Game1: Black vs Purple – “Purple Rain”
It’s rainy season! Purple’s 45% shooting from 3pt range did the Black team in, not to mention running with only six players. With Allan, Marwin, Ramil and Dean out of the lineup Gil and James decided to have their breakout game with 3 and 4 3pointers respectively. Alejandro bounces back with 17 of his own. The main difference in this game came down to long-distance shooting, with Black team resorting to zone-defense, they refuse to recognize the streak shooting of the Purple team and failed to close out early to those shooters. Also noticing the ball sticking in Black’s offense with less ball movement, it kills me not being out there with the troops. This game is all about adjustments so we’ll see come playoffs how both teams adjust. Great job Purple team for handing Black team their first loss!
It was either Purple Rain or Make It Rain ….. I didn’t think the latter was appropriate, I would think that’s more for their celebration if they win the championship. Stay tuned.
Notables:
- Mike (18), Kit (14) and Ryan (11) as the usual suspects for the Black team
- Alejandro (17), Gil (15) and James (12) made it rain late in September
- Jeff U almost gets a double-double with 8 pts and 10 rebs
- Jas and Bal with their efficient 60% shooting in the field (Jas we gotta work on those air balls bruh!)
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Game2: Silver vs Red – “The Hunt for Red October”
The Red team is hawngry! With the streak they’re in since the return of Chris Ascuncion in the lineup, October could be the month where they gain momentum into the playoffs. What does that tell you when Rondon scores only one point the whole game but still manage to pull out a victory against the defending champs? …… That’s called teamwork! Everybody hit the box scores, including Carlo …… officially the team’s new Cheerleader and Mascot! Way to get the crowd hyped! Silver continues to struggle with 19 turnovers and contributing to 20 steals by the Red team, they were lucky to extend it to overtime but just wasn’t enough and perhaps unprepared for the constant full-court press the tireless Red team unleashed on them.
Notables:
- Chris A with 23 pts
- Mathew with 11 pts
- Patrick snaked around the paint with 10
- But TJ, damn! .750 shooting percentage going 3 for 3 inside the arc and 3 for 5 outside
- Rondon alone got 9 steals
- Rick L getting into double digits with 10
- Brad with hard-earned 20
- Christian “the softest-hand in the business” Apanay with 16
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