FINALS --GAME 4--CHARLESTON AT SAN JOSE
Charleston Rebels 96, San Jose Fighting Amigos 58
Everything seemed set up for the Fighting Amigos of San Jose to win it all. Needing just one more victory in this best of five series, they were playing at home against a team that had lost a starter (forward Newty McNewtsalot).
But, strangely enough, like every other game in this series, it was the visiting team that won...resoundingly...to send the finals to a one-game championship back to Charleston.
After an extremely competitive opening quarter that saw both squads play high-octane basketball, Charleston led 24-21. But while the Rebels kept up the pace to register a 96-58 victory, San Jose found the going rough against the stalwart defense of the visitors.
The Rebels went early and often to Hall of Fame center Jonny Cockaroo, as the All-Leaguer scored 12 of his game-high 26 points in the first quarter. Fellow All-Leaguer, guard Benny Gumm, finally got untracked with a 23-point performance, and Jim Linzy, starting in place of the injured Newty McNewtsalot, grabbed a game-high 8 rebounds while scoring 19.
Only Saggital Occlusal shined offensively for San Jose, with 19.
It now comes down to a single game to see which of these franchises captures its first title
Game MVP--Jonny Cockaroo, Charleston
Top Scorer--Jonny Cockaroo, Charleston, 26 points
Top Rebounder--Jim Linzy, Charleston, 8 rebounds
Top Assists--Kippy Kinski, Charleston and Felipe Jazzman, San Jose, 5 assists each
Top Steals--Five players tied with one each
Tops in Blocked Shots--Jonny Cockaroo, Charleston and Saggital Occlusal, San Jose, 3 each
Score by Quarters
Charleston 24--43--68--96
San Jose 21--32--46--58
.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
MORE FINALS RESULTS
FINALS --GAME 2--CHARLESTON AT SAN JOSE
Charleston Rebels 71, San Jose Fighting Amigos 68
The Charleston Rebels knotted up the MBA finals at one game apiece with a 71-68 hard-fought road victory.
The Rebs fired out of the gate and led 25-13 after one quarter. The only thing working for the Fighting Amigos at that point was the strong game of Rookie of the Year/MVP Saggital Occlusal, who kept his team within striking distance.
Behind the efforts of the 6-8 "Sag Man" and his 22 first-half points, San Jose had whittled the lead to nine by halftime. As the Amigos continued to slowly come back, the saving grace for the Rebels was their tenacious defense, which accounted for eight steals in the game, just one shy of the playoff record set by Oklahoma over Milwaukee in Season 18.
Time ran out for the home team, but the Fighting Amigos came close when Zlatko Korkovics' desperation three-quarter court shot just missed at the final horn.
Game MVP--Saggital Occlusal, San Jose
Top Scorer--Saggital Occlusal, San Jose, 28 points
Top Rebounder--Hacksaw Rooney, San Jose, 9 rebounds
Top Assists--Newty McNewtsalot, Charleston, 4 assists
Top Steals--Sho Ca Toa, Charleston 4 steals
Tops in Blocked Shots--Saggital Occlusal, San Jose, 2
Score by Quarters
Charleston 25--43--61--71
San Jose 13--34--54--68
FINALS GAME THREE--SAN JOSE AT CHARLESTON
San Jose Fighting Amigos 72, Charleston Rebels 65
It was a madman, scream-job of a contest, another hard-fought, knock-down drag-out contest by the two teams who finished 1-2 in defense during the regular season. Points were at a premium. For the third straight contest, the winning team scored in the low 70s and the loser failed to crack the 70 mark.
Charleston roared out of the gate with an 18-11 lead, but foul trouble by Kippy Kinski and Soh Ca Toa and a crippling injury to the league's leading rebounder Newty McNewtsalot early in the second quarter had the Rebs playing with three bench players as San Jose surged back into contention.
McNewtsalot suffered a caved-in face when he caught an inadvertent elbow and he will be out for the remainder of the playoffs. Jim Linzy, who has been superb off the bench for Charleston (and at after-game get-togethers playing guitar in the hotel lounges) will start in McNewtsalot's place. But Linzy is more of a big forward and will be forced into a ball-handling position at small forward.
With the score 50-49 in the third quarter, Benny Gumm of Charleston and Funsy VanSlochum of San Jose went at it at mid court and both were assessed technicals. Saggital Occlusal again sparked the Amigo comeback in the third and helped secure the game in the fourth. He followed his 28 point performance of game two with a 26-pointer in game three.
A fourth-quarter technical foul on coach Bill Rustler of Charleston proved too much for his team to overcome as the visiting squad won for the third time in the finals.
The Amigos now return home leading the best of five series 2-1. They have a superb a chance to win their first MBA title before their adoring, sombrero-wearing fandom. Should they win it all, the tequila will flow, for it will mark the first time in MBA history that a team finished atop the heap after coming in last the previous season.
Game MVP--Saggital Occlusal, San Jose
Top Scorer--Saggital Occlusal, San Jose, 26 points
Top Rebounders--Benny Gumm and Jonny Cockaroo of Charleston, 7 rebounds each
Top Assists--Jonny Cockaroo, Charleston, 3 assists
Top Steals--Saggital Occlusal and Felipe Jazzman of San Jose, 1 steal each
Tops in Blocked Shots--Saggital Occlusal, San Jose, 4
SCORE BY QUARTERS
San Jose 11--35--58--72
Charleston 18--37--52--65
Charleston Rebels 71, San Jose Fighting Amigos 68
The Charleston Rebels knotted up the MBA finals at one game apiece with a 71-68 hard-fought road victory.
The Rebs fired out of the gate and led 25-13 after one quarter. The only thing working for the Fighting Amigos at that point was the strong game of Rookie of the Year/MVP Saggital Occlusal, who kept his team within striking distance.
Behind the efforts of the 6-8 "Sag Man" and his 22 first-half points, San Jose had whittled the lead to nine by halftime. As the Amigos continued to slowly come back, the saving grace for the Rebels was their tenacious defense, which accounted for eight steals in the game, just one shy of the playoff record set by Oklahoma over Milwaukee in Season 18.
Time ran out for the home team, but the Fighting Amigos came close when Zlatko Korkovics' desperation three-quarter court shot just missed at the final horn.
Game MVP--Saggital Occlusal, San Jose
Top Scorer--Saggital Occlusal, San Jose, 28 points
Top Rebounder--Hacksaw Rooney, San Jose, 9 rebounds
Top Assists--Newty McNewtsalot, Charleston, 4 assists
Top Steals--Sho Ca Toa, Charleston 4 steals
Tops in Blocked Shots--Saggital Occlusal, San Jose, 2
Score by Quarters
Charleston 25--43--61--71
San Jose 13--34--54--68
FINALS GAME THREE--SAN JOSE AT CHARLESTON
San Jose Fighting Amigos 72, Charleston Rebels 65
It was a madman, scream-job of a contest, another hard-fought, knock-down drag-out contest by the two teams who finished 1-2 in defense during the regular season. Points were at a premium. For the third straight contest, the winning team scored in the low 70s and the loser failed to crack the 70 mark.
Charleston roared out of the gate with an 18-11 lead, but foul trouble by Kippy Kinski and Soh Ca Toa and a crippling injury to the league's leading rebounder Newty McNewtsalot early in the second quarter had the Rebs playing with three bench players as San Jose surged back into contention.
McNewtsalot suffered a caved-in face when he caught an inadvertent elbow and he will be out for the remainder of the playoffs. Jim Linzy, who has been superb off the bench for Charleston (and at after-game get-togethers playing guitar in the hotel lounges) will start in McNewtsalot's place. But Linzy is more of a big forward and will be forced into a ball-handling position at small forward.
With the score 50-49 in the third quarter, Benny Gumm of Charleston and Funsy VanSlochum of San Jose went at it at mid court and both were assessed technicals. Saggital Occlusal again sparked the Amigo comeback in the third and helped secure the game in the fourth. He followed his 28 point performance of game two with a 26-pointer in game three.
A fourth-quarter technical foul on coach Bill Rustler of Charleston proved too much for his team to overcome as the visiting squad won for the third time in the finals.
The Amigos now return home leading the best of five series 2-1. They have a superb a chance to win their first MBA title before their adoring, sombrero-wearing fandom. Should they win it all, the tequila will flow, for it will mark the first time in MBA history that a team finished atop the heap after coming in last the previous season.
Game MVP--Saggital Occlusal, San Jose
Top Scorer--Saggital Occlusal, San Jose, 26 points
Top Rebounders--Benny Gumm and Jonny Cockaroo of Charleston, 7 rebounds each
Top Assists--Jonny Cockaroo, Charleston, 3 assists
Top Steals--Saggital Occlusal and Felipe Jazzman of San Jose, 1 steal each
Tops in Blocked Shots--Saggital Occlusal, San Jose, 4
SCORE BY QUARTERS
San Jose 11--35--58--72
Charleston 18--37--52--65
Monday, September 7, 2009
MBA FIRST AS PLAYOFFS CONTINUE
CHARLESTON AT SEATTLE--Round 1, Game 2
Charleston 86, Seattle 72
The Charleston Rebels advanced to the MBA finals for the first time since Season 8, sweeping the Seattle Stampede 86-72 in the second game of the best of three series on the road.
Free throws again played a major role in the Rebel's success, as Charleston tied the playoff record for most free throws made in a game that they had set the previous contest (23).
Hall of Fame, All-League center Jonny Cockaroo was outrageous in the series clincher for Charleston, leading both teams in scoring (22) and pulling down 12 rebounds, six in the final quarter. Hell, the entire Seattle team had 14.
PHILADELPHIA AT SAN JOSE---Round 1, Game 3
San Jose 85, Philadelphia 77
The San Jose Fighting Amigos will be playing for the MBA championship for the first time in their history!
The Amigos, coming off a last-place season the previous campaign, advanced to the title round in the do-or-die Game 3 contest with three-time defending champion Philadelphia Phobia with a 85-77 victory.
Small forward Ed Masterson led the way for San Jose witha 22-point effort that included three treys, 3 assists and a steal. Center Zlatko Korkovic also came up huge with his best game of the year, a 20-point, 7-rebound performance.
The win puts San Jose (10-3 on the year) into the finals against Charleston (11-1), the first time two Dave Masterson-owned teams have ever faced off for the coveted title.
I believe this is one of the seven signs of the apocalypse.
FINALS -- San Jose at Charleston
San Jose 73, Charleston 68
The San Jose Fighting Amigos, trailing by five 58-53 entering the fourth quarter, held the home-team Charleston Rebels to just 10 fourth-quarter points on the way to an opening game 73-68 road win in this best of five series.
Point guard Felipe Jazzman came up huge for the Amigos with 24 points, 2 assists and 2 steals, but San Jose received excellent efforts by numerous players to pull off this game one steal. Charleston was unbeaten at home this season.
With Ed Masterson in foul trouble most of the game, 6-11 rookie forward Tug Hershorts contributed a huge 10 points off the pines while fellow rookie Saggital Occlusal blocked five Rebel shots.
But it was still the aforementioned Masterson who closed out the game with nine time units left and his team up by six. Masterson stole a pass, drove the length of the floor and slammed in the decider.
One of the keys to the game was holding Jonny Cockaroo of Charleston to just three shots and eight points.
Game MVP--Felipe Jazzman, San Jose
Top Scorer--Felipe Jazzman, San Jose
Top Rebounder--Zlatko Korkovic, San Jose and Benny Gumm, Charleston, 7 each
Top Assists--Hacksaw Rooney and Ed Masterson, both of San Jose, 4 each
Top Steals--Felipe Jazzman, 2
San Jose 15-31-53-73
Charleston 17-37-58-68
Charleston 86, Seattle 72
The Charleston Rebels advanced to the MBA finals for the first time since Season 8, sweeping the Seattle Stampede 86-72 in the second game of the best of three series on the road.
Free throws again played a major role in the Rebel's success, as Charleston tied the playoff record for most free throws made in a game that they had set the previous contest (23).
Hall of Fame, All-League center Jonny Cockaroo was outrageous in the series clincher for Charleston, leading both teams in scoring (22) and pulling down 12 rebounds, six in the final quarter. Hell, the entire Seattle team had 14.
PHILADELPHIA AT SAN JOSE---Round 1, Game 3
San Jose 85, Philadelphia 77
The San Jose Fighting Amigos will be playing for the MBA championship for the first time in their history!
The Amigos, coming off a last-place season the previous campaign, advanced to the title round in the do-or-die Game 3 contest with three-time defending champion Philadelphia Phobia with a 85-77 victory.
Small forward Ed Masterson led the way for San Jose witha 22-point effort that included three treys, 3 assists and a steal. Center Zlatko Korkovic also came up huge with his best game of the year, a 20-point, 7-rebound performance.
The win puts San Jose (10-3 on the year) into the finals against Charleston (11-1), the first time two Dave Masterson-owned teams have ever faced off for the coveted title.
I believe this is one of the seven signs of the apocalypse.
FINALS -- San Jose at Charleston
San Jose 73, Charleston 68
The San Jose Fighting Amigos, trailing by five 58-53 entering the fourth quarter, held the home-team Charleston Rebels to just 10 fourth-quarter points on the way to an opening game 73-68 road win in this best of five series.
Point guard Felipe Jazzman came up huge for the Amigos with 24 points, 2 assists and 2 steals, but San Jose received excellent efforts by numerous players to pull off this game one steal. Charleston was unbeaten at home this season.
With Ed Masterson in foul trouble most of the game, 6-11 rookie forward Tug Hershorts contributed a huge 10 points off the pines while fellow rookie Saggital Occlusal blocked five Rebel shots.
But it was still the aforementioned Masterson who closed out the game with nine time units left and his team up by six. Masterson stole a pass, drove the length of the floor and slammed in the decider.
One of the keys to the game was holding Jonny Cockaroo of Charleston to just three shots and eight points.
Game MVP--Felipe Jazzman, San Jose
Top Scorer--Felipe Jazzman, San Jose
Top Rebounder--Zlatko Korkovic, San Jose and Benny Gumm, Charleston, 7 each
Top Assists--Hacksaw Rooney and Ed Masterson, both of San Jose, 4 each
Top Steals--Felipe Jazzman, 2
San Jose 15-31-53-73
Charleston 17-37-58-68
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)