Houston Iguanas 81, Dallas Demons 76
The Houston Iguanas dispatched their mortal in-state enemies, the Dallas Demons 81-76 to complete a first-round sweep and advance to the MBA championship for the third time in the past six seasons.
Houston power forward Dingo Dog Taylor led the attack for the Iguanas, scoring 30 points. The win marks the 11th consecutive victory for the Houston club, which lost the season opener to Charleston and hasn't been defeated since.
The two Texas teams got off to a fast start, with Houston, behind Taylor's 10 first-quarter points, taking a 26-21 lead at the first break. That five-point advantage was retained by the Iguanas at the end of the second and third quarters and at the conclusion of the contest. The Demons, to the delight of their fans, did take a momentary lead halfway through the fourth quarter, when sub guard Hughes Kettner stole the ball, drove the length of the court and slammed one home to give his team a 72-71 lead. But Houston sucked it up to dominate the rest of the game.
Free throws were a huge factor in this game, with the Iguanas, usually a below-average shooting team, going 17 for 20 from the line, getting 11 more points from the charity stripe than did the Demons.
The Iguanas shut down the powerful 1-2 rookie combination of 7-foot center Max Payne and All-League power forward Stuffy Pipes. Payne averaged 14.6 points during the season and Pipes 20.2, but against the Iguanas, neither managed a double-digit scoring average.
The Iguanas now await the winner of the next game between Charleston and San Jose to see who they play for the title.
Game MVP--Dingo Dog Taylor, Houston (30 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, steal)
Top Scorer--Taylor, 30
Top Rebounder--Max Payne, Dallas 5
Top Assists men--Jinx Bluzemen, Houston and California Dan Masterson, Dallas with 4 each
Top Steals--May Payne, Dallas and Hughes Kettner, Dallas with 2 each
Tops in Blocked shots--Max Payne, Dallas 6
Top Dallas scorers--Major Hassle and Cattamus T. Rex 16 each
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Round 1, Game 2 -- At Charleston
Round 1,Game 2 in Charleston
Charleston Rebels 83, San Jose Fighting Amigos 64
The Rebels of Charleston did a complete reverse on San Jose in Game 2, pounding the defending champs to even up the series in this best of three first-round series.
Charleston point guard, All-League first string for the last two seasons, Benny Gumm, went off in the first quarter to the tune of 16 points, including a trio of treys to lead the initial outburst from which the Amigos never recovered.
Game MVP-Benny Gumm (28 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists)
Top Scorer-Benny Gumm (Kippy Kinski added 20 for the second game in a row for the Rebels...Sagittal Occlusal led the Amigos with 22.
Top Rebounder--Sammy Zazooch, Rebels 7
Top Assist Man--Funsy VanSlochum, Amigos, 3
Charleston Rebels 83, San Jose Fighting Amigos 64
The Rebels of Charleston did a complete reverse on San Jose in Game 2, pounding the defending champs to even up the series in this best of three first-round series.
Charleston point guard, All-League first string for the last two seasons, Benny Gumm, went off in the first quarter to the tune of 16 points, including a trio of treys to lead the initial outburst from which the Amigos never recovered.
Game MVP-Benny Gumm (28 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists)
Top Scorer-Benny Gumm (Kippy Kinski added 20 for the second game in a row for the Rebels...Sagittal Occlusal led the Amigos with 22.
Top Rebounder--Sammy Zazooch, Rebels 7
Top Assist Man--Funsy VanSlochum, Amigos, 3
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Round 1, Game 1 -- At Houston
HOUSTON 75, DALLAS 61
The Houston Iguanas showed precisely why they are who they are in game one of this latest Texas showdown. The Iguanas shot a paltry 49.2 percent, which, usually, in the MBA, is a guaranteed loss...but won by 14 points.
They did it with a smothering defense that allowed the rival Demons just 50.9 percent shooting, out-rebounding their opponents 28-19.
Also, the Houston team featured balanced efforts from all five of its starters and excellent support from its bench. Nobody was spectacular, but all contributed.
The Iguanas jumped to a 20-11 first quarter lead, then trailed the Demons at the half 36-33 before finally dominating the fourth quarter 20-10 to coast home to a win.
Game MVP--Tubes Mullard, Houston guard, (18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals) and Zooch Managoogie, Houston forward, (18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist).
Top rebounder--Davis Mastersoy, Houston center, 9 rebounds.
Top assist man--Jinx Bluzeman, Houston guard, 5 assists.
Top steals man--Jinx Bluzeman, Houston guard, 2 steals.
The Houston Iguanas showed precisely why they are who they are in game one of this latest Texas showdown. The Iguanas shot a paltry 49.2 percent, which, usually, in the MBA, is a guaranteed loss...but won by 14 points.
They did it with a smothering defense that allowed the rival Demons just 50.9 percent shooting, out-rebounding their opponents 28-19.
Also, the Houston team featured balanced efforts from all five of its starters and excellent support from its bench. Nobody was spectacular, but all contributed.
The Iguanas jumped to a 20-11 first quarter lead, then trailed the Demons at the half 36-33 before finally dominating the fourth quarter 20-10 to coast home to a win.
Game MVP--Tubes Mullard, Houston guard, (18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals) and Zooch Managoogie, Houston forward, (18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist).
Top rebounder--Davis Mastersoy, Houston center, 9 rebounds.
Top assist man--Jinx Bluzeman, Houston guard, 5 assists.
Top steals man--Jinx Bluzeman, Houston guard, 2 steals.
Monday, May 17, 2010
SEASON 26 PLAYOFFS - Round 1, Game 1--At San Jose
SEASON 26 PLAYOFFS - Round 1, Game 1--At San Jose
San Jose 82, Charleston 65
The defending champion San Jose Fighting Amigos came out of the playoff gate swinging with a decisive 82-65 win over the Charleston Rebels in this rematch of last season’s finals.
Charleston led 24-17 after one quarter, but the league-leading defense of the Fighting Amigos took over from there.
Fresh off the best regular season in franchise history (9-1), San Jose was led by the game’s MVP, Sagittal Occlusal, who has captured every major award for which he was ever eligible. Occlusal had a game-high 23 points. Felipe Jazzman, who will retire after the playoffs, added 18 with three steals and point guard Funsy Van Slochum had five assists, two steals and 14 points.
Kippy Kinski led the way for Charleston with 20 points.
Game MVP--Sagittal Occlusal, 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocked shots
San Jose 82, Charleston 65
The defending champion San Jose Fighting Amigos came out of the playoff gate swinging with a decisive 82-65 win over the Charleston Rebels in this rematch of last season’s finals.
Charleston led 24-17 after one quarter, but the league-leading defense of the Fighting Amigos took over from there.
Fresh off the best regular season in franchise history (9-1), San Jose was led by the game’s MVP, Sagittal Occlusal, who has captured every major award for which he was ever eligible. Occlusal had a game-high 23 points. Felipe Jazzman, who will retire after the playoffs, added 18 with three steals and point guard Funsy Van Slochum had five assists, two steals and 14 points.
Kippy Kinski led the way for Charleston with 20 points.
Game MVP--Sagittal Occlusal, 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocked shots
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
MBA FINAL REGULAR SEASON 26
MBA FINAL REGULAR SEASON 26
EAST
1st-- Houston Iguanas 9-1
2nd- Charleston Rebels 7-3
3rd- Chicago Gale 4-6
4th- Milwaukee Greyhounds 3-7
Last -- Philadelphia Phobia 3-7
WEST
1st- San Jose Fighting Amigos 9-1
2nd- Dallas Demons 5-5
3rd - Sacramento River Dogs 4-6
4th - Oklahoma City Lariats 4-6
Last - Seattle Stampede 2-8
League MVP--Sagittal Occlusal, San Jose Fighting Amigos
Rookie of Year --Wes Montgomery, Sacramento River Dogs
New Hall of Famer--Momadou Zongo, Chicago
ALL League First Team
Guard--Benny Gumm, Charleston, 8th season, (2nd time)
Guard--Wes Montgomery, Sacramento, rookie
Center--Jake Spoon, Seattle, 4th season, (1st time)
Forward--Sagittal Occlusal, San Jose, 2nd season, (2nd time)
Forward--Stuffy Pipes, Dallas, rookie
Top Scorers
Wes Montgomery, Sacramento 21.4 ppg (rookie)
Stuffy Pipes, Dallas 20.3 (rookie)
Benny Gumm, Charleston 18.9
Horn E. Goatweed, Seattle 18.0
Sagittal Occlusal, San Jose 17.6
Top Rebounders
Titfer Tatt, Oklahoma City 6.2
Jonny Cockaroo, Charleston 5.5
Benny Gumm, Charleston 5.4
Tops in Assists
Gus McCrae, Chicago 4.8
Funsy Van Slochum, San Jose 4.0
Jinx Bluzemen, Houston 3.3
Blocked Shots
Jake Spoon, Seattle 38 (beats old Season 8 record of 35 by Charleston’s J.D. Jedreat)
Bisquiero Cutoff, Milwaukee 35
Max Payne, Dallas 33 (rookie)
Steals
Tubes Mallard, Houston 16
Felipe Jazzman, San Jose 15
Dutch Pettis, Milwaukee 13
Free Throwing
Major Hassle, Dallas 81.6 percent (31 made)
Max Payne, Dallas 84.4 (27) (rookie)
Willy Nilly, Oklahoma City 90.9 (20)
3-point Shooting
Horn E. Goatweed, Seattle 82.5 percent (33 made)
Wes Montgomery, Sacramento 65.0 (39) (rookie)
Nipple Rings Raguski, Seattle 87.5 (14)
MVP Voting
1. Sagittal Occlusal, San Jose 32.2
2. Benny Gumm, Charleston 31.8
3. Stuffy Pipes, Dallas 28.7 (rookie)
All-Rookie Team
Guard-Wes Montgomery, Sacramento
Guard-Sanuk, Oklahoma City
Center-Max Payne, Dallas
Forward-Stuffy Pipes, Dallas
Forward--Deafman Glance, Milwaukee
ROOKIES
This has to be considered the best rookie class ever, perhaps attributed to Tyler being present on rookie-making day. It is the first time since Season 3 (Uncle Bob Masterson of Philadelphia and Saban T. Hawk of San Jose) that two rookies made First Team All League and the first time ever two rookies finished one-two in league scoring. Rookies Stuffy Pipes and center Max Payne led the Dallas Demons to the playoffs with a spectacular second-half push. Pipes, Wes Montgomery and Milwaukee’s Stuffy Pipes were their team’s MVPs and led their teams in scoring. Almost unbelievably, Pipes came to Dallas after he was cut from the San Jose Fighting Amigos. (Really bad move).
SEASON SUMMARY
Amazingly, the only game Houston lost all year was the first game of the season when Tyler coached them and they got smoked by Charleston. Since then, the Iguanas have gone 9-0, despite having no All-Leaguers or noteworthy statistical leaders. This is a team without superstars that grinds out wins with a deep and talented bench and the best defense in the East.
Charleston’s Rebels return to the post-season for the second year in a row, while Chicago was totally disappointing, extending its non-playoff run to nine seasons, the longest currently in the MBA.
Milwaukee and Philadelphia, once mighty powers, finished fourth and last, respectively.
In the West, San Jose featured the stingiest defense in the league. The only team they lost to was Seattle, the last place team, which again had the best offense in the league, offset by the league’s worst defense.
Dallas, which was at one time 1-5 and left for dead, won its last four in a row, including a 77-64 victory in the last game of the season to clinch a playoff spot. They were led by rookies Stuffy Pipes (who missed three games to injury) and 7-foot defensive standout Max Payne. The Demons return to the playoffs after a one-year absence, giving them 9 playoff appearances in 11 seasons, the best run in history. They’ll clash again in the first round with Texas rivals Houston, who they have beaten the last three times they’ve met in the post-season..
Sacramento and Oklahoma City, forever on the playoff brink, needed to win their last game of the year to qualify for the post-season but neither could do it. Again.
PLAYOFF ACTION AWAITS.
EAST
1st-- Houston Iguanas 9-1
2nd- Charleston Rebels 7-3
3rd- Chicago Gale 4-6
4th- Milwaukee Greyhounds 3-7
Last -- Philadelphia Phobia 3-7
WEST
1st- San Jose Fighting Amigos 9-1
2nd- Dallas Demons 5-5
3rd - Sacramento River Dogs 4-6
4th - Oklahoma City Lariats 4-6
Last - Seattle Stampede 2-8
League MVP--Sagittal Occlusal, San Jose Fighting Amigos
Rookie of Year --Wes Montgomery, Sacramento River Dogs
New Hall of Famer--Momadou Zongo, Chicago
ALL League First Team
Guard--Benny Gumm, Charleston, 8th season, (2nd time)
Guard--Wes Montgomery, Sacramento, rookie
Center--Jake Spoon, Seattle, 4th season, (1st time)
Forward--Sagittal Occlusal, San Jose, 2nd season, (2nd time)
Forward--Stuffy Pipes, Dallas, rookie
Top Scorers
Wes Montgomery, Sacramento 21.4 ppg (rookie)
Stuffy Pipes, Dallas 20.3 (rookie)
Benny Gumm, Charleston 18.9
Horn E. Goatweed, Seattle 18.0
Sagittal Occlusal, San Jose 17.6
Top Rebounders
Titfer Tatt, Oklahoma City 6.2
Jonny Cockaroo, Charleston 5.5
Benny Gumm, Charleston 5.4
Tops in Assists
Gus McCrae, Chicago 4.8
Funsy Van Slochum, San Jose 4.0
Jinx Bluzemen, Houston 3.3
Blocked Shots
Jake Spoon, Seattle 38 (beats old Season 8 record of 35 by Charleston’s J.D. Jedreat)
Bisquiero Cutoff, Milwaukee 35
Max Payne, Dallas 33 (rookie)
Steals
Tubes Mallard, Houston 16
Felipe Jazzman, San Jose 15
Dutch Pettis, Milwaukee 13
Free Throwing
Major Hassle, Dallas 81.6 percent (31 made)
Max Payne, Dallas 84.4 (27) (rookie)
Willy Nilly, Oklahoma City 90.9 (20)
3-point Shooting
Horn E. Goatweed, Seattle 82.5 percent (33 made)
Wes Montgomery, Sacramento 65.0 (39) (rookie)
Nipple Rings Raguski, Seattle 87.5 (14)
MVP Voting
1. Sagittal Occlusal, San Jose 32.2
2. Benny Gumm, Charleston 31.8
3. Stuffy Pipes, Dallas 28.7 (rookie)
All-Rookie Team
Guard-Wes Montgomery, Sacramento
Guard-Sanuk, Oklahoma City
Center-Max Payne, Dallas
Forward-Stuffy Pipes, Dallas
Forward--Deafman Glance, Milwaukee
ROOKIES
This has to be considered the best rookie class ever, perhaps attributed to Tyler being present on rookie-making day. It is the first time since Season 3 (Uncle Bob Masterson of Philadelphia and Saban T. Hawk of San Jose) that two rookies made First Team All League and the first time ever two rookies finished one-two in league scoring. Rookies Stuffy Pipes and center Max Payne led the Dallas Demons to the playoffs with a spectacular second-half push. Pipes, Wes Montgomery and Milwaukee’s Stuffy Pipes were their team’s MVPs and led their teams in scoring. Almost unbelievably, Pipes came to Dallas after he was cut from the San Jose Fighting Amigos. (Really bad move).
SEASON SUMMARY
Amazingly, the only game Houston lost all year was the first game of the season when Tyler coached them and they got smoked by Charleston. Since then, the Iguanas have gone 9-0, despite having no All-Leaguers or noteworthy statistical leaders. This is a team without superstars that grinds out wins with a deep and talented bench and the best defense in the East.
Charleston’s Rebels return to the post-season for the second year in a row, while Chicago was totally disappointing, extending its non-playoff run to nine seasons, the longest currently in the MBA.
Milwaukee and Philadelphia, once mighty powers, finished fourth and last, respectively.
In the West, San Jose featured the stingiest defense in the league. The only team they lost to was Seattle, the last place team, which again had the best offense in the league, offset by the league’s worst defense.
Dallas, which was at one time 1-5 and left for dead, won its last four in a row, including a 77-64 victory in the last game of the season to clinch a playoff spot. They were led by rookies Stuffy Pipes (who missed three games to injury) and 7-foot defensive standout Max Payne. The Demons return to the playoffs after a one-year absence, giving them 9 playoff appearances in 11 seasons, the best run in history. They’ll clash again in the first round with Texas rivals Houston, who they have beaten the last three times they’ve met in the post-season..
Sacramento and Oklahoma City, forever on the playoff brink, needed to win their last game of the year to qualify for the post-season but neither could do it. Again.
PLAYOFF ACTION AWAITS.
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