Season 50 Rookie Game vs Free Agents

Free Agents 79, Rookies 65

This 50th season's free agents easily downed the incoming rookies team 79-56, turning them over 12 times compared to 2 and getting off 60 shots compared to just 45 for the newcomers. When they were able to get off a shot, the rookies did well, shooting 62.2 percent from the field compared to 51.7 for the free agents.

Points Prevented

Free agents...12

Rookies..........9

Tops in Points Prevented

1. Great Gruncle Terry, Free Agents, 6

2. Juzan Djinn, Rookies.....................5

Turnovers Caused

Free Agents...12

Rookies..........2

Tops in Turnovers Caused

1. Juji Mufu, Free Agents...4

1. Reed Lemur, Free Agents...4

PLAYER OF THE GAME

JUJI MUFU of the Free Agents showed why he is the best center in the draft, rookies included, with a game-high 26 points on 9 of 13 shooting. The third-year, 6-7 pivot destroyed his 7-foot opponent Dead Dreadmore, who fouled out after scoring just 4 points. Meanwhile, Mufu added to his game-high scoring numbers by grabbing a game-high 6 boards and causing a game-high (tied) 4 turnovers. He was 8 for 9 from the foul line and also blocked 1 shot.

Other 20-plus GVP performances

--The great Great Gruncle Terry of the Free Agents squashed highly-touted rookie Ehhy Table, holding him to two measly points and fouling him out early in the fourth quarter. Terry, who has led the league four times in assists (three in a row), led this game in that department with 6 helpers. He had 10 points, 1 steal, tied for game-high in blocked shots with 2 and prevented a game-high 6 points. Three of those came on the first time unit of the game when he gave Table a "welcome-to-the-MBA" greeting by blocking the rookie's "good" 3-pointer.

-- Free Agent forward Reed Lemur scored 23 points, had 2 assists and 1 blocked shot while tying for game-high in turnovers caused with 4. 

-- The best rookie in this particular game was 6-7 forward Doodly Squat, who out-played veteran Anurag Dickshit by scoring a team-high 23 points.Squat also pulled down 2 rebounds and blocked 1 shot.