Season 50 Featured Game No. 2...Los Angeles at San Jose...plus Golden Bonus extras

 

San Jose 88, Los Angeles 81

DEFENDING CHAMPS HOLD OFF BIG ONE

SAN JOSE -- The reigning MBA title holders from San Jose used 11 3-point baskets to hold off the charging visitors from Los Angeles 88-81 in a spirited back-and-forth contest.

The win makes the Fighting Amigos 2-0, while Los Angeles is now 1-1.

L.A. led by two points, 68-66, going into the fourth quarter, but the defending champs from San Jose delighted the first home team crowd of the new season by methodically pulling away by 10 points halfway through the final stanza.

The Big One trailed by 9 at halftime, but put together a 30-point third-quarter, spurred by center Quick Tink and the passing of its guard tandem, Great Gruncle Terry and rookie Flufferton Springs, who set up one L.A. score after another. 

Tink's offensive assault was, however, turned back three times in the fourth quarter by San Jose pivot Twinkles Spatula, who stopped three buckets with big defensive plays.

And with Eddie "the Milkman" Creamer and San Jose controlling the boards (28-17), the Amigos choked off any semblance of a Los Angeles comeback down the stretch.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

I guess second-year forward CRENTIS "THE" DENTIST didn't mind being moved from power to small forward. Playing his first game at that position, the 6-6 Dentist wento off for a game-high 29 points on 13 of 16 shooting (including 1 for 3 from deep and 2 for 2 from the foul line). Showing off his newly-discovered quickness, Dentist stole a game-high 3 and pulled down a team-high 7 rebounds in the losing effort. He got off to a remarkable start, scoring the first 10 points of the game for L.A., accumulating 18 points by halftime. He pretty much smoked Lupalin Greenwood both offensively and defensively.

Other 20-plus GVP performers

-- Despite being hounded by L.A. defensive stalwart Great Gruncle Terry, San Jose point guard Cremeofsum Yunguy managed to score 13 points and ripple the cords for 4 3-pointers. The oldest rostered player in the MBA (14th season) also led his team in assists with 3, pulled down 3 rebounds and swiped 1 pass.

-- Reigning league MVP and scoring champ Jesse Shershot of San Jose lit up rookie guard Flufferton Springs for a team-high 28 points, knocking down 6 3-pointers. The three-time All-MBA guard had 18 points by halftime. He added 1 rebound and 1 assist.

-- Sixth-year San Jose power forward Eddie "the Milkman" Creamer was the overlord of the backboards in this game, squelching many an offensive thrust by Los Angeles with a game-high 12 rebounds. The 6-9 Creamer also used his inside power to put in 11 points (3 slams) while adding 2 assists and 1 steal.

-- Fifth-year center Quick Tink of Los Angeles played outstanding ball in the third quarter to get his team into position for a win. Tink scored 19 in the game, grabbed 3 boards and added 1 block, 1 steal and 1 assist to his totals. 

MBA Standings … Season 50

EAST DIVISION

MILWAUKEE……. 2-0

PHILADELPHIA…..1-0

DALLAS…………...1-1

CHARLESTON…… 1-1

OKLAHOMA CITY 0-2

 

WEST DIVISION

SAN JOSE………….2-0

LOS ANGELES…....1-1

SEATTLE…………..0-1

GILLETTE………....0-1

SACRAMENTO…...0-1

 

Next Game: Sacramento (0-1) visits Gillette (0-1 ) in the kind of early-season game that neither wants to lose. The victor will be tied with Los Angeles for second place in the West.

Season 50 Golden Anniversary Bonus

MOUNT RUSHMORE 

OF EACH FRANCHISE

SECOND IN A SERIES...BASED ON NUMBER OF AWARDS GARNERED BY A PLAYER WHILE PLAYING FOR THIS TEAM.

San Jose Fighting Amigos

SAGITTAL OCCLUSAL, Hall of Fame forward

JESSE SHERSHOT, guard

PIPPI PIPPISTRELLI, center

JOHNNY FARTPANTS, forward

                                                                                         

2nd Golden Bonus: 👎

The 10 Lowest-ranked players in MBA History

No. 9

I'm quite sure there will be some MBA pundits who will voice the opinion that early MBA center David Skywalker was not as bad as "all that." But let's face it, the 6-9 Skywalker, who came into the still-fledgling league in Season 4, never got a serious look from any of the MBA franchises, despite the fact that he was a good leaper, was fast and could ball-handle. At least that's what friends kept telling him...so he hung around in the cut pile, waiting for his chance for 8 seasons without ever getting the call. He finally sought refuge in the retired players envelope, where he rests to this day. This was a young Tyler Masterson name, meant to honor his buddy Dave Payne. Despite the repellent "career" by Skywalker, Tyler and Dave are still friends.