Season 51 All Star Game

 East 83, West 80 (Overtime)

EAST WINS IN OVERTIME

LOS ANGELES -- The East All Stars used two consecutive steals for breakaway buckets late in overtime to salt away the 51st annual MBA All Star Game 83-80. 

The steals came from Thomas Thomas Thomas and Taco Toosdae, breaking the back of the West team which led through the first three quarters of the contest.

The East nearly won it in regulation, when forward Frog Morton grabbed an offensive rebound and put back what appeared to be a game winner, only to be turned away by Charles Broccoli of the West.

The win was the 32nd for the East. The West has won 19.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

28 GVP...Second-year Philadelphia point guard EHHY TABLE earned All Star Game MVP honors in his first appearance with a game-high 21-point performance that included 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist. The 6-5 Table was 7 for 10 from the floor, going a perfect 2 for 2 from deep and 5 for 5 from the foul line. Table had 16 of his 21 points in the first half, keeping the eventual victors from the East in contention.

Other 20-Plus GVP Performers

27 GVP...Thomas Thomas Thomas of Milwaukee, also a second-year-guard making his first All Star appearance, was right behind his running mate Table in this game, scoring 20 points, grabbing 3 boards, dishing 3 assists and registering 1 steal.

25 GVP...Retiring Los Angeles center Quick Tink  tied for team-high in points for the West with 17 while hauling down 6 boards and blocking a game-high 2 shots.

23 GVP...Last season's All Star Game MVP forward Eddie "the Milkman" Creamer of San Jose led everyone in the game with 7 rebounds while scoring 14 points and dishing 2 assists.

22 GVP...Seattle forward Charles Broccoli made the most of his first All Star Game start by tying for team-high in scoring for the West, with 17 points. The 6-10 fourth-year man also pulled down 3 boards, blocked 1 shot and had 1 steal.

21 GVP...Milwaukee forward Entha Shortzone chipped in 16 points for the East winners, handing out 3 assists, getting 1 steal and 1 rebound.

20 GVP...One of two rookies in the game, Gillette guard Lefty Scavenger combined defensive prowess (a game-high 3 steals) with 12 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds. 

NEXT UP: Sacramento at Seattle, two 1-4 teams from the West, starts the second half of Season 51. The R-Dogs get back Hall of Fame center Tree Fiddy from a 3-game injury, while the Stampede looks to break its 4-game losing streak.

Season 51 All Star Rosters announced...All Star Game facts...Statistical leaders at the halfway point

 ALL STAR FACTS

--The East has won 31 times while the West has won 19 times

--The West has won the last two encounters; prior to that, the East had won 6 in a row.

-- The host city for this season's game is Los Angeles

-- Hall of Fame guard Jesse Shershot of San Jose now has 12 awards on his card, moving him up the Hall of Fame rankings into a tie for 23rd place all time with Tree Fiddy, Bill Rustler, J.J. Gargantuan and Rip Slamjam...a quartet of outstanding centers. 

-- Since Shershot will not be playing in the AS Game due to injury, this will mark the first time in memory that the AS Game will not feature a Hall of Fame player.

-- Shershot gets credit for being a starter this season, although he cannot play.

-- There are 9 first-time All Stars.

-- 7 of the 10 All Star Game starters are making their debut in the starting lineup.

-- There are 2 rookies who made the All Star Game...both are guards. 

-- Five of the six guards from Season 50's bountiful class of rookies have now made the All Star Game.

-- The forwards in the East Division experienced the roughest competition to fill the four allotted spaces. Eight of the 10 starting forwards in the East have GVPs of 20.8 or better.

-- There are 12 players from last season's All Star Game roster who made the teams again this season...7 from the West and 5 from the East.

-- The only two repeat starters from last season's All Star Game are both from the West team: Quick Tink and Eddie "the Milkman" Creamer.

-- Eddie "the Milkman" Creamer is the only player in the game to have earned MVP of the All Star Game honors, which he did last season when he was the leading scorer with 24 points.

-- The oldest All Star this season is Frog Morton of Charleston, age 8. 

-- Frog Morton also has the most All Star Game appearances, with 5. 

-- The Milwaukee Greyhounds have the most starters in the game...3.

-- This will be the final All Star Game appearance for centers Quick Tink of Los Angeles and Papa "Pupa" Popcorn of Charleston. Both will be retiring at the end of Season 51. 

-- Uncle Bob Masterson and Tommy Zoop are tied for the most All Star Game MVPs with 3 each.

7 Most Recent All Star Games

Season 44 in San Jose...East 95, West 70 ... MVP Colquitt Croix, Philadelphia, top scorer Fatty McButterpants, Milwaukee, 23 points.

Season 45 in Los Angeles...East 104, West 86...MVP Fatty McButterpants, Milwaukee, top scorer Baba Brinkman, Los Angeles, 26 points.

Season 46 in Philadelphia...East 88, West 80...MVP Colquitt Croix, Philadelphia, top scorer Colquitt Croix, Philadelphia 26 points.

-- Season 47 in Seattle...East 66, West 60...MVP Chip Battoe, Dallas, top scorer Chip Battoe, Dallas 24 points.

-- Season 48 in Oklahoma City...East 79, West 75...MVP Dr. Marcus Brody, Los Angeles, top scorer Dr. Marcus Brody, 24 points.

Season 49 in Dallas...West 83, East 76...MVP Doo-Rag Dripp, Sacramento, top scorer Jesse Shershot, San Jose 20 points

-- Season 50 in Gillette...West 73, East 65...MVP Eddie "the Milkman" Creamer, San Jose, top scorer Eddie "the Milkman" Creamer, 24 points.

SEASON 51 LEADERS AT THE HALF

  

Season 51 Retirees...21 players will be hanging it up

-- 21 players will be retiring following the conclusion of Season 51, meaning that the league will consist of 5 less players in Season 52. That's more than twice the number of last season's 10 retirees.

-- 9 of the retirees are current starters. (Only 2 starters retired last season).

-- 1 of the retirees is a Hall of Famer...namely, center Tree Fiddy of Sacramento.

-- Sacramento, the oldest team in the MBA, lost the most players to retirement...4

-- Sacramento, San Jose and Charleston...all Dave teams...lost the most starters with 2 each.

-- One team, Gillette, lost nobody...they had nobody up for retirement.

-- Three teams, Gillette, Philadelphia and Dallas lost no starters to retirement. That news from a powerhouse Philly team, is especially bad for the rest of the league.

-- Big name losses: Fiddy of Sacramento, center Quick Tink of Los Angeles, last season's MVP and Fatty McButterpants of Milwaukee. 

-- Centers lead the way in starters who have retired. Four will be gone, all of whom have had productive MBA careers.

-- Tyler teams continue to have good fortune. The breakdown is as follows.

Tyler players up for retirement: 22

Tyler players who retired:8 (27.5%)

Dave players up for retirement: 22

Dave players who retired: 11 (50 %)

Tyler starters up for retirement: 8

Tyler starters who retired: 2 (25%)

Dave starters up for retirement: 13

Dave starters who retired: 7 (53.8%)

NEXT UP: Announcing the Season 51 All Star Game rosters.

 

Season 51 Featured Game No. 5...Philadelphia at Charleston...plus bonus of Golden Team

 Philadelphia 91, Charleston 71 (Slaughter rule enforced)

Phobia turns Mountaineers into Molehill

CHARLESTON -- Led by its talented young guard combination, the Philadelphia Phobia got off to an 11-1 run to start this showdown-for-first-place contest and were never headed in a 91-71 crushing of Charleston. 

Philly is now 4-1 atop the competitive East Division, having avenged its lone loss (by 2 points) to Charleston. The Mountaineers enter the All Star Game break with a record of 3-2. 

PLAYER OF THE GAME

35 GVP...The steady play of the tallest guard ever to play in the MBA exploded into fireworks proportions in this one, as 6-8 Philadelphia rookie VINNY ZAZEECH took it to Itsaka Numdrum of Charleston to the tune of a game-high 29 points. Zazeech was 12 for 18 from the floor, canning 2 of 4 from beyond the arc while going a perfect 3 for 3 from the foul line. The big guy also grabbed 3 rebounds, had 2 assists and 1 steal. Additionally, he teamed with fellow guard Ehhy Table to combine for 7 caused turnovers, three coming from Vinny. A lot of head scratching followed when head coach Stu Nod moved Table to the point, benching fan favorite Dickie Papers and inserting Zazeech into the shooting guard spot. Nobody is arguing with the bold move now. 

Other 20-plus GVP performances

26 GVP...6-9 small forward Sheetrock Hudson led his Charleston team with 19 points while coralling 5 boards, handing out 1 assist and blocking 1 shot.

24 GVP...Hudson's running mate at forward Frog Morton led everyone in the game with 7 rebounds while scoring 16 points and getting 1 steal.

23 GVP...Philadelphia's second-year point guard Ehhy Table scored 8 of his 9 points in a second-quarter burst, but the strong 6-5 team leader handed out a game-high 8 assists, hauled in a team-high 6 rebounds and topped everyone in turnovers caused with 4. He destroyed his opposite Splash Gordon.

21 GVP...Hoping to make his first All Star Game, the super fundamentally sound D. Fenestration of Philadelphia scored 17 points from his forward spot, grabbed 2 boards, handed out 2 assists and tied for most points prevented in the game with 4.

20 GVP...6-11 center Taco Toosdae battled the taller Papa Popcorn to a standstill, scoring 14 points, grabbing 4 boards and adding 2 assists.

20 GVP...7-2 Charleston center Papa Popcorn scored 11 points, snagged 6 rebounds, assisted 2 times and blocked 1 shot.

Points Prevented by quarter

Philadelphia...6...5...4...0  Total=15

Charleston......3...0...2...2  Total=7

Top Points Prevented Players

1. D. Fenestration, Philadelphia...4

1. Wawa Wewa, Philadelphia...4

Turnovers Caused by quarter

Philadelphia...2...3...2...4  Total=11

Charleston......0...3...3...0  total=6

Top Players in Causing Turnovers

1. Ehhy Table, Philadelphia...4

2. Vinny Zazeech, Philadelphia 3

MBA Standings … Season 51

EAST DIVISION

PHILADELPHIA…..4-1 (3 division wins)

MILWAUKEE……....3-1 (1 division win)

CHARLESTON…… 3-2 (3 division wins)

OKLAHOMA CITY..2-2 (2 division wins)

DALLAS……………….0-4

 

WEST DIVISION

SAN JOSE………….5-0 (5 division wins)

GILLETTE…………..2-2 (2 division wins)

LOS ANGELES….. 2-3 (1 division win)

SEATTLE……………1-4 (1 division win)

SACRAMENTO…..1-4 (1 division win)

 

NEXT UP: Milwaukee at Dallas. The standings might tell you this should be a cake walk for the Greyhounds, but the win-less Demons are a wounded beast waiting for their first kill.

The Golden Team of the PHILADELPHIA PHOBIA  

(most honored lineups through first 50 MBA Seasons)

   

Season 51 Featured Game No. 4...Charleston at Oklahoma City...Plus Bonus of Golden Team for Oklahoma City

 CHARLESTON 86, OKLAHOMA CITY 59 (Slaughter Rule Enforced)

CHARLESTON WINS BIG; LOSES BARZINI

CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Mountaineers moved into first place in the East with an 86-59 massacre of Oklahoma City, completing the season sweep over the Lariats, but in the process, lost starting point guard Don Barzini to a season injury.

Veteran guard Jack O. Blast was called on from the cut pile to take Barzini's place in this fucked up stunning turn of events to one of Dave's best teams.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

30 GVP...Charleston rebounder extraordinaire SHEETROCK HUDSON pulled down a game-high 8 caroms and tied for game-high in points with 20 in earning his first POG of the season. He destroyed high-flying rookie Buba Lipa in this contest. The 6-9 Hudson was 10 for 11 from the floor, adding 2 assists. 

OTHER 20-PLUS GVP PERFORMERS

25 GVP...Oklahoma City power forward Toilety T. Paper was the main scoring option in this game for Oklahoma City. The 6-8, third-year man tied for game-high in scoring with 20 points while leading his team with 5 boards.

22 GVP...Reliable power forward Frog Morton of Charleston scored 16 points and snagged 5 rebounds, adding 1 assist.

21 GVP...The league's tallest player, Papa "Pupa" Popcorn scored 16 points from his center position for Charleston, grabbing 3 boards. The 7-2 pivot tied for most blocked shots in the game with 2.

Points prevented

Charleston 16

OKC 4

Top players in points prevented

1. Splash Gordon of Charleston with 8

2. Rockin' Dopsie of Charleston with 4

MBA Standings … Season 51

EAST DIVISION

CHARLESTON…… 3-1 (3 division wins)

MILWAUKEE……….3-1 (1 division win)

PHILADELPHIA…..2-1 (1 division win)

OKLAHOMA CITY..2-2 (2 division wins)

DALLAS……………….0-3

 

WEST DIVISION

SAN JOSE………….3-0 (3 division wins)

SACRAMENTO…..1-2 (1 division win)

GILLETTE…………..1-2 (1 division win)

SEATTLE……………1-2 (1 division win)

LOS ANGELES….. 1-3 (0 division wins)

 

NEXT UP: Philadelphia travels to Dallas, where the Demons look to notch their first victory in a thus-far win-less campaign. The Phobia, behind a POG performance from D. Fenestration, pounded Dallas 88-73 in their first meeting. Another loss by Demons could just about end all thoughts of playoffs before we even get to the mid-point of the season.

The Golden Team of the OKLAHOMA CITY LARIATS   

(most honored lineups through first 50 MBA Seasons)

Season 51 Featured Game No. 3...Los Angeles at San Jose...plus San Jose Golden Team

 San Jose 85, Los Angeles 82

THREE-BALL SEALS THE DEAL FOR AMIGOS

SAN JOSE -- Three-point buckets by Cremeofsum Yunguy and Jesse Shershot down the stretch (numbers 10 and 11 in the game for the Fighting Amigos) nailed down the win for unbeaten San Jose 85-82. The Amigos are now 3-0 on the season, the only undefeated team in Season 51.

These teams represent the last two MBA champions and played like it.

The defending champion Los Angeles Big One fell to 1-2, but played a surprisingly competitive game since they were doing so without point guard Great Gruncle Terry, who went down with a rest-of-game injury early in the first quarter. 

L.A. stayed in the game with 61.7 percent shooting, but were out-gunned from deep 11-3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

37 GVP ...Hall of Fame point guard JESSE SHERSHOT, going for his fourth consecutive scoring title, lit it up for 33 points in the win; the highest total by anyone this season. The fifth-year four-time All-MBA star was 11 for 17 from the floor, knocking down 7 treys in 13 attempts while going 4 for 6 from the foul line. He's now averaging 24 points per game for unbeaten San Jose this season. The 6-5 shooting guard also pulled down 4 boards.

Other 20-plus GVP performers

35 GVP...Third-year Los Angeles forward Crentis Dentist was brilliant in defeat for The Big One, scoring a team-high 27 points and dominating Muscle Shoals of San Jose. Dentist, a defending All-MBA forward, hit his first 10 shots of the game before missing. He also pulled down 5 boards and had 3 assists.

31 GVP...Eddie "the Milkman" Creamer complemented Shershot's scoring in this win with 23 points while pulling down a team-high 6 boards and handing out 2 assists. The 6-9 veteran had 5 slams and brought Christ Almighty to his knees.

28 GVP...Quick Tink had little trouble dominating San Jose's Twinkles Spatula, as the Los Angeles center scored 17 points, pulled down 5 boards, dished 3 assists, blocked a game-high 2 shots and added a steal. His clutch medium shot at the 9 time unit mark tied the game for The Big One.

23 GVP...Eleven-year stalwart Cat Timol came off the bench for the visiting L.A. team when Terry went down to injury, and delivered the second triple-double game of his solid career. The 5-10 Timol showed true grit by coming down with a game-high 7 rebounds (tied), scored 10 points and passed out a team-high 6 assists.

21 GVP...San Jose's 15-season veteran point guard Cremeofsum Yunguy has had a hard time scoring this campaign, but dishing the ball has been no problem. The 5-11 immigrant from China had a game-high 7 assists, pulled down 5 rebounds and scored 9 points in this important victory.

MBA Standings … Season 51

EAST DIVISION

CHARLESTON…… 2-1 (2 division wins)

OKLAHOMA CITY..2-1 (2 division wins)

PHILADELPHIA…..2-1 (1 division win)

MILWAUKEE……….2-1 (1 division wins)

DALLAS………………..0-3

 

WEST DIVISION

SAN JOSE………....3-0 (3 division wins)

SEATTLE…………1-1 (1 division win)

SACRAMENTO…..1-2 (1 division win)

LOS ANGELES….. 1-2 (0 division wins)

GILLETTE…………..0-2

 

NEXT UP: Bracket No. 3 comes to a close with second-place Seattle traveling to Gillette, with the Humps hoping for their first win of the campaign.

The Golden Team of the SAN JOSE FIGHTING AMIGOS    

(most honored lineups through first 50 MBA Seasons)