Season 56 Featured Game...San Jose at Dallas...plus 7th bracket roundup...plus the Rookie of the Year race

SAN JOSE 75, DALLAS 64

AMIGOS WIN SHOWDOWN 

DALLAS -- The San Jose Fighting Amigos (now 6-1) got out of the gate quickly and were never really challenged as they bested the four-time-defending champs from Dallas (now 5-2) in this cross-over featuring the two division leaders.

The Demons are showing a chink in their armor, having lost two of their last three games and not scoring in the 70s in any of those contests.

For the first time in recent memory, the West now has the edge over the East in cross-over contests, 4-3. 

PLAYER OF THE GAME

32 GVP...San Jose's second-year point guard DONNY DUPONS led the way in this huge win for the Fighting Amigos, scoring a game-high 24 points, tying for game-high in assists with 3, grabbing 2 boards, blocking 2 shots and registering 1 steal. He was 10 for 17 from the floor, sinking a pair of treys in 6 attempts. He's now averaging 13.7 ppg and is now second in the league in steals with 8. His 10 first-quarter points got the visitors from San Jose off to an excellent start in this game.

Other 20-plus GVP performers

28 GVP...Dallas center Biggus Dickus...19 points...6 rebounds...2 assists...1 blocked shot.

23 GVP...Dallas point guard Vicious Hick...13 points...7 rebounds...3 assists. 

22 GVP...San Jose power forward Eddie "the Milkman" Creamer...16 points (5 slams)...5 rebounds...1 steal.

21 GVP...Dallas power forward Nick Kenpoop...15 points...3 rebounds...2 assists...1 block.

Bracket 7 Summary

No changes in the West, but in the East, Milwaukee and Philadelphia flip-flop in the standings again, with the Greyhounds edging Charleston and the Phobia dropping a two-point decision to Oklahoma City. 

NEXT UP- We start bracket No. 8 with a FEATURED GAME right out of the gate as second-place Milwaukee invades the Dallas home court with a chance to take over first place in the East. Dallas managed to squeak by with a 66-64 victory in the last meeting between these two, with Greyhounds guard Itstha Bishop taking POG honors. 

BONUS

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR RACE

With three games remaining, all three of the viable candidates are Dave guys, with two both on the under-achieving Charleston team.

1.       The leading candidate at this point is the league’s leading scorer, Charleston shooting guard Famichiki Whiskey, with a 22.6 GVP. The top rookie prospect in the draft, Whiskey is the only MBA player averaging 20 points per game…20.3ppg to be exact.

2.       Right behind him with a 20.6 GVP is Gillette point guard Maboroshi No Hotcake. This rookie is second in the league in assists with 3.4 per game while scoring at a 13.4 ppg clip, hitting 42.6 percent of his deep shots.

3.       In third place is another Charleston rookie, power forward Grand Demur Fuyacho, with a 20.3 GVP. The 6-10 Fuyacho is averaging 11.0 ppg and hauling down 5.3 rebounds per contest. His 23 blocked shots lead the league.