DALLAS 96, MILWAUKEE 91
DEMONS OUTLAST GREYHOUNDS
MBA Standings … Season 57
EAST DIVISION
DALLAS…………………6-1
CHARLESTON……….4-2
PHILADELPHIA………4-3
OKLAHOMA
CITY…..2-4
MILWAUKEE………..2-5
WEST DIVISION
SEATTLE………….5-2
LOS
ANGELES….4-3
GILLETTE…………4-3
SACRAMENTO…
2-5
SAN JOSE…………1-6
NEXT UP: Bracket 7 concludes with Charleston
at Oklahoma City as the Mountaineers hope to improve their grasp on second in
the East while the Lariats struggle to stay out of the cellar. Charleston,
behind the POG performance of rookie forward Cheech Aborte, won their last meeting
78-71.
BONUS #1
Talent in the middle abounds
For the last number of seasons the center position in the MBA has provided the most concentrated talent of any in the league. This season is no exception, with 7 of the 10 teams boasting pivots who are averaging 20-plus GVPs. Here is their current ranking.
n Third-year 6-9 Oklahoma City center Poop-Rupiah 3000…27.6 GVP…20 ppg…9 blocks…100 percent from the foul line (11 for 11) … 83.1 percent shooter.
n Retiring sixth-year 7-foot Dallas center Biggus Dickus…25.8 GVP…team and career best 17.7 ppg…4.7 rpg…10 blocks
n Third-year 6-11 Charleston center Flatfoot Floogie…24.4 GVP…13.5 ppg…league-leading 7.7 rebounds per game…team-best 2.2 assists per game…74 percent shoorter…100 percent at line.
n 7-1 San Jose Hall of Fame center Chochky Galumpkus in his 12th season…22.8 GVP…team-best 16.1 ppg…4.6 rebounds per game
n Retiring 6-9, sixth-year pivot from Los Angeles Chat Bot…22.0 GVP… league-leading 26 blocked shots…12 ppg…4 rebounds per game…2 assists per game
n 6-11 Philadelphia center Blob Dylan…21.0 GVP…14.7 ppg…3.6 rpg…12 blocks
n 6-8 Gillette center Brother Jasper…20.7 GVP…15.6 ppg…4.7 rpg.
Add Hooza Goodboi, the 7-1, second-year center for Seattle who was on his way to a 20-plus GVP season before being felled by injury. Laughing Boy Lasso has proven a solid replacement.
Oklahoma City is so deep at center that two-time All-MBA player Johnny Bananas sits the bench.
It’s no coincidence that the teams lacking competitive pivots…Milwaukee…Sacramento…are struggling to stay relevant.
All of this talent and just two centers remain in the cut pile
BONUS #2
Longest Playoff Droughts
5 Seasons…Philadelphia Phobia
2 Seasons….Sacramento River Dogs
2 Seasons…Los Angeles Big One
2 Seasons…Oklahoma City Lariats
1 Season…Charleston Mountaineers
1 Season…Seattle Stampede