Post-Season Summary Season 33

Cock A. Doodledoo, the retiring defensive genius guard from the now five-time champion Philadelphia Phobia came out on top of the Playoff MVP voting, edging out teammates Cheetos Jones and Tug Hershorts (who is also retiring). This was the second Playoff MVP award won by Doodledoo, the other coming with the San Jose Fighting Amigos in Season 29. Not only did Doodledoo defensively handcuff last season's Playoff MVP, Hrundi V. Bakshi, but after being injured for most of the regular season, he rebounded to lead all players in playoff scoring with a 19.8 average.

Doodledoo now joins the exclusive pantheon of players who have captured more than one MVP of the Playoffs award. They are:
3 MVPs --- Cappy Gambol, Seasons 3, 4 and 6 (all with Milwaukee)
3 MVPs --- Stu Nod, Seasons 14, 15 and 17 (all with Philadelphia)
2 MVPs --- Dan Mann, Seasons 9 and 11 (both with Milwaukee)
2 MVPs --- Curly Hogbottom, Seasons 19 and 22 (both with Philadelphia)
2 MVPs --- Sagittal Occlusal, Seasons 25 and 27 (both with San Jose)
2 MVPs --- Boone Doggle, Seasons 30 and 31 (both with Philadelphia)
2 MVPs --- Cock A. Doodledoo, Seasons 29 and 33 (first with San Jose, second with Philadelphia)

As you can plainly see, Doodledoo is the only multiple MVP of the Playoffs winner to earn the award for more than one franchise.

Phobia completes sweep of Iguanas for fifth straight MBA championship

Philadelphia 71, Houston 63

PHILADELPHIA--What if I told you that the Hall of Fame, top-scoring player in the Season 33 playoffs was completely shut down for the Philadelphia Phobia? THEN would you think that Houston might be able to salvage at least THAT game in this championship series?

If you answered yes to that question, you'd be wrong. Damned wrong. For even with the peerless Cheetos Jones having a horrendous offensive day, going 0 for 7 from the field and scoring zippo points, the Philadelphia Phobia had things well in hand in this title-clinching game to beat Houston soundly 71-63. That gave the defending champions their fifth consecutive championship in a sweep of the title series; a three-game set in which they were never truly challenged.

The hero for the Phobia in this contest, his last as an MBA player, was retiring power forward Tug Hershorts, who led all players with 24 points and 7 rebounds while dishing out 3 assists. When Houston crept within 5 points after three quarters, it was Hershorts who launched and connected on a three-pointer to quash Iguana hopes. It was again Hershorts who delivered a short jumper that put his team up by 10 with 21 time units remaining. He was 11 of 12 against one of the best MBA defenders at the forward position, Stone Flinthorn. Among the variety of hoops were three resounding slam dunks.

This was the third MVP of the Game award in the playoffs for the 6-11 Hershorts, and the championship by the Phobia now gives him six championship rings. That six-ring total ties him for the top spot all time with former Philadelphia Phobia Hall of Fame forward Cam Bodia. And should Hershorts win the MVP of the Playoffs award which is yet to be tallied, he will reach the magic number of 10 individual honors and be enshrined into the MBA Hall of Fame.

This final contest was another picture of frustration for Hall of Fame guard Hrundi V. Bakshi of Houston. Cock A. Doodledoo, playing in HIS final MBA contest, frustrated Bakshi at every offensive turn, holding him to just 10 points on 3 of 11 shooting. His running mate, Ching-Chong Chung, the top Houston scorer in the playoffs, was held to an even lower total, 6 points, by Cheetos Jones.

MOST Championship Rings
6--Cam Bodia, Tug Hershorts
5--Raisin Sport, Slats Southpaw and Ama Spikie

Hershorts and Spikie are the only Phobia players to play on all five of the consecutive championship Phobia temas.

Phobia methodically mows down Iguanas

Philadelphia 78, Houston 63

HOUSTON--Led once again by its amazing backcourt duo of Cheetos Jones and Cock A. Doodledoo, the Philadelphia Phobia seized control early, then held Houston at bay comfortably to go ahead in this championship series two games to none.
Philadelphia now returns home just one victory shy of winning its fifth consecutive MBA championship.

Jones, the MVP of the Game with a game-high 27 points, looks like he could be nabbing the one great award, Playoff MVP, that has thus far eluded his Hall of Fame career.

If he doesn't get it, it will surely go to his running mate, Doodledoo, who racked up 21 points in this latest win.

Both Jones and Doodledoo put the defensive screws to the usually high-scoring tandem of Ching-Chong Chung and Hall of Famer Hrundi V. Bakshi, who combined for just 21 points on just 36 percent shooting.

Second-year center Sanjay Patel broke free to lead all Houston scorers with 20 points, but his strong outing was just a doggie bone for the home team crowd looking frantically for any morsel of hope on which to gnaw.

Philadelphia flexes its might in finals opener

Philadelphia 78, Houston 65

PHILADELPHIA--Having just returned from "The City of Brotherly Love" with Phobia team owner Tyler Masterson, it's amazing to this reporter that fans of the four-time defending champions are so certain of their team being MBA kings for the fifth consecutive time that there is nary a word exchanged from the citizenry about it; nor is there a banner in sight urging them to victory.
The ease displayed by the champs in the Game 1 dominance over a fine Houston team is indication as to why Philadelphia fans are so smug and self-assured.
With brilliant ball movement (19 assists, two shy of the playoff record) and a shut-down defense that kept the explosive Iguanas 15 points under their first-round scoring average, the home team Phobia was in complete control of this one, winning 78-65.
One can hardly recall the last time the once-boisterous Philadelphia faithful displayed their penchant for booing their own team. And why should they? This may be the best version of this franchise ever.
Two players in their final go-round led the way to this victory. Cock A. Doodledoo, whose leaving cannot come soon enough for Hall of Fame guard Hrundi V. Bakshi, again frustrated his nemesis defensively while scoring a game-high 23 points. It is the second game in a row that Doodledoo has led the offensive charge for the Phobia.
But even his effort was outdone by ninth season forward Tug Hershorts, who registered his second consecutive triple-double of the Season 33 playoffs. The 6-11 match-up nightmare came into this post-season with just three triple-doubles in an excellent nine-season career, and the big lefty showed that he still has it by cranking out two triples in a row. Plus, his 20-point, 7 assist, 6 rebound performance came against one of the best defending forwards in the league in Stone Flinthorn. At one point, when Hershorts registered three consecutive hoops on a slam dunk, a short swish and a medium string-music maker, Flinthorn held arms out in frustration as he ran downcourt, for he had been in Tug's grill on all three occasions.
Ching-Chong Chung, who came into this series averaging 27.5 points per game, continued to sparkle for Houston, getting 22, despite being guarded by defensive genius and Hall of Famer Cheetos Jones.
It's now on to Houston.

Champs look unbeatable heading to finals

Philadelphia 90, Dallas 67
PHILADELPHIA—The four-time defending champion Philadelphia Phobia advanced in powerful style to their 19th finals by rolling over the Dallas Demons in the best of three decider, 90-67.
The super guard tandem of Cock A. Doodledoo and Hall of Famer Cheetos Jones not only kept their counterparts to less than 10 points each, but scored a game-high 28 and 25 points, respectively. Veteran power forward Tug Hershorts registered the fourth triple-double of his career with 11 points and game highs in both rebounds (7) and assists (5). Center Ama Spikie contributed 15 points against Hall of Fame defender Tom Kondla.
Doodledoo was the Game MVP with his 28 points, 3 steals, 2 rebounds and one assist. Additionally, he was 1-for-1 from 3-point range, 12-for-16 from the field , 3 for 4 from the charity stripe and slam-dunked it home three times.
Kondla, said by some to be the best center ever to play in the MBA, scored 18 points, grabbed 4 boards, blocked 3 shots, snared 2 steals and had one assist in the last game of his career.
Philadelphia will now battle Houston in the best of five finals. Each team beat the other once during the regular season. But in the last meeting, the Phobia laid the wood on Houston, with Jones and Doodledoo completely stopping the offensive power of Houston guards Ching-Chong Chung and Hall of Famer Hrundi V. Bakshi.

Iguanas head for championship series

Houston 74, San Jose 65

HOUSTON--Having shrugged off the San Jose Fighting Amigos two games to none, the Houston Iguanas will be appearing in their first championship series since Season 26.

After trailing by two at the end of the first quarter, the Iguanas sent The Terrarium crowd into a hot, sweaty frenzy early in the second as guards Ching-Chong Chung and Hall of Famer Hrundi V. Bakshi dropped four consecutive trey-bombs on the visitors which eventually resulted in a 14-point first-half advantage for the home team.

Chung was the MVP of the Game with a game-high 29 points, matching his five 3-pointers from Game 1. San Jose had no defensive answer for the long-ball attack of the eventual victors, as Houston registered 23 treys in the two games compared to just 2 for the West Division champs.

Schweaty Ballz and Gato Do Mato were the only consistent scorers for San Jose in this first-round action.

Houston, which last won an MBA title in Season 12, now awaits the winner of the third game between Dallas and Philadelphia. It will likely be the four-time defending champion Phobia, which has a 1-1 record against Houston this season.

Champs even playoff series with Dallas

Philadelphia 77, Dallas 69

DALLAS--The four-time defending champion Philadelphia Phobia re-asserted themselves with a Game 2, 77-69 road win to even this best of three series. The finale will be in Philly.

It's nearly impossible to beat the champs when Hall of Fame point guard Cheetos Jones has a 50 percent shooting game like he did in this one. Jones, a co-MVP of the Game, led all scorers with 22. His teammate, veteran forward Tug Hershorts, was the other honored player with an 18-point, 6 rebounds, 4 assists performance.

The Demons from Dallas were, however, not embarrassed in this one getting strong games from their front line and a 9-assist effort from point guard Fat Bob Herzfeld.

The Demons stayed within a decent run away from Philadelphia, but it was a run that never came.