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Ralph Tamm has been underwhelming. He was acquired with the idea that he'd replace some scoring punch lost from the bench. At 22, he was acquired for now and the future. His offensive skillset is one we covet at his position.

Juan Jose Gallardo seems to not want to shoot much. We need him to be more aggressive. A move to a backup role may be in order.

Honorijus Audinys is almost everything we want in a player at his position. Almost is doing a lot of heavy lifting. A postion move may be in order.

Ladislav Dolnicek had his best game of the season so far in limited time. Can't keep him on the bench, but if he's gonna cook off the bench, we might have to find a way to facilitate that.

Antti Reinholm is playing a solid backup point guard, but he was much better as the backup at small forward last season. Might have to accelerate the development of Jacob Chacon at point guard, but we need to get the bigs sorted properly.

The defense has been uncharacteristically craptastic. Probably gonna have to overpay to get the help I want. Severely.

First, get defense back on track. Then worry about the offense. We're better than this, and I cannot tolerate this kind of underperformance on defense.

Day 6 (Tuesday 22 April 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
AZ Sunburn 93 - Las Vegas Red Pandas 105
Waterloo Sky High 139 - Nightmarish Dukes 49
Princeton Tigres 81 - GloryBoyz 140
Defenseless Babies 103 - Sharks 13 83
Page 2 108 - Ruff Ruff 85
No Limit BPE 104 - Linndale 95
Detroit Globetrotters 94 - Cincinnati Knights 55
Andersonville Alligators 136 - Eternityz Rostah 128

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 140 : GloryBoyz
Rebounds : 61 : GloryBoyz
Assists : 43 : Waterloo Sky High
Steals : 15 : Waterloo Sky High
Block Shots : 12 : GloryBoyz

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 64 : J. Brito (Eternityz Rostah)
Rebounds : 22 : B. Macis (AZ Sunburn)
Assists : 13 : M. Silver (Defenseless Babies)
Steals : 4 : R. Boyles (Waterloo Sky High)
Block Shots : 4 : A. Roche (Andersonville Alligators)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : A. Van Staey (Andersonville Alligators) (34 Points, 6 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 40
Shooting Guard : D. Rognoni (No Limit BPE) (38 Points, 3 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32
Small Forward : J. Brito (Eternityz Rostah) (64 Points, 5 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 3 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 56
Power Forward : Y. Alamaniotis (No Limit BPE) (10 Points, 17 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Center : M. Gannon (Waterloo Sky High) (14 Points, 14 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 31

MVP of the evening
J. Brito (Eternityz Rostah) (64 Points, 5 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 3 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 56

The bad performance of the evening
O. Bolton (Nightmarish Dukes) (1 Points, 4 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -14

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : B. Wolford (Nightmarish Dukes), J. Miller (Cincinnati Knights) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : L. Drejer (Cincinnati Knights), G. Kitchen (Eternityz Rostah) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : W. Mulczyński (Ruff Ruff), J. Babcock (No Limit BPE) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : J. Brito (Eternityz Rostah) : 8 Three points

The best performer : A. Di Massimo (GloryBoyz) : Rating : 17.0

The worst performer : T. Abel (Nightmarish Dukes) : Rating : 1.5

64 points!?!? My gosh. Heck of a performance by Brito.

Pleasantly surprised by the 6-0 start to the season. I fully expect to finish 15-7, maybe 16-6, but I’ll gladly take what’s looking like an undefeated first 1/3 of the season

He's up for grabs. It would be a travesty for him IMHO to sell for less than 300k w/ those stats and still some time left in his career to retain them. I'm presently inundated with players @ his position.

Day 7 (Saturday 26 April 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Waterloo Sky High 103 - AZ Sunburn 122
Las Vegas Red Pandas 128 - Nightmarish Dukes 38
Defenseless Babies 104 - Princeton Tigres 70
GloryBoyz 109 - Sharks 13 90
No Limit BPE 110 - Page 2 116
Ruff Ruff 39 - Linndale 124
Andersonville Alligators 78 - Detroit Globetrotters 89
Cincinnati Knights 72 - Eternityz Rostah 116

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 128 : Las Vegas Red Pandas
Rebounds : 72 : Linndale
Assists : 34 : Defenseless Babies
Steals : 14 : Defenseless Babies
Block Shots : 15 : Eternityz Rostah

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 42 : R. Okawa (Page 2)
Rebounds : 25 : A. Vintonjak (Las Vegas Red Pandas)
Assists : 14 : T. Mizoguchi (Eternityz Rostah)
Steals : 6 : J. Siamyonau (Las Vegas Red Pandas)
Block Shots : 4 : J. Gallardo (Linndale), A. Virgil (Cincinnati Knights)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : J. Imbroda (AZ Sunburn) (35 Points, 2 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 3 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43
Shooting Guard : R. Okawa (Page 2) (42 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Small Forward : R. Rapp (Page 2) (29 Points, 12 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Power Forward : A. Vintonjak (Las Vegas Red Pandas) (18 Points, 25 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39
Center : J. Gallardo (Linndale) (19 Points, 14 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 40

MVP of the evening
J. Imbroda (AZ Sunburn) (35 Points, 2 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 3 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43

The bad performance of the evening
W. Mulczyński (Ruff Ruff) (4 Points, 1 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 3 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -9

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : O. Bolton (Nightmarish Dukes), W. Mulczyński (Ruff Ruff) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : K. Tanko (Page 2) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : A. Vintonjak (Las Vegas Red Pandas), F. Cantarini (Las Vegas Red Pandas), N. Oulsounidis (Princeton Tigres), N. Ðào (Page 2), W. Mulczyński (Ruff Ruff) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : R. Okawa (Page 2) : 7 Three points

The best performer : J. Imbroda (AZ Sunburn) : Rating : 16.5

The worst performer : T. Abel (Nightmarish Dukes) : Rating : 1.5

Day 8 (Tuesday 29 April 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Page 2 109 - AZ Sunburn 115
No Limit BPE 107 - Waterloo Sky High 74
Linndale 137 - Nightmarish Dukes 43
Ruff Ruff 63 - Las Vegas Red Pandas 128
Detroit Globetrotters 121 - Princeton Tigres 89
Andersonville Alligators 86 - Defenseless Babies 98
Eternityz Rostah 110 - Sharks 13 88
Cincinnati Knights 50 - GloryBoyz 104

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 137 : Linndale
Rebounds : 70 : Linndale
Assists : 46 : Linndale
Steals : 15 : Linndale
Block Shots : 11 : Linndale, GloryBoyz

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 46 : J. Brito (Eternityz Rostah)
Rebounds : 22 : D. Spada (Linndale)
Assists : 16 : J. Imbroda (AZ Sunburn)
Steals : 3 : L. Dolníček (Linndale), P. Masuecos (Linndale), R. Echave (Las Vegas Red Pandas), N. Mao (Las Vegas Red Pandas), G. Starr (Defenseless Babies), J. Brito (Eternityz Rostah), M. Wade (GloryBoyz)
Block Shots : 4 : M. Wade (GloryBoyz)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : J. Imbroda (AZ Sunburn) (17 Points, 8 Rebounds, 16 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32
Shooting Guard : J. Thorne (GloryBoyz) (14 Points, 14 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 29
Small Forward : J. Brito (Eternityz Rostah) (46 Points, 9 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 3 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43
Power Forward : D. Spada (Linndale) (18 Points, 22 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43
Center : S. Riaz (GloryBoyz) (21 Points, 16 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 38

MVP of the evening
D. Spada (Linndale) (18 Points, 22 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals, 3 Block Shots), J. Brito (Eternityz Rostah) (46 Points, 9 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 3 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43

The bad performance of the evening
R. Falcon (Nightmarish Dukes) (0 Points, 1 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots), : Efficiency : -6

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : T. Abel (Nightmarish Dukes), M. Jeremy (Ruff Ruff), A. Roche (Andersonville Alligators) : 5 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : A. Kulacs (AZ Sunburn), R. Boyles (Waterloo Sky High), B. Wolford (Nightmarish Dukes), A. Vialette (Ruff Ruff), M. Jeremy (Ruff Ruff), M. Wade (GloryBoyz) : 5 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : A. Vialette (Ruff Ruff) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : F. Di Matteo (AZ Sunburn) : 4 Three points

The best performer : V. Pérez (No Limit BPE), M. Muñoz (Detroit Globetrotters), A. Van Staey (Andersonville Alligators) : Rating : 16.0

The worst performer : T. Abel (Nightmarish Dukes) : Rating : 2.0

Day 9 (Saturday 3 May 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
AZ Sunburn 123 - No Limit BPE 132
Waterloo Sky High 65 - Linndale 111
Nightmarish Dukes 38 - Ruff Ruff 124
Las Vegas Red Pandas 94 - Detroit Globetrotters 106
Princeton Tigres 39 - Andersonville Alligators 123
Defenseless Babies 126 - Eternityz Rostah 118
Sharks 13 126 - Cincinnati Knights 121
GloryBoyz 111 - Page 2 109

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 132 : No Limit BPE
Rebounds : 74 : Andersonville Alligators
Assists : 34 : No Limit BPE, Andersonville Alligators, Defenseless Babies
Steals : 10 : Andersonville Alligators, Page 2
Block Shots : 16 : Ruff Ruff

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 43 : F. Di Matteo (AZ Sunburn)
Rebounds : 18 : B. Bruce (Eternityz Rostah)
Assists : 14 : M. Silver (Defenseless Babies)
Steals : 4 : J. Onrubia (Linndale), D. Alford (Page 2)
Block Shots : 6 : J. Berry (Ruff Ruff)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : T. Mizoguchi (Eternityz Rostah) (37 Points, 4 Rebounds, 10 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 38
Shooting Guard : F. Di Matteo (AZ Sunburn) (43 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 31
Small Forward : T. Thibodeaux (No Limit BPE) (37 Points, 6 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Power Forward : M. Månsson (Detroit Globetrotters) (25 Points, 15 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39
Center : W. Lemons (Andersonville Alligators) (18 Points, 16 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34

MVP of the evening
M. Månsson (Detroit Globetrotters) (25 Points, 15 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39

The bad performance of the evening
P. Roy (Princeton Tigres) (1 Points, 0 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -11

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : O. Bolton (Nightmarish Dukes) : 7 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : E. Shtern (AZ Sunburn), L. Drejer (Cincinnati Knights) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : A. Vialette (Ruff Ruff), N. Ðào (Page 2) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : J. Imbroda (AZ Sunburn), T. Mizoguchi (Eternityz Rostah) : 8 Three points

The best performer : L. Dolníček (Linndale), W. Lemons (Andersonville Alligators) : Rating : 17.0

The worst performer : T. Abel (Nightmarish Dukes) : Rating : 1.0

Day 10 (Tuesday 6 May 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Linndale 101 - AZ Sunburn 87
Ruff Ruff 36 - Waterloo Sky High 87
Detroit Globetrotters 126 - Nightmarish Dukes 37
Andersonville Alligators 103 - Las Vegas Red Pandas 65
Eternityz Rostah 117 - Princeton Tigres 96
Cincinnati Knights 51 - Defenseless Babies 102
Page 2 114 - Sharks 13 79
No Limit BPE 106 - GloryBoyz 121

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 126 : Detroit Globetrotters
Rebounds : 66 : Waterloo Sky High
Assists : 32 : Detroit Globetrotters
Steals : 15 : Detroit Globetrotters
Block Shots : 14 : Defenseless Babies

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 41 : N. Oulsounidis (Princeton Tigres)
Rebounds : 19 : B. Macis (AZ Sunburn)
Assists : 10 : E. Senno (Princeton Tigres)
Steals : 4 : L. Dolníček (Linndale), M. Månsson (Detroit Globetrotters)
Block Shots : 5 : M. Parnell (Defenseless Babies)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : T. Mizoguchi (Eternityz Rostah) (25 Points, 4 Rebounds, 9 Assists, 2 Steals, 2 Block Shots), Y. Xiao (GloryBoyz) (34 Points, 4 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Shooting Guard : J. Brito (Eternityz Rostah) (34 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32
Small Forward : A. Viktor (GloryBoyz) (26 Points, 7 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32
Power Forward : N. Oulsounidis (Princeton Tigres) (41 Points, 12 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 44
Center : B. Ellis (Detroit Globetrotters) (13 Points, 15 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 29

MVP of the evening
N. Oulsounidis (Princeton Tigres) (41 Points, 12 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 44

The bad performance of the evening
W. Mulczyński (Ruff Ruff) (0 Points, 6 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -14

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : F. Cantarini (Las Vegas Red Pandas), A. Barberis (Sharks 13) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : E. Shtern (AZ Sunburn), D. Branco (Ruff Ruff), B. Wolford (Nightmarish Dukes), C. Boswell (Nightmarish Dukes), J. Siamyonau (Las Vegas Red Pandas) : 5 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : A. Palmer (Waterloo Sky High), W. Mulczyński (Ruff Ruff), A. Vintonjak (Las Vegas Red Pandas), F. Cantarini (Las Vegas Red Pandas) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : L. Dolníček (Linndale), Y. Xiao (GloryBoyz) : 6 Three points

The best performer : M. Silver (Defenseless Babies) : Rating : 17.0

The worst performer : T. Abel (Nightmarish Dukes) : Rating : 1.5

I'm not saying the defense is back on track, but taking the highest scoring team in the league and holding them to their season low of 87 points does me some good. I'll have a better view of the defense after we play the always high octane GloryBoyz. Nice job on defense, but I am not sold yet.

That's not to say we don't still have issues.

We got absolutely stomped on the boards. Today, we could shoot straight. That's not guaranteed to happen again; I've seen that consistently with this bunch. If we can't rebound, we'd better make shots. It would be nice to do both in the same game. We turn the ball over too much. We don't shoot free throws well.

Of course that likely means Ruff Ruff bounces us out of the National Tournament on Thursday. It absolutely wouldn't surprise me. The consistent thing I can bank on with this team is the inconsistency.

I said earlier that if we can't score, we'll make sure you don't either. We believe we can score, but we're still going to make sure you can't.

Now watch GloryBoyz absolutely boatrace us...

Of course that likely means Ruff Ruff bounces us out of the National Tournament on Thursday. It absolutely wouldn't surprise me. The consistent thing I can bank on with this team is the inconsistency.

The inconsistency is nothing if not predictable. At least I got my training minutes for my guys I needed.

I was surprised we were able to pull that off. It did mean I had to kill my guys for minutes and my enthusiasm because I crunched it. Only thing I can think that really contributed was ignoring minutes and playing my 3 elite defenders (all with wonderous or better OD)