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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)

I can't say I was surprised. I went to get guys training minutes, and was betting the guys I put on the floor would be good enough. I got what I needed out of that game training minutes wise, but was clearly thinking I'd get far better offensive performances from Ralph Tamm, Soeren Gubatanga, and Honorijus Audinys than I got. Credit to your defense. My 2 best shooters on the floor went a combined 8 of 29 from the floor and 3 of 14 from the three point line. Your perimeter defense was on point.

Given that we were training outside shooting, I figured to let the shooters shoot. Didn't work out because of your defense. I tip my cap to you.

I see we have another meeting, also on your home court at season's end. I look forward to beating you, er, meeting you then.

The inconsistency is real.

After an awful shooting performance in the National Tournament, Honorijus Audinys and Raul Tamm made buckets tonight from the outside and we didn't get boatraced by the GloryBoyz.

That press of theirs was something. (To think I almost matched them and went to the press, but decided against it...) We owned the boards and had our best shooting performance of the season. Which means when we face Sharks 13, the bricks will be chucked...

Day 11 (Saturday 10 May 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
AZ Sunburn 134 - Ruff Ruff 75
Waterloo Sky High 67 - Detroit Globetrotters 123
Nightmarish Dukes 34 - Andersonville Alligators 137
Las Vegas Red Pandas 94 - Eternityz Rostah 79
Princeton Tigres 91 - Cincinnati Knights 103
Defenseless Babies 113 - Page 2 109
Sharks 13 82 - No Limit BPE 140
GloryBoyz 115 - Linndale 126

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 140 : No Limit BPE
Rebounds : 82 : Andersonville Alligators
Assists : 42 : Detroit Globetrotters
Steals : 23 : GloryBoyz
Block Shots : 13 : Andersonville Alligators, No Limit BPE

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 42 : J. Imbroda (AZ Sunburn)
Rebounds : 21 : P. Masuecos (Linndale)
Assists : 14 : C. Ravestein (Detroit Globetrotters)
Steals : 7 : A. Viktor (GloryBoyz)
Block Shots : 6 : K. Tanko (Page 2), A. Bedonia (GloryBoyz)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : J. Imbroda (AZ Sunburn) (42 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 41
Shooting Guard : G. Starr (Defenseless Babies) (23 Points, 3 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 27
Small Forward : B. Dobbie (Defenseless Babies) (36 Points, 12 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42
Power Forward : Y. Alamaniotis (No Limit BPE) (16 Points, 19 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 5 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37
Center : K. Tanko (Page 2) (27 Points, 14 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 6 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42

MVP of the evening
B. Dobbie (Defenseless Babies) (36 Points, 12 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots), K. Tanko (Page 2) (27 Points, 14 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 6 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42

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

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : J. Rodríguez (Princeton Tigres), J. Onrubia (Linndale) : 6 Turnovers

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

The iron-man : W. Mulczyński (Ruff Ruff), A. Palmer (Waterloo Sky High), U. Moodie (Page 2) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : J. Imbroda (AZ Sunburn) : 8 Three points

The best performer : W. Lemons (Andersonville Alligators), V. Pérez (No Limit BPE) : Rating : 18.0

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

Day 12 (Tuesday 13 May 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Detroit Globetrotters 107 - AZ Sunburn 86
Andersonville Alligators 127 - Waterloo Sky High 74
Eternityz Rostah 122 - Nightmarish Dukes 28
Cincinnati Knights 47 - Las Vegas Red Pandas 86
Page 2 97 - Princeton Tigres 70
No Limit BPE 103 - Defenseless Babies 88
Linndale 126 - Sharks 13 96
Ruff Ruff 54 - GloryBoyz 126

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 127 : Andersonville Alligators
Rebounds : 68 : GloryBoyz
Assists : 39 : Eternityz Rostah
Steals : 14 : Las Vegas Red Pandas
Block Shots : 13 : GloryBoyz

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 38 : A. Junghans (Eternityz Rostah)
Rebounds : 22 : B. Macis (AZ Sunburn)
Assists : 8 : T. Mizoguchi (Eternityz Rostah), P. Miller (Eternityz Rostah), W. Colenbrander (Linndale), A. Viktor (GloryBoyz)
Steals : 4 : V. Corte (Las Vegas Red Pandas), A. Di Massimo (GloryBoyz)
Block Shots : 5 : K. Tanko (Page 2), J. Gallardo (Linndale), H. Hoàng (GloryBoyz)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : A. Viktor (GloryBoyz) (27 Points, 6 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33
Shooting Guard : A. Junghans (Eternityz Rostah) (38 Points, 3 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 41
Small Forward : K. Tanko (Page 2) (25 Points, 18 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 5 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32
Power Forward : A. Bedonia (GloryBoyz) (18 Points, 21 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36
Center : M. Gannon (Waterloo Sky High) (14 Points, 14 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 1 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 31

MVP of the evening
A. Junghans (Eternityz Rostah) (38 Points, 3 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 41

The bad performance of the evening
D. Jones (Nightmarish Dukes) (2 Points, 3 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -9

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : A. Guedes (Sharks 13) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : H. Hoàng (GloryBoyz) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : A. Palmer (Waterloo Sky High), A. Vialette (Ruff Ruff) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : A. Van Staey (Andersonville Alligators) : 8 Three points

The best performer : L. Dolníček (Linndale) : Rating : 16.5

The worst performer : C. Jeffers (Nightmarish Dukes) : Rating : 0.5

Day 13 (Saturday 17 May 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
AZ Sunburn 83 - Andersonville Alligators 123
Waterloo Sky High 70 - Eternityz Rostah 89
Nightmarish Dukes 34 - Cincinnati Knights 132
Las Vegas Red Pandas 76 - Page 2 88
Princeton Tigres 72 - No Limit BPE 145
Defenseless Babies 93 - Linndale 104
Sharks 13 130 - Ruff Ruff 84
GloryBoyz 112 - Detroit Globetrotters 130

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 145 : No Limit BPE
Rebounds : 76 : No Limit BPE
Assists : 51 : Cincinnati Knights
Steals : 15 : Cincinnati Knights
Block Shots : 18 : Cincinnati Knights

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 40 : D. Rognoni (No Limit BPE)
Rebounds : 20 : J. Beko (Linndale)
Assists : 14 : C. Ravestein (Detroit Globetrotters)
Steals : 4 : J. Imbroda (AZ Sunburn), H. Oßmann (Detroit Globetrotters)
Block Shots : 8 : Y. Alamaniotis (No Limit BPE)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : D. Rognoni (No Limit BPE) (40 Points, 9 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 48
Shooting Guard : W. Shorter (GloryBoyz) (29 Points, 5 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Small Forward : T. Thibodeaux (No Limit BPE) (24 Points, 13 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33
Power Forward : Y. Alamaniotis (No Limit BPE) (14 Points, 15 Rebounds, 13 Assists, 0 Steals, 8 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42
Center : B. Erickson (Defenseless Babies) (30 Points, 14 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42

MVP of the evening
D. Rognoni (No Limit BPE) (40 Points, 9 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 48

The bad performance of the evening
I. Beam (Nightmarish Dukes) (0 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -12

Triple-Double of the evening
Y. Alamaniotis (No Limit BPE) (14 Points, 15 Rebounds, 13 Assists, 0 Steals, 8 Block Shots)

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : I. Beam (Nightmarish Dukes) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : B. McAlinden (Las Vegas Red Pandas), D. Branco (Ruff Ruff) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : A. Palmer (Waterloo Sky High), K. Tanko (Page 2), D. Rognoni (No Limit BPE), W. Mulczyński (Ruff Ruff) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : D. Rognoni (No Limit BPE) : 6 Three points

The best performer : V. Pérez (No Limit BPE) : Rating : 18.0

The worst performer : I. Beam (Nightmarish Dukes), C. Jeffers (Nightmarish Dukes), G. Dawkins (Nightmarish Dukes) : Rating : 1.0

Day 13 (Saturday 17 May 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
AZ Sunburn 83 - Andersonville Alligators 123
Waterloo Sky High 70 - Eternityz Rostah 89
Nightmarish Dukes 34 - Cincinnati Knights 132
Las Vegas Red Pandas 76 - Page 2 88
Princeton Tigres 72 - No Limit BPE 145
Defenseless Babies 93 - Linndale 104
Sharks 13 130 - Ruff Ruff 84
GloryBoyz 112 - Detroit Globetrotters 130

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 145 : No Limit BPE
Rebounds : 76 : No Limit BPE
Assists : 51 : Cincinnati Knights
Steals : 15 : Cincinnati Knights
Block Shots : 18 : Cincinnati Knights

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 40 : D. Rognoni (No Limit BPE)
Rebounds : 20 : J. Beko (Linndale)
Assists : 14 : C. Ravestein (Detroit Globetrotters)
Steals : 4 : J. Imbroda (AZ Sunburn), H. Oßmann (Detroit Globetrotters)
Block Shots : 8 : Y. Alamaniotis (No Limit BPE)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : D. Rognoni (No Limit BPE) (40 Points, 9 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 48
Shooting Guard : W. Shorter (GloryBoyz) (29 Points, 5 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Small Forward : T. Thibodeaux (No Limit BPE) (24 Points, 13 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33
Power Forward : Y. Alamaniotis (No Limit BPE) (14 Points, 15 Rebounds, 13 Assists, 0 Steals, 8 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42
Center : B. Erickson (Defenseless Babies) (30 Points, 14 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42

MVP of the evening
D. Rognoni (No Limit BPE) (40 Points, 9 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 48

The bad performance of the evening
I. Beam (Nightmarish Dukes) (0 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -12

Triple-Double of the evening
Y. Alamaniotis (No Limit BPE) (14 Points, 15 Rebounds, 13 Assists, 0 Steals, 8 Block Shots)

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : I. Beam (Nightmarish Dukes) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : B. McAlinden (Las Vegas Red Pandas), D. Branco (Ruff Ruff) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : A. Palmer (Waterloo Sky High), K. Tanko (Page 2), D. Rognoni (No Limit BPE), W. Mulczyński (Ruff Ruff) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : D. Rognoni (No Limit BPE) : 6 Three points

The best performer : V. Pérez (No Limit BPE) : Rating : 18.0

The worst performer : I. Beam (Nightmarish Dukes), C. Jeffers (Nightmarish Dukes), G. Dawkins (Nightmarish Dukes) : Rating : 1.0

Day 14 (Saturday 24 May 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Eternityz Rostah 123 - AZ Sunburn 135
Cincinnati Knights 74 - Waterloo Sky High 93
Page 2 142 - Nightmarish Dukes 24
No Limit BPE 104 - Las Vegas Red Pandas 113
Linndale 90 - Princeton Tigres 70
Ruff Ruff 56 - Defenseless Babies 112
Detroit Globetrotters 120 - Sharks 13 99
Andersonville Alligators 117 - GloryBoyz 122

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 142 : Page 2
Rebounds : 62 : Defenseless Babies
Assists : 53 : Page 2
Steals : 25 : Page 2
Block Shots : 12 : Page 2

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 48 : J. Brito (Eternityz Rostah), K. Tanko (Page 2)
Rebounds : 22 : K. Tanko (Page 2), V. Pérez (No Limit BPE)
Assists : 13 : P. Gruczek (Page 2)
Steals : 6 : R. Chung (Page 2)
Block Shots : 5 : K. Tanko (Page 2)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : P. Gruczek (Page 2) (15 Points, 6 Rebounds, 13 Assists, 4 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33
Shooting Guard : K. Tanko (Page 2) (48 Points, 22 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 3 Steals, 5 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 66
Small Forward : J. Brito (Eternityz Rostah) (48 Points, 3 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 40
Power Forward : M. Parnell (Defenseless Babies) (24 Points, 12 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 41
Center : M. Gannon (Waterloo Sky High) (17 Points, 15 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33

MVP of the evening
K. Tanko (Page 2) (48 Points, 22 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 3 Steals, 5 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 66

The bad performance of the evening
M. Jenkins (Nightmarish Dukes) (0 Points, 6 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -14

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : M. Jenkins (Nightmarish Dukes) : 10 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : B. Macis (AZ Sunburn), L. Drejer (Cincinnati Knights), L. Avery (Defenseless Babies), J. Berry (Ruff Ruff), M. Jeremy (Ruff Ruff), C. Ravestein (Detroit Globetrotters), C. Araya (Sharks 13), S. Vujadin (Andersonville Alligators) : 5 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : A. Palmer (Waterloo Sky High), K. Tanko (Page 2), R. Chung (Page 2), J. Henneuse (Ruff Ruff), F. Caballero (Sharks 13), A. Barberis (Sharks 13), K. Ekeland (Sharks 13) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : J. Brito (Eternityz Rostah), K. Tanko (Page 2) : 8 Three points

The best performer : M. Parnell (Defenseless Babies) : Rating : 17.5

The worst performer : I. Beam (Nightmarish Dukes), M. Jenkins (Nightmarish Dukes), C. Jeffers (Nightmarish Dukes), L. Kitchen (Nightmarish Dukes) : Rating : 1.5

49 points separate the top 3 defenses in terms of points allowed, all 3 are in the Great 8, and the 2 in front of me have already beaten me once.

My goal of wanting to allow the fewest points in the league is gonna be tough to accomplish. My other goal of wanting this team to be playoff ready? That won't be so difficult. We just need to level up a player or two, then adjust our rotation accordingly.

We're confident in announcing that Zvi Kenet and Jacob Chacon will not be active for playoff games. We're confident in that we know where our scoring will come from; we're just confirming some things at this point. We know what our weaknesses are and have been addressing them. We are confident in our ability to match up with whomever we face in the playoffs. We have the versatility we need. We just need to avoid injury, and see which players step up to make themselves key parts of our rotation. Prudence Masuecos walked in and was indispensable; it's time for Raul Tamm and Arout Hairigyan to step forward. Or Juan Jose Gallardo. If one of them takes the step forward I'm looking for, good. If two of them do, great. If all three do?

That would unlock some combinations I honestly wasn't expecting to see before next season. This season started off pretty rough for us, but I think we're going to be just fine.

And if somehow we wind up outside of the playoffs by season's end (which is very much still a possibility), things will not be pleasant in Linndale. And we will make the opposition suffer for it.

But back to the defense...

We're still tightening things up on that end. Once we do, and we will, we'll see if we're as good as we think we can be. The rematches against Detroit and Andersonville (in back to back games, no less) will tell us a lot. (I see you looking like a trap game, Page 2.)

I now return my focus to the Las Vegas Red Pandas.

Defense is a tough one. Unless it's ridiculously high you can just drop games you otherwise should win. Trying to find that balance while also maintaining training is a tough one.