A retreat from basketball
Last night there was an amazing big party at the Sheraton Hotel Sukhumvit and it was our pal Jolly who threw a big, big party. As usual, I went there to enjoy the party. As I hit the ballroom, the reception area where all the most beautiful ladies will be sitting was occupied by Dev, Hardeep, and co. For once it was a change, and yeah, today was Jolly & Prida wedding ceremony.
Now let's get back to our Finals match report.
It was two weeks ago where the finals began. As there was no deadline for the next match, the ever-usual journalist was as lazy as ever. Here are the match results:
Last night there was an amazing big party at the Sheraton Hotel Sukhumvit and it was our pal Jolly who threw a big, big party. As usual, I went there to enjoy the party. As I hit the ballroom, the reception area where all the most beautiful ladies will be sitting was occupied by Dev, Hardeep, and co. For once it was a change, and yeah, today was Jolly & Prida wedding ceremony.
From the chicken masala to beef to whole baked salmon, it was the tomota pasta to olive oil pasta to mushroom carbonara. Then I started to raid the cheese pizza stand to the baked potato nuggets and tofu barbecue. Then as I leaned my back on a big door...tadaa it was the sweets area where I the cakes where delicious and those gelato ice-creams were the cream of the crop. Then as I was roaming for new menus, our big Vikram and Candy appeared with her brothers Beaver & Robin on board. With two more non-vegetarian and vegetarian buffet booths to raid, the ceremony started.
After Jolly & Prida cut the cake, there was a great video shot by the couple and his friends. Maybe Jolly be posting it on Youtube so don't worry if you miss them out. After the video, it was the traditional Indian dancing to where I retreated enjoyed the rest of the buffet booths and wish Jolly & Prida a great, great happy marriage from afar.
Now let's get back to our Finals match report.
Matchday Report
3rd place match : Champs (13) 37 : 49 (20) Gigantos
Champs: Robin 20 pts., Joke 11 pts.
Gigantos: Jay & Pete 12 pts.
It was a match of not much importance as all the 3rd place matches that occured in all competitions all over the world. In the opening minutes, Champs came out strong as mischievous Ake was able to steal the ball 3 times but teammates inability to convert the possession paid as Champs started getting tired and faded to a 20-13 deficit.
Jay was stepping up as one of the league's strongest center as he made his presence known throughout as Vikram was out injured. And for once it was a match to show as a lady came to spy on Pete if he was actually playing basketball on a wednesday night or not. And for that particular reason, Pete has for once shown his primacy as he scored a season-high 12 points (more than he scored in his last 4 previous matches).
Clutchers: Wolfgang 10 pts., Karun 9 pts.
Bulldozers: Dennis 17 pts., Benz 14 pts.
The game was the 3rd meeting between both sides. Only once has the league championship loss on the finals of the playoffs. That was since Season V when Proflex family (of Vikram) loss to Jek team (of Jai). Clutchers started brightly as the team were scoring as usual from all cylinders and Wolfgang pressing on all the rebounds and put-back. It was the same story as the previous 2 matches as Clutchers held on to a 23-18 half-time lead.
As Wolfgang rested in the 2nd half, Bulldozers started itching closer as Benz and Dennis started penetrating inside. Teams were even at 29-29 as Clutchers rotated to their strongest line-up. The teams were equivalently scoring until for once, Michael (recovering from another injury crisis) started scoring with his trademark jumpshot around the free throw area. After he made the first one, he scored in a similar position for another 3 consecutive baskets bringing the Bulldozers to a 38-31 lead with 5 minutes remaining. The lead was so huge, the Clutchers lost their concentration and finally succumb to their first and most important loss of the season.
Vote on Season IX Drafting Policy & Season start
Please vote on Season IX's drafting policy and season starting date. For the selection methods are as follow
Drafting Policy:
1. Draft according to skill.
Players will be divided into small groups of 4 according to skill (such as by either scoring, defending, rebounding, fouling, or etc.)
2. Draft according to position/height.
Players will be divided into small groups of 4 according to position (C, PF, SF, SG, PG)
3. Gather your group.
With 6-7 players agreeing to form 1 of the 4 available teams. Players who didn't register in time or have any personal preference will be assigned a team by our officials.
1. Draft according to skill.
Players will be divided into small groups of 4 according to skill (such as by either scoring, defending, rebounding, fouling, or etc.)
2. Draft according to position/height.
Players will be divided into small groups of 4 according to position (C, PF, SF, SG, PG)
3. Gather your group.
With 6-7 players agreeing to form 1 of the 4 available teams. Players who didn't register in time or have any personal preference will be assigned a team by our officials.
4. Lucky Draw.
All players name will be put into a big jar regardless of any condition.
All players name will be put into a big jar regardless of any condition.
For this season, I recommend we try to go by drafting by position. We never drafted by this policy and I personally feel we should try give it a go and see if all teams have players with all positions, will it make it all the teams more competitive? The choice is yours.
So please go vote at our community website @ http://eislovers.blogspot.com
Those who miss season VIII or has played for less than half the season, please reply to me or send your message to your friends so we can include you in season IX's drafting pool which will be starting up to the upcoming results of our recent polls.
