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From: Reece
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Date: 9/4/2022 4:20:11 AM
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"We won," said Legkauskas. "I knew we could. But I didn't think they'd not try in the 4th quarter. Luckily we played a better team in private league and barely lost, so we kind of know where we stand."

ESPN host: "Legkauskas led all scorers with 30 points. The Hustlas had 4 people score over 20 points. But looking at the matchup ratings, the Hustlas won 2 of the 5 ratings. So how did they win this game?"

ESPN co-host: "Better offensive flow, though that doesn't always dictates wins. No, it's the fact that the Hustlas made 14 more shots while only taking 5 more. And they shot a much higher field goal percentage. They dominated on the glass and had many more assists."

Team Correspondent: "The Lion Rebels are next and the Hustlas are eager to play and defeat them."

Huk, who is standing by his locker, says, "We should win. Doesn't mean we will. But we should."


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Date: 9/4/2022 4:35:13 AM
Linndale
III.13
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Happy Ourer with WINO radio, and this is your radio postgame show. Coach, that was a rough game to watch and even rougher to lose. What happened out there from your perspective?

Coach: We didn't execute. We knew what was coming. We knew what we were going to do. We KNEW we'd get killed on the boards; we also knew we'd make up for a portion of that in steals and forcing turnovers. What happened is what's been happening all season long and it killed us today; you cannot leave point on the court and we did that in spades.

Happy: Coach, I have to say it: you guys got absolutely destroyed on the boards 68 to 35. That's huge to try and overcome. and there's too much talent on the team for that to happen.

Coach: We won turnovers. We forced 23 and had 12. We had 16 steals while only having 3 against us. I'm not saying it didn't hurt. I'm saying we compensated the way I thought we would.

Happy: You were down 20 at the half. With 23 seconds left it was a 6 point game. Did the team run out of gas?

Coach: I can see how you could say that, but no. Let's go back to the layups. I'm not worried about the 3 point shooting. Folks have to remember, the players on the other teams are professionals too. I could scream about the free throw differential, but we have to make ours when we get to the line too. They missed 16. We missed 7. The line exposes you. It's only your friend if you can get there and make them. The layups are what killed us. We lost by 8. By my count, our regular guards missed 11 layups and only 1 was because of a blocked shot. So throw away the block, those will happen. 10 layups missed. We make half of those, we win. Our regular starting backcourt missed 8 by themselves, 9 if you count the block.

Happy: Coach, a lot of players don't like to be calle dout like that. Are afraid of losing the locker room?

Coach: No. I got a 7 foot small forward and a 6' 9" backup. I got 2 6' 9" backup power forwards. I got 2 7 foot centers and a 6'11" backup. You know who leads the team in rebounding? The 6' 8" power forward who played small forward today. Who was the best guy on the floor for us? That guy. And that might have been his worst game of the year. I ain't afraid to tell them when I think they can do more, and I ain't afraid to demand they do more. We've done more with less, but I'd like to do more with more. If they won't keep getting better, get me someone in here who will. If I can't get better, replace me with someone who can. I hold the players to the same standard I hold myself to. Could I have not played the guards in the frontcourt? Yes, but this had to be done. I think everyone comes out of this with a better understanding that they NEED each other, and had they been there for each other, maybe we get the win. I tip my cap to the other team; they did what they had to do and got the win. Good. Maybe the guys in my locker room can learn from that.

Happy: Any closing remarks, Coach?

Coach: Have a good night Happy; I'm gonna go have a cold one and figure out what's next for us. I have a few ideas...

Thanks, Coach. This is Happy Ourer saying good night from the WINO radio Basketball Network!

From: Reece
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Date: 9/4/2022 3:13:45 PM
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BBTV is on and the Hustlas players are watching in their locker room before practice. They are still fresh, coming off of their big victory. The rotations are working. The players are not overexerting, and in Legauskas'case, not overshooting. But they pay attention to the words of the sports reporters.

"Fresh off of their victory yesterday, Żubr Białystok moves to 6-5 and are looking strong. People are overlooking this team, but obviously they are a team you can't overlook."

"Ain't that the truth," says Talman. "They beat us."

"Yes, but that was before our new additions, and besides, we played in the patient offense," says Huk.

"That's because it use to be our best offense. We focused more on finding the best shot every time down the floor," says Legkauskas.

"Easy for you to say. You always got the best shot," said Denkovic.

"Shh, I'm trying to listen to the TV," says Trepicchio.

BBTV: "Żubr Białystok. That team will make the playoffs. Look who they have beaten. They've beaten Linndell, and they've beaten the Hustlas, who, mind you, have just beaten Rip City. Zubr is a serious team. Taking them lightly is to the detriment of their opponents...."

"We will get our revenge against them. But for now, let's focus on our next opponent, Lion Rebels. And they are chomping at the bit. This is a good team. We must be ready for them," says Andreas Maes.

"And we will be," says Ziehaus. "Just throw it down low to me and Talman, and we will take care of business. Sorry Legkauskas, I know that kills your touches and your shots, but we are all about winning now. And we will win with playing inside against them."

"Easy for you to say," says Layton. "Have you seen Terry "The Terror" Armstead? They call him The Terror for a reason. I know I will have to go against him, and he will dominate me. He will dominate the two of you as well. Ziehaus can possibly contain him a little, but that's it. So stop the arrogance. They are a real team, and he is a real terror."

Legkauskas smiles, "No complaints here. We will get our revenge. But Andreas is right, Lion Rebels is next. And Layton is right. I've seen The Terror play. He is a beast. So, Let's start practicing, before the terror terrorizes us and we have no answers. We will throw it inside because he's the only one to fear along with their small forward, but after that, the inside should be gravy."

BBTV: " Hustlas play Lion Rebels. I see that game being close. The terror will be a terror on them. But I see the Hustlas having just a bit too much firepower. They will win by 8."

The second sportscaster looks over at the first one, shakes his head. "Lion Rebels lost their last game. They will come out firing on all cylinders. I see them winning a close one, 3 points. Hustlas lose. Just like they would have lost if Rip City played normal."

Sportscaster 1: " I disagree. The game would have been close, but the Hustlas are getting better at closing. I think they would have still won, by 7."

Sportscaster 2: "And when the Lion Rebels defeat the Hustlas, I'll look over to you and say, I told you so. They would have lost to Rip. And losing to Lion Rebels will prove that."

BBTV goes off the air.

Hustlas coach: "Keep proving the naysayers wrong. Let's get in a good practice today. We have a Terror we are going to in a couple of days. Have to be prepared. Let's start by working out our bigs. We will need them when that game starts."

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From: Jbogroff

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Date: 9/4/2022 4:00:22 PM
Rip City Revival
IV.29
Overall Posts Rated:
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Second Team:
Rip City Utopia
Congratulations on the “enthusiastic” victory 😁

From: Reece

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Date: 9/4/2022 10:56:33 PM
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Lol, I knew you knew what you were doing. Now you have the team, and most of the pundits not believing in the Hustlas, lol. You used that game as a scouting mission. I wonder what they will say next on ESPN and BBTV

From: Reece
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Date: 9/4/2022 11:38:48 PM
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"We welcome our special guest today, Stephen A.," says one of the BBTV anchors.

Stephen A.: "There is jokes running around now. It's unbelievable. The first joke, was Linndale switching around their lineup, running a full court press, against Zubr. But the bigger joke is after being down big, they came back and almost won. But th biggest joke of all had to be from the Rip City coach. The coach sent out this tweet to the Hustlas, 'Congratulations on your 'enthusiastic' victory.'

Rip City just lost to the Hustlas and this is what they sent out. And they ended it with a Smiley face. Talk about showmanship. Rip City used that game as a scouting mission. And boy did they come away with a lot. If they face the Hustlas in the finals, you better believe they will be ready for them. But I have faith in my Hustlas. But faith can only take you so far. I had the Hustlas winning it all, but after that tweet from Rip City, that took the heart out of me and of the Hustlas. That was savage. Here we are, feeling good about our victory over the best, over the best, yes they played TIE, yes they kept it close, until the 4th quarter, even took a lead after being down double digits, but they lost by 26. By 26!!!! And with that, with all of that, they sent out this tweet as if the loss was nothing, meant nothing. I am now worried about the Hustlas. Rip City is playing with them. And there is nothing the Hustlas can do. If they keep winning, maybe they can prove themselves, but Rip City is saying that the win means nothing. At the moment, that's how I feel."

BBTV: "Well, it meant something. And the Hustlas will try to prove it by continuing their winning ways against Lion Pride," said BBTV anchor.

From: Jbogroff

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Date: 9/5/2022 6:56:12 PM
Rip City Revival
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Second Team:
Rip City Utopia
I probably should clarify something here. . .I have massive respect for your victory. Yes, I'm being playful, but not in an attempt to minimize your win. Enthusiastic was meant to be a double entendre. Your writing is enthusiastic, and you played a higher enthusiasm. I tend to be a bit more on the jokey side. . but that's hard to tell from static text. So it could come across as indifferent or arrogant. And true, sometimes I'm those things. But not on purpose this time.

I think you should totally feel great about your victory. A win is something to feel great about and 26 points is a great win. I usually account for 10-15 points for enthusiasm and 10-15 points for homecourt. You also guessed the pace correctly and tactical guesses are impacting too. So my takeaway for this is that I'm not overly concerned, and my position is that I have to bank my enthusiasm because I'm out of the Cup. Probably not a big surprise to the league that I'm going to be playing TIE from here on out regardless of matchup. I'm looking at the playoffs and unless I win the head to head with Philly I'll remain in the 2 seed off of the PD.

So Hustlas, overall you had a great plan and executed it brilliantly. My deepest and sincerest congratulations on your win.


From: Reece

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Oh no, we liked the original, something to play with, banter with, as you saw in the BBTV and such. All fun. I thought it was an excellent message and one I could play with and expound upon, as you saw. Hope you liked it. Lol. I had fun writing it.

From: Jbogroff

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Date: 9/5/2022 9:08:31 PM
Rip City Revival
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Rip City Utopia
Loved it. I need to bring back my grisly journalist, Irv Crombie. He’s been retired way too long.

From: Reece

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That would be excellent. More reports. Fun to read, and then Baine providing other insight league wide. This league is great.

From: Baine
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Date: 9/6/2022 10:50:20 AM
Lion Rebels
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Second Team:
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Day 11 (Saturday 3 September 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)
Loved all the activity in here over the weekend! Good luck in tonight's games!

Night results
Linndale 114 - Żubr Białystok 122
Lion Rebels 105 - Tachenko 118
Rip City Revival 105 - Hustlas 131
The Lone Wolf 70 - The Ashkickers 110
Mighty Moose Rockets 36 - Miami Cleo 94
Carolina Rebels 112 - 2 percent 101
San Dominica Warriors 111 - Is This Heaven? 43
Philly Dribble 128 - The Beer Bellys 25

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 131 : Hustlas
Rebounds : 68 : Żubr Białystok
Assists : 33 : Linndale
Steals : 16 : Linndale
Block Shots : 14 : San Dominica Warriors

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 40 : P. Mari Acuña (2 percent)
Rebounds : 23 : G. Locus (Miami Cleo)
Assists : 10 : S. Rigaux (Philly Dribble), C. Kallay (Tachenko)
Steals : 6 : J. Glicas (Philly Dribble)
Block Shots : 5 : C. Riggins (Żubr Białystok)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : K. Brown (Lion Rebels) (29 Points, 6 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Shooting Guard : T. Begley (Carolina Rebels) (31 Points, 3 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots), F. Carrillo (Lion Rebels) (29 Points, 8 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32
Small Forward : P. Mari Acuña (2 percent) (40 Points, 9 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 38
Power Forward : G. Pullen (Tachenko) (24 Points, 16 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots), J. Talman (Hustlas) (23 Points, 21 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 41
Center : G. Locus (Miami Cleo) (31 Points, 23 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 51

MVP of the evening
G. Locus (Miami Cleo) (31 Points, 23 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 51

The bad performance of the evening
K. McNulty (Mighty Moose Rockets) (7 Points, 2 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots)B. Piotrkowicz (The Beer Bellys) (3 Points, 2 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -14

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : P. Alvarado (The Beer Bellys), H. Musayyab (The Beer Bellys) : 7 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : A. Coronado (Linndale), T. Armstead (Lion Rebels), M. Ulevicius (2 percent) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : G. Locus (Miami Cleo), R. Cuberas (Mighty Moose Rockets), J. Cadelago (Mighty Moose Rockets), H. Espinosa (Carolina Rebels), L. Arevalo (Carolina Rebels), D. Harden (Lion Rebels), S. Hatch (Żubr Białystok), W. Huffman (The Beer Bellys), P. Alvarado (The Beer Bellys), D. Villari (The Beer Bellys), B. Piotrkowicz (The Beer Bellys), H. Musayyab (The Beer Bellys), P. Mari Acuña (2 percent), D. Wilmink (2 percent) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : P. Fasselli (Philly Dribble), P. Mari Acuña (2 percent) : 7 Three points

The best performer : G. Pullen (Tachenko) : Rating : 18.5

The worst performer : O. Oynak (Mighty Moose Rockets) : Rating : 2.0


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