BoobaJones

  Intro and week #1 -09-16 
        BoobaJones Series will be a once a week guest feature on the Blog Detailing a report on the Basketball league that I play in, Our Team is Blue and will be referred to that through- out the series....Our Team consists of seven players which is always a good idea, cause usually not everyone is reliable and of course we have the players that should never miss any games. Munster is the captain and architect of the the team - Munster is a decent player who gets a bum rap.His friends  at the center think he sucks and at times i admit i agree with them- but truth is if he played with in the parameters of his game(spot up shooting, screening, not putting ball on floor etc..) he can be a solid contributor. Barney - is our big man, plays with a lot of spirit, solid on the glass, a much better defensive player than he gets credit for, not a member of the Allstate good hands team but can catch the ball when hit in the numbers and finish, as long as he pukes before every game we should be OK. Michael -  the scorer we needed, Excellent finisher,creates for himself and others, tough in the open court, rebounds well also- can be a much better defender - Solly- the Hustler, would fill up the stat sheet on "its not in the box score " plays ( loose balls deflections charges etc..) surprisingly decent shot- will generally draw the toughest defensive assignment - decision making is questionable at times- Dave- solid player maker good understanding of the game, tough defender, not a great shooter but an be relied upon to score -Haim- can be really good depending on his head - will need to score, shot selection is in question at times OK a lot of times - plays hard all time. As for myself I am great and here is the reason why I'm great because I'm not an A$$hole - I know what I'm supposed to do i play to my strengths- even if it means sitting on the bench- The bottom line is to win and if that means me sitting I'm all for it...
   Week #1:
       Not having a team in place. only Barney,Solly, and I were the only regulars we recruited 2 players one who was really good back in his heyday and one who was never good in any day. Our strategy was to play a really slow and deliberate game. Had the other team tried to run,and pick us full court they probably would've pounded  us by 25. But they didn't and played right into our hands. We tried to go inside to Barney but he was a no show on week #1 he missed chip shots inside the paint, and wasn't very active on both ends, he claimed he was out of shape. We matched up in a 2-3 zone committing only to there two best players and letting everyone else shoot we rebounded well and took good shots. Solly led us with 16 points watching him shoot in pregame- I thought he couldn't hit the side of a barn- but he stuck 4 three pointers, we were up 5 with under 3 minutes but we never scored again and wind up losing 31-29 that's not a misprint. On there final possession they were inbounding under neath our basket  I chose not to call time out and unfortunatly were still in a zone through some confusion we lost a man and he banked in a 16 footer with one second. I'll take the blame for that...