Saturday, December 18, 2010

Scores: Week 2

Not too many surprises on Saturday. Note that I updated the standings on the sidebar, as well as the picks for the three Sunday games. As always leave a comment or two below...
 
Jarboe 55 Fotino 54
-Modzelewski, Wolfe, and Markham combined for 45, while Hurst, Devarenne, and Denomme led the way for Team Fotino (yes I took that from the comment section). Miles Markham has been a big surprise up to this point for Team Jarboe.
Hill 53 MacLeod 42
-Even with Tynan MacLeod and Hunter Lambert it wasn't enough. Rumor has it that there were quite a lot of fouls in this game...
Stewart 43 Debreceni 32
-The strategy of Burkholz covering McEvoy and Robinson doubling on the post was effective enough to slow down Dustin and allow for Team Stewart to get the W. 
Calderan 56 Icenogle 34
-Danny Kessler played well for Team Calderan. Interesting stat: Team Icenogle has scored a total of 8 points this season when Matt Ferro is not in the game, so much for my analysis saying that he isn't a true point guard. 
O'Malley 58 Mahan 47
-Will Lamy led the charge for Team O'Malley, while a strong effort from Tim Grove kept Team Mahan within striking distance for a while, but it wasn't enough. 
Dawson 50 Stevens 46
-Dawson led 25-13 at halftime and 41-27 with 8 left. Crazy situation with 13 minutes left in the second half: I subbed in, caught the inbounds pass, and promptly drained a long 2 from the corner... on my own basket (....awkward....). Then Team Dawson inbounded the ball (it was supposed to be our ball underneath) took it down the court in a fast break, but missed the layup on their own basket. Conor Enright led the way for Team Dawson with 20. For Team Stevens, Marcelo Guadiana had 9 (including some big free throws), Patrick Stevens had 11, and I had 14. Watch out for Team Stevens in the future!
Hegeman  DeLuca 
Wright  Werner

Game Picks: Week 2

Hill vs. MacLeod-- Saturday, 1:00pm @ MSN
No Tynan MacLeod and no Hunter Lambert means Team MacLeod loses more than 50% of their offensive output from last week. Georges, Hallock, and Birmingham will have to step up if Team MacLeod wants to keep it close. I think they do indeed make it interesting, but LJ Dinkel and the Hill brothers will take advantage of their opponent's offensive struggles, and come out with another win.
Hill 38 MacLeod 32


O'Malley vs. Mahan-- Saturday, 2:20pm @ MSN
Team O'Malley dominated a solid Team Calderan last week, while Team Mahan only had four points at halftime (in comparison, Matt Hannagan had 16 at halftime for Team O'Malley in week one). I don't think Mahan can keep up with O'Malley's prolific offensive attack, so it could get out of hand.
O'Malley 53 Mahan 33

Icenogle vs. Calderan-- Saturday, 3:30pm @ LA
Team Icenogle really had problems on offense last week, scoring just 22 points in a loss to Team Jarboe. In contrast, Team Calderan put up 50 points in a tough loss to Team O'Malley. The return of Big Ben Icenogle should help, but I think Mark Lavallee avenges his poor shooting from last week and leads Team Calderan to an easy win.
Calderan 64 Icenogle 35


Debreceni vs. Stewart-- Saturday, 4:45pm @ LA
Game of the week. The McEvoy versus Robinson matchup should be interesting to watch. Mark should shut down the paint, but I don't think he can cover Dustin outside. Although Robinson is large and physical enough to push McEvoy around a little bit, I think Dustin will have some extra pep in his step after getting accepted to the University of Michigan (congrats bud)!
Debreceni 39 Stewart 38
 
Fotino vs. Jarboe-- Saturday, 6:00pm @ LA
These two teams are going in completely opposite directions. Team Fotino looked lazy and sluggish in an embarrassing loss to Team MacLeod, while Team Jarboe beat down on Team Icenogle. I think the potential will always be there for Team Fotino, but they don't have the heart to battle for 32 minutes (at least they said they're having fun). I think Griffin Modzelewski has a big game under the prime time lights.
Jarboe 56 Fotino 51


DeLuca vs. Hegeman-- Sunday, 9:00am @ MSN
DeLuca is prepared to come out in a 2-3 zone this week. I am simply going to point out that it is frowned upon in rec, and that I'm not a fan because I think it's too easy. I think it will work great against Team Hegeman. Anthony Cotoni loves to drive to the basket, but the 2-3 zone should clog up the middle and prevent him from driving effectively. I'm guessing Tommy Beal will be there too, so I think DeLuca pulls it out.
DeLuca 50 Hegeman 40


Wright vs. Werner-- Sunday, 10:15am @ MSN
Team Wright's half-court trap defense worked well in creating a lot of turnovers last week. Against Team Werner, I think it will work for a while, but the big advantage for Matt Plausse, Devin Goudey, and Curran Huff in the paint will allow them to squeak out a close one.
Werner 47 Wright 44



Stevens vs. Dawson-- Sunday, 10:15am @ MSS
Team Dawson has a huge size advantage in this game. I don't want to give away our awesome strategy so I'll just go out and say that I think Patrick Stevens will have a good game beyond the arc for Team Stevens, and I anticipate Mackie Enright ripping some rebounds for Team Dawson. Everyone will call me crazy and bias if I pick us to win this game, so I won't, but I think we'll make it interesting and have a chance to pull off the upset in the end.
Dawson 44 Stevens 40

Friday, December 17, 2010

Power Rankings: Week 1

1.) Dawson (1-0) [--]
2.) Werner (1-0) [--]
3.) O'Malley (1-0) [+2]
4.) DeLuca(0-1) [-1]
5.) Calderan (0-1) [-1]
6.) Jarboe (1-0) [+1]
7.) Stewart (1-0) [+1]
8.) Debreceni (0-1) [+1]
9.) MacLeod (1-0) [+3]
10.) Wright (1-0) [+4]
11.) Stevens (0-1) [-1]
12.) Hill (1-0) [+2]
13.) Hegeman (0-1) [-2]
14.) Fotino (0-1) [-8]
16a.) Mahan (0-1) [--]
16b.) Icenogle (0-1) [-1]

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Baller of the Week: Week 1

After leading Team O'Malley to victory against Team Calderan on Sunday, I am giving the first Baller of the Week Award of the 2010-2011 season to Matt Hannagan. He scored 25 points, 16 of them in the first half, as well as several key free throws down the stretch, to propel #5 O'Malley over #4 Calderan. Congratulations, Matt, on this prestigious award!

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Scores: Week 1

Week one is in the books. I went 5-3 in the picks column, not a bad start. There were some big surprises this week, which means it's sure to be another exciting season! I'll have Baller of the Week up by tomorrow or Tuesday.


Werner 59 Debreceni 54
-Big games from Dustin McEvoy and Devin Goudey, as expected. Dustin had 20, but Devin led a ferocious second half comeback, erasing an 11 point halftime defecit. He's certainly a baller of the week candidate.

Wright 42 Stevens 36
-This was a very physical, fast paced game. Stevens got the first basket, but Wright kept a 4-8 point lead for the rest of the game. Ryan Sheehan played really well against heavy defensive pressure, and AJ Wright had at least 5 blocks.
-(On a side note, I would like to point out that the referees let this game get out of control. It turned into a football game. I refuse to say that the referees are ever the difference in the game, but we shot only two free throws, our first coming with just 2:52 left in the game. I'm not taking anything away from Team Wright, the referees were equally bad for both teams and Team Wright deserved to win, but I just think it's unfortunate that this was more of a melee than a basketball game).


Jarboe 56 Icenogle 22
-I scored 7 points off the bench in the second half, Ferro played well as the only offensive threat. Ben Icenogle did not play.

O'Malley 61 Calderan 50
Crazy game. Matt Hanagan had 25 points in the victory. Team O'Malley played the last 1:30 of the game with four players, after Zach Kondroski, Matt Hanagan, and Will Lamy all fouled out.

Stewart 39 Hegeman 36

MacLeod 65 Fotino 32
Dawson 41 DeLuca 30
Hill 46 Mahan 25

Friday, December 10, 2010

Game Picks: Week 1

It's finally here! After nine months of anticipation and excitement, the 2010-2011 GD Rec Basketball regular season will be under way tomorrow. Here are my picks for week one.

***Note the time changes for the Werner/Debreceni and Mahan/Hill games.***

Hegeman vs. Stewart-- Saturday, 8:00am @ LA
Rumor is that Noah Burkholz will be in the house for the official tip-off to the 2010-2011 rec basketball season, which is great news for Team Stewart. Alex Dhionis was also able to practice this week after recovering from a wrist injury, so the Stewies will be at full strength. Team Hegeman is looking very small, especially after losing Erik Rasku in a trade. I look for Team Stewart to control the boards and pull out a victory.
Stewart 41 Hegeman 32

Mahan vs. Hill-- Saturday, ***9:20am*** @ LA
With the Hill Bros. in mid-season form, from JV basketball, they should be tough for Team Mahan to stop. For Team Mahan, Mike Shea has a good matchup advantage that should help him lead the charge with some help from Timmy Grove. I think LJ Dinkel could be the difference maker in this one, as the Hill brothers bring back some of the magic from last year to squeeze out a close one.
Hill 44 Mahan 41

Werner vs. Debreceni-- ***Saturday, 10:40am*** @ LA
This should be a high scoring, back and forth contest. The matchup of Dustin McEvoy and Devin Goudey will certainly be a fun one to watch. I'd give Dustin the slight edge, but Devin's supporting cast is better. Mike Allen and Matt Plausse should just about neutralise each other, so I look for Curran Huff to come up big and be the difference maker for Team Werner.
Werner 54 Debreceni 52

Stevens vs. Wright-- Saturday, 1:20pm @ MSN
This should be a great matchup in terms of size. The difference should come from Team Stevens' aggressive play. With no Doug Rosa, I am confident that the two Stevens brothers can step up and fill the void. I think Team Stevens can dictate the pace of the game and get Team Wright on their heels from the start. AJ Wright should have a good game down low, but it won't be enough.
Stevens 40 Wright 36
 

Dawson vs. DeLuca-- Saturday, 2:40pm @ MSN
This game is definitely the marquee matchup of Saturday's slate of games. Team Dawson will have to work hard to defend their number one ranking right off the bat. I'm sure DeLuca will constantly be looking to fastbreak, but without Tommy Beal they won't be at full strength. Dawson has a distinct size advantage that should ultimately propel them to victory.
Dawson 50 DeLuca 45

Icenogle vs. Jarboe-- Sunday, 9:00am @ MSN
I think Jon "Weezy" Wolfe poses big matchup problems for Team Icenogle. If Ben Icenogle covers him, Jon will bring him outside and open up the middle for his teammates, if someone else covers Wolfe, he'll be ready to post up inside. Matt Ferro is predicting a big game for himself, but I don't think it will be enough to overcome a big game by Dr. Weezy.
Jarboe 50 Icenogle 38


Calderan vs. O'Malley-- Sunday, 10:15am @ MSN
The trash talk for this game for this game has been a topic of conversation all week long, so I'm hopeful that this game will live up to the hype. I think Shane O'Malley and Mark Lavallee will go back and forth in the scoring column (Lavallee was predicting a 40-point game for himself), but Nick Longo will be able to stop Will Lamy and be the difference in the game.
Calderan 56 O'Malley 55


Fotino vs. MacLeod-- Sunday, 10:15am @ MSS
The talent level is decidedly in Team Fotino's favor, but I think Team MacLeod has a lot of heart. Team Fotino seemed like they didn't play well together at practice, so I think a big game from Tynan MacLeod and Hunter Lambert will keep it close, but Team Fotino's bench is far superior to that of Team MacLeod, which will ultimately be the difference.
Fotino 44 MacLeod 39

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Power Rankings: Preseason


Finally! Here they are. You're 2010 GD Rec BBall Preseason Team Rankings. But of course, no one will agree completely with what I say, so leave a comment with your name and rankings. Then at the end of the season you can show everyone that you knew what you were talking about and I had no idea. I'll get a poll up here tomorrow along with some picks for this weekend's games. 

1.) Dawson
They've played together forever. With few weaknesses and a very solid core, I think this is the year they win it all.
2.) Werner
Huff is a big sleeper and Plause is solid. With Goudey and Werner at guard they are solid both inside and outside. 
3.) DeLuca
What they lack in size, they make up for in quickness. They are led by a coach of the year candidate. Much of their success depends on T-Beal's attendance.
4.) Calderan 
Team Calderan is always hungry for a championship, so they're sure to be in contention. Longo was a steal and could be a difference maker.
5.) O'Malley
Hanagan and O'Malley are two great options at the guard spot, and Lamy is versatile. They are sure to be aggressive on D, and should benefit from a 9-player team.
6.) Fotino
The individual talent is certainly there, but their ultimate success will depend on how they play as a team. They looked lazy at practice, but Dan Tomany is sure to inspire them with his aggressive play. 
7.) Jarboe
Wolfe and Modzelewski should drain threes all day, but I'm not sure how they'll do down low. When they are aggressive they'll be great, when they turn lazy I'm not so sure.
8.) Stewart
Mark Robinson is a big boy. No one in the league is big enough to stop him. But who is going to feed him the ball? The over/under for the number of regular season games Burkholz will show up to is 3.5. Needless to say there are a lot of questions...
9.) Debreceni
Dustin McEvoy. That is all. 

10.) Stevens
Good old Team Stevens is pretty much the definition of average. They'll have to be aggressive to create fast-break scoring opportunities, and are sure to put in the best effort of any team. Plus they have me...
11.) Hegeman
The defending champions return to the court with their star player, Anthony Cotoni. Greg Naughton will surprise everyone by averaging a double-double, but Cam Finnell will have to step up his game with more assists from the point.
12.) MacLeod
Tynan MacLeod is great and Peter Georges is a good second point-guard, but besides T-Mac they really don't have any jump shooters. That being said, I'm sure they'll play great defense as MacLeod teams usually do, and win some low scoring games.
13.) Hill
Obviously the two Hill brothers will have to carry the load, but in a league where everyone plays equally I'm not sure that they have enough supplemental talent.
14.) Wright
They have a decent starting five, but they are guard heavy. It's unclear who their go-to guy will be, but Ryan Sheehan could play a big role.
15.) Icenogle
It's a little blurry as to who their number two option is, and they don't really have a true point guard to feed Icenogle down low. Ferro will need to step up.
16.) Mahan
Team Mahan is led by a solid top two of Tim Grove and Mike Shea, but the rest of the talent is lacking. Then again look what happened to the team that was ranked last in the preseason last year...

Monday, December 6, 2010

TEAMS!

I posted the teams in three separate posts below (for formatting reasons). I will have my rankings up tomorrow. Leave a comment below if you want...
 
MacLEOD
grade ft in
Lambert Hunter 12 6 2
MacLeod Tynan 12 6 5
Georges Peter 12 5 0
Pfenninger Evan 10 5 10
Hallock Charles 10 5 9
Birmingham Nicholas 11 5 10
Simpson Brendan 12 0 0
Ames Kyle 12 6 0
Simpson Nicholas 9 0 0
Dempsey Conner 10 0 0





ICENOGLE



Icenogle Ben 11 6 5
Ferro Matt 11 5 8
Arshad Raaid 11 6 0
Fitzgerald Kevin 12 5 11
DeNatale Thomas 11 5 10
Biasi Sam 11 6 1
Tuppa Bryce 9 5 5
Dingle Sam 11 6 4
Durst Trey 11 5 9
         





STEVENS



Ellercamp Peter 11 5 11
Rosa Douglas 10 5 11
Stevens Paul 12 6 1
Stevens Patrick 10 5 10
Guadiana Marcelo 10 5 8
Preston Gregory 9 5 9
Henry Liam 10 5 11
McPherson Adam 10 6 0
Foster Matthew 10 6 3
Antonellis Marcus 12 5 11





HEGEMAN



Cotoni Anthony 12 6 3
Orlando Brandon 11 5 10
Finnell Cameron 12 5 8
Naughton Greg 11 5 9
Hegeman John Peter 11 5 9
Rasku Erik 11 6 0
MacPherson Ian 11 5 10
Doody Ryan 9 5 8
Dumont Jr. Peter 10 5 7
Scharmer Kenny 9 5 7





DAWSON



Reeves Troy 11 5 8
Dawson Mitchell 11 6 0
Enright Conor 11 6 1
Dawson Jared 12 5 9
Dawson Ryan 10 6 1
Enright Mackie 12 6 2
Acaba Josh 10 5 10
Rice Jacob 10 5 10
Kong Kevin 9 5 6
Faubel Daniel 9 5 10
WERNER
grade ft in
Goudey Devin 12 6 4
Plausse Matthew 10 5 10
Huff Curran  12 6 0
Bennani Adam 12 6 1
Werner Matt  9 5 3
Shea Mark 10 5 11
Pelletier Justin 9 5 3
Wilson Nathaniel 9 0 0
Maynard Ryan 9 5 7
Downey Coltan 9 5 8





O'MALLEY



Alberts John 10 5 2
Alberts Daniel 9 5 2
OMalley Shane 12 5 10
Lamy William 12 6 1
Hanagan Matthew 11 6 2
Hourani Austin 9 6 1
Leonardo Stephen 12 5 8
Stratton Greg 12 5 9
Kondroski Zachary 12 5 8
         





DEBRECENI



Buzan Jeff 10 5 3
McEvoy Dustin 12 6 3
Allen Michael 10 6 1
Hilbrunner Michael 12 5 11
Kieleczawa Alexander 10 5 10
Bunis ryan 10 5 10
Debreceni Alex 10 6 1
Banville Mathew 12 5 9
Richmond Alex 9 5 9
Shirshac Henry 10 5 9





WRIGHT



Leibold Jack  11 6 0
Sheehan Ryan  11 5 8
Wright Aj 11 6 0
Leibold Rick  11 6 0
Estabrook Drew 11 5 11
Lutkevich Ben 9 5 11
Hamel Alex 11 5 8
Stark Peter 10 5 10
Dumont Alex 9 5 7
Gill Ben  11 5 9





STEWART



Casella Michael 11 5 11
Grigglestone Benjamin 11 0 0
Grigglestone Thomas 9 0 0
Robinson Mark 12 6 5
Burkholz Noah 12 5 9
Dhionis Alex 9 6 3
Hoffman Benjamin 11 6 1
Hoffman Michael 11 6 1
Stewart Willy 10 5 7
Murray Thomas 12 6 2
CALDERAN
GR FT IN
Thompson Kevin 12 5 11
Sheehy Jared 11 5 9
McLaughlin Bryce 9 5 11
Thompson Kyle 9 5 4
Lavallee Mark 12 6 1
Longo Nick 11 6 0
Blair Tyler  12 6 0
Kessler Danny 9 5 5
Nelson Jeff 12 6 0
Eaton Brian 12 5 9





JARBOE



Roper Daniel 10 5 8
Wolfe Jonathan 12 6 2
Jarboe Jackson 11 6 3
Modzelewski Griffin 11 5 10
Aumais Matt 11 5 8
Markham Myles 9 5 11
D'Angelo Nick 9 5 7
Raderman Elliot 11 5 9
Pang Justin 9 5 8
Pacheco Dakota 9 5 6





FOTINO



Devarenne Michael 12 5 11
Denomme John 12 5 10
Hurst Zachary 12 5 11
Fotino Steve 12 6 3
Lowney Christopher 11 5 10
Murphy Michael 9 5 7
Jones Eric 12 5 9
Tomany Daniel 10 0 0
Prasky Evan 10 5 11
Yarbrough Ryan 9 5 7





DeLUCA



Beal Tommy 12 6 0
Walsh Benedict 11 5 11
Walsh Brogan 9 5 6
Rahnasto Eric 12 6 1
DeLuca Kyle 12 5 8
Hamzehdoost Hamed 12 6 0
Boudreau Tim  10 5 10
Schembechler Kyle 12 5 10
McCann Dean 9 5 7
Adams Matt 9 5 7





MAHAN



Sandoe Tyler 12 5 6
Huber Christopher 9 6 8
Huber Benjamin 9 6 5
Dion Greg 12 5 11
Grove Timmy 11 5 9
Shea Michael 12 6 2
Dufresne Armand II 9 5 10
Ohara Bryan 10 5 9
Mahan Gregory 9 5 9
OGrady Sean 9 5 4





HILL



Horrigan Danny 9 5 6
Hill Charles 10 5 11
Hill Coleman 10 5 11
Dinkel Lou 10 0 0
Hack Benjamin 12 6 5
Stewart Joey 9 5 11
Marken Alexander 9 5 3
Mann Alex 10 5 10
Gaissl Jeremy 9 5 6