Week 3 Baller of the Week

Baller of the week: The big fella shows his worth. Not often will you get a baller of the week from a losing team, but he balled out and dropped a 30 piece so how could I not? He's debatably the biggest three point threat the league has and with giants wobbling around setting picks for him he gets his chances to let it fly. The biggest mistake anyone can make is going under the screen against him and if you do you can just about pencil in 3 points on the stat sheet. In the holiday spirit many were comparing him dropping 3's through the hoop to the big man from the north (Santa Claus) dropping present's down the chimney. After a long break we'll see if the league starts respecting him a bit more by going over screens set for him. 

Honorable Mentions:
Ben Ansted: As a rookie in the rec league, if your names not Chris Smith anything over 10 points is pretty solid and Ben dropped himself 12 points to be the 2nd leading scorer for his team. I think team Bonaventura's mistake was not putting Ben on Stevie on defense because Stevie could not hang with Ben on the other end of the floor. I think I'm speaking for everyone when I say we look forward to watching the growth of Ben for the rest of the season.

Harry Palmer: Maybe not an amazing game by Harry, but Harry get's to log himself in as this seasons first game winner. It's rare that the score is so tight where someone can take the game into his own hands to win the game but the opportunity presented itself for Harry and he took it. A game winning layup followed by that infectious smile and 8 points will get him an honorable mention for sure. 

Ivan Sturm: When I saw team Anzivino getting their first win of the season there was no doubt in my mind that it was thanks to underrated big man Ivan Sturm. After suffering with a hurt elbow his availability for the game was up in the air. However he pulled himself out of bed and after listening to his favorite artist Trippie Tess on the way to the game he balled out and scored a game high 12 points. Have a day Sturmo.