Week 3 Power Rankings

10. Mcnamara (-1) 1-2 
The equivalent of murder occurred in basketball during week 3 in the Strauss vs Mcnamara game and sadly the victim was team Mcnamara. There was little to no fight from the players and it was almost a depressing performance. The one appealing fact for this team is they are undefeated when Castro shows up, but sadly this has only happened once. Sure they have a win, but it was against our 9th ranked team who were missing their best player. Sorry, but team Mcnamara, you have yet to be impressive.

9. Anzivino (-1) 1-2
I'm well aware that this team just won their first game of the season, but it was against team Kelly without their top pick. In rec you get the sense when one team is missing their star, their chance at winning is slim to none. However somehow Anzivino needed a buzzer beater by Harry Palmer to get this win. If Will Bordes can pull things together and conduct his team to a week 4 win against team Jarboe, we will certainly see a jump in the power rankings for team Anzivino.

8. Cianci (-1) 1-2
Back to back losses for team Cianci now and we are yet to see a whole lot from this team this year. All eyes have to turn to the captain himself Alex Cianci as rumors begin to circle that his incredible leadership qualities displayed for his hockey team are not being transferred to his rec team. Even bigger questions will be asked of him if team Cianci picks up a third loss in a row which it looks like their destined to do facing a still undefeated team Bonaventura.

7. Kelly (-1) 1-2
After a exciting week 2 win, team Kelly has been sucked down to earth after providing team Anzivino with their first win of the season. Part of this loss can be blamed on Sammy failing to wake up for the game, but they were not convincing regardless. For this team to take the next step I think we need more production out of players like Papa Eugino, Josh Booth, and Declan Lowney. This is one of those teams where you can be fairly confident they wont end up at the bottom, but its also hard seeing them make it to the top. 

6. Jarboe (-3) 2-1
I understand team Jarboe has backed themselves into being 2-1 in likely the most unconventional way, but regardless they are somehow still 2-1. They played a good week 1 game against team Dzwonek, but since then it has been back to back embarrassing performances from team Jarboe. They we're played off the court against team Donaruma, but due to circumstances they were gifted a win. If they play the way they have the last two weeks it is a very real possibility team Jarboe are one of the bottom dwellers this year. Having former rec champions and vetrans Max Jarboe and Simon Chandler will definitely help as league sources have told the blog they've been speaking about how to get their season back on track. If there is any team that really needed this few week break it is team Jarboe.

5. Donaruma (+5) 0-3
Yes, I'm aware, team Donaruma is 0-3. You may ask yourself, Simon how could you put the only team that hasn't won a game at 5? Well, let me tell you, this team passes the eye test whether you like it or not. they had their early season struggles, but team Donaruma have officially pulled it together. As much as I didn't want to say it, Bush, Biegel, and RD have looked like a serious threat on the floor. Of course we cant be sure this level of play will be sustainable, but as of this past week they are looking much better. I'm sorry the last game played out the way it did, but you guys should still get recognition across the league. 

4. Dzwonek (+1) 1-2
I'm not sure how this has worked out, but despite team Dzwonek losing, I've decided to move them up a spot. It's pretty evident what this team's story is gonna be the whole season. They have a one trick pony in Stevie D and if he doesn't get any support it's gonna be tough to win. They played a very tough opponent in team Bonaventura and when you only have one player scoring it ends up being very tough to win. It should be interesting this Sunday as team Dzwonek will be playing the winless yet full of fight team Donaruma.

3. Bonaventura (-1) 3-0
Yes team Bonaventura is still undefeated, but they are yet to really kill off any teams. I have a feeling when it comes to a game versus either team Strauss or team teDuits they might not have what it takes. To win this rec league you need a couple tough grit and grind players who can tough it out when times get tough and clamp the other team's best player. Yet this team's most notable player (Derek Caruso) is known for being awfully soft. For instance his elbow injury which kept him out of a few games during his soccer season. In other words this is a good team that may not have what it takes to be #1.

2. Strauss (+2) 2-1
Wow. Team Strauss defined dominance in a win against team Mcnamara. In my opinion the scariest part of their 71 point showing was that none of their players scored more than 20 points. They showed that they have plenty of talented players and they're all not shy to share the ball. It's a shame Whitby wasn't feeling well for the game against team teDuits because this team may realistically be better than teDuits on their day. Nothing but good things to say about team Strauss following a good week 3 performance.

1. teDuits (-) 3-0
A Much less dominant win in comparison to team Strauss, but I can't bump team teDuits down until we see a clear trend that they're the worse team. Not to say team teDuits isn't great, I'm just not sure how much longer they'll be our top team. A third win in a row keeps them as one of only two teams that are undefeated and still a early championship favorite. Bradley was able to keep things moving offensively and a bright performance from Alvin Caruso was enough to take down a not so impressive team Cianci.