Week 5 Recaps
Sorry for the delay on the recaps fellas but Mr. Squirrel has been busy these days. I will try to get everything up ASAP. The league has ridiculously close throughout, no one has really been dominant to the point where they seem unbeatable. I’ve been in a lot of leagues and I haven’t seen a season with some many close games coming down to the wire. I’ve said it from the start anyone can beat anyone in this league. So everybody better keep bringing their A game every week.
EL8 vs HLO(59 – 69)
EL8 has one of the deepest and most talented rosters but has been somewhat inconsistent and they have a tendency to let up with big leads. HLO has also shown flashes of what they can do when there full roster is there but due to attendance they have yet to build that chemistry.
For most of the first half it seemed like EL8 was in control as they got out to a small lead but that wouldn’t last long as HLO would start to pick up their defense and get out in transition. HLO would begin to find easy baskets, can’t shoot 60.4% from the field unless you’re getting some wide open looks or layups. EL8 on paper should’ve won this game but HLO all season have shown what they can do with a full roster and when they keep their composure.
Top Performers
EL8 – Jake Choi 23 pts 8 ast Steve Hong 11 pts 17 reb 2 blk 3 stl Jack Ma 11 pts
HLO – James Choi 23 pts 4 ast Michael Chin 14 pts 4 ast 4 reb Chris Choi 10 pts
NYCE vs RF(63 – 64)
Team NYCE came in looking to keep their perfect record in tact. They would however be trying to do it without any of their bigs and Ace who has been MIA most of the season. RF has been winning games but it hasn’t been easy as they’ve struggled to close out teams or to get out to big leads.
The first half was a back and forth close game throughout until the end of the first half when RF would make a run and get out to a double digit lead. Halftime however couldn’t have come at a better time as NYCE would come out in the second and answer right back with a run of their own to erase the deficit just as quickly as RF built it. RF would end up down 2 with 3 sec left and Mark Lee at the line shooting 2. He would however miss the 1st FT and while attempting to miss the 2nd, he would actually make it. NYCE would look to throw the long pass off the inbound and it would however hit the bottom of the backboard giving the ball back to RF down 1. Ray Lee would catch the ball on the low block and make a move across the middle and float the ball through the net as the buzzer would sound. Ball game, buzzer beater.
Top Performers
NYCE – Eddie Wang 19 pts 10 reb Mike Kim 19 pts 6 stl 5 reb John Park 15 pts
RF – Mark Lee 35 pts 6 reb 4 ast Ray Lee 10 pts 12 reb
UN vs HTB(58 – 55)
UN has been a surprise this year as their talent has gelled together nicely and brought them some wins. They have however shown flashes of not being on the same page and disorganized in their losses. HTB has been playing better lately but have still been making mistakes due to inexperience but the talent is def there.
This was another close game in a back and forth affair as both teams would play out even throughout the game. This game much like the NYCE vs RF game would come down to the buzzer. HTB would have the ball with almost 10 sec left and down by 3 pts but instead of calling timeout and drawing up a play to get them a good look, they would choose to play it out and in a scramble would end up with taking a contested 3 that was off the mark and UN would escape with the W.
Top Performers
UN – Mike Song 15 pts 10 reb Vick Manocha 13 pts 5 reb 5 stl Mike Lee 12 pts
HTB – Peter Song 18 pts 3 ast Moon-Hwan Yun 16 pts 10 reb David Ri 12 pts
ISO vs SMP(71 – 35)
ISO is one of the premier teams in the league and while they haven’t been dominant they’ve been winning and some of their struggles have been due to attendance. SMP has struggled all year, they play hard and hustle but need some kind of strategy to close the talent gap on some of the other more established teams in the league.
ISO ran away with this game from start to finish. SMP would struggle on defense to contain ISO’s players as they were on fire but most teams would have that same problem. SMP actually did a better job at taking care of the ball but they need to finish in order to stay in games. They would allow ISO to shoot 47.1% from the field while only shooting 29.6% from the field themselves. ISO never let their foot of the gas like good teams should do while SMP needs to change their strategy to find them some way to one.
Top Performers
ISO – James Choi 26 pts 4 ast Chris Youn 14 pts 7 reb 6 ast Daniel Kim 16 pts
SMP – Andrew Park 16 pts 7 reb David Yoo 4 pts 6 reb 4 ast
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