Because I am maintaining this blog ... I am going to use it for shameless self-promotion.My band Big Daddy's Discotheque has released a new song ... as the youth say, it is somewhat of a "banger". Go have a listen, I think you will like it.
If you do enjoy it - come check us out this Friday May 20 @ The Metro on Grote Street at 9pm. Purge is DJing at the Franklin till 9pm - so head in there first, have some drinks and then come watch me rock out.
The stats are all up to date in the link below. I have all the Old Reds stats - Saturday and Midweek, as well as all of the no Old Reds teams in A Grade, Central 1 and Central 2/3.
http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=sacbaagrade&sid=260426146
To the reports:
A's (5-1) v B's (1-5) - Written by Mike - Yet again, our A's came up against their friendly Rival's the B's. The game started off tight, going score for score, as both teams worked the ball around for open shots, the only thing separating the team's was the A's denial of second opportunities for the B's. The A's weren't shooting at a higher percentage, simply shooting more, Harbouring a single digit lead going into the second half. Then the game got away from the B's. Foo doesn't just look good in a suit*, but also on the court, as he picked off some passes and capitalised on the break. Before anyone knew it, the score blew out to 20+, Mitch making a few threes as a consolation. 54-28
* I saw Foo in a suit in town and didn't say hello because I was wearing track pants and a Pokemon shirt.
C's (5-1) v SPOC (2-4) - Written by Jay The first half in this one was a bit of a grind. Jay and Jamie hit some early 3s, and Goody scored a couple of buckets inside, but Saints were able to hang around to keep the first half close. The first half ended 14-9, and Saints came out and scored the first 5 of the 2nd half to tie it up, and the game had a similar feel to our previous game against them. But like that previous game, we flicked a switch and ran away with it relatively easily in the end. We were looking good moving the ball through the high post, as Goody and Lachy were controlling things and making plays. Final was 34-23 (should’ve been an even bigger margin, but we missed some open looks towards the end). Lachy 9, Goody and Jamie 8.
D's (4-2) v Unley (1-5) - With Roughie away for the weekend and Big A out purchasing a watch, Purge played his first game of the season. Unley started well getting out a quick start ... and then that would be the only thing that was quick about them for the rest of the game. Unley started in a 2-1-2 - we scored inside, they switched to a 3-2, we scored from 3 and then to a man and we scored ... how ever we wanted. Purge said he bumped into Unley at Bunnings yesterday - he took a photo*. Stu hit a couple of early 3's, Thommo was scoring inside, Foo hit a layup and a 3 and Palky hit a couple of 3's - Reds up 23-10 at halftime. The 2nd half was free flowing as Unley switched to a man - but were not picking anyone up in transition or switching when they were beaten off the dribble. Stu, Palky and Foo hit more 3's but it was Future getting to the basket that killed Unley - he was able to beat his man with ease and get to the basket time and time again. Madman hit a couple of late jumpers. After holding Unley to 5 points for the half they scored 12 points in the last 3 minutes. Thommo was awesome on the boards all game - as our lone big he had to battle 2 Unley bigs and he did a great job. D's won 55-27. Foo had his Old Reds high with 16, Palk with 16 and Stu with 15.
*This is of course a joke and we hope that it is taken in the spirit in which it was intended.
E's (3-3) v Blackwood A (2-3) - Written by Max - Already with a win against Blackwood earlier in the year and coming off a couple of good weeks, the E’s went into the game full of confidence. Our offence looked rushed though, trying to do too much with the first 1 or 2 passes. This resulted in a number of turnovers and contested shots. Meanwhile the much younger Blackwood team were doing well on the defensive boards and beating us down the court to create opportunities on transition. Fortunately their shooting was off as well and they carried a 19-18 lead at half time. Highlights were a Miller 3 pointer and a couple of nice moves to the basket by Morgan. The second half was a real grind with neither team able to regularly score. Blackwood eked out a 6 point lead which felt formidable. Mike Tye was our only player to score a field goal in the second half, popping in a couple of sweet little jumpers and winding up for a big 3 pointer as well. The E’s thought they could outrun Blackwood with a deep bench but with a continually changing lineup could never find their rhythm. The last part of the game got quite physical with their #30 throwing his weight around with a couple of hard fouls. In the end Blackwood held on to win 31-26, Tye had 9 points and Miller
had 6.
F's (4-2) v Knightsbridge A (5-1) - Written by Moorfoot - The F’s (minus our fearless leader) faced off against Justin Bieber’s Knightsbridge in what would be a physical and spiteful game. Moorfoot opened the account with seven straight points, including a nice and one. Knightsbridge were moving the ball and kept in it with some outside shots. Tone was then hit from behind by Mr Bieber himself which then prompted a shove back from an un-named teammate. After several sharply worded exchanges, the Reds settled themselves with a timeout and came back out to play basketball. Cam and B-Rad were working hard on the glass as always, while Charlie was getting good looks on the drive – the only thing letting us down was unforced turnovers. Reds in front 15-14. The second half saw Jimmy finding his range from three-point territory with a couple in quick succession, finishing with three for the half. Tone also joined in, dropping a trey of his own. There was plenty of contact in the paint and our bigs were taking a lot of it uncalled. Knightsbridge kept finding open looks to keep them in front and the turnovers kept us just beyond catching them. Knightsbridge 43 – Fs 39. Moorfoot 16, “Three Games” Jimmy 13, B-Rad 5
G's (5-1) v Saint Peters A (1-1-4) - NO REPORT. Win 22-18, Reid 10, Troy 9.
Lady Reds (4-2) v Trinity A (1-5) - There is a decent gap between the top teams and the bottom teams in the women's grade and the Lady Reds made light work of Trinity. They were able to lock down in D and run teh break nonstop. Tracey And Clare were able to get out on the break and make layup after layup, Alicia shot well from 3 and as a team they moved the ball well. Everyone contributed - Hannah worked tirelessly on the boards and ran super hard in both directions. Reds won 54-16. Alicia 19, Tracey 16, Rachel 7.
Palky's Player of the Week - Week 6: He is the future of the D's old man squad, he hit 3's, drove the lane with ease and scored his career high with the Reds with 16 points - Dan Foo.
Game Times - Week 7:
A's v SPOC A - 2.40pm @ Saints Crt 1
B's v Gateway A - 5.10pm @ Saints Crt 1
C's v D's - 1.50pm @ Saints Crt 1
E's v Northgate A - 5.10pm @ Saints Crt 2
F's v St Pauls A - 4.20pm @ Saints Crt 1
G's v Big Sunday C - 1.00pm @ VENUE TO BE ASSIGNED!
Lady Reds v Happy Valley A - 4.20pm @ Wayville Crt 1
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