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Round 8 Part 2


CROCKERS vs. Chumunga 63 - 61 (36141716)

The next game of the round was a battle of the 2 tankers from the Guppies, Crockers and Chumunga. In a scrappy affair the Crockers boys took the win and basically handed the Chumungans the East wooden spoon for the season. Booooo

3. M. Javadov (CROCKERS) - Javadov takes the 3 votes this game over his more highly publicised teammate McPhail thanks to McPhail's atrocious shooting efficiency. Javadov was effective for his 17 points and 11 rebounds and takes max votes.

2. S. Sultan (Chumunga) - The Sultanator takes the 2 votes as he was the star for Chumunga in the close losing effort. He had a double double of 16 points and 22 rebs...

1. R. McPhail (CROCKERS) - And finally McPhail takes the 1 vote with a game high score but it wasnt efficient enough for top votes. He had 28 points and 8 rebs for the game.



Billy Hoyles Boys vs. Glenelg Tigers 81 - 83 (36141719)

This game was another cracker and possibly a preview of the East finals. Glenelg came into the game basically needing to win to stay in the hunt and they fell over the line by 2 points after leading by 11 at 3q time.

3. F. Chung Ling (Glenelg Tigers) - Chung Ling was the dominating force inside for the Tigers hitting a game high 24 points and 13 rebs. He shot a fantastic 12-21 against an ABBL team which is impressive.

2. M. Edwards (Billy Hoyles Boys) - Edwards beat out the Burgerman for the 2 votes once agin because he was more efficient and had a great all round game. He posted 21 points, 6 rebs and 5 assists for the match but it wasnt enough for the win.

1. M. Bergman (Billy Hoyles Boys) - And Bergmann takes the 1 vote from the game with his 23 points, 8 assists and 4 rebs for the game.


Western Titans vs. Chelsea Seagulls 89 - 91 (36141717)

And last on the menu for the round was a high profile matchup between the Seagulls and the Titans. This was a must win for the Seagulls to keep momentum going in the battle for the top 2! In the end they withstood the late charge from the titans and replace BHB as top of the table with 3 rounds to go.

3. O. Ðuričko (Chelsea Seagulls) - The duck man takes max votes in this game for his tireless efforts at SG. Duricko had 33 points, 6 rebs, 1 assist, 1 steal and a block for the game.

2. U. Samdup (Western Titans) - Samdup won the battle of the centres in this game hitting 23 points, collecting 16 boards, 2 steals and 4 blocks. But it wasnt enough on the day...

1. J. Sherwin (Chelsea Seagulls) - The Gulls also collect the 1 vote with Sherwin losing his C battle but winning the war with his team. He still posted a respectable 15 points and 16 boards before fouling out after 44mins.

Last edited by tremell at 9/12/2011 6:18:22 AM

I have fallen behind in this so will update the last three weeks all at once.

Week Six

Week 6
Player Team Pts
Kye Duffill Da Fat Boy Slim 16
Fan Chung Ling Glenelg Tigers 13
Alejandro Ascariz Slam ! 10
T. Salgueiro Haggards 10
Bernabé da Gudiña Glenelg Tigers 10
Xie Guanzheng Melbourne Goldfish 9
Mikey Bergman Billy Hoyles Boys 9
Udi Samdup Western Titans 8
D Polglase Northcote Slammers 7
Leigham Phillips Haggards 6
Norbert Carey Western Titans 5
C. Bertocco Slam ! 5
Pier Giorgio Masetti Northcote Slammers 5
Arcangelo Di Ninno Melbourne Goldfish 5
Joel Vulcan JW City Bulls 5
S Sultan Chumunga 5
Oliver Ðuričko Chelsea Seagulls 5
M. Chongzheng Billy Hoyles Boys 5
Jared Sherwin  Chelsea Seagulls 4
Mu Hongyun Chelsea Seagulls 4
Garth Larbi Chelsea Seagulls 4
Rober Forbes Chelsea Seagulls 4
G. Lucia Billy Hoyles Boys 4
Anselmo Canturion Billy Hoyles Boys 4
Yishai Keinan Billy Hoyles Boys 4
Pavlas Glizickas Western Titans 3
B. Penik JW City Bulls 3
Jack Law Haggards 3
Pero Mayhew Haggards 3
C. Tôn Glenelg Tigers 3
Rod McPhail CROCKERS 3
D. Corvo JW City Bulls 3
R. Zacaroli Slam ! 2
M Doherty Northcote Slammers 2
Liang Wai Yuen JW City Bulls 2
Jasper Kent JW City Bulls 2
Jarrod Corica JW City Bulls 2
L. Harvey Haggards 2
Kent Masters Chelsea Seagulls 2
A. Centurian Billy Hoyles Boys 2
Cyril Landrin Chelsea Seagulls 2
A. Rempala Western Titans 2
B Filho Western Titans 1
Pablo Lobato Western Titans 1
Hue Hengquan Western Titans 1
Meelis Klaar Slam ! 1
Hunter Hawthorn Da Fat Boy Slim 1
S. Mariotti Da Fat Boy Slim 1
H Degao Da Fat Boy Slim 1
Mark Edwards Billy Hoyles Boys 1
G. Trifonov Northcote Slammers 1

Week Seven

Week 7
Player Team Pts
Kye Duffill Da Fat Boy Slim 19
Fan Chung Ling Glenelg Tigers 16
Tome Salgueiro Haggards 13
Xie Guanzheng Melbourne Goldfish 12
Mikey Bergman Billy Hoyles Boys 12
Bernabé da Gudiña Glenelg Tigers 11
Alejandro Ascariz Slam ! 10
Udi Samdup Western Titans 8
D Polglase Northcote Slammers 7
Pier Giorgio Masetti Northcote Slammers 7
Garth Larbi Chelsea Seagulls 7
Leigham Phillips Haggards 6
S Sultan Chumunga 6
Jared Sherwin  Chelsea Seagulls 6
Norbert Carey Western Titans 5
C. Bertocco Slam ! 5
Arcangelo Di Ninno Melbourne Goldfish 5
Joel Vulcan JW City Bulls 5
Oliver Ðuričko Chelsea Seagulls 5
M. Chongzheng Billy Hoyles Boys 5
G. Lucia Billy Hoyles Boys 5
Jasper Kent JW City Bulls 4
Pero Mayhew Haggards 4
Mu Hongyun Chelsea Seagulls 4
Rober Forbes Chelsea Seagulls 4
Anselmo Canturion Billy Hoyles Boys 4
Yishai Keinan Billy Hoyles Boys 4
Pavlas Glizickas Western Titans 3
Pablo Lobato Western Titans 3
B. Penik JW City Bulls 3
D. Corvo JW City Bulls 3
Jack Law Haggards 3
C. Tôn Glenelg Tigers 3
Rod McPhail CROCKERS 3
A. Rempala Western Titans 2
R. Zacaroli Slam ! 2
M Doherty Northcote Slammers 2
Liang Wai Yuen JW City Bulls 2
Jarrod Corica JW City Bulls 2
L. Harvey Haggards 2
S. Mariotti Da Fat Boy Slim 2
Kent Masters Chelsea Seagulls 2
Cyril Landrin Chelsea Seagulls 2
A. Centurian Billy Hoyles Boys 2
Mövsüm Javadov CROCKERS 2
Radosław Rymer Melbourne Goldfish 2
B Filho Western Titans 1
Hue Hengquan Western Titans 1
Meelis Klaar Slam ! 1
G. Trifonov Northcote Slammers 1
Hunter Hawthorn Da Fat Boy Slim 1
H Degao Da Fat Boy Slim 1
Mark Edwards Billy Hoyles Boys 1
Paolo Paranaense Slam ! 1

Week 8 Fishbowl East MVP Standings

Week 8
Player Team Pts
Fan Chung Ling Glenelg Tigers 19
Kye Duffill Da Fat Boy Slim 19
Xie Guanzheng Melbourne Goldfish 14
Alejandro Ascariz Slam ! 13
Tome Salgueiro Haggards 13
Mikey Bergman Billy Hoyles Boys 13
Bernabé da Gudiña Glenelg Tigers 11
Udi Samdup Western Titans 10
Pier Giorgio Masetti Northcote Slammers 9
Leigham Phillips Haggards 8
S Sultan Chumunga 8
Oliver Ðuričko Chelsea Seagulls 8
D Polglase Northcote Slammers 7
Garth Larbi Chelsea Seagulls 7
Jared Sherwin  Chelsea Seagulls 7
Norbert Carey Western Titans 5
C. Bertocco Slam ! 5
Arcangelo Di Ninno Melbourne Goldfish 5
Joel Vulcan JW City Bulls 5
Liang Wai Yuen JW City Bulls 5
Mövsüm Javadov CROCKERS 5
M. Chongzheng Billy Hoyles Boys 5
G. Lucia Billy Hoyles Boys 5
Jasper Kent JW City Bulls 4
Pero Mayhew Haggards 4
H Degao Da Fat Boy Slim 4
Rod McPhail CROCKERS 4
Mu Hongyun Chelsea Seagulls 4
Rober Forbes Chelsea Seagulls 4
Anselmo Canturion Billy Hoyles Boys 4
Yishai Keinan Billy Hoyles Boys 4
Pavlas Glizickas Western Titans 3
Pablo Lobato Western Titans 3
B. Penik JW City Bulls 3
D. Corvo JW City Bulls 3
Jack Law Haggards 3
C. Tôn Glenelg Tigers 3
Mark Edwards Billy Hoyles Boys 3
A. Rempala Western Titans 2
R. Zacaroli Slam ! 2
Paolo Paranaense Slam ! 2
M Doherty Northcote Slammers 2
Radosław Rymer Melbourne Goldfish 2
Jarrod Corica JW City Bulls 2
L. Harvey Haggards 2
S. Mariotti Da Fat Boy Slim 2
Kent Masters Chelsea Seagulls 2
Cyril Landrin Chelsea Seagulls 2
A. Centurian Billy Hoyles Boys 2
B Filho Western Titans 1
Hue Hengquan Western Titans 1
Meelis Klaar Slam ! 1
G. Trifonov Northcote Slammers 1
Hunter Hawthorn Da Fat Boy Slim 1
Ü. Egeli JW City Bulls 1
N. Costache Da Fat Boy Slim 1

Well since the last update things have gotten a whole lot more interesting in the MVP race. Suddenly all we seem to be seeing every week is Fan, Fan, Fan. The Glenelg star has roared up the standings to now hold equal top spot with former favourite Kye Duffill. In third making a lot of noice - to quote from Serena Williams, "You're a hater, and you're just unattractive inside," is Xie still stuffing the ball into the basket at a rate only matched by one man team McFail! Next we have three less well known players in Alejandro Ascariz (Slam !), Tome Salgueiro (Haggards) and the man some claim is the best player in the league Mikey Bergman (Billy Hoyles Boys). All of these players still have a statistical chance with three rounds and nine more points up for grabs but the reality is Duffill and Fan just need one more good game each to slip no lower than second. Three weeks to go and I am hoping I can get someone into the top 10 so I have a chance to win free supporter from myself!

Round 9
Part 1

Melbourne Goldfish 98 - 73 CROCKERS 98 - 73

The Goldfish as expected were far too strong in this one winning every quarter and running out comfortable winners. Once again we have a game where 1 teams has the top scorer but gets smashed......lets see how the votes panned out this time.

3 votes Aliecer Hernando de Soro MEG 28pts 19 reb

The top scorer and leading rebounder for the fish gets the 3 in this game.......he's also for sale and can be yours with an opening bid of 700k. He was incredibly efficient when not jacking up 3's and did a solid job defensively.

2 votes Rod McPhail 39pts 4ass 3reb

The Irish international was great in this game knocking down 39 points and a tad under 50% shooting. I couldn't justify giving him the 3 as Hernado was so good but he was clearly Crockers best and did well enough to get 2 votes

1 Vote Xie Guanzheng 28pts 8 ass 5 reb

The 7 time all star had a great night on the scoreboard but took way too many shots to get there. he was able to distribute the ball well and also chip in with a few rebs but 10-29 effort from the floor meant only 1 vote.

Just the one game to kick things off tonight - will get the rest done over the next 24 hours

grumble grumble grumble

Did a couple of games here earlier tonight but i mustn't have hit save before i ducked off to play bball myself so i will cover the votes in those games briefly with out the write up (apologies to the managers involved especially if you were looking forward to my literary wit)

Da Fat Boy Slim 113 - 61 Chumunga

3 votes - Kye Duffill FBS
2 votes - He Degao FBS
1 vote - Salvatore Mariotti FBS

Northcote Slammers 118 - 137 Haggards

3 votes - Anthony Cima
2 Votes - Tomé Salgueiro

the above 2 might seem contentions but as i explained in the missing post it is due to the standard of player they were up against(which i am aware of as i am mates with Greeno and thus know about most of his roster) respectively even though it was a close call.

1 vote - Pier Giorgio Masetti.


I'll now do another game or 2 in full and finish off tomorrow

JW City Bulls 85 - 98 Glenelg Tigers

Glenelg dominated this game early before a late charge from JW's. It wasn't enough however as the Tigers ran out comfortable 13 point winners. Interestingly we saw the reappearance of the 2-3 zone......something that amazes me as i think it is terribly ineffective (and i've played it with Legendary & prodigious OD guys manning the guard spots and a SF with high ID). It's been a hot topic in the Fishbowl forums recently and once again it was a defence used by a losing team.

3 Votes - Joona Komsi 24pts 9 ass 5 reb

The Finnish Freak was outstanding in running the point for Glenelg. He not only top scored for his team but also had 9 assists, 0 turnovers and shot at a decent clip. Great to see a PG earning the 3 votes.

2 Votes - Bernabé da Gudiña 22pts 7 reb

I would have liked to see a few more boards from the big Spaniard (it almost cost him a vote) but in the end the fact that he topped the +/- and shot an impresive 10-16 was enough to get him the 2.

1 vote - Ðuro Cvoro 16 points 17 reb +6

This may come as a bit of a surprise but Cvoro was a beast on the boards did a decent job of keeping his man quiet and in the end got the vote because his Trekkie teammate Joel Vulcan shot a terrible 13-33.

Last edited by coachnoodles at 9/20/2011 7:39:55 AM

Western Titans 95 - 83 Slam !

A cracking contest in this one that saw the Titans pull away in the last 1/4 and win by 12 after the margin was only 2 points at the last change. In a somewhat unusual twist the 3 vote getter from this game is a member of a losing team.

3 Votes - Ciro Bertocco 35pts 10reb 6 ass

A fantastic all around performance in a losing side. Note only were the base states good but Ciro also kept his man very quiet (2-11) but he shot the ball well himself nailing 14 of his 33 attempts. if his 3 point shooting had of been a little more accurate it would have been a inning effort from him.

2 Votes - Uditi Samdup 18pts 15reb 3 ass

Slammin Samdup was great on the boards, efficient from the floor and helped keep his opponent to just 25% shooting. He's been a prolific vote winner this season with 10 this season and his good form continued this week.

1 Vote - Pablo Lobato 15pts 10ass 5 reb

A rock solid game from the Titans PG saw him edge out their leading scorer for the final vote. In the end he put up better numbers against better opposition and that got him the vote.

Billy Hoyles Boys 88 - 97 Chelsea Seagulls 88 - 97

Despite leading or equaling Chelsea in every category in the ratings aside from rebounding Billy Hoyle's Boys were unable to get the win. With 200k of salary sitting out injured and some gameshape issues surround some of my new acquisitions it was always going to be a tough ask and after getting slapped around early the Boys were unable to make up ground late in the last 1/4.

3 Votes - Gianfrancesco Lucia - 22pts 16 reb 2blk 2 stl

Again the 3 votes goes to the losing team. Lucia was the leading rebounder and scorer in the game, went 10-14 from the field and played every minute of the game due to Kumans injury and the sale of Barzdis.

2 Votes - Jared Sherwin 20pts 6reb 4 ass

Really tough to work out the votes behind Lucia. Sherwin gets the nod for the 2 because he had the highest +/- in the game. He did foul off in 22 minutes but when he was on the court he scored at a great clip and did enough else 3 blocks to go with the reb & ass to get the 2 votes.

1 Vote - Garth Larbi 20pts 11 reb

Snuck in for the 1 vote because he was shaded by Lucia in the important areas at PF. Given Chelsea played 3-2 he wasn't entirely responsible for Lucias dominance so i got him in for 1 vote ahead of Bergman who missed out because of his poor shooting.

Last edited by coachnoodles at 9/21/2011 8:10:21 AM

Week 8 Fishbowl East MVP Standings

Thanks again to Coachnoodles for his fantastic writeups and another warning to everyone to save, copy into memory, post and re-edit on this often frustrating BB Forrum. Here are the standings with just two weeks to go.

Week 9
Player Team Pts
Kye Duffill Da Fat Boy Slim 22
Fan Chung Ling Glenelg Tigers 19
Xie Guanzheng Melbourne Goldfish 15
Tome Salgueiro Haggards 15
Alejandro Ascariz Slam ! 13
Bernabé da Gudiña Glenelg Tigers 13
Mikey Bergman Billy Hoyles Boys 13
Udi Samdup Western Titans 12
Pier Giorgio Masetti Northcote Slammers 10
Jared Sherwin  Chelsea Seagulls 9
Ciro Bertocco Slam ! 8
Leigham Phillips Haggards 8
S Sultan Chumunga 8
Oliver Ðuričko Chelsea Seagulls 8
Garth Larbi Chelsea Seagulls 8
G. Lucia Billy Hoyles Boys 8
D Polglase Northcote Slammers 7
H Degao Da Fat Boy Slim 6
Rod McPhail CROCKERS 6
Norbert Carey Western Titans 5
Arcangelo Di Ninno Melbourne Goldfish 5
Joel Vulcan JW City Bulls 5
Liang Wai Yuen JW City Bulls 5
Mövsüm Javadov CROCKERS 5
M. Chongzheng Billy Hoyles Boys 5
Pablo Lobato Western Titans 4
Jasper Kent JW City Bulls 4
D. Corvo JW City Bulls 4
Pero Mayhew Haggards 4
Mu Hongyun Chelsea Seagulls 4
Rober Forbes Chelsea Seagulls 4
Anselmo Canturion Billy Hoyles Boys 4
Yishai Keinan Billy Hoyles Boys 4
Pavlas Glizickas Western Titans 3
B. Penik JW City Bulls 3
Jack Law Haggards 3
C. Tôn Glenelg Tigers 3
S. Mariotti Da Fat Boy Slim 3
Mark Edwards Billy Hoyles Boys 3
Aliecer Hernando de Soro Melbourne Goldfish 3
Anthony Cima Haggards 3
Joona Komsi Glenelg Tigers 3
A. Rempala Western Titans 2
R. Zacaroli Slam ! 2
Paolo Paranaense Slam ! 2
M Doherty Northcote Slammers 2
Radosław Rymer Melbourne Goldfish 2
Jarrod Corica JW City Bulls 2
L. Harvey Haggards 2
Kent Masters Chelsea Seagulls 2
Cyril Landrin Chelsea Seagulls 2
A. Centurian Billy Hoyles Boys 2
B Filho Western Titans 1
Hue Hengquan Western Titans 1
Meelis Klaar Slam ! 1
G. Trifonov Northcote Slammers 1
Ü. Egeli JW City Bulls 1
Hunter Hawthorn Da Fat Boy Slim 1
N. Costache Da Fat Boy Slim 1

With Duffill scoring an 18.0 and dropping 37 points on the Sultanator last week while being forced by his coach to play all 48 minutes in the blowout he is now clear of everyone but the Fan man. He just needs one point to secure the season five "Ky Smeltz Fishbowl East MVP Award". With Xie and Tome now falling behind they are left battling it out now just for 3rd spot. I will list all the top overall candidates in the main thread.

Last edited by yodabig at 9/22/2011 5:36:24 PM

Fishbowl East Season Five Round Ten MVPs

Da Fat Boy Slim vs. CROCKERS 101 - 72

COC has added some players of late and now has three $40,000+ guards on his roster. Sadly his best big man is about a tenth as good as that and with Duffman penetrting inside at will COC was left very limp. Mind you, with prominent (medium) inside scoring I don't think there are too many teams in the East that can stop DFBS's inside attack.

3 Kye Duffill Da Fat Boy Slim 30 PTS 25 REB. While beating up on a $13k SF in bad GS isn't that impressive, his match rating of 17.5 is. An ABBL standard player and this may lock up his first "Ky Smeltz MVP Award".

2 Salvatore Mariotti Da Fat Boy Slim 20 PTS 14 REB 15.5 rating. The second part of the punishing attack was impressive for being even more efficient than Duffill hitting 10/14 baskets and doing it all in much less time actually gave him an argument that HE was the true MVP. Also beat up on a weakling though.

1 Riho Pärn CROCKERS 25 PTS. The Spearmint Rhino (A local strip club for those that don't know) did his best to keep the contest close but with McPhail turning into McFail in this game it was turned into a bit of a blowout in the second.

Western Titans vs. Melbourne Goldfish 103 - 117

This all-Calamari affair probably wont affect the table so much but with both teams wanting to feature their stars there was a lot of pride on the line. The big names didn't disappoint with Udi and Xie both having big games. The Goldfish must have been worried early when six minutes in their star big man Angel went down injured leaving just two bigs for the rest of the match, but they hung in and were able to hang on for the win.

3 Xie Guanzheng Melbourne Goldfish 42 PTS 13.5 rating. The Master Chef was sizzling hitting 7 of 14 three pointers and scored double the top Titan and as usual he also had a smorgasboard of stats including rebounds, assists, steals and a block.

2 Uditi Samdup Western Titans 20 PTS 17 REB 3 BLK 15.5 rating. The Kid was close to unstoppable but a massive amount of turnovers and too many bad shots from the guards meant he just didn't get enough ball.

1 Norbert Carey Western Titans 18 PTS in 17 minutes. While it was a cameo roll while Norbert was on the Titans were winning with his teriffic shooting (7/10).

Glenelg Tigers vs. Haggards 125 - 106

This was a huge game with both of these teams having a great chance to take a finals place with a win here (and put me out of it where I probably belong). Haggards looked at the impressive inside attack of Glenelg and decided to test the 2/3 zone, with the typical results. The Glenelg bigs still hit numbers like 8/8 and 9/12 and the guards were able to hit a good percentage as well. The 2/3 zone sucks but these sort of tests are what PL games are for!

3 Chinh Tôn Glenelg Tigers 27 PTS 11 AST. With the 2/3 zone putting 0 pressure on the Glenelg Tigers' guards they were able to have a MASSIVE 38-19 assist advantage and Ton had the most as well as being the high scorer.

2 Fan Chung Ling Glenelg Tigers 26 PTS 18 REB. It wasn't just the assists where the Glenelg Tigers dominated but on the rebounds as well, which is supposed to be the one thing a 2/3 zone helps with. A special vote of shame for Haggards $130,000 Tomé Salgueiro who could only grab 9.

1 Leigham Phillips Haggards. 20 PTS 8 REB 7 AST. No-one on Haggards shot that well but he did all the other things that no-one else on the team seemed to want to do - rebound and pass.

Last edited by yodabig at 9/23/2011 7:13:27 PM