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Happy Ouerer: "Happy Ourer on WINO radio with Coach and lead assistant Pio Reina. Coach, after a rough week, where
do things stand for our favorite basketball team?"

Coach: "Well, we expected things to be rough this season, but things may not be as rough as they appear. We are seeing the needed improvements
we wanted to see from our young big men, and they are continuing to build on those improvements."

Coach Reina: "We're also starting to see some separation in who starts and who comes off the bench. It's quite possible the limeup and rotation
changes in the not too distant future."

Happy: "Changes? What moves are likely?"

Coach: "While we can't speak on future moves, we can say that we're seeing some separation that shows us we have 3 players fighting for 2 starting
spots. That shows we're building the depth we want."

Happy: "How are the rookies developing?"

Coach Reina: "Vincent Gross looked solid, but he has to tighten up a few things before he can possibly crack the rotation. Art Reese is ready
defensively to play right now, as is Gross, but he has a lot of work to do on the rest of his game.Carlton Mosley has a skillset that doesn't fit
his position; we're trying to see if he develops those skills or continues with the skillset he has."

Coach: "Remember, roster building isn't just for the now; we try to look ahead also. We know we're not winning the title this year unless
something unexpected happens to a few teams, we feel we can make the playoffs AND thread that player devlopment needle. We'll see how the kids
develop and adjust accordingly. And obviously, adjust to what the front office gives us."

Happy: "What should we expect tonight against the Lion Rebels?"

Coach: "Hopefully we can get Reese and Gross a lot of playing time tonight."

Happy: "Sounds like you're expecting a blowout or to be blown out."

Coach Reina: Individually, they have a couple players that really concern us. We know we can't handle Armstead, but maybe we can slow him down a bit.
Our depth helps us that way. I'll take our backcourt over theirs everyday of the week, and they have some talent. Either our guards will carry us or
the big man carries them with Carrillo proving a very good Robin to Armstead's Batman.

Happy: " WE're out of time. Thanks to you both Coach and Coach Reina, and we'll see you after hopefully a Linndale win tonight!"

I’m never watching the end of a game on here again. FFS!

You saw that?!? Wow!!! Mine froze after the last timeout. I had to refresh the browser and I never got to see the end, only read it.

Happy: "Happy Ourer here with Coach after a stunning 99-97 victory over the Lion Rebels. Coach I immediately note
the absence of Pio Reina."

Coach: "He's attending to the locker room right now. Happy, we won the game, but understand something: that was not
Linndale basketball. We did not rebound well, we did not take care of the basketball, and we did not shoot the three well.
Lutz had an awful game but came through in spots. The bench was offensive on offense. The defense was just okay. To be honest, was only good enough. If you had told me out backcourt would give up 52 points to theirr backcourt, I would have asked you how many we lost by. McKnight killed us on the boards, but Nicky was huge tonight and so weere all of our bigs. Kyle was solid, but Coenen was absolutely masterful when we needed him to be. We have a ton of work to do, and I know we won, but we are not pleased with this performance. I know Pio is letting them have it right now. We have to be better than this. Give all the credit to the Lion Rebels for coming out, playing hard and making us play their game. Armstead was clearly the best player on the court. Harden was very good defensively. Carrillo was as expected, and Brown was too. Make no mistake, we are not happy with OUR performance."

Happy: "Was there any aspect of the game you were happy with?"

Coach: "Coenen, and I have complaints there too. He should have taken a few more shots."

Happy: "More from the Linndale Radio Basketball Network after these messages."

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You saw that?!? Wow!!! Mine froze after the last timeout. I had to refresh the browser and I never got to see the end, only read it.

Yeah, I saw it. Unbelievable! But that's why we play - at least it was close and competitive!

Day 5 (Saturday 19 November 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Linndale 99 - Lion Rebels 97
San Dominica Warriors 146 - BOBBBSBURGS 28
209’s MostWanted 96 - Carolina Rebels 109
BKDogs 48 - Philly Dribble 123
Miami Cleo 45 - The Ashkickers 66
Motor City Waddupdoe 57 - The Beer Bellys 106
Hustlas 118 - Sweaty Socks 33
Żubr Białystok 91 - The Philadelphia Spartans 73

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 146 : San Dominica Warriors
Rebounds : 80 : San Dominica Warriors
Assists : 32 : Philly Dribble, Hustlas
Steals : 12 : Philly Dribble
Block Shots : 12 : San Dominica Warriors, The Beer Bellys

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 33 : J. Segovia (The Beer Bellys)
Rebounds : 20 : D. Allen (Carolina Rebels), L. McKnight (Lion Rebels)
Assists : 14 : B. Coenen (Linndale)
Steals : 5 : G. Gattoni (The Ashkickers)
Block Shots : 5 : Y. Semiramis (The Beer Bellys)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : É. Blanchet (San Dominica Warriors) (16 Points, 3 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 2 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 26
Shooting Guard : J. Segovia (The Beer Bellys) (33 Points, 3 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Small Forward : L. Baião (San Dominica Warriors) (29 Points, 6 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 41
Power Forward : N. Guevara (Linndale) (28 Points, 16 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Center : D. Allen (Carolina Rebels) (18 Points, 20 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34

MVP of the evening
L. Baião (San Dominica Warriors) (29 Points, 6 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 41

The bad performance of the evening
A. Bueno (Sweaty Socks) (0 Points, 5 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -9

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : S. Asulin (The Philadelphia Spartans), L. Stern (BOBBBSBURGS) : 5 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : A. Varpukevicius (Miami Cleo), Z. Than Lin (209’s MostWanted), M. Smalls (Motor City Waddupdoe), J. Medina (Motor City Waddupdoe), H. Vaarandi (The Philadelphia Spartans), S. Asulin (The Philadelphia Spartans), K. Knowles (Linndale), P. Lutz (Linndale), D. Harden (Lion Rebels), Z. Elsneris (BKDogs), F. Sierra (BOBBBSBURGS) : 5 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : D. Santana (Miami Cleo), G. Locus (Miami Cleo), I. Gamón (Motor City Waddupdoe), G. Romão (The Philadelphia Spartans), D. Harden (Lion Rebels), L. McKnight (Lion Rebels), M. Grimm (Żubr Białystok), Z. Elsneris (BKDogs) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : J. Segovia (The Beer Bellys) : 7 Three points

The best performer : T. Armstead (Lion Rebels) : Rating : 18.0

The worst performer : S. Bryant (BOBBBSBURGS), J. Aguilera (BOBBBSBURGS) : Rating : 3.0

Happy Ourer: "Happy Ourer and Marshall Richards here on the Linndale Basketball TV Pre-Game Show! Marshall, how are you today?"

Marshall Richards: "I'm great, and it's great to be here! Thanks for asking; how are you, Happy?"

Happy: "I am doing well, thank you!"

Marshall: "Glad to hear that! Folks, we know what you want and we're gonna get right to it! You want to know what to expect from tonight's game against BOBBBSBURGS and we went straight to the source to find out."

*plays video*

Marshall: "Coach Reina, what can we expect to see in tonight's game?"

Reina: "No Paul Lutz. He's gotten a bit banged up the last two games, so we're gonna give him the night off. Also Nicky Guevara and Gyozo Czagala get the night off. We want to try and get a look at some younger guys tonight. Expect to see Carlton Mosley, Vincent Gross, and Art Reese tonight. If we get it to garbage time early, they will play a lot."

Marshall: "Shots starting in Lutz place?"

Reina: "Yes. Jung at the power forward and Datler at center. I have things I expect to see from them as well. This is an important game development wise. All those guys would do well to grab the opportunity afforded to them."

Marshall: "Any tweaks to the game plan?"

Reina: "Not really; we adjust to the talent we have available, but we're gonna go out and try to play our game. If we do that things will take care of themselves."

Marshall: "Any takeaway or carryover from the last game?"

Reina: "The only takeaway is that we are not as good as some guys in the locker room think we are. We can't just roll out of bed and show up. I hope they got that message."

Marshall: "Thanks, Coach. Good luck tonight, and we'll see you after the game."

*end video*

Happy: " Coach Reina seemed to be quite perturbed at the team's performance last game and doesn't want to see another egg like that."

Marshall: "He was definitely bothered by that, and I know he's been preaching the message that they aren't as good as they think. We cannot go out there and not play Linndale basketball and expect to win. We're not at that level."

Happy: "More from your Linndale Basketball pregame show after these messages..."

Day 6 (Tuesday 22 November 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Lion Rebels 87 - San Dominica Warriors 107
BOBBBSBURGS 32 - Linndale 115
Carolina Rebels 145 - BKDogs 133
Philly Dribble 124 - 209’s MostWanted 104
The Ashkickers 85 - Motor City Waddupdoe 59
The Beer Bellys 85 - Miami Cleo 97
Sweaty Socks 45 - Żubr Białystok 115
The Philadelphia Spartans 73 - Hustlas 109

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 145 : Carolina Rebels
Rebounds : 70 : Linndale
Assists : 40 : Carolina Rebels
Steals : 15 : Żubr Białystok
Block Shots : 12 : Linndale

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 51 : L. Papenmoor (BKDogs)
Rebounds : 19 : T. Armstead (Lion Rebels), M. Köhler (BKDogs)
Assists : 12 : T. Begley (Carolina Rebels)
Steals : 5 : K. Knowles (Linndale)
Block Shots : 5 : T. Colomina (The Ashkickers), Y. Delagnès (Żubr Białystok)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : L. Papenmoor (BKDogs) (51 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 52
Shooting Guard : H. Šapiras (Żubr Białystok) (22 Points, 12 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 4 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37
Small Forward : G. Romão (The Philadelphia Spartans) (37 Points, 11 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42
Power Forward : K. Jung (Linndale) (15 Points, 11 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 31
Center : T. Armstead (Lion Rebels) (27 Points, 19 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43

MVP of the evening
L. Papenmoor (BKDogs) (51 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 52

The bad performance of the evening
T. Hewitt (BOBBBSBURGS) (7 Points, 1 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -14

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : J. Dotson (Sweaty Socks) : 8 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : F. Brasilino (BKDogs), P. Matkowski (BKDogs) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : A. Gallucci (Miami Cleo), T. Plummer (Carolina Rebels), L. Arevalo (Carolina Rebels), G. Ricker (Motor City Waddupdoe), S. Hollins (Lion Rebels), T. Medina (Lion Rebels) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : M. Woesler (Philly Dribble) : 6 Three points

The best performer : S. Klin (Hustlas) : Rating : 18.0

The worst performer : S. Bryant (BOBBBSBURGS), L. Stern (BOBBBSBURGS) : Rating : 3.0

Well, Coach Stephenson, all I can say is congratulations. I'm on the verge of blowing everything up but I know I've just got to get through this training reset, which hopefully should happen by the all star break...but I'm afraid it's going to be too late for me to be able to turn this around and avoid relegating this season. Maybe it's too early to tell, but with two devastating losses to start this season and then a no-show with a CT effort, I'm feeling the weight of my 1-5 record.

Wins against you guys have been hard to come by so I've just been glad to have them when I do. This one's no different I was just glad the strategy paid off since the only certain thing was making sure your guards couldn't get the ball into the gorillas since I was expecting you to put McKnight out there. So I was breathing sighs of relief when it didn't look like Hollins' slowing of Begin would be fatal (now granted this is only because Blanchet who has not been the model of consistency decided to actually score in critical matchup)

I'm hoping you guys get things together. Definitely would be weirdly different without you guys.

Week Three Power Rankings
Week 3 Observations
It took until the third week of the season to see some movement on the transfer list with The Philadelphia Spartans shooting their shot to a tune of $920k to bring on three new mature players to help them maintain a holding place in the Great 8. First up, Romanian Center Sorin Nitã a seven footer who comes in averaging a double double and 14.0 rating for his career. He'd started the season in Denmark's II.1 league and was averaging 16.8 rebounds per game for his first five matchups. Utopian 6'4" PF Florian Taylor is their second transfer piece and has a decent rating for only a Star potential rating and appears to slot in as the starting PF for the Spartans. Filling out their backcourt is 26-year-old PG Antonio Llanos, also from the heralded Utopia, and started at SG this week for the Spartans. I'd assume once their game shape recovers, they'll help the Spartans significantly. Just for kicks and giggles, I updated my preseason power rankings with their new salary totals and they jump clear up the list from 13th originally to 4th. As is the phrase, time will tell, but significant upgrades for a team that otherwise might not have had a shot to stay in the division, but now I think they're well set for the next couple of seasons.

On the same side of the standings, The Beer Bellys made a move, bringing in their own Greek Freak, SF Yiannis Georgoulis, a 30-year-old with an impressive record of scoring 61-points in a game two real life years ago. He looks to be stepping in place of the diminuitive Christopher Layton who has probably started showing his age at 34-years-old, but who is a recent transfer signing for thatguy's squad near the end of last season.

Other than that, it is looking like five teams in each conference have a shot at the play-offs after six games (though after the Spartans' additions, most likely six teams in the Great 8 will fight for those spots) while the two winless teams are almost guaranteed relegation (though I do hate to make that designation so early, but their EFFG and OPP EFFG are truly terrible). Which leaves the Lion Rebels, BKDogs, and Motor City Waddupdoe fighting for respect and hoping against hope that they'll be able to find a way to avoid relegation. I know it's early, but the way things have shaken out so far, it's looking pretty terrible for those three as well.

This week, with thanksgiving upon us, I'm proud to introduce my first ever Power Rankings - Thanksgiving Edition, where I designate a specific Thanksgiving dish to be associated with a team's ranking. Obviously, the worse the ranking, the worse the dish is (in my humble estimation anyway). Enjoy, and I hope you all have something you can be thankful for this year!

Week 3 Power Rankings
16. BOBBBSBURGS (16) - Chinese Food
Nothing against Chinese Food, which is generally delicious, but for a Thanksgiving substitute, it definitely ranks last. After six games, BOBBBS has given up 737 points and only managed 270. What's worse is their EFFG is an abysmal -1.3, 16 points lower than last week and the lowest EFFG average I've ever seen since I've been tracking it for the last three seasons. They only averaged 30 PPG in their last two outings against Linndale and San Dominica. Fortunately for them, they're still in the Cup, but are facing elimination against 28th ranked Olympiakos Providence this week. Then on to Lion Rebels before hosting The Beer Bellys as non-conference play starts up.