League Pass allows even the scrubbiest of scrubs national exposure, and quite often there are diamonds in the rough. Each Friday, the Black Prezodential Caucus will convene to consider the candidacy of a possible new Black Prezodent.
Tuesday night is movie night here in Brooklyn (that's right, Dev, we brought it back, and if you come up we can arrange a screening of "The Dream Team"), and this Tuesday we watched "Gunnin' for That #1 Spot," a documentary by Adam Yauch (Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys). The doc follows eight of the top high school ballers as they converge on Rucker Park in Harlem for the 2006 Elite 24 Hoops Classic. One of the featured players, Michael Beasley, is already a Black Prezodent, and the others are scattered throughout the NBA (Kevin Love, Jerryd Bayless), NCAA (Kyle Singler, Tyreke Evans) and Europe (Brandon Jennings). But one of these guys is still in high school, and despite being a sophomore when the rest of these guys were seniors, he holds his own in the game. I give you Brooklyn's own Lance Stephenson:
2.07.2009
2.05.2009
League Pass Power Rankings
In football, I'll always have the 'Skins. In baseball, I've got no choice but to support the Nats. College athletics are for suckers and lame-o's. But NBA fandom is blessedly fluid. Every Thursday, I'll rank the top 5 teams I look forward to watching on League Pass, and why.
5. Los Angeles Lakers
I realized, while watching the game tonight, that I'm so much more a Lakers fan than I am a Celtics fan, that it didn't make any sense having the C's on this list over the Lakers. Also, I'm ready for Lamar to step up in Bynum's absence and improbably become the player we all know he can be. I don't necessarily believe it'll happen, but I'm ready for it.
4. Denver Nuggets
K-Mart sitting with malaria; JR losing playing time with Melo back; Nene continuing to make me feel bad for trading him away: I still like watching these guys play, but it's always tinged with a bit of sadness.
3. Atlanta Hawks
They were ready to vault into the 2-spot, and then Joe Johnson, member of Sr. Sovic's middle school squad, missed a game. Still, with Horford coming back, their stock is rising fast.
2. Charlotte Bobcats
I just like these guys. I hope Gerald Wallace gets back soon.
1. Portland Trail Blazers
Still #1.
2.04.2009
This Week in Black Prezodential History
On February 1st, my fantasy ideal of an 8-category night was very nearly realized: 9-16 from the field, 8-8 from the free throw line, 26 points, 13 boards, 6 assists, a steal, and a block. The only thing missing was a three-pointer, but that could hardly be expected from a man known as "The Hammer." And the game was not three days ago, but rather 18 years years ago, in 1992, when guards shot threes and forwards just manned the fuck up. Hailing from the Steel City of Pittsburgh, birthplace of many a Tarasovic, this Black Prezodent spent a year dominating the juco scene in the early eighties before transferring to UNLV. The Runnin' Rebels were ranked #1 for most of his regime, and his senior season there was the highest-scoring season in school history. 
Armon Gilliam, our nation's 15th Black Prezodent.
Once he made the pros, the Hammer continued his dominance playing stints all over the league, including Phoenix, Charlotte, Philly, New Jersey, Milwaukee, and Utah. As if this weren't enough, he came out of retirement in 2005 to play and coach the Pittsburgh Xplosion, where he averaged 24 points and 9 rebounds at the age of 41. Clearly, this is one BP who has stood the test of time. The Faculty of letters salutes...
Armon Gilliam, our nation's 15th Black Prezodent.
2.03.2009
Better Know a Douchebag
As the only member of the Cluj universe to know all its owners, I find it incumbent upon myself to introduce you all to each other. So far, that effort has only succeeded in nearly starting a bar fight, but hopefully things will be a little more civil here on the blog. This week... The Browless Wonders' Will Shoaf.
Full Name: William K Shoot
Originally From: Chesapeake, VA
Now Resides in: Austin, TX
Occupation: 6th-Grade Social Studies Teacher
Relationship Status: Imbrobably, Married to a seemingly normal girl
Current League Standing: 2nd place, 71-39-2
Humorous, Possibly Fictional, Anecdote: Once acquired an STD from a girl he (erroneously) thought he had screwed in the pooper
Team Name Rating: two and three-quarter stars
and now, our exclusive interview:
The Faculty of Letters: what's your favorite thing about your Browless Wonders?
wkshoaf: My first instinct is to say my man-love for Chris Paul, but i also love the maddening inconsistency of my namesake, Charlie V.
TFoL: you dig the up and down?
wkshoaf: as an owner? no. but it makes things more interesting. paul does well every game. you know what you're getting. The random guys throwing up the huge game makes me happier, beno getting 3 steals; charlie V getting 3 blocks, etc.
TFoL: right. has there been anyone who's consistently been a pleasant surprise for you? anyone you feel you got great value for in the draft or in a trade?
wkshoaf: I would say the biggest surprise has been Jason Terry, just putting up great numbers despite coming off the bench. Did NOT see that happening.
TFoL: yeah he pours em in from that 6th man spot. i actually just drafted him today in my kids' league
wkshoaf: nice. he's fun to have; very consistent but he makes you nervous because he never plays much in the first quarter. As far as the draft, I would say getting Hawes in round 12 was great in the beginning of the season. But I traded him to Dekker right before he got shitty. he carried my team for the first 4 weeks or so.
TFoL: who'd you get in that trade?
wkshoaf: beno [udrih].
TFoL: do you feel like you "won" that trade?
wkshoaf: ehh? I don't know. I've dropped beno once and picked him up again. he's just a backup PG because I traded away felton; that was dumb.
TFoL: what was that trade?
wkshoaf: I traded felton for charlie V because I wanted a backup big guy.
TFoL: that looks like a losing trade to me with the way felton's been playing. do you feel that way?
wkshoaf: felton has outplayed charlie V for most of the year, yes. recently, Charlie has been great, but that's because bogut got hurt and skiles started playing him but like I said, it's only been like 2 weeks. If Brad Miller is traded, then Hawes will start putting up big numbers again. and I will have officially lost both trades
TFoL: ha. ok switching gears a bit here: i know you're a League Pass owner, and also don't really have a team of your own (feel free to correct me there). who do you get psyched about watching on league pass? any particular teams/players, or just your fantasy guys?
wkshoaf: Mostly just my fantasy guys. and the fantasy guys I'm playing against that week. Because of Al [Harrington] and [Wilson] Chandler, I've become a big knicks fan. did NOT see that coming.
TFoL: yeah that's bizarre. i live in new york and i don' t even know any knicks fans.
wkshoaf: d'antoni probably had something to do with it.
...[we discuss some trade offers Will made to other owners in the league]...
TFoL: are you finding yourself frustrated by many of the owners' indifference to their teams?
wkshoaf: I offered him any two of my players except camby, bynum or Paul in exchange for one of his bigs. he said to offer him again, but then he won't respond. So yes, I get frustrated. It's one thing to have a shitty team and make fun of it. but it's another to be shitty because you don't pay attention to your team and keep injured players in and then don't even read the fucking message board when other owners are making fun of you.
TFoL: ok so speaking of being angry at other owners: what do you hate most about your randomly generated rival, deyoung, and his team?
wkshoaf: Deyoung has a weird team. one week he sucks balls, and another he can put up more 3's than anyone in the league (against beb, so that's nice). But I guess the thing I hate the most is that when I killed him in week 4, I only beat him 6-2. I would have loved to 8-0 my RGR. so I hate him for winning 2 categories. His name is also gay, and he left Redd in after a season ending injury I hate those things too.
TFoL: fair enough
wkshoaf: and kobe is a rapist don't forget that.
TFoL: of course. any other owners/teams in the league that have attracted your hatred?
wkshoaf: I hate Screen with all my heart and soul. That's it.
TFoL: other than the sort of obvious superstars, is there any player on another team you'd really like to have on your roster?
wkshoaf: I'd love to have durant, and I hate that deuchey McScreen has him.
TFoL: i'm not sure that there is an official spelling on that word, but i'm quite sure that if there is, it isn't "deuchey"
wkshoaf: fair enough. deuchie?
TFoL: where is the e coming from?
wkshoaf: is it just duche?
TFoL: douche
wkshoaf: ahh. that looks better douche. yeah, I like that.
TFoL: this is gonna be great re-printed on the blog, really gonna get other people into the league.
wkshoaf: um...thanks?
TFoL: alright so anything else you'd like to say about your experience of the league so far this year? what's been your favorite aspect of cluj?
wkshoaf: every night, I have fantasy to follow on my computer while my wife watches The city or Real housewives of orange county or some shit. and when she goes to bed at 9:30, I always have 1 hour or so of amazing basketball to watch by myself. It's amazing. And bardey and I chat about our teams all day, constantly breaking the rule that "no one cares about your fantasy team except you." I congratulate Bardey when Mo goes off for 4 threes, and as soon as I sign on, he's there with the congratulatory chat about bynum's 4 blocks. If that's gay, I don't want to be straight. don't print that.
Full Name: William K Shoot
Originally From: Chesapeake, VA
Now Resides in: Austin, TX
Occupation: 6th-Grade Social Studies Teacher
Relationship Status: Imbrobably, Married to a seemingly normal girl
Current League Standing: 2nd place, 71-39-2
Humorous, Possibly Fictional, Anecdote: Once acquired an STD from a girl he (erroneously) thought he had screwed in the pooper
Team Name Rating: two and three-quarter stars
and now, our exclusive interview:
The Faculty of Letters: what's your favorite thing about your Browless Wonders?
wkshoaf: My first instinct is to say my man-love for Chris Paul, but i also love the maddening inconsistency of my namesake, Charlie V.
TFoL: you dig the up and down?
wkshoaf: as an owner? no. but it makes things more interesting. paul does well every game. you know what you're getting. The random guys throwing up the huge game makes me happier, beno getting 3 steals; charlie V getting 3 blocks, etc.
TFoL: right. has there been anyone who's consistently been a pleasant surprise for you? anyone you feel you got great value for in the draft or in a trade?
wkshoaf: I would say the biggest surprise has been Jason Terry, just putting up great numbers despite coming off the bench. Did NOT see that happening.
TFoL: yeah he pours em in from that 6th man spot. i actually just drafted him today in my kids' league
wkshoaf: nice. he's fun to have; very consistent but he makes you nervous because he never plays much in the first quarter. As far as the draft, I would say getting Hawes in round 12 was great in the beginning of the season. But I traded him to Dekker right before he got shitty. he carried my team for the first 4 weeks or so.
TFoL: who'd you get in that trade?
wkshoaf: beno [udrih].
TFoL: do you feel like you "won" that trade?
wkshoaf: ehh? I don't know. I've dropped beno once and picked him up again. he's just a backup PG because I traded away felton; that was dumb.
TFoL: what was that trade?
wkshoaf: I traded felton for charlie V because I wanted a backup big guy.
TFoL: that looks like a losing trade to me with the way felton's been playing. do you feel that way?
wkshoaf: felton has outplayed charlie V for most of the year, yes. recently, Charlie has been great, but that's because bogut got hurt and skiles started playing him but like I said, it's only been like 2 weeks. If Brad Miller is traded, then Hawes will start putting up big numbers again. and I will have officially lost both trades
TFoL: ha. ok switching gears a bit here: i know you're a League Pass owner, and also don't really have a team of your own (feel free to correct me there). who do you get psyched about watching on league pass? any particular teams/players, or just your fantasy guys?
wkshoaf: Mostly just my fantasy guys. and the fantasy guys I'm playing against that week. Because of Al [Harrington] and [Wilson] Chandler, I've become a big knicks fan. did NOT see that coming.
TFoL: yeah that's bizarre. i live in new york and i don' t even know any knicks fans.
wkshoaf: d'antoni probably had something to do with it.
...[we discuss some trade offers Will made to other owners in the league]...
TFoL: are you finding yourself frustrated by many of the owners' indifference to their teams?
wkshoaf: I offered him any two of my players except camby, bynum or Paul in exchange for one of his bigs. he said to offer him again, but then he won't respond. So yes, I get frustrated. It's one thing to have a shitty team and make fun of it. but it's another to be shitty because you don't pay attention to your team and keep injured players in and then don't even read the fucking message board when other owners are making fun of you.
TFoL: ok so speaking of being angry at other owners: what do you hate most about your randomly generated rival, deyoung, and his team?
wkshoaf: Deyoung has a weird team. one week he sucks balls, and another he can put up more 3's than anyone in the league (against beb, so that's nice). But I guess the thing I hate the most is that when I killed him in week 4, I only beat him 6-2. I would have loved to 8-0 my RGR. so I hate him for winning 2 categories. His name is also gay, and he left Redd in after a season ending injury I hate those things too.
TFoL: fair enough
wkshoaf: and kobe is a rapist don't forget that.
TFoL: of course. any other owners/teams in the league that have attracted your hatred?
wkshoaf: I hate Screen with all my heart and soul. That's it.
TFoL: other than the sort of obvious superstars, is there any player on another team you'd really like to have on your roster?
wkshoaf: I'd love to have durant, and I hate that deuchey McScreen has him.
TFoL: i'm not sure that there is an official spelling on that word, but i'm quite sure that if there is, it isn't "deuchey"
wkshoaf: fair enough. deuchie?
TFoL: where is the e coming from?
wkshoaf: is it just duche?
TFoL: douche
wkshoaf: ahh. that looks better douche. yeah, I like that.
TFoL: this is gonna be great re-printed on the blog, really gonna get other people into the league.
wkshoaf: um...thanks?
TFoL: alright so anything else you'd like to say about your experience of the league so far this year? what's been your favorite aspect of cluj?
wkshoaf: every night, I have fantasy to follow on my computer while my wife watches The city or Real housewives of orange county or some shit. and when she goes to bed at 9:30, I always have 1 hour or so of amazing basketball to watch by myself. It's amazing. And bardey and I chat about our teams all day, constantly breaking the rule that "no one cares about your fantasy team except you." I congratulate Bardey when Mo goes off for 4 threes, and as soon as I sign on, he's there with the congratulatory chat about bynum's 4 blocks. If that's gay, I don't want to be straight. don't print that.
2.02.2009
Week 14 in Review: Game Re-Caps
What you missed if you were only paying attention to your own game, you selfish prick.
Black Prezodents 5 (3pm/pts/reb/stl/blk),
Professor Dribbles 3 (fg%/ft%/ast)
I texted DeYoung last Sunday to advise him of Michael Redd's injury, so I was surprised to find the next day that Redd was still in the starting line-up. I was less surprised when I received the following text a few days later: "Fr: Deezer. Delivery period elapsed, message to 7034073504 deleted." Motherfucker can't manage a roster or a cell phone bill. I'm not sure Redd would have helped, though, as BP was led by a monstrous Antawn Jamison averaging 25 and 13. I guarantee at least 65 of his points looked awkward and at least 32 of his boards were off-balance. Dribbles came up biggest in the percentages, where he was probably helped by the absence of the free-shooting Redd and the sweet-shooting weeks of his other guards, Paul Pierce (51%), Kobe Bryant (52%) and Derrick Rose (60%!).
The Browless Wonders 5 (fg%/ft%/3pm/ast/blk),
Ghitza 3 (pts/reb/stl)
Jesus, Chris Paul is good. His per-game averages for Week 14: 2 threes, 27 points, 6 boards, 9 assists, 4 steals, and half a block. And tonight, as I write this, he's already into double-digit assists in the first half. [By the way, the Hornets announcing crew may be the worst in the league. This guy just cracked himself up by describing LaMarcus Aldridge as "LaMarcable."] If you're wondering how Dev managed to win any categories going up against numbers like that, look no further than Al Jefferson, who responded to an All-Star snubbing (note to coaches: David West is cool, but he's not having nearly the season Jefferson is) by dropping 115 points, 40 rebounds, and 11 blocks--almost half of Ghitza's total--over four games.
Snap Jelly Soldiers 7 (ft%/3pm/pts/reb/ast/stl/blk),
Working's fo Suckers 1 (fg%)
Steffens' Soldiers solidified their climb to the top of the standings this week by picking on league weakling Jesse Delconte (Italian: "from the cunt"). It's always good when you go into a match-up with the league leader starting a player (Zach Randolph) that hasn't played in several weeks. I spoke to Jesse at length this weekend about his inactivity in terms of team management, and he promised to devote a little more time to the league. He turned right around and started the exact same roster as last week again this week, and although Z-Bo is actually playing tonight (and playing well at that), I guarantee you that Jesse didn't know that. As for Snap Jelly, their cruise to victory was obviously spear-headed by LeBron, but the contributions of John Salmons (.491/.938/78/22/18/6/2) and Brook Lopez (.564/1.000/0/71/33/1/1/5) should not be overlooked.
Dominique Moceanu 5 (fg%/3pm/pts/reb/stl),
Great Oden's Raven 3 (ft%/ast/blk)
Kevin Martin is back for Billy, and he's back to scoring the way he was late last season (117 points in four games). None of the other Gymnasts even approached that in terms of scoring, but a triumvirate of Billy's boys were banging the boards, with 31, 34, and 43 rebounds for Amar'e Stoudamire, Jeff Green, and Troy Murphy, respectively. Bernier might have benefitted from starting his team's namesake, as starting Center Brad Miller missed a few games with an abdominal strain, and none of the other Ravenettes (besides D-Wade) were able to contribute much. I should also note that there were a shitload of 3's hit in this match-up. Bernier's 40 were second-best in the league, and Billy out-threed him by 13! Nice shooting, Dominique.
Fire Al Groh 6 (fg%/3pm/pts/reb/stl/blk),
Kill Whitey 2 (ft%/ast)
I got to spend some time with Dekker this weekend, and we discussed Cluj a bit. Despite the fact that he is my Randomly-Generated Rival, I have to say that I respect his adherence to his team ideal of straight crackers, even if it only got him two wins against what would seem to be a mediocre F.A.G squad (hey! never noticed those team initials before, but pretty aptly sums up my feelings on naming your NBA fantasy team after a college football coach). Then again, any of us would have had a hard time out-scoring or out-stealing Bardey this week, as his 630 points were tops in the league and 38 steals were tied for second. Where the fuck do TJ Ford and Mo Williams get off averaging 26 and 25 points a game?
Black Ice 2 (ft%/stl),
Screen Team 5 (fg%/3pm/pts/reb/ast)
Since his 0-16 start, Screen has been impressive in clawing his way up the standings to get himself into fourth, but there was nothing particularly impressive (other than his over-.500 field goal percentage) about this win over the hapless Black Ice squad. One Screen Teamer who has been lighting it up lately is Kevin Durant, who trailed only Kevin Martin in overall scoring last week. Reeves' team, meanwhile, is pretty historically awful, and when you add in that one of his top players, Shawn Marion, has missed 5 straight games and is somehow still in the line-up, it's impressive that they even managed to win 2 categories and tie a third. It might be time for Black Ice, DDS, to make more than the one transaction he's made all season long.
Here's the Best and Worst from Week 14:
Field Goal Percentage: Working's fo Suckers .532, Kill Whitey .425
Free Throw Percentage: Kill Whitey .874, Black Prezodents .735
3-Pointers Made: Dominique Moceanu 53, Professor Dribbles 11
Points: Fire Al Groh 630, Black Ice 327
Rebounds: Black Prezodents 214, Working's fo Suckers 121
Assists: Snap Jelly Soldiers 140, Black Ice 57
Steals: Ghitza 40, Kill Whitey 20
Blocks: Black Prezodents 31, Dominique Moceanu 8
and finally, the Match-Ups to look forward to in Week 15:
Black Prezodents (6th) vs. Snap Jelly Soldiers (1st)
Browless Wonders (2nd) vs. Professor Dribbles (11th) - RGR Match-Up
Ghitza (7th) vs. Screen Team (4th)
Dominique Moceanu (10th) vs. Working's fo Suckers (9th)
Fire Al Groh (3rd) vs. Great Oden's Raven (5th)
Black Ice (12th) vs. Kill Whitey (8th)
Good luck to all, except for Snap Jelly Soldiers, who gets a big Mortucci Tua!
Black Prezodents 5 (3pm/pts/reb/stl/blk),
Professor Dribbles 3 (fg%/ft%/ast)
I texted DeYoung last Sunday to advise him of Michael Redd's injury, so I was surprised to find the next day that Redd was still in the starting line-up. I was less surprised when I received the following text a few days later: "Fr: Deezer. Delivery period elapsed, message to 7034073504 deleted." Motherfucker can't manage a roster or a cell phone bill. I'm not sure Redd would have helped, though, as BP was led by a monstrous Antawn Jamison averaging 25 and 13. I guarantee at least 65 of his points looked awkward and at least 32 of his boards were off-balance. Dribbles came up biggest in the percentages, where he was probably helped by the absence of the free-shooting Redd and the sweet-shooting weeks of his other guards, Paul Pierce (51%), Kobe Bryant (52%) and Derrick Rose (60%!).
The Browless Wonders 5 (fg%/ft%/3pm/ast/blk),
Ghitza 3 (pts/reb/stl)
Jesus, Chris Paul is good. His per-game averages for Week 14: 2 threes, 27 points, 6 boards, 9 assists, 4 steals, and half a block. And tonight, as I write this, he's already into double-digit assists in the first half. [By the way, the Hornets announcing crew may be the worst in the league. This guy just cracked himself up by describing LaMarcus Aldridge as "LaMarcable."] If you're wondering how Dev managed to win any categories going up against numbers like that, look no further than Al Jefferson, who responded to an All-Star snubbing (note to coaches: David West is cool, but he's not having nearly the season Jefferson is) by dropping 115 points, 40 rebounds, and 11 blocks--almost half of Ghitza's total--over four games.
Snap Jelly Soldiers 7 (ft%/3pm/pts/reb/ast/stl/blk),
Working's fo Suckers 1 (fg%)
Steffens' Soldiers solidified their climb to the top of the standings this week by picking on league weakling Jesse Delconte (Italian: "from the cunt"). It's always good when you go into a match-up with the league leader starting a player (Zach Randolph) that hasn't played in several weeks. I spoke to Jesse at length this weekend about his inactivity in terms of team management, and he promised to devote a little more time to the league. He turned right around and started the exact same roster as last week again this week, and although Z-Bo is actually playing tonight (and playing well at that), I guarantee you that Jesse didn't know that. As for Snap Jelly, their cruise to victory was obviously spear-headed by LeBron, but the contributions of John Salmons (.491/.938/78/22/18/6/2) and Brook Lopez (.564/1.000/0/71/33/1/1/5) should not be overlooked.
Dominique Moceanu 5 (fg%/3pm/pts/reb/stl),
Great Oden's Raven 3 (ft%/ast/blk)
Kevin Martin is back for Billy, and he's back to scoring the way he was late last season (117 points in four games). None of the other Gymnasts even approached that in terms of scoring, but a triumvirate of Billy's boys were banging the boards, with 31, 34, and 43 rebounds for Amar'e Stoudamire, Jeff Green, and Troy Murphy, respectively. Bernier might have benefitted from starting his team's namesake, as starting Center Brad Miller missed a few games with an abdominal strain, and none of the other Ravenettes (besides D-Wade) were able to contribute much. I should also note that there were a shitload of 3's hit in this match-up. Bernier's 40 were second-best in the league, and Billy out-threed him by 13! Nice shooting, Dominique.
Fire Al Groh 6 (fg%/3pm/pts/reb/stl/blk),
Kill Whitey 2 (ft%/ast)
I got to spend some time with Dekker this weekend, and we discussed Cluj a bit. Despite the fact that he is my Randomly-Generated Rival, I have to say that I respect his adherence to his team ideal of straight crackers, even if it only got him two wins against what would seem to be a mediocre F.A.G squad (hey! never noticed those team initials before, but pretty aptly sums up my feelings on naming your NBA fantasy team after a college football coach). Then again, any of us would have had a hard time out-scoring or out-stealing Bardey this week, as his 630 points were tops in the league and 38 steals were tied for second. Where the fuck do TJ Ford and Mo Williams get off averaging 26 and 25 points a game?
Black Ice 2 (ft%/stl),
Screen Team 5 (fg%/3pm/pts/reb/ast)
Since his 0-16 start, Screen has been impressive in clawing his way up the standings to get himself into fourth, but there was nothing particularly impressive (other than his over-.500 field goal percentage) about this win over the hapless Black Ice squad. One Screen Teamer who has been lighting it up lately is Kevin Durant, who trailed only Kevin Martin in overall scoring last week. Reeves' team, meanwhile, is pretty historically awful, and when you add in that one of his top players, Shawn Marion, has missed 5 straight games and is somehow still in the line-up, it's impressive that they even managed to win 2 categories and tie a third. It might be time for Black Ice, DDS, to make more than the one transaction he's made all season long.
Here's the Best and Worst from Week 14:
Field Goal Percentage: Working's fo Suckers .532, Kill Whitey .425
Free Throw Percentage: Kill Whitey .874, Black Prezodents .735
3-Pointers Made: Dominique Moceanu 53, Professor Dribbles 11
Points: Fire Al Groh 630, Black Ice 327
Rebounds: Black Prezodents 214, Working's fo Suckers 121
Assists: Snap Jelly Soldiers 140, Black Ice 57
Steals: Ghitza 40, Kill Whitey 20
Blocks: Black Prezodents 31, Dominique Moceanu 8
and finally, the Match-Ups to look forward to in Week 15:
Black Prezodents (6th) vs. Snap Jelly Soldiers (1st)
Browless Wonders (2nd) vs. Professor Dribbles (11th) - RGR Match-Up
Ghitza (7th) vs. Screen Team (4th)
Dominique Moceanu (10th) vs. Working's fo Suckers (9th)
Fire Al Groh (3rd) vs. Great Oden's Raven (5th)
Black Ice (12th) vs. Kill Whitey (8th)
Good luck to all, except for Snap Jelly Soldiers, who gets a big Mortucci Tua!
Cluj Marketplace / This Week in League Pass
Each Sunday, I'll highlight some of the league's transactions and look forward to the coming week's NBA schedule.
Last week's pick-ups to keep an eye on this week:
Screen continued to dominate the transaction scene, grabbing a number of interchangeable swingmen including Kelenna Azubuike, who he immediately dropped for Mickael Pietrus. Both these dudes were on the Warriors last year, and both have weird names, so I'm going to assume that he just got confused. For good measure, he picked up Raja Bell as well to really get a lock on black 2-guards with foreign-sounding names. Can someone trade Leandro Barbosa to this guy?
Speaking of useless guards, ex-Black Prez Mike Conley may have shed that label with the new Grizzlies coach apparently favoring him as the starter, and DeYoung has grabbed him hoping that translates into a bump in stats. Jonathans must think alike, because Bardey also grabbed a point guard (Rafer Alston) this week, presumably preferring his assists to Roger Mason's 3s. But with 7-point, 8-point, and 2-point efforts since his pick-up, he doesn't appear to be playable yet. Also notable on Bardey's roster is Monta Ellis's return (at long last) from a mo-ped injury, leading to a potentially crowded Fire Al Groh backcourt.
What I'll be watching this week on League Pass:
Monday: Blazers vs. Hornets. Portland is my go-to on any given night without a marquee match-up, and I'll always watch Chris Paul.
Tuesday: Raptors vs. Cavs. Two teams I've had relatively no interest in this season, but I just drafted LeBron and Bosh in the fantasy league I started with my students.
Wednesday: Nuggets vs. Thunder. I like this year's Nuggets, even beyond my fantasy guys, and I admit to being intrigued by the Thunder and Kevin Durant, who I have pretty much hated on since his Texas days but am starting to re-consider.
Thursday: Lakers vs. Celtics. Only three games happening, so might as well go with the classic match-up.
Friday: Hawks vs. Bobcats. The Hawks just missed my Power Rankings, and the Bobcats were #3.
Saturday: Step Outside. I don't like any of these games. Might have to leave the house. Ugh.
Sunday: Suns vs. Pistons. Kobe-LeBron is on earlier in the day (think the NBA schedulers realized that this was the first post-football Sunday?) but I'm more interested in seeing which of these two teams is going down in flames faster.
Last week's pick-ups to keep an eye on this week:
Screen continued to dominate the transaction scene, grabbing a number of interchangeable swingmen including Kelenna Azubuike, who he immediately dropped for Mickael Pietrus. Both these dudes were on the Warriors last year, and both have weird names, so I'm going to assume that he just got confused. For good measure, he picked up Raja Bell as well to really get a lock on black 2-guards with foreign-sounding names. Can someone trade Leandro Barbosa to this guy?
Speaking of useless guards, ex-Black Prez Mike Conley may have shed that label with the new Grizzlies coach apparently favoring him as the starter, and DeYoung has grabbed him hoping that translates into a bump in stats. Jonathans must think alike, because Bardey also grabbed a point guard (Rafer Alston) this week, presumably preferring his assists to Roger Mason's 3s. But with 7-point, 8-point, and 2-point efforts since his pick-up, he doesn't appear to be playable yet. Also notable on Bardey's roster is Monta Ellis's return (at long last) from a mo-ped injury, leading to a potentially crowded Fire Al Groh backcourt.
What I'll be watching this week on League Pass:
Monday: Blazers vs. Hornets. Portland is my go-to on any given night without a marquee match-up, and I'll always watch Chris Paul.
Tuesday: Raptors vs. Cavs. Two teams I've had relatively no interest in this season, but I just drafted LeBron and Bosh in the fantasy league I started with my students.
Wednesday: Nuggets vs. Thunder. I like this year's Nuggets, even beyond my fantasy guys, and I admit to being intrigued by the Thunder and Kevin Durant, who I have pretty much hated on since his Texas days but am starting to re-consider.
Thursday: Lakers vs. Celtics. Only three games happening, so might as well go with the classic match-up.
Friday: Hawks vs. Bobcats. The Hawks just missed my Power Rankings, and the Bobcats were #3.
Saturday: Step Outside. I don't like any of these games. Might have to leave the house. Ugh.
Sunday: Suns vs. Pistons. Kobe-LeBron is on earlier in the day (think the NBA schedulers realized that this was the first post-football Sunday?) but I'm more interested in seeing which of these two teams is going down in flames faster.
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