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Week 7

Whitebeard defeated Zazzocalypse 87 - 38
One of the top teams in the ABBL versus a tanking team... not much of a chance for Zazz. Game was over by half time. Don't know what kind of enhancement drugs Whitebeard is using for his players but this season has seen a massive spike in improvement from his team. He could very well be the one to challenge 3 time defending ABBL champion WA is a dump for the conference title.

3 T. Rusconi (WB) 31 points, 24 rebounds
Was ruthless and refused to come off. He was out for blood and racked up the stats.

2 J. Calzado (WB) 9 assists, 6 steals, 8 points
Also refused to come off even when he was whistled for his 6th foul. Had to be escorted off the court by his team mates.. Roid rage much?

1 A. Asvestas (WB) 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 8 points
Seemed like the only calm player out there a Whitebeard jersey. But he is still getting drug tested after the match nevertheless..


Pancakes with Jam and Cream lost to Monkey Business 80 - 92
For a team who sold half his players and then spent around 3mil on trainees, Pancakes did a pretty good job to keep up with new kid on the block Monkeybiz. Monkeybiz played the right tactics and both his big men was in for a big feasting.

3 D. Patziaras (MB) 26 points, 19 rebounds, 2 blocks
Nearly scored a 20/20, but even without it he still got the 3 points for a phenomenal effort. The first of the twin towers.

2 S. Deguang (MB) 19 points, 19 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
Also nearly scored a 20/20 and provided the second pillar of attack and defense for Monkeybiz. The second of the twin towers.

1 J. Dowd (PAN) 27 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assist
Josh Dowd did his best to fill in the void left by the 3 week injury of Couto Costa. This dynamic player will go back to his natural position of SF once Couta Costa comes back.


SmeltzTroopers lost to Cowboys From Hell 60 - 66
Not sure if SmeltsTroops is tanking or semi tanking or making a semi comeback... but he sure made this game a competitive one. Also not sure if the 60-66 score line means anything but with the Cowboys from Hell behind it, who knows...

3 A. Villain (COW) 31 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists 2 blocks
This old dog did a bit of everything, but his 31 points was massive in the context of things. That is more then half of Smelts team.

2 K. Smeltz (SAS) 14 points, 24 rebounds, 3 blocks
He was thoroughly contained on the offensive end but his defensive rebounds kept his side in it though out the game.

1 D. Peixet (COW) 7 points, 21 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
Played awesome defense on Smelts and also grabbed 8 offensive rebounds. Very easily could've gotten the 2 mvp points.

Fishbowl West MVP Season 5

Week 7 Overall Standings

13 Votes
Aggelos Panagiotopoulos (Lewisham Wombats)

10 Votes
Wazza Kennerley (Koopasaurus)
Shaun McArthur (Kynlala Knights)

9 Votes
Joachim Calzado (Whitebeard)
Jose Garza (Black Label Society)

8 Votes
Plínio Couto Costa (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Tommaso Rusconi (Whitebeard)
Ky Smeltz (SmeltzTroopers)

7 Votes
Öztürk Alkan (Koopasauras)
Gary Howorth (Black Label Society)
Jorge Feliciano (Whitebeard)
Dimitris Patziaras (Monkey Business)
Silvijus Žuras (Black Label Society)

6 Votes
Giovanni Castaldo (Baxter Bogans)
Eugenio Dell’Asta (Kynlala Knights)
Jose Forastero (Whitebeard)
Gabriele Messineo (Monkey Business)
Pitama Tau (Kynlala Knights)
Duong Ton (Kynlala Knights)

5 Votes
Alexis Asvestas (Whitebeard)
Nikola Beltrame (Koopasaurus)
Shi Deguang (Monkey Business)
Alberto Garcia Ortiz (Bell Park SuperCats)

4 Votes
Josh Dowd (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Grgur Fatur (Black Label Society)
Durk Renaud (Baxter Bogans)
Algirdas Trimailovas (Lewisham Wombats)
Irwin Velasco (Bell Park Supercats)

3 Votes
Eduard Deltell (Monkey Business)
Kamilis Fedorcukas (Bell Park SuperCats)
Ziedonis Kapracis (Bell Park SuperCats)
Maciej Kuman (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Gary Lawrance (Zazzocalypse)
Donats Lopinš (Baxter Bogans)
Marco Manara (Monkey Business)
Jean-Philippe Meneau (Zazzocalypse)
Jonas Poppenbuttel (Black Label Society)
Tonko Švorinic (Zazzocalypse)
Antoine Villain (Cowboys From Hell)

2 Votes
Filippo Carrubba (Kynlala Knights)
Werner Efinger (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Roman Jaanus (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Alfred Rooney (Koopasaurus)
Feyzullah Perçin (Cowboys From Hell)
Jorge Antonio Villarreal (Zazzocalypse)
Ingmar Weichhaus (Baxter Bogans)
Birol Yalduz (Lewisham Wombats)
Fang Yao Zhong (Bell Park Supercats)

1 Vote
Zoltán Bui (Monkey Business)
Rodrigo Bustos (SmeltzTroopers)
Chiu Choong Kuan (Zazzocalypse)
Kalle De Man (Baxter Bogans)
Jackson Goodall (Lewisham Wombats)
Shachaf Kremer (Lewisham Wombats)
Camillo Marchesoli (Cowboys From Hell)
Daniel Peixet (Cowboys From Hell)
Chan Po Sing (Black Label Society)
Fidelio Roselló (Cowboys From Hell)
Pero Stojakovic (Koopasauras)
Tejs Vedel (Kynlala Knights)
Jorge Villaquilambre (Bell Park SuperCats)

Week 8 Part 1

Lewisham Wombats defeated Monkey Business (89-75)
3 minutes in Yalduz was injured, it look like it was going to be Monkey's night however the Wombats rallied together to take control the rest of the game. At times they were shaky, during the second quarter they let the Monkeys back into the game but were able to withstand their fightback to take back control to win the match.

3. Aggelos Panagiotopoulos (LEW) 30 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks
Almost felt like stripping Aggy the 3 points for his poor defensive work on Patziaras who scored 20 points in 22 minutes shooting at 7-10. But there weren't any other real standouts.

2. Shachaf Kremer (LEW) 22 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks
Solid game, accurate shooting 8-12 but his direct opponent Deguang also had a good game with 13 points and 10 boards.

Hard to give the final vote. Toss up between Trimailovas, Awang, Patziaras or Deguang.

1. Dimitris Patziaras (MON) 20 points
Shot accurately at 7-10 with 20 points in 22 minutes however only 1 solitary rebound from this big man.

Whitebeard defeated Baxter Bogans (102-54)
One sided affair. Disappointing season so far for the Bogans after a fantastic last season.

3. Tommaso Rusconi (WB) 36 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists
Dominated the game without much trouble.

2.Jorge Feliciano (WB) 8 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals
Fantastic all round performance. Also had Renaud's measure for the match who only shot at 2-15.

1.Joachim Calzado (WB) 12 points, 8 assists
Great work in defence, restricted De Man scoring to 3-12.

Week 8 Part 2

Bell Park SuperCats defeated SmeltzTroopers (76-63)
Big final quarter from the SuperCats led by big Garcia Ortiz got them over the line against the SmeltzTroopers. Eversince their fluke debut victory in the West against the Wombats, the SmeltzTroopers have not been able to register another win. Now on a 7 match losing streak, with recent star signings you would back them to eventually get one.

3. Alberto Garciz Ortiz (BEL) 21 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists
Mano to mano with the big Smeltz, was the difference when it mattered most. Had a fantastic final quarter with 6 points and 7 rebounds.

2. Ky Smeltz (SME) 26 points, 12 rebounds
When the team need you the most you are expected to step it up but not this guy instead he goes missing. This is not the first time it has happened too. Only added another 2 points and 2 rebounds before being send off to bench for the night after an offensive foul early in the 4th.

3. Fang Yao Zhong (BEL) 14 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks
Had a great night was instrumental in the SuperCats success.

Koopasaurus defeated Zazzocalypse (96-71)
With finals still on the line, Koops boys show exactly why they are still in contention as they comfortably outclassed Zazzocalypse.

3. Alfred Rooney (KOO) 14 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists
Big Al aka Rooney as the playmaker was sensational as he show great touch to set up attacks.

2. Pero Stojakovic (KOO) 20 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks
Battled it out all night against Lawrance and came out on top which isn't an easy task.

1. Ozturk Alkan (KOO) 14 points, 9 rebounds
Just pipped Lawrance for the 1 vote. Fouled out early but did a great defensive job on Choong Kung who struggled to score all night.

Week 8 Part 3

Black Label Society defeated Kynlala Knights (92-73)
In what was an important game for second spot, victory has now put the Society on top of the Knights who has fallen to third on the ladder.

3. Gary Howorth (BLS) 50 points
After match conference Howorth muttered “All 6 votes please!”. If only I could! You don't often see 50 points scored against a fellow ABBL team but Howorth has showcased exactly why he has been touted as a future Australian star. Oh and did I forget to mention he was defending against Ton who had an appalling night shooting 6-20.

2. Grgur Fatur (BLS) 13 points, 10 rebounds
Supporting cast to Howorth.

1. Shaun McArthur (KYN) 21 points
Not much to choose from. Lucky to get a vote especially with his poor shooting from the arc shooting at 3-14.

Cowboys From Hell defeated Pancakes with Jam and Cream (89-71)
End of an era some might say. The Pancakes have officially shifted their focus to youth as they attempt to rejuvenate this squad. Alas, Cowboys get their second win of the season and have lifted themselves off the bottom of the ladder.

3. Josh Dowd (PAN) 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists
Besides Jaanus really the only player to step it up. Good all round performance but with lack of big men meant that they were easily exposed inside even if they went 1-3-1.

2. Camillo Marchesoli (CFH) 24 points, 16 rebounds
Good performance. Had difficult time matching up to Jaanus though.

1. Feyzullah Percin (CFH) 15 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists
Great all round performance. Only disappointment would be the poor shooting of 5-15.

Fishbowl West MVP Season 5

Week 8 Overall Standings

16 Votes
Aggelos Panagiotopoulos (Lewisham Wombats)

11 Votes
Shaun McArthur (Kynlala Knights)
Tommaso Rusconi (Whitebeard)

10 Votes
Joachim Calzado (Whitebeard)
Gary Howorth (Black Label Society)
Wazza Kennerley (Koopasaurus)
Ky Smeltz (SmeltzTroopers)

9 Votes
Jorge Feliciano (Whitebeard)
Jose Garza (Black Label Society)

8 Votes
Öztürk Alkan (Koopasauras)
Plínio Couto Costa (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Alberto Garcia Ortiz (Bell Park SuperCats)
Dimitris Patziaras (Monkey Business)

7 Votes
Josh Dowd (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Silvijus Žuras (Black Label Society)

6 Votes
Giovanni Castaldo (Baxter Bogans)
Eugenio Dell’Asta (Kynlala Knights)
Grgur Fatur (Black Label Society)
Jose Forastero (Whitebeard)
Gabriele Messineo (Monkey Business)
Pitama Tau (Kynlala Knights)
Duong Ton (Kynlala Knights)

5 Votes
Alexis Asvestas (Whitebeard)
Nikola Beltrame (Koopasaurus)
Shi Deguang (Monkey Business)
Alfred Rooney (Koopasaurus)

4 Votes
Durk Renaud (Baxter Bogans)
Algirdas Trimailovas (Lewisham Wombats)
Irwin Velasco (Bell Park Supercats)

3 Votes
Eduard Deltell (Monkey Business)
Kamilis Fedorcukas (Bell Park SuperCats)
Ziedonis Kapracis (Bell Park SuperCats)
Shachaf Kremer (Lewisham Wombats)
Maciej Kuman (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Gary Lawrance (Zazzocalypse)
Donats Lopinš (Baxter Bogans)
Marco Manara (Monkey Business)
Camillo Marchesoli (Cowboys From Hell)
Feyzullah Perçin (Cowboys From Hell)
Jean-Philippe Meneau (Zazzocalypse)
Jonas Poppenbuttel (Black Label Society)
Pero Stojakovic (Koopasauras)
Tonko Švorinic (Zazzocalypse)
Antoine Villain (Cowboys From Hell)
Fang Yao Zhong (Bell Park Supercats)

2 Votes
Filippo Carrubba (Kynlala Knights)
Werner Efinger (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Roman Jaanus (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Jorge Antonio Villarreal (Zazzocalypse)
Ingmar Weichhaus (Baxter Bogans)
Birol Yalduz (Lewisham Wombats)

1 Vote
Zoltán Bui (Monkey Business)
Rodrigo Bustos (SmeltzTroopers)
Chiu Choong Kuan (Zazzocalypse)
Kalle De Man (Baxter Bogans)
Jackson Goodall (Lewisham Wombats)
Daniel Peixet (Cowboys From Hell)
Chan Po Sing (Black Label Society)
Fidelio Roselló (Cowboys From Hell)
Tejs Vedel (Kynlala Knights)
Jorge Villaquilambre (Bell Park SuperCats)

Last edited by Whitebeard at 9/15/2011 10:41:29 AM

SmeltzTroopers vs. Black Label Society 78 - 95
Easy win for the best side in the west PL, BLS Even though smelts bought a new PG and SG he was still no match. He claims he bought up for the the CUP campaign til he met a brickwall in wa is a dump. BLS has most of his players healthy and peaking at the right time and is also trying to keep up with wa is a dump.

3 S. Žuras BLS 20 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists

2 J. Garza BLS 29 points, 13 rebounds

1 K. Smeltz SME 18 points 14 rebounds


Kynlala Knights vs. Whitebeard 77 - 82
Pretty much the top two teams in the west PL going at it atm, and what a result that was, whitebeard was the favourite going in, but no one knew it would be this close.

3 J. Forastero WB 16 points ,14 rebounds

2 J. Calzado WB 18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals

1 P. Tau KYN 13 points, 19 rebounds


Koopasaurus vs. Baxter Bogans 110 - 120
Inside versus outside, outside came out on top. If only Koops played a more solid defense tactic, the game wouldve been a lot closer. So the argument of how broken 2-3 zone rages on.

3 D. Renaud BAX 34 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists

2 P. Stojakovic KOO 22 points, 14 rebounds

1 D. Lopinš BAX 26 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists


Pancakes with Jam and Cream vs. Bell Park SuperCats 88 - 116
Another powerhouse in bell park gave it to the ailing pancakes. Pancakes has suffered serious long term injuries all season and has got into rebuild mode when he sold off his franchise player, couta costa.

3 A. García Ortiz BP 22 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists

2 Z. Kapracis BP 25 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists

1 A. Hipólito PAN 24 points, 11 rebounds

Monkey Business vs. Zazzocalypse 126 - 114
Inside versus outside again. Outside wins again. hmmm do you see the trend? but this was a bad example cos zazz is pretty much in tank mode and only fielded 6 players. The only reason it was a reasonable scoreline was of Gary Lawrance who is turning out to be a force to be reckoned with.

3 M. Manara MB 32 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists

2 Z. Bui MB 27 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists

1 G. Lawrance ZAZ 26 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists


Lewisham Wombats vs. Cowboys From Hell 102 - 82
a top abbl team versus a top div2 team. still a large gap between the two which shows how far the newer teams have to go before they can compete against the top dogs in the abbl. having said that the cowboys are very close on promoting to the abbl himself.

3 A. Panagiotopoulos WOM 44 points, 18 rebounds

2 S. Kremer WOM 16 points, 17 rebounds

1 B. Yalduz WOM 11 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists

Fishbowl West MVP Season 5

Week 9 Overall Standings

19 Votes
Aggelos Panagiotopoulos (Lewisham Wombats) [SEASON 5 WEST MVP]

12 Votes
Joachim Calzado (Whitebeard)

11 Votes
Alberto Garcia Ortiz (Bell Park SuperCats)
Jose Garza (Black Label Society)
Shaun McArthur (Kynlala Knights)
Tommaso Rusconi (Whitebeard)
Ky Smeltz (SmeltzTroopers)

10 Votes
Gary Howorth (Black Label Society)
Wazza Kennerley (Koopasaurus)
Silvijus Žuras (Black Label Society)

9 Votes
Jorge Feliciano (Whitebeard)
Jose Forastero (Whitebeard)

8 Votes
Öztürk Alkan (Koopasauras)
Plínio Couto Costa (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Dimitris Patziaras (Monkey Business)

7 Votes
Josh Dowd (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Durk Renaud (Baxter Bogans)
Pitama Tau (Kynlala Knights)

6 Votes
Giovanni Castaldo (Baxter Bogans)
Eugenio Dell’Asta (Kynlala Knights)
Grgur Fatur (Black Label Society)
Marco Manara (Monkey Business)
Gabriele Messineo (Monkey Business)
Duong Ton (Kynlala Knights)

5 Votes
Alexis Asvestas (Whitebeard)
Nikola Beltrame (Koopasaurus)
Shi Deguang (Monkey Business)
Ziedonis Kapracis (Bell Park SuperCats)
Shachaf Kremer (Lewisham Wombats)
Alfred Rooney (Koopasaurus)
Pero Stojakovic (Koopasauras)

4 Votes
Gary Lawrance (Zazzocalypse)
Donats Lopinš (Baxter Bogans)
Algirdas Trimailovas (Lewisham Wombats)
Irwin Velasco (Bell Park Supercats)

3 Votes
Zoltán Bui (Monkey Business)
Eduard Deltell (Monkey Business)
Kamilis Fedorcukas (Bell Park SuperCats)
Maciej Kuman (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Camillo Marchesoli (Cowboys From Hell)
Feyzullah Perçin (Cowboys From Hell)
Jean-Philippe Meneau (Zazzocalypse)
Jonas Poppenbuttel (Black Label Society)
Tonko Švorinic (Zazzocalypse)
Antoine Villain (Cowboys From Hell)
Birol Yalduz (Lewisham Wombats)
Fang Yao Zhong (Bell Park Supercats)

2 Votes
Filippo Carrubba (Kynlala Knights)
Werner Efinger (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Roman Jaanus (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Jorge Antonio Villarreal (Zazzocalypse)
Ingmar Weichhaus (Baxter Bogans)

1 Vote
Rodrigo Bustos (SmeltzTroopers)
Chiu Choong Kuan (Zazzocalypse)
Kalle De Man (Baxter Bogans)
Jackson Goodall (Lewisham Wombats)
Alejo Hipólito (Pancakes with Jam and Cream)
Daniel Peixet (Cowboys From Hell)
Chan Po Sing (Black Label Society)
Fidelio Roselló (Cowboys From Hell)
Tejs Vedel (Kynlala Knights)
Jorge Villaquilambre (Bell Park SuperCats)

Last edited by Whitebeard at 9/23/2011 2:00:01 AM

Well, with 2 games to go, Aggy has an unassailable lead. Let's give a round of a applause to the Wombat's star power forward!

Fishbowl West MVP Season 5 Week 10

Second last week of the season and everyone is still trying to catch the surprising Whitebeard.

Pancakes with Jam and Cream vs. Black Label Society 68 - 101

The end of the era has already been announced and this thumping emphasises it. With Kuman and PCC gone the strength of the Pancakes is long gone and now they are relying on Dowd (who had a shocker 2/15) and Hipólito to get them home. Against the depth and strength of recently crowned cup winner BLS this was really no contest.

3 Gary Howorth Black Label Society 25 PTS 16.0 rating. Top scoring for the winning team was a good start but 1 assist for a PG is horrible and would have seen him on 1 or even 0 votes except for the blanket he threw over Dowd keeping him to just 8 points in 48 minutes on a horrible percentage.

2 Grgur Fatur Black Label Society 14 PTS 12 REB 16.5 rating. A warmup for his cup final where he was the the MVP, Grgur did whatever it is a giant neanderthal is supposed to do on a basketball court. Here is a video of his cousins:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTFqBvmL3OE

1 Alejo Hipólito Pancakes with Jam and Cream 23 PTS 11 REB. While his team was geting flogged at least Hippoman put in a decent effort. Currently for sale for $1 he could be yours!

Koopasaurus vs. Whitebeard 57 - 71

When the all-conquering Whitebeard took on the vastly improved Koopasaurus you may have thought the result would be closer, but not really. There is no doubt that Whitebeard is one of the top four teams in the nation at the moment and will hopefully even give WA IS A DUMP a tough test in the ABBL playoffs. Koops choice of a patient offence may be a sign that he was looking more to keep the margin low than to actually win. Whitebeard shot badly, didn't dominate the boards and had only 13 assists, so how did they win? Defence. Take Koops 0/20 from 3 point range as a rather extreme example.

3 José Forastero Whitebeard 11 PTS 16 REB 16.0 rating. No-one shot well against Koop's tough defence but Jose rebounded well, defended and fouled his man (who is paid more than double his wages) out in 30 minutes. Nice.

2 Tommaso Rusconi Whitebeard 15 PTS 15 REB. Again limited a much more highly paid Koopasaur while having a nice game himself.

1 Alexis Asvestas Whitebeard 18 PTS. Top scored but again a dissapointing effort for a top tier PG to have just 3 assists in 39 minutes even if playing SF.

Sorry Wazza, 5/25 FGs just doesn't get you anything.

Monkey Business vs. Baxter Bogans 79 - 95

The Bogans won playing outside vs the Biz going inside. The Bogans had better defensive ratings.

3 Donats Lopinš Baxter Bogans 27 PTS. Top scored.

2 Dimitris Patziaras Monkey Business 21 PTS 16 REB. Scored and rebounded.

1 Giovanni Castaldo Baxter Bogans 22 REB. Top rebounds.

Last edited by yodabig at 9/29/2011 8:29:02 PM