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Fishbowl South MVPs Week Five Part Two

Mangoloids vs. Possum Chasers 101 - 113

The Mighty Mangoloids are sitting 6-2 in division II and are taking on a lowly division III team, it should be easy right? Far from it this was an epic battle and the match of the round. The Possum Chasers are no ordinary division III team. I would like to claim that I has something to do with the Mangoloids success when I mentored his U21 players but the truth is this is one of the stable of very well organised and run teams that come under the leadership of C-Cat and Coach Noodles. The Possum Chasers looked to have this one won easily going into the 4th with a massive lead which was dwindled down to three with seconds left when former Chelsea Seagulls draft pick (nice self plug here) Wazza Tickle got the ball...

4 0:13 86 — 86 W. Tickle (A) launches a three-pointer from another zip-code under pressure from E. Glorioso (H). Scored.

That put the game into OT, but the dramas weren't over yet. Tickle missed a critical free throw with seconds to go (but I am sure Mangocango will forgive him seeing as he had by far the best +/- on the team) allowing the Chasers one last chance to stay in it and this time "The Chicken" got the ball...

5 0:00 97 — 97 L. Cieckan (H) spins around his defender and fires off a quick jump shot, guarded closely by N. Mehdi (A). Scored.
5 0:00 97 — 97 A buzzerbeater for L. Cieckan (H)!

Double overtime! From there the Chasers ran away but still what a match!

3 Trinh Trinh Possum Chasers 38 PTS 20 REB 7 AST. A massive effort and a rare double double double and nearly a triple double earns TT the 3.

2 Luke McCaskie Mangoloids 37 PTS 8 REB 8 AST. At only age 21 and on the U21 team Luke is already a star, however I feel his pain as his career like Wazza and my Oliver and Mu will be restricted by his potential. Just one more level of potential and he could have become a dominator in this league as his team-mate Jasper Bains probably will.

1 Luca Cieckan Possum Chasers 29 PTS 23 REB. Not just the massive stats (another 3D) but saving the game with the buzzerbeater in the first OT gets "The Chicken" the nod.

Gisborne Gladiators vs. Eggplantpopolopolous 59 - 76

I would have thought this one would have been closer but the renamed Gladiators have trimmed their roster a little and it really looked like only "Snotman" was serious about trying to win this. On the other hand the Eggs scrambled up a very deep squad that fried the Gladiators and left the yolk on them.

3 Albanos Timpani Eggplantpopolopolous 25 PTS 13.0 rating. He was once over easy on all his opponents and even poached the ball once. By far the Googie of the day.

2 Gniewosz Sznajder Gisborne Gladiators Snotman had 35 PTS 9 REB and a secret message:

I jeść kawałki @ # $! jak Roger McComiskey na śniadanie.

1 Nicola Pisanu Eggplantpopolopolous 14 PTS 4 AST. How many times during game have we heard ChuckyFE curse Piss-on-you but he wouldn't this time as he pissed it in.

Last edited by yodabig at 8/26/2011 8:01:19 PM

Fishbowl South MVPs Week Five Part Three

Home Axis vs. Whompas Donkeys 70 - 49

Now more Naker than Naker HAX has found that indeed there is more than one way to win BB and his bunch of lovable pensioners all love playing 100+ minutes every week and he is on a roll carving up the league, division II and the Cup where next he faces a like-minded player in Hopelessly Addicted. Whompas had the right ideas and fought well on the rebounds but basically running a 6 man roster he had 3 of his guys who all played 30 minutes + hit a combined 2/24 and even Bowers struggled hitting just 4/19 against the rock solid defence of HAX's 5 Boer War veterans.

3 Hélder Amatriain Home Axis 21 PTS It was a great day for the A-Train as he not only won the MVP but announced his granddaughters engagement.

2 Paco Garrido Home Axis 14 PTS. I was going to give this to a different player but 10 steals is an amazing effort which reminded Paco of the time Franco stole his farm during the Civil War.

1 Medartas Tvarijanavicius Whompas Donkeys The man announcers like to call #1 (because they can't say his actual name) was the best performer for the Donkeys

0 Ignacio Santana Honorable mention for the brilliant big man currently for sale who achieved a triple double of turnovers.

Beasts Red vs. Mad Rangas 88 - 73

Divisional rivals playing in what could be a preview of a league playoff game this season (if the playoffs started today they would be facing) it must be a worry for Neeber that the pesky and reputedly very wealthy Rangas were so close in this one, despite getting their defence totally wrong, until the 4th. It was also funny seeing a young Neil taking on a young Wall, it was like a Smeltz/Duffill vs Xie/Oliver game from 5 seasons ago.

3 Neil Tambyraja Beasts Red 20 PTS 14.0 rating. The extra year of training showed and Neil is still rapidly improving, the Ranga guards also weren't helped by having to play in a 2/3 zone but their star guard Rafael Suabia sucked equally at both ends of the floor in this one.

2 Gabriel Wall Mad Rangas 19 PTS 18 REB. Only 20, already on the U21 team, with MVP potential and at 7'2" if he is trained properly the Great Wall can become the best big man in the entire Fishbowl and even pass Smeltz and Duffill one day and become a star for the Aussie Senior National Team.

1 Kerry Gibney Beasts Red. I feel funny giving points for cameos unless they are very special, but this one was. In just 16 minutes he poured in 19 points on 5/6 shooting. Also just 20, with superstar potential and an U21 candidate for next season, there is some great training happening in III.12.

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South MVP Leaderboard (after 5 rounds)

Big thanks to Yoda for doing this week. I assume hb is still up for this week. you can get them started whenever you want mate.

Well we have a yank at the head of the pack. Underwood's the leading scorer of the South with 40.0 PPG. Still in pursuit are the 2 Possums that are chasing Underwood and dominating the South for the first half of the season.

11 votes
Ross Underwood (TL)

8 votes
Luca Cieckan (PC)
Trinh Trinh (PC)

7 votes
Luke McCaskie (MAN)
Mamerto Méndez (ALL)
Sam Clune (RM)

6 votes
Albanos Timpani (EGG)
Barry Ó Daire (RM)
Carl Halliday (PC)
Jacek Sudzinski (BST)
Kazimierz Reda (YPB)

5 votes
Gabriel Wall (MAD)
Gniewosz Sznajder (GIS)
Melchor Manzanera (HAX)

4 votes
Dan Gardner (RM)
Ignacio Carlos Napolitano (YPB)
Jasper Bains (MAN)
Nicola Pisanu (EGG)
Phillip Gartmayer (HAX)

3 votes
Andrea Runcio (BST)
Antonio Pizzolato (ALL)
António Terroso (GIS)
Francesc Gómez (YPB)
Gorka Baztarrika (EGG)
Igor Zakharov (GIS)
Matej Kropácek (YPB)
Mohd Syamsuri bin Mat Noor (ALL)
Neil Tambyraja (BST)
Paco Garrido (HAX)
Sofronio Mabutol (MAN)
Tuomas Uusimäki (ALL)
Wilhelm Reichensperger (TL)

2 votes
Albert Sala (YPB)
Cristiano Schiavio (MAD)
Duilio Pasquino (ALL)
Emílio Diniz Jr (YPB)
Ignacio Santana (WHO)
Luca Batini (MAN)
Medartas Tvarijanavicius (WHO)
Orest Wsól (TL)
Romuald Palierne (ALL)

1 vote
Dewey Bowers (WHO)
Edo Volavc (ALL)
Hélder Amatriain (HAX)
Igotz Arranz (EGG)
Kerry Gibney (BST)
Thomas Rice (RM)
Valentyn Tsurkan (TL)
Xavier Rodger (BST)

Fishbowl South MVPs Week Six Part One

All-Sorts vs Team Lordy (101 - 112)

He Won. Good on Him.


3 Points - Ross Underwood 67 PTS, 8 RBD, 3 AST
How can you deny Ross this game, droping 67 points by shooting 26-44 overall (59%), 4-9 3Pts (44%) and going 11-15 from the charity stripe.

2 Points - Marshal Granger 16 PTS, 13 RBD, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK
With Ross Underwood taking up almost half of all shots taken during this game. Marshall was good enough to put a solid effort across the score sheet. While being extremely effient 5-8 overall, 2-4 3PTS.

1 Points - O. Wsol 15 PTS, 14 RBD, 3 AST
You can't really fault the aging Polak Wsol here a solid outing on 53% shooting.

Beasts Red vs. Rampaging Marmots 98 - 92

With both teams running an strong outside offence, Beasts Red took the risk and called Marmots with his Defensive strategy.
The middle of the pack battle was looking to be a Marmots win taking a comfortable 12 point lead into the Half.
The Beasts coach must have had some harsh words to say to the players over halftime as they came out with an on-fire performance
dropping 37 points in the 3rd qtr while smothering the Marmots holding them to only 16PTS to put them up by 9 going into the final quarter,
where they were able to hold off a late surge from the Marmots to win by 6.

3 Points - J. Sudzinkski 30 PTS, 6 RBD, 2 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK
Another Polish presence was felt on the court tonight, Jacek really found a rythm hitting on 43% of all FGs including 40% from 3pt Land and 100% from the charity stripe.

2 Points - B. ODaire 31 PTS, 8 AST, 5 RBD, 2 STL
Barry tried to use all his Leprechaun magic to will his team through this game,
putting up a very respectable effort offensiveley, unfortunately wasn't able to keep it together on the other end of the floor.

1 Point - D. Hanping 20 Pts, 11 RBD, 2 AST, 1 STL
Dong did exactly what he was paid to do have a 20/10 game while keeping D. Gardiner to 4-12 shooting. On ya Dong.

Mangoloids vs. Yarra Park Bears 57 - 78

With YPB tenuous grip on 1st Place in the Southern Fishbowl almost lost with the out-of-nowhere win last week by Team Lordy. It only needed Team Lordy to LOOSE this game with All-Sorts for him to take the top spot for the Calamari but alas
YPB kept the pace up with this easy victory over Mangoloids.
Both teams looked to pass first trying to find the best shot with their Patient offences. With an always risky defensive strategy YPB's Full Court Press only possibly yeilded 3 Turn Overs and 5 extra steals.
Mangaloids kept it tight throughout most of the game up by 2 at the half (34-32) but didnt have the legs for the rest of the match, conceeding 41 PTS over the second half while YPB's only allowed 23 PTS through the net.
Defense wins Championships.


3 Points M. Chaliba 30 PTS, 6 RBD, 2 AST, 2 STL
All around good effort from Chaliba, making the opposition earn every point they scored while dropping 30 on 46% shooting.
2 Points I. Napolitano 21 RBD, 13 PTS, 1 STL, 1 BLK
This strawberry, vanilla and chocolate veteran swallowed 21 boards while putting up 13 PTS on an effeint overall 5-9 including 2-2 from the outside.
1 Point E. Arbizu 18 PTS, 3 RBD, 1 STL
This wily verteran gets his point for not only giving his all on the offensive end but being the best defender out of the starting 5.
Coming against a C much his senior in terms of skillset but keeping the Point Per 100 Shots realtively close.

Fishbowl South MVPs Week Six Part Two

Home Axis vs. Possum Chasers 82 - 90
Seen as a must win for both team with Possums looking to maintain a lead with YPB and Home Axis needing a win to get into the middle of the pack.
PC maintained a steady lead through this game but with HX keeping it close through 4 quaters this game came down to the wire.
Home Axis team out played the Possum Chasers in nearly every position but still fell short. This is one game where Points Per Position meant nothing.

3 Points T.Trinh 24PTS, 12 RBD, 3 AST, 1BLK
The creatively named Trinh Trinh was a steady force all over the court, a respectable 50% shooting performance and pulling down 12 boards, where TT really shined through was his defensive effort, taking out a game high +13.

2 Points C. Haliday 24 PTS, 14 RBD
Part 2 of the twin towers that PC threw at HX this evening didn't dissapoint fans, putting on a show time performance, he still needs to work on his TO but he is an up-and-coming Australian star in the amking

1 Point S. Kaijian 26PTS, 5 RBD, 2 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK
Putting up numbers in every category Kaijian did everything he could to keep his team from loosing but fell short defending a much cheaper A. Sbaraglia.

Eggplantpopolopolous vs. Whompas Donkeys 97 - 77
With a considerable salary difference Eggplantpopu..., Eggs was the clear favourite for the game and didn't disappoint.
Outscoring Whompas in nearly all quarters he surely put on a show.
With the win Eggs comes in to equal W/L with All-Sorts and Team-Lordy nipping at the heels of the leaders.

3 Points I. Arranz 23 PTS, 19 RBD, 2 BLK, 1 AST, 1 STL
Even in Outside based offense the Spanish verteran was able to dominate the game ont he scoreboard and on the glass, getting to the line time and time again for 90% fromt he stripe.

2 Points N. Pisanu 28 PTS, 5, AST, 3 RBD, 1, STL
Pisanu strapped both ankles and got a shot adrenalin and came to play this game, shooting 48% overall anjd dropping 5 dimes. He just need sto keep his hands to himself, fouling out with only 3 minutes to go.

1 Point D. Bowers 43 PTS, 7 AST, 4 RBD, 1 STL
Bowers top scored for the Whompas tonight and with good reason taking over 50% of your teams shots. Hitting a respectable 41% from the floor I can see why.
Unfortunately he could barely buy a bucket from down town only hitting on 2-13.


Gisborne Gladiators vs. Mad Rangas 111 - 91
With Mad Rangas looking to get a win this season in the South came up against The Gladiators in another high scoring game for the week.
Unfortunately for the Mad Rangas a 2-3 Zone was not enough to contain the outside scoring of the Gladiators.

3 Points A. Terroso 23 PTS, 12 RBD, 3 BLK, 2 STL, 1 AST +26
Getting his 3rd straight double-double, Antonio had an extremely effient game 84 % shooting from the floor and the 2nd best +/- rating for the game

2 Points I. Zakharov 35 PTS, 9 AST, 5 RBD +20
Only 1 AST shy of a double-double of his own. Zakharov made his presence felt everywhere in the game today shooting 61% from the floor and 66% from the line.

1 Point G. Wall 28 PTS, 14 RBD, 3 AST -9
This future Australian MVP and current U21 player was no doubt the standout on a depleted Mad Rangas team. Getting a double-double on 52% shooting and having the best +/- out of the starters earns him a point.

South MVP Leaderboard (after 6 rounds)

A big thankyou to hb_ for this weeks write-ups despite having watched Lordy take his pride. Don't forget to show your appreciation for his work and give him a ball.

Well another 3 for Underwood in LORDY's sinking of All-sorts continues to blow away contenders with only TT and possibly the Beasts, Sudzinski in with a chance to catch him. Teams need to start figuring out how to stop Ross if they hope to see their players in with a chance.

14 votes
Ross Underwood (TL)

11 votes
Trinh Trinh (PC)

9 votes
Jacek Sudzinski (BST)

8 votes
Barry Ó Daire (RM)
Carl Halliday (PC)
Luca Cieckan (PC)

7 votes
Luke McCaskie (MAN)
Mamerto Méndez (ALL)
Sam Clune (RM)

6 votes
Albanos Timpani (EGG)
António Terroso (GIS)
Gabriel Wall (MAD)
Ignacio Carlos Napolitano (YPB)
Kazimierz Reda (YPB)
Nicola Pisanu (EGG)

5 votes
Gniewosz Sznajder (GIS)
Igor Zakharov (GIS)
Melchor Manzanera (HAX)

4 votes
Dan Gardner (RM)
Igotz Arranz (EGG)
Jasper Bains (MAN)
Phillip Gartmayer (HAX)

3 votes
Andrea Runcio (BST)
Antonio Pizzolato (ALL)
Francesc Gómez (YPB)
Gorka Baztarrika (EGG)
Maoz Chaliba (YPB)
Matej Kropácek (YPB)
Mohd Syamsuri bin Mat Noor (ALL)
Neil Tambyraja (BST)
Orest Wsól (TL)
Paco Garrido (HAX)
Sofronio Mabutol (MAN)
Tuomas Uusimäki (ALL)
Wilhelm Reichensperger (TL)

2 votes
Albert Sala (YPB)
Cristiano Schiavio (MAD)
Dewey Bowers (WHO)
Duilio Pasquino (ALL)
Emílio Diniz Jr (YPB)
Ignacio Santana (WHO)
Luca Batini (MAN)
Marshall Granger (TL)
Medartas Tvarijanavicius (WHO)
Romuald Palierne (ALL)

1 vote
Dong Hanping (BST)
Eder Arbizu (MAN)
Edo Volavc (ALL)
Hélder Amatriain (HAX)
Kerry Gibney (BST)
Sima Kaijian (HAX)
Thomas Rice (RM)
Valentyn Tsurkan (TL)
Xavier Rodger (BST)

Round 7

Home Axis vs. Yarra Park Bears 87 - 78 (36141645)

With the Bears up the top of the South standings, having an outstanding season, they should be favourites against a Home Axis side that has been up and down so far this season, boasting a 2-4 record. Recent solid performances have to give them a chance to steal a win and move up the table.

At the end of the 1st the Bears led 20-23 over a spirited Axis side who was being led by big guys Manzanera and Gartmayer. This game continued to get tighter in the 2nd with the Bears holding Home Axis at bay and leading by 5 at the half. Reda had 10 points at the half while Garrido showed up in the 2nd to have 12 at the half for Axis.

Home Axis suffered a blow early in the 3rd with an injury to Manzanera. A strong 3rd quarter surge from Home Axis saw them grab the lead 65-60 with a quarter to go. Gartmayer leading the team with 18 points 6 rebounds and 3 assists. A great performance for Home Axis as they ran away to a 9 point win against the table toppers, making the South very interesting heading towards a close.

3 votes – Home Axis – Phillip Gartmayer – 24 points 12 rebounds

Gartmayer played a pivotal role in his teams look inside offense, shooting 11-17 for his game high points and rebounds.
4 assists for the big guy caps of a great night for his team. If they continue this kind of form Gartmayer could find himself in with a chance for a top 10 finish.

2 votes – Home Axis – Paco Garrido – 22 points 7 assists 7 steals

Paco shot 40% from the field for his 20 points. But most notably he will now be known as Paco ‘quick hands’ Garrido after pickpocketing the Bears 7 times, also finding time to dish out 7 tasty dimes.

1 vote – Yarra Park Bears - Kazimierz Reda – 19 points 11 rebounds

Reda fought hard all game but couldn’t quite lift his team over the line. A handy double double from Reda meaning he was the best Bear and gets a vote.

Whompas Donkeys vs. Mad Rangas 95 - 98 (36141648)

There is no doubt both of these sides would have pencilled this one in as a possible first win. I can’t tell you who the favourite is in this one with both sides looking very even. Gabriel Wall is one to watch for this game and the future, averaging 21.0 PPG this season. Dewey Bowers on the other hand for the Donkeys has had a quiet season by his standards and will attempt to return to his point scoring form in this one.

Donkeys were struggling to contain the Rangas in the first trailing by 8 at the end of the quarter. However it wasn’t Wall who was doing the damage on the scoreboard. He was scoreless, but had 8 1st quarter rebounds and 3 1st quarter blocks. Rangas extended their lead to 11 at the half despite allowing Donkey danger man Bowers to have 11 points in the half.

The Mad Rangas were on their way to their first PL win holding a 12 point lead over the donkeys with a quarter to go. Ibarguen led the way with 12 points and 10 rebounds. All defence went out the window in the last, and it looked as if we could have a OT period on our hands with the Donkeys dropping 39 points on the Rangas in the last. However a clumsy possession by the Donkeys trying to tie the ball-game, it resulted in a poor shot, giving the Rangas their first Fishbowl win to jump the Donkeys on the ladder.

3 votes – Mad Rangas – Gabriel Wall – 14 points 17 rebounds 5 assists 4 blocks

It was tough to give votes in such a tight match, however the Great Wall was flogged for 48 minutes by manager Rad_ranga and his team reaped the rewards with a solid double double to go along with a handy 5 assists from your C. A highlight was Gab sending the Donkeys to the carpark 4 times throughout the game.

2 votes – Whompas Donkeys - Medartas Tvarijanavicius – 28 points 21 rebounds

The Lithuanian had a good night shooting just under 50% with a great double double. Just playing second fiddle to Wall because of Wall’s diversity with 5 assists and 4 blocks.

1 vote – Whompas Donkeys – Ignacio Santana – 21 points 10 rebounds

Santana shredded on the offensive end shooting and efficient 10-13 whole also hustling on the offensive end for 5 offensive rebounds.


Last edited by MrGoodKat at 9/3/2011 12:32:12 AM

Beasts Red vs. All-Sorts 115 - 125 (36141644)

Another great matchup between two sides with 4-2 records heading in. The div 2 All-Sorts are probably favoured over the div 3 beasts. But as this MVP writer knows the Beasts certainly don’t lack the firepower. Jacek Sudzinski will be one to watch for the Beasts already amassing 9 votes so far this season in the MVP race. Jacek is also averaging 21.2 PPG. If All-Sorts can keep the pole below that they are in good shape to take this one.

In a close first quarter the All-Sorts came out on top leading 21-25 after one. Thanks to 9 pts from Uusmaki. Beasts were fighting hard but still trailed by 5 at HT. Sudzinki looked to have a vote or 2 in his bag dropping 25 points in the first half off 11-19 shooting. While Uusmaki put in another 11 in the second quarter to have 20 in the half to go along with 5 assists.

There wasn’t one quarter where the All-Sorts blew out the Beasts, they just steadily grabbing another few points lead each quarter. They struggled to a 7 point lead despite allowing Sudzinski to score another 11 points to take his tally to 46 points in only 3 quarters. Meanwhile Uusmaki had notched up 34 to cancel out the pole. Another tense last quarter saw the All-Sorts walk away the W after Uusmaki managed to finally surpass Sudzinski scoring 43 to the poles 41 in a battle of the shooting guards.

3 votes – All-Sorts - Tuomas Uusimäki – 43 points 6 assists

The Finn went toe-to-toe with the Pole and came out narrowly on top scoring 2 points more and shooting 18 of 30.

2 votes – Beasts Red – Jacek Sudzinski – 41 points

Great effort by the pole, shooting 18-34, really keeping the Beasts in it through all quarters.

1 vote – All-Sorts – Mamerto Mendez – 31 points 11 rebounds 10 assists

Yes I know it was a triple double. But with great performances all over the court was it more valuable to his team then Jacek’s 41 points were to the Beasts. I’m not sure it is but maybe C-Cat will see this one.

Eggplantpopolopolous vs. Possum Chasers 95 - 96 (36141647)

This is probably the game of the round with the 5-1 Possum’s trying to keep up the top of the table against the 4-2 Eggplants. This game just shows how tight the South is this season. Expect Trinh, Halliday and Cieckan to be dangerous for the Possum’s as they are the only Possum players to poll a vote this season in the MVP count. With TT on 11, and the other two on 8 votes a piece.

An early injury in the only 7 minutes saw the Possum’s have to play the rest of the game without starting SG Elias Malfanti who had a quickfire 6 points in his 7 minutes. Possums had a 9 point lead at the end of their first quarter with the Eggplant’s after a good quarter from Halliday. The Eggplant’s couldn’t bridge the gap in the 2nd quarter with TT and Halliday combining for 29 for the half. Pisanu managed 15 for the Eggplant’s.

No matter what the Eggplant’s did they couldn’t gain any ground on the Possums trailing by 10 with the last quarter ahead of them. The Eggplant’s started the last lively which set up a tense last few minutes. They finally hit the lead with 46 seconds to go, only for TT to throw down an emphatic dunk to give the Possums back the lead. It was up to Pisanu to hit the winner. But missing the 3 from the top of the arc was a relief for PP and left the Possums sitting pretty up the top of the table.

3 votes – Possum Chasers – Trinh Trinh – 27 points 9 rebounds 5 assists 3 blocks

TT was the man they went to when they need the clutch play and he did what was required. He shot an impressive 13-16 for his 27.

2 votes – Eggplantpopolopolous – Nicola Pisanu – 24 points 10 assists

Nicola gets 2 despite missing the game winner. Just the usual effort from with a handy double double.

1 vote – Possum Chasers – Carl Halliday – 25 points 12 rebounds

Carl showed his potential again by shooting just over 50% and grabbing 12 rebounds at SF.

Gisborne Gladiators vs. Rampaging Marmots 94 - 72 (36141646)

You would have thought the division 2, 3-3 Marmots would be favourites heading into their match with the 2-4 Gladiators. However only sporting 7 players 4 hours prior to the match, barring any last purchases the Gladiators could be looking at their 3rd win of the season.

Gladiators had a high scoring 31-20 lead at the end of the first after a 10 pt qtr from young gun Addison knocking down 6 -8 from the line. Gladiators continued to have an even spread of scorers, but were led by Terroso’s 18 points. The surprise was 18yo rookie Yiorgos Mpatonetas shooting an incredible 27 first half points to have the Marmots within 3 at the half.

The Gladiators won the 3rd 19-16 but nothing was coming easy despite the Marmots being outgunned in 3 of the 5 positions. It appeared that the Marmots 18 y/o rookie ran out of steam in the last, remaining scoreless and ruining his shooting percentage. The Gladiators crushed their opponents in the last for what seemed like an easy 22 point win. But that wasn’t so for the most part.

3 votes – Gisborne Gladiators – Antonio Terroso – 26 points 23 rebounds 4 blocks

The Terror marshalled the court for 3 quarters with the impressive stats above. It has to be noted that not only did he shoot 10-16, he was given the responsibility to guard the Marmots monster Dan Gardner. Terroso did extremely well scoring more and rebounding more than Gardner, and also keeping him to 6-19 shooting.

2 votes – Gisborne Gladiators – Garrie Addison – 23 points 9 rebounds 5 assists 3 blocks

The G-Adder may be prominent in these votes in a couple of seasons time, but for now he had a nice night shooting 8-21 but keeping the opposition SF’s to 9.0 points per 100 shots rating. That’s what I call defense.

1 vote – Rampaging Marmots - Yiorgos Mpatonetas – 31 points 5 rebounds

With O’Daire and Gardner in the game for the Marmots you would expect that should a Marmot player get a vote it would be awarded to one of those two. However the young-gun 18 y/o SG for the Marmots kept them in it for 3 quarters before falling by the wayside in the last. Look out for this Greek in a couple seasons time.