Fishbowl North Season 5 MVPs Week 10 Part 3
Geelong Vipers vs Shepparton Shooters – 78 – 64
Two teams fighting it out at the pointy end of the league, in a game that could have big ramifications in the playoff race. Both teams were desparate for the win to keep their playoff chances alive. The game would prove to be a demonstration of defense with neither team able to shoot above .400 for the night. It was a tight, tough contest all game, with the Vipers eventually running out 14 point winners.. Had the Shooters been able to convert from the charity stripe, it could have been a much different contest.
3 Ace Dispo Geelong Vipers – Ace lived up to his name tonight in a dominant performance. He combined his 22 points(10-16) with 18 boards (6 offensive) and caused havoc in the paint at the other end with 3 steals and always getting a hand in to disrupt his opponents shot. Ace was simply in the zone for this 1.
2 François Cartier Geelong Vipers – In his 43 minutes, Cartier had a hand in everything. He helped himself to 19 points on the back of 9-14 shooting, rebounded the rock 7 times and dealt out 4 assists. On the defensive end, he was a fly in the ointment for the Shooters, forcing Anderson into taking bad shots (7-21) and broke his confidence forcing 5 turnovers from the Shooters swing man.
1 Junel Viojan Shepparton Shooters – Viojan was not happy to sit back and watch Ace, but did what he could to help his team get the W. The Big V led the game in scoring with 25 points, combined with 18 rebounds as well as 3 assists and 4 blocks. Almost good enough for the 2 votes, but he let Dispo score at will, and his team needed better than his 8-21 from the field if they were to win.
Warren Bulls vs Coin Collectors 89 – 122
Most would have expected with 2 teams fighting to avoid the bottom spot in the league, there would have been a tense all out battle in this 1. It was not to be as only 3 of the Bulls players bothered to turn up to the game, whilst the other 7 mistook ANZ stadium for Goldfingers. The 3 who made the effort to play put in a valiant effort, but whilst their team mates were busy getting lap dances, the Collectors ran away with this 1.
3 Yiorgos Polichronidis Coin Collectors – It was an 'unlucky fan' who got the job on Yiorgis tonight. The 33 year old had it all his way in this 1, scoring 24 points and bringing in 22 boards.
2 Siarhey Usik Coin Collectors – Usik had a real opponent tonight, but the result was pretty much the same.as Yiorgos. Usik led the scoring for the coin collectors, dished out 7 assists and forced 3 steals on the defensive end. His opponent Kiradi might have had 37 points, but his defensive pressure meant Kiradi had to work hard to score, with a lot of his points coming in garbage time when the game was all over.
1 Porter Viduka Coing Collectors – Whilst Viduka's opponent was busy gawking at 'racks' at Goldfingers, Viduka was busy getting to the rack and scoring.. In 21 mins, Viduka scored 20 points, pulled down 10 boards, and was only 2 assists shy of an impressive triple double. Viduka was lethal in his execution, and showed how to totally dominate a weaker opponent.