6pm Spadoni -3 vs DeCarlo
as the saying goes, it is hard to not go to Hippos every morning and its even harder to beat a team 3 times in 1yr. Spadoni has dominated team DeCarlo but will be playing without, arguably, its best scorer in Larry BirdSpain. Team DeCarlo can be sneaky with its lack of height…..4 guards under 5’6 will cause issues for team Spadoni but this game will come down to 1 thing….Can Tyler keep Bendo off the boards and hold him to less than 10pts? Some pretty good match ups.
Gierhahn vs Statham—-2 of the quickest guards in the league face off and it should be fun to watch. Jay, as the elder statesman, has the mental advantage but has lost a step in the last few years…..if Statham can make his 3’s this will sway in team Orange’s direction….if not, Jay could be the difference midget…i mean difference maker for team Black.
Tyler vs Bendo—-this is the most important match of the night….Tyler needs to score at the basket and will need to dominate the boards in order for team black to have a chance. not easy though with Bendo breathing down your neck.
nobody else really matters in this game to be honest….Spadoni is old and his fade away freethrow line swirling ball jumpers dont work in this league anymore….Hammelman hasnt scored in 6yrs and Lyman has a hair appointment so will be there at halftime, limiting his minutes.
7pm O’Malley -7 vs Mac
Scary matchup for # 1 team O’Malley….team Red is sneaky and has found a way to stay in, literally, every single game this year. Even without Scott Lyons, this team has scratched and clawed to stay alive with its biggest loss being by about 8pts. Adding Scott makes this team a force to be reckoned with and they will not be an easy out…..see matchups below…in the name of the father,the son and the holy spirit, amen.
McCann vs Lyons—outside of the Donny the queen McAvoy, Scott Lyons is pretty much the only other person in the league that has a chance to hold McCann down…offensively, he will also cause issues as he never stops running, similar to Forest Gump. Will Scottys annoying D frustrate McCann? we shall see
Mac vs Hahn—-Jerry claims that he is shooting 60% from 3 this year…..honestly, i dont remember him making 1 shot outside of the paint but thats neither here nor there….this will be a pure O vs Pure D match up and will leave you exhausted just watching. Mac has had a down year for his standards but has a chance to redeem himself tonight.
8pm B Healy -12 vs Harrigan
2 things could happen in this game with Team Harrigan…..they could give up and end the year so they dont have to be miserable playing with eachother every week…or they could band together (missing both McGinnis and P Harrigan) and go for the biggest upset of the year….Can Koll and Harrigan find some synergy and give it to team Maroon? will George Shimko Sr come back so Tommy Gollogly can blow by him? will moose show up and drain a couple big 3’s to send Harrigan to the next round? Lots of talk about team Harrigan but honeslty, this game is going to be a huge blowout. i was actually being generous with the -12 line….it will probably be closer to 16 or 18 but since its the playoffs, i am giving Harrigan a shot….not even going to talk about Matchups in this one because every single one is dominated by team maroon.
9pm Manzke -3 vs J Healy
this game is a complete toss up. they split the season series 1-1 but team Healy is on a slide losing 4 of their last 5. although, anything can happen when you have whitey on your team….Burhans has pulled back lately…rumor has it, J Healy yelled at him after week 9’s game and told him to stop shooting 3’s….was that a bad move? was Burhans first half smoke and mirrors?
Manzke vs Whitey—-Whitey will dominate this causing team Manzke to find someone else to try and guard him…..Cosme is too slow, Slager doesnt know what defense is….Can Kessenich be the x factor here?
Slager vs the alaksan—-great one here pitting 2 scorers against eachother….Can Slager go back to high school to remember how to play D? will the alaskan be healthy? has he hunted and killed enough fish lately to keep his energy level high?
Cosme vs Burhans—2 ex college athletes….both getting old, one getting older(cosme)…..Andy has showed some flashes of his old self this year and will need to do it tonight to expect a victory. Can burhans shake of his rift with coach Oaf?
J Healy vs Keaty—-IMO, whoever plays better in this matchup will lead their team to the W. could the winner be automatic Oaf of the year? we shall see
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