I don't do anything all day and night, so a game-by-game retro diary on PCTI II is about to go down. I'll probably get bored by the 3rd quarter of game 2, or when I realize my defense cost my team the series, but here it goes.
Captains:
Brian Eskildsen
Brent Carney
Key pre-PCTI II moves:
- After drafting a player he had never seen before, my boyfriend traded Smo for Jeff Sabin.
- Chase Hardin (Beer) was added to the event. We later found out that Chase Hardin we knew no longer existed.
- Dawson Huff was the scorekeeper.
- Eskildsen didn't buy a mouthpiece.
Game 1
Pregame: The scoreboard in the gym is not working, so we are forced to use a 16" x 16" portable scoreboard that Dawson continues to so kindly swivel for everyone to see throughout the game.
Pregame: We take a team picture with what looks like a camera you pick up at a SeaWorld gift shop.
Pregame: Brian announces what the winning team did the previous year that his team needed to focus on. 1) Talk on defense. 2) Call out ball screens. 3) Call out who's got ball. 4) Crash the boards.
1st Half
20:00 - BC wins the tip over Sabin.
19:55 - Fil-A blocks Thompson's layup on the opening possession.
19:54 - Fil-A stops playing defense for the rest of PCTI II.
18:35 - Bruiser drop steps and puts in an easy lay-up, as everyone who is watching this says, "Why doesn't he do that every time?"
17:20 - Chase nails a 3. Our team looks at each other with excitement!
17:05 - Fruit man misses a point blank layup.
16:55 - Ben Wilson 1-ups DK with an air ball layup.
16:00 - Ben Wilson 1-ups himself with a 3 pointer that misses by litrally (P&R) 5 feet. Zero reaction of shock or disgust from Ben.
15:00 - Smo couldn't look any "whiter". Left knee brace with shin high plain white socks countering his 4 inch too short shorts that are the exact same color as his shoes.
11:30 - Chase bricks a wide open 3, but the rest of his team is very verbal about him continuing to fire it up.
10:15 - Sabin misses his 14th running/fading 8 footer.
09:14 - Chase bricks a wide open 3.
08:10 - Hite passes up a shot for the 1st time.
07:13 - Chase airballs a 10 footer.
06:23 - Dawson puts the scoreboard on a swivel for the camera for the 1st of 213 times.
05:45 - Ben Wilson busts out the patented "flat-footed, hands up defensive stance".
04:59 - Someone shoots a fade-away, shot is way off, then this someone yells out a "Oh, COME ON!". Guess who?
03:15 - Wilson gets to the rim and is fouled. He's been solid offensively all game. Defensively, he could be my brother.
02:43 - Sabin somehow shoots a running fade away. That fact that it drew iron is a miracle from Joseph Smith.
02:00 - Smo fouls Wilson on a one-handed, floating 15 footer that is banked in.
01:36 - Hite makes a sick move. I didn't like him, but at times he was easily the best player on the court.
01:15 - Abe shoots a 3 pointer from under one of the side goals. He later claims that knowing the backboard was so close to him is what caused the 40 footer to miss.
00:23 - Chase airballs a wide open 3. Everyone looks around wondering, "Is he okay?". We later found out that he was only able to smoke 2 packs before the game, instead of his usual 3, so that had him feeling a little jittery.
Half-time - Score is 31 to 29, BC's team in the lead.
2nd Half
19:59 - Everyone is exhausted.
19:01 - Hite heating up.
18:34 - Fil-A is bringing the ball down.
18:02 - I was about to make fun of Fil-A on that last post, but he seriously just had a phenomenal defensive possession on Donley. I don't have a joke for this, that was awesome.
17:12 - HAHAHA I shit you not, Fil-A fronts Donley 10 feet from the goal, and as soon as the lob pass to Donley is thrown he gives and yells, "HELP!". Donley scores his easiest 2 of the tournament.
15:23 - Donley hits a 3 pointer and doesn't do any "swordplay". Oh, how we all miss those days.
13:45 - Bruiser fires up a 3 pointer 1.6 seconds into the offensive possession... Airball.
13:32 - The Dr. gets an offensive rebound and easy putback. Ahop is so pissed, he immediately calls a timeout. That's honestly the first time I have seen Ahop do anything.
12:51 - BC pulls a 28 footer... Airball.
12:17 - I hit a layup, and Danny immediately yells, "Too easy guys!".
11:23 - The basketball goes out of bounds by about 2 full feet, and the referees make no call. Ahop proceeds to throw a behind the back pass that is bobbled and eventually scored. This was the moment I needed to convince the Fruit Man we needed a 3rd referee.
10:01 - Brian and Abe go for a loose ball.
09:53 - Brian curses at a brick wall.
During timeout - Abe checks up on Brian, and as soon as he turns around starts to smile and hold back a laugh.
09:15 - Lefty floater from Ben. Everything is working for Wilson.
08:21 - Chase bricks a wide open 3 pointer. Everyone is starting to get a bit confused.
07:26 - Wilson records a double-double in one possession. Apparently the key to a double-double is to miss 8 consecutive tipped shots.
05:58 - BC's team misses 5 consecutive layups, then Ahop rebounds the ball in between the 5 guys who just missed a layup/
04:40 - Everyone is really really exhausted. Yeah, this is game 1.
04:13 - Fil-A is lighting up the scoreboard. No, seriously... He's working the scoreboard since Dawson left to take Brian to the ER.
02:25 - The "blue monster" makes its first appearance. Wilson eats shit after contesting a layup.
02:01 - Joe looks at the camera during the game for the 113th time.
01:43 - 114th time.
01:21 - Chase asks the team if he can take a smoke break during the timeout.
01:21 - We later realize he was serious.
01:07 - BC's team tries to stall (4 Corners). Last about 12 seconds before it is turned over.
00:34 - Team Eskildsen ball, down 67-68.
00:34 - Chase calls the play we are going to run, with the game on the line.
00:26 - Ben throws up a... windmill finger-roll?? It gets backboard, that's it.
00:21 - Team Carney makes 2 free throws.
00:17 to 00:00 - Team Eskildsen shoots 62 three pointers, none of them are even close. There is time for one last shot, and Bruiser jacks up a hurried 3 pointer with 4 seconds left as I am standing wide open 5 feet from him... This play is the reason I will never want Bruiser on my team. I'm not saying it's logical. I'm just being honest.
Team Carney wins 70-67.
Everyone is completely out of gas by the end of the game. I have no idea how there were 6 more games played this weekend. I'm a firm believer that Donley showed up to PCTI III in better shape than everyone else, because everyone else stayed to finish PCTI II.
Notable Game 1 stats:
Ben Wilson: 9-22 from the field, when it seemed like he was 19-22. Maybe 9-22 in a PCTI game is basically equivalent to 19-22 in a normal game.
?????: 4-14 from the field.
?????: 4-14 from the field.
One of those 2 stats belongs to Chase, and the other belongs to Sabin. I'll never tell!!
Bruiser: 2-9 from the field. I don't want to help out the other team in PCTI IV, but those 2 made buckets were great drop-step post moves. The other 7 were jump shots...
Wes Murray: Pick a stat, and put a ZERO next to it.
Team Eskildsen: 24 - 70 (34.3%) from the field. 12 - 21 (57.1%) from the FT line.
Hite: 6-20 from the field. It didn't feel like he missed 14 shots, but then again I don't know what it feels like to shoot 20 times.
The Dr.: 3-10 from the field.
Abe: 5-16 from the field. 15 rebounds. Next highest rebounder was Joe at 5.
Donley: 2-3 from 3.
Who is this McKinney guy listed on these stats?
Team Carney: 27-80 (33.8%).
Combined FGM-FGA: 51 - 150 (34%).
Lead changes: 5
**I'm not spell-checking this post.
Don't help the Stick Man. MORE JUMP SHOTS.
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