THROW THEIR HAT IN THE RING

BY YOUR ATHLETIC SUPPORTER, JACK STRAP

With the HHI Commissioner Campaign already in full-swing well in advance of the 2010 election, you never know who else might THROW THEIR HAT IN THE RING, let alone show up for Hoops. Like Lipper who had a dream (reference: Martin Luther King), a crazy dream (reference Led Zepp's The Song Remains the Same) of THROWING HIS HAT IN THE RING to be HHI Commissioner based on a platform of punctuality (to separate himself from Quick) & honesty (to separate him from Wojo's Campaign Manager Swoop). His vision was to grow a beard & get a big top hat and re-invent himself as a Honest Abe Lincoln/Uncle Sam hybrid which would improve his MPG & chances of getting elected. But it all appeared to have fallen apart this AM @ Da Hills when Lip was "allegedly" late & tried to cover it up (kind of like Watergate) by claiming he was there at 8am & then leaving phone messages saying the same, but Chris-Cross & Knee Scab Phil were early & didn't see him.

Before we move forward, let's look back on the last week after Quick THREW HIS HAT IN THE RING. This isn't my opinion, rather I report this verbatim from this week's Huntley-Brinkley Report. Quick's Campaign Manager Jack Strap announced Quick's HAT THROW which by the way landed right in the middle of THE RING by simply reporting "just the facts" ala Jack Saturday (cousin of Joe Friday) of what Commish Wojo promised regarding upgrading the Hills Courts in June of 2006 & comparing that to what he recently promised 3 years later which was almost exactly the same. Quick followed that up with more facts & being a "high quality" guy--he also praised his opponent for leading a fight (along with Quick) to assure Da Hills courts didn't become a parking lot as part of a Wyomissing Hills school expansion.

A new paragraph is needed for Huntley-Brinkley to report that Commish Wojo's email response was to "fly off the handle" & flip Quick "The Bird" & I'm not talking Larry. Wojo's Campaign Manager Swoop then followed that up by accusing Quick of snorting coke whereas the truth was he was drinking cherry coke while it was Swoop & his pal MC Kevin who were boozing it up at the Sly Fox. That was the venue for Swoop's accusation that Quick was gambling whereas he was actually playing cards for Swoop's Relay for Life Charity. Furthermore Quick was purposely the 1st to lose as he was just there to support the charity, whereas Swoop was the one actually gambling for hours. In addition, Moneymaker Bales (who has known Wojo since the 6th grade) reported that Wojo regularly gambles at MM Bales "House of Sin". Then there's PO-letti's allegation of Quick illegally obtaining seafood--this appears to be a total setup/frame job as Swoop offered Quick "a deal he couldn't refuse" & QM had no knowledge that Swoop obtained it illegally. Huntley-Brinkley finished their Report by asking Swoop to provide "just the facts" on Quick's "Florida money laundering scam"--methinks that Quick was down in FL, left a dollar in his pants, and then washed them.

Enough about the HHI Commissioner Campaign as 10 players (after Lip arrived late) THREW THEIR HAT IN THE HHI RING this AM @ Da Hills as follows:
* Wojo-Swoop's Gangsters = Swoop, What the Heck, Iron Mike, Knee Scab Phil, and Giant Lipper
* Quick-Strap's Untouchables = Commisioner-to-be Quick, Who Killed Kenny, Chris Shiery the Science Guy-ry, X-Smoker Bob, and Jack Strap

Game 1 started after Jack Strap, inspired by Quick's leadership, brought a needed new net. Swoop then grabbed the net, hung it, and tried to give Wojo credit for it which "the HHI people" will see right through just like the aforementioned non-factual allegations as reported by Huntley-Brinkley. That being said, the truth was that Wojo-Swoop's Gangsters ran roughshod over the Untouchables in this game behind "Steve-Roller" Heck's "muscle" & Iron "The Ice Pick" Mike's hatchet job on defense.

Just before Game #2, a new HHI Commissioner candidate THREW HIS HAT IN THE RING. It was none other than "Reading" Councilman Jeff (you never know Magnum, who might show) who has real political experience, but I believe HHI needs a political outsider like Quick Mike. Anyway, Jeff was dressed like a Gangster, so he joined their gang & proceeded to unequalize their equalibrium while the Untouchables had the touch at the new net basket while proudly representing Truth, Justice, and the American Way with a series-tying win.

The "Good Guys" continued to play well in the Daily Championship Game while building a 13-6 lead and then having Commissioner-to-be Quick leading a fastbreak when suddenly he went down in a heap on the unforgiving macadam. It was Iron Mike who "accidently" tripped Quick, then bent down over his bleeding body and whispered "don't f' (expletive deleted) with Wojo/Swoop". The Untouchables were stunned this could happen in broad daylight and the Gangsters took full advantage of the diversion with Heck, Swoop & Steve-Roller (kind of like Dewey Dickem & Howe) hitting consecutive deuces before they took a 14-13 lead. But then roving Councilman Jeff, now wearing "Good Guy" white, showed why he deserves to THROW HIS HAT IN THE RING as he put aside any "political" differences he might have with Quick as he won it for Quick/Strap's Untouchables with a 2-ball.

MAKING POKER HISTORY

By Your RfL Poker Supporter, Jack "Of Hearts" Strap

It’s hard to believe that when the World Series of Poker began back in 1970, there were fewer than 50 poker tables in the entire city of Las Vegas. There were only 70 poker tables in the whole state of Nevada. Binion’s Horseshoe, the host casino, did not even have a poker room. The contest that would come to decide poker’s first world champion was held inside an alcove about the size of an ordinary hotel room. Thirty or so gamblers shoehorned themselves around a few poker tables. They didn’t know it at the time, but they were MAKING POKER HISTORY.

Poker has a long and storied history. But “Amarillo Slim” Preston’s upset victory in 1972 has to go down as one of the most significant moments in the HISTORY OF POKER. Hal Fowler’s stunning upset victory in the 1979 WSOP marked the first time an amateur player prevailed over the elite. Many longtime poker professionals were as shocked as they were embarrassed by the outcome. Fowler’s win was a herald of things to come in future years, but it was last night 30 years later when I witnessed the greatest comeback win in POKER HISTORY.

Last night's American Cancer Society (ACS) Relay for Life (RfL) event at the Sly Fox in Royersford was very well organized by F'in Ross from beginning to end. The beginning included Wisteria Lane's Charley's Angels distributing the chips, rules, raffle tickets, etc. At the same time Ross set-up a nifty computer software program, complete with a projection screen for all to see, that helped him professionally manage this RfL Poker Tournament. Then just as everyone was getting hungry/thirsty, out came the mini-buffet food with a large choice of beverages brought to you by Waitress Sophia.

There was something like 60 of the greatest poker players ever assembled at that venue at that time & some no-shows (i.e. Chucky Boy, Lipper, Mighty, Adam Bomb, and Hacker Bob) who must have gotten "cold feet" due to the "star-studded" line-up. Hills Hoops Inc. (HHI) was a Table Sponsor which was cool, but I played at Guido Schaffer's Wine & Spirits sponsored table with Swoop, RfL MC Kevin, Reitzy's "stand-in" Andrew, Quick Mike, Moneymaker Bales, and Nick "The Quick" Phillips.

Quick Mike was the 1st eliminated but the HHI Commissioner to be then showed the team player that he is by dealing & cashing in chips at all the tables. Andrew "Reitzy" was the next to go at our table, followed by MM Bales before we got some table consolidation players including the "Black Widow" who was so-named by MC Kevin. After surviving a couple of all-ins, I was eliminated by Nick "The Quick", but we ended up splitting a $100 Ross-innovation secret knockout prize. At the end, I donated my $50 to our RfL Team via our Captain Diane Dretti-Poletti who was the 1st of our group to have to deal with the cancer scourge over 5 years ago.

Meanwhile at other tables--PSU/TCFL/HHI-related eliminations (may not exactly be in the right order) included Ross, Scholesy, Guido (whose Wife Chris was the nicest "heckler" you'll ever see at our Poker Tourneys), Nick "The Quick", and Bales Buddy--the Card Shark Barry-cuda.

So representing us, that just left Swoop, MC Kevin, and Iron Mike as the tables started consolidating some more. Swoop was eventually eliminated in like 14th place, which showed consistency with his 13th place finish in Ross' last Tournament. Swoop also got the award for the most woulda-coulda-shoulda IEC Whining just like in the TCFL. At that point, Iron Mike was short-stacked and Quick & Bales waited around an extra few minutes just to see him eliminated, but he won that "all-in". Iron's goal at that point was just to finish around the Top 10, so he could win a poker set. On the other hand, RfL MC Kevin had a lot of chips & aspirations of winning it all so he could donate it back to the Relay for Life. Both Iron & Kevin made it to the Elite 8 Final Table.

The Elite 8 Table also included the "Black Widow" who MC Kevin had tangled with earlier. BW was obviously a very experienced Poker player as she handled the complicated multiple all-ins, main pot, side pots situations. Some accused Black Widow of using her big boobs in a low cut black shirt as a distraction to the other players. At one point as she reached across the table to arrange multiple pots, I thought this Charity event was going to be marred by a "wardrobe malfunction" ala Janet Jackson. Regrettably I have to say that the Charity event was marred when RfL MC Kevin turned into "50 Cent" after having a bit too much to drink & made some disparaging remarks to Black Widow, but one of Kevin's friends & me then stepped in to calm things down so the Final 3 of Kevin & BW & Iron could proceed.

Just the fact that Iron Mike was in the Final 3, maybe an hour & a half or so after Quick Mike waited to see the hand where it looked like Iron would fall, was MAKING POKER HISTORY as he survived all-in after all-in after all-in which also established him as a crowd favorite with his Fan Club led by RfL Team Poletti II's Justin. By then Iron had built up enough chips to be a Contender, but the "Vegas odds" were still with Black Widow followed by MC Kevin. Then suddenly POKER HISTORY in the MAKING saw Iron go head-to-head with Kevin like a couple of "rock'em, sock'em robots" and Iron Mike's all-in again prevailed. Kevin then graciously shook hands with his opponents & donated his winnings to the Relay for Life.

So it was the Poker Pro Black Widow vs. Amateur Iron Mike who had never even won a Poletti Brickhouse Poker Tourney. Oh the drama & because I didn't go home with Quick, I was luckily there to see POKER HISTORY in the MAKING, 30 years after Hal Fowler's stunning victory (confused, re-read above). But could Iron Mike pull anymore "all-in" "rabbits out of his hat" and MAKE POKER HISTORY? We quickly found out as they were all-in, but then BW flipped up an Ace & Queen (fittingly) which didn't look good for Iron, but (you either love or hate that "double but") then he flipped over an Ace & King (fittingly) because when the flop, turn, and river cards were all dealt Iron Mike MADE POKER HISTORY as the 2009 Relay for Life POKER Champion. He then donated $300 of his winnings to the Relay for Life which was the real winner on this HISTORIC night.

And once again, Thanks to Ross for a charity job well-done!!!

HHI COMMISSIONER ELECTION

By Your Athletic Supporter, Jack Strap

As documented in the HHI Blog archives back on June 17, 2006--Commish Wojo-Mojo announced his Suburban Renewal program as follows:
Commissioner Jerry Wojo-Mojo biked up to HHI this AM to announce his new SUBURBAN RENEWAL Project for Da Hills. The Project includes (but is not limited to) new baskets, resurfaced courts, elimination of curbs, graffiti removal (except where Swoop & Scholesy enjoyed sitting), pavilion upgrade, a scoreboard with instant replay capability, and the elimination of Stiff Rich.

It's almost 3 years later & Stiff Rich is gone (& Wojo can't take credit for that), but not much else has happened as Da Hills courts continue to deteriorate & wouldn't you think Commish Wojo could have gotten some of that "stimulus" money that Obama has been throwing around everywhere else? Instead what HHI gets is more promises this week from the Commish:
Mr. Strap:

The Wyomissing Recreation Board Playground Committee and I, not only as Rec Board President but foremost as HHI (Absentee) Commissioner, met to review conditions at the HHI home courts this evening. The general consensus was that your courts are in dire need of upgrading and that this will be "Priority One" for 2010. Our plan is to completely repave the courts next year. However, in the interim, we plan to clean-up the HHI courts as best as possible for 2009, putting new nets where needed, and having new lines painted as soon as possible so that there is no further disputing the three point area and/or out of bounds -- but at the very least so that you can see where the foul lines are (knowing how often you guys visit the "charity stripe"). It appears at this time the jumbo tron (also known as swoopTV) and GatorAde Bar for the smaller pavilion will have to be placed on hold until the new courts are installed.

Just thought you'd like an update.

Yours in Hoops.

Commissioner/Presidente Wojo

And I contend we only got that from Politician Wojo because his 4-year term is up in 2010, just "coincidentally" when per his campaign promise above, Da Hills courts upgrade will be "Priority One". Sorry, I'm not buying it & I know Wojo had big COMMISSIONER shoes (figuratively) to fill after our beloved COMMISSIONER Collin "retired", but he didn't even fill them literally so he must go as HHI needs real "Change" (sound familiar?).

So I know Wojo is banking (he didn't even get a bailout payment from Obama) on running unopposed in 2010 so he can win, but that's not going to happen as I just signed on as Campaign Manager for none other than HHI Commish Candidate: Quick Mike. That's right, Quick Mike, everybody loves Quick & as a man of integrity--his word is always good. So it's only Day 1 of the Campaign and we already have HHI COMMISSIONER ELECTION slogans:

• Vote Quick, Early & Often (kind of like Chicago)
  
• Quick is Your Pick, Unless You Want a Dick
• Quick is No Hick from French Lick
  
• Wojo certainly lost his Mojo
• Just say No to Wo-jo
  
• Wojo was a Man who thought he was a Woman (Beatles reference)

So as you can see, this HHI COMMISSIONER ELECTION Campaign is already getting down & dirty because (& sing along with Quick & I) "that's the way uh-huh uh-huh, we like it, uh-huh uh-huh". So in closing we encourage everyone at HHI to get involved in this HHI COMMISSIONER ELECTION.

ANNOUNCING HHI'S OUTDOOR SEASON

By Your Athletic Supporter, Jack Strap

ANNOUNCING has never been a big part of HHI other than the occasional humorous commentary by the likes of Swoop, Coach, and yours truly but as sports fans we do like good ANNOUNCERS & this was a tough week for them. Football won't be totally the same without ANNOUNCER John Madden, although he retired how he wanted to with the one he loved--Brett Favre. Now I've been on strike from baseball since Penn State last got screwed out of a National Title in 1994, but I admit that since then whenever I'd click the remote & come upon the Phillies, I would listen for a few minutes just to hear ANNOUNCER Harry Kalas who is "outta here"--may he rest in peace.

All HHI was ANNOUNCING today was the beginning of the OUTDOOR SEASON which saw some more players appear out of nowhere from Da Hills woods, kind of like in Field of Dreams, including Curley Mike, Chris Shiery the Science Guy-ry, the Giant Lipper back from tax season, and Coach Bill who came from one of those tea parties protesting against having to pay to play hoops. Unfortunately for Magnum, he missed it again as Connor Magnum was hurdling at a big Wilson Meet. So without further adieu, ANNOUNCING HHI'S OUTDOOR SEASON Opener line-ups:
* Hip to be Lip = Captain Lipper, What the Heck, Iron Mike, Swoop, Who Killed Kenny, and Foot Locker's #1 Customer--Curley Mike
* Bill's @ Da Hills = Coach Bill, X-Smoker Bob, "Professor" Shiery, D.D. Bales, Quick Mike, and Your Athletic Supporter

Game #1 saw the teams taking a lot of time adapting to the OUTDOORS and X-Smoker in particular seemed to have HHI'S OUTDOOR SEASON Opening jitters. Eventually Hip to be Lip took a seemingly insurmountable 13-7 lead when X-Smoker entered the game after having been "benched" for 5 points by Coach. From there, Big Bob led Bill's @ Da Hills on a 9-0 run that culminated in a game-winning deuce that Quick yelled "Bank" just before it hit the board & Madden would have ANNOUNCED as "Bang!!!".

In Game 2, Bill's @ Da Hills had to shoot at the half-net-less basket, with Commish Wojo's Hills Surburban Renewal program years behind schedule, and it showed as they missed while Heck shot Hip to be Lip to another good early lead. But this time their lead didn't go "up in smoke" (X-Smoker pun intended) as they held on to tie the series.

So it came down to the Daily Championship (DC) game which is what the fans expect after you ANNOUNCE HHI'S OUTDOOR SEASON. Before the game, Bill's @ Da Hills was dealt a blow when Shiery left with an achy breaky back & a semi-gimpy Quick didn't really want to play so it didn't look good for them. But somehow they re-grouped & looked down the stretch like they were gonna win it until Hip to be Lip's Who Killed Kenny started scoring at one end & hacking at the other including one that took out Quick (who was replaced by Heck). Finally with the score tied at 14, Jack Strap drove the lane & just as he was hacked by Kenny, "Boom!!!" (ANNOUNCE it like Madden) he found Bales for the DC-winning lay-up & as Harry Kalas always said "they're outta there" until next Saturday (check your email for venue & time).

IRON MEN

By Your Athletic Supporter, Jack Strap

I could go on ad nauseam about this AM's games, but I don't want to get you nauseous. After all, Magnum was playing today & all he wanted to talk about was a couple weeks back when Stone Cold, 6 Kids, etc. showed up. What I think was particularly noteworthy today was the "Pick 6" IRON MEN who played 2 days in a row including from yesterday's Mighty Good's Daily Champions: Kerry, Swoop, Bank'in, and Your Athletic Supporter; from Hacker Bob's Bad Boys--DJ Jazzy Jones; and The Rover: Pitt Band Paul Bowers.

Ironically on the same day we have a story about IRON MEN, IRON Mike's consecutive Saturday games streak came to end & equally importantly we had to then play with a ball that sux. But even without IRON & his ball, HHI played on with these virtual franchises selected by shirt color:
* Blues Clues = Who Killed Kenny, Bank'in & Pitt Band Bowers, Swoop, Quick Mike, and Jack Strap
* White Lights = Mighty Kerr, X-Smoker Bob, DJ Jazzy Jones, Magnum, Floor Burn Phil, and Diggetty Doug Bales

Game 1 started very, very slowly but eventually picked up enough momentum to ultimately propel Blue Clues to the verge of victory at 14-11 at which point "Clueless" Kenny told IRON MAN Swoop to stay on the bench because it was "only 1 more point". Well I'm here to tell you that 1 point never came & White Lights ended up winning it on a healthy deuce by X-Smoker Bob, which was unhealthy for Blue Clues.

But although Blue Clues got knocked down, they got up again for Game #2 because you're never going to keep them down and once again they found themselves in the lead late with IRON MAN Swoop on the bench. But it wasn't deja vu all over gain as they held on to tie up the series and between games demonstrated that it's "fun to win".

So once again it came down to the Daily Championship (DC) Game and this was another "nip & tucker" until it was tied at 8 at "halftime". From there maybe it was that Blue Clues (4) IRON MEN wore down, maybe it was that they had to play with a "sucky" ball, maybe it was that they tripped over that stupid rock, or maybe it was that the White Lights just got in their eyes, but the end result was a run-away DC win for the White Lights which included IRON MAN DJ adding insult to injury by innovatively scoring on a pass-shot.

Fittingly that just left the IRON MEN Finale (IMF) to 21 win by 2 or 25 straight & although it went on ad nauseam, it was actually a great game (Why? Because I said so) that ended up tied 20-20 and then headed to IRON MEN Overtime where the White Lights won it to complete IRON MAN Mighty Kerry Good Friday & Saturday's DC & IMF Title Sweep.

MIGHTY KERRY GOOD FRIDAY

By Your Athletic Supporter, Jack Strap

In the History of HHI--the most games have been played on Saturday, followed by Sunday (where in the Golden Years, we had a morning & evening doubleheader), but there's at least (2) Special FRIDAY games every year. There's Black FRIDAY named after King of All Blacks from the Howard Stern Show. I miss Howard since he moved to satellite radio and I also miss Chris Shiery the Science Guy-ry who hasn't showed up at HHI since he took over Marsh's Wife's teaching job & plagiarized her science curriculum. Back on point, today @ Grace we had MIGHTY KERRY GOOD FRIDAY with Pastor Ray stopping by on this HHI religious holiday.

Today's Captains were of course MIGHTY KERRY GOOD & the inanimate one: Sheriff Hacker Sponge Bob Square-Pants who selected these GOOD FRIDAY sects:
* The GOOD MIGHTIES = Captain MIGHTY KERRY GOOD, Swoop, Bank'in Bowers, FU Frank, and Your Athletic Supporter
* Bob's Bad Boys = Captain Hacker, DJ Jazzy Jones, Stay-Puff Marsh-mellow Man, Ian Rocks, and Alex "Prince Ali Fabulous He Ali A-" Bowers
* The Rover = Pitt Band Paul Bowers (PB2)

Game 1 saw Bob's Bad Boys jump out to an early lead & extend it to 8-2 before The GOOD MIGHTIES made the obligatory run. This run eventually brought them to a 14-14 tie before the storybook ending where MIGHTY KERRY GOOD and his new sneakers scored the FRIDAY game-winner in the paint. Thus the roving Pitt Band Paul Bowers (PB2) got a victory in his 1st HHI game while Prince Ali remained winless (although Swoop & Quick thought Alex had won in those fictional games a few weeks back).

The 2nd game again saw Bob's Bad Boys take the early lead before once again The GOOD MIGHTIES came back led by the slashing FU Frank. But this time, Marsh (whose Wife & Bill Nye were voted by HHI as the Best Science Teachers of all time) said "No-o-o-o-o-o-o" (although he actually let his play do the talking) as that Bad Boy didn't care if it was MIGHTY KERRY GOOD FRIDAY or not, but it was the roving PB2 who hit the back-breaking deuce as Bob's Bad Boys prevailed & Prince Ali got his 1st career win.

With the series tied, it came down to, as it often does, the Daily Championship (DC) Game. This time The GOOD MIGHTIES took the early lead and only looked back once or twice (or maybe 3 times) before MIGHTY KERRY GOOD himself hit the MIGHTY KERRY GOOD FRIDAY DC-winning shot.

That just left Iron Man Finale (IMF) which Pitt Band Paul Bowers entered with the HHI's longest current winning streak of 3 & a frustrated Captain Hacker walked away from while naming DJ the new Bad Boys Captain. Captain DJ then recommended a "forfeit" which was maybe a sign of things to come as the Penn State-laden GOOD MIGHTIES squad dealt Pitt Band (not to be confused with "Pitt Stain" from that old Nick show Pete & Pete) the defeat and MIGHTY KERRY GOOD took home both the Daily Championship & IMF Title on his GOOD FRIDAY.

B & B & B & B

By Your Athletic Supporter, Jack Strap

Pastor Ray, ever the Marketeer, rolled out the B & B & B & B = BIBLE & BED & BREAKFAST & BASKETBALL with HHI batting clean-up for the youts (what's a yout? excuse me, youths) who weren't disappointed expect for those burnt pancakes. HHI kicked off a day of BASKETBALL that also features the March Madness Final 4 Games that don't include today's teams:

• Savannah State* = Captain Boo Pong (who just got back from Savannah where he went for St. Patrick's Day for 2 Weeks), Pat Steaks, Iron Mike, X-Smoker Bob, and Mighty Kerr
• Athens* Athletes (AA) = Captain Free Ride Todd, Floor Burn Phil, Bank'in Bowers, DJ Jazzy Jones, and Your Athletic Supporter

* Savannah State is a historically BLACK university in GA, but today HHI BROKE the color BARRIER ala Jackie Robinson with this BASKETBALL (another B & B & B & B) Team
* Athens, GA is home of the University of Georgia who were defeated for the National Championship in 1982 by Penn State University. Their Heisman Trophy RB Herschel Walker is still distraught about the loss most recently evidenced by his appearance on the Celebrity Apprentice. Rednecks (here's how you know if you're a Redneck) also think it was the site for the 1st Olympics.

Game 1 saw Athens Athletes (AA) making quasi-athletic moves mixed with more than a modicum of Teamwork (Wiki definition: Teamwork is joint action by a group, in which each person contributes with different skills and subordinates his individual interests and opinions to the unity and efficiency of the group in order to achieve common goals. This does not mean that the individual is no longer important; however, it does mean that effective and efficient teamwork goes beyond individual accomplishments. The most effective teamwork is produced when all the individuals involved harmonize their contributions and work towards a common goal). In this case AA's common goal was to win Game #1, which they did.

Savannah State (S2) fell well behind in Game 2 as it was becoming obvious to the University's student body (& the Grace kids) why they have always used african-american players. But just when everyone was counting them out, S2 mounted a valiant comeback, but (the dreaded Double "but") it was ultimately quashed by Floor Burn Phil's shot in the lane for the 15-12 victory & AA's Daily Championship.

Game #3 was for Savannah State Pride and it started in the pre-game with S2's Captain Boo practicing while AA sat around & drunk (AA pun intended) in their DC. Well practice paid off in this game (hear that Iverson & I-Vath-son) as Savannah St. led by Pat St. & BB (aka Big Bob) earned the "W" and renamed themselves: Savannah W. State.

The Iron Man Finale (IMF) saw Savannah W. State's defense collapsing on Free Ride Todd and thus Athens Athletes were having trouble getting him the ball until the innovative DJ created the "rim pass". Perhaps some day defenses will figure out how to stop the rim pass, but it was not this day as Captain Todd turned DJ's rim passes into "assist" after "assist" & DJ also "accidently" swished in a rim pass while leading Athens Athletes to the win & the IMF Title.