6 Ft Over played fantastic basketball to close out the season and enacted revenge on the only team to beat them last year.
"We circled this game on our calendar early and knew we had to be ready to play," said Jeff Reiners who sported a bruised and scratched eye following the physical contest.
6 Ft Over came out with defensive intensity seldom seen during the 8 week season. Learning a lesson from last seasons defeat Coach Reiners assigned defensive stopper Richard Dengler to reigning league MVP Roger "The Wizard" Clark. The result was spectacular. Dengler stuck to the MVP like glue and was not scored upon. Clark acknowledged after the game that he struggled while being guarded by the young drug addict.
"They put the lanky guy on me and I just couldn't get going," Clark said.
Professional cage fighter Beau Laughridge was signed to a 10 day contract just hours before tip off and proved to be a great addition to the team. Auditioning for a big money free agent deal in the off season Laughridge had several key plays including a game winning jumper to end Game 1.
Tony Nieland scored a career high 2 points last night including a jaw dropping 20 foot jump shot.
"Come on there wasn't anyone within 10 feet of me," Tony said explaining his shot selection.
Aaron Shupert came into the game with his own personal vendetta. Badly outplayed in last seasons loss to Cobra Kai Shupert vowed to improve in the off season and get even with his tormenter "Porky Pig". Pork was the 300 pounder with an attitude and a smooth left handed jump shot that burned 6 Ft Over badly last season. Shupert was not outplayed on this night and ended Pork's season in one the most satisfying ways possible. With possession of the ball and one point away from victory Shupert took a pass on the baseline from Reiners. He put a quick pump fake on the Pork, got him off balance, took one hard dribble towards the basket and put his shoulder into Porks massive chest. As the Pork flew backwards whining for an offensive foul in a pickup basketball game Shupert drained the game winning 8 footer.
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