6 Ft Over Drops Heartbreaker

Prior to making his 1st appearance in almost 2 full seasons Brock Ryan had no reason to believe he would instantly become the league leader in minutes played per game. With a bench as inconsistent as 6 Ft Over's it shouldn't have been a surprise that Ryan logged a grueling 40 minutes in last nights action.

For the 2nd consecutive week 6 Ft Over took on a formidable opponent with only 4 somewhat bodies. Usual starter Justin Hasenmiller was excused from Tuesdays game for reasons not disclosed. That left Reiners, Dengler, a banged up Shupert and Brock Ryan fresh from his academic suspension.

Things started well for the team as Shupert and Dengler hit the glass hard and Ryan dropped in a couple of long distance bombs. Fatigue began to set in once the team reached 20 points at the 11 minute mark of the 1st half. For the last 11 minutes of that half 6 Ft Over would score only 5 points and trailed 29-20 heading into the 2nd.

Team Yellowbook went to work in the post to begin the 2nd half. One of the strangest players ever encountered in any of these contests dominated 6 Ft Over for long stretches last night. Think Stan Van Gundy in his early 30's, compacted into a 5-7 body, wearing a brand new authentic Derrick Rose jersey and stinking of bad body odor. Despite his appearance lil Stan had slippery hesitation post moves a la Pau Gasol and a running left handed sky hook that he used very effectively.

Shupert suffered a myriad of injuries last night to go along with his already sprained right ankle. Add strained MCL and a hyper extended finger to the injury list. Despite the physical difficulties Shupert paced 6 Ft Over in the 2nd half and played a key part in one of the games defining plays.

Trailing by 1 point with 20 seconds left 6 Ft Over was forced to foul the aforementioned lil Stan sending him to the line for 2 shots. He promptly missed both shots and Shupert secured the rebound. While dribbling up the court Shupert was stripped from behind by his defender who secured to loose ball and proceeded to throw a pass directly to Reiners. Reiners intercepted the pass and threw it down court Shupert. In the most awkward game changing shot in the history of basketball Shupert tosses a lob to Brock Ryan who catches the pass, his feet off of the ground by a good 6 inches, and tosses in a bank shot to put 6 Ft Over up 1 with 6 seconds to go. 6 seconds turned out to be too much time as the opposition called timeout setup a play, isolated their best ball handler at the top of the key and dropped in a shot at the buzzer to win it by 1. Disappointing loss, great game for the fans. If 6 Ft Over can secure 1 or 2 subs for any of the remaining game they should be able to turn this season around.