6 Ft Over Covers Spread

6 Ft Over entered Tuesday’s game as 35 ½ point underdogs to Team No D. The last time the teams met in June the old men of No D soundly beat the twenty something’s of 6 Ft Over. Nothing was supposed to be different last night but 6 Ft Over had a few tricks up their sleeve.

Richard “Dick” Dengler had his academic suspension lifted early Tuesday. Rich walked into the gym with a beaming smile much to the surprise of his adoring cheering section. It wasn’t exactly Willis Reed coming back for Game 7 of the NBA Finals but Dengler did spark 6 Ft Over with offensive rebounding and tough defense.

The mysterious “Charlie” made his season debut and contributed to the teams hot start. Charlie said little to his new teammates but did participate in the game’s only argument when he called a white haired opponent a “bitch” for complaining about moving screens.

The extra bodies helped 6 Ft Over start out red hot from the floor. The youngsters jumped out to a quick 15 point lead and Team No D seemed to be cracking as they called each other out for defensive shortcomings.

Hach worked his mustachioed opponent under the glass, Hasenmiller drained a few 3’s and Shupert briefly thought he was playing one on one Volleyball against Dengler during one early sequence.

I was looking good until late in the 1st half when No D again became unconscious from the field and sunk 6 or 7 straight buckets to close the gap to 3 at halftime.

As 6 Ft Over has grown in popularity so has its cheering section. Tuesday’s game drew a whopping 3 fans breaking the previous mark of 2 fans set last season. Nick Hach used halftime as an opportunity to socialize with the ever expanding fan club.

“It’s weird not seeing you in a bar,” Hach said with a wink and a smile to a female fan.

As the 2nd half wore on Team No D meticulously wrestled the lead away from 6 Ft Over. Back in June, No D’s remarkably accurate outside shooting allowed them to pull away to a 50 point victory. Last night the shooting wasn’t as accurate, but it still was enough to provide them with a small cushion.

6 Ft Over managed to close the gap to 3 with about two minutes to go. Option A, B and C then became Hach in the post, wait for the defense to collapse and then shoot a 3. On a key late game possession Hach threw up a wild hook shot but managed to tip the ball back to Hasenmiller behind the arc. Justin lined up an open shot but it fell short.

“I jumped too f***** high,” Justin said in regards to his 8 inch vertical.

No D then salted away their 5 point victory by making 8 out of 10 free throws down the stretch.

Dengler discussed his comeback and future with the team in the parking lot after the game.

“I’ll tell you what man as long as that game is early I’ll be here in Cedar Rapids ready to go. I’ve got this online class I have to attend from 9 to 10 on Tuesdays though ,so the late games are no good.”

Neither Justin, Shoop nor Reiners had ever heard of online classes that require weekly attendance and glanced at each other curiously while they listened to the reinstated swingman.

Next week is a brand new opponent Team Rush. 6 Ft Over has a long history of being throttled by new opponents and that is a trend they hope to change next week