Brock Ryan Released

It is the end of a legendary era for 6 Ft Over. One time 4th Man of the Year candidate Brock Ryan has been granted his release from 6ft Over ending a spectacular if not inconsistent career. With training camp set to open this week for the 2009 Fall AEGON Competitive League Brock Ryan had asked to be traded to a contender.

Unable to find a buyer Ryan on the open market 6 Ft Over has decided to let the old warhorse go.

“If anybody needs a player that will show up once a year and exhaust himself within minutes of entering the game Ryan is their guy,” said an emotional Coach Reiners at the farewell press conference.

Reiners was then asked about the chances of Ryan being resigned for the veterans minimum.

“I don’t know, I just don’t know if he has it anymore,” he said as he wiped away tears.

Ryan’s career with 6 Ft Over is remembered mostly by DNP’s and the various predicaments that caused them. There was the legendary time when Ryan left his teammates shorthanded after becoming occupied by hot wings. Then there was the incident where Ryan was forced to miss action because a scheduled game coincided with the release of a Will Ferrell movie on DVD.

When Ryan did play the results were often hilarious. “The pass” is still widely discussed amongst AEGON Rec League followers. It was that play in which Ryan suddenly turned into White Chocolate and delivered an on the money behind the back pass to a streaking Richard Dengler who promptly blew the layup.

After sitting out the entire year after “the pass” Ryan returned to action the next season and logged a grueling 40 minutes against Team Yellowbook. His 40.0 minute per game average led the league during the ’09 Early Summer YMCA League. It was in that game against Yellowbook when Ryan hit a go ahead layup while everyone in the gym watched in horror as he took the big shot.

Officially Ryan tallied 15 career points to go with 2 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal. His 36 DNP’s are a 6 Ft Over career record.