For the second straight week Player/Coach Jeff Reiners missed action. This week Reiners was a last minute scratch with an undisclosed illness. Since Reiners has been out of the lineup, 6Ft Over has gone 4 and 2. With Reiners in the lineup this year 6Ft Over has a abysmal 0 and 12 record. Fans have started to reconsider the once revered Reiners as the leader of their team. One fan shouted at Reiners as he was leaving a team lunch at McDonalds, “Why don’t you hit the gym instead of hitting those quarter pounders!”. Reiners seemed unfazed by the incident and told reporters that he was not concerned with his health or his ability to make big shots as long as he stayed away from soda pop. However, with this latest illness, fans are speculating even more that Reiners just refuses to take care of his body.
JR Russell continued his outstanding play as 6Ft Over’s new starting point guard. Easily blowing by his defender at any moment and creating great shots for himself and his teammates. Aaron Shupert can be credited for brining JR in and has proved to have exceptional recruiting ability. Over the last 2 seasons Shupert is responsible for bringing in all 10 former and current players for 6Ft Over.
6Ft Over core team member Dick D. Dengler also missed the games for the 3rd straight week on academic probation. He was replaced by the newest member of 6Ft Over, Chambers “The Bouncer”. Chambers is a current MMA star in the heavyweight division. In his spare time Chambers mans the door of Teaghans Club in downtown Cedar Rapids. Ironically, Chambers and Aaron Shupert have been involved in multiple disputes at the club that Shupert frequents. Shupert apologized before the game and Chambers acknowledged that the past was just “liquor under the bridge”. Chambers was just as big of a beast on the court as he is in the octagon, showing tremendous athletic ability for a big man.
Aaron Shupert had a very poor performance in the three games as he battled “flu-like” symptoms. Shupert barely managed to get up and down the court and sat most of the third game after he badly injured is right pointer finger. Blood was seen trickling down Shupert’s arm as he left the court for the locker room with the team doctor. Rumors have been flying around the Shupert was hung over from a weekend binge. Shupert firmly accepted these allegations. Hasenmiller played well as the team proved 6Ft Over was too much for Marshall. Hasenmiller and Russell picked and popped Marshall apart in the first two contests. In the third game Marshall somehow gained an early lead and with Shupert out, 6Ft Over let down as they had already established they were the superior squad.
6Ft Over is looking forward toward to their last three games of the regular season next week against lowly Vander Veen. If they can win all three it is possible that they will not be stuck with the last seed in the playoffs which begin the following week.
In other news, former 6Ft Over super-sub and current team statistician, Brock Ryan, was arrested Sunday night after a weekend bender with other 6Ft Over members. It was Ryan’s first DUI arrest in his drinking career but he still holds multiple records for times driving while intoxicated and beers consumed in succession.