Spring 2010 Competitve League Preview

With the long winter off season finally over it's time for a new season of basketball! 6 Ft Over presented by Tailgators enters the 2010 campaign with high hopes. After a slow start caused them to miss out on the 2009 Winter playoffs the team is focused and starting just as fast as they finished last season.

6 Ft Over presented by Tailgators looks to make the competitive league playoffs for the 1st time in franchise history.

"Rec league MVP's, beating the YMCA All Stars, Rec League champion...all that shit don't mean nothin' said 6th year forward Aaron Shupert.

"The goal is to make the playoffs and win the damn thing."

Shupert has comitted himself to an unusual cross training regiment that he insists has him ready for the season. Instead of working on post moves Shupert has decided that boxing will make him better in the paint. The forward has also been spotted on weekday mornings outside of an aerobics class called "Extreme Body Shaping." He hopes that the added flexibility will limit his trips to the DL this season.

You may remember last Spring Season saw Shupert at odds with management over his much delayed eye surgery. This off season also had it's share of controversy.

In early January Shupert was accused of serious recruiting violations that centered around his desire to stack 6 Ft Over with 3 or 4 former college players none of which were qualified for AEGON league play. 6 Ft Over's questionable acquisition of guard JR Russell is still being independently investigated by the league office.

Shupert refused to comment specifically on the accusations but did say that he will be ready for the season despite the distractions.

JR Russel is on board for a full season this time around. His addition helped spur 6 Ft Over's late season playoff push last year. The point guard makes his teammates better and pushes the pace of the game.

A fast past game might not be to the benefit of newly reinstated player coach Jeff Reiners. Reiners, fresh off his suspension from the YMCA version of 6 Ft Over, stumbles into what may be his final season. At age 28 he appears to have lost a step. Gone are the days when the 17 year old string bean galloped up and down the court. Nowadays Reiners drifts to the perimeter, looking for a jumpshot that may never return.

"I'll take a look at it after the season. When your my age your body speaks to you. So when I ask the legs if there is another season left, hopefully they'll tell me come March," said the grizzled veteran of 6 AEGON seasons.

"It's been a great run, we'll just have to wait and see."

Back in his familiar off guard role will be Justin Hasenmiller. JR's precense took Justin off the ball where he feels the most comfortable. He also no longer has to guard lightening quick point guards and leaves that duty for Russel. He enters this season as 6 Ft Over's career leader in rebounds and 3 pointers made.

Fans of 6 Ft Over may recall when Richard "Dick" Dengler was a consistent member of the team. Since it was discovered that Dengler was attempting to do homework for classes that hadn't even started yet, he has been rarely seen in the 6 Ft Over black and grey. The fan favorite still has a spot on the team according to Coach/GM/Player Jeff Reiners.

"The door is always open for Richard. We miss his defensive presence and more importantly his bizzare post game comments. I miss him and the blog misses him."

Richard has not been seen playing the game of basketball for quite a while. Since his move to the U of I, several media outlets have reported that he has spent his time fucking and sucking with local Iowa City women.

"You know me man I like to fuck," Dengler said outside of the Airliner last weekend.

Predicted order of finsh :

1. 10-2 "Dynasty"
2. 8-4 "Snuggie Party"
3. 8-4 "Friedley"
4. 7-5 "Hinkeldey"
5. 6-6 "Friedley"
6. 6-6 "6 Ft Over"
7. 4-8 "The Danny Tanners"
8. 3-9 "Fortune"