The Spice Channel

The Spice Channel 51 v Eman Mentality 50

And then there was 1, they did it congrats:

Coming into this game I had The Spice Channel (TSC) as a 1 point favorite. Either team could win this game though and Emmanuel Mentality (EM) was definitely a worthy opponent that deserved to be in this game.

First half:

The first team/person to score in this game was TSC/Chas with a driving layup. I think I need to track the stat of who scores first vs who wins.  This by no means signified the game as being over though as 5 minutes into the game TSC was up 6-4.  While EM was continuing to battle, they were never able to take a lead or even tie the game.  With 11:43 left in the half TSC was up 11-8.  With 8:06 left in the half TSC was up 13-10.  With 3:43 left in the half TSC was up 19-15.  Lastly at the end of the half TSC was up 27-22.

Halftime stats:

TSC:

Tommy Ng 3 pts (1-1 from three)

John Harding 11 pts (1-5 from three) (2-2 from the free throw line), 1 oreb, 2 drebs, 5 asts, 1 foul

Chas Belliveau 4 pts (0-2 from three), 3 orebs, 1 dreb, 1 ast, 2 fouls

Djordje Vlajkovic 3 pts (1-4 from the free throw line), 1 stl, 2 orebs, 5 drebs, 2 stls, 1 foul

Michael Fraher 6 pts, 1 oreb

Alan Orellana 2 stls, 1 ast, 1 foul

EM:

Jorge Morel 2 pts (0-1 from three), 1 stl, 1 oreb, 2 drebs, 1 foul

Steve Rakusin 0-1 from three

Charlie Maneval 1 pt (0-1 from three) (1-2 from the free throw line), 1 dreb

James Mulvehill 5 pts (1-2 from three), 1 stl, 1 oreb, 3 drebs 

Emmanuel Okharedia 12 pts (2-5 from three), 1 dreb, 2 asts

Andrew Marra 2 pts (0-1 from three) 1 oreb

Player of the half:

John Harding

Second half:

I’ll continue to stress that EM never gave up and continued to battle despite being down 31-25 with 15 minutes left in the game, then with 10 minutes left down 39-32 and even with 5:48 left they were down 46-36.  For the next 5 minutes or so EM went on a run and were only down 50-47 with about 44 seconds left in the game..  Being unable to tie it they were forced to foul. Chas converted 1 free throw and EM had several opportunities to score but weren’t successful.  After taking a timeout and having none left EM was down 51-47 with only 7.7 seconds left.  James did covert a corner three before the buzzer and resulting in a TSC championship game win 51-50.

Player Grades:

Tommy Ng A some say the three point shot he made was after a travel.  I disagree and it was a huge shot which ultimately helped his team win the game.

John Harding A was once again the best player on the floor helping his team win it all as was the case all season long.

Chas Belliveau B didn’t make a three but his 2 steals more than made up for that.  He made a game winning free throw.  Overall though he hung his hat on the defensive end and just played smart on offense.

Djordje Vlajkovic A- I can’t ignore his free throw shooting percentage but overall he was dominant.  The pick and roll game with Harding was unstoppable and he controlled the glass.

Michael Fraher B knocked down some jumpers efficiently and managed to get some rebounds too.  He as was the case for most of the season took advantage of his opportunities.

Alan Orellana A wasn’t completely healthy but still made a big impact on the game on the defensive end.  He didn’t play much but still had a positive performance.

Jorge Morel B his rebounding was great and he even scored decently around the rim.  Missed a couple of threes but he gave it all he had and hopefully his late game injury doesn’t carry over into next season.

Steve Rakusin C I’m shocked he didn’t do more but despite not putting up many stats, he still played ok.

Charlie Maneval C his free throw shooting was ok but he was 0fer from three.  I’m use to him playing better and his team definitely needed more from him today.

James Mulvehill A actually played extremely well.  Was the best player on the floor for his team.  Did everything just unfortunately for him it wasn’t enough.

Emmanuel Okharedia B I think he played good it just obviously wasn’t enough.  Maybe it was fatigue from guarding Harding all game I’m not sure but he did still have a good game.  He obviously has played better games during the season so I couldn’t go too high in a team loss.

MVP: John Harding

Regular season MVP, followed up by a championship and finals MVP.  This was really a dominant season by @johnnyhoops.  He went a perfect 10-0 in games he played in this season.  Will that streak continue or stop next season?  Only one way to find out https://cacbasketball.playbookapi.com/programs/more_info/class_package/27062/ 

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