Tag: 2nd Division

TDL Summer 2016 Week 3 Power Rankings (D2 SUN)

Rank Team Record Comments
1 (n/a)
SXP		 3-0 Until someone proves otherwise, the Sex Panthers the team to beat. The younger, more athletic teams that gave SXP fits last season are not in the field this season so the fast track for a repeat title is there. It just might depend on SXP not getting complacent. Spring championship MVP (F) Chris Di has been putting up some vintage numbers so far. 
2 (n/a) NFZ 3-0 After a disastrous spring season, No Fly Zone OG made some changes, and the turnaround has been immediate. The biggest change is getting (F) Kevin Wong back in the lineup. His work on D and heady offense, along with the addition of defensive stalwart (C) Dan Tak, let (G) Ren Hsieh & (F) Young Wang focus on offense, which is much improved.
3 (n/a) TEA
 2-1 With Teal Curtain‘s size, defense, and heady guard play, they could be just as much a contender as anyone in the Top 3 by season’s end. (F) Noah Scovronick is virtually unstoppable in the low-post and they won’t be outworked in any game. Somehow they got derailed last season, mostly by attendance. Full roster, this is a very good D2 team.
4 (n/a) TAP 2-1 The good news for TAP NY is that (G) Will Chu is shooting like his old self again, and the addition of (F) Jin Bae Kim has been a pretty good fit. Kim gives TAP the athleticism and finishing ability in transition that they have needed. He’s also a terror on defense, putting game after game in the High-5 club.  If TAP gets hot they can make some noise.
5 (n/a) FOB 1-2 Truth is, Gritty FOB City should be 2-1, but they pretty much gave away a game to NFZ. Or NFZ stole it. Either way, nothing chances with any (F) Ethan Kim produced team. If they can make the playoffs, they look to make a run. And good news for FOB is that (F) David Ri has looked more aggressive to start this season. They need him to be.
6 (n/a) RAP 1-2 The Raptors gave away a game last week by forfeit, which is something they can’t much afford to do. They will likely be on the fringe of the post season all season, and will need every win they can get. A big step in that direction is the addition of (F) Mike Adames who should be good for 20-10 every game. If he actually makes the games.
7 (n/a) LAR 0-3 Larry the Cable Guy’s Kids have some great pieces. (G) Eddie Tsao may now be the fastest end-to-end player in D2 (or D1), apologies to Will Chu. (F) Ben Wang is a versatile, play maker and rebounder, (G) Leo Fu is starting to pick the scoring and (G) Joe Tsai is a solid shooter. They just might need some more seasons together to contend. 
8 (n/a) GOA 0-3 After an ugly opener, the Goat Herders have played better with (F) Pete Tsevdos, (F) Pete Stanojevic and (C) Gus Konidas joining the roster. They may be second only to TEA in overall team size, so they will score in the paint. The key to breaking out of this losing streak will be getting more consistent, solid guard play out of their backcourt.

TDL Summer 2016 Week 3 Player Awards (D2 SUN)

2nd Division (Sundays) Player of the Week

(G) EVAN LEONG (NO FLY ZONE OG)

24 points, 8 3FGs, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks
 Runner-up: (C) Victor Chia (FOB) 24 points, 26 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block

Wat Misaka Defensive Player of the Week

(F) BRYAN RYHIJA (TEAL CURTAIN)

9 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks
 Runner-up: (F) Ben Wang (LAR) 16 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block

The Sam Lo Hustle Award

(C) VICTOR CHIA (GRITTY FOB CITY)

24 points, 26 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
 Runner-up: (F) Ben Wang (LAR) 7 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steal, 1 block

Spot Dessert Bar Most Outstanding Rookie

(G) BEN WANG (LARRY THE CABLE GUY’S KIDS)

7 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal
 Runner-up: (G) Leo Fu (LAR) 19 points, 3 3FGs, 3 rebounds

The High-5 Club

Victor Chia (FOB) 25-26-6-2-1
Jin Bae Kim (TAP) 8-9-3-2-1
Evan Leong (NFZ) 24-8-1-1-2
David Ri (FOB) 16-17-3-1-1
Ben Wang (LAR) 7-16-8-2-1

Weekly League Leaders 

PTS: V. Chia (FOB) 25, W. Chu (TAP), E. Leong (NFZ) 24

3FG: Evan Leong (NFZ) 8, Will Chu (TAP) 6

REB: Victor Chia (FOB) 26, Ben Wang (LAR) 16

AST: A. Gochal (TEA), R. Hsieh, B. Wang (LAR) 8

STL: D. Kumagai (NFZ), I. Zack (TEA) 4, [3 players] 3 

BLK: Bryan Ryhija (TEA) 4, Evan Leong (NFZ) 2

TDL Summer 2016 Week 3 Player Awards (D2 WN)

2nd Division (Weeknights) Player of the Week

(G) SOOIN LEE (GAME 7)

20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
Runner-up: (C) Victor Chia (NGC) 14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks

Wat Misaka Defensive Player of the Week

(C) VICTOR CHIA (NYC GRITTY COMMITTEE)

9 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks
Runner-up: (G) Kento Kato (GMM) 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks 

The Sam Lo Hustle Award

(F) MARK LEE (NYC GRITTY COMMITTEE)

13 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
 Runner-up: (G) Justin Ngo (GA7) 14 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals

Spot Dessert Bar Most Outstanding Rookie

(G) JUSTIN NGO (GAME 7)

14 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals
 Runner-up: (F) Adam Wang (GMM) 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks

The High-5 Club

Victor Chia (NGC) 14-9-1-2-2
Nicholas Gross (BOM) 4-2-1-2-1
Kento Kato (GMM) 5-2-5-2-2
Eric Leu (GA7) 10-6-1-2-1
Kevin Leung (GMM) 6-7-2-2-1
Josh Lewis (MOS) 3-1-2-1-1
Eke Singh (DYN) 5-2-1-1-1

Weekly League Leaders 

PTS: Sooin Lee (GA7) 20, Steven Chung (NGC) 17

3FG: Adam Gilfix (MOS), Justin Ngo (GA7) 4

REB: B. Sang (NGC), C. Wall (MOS) 12, M. Lee (NGC) 10

AST: Justin Ngo (GA7) 8, Jiwon Kim (NGC) 6

STL: Joey Lee (NGC) 4, [3 players] 3

BLK: [4 players] 2, [3 players] 1

TDL Summer 2016 Week 3 Results (D2 SUN)

Sex Panthers (3-0) W
Raptors (1-2) L
Sun (7/24) 12pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: N/A

RECAP: Sex Panthers win by forfeit.
Teal Curtain (2-1) 59
Goat Herders (0-3) 43
Sun (7/24) 2pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Ian Zack (TEA) 19 pts, 5 ast, 4 stl

RECAP: The Goat Herders played Teal Curtain dead even until a breakout 3rd quarter pushed TEA in control of the game. GOA (F) Pete Tsevdos finished with a solid double-double but struggled to shoot efficiently against TEA’s size in the paint. GOA (G) Billy Seremetis, in a rare appearance, added much needed 3-pt shooting, but it wasn’t enough to hold off red hot TEA (G) Ian Zack‘s 19 pts with 5 3FGs.
No Fly Zone OG (3-0) 73
Gritty FOB City (1-2) 72
Sun (7/24) 4pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Evan Leong (NFZ) 24 pts, 8 3FGs

RECAP: On paper, there is really no way No Fly Zone OG could conceivably win this game. Gritty FOB City had a full roster against an NFZ team with no bigs. But it turned into a shoot out as neither team could consistently defend the other as each played to their strengths. NFZ used their speed/shooting, seeing three guards score 19+ points, a TDL first this season, while FOB dominated the paint with their bigs, (C) Vic Chia putting up a career best 25 pts, 26 reb and (F) David Ri also dropping 16 pts, 17 reb. It seemed like the kind of game where the team with the ball last would win it. Except, FOB had the ball with :06 seconds and never got off a shot. NFZ holds on for a huge upset.
TAP NY (2-1) 67
Larry the Cable Guy’s Kids (0-3) 54
Sun (7/24) 5pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Will Chu (TAP) 24 pts, 6 3FGs

RECAP: For the second week in a row Larry the Cable Guy’s Kids (G) Eddie Tsao was quiet offensively, and it’s probably unfair to expect the kind of output he displayed in Week 1 in every game, but LAR needs his scoring like TAP NY needs (G) Will Chu. Last week, in a loss, Chu started to find his jumper again, and this week, he unleashed it with a fury, at one point making 4 straight 3FGs to push TAP ahead for good. TAP also saw solid efforts from (G) John Hsu and (C) Kevin Leung, picking up for cold shooting from (F) Jin Bae Kim. LAR also has positives to look at, (G) Leo Fu scored a season high 19 pts and versatile (F) Ben Wang grabbed 16 rebounds and 8 assists in a strong all-around game.

TDL Summer 2016 Week 2 Player Awards (D2 SUN)

2nd Division (Sundays) Player of the Week

(F) NOAH SCOVRONICK (TEAL CURTAIN)

27 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
 Runner-up: (G) Will Chu (TAP) 23 points, 7 3FGs, 3 assists, 2 steals

Wat Misaka Defensive Player of the Week

(F/C) DAN TAK (NO FLY ZONE OG)

8 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 blocks
 Runner-up: (F) Jin Bae Kim (TAP) 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks

The Sam Lo Hustle Award

(F/C) KEVIN WONG (NO FLY ZONE OG)

9 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals
 Runner-up: (G/F)  David Ri (FOB) 16 pts, 11 reb, 1 steal, 1 block

Spot Dessert Bar Most Outstanding Rookie

(G) EDDIE TSAO (LARRY THE CABLE GUY’S KIDS)

12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals
 Runner-up: (F) David Kim (LAR) 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block

The High-5 Club

Victor Chia (FOB) 2-6-2-1-3
Will Chu (TAP) 23-2-3-2-1
David Kim (LAR) 10-4-1-1-1
Jin Bae Kim (TAP) 4-9-2-3-2
Charles Korschun (TEA) 4-6-3-1-1
David Ri (FOB) 16-11-4-1-1
Noah Scovronick (TEA) 27-11-2-1-1

Weekly League Leaders 

PTS: N. Scovrocnick (TEA) 27, G. Konidas (GOA) 24

3FG: Will Chu (TAP) 7, Greg Loeffert (SXP) 4

REB: Kevin Wong (NFZ) 14, Mike Adames (RAP) 12

AST: D. Chu (SXP) 7, J. Han (RAP), I. Zack (TEA) 6

STL: A. Gochal (TEA), B. Ryhija (TEA) 4, [3 players] 3

BLK: V. Chia (FOB), D. Tak (NFZ) 3, Jin Bae Kim (TAP) 2

TDL Summer 2016 Week 2 Power Rankings (D2 WN)

Rank Team Record Comments
1 (n/a)
GA7		 2-0 Game 7 is winning by an average margin of 26 ppg in two wins so far this season. They are young, they are fast, they play with high energy, and by the end of the season you may be looking at the best back court in D2, along with the best big man in (C) Young Song. So far, this team is on the fast track to moving up to D1 next season.
2 (n/a) PRB 2-0 Pretty Boys are the weeknight version of the defending champs (SXP) with two big adds, (G) Caleb Lui & (F) Pierre Riddle. Both give PRB the kind of defense and hustle that SXP lacked. (G) David Chu should easily lead the league in scoring again. With their veteran roster, this team is still the favorite to win it all until we see how they play vs GA7.
3 (n/a) BOM 1-1 Led by a core of do-it-all (F) Sherwin Salar, defensive stalwart (F) Joe Bravo and veteran scorer (F) David Hsiung, the Bomb Squad was an overtime away from going to the chip last season (as BSH). (G) Ryan Kim gives them more athleticism and another shooter. This isn’t the deepest team, but their Top 4 can run with any team.
4 (n/a) NGC 1-1 NYC Gritty Committee moved up to D2 to keep (F) Brandon Sang on the roster and he will bolster a formidable front-line. But the offense will still run through (G) Mark Lee, who will bring it night in and night out. The x-factor is always (F) Steve Chung. Whether or not he is making shots is whether or not this team is a contender.
5 (n/a) DYN 1-1 This is a big, versatile team with a lot of pedigree, but the NY Dynasty are old as dirt. Four players on the roster top 40 years of age, they ALL top 35 except for (G) Nelson Yu (34). So this really depends on a game-to-game basis whether they have the legs to win. Is it any consolation that 10 years ago they sweep every team in this division? Probably not.
6 (n/a) GMM 0-2 Guard Me Maybe may still be fiddling with their roster, but this is a team with solid pieces. (G) Kento Kato, (G) Tommy Wong and (F) Jin Bae Kim form a quick, dynamic backcourt. And (F) Adam Wang is a solid, versatile add, but this team lacks size with (C) Kevin Leung as their only big. They’ll have to shoot better than 33% to win.
7 (n/a) MOS 0-2 Mo Speights, Mo Buckets is a new team this season, so there is a bit of trial and error as far as finding the right level of play. So far they have struggled, but MOS has shown no quit. Due to the 7-team format this season, all teams will make the playoffs, so all MOS has to do is get hot at the right time. You just never know. 

TDL Summer 2016 Week 2 Player Awards (D2 WN)

2nd Division (Weeknights) Player of the Week

(F) MO HOQUE (NY DYNASTY)

19 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals
Runner-up: (G) Caleb Lui (PRB) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals

Wat Misaka Defensive Player of the Week

(C) VICTOR CHIA (NYC GRITTY COMMITTEE)

14 rebounds, 2 steals, 4 blocks
Runner-up: (F) Sherwin Salar (BOM) 12 rebounds, 5 steals, 1 block 

The Sam Lo Hustle Award

(F) SHERWIN SALAR (BOMB SQUAD)

15 points, 12 rebounds, 5 steals, 1 block
 Runner-up: (G) Ian Zipolski (MOS) 4 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block

Spot Dessert Bar Most Outstanding Rookie

(F) ADAM WANG (GUARD ME MAYBE)

7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
 Runner-up: (G) Ian Zipolski (MOS) 4 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block

The High-5 Club

Tom Bello, Jr. (PRB) 10-3-2-1-1
Victor Chia (NGC) 4-14-3-2-4
Lijo Kochupaul (PRB) 4-7-3-1-1
Sherwin Salar (BOM) 15-12-4-5-1
Lazar Sterling-Jackson (BOM) 2-5-1-1-3
Ian Zipolski (MOS) 4-10-6-3-1

Weekly League Leaders 

PTS: David Chu (PRB) 24, Caleb Lui (PRB) 20

3FG: [4 players] 4,  [3 players] 3

REB: Victor Chia (NGC) 14, Sherwin Salar (BOM) 12

AST: Mo Hoque (DYN) 7, Ian Zipolski (MOS) 6

STL: Sherwin Salar (BOM) 5, Kento Kato (GMM) 4

BLK: Victor Chia (NGC) 4, Lazar Sterling-Jackson (BOM) 3

TDL Summer 2016 Week 2 Results (D2 SUN)

Gritty FOB City (1-1) 54
Sex Panthers (2-0) 60
Sun (7/17) 12pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Chris Di (SXP) 21 pts, 10 reb

RECAP: For once, Gritty FOB City’s offense looked rather fluid with (F) Mark Lee filling in, the ball moved well and FOB looked like a fairly effective, potent offense. Even if they didn’t quite get (C) Victor Chia as involved as they maybe should have. But either way, FOB couldn’t get enough stops down the stretch to overtake the Sex Panthers in the 4th qtr. And that’s despite holding (G) David Chu to just 11 pts on 3-17 FGs. But the Panthers are the deepest team in the league, and (F) Chris Di and (G) Greg Loeffert were able to pick up the slack. Di finished with his second straight game of 20 points or more.
Raptors (1-1) 48
Goat Herders (0-2) 44
Sun (7/17) 1pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: M. Adames (RAP) 20 pts, 12 reb

RECAP: By no stretch of the imagination would anyone call this a well-played game. Both teams had their ugly moments in what was essentially a slug-fest, but for the Goat Herders, finally getting (F) Pete Tsevdos, (F) Pete Stanojevic and (C) Gus Konidas on the floor obviously makes a huge difference. Even if only one of the three can get it going on the offensive end, GOA can compete. In this case, it was Konidas who scored an efficient game high 24 points. But GOA also had no answer for Raptors new add (F) Mike Adames who put up his own highly efficient 20 pts, 12 reb effort. With Adames, the Raps might finally have a the finisher they’ve needed.
No Fly Zone OG (2-0) 56
Larry the Cable Guy’s Kids (0-2) 43
Sun (7/17) 4pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Kevin Wong (NFZ) 9 pts, 14 reb

RECAP: Two weeks in a row, Larry the Cable Guy’s Kids have had to play two teams with a lot of pedigree on the roster, if also aging legs. And for two weeks, the Kids have put up solid showings, but the major difference seems to be experience. As with FOB, No Fly Zone was able to close this game with better execution in the 4th qtr, with a PG who could control the game late. For what its worth, LAR played harder, created more second chance opportunities on the glass, and were the aggressor on defense. They just could not make shots. It didn’t help that (G) Eddie Tsao saw an off day, or this could have been a very different game.
TAP NY (1-1) 44
Teal Curtain (1-1) 61
Sun (7/17) 5pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: N. Scovronick (TEA) 27 pts, 11 reb

RECAP: After a disappointing spring season, TAP NY got back on track with a win last week but despite their good team speed, they could not contend with Teal Curtain’s superior size up and down the roster, in particular (F) Noah Scovronick, who dominated the paint. TAP had no answer for him, and despite a flurry of 3FGs from (G) Will Chu to create some buzz in the 2nd qtr, their second half fell flat. Chu got surprisingly little support offensively from (G) John Hsu and (F) Jin Bae Kim. Credit Teal Curtain’s physical defense for that. At full strength, Teal Curtain is a contender despite falling out of the playoffs last season.

TDL Summer 2016 Week 1 Player Awards (D2 SUN)

2nd Division (Sundays) Player of the Week

(F) CHRIS DI (SEX PANTHERS)

20 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
 Runner-up: (F) Young Wang (NFZ) 30 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals

Wat Misaka Defensive Player of the Week

(F) ALVIN KONG (RAPTORS)

11 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block
 Runner-up: (F) Matt Parker (SXP) 3 rebounds, 5 steals, 1 block

The Sam Lo Hustle Award

(F) JIN BAE KIM (TAP NY)

18 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
 Runner-up: (F) Alvin Kong (RAP) 14 points, 11 rebounds 3 steals, 1 block

Spot Dessert Bar Most Outstanding Rookie

(G) EDDIE TSAO (LARRY THE CABLE GUY’S KIDS)

25 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
 Runner-up: (G) Joe Tsai (LAR) 15 points, 5 3FGs, 2 rebounds, 2 steals

The High-5 Club

Victor Chia (FOB) 11-16-5-1-1
Jin Bae Kim (TAP) 18-10-2-1-1
Alvin Kong (RAP) 14-11-4-3-1
Kevin Leung (TAP) 7-3-1-1-1
Matt Parker (SXP) 9-3-2-5-1
David Ri (FOB) 14-6-1-1-1
Mark Somers (TEA) 2-12-1-1-1
Eddie Tsao (LAR) 25-9-2-2-1
Ace Watanasuparp (FOB) 11-4-6-2-2

Weekly League Leaders 

PTS: Young Wang (NFZ) 30, Eddie Tsao (LAR) 25

3FG: R. Martinez (NFZ) 5, J. Tsai (LAR) 5, Y. Wang (NFZ) 4, John Hsu (TAP) 4

REB: Victor Chia (FOB) 16, Alvin Kong (RAP) 11

AST: Ren Hsieh (NFZ) 12, [3 players] 6

STL: C. Anagnostopoulos (GOA), M. Parker (SXP) 5, S. Anagnostopoulos (GOA), K. Wong (NFZ) 4

BLK: Dan Tak (NFZ) 4, Bryan Ryhija (TEA) 3

TDL Summer 2016 Week 2 Results (D2 WN)

Mo Speights, Mo Buckets (0-2) 32
NY Dynasty (1-0) 55
Tue (7/12) 7pm at Murry B. HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Mo Hoque (DYN) 19 pts, 10 reb

RECAP: Mo Speights, Mo Buckets started this game strong, making some tough shots against an unorganized defense and a less organized offense. But the NY Dynasty quickly turned it around in the 2nd qtr as (G) Ren Hsieh put his players in the right spots and DYN got focused on defense. As DYN started knocking down perimeter shots, MOS just didn’t have the firepower to keep pace.
Guard Me Maybe (0-2) 41
NYC Gritty Committee (1-1) 51
Thu (7/14) 8pm at MLK HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Mark Lee (NGC) 19 pts, 4 reb

RECAP: Guard Me Maybe had their chances in this one, but only (G) Kento Kato came through with any discernible offense. NYC Gritty, on the other hand, got another strong outing from (G) Mark Lee, and (F) Steven Chung chipped in a double-digit scoring effort. NGC (C) Victor Chia also finished with one of his best defensive performances in the past few seasons.
Pretty Boys (2-0) 61
Bomb Squad (1-1) 53
Thu (7/14) 9pm at Murry B. HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Caleb Lui (PRB) 20 pts, 6 reb

RECAP: Bomb Squad had to bring in subs to make five for this one, and none of them could figure out how to stop a red hot Sex Panthers backcourt. (G) David Chu and (G) Caleb Lui combined for 44 points on 18-36 shooting. BOM got three double-digit scoring bids, and a strong all-around effort from (F) Sherwin Salar but it wasn’t enough to hold off PRB.