Tag: Spring 2016

TDL Spring 2016 Week 3 Results

NYK Spartans (0-3) 47
NY Dynasty (1-1) 74
Wed (4/27) 6:45pm at MLK HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: G. James (DYN) 22 pts, 2 reb

RECAP: The Spartans came in short-handed and never seemed to get on track despite keeping it close at halftime. Dynasty caught fire, however, in the 3rd quarter, scoring 29 points, their most in a period so far this season. And it was pretty much downhill from there. (F) Jin Hong paced the Spartans with 14 pts, 12 reb.
Guard Me Maybe (2-1) 46
That 70s Team (0-3) 51
Wed (4/27) 7:45pm at MLK HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: M. Petrovic (70S) 12 pts, 5 reb

RECAP: What was expected to be a shootout, turned into a defensive battle of speed vs brawn. And brawn just edged out speed as this game neared playoff intensity. Neither team shot well in what was an ugly game for both, but (F) Matija Petrovic made the big shots down the stretch to help his team eke out this win. 
Boomtown (1-1) 52
Free Agents (2-1) 61
Wed (4/27) 8:45pm at MLK HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: A. Aiyar (FAS) 18 pts, 3 ast

RECAP: The Agents got off to a fast start as new adds (G) Alok Aiyar and (F) Tyson Harnett seemed to fit in seamlessly with their style of play. But, as to be expected, Boomtown fought back into it in the middle quarters led by some nice finishes by (G) Keith Markovich, and (F) Nate Jones’ typical effort. It just wouldn’t be enough as Aiyar led his team with 18 pts to hold off BOO.
Sal Team 6 (2-1) 52
Tim Nubina (1-3) 44
Wed (4/27) 9:45pm at MLK HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: P. McClelland (SAL) 14 pts, 4 reb

RECAP: After a strong showing in their Week 1 win over MWW, Tim Nubina has now dropped two straight. This one to perennial contender Sal Team 6, which used their typical balanced scoring and tough defense to turn TIM’s reliance on the 3-pt shot into a weakness. TIM shot just 7-34 from behind the arc, a season-low. (F) Perun Kovacevic paced Nubina with 14 pts, 12 reb.

TDL Spring 2016 Week 3 Player Awards

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

(G) Kento Kato (GMM) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists

Runner-up: (F) Billy Katz (DOR) 16 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals

 

WAT MISAKA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

(F) Billy Katz (DOR) 14 rebounds, 4 steals

Runner-up: (F) Mark Hahn (SPR) 8 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block

 

THE SAM LO HUSTLE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

(G) Elliot Curtis (SKL) 9 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists

Runner-up: (F) Billy Katz (DOR) 16 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals

 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

(F) Billy Katz (DOR) 16 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals

Runner-up: (F) Scott Sullivan (SKL) 19 points, 15 rebounds, 1 steal

 

THE HIGH-5 CLUB

(F) Mark Hahn (SPR) 12-8-1-4-1
(G) Michael Hamane (SKL) 16-6-6-1-1
(F) Albert Hei (FRE) 11-5-1-4-1
(F) Jiwon Kim (NGC) 6-11-2-1-1
(C) Dan Tak (BDL) 13-12-2-2-1

 

WEEKLY LEAGUE-HIGHS

Points: Kento Kato (GMM) 20, Tommy Wong (GMM) 20, Mark Lee (NGC) 19, Leuis Ng (SPR) 19
3FGs: Tommy Wong (GMM) 6, Paul Shen (BDL) 4
Rebounds: Scott Sullivan (SKL) 15, Billy Katz (DOR) 14, Mark Lee (NGC) 14
Assists: Elliot Curtis (SKL) 8, Kento Kato (GMM) 7, Anthony Ng (FRE) 7
Steals: Steve Song (DYN) 5, [4 players] 4
Blocks: Jovan Irving (GMM) 2, Stephen Yang (DYN) 2, [8 players] 1

TDL Spring 2016 Week 4 Results (2nd Division)

Goat Herders (0-4) 43
Flying Fairies (2-1) 49
Sun (4/24) 11am at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Willyo Chen (FLY) 17 pts, 4 ast

No recap available for this game.
Supreme Team (2-1) 43
Wolverines (0-3) 38
Sun (4/24) 12pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Jeff Syham (SUP) 21 pts, 5 reb

No recap available for this game.
Ball So Hard (2-1) 74
TX Thunder (1-2) 69
Sun (4/24) 3pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: S. Salar (BSH) 23 pts, 13 reb

No recap available for this game.
Dirk Digglers (3-0) 55
Splappa (3-1) 50
Sun (4/24) 4:30pm at Earth School Boxscore
Player of the Game: Andrew Tu (DRK) 20 pts, 11 reb

Recap: One of the most entertaining guard match-ups we’ve seen in a long time, DRK (G) Eric Kim and SPL (G) Caleb Lui battled to a relative stalemate but all eyes were on that match-up while (F) Andrew Tu came out of nowhere to help keep his team undefeated. SPL (F) Derek Lu finished with 26 pts.
No Fly Zone OG (1-3) 49
Teal Curtain (4-0) 63
Sun (4/24) 5:30pm at Earth School Boxscore
Player of the Game: N. Scrovronick (TEA) 24 pts, 12 reb

Recap: Finally carrying more than five players, No Fly Zone made a run in the 3rd quarter to get back into this game, but Teal Curtain proved to be too big, and indeed still too deep for NFZ to ever really contest. TEA (F) Noah Scovronick dominated the paint, even with former Def MVP (F) Saleem Ahmed in for NFZ. (G) Ian Zack was also strong again, finishing with 16 pts.

TDL Spring 2016 Week 4 Results (1st Division)

Asphalt Ninjas (4-0) 65
Top Stars (0-4) 60
Sun (4/24) 1pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Justin Chin (ASN) 17 pts, 2 ast

No recap available for this game.
L.O.B. (0-3) 47
Space Jam (2-2) 71
Sun (4/24) 1:30 at Earth School Boxscore
Player of the Game: Liam Lee (JAM) 27 pts, 7 reb, 3 stl

No recap available for this game.
Honey Badgers (3-1) 53
SK War Dog (2-1) 48
Sun (4/24) 2pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Alex Tsay (HON) 20 pts, 5 ast, 6 stl

No recap available for this game.
Raining Rosebuds (0-3) 52
Shawn Kemp’s Kids (1-3) 60
Sun (4/24) 2:30pm at Earth School Boxscore
Player of the Game: Donnie Walsh (SKK) 24 pts, 5 ast

No recap available for this game.
Financial Ventures Grp (3-1) 69
Free Agents (1-2) 58
Sun (4/24) 4pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Kev Chang (FVG) 32 pts, 13 reb

No recap available for this game.
Let It Fly (2-2) 61
X1 (2-2) 51
Sun (4/24) 5pm at Graphics HS Boxscore
Player of the Game: Shawn Bailey (LIF) 22 pts, 11 reb

No recap available for this game.

TDL Spring 2016 Week 3 Results (3rd Division)

Doris From Rego Park (2-1) 54
NY Freemasons (1-2) 49
Thursday, April 21, 6:45pm at MLK HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Billy Katz (DOR) 16 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals

Doris jumped out to the early lead with (F) Billy Katz‘s high energy play, but the Freemasons quickly recovered in the 2nd quarter with solid scoring from (F) Thomas Chen. They also found a match-up they could exploit with (F) Albert Hei. Doris struggled with Hei’s speed and length, but ultimately, the made up for it by outworking FRE 47-27 on the glass. Doris held off the Freemasons with an 18-point 4th quarter .

 

NY Dynasty (2-1) 57
Skillshare (2-1) 68
Thursday, April 21, 7:45pm at MLK HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Scott Sullivan (SKL) 19 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist

Skillshare won their second in a row by starting strong early. NY Dynasty struggled to score against SKL’s stout defense, but settled in during the middle quarters. Dynasty’s 3rd quarter run got them within 7 points, but Skillshare’s dominance on the boards kept DYN from ever truly contesting the result. SKL’s top two rebounders, (F) Scott Sullivan (15) and (G) Elliot Curtis (13) had as many combined  rebounds as the entire DYN team.

 

NYC Gritty Committee (1-2) 55
Spaghetti Ramen (2-1) 65
Thursday, April 21, 8:45pm at MLK HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Leuis Ng (SPR) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assist

NYC Gritty Committee (G) Mark Lee scored a season-high 19 points, and (G) Joey Lee continued his double-digit scoring streak with 18 points, but it wasn’t enough to overcome 19 turnovers for NGC as a team. And Spaghetti Ramen is one of the best teams in the league at taking advantage of turnovers by scoring out in transition. (G) Leuis Ng once again led SPR with 19 points.

 

Guard Me Maybe (2-1) 62
Make BDL Great Again (0-3) 54
Thursday, April 21, 9:45pm at MLK HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Kento Kato (GMM) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists

(G) Tommy Wong got his Guard Me Maybe team off to a great start with four early 3FGs, bouncing back from a career-worst 1-18 performance in his last outing. (G) Kento Kato also bounced back from last week’s disaster by closing the game late with key drives and pretty finishes at the rim. Still, BDL was right there in this game throughout, even after having to shift (C) Dan Tak out to the perimeter to guard Wong in the 2nd half. They just couldn’t find anyone to close out the game the way Kento did for GMM. It was a missed opportunity for BDL.

TDL Spring 2016 Week 3 Player Awards (1st Division)

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West: (G) Deric Kung (SHA) 30 points, 10 3FGs, 6 rebounds

East: Michael Reding (NFZ) 17 points, 25 rebounds, 5 assists

West runner-up: (F) Zach Moretti (HON) 28 points, 16 rebounds, 1 block

East runner-up: (F) Kev Chang (FVG) 25 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists

 

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(F) Sherwin Salar (HON) 13 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 blocks

Runner-up: Johnny Spillane (JAY) 12 rebounds, 4 blocks

 

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(F) Michael Reding (NFZ) 17 points, 25 rebounds, 3 steals

Runner-up: (F) Zach Moretti (HON) 16 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block

 

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(G) Deric Kung (SHA) 30 points, 10 3FGs, 6 rebounds

Runner-up: (G) Sal Nasser (JAY) 21 points, 6 rebounds 3 blocks

 

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(G) James Alexander (NFZ) 16-5-6-2-1
(C) Ben Dorman (TOP) 25-8-2-1-1
(C) Kyle Jose (LMA) 10-8-2-3-1
(F) Daniel Lee (SHA) 4-16-6-1-1
(F) Zach Moretti (HON) 28-16-16-4-1-1
(C) Kevin Riley (TOP) 6-17-3-3-1
(F) Sherwin Salar (HON) 12-13-4-2-3
(C) Elliot Wittlin (JAY) 5-8-1-1-1

 

WEEK 3 LEAGUE LEADERS

POINTS: (G) Deric Kung (SHA) 30, (F) Zach Moretti (HON) 28

3FGS: (G) Deric Kung (SHA) 10, (G) Tommy Wong (HON) 7

REBOUNDS: (F) Michael Reding (NFZ) 25, (C) Kevin Riley (TOP) 17

ASSISTS: (G) David Chen (FVG) 8, (F) Johnny Spillane (JAY) 7

STEALS: (G) Alex Tsay (HON) 4, [7 players] 3

BLOCKS: (F) Johnny Spillane (JAY) 4, (G) Sal Nasser (JAY) 3, (F) Sherwin Salar (HON) 3

TDL Spring 2016 Week 3 Power Rankings [Premier]

Spring 2016 Power Rankings: Week 2
RANK TEAM / RECORD TRENDING COMMENTS

1

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Guard Me Maybe
2-0
N/A
 Guard Me Maybe barely scraped into the playoffs last season, but they’ve started the spring off right, winning two in a row including a stunning comeback victory over SAL in Week 2. All this and big-time scorer (F) Jason Mendell hasn’t even touched the court yet. With (G) Landon Glover and (G) Gino Calderon bolstering this backcourt, GMM might be ready to contend.

2

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Meta World War
1-1
N/A
 In their opening loss to TIM, they had to go without key players in the lineup, and they still led for most of that game. But, through Week 2, their roster still looks a little unclear. If they don’t have (C) Kwa Brenya to backup (F) Stedford McCleod, MWW could suddenly seem like a team on the small side.

3

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Free Agents
1-1
N/A
 As they displayed in their Week 2 win over TIM, when this team is playing sharp, they can beat anyone, whether they have a true center on the roster or not. (G) Gus Gauntlett has been the prefect replacement for departed (G) Landon Glover and (G) Gino Calderon. And, (F) Varun Manocha‘s tireless work on the boards is always a welcome sight.

4

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Tim Nubina
1-1
 N/A
 We’ve never had a team as big as Tim Nubina in this league before. Their roster boasts a 7-footer, along with 6-8, 6-7, 6-7, and 6-6 players. They don’t have anyone shorter than 6-2 on the team. Not only are they big, but they can shoot. But as good as they are, they haven’t yet been dominant. That could just be a matter of time.
boomtown
Boomtown
1-0
N/A
 Boomtown will never be the most talented team on the floor, but they will never be out-worked on the court. Their nightly blue-collar effort earned them a championship not too far back. (F) Nate Jones seems to have broken a season long shooting slump from a forgettable Fall 2015 campaign. And, (G) Jack Delighter is back on the roster, BOO’s heart and soul.

6

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Sal Team 6
1-1
N/A
 The veteran Sal Team 6 hasn’t looked particularly sharp in their first two games after back-to-back disappointing seasons in which they were built to win it all. But maybe new addition (F) Rashaun Banjo can help fire things up for them. (F) Parker McClelland‘s return to the lineup should also help.

7

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That 70s Team
1-1
N/A
 Aside from TIM, That 70s Team can boast the next biggest lineup in the league with 6-7 (F) Matija Petrovic, 6-7 (F) Martin Brusewitz and 6-6 (C) Sava Vemic. All three have been strong in the paint so far, but 70S’ chances will rely on their guard play and 3-pt shooting, which can be erratic. But if 6-5 (G) Lou McCroskey can get it going from the perimeter, this will be a tough team to stop. (G) Shaun Crummy should fit in well with his all-around contributions.

8

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NY Dynasty
0-1
N/A
 Four-time champions NY Dynasty aren’t getting any younger and in Week 1, playing with a shell squad, they didn’t look like much. But, 6-6 (F) George O’Garro and 6-6 (F) Seamus McKiernan weren’t there. Neither were (G) Will Haile and (G) Pat Armstrong. This is still a team with a lot of firepower, and just last season, they finished 7-0 in the regular season (albeit with different personnel), falling just short in the championship game.

9

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NYK Spartans
0-2
N/A
 The Spartans came in out of shape and under-manned. That’s not a good for competing in a league that is stacked from top to bottom. There will be no gimme wins to fall back on this season. The Spartans were always a team that had to outwork and out-smart other teams. So far, that just hasn’t happened.

TDL Spring 2016 Week 3 Results (2nd Division)

Flying Fairies (1-0) 52
Raptors (0-3) 46
Sunday, April 17, 12:00pm at Graphics HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Kevin Quach (FLY) 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assist

The Raptors’ 12 3FGs kept them in this game, but they struggled to contend with the bigger Flying Faries’ roster, especially with (F) Garth Grillo out of the line-up. And eventually the Fairies wore the Raps down. FLY (F) Kevin Quach led his team with 14 points, 9 rebounds. RAP (G) James Han and (F) Seung Lim both finished with 20 points.

Goat Herders (0-3) 67
Supreme Team (1-1) 79
Sunday, April 17, 12:00pm at Graphics HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Ryan Kim (SUP) 36 points, 8 3FGs, 4 rebounds

Supreme Team captain (G) Ryan Kim wasn’t in a zone, he was on another planet, he was speaking in tongues, he was an astral projection, he was Neo in the Matrix. The man could not miss, going 8-10 from behind the arc before missing a couple late to keep some veneer of mortality. Needless to say his 36 points and 8 threes were career-highs. And they won the game to boot.

Gritty FOB City (2-1) 56
TX Thunder (1-1) 54
Sunday, April 17, 1:30pm at MLK HS Box Score
Player of the Game: David Ri (FOB) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists

The Thunder controlled this game for most of three quarters. But in the 3rd, FOB City started to make its run and the Thunder shots stopped falling. FOB (F) David Ri led the way with a game-high 17 points in the comeback win. THU (G) Leuis Ng finished with 14 points, 8 rebounds.

Dirk Digglers (3-0) 70
Flying Fairies (2-0) 42
Sunday, April 17, 2:00pm at Graphics HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Eric Kim (DRK) 15 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists

After winning their season opener earlier in the day, the Flying Fairies seemed to run out of gas in the second leg of their double-header. Meanwhile, the Dirk Digglers keep their win streak going with their third straight decision. There’s no secret here, it’s the same personnel as last season, they’re just playing a whole lot better, led by (G) Eric Kim who looks more comfortable than ever running this team.

No Fly Zone OG (1-2) 55
TAP NY (1-2) 61
Sunday, April 17, 3:30pm at MLK HS Box Score
Player of the Game: John Hsu (TAP) 20 points, 14 rebounds, 1 block

TAP NY dismantled a No Fly Zone team once again playing short-handed with no bigs. New TAP addition (C) Jordan Carr dominated early in the paint, forcing NFZ to double him. That opened up the 3-pt line for TAP and (G) John Hsu led the way with four 3FGs. They led by as much as 19 points. But NFZ surged back, led by a 24-point 2nd half from (G) Ren Hsieh. They got within one possession, but key baskets from Carr  and Hsu held off NFZ in crunch time.

Sex Panthers (1-2) 58
Splappa (3-0) 71
Sunday, April 17, 5:00pm at Graphics HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Derek Lu (SPL) 31 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists

The early struggles that Splappa faced as a team are long behind them now. This isn’t a change in personnel so much as key players actually being there. (F) Pierre Riddle has been as dominant as we predicted he would be. And that has opened everything up for (G) Caleb Lui and (G) Derek Lu who finished with a season-high 31 points. The Sex Panthers, on the other hand, looked sluggish again, dropping their second game in a row, something they didn’t do all last season.

Teal Curtain (3-0) 52
Wolverines (0-2) 42
Sunday, April 17, 5:30pm at MLK HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Alex Field (TEA) 14 points, 2 rebounds, 7 steals

Teal Curtain may be new to this league, but they certainly aren’t new to each other. This is their third straight win, and they haven’t exactly been playing marshmallows. To date, they have knocked off a semifinal team (WOL) from last season’s playoffs, and the eventual champion (BSH). They’re quickly starting to look like the team to beat in the Western Conference.

TDL Spring 2016 Week 3 Results [1st Division]

Lace’O My Aso (1-2) 42
X1 (2-1) 47
Sunday, April 17, 11:00am at Graphics HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Michael Boord (X1) 13 points, 15 rebounds, 1 block

Lace’O My Aso did not have the requisite number of players at tip-off, so X1 started this game with a 20-0 1st quarter lead after shooting technical FTs. When LMA did finally show up, they chipped all the way back in to make this game, but just didn’t have enough. X1 rookie (F) Eric Hailer finished with 17 points, 7 rebounds. LMA (F) Mark Promax with 11 points, 9 rebounds.

Financial Ventures Group (2-1) 64
Top Stars (0-3) 57
Sunday, April 17, 2:30pm at MLK HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Kev Chang (FVG) 25 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists

Financial Ventures had no real answer for Top Stars (C) Ben Dorman, who extends his streak of 25+ ppg games to four, but they didn’t have to stop him. They just had to outscore him.  And (F) Kev Chang took on the challenge, as TOP really had no answer for him either. Not to mention (G) Jason Chin finally broke out of a mini-shooting slump to finish with 17 points on 4 3FGs.

Asphalt Ninjas (3-0) 65
Jay’s Angels (2-1) 57
Sunday, April 17, 3:00pm at Graphics HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Chi Ming Pun (ASN) 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals

For a new team, Jay’s Angels competed well against a veteran team like the Asphalt Ninjas. It was anyone’s game up until the 4th quarter when ASN’s savvy play took over. (G) Ace Watanasuparp and (F) Chi Ming Pun led the Ninjas with 16 points a piece. JAY (G) Sal Nasser continues to play well with a game-high 21 points along with an impressive 3 blocks.

Shawty Likes the Way I Ball Out (2-1) 79
Space Jam (1-2) 68
Sunday, April 17, 4:00pm at Graphics HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Deric Kung (SHA) 30 points, 10 3FGs, 6 rebounds

Talk about a break out game. Shawty Likes the Way I Ball Out’s rookie shooter (G) Deric Kung went off, making a league best 10 3FGs, which matched Space Jam’s total 3FGs as a team. JAM fought hard to stay in the game, getting within 2 points to end the half. But that was quickly followed up by a 28-13 period by SHA to take control. They never looked back.

Shawn Kemp’s Kids (0-3) 70
Yung No Fly Zone (3-0) 78
Sunday, April 17, 4:30pm at MLK HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Michael Reding (NFZ) 17 points, 25 rebounds, 5 assists

There were moments in this game when it looked as if No Fly Zone would break this open with another signature offensive flurry. But Shawn Kemp’s Kids never let it happen as (G) Donnie Walsh and (G) James Alexander took advantage of a sluggish NFZ back court. SKK was right there the entire game, until NFZ pulled away late. It wasn’t their best 3-pt shooting game, but it was still key 3FGs down the stretch that helped seal this win.

Honey Badgers (2-1) 72
Let it Fly (1-2) 55
Sunday, April 10, 4:30pm at MLK HS Box Score
Player of the Game: Zach Moretti (HON) 28 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists

It’s never a good idea to have players come in late, but especially not the Honey Badgers. When this team smells blood, they are tough to handle. (F) Zach Moretti continues to be a great fit for HON, finishing with a season best 28 points and 16 rebounds. (G) Tommy Wong also finished with a season high 21 points, 7 3FGs. LIF (G) Deric Rhett finished with a team-high 23 points.