(1) SPAGHETTI RAMEN vs (4) STINKY TOFU
Semifinals – Tuesday (8/30) 7pm at Murry Bergtraum HS
| Team Notes | Team | Score | Team | Team Notes |
| The defending champions are right on track to defend their title, riding their #1 seed to an easy 1st rd win over MYP. Spaghetti Ramen (G) Leuis Ng is having one of his best-ever seasons, and should be a shoe-in for MVP. The tricky part may be whether (F) Mark Hahn is able to play. The perennial All-Def Team honoree re-aggravated a long-time shoulder injury this season, and won’t be 100% even if he is cleared to play. |  SPR 7-1 |
60-57 |
 TOF 5-3 |
A couple of very positive things came out of Stinky Tofu‘s first round win over FRE. (G) Eden Chuang had his best game of the season and (G) Paul Savino continues to bring a great all around effort. Which means they got the win despite a quiet night from (F) Carson Yiu. If they can continue to get this kind of balanced scoring, they very much could get back to the title game. And why not try to knock off SPR right now rather than in the chip. |
| Key Player: Leuis Ng
The veteran Ng is a perennial MVP candidate–especially this season–for a reason. He’s the catalyst for SPR’s offense, doing his best work out in transition, and orchestrating the team’s half-court sets. He brings an all-around game in which you’ll see big #s in almost every statistical cat. |
 Pos: G 16.7 ppg 4.9 rpg 3.9 apg |
 Pos: G16 ppg 8 rpg 7 apg |
Key Player: Paul Savino
Savino has done a brought in great all-around #s as well for his team, though their game styles are quite different. Lately, Savino seems to be a threat to net a triple-double in every game, but his crafty defense may be his best asset, the aspect of his game TOF needs most. |
(2) DORIS FROM REGO PARK vs (3) NY DYNASTY
Semifinals – Tuesday (8/30) 8pm at Murry Bergtraum HS
| Team Notes | Team | Score | Team | Team Notes |
| Even with (G) David Weiss out of the lineup in the 1st rd, Doris From Rego Park had enough to knock off LEG–though it wasn’t exactly easy. (G) Zach Koerber stepped in with a big effort to help carry DOR to the semifinals. But now, facing a veteran team like DYN, they could use every man on deck, particularly a savvy veteran like Weiss who is as effective on defense as offense. | DOR 7-1 |
58-54 |
DYN 6-2 |
In the reg season, DOR dominated the NY Dynasty, who played with a limited roster, and no bigs in the lineup. This week, they will have (F) Steve Song but not defensive maestro (C) Dan Tak, which means they’ll have to find a way to outscore their opponent. (G) Ren Hsieh looked tuned in as ever en route to a league-high 28 pts in the 1st rd., and they’ll need a repeat performance to beat DOR. |
| Key Player: Zach Koerber
With Weiss out, the rookie Koerber stepped up well enough to get his team the win. Koerber is big for a guard in this division and his all-around skills give DOR a versatile offensive weapon and a defender that plays with motor. |
Pos: G/F 17 ppg 5 rpg 5 apg |
Pos: F 6 ppg 6 rpg 4 apg |
Key Player: Steve Song
With more balanced scoring down the roster this season, Song wasn’t called upon to score much. But he is a dynamic post-up player who could be due for a big game vs a DOR defense whose weakness on D is arguably in the paint. |