Doris From Rego Park brought back (F) Kyle Wilson to replace (F) Billy Katz who is taking the season off, and now a team that missed the playoffs last season is 3-0. Wilson hasn’t matched the “Wilsonsanity” of his rookie season, but he’s been solid all around. The real story is the much improved play of (G) David Weiss.
2 (n/a)
DYN
2-0
The NY Dynasty was one tough bounce off the rim from a shot at the title last season. The core is basically the same but they addressed needs by adding shooter (G) Tran Truong and Defensive MVP (C) Dan Tak from now defunct BDL. Add another contender to the mix.
3 (n/a)
FRE
2-1
Honestly, the NY Freemasons aren’t much to look at on paper. Even they think so, but they’ve scrapped out a couple of wins to stay on the winning side of the standings for now. (F) Mike Lee has been a terror in the passing lanes and rookie (G) Steven Wong is quickly proving to be one of the best all-around players in the league..
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SPR
1-1
Never count out the defending champs, but Spaghetti Ramen has never been particularly interested in dominating the regular season. Their primary focus has always been to get hot going into playoffs, which they seem to do with regularity. This is the same cast of heroes so get your scouting reports in, there’s no excuse for sleeping on SPR.
5 (n/a)
TOF
1-2
The only reason Stinky Tofu gets the nod over SKL with the same record is due to depth of veteran competitors on the roster. The last time TOF was in D3, they went to the chip, losing to guess who, SPR. (F) Carson Yiu has been as relentless as ever, (C) Jason Chan is also solid, but there’s an edge missing from their fall campaign.
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SKL
1-2
The core is back for Skillshare with (G) Elliot Curtis at the helm, but some role players have changed. They don’t have quite the same team height as last season, but (F) Julian Gutman has stepped up as a big rebounder for SKL. But really, this team is as good as how many of the core show up. Attendance has hurt this season.
7 (n/a)
DEM
0-2
One thing you can never say about Dem Boyz is that they don’t play hard. This team has about as much heart and scrap as captain (G) Kento Kato could ask for. And their youth and energy means it goes at you all game. (F) Jovan Irving is a warrior. Finishing games has been the issue, they’ve been right there in each of their losses.
8 (n/a)
MYP
1-1
You can’t really call it rebuilding, but MYPC is developing players for the future. Lots of young players here learning how to play together as a team. But they’re big and they play hard, and that alone will give them a chance to win some games. (F) Steve Shin will lead the way, likely putting up impressive #s all season.
9 (n/a)
LEG
1-1
LEGO has some solid pieces and could make an intriguing run at the playoffs this season. (G/F) Jon Chiu is an established scorer and all-around contributor. But (G) Ivan Hui and (C) Danius Giedraitis give this team an extra kick they haven’t had in the past. Both can be strong contributors going forward. Plus, LEG has solid role players.
10 (n/a)
FAT
0-2
The Fatties have always been a project. (G) Alex Yu and (F) James An are their strongest players, but they tend to run out of options if either of them is off. Hopefully they can get hot this season and steal some games.