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| Round 1 playoff predictions
April 30, 2014
10:15:30 AM
Entry #: 4123231
| Here are the first round playoff predictions
No Mercy vs All Day: After losing three of their last four, No Mercy captain Steve Maggs is desperately trying to use the “Us against the World” philosophy to inspire his squad. If he’s not accusing the scorer’s table of doctoring the score, he’s reminding his team that everyone is out to get them. Whether this philosophy will spark No Mercy to pass the ball and play defense is another story. Unfortunately this week will not be a true test. All Day, or as I call them “Some Day just Not This Season” or “All Day as long as they draft Steve Brooks” limps into the game with just five players, none of whom are healthy. Normally Hugh shuts Williams down, but he can barely move on his injured knee. Some Day’s top offensive weapon, Captain Fink maybe in his 30’s but he’s playing on the legs of an 80-year-old. His wheels are so old they looks like the wagon wheels on a 1915 Ford. Stiglitz, the only healthy player is out of town. The only way Some Day beats No Mercy is if Brantley doesn’t honor his rebounding bet and isn’t allowed to play because he won’t take his jersey off. Brantley, better get your Venus razor and shave that back because this isn’t a joke. No Mercy in a landslide unless Brantley chooses vanity over team.
KMR vs Surf Cowboys: KMR is feeling pretty good about themselves after winning it’s second game of the season last week. Rumor has it that Reggie Perry told Dave Car he’s killing the league. But last week was no playoff preview. Surf Cowboys was missing three of their top players. If those guys return – and that isn’t 100 percent with Chris Bruce resting his forearm – Surf Cowboys is no push over. I can see Pick using one of those zone defenses developed way back in the day when everyone still wore Chuck Taylors to keep Reggie Perry out of the lane. KMR was assembled to outscore its opponents so if they hit their three pointers they win. But I don’t think they can. As a team, they are 29 percent from beyond the arc this season – have you seen Perry and Austin’s shooting form? Bluuaahhhh! Surf advances.
Air Raid vs. Godfather: This is the hardest game of the week to predict. Can Godfather hit their shots or will Air Raid’s smothering defense snuff out The Family. No doubt T-Rex Tommie and Double-single Dontino are game planning at Brooklyn South. I can hear the conversation now, “Bob, can you pass me the salt? What’s so funny? Yeah, I can reach it. Fine! I’ll just get it myself. You are such a child, Bob.” Air Raid too is game planning, but in some fancy boardroom located on the campus of Newell-Rubermaid. “OK Guys, market research says ‘This is Big Boy Ball!’ and ‘Get in the weight room!’ are trending in the BBL so let’s brain storm on some new catch phrases for our team,” said CEO Bob Kocher. “How about, ‘Boom! Goes the Kocher!’ No, too much like Maggs. ‘A dipsy Do, Kocheroo?’ No, that makes me sound like a cartoon character. Will ‘Release, Rotation, Kocher’ work? C’mon guys, help me out. Any suggestions?” How about keep it simple: Air Raid wins.
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