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Hello all, it took some figuring out but this was the tightest year ever on figuring the seedings out. 3 top teams at 6-2 were Coming At Ya, Pipe and Young Gunz. Delights finished the #4 Seed that was easy with a 5-3 mark while Credit Crunch and Breakers both finished at 4-4 but Credit Crunch won the head to head meeting and take #4 Seed. Now for the top 3 seeds it wasn't that easy to determine but here it is Comin At Ya #1 Seed, Pipe #2 Seed and Young Gunz #3 Seed. Way this was determined was Comin At Ya beat Young Gunz and took the division while Comin At Ya lost to Pipe but Pipe lost to Young Gunz so the next tie breaker is Points Scored and Comin At Ya scored 508 while Pipe scored 505. Third tie breaker is Quality wins and being that Comin At Ya beat the Young Gunz and Pipe didn't Comin At Ya gets #1 Seed and first round bye. #2 is Pipe cause they won their division scored more than the Gunz and #3 is Young Gunz. Astoria Friday night won the seeding game so they are the #7 Seed. This Friday we have the All-Star game and the week of Feb 14th we start the playoffs.
Now All-Star game the list of people are below and I will have shirts so I need each player to bring $5 for the shirt. I'm going half on the cost and each shirt is $10. Raw Division will play the Smackdown Division in the All-Star game and losing team pays the refs for both teams. Ref fees will be $45 a team cause we will play 2 23 minute halves. So losers will have to pay $90 plus the $5 for shirts. So each side has 10 players so we are talking if u lose $14 a player. We will have food and music and we will have our annual 3 point contest which is $10 per participant and last two standing will get paid.
RAW DIVISION All-Stars
Young Gunz Joe V
Young Gunz Dre
Comin At Ya Leon
Comin At Ya Chris J
Breakers Hilton
Breakers Joe M
Breakers Rojas
Peacocks Chip
Credit Crunch Sam
Credit Crunch Joe Forman
SMACKDOWN All-Stars
Pipe Ziv
Pipe Swag
Pipe Butler
Delights Lon
Delights Scott
Delights Jaime
Astoria Yuki
Astoria Al
Trashers Steve
Trashers Restivo
Seedings
#1 Coming At Ya
#2 Pipe
#3 Young Gunz
#4 White Delights
#5 Credit Crunch
#6 Brick Breakers
#7 Astoria
Playoffs Round one
Comin At Ya gets the BYE and gets lowest seed remaining after first round.
#4 White Delights vs.#5 Credit Crunch Tuesday Feb 15th 9:00pm
#2 Pipe vs. #7 Astoria Tuesday Feb 15th 10:00pm
#3 Young Gunz vs. #6 Brick Breakers Thursday Feb 17th 10:00pm
Reminder all rules apply like regular season goes and the only person in the league that gets excused for not having a shirt is Lon from Pipe cause I couldn't get him one in time. Lon played 6 out of the 8 games so he's legit player. Also we will have a shot clock of 35 seconds per possesion. Ref fees go up an additional $5 so its $45.00 a game and just a reminder each team has to pay an additional $25 per game for the gym. League fee did not include playoffs cause as we said in the meeting I wasn't going to up the fee cause not every team would make the playoffs. So each team is responsible for $70.00 per game for the playoffs which pays the refs, table, the shot clock person and the gym. GOOD LUCK ALL!
Now All-Star game the list of people are below and I will have shirts so I need each player to bring $5 for the shirt. I'm going half on the cost and each shirt is $10. Raw Division will play the Smackdown Division in the All-Star game and losing team pays the refs for both teams. Ref fees will be $45 a team cause we will play 2 23 minute halves. So losers will have to pay $90 plus the $5 for shirts. So each side has 10 players so we are talking if u lose $14 a player. We will have food and music and we will have our annual 3 point contest which is $10 per participant and last two standing will get paid.
RAW DIVISION All-Stars
Young Gunz Joe V
Young Gunz Dre
Comin At Ya Leon
Comin At Ya Chris J
Breakers Hilton
Breakers Joe M
Breakers Rojas
Peacocks Chip
Credit Crunch Sam
Credit Crunch Joe Forman
SMACKDOWN All-Stars
Pipe Ziv
Pipe Swag
Pipe Butler
Delights Lon
Delights Scott
Delights Jaime
Astoria Yuki
Astoria Al
Trashers Steve
Trashers Restivo
Seedings
#1 Coming At Ya
#2 Pipe
#3 Young Gunz
#4 White Delights
#5 Credit Crunch
#6 Brick Breakers
#7 Astoria
Playoffs Round one
Comin At Ya gets the BYE and gets lowest seed remaining after first round.
#4 White Delights vs.#5 Credit Crunch Tuesday Feb 15th 9:00pm
#2 Pipe vs. #7 Astoria Tuesday Feb 15th 10:00pm
#3 Young Gunz vs. #6 Brick Breakers Thursday Feb 17th 10:00pm
Reminder all rules apply like regular season goes and the only person in the league that gets excused for not having a shirt is Lon from Pipe cause I couldn't get him one in time. Lon played 6 out of the 8 games so he's legit player. Also we will have a shot clock of 35 seconds per possesion. Ref fees go up an additional $5 so its $45.00 a game and just a reminder each team has to pay an additional $25 per game for the gym. League fee did not include playoffs cause as we said in the meeting I wasn't going to up the fee cause not every team would make the playoffs. So each team is responsible for $70.00 per game for the playoffs which pays the refs, table, the shot clock person and the gym. GOOD LUCK ALL!
2010-2011 Ladies Basketball Rules
2011 LADIES NITE OUT BASKETBALL LEAGUE RULES
1) Just a reminder to everyone, this is a RECREATION LEAGUE & most of us work the next day so keep that in mind.
2)Each team gets 5 timeouts for the game. Every time-out not used in the first half will be carried over to the second half. We play two 22 minute halves, running time with the clock only stopping the last minute of each half and of course on time-outs. Overtime will be a 5 minute period with again the clock stopping under a minute. You get one full time-out during O.T. If the game is tied after the 5 minute O.T. then the game is a tie.
3)Every tie-up or if both refs can’t come to a decision like missing the play we will always do a jump ball. No alt possession anymore.
4)Every technical this year will cost you $5.00(5 techs during the season u r done). Failure to pay this during the game your team forfeits and that player is out the next game. You guys are all grown women and the refs are human to so if they blow a call just walk over to them and tell them hey u blew that call. Trust me RESPECT 4 RESPECT u will probably get the next call. Last year we had a couple of incidents where somebody threw the ball hard at the ref and that ref swallowed the whistle and let u play. I’m SORRY but if the ref decides to be a nice guy I’ll let the game go on but after the game I will walk over to your coach and have that player sit the next game. The second thing that bothered me, I know a lot of us when we blow a layup, miss a shot or we don’t get a call we get frustrated but u guys have to learn to not throw the ball out of anger especially at the direction of a player cause it doesn’t tickle if you get hit in a face with a ball. Lastly I would say more than ¾ of everyone in this league knows each other so do me a favor NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR LAY A HAND or PUSH SOMEBODY like u r gonna FIGHT THEM. I WILL NOT TOLERATE THAT. I told the people at the WESTBURY gym that YES we are competitive but NO WE DON’T FIGHT. I’m telling u now and I mean this, you throw a punch and especially connect u r DONE. Don’t email me or call me the next day and say MY BAD NICK I’M SORRY or why are u being an A$$ about this because I won’t hear it. This is my 3rd year running this league and NEVER had one fight. I really don’t want to lose the Westbury gym cause of two idiots LOL. Just walk away.
5)Ref fees, 2 man crew @ Westbury $40 per team($35 goes to ref) if there is one ref each team pays $30.00
6)Forfeits: I will allow a 10 minute grace period until your 4th girl arrives. Failure to have at least 4 girls to start is a forfeit and that team has to still pay for both teams ref fees of $80.00. Every team has 8 to 10 girls so there is no excuse why a team wouldn’t have 4 girls to start a game. I know traffic can be a bitch but please, especially now during the HOLIDAYS leave a bit earlier. Remember ladies we are on the clock @ Westbury so the games have to start on time PLEASE.
7)As mentioned above you can start a game with 4 girls but if your 5th player does not show by the start of the second half it’s a FORFEIT. Captains please take the responsibility of giving all your players your email address or phone number so they can contact you in case of an emergency. Now lets say u only have 5 players and one or two foul out(6 fouls) she gets to stay in the game but every time she fouls, the other team gets to shoot one free-throw and keeps the ball. After 7 team fouls we go to a 1 and 1 and at 10 or more we shoot 2 free throws.
8)SHIRT RULE my favorite, in the next few weeks everyone will get a shirt and everyone must wear that shirt to every game. Failure to wear team shirt will cost your team before the start of the game 4 free-throws per shirt and team keeps the ball. This is a one time penalty and free throws are taken prior to the start of the games. Now lets say you come late to the game and have the nerve to not have your shirt well I’m gonna have to stop the game and shoot the 4 shots and the other team keeps the ball. Bottom line ladies please have your jersey's.
9)Playoffs: We have 4 teams and every team makes the playoffs. Each round will be Best 2 out of 3. THIS YEARS CHAMPION WILL GET REVERSIBLE JERSEY'S LIKE MY Men's Team and you only pay $250 the FOLLOWING YEAR.
10) Tie breakers: 1)Head to Head 2)Points Scored 3)Quality Wins against top teams and if its still a tie 4) will be a coin flip
11)2011 NEW RULE: After a made basket in the last minute of play the clock STOPS but u still have to get the ball in before the 5 second count.
12)2011 NEW RULE: Last year there were numerious times the refs went back and forth on whether we were playing NBA or College rules. Here it is, we are going with COLLEGE RULES except for two rules. After a made basket or made free throw in the last minute of the game you will have the option of advancing the ball to mid court after a time-out or just taking it out under your own basket. Second NBA rule is 6 fouls and u r OUT, every other rule is College. Now at the Lions Den we have 2 different 3 point arcs but we will be counting 3sss from the closer line. You hit the NBA 3 Mucho Props to u but its still worth only 3 points.
13)2011 NEW RULE: NO PLAYER CAN SIT AT THE DESK. I NEED MY SCORE PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE GAMES AND KEEP ACCURATE STATS. ALSO, NO NO NO NO PLAYER AND IF I DIDN’T SAY NO ENOUGH NO NO NO PLAYER WALKS TO THE TABLE AND DISPUTES THE SCORE OR CLOCK. I WILL ONLY ALLOW CAPTAINS AT THE TABLE. ROB PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR REFS ANY PLAYER THAT COMES TO THE TABLE EVEN IF ITS MY MOM COMING TO GIVE ME A KISS SHE HAS TO GET TEED. THE TABLE GETS PAID TO DO A JOB SO PLEASE LET THEM DO IT AND WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS THEIR SHOULD BE NO DISPUTES.
14)ALL-STAR GAME will be sometime in February at WESTBURY. 1st and 2nd place will send 5 players, 3rd and 4th will send 3 players and if I believe somebody got jerked in making it I can add a player to each side since I do watch every game. Last year we had a good time with the DJ, food and 3 point contest. We start the night by doing the 3 point contest(which this year will be Co-ed cause Mary L. beat Jessie(a male) last year in this contest LOL, then the Ladies play their game followed by the Men’s game. Just like last year Losing team pays for both teams Refs.
15)The last few years you know I’ve gone back on my word or changed rules but it can't happen anymore. This is for fun and we don’t get paid to play so just remember rule #1 we work in the morning and for a lot of us we are doing this to stay in shape or just be away from home LOL. Let’s have another great season because we do have a great bunch of girls in this league.
ADDED RULES SINCE START OF THE SEASON
1)You have 10 seconds to cross half court after a basket
2)Shirt rule: NO shirt and player is there from the start of the game its 4 free throws per shirt and team shooting techs keeps the ball. Now if your player comes after half time its 2 free throws and team shooting techs keep the ball.
3)During free throws there will be only 5 people in the lanes to rebound. 3 defense and 2 offense
1) Just a reminder to everyone, this is a RECREATION LEAGUE & most of us work the next day so keep that in mind.
2)Each team gets 5 timeouts for the game. Every time-out not used in the first half will be carried over to the second half. We play two 22 minute halves, running time with the clock only stopping the last minute of each half and of course on time-outs. Overtime will be a 5 minute period with again the clock stopping under a minute. You get one full time-out during O.T. If the game is tied after the 5 minute O.T. then the game is a tie.
3)Every tie-up or if both refs can’t come to a decision like missing the play we will always do a jump ball. No alt possession anymore.
4)Every technical this year will cost you $5.00(5 techs during the season u r done). Failure to pay this during the game your team forfeits and that player is out the next game. You guys are all grown women and the refs are human to so if they blow a call just walk over to them and tell them hey u blew that call. Trust me RESPECT 4 RESPECT u will probably get the next call. Last year we had a couple of incidents where somebody threw the ball hard at the ref and that ref swallowed the whistle and let u play. I’m SORRY but if the ref decides to be a nice guy I’ll let the game go on but after the game I will walk over to your coach and have that player sit the next game. The second thing that bothered me, I know a lot of us when we blow a layup, miss a shot or we don’t get a call we get frustrated but u guys have to learn to not throw the ball out of anger especially at the direction of a player cause it doesn’t tickle if you get hit in a face with a ball. Lastly I would say more than ¾ of everyone in this league knows each other so do me a favor NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR LAY A HAND or PUSH SOMEBODY like u r gonna FIGHT THEM. I WILL NOT TOLERATE THAT. I told the people at the WESTBURY gym that YES we are competitive but NO WE DON’T FIGHT. I’m telling u now and I mean this, you throw a punch and especially connect u r DONE. Don’t email me or call me the next day and say MY BAD NICK I’M SORRY or why are u being an A$$ about this because I won’t hear it. This is my 3rd year running this league and NEVER had one fight. I really don’t want to lose the Westbury gym cause of two idiots LOL. Just walk away.
5)Ref fees, 2 man crew @ Westbury $40 per team($35 goes to ref) if there is one ref each team pays $30.00
6)Forfeits: I will allow a 10 minute grace period until your 4th girl arrives. Failure to have at least 4 girls to start is a forfeit and that team has to still pay for both teams ref fees of $80.00. Every team has 8 to 10 girls so there is no excuse why a team wouldn’t have 4 girls to start a game. I know traffic can be a bitch but please, especially now during the HOLIDAYS leave a bit earlier. Remember ladies we are on the clock @ Westbury so the games have to start on time PLEASE.
7)As mentioned above you can start a game with 4 girls but if your 5th player does not show by the start of the second half it’s a FORFEIT. Captains please take the responsibility of giving all your players your email address or phone number so they can contact you in case of an emergency. Now lets say u only have 5 players and one or two foul out(6 fouls) she gets to stay in the game but every time she fouls, the other team gets to shoot one free-throw and keeps the ball. After 7 team fouls we go to a 1 and 1 and at 10 or more we shoot 2 free throws.
8)SHIRT RULE my favorite, in the next few weeks everyone will get a shirt and everyone must wear that shirt to every game. Failure to wear team shirt will cost your team before the start of the game 4 free-throws per shirt and team keeps the ball. This is a one time penalty and free throws are taken prior to the start of the games. Now lets say you come late to the game and have the nerve to not have your shirt well I’m gonna have to stop the game and shoot the 4 shots and the other team keeps the ball. Bottom line ladies please have your jersey's.
9)Playoffs: We have 4 teams and every team makes the playoffs. Each round will be Best 2 out of 3. THIS YEARS CHAMPION WILL GET REVERSIBLE JERSEY'S LIKE MY Men's Team and you only pay $250 the FOLLOWING YEAR.
10) Tie breakers: 1)Head to Head 2)Points Scored 3)Quality Wins against top teams and if its still a tie 4) will be a coin flip
11)2011 NEW RULE: After a made basket in the last minute of play the clock STOPS but u still have to get the ball in before the 5 second count.
12)2011 NEW RULE: Last year there were numerious times the refs went back and forth on whether we were playing NBA or College rules. Here it is, we are going with COLLEGE RULES except for two rules. After a made basket or made free throw in the last minute of the game you will have the option of advancing the ball to mid court after a time-out or just taking it out under your own basket. Second NBA rule is 6 fouls and u r OUT, every other rule is College. Now at the Lions Den we have 2 different 3 point arcs but we will be counting 3sss from the closer line. You hit the NBA 3 Mucho Props to u but its still worth only 3 points.
13)2011 NEW RULE: NO PLAYER CAN SIT AT THE DESK. I NEED MY SCORE PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE GAMES AND KEEP ACCURATE STATS. ALSO, NO NO NO NO PLAYER AND IF I DIDN’T SAY NO ENOUGH NO NO NO PLAYER WALKS TO THE TABLE AND DISPUTES THE SCORE OR CLOCK. I WILL ONLY ALLOW CAPTAINS AT THE TABLE. ROB PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR REFS ANY PLAYER THAT COMES TO THE TABLE EVEN IF ITS MY MOM COMING TO GIVE ME A KISS SHE HAS TO GET TEED. THE TABLE GETS PAID TO DO A JOB SO PLEASE LET THEM DO IT AND WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS THEIR SHOULD BE NO DISPUTES.
14)ALL-STAR GAME will be sometime in February at WESTBURY. 1st and 2nd place will send 5 players, 3rd and 4th will send 3 players and if I believe somebody got jerked in making it I can add a player to each side since I do watch every game. Last year we had a good time with the DJ, food and 3 point contest. We start the night by doing the 3 point contest(which this year will be Co-ed cause Mary L. beat Jessie(a male) last year in this contest LOL, then the Ladies play their game followed by the Men’s game. Just like last year Losing team pays for both teams Refs.
15)The last few years you know I’ve gone back on my word or changed rules but it can't happen anymore. This is for fun and we don’t get paid to play so just remember rule #1 we work in the morning and for a lot of us we are doing this to stay in shape or just be away from home LOL. Let’s have another great season because we do have a great bunch of girls in this league.
ADDED RULES SINCE START OF THE SEASON
1)You have 10 seconds to cross half court after a basket
2)Shirt rule: NO shirt and player is there from the start of the game its 4 free throws per shirt and team shooting techs keeps the ball. Now if your player comes after half time its 2 free throws and team shooting techs keep the ball.
3)During free throws there will be only 5 people in the lanes to rebound. 3 defense and 2 offense
2010-2011 Men's Basketball Rules
December 20, 2010
2010-2011 BALL 4 LIFE BASKETBALL RULES
1)Just a reminder to everyone, this is a RECREATION LEAGUE & most of us work the next day. So please keep that in mind.
2)Each team gets 5 timeouts for the game. Every time-out not used in the first half will be carried over to the second half. We play two 22 minute halves, running time with the clock only stopping the last minute of each half and of course on time-outs. Overtime will be a 5 minute period with again the clock stopping under a minute. You get one full time-out during O.T. If the game is tied after the 5 minute O.T. then the game is a tie.
3)Every tie-up or if both refs can’t come to a decision like missing the play we will always do a jump ball. No alt possession anymore.
4)Every technical this year will cost you $5.00(5 techs during the season u r done). Failure to pay this during the game your team forfeits and that player is out the next game. We are all grown men and the refs are human to so if they blow a call just walk over to them and tell them hey u blew that call. Trust me RESPECT 4 RESPECT u will probably get the next call. Last year we had a couple of incidents where somebody threw the ball hard at the ref and that ref swallowed the whistle and let u play. I’m SORRY but the ref decides to be a nice guy I’ll let the game go on but after the game I will walk over to your coach and have that player sit the next game. The second thing that bothered me, I know a lot of us when we blow a layup, miss a shot or we don’t get a call we get frustrated but u guys have to learn to not throw the ball out of anger especially at the direction of a player cause it doesn’t tickle if you get hit in a face with a ball. So u wanna throw shit do me a favor go in the parking lot and punch the wall. Lastly I would say more than ¾ of everyone in this league knows each other so do me a favor NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR LAY A HAND or PUSH SOMEBODY like u r gonna FIGHT THEM. I WILL NOT TOLERATE THAT. I told the people at the WESTBURY gym that YES we are competitive but NO WE DON’T FIGHT. I’m telling u now and I mean this, you throw a punch especially and connect u r DONE. Don’t email me or call me the next day and say MY BAD NICK I’M SORRY or why are u being an A$$ about this because I won’t hear it. This is my 4th year running this league and I’ve had one fight but thank GOD those two guys didn’t connect. I really don’t want to lose the Westbury gym cause of two idiots LOL. Trust me I get heated too but everyone needs to walk away.
5)Ref fees, 2 man crew @ Westbury $40 per team($35 goes to ref) if there is one ref each team pays $30.00
6)Forfeits: I will allow at the new gym a 10 minute grace period and if there is not 4 guys there to start the game it’s a forfeit and that team has to still pay for both teams ref fees of $80.00. Every team has 8 to 10 guys so there is no excuse why a team wouldn’t have 4 guys to start a game. ASTORIA/Ravel, I know traffic can be a bitch but please, especially now during the HOLIDAYS leave a bit earlier. Remember fellas we are on the clock @ Westbury so the games have to start on time PLEASE.
7) As mentioned above you can start a game with 4 guys but if your 5th player does not show by the start of the second half it’s a FORFEIT. Captains please take the responsibility of giving all your players your email address or phone number so they can contact you in case of an emergency. Now lets say u only have 5 guys and one or two etc, foul out(6 fouls) he gets to stay in the game Scarola but every time Scarola fouls, the other team gets to shoot one free-throw and keeps the ball. After 7 team fouls we go to a 1 and 1 and at 10 or more we shoot 2 free throws.
8)SHIRT RULE my favorite, in the next few weeks everyone will get a shirt and everyone must wear that shirt to every game. Failure to wear team shirt will cost your team before the start of the game 4 free-throws per shirt and team keeps the ball. This is a one time penalty and free throws are taken before game starts. Now lets say you come late to the game and have the nerve to not have your shirt well I’m gonna have to stop the game and shoot the 4 shots and the other team keeps the ball. Bottom line fellas please wear your jersey's. Just an FYI, Scarola’s mom would be glad to clean your shirts for free LOL.
9)Playoffs: We have 2 Divisions this Year. Raw Division has 5 teams while SmackDown Division has 4. At the end of the year Best Record gets a bye and Division Winners automatically make the players. I will be taking after the Division winners the next top 5 records so 7 teams total and Best record gets the bye. Before the Playoffs and All-Star game will be Seeding week only for the 7th and 8th place teams. THIS YEARS CHAMPION WILL GET REVERSIBLE JERSEYS LIKE COMING AT YA THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND A LEAGUE FEE OF $275 INSTEAD OF $550. This is in writing now so I can’t go back on my word on this.
10)Tie breakers: 1)Head to Head 2)Points Scored 3)Quality Wins against top teams and if its still a tie 4) will be a coin flip
11)2011 NEW RULE: After a made basket in the last minute of play the clock STOPS but u still have to get the ball in before the 5 second count.
12)2011 NEW RULE: Last year there were numerious times the refs went back and forth on whether we were playing with NBA or College rules. Here it is we are going with COLLEGE RULES except for two rules. After a made basket or made free throw in the last minute of the game you will have the option of advancing the ball to mid court after a time-out or just taking it out under your own basket(Remember offensive team calling the timeout can advance to half court. If defense calls a timeout YOU CAN'T ADVANCE THE BALL). Second NBA rule is 6 fouls and u r OUT, every other rule is College. Now at the Lions Den we have 2 different 3 point arcs but we will be counting 3sss from the closer line. You hit the NBA 3 Mucho Props to u but its still worth only 3 points.
13)2011 NEW RULE: NO PLAYER CAN SIT AT THE DESK. I NEED MY SCORE PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE GAMES AND KEEP ACCURATE STATS. ALSO, NO NO NO NO PLAYER AND IF I DIDN’T SAY NO ENOUGH NO NO NO PLAYER WALKS TO THE TABLE AND DISPUTES THE SCORE OR CLOCK. I WILL ONLY ALLOW CAPTAINS AT THE TABLE. ROB PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR REFS ANY PLAYER THAT COMES TO THE TABLE EVEN IF ITS MY MOM COMING TO GIVE ME A KISS SHE HAS TO GET TEED. THE TABLE GETS PAID TO DO A JOB SO PLEASE LET THEM DO IT AND WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS THEIR SHOULD BE NO DISPUTES.
14)ALL-STAR GAME will be sometime in February at WESTBURY. 1st and 2nd place will send 3 players, 3rd and 4th will send 2 players while 5 thru 9th place will send one. Each division I will send my All-Star snub that who I think should have been in it since I watch every single game. Last year we had a good time with the DJ, food and 3 point contest. We start the night by doing the 3 point contest(which this year will be Co-ed cause A GIRL beat Jessie last year in this contest LOL) then the Ladies play their game followed by the Men’s game. Just like last year Losing team pays for both teams Refs.
15)The last few years you know I’ve gone back on my word or changed rules but it can't happen anymore. This is for fun and we don’t get paid to play so just remember rule #1 we work in the morning and for a lot of us we are doing this to stay in shape or just be away from home LOL. Let’s have another great season BOYS because we do have a great bunch of guys in this league.
ADDED RULES SINCE START OF THE SEASON
1)You have 8 seconds to cross half court after a basket
2)Starting week of 1/24/11 1st half will be 20 minute run time while second half will be 23 minutes clock stopping under 2 minutes.
3)Shirt rule: NO shirt and player is there from the start of the game its 4 free throws per shirt and team shooting techs keeps the ball. Now if your player comes after half time its 2 free throws and team shooting techs keep the ball.
4)People have been asking me about the shot clock so here it is, we will use the shot clock during the Playoffs and only the Playoffs.
5)During free throws there will be only 5 people in the lanes to rebound. 3 defense and 2 offense
1)Just a reminder to everyone, this is a RECREATION LEAGUE & most of us work the next day. So please keep that in mind.
2)Each team gets 5 timeouts for the game. Every time-out not used in the first half will be carried over to the second half. We play two 22 minute halves, running time with the clock only stopping the last minute of each half and of course on time-outs. Overtime will be a 5 minute period with again the clock stopping under a minute. You get one full time-out during O.T. If the game is tied after the 5 minute O.T. then the game is a tie.
3)Every tie-up or if both refs can’t come to a decision like missing the play we will always do a jump ball. No alt possession anymore.
4)Every technical this year will cost you $5.00(5 techs during the season u r done). Failure to pay this during the game your team forfeits and that player is out the next game. We are all grown men and the refs are human to so if they blow a call just walk over to them and tell them hey u blew that call. Trust me RESPECT 4 RESPECT u will probably get the next call. Last year we had a couple of incidents where somebody threw the ball hard at the ref and that ref swallowed the whistle and let u play. I’m SORRY but the ref decides to be a nice guy I’ll let the game go on but after the game I will walk over to your coach and have that player sit the next game. The second thing that bothered me, I know a lot of us when we blow a layup, miss a shot or we don’t get a call we get frustrated but u guys have to learn to not throw the ball out of anger especially at the direction of a player cause it doesn’t tickle if you get hit in a face with a ball. So u wanna throw shit do me a favor go in the parking lot and punch the wall. Lastly I would say more than ¾ of everyone in this league knows each other so do me a favor NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR LAY A HAND or PUSH SOMEBODY like u r gonna FIGHT THEM. I WILL NOT TOLERATE THAT. I told the people at the WESTBURY gym that YES we are competitive but NO WE DON’T FIGHT. I’m telling u now and I mean this, you throw a punch especially and connect u r DONE. Don’t email me or call me the next day and say MY BAD NICK I’M SORRY or why are u being an A$$ about this because I won’t hear it. This is my 4th year running this league and I’ve had one fight but thank GOD those two guys didn’t connect. I really don’t want to lose the Westbury gym cause of two idiots LOL. Trust me I get heated too but everyone needs to walk away.
5)Ref fees, 2 man crew @ Westbury $40 per team($35 goes to ref) if there is one ref each team pays $30.00
6)Forfeits: I will allow at the new gym a 10 minute grace period and if there is not 4 guys there to start the game it’s a forfeit and that team has to still pay for both teams ref fees of $80.00. Every team has 8 to 10 guys so there is no excuse why a team wouldn’t have 4 guys to start a game. ASTORIA/Ravel, I know traffic can be a bitch but please, especially now during the HOLIDAYS leave a bit earlier. Remember fellas we are on the clock @ Westbury so the games have to start on time PLEASE.
7) As mentioned above you can start a game with 4 guys but if your 5th player does not show by the start of the second half it’s a FORFEIT. Captains please take the responsibility of giving all your players your email address or phone number so they can contact you in case of an emergency. Now lets say u only have 5 guys and one or two etc, foul out(6 fouls) he gets to stay in the game Scarola but every time Scarola fouls, the other team gets to shoot one free-throw and keeps the ball. After 7 team fouls we go to a 1 and 1 and at 10 or more we shoot 2 free throws.
8)SHIRT RULE my favorite, in the next few weeks everyone will get a shirt and everyone must wear that shirt to every game. Failure to wear team shirt will cost your team before the start of the game 4 free-throws per shirt and team keeps the ball. This is a one time penalty and free throws are taken before game starts. Now lets say you come late to the game and have the nerve to not have your shirt well I’m gonna have to stop the game and shoot the 4 shots and the other team keeps the ball. Bottom line fellas please wear your jersey's. Just an FYI, Scarola’s mom would be glad to clean your shirts for free LOL.
9)Playoffs: We have 2 Divisions this Year. Raw Division has 5 teams while SmackDown Division has 4. At the end of the year Best Record gets a bye and Division Winners automatically make the players. I will be taking after the Division winners the next top 5 records so 7 teams total and Best record gets the bye. Before the Playoffs and All-Star game will be Seeding week only for the 7th and 8th place teams. THIS YEARS CHAMPION WILL GET REVERSIBLE JERSEYS LIKE COMING AT YA THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND A LEAGUE FEE OF $275 INSTEAD OF $550. This is in writing now so I can’t go back on my word on this.
10)Tie breakers: 1)Head to Head 2)Points Scored 3)Quality Wins against top teams and if its still a tie 4) will be a coin flip
11)2011 NEW RULE: After a made basket in the last minute of play the clock STOPS but u still have to get the ball in before the 5 second count.
12)2011 NEW RULE: Last year there were numerious times the refs went back and forth on whether we were playing with NBA or College rules. Here it is we are going with COLLEGE RULES except for two rules. After a made basket or made free throw in the last minute of the game you will have the option of advancing the ball to mid court after a time-out or just taking it out under your own basket(Remember offensive team calling the timeout can advance to half court. If defense calls a timeout YOU CAN'T ADVANCE THE BALL). Second NBA rule is 6 fouls and u r OUT, every other rule is College. Now at the Lions Den we have 2 different 3 point arcs but we will be counting 3sss from the closer line. You hit the NBA 3 Mucho Props to u but its still worth only 3 points.
13)2011 NEW RULE: NO PLAYER CAN SIT AT THE DESK. I NEED MY SCORE PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE GAMES AND KEEP ACCURATE STATS. ALSO, NO NO NO NO PLAYER AND IF I DIDN’T SAY NO ENOUGH NO NO NO PLAYER WALKS TO THE TABLE AND DISPUTES THE SCORE OR CLOCK. I WILL ONLY ALLOW CAPTAINS AT THE TABLE. ROB PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR REFS ANY PLAYER THAT COMES TO THE TABLE EVEN IF ITS MY MOM COMING TO GIVE ME A KISS SHE HAS TO GET TEED. THE TABLE GETS PAID TO DO A JOB SO PLEASE LET THEM DO IT AND WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS THEIR SHOULD BE NO DISPUTES.
14)ALL-STAR GAME will be sometime in February at WESTBURY. 1st and 2nd place will send 3 players, 3rd and 4th will send 2 players while 5 thru 9th place will send one. Each division I will send my All-Star snub that who I think should have been in it since I watch every single game. Last year we had a good time with the DJ, food and 3 point contest. We start the night by doing the 3 point contest(which this year will be Co-ed cause A GIRL beat Jessie last year in this contest LOL) then the Ladies play their game followed by the Men’s game. Just like last year Losing team pays for both teams Refs.
15)The last few years you know I’ve gone back on my word or changed rules but it can't happen anymore. This is for fun and we don’t get paid to play so just remember rule #1 we work in the morning and for a lot of us we are doing this to stay in shape or just be away from home LOL. Let’s have another great season BOYS because we do have a great bunch of guys in this league.
ADDED RULES SINCE START OF THE SEASON
1)You have 8 seconds to cross half court after a basket
2)Starting week of 1/24/11 1st half will be 20 minute run time while second half will be 23 minutes clock stopping under 2 minutes.
3)Shirt rule: NO shirt and player is there from the start of the game its 4 free throws per shirt and team shooting techs keeps the ball. Now if your player comes after half time its 2 free throws and team shooting techs keep the ball.
4)People have been asking me about the shot clock so here it is, we will use the shot clock during the Playoffs and only the Playoffs.
5)During free throws there will be only 5 people in the lanes to rebound. 3 defense and 2 offense