Sunday, February 23, 2014

Max's All Stars improve to 5-1 in Showcase NYC Winter Classic

Max's All Stars improved to 5-1 in the Showcase NYC Winter Classic with a hard fought win against Agents by a final score of 70-69. Max's All Stars played well in the first half with a short-handed lineup of only six players, but Agents closed the gap in the fourth quarter and the final minutes were a back and forth seesaw battle. Thankfully, Corey Orgias drew a foul and hit two clutch FTs with 00:01 remaining to secure the victory. Here are the statistics (courtesy of the league):
Branden Gibson - 6 points/4 rebounds/3 assists
Corey Orgias - 8 points/3 rebounds/1 assist/1 steal
John Simmons - 3 points/1 rebound/2 steals
Marvin Billups Jr - 26 points/2 rebounds/2 assists/2 steals
Patrick James - 4 points/3 rebounds/1 assist
Rob Thomas - 23 points/2 rebounds/1 assist /1 steal
It was not a perfect effort, but everyone played hard and kept fighting to get the all important W.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Max's All Stars fall to 4-1 in Showcase NYC Winter Classic

Max's All Stars fall to 4-1 in the Showcase NYC Winter Classic after a heartbreaking loss against the house team by a final score of 64-62. It was a back and forth battle, but Max's All Stars struggled all day with missed free throws, turnovers and some questionable officiating at times. Here are the statistics (courtesy of the league):
Branden Gibson - 9 points/4 rebounds/2 assists/1 steal/1 block
Corey Orgias - 5 rebounds/2 assists
John Simmons - 2 points/2 rebounds
Kevin Pegram - 15 points/4 rebounds/1 steal
Marvin Billups Jr - 10 points/4 rebounds/1 assist/1 steal
Patrick James - 2 points/3 rebounds/1 assist/3 steals
Rob Thomas - 22 points/7 rebounds
Troy Whittington - 2 points/2 rebounds
It was a tough loss, but an important lesson learned. Better to get this out of everyone's system now and come back stronger next week.

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Max's All Stars improve to 4-0 in Showcase NYC Winter Classic with win over defending champions

Max's All Stars improved to 4-0 in the Showcase NYC Winter Classic with a hard fought win against the defending champions, HBO, by a final score of 64-62. It was a seesaw battle between the two teams, but down the stretch Max's All Stars made the plays they needed for the victory. Here are the statistics (courtesy of the league):
Branden Gibson - 8 points/3 rebounds/2 assists/1 steal
Corey Orgias - 13 points/6 rebounds
John Simmons - 1 rebound
Kevin Pegram - 8 points/3 rebounds/1 assist/1 block/1 steal
Marvin Billups Jr - 16 points/4 rebounds/4 assists/1 steal
Patrick James - 2 rebounds/1 steal
Rob Thomas - 19 points/9 rebounds/1 steal
It was not a perfect effort, but everyone played hard and kept fighting to get the all important W.