Post by afromaniac085 on Feb 9, 2006 17:55:35 GMT -5
Playmaker walked into puma's first team meeting with a Braves cap turned sideways and a "final four" basketball in his hands. "I gotta testify, come up in the spot looking extra fly
For the day I die, I'mma touch the sky". Kayne West was very popular with many players in the league. "yeah thats what I'm talking about" said afro as he pounded fists with playmaker. Swatmaster was sitting inside a locker without shoes. He was a huge Atlanta Braves fan. "o baby, Atlanta, thats what I'm talking about." Timmy said with a fist pump. "man we're not here to talk about baseball, we're here to get this season started on the right foot" Game said as Fearthefro walked in. "exactly, is everyone here?" Fearthefro liked to be a no-nonsense kind of guy with his team. The players all sat down in their chairs. Fearthefro and Afrofear, the assistant coach, stood up in front of them. "people are gonna say we can't win, Don't buy into that, we can win, look around, we can hold our own against any team in this league. Don't take any s***, cause people will give you s***. WE can run the table this year. Its not gonna be Nike. Forget about converse, stick a fork in them. Reebok is D-U-N. stick a fork in them. so... You boys ready to ball?" That last question would be answered against Adidas, by their two veterans. The answer would be yes. Afro thunder returned to the point guard position for the season opener, and he would be spectacular. scoring 24 points, with 13 assists and 8 rebounds to go alongside game's 28 points and 16 boards, was enough to push puma past Adidas 124-122.
"D***, i was a beast last night, 28 points and 16 rebounds off the bench!" Game said pounding fists with some teammates after the close game. "thats what I'm talking about" afro said. Everyone was happy after their first showdown. Even Swatmaster who booked just 2 points to go with his 16 boards. Game 2 with converse would not be as smooth. Before the game Fearthefro was analyzing some game tape of their match up with Adidas. His original plan was to let afro run point for a few weeks, then ease playmaker into the spotlight. But he though tonight would be a better time to hand over the reigns to playmaker. "its kinda like the boy-name-sue philosophy, ya know where hes forced to be tough" says Fearthefro. He usually gave his team a pre-game speech before the game, but tonight was different. "playmaker your running point tonight." said fearthefro to start things off. "yeah thats my boi" afro said as he high-fived playmaker. The atmostphere in each locker room is different. Some are serious, some is constant trash-talking, Puma's is always uplifting and enthusiastic."ready to jam?" Fearthefro asked his team. For a few moments they were surprised by the brevity of his speech, but T-lam broke the silence. "yeah lets get it started!" During the first half, Puma and converse were neck and neck. Puma led by three at half-time. "after a few more yeah-bois puma stormed out of the tunnel hoping to extend their lead. Thier hopes were quickly diminished. Converse jumped out to a double digit lead within minutes, and never looked back. Fearthefro was actually pleased with his team's play in this game, Converse only looked superior during a 3rd quater run. Playmaker was fantastic as point guard; netting 31 and collected 7 dimes.
Puma faced And1 next. And1 like puma had its share of young talent and a veteran guard. Fearthefro continued to mix things up, by letting magic play point, where he led with 21 points and 10 assists. And loco was positioned on the bench. Loco shot at a very high percentage, but still got limited playing time. "i didn't think any thing of it because it was early in the season, and coach was trying out new things" says loco. Fearthefro thought it would be nice to have a player whose fresh and deteremined to prove himself late in the year. Loco's playing time diminished, but he would eventually get his chance, and he would make the most of it. Puma crushed And1 157-137. Reebok was next. Chocker and Machine were the best 1-2 combo in the league. But Playmaker's triple-double and his return to the point was enough to propel Puma to vicotory.
Fearthefro and AFromaniac087 had a breakfast to celebrate thier fast start. Afromaniac087 held a newspaper in his hand. The headline: Triple-double and double-double lead puma. (magic had a double-double). His double doubles were slowly becoming a nightly experience. "get used to those headlines boss" fearthefro said. "Playmaker and magic are for real". "hows the rest of the team doing?" afromaniac087 asked. "well...the game is a monster, the best 6th man in history, swatmaster can hold his own, and afrothunder is the most complete 2 guard in the league". said Fearthefro. "he can shoot the lights out, score any time he wants, play great defense, great passer and he can run point as good as bonafide." fearthefro continued.
AFro thunder had a personal vendetta with Nike. Ever since the season 1 final, he put a special mark on the schedule for weeks 5, 6, 15. He didn't know why but he always played games with nike with extra swagger. First play of the game, afro takes the ball baseball and pops the short-range jumper in bonafides face. 2 points on the board quickly. The rest of the night, did not go so well for afro, only knocking down 4 points, but magic led the way going 41-11 on route to a 135-125 victory. Nike still had another shot for some revenge, which they would get with a 1 point victory. After a great performance by Playmaker, he was in the locker-room singing ""I gotta testify, come up in the spot looking extra fly
For the day I die, I'mma touch the sky"
Puma's blowout(152-134) of adidas gave everyone something they hadn't seen in a while, Loco got some serious minutes. Logging 39 minutes and putting up some good numbers was a relief for him. "Finally i got some crunch time minutes, and i proved myself". However over the next few games, loco would be feeling very comfortable on the far end of the bench. At this point, Puma had a very strong record. 5-2 was the second best in the league. And it would stay like that until the season finale.
Next, And1 came to town. With afrothunder breaking out of his slump, magic playing phemonemally, and Playmaker making plays on both sides of the court, Puma won 146-135. Puma was 6-2, and it had to give the game a lot of credit for that record. He could play 4 positions and ofton did for Puma. He was a good defender. He never got many steals but he could shut down an offensive player and ofton did. He was strong and could rebound as well as any player. He was a vital player off the bench for puma.
"when i go home and watch the highlights its amazing" says Magic. Puma basically had 4 guards running around, all passing, all creating space with thier 3-point shots, setting things up with thier penetration. Puma truely was a "high-light filled" team. They wouldn't get any highlights from tonights game. On the road agains't an undefeated converse team. And converse would stay undefeated after thier 145-135 victory. Playmaker had a big night, going 36-10, but Magic was on the bench with foul trouble early and often. Reebok would proceed to destroy Puma on Puma's home turf. Puma's first losing streak of the season. "guys that loss was miserable. Reebok's got 3 half-decent players! How did we lose? Fearthefro085 only really lectured his players after a loss. "They had 15 more rebounds than we had. I really don't understand that at all! WE missed 12 OF 17 THREE POINteRS!!! Meanwhile we couldn't stop fouling them(puma had 23), and we couldn't find a shot that they couldn't block(reebok had 19)!"
For the day I die, I'mma touch the sky". Kayne West was very popular with many players in the league. "yeah thats what I'm talking about" said afro as he pounded fists with playmaker. Swatmaster was sitting inside a locker without shoes. He was a huge Atlanta Braves fan. "o baby, Atlanta, thats what I'm talking about." Timmy said with a fist pump. "man we're not here to talk about baseball, we're here to get this season started on the right foot" Game said as Fearthefro walked in. "exactly, is everyone here?" Fearthefro liked to be a no-nonsense kind of guy with his team. The players all sat down in their chairs. Fearthefro and Afrofear, the assistant coach, stood up in front of them. "people are gonna say we can't win, Don't buy into that, we can win, look around, we can hold our own against any team in this league. Don't take any s***, cause people will give you s***. WE can run the table this year. Its not gonna be Nike. Forget about converse, stick a fork in them. Reebok is D-U-N. stick a fork in them. so... You boys ready to ball?" That last question would be answered against Adidas, by their two veterans. The answer would be yes. Afro thunder returned to the point guard position for the season opener, and he would be spectacular. scoring 24 points, with 13 assists and 8 rebounds to go alongside game's 28 points and 16 boards, was enough to push puma past Adidas 124-122.
"D***, i was a beast last night, 28 points and 16 rebounds off the bench!" Game said pounding fists with some teammates after the close game. "thats what I'm talking about" afro said. Everyone was happy after their first showdown. Even Swatmaster who booked just 2 points to go with his 16 boards. Game 2 with converse would not be as smooth. Before the game Fearthefro was analyzing some game tape of their match up with Adidas. His original plan was to let afro run point for a few weeks, then ease playmaker into the spotlight. But he though tonight would be a better time to hand over the reigns to playmaker. "its kinda like the boy-name-sue philosophy, ya know where hes forced to be tough" says Fearthefro. He usually gave his team a pre-game speech before the game, but tonight was different. "playmaker your running point tonight." said fearthefro to start things off. "yeah thats my boi" afro said as he high-fived playmaker. The atmostphere in each locker room is different. Some are serious, some is constant trash-talking, Puma's is always uplifting and enthusiastic."ready to jam?" Fearthefro asked his team. For a few moments they were surprised by the brevity of his speech, but T-lam broke the silence. "yeah lets get it started!" During the first half, Puma and converse were neck and neck. Puma led by three at half-time. "after a few more yeah-bois puma stormed out of the tunnel hoping to extend their lead. Thier hopes were quickly diminished. Converse jumped out to a double digit lead within minutes, and never looked back. Fearthefro was actually pleased with his team's play in this game, Converse only looked superior during a 3rd quater run. Playmaker was fantastic as point guard; netting 31 and collected 7 dimes.
Puma faced And1 next. And1 like puma had its share of young talent and a veteran guard. Fearthefro continued to mix things up, by letting magic play point, where he led with 21 points and 10 assists. And loco was positioned on the bench. Loco shot at a very high percentage, but still got limited playing time. "i didn't think any thing of it because it was early in the season, and coach was trying out new things" says loco. Fearthefro thought it would be nice to have a player whose fresh and deteremined to prove himself late in the year. Loco's playing time diminished, but he would eventually get his chance, and he would make the most of it. Puma crushed And1 157-137. Reebok was next. Chocker and Machine were the best 1-2 combo in the league. But Playmaker's triple-double and his return to the point was enough to propel Puma to vicotory.
Fearthefro and AFromaniac087 had a breakfast to celebrate thier fast start. Afromaniac087 held a newspaper in his hand. The headline: Triple-double and double-double lead puma. (magic had a double-double). His double doubles were slowly becoming a nightly experience. "get used to those headlines boss" fearthefro said. "Playmaker and magic are for real". "hows the rest of the team doing?" afromaniac087 asked. "well...the game is a monster, the best 6th man in history, swatmaster can hold his own, and afrothunder is the most complete 2 guard in the league". said Fearthefro. "he can shoot the lights out, score any time he wants, play great defense, great passer and he can run point as good as bonafide." fearthefro continued.
AFro thunder had a personal vendetta with Nike. Ever since the season 1 final, he put a special mark on the schedule for weeks 5, 6, 15. He didn't know why but he always played games with nike with extra swagger. First play of the game, afro takes the ball baseball and pops the short-range jumper in bonafides face. 2 points on the board quickly. The rest of the night, did not go so well for afro, only knocking down 4 points, but magic led the way going 41-11 on route to a 135-125 victory. Nike still had another shot for some revenge, which they would get with a 1 point victory. After a great performance by Playmaker, he was in the locker-room singing ""I gotta testify, come up in the spot looking extra fly
For the day I die, I'mma touch the sky"
Puma's blowout(152-134) of adidas gave everyone something they hadn't seen in a while, Loco got some serious minutes. Logging 39 minutes and putting up some good numbers was a relief for him. "Finally i got some crunch time minutes, and i proved myself". However over the next few games, loco would be feeling very comfortable on the far end of the bench. At this point, Puma had a very strong record. 5-2 was the second best in the league. And it would stay like that until the season finale.
Next, And1 came to town. With afrothunder breaking out of his slump, magic playing phemonemally, and Playmaker making plays on both sides of the court, Puma won 146-135. Puma was 6-2, and it had to give the game a lot of credit for that record. He could play 4 positions and ofton did for Puma. He was a good defender. He never got many steals but he could shut down an offensive player and ofton did. He was strong and could rebound as well as any player. He was a vital player off the bench for puma.
"when i go home and watch the highlights its amazing" says Magic. Puma basically had 4 guards running around, all passing, all creating space with thier 3-point shots, setting things up with thier penetration. Puma truely was a "high-light filled" team. They wouldn't get any highlights from tonights game. On the road agains't an undefeated converse team. And converse would stay undefeated after thier 145-135 victory. Playmaker had a big night, going 36-10, but Magic was on the bench with foul trouble early and often. Reebok would proceed to destroy Puma on Puma's home turf. Puma's first losing streak of the season. "guys that loss was miserable. Reebok's got 3 half-decent players! How did we lose? Fearthefro085 only really lectured his players after a loss. "They had 15 more rebounds than we had. I really don't understand that at all! WE missed 12 OF 17 THREE POINteRS!!! Meanwhile we couldn't stop fouling them(puma had 23), and we couldn't find a shot that they couldn't block(reebok had 19)!"