ANALYSIS: When captain (G) Ren Hsieh said he wanted to build himself a championship team this season, he wasn't kidding. Top to bottom, the entire team, besides (G) Jake Choi who's logged only 2 career gms, is former FBNYC All-Stars. They're led by 2K10 SPR MVP (F) Nic Echevestre, the former UCSC forward is having one of his best years, having already led the Fury to a chip at the Chinatown Y league, averaging over 30 ppg and currently leading NYF in the Lower Manhattan Classic.
The Kings, by contrast, have fielded only limited players so far but it's a short list of rising stars. (G) Nick Mui continues to be one of the fastest players in any league he plays in and (G) Mike Chan, (F) James Li and (F) Kevin Quach are growing in the impact they bring to every game. Which is to say, they are good and best of all, very efficient. Captain (F) George Chan has promised they will have legit big men on the roster but as of yet, none have appeared. -- Jeff Van Ghandi
Monkey Kings
GR
GR
NYC Fury
Match-Up
(G) Nick Mui 5-11, 170 lbs Staten Island
A
A
(G) Jake Choi 5-11, 165 lbs Yonsei
It's going to take time to get relative ratings with the change in talent level but Choi was en route to All-Star status last season before injury. Mui was also until he hit a slump, they are two of the fastest in the league.
(G) Mike Chan 6-1, 170 lbs
B+
A+
(G) Joe Kim 5-11, 175 lbs
Chan proved to be a solid scorer and defender last season with surprising footwork. Kim is a one-time MVP who can do it all but specializes in defense when needed.
(G) James Li 6-2, 165 lbs Baruch
A
A+
(F) Nic Echevestre 6-4, 200 lbs UC Santa Cruz
A proven versatile scorer and defender, Li is verging on a dominant breakout season. He should watch Echevestre, last season's MVP. No one is better all-around until proven otherwise.
(F) Kevin Quach 6-2, 180 lbs
B
B+
(F) Roger Redhead 6-3, 215 lbs City Tech
Quach is another versatile guy on MNK's small but athletic line-up, as Quach has bulked up, he's relied more on his 3FG. Ditto for Redhead, as his seven 3FGs in Wk 1 showed, he's an uncanny shooter from the forward position.
(C) George Chan 6-0, 200 lbs
C
B+
(F) Mo Ghumman 6-5, 215 lbs
What Chan brings doesn't come up on the stat sheet, he flat out plays hard and always brings the pain. Ghumman has slowed with age but is still one of the best undersized centers around.
BENCH (F) Jin Kye
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A
BENCH (G) Ren Hsieh (G) Roman Perez (F) Varun Manocha
Redhead and Ghumman may miss the game but the Fury bench is very solid with 2K10 SPR All-FBNYC (G) Ren Hsieh and Dominican pro (G) Roman Perez back on loan. MNK's bench has yet to be revealed in its entirety.
This one was easy. There was no one who dominated his game more than Baptiste did. He didn't just do it scoring the ball, but he also hustled back on defense throwing away any easy attempt that his opponents thought they had.
RU: U. Nasrudeen (AOD) 28 pts, 11 rebs, 4 asts
R. Redhead (NYF) F | 6-3 | 215 lbs Week 1 & 2 Stats PPG: 26.0 RPG: 6.0 APG: 3.0
This might the quietest Player of the Week in FBNYC history. At one point, Redhead actually thought he wasn't shooting well missing a two shots in a row. Those were just two of three total misses for the game as Redhead led the Fury to a win.
Runner-Up: Nick Mui (MNK) 24 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts
The Sam Lo Award for Hustlers
U. Nausrudeen (AOD) 28 pts, 11 rebs
He makes it look effortless but 11 rebs for a 5-10 guard in the BLUE is no small feat. On top of his 28 pts, that's a lot of ground he's covering.
RU: Anthony Plunkett (MON) 23 pts, 5 rebs, 3 stls
Defensive Player of the Week
Rich Baptiste (MON) 4 blks, 3 stls
In a game where every single bucket counted, Baptiste turned back more than his share. The versatile forward got it done on both sides of the ball.
Runner-Up: Joe Kim (NYF) 7 rebs, 4 stls, 1 blk
The High-5 Club Joe Kim (NYF) 4-7-6-4-1 Nic Echevestre (NYF) 21-4-4-1-1 Kevin Quach (MNK) 14-6-4-2-1 Rich Baptiste (MON) 28-7-2-3-4 Nick Harrington (MON) 25-12-1-4-1 Aaron Fisher (AOD) 15-9-2-1-2 Jon Scheiman (AOD) 11-4-8-2-1 Michael Oppenheimer (AOD) 2-3-1-1-1
Discorama Rookie of the Week N. Harrington (MON) 25 pts, 12 reb
Baptiste takes PoW so we're giving the RoW to teammate, Harrington, who put in work to bring in their first win. 25 pts, 12 rebs, not too shabby.
RU: Anthony Plunkett (MON) 23 pts, 5 rebs, 3 stls
The "John Starks" Award Ace Watana. (DBC) | 1-8 FGs (.125)
A rough start for the veteran guard, the game was too close for this many misses. A make here or there could have changed the entire game.
Dishonorable Mention: B. Grant (MON) 3-11 FGs
The "Chris Dudley" Award
None worth mentioning... and that's why this is the BLUE league.
Dishonorable Mention: N/A
2K10 SUM Week 1 & 2 Results
FBNYC, 7.1.10
2K10 SPR WEEK 1 & 2 RESULTS
DB Connections(0-1)
61
The MonStars (1-0)
(2 OT) 66
Player of the Game Rich Baptiste (MSR) 28 pts, 4 blks
DBC (F) Jin Hong attempts to block a lefty reverse layup by MON (G) Anthony Plunkett.
MonStars hold off Connections in double OT
MLK HS, NYC -- The league sure knows how to pick its season openers, this one between the DB Connections (aka CK Spartans) and the expansion MonStars is sure to be an instant classic. From the get-go, 3 things were certain: 1.) success in this league might depend on whether a team can contain TMS (F) Rich Baptiste, 2.) that (C) Nick Harrington is just as much a force in the paint and 3.) despite all that, the Spartans, led by (F) Chris Youn and (G) Mark Lee, will never back down.
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This season ALL games will be played at "The King" MLK HS (122 Amsterdam Ave) unless otherwise noted.
REC D-II SUNDAYS 8 out of 12 slots reserved
- Ball Don't Lie - BALL SO HARD* - Blue Dream - EN FUEGO* - JAPAN UNITED* - NO FLY ZONE* - SH*T JUST GOT REAL* - SK WAR DOG* - TEAM L.I.F.E.* - THAT 70S TEAM* - Warriors - X1
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REC D-II TUESDAYS 10 out of 8 slots reserved
- Bad Mamajamas - EN HIELO* - FOOT SOLDIERS* - MAMA DING DAM* - N.W.O.* - NYC GRITTY COMMITTEE* - PNEST1* - PRESTIGE WORLDWIDE* - Raptors - That 70s Team - TEAM DAVID CHU^ - THE ROCK STARS^ - THUNDER FRYZ*
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REC D-I WEDNESDAYS 4 out of 8 slots reserved
- A$$hole Secret Society - Game of Crohns - Hyaenidae - NYC Skyline - RENEGADES - Team JB&B - TEAM DWC* - THAT 70S TEAM* - Thunder Elite - WARRIORS*
*CONFIRMED
INTER THURSDAYS 2 out of 8 slots reserved
- NY Crossbearers - Renegades - Sex Panthers - SPACE JAM* - The Doogles - TEAM FBNYC* - The Hummingbirds - Team JB&B
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SHOWCASE NYC SATURDAY 7 out of 10 slots reserved
Brownsville Dyckman 94TH & MAPLE* BALLERS ELITE* HBO* HYPEBEASTS* Joe's Kicks La Familia Max's All-Stars NYC FURY* OCEAN 11* Team Tae UPTOWN BOYS* YHT
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U. Nausrudeen (AOD) 28 pts, 11 rebs
