Year
End Awards
This is it folks, the last entry for what was a great league. Perhaps next time around, someone else will take charge of the recaps besides me and Jon, just to keep things fresh. I’m not even sure who will read this because it’s all over and there are no more stats to keep track of. But being the men we are, you may come upon by way of reliving some of your statistical glory, or lack there of. Until next year, take care fellas.
(Stats based off regular season only (mostly))
Team Awards
Best Rebounding Team: White (159)
Though I originally predicted to have someone
from this team be the league leader in boards. This certainly is no consolation
prize. Good job here.
Best 3 Point Shooting Team: White
They shot 39% behind the 3 banger line. OK, so what if they only did it 19 times. But I do have a point. Read on.
Most Generous Team: White
…in turnovers that is. Team Black isn’t too far behind with, but Jon’s team edged them out with 76. I’m thinking that this team might have won more games if they made only one or two passes for every offensive possession, then hoist up a 3. Really, they would have most likely just gotten the ball back off a long rebound. I’m an offensive genius! They were last in the league with total points (214) scored. It only could have helped.
In contrast, Team Rhymes with Orange should have shot way less 3s. We’re talking 4/44 from beyond the arc. Ryan Susanto made more of them than the whole team.
Most Generous Team…for the right reasons: Black
Grand Master B stepped in and racked up 6 assists in just two games. That’s better than 30 people in the league who played in at least 5 games. Erik threw in 8 himself, well above the league average of I don’t know, but I know it’s more than the league average. This stat could have been higher if they converted on more shots as they were 2nd in the league in total shots attempted with 242, just right behind Red with 248.
Best FG%: Orange
Let’s just say Jeff, Sherman (except 3s) and Greg took high percentage shots, mainly stuff in the paint. The surprising thing to note is that they shot the worst from the free throw line. Maybe they just got a lot of clean looks from really close.
Most Unstoppable Scoring Team (at least until the
championship game!): Grey
They scored a whopping 236 total points, in juxtaposition to Black’s lead low 199 points. Ouch. Hank and Stan proved to be quite the scoring tandem. Add in Hubert, Kevin and Jim playing their role, and it’s a lot of points. I think Jeff Hua could have scored more (people fell for the trusty pump-fake a lot), but he passed up a lot of shots.
Most Steals: Blue/Orange
Both squads had 40
steals. Greg and Don both spent a lot of time in the top 5.
Individual Accomplishments
Best Role Player: Hubert Lim
Other notables were Jim
Lam and Erik Chan. Many spoke well of Hubie’s consistent play of staying within
his game. Rarely would he force up bad shots and would always quickly look to
pass it back out to a guard after a board. In our day of hybrid players were a
big 3 or small 4 would go coast to coast off a rebound, Hubie’s under control
play was very refreshing to watch. Check out Acts 11 and you’ll see this trait
play a huge part in the early church.
(Iron) Man of the Year: Jeff
Chan
It was a tough call
here as a lot of people had to log extra minutes in because of a shorten
roster. But from the beginning to the league till the end, if I remember
correctly, Jeff played whole games more than once. And we’re talking quality
minutes here, with good stats all-across, helping his team to win their last 4
games. For good measure, he busted a 3 in the final week to make sure he a stat
in everything.
Best Under-the-Radar Player: Erik
Chan
Adam tapered off a
bit as the season came to a close, but Erik was always there doing a little of
everything, but never standing out. And to give him credit, I don’t think he
wanted to stand out.
Best Player named Jo(h)n: Jon Kwok
You win here Kwoker.
Simply put, you had above average to excellent contributions with little
minutes. No contest here. If this were an award for most efficient player, Jon
would win too. Sorry Brian, your courageous efforts were thwarted by atrocious
shooting.
Most Efficient Functioning Cooling System: Hank Liu
By the third week he
didn’t even had a number because he looked like he’d been playing in the rain. All
that was left resembled a comma. That boy is working hard.
Biggest Let-down in a Prediction: Colman
on Ray Zanksy
Perhaps I put too
much pressure on him to show up. But I was really looking forward to playing
more with him. ‘More’ I say? Yes, for those of you who didn’t catch it, Ray
came once, during week 5.
Best Player named Sherman: Tie
It’s too close to
call. Some would say because Sherman Low helped his team to a better record, he
should get the nod. But Sherman led the league in scoring. This could easily
turn into a who is better for the team, Kobe or Lebron debate. OK, maybe not.
But now Sherman Low/Lee’s names have been said in the same breath as Kobe and
Lebron.
It must be getting
late.
Best Block/Comeback: Dennis
Hoang
Did you see that
block?!
Best 7 seconds of the season: Tim’s heroics followed by the longest 6
seconds ever.
So we’re down by 2
with probably 12-13 tics to go. Tim hits his only 3 of the game leaving 6
seconds to go. It’s over right? Well not if 3 people decide to guard Stan on
the inbound. Hank gets the ball, dribbles down the left sideline, has a cup of
tea, reads the paper, asks someone what time it is, ties his shoelaces, then
pulls up for a 7-9 footer on the baseline just as time expires. Game over. Grey
wins.
But we deserved it.
Good shot Hank.
Best Nick Name No One Knew About: JJ
He aka the Schoolbus as given by
Greg
Only because he
wears a lot of yellow and had to play against the minivan that night. He could
have well been Charlie Brown or Banana Man, but Greg seized the moment.
Rookie Coach of the Year: Octavio
Jimenez
Actually, you can
still hear him on Tuesday nights. When he’s rooting for you, you feel as if
nothing can go wrong.
Most Time on the Court by a Cornerstone Player:
Greg and Colman
We also broke up
Brian and Kwoker’s Coalition (see previous recaps), as they just could not not
play. Ha!
Best Smile: Darryl Green
Now this is turning
into a yearbook. But really, on and off the court, you can’t help but like a
guy who smiles all the time.
Never Tired and Always Ready to Play:
Brandon Cheung
He’s probably still
running, waiting for an outlet pass somewhere.
Best Block: Jon Kwok
This stat was a
non-factor overall, but Jon did a side-armed block on our beloved webmaster
where the ball ended up on the other side of the court. Yowzers.
Best Single-game Performance: Stan
Chan
Week 5, 14 pts, 4/4
FT, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 8 steals
MVP: Ry Susquanto
Stan would be the
runner-up here. When Ry did play, he was lights out. Throw a few defenders at
him? No problem. Confuse him with a different game time so he would show up
late? Problem solved.
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