CT v Dynamic Allstars 17/09/11 2:20

First Half:

Cheadle launched a blistering attack from the outset. Joe made a smart first basket within 30 seconds of the tip-off, with Sean making the second less than a minute later. At first All-Stars didn't offer more than a sluggish response. They couldn't keep possession of the ball, which swiftly found its way back to Joe and into the poorly defended net. After just 5 minutes CT had 10 points.

After a time-out All-Stars did get their game back together enough to slow the Cheadle scoring rate a bit and take a few shots, one of which gave them their first 2 points in the 18th minute. But they must have been wincing as they looked at the half-time scoreboard.
Half-time score: CT - 18; DA - 2.

Second Half:

DA, obviously demoralised, offered only token resistance in the second half. CT piled up the points steadily with baskets from every player.

In the last 3 minutes even the token resistance collapsed. Joe may have thought he would get a last basket with just 30 seconds left of the game, and when Sol took the score to 50 with 10 seconds left he must have thought the same. But no! Just before the whistle Matt A put Cheadle 50 points ahead.
Final score: CT - 52; DA - 2.

Stats:
CT: Joe - 20; Sean - 10; Matts (A&F) - 6 each; Tom, Sol - 4 each; Dan - 2.
DA: #16 - 2.

Pros and Cons:

Obviously a good match for Cheadle who seem to have come a long way since they last played DA in June, and won 34-20. What's changed?

The thing I noticed most was how fast Cheadle looked, repeatedly sending the ball back up the court with a couple of fast passes to an undefended basket. DA, in comparison, made hard work of getting the ball down the court, giving Cheadle plenty of opportunities to get it back - and this time Cheadle was eager to get it back.

Highlights:
*Joe - Man of the Match by most reckoning for a great show with 20 points, including sweet free throws at the end of the first half, but Coach gives the award to Dan for excellent defensive play - DA weren't held to 2 points without it.

*Watching a DA player just give up trying to do an adequate throw-in and just throw the ball up in the air at random instead. Obviously having Tom's face just millimetres away from you can be very scary.

*Sol - In theory if you could travel faster than light you could be in two places at once. Probably best not to try it on the basketball court, but it was a spectacular attempt!