Our Men’s League season came to a premature close last Monday (April 13) as well with a semi final loss to a team called Slip N Slide.

Quite frankly, I think we were outplayed. Simple and clear.

We were trounced by 15 but in reality it had less to do with what THEY did to us as a team and more to do with how WE played as an offensive unit. Bluntly, we couldn’t hit the backside of a barn. Our guards were cold and myself and Nate were the leading scorers with 14 and 11 respectively. …. Not to say that we can’t play, but when the two of us lead the way in scoring, it usually spells doom for us.

On the other team’s end, the basket was like 10 feet wide. Everything they threw up seemingly went in. It was ridiculous. And to their credit, they were able to isolate our weak spots and capitalize on them before we had a chance to close the gap. Defensively, they played a 2-3 zone – usually the hallmark of a lazy defensive team. But we were unable to make them pay for it as much as I would have liked.

We finished the season 11-3 and we went 2-1 in playoffs for a total W/L record of 13-4. Not bad. Not GREAT … but not bad. I’d say that it was a successful season regardless of the semi final melt down.

On the bright side, my most hated teams (Fort Garry and Rim Lickers) went down in the first round and the undefeated team (The Squad) lost in the semis as well, so I would say that I am happy with the results of this year no matter WHO wins now.

I am truly grateful to my guys for another fun season of basketball and I look forward to next year when we can come in fresh and try to keep building on this year’s success.