Superstar Basketball League

March 17, 2007

Hanz Jimenez
Commissioner
Website, Writer, Stats

- RIVALRY WEEK. A Lot of teams have been waiting for their match-ups with that one "SPECIAL" team. As a spectator and and as a fan, there are a lot of games I want to watch. Come out and support your peers.

- Registration for next season has started. YOU CAN REGISTER HERE. We have Walnut Rec Center for next season and we will cap out at 40 teams. Teams that pay the full amount before March 30 via Paypal will have all Paypal fees waived. Priority in game-time scheduling will be given to teams that pay first. Last Season, Xplosion received this luxury and 12 p.m. was given to their team throughout the whole season.

- The League and its competition. Not concerned with anyone else or anything else and PERSONALLY, I only compete with past seasons. That's why the past seasons are archived so everyone can compare the look and feel of the different sites. On Week 8, it's been standard in seasons past that all Team Captains fill out a survey and your suggestions have been instrumental in the way we do things.

Here's a sample of suggestions last season:

SUGGESTION: Games start on time. Schedules set in advance.
RESPONSE: Schedules have been posted on Monday on MySpace Superstar site. We took it further and allowed teams to adjust game times with teams that paid first receiving first priority. Schedules are finalized on Thursday and so far we've only had 1 game postponed and that was due to a family emergency. Games have started on time except for our first game at Workman H.S., and teams arriving late.

SUGGESTION: We love the site. The MySpace forum needs spice just like the articles. We need more people talking there.
RESPONSE: Freedom of speech. Comments aren't monitored and players are allowed to comment on any subject as long as everyone understands that it's all for entertainment. Andrew, Luke, and myself have been trying to interact with different players just trying to add more traffic to the site and it's finally working. The mundane work week can be somewhat boring and we are trying to provide a channel where people can be entertained. I recently "suspended" myself from participating knowing that our project got off the ground and I can now focus on other aspects of the League.

In 3 seasons, we've been open-minded and open to suggestions as long as its fair for every team and everybody. A lot of the focus next season will be the stats-keepers and providing Platinum Division teams more support since the competitive division is obviously tougher.

                                                                                      Last Updated: 3/22/07

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� SPRING 2007 SEASON - REGISTERED TEAMS
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� STANDINGS - Updated
� NIGHTCAP - Recap of Top 5 Games of RIVALRY WEEK
� AROUND TH E LEAGUE - Dynasty folds, Foundation bluffs.
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� GAME LOG - DSK vs. Game Breakers
� GAME LOG - Elements vs. Abstract

From Team Dime to Ten Dimes
For the third week in a row, a record was broken. This time, Mindstate's
Jay-R DeRamos set a new assists record by dishing out 10 assists
against Bank. When he first formed Mindstate after leaving Team
Dime Jay-R was quoted, "I'm still not over the fact that I finished in 2nd
place in assists. I really wanted that." He is on pace to finish 1st this season.

Angkor Wat jumps to the Top
Angkor Wat defeated Conference rival, Aztecs to take over the top spot
in the Gold Division.

RIVALRY WEEK. A lot of players were still hoping for a spot in the All Star Game while others had a personal vendetta to settle. The big names continue to fill up the stat sheet and below are notable performers for Week 7.

Derrick DeVan, Mindstate - 23 points, 14 boards against Swish.
29 points 11 boards, 3 assists against Bank.
Jay-R DeRamos, Mindstate - 10 assists (new record)
Eliseo Cabildo, Swish - Double-double, 20 points, 10 boards.
Mike Teeravatya, Foundation - 25 points, 7-for-7 ft shooting.
Mark Moton, Deacons - 21 points, 17 boards.
Giyoh Shey, Bank - 34 points, 11 boards, in a loss
Alex Ivezaj, Dead End - 21 points, 9 boards, in a loss.

All we kept hearing about was that #1 Stunners were upset and Dead End's Rob Miller was big in his team's win. He posted 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks to beat the Stunners, 58-53. Congratulations Rob on being Player of the Week!!

Here are notable performances from the players in the Gold Division. We have a new team at the top spot and the Player of the Week was a huge factor in leading his team to the #1 ranking.

Phillip Vallon, Team Dime - 21 points, 7 boards, 55 "Hakeem the Dream" spin moves before a lay-up.
Ken Ngarayawongse, Phenoms - 20 points, 8 boards, 4-for-4 ft.
Jerry Scheiss, Aztecs - 22 points, 6 three-pointers in a loss.
Khorn Leng, Angkor Wat - 30 points, 4 three-pointers.
Kevin Gray, B-LO-DA-RIM - 24 points, 4 steals, 3 boards.
Alex Ivezaj, BBC - 20 points, 15 boards in a loss.

What the box score won't show is the leadership of Angkor Wat's Joseph Flores. The PF made timely buckets to stop Aztecs from making a run and he scored 26 points, and nailed 3 three-pointers to catapult Angkor Wat to the top spot in the Gold Division. Congratulations Joseph, on being the second Angkor Wat player to be named, Player of the Week.



11 a.m. Mindstate vs. Swish	Outkast vs. Team Dime			9 a.m. Outkast Connection vs. Team Dime
PREVIEW: Mindstate will play two games in Rivalry Weekend and they could easily go undefeated against Swish and Bank. Swish is struggling at 1-3 and leading scorer, Eliseo Cabildo, (18 ppg) needs to have a big weekend if Swish wants to keep the game competitive. Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap	Allen Medina	9 a.m. Gold Division	Allan Bacani	PREVIEW: Team Dime is 2-0 in the series and top ranked, Outkast Connection, will try to earn their first win against the team they introduced to Superstar Basketball. Both squads play team ball and you can bet that the winning team will earn a lot of bragging rights. It takes a team to win, are you in? "All-in" Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap
12 p.m. Global Gym vs. Xplosion	Global Gym vs. Xplosion			10 a.m. Relics vs. Phenoms
PREVIEW: The majority of the critics didn't think that Global Gym would win in the Playoffs when Martin Camarena was unavailable for the post-season last season. Team Captain Lalo Arroyo and company weren't listening to the critics and in Martin's absence, Mike Villa stepped up and was named the Finals MVP. A season later and the 4-2 Xplosion are almost a lock for a Playoff spot while the 3-3 Global Gym have yet to clinch. Will the Defending Champs be unavailable for post-season play... because of former players, Martin and Adrian Camarena? Will Xplosion sleep on PJ Marte, Platinum's Defending Player of the Week. Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap	Mike Villa	12 p.m. Platinum Division	Martin Camarena	PREVIEW: They are rivals for obvious reasons. Relics Team Captain Ernest Pablo felt it was his best interest to start a new team with former Phenoms guards, Rommel and Romeo Ocfemia. The trio formed Relics and they are "flying under the radar" and have already clinched a playoff spot. Meanwhile, Phenoms is looking at a season without the Playoffs and the Team Captain Alvin Aguilar has already already expressed regret. On his birthday weekend, will childhood friend, Ernest, give him a win for his birthday or will he make Alvin eat his words with his birthday cake? Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap
1p.m. Foundation vs. Swish	Aztecs vs Angkor Wat			2 p.m. Aztecs vs. Angkor Wat
PREVIEW: Swish will play their second game of a double-header against Mike Teeravatya's Foundation. Swish has repeatedly made offers to bring Mike Tee to the team and last season, that proposal was obviously declined. With Foundation already out of the Playoffs, will the guys from Swish extend another offer to Mike? Mike can't feel too bad for his team, they won two in a row in Week 5 and if they can build on team chemistry, they could become a legitimate threat. Their upset over Xplosion proved how dangerous they can be. Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap	Brian Valladares	2 p.m. Gold Division	Khorn Leng	PREVIEW: The two best teams from the Western Conference will play in the final week of Conference play as the Gold Division prepare for Inter-Conference play in the last week. Aztecs Brian Valladares recently broke the rebounding record grabbing 26 boards while Angkor Wat's Khorn Leng scored 45 points for a scoring record. Both competitors will be more than willing to prove that their record is more worthy than the other. Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap
3 p.m. Dead End vs. Deacons	B-LO-DA-RIM vs. BBC			7 p.m. Elements vs. Abstract WALNUT GYM
PREVIEW: The Eastern Conference Dead End and the Western Conference Deacons are both ranked 3rd in their respective Conferences. Dead End played short-handed last week and suffered a loss while Deacons managed to rout Swish in a one-sided game. Both teams in the middle of the pack and at this point, it's all about playoff positioning. Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap	JC Rivera	7 p.m. Gold Division WALNUT GYM	Andrew Persaud	PREVIEW: The Conference rivals are battling for the last playoff spot in the lowly Western Conference. Unlike last season when Elements lost a playoff spot in Week 8, they can make things easier by clinching a playoff spot this weekend. The Civil War that is Abstract should make things a lot easier for Elements. Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap ABSTRACT FORFEIT
4 p.m. Bank vs. Mindstate	Dead End vs #1 Stunners			8 p.m. B-LO-DA-RIM vs. BBC WALNUT GYM
PREVIEW: Mindstate's Lou Casas has already proven that he can elevate his game when Team Captain Jay-R DeRamos is out of the line-up. Can he do it again this weekend? Mindstate's Derrick DeVan might struggle against potential All Star, Bank's Giyoh Shey. Giyoh has given teams like Global Gym and Game Breakers problems in the past. Could he lead Bank to an unlikely upset over the undefeated Mindstate? Could the two develop a newfound rivalry. We sure do hope so. Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap	Brandon Reyes	6 p.m. Platinum Division	Mark Pagdilao	PREVIEW: Both teams run scrimmages at Gingriech Park and both squads have a different outcome of the games. While B-LO-DA-RIM's Team Captain Lawrence Pelagio chooses to let his game do the talking, the team spokesperson, JC Rivera, has been going at it with BBC's Team Captain, Andrew Persaud. Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap
5 p.m. Flight One vs. #1 Stunners				9 p.m. Thrillers vs. Deep Penetration WALNUT GYM
PREVIEW: The injury bug has Flight One on the edge while the #1Stunners have been fortunate not to experience any injuries so far this season. Flight One's Jeff Bencito is in a tough situation having to face his traveling team and his friends, #1 Stunners. Can Jeff be the (Flight) One to give the Stunners a #1 in the L column? Is there a lot of pressure on Jeff? Will he make his free-throws if it came down to it? Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap	B-LO-DA-RIM Center, JC Rivera: "Drew is the only man on earth that can buy a car cash drive for a couple months and say sht im bored next one" man wat do you buy? KIA's.. sht lets talk about about ballin... i Was driven a HUMMER to HIGHSCHOOL even before LEBRON..."			PREVIEW: Thrillers Team Captain Justin Reyes had big plans for his young team last season specially with young Kris Carrillo on board. Kris didn't see eye to eye with his Captain's plans and felt it best to win with his own team. He gathered his friends and started Deep Penetration (LOL) and after winning two in a row early in the season, they have recently struggled and are now 2-4. Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap
6 p.m. Dead End vs. #1 Stunners
PREVIEW: The 3-2 Dead End will play their second game of a double-header against the undefeated Stunners. They have a legitimate chance at beating Stunners and the untested Stunners will have to play back-to-back games. Most teams would crumble in this situation but with the Stunners play as of late, this back-to-back just might be preparing them for the Playoffs. The battle of the PGs will be the x-factor in the outcome of the game. Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap
7 p.m. Freestyle vs. DSK	Location			Peer Pressure Rivalry Weekend started off early for Relics Team Captain, Ernest Pablo, and Phenoms Team Captain, Alvin Aguilar. In an attempt to slow down the big man early, Ernest challenges the birthday boy to a friendly drinking contest... ...and so the two drink it off and the Phenoms leader guaranteed victory on the hardwood and in the drinking contest... ...and he's still drinking away as Ernest poses for a picture. "Don't let this happen to you," warned the Relics Team Captain. DISCLAIMER: SUPERSTAR BASKETBALL DOES NOT CONDONE ALCOHOL AND DRINKING. THESE PHOTOS WERE SUBMITTED BY THE PLAYERS IN HOPES TO ADD ENTERTAINMENT VALUE FOR THEIR RIVALRY GAMES.
PREVIEW: Freestyle has yet to play an evening game and the 3rd ranked team might have met their match in DSK. Richard Hak scored 41 points in a loss last week. Can the three-point specialist deliver a win with his high scoring or will his points once again go to waste? Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap	WORKMAN HIGH SCHOOL WALNUT GYM
8 p.m. Dynasty vs. Game Breakers
PREVIEW: Will Dynasty finally win a game this season against the Co-Commish led, Game Breakers. Tommy Avalos has had the same problems that Dynasty's Team Captain Josh Rotscheck has had all season long. "When you start losing, players don't show up. It's tough in the Platinum Division, we need to move players up." Help is on the way, next season. Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap DYNASTY FORFEIT	PLEASE KEEP THE GYM CLEAN NO SMOKING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS!!
9 p.m. Dynasty vs. DSK	QUICK RULES
PREVIEW: Dynasty will play a back-to-back game against another team low on personnel, DSK. DSK has prevailed in situations like this and even gave Foundation a slight scare when the two teams met in Week 5. The battle of cellar-dwellers in Rivalry Week should be competitive. No one wants to be known as the last placed team. Preview \| Game Stats \| Recap DYNASTY FORFEIT	a. (4) 10 minute quarters. b. ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FIGHTING. c. $30 Ref fees. d. BRING YOUR PHOTO ID. e. READ THE RULES. f. Have fun and don't be a sore loser.