The "History in the Sketching" project was
thought of October 3rd 2007. The project is
in development to create awareness of
current and past events
that have impacted our history. Awareness
that will be represented through the medium
of art. Such events as "Katrina","911", "Sex
trafficking", and "Magic Johnson's Aids
Announcement".
While creating awareness it is also
developing an art book with all these
stunning representations of history. An art
book that will be on pre-sale by week 7 of
the Superstar Basketball League (Rivalry
week). Proceeds will be donated to charities
and non-profit organizations that will help
our communities.
This artbook will be sick, and will feature
Superstar Basketball's very own Justin
Reyes. Like Superstar Basketball, which
helps bring communities together from the
love of basketball, community and just plain
good times, the "History in the Sketching"
project will do that by helping our
communities prosper and by creating a new
medium in which people can be aware of
what's going on in their societies and their
world.
-Jon Paras
"History In The Sketching"
SCOREBOARD
PRESSBOX
HEADLINES
Rules are Rules
March
3,
2008
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All Game Previews
have been updated. My two assistants miss a
couple of games but it's been updated.
As you all know,
it's standard procedure we delay game logs
anytime a team breaks the rules. If a team gets
into an altercation, we delay the game logs. If
a team adds a ringer, we delay the game logs.
Why do we delay it, because we have to pay all
our attention on that altercation/situation and
eventually the whole league pays for it.
Last week it was Money Inc that added a player
(in a game before Still Fly) that wasn't in
their original roster. A loss was handed to the
team after it was discovered Ninja W.
wasn't on the roster.
This week,
Elements are on blast. The sad thing is, I
explained the same exactly thing on February 26.
Are people reading? What's the point of having
this website if teams aren't going to read the
content. Ironically, players know their stats
but they don't know the rules. Was this not big
enough?
- LAST DAY
TO ADD PLAYER (REVISED
to end of 2nd game)
Here's the
beauty of me playing in the league. Last week,
USUCK played against Elements so I know exactly
who I played against. These two late additions
lit us up for a combined 8 three-pointers,
"Chris Ayo" and "Dorrell".
A week later,
I'm doing stats for Elements in their game
against TROY so I check ID on "Paul" who
is listed on the roster but I don't recognize
him but he presents it to me. Check, I feel
moted but I'm doing my job. The game starts and
you would think they'd say something about their
two other players and so I start to think...
"...these two guards aren't the same players
that lit me up from downtown last week. There
was a big guy and a skinny guy but these guards
are scoring are nothing like them."
After doing some
research, I figure out these two players aren't
the same players from last week. To add fuel to
the fire one of them turns out to be
Andrew Gulipan.
May 15, 2007
Andrew Gulipan,
Foundation
–
Suspended
permanently from all
Superstar Basketball League events.
It's one thing
to add ringers, it's another to add players that
are suspended from the League. I know our rules
are stricter than any other league in the area
but what more do you expect. In 7 seasons, we've
grown this much and there hasn't been a fight.
What happened in May 2007 was Andrew charging
another player with a forearm and after the
suspensions were handed out, it was determined
that he would be suspended permanently. There
was talk about reinstatement but that would be
after a whole year.
It hasn't been a
full year yet and this guy tries to hide under
someone else's name. Andrew Gulipan isn't
"Chris Ayo" or "Dorell". Did this make it
worse for him to come back? Damn right it did.
How will Elements be punished? The sad part is,
I know for a fact their GMs aren't the ones
doing the roster moves. The irony in this is the
new rule about having a Diamond Division All
Star (CRISTIAN GOPEZ) not being allowed to play
in your Gold Division team. Elements moved up to
Platinum just so they can play with Gopez. With
Gopez making those roster moves, did Elements
sacrifice that much just for that 1 guy?
CG CLAUSE
FROM HERE ON OUT, PLAYERS CAN ONLY CHECK IN TO
THE GAME WITH A PHOTO ID. NO PHOTO ID, MEANS YOU
CANNOT PLAY.
NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
While You Were Away...
February
29,
2008
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I have to
take care of business and will be away for the
weekend so the website won't be updated as of
6:30 p.m., Friday.
- Team Stats won't be updated until Wednesday.
- Sortable Stats won't be updated until
Wednesday.
- Standings write-ups will be done on Monday
morning.
- Ken Ngarayawongse and Rocky Anciano
are taking care of Previews.
I should be back and will be at the Rec on
Sunday morning by 10 a.m.
Thanks.
You Got Some Explaining To Do, Mister
February
26,
2008
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I just
want to clear up some roster add-ons in order to
avoid any rumors. A lot of new names are showing
up but here's the explanation.
So if you look at the right side of this page it
says the following:
- LAST DAY
TO ADD PLAYER (REVISED
to end of 2nd game)
I understand how tough scheduling has been for
ALL of us and even when teams added players at
the beginning of their 3rd game, we had to be
lenient and let that go.
Some new names are showing up for the first time
but keep in mind that these teams haven't played
2 games.
Black Out (added players at the end of
their 2nd game) Foundation (only played 2 games,
last game was a forfeit against Black Out, added
players before 3rd game played.) Elements (only played 2 games, added
players before 3rd game) Assassins, Run N Gun (e-mailed rosters 3
weeks ago. Names weren't on game logs but were
in an e-mail sent several weeks back. e-mail was
on file) Dead End (myspace messaged several names
from a couple weeks back) Underdawgs (replaced player before 3rd
game played)
There were several ways to add players on your
roster.
1. Write their names on the stat sheet
2. E-mail a roster before the deadline
3. MySpace message the Superstar MySpace page
There's only 1 team that can still add players:
Phenoms.
You'll probably see some more teams moving
players between their affiliate teams. I went
ahead and revised the Teams page so that its
current.
LAST DAY
TO MOVE
PLAYERS BETWEEN AFFILIATE TEAMS
(REVISED to end of 4th game)
Zebras.
Lastly, YOU KNOW how refs are. Refs will be
refs, blah blah blah. I am NOT a referee. I go
through the same things you guys go through in a
game and there's nothing more I hate than
playing against a team that gets all the calls.
Let me rephrase that... actually it is the same
players that get fouls called for them because
they know how to draw fouls.
I hear it all the time. "The refs favor their
team." "Ya'll pay extra ref fees, or what?" "Yo
dawg, are you best friends w/ the refs?"
Thing
is, all you have to do is look at free throw
attempts to see which players are getting the
most trips to the line. You already know The
Kid likes to do his pump fakes to get you in
the air so that you end up fouling him. You
already know Kenneth Ubom, OJ Yayboe
are gonna drive in and force the refs to make a
call. All I gotta say is play smarter and make
them shoot from outside instead of letting them
drive in because that's how they draw their
fouls. Know your opponents, play smart, and stop
the whine. Any more concerns, please talk to
Reggie Ramirez (pictured on the right) and he'll
give you a free consultation on how to play
without fouling.
With so many schedule changes and with the
schedule finalized on Friday, it doesn't make
sense to finish the commentary until Friday
night / Saturday morning. Match ups are being
moved around and we've been lenient with game
times for the early part of the season. Now that
we're back at Walnut Rec, we're limiting
schedule requests because match-ups are set up
accordingly.
There's a lot of factors that come in so please
comply with the schedule.
Home Sweet Home. We're back at Walnut
Gymnasium/Walnut Rec, however you want to call
it. If you don't know where Walnut Rec is at,
the address is:
Week
4 / Week 5. Usually that's when games are
competitive and you'll see a few hard fouls here
and there. Let me reiterate,
THERE IS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FIGHTING.
You
are not only representing yourself but your
team, your community and OUR league. It hasn't
been a problem yet, but I'm doing my part in
preventing it from ever happening.
If you're going to bad-mouth officials or our
staff, I have no problem suspending you for a
whole season. If you're suspended, you are not
allowed to participate at our events as a player
or as a fan.
Home Sweet Home
February
20,
2008
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Finally
back at the Rec!!!
Nusantara said it best, "These last few weeks
seemed like the Lakers road trip."
We will still have our night games at ASC but
our morning hours are from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. at
Walnut Rec. We are adding hours to our Walnut on
Brea Canyon gym but it won't be available until
after March.
Speaking
of home... welcome back Aries Inguito
from the Philippines. I have to apologize for
mocking him on Superstar Radio but it's all in
good fun. I'm the biggest F.O.B. there is so
take my imitation of him lightly.
There's
a lot of hype surrounding this year's NBA
Playoffs. I say we name our upcoming season,
"Where Superstars Happens."
Hanz
Jimenez
Jovan Jester, Deacons
Lisette Whalley, Ladies R.
Alex Ivezaj, Money Inc
Dennis Baker, 626'ers