With the Wall of Fame scheduled to drop soon,
Superstar Basketball's most decorated player,
Kenneth Ubom, is expected to lead USUCK
back to the top of Platinum Division. Can he do
it?
A lot of teams are asking for Super Bowl Weekend
off. (February 1)
We can schedule games for teams who want to get
caught up with the rest of the league and all
games will be morning games. We should have
times posted by tomorrow evening.
PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND
A lot of teams are also asking to play on
President's Day Weekend. Not only will a lot of
players be out of town but the
NBA All Star Weekend
is on the same weekend. That weekend (February
15) also falls on uhh... Valentine's Day Weekend
so a lot of teams may forfeit. A lot of teams
have asked to play but because of um... the All
Star Weekend I gotta say no to that suggestion.
DIRTY FLOORS
The gym floors are dirty but that's because the
tenants before us is a kids basketball league.
Keep in mind, kids don't wear different shoes to
play basketball and kids are generally dirty, no
offense.
RECAPS
Done on Wednesday morning? What in the world?
TRADES
When you commit to play for a team, keep in mind
that you're basically telling the General
Manager that you'll be playing for the whole
season, playing for 8 games, and you're
dedicated to helping the team out. If you played
one game and you're demanding a trade already,
that just shows how much of a quitter you are.
You don't quit on a team after just 1 game. It
shows your character and you're not only
insulting yourself but you're insulting the
team, and the league. We don't want a bunch of
quitters whoring around from one team to another
trying to win a championship. This is not what
Superstar Basketball is about.
If you feel that you can't play with a team and
you absolutely need a trade, have your General
Manager post a
trade OFFER in our FORUMS.
The trade must be for an actual player and both
GMs from both teams must approve the trade.
There is a 1 week waiting period, that means a
player CANNOT play in the morning and then play
at night for another team.
Why are we so strict? Well, a trade went down...
and two months after a trade went through, I was
still accused of an unfair trade and I came out
looking like the bad guy. We lost the team, and
they made it seem like I got their franchise
player and assigned the player to another team.
Don't get it twisted, there's no way I would
assign one player to another team... it is what
it is.
+
STANDINGS PLATINUM: SICKWIDIT or A-Team? Who is #1?
1/19/09
+
SCHEDULE
FINAL Schedule for Week 3
FINAL as of Wednesday, 9 p.m.
1/21/09
+
PLAYER OF THE
WEEK Paul Mitchell - P.O.W for Diamond Jimmy Orniston - wins P.O.W for Platinum Division Chris Anderson - wins P.O.W for Gold Division Osh Dabbas earns POW for San Diego Division Jodian Lyn, Women's Player of the Week James Santillan -
P.O.W for LeBronze Division
1/22/09
GALLERY
PODCAST
01 - MARKFADER - Get Up Outta Here (Instrumental)
02 - N.E.R.D. - Kill Joy
03 - UGK - Hit The Block ft. T.I.
04 - DJ Khaled - Converse [We All In] ft. Rick Ross, Dre, & Money Malc (Remix]
05 - Fat Joe - Winding On Me ft. Ron Browz & Lil' Wayne
06 - Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir
07 - Mickey Factz - Rapio 2 Point OH
08 - Common - U.M.C. [Universal Mind Control]
IMPORTANT DATES
January 4, 2009 Sunday
GM Meeting - TBD
+ Discuss new rules, accept payment
January 7, 2009 Wednesday
Pre-season Schedule
+ Schedule for the first 5 weeks
January 10, 2009 Saturday
FIRST WEEK - San Diego
+ Opening Day, Rules Finalized
January 11, 2009 Sunday
WEEK 1
+ Opening Day, Rules Finalized
January 25, 2009 Sunday
WEEK
3
+ Rosters Finalized on Team's 3rd
Game.
February
1, 2009 Sunday
WEEK
4
Superbowl Weekend, make-up games
February
8, 2009 Sunday
WEEK 4
+ Last day to trade: Team's 4th
Game.
February
15, 2009 Sunday
PRESIDENT'S
DAY WEEKEND
Valentines Day, NBA All Star -
NO GAMES
March 7, 2009 Sunday
WEEK 7
RIVALRY WEEKEND
March 15, 2009 Sunday
WEEK
8
MEDIA DAY, SEASON FINALE
March 22, 2009 Sunday
PLAYOFFS
1st ROUND, SEMIS
March 29, 2009 Sunday
PLAYOFFS
CHAMPIONSHIP/ALL STAR WEEKEND
S C H E D U L E
Sunday Night
Team Rankings Updated.
Tuesday Morning
Game Logs Updated
Wednesday Night
Top 5 Games (Recaps) & Player of the Week
Thursday Night
Around the League (Recaps)
Friday Noon
Superstar TV
Friday Night
Stats
Hanz Jimenez
Commish CHANGE 1.20.09
I never thought I'd see this day in my lifetime.
Today, we celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama, our 44th
President. I'm not one to get political but this day
is historic, it marks that anything is possible.
Racism doesn't end today, it will probably never
end but today, we take a big step towards
change.
I remember when Rocky Anciano wrote a
story,
"Race With No Finishline."
Basketball isn't a race sport, politics
shouldn't be about race, it may have been in the
past, it might still be in the future, but now I
can say times have changed.
Today, we bestow faith in a man who will lead
our country for the next 4 years. Times are
rough, we're in a recession and I'm hoping he
succeeds in his time in office. Good luck, Obama.
Hanz Jimenez
Commish DURTY THIRTY 1.15.09
We are confirming game times with gym directors.
SCHEDULE WILL BE FINALIZED as of FRIDAY, 5 p.m.
AROUND THE
LEAGUE - RECAPS Done by Thursday morning. All writers,
please have recaps done by Wednesday so that
everyone can read them by Thursday morning. It's
early since it says we'll have it done by
Thursday Night... but someone will find a way to
complain about the grammar or a name not being
capitalized =) jk
GAME LOGS
Because Monday was busy for me, I had someone
else do game logs. There were a lot of typos
because well... that's what shows up on our game
logs. People, we're adults yet some of us write
like 3rd graders. Please type up your roster so
that it's legible. We need last names, please.
DURRRRTY-THIRTY We have a couple of teams register late and
GOLD DIVISION NOW HAS 30 TEAMS.
I don't think anyone will complain if I announce
that the Playoffs will have 16 teams qualify.
Sweet 16 for Gold Division??? I don't think
anyone will complain, so let's do it.
ROUND TABLE
At our round table on Sunday Nights, we discuss
league issues, we discuss Player of the Week
players, we discuss everything going on in the
league. Some of us are writing previews at 5
a.m. and don't end their day until 11 p.m. on
Sunday nights. Sometimes I have typos because
well... working 20 hours straight will do that,
I'll get home at 1 a.m. and I'm still typing on
the computer. Please e-mail me instead of
posting it on MySpace when I have errors. The
forums are okay, but MySpace is just for trash
talk.
Thanks.
Hanz
Jimenez
Commish BIRTHDAY EDITION 1.12.09
Just want to thank everyone for the birthday
wishes. Hitting 30 next year... and when they
say 30 is the new 20, they're lying to you.
SSTV - COMMISH'S CORNER 4 The video compilation of my party days was
to show the other, younger side of me in my
party days. During college, before Superstar
Basketball, I was "livin it up", partying,
drinking, doing things all college kids do. I
pretty much embarrassed myself all the time
because well... alcohol does that to you.
As much as I like to crack jokes on people, I
can take it too. I posted the most embarrassing
moment of my life just to show humility.
Drinking really makes you look umm.. well the
video sums it up. After college, I thought I"d
have a career in networking but I got
distracted, partied... and it wasn't until I
gave all that up that I was blessed with
Superstar Basketball. You gotta fail in order to
succeed...
ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOL There was miscommunication somewhere along
the line. It's being resolved. I want to thank
all the teams who were patient and the gym
situation is being handled accordingly.
The new 24 shot clock is getting shipped. Not
sure what the deal was in ASC but that 24 shot
clock should have been working.
BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT
Zebras are never perfect. We are never perfect.
I saw two questionable calls yesterday... and I
got 1 of them on video. I can't overturn games,
I'm not a ref. What I can do is re-assign your
team to another location or if other refs are
available, have them officiate your games.
SCHEDULE THIS
WEEK I'll have the game logs up by tomorrow, TOP
5 Games written up tomorrow, the rest of the
recaps by Thursday. NO SORTABLE stats until Week
3, and I'm getting all the logos updated by the
end of the week. SSTV should be up by Friday,
Noon. This week, schedule is FINAL AS OF
WEDNESDAY, 9 p.m.
IF YOU'RE FREE... ...come down to RA Sushi, Chino Hills at
9:30 p.m.
Thanks.
Hanz
Jimenez
Commish GM MEETING 1.9.09
Last day of Registration is today!!
No teams will be allowed to register after
today. Unlike in the season's past where we
allowed team to join after Week 2, Week 3, we
won't allow teams to join in the middle of the
season.
RULES UPDATED The new rules that were passed at the GM
Meeting can be found under the rules section.
For your convenience, the new rules are also
listed below.
+
Player has to play a minimum of 2 regular season
games in order to play in the Playoffs
+ 15 minute grace period game time then clock
starts running. If team does not show up by
halftime, it's a forfeit.
+ 4 players are required to start a game
regardless of what division.
+ 15 player roster for ALL DIVISIONS.
+ Playoff format changed for Gold Division.
- Current format had 1 vs (5 vs. 12)and 2 vs (6 vs. 11)...
- New format would have 1 vs (8 vs 9)... 2 vs. (7 vs10)
+ Technical fouls for jersey infractions will be
called after Week 3.
+
80's List - GMs are required to
pay the full balance + $80 reinstatement.
+
Fees - Only teams that are
playing in the current season will receive a
returning team price for the upcoming season
($340). Only current teams will qualify for
"Early Bird Discount".
Teams not participating in
the current season are not eligible for
Returning Team prices.
SSTV EPISODE
I was going to look back on the Summer 2008
season but back then, our video camera didn't
support our mic and the audio quality really
sucked. Instead, I made a video on umm... well,
you have to see it. If I don't have it tonight,
I'll post it up tomorrow because uh... well...
you gotta see it.
TEAM PICTURES FROM LAST SEASON They'll be up in 2 weeks. I wanted to forget
about last season that I put a lot of time into
making this one of the best seasons yet. With
that said, I'll start working on it in 2 weeks.
WALL OF FAME ...it's coming. I'm waiting until the end of
registration to unveil it. There's a delay on it
because of the point system I have set up and I
know a lot of people will have suggestions on
it.
REMINDERS
+ Sortable stats aren't available the first 2
weeks. We're still getting everyone's names in
the system. There's no sense in sorting out
stats when there's only 1 game played. =Þ
+ Please make your schedule requests in the
forums, not through my e-mail. Sometimes I have
a staff member making changes... and they don't
have access to my e-mail. Please do your
requests in the forums. Week 2 is already
up...say what?
PEACE and see you all on Sunday... or
Saturday... and Monday too.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK -
WEEK 2
Paul
Mitchell, The Goons 25 points, 5 three-pointers
9 rebounds, 3 assists
Cortez Ward, The
Goons 25 points,
4 three-pointers, 3 rebounds
Hanz Jimenez
Paul
Mitchell, The Goons
Chris
Anderson, Game B.
Jodian
Lyn, Double Up
James
Santillan, Thrillers
Osh
Dabbas, 3G's Sports