Just in time to get you pumped for Saturday... big ups to Duke for gettin' 'er done on short notice... screening for the Wat Misaka doc is on Sunday, May 3rd @ the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The Cherry Blossom Festival is worth it alone. Come out for the icing! -- FBNYC
More info for "Transcending: the Wat Misaka Story," click here.
In two games without All-FBNYC (F) Harris Chung, "Justice" AKA "Bones" has been holding it down. In fact, they're 2-0 with "Bones" at the helm. Is there a QB controversy brewing?
RU: J. Chin (NGC) 13 pts, 5 asts
Nick Gao (TAJ) F | 6-0 | 220 lbs Week 5 Stats PPG: 27.0 RPG: 9.0 SPG: 1.0
"Unicron" eats space in the paint like planets. Gao's been huge for TAJ this season and he saved his best for their first W. With a full lineup and some chemistry, you never know.
RU: J. Choi (NYF) 20 pts, 5 asts
The Sam Lo Award for Hustlers
Dan Kim (TAJ) | 12 rebs, 8 asts The guy does it time and again, you would think they'd know "Underpants Gnome" is on the floor. But no, he just keeps taking drawers.
Runner-Up: James Lam (TAJ) 22 pts, 9 rebs, 4 stls
Defensive Player of the Week James Lam (TAJ) 9 rebs, 4 stls, 1 blk
Lam did everything his team needed to win their first game of the season. All but one of his team-high 4 stls led to points in transition.
Runner-Up: Shaun Young (QIK) 5 rebs, 6 stls
Fantasy Line of the Week J. Yu (SLA) 22 pts, 1 3FG, 8 rebs, 4 asts, 1 blk
RU: James Lam (TAJ) 22 pts, 9 rebs, 4 stls, 1 blk
Discorama Rookie of the Week Eric Wang (QIK) 16.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.5 apg
RU: S. Young (QIK) 14 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts, 6 stls
The Chucky Award M. Goderich (QIK) | 3-11 FGs (.273)
Whoo, that's not pretty. 3-11 FGs and 1-7 from range makes it hard to contribute. Good thing he made up for it in Gm 2 of the doubleheader.
Runner-Up: D. Kim (TAJ) | 3-11 FGs (.273)
The "Chris Dudley" Award Alex Cho (NYF) | 4-9 FTs (.444)
Instead of getting on Cho's erratic FT shooting, let's congratulate "Justice" Jiang Yu for making 9-14 FTs when QIK put on the "hack-a-Jiang."
Runner-up: Nick Gao (TAJ) | 5-10 FTs (.500)
2K9 SPR Week 5 Photos of the Week
FBNYC, 4.21.09
PHOTO OF THE WEEK :: "Shanti Plus One"
RJG (F) Shanti "Silky" Garcia double clutches after taking a bump from Asphalt defenders. For more photos from (Photo by Rich Chang). For more photos from Week 5, click here.
RUNNER-UP :: "Over the Shoulder"
QIK (G) "Vegas" Dave Wong flips a pass over his shoulder past the outstretched hand of TAJ (G) Charles Lam. Referee Howard Davis, with Old Glory emblazoned on his back, looks on.
HON. MENTION :: "Kim's Chi"
SLA (G) Kirk Kim goes right down the pike for two of his season-high 14 pts.
QIK (G) Justin Chin splits the TAJ defense and finds his way into the paint.
Joes outgun Quicks to break ten game win-less streak
MLK HS, NYC -- With TAJ playing without bigs (C) Dave Liu or impact rookie (F) Ed Fish, they'd be the perfect match for the undersized but fast paced Quicks. Execpt QIK had just been through a whupping from the Slayers earlier in the day and the Joes did have "Unicron" (C) Nick Gao.
Gao dominated the paint from beginning to end, getting inside position on the smaller Quicks and finishing at the hoop; usually his own. When it wasn't Gao, it was (G) Dan Kim (12 rebs, 8 asts) hitting the offensive glass (more...)
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Dan Kim (TAJ) | 12 rebs, 8 asts
James Lam (TAJ) 9 rebs, 4 stls, 1 blk
