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7/22/2011
2011 Men's ProLeague Recap-Wk 1
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2011 Men's Pro League Week 1 RECAP
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The CBE Men’s Pro League is back in action with some great performances by former college stars.
In game 1, a former champion, Da Squad, was beaten by Team Jay 88 - 76 . Jay Gentry has formed a well balanced team with Ben Jacobson running the point and Kareem Rush on the wing. He also added a solid big man in Jason Boone to anchor the middle defensively. Rush led the team in scoring with 28, but watch out, there are a lot of weapons on this team to contend with. Da Squad fought hard throughout with Jeff Graves leading the way with 28 points, but his team was run out of the gym by a more athletic group in Team Jay.
Game 2 was a mismatch from the start as the Bro Kings beat up on Enterprise Rent-a-car 80-54. The Bro Kings have a strong front court with Jamar Howard and Christian Moody combined with the speed of point guard Ronnie Tyson and a knock down shooter in Corey Schulte. Corey wasn’t on his A game last night, so former KU guard, Steven Vinson stepped in and scored 19 points while Moody led the way with 21. This team has all of the makings for a champion…A big test will come on August 1st when they face Dem Boyz. Enterprise had some bright spots most notably in the name of Brandon Sims who scored a team high 20 points including 4 threes. They have a couple scrappy guards in Chris Lollar and Dan Tighe that can create problems for other teams.
The last game of the night was another blowout as Dem Boyz took care of the defending league champions Team Elite 94-76. Lorenzo Dean brought his “And 1” tour back to the CBE with monstrous dunks as he led his team in scoring with 29. Pat James and Stu Wright held it down in the post each scoring in double digits and Bobby Allbritton can score from anywhere on the wing. The only thing this team might be missing is a true point guard to facilitate their offense. Anyone on this team can drop 30 on any given day. Team Elite only had 3 players to start out and had to get some help from CBE ambassador Clayton Guy. Nick Burton took hold of the league scoring lead with 33 points for team Elite and TJ Wesley had a big 2nd half to finish the game with 24. Team Elite will be a wait and see. I will say that Clint Whitson left it all on the floor last night with great hustle and defense Without raining 4-time MVP Walter Bethea and a true big man, they looked pedestrian at best. I have a feeling they will have a better showing next week.
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