Less AK is More for Igs, While Less Wade is Still Less for 'Dancers
Nice try Dwayne, but it's a different world from where you come from.
MARACAIBO (La Verdad)—There is an old adage: As Dwyane Wade goes, so goes the Sundancers. Keeping this in mind, Park City's week didn't start off very well when an unfortunate travel mix up saw not Wade stepping off the team plane in Maracaibo, but Dwayne Wayne, a mathematics major at Hillman College.
With weekly rosters already submitted, Park City's legal team worked quickly to uncover an obscure league rule that states, "After lineups are finalized, a substitute can start in place of a designated player if his name features 9 out of the same 10 letters in similar, if not identical, order."
Known around campus for his characteristic flip-up sunglasses and flirtatiousness, but not for his basketball prowess, Wayne felt guilty about the mix up and decided to try suiting up. He played the first game and a half, but kept turning the ball over when he would pause mid-dribble to make eyes at the foxy Venezuelan girls in the stands. Finally, Park City coach Dave Barton kindly thanked him for his efforts, but explained they'd take their chances going 4 on 5.
In addition to this built-in advantage, the Iguanas got standout performances from David Lee and Ray Allen. Plus, guest coach Sinbad pulled all the right strings, including benching Andrei Kirilenko only 9 minutes into his final game due to "back spasms." The surprising move came after Kirilenko made a single basket to secure field goal percentage, but before he had a chance to compile 2 turnovers, resulting in the final score of 6-2-1.
Kirilenko addressed the benching after the game, "I like playing, but I like game much more when it comes with win. It feels twice better.”
Afterstats
The Iguanas broke the all time free throw percentage record this week, shooting an otherworldly 0.9211 from the charity stripe. This narrowly topped the previous mark of 0.9206 set by Nephi last season. Who actually keeps track of this stuff? Oh, just some nameless committee.
The Sundancers continue to give voters reason to pick against them, losing their third of five "Game of the Week" matchups this season, going 19-24-2 overall. And with the real Wade still lost in transit somewhere, Park City will be without him once again as they prepare to take on St. George in week 18.
Week 17 Game of the Week Voting Results:
Fun Facts: Feb 18-24, 2008
MARACAIBO (La Verdad)—You're lookin' live at El Arena de Basquet de Hugo Chávez! It's the WFBL's Week 17 Game of the Week! I'll be your host for this evening, in the first-ever Live Blog of a WFBL game.
2/19/08 9:18 AM Morning Shootaround
I've been to Maracaibo plenty of times, but I'll never get over how green everything is down here. And not just the foliage, but the basketball court too. My goodness who designed this monstrosity?
The teams are warming up and things are not looking good for the Jai-Rai, I can tell you that. Gerald Wallace is not running the drills, but is sitting on the bench and has a small red box above his head with a white cross inside of it. This may not bode well for his availability this week.
5:30 PM Pregame Warmups
'Caibo is 6.5 back of the U-Dogs with five weeks to go, and
despite being a lock for the playoffs, would like a big win here to close the gap. Udorn on the other hand, needs to win and needs some help, as they are in seventh place, 3.5 behind Richmond for the final playoff spot. Grab your Maltín Polar, we got a playoff atmosphere in Maracaibo!
7:30 PM
Wallace's Red box is gone! He's in the game! And he's playing terribly bad. 0-9? Really? Between him, Duncan (2-12), TMac (6-21), and Turkoglu (4-13), Udorn ends up shooting .319. Ouch. D-Will's come to play, and can't seem to miss. Despite the poor shooting and LeBron's triple-double, the visiting Jai-Rai go into Wednesday up 6-3.
2/20/08
The Iguanas mascot sure can get the party started like nothing I've ever seen. He just sprayed confetti all over the Jai-Rai bench! What fun! You know who should be the Igs mascot? Chris Bosh. You paint him green and he looks just like an Iguana.
Speaking of Bosh, he just dropped 40 on Udorn, only missing two shots. Throw in another triple-double from SteakTrash, and darned if 'Caibo isn't feelin' it right now. The Igs have stormed back to take a 7-2 lead. Can the Jai-Rai respond?
2/21/08
We got ourselves a rip-snorter! Udorn, thanks to assists and free throws from Timmy D (!), has cut the Iguana lead down to 5-4. Who would win in a fight? An Iguana or a snake-wielding monkey? You gotta think if a monkey can control a snake enough to wield it, it should have no problem with an Iguana. I think you could even tie one of the monkey's hands behind it's back, it still has that other hand to wield the Iguana. What if the Iguana had a knife for a tail though? I'd like to see that fight.
2/22/08
Bad news for Jai-Rai fans: not only is Gerald Wallace's injury icon back, but it smacked him in the nose and knocked him out cold. No one knows how long Wallace will be out, and things don't bode well for Udorn. Another near-triple-double for LeBron, and the Igs are back up 6-3.
2/23/08
It's still 6-3 Iguanas, but the big news is they got the Dancin' Grannies for the timeout show. One of them I swear looks like she is 100 years old, and I think she's the same lady who hit the half-court shot during an earlier timeout to win a Daewoo. If she dunks off a trampoline through a ring of fire, I don't care how old she is, I'm asking her to marry me.
2/24/08
The Jai-Rai are making a game of this, but it looks like they've run out of time. Another near triple-double by LeBron just about seals it for the Igs, 5-4. Man, Udorn has to be wondering how they would have done had Gerald Wallace not gotten smacked in the nose with that little red box...and 'Caibo has to be frustrated that they lost ground on the U-Dogs despite the win. And I'm frustrated that I now have to try and find a cab ride back to my hotel. Have you ever tried to hail a cab in Venezuela? ¿Dos mil Bolivares? ¡No, vale!
The Igs wouldn't catch the U-Dogs in the standings and the columnist was attacked by bat-wielding "Chavistas" outside his hotel. Hmmm, maybe that's why there hasn't been a WFBL live blog since?
Nice try Dwayne, but it's a different world from where you come from.
MARACAIBO (La Verdad)—There is an old adage: As Dwyane Wade goes, so goes the Sundancers. Keeping this in mind, Park City's week didn't start off very well when an unfortunate travel mix up saw not Wade stepping off the team plane in Maracaibo, but Dwayne Wayne, a mathematics major at Hillman College.
With weekly rosters already submitted, Park City's legal team worked quickly to uncover an obscure league rule that states, "After lineups are finalized, a substitute can start in place of a designated player if his name features 9 out of the same 10 letters in similar, if not identical, order."
Known around campus for his characteristic flip-up sunglasses and flirtatiousness, but not for his basketball prowess, Wayne felt guilty about the mix up and decided to try suiting up. He played the first game and a half, but kept turning the ball over when he would pause mid-dribble to make eyes at the foxy Venezuelan girls in the stands. Finally, Park City coach Dave Barton kindly thanked him for his efforts, but explained they'd take their chances going 4 on 5.
In addition to this built-in advantage, the Iguanas got standout performances from David Lee and Ray Allen. Plus, guest coach Sinbad pulled all the right strings, including benching Andrei Kirilenko only 9 minutes into his final game due to "back spasms." The surprising move came after Kirilenko made a single basket to secure field goal percentage, but before he had a chance to compile 2 turnovers, resulting in the final score of 6-2-1.
Kirilenko addressed the benching after the game, "I like playing, but I like game much more when it comes with win. It feels twice better.”
Afterstats
The Iguanas broke the all time free throw percentage record this week, shooting an otherworldly 0.9211 from the charity stripe. This narrowly topped the previous mark of 0.9206 set by Nephi last season. Who actually keeps track of this stuff? Oh, just some nameless committee.
The Sundancers continue to give voters reason to pick against them, losing their third of five "Game of the Week" matchups this season, going 19-24-2 overall. And with the real Wade still lost in transit somewhere, Park City will be without him once again as they prepare to take on St. George in week 18.
Around the WFBL
Stratagem 5, Abominables 3, Humanity 1
Gators 6, Kings 2, Your Face 1
Underdogs 7, Tigers 2
Trojans 5, Jai-Rai 3, Jessie's Mom 1SnowBees 5, Butchers 3, The Children 1
Week 17 Game of the Week Voting Results:
Park City Sundancers 1 (16%)
Los Iguanas de Maracaibo 5 (83%)
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Fun Facts: Feb 18-24, 2008First-class stamp: $0.42
Average movie ticket price: $7.18
#1 Song:"Low"—Flo Rida ft. T-Pain
#1 Movie: "Vantage Point"
#1 Movie: "Vantage Point"
Each week, This Week in the WFBL looks back and shines a light on a moment in the WFBL's illustrious history. This week, we look at Week 17 from 2009(Feb 18-24). It was two years ago, but the concept of a "live-blog" was still a revolutionary idea. Who better than the WFBL to try it out on Week 17's Game of the Week, which featured Los Iguanas de Maracaibo (trying to catch first-place St. George) and the Udorn Jai-Rai (hoping to sneak into the playoffs).
WEEK SEVENTEEN, FEB 18-24, 2008
Live-Blogging the Game of the Week
MARACAIBO (La Verdad)—You're lookin' live at El Arena de Basquet de Hugo Chávez! It's the WFBL's Week 17 Game of the Week! I'll be your host for this evening, in the first-ever Live Blog of a WFBL game.2/19/08 9:18 AM Morning Shootaround
I've been to Maracaibo plenty of times, but I'll never get over how green everything is down here. And not just the foliage, but the basketball court too. My goodness who designed this monstrosity?
The teams are warming up and things are not looking good for the Jai-Rai, I can tell you that. Gerald Wallace is not running the drills, but is sitting on the bench and has a small red box above his head with a white cross inside of it. This may not bode well for his availability this week.
5:30 PM Pregame Warmups
'Caibo is 6.5 back of the U-Dogs with five weeks to go, and
despite being a lock for the playoffs, would like a big win here to close the gap. Udorn on the other hand, needs to win and needs some help, as they are in seventh place, 3.5 behind Richmond for the final playoff spot. Grab your Maltín Polar, we got a playoff atmosphere in Maracaibo!
7:30 PM
Wallace's Red box is gone! He's in the game! And he's playing terribly bad. 0-9? Really? Between him, Duncan (2-12), TMac (6-21), and Turkoglu (4-13), Udorn ends up shooting .319. Ouch. D-Will's come to play, and can't seem to miss. Despite the poor shooting and LeBron's triple-double, the visiting Jai-Rai go into Wednesday up 6-3.
2/20/08
The Iguanas mascot sure can get the party started like nothing I've ever seen. He just sprayed confetti all over the Jai-Rai bench! What fun! You know who should be the Igs mascot? Chris Bosh. You paint him green and he looks just like an Iguana.
Speaking of Bosh, he just dropped 40 on Udorn, only missing two shots. Throw in another triple-double from SteakTrash, and darned if 'Caibo isn't feelin' it right now. The Igs have stormed back to take a 7-2 lead. Can the Jai-Rai respond?
2/21/08
We got ourselves a rip-snorter! Udorn, thanks to assists and free throws from Timmy D (!), has cut the Iguana lead down to 5-4. Who would win in a fight? An Iguana or a snake-wielding monkey? You gotta think if a monkey can control a snake enough to wield it, it should have no problem with an Iguana. I think you could even tie one of the monkey's hands behind it's back, it still has that other hand to wield the Iguana. What if the Iguana had a knife for a tail though? I'd like to see that fight.
2/22/08Bad news for Jai-Rai fans: not only is Gerald Wallace's injury icon back, but it smacked him in the nose and knocked him out cold. No one knows how long Wallace will be out, and things don't bode well for Udorn. Another near-triple-double for LeBron, and the Igs are back up 6-3.
2/23/08
It's still 6-3 Iguanas, but the big news is they got the Dancin' Grannies for the timeout show. One of them I swear looks like she is 100 years old, and I think she's the same lady who hit the half-court shot during an earlier timeout to win a Daewoo. If she dunks off a trampoline through a ring of fire, I don't care how old she is, I'm asking her to marry me.
2/24/08
The Jai-Rai are making a game of this, but it looks like they've run out of time. Another near triple-double by LeBron just about seals it for the Igs, 5-4. Man, Udorn has to be wondering how they would have done had Gerald Wallace not gotten smacked in the nose with that little red box...and 'Caibo has to be frustrated that they lost ground on the U-Dogs despite the win. And I'm frustrated that I now have to try and find a cab ride back to my hotel. Have you ever tried to hail a cab in Venezuela? ¿Dos mil Bolivares? ¡No, vale!
The Igs wouldn't catch the U-Dogs in the standings and the columnist was attacked by bat-wielding "Chavistas" outside his hotel. Hmmm, maybe that's why there hasn't been a WFBL live blog since?
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