Thursday Feb 9 - OU vs Val Squad

In their first game of the winter/spring session, Origins Unknown took control of the game early against a "deer in the headlights" Val Squad team and cruised to a 83-56 victory.

OU got off to a quick start through hot shooting and a committment to pushing the tempo. The game was never close and OU used a solid 6-man rotation to wear down the newbie VS team. Part-time OU member, Craig Andrews, joined the team for the game and helped spread the court and push the tempo throughout. VS showed some promise as they became more comfortable, with two of their players keeping pace with the veteran OU team. In the end, the balanced OU attack proved to be too much and VS had a rude introduction to league play.

Shu Patel had a great game and was able to get to the basket and score through a myriad of back-cuts and dribble moves. Jim "Stretch" Hogan also finished up with a double-double by abusing VS and finishing most of his shots around the basket. Dan Fisher had the silkiest move of the game, when he pulled a "Jordanesque" baseline fallaway jumper out of his bag of tricks (picture). Pete Martin came back from an extended vacation and played better than he felt.

Mike Nolan contributed to the victory with some pull-up three pointers and a botched dunk attempt. His wife, Deanna, was in attendance (even at a week late for the birth of our first baby) and took some game photos.