Patel has "Shu"-ters Touch in OU Win

Reading, MA – Last night at the Y, Himanshu “Shu” Patel (above) lead a balanced five-man attack as Origins Unknown took control at the five-minute mark and never looked back, routing The Warriors – 70-44.

Patel, playing some of the best ball of his storied career, pushed the tempo until the last whistle and showed a well-rounded offensive arsenal, including three three-pointers and a couple threes 'the-hard-way’. He finished with a session-high 27 points by this writer’s count.

The Warriors showed a lot of heart, even though they were clearly over-matched by the younger, fresher OU squad. They briefly took a 10-8 lead in the first half, but it was the last lead they would get a sniff of, as OU built the lead up to 10 at the break, 30-20. The second half turned into a track meet for OU, as they easily pulled away to a comfortable win.

Stretch Hogan also contributed mightily to the win, with a workman-like effort on the glass and in the paint. Dan Fisher and Greg Robinson were able to spread the court successfully, and find the basket or the open man to keep the offensive flow in tact. Fisher had some crafty moves in the paint, but more importantly, set the table with his stellar defensive effort.

Cap’n Mike, showed a bit of rust after his three-week hiatus from the court. After hitting the first shot of the game – a pull-up three – he went cold….then hot….then cold… ending up in double figures, but not without the help of about 20 shots and some patient teammates.

Pete Martin hopes to return to full strength for the next OU match-up, after battling a cold this week and missing the game. The gray-bearded referee made the statement of the game saying, “You guys aren’t the same without Pete… I don’t know where he is, but you need to get him back”. Then adding, “He’s the personality of your team… I really enjoy it when he is here!” And, NO, I am not making this up.

OU has a bye for the week of March 9, but will return to the court on March 16 at 6:30 for another sure-fire epic battle with Rusty, Al and the boys of Howse Corp.