New Jersey - Same Results

Reading, MA - In an eventful and somewhat unusual game, Origins Unknown returned to action Thursday night and picked up a win against league newcomer Untouchables, 72-64.

Origins Unknown suited up four of their six regulars for the 10:00 pm match up, going without Shu-ter Patel and Dr. J Robinson. The guys that did make it modeled the much-anticipated new OU uniforms - a sharp, dark navy-blue design, which tend to fit a little on the long side. Looking good and playing good, however, are two different things.

Taking the court for the Untouchables were a few gym-rat type young players, as well as a few 'chuckers'. After the first handful of buckets, it was obvious that they had two scorers and then several role players to fill the holes. The two scorers provided a good energy at the start of the game, hitting some tough shots and making some athletic defensive plays (including a come-from-behind block on a Cap'n Mike layup).

From the get-go, Cap'n Mike was not appreciative of the vibe that the league rookies were putting out, and quickly lost his temper with one of the "Touchables". After taking a jumper in the face, Cap'n Mike quickly came back down and stuck a long three while his nemesis chirped "I'll give you that". Not satisfied with just the made basket, Cap'n Temper quickly checked the flavor of gum that the young man was chewing and ended up getting a technical foul on their way back up court. "I didn't like the fact that this kid was coming into a league that we've paid our dues in, thinking he could talk to me like that," said Cap'n Mike. "Do you think Kevin Durant is going to talk (expletive) to Garnett the first time they meet and get away with it?" Video of the altercation can be found here (notice Stretch coming off the bench in the suit). (YouTube Clip).

No word on whether Cap'n Mike actually thinks that he is on the same planet as Kevin Garnett.

After the technical foul, OU seemed to settle down a bit, and got back on track to build a small lead. Chris "Big" Johnson picked up where he left off last session and dominated the over matched big man for the Untouchables. Every time that OU slowed down and posted him up, it seemed to result in a low post score or an open shot for a teammate. With constant pressure and movement, OU built a 10-point lead heading into halftime.

The second half was similar to the first, and although OU was playing poorly, they were never threatened by the Untouchables crew. Danger Dan Fisher - having one of his toughest games recently - continued to work the off guards over on defense while Johnson and Cap'n Mike kept OU a step ahead from the offensive end.

None of the OU crew was without their mistakes during the game. James "Stretch" Hogan IV ended up with 15+ points, but blew a fast break layup - not once, but twice on the same play. Danger Dan may have ended up with an unusual double-double with 10+ points and 10+ turnovers. Cap'n Mike made 6-7 three pointers, but missed 10-15 others. And, Johnson (the most steady OU'r) missed some bunnies and got bailed out by a foul on a fast break dunk attempt (so close!).

With that being said, OU puts the rocky performance and the win behind them, and moves on to week two with a 1-0 record. Next week they take over a re-shaped Nuimage team who lost a close battle with the Warriors in week one, but looks improved.