Sunday, November 15, 2009

OU Goes Old School


Reading, MA - The year was 2004. And, on the slippery YMCA court was a scrappy bunch of 20-something year old guys from all over the map running and gunning. It was a team patch worked together from as close as Nantucket (backwards 4 muscle), and as far away as India. But, at the center of the group were four guys who would stay together for six more years, countless Budweiser drafts, some hair loss, and some really good wins.

This past Thursday, Origins Unknown - a team made up of now full-blown-middle-aged buddies won a game reminiscent of 2004. With only four suited up including the original four horseman (Hogan, Fisher, Patel and Cap'n Mike), OU was matched up against a big Nothing Buy Net team, which had been terrorizing folks with their three low post offensive set. And, while OU started out a bit slow - they certainly finished strong.

After matching NBN hoop for hoop for the first 10 minutes (and taking some shots down low), OU went on an old-school run that vaulted them into a double digit lead. The run was complete with steals, fast breaks, offensive rebounds, and more than a few long range bombs. Feeding off their own energy, OU took the lead to 12, then with under five seconds to play in the half - Cap'n Mike hit a 24-foot pull up dagger to exasperate the point. OU was rolling.

It wasn't that NBN was having a particularly bad game. It was just that OU was working like a well-oiled group of veterans...

OU expected an NBN run to open the second half, and it came in the form of patient post isolation. While the small run came quick, it was over just as quickly. It was simply OU's night, as they continued to pile on and spread the lead - frustrating the NBN team to no end. The lead swelled to almost 20 with less than five minutes left, and eventually NBN threw in the towel.

With their third win in four games, OU moves to 4-5 on the session with one week remaining in the regular season.

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