2011 Winter Basketball Schedule Released

At 12:32PM today, the Lawrence Parks and Rec's powers at be released the official 2011 Men's Division 4 Winter Basketball schedule. Team Curtis J. Phillips will begin their quest for their second ever league championship January 11, 2011 at 8:00PM at the East Lawrence Rec Center versus the Old Dudes.

2011 Division 4 Men's Winter Basketball Schedule

January 11, 2011 - Curtis J. Phillips versus Old Dudes - 8:00PM
January 18, 2011 - Jefferson's versus Curtis J. Phillips - 6:00PM
January 25, 2011 - Curtis J. Phillips versus Dawgs - 8:00PM
February 1, 2011 - Scroalition versus Curtis J. Phillips - 9:00PM
February 8, 2011 - Curtis J. Phillips versus The Revolution - 7:00PM
February 15, 2011 - Curtis J. Phillips versus No Names - 7:00PM
March 1, 2011 - Milf Hunters versus Curtis J. Phillips - 9:00PM

Curtis J Phillips (3-4) falters in overtime to the Hogballers (4-3) 65-67

On Tuesday night Curtis J. Phillips found itself in unfamiliar territory as they were not playing for first or second place but for a slim chance at third. After Tuesday night's game, team CJP was settled in sixth place as they fell to the Hogballer's 65-67 in overtime. In game which will likely be remembered as one in which the refs decided to just let the final two seconds expire when CJP should of had an opportunity to inbound the ball underneath the hoop, it should be remembered as another game in which CJP lacked the conditioning, energy, and focus to play winning basketball. For the CJP of old would have likely routed the Hogballer's but instead found themselves with their first ever losing season.

Game Quotes


"The Hogballer's simply had more energy than we did tonight. Our advantage in individual talent kept it close but chance and time was on their side tonight." - CJP forward Daniel Sondreal

"We had it then we lost it." - CJP center Lane Leedahl


Game Notes

Center Josh Lawrence missed his third game of the season due to Thanksgiving travel. Center Charles Morris debuted in his new number six jersey as recently made the request to change out of his original number double zero jersey. Morris was set to be number two but that failed as the number two jersey is a size large.

Game Preview: CJP (3-3) versus the Hogballers (3-3) at 9PM

In tonight's season finale, a chance for third place is on the line as Curtis J. Phillips (3-3) take on the Hogballer's (3-3). Since the Hogballer's our a new addition to Division 4 of the Lawrence Parks and Rec Men's Basketball League it will be the first time the two teams will square off. Therefore by not having watched any of their games and only knowing one of their players, team CJP will have to be ready for anything if they hope to end their season with a winning record.

Game Notes

Center Josh Lawrence will miss his third consecutive game as he is in St Louis, MO for Thanksgiving. Forward Jim Hammen is listed as a game time decision as he continues to battle neck and back problems. Center Charles Morris will debut in his #2 jersey as he has switched from his original #00 jersey after last week's win over Shibby. The forecast for tonight's game is 34 degrees fahrenheit but that shouldn't be too much of a problem as the game is being played indoors at the East Lawrence Rec Center.

Curtis J Phillips (3-3) overwhelms Shibby (0-6) 69-40

With three players missing for Curtis J. Phillips, one would've expected a slower pace but that wasn't the case Tuesday night as team CJP's fast break was out in full force in their rout over Shibby 69 to 40. Other than the first few minutes where the ball seemed to bounce the wrong way, CJP's five of Charles Morris, Daniel Sondreal, James Lawrence, Matt Donnelly, and Brett Goedeke put on quite the passing demonstration as almost every made basket came courtesy of an assist. Whether it was Shibby playing a man to man, 2-3 zone, or full court press defense team CJP had the simple and deadly response of team basketball. For CJP found themselves up by twenty at half and wouldn't find themselves up by no less than sixteen points in the second half. 

Game Quotes

"Got off to a slow start but once we started pushing the ball we really got in probably the best fundamental fast break, drive and dish basketball CJP has played in a long while. Even without subs it was probably the  most fun I've had playing in a while!" - CJP forward James Lawrence on the team's victory over Shibby

"Oh the game. Better without any subs especially Jim. No, I'm just kidding. We moved the ball really good. Started knocking down shots more in the end of the first half. Got a lot of post ups, inside and out. That is all." - CJP guard Matt Donnelly on the team's victory of Shibby

Games Notes

Center Lane Leedahl missed the game due to business travel. Forward Jim Hammen missed the game due to chronic back and neck problems. Center Josh Lawrence missed the game for unknown reasons. Forward Daniel Sondreal wore the number 8 jersey instead of his original number 0 due to laundry issues. The team wore their white jerseys for the first time this season. Center Charles Morris will be changing numbers from 00 to 2 next season.

Game Preview: CJP (2-3) versus Shibby (0-5) at 8PM

In just over an hour Curtis J. Phillips will try to end their three game losing streak, while Shibby will try to get their first victory of the season in tonight's 8PM matchup in Division 4 of the Lawrence Parks and Rec Men's City League. Team CJP is 2-0 all-time versus Shibby with an average margin of victory of 21 points. Don't be fooled by large number as in their second game versus each other, Shibby's stubborn 2-3 zone defense kept the game close until late into the second half. What to expect? Expect both teams to be hungry for a win as no team wants to finish 0-7, whereby team CJP prides themselves as one of the leagues finest and wishes to end the season with an overall winning record.

Game Notes

CJP center Lane Leedahl will miss his first game tonight as he in St Louis, MO for business. Forward Jim Hammen will miss his second straight and fourth overall game due to chronic back and neck issues.

Curtis J. Phillips (2-3) yields to the No Names (3-2) 43-48

Last Tuesday night team Curtis J. Phillips lost its third consecutive game for the first time ever in a loss to the No Names 43-48. In a game where both teams were missing key players, the No Names picked apart CJP's 2-3 zone defense and headed into halftime with an eleven point lead. Heading into the second half CJP switched to a man to man defense and rode the low post talents of Lane Leedahl to find themselves tied with less than five minutes to go. Yet as the final score notes, CJP simply didn't have enough to overtake the athletic No Names squad in the closing minutes. However on a surprising note, the game was full of sportsmanship as both team continually praised each other throughout the game and after it as well. This being a surprise, as most teams tend to bark and scratch at each other and in the last game between CJP and No Names a fight almost broke out.

Game Quotes

Coming soon....

Game Notes


CJP is now 0-2 all-time versus the No Names. Forward Jim Hammen missed his third game of the season and is likely out for the finals two games with back/neck problems. Center Josh Lawrence missed the game for unknown reasons. CJP has worn their black uniforms for every game this season.

Game Preview: CJP (2-2) versus No Names (2-2) at 9PM

In just a few hours team CJP will try not have their first ever three game losing streak as they take on the No Names in tonight's nine o'clock matchup. Tonight's game will feature the leagues highest scoring team in the No Names with 70 points per game and lowest scoring team of CJP with 43.8 points per game. CJP is 0-1 all-time versus the No Names as they lost to them 62-50 on October 27, 2009 when the No Names were called Tarheels Suck. CJP will once again be without forward Jim Hammen as he has re-injured his back and may likely miss the remainder of the season. Center Josh Lawrence will also not be in attendance for reasons unknown.

Game Notes


Team CJP manager and forward Daniel Sondreal says the team will likely add another player to the team next season in wake of the team continually being shorthanded.

Curtis J. Phillips (2-2) falls short to The Dawgs (4-0) 45-61

For just the second time in team history, Curtis J. Phillips lost its second consecutive game Tuesday night to the Dawgs 45 to 61. In a game that was much closer than the final score concludes, a short-handed CJP played on par for thirty-three minutes against the defending league champions until the dynamic duo of the Daws proved to be too much for CJP. Even though CJP was short three players for the first half and two for the second, they made way on offense with the superb shooting of James Lawrence and Matt Donnelly. As for the defensive end, for the first team in team history, CJP played a two-three zone defense. In doing so, they slow downed the Dawg's interior play and ultimately came away with a new weapon to use from time to time when need be. In conclusion of last night's game, it seems the Dawgs may have their second consecutive league championship in the bag and even though CJP is coming off their second straight loss, the team's spirit remains high.


Quotes

"It's terrible missing any game during the season for a non-injury-related matter. It especially hurts when it is our rivalry game versus The Dawgs. Hopefully this schedule conflict can be avoided in the future. Like always, I know the team will fight their hardest even though they're short-handed." - CJP forward Jim Hammen on missing the game


"I thought we played a very competitive game considering we were short handed. Had a couple more shots have fallen it could've been a better outcome." - CJP guard James Lawrence on the team's loss to the Dawgs


"For thirty-four minutes or so it looked like we were heading to another nail biter against the Dawgs but then they simply made plays whereby we did not. Like always, a win would have been wonderful but tonight we learned that we can cause havoc by using the not so sexy 2-3 zone defense." - CJP forward Daniel Sondreal on the team's loss to the Dawgs


Game Notes


CJP center Charles Morris was not in attendance due to an unknown illness. CJP forward Jim Hammen was also not in attendance due to personal reasons. CJP center Josh Lawrence sat out the first half due to his technical foul received last week. CJP is now 2-3 all-time versus the Dawgs. The last time CJP lost two in a row dates back to losses occurred on January 26, 2010 (vs. The League Champions) and February 2, 2010 (vs The Dawgs).

Game Preview: CJP (2-1) versus The Dawgs (3-0) at 6PM

Tomorrow night team CJP will renew their rivalry with the defending league champions and currently undefeated Dawgs team at 6PM at the East Lawrence Rec Center. CJP will need all the help and luck they can get as the Dawgs are better than ever as they added a new player in the off season who just happens to be the best wing player in the entire league. Moreover CJP will be without leading scorer Jim Hammen as he will be taking in the Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball season opener. They will also not have the services of center Josh Lawrence for the first half as he will be serving the second half of his suspension which resulted from his technical foul last week in the teams loss to Jefferson's. Continuing the trend of misfortune, center Charles Morris is listed as doubtful as he struggles with some sort of sickness. Fortunately for everyone else a game will be played and that's all that matters as anything can happen.

Game Notes

This will be the second game missed of the season by forward Jim Hammen, who hadn't missed any season games before this one outside of being suspended last season for two games. Team CJP has a total of three technicals in their history playing in the Lawrence Parks and Rec Men's Basketball Leagues.

Curtis J. Phillips (2-1) tumbles to Jefferson's (1-2) 36-45

Brick, foul, brick, foul, complain, turnover, brick, whine, turnover, foul and even more bricks. Those are the words to describe team Curtis J. Phillips loss to Jefferson's Tuesday night in Lawrence, KS. From the get go team CJP fell behind as they couldn't find any sort of rhythm offensively and struggled to play defense without being called for a foul. Despite their bad play and attitudes towards the officiating CJP luckily found themselves only down by nine points at halftime. For in the first few minutes of the second half CJP seemed to be refocused and re-energized as they stormed back into the game finding themselves only down by one point with about fourteen minutes to play. But their comeback attempt was halted as Jefferson's did what they did throughout the entire night, they simply made big shot after big shot. From that point on Jefferson's held a lead of eight to twelve points as CJP spent the rest of the night barking at the officials and  simply struggling with the game of basketball.

Quotes

On the loss: "Jefferson's has a lot of size, and they were more physical than us. Since we weren't getting calls in the lane we were forced to take outside jumpers. Pretty much none of them went in." - Josh Lawrence

On the officiating: "The officials clearly received some sort of sick pleasure watching us get hammered every time we entered the lane, swallowing their whistles on anything short of felony assault. Defensively we were whistled for being in the same general vicinity as our opponents during a shot attempt. Several of us objected loudly as call after call were missed, much to our own detriment. They punished us for our crappy attitudes." - Josh Lawrence

On his technical foul: "I believe it was a cumulative technical foul, as several of us has been complaining the whole game. Pretty weak considering I didn't swear and wasn't directing my frustration towards anyone. I owe it to my team not to get that call though, as it assured us of a loss at that point in the game." - Josh Lawrence

"Our defense has been solid as long as we have been able to be play it aggressively. But tonight we weren't allowed for that to happen which resulted in a lot of complaining and open shots for Jefferson's. Offensively, we have been bad. Real bad as we cannot find any rhythm as a team. For one we have only a few guys that are willing to take shots and make plays. Our shooting will come around but there are three or four of us, myself leading the way that aren't even looking to score. Hopefully that will change as having a full team of capable scorers is a much more dangerous one than with just a few." - Daniel Sondreal

"Someone forgot to take the lid off the rims for us. We never got any offensive rhythm going. Our three pointers didn't fall along with our jump shots, most of our offense was generated inside. Lane, Josh, and Charles fought hard down low and played well against a big, physical team. It was a rough night, which every team has every so often, we have a big game next week against the Dawgs, so we need to focus on that one." - Brett Goedeke

Game Notes

CJP established a new record low in points scored with 36. The previous low was 38 against The Miracles on 01/19/2010. In doing so team CJP is now last in the league in points per game with 43.3 ppg.

Game Preview: CJP (2-0) versus Jefferson's (0-2) at 7PM

Forget about opening night in the NBA (at least for a hour) as tonight team Curtis J. Phillips takes on the hungry and colossal Jefferson's team. CJP can expect a feisty Jefferson's squad as they are 0-2 on the season, 0-2 all-time versus CJP, and currently owning a few members of CJP a free keg party. As they lost to CJP 54-52 in the first ever Keg Cup game on June 22, 2010. With team CJP yet to collect their winnings, word is tonight's game is double or nothing as the two teams continue their friendly, gambling rivalry. It will likely be another close game as in their first ever game an undermanned CJP won by a score 48-44 and as previously mentioned they won by just two points in the Keg Cup.

Keys to Victory

• Team CJP must combat Jefferson's patent 2-3 zone with superb passing, dribble penetration, and purpose. More importantly if CJP doesn't make their outside shots it could be a long night.
• Jefferson's is likely the biggest team in the league as they have three players 6'6'' or taller and full of muscles. Therefore CJP must make a concerted effort in winning the battle of the paint and getting every rebound in hopes of igniting fast break opportunities.

Game Notes

Team videographer Jamie Wilson will miss his second straight game due to transportational deficiencies. Tonight's game forecast is windy and 59 degrees fahrenheit but since this game is indoors the outside weather shouldn't be a factor.

Curtis J. Phillips (2-0) outmuscles What She Said (1-1) 40-35

Curtis J. Phillips improved their record to 2-0 on the season after a 40-35 victory over What She Said Tuesday night. The game was hard fought, if not fun to watch, and it's apparent that with the improved quality and added size in the league this year, CJP will have to rely on grinding out ugly wins, as opposed to its '7 Seconds Or Less' offense that brought blowouts in previous seasons. Some early 3-point shooting from James Lawrence kept CJP in touch early, as the rest of the team struggled to find the bottom of the net. After falling behind by 9 midway through the first half, CJP began going down low to Josh Lawrence, Lane Leedahl, Charles Morris and Jim Hammen (making his return to the lineup following from a nagging back injury) to take advantage of mismatches and What She Said's aggressive ball-deny defense. From that point on, CJP was mostly in control, although their lead was never bigger than 8 or 9 points throughout the second half. Some trademark struggles with free throws and full-court pressure down the stretch made the final score seem a little bit closer than it truly was.

Quotes

"First off, it was great to have Jim back as he takes us to another level as a team. As for tonight's game, we struggled at first but late into the first half we seemed to have figured out What She Said. It didn't necessarily translate into any beautiful play but we won and I had fun." - Daniel Sondreal

"Sometimes you just have to grind out an ugly win and that's what we did tonight." - James Lawrence

Games Notes

Team videographer Jamie Wilson missed the game due to transportational deficiency. CJP center Charles Morris drank a Gatorade for the first time ever before a league game.

Game Preview: CJP (1-0) versus What She Said (1-0) at 8PM

Tonight at 8PM in Division 4 of the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Men's Basketball League, Curtis J. Phillips takes on What She Said. In their first ever Division 4 game, What She Said sent a message to the league by throttling Shibby by a score 77-39. For it is only one game for What She Said but if you compare team CJP past two victories against Shibby to What She Said's, team CJP may likely be facing one of the top teams in the division. For in CJP's last two games against Shibby, they won by 27 points in game where they shot the lights out and won only by 15 in another where they struggled against Shibby's zone defense.

Game Notes

Team CJP forward Jim Hammen is set make his return to action tonight after battling back problems over the past month. As Hammen simply and boldly stated in a text message earlier today in regards to tonight's game, "I'll be there." Team CJP center Lane Leedahl is listed as probable for tonight's game but will be limited in minutes as he is ailing from a mysterious illness he obtained while vacationing in Wisconsin.

Curtis J Phillips (1-0) defeats Old School (0-1) 54-40

Team Curtis J. Phillips is now 1-0 on the season and 5-0 all-time in season openers as they defeated Old School by a score 54 to 40. Team CJP overcame their frustrations against Old School's 2-3 zone defense halfway through the first half as the mighty Matt Donnelly and James Lawrence busted up the zone with their superb outside shooting. With a deficit of fifteen points going into the second half, Old School switched to a 3-2 zone defense but that was quickly trounced by the interior passing of CJP's Josh Lawrence. CJP kept a comfortable lead until the seven minute mark of the second half as Old School cut the lead down to seven but their hopes were crushed when forward Daniel Sondreal found James "Lights Out" Lawrence for the game clinching three pointer.

Quotes

"Good quality win without our leading scorer (Hammen). Had everybody step up in someway.  Charles getting some big rebounds, Brett knocking down some shots and Matt getting us started early." - James Lawrence

"We looked a little rusty. The team got tired but we looked pretty good overall though." - Charles Morris

Game Notes

Team CJP forward Jim Hammen was not in attendance as he continues to struggle with severe back problems and is listed as a game decision for next Tuesday's game against What She Said. Center Lane Leedahl was limited to just a few minutes of gameplay as he was needed by his son and team CJP super fan Finn on the sidelines. However that did not keep the Leedahl boys from supporting the team as they took over as coaches and cheered the team to victory.

Fall 2010 Season Opener

On Tuesday October, 12th , 2010 at 6:00PM, Team Curtis J. Phillips will start another quest to capture their second ever league championship in Division 4 of the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Men's Basketball League. Team CJP will be facing an unknown in the division opener as they take on Old School at the new site for division games, the East Lawrence Recreation Center. Team CJP will be returning all eight players from last season and once again will be favored along with The Dawgs and Jefferson's to compete for the Fall 2010 Championship.

Game Notes

Team CJP forward Jim Hammen is listed as doubtful for the season opener as he continues to battle severe back problems but should be back into the lineup by next week. Team CJP is 4-0 all time in season openers. Lawrence teenager Jamie Wilson has been named the official videographer and photographer of the team after working as an intern for the last four seasons.