Curtis J. Phillips (3-1) breaks WTF...Are you Ewing (1-3) 81-50

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Quotes

"Wire to wire team basketball. We stayed hungry" - CJP forward Lane Leedahl

"That's as good as we can play offensively. 60 percent on 3's and an assist on almost every basket. That was a good team we just throttled and their frustration showed." - CJP forward Jim Hammen

"Tonight was fun as it seemed anytime I passed the ball to a teammate they either drained a three or made a layup or made another pass to someone else for the score." - CJP forward Daniel Sondreal

Game Notes

CJP center Josh Lawrence missed his second game of the season for reasons unknown.

Curtis J. Phillips (2-1) holds off The Dawgs (1-2) 45-42

There has been one constant in the Lawrence Parks and Rec's Division Four Men's Basketball League, over the past two years, which has been team Curtis J. Phillips and The Dawgs. For both teams are the only two teams who have played in every league session and have won a combined 4 out of the 6 completed league championships. Tonight the two teams met yet again with their championship aspirations on the line as both teams came into the game at 1-1. From the opening possession it was clear that The Dawgs were going to slow this game down and make it a game of patience and precision. This was personified by a half time score in which neither team had scored more than 21 points. In the second half, the pace no different but CJP's zone defense eliminated The Dawgs superior post play and forced them into an outside shooting team. That along with several quick hitting plays led by Chris Wallace, Jim Hammen, Matt Donnelly, and most notably the five consecutive points by James Lawrence with just under four minutes to play provided CJP with breathing room late in the game. For CJP found themselves up by seven with two minutes to play but then Dawgs started to do what they always due against CJP. They began fouling CJP every possession, sending CJP to the line, where once again CJP struggled to connect. As CJP missed out on several opportunities to close the game, The Dawgs found themselves with a chance to tie with six second to go. On the final play The Dawgs found their star player in Big Mike but he was immediately met by two defenders and passed it off as time expired. Thus team Curtis J. Phillips league championship hopes are still alive.


Quotes

"The Dawgs put up a fight but CJP prevailed by using zone defense as the Center was out. Shooting wasn't as on as previous outings although we found a way to get the ball in the hole. Free throws nearly plagued us but we found a way to win. Great work guys!" CJP guard Chris Wallace

"I thought we really made them work against the zone and did a great job of making it difficult for their bigs while also still contesting their outside shooters. It always feels great to beat the Dawgs." CJP guard James Lawrence

"Well, we almost had another late game meltdown but thanks to James "Lights Out" Lawrence's scoring spree we survived The Dawgs comeback attempt. And as much I don't like playing zone defense, it worked well for us tonight as it kept Big Mike and the Dawgs' other big man in check." CJP forward Daniel Sondreal

Game Notes

CJP center Charles Morris missed his second consecutive game, this time due to illness. CJP center Josh Lawrence missed yet another game due to travel. CJP is now 3-4 all-time versus The Dawgs.

Curtis J. Phillips (1-1) falls in overtime to the Titans (2-0) 52-58

Vince Lombardi once said, "Fatigue makes cowards of us all", and that is what happened to team Curtis J. Phillips in their first ever game versus the Titans Tuesday night in Lawrence, KS. The entire game itself was closely contested, feisty, emotional and filled with controversial calls accompanied with several rules being overlooked. Regardless of the Titans' superiority in overall athleticism, team CJP controlled the tempo for 37 minutes of the game and found themselves up by 5 with roughly two minutes to play. However, in the closing minutes of regulation the Titans' full court press, but more importantly physical fatigue caused team CJP to waver physically but mentally as well, as they couldn't combat the Titans' full court press. Thus the Titans' tied the score up with 46 all and sent this game into overtime. Unfortunately for team CJP, they were not able to overcome their fatigue thus cowardly falling to the Titans in overtime.


Game Quotes
"We played a great thirty-five minutes of the game. Unfortunately we got a little gassed during the last five minutes, and they forced some turnovers when they picked up the defense. Some of the best basketball we have played, however some mental errors towards the end came back to beat us." CJP guard Brett Goedeke

"Overall an ok game with the exception of turnovers and one mental lapse in the end allowing the game to go to OT. With our dedicated center in Charles this game would not have been anywhere close to what it actually was. We'll get them next time fellas, sorry about the knee." - CJP guard Chris Wallace

"We had plenty of chances to win this game but due to an overall lack of energy at the end, we gave it away." - CJP forward Daniel Sondreal


Game Notes
CJP center Charles Morris missed the game due to a delayed flight in Atlanta.

Curtis J. Phillips (1-0) overwhelms the Bad News Bears (0-1) 85-53

The Bad News Bears failed to deliver any sort of bad news Tuesday evening in their first ever league game as they fell to a seasoned Curtis J. Phillips team 85 to 53. Other than when both teams went back and forth for the first five minutes, team CJP controlled the entire game with their superb passing, superior talent, and a blistering full court press. And if wasn't for the Bad News Bear guard that scored close to forty points, this game would have been over in the first minute.


Quotes

"Lots of fast break points, lots of threes. The other team wasn't all that strong expect for that one guy." - CJP guard Matt Donnelly

"Great ball movement, great transition play..Its good to be back in the Community Building." - CJP Forward Jim Hammen

"What a rush!" - CJP center Charles Morris

"An all-around good performance by CJP. Everyone contributed to a better performance than both UConn and Butler did on Monday." - CJP guard James Lawrence

Game Notes

CJP forward Lane Leedahl missed the game due to parental duties. Team CJP is now 6-1 all-time in season openers.

Team CJP signs Chris Wallace for the Spring 2011 Season.

Former Kevin Frost (team name prior to becoming Curtis J. Phillips) guard and one time, one game CJP fill in, Chris Wallace, has signed on to team CJP for the Spring 2011 season. CJP General Manager Daniel Sondreal had the following to say on the Wallace signing, "Bringing back Chris is not only going to give us much needed depth but should also make us a better defensive team as he should be capable of guarding any guard in the league. More over Chris has the ability to break down the defense which will help create more looks for our array of shooters." He will be wearing the number 2 jersey.