ABA Results (Week 9 - Season 1)

[CharmingCavalier 1723]

 

 

THE ALMARIS BUCKETBALL ASSOCIATION

GAME RESULTS

Week 9

Season 1

 

IT'S STILL ANYONE'S LEAGUE!

(THIS WEEK'S ANTHEM)

 

Ladies and gentlemen, thanks for picking up another edition of Almaris Bucketball. I am, as always, your dutiful commentator and author Martie Lickman. My dad once told me that if you don't win, just make sure you are good enough to not be a loser. And my mom just used to slap me until I got my math homework right. Oh, wait, what are we talking about?! Oh, sorry, bucketball, that's right! This week we saw a little bit of shifting in the standings but what we really saw is teams trying to set themselves up into a position to advance to the playoffs. We are only two weeks away from the mid-point of the season and only the top four teams of each conference will advance. No one's record will matter in the post season, and those who advance must win a best-of-five game series. So lets see who can settle into fourth and above and pray for the rest of those teams who won't make it.

 

(ABA OPENING POST LINKED HERE)

Du Loc Flames - Kal'Darakaan Miners

 

In one of the most confusing games of the season, the Flames hosted the Miners in a bout that would, for now, decide who would lead the Eastern Conference. To begin, the short height of the dwarves is always a disadvantage, but the proximity to nether regions of the Flames players made it a liability for the Du Locians this time around! In what has been coined as the Dwarven Ball Tap, Miners players made Father Harold look up to the skies and pray throughout the night. On top of that, a kha in a Flames jersey stood up and began telling jokes about mid-way through the game, but his sensational impersonation of known stars like Herakles, Joella de Ville, and Grand King Ulfric made both teams bust a gut laughing. No, seriously, the one Miners fan had to be attended to because his gut busted open! This close game saw the Miners squeak out a win and manage to hold onto first place because of it. Flames' fans should be worried as they head to Providence next while the Miners will most likely score an easy win against the Pigeons. Experts clearly see both of these teams with good shots into the playoffs, the Flames just need to do better than the straggling four teams below them.

 

 

Varhelm Beserkers - Yong Ping Dragons

 

Without the towering Lanqui to bring about a powerful arch-game, the Dragons faltered against the Beserkers this week. The best thing about this game, if you ask me, was the traditional style puppet show put on by a band of Yong Pingers. Who needs cheerleaders when you have puppets, amiright? As for the actual game, the Beserkers used their brute strength to batter down the arch-based defense that was already reeling from the lost of the giant arch guard. Next week though the Dragons face off against the Bucks, which will certainly be easier than the Varhelmians Menaces. As for the Beserkers, this win put them in second place, tied with the Krugs for wins but ahead on points. Is this where we see the Saints stumble and lose position to the Beserkers in the coming weeks?

 

 

Talus Grove Druids - Freeport Pigeons

 

The Druids snuck out a win this week against the pitiful Pigeons. Rosemary Gendrik and Arthur Galbraith, surprisingly both Orenians, pulled pincer moves in the arch time and time again against the Pigeons' arch players. Some people are speculating the Pigeons cannot even find enough people on their boats to play the game, since they are so worried they will get crushed like the past players they would replace. In other news, there is still speculation over where the Druids will be moving to come next season, or even if they will move at all. Meanwhile, the Pigeons are the only thing stopping the Druids from assuming seventh place in the Western Conference.

 

 

Elvenesse Bucks - Iron Uzg Krugs

 

Did anyone want to let the Krugs know that they don't have to try to rip people's arms off after they get the ball from them?! In this game we saw the entire starting lineup of the Krugs ejected due to killing a spectator each. The Krugs head coach, an elf named Lari Be'rd, has said that the fans were clearly asking for it by wearing Buck jerseys and cheering for the home team, instead of the winning orcs. With this win the Krugs have moved into third place, right behind the Beserkers, and may very well be poised to take the title of first-place for themselves.

 

 

Elysium Foxes - Vortice Krakens

 

Something magic was in the air in Elysium this week, and several fans were barred from ever attending another ABA game because of it. Elysite fans were actively caught using forcefield magic and water evocation on the visiting Krakens during multiple shots in the field. The monks were uncharacteristically brutal in their punishment and have even went so far as to fine the Foxes for allowing such blatant interference in their arena. Nonetheless, points are very clearly 'no-takesie-backsies,' according to official ABA sources, so the game stood with a Fox victory through ill-gotten points.

 

 

San Luciano Saints - Karosgrad Crows

 

In a rematch from two weeks ago, the Crows were not able to combat the dominate Saints. The Mareno Mafia, as they have become known among Saints' fans, played a clean game that seemed to respect the shooting aspect over the physical one. The Crows, likewise, obliged. However, this cost them in the end as Saints' star corner, Herakles, sunk six five-pointers and took the second half of the game off, in what fans have described as mild arrogance. With the standings being this tight it is truly still anyone's games, and the win-loss ratio doesn't matter if you can't win the best of five post-season series. This pushed the Crows into fourth place and gave the Saints some breathing room between them and the approaching Krugs and Beserkers.

 

 

Haelun'or Purifiers - Providence Vigilants

 

The most bipolar of all the teams in the ABA, the Vigilants managed to squeak out a small victory against the Purifiers. This, for the first time this season, has put them ahead of the Flames and in a viable position to unseat the Miners. The game saw Erik Othaman, a more senior member of the Vigilants, score fifteen points, all of which were in the field. This mid-range game could be what Providence needs to rebound from its lackluster beginnings this season and the sudden death of two of their coaches due to state sanctioned executions. On the other hand, hype for the Purifiers is pitifully low and the arena was the only one of the week not fully packed. Perhaps if the high elves put down their hair extensions and picked up a ball they'd stand a better chance?

 

 

Fakhr Dunes - Rozania Rabbits

 

The Dunes, led by Hakim this week, put up some great defense against the homeless Rabbits. This win, in fact, actually boosted them into second place and gave them the points edge over Providence. Our boys in the far south are making a name for themselves and have even boasted one of the best bucketball courts in all of Almaris, complete with a full off-court hookah station and bar. What luxury! As for the rabbits, their main offensive players did decently well this game, managing a modest seventy points, but lacked any real drive to win. My bet, if you ask me, is they are worrying about where they are gonna end up now that Rozania can't even host them anymore. What a shame.

 

 

STANDINGS
 

The Western Conference

 

 

Pos.	Team	Points	Played	Won	Lost	"+-"
1	San Luciano Saints	14	9	7	2	56
2	Varhelm Beserkers	12	9	6	3	84
3	Iron Uzg Krugs	12	9	6	3	42
4	Karosgrad Crows	10	9	5	4	1
5	Yong Ping Dragons	10	9	5	4	-15
6	Elysium Foxes	8	9	4	5	32
7	Elvenesse Bucks	4	9	2	7	-56
8	Vortice Krakens	2	9	1	8	-118

The Eastern Conference

 

Pos.	Team	Points	Played	Won	Lost	"+-"
1	Kal'Darakaan Miners	12	9	6	3	54
2	Fakhr Dunes	12	9	6	3	23
3	Providence Vigilants	12	9	6	3	19
4	Du Loc Flames	10	9	5	4	1
5	Haelun'or Purifiers	8	9	4	5	-12
6	Freeport Pigeons	6	9	3	6	-13
7	Talus Grove Druids	6	9	3	6	-29
8	Rozania Rabbits	6	9	3	6	-69

 

 

AMATEUR DIVISION RESULTS AND STANDINGS

 

Fennic Blizzards - Valwyck Bears

83 - 84

 

Halcourt Eagles - Honeyhill Hedgehogs

73 - 89

 

The Amateur Division

 

Pos.	Team	Points	Played	Won	Lost	"+-"
1	Honeyhill Hedgehogs	18	9	9	0	75
2	Valwyck Bears	10	9	5	4	-3
3	Fennic Blizzards	6	9	3	6	44
4	Halcourt Eagles	2	9	1	8	-122

 

 

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[Fionn__TWG 2616]

Klaus Barclay would be visibly seething after the 2nd time the Foxes cost him money. He'd set out on a fox hunt swiftly after the **** game Karosgrad had for the 2nd or 3rd time in a row. He didn't care how long the losing streak was anymore.

[Bethinwonderland 1107]

The foxes found their after game snacks within some sort of splash zone ... What a pity... The home made confections ruined because of bad sportsmanship on the Elysium team, they were still edible if one dared to try them, if one liked mushy cookies that is

Lenora rung out her hair from the water she was splashed with during the game, she still cheered on the soaking wet team on from the side lines, though stepped out of the match for a moment. Going to a friend's place for towels she might be able to borrow. Luckily the unnamed friend happily handed some over, thus, the mali'ker woman brought them back for the Vortice team.

[AstriaS 3715]

Spoiler

 

Velsyni Indoren had to purchase a second in-wall safe to store the consequent earnings that resulted from the growing Beserkermania™. After four consecutive wins for the Norlanders' team, and the gradual climb back to the top of the conference, the fans were practically foaming at the mouth for her merchandise- and the haters were buying it just to make a show of burning it in fits of rage. She also may or may not have had a hand in stoking the flames of the fanaticism by sending out some hired actors to build up hype in every tavern where Beserkers fans gathered. The money was good, and it was only getting better.

[AnimeWolf0080 1493]

Kin enjoyed the puppet show and congratulated the Berserkers on their win. He hoped they would be able to pull it together with out their 'giant', winning the next two matches.