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"And now, a taste of things to come!" -Liu Kane opening battle of Mortal Kombat
I spent this past weekend watching the men's basketball team compete against the Capilano Blues and the Langara College Falcolns. This year the league seems quite competitive, as both games were basically tooth and nail down to the bittersweet end. Unfortunately for our boys, the ball didn't drop during a few crucial shots, and a plague of bad passes robbed them of both victories both nights. But man does this team have some skillz! Take for instance the second year guard Tyson Boult. This guy comes out every game ferocious, ready to chomp, ready_ to rock and ready to score. Boult has definitely taken his game to a new level and I don't think I will get to see much of him on the bench; this kid came to play. Just like Chad Yarwood, who can block the living hell out of many an opponent's shot. This weekend featured many a Spalding tattoo at the hands of Yarwood. As well) Yarwood has started opening up in the shooting department, taking the shots he wouldn't have a year before good things to come from this guy. Back on the court is the rapid-action point guard Greg Falk. Falk has made an astonishing recovery from his torn ACL injury that left him watching the games from the bench last year. Falk means to burn every man that steps in his way, and his return was summed up this weekend when he stole the ball and hauled ass away from any pursuants. He jumped up and finished strong, giving his team a fighting chance in the twilight moments of the Langara match-up.
A newcomer to the team, but already proving his worth is the muscle-bound Mike Pascoe. Pascoe has strong drives to the hoop, and his pre-game dunk show can be impressive. Of course, hard playing and the name Mark Neill are basically synonymous, and this weekend I saw Mark find his game returning to him, after coming off an ankle injury that left him waiting around the court. Neill is a menace on defense, and a few more matches will see the man
from, and that is leadership by example. Expect to see this guy maintain his 17 + average all season. And of course, no basketball column by Paul Becker would be complete without taking some time to discuss my main man, Steve "Moxy" Cavenaugh, who is literally on fire. Friday night saw a massive scoring drive by Cavenaugh as Capilano simply couldn't touch him. He finished in the high thirties-somewhere around 3 7 points and had an all round. As Moxy ran down the court and drained yet another three I heard Lionel Richie come into my head, and he was wailing "ALLnight long, all night long." Cavanagh is finishing up this year, and I hope that anyone with a taste for ball will sit their asses down at a Cascade's home game to check out a solid performance by a solid playeranything less would be a waste. With all the talent on this team, and I've only mentionned half the team, its suprising that the guys lost this weekend, but they did. Both games were heart breakers, but I think, and hope, that the losses have also pissed the team off enough that perhaps they'll pull up their socks in the last half of the next game. This is where they lost both games this weekend; as though they got over-confidant and let their guard down. The result was a few points defecit, which performing at new levels of in a league as competitve as the CCAA basically means an L inscary. With all the show time and stead of a W. Coach Pat Lee and Assistflashiness from the other boys, ant Coach Tom Antil have got a the classical style of returning serious group of gladiators on all-star Neil Cranna is impressive. Cranna knows how to get their hands, here's hoping they the job done inside the key and can challenge their boys to rise his performance at Langara was up, and take what is theirs. We'll see how they fair this next weeka definite breakthrough. Whether he's lofting a delicate end, whether or not they want to be a woulda been, shoulda sky-hook over the rough defense, or simply muscling his been and coulda been team or perhaps they'll realize what I alway through the traffic, Cranna shows something that the UCFV ways damn well tell them-THE rookies could definitely learn GAMEIS YOURS!
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