Week Ten Player Reports

 

Mark Koll: Week Ten will go down as one of the biggest regrets in Mark's HatchetBall career.  It seemed that the stars were lining up for him: Team Red AND Team Yellow both lost their games early in the night.  Team Grey had the last game on the schedule in Week Ten against Team Green, who was touting the worst record in HatchetBall.  With a win, Grey would have moved to 5-3 on the year, putting themselves right in the thick of the battle for a Playoff BYE.  Obviously, things didn't quite work out according to plan.  It was a cold, harsh reminder that the only thing you can truly count on in HatchetBall is that Roz will be 10-15 minutes late for the first game.  Mark played well, pouring in 30 points and 17 rebounds, but if his team doesn't pick up the defensive slack, they are going nowhere fast.

           

            What's Next: After a much-needed BYE in Week Eleven, Grey will look to get back on track and finish the season strong in Week Twelve against Team Dark Blue.

 

Mark Koll 2013-2014 Season Averages

 

PPG

RPG

APG

BPG

FT%

25.88

11.13

2.13

1.25

92.11%

 

 

Matt Koll: Team Dark Blue is starting to feel like the wild card more and more.  Don't forget that, at the start of the season, they were considered the second-best team in HatchetBall, behind Team Yellow.  Correspondingly, they started strong with a quick 2-0 record.  Then things got weird.  They blew an overtime loss to Team Green and lost two more games in a month's time.  In the process, everyone grew sure that Dark Blue's wretched offense would take them out of title contention.  But then Week Ten comes along and things look a little different.  Team Red, who had been "Red-Hot" during their three-game win streak, looked ordinary as Dark Blue exerted their will upon them, playing some of the most stifling defense we've seen all year.  Even better, Matt regained a bit of his shooting touch, hitting three long balls in Week Ten.  Look for Dark Blue to make a surge in the coming weeks. 

 

            What's Next: Dark Blue will be tested in Week Eleven against the explosive Team Baby Blue in a classic Battle of the Blues.

 

Matt Koll 2013-2014 Season Averages

 

PPG

RPG

APG

BPG

FT%

9.43

8.14

2.29

1.00

28.57%

 

 

Matt Vitaliano: Idle in Week Nine. 

 

            What's Next: Matt V's injury lingers as his team falls face first into the toilet water.

 

Matt Vitaliano 2013-2014 Season Averages

 

PPG

RPG

APG

BPG

FT%

9.25

3.25

1.25

0.25

0.00%

 

 

Rob Knapczyk: It seemed like only a matter of time before Rob's injury caught up with him.  The fact that he lasted over half a season on one leg and was able to keep his production at such a high level is astounding.  But one had to wonder what the hell he was going to do when a team put the screws to him.  Team Orange was the perfect team to test out that scenario.  They play the feistiest defense in HatchetBall and don't allow many open looks from anywhere on the court.  Rob suffered in Week Ten.  He did score 17 points, but in comparison to his usual scoring output, this game was a historical stinker.  It was the first time all-season that he didn't score at least 20 points and it was the first time in his HatchetBall career he didn't have at least one 2-point field goal.  And he missed another two free throws.  I don't know who Player of the Week was in Week Ten, but I know it wasn't Rob.

 

            What's Next: Rob will get a chance to redeem himself in Week Eleven against Team Green.

 

Rob Knapczyk 2013-2014 Season Averages

 

PPG

RPG

APG

BPG

FT%

25.25

10.38

3.50

0.13

62.96%

 

 

Luke A: Luke played hard in Week Ten, but it was a bad match up for his talents.  Luke excels against bigger teams by creating space and setting effective screens for shooters.  Team Orange has perfected their help-side defense and recover to shooters better than any team in HatchetBall.  Luke doesn't create space against this type of team; he wastes space.  Because he isn't a threat to shoot or score, Orange seemed to ignore him almost entirely.  He managed to get another 3 blocks, but they were of little to no consequence.

 

            What's Next: Luke will have a much bigger impact in Week Eleven against the obese Team Green.

 

Luke A. 2013-2014 Season Averages

 

PPG

RPG

APG

BPG

FT%

6.38

7.25

4.38

2.88

25.00%

 

 

Jerry Hahn: The HatchetBall beat reporter caught up with Jerry after his thrilling upset of Team Yellow in Week Ten:

 

            Reporter: "How does it feel to beat the top-ranked team in HatchetBall?"

            Jerry: "Tonight we feast on their children's flesh."

            Reporter: "Ummmm.  Okay.  Tell me about how teamwork has made Team Orange so successful."

            Jerry: "Warriors stand beside one another, cock to cock, an impenetrable fortress of men."

            Reporter:  "Right.  Playing together, that's the key, isn't it?"

            Jerry: *Nods solemnly*  "Cock to cock."

 

            What's Next: Jerry and Company get a week off to party and prepare for a big match up in Week Twelve against Team Red.

 

Jerry Hahn 2013-2014 Season Averages

 

PPG

RPG

APG

BPG

FT%

11.86

10.14

6.29

0.57

61.90%

 

 

Dave Troy:  Taking advantage of a Team Grey defense that has more holes to plug than a gay orgy, Troy had his best offensive game of the season in Week Ten.  His shot was falling and, per the usual, he used that confidence to score in other ways.  He got to the line and even completed a couple drives to the basket.  It may not make much difference in the long run, as no one is convinced Green has gotten their shit together, but Troy should be applauded for being so resilient this year.  He's been on a sinking shit ship all season, but he had the gall to stick it out and put up big numbers in Week Ten.  Green has a brutal schedule down the stretch, so I still don't see them making the playoffs, but you can bet Troy will be gunning until the last second expires on the 2013-2014 season.

           

            What's Next: Team Green takes on Team Yellow in Week Eleven.

 

Dave Troy 2013-2014 Season Averages

 

PPG

RPG

APG

BPG

FT%

8.63

4.63

1.13

0.50

70.00%

 

 

Mike Steigerwald: Missing a few of his co-conspirators in Week Ten, Mike was forced to face the brutal reality of HatchetBall: when you are good, teams will do WHATEVER it takes to make sure you don't score.  Most teams would prefer to lose the game and have the best scorer on the other team held to minimal scoring over winning the game and allowing that scorer to have his usual night.  It makes no sense, but as one of the top-tier scorers in HatchetBall, Mike better get used to it.  He finished with 17 points in Week Ten, but most of those were very early on.  Once the other team decided to stop him, they were mostly successful.  Teammates are critical.  The good news is that Mike will usually have a couple shooters alongside him to offer a bit of relief from singular-minded defenses.

 

            What's Next: Mike will have a good chance to get some open looks against Team Fat and Brown.

 

Mike Steigerwald 2013-2014 Season Averages

 

PPG

RPG

APG

BPG

FT%

19.50

10.00

3.75

0.00

93.33%

 

 

2013-2014 Standings

 

Team

Captain

Record

Streak

Yellow

Matt V

6-2

L2

Orange

Vito

6-2

W3

DarkBlue

Brennan

4-3

W1

Red

Tierney

4-4

L1

Grey

Beave

4-4

L1

BabyBlue

McElligot

3-4

L1

Green

Danaher

2-6

W1

Brown

Rech

1-6

L3