Halfway Done

Since this is a blog written by two pro basketball players I figured I that I should probably put up some sort of basketball update. At the moment we are precisely halfway finished with our season. We are 11-15 with 26 games remaining. Here is a breakdown of our conference standings. The top four teams make the playoffs.

Okinawa Golden Kings - 21-5
Osaka Evessa - 17-9
Takamatsu Five Arrows - 17-9
Shiga LakeStars - 11-15
Fukuoka Rizing - 10-16
Oita Heat Devils - 5-21

We have four games left with each team in our conference. We also have six games remaining against the Eastern Conference: two games at home versus Toyama and Hamamatsu and two games away at Tokyo.

As you can see we are locked in a tight battle with Fukuoka for the final playoff spot. So far this year we are 2-2 against them. Each team won both games on the road.

Individually both me and Bobby are having successful seasons. Bobby is second on the team in scoring, averaging 16.3 ppg and fourth in rebounding at 6.1 rpg. I am fourth on the team in scoring at 11 ppg but leading in rebounding at 8.5 rpg.

I also have taken a commanding team lead in technical fouls. I have four, while my nearest competition (Bobby, Ray) have one. I actually got a technical because the opposing team's coach (a Japanese coach) came onto the court and tried to fight me. He had to be carried back to his bench by his players. While he was doing his midget-Mike Tyson impersonation I simply stood out of bounds, staring at him. Somehow the refs (Japanese refs I may point out) concluded that, depsite the other team's coach running onto the floor and trying to punch my shins, I deserved the technical foul. Really the biggest reason I'm upset is the $50 fine from the league that comes with each technical foul.