AFBLog

Better late than never, and thanks to our newly tapped stat man – Jon Folmar.

Week 5 (January, 23rd, 2010) was a busy AFBL showing with about 17 people showing to play. This put us back in 5 on 5 mode after most of Season 9 playing 4 on 4. The stats reflect the crowded paint and ugly play. The MVP of week 5, Ethan Conner-Ross. Fresh off his honeymoon, Ethan laid down a triple double, with 18 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. Full stats here –> Google.docs

On to the fantasy evaluations…

Marcus, 0.67 – Not his most productive AFBL day ever, but his did manage to shoot %50 (1 for 2) from three. It was really his 8 turnovers (1.3 per game, 2nd worst) that pulled him down.

Roland Burns, 1.63 – Roland filled almost every column (except, oddly, assists) but shot just 18.2% on the day.

Justin Stuhltrager, 2.79 – Justin is not living up to the hype this season. His no looks are way down but we’ll chalk it up to an off week.

Andrew Jeffrey Wright, 3.33 – 7 points and 9 rebounds, but AJ Dubs shot just 15% on the day.

Dominic Fuscia, 3.38 – .5 Assists per game (3rd best) but coupled with 1.5 turnovers per game (worst of the day).

Andrew Jones, 3.6 – Andrew Jones is known as a volume shooter. On this day he only played 2.5 games and his numbers reflected the lack of volume: 4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal.

Alan Sable, 3.63 – Alan played four quiet productive games and shot 60% (2nd best) while he was at it.

Paul A, 4.4 – Paul posts his best AFBL numbers yet, just barely missing a double double with 10 points and 9 rebounds.

Isaac Lin, 5.0 – In one single game Isaac scored 5, grabbed 3 boards (4th best per game) and shot %50 from threeland.

John Freeborn, 5.75 – Worst day ever! Just 2 points shooting an amazingly bad 5.7% (worst of the day). His saving grace: 15 rebounds (3.8 per game, tied for best of the day), 2 steals (.5 per, 4th best), 2 blocks (.5 per game, best of the day) and 1 assist.

Mike, 5.78 – Mike’s numbers closely resemble John’s. 4 points on 8.7%, 16 rebounds (3.6 per for 3rd best) and .4 blocks per game (2nd best).

John Ballzarini, 7.4 – The return of the Ballzman! He comes back from the dead and shoots 62.5% (best) and scores 10 points. Only 5 rebounds, which must be the lowest ever for him, and one steal for good measure.

Jon Hummel, 8.06 – Hummel continues to play solid ball. After a week off he comes back with 6.1 points per game (best), 5 threes, 17 rebounds and 5 assists. His turnovers continue to hold him back: 6 TOs.

Jon Folmar, 8.63 – John Thousand’s play speaks for itself: 4.1 points per game (5th best), 19 rebounds, .8 assists per game (2nd best), .6 steals per game (tied for 2nd best). 8 TOs and 25% from the floor hurt his overall fantasy value.

Mark, 9.22 – Mark energy and long arms put him everywhere on this day: 5.1 points per game (tied for 2nd best), .7 threes per game (tied for best),  12 rebounds, .7 steals per game (best).

Jules Cornellius, 9.44 – Jules played a patient and efficient game: 5.1 points per game (tied for 2nd best), .7 threes per game (tied for best), 2.9 rebounds per game (5th best), 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Andrew Freeborn, 9.77 – Out of retirement to battle the Ballzman and AJF wins this round. 17 points, 3.8 rebounds per game (tied for best), .6 steals per game (tied for 2nd best) and 2 assists.

Ethan Conner-Ross, 18.00 – Tripple double with 18 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists (1.5 per, best). Throw in 2 steals and Ethan had a good day. He didn’t shot his usual solid percentage but he’s just shaking off the rust, watch out.

Week 3 was an anomaly in AFBL play. Three players logged tripple doubles–this is unheard of. How did that many assits get tallied? No one will ever know, and I doubt it will ever happen again. The MVP of week three is rookie, Dave Pap! His first career tripple dip, in just his third game. Even LeBron took over 100 games to get his first 3×2. Full stats here –> google docs, week 3

The Fantasy Evaluations

Matt Furie, 4.0 – Matt flew in from SF to play AFBL (after his show at SPACE1026). He played only one game, but I think he’ll be taking the AFBL back to the left coast.

Andrew Jeffrey Wright, 6.25 – AJ Dubs posted a solid double double, 16 points and 11 rebounds. He also shot 33.3% from the floor, which is better than the AFBL average.

Jon Hummel, 7.64 – Jon seems to have hit the rookie wall. I have no doubt that he will return in week 5 with a whole new outlook. He did still post 4.9 points per game (2nd best) and tacked on 8 assists. But his 7 TOs really hurt his fantasy value.

Justin Stuhltrager, 7.75 – Justin posted an unusual 14 points and 23 rebounds (5th best). He also filled the columns with 2 assists, 4 turnovers, 3 steals and 1 block.

Alan Sable, 7.75 – Alan came in and did some very efficient work. He shot 42.9% (best) from the field and did a little bit of everything with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Keith McMenamin, 7.75 – Keith played only 4 games, but he made them count: 4.5 points per game (2nd best), 4 three-pointers (best), 14 rebounds and 2 steals.

Jules Cornellius, 8.7 – Jules is working his way into shape. After a slow start to the season he comes in and pulls a serious double double with 15 points and 19 rebounds. 5 Turnovers was his only downside.

Mark, 8.83 – Jules’ buddy Mark hasn’t hit the AFBL floor in a while but he didn’t let that stop him. Even after twisting an ankle he still managed 12 points, 22 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Nicky Santore, 13.25 – 50 points, 6.3 points per game (best) is just the beginning. 39.1% shooting (2nd best), 32 rebounds (4 per game, tied for first), 6 assits, 5 steals (2nd) and 2 blocks.

John Freeborn, 22.07 – John finally broke out of his slump and pulled a triple double. 27 points, 27 rebounds (3.9 per, 4th best), and 12 assists (1.7 per, 3rd best). He also got 6 steals (.9 per game, best) and just 4 turnovers.

John Fomar, 22.92 – Quiet dominance on the floor, and his second week in a row with a triple double. Could he go for the big O’s record and average that for the season? 18 points, 24 rebounds (4 per game, tied for best) and 12 assists (2 per game, 2nd best). Throw in 3 steals and 2 blocks to keep them honest.

Dave Pap, 23.25 – Dave’s coming out party at the Art Fag Basketball League. 17 points (38.1% shooting, 3rd best), 24 rebounds (4 per game, tied for best), and 14 assists (2.3 per game, best) He also grabbed 4 steals (.7 per, 3rd best) and blocked a shot, on Nicky.

Week 2 continued the momentum of the first and we had a solid turnout of 12 people. Ten games made it to the books and Mr. Jon Folmar is Week 2’s MVP! Full stats available here –> google docs, week 2

Game 1 featured what looked like an obvious mismatch. Dreamteam: Nicky Santore, Sean Agnew, (Week 1: MVP) Andrew Jones and the always entertaining Justin Stuhltrager versus last weeks losing team of underdogs: John Freeborn, Jon Folmar (rookie of the year candidate) Joshua Finley & AJ wright. In typical AFBL style that proved to be very wrong. The game started with the underdogs taking a 9 to 2 lead. In classic AFBL play they promptly let the opponent come back until squeaking out a 17 to 12 victory on a circus style scoop shot by Freeborn. Jon Folmar was the real key to the win scoring 6 points on 75% shooting and pulling down 7 rebounds.

In Game 2 the (no longer) underdogs took the court against a revamped roster of Santore, Justin Stuhltrager, Dave Pap and Jon Hummel. This game was ugly from start to finish. The underdogs shot an amazingly bad 9.1% and John Freeborn tried to single handedly lose the game, going 0 for 7 and racking up 3 turnovers. Luckily, rookie Joshua Finley (no realtion to Michael Finley) took over scoring 13 points on a barage of moves inside and out. The contendors hung around, but 6 turnovers sealed the loss: 16 to 11.

Game 3 was a turning point for the back to back winners. They faced what looked like a good matchup in a fresh-legged squad of Sean Agnew, Andrew Jones, Marcus and Jon Hummel. Andrew Jones caught fire shooting 67% (1-1 from 3) for 9 points. But game 3 belonged to Andrew Jeffrey Wright. AJDubs dominated early and late, scoring 7 points including the game-winning drive to the hoop. Afterwords, the word dynasty was thrown around.

Game 4 is where male bravado, ego and the phrase,”We can beat this team” or “Give us one more shot at these guys” comes in. The game 2 squad of Santore, Papp, Stuhltrager and Hummel comes back for a rematch vs. the team of Dynasty: Folmar, Freeborn, Finley & AJ Wright. The game was tight but the Freeborn/Finley combo was too much. John Freeborn bounced back shooting 100% from the field for 7 points and Finley scored 8 on 67% shooting. The other squad shot just 13.3% from the floor which pretty much sealed their fate.

Game 5 put the team of dynasty in position for an ABFL rarity – 5 straight. The team of Hummel, Agnew, A Jones and Marcus would be the roadblock. Hummel broke through the rookie wall and went for 8 points, including a back-breaking, game-winning 3 pointer. His scoring and Agnew’s energy proved to be too much for the incumbents. Freeborn led the losing team with 5, but shot 28.6%.

Game 6 will go down in AFBL history as the least like any usual AFBL game ever. Dynasty beaters: Hummel, Agnew, A. Jones and Marcus shot 53.3% from the floor. The team that they beat: Santore, Dave Pap, Justin and Alan Sable shot 60%! Nicky Santore had his breakout game of the day, scoring on 80% shooting. Dave Pap kept feeding him with 3 assists. But Jon Hummel was too much scoring 8 of his own and willing the team to victory.

Game 7: The Rich Get Richer. Coming off his best game all day, the defeated dynasty team adds Nicky Santore to replace AJ Wright. This is like the Boston Celtics adding Rasheed Wallace. The deal provided immediate dividends. Nicky dominated the game scoring 12 points on 87.5% shooting, 4 rebounds and an assist. The dynasty beaters fought hard and made it a tight 12-16 game.

Game 8. It was Sean Agnew’s turn. He took over scoring 12 on 55.6% with 2 of 6 from threeland, throw in 4 rebounds, 1 assist and a steal. The dynasty squad looked like it had run it’s course. They were outrebounded 11 to 6 and lost 11 to 17.

Game 9 was very evenly matched, on paper. Team Firepower led by Nicky Santore, Andrew Jones, Jon Hummel and Marcus played Team Skillz with Sean Angew, Dave Pap, Justin Stuhltrager and Alan Sable. The Agnew/Santore match up was just what everyone thought it would be with Nicky taking a slight edge. Rookie Jon Hummel had another solid game, scoring 9 on 80% shooting with 1 assist. Skillz put up a good fight with an all-team effort, but Hummel was too much and Firepower won 17 to 14.

Game 10 featured Team Firepower, back on the court to represent. In a grudge match style finish, the team of dynasty came back for one last run with a slight variation. John Freeborn, Jon Folmar and Josh Finley added the talents of Alan Sable. This move was key becuase Alan came in and scored 6 points on 60% shooting. Unfortunately the team shot just 19%. The tape ran out so the ending isn’t official. But the stats will stand since the game was at 14 to 12.

The Fantasty Evaluations

Andrew Jeffrey Wright, 2.6 – Although Andrew put up more points in week two his overall numbers suffered. 14 points, but just 4 rebounds. But, AJ Wright was undefeated for the day–AJW is all about the wins.

Marcus, 2.92 – Marcus put in solid work in 6 games. He scored 7, pulled 6 rebounds and handed out 4 assists.

Alan Sable, 5.25 – Alan had one amazing game and a few quiet ones. Alan did score 10 on 45.5% shooting (tops on the day) and grabbed 7 rebounds.

John Freeborn, 6.94 – Is this a fluke or has John Freeborn lost a step. John got 24 points, but shot just 23.1% to get them, including an awful 2 for 14 from behing the three point painter’s tape. 2.8 rebounds per game (3rd best of the day) was his saving grace for the stats. The real downside, 13 turnovers (1.6 per game, worst of the day) – the dirty tripple double.

Andrew Jones, 7.29 – A. Jones must have been celebrating his week 1 MVP all week. Week 2 he did not repeat. 32 points, 4.6 per game (3rd best), 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. But Andrew shot 33% for the day and had 4 turnovers.

Dave Pap, 7.4 – Dave rebounded nicely from his week 1 rookie jitters and was just 1 rebound and 1 assist shy of a tripple double. He was tops with 1.8 assists per game, but his shooting (18.2%) and 5 turnovers hurt his fantasy value.

Justin Stuhltrager, 7.83 – 17 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists (1.2 per, 3rd best) and .7 steals per game (2nd best) put Justin towards the top of the heap. %19 shooting just hurts you. I could be wrong, but I swear I saw Justin actually looking on a few passes.

Jon Hummel, 8.0 – In his second AFBL showing Hummel racked up 45 points (5.6 per game, best of the day). Throw in 13 rebound and 7 assists for a solid days work. Jon’s downfall was the turnovers, 1 per game (tied for 3rd worst).

Sean Agnew, 9.43 – Sean is an effiecent player. 5 rebounds a game (2nd best), 2.7 rebounds per game (4th best), and .6 steals per game (tied for 3rd). These are great numbers and if he can maintain this level the accolades will follow.

Joshua Finley, 10.31 – Josh is starting to get a real feel for the AFBL in only his second week. 4.8 points per game (3rd best) with .8 threes per game (best of the day). Josh is filling all the columns, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, .6 steals per game (tied for 3rd) and .6 blocks per game (best). Rookie if the Year is looking like a two man race – Finley or Hummel.

Nicky Santore, 11.06 – The unstopable force rolls on. Despite having several stinker games Nicky plays trhough it and ends up with 34 points (4.3 per 4th best) and 29 rebounds (3.6 per, best) for the day while shooting 44.7% (2nd best). He also had 4 assists, .6 steals per game (tied for 3rd) and .5 blocks per game (2nd best). His only low point, 1.1 turnovers per game (2nd worst).

Jon Folmar, 20.50 – Jon pulls the tripple double and caps an amazing run with Team Dynasty: 18 points, 28 rebounds (3.5 per game, 2nd best), 10 assists (1.3 per game, 2nd best), and 6 steals (.8 per game, best of the day).

Week 1 is in the books and I must say it was a great start with 13+ people coming out on a horribly cold & wet day. 8 games were logged (10 played, I believe) and the stats speak for themselves. Let’s get the to the details, full stats here @ google docs.

In reverse order of fantasy value:

Andrew Jeffrey Wright, 2.5 – AJ Ready Wright was himself, maybe distracted by the upcoing SPACE1026 auction, or making art jokes. He shot only 11.8% on the day.

Marcus, 4.9 – Marcus played an active game and did a lot of good things. 6 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals while shooting 42.9% (5th best).

Jules Cornellius, 5.63 – Jules admitted that he wasn’t at full speed and will be in game shape by the new year. 12 points and 6 rebounds on the day.

Dave, 7.33 – Dave’s rookie appearance at AFBL (Dave had a great AFBL Summer league). He didn’t try and take over and left the shooting to others, mainly Nicky. 4 points, 12 rebounds, 1.2 assists/per (3rd best), and .8 steals/per (tied for 2nd best)

Paul, 7.75 – Paul came in and did a solid day’s work. 10 points, 14 rebounds (3.5 per/game 1st for the day), .8 steals/per (tied for 2nd best) only his 1.5 turnovers per game hurt him (highest on the day).

Dominic Fuscia, 8.3 – Dom put up his usual solid effort. 20 points, 14 rebounds, 52.6% shooting (best of the day), .8 steals/per (tied for 2nd best). The 1.4 turnovers/per (2nd worst) were his downfall.

John Freeborn, 8.9 – If you are looking for erratic stats, I’m your guy. 24 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block seems decent. Then you see that i shot 17 3-pointers (of 26 shots) a crazy 3.4 threes per game. The next closet person was at 1.8.

John Folmar, 9.0 – John had to play with me (John Freeborn) most of the day and this may explain some of his numbers.  Still he got 13 points, 16 rebounds (3.2 rebounds/per 2nd best), 5 assists and 3 steals.

Sean Agnew, 10.13 – Sean used a great AFBL tactic, showing up late. Still he got his. 10 points on 47.4% shooting (3rd best), 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals (.8 per tied for 2nd)

Nicky Santore, 10.17 – 5.7 points/per (best), 3.0 rebounds/per (3rd best), 3 steals and 3 blocks (.5/per 2nd best). Nicky stared out on fire and cooled down in later games, shooting 36.2%.

Joshua Finley, 11.7 – Another rookie putting up very solid numbers, 5.4 pts/game (2nd best, on 46.2% shooting, 4th best), 14 rebounds, 1 steal/per (best), .6 blocks/per (best). His only downside was 1.4 TOs/per (tied for 2nd worst) which I attribute to chemistry–he’ll learn what the gang can and can’t do.

Jon Hummel, 19.33 – Rookie of the day comes in and drops a tripple double. I don’t think anyone’s done that since Jason Haas. 24 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists (1.7 per 2nd best). Thrown in 4 steals and a great overall coming out party.

Andrew Jones, 23.7 – Andrew Jones is playing some basketball! After a summer on the diamond A Jones is ready to go. 26 points (5.2 per, 2nd best, also shooting a tops 36.4% from threeland & 50% 2nd best overall), 12 rebounds, 14 assists (2.8 per best), 3 steals and a block on Nicky no less. I think Andrew Jones wants that MVP award.

AFBL Season #9 is coming this December. Prepare yourselves, get your shorts or sweatpants (Ballzman) ready.

Better late than never the stats from the 2nd to last day of AFBL are here. Also, as a bonus (or penalty, depending on how you see it) you can view every game on viddler. So let’s break it down, player by player (in order of fantasy value, lowest to highest). Full stats here.

Roger Estes: 2 Steals, 2 points and not his usual jumping on the floor hustle. Was Roger 100%, time will tell. Fantasy Value = 1.875

Andrew Jeffrey Wright: 8 rebounds and 4 points, with 25% from the field – this is not what we’ve come to expect from AJW. Fantasy Value = 2.667

John Folmar: Rookie of the year candidate puts up: 7 rebounds, 6 points and 2 assists – 0 for 2 from 3-land. Fantasy Value = 4.375

Jules Corneilius: Jules quietly put up solid numbers: 8 rebounds, 2 blocks – but his 18% shooting and 2 TOs hurt his overall day. Fantasy Value = 4.5

Isaac Lin: 2.3 pts/gm (4th), 2.0 rebs/gm (tied for 3rd, 12 total). Fantasy Value = 4.583

Justin (AKA Trigger): Tied for 3rd in steals/gm (.6), solid numbers aside from 21.4% shooting. Fantasy Value = 5.5

Joe (sorry no Last name): Led all players in steals/gm (1.3), solid numbers aside from 21.4% shooting. Fantasy Value = 5.5

Andrew Jones: All around good numbers: 4.2 points/gm (2nd & 3rd on FG% 39.1%), 3 for 7 from 3 (3rd in 3PT% 42.9%), 4 assists but 5 TOs (2nd @ 1.0 per/gm). Fantasy Value = 5.8

Nicky Santore: 18 points, 16 rebounds (2.7 per/gm, 1st), 5 assists, 4 TOs, and 2 blocks. Fantasy Value = 8.0

John Freeborn: How can someone who shot 13% end up this high? Filling all the columns: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 TOs, 3 steals and 4 blocks. Fantasy Value = 8.4

Keith McMenamin: Keith quietly had a monster day. 41.7% shooting (2nd best), 2.4 rebounds a game (2nd), 4 assists and 4 steals. Fantasy Value = 8.7

Ethan Conner-Ross: If he continues this kind of play the word ‘ringer’ will come up more frequently. 35 points while shooting 61.5%, 3 for 3 from the three point line, 8 rebounds and 13 assists. The only thing holding him back was 7 turnovers. Fantasy Value = 12.667

Season 8 came to a close on Saturday. The season was a success on the whole and we’ve managed solid numbers all year long. Some new players helped breathe new life into the league. Roger Estes came with unbridled energy and never seen before willingness to hit the floor. John Folmar brought his skill and wide array of runners. Keith McMenamin was probably the most low key rookie, and probably led all rookies in rebounds without even trying. Isaac Lin came out of retirement and out in a solid year long performance. Nicky Santore continued his dedication week in and week out. Ethan Conner-Ross was another stable member and put numbers up in every column. Myself – well the three point line is my best friend and worst enemy. Stats will be posted shortly, and Summer games are in the works. Stay tuned art fags.

More last day photos here – AFBL Season 8 Flickr set

AFBL has been cruising along with some great turnout numbers. The most shocking development so far this year has been the influx of actual basketball footwear on previous skate shoe wearing art fags. Ben Jones has basketball sneakers now, and now the Ballzman has donned some fancy addidas kicks. I never thought he’d stray from his flat vans. He still can’t dunk.

AFBL Season 8 started with an official bang on Saturday. We had at least 13 players, some notable rookies (Roger Estes & Brian Yetzer) and the triumphant return of Jim Houser after a full season off. The start delay, from our usual October, helped elevate the urgency of everyone involved.

The first series of games were dominated by the squad of Houser, Freeborn, Santore, Fuscia and Lin. After a solid run the team was disbanded in the tradition of AFBL fairness.

The real drama came in the last game – as is the usual case in AFBL play. A undersized team of Freeborn, Andrew Jones, Estes, Allen (sorry, don’t know your last name) and AJ Wright got off to a horrible start and found themselves down 7 to 0 to the house favorite squad featuring Ethan Conner-Ross, Fuscia, Santore, Allen and Brian Yetzer. At this point the game became a standard of AFBL erraticism. John Freeborn came down and hit a much needed 3 pointer. Andrew Jones did his part and kept the team in the mix. Another dry spell put the underdogs down 14 to 8. Another 3 by Freeborn raised the stakes to 14 to 11. The game ended finally after several missed 3 balls by Freeborn and Jones. But the effort and comeback was a fitting end to Season 8, day one.

Events of note from day 1.

Rookie Roger Estes dove on the floor for a loose ball. If he maintains this level of effort, Rookie of the Year is in the bag.

Jim Houser returned to action after a year or more off. He showed no signs of the time off and scored the ball like the Jim of old.

The games were video taped – stats? Don’t hold your breath.