Movin' on up - Regs jump up to E grade

After making first finals searies in years, Regs move up a grade .

Here's the schedule - which takes us all the way to late March [FARK!]

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The attempted humour will return soon - just too busy at minute.

We lost first game to BOB.

No luck for Regs - lose in semis.

The Regulators fought hard, but were out hustled by a tenacious and lucky Unsung Warriors team.

Homer was devastated - as we all were.

The story of the night was on the boards as the Warriors crashed the glass and converted bad shots (that hit no rim) into easy put-backs. You can't anticipate that kind of rebound and if the Regs had the same thing going on up their end, maybe it's a different story.
The Regulator 'D' that was outstanding all year was once again on display and forced terrible shots from the Warriors - but there's nothing more deflating than a missed shot falling into the offence for a layup. This would have happened at least 6 times in the game.

Claude and MattyO kept the Regs in it early and Digs was able to contribute a couple of and-1's but it was tough going and the Regs found themselves down by 9 at the half.

The second half saw the Regs fall even further behind until they decided to go with a 'small ball' lineup with Leonard and Sam on the bench. A furious run developed and the Regs found themselves back in the game. But the Warriors pulled out a few back-breaking threes and the Regs ran out of steam.

Final score - not sure but about a 15 point loss.

Fired up Regulators win - earn spot in Final four!

In a do-or-die last game of season, the Regulators came together as one unit to crush Shooting Blanks. Now they look forward to upsetting the top team in the first semi-final.

The Regs have punched their ticket to the big dance.

The air was thick with anticipation as the sellout crowd wanted nothing more than the Regulators to secure their first finals berth in years - they got what they wanted, but it wasn't easy.

Matty Owens return to the team was nothing short of spectacular as he got the Regs off to a big lead early, hitting jumpers, driving the lane and dropping dimes. The team took his lead and played stifling defense to leave Shooting Blanks shooting blank shits in their jocks.

In fact it may have been a shart that kick-started the Blanks back into the game. I can distinctly remember one of the nastiest smelling farts ever to grace the hardwood wafting around the Blanks basket late in the first half. They seemed immune to this and were able to get a few inside buckets to close the gap to six points at the break.

At halftime not much was said as every Regulator was gasping for breath. They knew another half of top effort would leave no questions lingering (and no smells lingering), win or lose.

But the Blanks made it interesting, grinding three points closer in what was becomming a war of attrition. The Regs needed a lift and once again Rookie Claude (zero first half points) put the team on his shoulders with a second half masterpiece. Three-balls, drives, frozen rope passes and locking down their best player - he did it all and the Regs pulled away.

In fact the play from all five guards was top shelf with bench rotations worked beautifully. Add in Sam and Leonard at their bruising best down low and the result was theirs. The last play of the game was a rebound tapped in the air to shave seconds off the clock by Sam. This presence of mind will be valuable in the finals and was a great sign.

So fucking yay! Finals schedule should come through early this week.

Stay tuned for regular season awards including MVP, Rookie of Year, Defensive player of year and Tatts and Beard of the year (Roopa is unbackable at $1.01).

Also a finals preview may be on the cards if we get 10 votes for it in the poll.

Give me the Rock want to be pimped

Here's their link

There I put the link up - now can I have that guide?

Regs keep rolling, expose Powerhouse as Crap-house

Finals destiny in Regulators' hands after win.
Regulators 44 - Powerhouse 19

The Regs warmup - striking fear into the heart of opponents

The Regulators continued their stunning late season surge with a commanding win in the late game Monday night.

Veteran guard Mattyo and star rookie Claude were both out injured, but the Regs proved again they have more than enough cattle to beat the teams below them.

Bringing six players to the table for the clash, the Regs jumped out to 10-0 before Powerhouse could score their first points. Ben and Digs were especially sharp - no doubt a result of a training run the day before. Their passing was crisp and led the big guys to some easy buckets.

The stifling Regulator 'D' which has become their trademark was once again on song and created plenty of opportunities for second gamer Eamon to unleash some dunks. He almost threw down a vicious one-hander, but it rimmed out. Playing five games in one day might have made the legs a little tired, so who knows what he would have done if fully fresh.

Sam ate some white chocolate, then played like white chocolate

Sam seems to be rolling into finals form with a dominant display in the middle. A coast-to-coast hanging layup was a highlight in his game that was mainly about grabbing every rebound in sight and strong moves in the paint. His partner in crime Leonard did the exact same things when Sam had a spell and when they were both on court the guards were free to hassle up top. This strategy seemed to evolve through ESP as it was not talked about, but just happened. Yes the team chemistry is sky high right now.

About the only Regulator who didn't get in on the act was Roopa. He didn't do much because the refs didn't let him, calling foul after foul until he could foul no more. What's up with that refs? Trying to keep the pitbull on the leash? Fuck youse - don't do it again!

So with the fourth spot theirs to lose, the Regs look to close out the season in style. A win puts them in the finals and a loss knocks them out. Their opponents are no slouches so this game will have a finals intensity to it.

Tipoff is at 6.40pm, so by 7.30 it's finals time or pack your bags holiday time.