piibbk vs Virum

PIIBBK vs Virum, November 24^th 2007

Author: Jan

We obviously did not show up to meet the best team in our division from Virum with our strongest line-up: the 7-men unit also included Nik-C ,who thus was noted for his 1^st game this season. We were so desperate to add some more bodies, that we even tried to lure Niels, who showed up just for his table duty at a ladies game, into playing. I believe coach offered him his own sneakers!!! in order for Niels to play, but it did not happen. Still, we start the game aiming to play another 40 min of gritty zone-defense and opportune offense and somehow manage to hang in there in the 1^st  quarter, only falling behind respectable 14 : 23 at the end of 1^st Q, upsetting the somewhat ill-tempered Virum coach, almost costing him a T. We even pull a bit closer to them in the 2^nd Q, but then the wheels start seriously to fall off the PIIBBK machine: we’re turning it over both bringing it up and on our favourite ‘bit too optimistic’ outlet passes on fastbreaks, we’re not getting out to the guys we know they can stroke it (they get 8 threes for the game), play too much one on five, shoot lousy free throws (that’d be me!), plus Virum eventually figures out ways to score on our indifferent zone which is no wander when a top team plays an undermanned mediocre one. We lose the game 55 : 80, which is by no means good but could’ve been worse, considering everything. So maybe we show up with a couple more pieces to our puzzle in the 2^nd half of the season and give them a fight for their money as we used to be able to do the last couple of seasons…

Highlight: Math scoring a tough three, getting fouled in the process and knocking down the free throw.

MVP: Math, for doing a little bit of everything, including getting whacked at the end of the game going for a free lay-up.

Scoring: Math 21, Gabi 13, Jan 11, Brian 6, Kim Emil 4.

last two games

piibbk lose by 1 point in the game against køge in a close game where it showed that we were tired after the game against Solrød the day before and we lose by a lot to virum with only 7 hardworking players (many injuries and no shows)that unfortunately couldn’t keep up with a good shooting and disciplined league leading team from Virum. Recaps will follow.

piibbk vs solrød

Solrød vs. PIBBK

Author: Matthieu Quéva 

Game winner:  PIBBK won the game 73 to 68 

Game MVP: Jens, for his domination under the basket

.Highlight of the game: Matth, for an amazing (J) in-the-air lay up over one of the opponent. 

Summary of the game:After a tough defeat over Brønshøj (-30), the team was facing two games in a row. The first of these games was against Solrød, who held a tournament in the beginning of the year. On the contrary to the Brønshøj game, this time our centers were there (well only Søren was missing). However, we were not coming in Solrød as the favorites, and we were aware that we would have to fight against our own deficiencies if we wanted to do a good result there.The game started slow for us. After 2 minutes, we were already trailing by 5 pts (2-7). Solrød was presenting mostly young and athletic players, and our main options were to play on our centers as well as our driving-in game. So after a first quarter to set us up, we were still trailing, but keeping the pace (19-21), with a relatively widespread scoring board (points from Jens, Brian, Gabi and Matth). The second quarter looks a lot like the first one. Solrød’s guys took their chance at the beginning and provoked several interesting fouls that put them on the free-throw line, which helps them to a 9-4 run, and a -7 deficit for us after the 15^th minute (23-30). But again, as our usual comeback spirit is not to be proven anymore, we fought back and got rewarded (30-32 after 17^th minute and 34-35 at halftime), thanks especially to a very good quarter of Nicolaï (8 pts out of 16). The game stayed tense in the third quarter, where both team were side by side, and finished the quarter on a tie 52-52, with 8 pts from Matth out of 17. So the fate of the game had to be decided in the last quarter. Despite a nice start from Solrod, we were still catching up, especially thanks to two long-distance shots in a row from “never-let-him-shoot” Gabi, tying the game again at 60-60 after 4 minutes. But this was the time we finally took our chance. We delivered a 8-0 thanks to our three centers (Jan, Jens and Brian), and finished the 37^th minute at 68-60 for us. This was the fatal blow for Solrød’s team, and despite some nice attempts to come back, we finally ended up winning by 5 pts (73-68), for our 4^th victory of the season. 

Scoring board:

1.     Matthieu (n°9): 16 pts

2.     Brian (n°10): 13 pts

3.     Nicolaï B. (n°5):  12 pts

4.     Jens (n°11): 11 pts    Gabi (n°12):11pts

 6.     Jan P. (n°13): 7 pts

7.  Kim (n° 6): 3 pts

8.     Bjørn (n°4): 0 pts   Jose (n°4):  0 pts 

piibbk vs brønshøj

SAD, SAD SATURDAY

 

In short we simply got outplayed today. In the first quarter we hung on behind some fastbreaks and the game was tied at 19-19 after 10 minutes. After that I cannot remember any positive things. Brønshøj switches into a 3-2 zone which we cannot solve and they beat us into the ground with their inside size and our lack of size. We are missing three centers and get outrebounded at a rate of approximately 4-1. they win the second quarter by 21 points and it is game over. Brønshøj practically score all their points in the paint or from the stripe and we never find our running game so we end up losing the the game by 30 points that simply isn’t good enough, but…

jan and nik score 10, math 9, Steen 7, Dennis 6

brønshøjs topscorer is their number 7.

mvp: brønshøj’s zone defense

highlight: beats me

piibbk vs bms

Pibbk vs BMS

 We didn’t have the best of preparation for this match. No practise during the week and nobody really knew before the game who would show up or whether we would have a coach or not. Anyway, 8 people and a coach (with a whiplash from fishing???) came ready to play, but we must admit that the Extremely loud warm up music caught us off guard and it took us a quarter to be able to hear our own thoughts (guess we are getting old, huh). 

In the first quarter bms came out shooting and especially jonas stormly was on fire.

We got caught on the screens and he made 7 points in the quarter and jakob højland did some damage in the paint with 6.

For us it was mainly math’s and jan’s points along with nik’s energy that kept us in first quarter which we lose 19-24

Second quarter belongs to nik. He scores 7, brian adds 4 and math drains a 3-ball. Gabi enters the game shooting and makes the last shot of the half. This quarter bms scores half their points from the line and it seems our defense is picking up a bit. By halftime we are down 41-42 

During the break coach explains that it might be to our advantage if we get ahead and try to hold the lead. That might make the young guys nervousJ 

Third quarter we do as the doctor ordered. We score the first 8 points behind fastbreaks by math and although bms ties up the game at 51-51 we definitely feel the game is there for the taking

. Math and jan score the majority of the points, but bjørn should also be recognized for his good defense and great energy of the bench. He gets to the stripe a couple of times as well and comes away with 3 points.

 Martin brandt stands out this quarter for bms with 6 points. Fourth quarter we just try to protect the lead and bms among other things try a zone and some full court to get back.

We do not always make the right decision, but math and jan keep scoring and bms panic a bit because we succeed in taking away the shots they are used to getting.

In the end we win 85-73 and for the first time in many years we do not have a losing record. Good work guys. 

Bonus info: as a team we shoot 25/29 from the stripe. That has to be a record

 Scorers for piibbk: math 26, jan 25 nik 12, brian 8, steen 7, gabi 4, bjørn 3 

Scorers for bms: jonas 20, jakob og martin b 13, Thomas 11 

Co-mvp’s: math and bjørn

Highlight: steen for his not-in-my-house rejections in the fourth 

Piibbk vs Hørsholm 2

The result of the game that we lost in Hørsholm has now been changed. Hørsholm didn’t have the license for three of their players and therefore we win 20-0. It is a lousy way to win a match, but since Køge did the same we must admit we need the points so…