YBA-Xtreme Basketball Organization
Founded by Director of YBA Dawgs, Ken Gee, Fall 2010
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
4th Grade-March 19th-20th
Character, that is what we developed this weekend. In our first game we had a pretty good 916 Select team down 13 in the second half and 8 with only a few minutes to go. We struggled against the press and were unable to recover eventually succumbing to a scrappy team. While we did lose our composure for a bit, I want to keep this in prospective. We had this same problem about 2 months ago and our boys quickly responded to that and have been very composed for 2 months. We had one bad quarter and will move on and up!
In our second game we had a bit of carryover from the first game. Unfortunately we could not afford to do that against a very good Predators team. Again we panicked a bit with their hard press and had the collective energy sucked out of our team. Down my nearly 30 at the half, our team responded. With the help of a certain unnamed Dawgs 4th grade player in the stands, our bench started cheering on our team. With chants of YBA and defense reminiscent of a high school game, our boys woke up. We flew around the floor with energy and confidence, cutting the lead to 12. Our boys forced the Predators coach to put his starters back in. Once the starters were back in, they still had problems with our boys. Suddenly the shoe was on the other foot. We had the opposing team on the run. Alas, we couldn’t maintain that amount of energy and finally lost the game. In the middle of this frantic 3rd quarter I had a very interesting moment. With all the noise from the crowd, chanting, clapping, and foot stomping, everything went silent with the exception of my thoughts. I was focusing on the players on the floor and I noticed some very important things. I saw smiles ear to ear, fists pumping, high fives, red faces and sweat dripping. In the fourth quarter I looked to bench and saw 3 players that normally don’t get a lot of playing time. What I saw was more satisfying than a win. I saw Joey , Noah and Ben sitting side by side dripping sweat, smiling with pride and cheering their teammates on. Well done boys!
In our final game we played Carson Valley . We were able to play our second unit and training player quite a bit. I want to give a nod to all the boys for running the offense, playing good defense and respecting their opponent in a vey lopsided victory. Congrats goes out to TJ for scoring his first points with YBA!
Overall we had a very emotional weekend. I saw anger, disbelief, joy, aggression, sadness and pride within the span of a 24 hour period. We had a very emotionally draining weekend, but I absolutely love the way our boys finished off the second half of the weekend. We will be a better team and better people for what we went through this weekend. I’m proud of all our boys and you should be too. Please help me by remembering what is important. Praise your sons for what they accomplished in the development of their character this weekend and fill their emptied emotional tanks.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
8th Blue-March 12-13
YBA Xtreme Blue vs. Irish
Saturday 3/12/11 2:25 p.m. YBA squared off against the Irish losing 54 -34. First half was great YBA competed. Second half saw the guards failing to secure the ball, too many turnovers and failure to execute and make smart decisions on offense. Also the team needs to be practice against presses and run the press break offense and come to passes. Keys for improvement from this game: ball security, offensive execution, run the press break offense and make better decisions.
- Defense player of the game: Garret Thomas, Hunter Konrad (on the boards)
- Offense player of the game: none
- Best Hustle: Garret Thomas, Hunter Konrad (on the boards)
- Best Attitude: Whole Team
YBA Xtreme Blue vs. Jr. Minors – Loss 45 - 31
Sunday 3/13/11 10:05 a.m. YBA squared off against and beat the Minors 45 -31. YBA came out with great energy and play solid aggressive defense in this one. Offensive execution was solid and the whole team really left it all out on the floor in this one a great effort from the whole team. The bigs did a nice job rebounding on both ends of the floor. Keys for improvement from this game: ball security, offensive decision making and execution, clearing the ball quicker on the defensive glass.
- Defense player of the game: Garett Thomas
- Offense player of the game: Ryan Rivas
- Best Hustle: Garret Thomas, Hunter Konrad (on the boards)
- Best Attitude: Whole Team
YBA Xtreme Blue vs. – CRR Black
Sunday 3/13/1 12:15 p.m.YBA squared off against CRR and lost 45 -25. YBA came out with good energy but settled for quick poor shots on offense which the opponent turned into transition baskets. Offensively, as a team decision making continued to be poor settling for quick outside 3’s that missed and the opponent extended its lead. YBA seemed to quit in this one long faces and no attentiveness in the time outs lack of hustle for loose balls and failure to execute the offense. You can blame the coach but players play and execute no matter the circumstance effort can always be there it simply was not in this one. Keys for improvement from this game: ball security, offensive decision making and execution (when the outside shot is not going look inside), and a stronger will to compete.
- Defense player of the game: Hunter Konrad, Garett Thomas (on the boards)
- Offense player of the game: none
- Best Hustle: Hunter Konrad, Garett Thomas (on the boards)
- Best Attitude: Zach Green, Ish Oganesyan (for the 1st half)
8th White-March 12-13
YBA Xtreme White vs. Davis
Saturday 3/12/11 at 1:20 p.m.YBA squared off against Davis
- Defense player of the game: whole team
- Offense player of the game: Sanam Bains, Josh O’neal
- Best Hustle: the whole team
- Best Attitude: the whole team
YBA Xtreme White vs. Redding
Saturday 3/12/11 at 4:35 p.m.YBA squared off against Redding
- Defense player of the game: whole team for 4th qtr effort
- Offense player of the game: Stephen Bober
- Best Hustle: whole team
- Best Attitude: whole team
YBA Xtreme White vs. Hurricanes White
Sunday 3/13/11 at 2:25 p.m. YBA squared off against and beat the Hurricanes 56 -35. YBA came out very flat but played through the sluggishness and with good ball movement on offense and cleaning up the glass on the defensive end out of our 2 -3 zone which proved to be effective we took and retained the lead. At times our decision making on the offensive end was poor settling for low percentage shots which allowed the Hurricanes to hang around but in the second half we cleaned up our offensive execution utilizing the high post to low post and inside out aspects of our offense very effectively. Keys for improvement: come out with more intensity, improve fist, improve ball security (reduce turnovers better passing decisions), offensive and ob play execution (better decision making), come to passes.
- Defense player of the game: Cody Abendschein, Spencer Wirth, Josh O’neal
- Offense player of the game: Jesse Savage, Sanam Bains
- Best Hustle: Jermaine Washington, Cody Abendschein, Spencer Wirth, Josh O’neal, Jesse
Savage, Stephen Bober - Best Attitude: Cody Abendschein, Josh O’neal
4th Grade-March 12-13
Our next game we played the Davis Wildcats. All 10 players on the team saw some good playing time in this game. It was nice to have a game where we could get all the boys some good playing time. We played good defense and our offense was clicking. I was a little concerned as we had a 7 hour break in between games. The boys did not disappoint. They played great.
This set up the final game against the Redding Hornets. Both teams were undefeated along with the Dawgs. We knew we were going to be in for a fight. Our offense was not clicking as we missed countless layups, but we relied on our defense. This was the finest defensive effort I have seen from an Xtreme team PERIOD! We ended up winning the game by scoring only 21 points and giving up 19 points. Our boys did great keeping their emotions in check even after a “controversial” late game technical was called (Ooops!). I want to call out Matt Sonlone for his break from the huddle. He kept it simple, “Composure on three.” Well said Matt. Our team responded much as it did the entire game with a great defensive effort to finish the game off and earn their championship tie with their Dawgs brothers.
Great job this weekend boys! I have never been around a team this young that has had this type of composure. The development of this team is right where I wanted it. We are well on our way to peaking or Reno in May. I told the kids to enjoy their championship for Sunday, but we are going to forget about come Monday at 5pm. We have a very busy week as we will be learning a new defense and getting more in depth into our offense. Coach Jesse and I will continue to keep pushing the kids to learn as much as they possibly can in the coming months.
3rd Grade-March 12-13
Team faced off against a tough FEBA Red Team. Having played the team in the past, and going 1-1 with them, it was sure to be a battle. The team played very well, and stayed tough throughout the game, but in the end came up one point short. With the ball on the baseline with four seconds left and down by one, the team learned the importance of execution. Nevertheless, it was a great game and the boys came out with their heads high.
The second game was against a scrappy 916 Select team. Still feeling the sting of a one point loss, the team decided to put their offensive skills to work. Passing the ball well and tough defense led to a double digit win.
Coming out strong against a quick and talented CJBA team, the Xtreme players traded baskets the whole way. A few VERY WELL EXECUTED in bounds plays that did not result in a basket were the keys to another one point loss.
Over all, the team went 1-2 for the weekend, but the improvement in how the kids are playing is very evident. The coaches are very proud of all of the players and how they handled themselves in the wake of two close games.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
8th Grade Blue-March 5-6
YBA Xtreme Blue vs. EDH – Win 34-32
Saturday 3/5/11 9 a.m. YBA squared off against EDH. This was a back and forth barn burner. YBA was able to handle the EDH press early. Also YBA showed good offensive execution in this game and played aggressively on defense for 4 qtrs. 4 qtr saw YBA come out a little flat but they were able to fight it off and regain their intensity, again a barn burner with Ish icing the game with some clutch free throws. Keys for improvement from this game: ball security, offensive execution, and a stronger will to compete for 4 qtrs.
- Defense player of the game: Whole Team
- Offense player of the game: Ish Oganesyan
- Best Hustle: Whole Team
- Best Attitude: Whole Team
YBA Xtreme Blue vs. Rocktown Ballers – Loss 52 - 22
Saturday 3/5/11 11:10 a.m.YBA squared off against Rocktown Ballers. Rocktown grabbed the early lead and never relinquished it. YBA struggled with their press and did not move the ball effectively on offense. YBA was a step slow on offense and defense in this one and basically was outplayed start to finish. The sad part was YBA seemed to quit after the second quarter and failed to compete hard in the 2nd half. Keys for improvement from this game: ball security, offensive execution, and a stronger will to compete.
- Defense player of the game: None
- Offense player of the game: None
- Best Hustle: Whole Team
- Best Attitude: None
YBA Xtreme Blue vs. – Hurricanes White 36-32
Sunday 3/6/1110:05 a.m.YBA squared off against the Hurricanes White. YBA came out with good energy the whole team showed great defensive play and hustle. Offensively as a team decision making and scoring showed improvement in this game. YBA was able to turn solid defensive stops into transition baskets in the fourth quarter which allowed them to hold on for the win. Keys for improvement from this game: ball security, offensive decision making and execution, and a stronger will to compete.
- Defense player of the game: Hunter Konrad, Shawn Lallen
- Offense player of the game:
Ryan Forest - Best Hustle: Hunter Konrad and Shawn Lallen
- Best Attitude: Garret Thomas
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
8th Grade White-March 5-6
YBA Xtreme White vs. Incline - Loss OT
Saturday 3/5/11 at 2:25 p.m.YBA squared off against Incline and lost in overtime 47 - 44. Definitely our best effort to date even better execution wise than our 1 win last season as we came back from over 9 down to make this a 1 point game most of the second half. A few more converted transition baskets and a few more defensive rebounds and this was our game so we are where we want to be…competing. Good patience on offense and good defense kept us in this barn burner with several lead changes. Keys for improvement from this game: finish off transition baskets, maintain perimeter spacing on offense, look for the screener who is rolling, boxing out on defense, and seeing back side cutters on defense.
- Defense player of the game: whole team
- Offense player of the game: Sanam Bains, Cody Abendschein, Mathew Dzwilewski
- Best Hustle: Cody Abendschein and Josh O’neal (on the glass both ends against two big kids)
- Best Attitude: the whole team
YBA Xtreme White vs. Reno
Saturday 3/5/11 at 6:45 p.m.YBA squared off against Reno
- Defense player of the game: Josh O’neal
- Offense player of the game: Mathew Dzwilewski
- Best Hustle: Tyrell Minor
- Best Attitude: Cody Abendschein
YBA Xtreme White vs. EDH - Loss
Sunday 3/6/11 at 12:15 p.m. YBA squared off against and lost to EDH. YBA came out somewhat flat but played outstanding man defense in the first half keeping this a 5 point game. Then we lost patience against the press and did not come to passes leading to many transition baskets for EDH allowing them to extend the lead for a double digit win. And we settled for too many outside shots which we did not make out of the continuity of our zone offense. Keys for improvement: improve ball security (reduce turnovers better passing decisions), offensive and ob play execution, spacing on press break and come to the passes, rebound the ball on the defensive end.
- Defense player of the game: Josh O’neal
- Offense player of the game: none
- Best Hustle: whole team
- Best Attitude: Cody Abendschein, Josh O’neal
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