Volume 2 Issue 35 February 1998
FROM COMMISSIONER SCOTT ELLIS, 2ND AMER. BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Tom Gantert is fried
Well, not him, exactly, but his laptop computer is. If you have any games with Tom scheduled in Dec., Jan. or Feb., contact him ASAP for instructions for both the home and away games. You'll have to play all the games.
If you don't hear from him by Feb. 22, autoplay his team and email me the results ASAP.
Chris Feeney's email
It's amazing, but Tri-City Blackhawk Coach Chris Feeney has an email address and it's ChrisJRfee@aol.com. Use it in good health.
Email John Smith ASAP
If you have any games scheduled with John Smith's Carbondale Young Punks, email him now for autoplay instructions on his team. He should be back on schedule with us by March 15, but he is asking many coaches to autoplay his team on games that are getting real late. And let me know that you've contacted him so you don't get zapped with penalty points.
Updated standings are up!
The latest SABL standings are on our standings link. I've finally pulled ahead of the Heat at 38-8 and lead the South Division. Brooklyn is next best with a 38-12 record atop the North. Next comes the Heat at 25-10 for second place in the South, followed by East Division leader Blocher at 21-10. Steve Walters is fifth, at third place in the South with a 23-11 record, Austin is sixth best with a 21-15 record at second place in the East. Leading the West at seventh-best in the SABL is Tulsa with a 19-15 record.
Barring another penalty point, leading the Tim Duncan sweepstakes is Akron with a league-worst 7-27 record, followed closely by Seattle at 5-17, the Panthers at 8-26 and Carbondale at 8-23.
More autoplay games on the way!
Like I said last newsletter, most of us are keeping on schedule just fine. For the few that aren't, the SABL can't wait on you. No matter what your excuse, as of March 1 I'll start autoplaying or authorizing autoplaying of all games that are a month late to me. This includes our new coaches, too.
As it states in the SABL Constitution, it's each coaches' responsibility to take care of their games. If results or instructions are late, each coach must check with the late coach and find out what's happening. After that, you contact me or our website for autoplaying instructions. If you don't contact me, you are at fault, too. I'll dole out penalty points where appropriate.
And don't wait a month before checking on late stuff. That's too long. That could earn you penalty points. Check the constitution for the time frame. If you've read our newsletters and the Constitution, then you should know what to do. If you haven't, I suggest you do so before I autoplay your season and expel you from the SABL.
Lateness kills leagues. I won't let that happen to the SABL.
Now here's the latest laundry list of late games. I will be autoplaying all games that are a month late to me beginning Sunday, March 1:
Dec. 11, Day 36 - Games 9-12 - Panthers at Calgary.
Dec. 23, Day 48 - Games 5-8 - Davenport at Seattle.
Dec. 23, Day 48 - Games 13-16 - Calgary at Motor City.
Dec. 27, Day 56 - Game 1 - Seattle at Finney, Game 2 - Finney at Seattle, Game 3 - Seattle at Holcomb, Holcomb at Seattle, Game 5 - Bettendorf at Galactic, Game 6 - Galactic at Bettendorf, Game 7 - Motor City at Bettendorf, Game 8 - Motor City at Bettendorf, Game 15 - Tri City at Gearjammers.
Jan. 1, Day 57 - Game 9 - Austin at Gearjammers, Carbondale at Calgary
Jan. 2, Day 58 - Game 5 - Richmond at Motor City, Game 6 - Motor City at Richmond, Game 7 - Richmond at Gearjammers, Gearjammers at Richmond.
Jan. 8, Day 64 - Games 4-6 - Blocher at Seattle, Game 7 - Bettendorf at Tulsa (Bad game file sent)
Jan. 9, Day 65 - Games 7-10 -Carbondale at Akron
Jan. 10, Day 66 - Games 4-6 - Tri City at Richmond
Jan. 11, Day 67 - Games 5-8 - Meade at Galactic, Games 12-14, Motor City at Finney
Jan. 12, Day 68 - Games 5-8 - Panthers at Gearjammers, Games 9-11 - Holcomb at Calgary
Jan. 16, Day 72 - Game 2 - Meade at Seattle, Game 4 - Brooklyn at Seattle, Game 7 - Bettendorf at Gearjammers, Game 8 - Gearjammers at Bettendorf, Game 10 - Motor City at Davenport.
Jan. 17, Day 73 - Game 3 - Tulsa at Gearjammers, Game 5 - Blocher at Gearjammers, Game 6 - Gearjammers at Blocher, Game 7 - Blocher at Calgary, Game 8 - Calgary at Blocher
Jan. 18, Day 74 - Game 1 - Galactic at Akron, Game 2 - Akron at Galactic, Game 4 - Meade at Richmond, Game 6 - Brooklyn at Richmond, Game 7 - Blocher at Panthers.
Jan. 24, Day 80 - Only games in are 10-12, Austin at Bettendorf. The rest are scheduled for autopplay on March 1.
Jan. 25, Day 81 - Games 1-3 - Blocher at Akron, Games 8-10 - Tulsa at Richmond
Jan. 26, Day 82 - Games 10-12 - Motor City at Galactic
Jan. 27, Day 83 - Games 9-11 - Meade at Calgary.
As long as I have to be a game file cop, I'll never be able to do the kind of writing and analysis about our teams and playoff races that we'd all like to see. Come on, just play the dad burned games!
Who's trading?
Aces send Pippen & Finney's 2nd pick to Dazzlers for J. Howard.
Aces send Mourning & J. Howard to Gearjammers for Grant Hill, Austin & Gearjammers 1st pick.
Austin sends Green, Ratliff, their 3rd pick and Maulers' 2nd pick to Finney for Horace Grant and Manning.
Seattle sends Reggie Miller & Coles to Bombers for Donyell Marshall, Recasner & Dazzler's 2nd pick.
Aces send C. Mills to Heat for G. Anthony & Blocher's 2nd pick.
Heat sends Kukoc, D. Harper & Galactic's 2nd pick to Finney for W. Person & Goldwire.
These deals take effect next season.
Penalty points
Mark Feeney - 7 Frank Rowley - 2 Chris Feeney - 4 Scott Ellis - 2 Eric Everage – 4 Kevin Feeney – 2
Charles Dillingham - 2 Steve Walters - 5 Mike Saylor - 5 Josh Marquardt - 4 Tom Gantert - 3
Nick South - 2 Dave Scott - 2