FROM COMMISSIONER SCOTT ELLIS, 2ND AMER. BASKETBALL LEAGUE
New website again
We've moved our SABL web pages once again. The address: www.gate.net/~scottie.
The reason for all these moves is the constant lowering of service provider prices and the availability of faster connection speeds. I want to keep dues at $20 forever.
Who’s trading?
Akron Blimps trade C. Robinson & Reeves to Eric Everage for Weatherspoon.
St.Lucie Aces trade Rose to Young Punks for Danilovic.
Holcomb Heat trade Ostertag, Sura and his 1998 2nd Round Draft Pick to Galactic Thunder for Thorpe, Phills & Walters 1998 2nd pick.
Heat trades McDyess & Christie to Seattle Chieftains for P. Jones & K. Johnson.
Aces trade Danilovic to Brooklyn for McCloud.
Heat trades R. Strickland & J. Newman to Everage for C. Robinson, D. Harper, W. Perdue and Maulers’ 1st pick.
Everage trades Gugliotta & VanExcel to Gearjammers for Webber & Rider.
Everage trades his 2nd pick to Tulsa for C. Dudley.
Bill Robinson webbed
Bill Robinson is on the Net at bill.robison@nethawk.com. He's also calling his team the Motor City Maulers. Drop him an email bomb.
1997-98 SABL Divisions
West
Seattle Chieftains
Bettendorf Druids
Davenport Dazzlers
C. Feeney
Tulsa Twisters
East
Nick South
Eric Everage
Carbondale Young Punks
Frank Rowley
Akron Blimps
South
St. Lucie Aces
Galactic Thunder
Finney Longhorns
Holcomb Heat
Leon Rogers
North
Michigan Gearjammers
Michigan Panthers
Motor City Maulers
Calgary Condors
Brooklyn Tigers
Dues & roster cuts
Dues money is starting to roll in. Thanks a lot. $20 dues and rosters cuts are due on Aug. 15.
New email addresses
Steve Walters and Scott Ellis have both switched to new, 56K X2 internet service providers and have new email addresses.
For Walters: myril@gate.net and for me it's scottie@gate.net
Classics crush Royals
In the 1997 SABL All-Star Games, the Classic Conference clubbed the Royal Conference 4-1.
Classic All Stars: J. Howard, Mourning, M. Jordan, Pippen, Olajuwon, Brandon, K. Malone, Stockton, Kemp, J. Smith, T. Hardaway, Mason, Richmond.
Royal All Stars: G. Hill, O’Neal, Payton, P. Hardaway, D. Robinson, Vaught, Baker, Strickland, K. Anderson, Smits, Gugliotta, Webber, D. Harper.
Game 1: 127-116, Classic wins, behind 24 points from Jordan and 22 from Howard. Penny had 23 points and 7 assists in defeat.
Game 2: 135-130, Classic wins an overtime thriller as Jordan puts in 29 and has 8 assists. Loser Grant Hill had a triple double with 16 points, 13 boards and 10 assists.
Game 3: 123-120, Royal wins, despite a 20-point, 6 assist performance from Richmond. Hill barely missed another triple double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
Game 3: 120-110, Classic wins, despite another great Penny performance of 23 points, 8 assists and 4 steals.
Game 4: Classic 132, Royal 110. Olajuwon scores 23 and Richmond 21, with 7 assists, to win it.
Game 5: Classic 129, Royal 123. Classic closes out the best of 7 All-Star series, despite another near triple double from Hill of 24 points, 10 boards and 8 assists. Richmond scores 25 and Jordan 24.
Tentative draft order
The latest report:
Name your teams now
Team names so far for next year:
Ellis – St. Lucie Aces
M. Feeney – Bettendorf Druids
C. Dillingham – Holcomb Heat
D. Dillingham – Finney Longhorns
K. Feeney – Davenport Dazzlers
Steve Walters – Galactic Thunder
Phil Creider – Tulsa Twisters
John Smith – Carbondale Young Punks
Steve Feldheim – Brooklyn Tigers
Bill Traxler – Michigan Panthers
Dave Scott – Akron Blimps
Frank Pennylegion – Seattle Chieftains
Bill Robinson - Motor City Maulers
Frank Rowley – Richmond Raiders
Tom Gantert – Michigan Gearjammers