Shannon Celtics improve to 6-1

The Shannon Celtics saw an old rival return

Yes - Matt Geiger was back talking all types of junk and at one point the Shannon was down 5 points. Wilt Chamberlain's Kids were hitting 3 pointers, bank shots, and anything else St. Doctor J blessed them with during the first half.

Matt Geiger was doing it all. Dribbiling, shooting, rebounding and uttering phrases like BOOOOYAAAAAAH!!!! & BOOOOOM SHAKALAKAH! Most of us had not heard these terms since the days of NBA Jam!


Cream shot more like the John Starks who shot 2 for 18 against the Houston Rocketts than the guy who shot the lights out the gym last week. Cisco was on the bench hurt. Jared was away and Skip was MIA at work.

Coach Brown rallied the troops. The Shannon switched to a 3-2 to challenge the three point shot and Wilt's kids shot more like Wilt Chamberlain in the second half. Kevin was omnipotent in the paint as Clyde Frazier would say.
Joe sacraficed his body and hit the floor a few times fighting for loose balls. Derek was everywhere on defense like white on rice! And the game was sealed by free throws down the stretch!

1 more game to go this Sunday and then ----- THE PLAYOFFS.

Shannon Celtics defeat Rock Bottom to improve to 5-1

Shaun, Skip, Jared, and Jason could not play
Cisco was nursing a back injury and had to play as only Cream, Kevin, Derek, and Joe were healthy.

The Results:
Rock Bottom came out with a lot of energy and fed their main shooter for most of the game. Although the Shannon was short-handed and injured, it was the intensity of the Shannon which overcame the funloving ways of Rock Bottom.
Cisco had said he could not play but pulled a Willis Reed and decided to help his team rather than let them be at a 5-4 disadvantage. Cisco rebounded, defended, and came up big down the stretch with a up and under score with less than 5 minutes left in the game.

Kevin had his way with Rock Bottom. He was a man amongst boys. Joe pressured the defense by running, rebounding, and forcing the action. Derek played like Ron Artest on defense. He was everywhere defending the guard positions.

Cream made it rain like John Starks used to do – making consecutive threes on kick outs from the post. The team made a concerted effort to get him the ball when he got hot and the other team hit “ROCK BOTTOM!”

It was another ugly win for the Shannon Celtics but as we say – “A WIN IS A WIN”

Shannon Celtics defeat D Law to improve to 4-1

Rather than accept a forfeit win, the Shannon Celtics were classy and worked with D Law’s schedule. The Celtics were short with just 6 players – Shaun, Cisco, Jared, Derek, Joe, and Cream.

D Law played much better than their winless record indicated. D Law kept the first half close with tight man to man defense and an organized, perimeter passing offense which lead to some easy buckets.

The Shannon figured out the man to man defense in the second half and Jared hit some big shots as the Shannon extended their lead to 13 points.
D Law made a furious comeback with tenacious defense and quite honestly, they got away with a plethora of fouls which were not called. With 1 minute left D Law had narrowed the lead to two.

The Shannon however maintained their composure, alternated between their 2-3 zone defense and man to man before shutting out D Law for the final minute of the game to secure the win!
The Shannon Celtics improved to a record of 4-1 proving that they can get hit and keep moving forward!

IT AINT ABOUT HOW HARD YOU HIT ITS ABOUT HOW HARD YOU CAN GET HIT AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD - THAT'S HOW WINNING IS DONE!!!

WHO IS READY TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD?
WHO IS READY TO TAKE THE HITS AND GO OUT AND GET IT?
WHO WILL JOIN ME?

TOMORROW (THURSDAY) NIGHT - 124 GRAND STREET @ 8PM