We have a champion?
Sure. Congratulations Florida, you won a nearly unwatchable rock fight. In person, it was an even more brutal watch. Foul after foul in the second half. So many missed shots throughout the game. And Houston, what the hell were you doing in the last 10 minutes of that game?!
We were trying to figure out what was going on inside the stadium in the second half of this mess. After a poorly played, but efficient 1st half (4 total fouls called), we could only assume that CBS called down to the floor to remind the refs that they had ad sales to get through.
The 2nd half of that game opened with 5 fouls on Florida inside of the first 3 minutes of play. Then a technical foul on the Florida bench. Ten next 12 fouls called in the game went against Houston putting their two big men on the bench and tilting the action in favor of Florida. Apparently, working the refs really does work!
Florida came from 12 points down in the 2nd half to win this, and their defense down the stretch was outstanding. Still, what in the fu&k was Houston doing offensively in that game? Their offense consisted of dribbles and handoffs 25 feet away from the basket for the majority of the shot clock, then an awful and contested shot heaved at the rim with the hope of an offensive rebound. It seemed to be the most reliable play they had for the last 12 minutes of the game.
Worse to watch was the ending. Houston's last three possessions in the game ended without a shot.
What did we just watch?!
I don't know, but I guess I was just happy to be in person to watch 7' 9" Olivier Rioux cut down his portion of the net without using the ladder. Again, he is a walk-on and a redshirt at the University of Florida. That is insane.
Sports are insane.
Congratulations Gary Ventimiglia! With three blocks won including the final, he is our big winner in the block squares pool. A list of all of the winners during the tournament is provided below.
I will be closing the tournament throughout the day. If you are a winner, you will receive your award via the method you paid your donation to the tournament.
As always, it has been a joy to host this tournament and I hope that those of you reading the posts enjoyed the engagement. We will see you down the road.
--Your Commissioner
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