Season record Won 8 Lost 4
Playoff record Won 2 Lost 0
Overall record Won 10 Lost 4
Division 2 East finish - 3rd place
Division 2 overall finish - 5th place
(All numbers post coaching change)
Most points in a single game: 26 @ Newbridge - Omar Zwawi
Most 3 pointers in a single game: 6 @ Beddau - Mike Hollifield
Most steals in a single game: 15 @ Home vs Newbridge - Scott Lloyd
Team totals:
Omar Zwawi 95 points 47 rebounds 14 steals 20 assists 0 blocks 6 games played
Timmy Cowan 99 points 16 rebounds 23 steals 16 assists 1 block 8 games played
Aaron Freeman 40 points 4 rebounds 11 steals 13 assists 1 block 4 games played
Mikey Holifield 60 points 15 rebounds 8 steals 6 assists 0 blocks 5 games played
Mitchell Reynolds 61 points 52 rebounds 6 steals 7 assists 3 blocks 7 games played
Scott Lloyd 57 points 11 rebounds 28 steals 6 assists 0 blocks 6 games played
Wes George 64 points 65 rebounds 14 steals 12 assists 7 blocks 9 games played
Fung Chiu 59 points 75 rebounds 8 steals 3 assists 1 block 9 games played
Lloyd Davies 73 points 25 rebounds 21 steals 42 assists 2 blocks 9 games played
Ryan Ford 51 points 57 rebounds 4 steals 5 assists 0 blocks 9 games played
B 47 points 23 rebounds 1 steal 3 assists 7 blocks 3 games played
**
Kings 73 Cougars 54
Sealed the deal. 5th place secured. In what was possibly our greatest defense performance of the year. Every single one of the boys who played gave everything they had. We ended up with three people out hurt - the toil of a long season taking it out of us.
the 1-3-1 worked wonders and the cougars found it very hard to break. I'll post a season summary later in the week but here are the numbers.
Before I post this though... the score sheet is all kinds of fucked up. Scores jumping all over the shop. And yeah Lloyd they should have moved the score board at the end of the half but didn't. We should have finished on about 93 points by my estimation.
By quarter
Kings Cougars
15 13
22 17
19 8
17 16
Ryan secures man on the match with his line:
18 points 6 rebounds 2 steals 1 assist
Omar 18 points 5 rebounds 4 assists 4 steals
Mike 3 points 1 steal (out injured for duration)
Mitch 10 points 8 rebounds 4 assists 2 steals 1 block
Fung 2 points 10 rebounds 2 steals 1 assist (out injured for 4th)
Lloyd 10 points 2 rebounds 4 assists 1 steal 1 block (lebron style pin on the break)
Tim 23 points 2 rebounds 3 steals 2 assists
Wes 10 points 6 steals 3 rebounds 3 assists 2 blocks
Omar secures top scorer for the season.
Shouts to Lloydy for that incredible pin.
Shouts to Mitchell for his defense in the middle.
Shouts to Ryan for his offensive finesse.
Shouts to everybody for working so hard, listening and running the offenses to perfection. Great end to a great season
**
Kings 76 Crickhowell 68
Kings Bulldogs
22 12
21 14
19 23
14 19
Here comes the math:
Omar 26 points 11 rebounds 6 assists 5 steals
Lloyd 21 points 6 rebounds 4 assists 4 steals
Tim 9 points 7 rebounds 5 steals 1 block
Wes 12 points 12 rebounds 6 steals 2 blocks
Fung 8 points 7 rebounds 3 steals
Ryan 4 rebounds 1 assist
Omar Zwawi takes man of the match for his line and his job on defense on Ben.
Special mention to Ryan for the defensive iq and Westley the taxi.
Ben ended up with 21
Modge ended up with 24
Omar had 17 in the first quarter.....
Still need work, we had those periods where we lost our heads (again) but props to everybody. Was a long game with 6 people but we managed 40 minutes worth of full court man which is a massive achievement
**
Capitals 82 – Kings 67
By Quarter:
Kings Capitals
14 21
18 18
15 18
20 25
Aaron - 13 pts 1 ass
Mikey - 6 pts 3 rebs 2 stls 1 ass
Omar - 12 pts 3 ass 3 rebs
Wes - 4 pts 4 rebs 1 ass
B - 14 pts 5 rebs 3 ass 1 stl 1 blk
Lloydy - 3 pts 1 ass
Scotty - 2 pts 2 ass 1 reb
Mitchell - 4 pts 1 reb 1 blk
Ryan - 2 rebs
Fung - 4 pts 8 rebs 1 ass
Fouls commited
Kings Capitals
23 12
**
Kings 84 Raiders 59
7-1
By quarter
Kings 18 19 22 25
Raiders 12 9 22 15
Stat line
Ryan Ford 11 pts 4 rebs 2 steals
Scott Lloyd 12 pts 2 assts 6 rebs 4 steals
Lloyd Davies 6 pts 9 assts 4 steals 4 rebs
Mitchell Reynolds 10 pts 8 rebs (7 offensive) 2 steals
Wes George 5 pts 6 rebs
Fung Chiu 3 pts 9 rebs 1 steal
Omar Zwawi 11 pts 5 assts 5 rebs 3 steals
Timmy Cowan 4 pts 3 rebs 1 steal 1 fucked up eye
Mikey Water Hollifield 11 pts 1 assts 5 rebs 2 steals
Aaron Freeman 10 pts 4 assts 2 rebs 4 steals
Man of the match - Lloyd Davies
Top Scorer - Scott Lloyd
So many highlights, how about....
**Timmy fucking his eye up
**The kebab dude having one locked and loaded for Wes - then getting ejected - see ya, wouldn't wanna be ya
**Ryan's half time antics - offensive board and cheeky lay up with one tick left
**Ryan breaking his scoring record
But was that not the worst set of rims we ever played on? Omar left 10 points on the floor. Water left 10 points on the floor. etc etc. But we still have raised our ppg considerably. We are now 7-1 with a very good shot at making playoffs. As long as we stay sharp and want it.
Have to give props for Timmy getting mollywhopped when he was on his hustle. Mitchell's offensive rebounding. Ryan's scoring. Scotty checking his feet before he pulls the trigger on that trey. SICK. Freeman giving us 10, 4 & 4 proving me right sticking him back at the Point. Appreciated Ray Ray. OZ#4 live for playing with a fucked up thumb. Cos ya know on a different set of rims you would have had 15 in the first quarter.
Things that really make my dick hard:
6 players scoring double figures
22 collective steals
23 collective assists
Things that make my cock floppy:
Baseline 3 pointers
0 blocks
the 1-3-1 looked ok though right? I'm sure if we had played the full court man we would have broken 100. But we have bigger fish to fry
**
Kings 99 Huskies 81
Winning season.
Highest score in a game.
By quarter:
Huskies 20 29 19 13
Kings 27 22 29 19
Stat line:
Ryan 8 pts 10 rebs 1 assist
Scotty 2 pts 2 stls 1 rebs
Lloydy 4 pts 5 rebs 2 ass 1 stl
Mitch 8 pts 5 Rebs 1 blk 1 ass
Wes 13 pts 7 rebs 2 ass
Fung 10 pts 8 Rebs
Bailey 21 pts 8 Rebs 5 blks
Timmy 12 pts 6 ass 5 stl 1 reb
Mikey 9 pts 4 rebs 1 steal
Aron 12 pts 5 ass 3 stl 2 rebs
Jack Dyer (12) scored 50 points.
**
5-1
W
So Abervalley visit and we all think we gonna steamroll them right? Is that our problem?
We don't play enough games so we get too hyped. Is that our problem?
New inexperienced Coach. Is that our problem?
Not fit enough? Is that our problem?
I know that when we want to, we play the most beautiful basketball.
Timmy picking off a pass in mid flight. Sex.
Wes coming off that downtown pick and going strong. Bread & Butter.
Omar going through 3 people to the hole. On 3 straight posessions. Unguardable.
Fung outrebounding a 6'8'' centre with 30 ticks on the clock. Dirty Work. Unbelievable.
Freemans triple followed by the fly swat. Boner.
Ryan's blue charge streak showing its face. Scary.
Mitchells jumpstop. My favourite move (ask somebody).
Lloydys numerous passes. Intricate.
Scotty making a lead taking triple with a minute left in the game. In his second game back after an 18 month haitus. ICE COLD. Game winning tipping point. Scott Lloyd 33 - fearless in the clutch.
Mike. Money Mike. H2o. Evander. Game sealing trey IN THE EYE OF A 6'8'' CENTRE IN THE AIR. Money. Mon$y. M$ney. $oney. $$$$$. #####. Fucking butter.
You are all capable of dominating basketball in South Wales. But you have to do the following things to achieve that.
1) Want it. Bad.
2) Listen to instruction.
3) Keep your head.
That said, here goes the math.
Kings Vs Abervalley:
Quarter 1
16 - 18
We were unbelievable in the first few minutes but then ran out of puff. More running on Monday - bring your insoles! Showed flashes of brilliance in this quarter and racked up some steals.
Quarter 2
13-23
We did well off our downtown offense getting the looks we wanted but not running a zone in training really showed as we suffered on the glass.
Quarter 3
23-7
Changing the 5 every two minutes meant we ran them off the floor. 5 of their 7 points coming from free throws. Our offense was outstanding.
Quarter 4
19-19
Our bench got T'd up, then their coach got ejected. Then a spectator got ejected. Down by two points with a minute left Scott comes from the bassline to the top of the key and takes a pass. Releases quick like Ray Allen. Nylon. Kings go one point up. We force a turnover and Money Mike spots up. Their 6'8'' centre flys out knowing that this guy is automatic (it was in the echo) Money Mike is money. Swish. Butter. Dagger. 4 points up. We send their centre to the line but the pressure is too much. Clangs both free throws. Fung comes up with the BIG rebound. Gives it to Scott who holds. Gives it to Mike who holds. Aber without a coach don't have the presence of mind to foul so Kings basketball dribbles the game out to a standing ovation and goes 5-1.
What a way to take that W. What a beautiful, sensational, clutch minute of basketball.
Final score Kings Basketball 71 Abervalley Hurricanes 67
Stat Lines:
Lloydy 10 points 3 steals 3 assists (fouled out)
Timmy 7 points 4 steals 4 assists 2 rebounds
Omar 10 points 9 rebounds 2 assists 2 steals
Scotty 9 points 5 steals 1 assist
Mitchell 9 points 7 rebounds 2 steals
Aaron 5 points 4 steals 3 assists 1 (monster) block (fouled out)
Money Mike 9 points 1 assist 2 rebounds
Wes 8 points 5 rebounds 3 assists
Ryan 4 rebounds (fouled out)
Fung 4 points 5 rebounds
I like how evenly spread out the numbers are.
Top scorers: Omar Zwawi/Lloyd Davies
Man of the Match: Scott Lloyd/Mike Holifield
**
Kings Basketball 4 - 1
by quarter
1 14 - 7
2 20 - 11
3 22 - 22
4 23 - 15
Kings Basketball 79 Newbridge Raiders 55
Man of the Match Scott Lloyd in his debut - 16 points 15 steals
Timmy Cowan ** 19 points 4 steals 5 turnovers
Fung Chiu ** 4 points 11 rebounds
Lloyd Davies ** 2 points 12 assists 4 turnovers
Omar Zwawi ** 18 points 14 rebounds
Mitchell Reynolds ** 10 points 13 rebounds
Wes Diesel George ** 4 points 16 rebounds
Ryan Ford ** 6 points 15 rebounds 5 turnovers
A solid effort. Shame we were missing Evander and Freeman but we adapted well. Timmy, Fung and Ryan did a job on their point guard.
Lloydy, Scotty and Omar pushed the ball well.
Mitchell, Wes, Fung and Ryan cleaned up the boards (against bigger opponents).
Thanks to G and Evander for doing the table, Big head for the stats. Everybody who played for working their arse off for every second of that game. Full court man to man for 40 minutes with only 8 players is always going to be tough but it feels good now though right?
Our dreaded third quarter jinx has passed as we scored 22 points in the third. This is the first game we have ever scored more each quarter than the last.
Downtown worked.
Lloydys zone offense worked.
Our D worked.
79 points is the most we have ever scored in a league game.
We are 4-1 and top of the table.
We did lose our composure at times and made some mistakes but we haven't played a game for two months. So all things considered was nothing negative about tonight.
From start to finish it was beautiful. Even that final shot from Fung, how on earth did that not go in?
**
Kings 78 Barry 53
Mike 13 points 1 ass 2 dr 1 or 1 st 1 to
Fung 8 points 1 ass 4 dr 6 or 1 to
Alex 4 points 1 ass 3 dr 5 or 2 st 1 to
Beefy 24 points 1 ass 11 dr 11 or 3 st 5 bl 8 to
Timmy 5 points 1 ass 1 st 1 to
Lloyd 6 points 7 ass 2 dr 2 or 6 st 2 to
Wes 7 points 2 ass 4 dr 3 or
Mitch 9 points 2 ass 4 dr 1 or 3 to
Ryan 2 dr 2 or
1) Ted has never lost a game to Barry.
2) Highest ever score for kings basketball.
3) Beefy killed it. Double double.
4) Mike killed it. Water. H2O. And that pass..
5) Doing the same on Tuesday secures 2 more games
**
For the kings followers who don't make it to games... This is what happened last night.
Kings owned the first quarter taking a nine point lead. The lead diminished over the next three quarters under a barrage of 3's from the young Barry squad (6 in 7 minutes late in the game).
Barry take the lead for the first time in the fourth quarter as the kings players struggle to stop the young Barry guards.
In the ninth minute of the fourth quarter the game is tied 65 a peice. Barrys coach coops gets fouled and goes to the line hitting both charity shots to take a two point lead. Fung "skin tight D" then takes an offensive board and converts to tie the game up. A foul on barrys lloyd davies sends him to the line where he makes one and takes the lead. One point game with less than an offense left.
The ball gets swung around and lands in the hands of mike hollifield. Evander jacks it and rims out... Evander then catches his own offensive board with four seconds left. Instinct takes over as he goes up in traffic. Barry are forced to foul.
Fearless in the clutch evander hits his first to tie the game up, in the process preventing the kings from catching a harsh L.
A lucky escape and tough challenge going to Barry on Tuesday. If you are a kings player Reading this you know we are capable of turning this team out.
Run the offense, work hard on defense and good things will come.
Centre manager rogers man on the match: Wes diesel >
**
Tough game Thursday but Kings showed they have huge potential against a much larger team. Let's look towards the rematch and securing as many W's as possible.
Lost the winning streak but still remain above 500. for the season. Here's the details:
Kings 64 Warriors 77
________________Played_____________Points_______#3's
S Omar__________Y _________________16___________3
F Chiu__________Y__________________0____________0
M Hollifield____Y__________________0____________0
A Freeman_______Y__________________0____________0
M Reynolds______Y__________________0____________0
W George________Y__________________0____________0
N Williams______Y__________________2____________0
T Cowan_________Y__________________21___________2
R Ford__________Y__________________0____________0
A Holian________Y__________________17___________0
L Davies________Y__________________8____________0
O Zwawi_________N__________________0____________0
Warriors top scorer P Likosso 24 (Number 10)
League Table:
Division 2 East__________Played___Won___Lost___Forfeit___PTS
Cardiff Kings____________3________2_____ 1________________5
Cardiff Capitals_________2________2_______________________4
Crickhowell______________3________1______2________________4
Barry 2__________________3________1______1_______1________3
Abervalley_______________3_______________3________________3
Cardiff Warriors_________1________1_______________________2
Newbridge Raiders________1________1_______________________2
Kings Scoring Table:
______________GP___PPG
T Cowan_______3____23.00
S Omar________3____20.00
A Holian______3____7.33
M Reynolds____3____4.67
O Zwawi_______2____4.50
N Williams____3____3.33
L Davies______3____2.67
W George______3____1.33
F Chiu________2____1.00
A Freeman_____3____1.00
R Ford________3____0.67
M Hollifield__2____0.00
**
Tuesday 27th October 2009 saw Abervalley host the Cardiff Kings and kick off there 2009/10 South Wales Valleys League season.
The Kings showed with a Huge squad of 14 players. Abervalley had a fullish squad and started the game with Owain, Joel, Greg, Dai Hale and newcomer Andrew.
The first quarter was a back and forth quarter, Abervalley set up a tight zone and the Kings struggled to get anything goin. Abervalley on the other hand broke there man to man defence scoring some good points. Kings moved the ball well and took good shots. Abervalley pass the ball well and put it inside for there post players David Hale and Andrew Fullford who scored some easy points. Joel and Owain were also very effective running the court contributing to the score. Kings found some ground and scored some good baskets. First quarter ended 19 – 14 in Abers favour.
Second quarter went down hill for Aber. The Kings looked a lot sharper, run the brake well, played a tight 2-1-2 zone defence which caused Abervalley loads of trouble. Abervalleys offence become static shots just wouldn’t drop. This saw the Kings tight zone grabbing strong boards and getting the outlet pass to the runners which lead to easy baskets. Tim running the floor well for the Kings. Some nice shooting from Joel and Owian put some points on the board for Aber but the game went to half time with the Kings up 45 – 25.
Third quarter saw Abervalley get back into the game, with better movement on offence and tighter defence lead to them scoring some good baskets. Kings matched basket for basket taking advantage of Abers little mistakes. Owain and Joel for Aber making some tough shots. This was a scrappy quarter for both teams, everyone rushing there offence/defence with Aber trying to take a lead and Kings trying to hold there lead and take it further. The game went into the final quarter with the Kings up by 14
Forth quarter was a fast paced quarter with once again Kings trying to take the lead further and Aber battling to take control. A few little mistakes for Aber saw the Kings run up a little larger lead. Tim and Omar really effective shooting at will for the Kings. Aber managed to gain some composure and get the ball inside to big man Andrew for some easy points. A combined effort from Abervalley saw the game go basket for basket and got the game flowing again but the Kings proved too strong and run out the game 12 points winners ended 69 – 57.
Abervalleys Squad Captain Owain said
“A few silly mistakes from us that cost the game. The Kings came to us with a strong and deep bench they played some really good basketball at times and are definitely in with a shot of the D2 East Title. We held our own but it was our second quarter antics that cost us the game. We now have to look forward and iron out the little mistakes that cost us this game but will definitely be ready for our next meet.
Abervalleys Man Of The Match – Andrew Fullford
**
Kings – 68 Bulldogs - 46
Bulldogs:
Fouls = 16
Missed free throws = 21
No. 15 Modget = 22pts
Kings:
Fouls = 29
Missed free throws = 14
No. 10 – A Freeman = 3pts
No. 45 – A Holian = 3pts
No. 64 – L Davies = -
No. 14 – M Reynolds = 8pts
No. 22 – N Williams = 6pts
No. 4 – O Zwawi = 2pts
No. 24 – R Ford = -
No. 7 – S Omar = 12pts
No. 23 – T Cowan = 32pts
No. 23 – W George = 2pts
