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REGULATORS vs UNDERDAWGS.
by Hanz Jimenez
DESPITE 2-0 START, REGULATOR'S GM RESIGNS
And the saga continues
The NIKETALK Regulators team is rolling like a yellow school bus only this time their General Manager, Rocky Anciano, has been thrown under it, ran over, put the bus on reverse, and ran all over...
The Regulators routed the Underdawgs, 55-33 and were led by three scorers. Adrian Eddington, showed that his Player of the Week accolade was not a one time deal as he scored a team-high 15 points. The sharpshooter Ron Bentley pitched in with 14, converting twice from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, Ramon Ramirez scored 10 and nearly went for a double double with nine boards. As great of a team this appears, their free throw shooting was a woeful 3-for-10 (30%) in their second game of the season. With a solid rebounding unit, their defense is just as potent as the stealthy Ron Bentley led the game with four picks.
The Underdawgs showed a lack of interest from the get go and the absence of key players led to their first loss of the season. Evan Namkung, Richard Ramirez and Walter Dinsay were all unavailable for the game, which meant there wasn't a reliable scorer for much of the game. To make matters worst, All Star JJ Collado had to leave at the half due to prior commitments. Stepping up, however, was Jimmy Davis who led the team with nine points and 11 boards. Alvin Queribin was the second leading scorer with eight points. John Paras, the team's GM, scored two points but looked visibly distracted drawing sketches on a clipboard instead of drawing plays for his teammates.
The whole week, much of the drama has been on the Niketalk forums which prompted their newly resigned GM to ponder on how things went so wrong real fast. "Is it NT or T-NT that knows drama?" joked the former Regulators GM. Feeling slighted about the suggestions of his players not to coach the team, Rocky Anciano felt that if it weren't for him advising the team on how to play their opponents, a 2-0 start wouldn't have been possible.
"A 2-0 start against subpar teams is impressive but you still haven't done anything. The challenge comes after Week 4 when teams have fully exposed your offense/defensive schemes and they have a game plan for you," said a league advisor.
Rocky later announced that he was dropping the team but no one was willing to step up to assume the managerial position. As of this article, Regulators are without a GM.
On another note, some of the players in the team felt Rocky had a conflict of interest due in part to his participation with another Gold Division team, Money Shot. The team is scheduled to face off during Rivalry Week, Week 7.
"Five weeks and counting...," Rocky said.
