Summer 2 of the Sandia Labs Basketball Assocation (SLBA):
This season
Craig Vineyard is a member of the 'Leftovers' rather than the 'Lamers'
(Is this an upgrade???).
| Date: | Opponent: | Outcome: | Approx. Stats: |
| 4 June 08 | L | 26 Pts, 9 Rbds, 4 Blks | |
| 11 June 08 | W | 26 Pts, 9 Rbds, 2 Asts | |
| 18 June 08 | L | 12 Pts, 6 Rbds, 2 Blks | |
| 25 June 08 | W | 22 Pts, 8 Rbds, 4 Asts, 3 Blks | |
| 2 July 08 | W | 21 Pts, 11 Rbds, 3 Asts, 1 Blk | |
| 9 July 08 | L | 20 Pts 4 Rbds, 3 Blks | |
| 16 July 08 | Free Agents | W | 24 Pts 9 Rbds, 3 Asts, 5 Blks |
| 23 July 08 | L | 20 Pts 11 Rbds, 4 Blks |
4, 11, 18 June 08:
Vineyard opended his second season with back to back 26 point 9 rebound
games, but the aptly named Leftovers played with vastly different teams in
both games. The season opener only saw two of the players on the official
roster and was a game which combined a lot of turnovers with little to no
defense (I wonder why they lost?). The second game saw the Leftover's
first victory of the season, however there is still much work for the team
to do. In the third game, the opponent was a much younger team and was
consequently able to out run the Leftovers. The Leftovers made a run at
the start of the second half and came within 3 despite a 24 point
halftime deficit, however they were unable to sustain the rally and fell
in the end.
25 June 08:
The Leftovers doubled their wins on the season with a hard fought victory
despite the worst ref in the league. If Chris Webber were given the
option to retract an errant time-out call Michigan and the Fab Five may
have won a NCAA championship. They also may have won if they had an
infinite number of timeouts as the opponent apparently did. Furthermore,
fouls are only fouls if they amuse the ref and keep the game interesting
for him. But, despite these gross innacuracies, maybe we should have
asked if his last name is Donaghy, the Leftovers played some of their best
defense and played pretty well to pull out the win.
2 July 08:
The Leftover doubled their win streak with a solid victory. The Leftovers
led almost the entire game and pulled away in the second half on strong
defense and good passing. Vineyard was dissapointed with his free throw
shooting and turnovers, but he had another strong showing playing 35
minutes and grabbing a season high 11 rebounds to go with his 21 points.
9 July 08:
Ouch! The Leftovers lost by approximately 25 points. Either they played
bad defense or else the opposing team is an offensive jugernaut and always
makes 80% of their shots. So let's say they are an offensive jugernaut.
16 July 08:
The Leftovers bounced back and won this game by approximately 25 points
and appeared to be an offensive jugernaut themselves. Despite playing
with no subs, the Leftovers were able to overpower the younger but smaller
Free Agents.
23 July 08:
In a rematch of the second game of the year, the Leftovers battled
throughout the entire game, but could never get over the hump and lost a
relatively evenly matched game. With only one game left in the regular
season, the Leftovers seek to bounce back and enter the playoffs with a
winning record.
So I think I'm missing some games here, but I can't remember so a general summary will have to suffice. The Leftovers we awarded the top seed in the second bracket and won their first round matchup to make it to the championship game. The summer before Vineyard also led his team to the championship game, however he was unable to play due to a class at the same time. This time however Vineyard made the game! BUT he only played five minutes before being injured. After going up for a rebound he was pushed in his back and the forward momentum sent him landing onto a teammates foot. Coming down full force on his right ankle Vineyard was injured and had to hobble off the court. He made a brief attempt to re-enter the game with minutes left in the first half, but was unable to run, jump, or move in general and gave up on the vallant comeback. The Leftovers never could climb into the game and lost by about 20 points. Vineyard's ankle still hasn't fully recovered, and he hasn't played any basketball since then.