The Sixth Street Nets have acquired DJ78 from the Rhythm.
They’ve also signed rookie free agents Fish, AlphaWolf & Sterl for the remainder of the season.
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ON COURT Rules CHANGES of the Gr3g League, 2025
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
As we move into the 2nd half of the 2024-25 season, the League Council has made some amendments to the ON COURT Rules of the Gr3g League that should provide for a better experience and more fluid gameplay.
The Council asks that all players take the time to read and understand the rules both on-court and off-court.
PLEASE GET YOUR TEAMMATES TO PAY UP THE $50 GYM DUES OWED OCTOBER 1st, 2024. It’s damn near January, yo!
If you’d like to continue to play with the League after April 1st, please make sure you’ve paid your LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP in full. Total cost is $163/player which includes those 2024 $50 gym dues most everyone has paid. Gym costs are rising, so membership and annual dues will rise in the fall of 2025, cost TBD.
Currently, 40+ players make up 6 teams. Some have been here since before Covid and/or thru the pandemic, some are brand new. No one deserves to leave the gym upset by anything more than a loss. This has not been the case recently. The amount of trash talk, confrontations and physical play has been rising consistently since October and it is a concern for the leadership of the League. We are not having any more of it.
On that note, Updated rules are as follows:
SUBS ONLY ALLOWED AT DEAD BALL, no more “hockey-style”.
EVERYONE SUBS OUT! when you have more than 5 players.
ELBOWS DOWN! PLAY WITHIN YOUR OWN PHONE BOOTH.
STOP FOULING BECAUSE YOU GOT BEAT ON D (this is such a huge problem).
INTENTIONAL FOULS WILL BE MET WITH IMMEDIATE EJECTION FROM THE GYM.
ANY EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL PLAY WILL BE MET WITH IMMEDIATE EJECTION FROM THE GYM.
MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF ANY OF THE ABOVE WILL DISQUALIFY THAT PLAYER PERMANENTLY.
“I’M DONE DEALING WITH THE BS. IF OLD-ASS GROWN FOLKS WANT TO ARGUE CALLS, GET MAD ALL THE TIME, GO PLAY SOMEWHERE ELSE. START YOUR OWN LEAGUE. I WANT TO HOOP WITH HOOPERS WHO LOVE THE GAME MORE THAN WINNING. COME HAVE FUN OR STAY HOME.” -gr3g
IN GAME
- games are played on a full court in 5v5
- teams must field 4 players (option of 4v4 or allowing subs)
- first team to score 63 points wins OR whoever is ahead after 33 minutes
- games are played on a 33-minute running clock
- shots inside the arc are worth 2 points & outside are worth three points
- shots made beyond our added “3G” line activate a “Make It, Take It”
- at dead ball, defense ALWAYS returns LIVE BALL to offense BEHIND mid-court to restart
- offense may dribble, shoot or pass to start play (thus limiting inbounds play injuries)
- substitutions ONLY ALLOWED on a dead ball
- “call your own” fouls; don’t be a “violations czar” or “overzealous ref”. the floor isn’t perfect, everyone travels.
- each team receives one 60-second timeout
- all HALF-COURT defensive strategies are allowed, MAN-TO-MAN is preferred
- Move the ball! Just HOOP, please don’t stall in the final minutes. Open shots deserve to be taken.
OVERTIME RULES WILL CHANGE:
EACH TEAM’S 5 ON-COURT PLAYERS AT BUZZER SHOOT 3G’S AS A TEAM.
(HOME TEAM GETS OPTION OF SHOOTING FIRST OR SECOND.)
IF TIED AFTER ROUND 1, MAKE/MATCH SUDDEN DEATH 1-BY-1)
After April, we are capping the rosters at 8 players going forward while grandfathering in any team fully-paid with 9 or more. It’s just too many people to keep happy and to keep up with when the other team only has minimal or no subs.
There is a protocol to follow when inviting players to the League. Register on the website. Secure Membership. Pay dues. Meet with Leadership. No on-court play until after those requirements are met. No more random “they playin’ tonight” kind of shit.
Respect the League. Respect the rules. Respect your opponents. Respect yourself enough to cooperate.
Spectators need to stay IN THE BLEACHERS AT ALL TIMES. NO ONE SHOULD BE IN ANY CLASSROOM. ITEMS WERE STOLEN EARLIER THIS SEASON AROUND HALLOWEEN, IT WAS CANDY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
Children shouldn’t be running around the gym during games and MUST be accompanied by a parent/guardian for safety concerns and as a courtesy to the school and the League. Multiple players use this time to “get away from all that” and others have stated concern over the consistency of interruptions from the sidelines.
We never wanted to have this much information and rules to share, but it has come to that. Just play for fun, live your dream.
There ain’t no prize destination, so enjoy the journey.
OFF-COURT Rules of the Gr3g League
Thank you to everyone for your involvement in the League. Please remember we are here to bring joy and have fun, too!
ON/OFF-COURT Rules of BeerCityHoops 5v5 are as follows:
-Do it like Stuart Scott. “Be as cool as the other side of the pillow.”
-RESPECT the game, the players, other teams & the gym(s)
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE RESPECT RULE WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE FORFEITURE OF MEMBERSHIP
-Bring hustle not the harm (we go to work off court, too)
-Know your scheduled game times; please Arrive on Time
-Teams will be given time (10-min?) to warm up before games
-Please stay off main court while live games are going on
3-team trade finalized
Ligers, Hearts and Nets complete 3-team deal
The Roundball Ruckus Ligers agreed to acquire the rights to E the Rook from the Sixth Street Nets, who acquired Gr3g and sent For LeeS to the West Leonard Hearts.
TRADE RESCINDED (edit) Ligers and Nets settle up on a trade
This trade has been rescinded, retroactive to October 23rd, after Crain did not show up to games. His agent has not commented or responded.
Return of the Crain
The Roundball Ruckus Ligers have acquired the rights to Crain Wreck from the Sixth Street Nets in exchange for Gr3g, who recently passed 300 career points.
Crain’s return is still week-to-week. Gr3g has chosen to wear #15 for the Nets.
The roster changes goes into effect immediately.
Welcome to Year 5!
Week 1: promising futures are in
Welcome back to the Gr3g League!
Week one of Year 5 is here and we’re excited to bring you a full season of “dive bar” basketball.
Opening up the season with the 200th overall game, the City of Bridges returned to the court for the first time since hoisting the trophy after their 3-0 Final series run last season against their main rivals, the Roundball Ruckus Ligers. Coming into the game the Bridges led the all-time series 7-4.
The Ligers got out to an early lead, nearly gave it up late in the game and had to watch a game-tying buzzer-beating three by Money ricochet off the stanchion just to get the W.
City of Bridges notes:
- D Nags played in his 50th league game and moved his points total to 407, both are BeerCityHoops records.
- Kid A changed his number to #40.
- Money surpassed 300 career points (307).
- RossTy returned to the court after a season off following an Achilles injury.
Roundball Ruckus Ligers notes:
- $ilky became the second player to surpass 350 career points (356).
- Scotty J returned to the league after a season away.
The game consisted of the top-6 active scorers:
D Nags (407), Silky (356), B. Buckets (342), Kid A (333), Money (307) & Gr3g (291).
Game 2 tested the waters of the 2nd Ward as the Rhythm: River North versus the Sixth Street Nets.
The Rhythm return this season as the prohibitive favorite to challenge City for the title. Cope returns to Rhythm for another year of defensive annoyance (including a personal dislike of the expertise at his craft by this writer) with Trav & Parker still navigating the way. DJ Seven8z, a Year 1 champion with the now-retired Hawks returned to the mix, this time in Rhythm.
The Nets on the other hand, looked like your favorite show coming back for season 3 with a new supporting cast.
Rueben “Juice” moved to North Carolina. Bowen Arrows is out with an ankle injury. TK, Smitty and C Bake are retired for now. Word is Evinrude may also be out for the season after playing in Week 1.
Zach Baker & Greeny are back. Rookies joining the Nets in teal and purple are Jon V, For LeeS, B. Baker and JoJo.
The Rhythm showed off the size disparity early and often as they out rebounded the Nets 38-31, mirroring the 36-31 final score.
Game 3 brought together the two newest teams in the League, Ward 1 rivals West Leonard Hearts and Bridge Street Fire.
Coming off a 8-7 record in their inaugural BeerCityHoops season, the Hearts return all of their players and add rookies Eliseo and Frobe Huncho. This team of mostly guards can get to the hoop and shoot the three, sometimes doing too much of one or the other. Getting Hamlet involved in the middle will be key to their success.
The Fire put together a nearly brand new squad over the summer. Big Baby recruited Splash, added B (Ben) and BK off the free agent market, then trading for Hengy and the rights to his recruits Big Max and Powell. This team is bigger than most of the other teams but will need to gel quickly and get steady guard play to burn it up.
Where there’s smoke…is the Fire burning?
Shots fired?
Sources have Big Baby recruiting up in Belknap Hills hoping to reunite some former champions from the original Hawks squad.
Meanwhile, back at the Hall of Hoops, Gr3g is being mentioned in a return to the Legends of the Lake, dependent on whether or not the League is able to expand to eight teams from six.
What’s next for the Bridge Street Fire?
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2024 Schedule Release, Celeb Refs wanted
Gr3g missed a week of the schedule somewhere during Team 6 in Week 12…
Everything is off the board. “We’ll do it LIVE!”
While the schedule is written, the venue has final say on what dates we’ll actually be in the gym.
Some dates will most likely be eliminated due to school events.
As of now, just play along.
2024 Schedule
2024 Off-Season Is Now Active!
big News?
We deleted our social media pages, again.
Now, you can only find us here on the interwebs at BeerCityHoops.com, on our YouTube Channel (which you just should subscribe to) or find us out in the real world at a bucket near you!
2023 was the year of Bridges
2023 was the year of Bridges as City took home their first title. As the original franchise in the League, they’ve played the most games (59), have the most wins (29) and the most losses (30).
D Nags became the first player in League history to break the career 400-point barrier. His next game will be his 50th, another League record.
Money (46 games, 298 points) and Kid A (45 games, 330 points) will each reach 50 games played this year and quite possibly the 400-point mark, respectively, as well.
Porter, T-Roof & Deja have engaged veterans RossTy (Achilles) and Gustafson (Business) about a possible return.
The Rhythm fell just short in the Final Series in their second year together.
Since their inception in Year 3, they’ve won 67% of their games (20-10).
They’ve got a First Big 3 (Cope, Cuervo, Trav) and a New Big 3 (Parker, Uncle Jeff, Boogie) and will again be tough to contend with.
Rello has replied “hard maybe” about a return to the League. No word yet from Big Ed $.
The Nets had a tough Final Series but will return most of the core squad.
Availability of stars Baker, Arrows & Juice will be key in their quest. Adding Evinrude to the cast was a real catch.
Will TK and Greeny be back? If not, could adding Hengy & Wooly in free agency be the answer?
Last year’s rookie squad of Hearts will return determined to attack with its defensive pressure and long-range shooting.
After going 1-2 in the Finals, Jody Breeze, Rio, Targets, JMills & Good Job James should all return to the mix.
Hamlet played a couple games with the Hearts late in the season. Is he the answer in the middle?
The GRR Ligers (aka Ruckus) will return to the game schedule in the Fall.
While their roster has been fluid over the years, the mainstays of Sam Awry, Silky & B. Buckets should all be back in green this season.
TLC has improved his shooting each season. Could there be a return of Moten, Scotty J, Frain Wreck or B Stacks?
The Fire took missing out on the Finals to reset and recoup after an incident resulting in a player being suspended for the remainder of the season.
Will Gr3g and Big Baby find a way to rebuild a fledging franchise amid such chaos?
Retaining DBk is the most likely option to start their first off-season working together.
Former players I’ll Will, Wall, Berlin & AFord are all on the radar.
All former League veterans were contacted just as the league season opened on July 1st.
So far, we’ve heard back from MJ (351points) and Crain.
Potential Rookies joining the League this season are BK (the gym keys!), Gator and Splash.
WE ARE STILL RECRUITING! New Players are encouraged to be 30 years and older.
New Member Entry is $163/player which includes custom jersey and first year dues.
Returning Members (you have a jersey) will pay Annual Dues before season starts. (2023 dues were approx. $50/player)
THE GR3G LEAGUE WILL RETURN IN FALL 2024!
STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES & DETAILS.
Recruiting and Registration is now open for ALL players AGES 30 AND UP (turning 30 in 2024 is acceptable).
Please do not recruit players under the minimum age requirement.
All players must be registered and fully paid before entering the gym in Fall 2024.
New player entry is $163 (no increase from 2023). This includes returning players without the lifetime membership.
Lifetime Members will owe annual dues in October (cost tbd).
The League will return to our WestSide home in the Fall.
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