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Scores, statistics and news from Beer City Hoops’ the GR3G league, a 3-on-3 event on the west side of Grand Rapids, MI

B. Buckets heats up the kitchen in Ligers 53-16 win over Hawks

Defending Champs goin’ fishing early

It wasn’t much of a game from the early going as the Ligers put together a team effort in a 53-16 win over the defending Gr3g League champions.

While the Ligers and Hawks both looked to the deep depths of free agency to fill their playoff roster, the names on the jerseys wouldn’t matter except for #13 in green.

B. Buckets set fire to the entire block on the home end via the 3G and sent the Hawks out to the lake on an early exit fishing trip.

Silky did his usual work, LaCrosse played the role previously filled by B Stacks, and Gr3g worked out on the defensive boards in his return to the court for the Ligers (after being released from the Buzz after their acquisition of Ford). In fact, we heard whispers of “is that team modeled after the ’96 Sonics?” in the arena throughout the night. (Think Gary Payton, Detlef Schrempf, Sam Perkins, and Steve Scheffler, respectively.)

DanielBk led the Hawks, as he did all season. After losing a majority of their roster after the holiday break (4 players went on to coach their kids in little ball), the Hawks became his team to lead. A team had to make week-to-week roster moves which caused a bit of flux in the flow of their foundation.

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2021-22 Week 6 Preview: End of the 1st Half

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The first half of the 2021-22 regular season will come to a conclusion on Tuesday night before the Gr3g League takes nearly a month off for the holidays.

7pm game: Championship rematch, part 2

CREW LOOKS TO STAY UNDEFEATED

The Creston Rock Crew will be looking to stay undefeated as they take the home end of the floor playing host to the Red Hawks of Force in the opening game (7pm). Both teams have a different look since the season opener where the Crew defeated the Hawks, 47-38.

Crew 2021Newcomers Ricky Bobby (left) and Proto have led the way for the Crew, according to the MVP Race, but it’s been a collective effort across the board for the Purple. Boog and Jimmy G are playing some of their best basketball to date while the new additions of Gavin and Asian Spice (right) have increased tempo and opened up wide-open pockets to shoot from.

The Crew hasn’t felt the need to take their game outside the 3G line, as they’e attempted the least of any team.

 

For the Hawks, this season has been the perfect storm

Coming off last season’s Championship victory, the team found itself in disarray. Multiple players had secretly positioned themselves to leave the squad for other teams over the summer creating a whirlwind of drama which was at the time only known to league personnel.

During the offseason recruiting process, multiple players had again made it “very clear” they did not want to return to the Hawks. One was even bold enough to tell the league they’d, “found another league to play in and I’m taking some players with me.” (That player no longer plays in the Gr3g League and did not respond to inquiries for a comment.)

The league made the choice to fill the team with incoming players in a huge trade after Week 1 “once the Nines decided how to fill their roster” AND “none of the other Hawks being available or having reached out to the league yet“.

In that trade, the Hawks secured the services of a “team of 4 that will start their own expansion team next season in Orange & Black” consisting of The Juice, AG, ****Mike & Coach Drew to go with  I’ll Will, (pictured below) Cake and newcomer Daniel Bk.

Hawks 2021With Bandit‘s sudden return in Week 4, the Red now have a returning squad of four plus the Orange 4 and part-time available services of Big Baby.

A.G. has lead the way in the scoring department so far this season, only giving way to Bandit this past week against the Buzz. ****Mike is a dominant force on the boards both offensively and defensively. After an injury to his shooting hand, Coach Drew has taken a prominent role on the sidelines as the “voice of the Force” and, not surprisingly, The Juice just keeps finding himself in open space to fire three-pointers in long-sleeves.

This team has taken the most 3G’s this season, a deep contrast to their upcoming opponent.

Continue reading “2021-22 Week 6 Preview: End of the 1st Half” →

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Summer League is set for Michael Sanders Memorial Court at Wilcox Park

BeerCityHoops Summer League has a home

BeerCityHoops is headed to Wilcox Park for Summer League 2021!

After more than a year-long wait due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are happy to announce that the Gr3g League will host its Summer League at Wilcox Park on the newly renovated Michael Sanders Memorial Court after reaching an agreement with the City of Grand Rapids Parks & Rec Department earlier this week.

Starting June 15th, the first Tuesday on the summer calendar, our Summer League will take over the court named after a 2021 BeerCityHoops Hall Of Fame inductee, Michael Sanders. You can find the story here. MLive also did a piece, found here.

If the Stitcher interview is still available, Gr3g had the privilege of talking to Elizabeth Sanders about the project on the podcast we hosted back in September 2017.

 

Register for Summer League!

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2021 Gr3g League MVP: Los

Nines guard takes home inaugural MVP honors

Los, #13 in white, has won the 2020-21 Gr3g League MVP award after a great season for the Greyline Nines.

Los received 14 player votes for MVP, no other player had more than 6 votes.

The award was measured on the algorithm below.

League MVP Award Points Breakdown:

 

  • Games Played x .2
  • Wins x .3
  • Total Points x .1
  • 3G Made x .05
  • 3G% x .1
  • Vote by Players x .25

 

2021 Winter Player Stats

RankPlayerTeamPositionPTSPPGREB
1LosForward-Guard26126.10
2MJGuard21824.20
3BanditGuard19918.10
4Jackson Sr.Forward-Guard14217.80
5MotenForward17117.10
6WallGuard21416.50
7Boog*Forward-Center8116.20
8JacksonGuard10615.10
9SilkyForward-Guard16515.00
10The JuiceGuard3015.00
11LoubalanceGuard9613.70
12Ricky BobbyForward11211.20
13D NagsGuard10111.20
14TycoForward8710.90
15Ureste*Forward-Guard10810.80
16Frain WreckForward-Guard9110.10
17EllCenter1129.30
18B. BucketsGuard749.30
19Fries With That “Diesel”Forward-Center1029.30
20ShippyGuard968.70
21SpaghettiForward928.40
22Sam AwryForward837.50
23MoneyForward787.10
24LelandGuard147.00
25BostonGuard486.90
26JspoonForward-Guard66.00
27Kid AForward475.90
28WasabiForward-Guard175.70
29DJ Seven EightzGuard685.70
30Berlin Wall*Forward-Center425.30
31Zaza*Forward344.90
32Jimmy GGuard524.70
33I’ll WillForward514.30
34Red LeifForward414.10
35JermsGuard244.00
36GoolayGuard313.10
37CakeGuard93.00
38Big BabyCenter303.00
39B StacksGuard92.30
40K MacForward-Center00.00
41B NastyGuard00.00
42Scotty JForward-Guard00.00
43KP3Guard00.00
44ShotgunGuard00.00
45Jo Eddie GForward-Guard00.00
46Howard BeachGuard00.00
47Gr3gForward-Guard00.00
48Dr. WeedForward00.00
49Lost Ang3lGuard00.00
50TripForward00.00
51PeteGuard00.00

Hawks soar to 2021 Championship

Red Hawks leave the Crew behind on way to inaugural Gr3g League title

 

It came down to one final game in the inaugural Gr3g red hawks team photo finalsLeague playoffs on Tuesday night at the Knapp Shack and the Red Hawks Of Force clawed their way to raise the trophy, 55-41, over the Creston Rock Crew.

The Crew got out to a quick 7-0 lead to start the game but found themselves behind 16-13 at the end of the first quarter. The Hawks were able to take a 30-20 advantage at the halftime break and kept their opponents at bay throughout the second half.

 

 

Mr94Feet led the way for the Hawks scoring a game-high 24 points, including 13 in the first nine minutes.

Mr94Feet shoots finals

 

 

Ureste (driving) took top honors for the Crew with 12 points.

Ureste drives finals

 

 

Jimmy G (below) added 11.

Jimmy G shoots finals

City of Bridges wins Draft Lottery

City wins the lottery, will pick 1st overall in 2021 Draft

At least one thing went their way in April. Coming off a tough loss in the Gr3g League Playoffs Elimination Game, the City of Bridges and injured guard Jackson have a little sun shining down upon them today.

City, aka The Blues, will have the 1st overall pick in the 2021 draft, scheduled for mid-October.

2021 Draft Entrants

#PlayerPositionHeightWeight
1I’ll WillForward5-9185
1Ureste*Forward-Guard6-1185
1CakeGuard5-8186
1JacksonGuard5-10195
1CuervoForward-Guard6-1212
1MJGuard6-0220
2DanielBkGuard5-8177
2Jackson Sr.Forward-Guard6-1230
2BanditGuard6-1180
3Coach DrewForward-Guard5-10200
3FordGuard5-9177
04LelandGuard6-0190
4Sam AwryForward6-1190
5Asian SpiceGuard1255-7
6Scotty JForward-Guard5-11200
6CopeCenter6-3180
7The DiscipleForward-Guard6-2163
7A.G.Guard6-1200
7ShippyGuard5-8177
7ShotgunGuard5-10-

Nines stay atop the standings, City goes fishing

Seeding Round and Elimination Game highlight Week 11

 

It really all had to happen over Spring Break while players, coaches, and League staff were finally getting a chance to escape the pandemic for a few slight moments. Yes, folks, it all came down to who showed up in Week 11.

In Game A, otherwise known as the 7pm game (which normally starts about 7:12p, sigh), the Nines worked their way to a 59-55 win over the Crew to solidify their #1 seed in the Playoffs. With the win, the Route Nines achieved the storied honor of choosing their semi-final opponent. They have the option of facing off against the Crew for a second week in a row, but will have to weigh the return of players for both teams. MJ did his thing.

In Game B (we started at 8p, not bad), the Greens took advantage of an injury-riddled City team. Behind $ilky’s team season-best 43 points, the Green Ligers made a run just after halftime to send the City of Bridges into the 3rd game of the night and a date with possible elimination.

Oh, the terror of playing your last game of the season. That’s the nightmare the Hawks and City had to deal with. After a tough loss to the Greens and an immediate turnaround in a game against the hungry Hawks team looking to notarize the playoff paperwork late in the year. After a stretch of 7 straight losses, the Hawks won big in Week 9 and lost by 1 in the final game of the regular season. But Tuesday night, the Red Hawks of Force were flying a stealth bomber right up and over the defense of the City squad. “Green Light” Bandit led the way in the final 3 quarters, but really put it away in the 2nd. Mr94Feet and Berlin Wall complimented well and fan favorite Big Baby did his thing, driving the gallery into a frenzy.

 

 

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Crew builds the stage, puts on a show, then dims the lights on the Nines

In the race for first place coming out of the All-Star break, the Purple Crew surprised the Greyline Nines with a 56-40 victory.

Loubalance (22 points) and Jackson Sr. (21 points) led the Crew (5-2), who are now considered the league leaders, due to point differential (+81).

Playing in their second game of the night, the 40 points for the Nines (5-2) was their lowest output of the season. While MJ put up 19, Los was held to just 6 points. This time Greyline had the trouble in the middle as the Crew’s Diesel and Spaghetti owned the boards.

 

Nines game footage

Nines get early Week 7 victory over City

In the opening game of Week 7, the Greyline Nines rode the MVP-caliber duo of MJ and Los to a 69-56 victory over City of Bridges to take sole possession of first place in the Gr3g League.

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MJ swings the gate on the picket fence during Week 7.

MJ’s 27 and Los’ 24 (51 total) were the most by teammates in a game this season. The ability of the Nines (5-1) duo to find hidden paths to the lane and shoot from range helped the rest of the squad find open shots around the outside.

D Nags once again found his stroke from deep leading City (4-3) with 27 points but the team lacks dominant size in the middle amid their 4-out offense and the Nines were able to clean the glass efficiently.