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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

first half of the season ends tuesday

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” →

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

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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.

 

Greg Cobb photo

GR3G Hoops: The Rules!

the rules of GR3G Hoops are as follows: these apply for ALL games

  • games are played on a half court for 3-on-3 and full court for 5-on-5
  • we use the on-court arc, shots inside the arc are worth 2 points and outside the arc are worth three points
  • made shots from beyond our added “3G” line at 23-feet or beyond activate a “Make It, Take It” for the offense
  • shooting fouls create one free throw per number of points of shot taken
  • players fouled on “3G” makes are rewarded with one free throw and the ball
  • substitutions may be made on a dead ball or by calling timeout
  • each team receives two 60-second timeouts
  • all defensive strategies are allowed
  • we use a 29.5 size game ball
  • additional game specific rules are listed below

Pulaski Halls 2020 Flyer

3-on-3 rules: to win, a team must score EXACTLY 36 points

  • after 3 team fouls, players foul out for 1 possession for each defensive infraction
  • the official must distribute the ball beyond the “3G” line after each made basket
  • the inbounding player is free to dribble or pass the ball inbounds
  • defensive rebounds and steals must be cleared beyond the on-court arc ONLY if the ball touched the rim
  • the ball is cleared when a player establishes BOTH feet behind the on-court arc
  • halftime happens when one team reaches 21 points

5-on-5 rules: games are played with four 9-minute quarters

  • after 3 team fouls, players enter the “3G” bonus: three free throws per defensive foul
  • players do not foul out, but must substitute out for at least one possession/dead ball after 5 personal fouls

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theGR3Gleague taps April 4th as Opening Day

We’re getting ready for the 2020 3-on-3 hoops tour with a day out playing by “GR3G league” rules on Saturday, April 4th at Roosevelt Park Gym.

Friends and neighbors of all ages are welcome to join the festivities and/or play (casual & competitive hoops) for your favorite local brewery team and take home bragging rights, prizes from the hosts and more.

Get info about our outdoor pickup league, which takes place Monday evenings at Lincoln Park all summer for hoops and find out where we’ll be on Tuesdays for hops & pops at your local favorite brewery.

RULES

FREE TO PLAY, $33/suggested donation. RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!

Located on Grand Rapids’ SouthWest side, the park and gym are located at 739 Van Raalte Dr SW, 49503.

Learn more about us at our website.

 

 

 

theGR3Gleague starts on Monday!

Join BeerCityHoops and local breweries (TwoGuys, Creston & more) at Lincoln Park on Grand Rapids’ WestSide every Monday around 7pm for #theGR3Gleague, a casual, co-ed, competitive 3-on-3 league built around growing relationships between neighbors, local businesses and organizations.

 

Player entry is free for the first 4 people to sign up to represent their favorite local brewery. After each team has 4 players assigned, new registrations will require the purchase of your own logo shirt from the brewery team you would like to play for.

The rules of the GR3G league 3-on-3 are as follows:

  • games are played on a half-court
  • the GR3G league uses the on-court arc (usually 19’9″), with shots from outside the arc worth 2 points and inside worth 1 point
  • shots from designated “3G” circles (located at 23′) are worth three-points, a player must take the shot from inside the circle
  • determined by brewery locations, the nearest “home” team inbounds first
  • shot clock runs 33 seconds (where available)
  • shooting foul creates one free throw per number of points as the shot, all free throws are worth 1 point and are taken from the free throw line
  • players receive one dead-ball free throw if fouled on a made shot, possession will then change
  • players are allowed 3 personal fouls before fouling out (casual, competitive builds rapport, relationships)
  • teams must begin the game with 3 players and may finish with only one player
  • to win, a team must score exactly 33 points or the opposing team runs out of players/forfeits
  • halftime happens as one team reaches 21 points
  • each team receives two 60-second timeouts
  • substitutions can be made on a dead ball or by calling timeout
  • the referee must distribute the ball to the opposing team beyond the 23′ arc line after each score
  • the inbounding player is free to dribble or pass the ball inbounds
  • defensive rebounds/steals must be cleared only if the ball touched the rim, the ball is cleared when the opposing player with the ball establishes both feet behind the 3-point line
  • all defensive strategies are allowed
  • we use a size 29.5 game ball

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