Western NC Challenge
Final, game 2 by Jeff Soo
the players are taking a break. Kimo is criticizing Sherif's tactics
27 Sep 2015 10:37AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Starting up again, Sherif plays U to 5' position, about 20 degrees
27 Sep 2015 10:39AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
R shoots hard, snicks U back a couple of feet.
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K to 4' position, straight
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Y shoots at medium-hard pace, misses left
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Sherif shoots 1 with standard grip, ends about 5 yards south of 2
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R and K to position. R might be blocking U
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Y, on the boundary west of 1, shoots at the hoop. Glances off the right upright.
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U clears R; R missing the hoop by a couple of inches
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R clears K at moderate pace. R ends south of hoop 1
27 Sep 2015 10:43AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
K to 2' position, open on Y
27 Sep 2015 10:45AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
lost commentary for a minute there
27 Sep 2015 10:46AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Y missed K, then U to position. R had a wide triple; missed.
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K into jaws, with U in position to cut it through and advance to 3
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But Y cleared U, and advanced to near 3
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U back to position
27 Sep 2015 10:47AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
R hits the hoop and knocks K back a couple of inches
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K back to jaws, Y misses
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U to WNW of 2, setting up a promotion
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R misses U, big miss
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2-0 to Sherif
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Ahab leading the match 1-0 in games
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Y might be blocked from taking good position
27 Sep 2015 10:49AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
gets deep position, somewhat short
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U promotes K into Y
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Y might be blocking K
27 Sep 2015 10:50AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
R plays in deep, K stop-shot clearance to 2 yard position
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U is very near hoop 2. Y back to position, quite angled.
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U short, R excellent clearance, although R is now blocking Y's hoop shot
27 Sep 2015 10:51AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
K back to position
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blocking Y at U
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Y position
27 Sep 2015 10:52AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
U cuts R, not enough to wire it from K
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Ahab center-balls the 7-yarder
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R is halfway between 2 and 3, U is near the E boundary SE of hoop 3
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K misses the 20-plus yarder at Y
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Y shooting 3 from 5 or 6 feet
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runs it through by 4 yards. 1-2
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U to 4' position at 4
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R shoots gently, misses hoop and ball
27 Sep 2015 10:55AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
K attempts to clear Y, misses
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hmmm
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K ends 5 yards north of corner I
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Hoop-ball double for Y
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glances off the hoop
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3-1, Sherif leading game 2 but trailing the match 0-1
27 Sep 2015 10:56AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
R a bit short, but reasonable position. K rolls just past the block
27 Sep 2015 10:57AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
U had run 4 gently, so Y has about 7 yards, clears it to the east boundary
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U is now facing a perfect double of R and K
27 Sep 2015 10:57AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
standard grip, nails R at moderate pace
27 Sep 2015 10:58AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
R moderate-pace clearance, R ending 3 yards NNE of 4
27 Sep 2015 10:58AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
K to close position
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Y to 3 yard position
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U to close position, WSW of K
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could get interesting
27 Sep 2015 10:59AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Ahab cuts K to the boundary, 2 yards east of corner I
27 Sep 2015 11:00AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
make that 5 yards
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If Y had an open hoop shot before, I doubt it does now
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jump shot coming
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U's backswing hampered by K
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Ahab checking hoop firmness
27 Sep 2015 11:01AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
and doing a little repair
27 Sep 2015 11:01AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
humorous interchange, in English, between the brothers
27 Sep 2015 11:01AM (Tournament); 3 Readers
Sherif just might be a little bit of a ham
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Ahab's jump clears the balls, but bounces off the hoop
27 Sep 2015 11:03AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
Had to go referee the next shot, U into the jaws
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R clears K
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K halfway
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Y is level with 6, south of 2, shooting at U
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miss
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4-1 to Sherif, U to 2 yard position at 6
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R over-rolls position and block
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K over-rolls position
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Mohammad and his son Ali are playing a pick-up game on the next lawn
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Y miss
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U clears R; K must have a shot
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Ali is in college nearby
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R misses, K adjust, Y miss. R and Y are near each other on the south boundary
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U to promotion position
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R miss
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R probably offside
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disaster; Y runs into hoop 5, stuck in the jaws
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R not offside, though
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U promotes K to 2 yard position (Sherif 5-1). R miss.
27 Sep 2015 11:09AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
6-1. K through by about 4 yards
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Y plays to 2 yards north of the peg
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U to 4' position at 8
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R perfect block
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K plays in
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Y clears U to West boundary, snicks R
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U clears R to East boundary
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K has 5' position, 25 degrees
27 Sep 2015 11:11AM (Tournament); 2 Readers
R 22-yarder, miss by a foot
27 Sep 2015 11:12AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
R 22-yarder, miss by a foot
27 Sep 2015 11:12AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
Sherif scores to level the match. I will start a new commentary for game 3.
27 Sep 2015 11:13AM (Tournament); 1 Readers
7-1.
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