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Linemates trigger young gun

The Kid and Lak Attack may be two of the quickest, most skilled roadsters on the court, but it was only when they moved the game's lumbering giant, Wink, into the offensive zone early in Sunday's game that they were able to unleash their full goal-scoring fury. The carnage wasn't pretty; Kid scored 14 goals, and his linemates added as many assists, leading their powerhouse team to a 20-10 win.

With their checking line doing anything but, as they spotted diminutive Bird four straight goals, and Kid and Lak Attack wheeling and dealing but failing to find any finish, it seemed another shocking upset might be in the cards. But then the speedsters shuffled Wink to the front of the deck.

"We seemed to be playing well, but we just weren't burying the chances," says Lak Attack, of his side's struggles early in Sunday's game. "We put Wink up, and that made a big difference. The big fella has really good positioning out there, and that was really able to help the Kid out."

So much so he became a one-man goal-scoring machine, sneaking in behind a distracted defense to break in alone on a beleaguered Ottoman.

"Their speed killed us," says Beetle Boy, who was caught flat-footed a number of times. "They could transition, they could come in really fast, and that left Kid and Lak Attack really wide open."

"They're such a fast line, we didn't really have a chance," says Billy Idol. "You've really gotta be on the ball defensively, and it just felt like we were doing a lot of running today."

And that was exactly their plan, says Wink. By moving deeper into the offensive zone, he was able to open more court for his freewheeling linemates, who could cycle around, confusing a bewildered defense.

"It's fun to play with those guys," says Wink of his marvelous mates. "You get to take way more chances, you get to be way more creative."

"The big line was truly impressive," says Wendel. "They just shaked, rattled and rolled. They can run and they can circle and they can spin and dance with the best of them. They made a lot of good things happen. They owned the court."

"I think the most important thing is when they make their passes, they bolt to the open area," says Unabomber. "That gives the guy receiving the ball more options."

When that receiver is the Kid, with his deft deking and uncanny knack for finding the top corners of the net, too many options usually results in too many goals.

"When I play with the Kid, I can just sorta sit back and feed him the ball," says Lak Attack. "He's got great hands, and he'll just bury it."

"I don't think we were ever in jeopardy," says Wink. "We knew the firepower we had."

"They just overwhelmed us," says Beetle Boy.

Posted by jaysuburb at November 2, 2003 09:58 PM