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A tale of two teams

It was the fastest of teams, it was the slowest of teams.

Sunday's game was a tale of two very different teams, one fleet and agile, the other comprised of heavy shooters and even heavier breathers. The result wasn't pretty, a Dickensian rout, 20-8, for the speedsters.

In order to fulfill their own great expectations, the young runners knew they'd have to establish their speed game in a hurry, wheeling and dealing through the passing lanes to neutralize the power game of their slapshooting opponents. Three goals on their first three shots took care of that.

"I think we needed to get off to a quick start," said Bird, who barely had to break a sweat in the red hot afterburners of his swift teammates, Scooby, Doo and the Kid. "They had all the big shots, but they're a bit slower and we were able to get to them quick, block off their shots and use our speed to control the ball."

"The whole game turned on the hustle of Scooby and Doo and the Kid," said Smith. "They set the tone for the whole game. You've gotta come out with hustle, outwork the other guys so they don't wanna work as hard."

"It did seem like all the speed was on the other side" said Guido, a former founding father whose fastest days are behind him.

Reeling from giving up three goals on the first three shots directed at their beleaguered goalie, Gump, and without the team speed to establish their own breakout offense, the underdogs were out of the game almost from the opening faceoff.

"We seemed outmatched from the get-go," said Cowboy Bill, who struggled to find the open court and his scoring touch all game. "We didn't have a lot of confidence, and they were able to take advantage of their speed with the constant pressure they put on us."

And that pressure was relentless. With three of the game's fastest players in their lineup, every line combination the winners threw on the court featured at least two speedsters to run holes through leadfooted defenders.

"Scooby, Doo and the Kid were just flying out there," said Smith. "There were more tape-to-tape passes than I've ever seen before. It was a lot of fun."

Posted by jaysuburb at January 2, 2007 07:48 PM