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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 12:10:09 -0700
To: mxl@hnc.com
From: Mark Laffoon <mxl@hnc.com>
Subject: SBC

Well, we're coming up in the world, but we still didn't win the B division=
 <pout>.  I didn't take notes so these comments are going to be a tad=
 lacking in detail (sorry -- feel free to augment them).

We were pooled with Long Beach, Potted Plants, High Fives (west LA?), and=
 LagunaTicks; definitely the tougher of the two B divison pools.  We started=
 with a good game against High Fives.  After trading the lead a couple=
 times, we managed to up our intensity and win 14-12.  Yes, we actually won=
 our first game (first time ever)!  Our next game against Long Beach proved=
 to be a bitter disappointment.  We lost our intensity and failed to execute=
 our offense.  The final score was 13-4 i think.  Everybody, including Long=
 Beach was a little surprised.  Our game against Potted Plants suffered some=
 of the same problems.  We spotted them some points letting them get out to=
 a 6-2 lead early on.  After struggling to catch up we finally realized they=
 couldn't play against a zone.  That gave us 4 or 5 unanswered points, but=
 we had given them too much of a lead and couldn't reel them back in.  Final=
 was 13-10 (?).  Last pool game against LagunaTicks was ours for the taking=
 and we took it.  After a slightly slow start we cranked it up and beat them=
 13-8 (?). =20

So, pool play ended with us, Potted Plants and High Fives at 2-2.  The point=
 differential put us in a solid 3rd.  This let us avoid an additional=
 seeding game the next day and matched us with our favorite opponents,=
 Burbank, for the quarters.

As much as i dislike Burbank, the game was very good and ours to win (which,=
 to avoid undo anxiety, i will say now that we did not).  They played their=
 patented lazy zone and there was enough wind to make it effective.  Our=
 offense was slow to gel in the first couple points, but then we started=
 clicking.  Our defense was great with notable efforts by Nils and Dale. =
 Since we gave away the first couple points, we spent most of the game=
 reeling them in.  We finally gained the wind advantage near the end of the=
 game (12-11?) but gave it up after trading a few downwind points.  Unable=
 to regain it, we lost 16-14 (?).

Burbank went on to beat Long Beach in semis, and the finals ended up being=
 Burbank v. High Fives.  Obviously, we could've been there.  (yeah, i know=
 coulda, woulda, shoulda)

Overall, i think we played well.  We had some problem getting into the=
 offensive groove but we ran hard and played good D.  We played clean games=
 without getting involved in any stupid calls (except for one minor one with=
 Burbank, but hey, it was Burbank). =20

Mike, hope you enjoyed your last tourny with us.  Have fun in the northeast=
 (where i hear white stuff falls from the sky and they can't play disc=
 outside during parts of the year). =20


Mark Laffoon=20
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