Lesane Crooks
Published Jun 10, 2023
The Mamba Chronicles: Road Woes - LA Lost 4 Straight to Open the Season
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Mamba has lost 4 straight games as they open the season on 4 road games. The team that is being lead by sophomore guard "Hollywood" Rob Scott who is by far the only player that is performing for this team needs help if they expect to notch a few wins here & there this season.
MAMBA OPENS SEASON IN JERSEY; FALTERS IN 2ND HALF AS HOOPS GETS W
HOOPS (H) - 121 W MAMBA (A) - 105
THE NOISE: The Mamba only have 2 players scoring in double figures as 6th Man Jason Thomas erupted for 38 pts on 13/20 FG (6/9 3FG, 6/6 FT) off the bench as starter Mike Thurston played only 14 mins due to foul trouble. Star guard Hollywood Rob posted 24 pts, 7 rebs, 5 dimes, 2 stls & 2 blks but wasn't enough. LA was outscored 62-45 in the 2nd half after leading by 1 in the 1st halr 60-59. Justin Gibson stars for the Hoops w/ 22 pts on 8/14 FG, 2/4 3FG & 4/4 FT while Kerry Bollman had a massive 17 pts & 16 rebs performance as well, off the bench Jim Kerr put up 22 pts & 5 rebs, Steve Aggers added 16 pts while Austin Huss added 13 pts, 7 rebs & 7 asts. The Mamba committed 30 fouls in the game as 2 players graduated.
ROOKIE WATCH: Highly touted rookie Reginald Martin aka Slim was underwhelming as he played for 31 mins & only put up 4 pts on 2/9 FG (0/4 3FG), 4 rebs & 2 stls. Brian Sides played 14 mins and was scoreless but snagged 3 boards & had 2 blks & 1 ast, Teddy Mitchell logged 10 mins & posted 4 pts (1/2 fG, 2/2 FT) along w/ 3 rebs & 1 stl. Daniel Street was given 9 mins and was 1/2 FG & 0/1 3FG for 2 pts.
DINOSAURS DOMINATED MAMBA IN DENVER; FALLS 0-2
DINOSAURS (H) - 119 W MAMBA (A) - 89
THE NOISE: The Denver Dinosaurs started w/ a 40-23 1st qtr & didn't look back, they put the clamps on the Mamba early & just paced the game, they were dominated inside w/ a 68-24 points in the paint advantage & hit 13/22 3FG as Josh Briggery lead w/ 31 pts & 15 rebs, Harvey Self added 21 pts & 14 rebs as well while Derek Bennem posted 19 pts (4/4 3FG) & 9 rebs for Denver. Hollywood Rob leads the Mamba as he posted 15 pts, 5 rebs & 3 stls while off the bench PG Marcus Lentz added 15 pts, 7 asts & 5 rebs, Jason Thomas put up 14 pts & 6 rebs off the bench too while Steven Phillips put up 12 pts, 9 rebs & 5 blks, rookie Slim Martin added 10 pts on 3/5 FG, 2/4 3FG & 2/2 FT w/ 3 rebs, 1 stl & 1 blk w/ 0 asts.
ROOKIE WATCH: Slim Martin scored in double digits in 24 mins of play posting 10 pts on 3/5 FG, 2/4 3FG & 2/2 FT but still hasn't logged an assist, he grabbed 3 rebs as well as recording 1 stl & 1 blk. Brian Sides was scoreless yet again in 21 mins as he was 0/2 FG, 0/1 3FG but did have 3 rebs, 2 blks & 1 stl, Teddy Mitchell played 15 mins & contributed 9 pts on 3/6 FG, 1/2 3FG & 2/2 FT along w/ 2 rebs, 1 ast & 1 stl, Daniel Street logged in 8 mins & scored 5 pts on 2/4 FG, 1/3 3FG.
MAMBA CAN'T FIND ANSWERS IN MINNESOTA; FALLS 115-92
LANCERS (H) - 115 W MAMBA (A) - 92
THE NOISE: The Mamba just can't find answers when they visited the Lancers in Minnesota as again they were beaten inside 56-36 (pts in the paint) & just can't get anything going for them shooting only 37% FG the whole game. Star guard Hollywood Rob Scott lead the attack as he played 41 mins scoring 26 pts but shot only 7/20 FG (4/11 3FG, 8/10 FT) as well as grabbing 18 boards w/ 3 asts, 3 blks & 1 stl, Steven Phillips helped him w/ 17 pts, 8 rebs, 4 asts & 3 stls while DJ Nurse put up 13 pts, 6 rebs, 3 asts, 2 blks & 1 stl, off the bench 6th man Jason Thomas added 10 pts but shot an abysmal 4/19 FG (2/9 3FG). Lancers attack was lead by Abraham Hirsch who put up 23 pts & 15 rebs while off the bench Donny HArrison shot 8/9 FG, 2/2 3FG & 7/9 FT for 25 pts, former Mamba Tarise Dupree added 21 pts, 4 rebs, 3 stls & 2 asts.
ROOKIE WATCH: Top rookie Slim Martin finally recorded 2 asts this game & posted 9 pts on 4/6 FG & 1/2 3FG, he also added 2 rebs & 1 stl. Brian Sides played 27 mins and shot 2/8 FG, 1/4 3FG & 0/3 FT to finish w/ 5 pts, 4 blks & 2 rebs, Teddy Mitchell comes in & recorded 14 mins while shooting 2/8 FG, for 4 pts w/ 5 rebs as well. Daniel Street didn't play due to injury.
CHARGE STRONG 1ST HALF FINISHED MAMBA; HANDED THEM 4 STRAIGHT DEFEAT
THE NOISE: The Mamba continues their failure to defend the paint as they were outscored 50-32 while also being outran 19-10 (fastbreak points) en route to a sound 119-110 lose on the road marking their 4th straight & stays winless this season. Hollywood Rob posted another double-double w/ 23 pts on 8/12 FG (2/2 3FG & 5/8 FT) w/ 13 rebs, 6 asts & 4 stls, DJ Nurse helped w/ 22 pts on 7/12 FG, 4/8 3FG & 4/4 FT and off the bench rookie Teddy Mitchell added 13 pts on 16 mins as well as 5 boards, Steven Phillips notchec 11 pts, 7 rebs & 3 blks and Bria Sides & Marcus Lent both got 10 a piece. Charge's Jack Bennett lead w/ 29 pts, 10 asts, 6 rebs & 1 blk while Chong-Yee Zhao added 28 pts & 11 rebs, off the bench former Mamba Egmont Villanueve added 13 pts & 6 rebs while Lesean Pepper posted 11 pts as well.
ROOKIE WATCH: Slim Martin is back on his striggles scoring only 3 pts in 30 mins shooting 1/3 FG (1/2 3FG) and recording 1 reb & 1 stl, Brian Sides shot 4/5 FG (1/2 3FG, 1/1 FT) w/ 3 rebs & 2 asts in 25 mins, Teddy Mitchell posted season-high 13 pts on 4/6 FG (1/2 3FG, 4/4 FT) along w/ 5 rebs, 1 asts, 1stl & 1 blk. Daniel Street has yet to play due to injury.