In one of the best championship games in years, A & A Millwork was playing to defend their 2007 Pro City Championship and it looked like they were going to be successful for much of the game. Johnny Gilbert was controlling the paint and scored on some nice put-backs and Tyrell Sledge was playing great perimeter defense and scoring on some very athletic plays. Moe Hargrow was also proving difficult for the Fish House to deal with.
For a great share of the first-quarter the teams traded baskets in a very fast paced game, but the Mill seemed to be taking the higher percentage shots although at the end of the quarter they trailed by 3-points, 27-25. Jamil Statan was the leader for the Fish House in the first quarter.
The second quarter was also very fast paced but ragged. Both teams pushed the ball up the court and made very few passes prior to taking failed shots. The first quarter was definitely better played. Each team had more than their share of unforced turnovers. Johnny Gilbert and Jamil Statan continued to control the paint for their respective teams so many of the shots were coming from beyond 15-feet.
Neither team was able to get any traction and has remained within a couple of points. At the half the Fish continued to lead 41-40. Jamil Statan led the Fish with 10 points and 5 rebounds followed by Travis Bush with 6 and Dan Coleman with 5 rebounds. For the Mill Tyrell Sledge and Johnny Gilbert led the way with 8 points each, James Walker 5 and Moe Hargrow 3.
At the beginning of the second half, A & A seemed to be taking control. After trailing at the half they took the lead and maintained it throughout the third quarter. Moe Hargrow started to lead his teammates with some nice defensive stops, scored on his jumper and dropped a few dimes (assists) at the basketball. Johnny Gilbert continued his strong low-post play and Tyrell Sledge was effective with the ball. At the end of the third the Mill led 68-62.
The momentum started to swing early in the fourth quarter. Jamil Statan, Dan Coleman along with Gopher teammate Travis Busch stepped up their play. Jamil scored at the basket, Dan finished a couple of runners while Travis played tough defense and made some nice steals and rebounds. Kevin Henderson is also made a quite difference for the Fish with his defense and passes.
With three-minutes remaining in the game it was tied at 75.
In the next two-minutes Dan Coleman hit two jumpers and Jamil Statan a layup and the Fish House took a 79-75 lead. At the 45.7 mark the Mill got to within two-points on a lay-in by Johnny Gilbert. At that point A & A was forced in to a fouling strategy and the Fish were up to the task, knocking down their free-throws and they went on to win this excellent game 87-83.
Jamil Staten led the fish with 29 points and 8 rebounds and Dan Colman registered 15 points and 11 rebounds. For the Mill, Johnny Gilbert finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, Tyrell Sledge 17 points and 7 assists and Moe Hargrow 14 points.
Congratulations to El-Amin’s Fish House on winning the 2008 Pro City Summer League Championship. It was a well deserved as they finished with the season with only one loss to the Errol Carlstrom Playaz in their final regular season game.
I would like to thank Tony Geer with Community Hoops Productions for working with me on this project. Also a big thanks to Rene Pulley for letting me cover the summer league and all those who have supported me this summer while I have tried to provide you with an in depth look at the league.
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