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Props to Ice, Sonu and the rest of the Bandits family on a great weekend of IPB sports. The Dallas folks have thought outside the box in organizing their tournament, making it more of an "Indo-Pak Olympics" weekend. From talking with Ice a bit over the weekend, he is really passionate about what he and his group are trying to do down in Dallas, as they are focused more on encouraging a culture of participation and involvement rather than just winning. I commend them on trying to differentiate their tournament from the rest of the circuit.

From a pure talent perspective, the A/B leagues were a bit saturated. I think the top 3 teams in B could have easily moved up and competed for playoffs/final 4 in the A league (vice versa, some of the bottom A teams should've moved down). Regardless, our team had fun playing in the B league and were impressed with the scrappiness and heart the teams played with. We ran through our first 4 games, but ran into a tough Prodigies team that was better prepared than we were entering the final 4. They had scouted us thoroughly and came out ready to play. They were mentally tough and continued to fight and claw back into the game after being down early. Their two guards were solid, but their point really was the difference maker. Omar is a very talented player and it was fun battling with him. Guy is extremely fundamental, has a great touch and elevation on his shot. He carried the team offensively, but it was the play of the PG that put them over the top.

Only saw the Epislon team play in the finals...they played very aggressive, attacked the basket well...it was a good battle b/w them and Prodigies, which couldve gone either way.

in the A league:
-congrats to showtime on the chip...these guys have matured a lot since the last time i saw them in 2005...i think their PG was hurt but they still found a way to get to the finals...hope to see these guys in DC
-impressed with the size and skill of the toufan team...got about 3 players over 6'4...again another team I hope travels to DC
-what can u say about the heart of the bandits...no Rishi, no joshi yet still make it to the finals...just goes to show u how much faith they have in their system and how much commitment and discipline they maintain in executing it...congrats fellas
-surprised neither of the chicago teams made the final 4....when i heard about rishi's injury they were my pick to meet in the championship game...i know a lot of their guys were playing football too, so maybe fatigue was a factor

all in all a great weekend...hands down the best facilities of any of the IPB tournaments....gotta echo ice's sentiments on team attendance...there were maybe 50 people watching the championship game b/w 2 dallas teams...that is pathetic...no need to go into a long diatribe, but I just find it ridiculous....guess that is just the way things are these days

anyway...thanks again to Ice and Co...Irfan is working on the final details for DC and will be posting it as it becomes available...hope to see some of you TX teams make the trip!....p

Kush
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