By the time the final buzzer sounded last night in our game at Eastview Gym in rural White Plains, NY, no one was talking about the final score (a drubbing of utmost proportion put on by the THIN Pubber bench by any standard), no one was talking about the 180 degree temperature in the gym, nor about Steve's golden tan in tribute to Larry Togs no doubt,
....nor about Todd's son's Monster Rebounding and Ball Hawking skills at such an early age!!
No -- in fact they weren't even buzzing about TJ's SECOND three pointer in as many attempts this season!!! (BTW - TJ recommends "Ray Allen - You TOO can become a Three Point Shooting Star in 3 short weeks" available on the Kindle for $9.99).
No Sir -- the REAL story came at about the 6 minute mark in the fourth quarter as the substitution whistle blew and strolling onto the court, having shed the sweatpants for perhaps the first time this season, was none other than our fearless leader - Henry Marbach!!!!
Henry, obviously a little amped by the entry into the contest after such a long absence, fired up a three that just missed the mark as he adjusted his trajectory! He then made a spectacular alley-oop pass from three to TJ who converted it easily!
And then - the old Henry kicked in and stuck a three from the right foul line extended as the bench and crows erupted in raucous cheers!!!!
SWISH!! SWISH! SWISH!!!!!!
It was a thing of beauty!!!
And he was not done just yet --- he fired up an nailed at least 4 more threes (unofficial scoring by me but I believe it to be accurate) and sealed the much needed victory for the Pubbers!!
Even TJ, who pulled up and carded a smooth three at the buzzer himself, seemed blown away by Henry's performance!
A great TEAM win with everyone contributing on offense and defense -- passing and moving well -- penetrating and hitting the cutters --- it felt good!
But the feeling of joy at the win was not even close to the welcome sight of a healthy Henry sticking his patented THREE !!!!! Finally!!!
It was a sight for sore eyes as Henry took the court and proceeded to nail three after three despite the long injury hiatus!!!
He's Baaackkkk -- and just in time as the Pubbers grow to 8-2 and have 2 games remaining in this regular season!
We will need all hands on deck tomorrow night as Brooksie is getting some work done (calls to his publicist went unreturned on the topic) in the Phillipines and we NEED these next 2 wins!!!!!
Welcome back Henry!!!
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