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Picking the Right Team

By Rob Basso on 3/1/2011 3:34 PM

I recently fielded a team and attempted to defend my title at the Hofstra Alumni Basketball game this weekend. We played incredibly well thanks to Ed, Gary, Steve and Danny; my ringers. In fact we made it back to the finals and battled it out with a seven footer and his team. We were team Basso On Business and our opponents were called ThingsThatRymeWithUrple. We kept the lead most of the game, but with three minutes left we missed a few shots and a few were blocked by their big man. We came up short and lost by 3. I thought we would have played well, but did not think we would make it back to the finals....

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