Basketball Playoffs
The first round matchups were underway first, and hard fought battles between the teams ranked 9-12 entertained the packed gymnasium. After the first round was done, Sports604 launched it's first ever Dunk competition on an 8.5" rim. The crowd was wow'd to start when Admir Hrbinic electrified the crowd and the judges for a perfect score on his between the legs dunk. Jason Hoang pulled off his cartwheel dunk to secure a spot in the final 2. Admir's height proved difficult to overcome as his Vince Carter "Forearm through the rim" dunk sealed the victory. The 2nd installment of Sports604 3 point shootout started off with a bang as almost everyone wanted to take part! Chris Carpio's sweet stroke, and Brian P's consistent shooting landed them both in the final two, where Chris sealed the deal for the victory.
The continuing rounds showed off some extremely competetive basketball, with the top 4 teams (Rottweilers, Trek, BiH Bombers and The Deejays) advancing to the semi-finals. Amidst controversy and some aggressive reffing, the Rottweilers were displaced by the upstart Deejays, and faced a very tough Trek team in the finals. Trek's athleticism and long distance shooting were too much, along with foul trouble for the Deejays, and the game was won on a Freethrow. A very exciting tournament indeed, and congrats to Trek, Chris Carpio and Admir Hrbinic on your victories!
Format
This is a 12 team seeded single elmination playoff bracket. Teams ranked from 1 - 4 will have a bye the first round and automatically advance to the Quarterfinals. Each round, teams will play to 13 points. First team to get 13 points wins the match. There will be "no win by 2" rule in effect. If you win your match, you advance to the next bracket. If you lose, you are out of the playoffs.
Each team is allowed 7 team fouls before getting into foul trouble. Offence will call fouls and flagrant fouls (at the discretion of the court monitor). Teams in the penalty and continuing to foul will present the opposing team with 1 free throw opportunity.
3 point Shootout Competition Format and Rules
Each player will be given 1 minute to take 3 shots from 5 different positions around the 3 point perimeter (marked with tape). The first 2 shots from each positionis worth 1 point and the 3rd ball (moneyball) is worth 2 points. There will be 3 balls in play at all times.
Each shooter has 2 options:
1) they can select 2 rebounders to pass them the ball
2) they can select 2 rebounders and a ball holder. Ball holder will be standing beside the shooter at every marker. Rebounders will pass the balls to the ball holder.
If the shooter can not provide any of the above, Sports604 will select/provide the rebounders/ball holder
Top 2 scores from the first round will move into the final round and perform the final task again until there is one winner.
Dunk Contest Format and Rules
Players will attempt 2 dunks which will be score on a scale of 1 - 10 by our Sports604 judges. Each player will have 45 seconds to complete each dunk. A complete dunkis considered only if the ball is partway through the hoop while still touching the player's hand(s). Players are allowed to use props and gadgets.
If a player hangs on the rim, the dunk shall be given a score of ZERO (0). This rule is purely to protect the non-breakaway rims, so plan your dunks accordingly.
The top 2 scores from the first round will advance to a DUNK OFF. Each player will perform ONE dunk for the judges and shall receive a score. Player(s) with the highest score will choose their position in the order they want to dunk in. The player who scores the highest wins the title.