Amazons vs Abuse Recap

Rasheed decisive in close win

The AP Reports- In a close game in Atlanta, the Abuse won their third game and let the Amazons still winless this season. The Amazons, alog with the Legends are the only teams in the FBF without a win, both are from the toughest division in the league.

The game began close with Cassell and Francis trading baskets. Arroyo couldn't do much to stop Cassell and the experienced Atlanta PG just slow down when Francis, in one of his best games this year, began to guard him. Arroyo then guarded Manu Ginobili, who was in a quiet night, scoring just 8 points and leaving the court with a back injury.

"I was not playing well tonight and I was not feeling my back before the game. I just want to forget this night, luckly we got a Win" said Ginobili after the game, he was replaced by young guard Delonte West, who will probably start next Abuse game.

In the well played 4th period the Abuse used from experienced center Rasheed Wallace to get the win. In back-to-back three pointers and a key block on Troy Murphy he guaranSheed the win. "The team needs me especially when Manu and Matt are not scoring that much" said Rasheed.

Troy Murphy who picked just 3 rebounds didnt say anything after the game, clearly dissapointed with his performance in the game. Rumors say that GM Danilo Silvestre was in the locker room before the game to tell the players to began to play well that they were going to be traded if they dont want to stay there.
"Yeah, I just got here but I can tell that there is not a good atmosphere here" said guard Carlos Arroyo. "Everyone wants to win but for what I saw today some wants ot win to get large contracts, thats sad."

"If there is going to be a rebuild I want to stay here and participate" said center Nazr Mohammed. "They got me when nobody wanted me, I must be here in Brazil and take this team to the playoffs".

The hot game and the bad atmosphere was felt by the Atlanta players. "I dont wish all that stuff to nobody" said Matt Harpring.

From the GM with Love

Hey Amazons fans, here is Danilo, your great, handsome, smart and sexy General Manager. I'm here to tell that the Amazons are going to change some things.
We're going to change our mentality and seek for another ways to start winning. Since we entered the League we tried to make a winning team with guys that were not wanted in another teams, we were going to be their mamma, their home, in Brazil they would gain respect and games.
So we pick good guys in bad moments. Bonzi Wells and Desmond Mason we pick up for almost nothing, Mohammed for a bad second round pick and Francis for the awsome-but-to-old-to-be-traded Ray Allen.
They were thankful in the beggining but than decided to slow down, not practice, they began to not care about losing cause the Amazons were a losing team. I think I lost the control of the team when I traded my good friend Sam Cassell, he was a leader, with him in the team the guys were good, Wells was making 25pts, grabbing 8rebs and all that stuff. Now they seem to want to leave so the Amazons is obligate to abandon their way of think, picking not old but not young good guys to enter in a new era, the cliche era, where all I want is young guys and draft picks.
This letter to fans were read in the locker room right before the Amazons-Abuse game. The Amazons lost 106-102, but were the best game of the year so far, now the guys want to win to move back to US, Europe and all those rich countries, play for titles and the Amazons want their young fellows. So all General Managers in the FBF, just wait for your favorite Amazos start to play well again and make your trade proposals, I'll be waiting.

Thanks!

Danilo
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