Retreads vs. Da Heat

So a few of Paul's old med school buddies decided to put together a 3 on 3 intramural basketball team - the Retreads - for a little tournament this week. They actually decided to have 5 players for their team (maybe that's normal for 3 on 3 or maybe it was due to the fact that they are all nearing their 30's)! Anyway, they won their first game on Tuesday night so they played again last night. Paul was talking pretty big before he left saying he'd be home within the hour because if they won, they were done for the night. After about 2 hours, I assumed they had lost and had to play again. However, when Paul got home he informed me that their ONE game had lasted that long. Apparently, they played a group of fellas who were the biggest foul-ers ever. Team members are supposed to call fouls themselves (as no refs are being utilized) and then you take the ball at half court again... so basically you can foul and foul all you want and nothing really happens. Well, the Retreads kept calling fouls because Da Heat were apparently hammering them big time, and Da Heat kept arguing the calls. To make a long story somewhat shorter... feuds kept breaking out because of the foul calling (with cussing and shoving galore). The teams are supposed to play best out of 3 games. In this crazy showdown, the Retreads won the first game, then Da Heat won the next. In game three, the aggressiveness intensified, which finally summoned the intramural supervisor over to their court. The supervisor eventually called the third game when the score was 14-13 and made both teams leave without naming a winner. The Daily Iowan (the undergrad newspaper) ended up being there, interviewing both teams, and publishing an article this morning in the paper. See here (as if this post isn't long enough for you already!). The article seems somewhat mild compared to the story that Paul shared with me, which could be due to Paul's exaggeration in story telling... or maybe just to make sure one team didn't sound "better" than the other (even though Paul assured me that their team was in the "right!"). Anyway, they ended up replaying game #3 tonight... and the Retreads won! I'm glad my husband came home alive and well!