More from Coach Taubodo on E-Time Hoops

E-Time Hoops headed to Los Angeles after the tourney in Las Vegas -- here's that summary from Coach Ernest Taubodo:

ETH competed at the Double Pump "Best of the Summer" Tournament for the second year in a row.  This year, there were seven participants:  Joe Eyen, Devin Crisosto, Robert Duncan, JT Adenrele, Chad Haysbert, Daniel Smith, and Taharka El Henson.

Day One drew Houston Select which was the most dominating team from Texas in the Adidas 3 Stripes tournament. Houston Select finished 5-1 and has a player verbally committed to the University of Texas. Game One was a very exciting contest with neither team seizing much of an advantage. It appeared that both teams were evenly matched but ETH maintained a slight lead through out. In the end, it was an ETH victory 71-65.

Later on that evening at 7:20 p.m., ETH took on the San Diego All-Stars. San Diego had defeated Clovis West earlier in the day. ETH was not as sharp as in game one. There were many unforced errors as well as poor defensive execution. The scrappy team from San Diego were always withing two possessions throughout the game. As time dwindled down within the final seconds, each team battled to be the last team standing. San Diego outlasted ETH 45-44.

The next day was the final day of pool play and the first day of single-elimination bracket play. ETH took on Clovis West to end pool play. After a very sluggish and lethargic tempo, ETH defeated Clovis West 53-45. The first elimination game was scheduled at 7:30 p.m.

Team Detroit was a number one seed in their pool and ETH was a number 2 in the first elimination game. Detroit was a very physical uptempo team looking to score in the open court. ETH was again very sluggish and didn't value the ball by turning it over. The offense for ETH also suffered as there were many two and three minute stints without a score. Towards the end, things got a little chippy with pushing and shoving. Detroit extended its lead within the last minute and defeated ETH 58-49.

Overall, ETH accomplished the following:

* Nor Cal Tip-Off: 4-0 including a big win over Lakeshow...

* 3 Stripes Adidas: 6-1 including big wins over Moore Management & CTB All Stars...also competed for the championship and took second place overall in the platinum bracket.

* Adidas Super 64: 3-1 including an impressive performance against NY Heights in the elimination game, 60-52...

* Best of Summer: 2-2 including a big win over Houston Select and a tough battle against team Detroit.

There were college coaches and representatives present at each of these events. ETH was a main attraction for a lot of schools in attendance. We wish all of these young men well in their recruiting process.