{"id":2047,"date":"2022-12-21T06:38:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T10:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grindersbasketball.net\/V2\/?p=2047"},"modified":"2022-12-21T06:38:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T10:38:25","slug":"twas-the-night-before-christmas-grinders-2022-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grinders.live\/basketball\/2022\/12\/21\/twas-the-night-before-christmas-grinders-2022-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Twas the night before Christmas &#8211; Grinders 2022 edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u2018Twas the night before Christmas\nand all I could hear on the court,\nwas screaming and shouting\nRichie\u2019s being a poor sport. \n\nThe beer mugs were hung\nAt the bar with great care\nWhere Cole could be seen\nRipping out his hair.\n\nThe rest decided to sit\nin the balcony instead\nWhile dreams of championships \nDanced in their heads. \n\nJon U. is on the sidelines\nHis teams don\u2019t let him play. \nThat just gives him more time\nTo pound a Southern Tier IPA. \n\nThe parking lot at Eldridge\nwas filled with white snow. \nThe only thing brighter?\nDoyle\u2019s skin all a glow. \n\nVaillancourt plays \u201ctough D\u201d\nHe guards with a scowl\nHe can often be heard saying, \n\u201cWhat\u2019s a foul?\u201d\n\nWe thought we saw Santa\non the roof, in his sleigh. \nThat wasn\u2019t Santa. \nIt was none other than Jeff May!\n\nThe game was a blowout. \nFord said with a smirk\n\u201cIt\u2019s about time for me \nto go to work.\u201d\n\nSkinny Peyton\u2019s a new guy\nLet\u2019s not be absurd\nAll we want from him?\nSay 1 freakin\u2019 word\n\nNew guy Corey\u2019s a beast\nThe paint is his house\nI gotta tell you\nThat Bumble don\u2019t bounce!\n\nAnother new guy\nHas a dad body \nNo one wins more\nThan Michael Salvati\n\nTommy used to be good\nNow he\u2019s pretty ineffective\nMaybe he should just stick\nTo sports card conventions\n\nSpeaking of used to\u2019s\nHere\u2019s Chuck Thomasulo\nIf you draft him anymore\nYou must be a fool\u2026\u2026\u2026.o\n\n\u2018Lil Josh is a nuisance\nSome might say a pest\nHe reminds me of Herbie\n\u201cI want to be a dentist.\u201d\n\nAfter the season was over\nCaptain E said with a grin,\n\u201cI thought I could draft\nat least one freakin\u2019 win!\u201d\n\nOhhhhhhh poor Helmet,\nalways finishing in last. \nLord knows we\u2019ll hear,\n\u201cOh %#@&amp; my ass!!!\u201d\n\nJosh Lanzot\u2019s a beast\nin the lane, shooting \u201cbunnies\u201d. \nHe even treats Christmas\nlike it\u2019s 4\/20. \n\nMike G. is tall and\nquiet, like a tree. \nAll he says is a whisper,\n\u201cI\u2019m the freaking MVP.\u201d\n\nKellen changed his shoes\nso he wouldn\u2019t slip and fall. \nThe sneakers worked but \nhe still shoots AIR BALLS!!!!\n\nZach doesn\u2019t know how\nTo shoot he just flicks\nHe acts like a tough guy\nWith arms like a stick. \n\nTall Justin\u2019s got talent\nWith his fake and his feints\nYou\u2019re fucking 6 foot 6. \nGet in the paint!\n\nOn Donner, On Dasher\nOn Comet On Blitzen\nNeed a 3 for the ship?\nGet Todd $&amp;@?!#% Nixon!!!!\n\nCurt wasn\u2019t at Eldridge\nHe knows the way\nI forgot it was playoffs\nCurt\u2019s M\u2026.I\u2026.A. \n\nJon Tirado let\u2019s it fly\nHe fits What\u2019s a Pass\nFor as bad as he misses\nYou\u2019d think he\u2019d call glass. \n\nMike Benjamin is pretty\nI\u2019d like to give him a rub\nDude even had the trophy\nIn his hot tub\n\nCrazy Al is a vet\nHim missing was a crime\nHe leads Grinders in points\nJust from the baseline\n\nLil\u2019 Cuz is real feisty\nHe tries to go to the rack\nDon\u2019t let him defend you\nHe\u2019s the league\u2019s worst hack. \n\nDon\u2019t forget the Grinders OG\u2019s. \nThe greats from of old. \nSimon and Nate,\nHearn and Perrault\n\nThe games were all over, \nWitt said with a cry,\nMerry Christmas to all\nand \u201cBALL DON\u2019T LIE!!!!!!\u201d<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Twas the night before Christmas and all I could hear on the court, was screaming and shouting Richie\u2019s being a poor sport. The beer mugs were hung At the bar with great care Where Cole could be seen Ripping out his hair. 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