{"id":123377,"date":"2022-10-14T11:32:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T15:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=123377"},"modified":"2022-10-14T11:32:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T15:32:55","slug":"the-705s-are-back-after-a-five-month-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/the-705s-are-back-after-a-five-month-offseason\/","title":{"rendered":"The 705s are back after a five-month offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Mike Ainger<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the words of Phil Lynott \u2013 \u201cGuess who just got back today? Them wild-eyed boys that had been away. Haven&#8217;t changed, had much to say. But man, I still think them cats are crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To those in attendance at the Spruce Glen gymnasium, easy parallels could be drawn to Lynott\u2019s supposed reference to Manchester\u2019s \u2018Quality Street Gang\u2019 of the 1970\u2019s, and Huntsville\u2019s own version of the AND1 Mixtape Crew, otherwise known as \u2018The 705\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a five-month offseason, the boys were indeed back in town, with play opening in the traditional \u201cfree-throws for teams\u201d format.&nbsp; The duration of this process suggested that summer training was mostly dryland in nature.&nbsp; Nevertheless, by 8:10, play was underway through sweat-soaked brows and bloodshot eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Team Red jumped out to a quick lead, winning the first match of the \u20183-on-3, first to 7\u2019 format, as both teams combined for 27 turnovers in nine minutes of play. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While opening-day jitters were evident early on, by 7:20 the rust and dust had settled.&nbsp; Team Black bravely shot their way to a comeback win, evening the score at a game a piece, led by the strong ball handling of a rookie call-up whose attendance shattered the record for the youngest player in league history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By halftime, it was clear that the opening salvo in a long season would be defined by small lineups, with coaches evidently opting to rest their big men for an additional week.&nbsp;Speculation on this decision ranged from \u201che had to go to his actual job\u201d to \u201che sustained an upper lower-body injury while cutting wood.\u201d&nbsp; With pace picking up, Teams Red and Black would split the subsequent two games, after league officials boldly opted to switch to a four-on-four format, with no subs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the final match, Team Red managed to squeeze out a closely contested victory (7-6), on a largely uncontested layup, given that it was 8:58 and their allotted gym time was up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Injuries for the evening were reported as minimal, with one player sustaining two sprained ankles.&nbsp; Team doctors confirmed that the standard RICE treatment would likely suffice, with the affected player expected to return next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Play resumes in the 705 next Wednesday, barring potential labour action due to increased league fees.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mike Ainger In the words of Phil Lynott \u2013 \u201cGuess who just got back today? 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