Dear Mafia,
I was present tonight for the game against MBA. Despite the lopsided score of the first half, MBA came to play and provided a very good game. Tonight was one of the closest games BA has had with MBA in quite a while. I was very impressed with the boys from West End and the effort they put forth. However, I was not impressed with you. As the mafia began to warm up at the end of the girl's game I relived my mafia days in my head and was very excited to see what this year's mafia could do. The mafia always comes out strong for tip off and the first quarter of the game, and you kept this tradition strong, helping our Eagles bust out to a quick start and gain an early lead. As the lead grew larger I will admit I wasn't that surprised to see the mafia begin to calm down. But as a mafia alumni, I was surprised to see the Mafia fail to respond as MBA began making their run in the 2nd half and get themselves back into the game. MBA had control of the game the 2nd half and the mafia did nothing to try and change that. What is going on with the mafia? In years past it didn't matter if we were up by 30 or 13 against MBA, the mafia always made their presence known the entire game. I would have forgotten you guys existed if it weren't for the "I Believe..." chant the last minute of the game. You guys didn't even pull out the "woosh" on free throws until the last 30 seconds of the game. That is probably the easiest cheer in the book. If this is how the mafia is going to act during a close game at home against our biggest rival, I'm not sure I want to know how things will be against other teams. Get your act together mafia, tonight is not how you are going to help our boys win Five.
Signed,
A disappointed Mafia Alumni