Yuggernauts go up 22-3 in Game 2 as Big Cat begs for Kody

Last week the Yuggernauts had a plan. This week the coach skipped dinner, and he told everyone exactly why before tipoff.

Ohio’s Tate

@OhioTate

Heading out to coach the Yuggernauts 2nd game 9:50 Central tipoff on Dana Beers YouTube channel If you hated that we prepared last week, you’re in luck No practice, no film session, no new plays In fact the only preparation I did for this game was not eat dinner because I can’t stop having diarrhea If I have to go to the bathroom mid-game, Spider (from Sofia Franklyn’s book) is taking over the sidelines

Some background on why preparing was a story at all. The Yuggernauts are Dana Beers' Chicago men's league team, now on its 3rd season of Barstool Basketball after 2 seasons in New York. Last season they lost every game by 25 or more until Big Cat coached the finale and lost by 2 in OT to the No. 1 team in the league. Tate took over as head coach this fall and put in an actual system: slow the game down and feed the bigs. Opening night aired on Dana's YouTube channel November 4. For Game 2 he threw all of that out: no practice, no film, no new plays. Then the injury report came in.

Ohio’s Tate

@OhioTate

Yuggernauts Availability Report: Chief (OUT) - Migraine Cheah (LATE) - Went to wrong address Neither of these will affect Kody’s playing time.

So they had no Chief, Cheah was out driving to the wrong gym, and Kody's minutes were protected no matter what. You'd expect that roster to get run off the floor. It didn't happen. The Yugs scored the first 8 points, and one of them came off a dive on the hardwood.

After that it turned into a beatdown. Big Cat spent the year watching his team lose by 25 a night, and a few minutes into this one he was worried the Yugs had signed up for a league that was too easy for them. Then he started rooting for the other team.

Big Cat

@BarstoolBigCat

Yugs may be in the wrong league. I gotta start complimenting the green team. Need them to score t.co/RSoigsvqac

With the scoreboard showing 22-3 in the 1st and roughly 6:50 left in the half, the night finally reached its main storyline. Kody touched the ball.

Viva La Stool

@VivaLaStool

Kody’s first time touching the ball of the season:

Viva La Stool

@VivaLaStool

Reed. All hustle. All heart. t.co/6H6g4lZXYW

Tate had already said Kody's minutes were safe, and the owner went further at halftime. Big Cat has been giving orders from the owner's box since he coached last season's finale, and his new offense is pretty simple.

Big Cat

@BarstoolBigCat

Kody needs to play the entire second half. Run every play for Kody

We'll take it. The coach had stomach problems, the starting lineup was short 2 guys, and Spider from Sofia Franklyn's book was on standby to take over the sideline. Somehow that's when the Yuggernauts played their best ball in 2 seasons. Tate also flagged that the Turquoise team, which played right before them, was up 20 at the half on a Blue team that won by 20 last week. That looks like the real test. Until then, the Yugs can feed Kody.