2014–2015 season Cliff Clinkscales
clinkscales rainmen in 2014
on may 14, 2014, clinkscales announced 1 of 6 protected players on rainmen roster upcoming season, meaning not approached other nbl canada team. on june 23, clinkscales re-signed rainmen 2014–15 season. team, parted ways head coach craig hodges, aimed return many of players previous season. rainmen owner andre levingston commented, extremely excited have our team leader , floor general back. our fans loved cliff s passion game, , (he) fast becoming face of our team s organization. on november 7, rainmen lost season opener moncton miracles, 113–117, clinkscales accounting 9 points , 8 assists. posted double-double in win on follow-up miracles on november 23, recording ten points , team-high ten assists off bench. on november 29, notched 14 points , 8 assists vs. island storm. flourishing point-guard, clinkscales scored season-best 16 points against storm on february 26, 2015. in postseason victory vs. miracles on march 8, had season-high 12 assists.
the rainmen went on qualify 2015 finals against windsor express. in game 1 defeat, clinkscales committed 3 fouls within first 12 minutes, still managed score 13 points. series featured several physical , verbal altercations, , after tied @ 3 games apiece, rainmen chose forfeit deciding seventh game. prior contest, brawl occurred between members of both sides. league fined clinkscales, along ten of teammates, $5,000 each poor sportsmanship on court. suspended indefinitely nbl canada during investigation. commenting on incident, clinkscales later explained, practice hard against each other, beat each other up, there s difference between being physical , dirty , hurting people. league fined players, coaches, , teams total of $90,000, , rainmen collapsed after facing bankruptcy. clinkscales ended season averaging 6.6 points, 5.9 assists, , 1.4 steals per game.
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