Warriors

The Warriors are probably still the most successful team in HBL history, but their spectacularly improbable fall from greatness in 1999, which continued to 2000, will no doubt be one of the biggest stories in HBL history. The Warriors were one of the two founding teams in the HBL, and after losing Game 1 of the 1997 Finals, won the first-ever HBL Championship in 3 games. 1998 brought new players and new challenges as the Warriors, SabreCats, and Lightning all tied at 4-4 to end the season. After a random lottery, the Warriors reached the Finals on a bye, where they swept the Lightning for their second straight title.

But then in 1999 the Warriors, with the same lineup from the two championship years of 1997 and 1998, failed to have any real success starting after the All-Star break...and besides the Lightning, who dropped out halfway through 1999, they were the worst team in the league. The season ended badly as they were swept easily by the Titans in the 1999 HBL Playoffs. Then, in 2000, they garnered last place with a 4-12 record, as Dee had a horrible shooting slump through much of the season, and he and Shooter did little on the defensive end as well. They did get it together in time for a stirring Week 8, in which they had a scintillating overtime victory against the Lightning, and a near-comeback against the Titans which saw them put 75 points up (including 48 in the second half). They then almost advanced to the 2000 HBL Finals, taking a 1-0 lead in the series vs. the Titans (and leading Game 2 with less than 2 minutes left) before losing it in three games. In 2005, Dee Hartley returns with new teammate and former Titan Derek "Domino" Hendrickson as they attempt to bring the Warriors back to glory.

TEAM HIGHLIGHTS

Won the 1997 HBL Championship in three games...Started the 1998 HBL Season slowly before going 3-1 in the last two weeks, including winning back to back games in Week 4 that they had to win to get in the playoffs...Drew a bye to advance to the Finals out of the 3-way regular season tie...Won their second HBL title by sweeping the Lightning 2-0, including a blowout second game which became a Warriors showcase...Had the most success of any team against the SabreCats in 1999, being the only team to beat them twice...Almost resurrected a hopeless season in 2000, winning the first game in their playoff series with the Titans, before narrowly losing a late Game 2 lead and being beaten in the deciding Game 3...

ROSTER BY YEAR

1997 -- Shooter Hartley, Dee Hartley
1998 -- Shooter Hartley, Dee Hartley
1999 -- Shooter Hartley, Dee Hartley
2000 -- Shooter Hartley, Dee Hartley
2005 -- Dee Hartley, Domino Hendrickson

TEAM RECORD BY YEAR

1997 -- 3-0 Regular Season and Overall

1998 -- 4-4 Regular Season and 2-0 Finals, 6-4 Overall

1999 -- 5-8 Regular Season, 0-2 Playoffs, 5-10 Overall

2000 -- 4-12 Regular Season, 1-2 Playoffs, 5-14 Overall

2005 -- 3-1 Regular Season

Totals -- 19-25 Regular Season and 3-4 Playoffs/Finals, 22-29 Overall

TEAM STATS (after 2005 Week 2)

Year    FG/Att.   %   3P/Att.  %  FT/Att  %  PPG  RPG  APG  SPG BPG TOPG F
1997    83/178  .466* 11/36  .306* ----  --- 59.0*27.0 11.3*3.6 6.3*6.0  5
1998   204/472  .432* 48/148 .324* ----  --- 57.0*28.2 13.1*4.3 2.8*6.4 17
1999   320/789  .406  72/240 .300  9/26 .346 55.5 24.5 10.7 2.7 1.1 5.3 NA
2000   380/966  .393* 92/315 .292  7/14 .500 53.7 27.3 12.3*3.3 1.5 5.1 18
2005   107/241  .444  19/70  .271  5/10 .500 59.5 27.3 12.3*3.3 1.5 5.1 18
Total  987/2405 .410 223/739 .302 16/40 .400 55.3 26.5 11.9 3.3 2.0 5.5 NA




Key
PPG=Points Per Game RPG=Rebounds APG=Assists SPG=Steals
BPG=Blocks TOPG=Turnovers F=Fouls (not per game)
*=led league in category (team or individual)

HBL RECORDS OWNED OR SHARED BY THE WARRIORS

Best 3 Pt. Shooting, Game--(13/23-.565), vs. SabreCats, 1999 Week 5

3 Pointers Made In A Game--(15), vs. Titans, 2000 Week 8

Blocks In A Game--(10), vs. SabreCats, 1997 Game 2

HBL CHAMPIONSHIPS

1997

1998

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