When thinking to myself which team resembles the dreaded "Cobra Kai's" from The Karate Kid movie, the first team that comes to mind is team Delta Force. The Cobra Kai's come with that strike first and no mercy mentality, as does Delta Force. Damian Bulluck, the team’s floor general and leader, plays the roll of the Sensei on the squad. He is the guy that demands attention and won't hesitate to yell at one of his students when the shit hits the fan. Damian is the guy that it all falls back on, as he has masterminded this squad from Day 1.

Given the right opportunity, Delta is stacked with tons of individual talent, as was every Cobra Kai under Sensei John Kreese's dojo. The Johnny of the Delta's has to be Coffey, last year's NRF MVP. He is the guy nobody wants to guard, but everyone wants to chill with through affiliation off the court. He'll come dipped in Jordan's and AF1's that nobody has seen before. Playing against Coffey since the league’s inception, he and his buddy Smiley bring some beautiful women to root for them as well. You can't hate on that. These dudes come dipped, play hard and leave in style. As for Smiley, he is like Bobby, the kid that screams, "Put 'em in a body bag!' He lights the team’s fire. Once he is on, or should I say, once he hits one of his many attempted threes, Delta is tough to handle.

On top of all that mentioned, Delta rolls harder then the Cobra Kai's did for Halloween rockin' their skeleton costumes. In Season 2 of the NRF, Delta made it to the finals with a stacked team and were run out of the gym by Generation. They haven’t been able to get their swag back since that moment. With team drill instructor Erskin Felix aboard, the way he is capable of playing makes Delta tough to defend inside. Erskin has the ability to snatch every rebound or at least contest them with a put back. When his game is at full speed, he flows like a nice glass of San Pellegrino water. The kind of water you get at a nice restaurant, where waiter asks you, "You want that sparkling or still?"

Sammie Taylor, the cool guy with all the tats, is like Dutch (who is Chad McQueen and actually Steve McQueen's son). He's not Johnny and not Bobby, but in the movie he's actually more of a badass then them both. He'll drain a triple in your eye, and the next play he'll get called for steps. But the three will have some style points to it. He has been through thick and thin with this squad, and he won't back down to a challenge. Then throw in Sureshot, who hasn't gotten his proper game back since he was named the league's Most Improved Player. He is ready for black belt status, just needs the Sensei to throw him to the wolves. Darius (a.k.a. Benoit Benjamin) and Lenny (a.k.a. Tyrone Hill), are big, huge bodies that give Delta lots of boards on both ends of the floor. I don’t think there is a player in this league that hustles more than Lenny. He'll give you all he's got, round by round, and you'll have to drag him off the court from exhaustion. Darius is still trying to figure out his roll on this squad, but if they can figure out how to make him and Erskin the ’Zo and Mutombo from G'town, they’re set. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that is an option or in their plans.

All in all, don't count Delta out this season. It’s a long season, and if they can figure out how to use a little wisdom from the league's Confucius, Damian can bring it all together. Before you know it, Delta might be in the "All Valley Karate Tournament," a.k.a. the NRF Finals, come June. Strike first and no mercy.

Till next time,

Halo