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Either which way, I kind of hope your prediction is wrong, though maybe a season or two in DIV IV would do me good with my minor rebuild. Though I don't want to waste Terry Armstead's final productive years at that level. Ah well.

Good luck!

Yes, the Hustla's do not want a tie with 4th and 5th. They will be fifth. Hopefully ESPN is right and the Hustlas finish 4th, and 5th is 10-12 or 11-11 if Hustlas get lucky and win one to be 12-10.

Last edited by Reece at 10/8/2022 1:39:41 AM

It is going to a fun end of the season no matter what. I expected to relegate when I did a partial rebuild early season, so I'm just happy to be in the hunt lol

Sorry for no power rankings from last week; just didn't have time to write up a synopsis and honestly, as is usual for these rankings, by this point in the season things are pretty well set how they're going to be. There were a couple of shifts, but nothing consequential. Here's the order, with no synopsis...hopefully I'll have time to get to the final rankings this week with some commentary. Thanks for a fun season everyone!

1. Rip City Revival
2. Philly Dribble
3. The Ashkickers
4. Linndale
5. San Dominica Warriors
6. Tachenko (ouch, that loss on Saturday, tho)
7. Hustlas (will they fall even farther, even though they're fielding a team?)
8. Żubr Białystok
9. Miami Cleo
10. Lion Rebels
11. The Beer Bellys
12. Carolina Rebels
13. 2 percent
14. The Lone Wolf
15. Mighty Moose Rockets
16. Is This Heaven?

OK, I lied - some commentary. Good luck tonight!

Last edited by Baine at 10/11/2022 10:07:51 AM

Day 20 (Saturday 8 October 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Linndale 100 - Rip City Revival 115
Lion Rebels 125 - The Lone Wolf 101
Mighty Moose Rockets 42 - San Dominica Warriors 147
Carolina Rebels 75 - Philly Dribble 106
2 percent 104 - The Beer Bellys 122
Is This Heaven? 44 - Żubr Białystok 149
Tachenko 50 - The Ashkickers 95
Hustlas 64 - Miami Cleo 113

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 149 : Żubr Białystok
Rebounds : 80 : San Dominica Warriors
Assists : 46 : San Dominica Warriors
Steals : 12 : Miami Cleo, Żubr Białystok
Block Shots : 14 : Miami Cleo, San Dominica Warriors

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 44 : J. Segovia (The Beer Bellys)
Rebounds : 20 : C. Riggins (Żubr Białystok)
Assists : 13 : C. McNutt (Żubr Białystok)
Steals : 4 : A. Varpukevicius (Miami Cleo), M. Maurin (Miami Cleo), R. Kelchtermans (The Lone Wolf)
Block Shots : 5 : V. Valladares (San Dominica Warriors)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : S. Hatch (Żubr Białystok) (42 Points, 5 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 45
Shooting Guard : A. Varpukevicius (Miami Cleo) (23 Points, 9 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 4 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Small Forward : L. Baião (San Dominica Warriors) (28 Points, 12 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 40
Power Forward : F. Fornels (Rip City Revival) (30 Points, 16 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 40
Center : T. Armstead (Lion Rebels) (28 Points, 10 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39

MVP of the evening
S. Hatch (Żubr Białystok) (42 Points, 5 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 45

The bad performance of the evening
E. Kljajević (Mighty Moose Rockets) (3 Points, 3 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots)H. Villa (Is This Heaven?) (1 Points, 2 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -8

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : G. Pullen (Tachenko), R. Newman (Is This Heaven?) : 7 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : W. Johnson (Mighty Moose Rockets), A. Coronado (Linndale) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : G. Locus (Miami Cleo), R. Cuberas (Mighty Moose Rockets), E. Albright (Mighty Moose Rockets), E. Kljajević (Mighty Moose Rockets), T. Plummer (Carolina Rebels), B. George (Carolina Rebels), J. Cantrell (Is This Heaven?), S. Hollins (Lion Rebels), S. Hatch (Żubr Białystok), K. Park (2 percent), J. Gołas (2 percent), H. Griffin (2 percent) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : P. Lutz (Linndale) : 7 Three points

The best performer : D. Wilmink (2 percent) : Rating : 19.0

The worst performer : W. Johnson (Mighty Moose Rockets) : Rating : 0.0

Day 21 (Tuesday 11 October 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
The Lone Wolf 119 - Linndale 154
Rip City Revival 80 - Lion Rebels 63
Philly Dribble 107 - Mighty Moose Rockets 32
San Dominica Warriors 80 - Carolina Rebels 88
Żubr Białystok 108 - 2 percent 83
The Beer Bellys 123 - Is This Heaven? 48
Miami Cleo 92 - Tachenko 80
The Ashkickers 99 - Hustlas 80

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 154 : Linndale
Rebounds : 58 : Tachenko, Żubr Białystok
Assists : 36 : The Beer Bellys
Steals : 15 : Philly Dribble
Block Shots : 11 : Philly Dribble

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 52 : N. Mezzalira (The Lone Wolf)
Rebounds : 19 : G. Pullen (Tachenko)
Assists : 8 : J. Segovia (The Beer Bellys)
Steals : 5 : B. Piotrkowicz (The Beer Bellys)
Block Shots : 4 : F. Fornels (Rip City Revival)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : T. Begley (Carolina Rebels) (28 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots), B. Coenen (Linndale) (15 Points, 4 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 4 Steals, 0 Block Shots), H. Quindós (Żubr Białystok) (19 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 22
Shooting Guard : M. Woesler (Philly Dribble) (16 Points, 1 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 4 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 24
Small Forward : N. Mezzalira (The Lone Wolf) (52 Points, 5 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42
Power Forward : F. Fornels (Rip City Revival) (20 Points, 17 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 2 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Center : T. Armstead (Lion Rebels) (24 Points, 18 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots), C. Riggins (Żubr Białystok) (20 Points, 18 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33

MVP of the evening
N. Mezzalira (The Lone Wolf) (52 Points, 5 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42

The bad performance of the evening
K. McNulty (Mighty Moose Rockets) (17 Points, 7 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots)A. Iglesia (Is This Heaven?) (1 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -11

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : K. McNulty (Mighty Moose Rockets), E. Kljajević (Mighty Moose Rockets) : 7 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : K. McNulty (Mighty Moose Rockets), L. Arevalo (Carolina Rebels), V. Sesamo (The Ashkickers), É. Blanchet (San Dominica Warriors), S. Bailin (Hustlas), A. Redondo (The Beer Bellys), L. Dabo (2 percent), M. Ulevicius (2 percent), F. Fornels (Rip City Revival), V. Laddha (Rip City Revival) : 5 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : A. Gallucci (Miami Cleo), J. Cadelago (Mighty Moose Rockets), L. Arevalo (Carolina Rebels), H. Espinosa (Carolina Rebels), J. Cantrell (Is This Heaven?), R. Sedonio (Lion Rebels), L. McKnight (Lion Rebels), H. Quindós (Żubr Białystok), P. Mari Acuña (2 percent) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : N. Mezzalira (The Lone Wolf) : 7 Three points

The best performer : T. Armstead (Lion Rebels) : Rating : 18.5

The worst performer : B. Ross (Is This Heaven?) : Rating : 0.5

Lion Rebels Press Release - For Immediate Release
On behalf of Kurt Brown, the Lion Rebels apologize to Edward Rutledge and Rip City Revival for the blatant outburst by Brown as his frustration with the season boiled over and resulted in the slashing of Rutledge's face with a hidden shiv. The Lion Rebels have handled the situation internally and Kurt Brown has been fined a one week paycheck for his blatant disregard for professionalism and sportsmanship. Part of Brown's rehab over the coming offseason will include therapy sessions.

hah - this is great.

Hustlas wave TV, here bringing you all the sporting news from around the league and how it affects your Hustlas.

"Hello everyone, I am Cash Danger. And here is your sporting news. The final match of the regular season is today. And the Great 8 still has a lot going on. Currently, the 3rd through 6th seeds all have a shot at the final two playoff spots. The 3rd seeded Beer Bellys. If they defeat the number two seeded Zubr, they are in. They would be 12-10. And they would hold on to the third seed. If they lose, they will fall to 11-11 and they would have to see what happens in other games.

Starting with the 4th seeded Hustlas. They have not won a game since the all-star break, and they have a low division 4 team currently, as the players are too old and some are not very good, but if they defeat Tachenko, who is on their own massive losing streak, they are in. They would be 12-10 and, given one of the playoff spots. If Beer Bellys and Hustlas both win, Bellys would be 3rd seed, Hustlas 4th seed. But if only the Hustlas won, they would be 3rd seed, and Beer Bellys would have to wait for the Miami Cleo game.

5th seed Miami Cleo faced number one Ashkickers today. If Miami Cleo wins and Beer Bellys, they will be given 4th seed and Beer Bellys 3rd seed. If Miami wins and Beer Bellys lose, then Miami will get third seed with a higher point differential than the remaining six teams, and Beer Bellys would be given 4th seed. Both teams would be 11-11.

If both teams win and Hustlas win, or if Beer loses, Miami wins, and Hustlas win, all would be 11-11, but Hustlas would be left on the outside looking in, due to forfeits from earlier in the season, and point differential.

If Tachenko wins, Beer Bellys lose, and Miami Cleo wins, these three plus Hustlas would all finish 11-11. Then the seedings would be Miami Cleo 3rd seed, Tachenko 4th seed, Beer Bellys fall to 5th and Hustlas 6th.

The most likely scenario with the games today, what we believe, is that Tachenko will easily handle the bad team Hustlas, Miami Cleo will lose to Ashkickers, and Beer Bellys will lose to Zubr. This will leave Miami Cleo looking on the outside and finishing 6th with a 10-12 record. Tachenko will be in 3rd with an 11-11 record and Beer Bellys 4th, also 11-11. This will leave out our Hustlas who will as well be 11-11. That is the predictions of the day. And due to how bad this Hustlas team is, we don't see them getting through relegation. But we do need to play the games. We shall see what will become of everyone. So long, and hopefully this will not be the last Hustlas report."

Last edited by Reece at 10/15/2022 2:30:06 PM

[Beer Belly's thinking to himself watching Hustlas wave TV report]

"This damn hangover headache needs to stop so I can enjoy tonight's game...and catch my second wind for some more drinks tonight."

"Damn, Reece summed up this Great 8 $hit show perfectly. I hope he doesn't relegate, I like him"

"Were did I put that bottle of Tylenol...wait...did Reece just say we were going to lose tonight...what the F#*k!...I need to play that back!"

"We've won 5 straight with only 1 loss since the all-star break...I know our mid-season reorg was a mess for a while but damn..."

"Guess we'll show them tonight. The addition of Youngjiang's defense and scoring beefed up the back court just before the break, our SF spot now has strong defense along with the training of our young guards."

"That's it...where's my edibles, cause if he's high already I'm joining the party!"

[Chews on some yummy edibles while pouring some bourbon to wash down the Tylenol]

Lol, this is awesome