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📅 League II.4 | Midseason Checkpoint – From Speculation to Separation

Seven games in, we’ve closed out the first phase of the season— the first round of division play—and the storylines we whispered in the beginning have either sharpened into focus or swerved into the unexpected. Things are tight and the drama is sure to get spicy.
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🏆 The MVP Chase is Real
R. Zviedris is doing exactly what the preseason hype predicted—leading the league in both scoring & rebounding (24.7/13.3) with an incredible 59.2% shooting, this guy is ruthlessly efficiency and effective. But it’s no coronation just yet. Carlos Olmos has Delta 9 firing lasers, Samara has Wobbles humming, Pisano remains a rock, and the well-known Nash is quietly putting together another stellar season. The wildcard? Gilad Pessach. He’s still in BC Lituanica colors…for now. Whether he finishes the season in them is another matter.
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📉 BC Lituanica – From Certainty to Shrugs
We opened the year wondering if they’d blow it up. Seven games later, Pessach and Baratović are still here, but the magic isn’t. A revolving door at small forward hasn’t solved their chemistry problem. The team that once looked like a lock for home court in the playoffs is suddenly struggling in the middle of the pack. The vultures are circling as the franchise is hoping for the best.
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📈 Wobbles Stay Wobbling Forward
If the goal was to prove last season’s Finals run wasn’t a fluke, mission accomplished. Wobbles own a top-tier inside game, can smother your best scorer, and have barely flinched against aggressive division rivals. They’re not untouchable—just ask Delta 9—but they’ve got the depth, the coaching, and the confidence to handle adversity.
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💣 Delta 9’s Fireworks Factory
Remember the preseason note about their shooting? Yeah—try 17 made threes in a single game. Olmos is in MVP form, Kester’s release is still lightning-quick, and Camacho’s versatility makes the offense hum. But the real edge is their rebounding: a league-leading 387 boards so far, including an absurd 29 offensive in one game (and that wasn’t even against the White Walkers!). Second-chance points are their love language.
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🐑 Kiwi Sheep Pimps – Hooves on the Gas
Guaraes still dunks like his knees are brand new, Karlis Rae-Jepsen still gets the arena singing, and Hess Araya is good for one highlight that breaks the broadcast crew each week. They’ve got enough size to bully you inside and enough guard play to keep you honest. The looming question: will they keep this core together through the trade deadline?
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💪 The Reductions & Bench Mob – Spoiler Alert
The Reductions have already proven themselves in tight games. Bench Mob’s structure and balanced attack will travel well into cross-division play. Neither team has the elite firepower of the top-tier squads, but both can make life miserable for them and may just sneak a playoff spot.
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🚀 The Big 8 Free-for-All
All 8 teams sit within a game of each other—you couldn’t draw it up closer if you wanted it. Wobbles and Innovatus have shown the most promise, but it’s genuinely open from there on down.
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🚀 The Great 8 Lineup
The Great 8 has a more typical alignment. Every cross-division win will feel like stealing gold.
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📊 Stat Sheet Nuggets
• Top Scorer: R. Zviedris (FR-S) – 24.7 ppg
• Top Rebounder: B. Râsnoveanu (Reductions)) – 16.4 rpg
• Top Assists: P. Pina (California Supreme) – 16 ast in a game
• MVP Race: Zviedris, Olmos, Samara, Pisano, Nash, Pessach
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Cross-division play starts now. The Big 8 is a knife fight, the Great 8 is still open, and the MVP race is far from over. If the first seven games were the opening statement, the next stretch will decide who’s really built for the long haul.