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Maybe your team isn't in on it. Get a win tonight boys...

Not sure what you are saying... I wanted to try to make it to the Finals, but losing my team to Bankruptcy is not worth it this season...

>>> It seems as though we have a lot in common as to the direction we tried to take our teams and just as equal in not being properly prepared for the outcomes... Obviously you got your team back on track and the hard work to turn your team around could possibly pay off this season... this was definitely a learning experience for me and my management style in running my team. I am shifting my focus to the long term goals for the Cyborg Franchise, hopefully we will be able to make another run at D.II in 2 or 3 seasons....

Night results
Rip City Outlaws 93 - Diaper Dandies 105
TarTeam 84 - Surfside Corsairs 116
Rightway State2 51 - Blood Kings 133
Cyborgs 97 - Knickerbockers 95
Ducksnorts 94 - Brûleurs de loups 74
shm 122 - Sandersville Preyers 104
Bananahorns 106 - Defenseless Babies 84
Illinois Riveters 129 - BellyAchers 38

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 133 : Blood Kings
Rebounds : 74 : Illinois Riveters
Assists : 44 : Blood Kings
Steals : 16 : Blood Kings
Blocks : 17 : Illinois Riveters

Personal best performances of the evening
Points: 37: E. Kargbo (Surfside Corsairs)
Rebounds: 23: A. Ferdal (Knickerbockers)
Assists: 9: E. Oliver (Blood Kings), A. Páramo Ortiz (shm)
Steals: 4: N. Hoffinger (Blood Kings), Ð. Grkinić (Blood Kings), B. Oleary (Illinois Riveters)
Blocks: 7: M. Jagoda (Illinois Riveters)


5 best of the evening
Point Guard: B. Oleary (Illinois Riveters) (29 Points, 8 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 4 Steals, 2 Blocks ): Evaluation: 41
Shooting Guard: E. Kargbo (Surfside Corsairs) (37 Points, 1 Rebound, 5 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Blocks ): Evaluation: 32
Small Forward: S. Spampanato (Illinois Riveters) (26 Points, 11 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 2 Steals, 3 Blocks ): Evaluation: 33
Power Forward: C. McDermott (Rip City Outlaws) (34 Points, 19 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Blocks ): Evaluation: 42
Center: J. Šiušelis (Surfside Corsairs) (22 Points, 20 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steal, 0 Blocks ), E. Carbone (Illinois Riveters) (25 Points, 17 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block ): Evaluation: 43


MVP(s) of the evening
J. Šiušelis (Surfside Corsairs) (22 Points, 20 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steal, 0 Blocks ), E. Carbone (Illinois Riveters) (25 Points, 17 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block ): Evaluation: 43


The bad performance of the evening
F. Minton (Rightway State2) (8 Points, 6 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steal, 0 Blocks ): Evaluation: -10


All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens: E. Peterson (Rightway State2): 7 Turnovers

Players targeted by the referees: S. Khan (Rip City Outlaws), C. McDermott (Rip City Outlaws), F. Cardozo (Rightway State2), J. Quiroz (Bananahorns): 6 Personals faults

The iron men: L. Skidmore (Rip City Outlaws), S. Khan (Rip City Outlaws), T. Adcock (Rip City Outlaws), O. Stewart (TarTeam), O. High (TarTeam), T. Redmond (TarTeam), W. Kurtz (Surfside Corsairs), T. Carson (Rightway State2), F. Minton (Rightway State2), S. Evgin (Cyborgs), G. Bale (Knickerbockers), M. Jagoda (Illinois Riveters), S. Spampanato (Illinois Riveters), C. Sotelo (BellyAchers), J. Noel (BellyAchers), B. Alleene (BellyAchers), A. Adler (BellyAchers): 48 Minutes

The shooters: M. Bennardo (Cyborgs), B. Oleary (Illinois Riveters): 6 Three points scored

The best performer: K. Radić (Cyborgs): Rating: 18.5

The worst performer: T. Robert (Rightway State2): Rating: 0.5

With the Cyborgs going into forced rebuilding mode and the Tar Team in full fledged rebuilding mode. It looks like the Blood Kings will probably be the favorites to represent the Great 8 in the finals.

The Big 8 is going to be brutal, but based on the regular season matches... the Banahorns are my projection to be in the finals.

The road to the Finals is wide open. Good luck! ;)

Night results
Cyborgs 119 - Rightway State2 63
Brûleurs de loups 106 - Sandersville Preyers 66
shm 102 - Ducksnorts 115
Defenseless Babies 148 - BellyAchers 52
Illinois Riveters 89 - Bananahorns 111
Diaper Dandies 119 - Surfside Corsairs 116
TarTeam 21 - Rip City Outlaws 119
Blood Kings 83 - Knickerbockers 108

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 148 : Defenseless Babies
Rebounds : 66 : Defenseless Babies
Assists : 37 : Ducksnorts
Steals : 12 : Rip City Outlaws
Blocks : 15 : Rip City Outlaws

Personal best performances of the evening
Points: 47: E. Kargbo (Surfside Corsairs)
Rebounds: 22: D. Bergeron (Rip City Outlaws)
Assists: 16: B. Nørager (Defenseless Babies)
Steals: 5: S. Khan (Rip City Outlaws)
Blocks: 4: T. Carson (Rightway State2), M. Frascari (Defenseless Babies), T. Adcock (Rip City Outlaws), C. McDermott (Rip City Outlaws)


5 best of the evening
Point Guard: T. André (Knickerbockers) (37 Points, 1 Rebound, 3 Assists, 1 Steal, 1 Block ): Evaluation: 36
Shooting Guard: D. Drulić (Sandersville Preyers) (42 Points, 4 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 0 Steals, 1 Block ), E. Kargbo (Surfside Corsairs) (47 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Steals, 0 Blocks ): Evaluation: 34
Small Forward: A. Zembrzycki (Cyborgs) (29 Points, 11 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Blocks ): Evaluation: 38
Power Forward: C. McDermott (Rip City Outlaws) (24 Points, 11 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Steal, 4 Blocks ): Evaluation: 37
Center: H. Macis (Brûleurs de loups) (27 Points, 16 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Blocks ): Evaluation: 43


MVP(s) of the evening
H. Macis (Brûleurs de loups) (27 Points, 16 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Blocks ): Evaluation: 43


The bad performance of the evening
T. Redmond (TarTeam) (6 Points, 3 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steal, 0 Blocks ): Evaluation: -9


All kinds of statistics
Players who forgot to remove them mittens: F. Minton (Rightway State2), A. Adler (BellyAchers), T. Dalum (Bananahorns): 5 Turnovers

Players targeted by the referees: W. Kurtz (Surfside Corsairs), T. Adcock (Rip City Outlaws), C. McDermott (Rip City Outlaws), B. Civilis (Blood Kings): 6 Personals faults

The iron men: T. Carson (Rightway State2), F. Minton (Rightway State2), D. Drulić (Sandersville Preyers), E. Pierson (Sandersville Preyers), C. Sotelo (BellyAchers), J. Noel (BellyAchers), B. Alleene (BellyAchers), A. Adler (BellyAchers), O. High (TarTeam), T. Redmond (TarTeam), A. Hinds (TarTeam), S. Khan (Rip City Outlaws): 48 Minutes

The shooter: D. Drulić (Sandersville Preyers): 7 Three points scored

The best performers: H. Macis (Brûleurs de loups), L. Skidmore (Rip City Outlaws): Rating: 16.5

The worst performer: T. Robert (Rightway State2): Rating: 0.5

Playoff Predictions and other notes for Great 8

I figured I would start with the side of the ledger that I know more about.

I guess I would start with the statement that the Great 8 is a mess. Both the Cyborgs and TarTeam have dumped all of their older starters this season to start a rebuilding project. Only the Blood Kings did not drop players before the playoff run. This gives the Blood Kings the strongest roster going into the playoffs in the Great 8.

So I am picking the following:

Round 1
Blood Kings over a Tar Team roster that might have problems winning in Div IV.
Cyborgs over Diaper Dandies. HCA and still a fairly strong roster will allow them to win this round. The Cyborgs had probably the deepest roster in the league. Even after the fire sale, they still have a competitive roster.

Round 2
Blood Kings over the Cyborgs. While the game is not a guaranteed win, it is a safe bet the Blood Kings should beat a depleted Cyborg roster.

Finals
Blood Kings probably will not advance to Div 2 over the Bananahorns. If the Ducksnorts or the Bruelers de Loups advance to the finals, they have a slight chance. It is not a great chance because of HCA basically means all games in the Finals will go through the Big 8.

Relegation
Rip City Outlaws plays the Sandersville Preyers. Based on their prior meeting, the RCO have a solid chance of winning the match-up. HCA will play a key role in the relegation series. This series will go to three games before it is decided.

Surfside Corsairs will play the Illinois Riveters. With the injury to the Riveters star player, it looks like the Corsairs should win this series. If Elliott Carbone comes back from the injury before the series is completed, it could be more competitive. But I will pick the Corsairs to win relegation.

Other Notes
Rightway State2 will bot demote. It was a sad day when RS2 went bot, the owner of the franchise always fielded a competitive team.

Knickerbockers won their last game against the Blood Kings. They gambled everything in that game (CT) to make sure they avoided relegation. That gamble paid off and they start their off season early.

Looking Forward
Both the Cyborgs and Tar Team have significant war chests to jump start their rebuilding.

Cyborgs already have a very solid base roster right now, so they just need to enhance/fill in a position or two and they will be back as a top team next season.

Blood Kings made no roster moves this season for the first time in many a year. It looks like age is going to eventually catch up with the Blood Kings as some of their starters are going to be 31 next season. So they are going to have to either make a run or start to replace players in the next season or two.

Tar Team probably has the largest war chest right now. They have a very low priced roster right now, but they have always had quality well balanced players on their team. So I expect them to do a multi-year rebuilding project. They will be competitive, but not make a major push for at least two season.

Diaper Dandies have been steadily improving over the past two season. They have a solid younger roster and will be a contender for many years to come.

Knickerbockers have a very competitive roster right now, but all four of their starters will be 32, 31,31,30 next season. So they are going to have to do gradual turn over in the next two years. It does not have to be all next season, but some changes will have to be made. They have two good younger players that will step up to fill the void so they are not in dire straits... yet.

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Last edited by Hammy at 1/5/2015 10:21:19 AM