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Week 4 Power Rankings
Almost a quarter of the way through the season, so this is a special rankings update where we examine which teams have improved the most since week one and which teams, well, haven’t. Once again, these rankings are based on a team’s game efficiency rank and their opponent allowed efficiency rank. Any ties are broken by highest efficiency rank change from last week. Also, as an aside, overall ranking is still at the front, but this week, their first week ranking will be listed in parenthesis behind the name.

1. Philly Dribble (2)
Pretty telling week for Philly, who blew out not only Dallas, but also 2nd seed Linndale to prove that they’re clearly the best of the Big 8 and it’s probably not going to be close. We have to wait another two weeks for their matchup against Gremlins and then a week later for Ashkickers, but I think it is safe to say they’ll be competing for the championship come July. They stayed steady in EFFG and improved on their OPP allowed EFFG to take over as top dog for the week.

2. Gremlins (1)
Another week, another undefeated Gremlins team at the top of the list, for the first time, not ranked 1. What did they do to deserve this? Well, a tough, but decisive win over Ashkickers came around and then they handled San Dominica Warriors, but San Dom played them almost as well as Ash. Interestingly, while their EFFG dropped slightly, they still rank highest in the league, but their OPP EFFG rank dropped a spot even though it improved, which is how they find themselves ranked 2nd for the first time. Interesting Cup matchup for them (nationally ranked 81 Bluegrass Nationals traveling to 80th Gremlins Temple of Doom, before some relatively easy matchups for them coming into next week.

3. The Ashkickers (3)
Slight drops in both EFFG and OPP EFFG this week, but they’re holding relatively steady – tough loss to Gremlins will do that to you, but a bounce-back win against Rip City Revival keeps them strong. They’re one of only three teams with a +100 point differential this season, and the next teams aren’t necessarily close. Looks to be a tough Cup matchup, though they get the game at home, before facing Lion Rebels and San Dominica next week to more than likely improve to 9-1 on the season.

4. Linndale (6)
Linndale was one of three teams after the first week of the season tied at the fourth spot, with the tie breaker going to highest EFFG, which pushed them down to 6th. But they’ve consistently proved that they belong in the playoff chase and aren’t a has been DIV IV promote. They’ve only made two moves this season, selling a rookie for a decent profit, and then bringing in Kyle Knowles at SG who has performed quite well, averaging nearly 17 PPG and a 13.0 rating in league games. Interesting matchups against fellow DIV IV promoters on the other side of the division this week, facing Beer Bellys and pintipv – are we still asking if Linndale is for real?

5. The Beer Bellys (5)
Two wins last week, including a dominate one over their closest seeded rival in pintipv brings thatguy to 5th place in this week’s rankings. They’ve continued to have an impressive EFFG for a recently promoted team, and while they’re lacking a bit in OPP EFFG (ranked 11th this week and last), at least they’re consistent about it! Two big games on the horizon against the top seeded Big 8 teams. Will they stumble?

6. Żubr Białystok (14)
The most impressive transformation for a team in our division so far this season from the 1st week til now, whitestok’s crew has moved up 5.5 points in their average ranking, which gets them to 6th from what looked to be like the start of a cellar dweller occupant. Żubr has kept fairly consistent with EFFG over the last few weeks and improved their OPP EFFG to find themselves well in the playoff pack for the Great 8. An interesting matchup against Rip City followed by the dynamic, if not, sporadic San Dominica Warrior

Week 4 Power Rankings Continued

7. Mighty Moose Rockets (4)
Hutch44’s squad looked to be fierce after one week, but has been up and down, especially with an injured Kofan for a week. A convincing win against Lion Rebels followed by a shoot out loss to Beer Bellys has us scratching our heads in wonder. Their EFFG ratings about even out which helps to explain their 3-5 record. Will they find the magic now that Kofan is back and better than ever?

8. Lion Rebels (10)
This squad will not win more than one game in a row – while they’ve only given up 100 points once, they’ve also only scored more than 100 once. At times, they’ll go entire games without hardly giving their start center the ball. Speculation is that ownership is evaluating the managers job, particularly interested in Speedtraps’ success, and may inquire about poaching him from Linndale.

9. Miami Cleo (12)
Gotta give them credit, Miami seems to be out here playing for their lives over the last two weeks, getting it back to a somewhat respectable shape almost a quarter of the way through – a tough loss to the War Birds Tuesday night, leaves them hurting – but they’ve shown some spark and are hoping to make a mark on the season in order to not relegate.

10. Rip City Revival (8)
A convincing win over San Dominica Warriors followed by a relatively narrow loss to the monster Ashkickers this week, leaves them here at 10th. Neither their EFFG or OPP EFFG is super impressive, but it is consistent. They seem like the classic beat the teams they should beat and lose to the teams they could beat, but maybe that’s just me. True to their story, they’re floating this season – will their competitive spirit kick in?

11. San Dominica Warriors (11)
Coach Stephenson’s team had a rough week, getting dominated by Rip and then having to face Gremlins – may be a moral victory by keeping them to 81 points on the night, but still, their record is suffering because of it. I still think the Big 8’s 6th – 2nd seeded teams could be a sloppy mess the whole season – “So you’re saying there’s a chance!?”

12. War Birds (9)
Grimhawke finds himself in an awkward position after narrowly losing what should have been a win against Seattle and then followed it up with a tight win against Miami. They’re facing the opposing conference cellar dwellers this next week – will they vault themselves into the thicket of mediocrity or tumble to despair?

13. Pintipv (7)
This one feels like it’s gotta hurt pintipvw. Things were looking pretty promising, but their OPP EFFG has gotten a lot worse since the first week of the season. Curious matchup against MMR before facing down Linndale at home – will they be able to right the ship and get back into the playoff chase?

14. Seattle SuperSonicz (15)
After Seattle held off War Birds comeback (or rather came back from War Birds comeback) they struggled against whitestok’s squad – but potentially winnable games next week. They actually improved their OPP EFFG while staying steady with their own EFFG.

15. Dallas Bomskwad (13)
After starting to keep a close eye on Dallas toward the end of last season as they clawed their way into the playoffs, this feels like a let down for them, but they were only 7-15 last season – still, 1-7 with a -150+ point differential hurts. A welcome first win against Weather only brought them to invite Philly into kick ass, but they, too, face the opposing conferences bottom shelf teams – perhaps they can tack on two more wins!

16. Weather Society (16)
At least you can’t say Weather didn’t try, but it does appear that they’re going to stop trying after listing their originals this week. What’s next for Melan Collie – preparing for immediate relegation and domination in DIV IV botville? Somehow they’re OPP EFFG continues to tank, nearly 13 points worse than it was after the first week of the season.

Great write-up as usual. This week I will slide bigtime I'm sure, not even going to try to win lol. Will be good training opportunities for my younglings ha ha. I'll save my normal reserves for the cup game instead, I can win that one I hope.

Shout out to Mighty Moose for a fun game this week, that was craziness!

Day 9 (Saturday 21 May 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
pintipv 100 - Mighty Moose Rockets 130
Gremlins 85 - Lion Rebels 70
The Ashkickers 81 - San Dominica Warriors 84
Żubr Białystok 81 - Rip City Revival 98
Miami Cleo 79 - Seattle SuperSonicz 63
Dallas Bomskwad 79 - War Birds 105
Weather Society 50 - Philly Dribble 112
The Beer Bellys 35 - Linndale 128

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 130 : Mighty Moose Rockets
Rebounds : 75 : Linndale
Assists : 30 : Philly Dribble
Steals : 11 : Miami Cleo
Block Shots : 13 : Linndale

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 36 : F. Jarkes (Seattle SuperSonicz)
Rebounds : 18 : J. Pugejs (Seattle SuperSonicz)
Assists : 9 : M. Maurin (Miami Cleo), É. Blanchet (San Dominica Warriors)
Steals : 5 : A. Varpukevicius (Miami Cleo)
Block Shots : 5 : G. Locus (Miami Cleo)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : É. Blanchet (San Dominica Warriors) (25 Points, 4 Rebounds, 9 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 26
Shooting Guard : A. Varpukevicius (Miami Cleo) (22 Points, 8 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 5 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 27
Small Forward : W. Kofan (Mighty Moose Rockets) (24 Points, 17 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Power Forward : J. Fleurent (Mighty Moose Rockets) (23 Points, 11 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 3 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42
Center : D. Charles (Mighty Moose Rockets) (28 Points, 14 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34

MVP of the evening
J. Fleurent (Mighty Moose Rockets) (23 Points, 11 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 3 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42

The bad performance of the evening
B. Piotrkowicz (The Beer Bellys) (0 Points, 2 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -14

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : A. Leonard (Dallas Bomskwad) : 7 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : L. Rojas (The Ashkickers), A. Parrish (San Dominica Warriors), J. Campino (Gremlins), B. Piotrkowicz (The Beer Bellys), Z. Fatik (Rip City Revival), F. Grossman (pintipv), E. Lenkovicius (Dallas Bomskwad) : 5 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : G. Locus (Miami Cleo), K. Brown (Lion Rebels), S. Hatch (Żubr Białystok), G. Cappilli (The Beer Bellys), D. Villari (The Beer Bellys), W. Huffman (The Beer Bellys), H. Musayyab (The Beer Bellys), B. Piotrkowicz (The Beer Bellys), J. McCloud (Dallas Bomskwad), J. Felip (Dallas Bomskwad) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : J. Vázquez (Gremlins) : 6 Three points

The best performer : T. Armstead (Lion Rebels) : Rating : 18.0

The worst performer : F. Jarkes (Seattle SuperSonicz), J. McGill (Weather Society) : Rating : 4.0

Day 10 (Tuesday 24 May 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Mighty Moose Rockets 82 - Gremlins 98
Lion Rebels 59 - The Ashkickers 71
San Dominica Warriors 68 - Żubr Białystok 74
Rip City Revival 72 - Miami Cleo 65
Seattle SuperSonicz 90 - Dallas Bomskwad 39
War Birds 106 - Weather Society 80
Philly Dribble 88 - The Beer Bellys 99
Linndale 102 - pintipv 72

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 106 : War Birds
Rebounds : 66 : The Beer Bellys
Assists : 29 : War Birds
Steals : 17 : Seattle SuperSonicz
Block Shots : 14 : Seattle SuperSonicz

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 33 : G. Chiodarelli (Mighty Moose Rockets), N. Neochoritis (Rip City Revival)
Rebounds : 24 : Y. Semiramis (The Beer Bellys)
Assists : 10 : R. Kiaulius (War Birds)
Steals : 6 : F. Cristancho (Seattle SuperSonicz)
Block Shots : 4 : F. Jarkes (Seattle SuperSonicz)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : L. Rojas (The Ashkickers) (25 Points, 10 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots), H. Šapiras (Żubr Białystok) (22 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 23
Shooting Guard : N. Neochoritis (Rip City Revival) (33 Points, 7 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 31
Small Forward : D. Komlósi (pintipv) (22 Points, 10 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 28
Power Forward : B. Herron (War Birds) (18 Points, 11 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots), C. Pirtsos (War Birds) (13 Points, 18 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots), V. Valladares (San Dominica Warriors) (12 Points, 17 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 28
Center : Y. Semiramis (The Beer Bellys) (26 Points, 24 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 45

MVP of the evening
Y. Semiramis (The Beer Bellys) (26 Points, 24 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 45

The bad performance of the evening
R. Alderman (Dallas Bomskwad) (2 Points, 5 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -10

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : R. Alderman (Dallas Bomskwad) : 7 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : H. Yuyao (Żubr Białystok) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : A. Gallucci (Miami Cleo), G. Chiodarelli (Mighty Moose Rockets), D. Charles (Mighty Moose Rockets), W. Kofan (Mighty Moose Rockets), B. Lutz (Lion Rebels), M. Grimm (Żubr Białystok), C. Ellison (Weather Society), T. Aaron (Weather Society), J. McGill (Weather Society), J. Felip (Dallas Bomskwad), R. Alderman (Dallas Bomskwad) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : H. Šapiras (Żubr Białystok) : 6 Three points

The best performer : M. Velasco (Philly Dribble) : Rating : 17.5

The worst performer : J. McGill (Weather Society) : Rating : 4.0

Unfortunately, I don't have enough time for commentary on the power rankings this week, so I'll just leave it all to your imagination. Here's week 5's ranks:

1. Philly Dribble
2. Gremlins
3. Linndale
4. Ashkickers
5. Mighty Moose Rockets
6. Miami Cleo
7. Żubr Białystok
8. Rip City Revival
9. War Birds
10. San Dominica Warriors
11. The Beer Bellys
12. Lion Rebels
13. Seattle SuperSonicz
14. pintipv
15. Dallas Bomskwad
16. Weather Society

Hope you all have a good Memorial Day weekend!

Dang so now I really want to know how I was able to shoot up the rankings!

Day 11 (Saturday 28 May 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

*Unnecessary Commentary* Whew! I should go camping more often - looks like a nice round of games from Saturday night, including (and I haven't checked the box score) what appears to be a significant upset of Gremlins by Linndale!

Night results
The Ashkickers 103 - Mighty Moose Rockets 99
Żubr Białystok 69 - Lion Rebels 84
Miami Cleo 75 - San Dominica Warriors 64
Dallas Bomskwad 46 - Rip City Revival 100
Weather Society 59 - Seattle SuperSonicz 97
The Beer Bellys 121 - War Birds 112
pintipv 78 - Philly Dribble 109
Gremlins 100 - Linndale 109

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 121 : The Beer Bellys
Rebounds : 66 : Seattle SuperSonicz
Assists : 31 : Seattle SuperSonicz
Steals : 11 : War Birds
Block Shots : 11 : Miami Cleo

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 44 : D. Santana (Miami Cleo)
Rebounds : 18 : N. Lisnevskiy (Seattle SuperSonicz)
Assists : 9 : N. Lisnevskiy (Seattle SuperSonicz)
Steals : 4 : B. Lutz (Lion Rebels)
Block Shots : 6 : P. Cheatle (Miami Cleo), H. Yuyao (Żubr Białystok)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : I. Avellaneda (The Beer Bellys) (27 Points, 6 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 27
Shooting Guard : K. Knowles (Linndale) (29 Points, 0 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots), G. Jordan (Seattle SuperSonicz) (19 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 24
Small Forward : B. Barrera (The Beer Bellys) (30 Points, 9 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 27
Power Forward : N. Neochoritis (Rip City Revival) (40 Points, 3 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Center : Y. Semiramis (The Beer Bellys) (20 Points, 12 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 28

MVP of the evening
N. Neochoritis (Rip City Revival) (40 Points, 3 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35

The bad performance of the evening
A. McGovern (Weather Society) (2 Points, 0 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots)Q. Bailey (Dallas Bomskwad) (2 Points, 1 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -6

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : O. Reine (The Ashkickers), A. Itararé (Dallas Bomskwad) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : M. Živanić (War Birds), B. Lutz (Lion Rebels), H. Yuyao (Żubr Białystok) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : G. Locus (Miami Cleo), D. Charles (Mighty Moose Rockets), D. Nava (Gremlins), M. Grimm (Żubr Białystok), P. Traganitis (Żubr Białystok) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : D. Minkinen (Żubr Białystok) : 7 Three points

The best performer : M. Velasco (Philly Dribble), K. Knowles (Linndale), T. Armstead (Lion Rebels) : Rating : 16.0

The worst performer : J. McGill (Weather Society), M. Cornwell (Weather Society) : Rating : 5.0

Day 12 (Tuesday 31 May 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Mighty Moose Rockets 81 - Żubr Białystok 96
Lion Rebels 88 - Miami Cleo 83
San Dominica Warriors 108 - Dallas Bomskwad 44
Rip City Revival 94 - Weather Society 52
Seattle SuperSonicz 59 - The Beer Bellys 99
War Birds 108 - pintipv 119
Philly Dribble 81 - Gremlins 94
Linndale 78 - The Ashkickers 95

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 119 : pintipv
Rebounds : 63 : Żubr Białystok
Assists : 30 : War Birds
Steals : 12 : San Dominica Warriors
Block Shots : 11 : The Ashkickers

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 32 : D. Komlósi (pintipv)
Rebounds : 17 : W. Kofan (Mighty Moose Rockets), W. Chan Kiew (Gremlins), H. Yuyao (Żubr Białystok)
Assists : 9 : R. Kiaulius (War Birds), I. Avellaneda (The Beer Bellys)
Steals : 5 : G. Gattoni (The Ashkickers)
Block Shots : 4 : P. Cheatle (Miami Cleo), M. Živanić (War Birds)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : J. Fleurent (Mighty Moose Rockets) (23 Points, 10 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 30
Shooting Guard : F. Alidori (San Dominica Warriors) (28 Points, 2 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 24
Small Forward : B. Griffiths (War Birds) (18 Points, 8 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 28
Power Forward : W. Kofan (Mighty Moose Rockets) (29 Points, 17 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Center : W. Chan Kiew (Gremlins) (26 Points, 17 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33

MVP of the evening
W. Kofan (Mighty Moose Rockets) (29 Points, 17 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34

The bad performance of the evening
K. McNulty (Mighty Moose Rockets) (4 Points, 8 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -9

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : R. Kiaulius (War Birds), A. Coronado (Linndale), A. Itararé (Dallas Bomskwad) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : M. Maurin (Miami Cleo), P. Huddleston (Philly Dribble), L. Shunhao (Philly Dribble) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : A. Gallucci (Miami Cleo), W. Kofan (Mighty Moose Rockets), G. Chiodarelli (Mighty Moose Rockets), K. Brown (Lion Rebels), S. Hatch (Żubr Białystok) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : A. Varpukevicius (Miami Cleo), D. Komlósi (pintipv) : 5 Three points

The best performer : P. Fasselli (Philly Dribble) : Rating : 17.0

The worst performer : F. Jarkes (Seattle SuperSonicz) : Rating : 4.0

I step away and we're down 7 after a buzzerbeater at the half...and I come back to a 18 point loss. I thought it would be more competitive than that; figured about 5 to 8 points, and did not expect to win.

That free throw differential though...

It is interesting - I was thinking (before I checked) that it might've been a gameshape issue, but yours appears solid. A lot more fouls for your team, which with your defensive capabilities, I'm a little surprised by. Been playing BB for quite a while (second stint for me after a 15 season stint starting in about season 7), but I'm still learning more and more. 9 fouls by your two SFs is rough. It also didn't help that Ash's team appears to be full of FT nailing SOBs ;)