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Welcome to the start of season 70!

For any passing new managers who didn't already know I believe Game Rating is calculated by BuzzerManager by how many sub-levels above atrocious-low the combination of outside scoring, inside scoring, outside defense, inside defense, rebounding and offensive flow are at the end of the game.

Average player ratings are a bit wonky the 1st game or two as BuzzerManager seems to average each player to the nearest half-point, while BuzzerBeater itself knows the rating to a tenth of a point so there can be discrepancies. BuzzerManager is near enough however to compare like for like stats for the week and against previous seasons and leaves the need for Excel sheets and so on at the workplace where they belong!

Efficiency when that is mentioned is (Points+Rebounds+Assists+Steals+Blocks−Missed shots−Missed Free Throws-Turnovers).

7 teams with 100+ game rating in game 1 which is one lower than last season but Raging Seagull were only 1 point short and I have no doubts a full-strength Revolta Culé, B.C. would put up that game rating too. 9 teams had 10+ average player rating which is 1 up from last season.

Game 1 Game Ratings :-

128 - 12.2 - Glasgow Blue Jays
118 - 10.9 - Chicago Bulbs II
115 - 12.4 - Santa Booker
113 - 12.3 - Skytturnar
111 - 11.4 - Locomotive Edinburgh
110 - 11.4 - Glasgow Raptors
105 - 10.2 - Dropito
099 - 10.7 - Raging Seagull
093 - 10.2 - Revolta Culé, B.C.
062 - 06.0 - Comandaranga
059 - 05.4 - Milsami
049 - 04.5 - CrvJeep
047 - 04.6 - Vella Aloja
045 - 03.6 - Razs Legends BC
042 - 03.7 - Brothers
016 - 04.0 - Bibby Brotherhood

Best team stats of the evening

Points : 169 : Santa Booker
Rebounds : 75 : Santa Booker
Assists : 61 : Santa Booker
Steals : 29 : Skytturnar
Block Shots : 12 : Santa Booker, Locomotive Edinburgh

Best individual stats of the evening

Points : 36 : S. Aftenie (CrvJeep)
Rebounds : 21 : R. Setyawan (Santa Booker)
Assists : 24 : F. Monsch (Santa Booker)
Steals : 6 : K. Caruana (Raging Seagull)
Block Shots : 5 : K. Caruana (Raging Seagull)

Best efficiency by main position of the evening

Point Guard : F. Monsch (Santa Booker) (26 Points, 8 Rebounds, 24 Assists, 3 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 49 *MVP OF THE NIGHT*
Shooting Guard : F. Pineda (Dropito) (28 Points, 7 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 5 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 41
Small Forward : S. MacNuir (Locomotive Edinburgh) (28 Points, 4 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 2 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Power Forward : R. Caverni (Raging Seagull) (30 Points, 14 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39
Center : S. Gray (Glasgow Raptors) (26 Points, 15 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 3 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 48

Any time we manage to get a win against Chicago Bulbs, we class that as a good nights work. It was a tough first half but we won comfortably in the end. Good luck to all managers this season.

Last edited by BlueJaysFan at 10/18/2025 4:02:47 PM

Absolutely devastating loss on a buzzerbeater in double overtime after blowing a commanding lead in regulation. This one hurts.

Revolta Cule, take a bow. Your guys were unbelievable tonight and deserved that.

In the match of the night Glasgow Blue Jays put out a concerningly strong for week 2 143 team rating squad and found themselves shocked after a double overtime 138-136 defeat. The Blue Jays had slightly better shooting from both 2 and 3 point distance, and had more assists, steals, and blocks. So how did they lose? Largely because what they lost they lost badly. They were crushed 73-37 in rebounds, Benitez and Detroyer alone at PF and C getting 48 rebounds between them where their Blue Jays equivalents in Luque and Watson got 10, and also as the Blue Jays gave away 11 more fouls to a team shooting 87% fom the charity stripe.

Game 2 Game Ratings :-

*Brothers off below lists as now botified*

143 - 11.8 - Glasgow Blue Jays
124 - 11.2 - Revolta Culé, B.C.
122 - 12.6 - Skytturnar
119 - 11.5 - Locomotive Edinburgh
111 - 10.6 - Santa Booker
103 - 11.4 - Glasgow Raptors
096 - 10.5 - Dropito
095 - 10.8 - Raging Seagull
085 - 09.4 - Chicago Bulbs II
059 - 06.6 - Comandaranga
055 - 05.4 - Milsami
050 - 05.3 - Vella Aloja
049 - 04.3 - Razs Legends
040 - 05.4 - CrvJeep
023 - 04.3 - Bibby Brotherhood

Running Totals of Game Rating this season:

271 - 135.5 - Glasgow Blue Jays
235 - 117.5 - Skytturnar
230 - 115.0 - Locomotive Edinburgh
226 - 113.0 - Santa Booker
217 - 108.5 - Revolta Culé, B.C.
214 - 107.0 - Glasgow Raptors
203 - 101.5 - Chicago Bulbs II
201 - 100.5 - Dropito
197 - 098.5 - Raging Seagull
121 - 060.5 - Comandaranga
114 - 057.0 - Milsami
097 - 048.5 - Vella Aloja
094 - 047.0 - Razs Legends BC
089 - 044.5 - CrvJeep
039 - 019.5 - Bibby Brotherhood

Best team stats of the evening

Points : 172 : Raging Seagull
Rebounds : 73 : Revolta Culé, B.C.
Assists : 68 : Raging Seagull
Steals : 18 : Skytturnar
Block Shots : 15 : Milsami

Best individual stats of the evening

Points : 50 : S. Aftenie (CrvJeep)
Rebounds : 26 : C. Benítez (Revolta Culé, B.C.)
Assists : 14 : T. Bonavia (Raging Seagull), K. Caruana (Raging Seagull)
Steals : 4 : F. Elvarsson (Skytturnar), A. Marra (Raging Seagull)
Block Shots : 6 : G. Melnic (Milsami)

Best efficiency by main position of the evening

Point Guard : T. Bonavia (Raging Seagull) (36 Points, 5 Rebounds, 14 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 52
Shooting Guard : A. Petrescu (Glasgow Blue Jays) (34 Points, 9 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots), J. Torné (Revolta Culé, B.C.) (36 Points, 5 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Small Forward : E. Pessach (dropito) (19 Points, 12 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Power Forward : C. Benítez (Revolta Culé, B.C.) (41 Points, 26 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 52
Center : F. Dillet (Comandaranga) (45 Points, 19 Rebounds, 12 Assists, 2 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 72 *MVP OF THE NIGHT*

See you soon guys. A new rebuild has started in Chicago ;)

Bibby Brotherhood's 3 man starting line-up gave up 189 to a Glasgow Raptors team who were in no mood to go easy on them. Stat highlights are efficiency of +331 to -16, 92 rebounds to 15, and 17 blocks to 0! If Bibby continue this then further in the season when both enthusiasm rises and cross-conference play starts somebody may hang a 200 point game on them. Fortunato Monsch and his 24 assist game might not be the only all-time divisional record we see this season!

Elsewhere in the Great 8, Locomotive Edinburgh beat Raging Seagull in a game where the home team seemed to play the Edinburgh style of winning rebounding & blocking battles, while the Scots played the Seagull style of sharpshooting. In the end Štolba & Dougall combining for only 6pts in 48 mins at SF may have been the difference between 2 teams at an otherwise similar level.

Locomotive & the Raptors face each other in Edinburgh on Tuesday to keep their unbeaten records.

In the Big 8, Glasgow Blue Jays hit a 150 team game rating in game 3 although were given a fight by Dropito who I suspect went crunch-time like last year's game 6 but did not get the same results losing 99-85. The Dropito starting 5 matched up very well to the Blue Jays' starters but the 2nd unit were bulldozed 26-6 in scoring and +36 to -6 in efficiency.

Skytturnar are the other unbeaten team left after beating Revolta Culé, B.C 116-98. Revolta shot well against a quality Skytturnar defence, but in the end it was 27 free throws to Skytturner against their 6, so when Skytturnar scored 26 of them, they were all but doomed to a defeat.

Game 3 Game Ratings :-

150 - 14.9 - Glasgow Blue Jays
139 - 13.7 - Skytturnar
137 - 11.4 - Dropito
121 - 13.7 - Glasgow Raptors
121 - 12.8 - Santa Booker
120 - 11.4 - Raging Seagull
119 - 11.6 - Revolta Culé, B.C.
118 - 11.4 - Locomotive Edinburgh
108 - 11.5 - Chicago Bulbs II
057 - 05.4 - Comandaranga
055 - 05.7 - Milsami
046 - 04.6 - Crv Jeep
045 - 05.3 - Vella Aloja
045 - 03.6 - Razs Legends
020 - 03.0 - Bibby Brotherhood

Running Totals of Game Rating this season:

421 - 140.3 - Glasgow Blue Jays
374 - 124.6 - Skytturnar
348 - 116.0 - Locomotive Edinburgh
347 - 115.6 - Santa Booker
338 - 112.6 - Dropito
336 - 112.0 - Revolta Culé, B.C.
335 - 111.6 - Glasgow Raptors
317 - 105.6 - Raging Seagull
311 - 103.3 - Chicago Bulbs II
178 - 059.3 - Comandaranga
169 - 056.3 - Milsami
142 - 047.3 - Vella Aloja
139 - 046.3 - Razs Legends BC
135 - 045.0 - CrvJeep
059 - 019.6 - Bibby Brotherhood

Best team stats of the evening

Points : 189 : Glasgow Raptors
Rebounds : 92 : Glasgow Raptors
Assists : 65 : Glasgow Raptors
Steals : 20 : Santa Booker
Block Shots : 17 : Glasgow Raptors

Best individual stats of the evening

Points : 40 : S. Aftenie (CrvJeep)
Rebounds : 20 : S. Gray (Glasgow Raptors)
Assists : 16 : D. Maruschak (Santa Booker)
Steals : 7 : M. Auðunsson (chicago bulbs II)
Block Shots : 4 : M. Auðunsson (chicago bulbs II), P. Will (Glasgow Raptors)

Best efficiency by main position of the evening

Point Guard : D. Maruschak (Santa Booker) (27 Points, 6 Rebounds, 16 Assists, 5 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 48
Shooting Guard : M. Martínez (Santa Booker) (19 Points, 8 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 4 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Small Forward : B. Neil (Glasgow Raptors) (30 Points, 9 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42
Power Forward : V. Krasnoslobodtsev (Skytturnar) (22 Points, 19 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42
Center : S. Gray (Glasgow Raptors) (22 Points, 20 Rebounds, 11 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 51 *MVP OF THE NIGHT*

I will keeping rebuild but more in harmony as usual. I so used to have last places about money that it is not so much problem

Many thanks to sailor_man who has risen from his eternal slumber to fix the BuzzerManager API link with BuzzerBeater so we get at least one more of these!

Key game in the Big 8 was Dropito's 100-88 win over Skytturnar. Dropito had 11 more free throws and Skytturnar was well beaten in the reboundiing battle by 59 to 37, and by +122 to +90 in team effieciency so it looked deserved on balance. Dropito have sold $214k wage Lindolfo at C, but have brought in $122k wage Angelo Condrò as a likely replacement for the recently departed Eliran Pessach at SG so they aren't weakening by much!

In the Great 8, Glasgow Raptors and Locomotive Edinburgh both played tactics to avoid each other's strong interior defence with the Raptors running & gunning and Edinburgh pushing the ball. Edinburgh accurately pinned a fast tactic on Glasgow in gameday prep and with that, a home advantage, and stronger perimeter defense, were just strong enough to be about a dozen points ahead for most of the game and ended up 122-113 winners to be the last unbeaten team in the division.

Game 4 Game Rating :-

134 - 11.5 - Dropito
127 - 13.6 - Skytturnar
126 - 12.1 - Locomotive Edinburgh
125 - 12.2 - Glasgow Raptors
122 - 13.6 - Glasgow Blue Jays
112 - 12.6 - Santa Booker
104 - 12.3 - Revolta Culé, B.C.
102 - 11.0 - Raging Seagull
089 - 10.1 - Chicago Bulbs II
057 - 05.3 - Comandaranga
050 - 05.3 - Milsami
049 - 04.6 - Crv Jeep
047 - 04.1 - Razs Legends
046 - 04.6 - Vella Aloja
023 - 03.7 - Bibby Brotherhood

Running Totals of Game Rating this season:

544 - 136.0 - Glasgow Blue Jays
501 - 125.3 - Skytturnar
474 - 118.5 - Locomotive Edinburgh
472 - 118.0 - Dropito
460 - 115.0 - Glasgow Raptors
459 - 114.8 - Santa Booker
440 - 110.0 - Revolta Culé, B.C.
419 - 104.8 - Raging Seagull
400 - 100.0 - Chicago Bulbs II
235 - 058.8 - Comandaranga
219 - 054.8 - Milsami
188 - 047.0 - Vella Aloja
186 - 046.5 - Razs Legends BC
184 - 046.0 - CrvJeep
082 - 020.5 - Bibby Brotherhood

Best team stats of the evening

Points : 147 : Revolta Culé, B.C., Raging Seagull
Rebounds : 64 : Milsami
Assists : 48 : chicago bulbs II
Steals : 24 : Revolta Culé, B.C., Glasgow Blue Jays, Santa Booker
Block Shots : 17 : Revolta Culé, B.C.

Best individual stats of the evening

Points : 39 : G. Björgvinsson (chicago bulbs II)
Rebounds : 23 : V. Mulmanov (Milsami)
Assists : 13 : J. Torné (Revolta Culé, B.C.), C. Veiguela (chicago bulbs II)
Steals : 7 : M. Briz (Bibby Brotherhood)
Block Shots : 6 : C. Detroyer (Revolta Culé, B.C.), M. Hutchenson (Glasgow Raptors)

Best efficiency by main position of the evening

Point Guard : R. Dougall (Raging Seagull) (28 Points, 9 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals, 4 Block Shots), D. Maruschak (Santa Booker) (31 Points, 3 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 4 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 31
Shooting Guard : C. Veiguela (chicago bulbs II) (22 Points, 10 Rebounds, 13 Assists, 3 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43
Small Forward : G. Björgvinsson (chicago bulbs II) (39 Points, 15 Rebounds, 11 Assists, 0 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 57 *MVP OF THE NIGHT*
Power Forward : J. Iragorria (chicago bulbs II) (36 Points, 11 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43
Center : C. Detroyer (Revolta Culé, B.C.) (11 Points, 8 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 6 Steals, 6 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33



Last edited by StrategicHamlets at 10/29/2025 5:56:55 PM

Bad beat of the night tonight was Santa Booker losing to Glasgow Raptors despite getting a double-bonus in GDP for guessing the Raptors tactics. It was a bad-tempered game with 2 in-game injuries plus an extra longer-term injury to Raptors starting PG Arnold Bryde in the 1st minute of the game. After starting the 4th quarter tieing 96-96 Santa Booker either due to lower experience or fitness or just being the away team in the game found the momentum moved against them, and they started fouling to regain possession after falling behind. The Raptor players they chose to foul went 32-37 from the free throw line and despite 7 better team rating and 0.8 better average player rating for Santa Booker, the Raptors ended up 132-120 winners.

Game 5 Game Ratings :-

138 - 15.3 - Glasgow Blue Jays
133 - 13.5 - Locomotive Edinburgh
132 - 14.0 - Skytturnar
129 - 12.7 - Santa Booker
123 - 11.2 - Dropito
122 - 11.9 - Glasgow Raptors
111 - 10.2 - Chicago Bulbs II
106 - 11.7 - Raging Seagull
105 - 12.5 - Revolta Culé, B.C.
077 - 09.5 - Bibby Brotherhood
053 - 05.0 - Milsami
053 - 04.6 - Comandaranga
049 - 04.4 - Vella Aloja
042 - 04.2 - Razs Legends
042 - 03.9 - CrvJeep

Running Totals of Game Rating this season:

682 - 136.4 - Glasgow Blue Jays
633 - 126.6 - Skytturnar
607 - 121.4 - Locomotive Edinburgh
595 - 119.0 - Dropito
588 - 117.6 - Santa Booker
582 - 116.4 - Glasgow Raptors
545 - 109.0 - Revolta Culé, B.C.
525 - 105.0 - Raging Seagull
511 - 102.2 - Chicago Bulbs II
288 - 057.6 - Comandaranga
272 - 054.4 - Milsami
237 - 047.4 - Vella Aloja
228 - 045.6 - Razs Legends BC
226 - 045.2 - CrvJeep
155 - 031.0 - Bibby Brotherhood

Best team stats of the evening

Points : 161 : Raging Seagull
Rebounds : 72 : Skytturnar
Assists : 45 : Skytturnar
Steals : 26 : Revolta Culé, B.C.
Block Shots : 16 : Bibby Brotherhood

Best individual stats of the evening

Points : 43 : F. Monsch (Santa Booker)
Rebounds : 20 : S. Pálsson (chicago bulbs II)
Assists : 11 : M. Korkeakoski (Raging Seagull)
Steals : 6 : V. Cobos (Revolta Culé, B.C.), J. Lecas (Glasgow Blue Jays)
Block Shots : 4 : S. Louis (Glasgow Blue Jays), Ö. Sigurgíslason (Bibby Brotherhood), A. Marra (Raging Seagull), R. Nunes Souza (Santa Booker)

Best efficiency by main position of the evening

Point Guard : S. O'Connor (Glasgow Blue Jays) (30 Points, 11 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 5 Steals, 0 Block Shots), F. Monsch (Santa Booker) (43 Points, 6 Rebounds, 9 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 46
Shooting Guard : M. Korkeakoski (Raging Seagull) (22 Points, 3 Rebounds, 11 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37
Small Forward : D. Gràcia (Revolta Culé, B.C.) (31 Points, 10 Rebounds, 10 Assists, 3 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 45
Power Forward : D. MacLucas (Locomotive Edinburgh) (32 Points, 17 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 2 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 47 *MVP OF THE NIGHT*
Center : A. Marra (Raging Seagull) (18 Points, 14 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 1 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39