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Day 12 (Tuesday 21 March 2023) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)
I'm sure we're all gonna have to hear about Tovar's brilliant performance last night...

Night results
Miami Cleo 77 - 209’s MostWanted 85
The White Walkers 83 - Flamin' Flamingos 70
Cincinnati Slammers 68 - Lion Rebels 109
The Beer Bellys 85 - Carolina Rebels 97
Tasty Tardsicles 89 - Philly Dribble 109
Hustlas 38 - San Dominica Warriors 107
STG on MCU 89 - Linndale 130
Żubr Białystok 113 - Fondy Cardinals 87

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 130 : Linndale
Rebounds : 71 : San Dominica Warriors
Assists : 33 : San Dominica Warriors
Steals : 12 : Lion Rebels
Block Shots : 9 : San Dominica Warriors

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 30 : T. Tovar (Linndale)
Rebounds : 23 : A. Gallucci (Miami Cleo)
Assists : 9 : T. Begley (Carolina Rebels)
Steals : 4 : M. Maurin (Miami Cleo), D. Wagner (Cincinnati Slammers)
Block Shots : 5 : N. Peretz (Żubr Białystok)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : M. Velasco (Philly Dribble) (13 Points, 3 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots), H. Quindós (Żubr Białystok) (19 Points, 5 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 17
Shooting Guard : T. Tovar (Linndale) (30 Points, 8 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32
Small Forward : D. Kamp (Linndale) (28 Points, 5 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32
Power Forward : I. Homs (The Beer Bellys) (18 Points, 17 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 30
Center : A. Gallucci (Miami Cleo) (19 Points, 23 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots), B. Pimentel (Philly Dribble) (20 Points, 14 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33

MVP of the evening
A. Gallucci (Miami Cleo) (19 Points, 23 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots), B. Pimentel (Philly Dribble) (20 Points, 14 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33

The bad performance of the evening
F. González (Cincinnati Slammers) (6 Points, 0 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots), : Efficiency : -6

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : A. San Miguel (STG on MCU) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : B. Öc (STG on MCU) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : A. Gallucci (Miami Cleo), T. Plummer (Carolina Rebels), S. Hollins (Lion Rebels), H. Quindós (Żubr Białystok), P. Stevens (Cincinnati Slammers) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : T. Tovar (Linndale) : 5 Three points

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

The worst performer : T. Lang (Fondy Cardinals) : Rating : 4.0

*Baine, you know this!!! Now, to the post game report!*

Happy Ourer: “Saturday night,, not a single guard scored 10 points or more in a win over Hustlas. Last night, the lone guard who didn’t only played 10 minutes. What a difference playing style makes. Saturday night, the team said “we’re going inside, stop us if you can”. Last night, it was “make it rain”, and they did to the tune of 18 for 35 from the three point line ina 130 to 89 win over STG on MCU. Led by Trenton Tovar and his 30 points off the bench, Linndale got off to a slow start, but would turn it on in the 2nd quarter to lead by 25 at the half. Daniil Kamp would score in double figures with 28, with, with Art Reese (16), Kyle Knowles (15), and Mantas Petriukstis (13) rounding out those in double figures.”

Marshall Richads: “Well, it looks like the team saw an opportunity to run and took it. This is not likely to be the norm, as they are still trying to get accustomed to playing with Floyd Hearn, who only had 5 points but collected 10 rebounds, Garcaa had 13, Guevara had 9, surprisingly Trenton Tovar had 8, and Datler grabbed 5 in just 3 minutes of court time. I think it safe to say rebounding, a huge weakness, has been addressed.”

HO: “I know it’s a very small sample size, but it appears that Daniil Kamp has really responded to playing with Floyd Hearn. He’s followed up his 20 point game Saturday night with a season high 28 point performance tonight. Let’s see if he can keep this up. Meanwhie, it’s time for a new segment called Pros and Cons. Give us the pros, Marshall!””

MR: “The pros tonight were Trenton Tovar, Daniil Kamp, Art Reese, Mantas Petriukstis, Floyd Hearn, Ramon Sanz Garcaa, and I’m gonna put Balthasar Gebhardt Datler in there as well. Gotta give him some love just because he’s kept his head down, worked his butt off, and he’s seeing some results. That’s always encouraging. The board work was solid but if you said Trenton Tovar would grab 8, you’re not a very good liar. His game high 30 points off the bench included a perfect 5 of 5 from deep. I guess that’s why they call him Shooter! Kamp was 4 of 6 from deep, and to prove they had it working, both Art Reese and Mantas Petriukstis, had it going with 3 of 6 each from deep. Air, what do you have for cons?”

AA: “The cons tonight were Nick Guevara, Harrison Mann, and I’m gonna throw Kyle Knowles in there for his putrid 7 of 21 from the field. Floyd Hearn has to be there also; how does he only get 7 shot attempts? 5 points for 100+ k salary? That’s on Pio Reina, so I’m definitely putting the coach with the cons. You know what else gets a con? The lack of aggressiveness with only 10 free throws the entire game, and only 22 assists. Where’s the ball movement? 5 assists from Kamp is nice, but that should never lead the team for a game if no one else has more than 3, and it’s embarrassing that a big had 3 and no one else aside from Kamp. The fans might be happy with this game, but the fans are nothing more than idiots at this point. They’re too dumb to know they deserve better. Listen, they don’t play well on tv, they’ve had a garbage run in cup play, their rival consistently beats them like a drum, and nobody knows these guys. I am not a believer in this team and you shouldn’t be either. You’re foolish if you do. This entire organization is a con!”

HO: “That’s it for Pros and Cons. We’ll be back after the commercial break, when Air Allnite will tell us how he really feels about this basketball team...”

Last edited by Speedtraps at 3/22/2023 1:23:33 PM

Bobby Sparks was in the office, fuming. He picks up the phone. "John Walton, Luke Kerry, in my office, NOW!" He slams the phone down. He takes a deep breath then picks the phone up again, "Mark York, in my office, now." In 5 minutes, Bobby Sparks had all three men in his office.

"What the hell am I seeing out on the court? We are 2-10. Some of the game shape of our players is inept. They can't perform on inept game shape!" Shouted Bobby.

"Mark, we had money, you went after players, we struck out, about 8 to 9 players. We got no one. You have one more chance coming up this Saturday and Sunday. If we get no one, then pack your bags. As General Manager, I expect results. And right now you've given me nothing. If I get nothing this weekend, you're done. Now, leave me with these two." He leaves and Bobby is left with John and Luke.

"Luke, we gave you control of the offense, you selecting what offense we will run. You selected Low Post in the last game, the worse possible decision. We scored only 38 points and had our worst loss in seasons. You're fired. Leave, or I will have security escort you out." Luke tried to say something but Bobby put up his hand, silencing him. Luke stood, turned, and left the office.

"John, we go back a ways, but if this team does not improve, I will have to let you go. Get me some wins, get me something respectable. Or else your job will be done as well. I don't want to do that John. But that last game was horrible. We are bottom feeding. Do something. Or else, when we demote, you will not be with us."

John Walton nods his head. "I'll do my best," he says.

"Do better, John. Do better."

“Happy Ourer here on WINO Radio and your Linndale Radio Basketball Network with one of my television broadcast partners, Air Allnite. Air, thanks for joining us.”

“It’s my pleasure, Happy.”

“Air, let’s get right to it. You’ve been highly critical of every facet of the organization, from the owner to the water boys and everything in between. Even the fans haven’t been spared. Why?”

“Your GM is in over his head, and the owner facilitates it. You had 2 good point guards in Bobby Coenen nnd Paul Lutz, and got rid of them without even a candidate on roster to replace them. You’re hoping that Trenton Tovar, who’s vastly overrated by the way, and Mantas Petriukstis, who couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn with if he were standing next to it, turn into point guards. He then goes out and gets a kid in Christophe Nguyen who shouldn’t be anywhere near a playoff roster. We haven’t even mentioned Kyle Knowles, who’s just as likely to go for 40 as he is for 14. That’s just your guards. Don’t get me started on the dumpster fire you call forwards.”

“Air, it’s one thing to criticize the organization, and there are things to criticize, but you still haven’t answered the question of why.”

“I’ll tell you why. Because I’m right, and everyone listening at home or watching on television needs the reality check. You are all comfortable, and support the team, but you don’t expect anything. What is that all about? You guys are probably Cleveland Browns fans in that NFL thing, aren’t you? How stupid is everyone around here? Is it in the water, or what? I don’t care; I only drink bottled anyway, so I’ll be fine.”

“Harsh statements, indeed. Begs the question, why did you come here if things are that bad?”

“For the paycheck, and the opportunity to smarten up this rinky-dink two bit town. Plus, any chance I can get to get under the skin of Pio Reina, I’m here for.”

“What’s your beef with Pio Reina?”

“He exists. That’s enough for me. He didn’t earn the job, he was groomed and given the job. His mentor was beloved, but for what? For doing things the so called right way? He ever been to D2? Win a cup? He’s revered for a D5 title 34 years ago. What else did he win? 4 D4 titles? You know what that means? He kept getting relegated from a D3 league. In a 34 year career? What a joke! You people think being the tallest person on a room full of little people means something. It doesn’t. You people have embraced mediocrity and think that means you’re elite. That’s insane!”

“Folks, we’re here with Air Allnite on the Linndale Radio Basketball Network and WINO radio, and we’ll be back with more after these messages.”

You guys are on a roll - I love it!

Week Six Power Rankings
With the league in full interconference play, we're starting to see some separation in the Big 8 with a grouping of three 7-5 teams in the middle while the Great 8 has decided to muddle up their hierarchy with three 8-4 teams at the 2-4 spots in the seeding. Heading in to the all-star week, we're officially more than half way through the season. As a way of a sneak preview, this week's rankings will have the number of all-stars I'm predicting they have (though I'll save my commentary for my all-star predictions post).

1. San Dominica Warriors (0!)
San Dominica maintain their hold on first in these rankings having a nice 10 point improvement in both EFFG and OPP EFFG. A big win over Tasty Tardsicles with 42 points in the fourth quarter in which they were down by 12 heading into that final frame. But in addition to their offensive explosion, they held Tasty to just 18 points in that period to ensure the come-from-behind win on the road. They turned around and destroyed Hustlas at home on TV, not giving up more than 10 points in any quarter until giving up 13 in the fourth quarter. Their lone game before the all-star match is on the road against STG on MCU in which I foretell them to carry an 11-2 record into the 2nd half of the season.

2. The White Walkers (2)
Minor dips in both efficiency categories, and while EFFG is much closer at the top of the rankings (they dropped 3 ranks to 6th) on the OPP EFFG side, they're pretty well cemented at the top and remain there despite a four-point dip. Since losing to the Warriors in their lone loss this season, they've reeled off four straight wins (while remaining in the Cup), with a defiant win against the Lion Rebels at home, shuttering them to only 13 first half points for a 26-point victory despite being outrebounded. Then they took to the road and defeated the Flamingos in a closer than comfortable win, though they never really trailed. An interesting matchup coming up as they host 209's MostWanted on TV - will they continue to hold off almost all the competition?

3. Lion Rebels (1)
Falling four spots in EFFG from 1st this week but maintaining at 3rd in OPP EFFG - a bit of a rough turn for the Cowardly Lion Rebels as they blew the load in attempting to stay in the Cup last week leaving themselves vulnerable heading into their road matchup against The White Walkers. As I mentioned the Rebels outrebounded the Dead (Frozen?) they shot pitifully from the field, hitting only 25% of their shots including 0-11 from three. Kurt Brown has done a tremendous job of Not Showing Up when it matters. Following that was a thankfully easy game with Cincinnati Slammers. Next comes their favorite travel destination, with a trip to the Keg. Will they be able to overcome the recently geriatric-fied Beer Bellys?

4. Tasty Tardsicles (2)
Sure, they're currently 4th in the Great 8, and sure they've lost two games in a row, first to San Dominica where they utterly melted down and blew the game, and then going on the road to Philly and getting out-matched in the first half before saving face and keeping pace, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Dribble shooting nearly 50% from the field despite making only 3 of 19 threes. But Tasty has to feel kind of good, despite losing by 20 because of the effort difference in the match. Their next test comes as they host Carolina before the big game.

5. Miami Cleo (4)
Miami basically held steady this week in both categories and find themselves still at 5th in these rankings. They split this week's games with a 17-point victory at home against Flamingos and then took their show on the road and lost to 209's by 8 where they struggled out of the gate, then regained their form to close out the first half and then just couldn't quite keep up to settle for their fourth loss (2nd in their last four games). I should point out Marko Maurin's beautiful game last Saturday, in which he scored 25 points on 11-12 shots - just a masterful performance at the small forward position. Their pre-all-star game matchup comes in the form of recent upstart (don't call it a comeback?) Fondy Cardinals at home.

6. Philly Dribble (1)
Honestly, I'm quite surprised we're seeing a 7-5 Philly team. But after their three game losing streak, they've kicked it back over and are now on a three game winning streak, with a 21-point victory over The Beer Bellys and then a 20-point victory over Tasty boosting both of their EFF scores, but still find themselves a bit down the chart here. But I will have you note, I have them ahead of two 8-4 teams! I'm sure they'll continue their win streak this week as they take Hustlas on for their next road trip.

7. 209's MostWanted (4)
Sitting at 8-4 thanks to the fact they've won 5 of their last 6 games since losing two in a row back in week three, 209's ramped up and ready for anything it seems, but this week I feel like they lost a game they shouldn't in order to win a game they shouldn't. (Shrug) - I've done the same thing, so I can't judge. But a 28-point loss to Żubr Białystok on the other side on the road led way to a home victory over a tough Miami team at home. Yes, Ariel Ziółkowski has cooled off, but he came through on Tuesday, scoring 27% of his team's points enroute to victory. And now they turn their attention to the team beyond the wall and march into the frozen tundra.

8. Żubr Białystok (1)
Whitestok is holding steady at the halfway mark in these rankings at the halfway point of the season! They find themselves on a four-game winning streak working their way up from .500 two weeks ago. That aforementioned win at home over 109's felt good and they got to follow it up with a trip to the Birds Nest to face the Cardinals in a game they relatively easily won. Next up comes an interesting challenge as they play host to Linndale. But they're in a good spot so far and looks like they should easily make the playoffs - the only question is what seed will they qualify for?

9. Linndale (1)
Linndale's another very middle of the road team this season. While they're 6th in the Big 8 and have a 7-5 record, the competition has been stiff on that side of the board. But they've only lost one game thus far against Great 8 teams and this week they got to show off their new acquisition Floyd Hearn who had an immediate impact in their first game against Hustlas in a 15 point victory and then wasn't needed that much when they hosted STG in a 41-point blowout where he only played 27 minutes but still had 10 rebounds. But I think we'll get to see how he's truly going to impact this squad in what is somewhat of a vital game this weekend against Żubr.

10. Carolina Rebels (2)
Carolina is the last of the above .500 teams on this list, but they also are only one of two teams left in the Cup in our league (Congrats!). That means they've sacrificed some league games they probably could have won to get where they are, which is a shot at three games during the all-star break. They were also fortunate to matchup with two easier teams after their brutal 1, 2 face off last week. First a road TV game against Cincinnati where they embarrassed the Slammers by 94 points, with two players scoring 30+. And then, they staved off the Beer Bellys for a 12-point victory. Next comes Tasty on the road.

11. Flamin' Flamingos (1)
I guessed relatively closely last week on Delaire's impact on the Flamingos lineup and while he struggled in his first two games and they lost both, they were facing Miami and The White Walkers - pretty stiff test right out the gate with lesser game shape. They've got a nice set up this weekend though where he can get his feet underneath him as they travel to Cincinnati for what should be their 5th win on the season.

12. The Beer Bellys (1)
I do find it a bit crazy that 5th place in the great 8 is sitting at 3-11 on the season! And while they are retooling, they find themselves in the middle of a four game losing streak, with losses this week to Philly and Carolina. There's already been plenty of shenanigans reported in advance of the Lion Rebels visiting this weekend, but rumor has their manager is in a rehab facility simply to avoid traveling to the Keg.

13. Hustlas (0)
Not much to write home about here, with the transfer list being so outrageously expensive lately, I imagine Reece has been struggling to pin down quality talent at optimal prices. It's now been four weeks without a win and things aren't looking pretty in Hustlaville. A not terrible loss to Linndale last weekend before San Dominica took a torch to their own building in burning them to the ground on Tuesday. Next comes a not so fun matchup with Philly Dribble - at least it's at home!

14. Fondy Cardinals (0)
Well, back to back wins after going winless to start the season, with Fondy taking out STG on the road by 14 points and while both teams had three players score 20+ points, the Cardinals shot lights out, hitting 54-101 shots to take home the victory. Their win streak was short lived with a home loss on Tuesday to whitestok's boys. PF Matthis Anwander had a night, scoring 25 points to go along with 7 rebounds on 9-13 shooting - they just couldn't keep pace. Next up comes a not great matchup with Miami Cleo on the road.

15. STG on MCU (0)
I'm just glad STG is trying, making guesses at the oppositions tactics and bringing their best every night even though there's such a discrepancy in salaries. Two more losses this week to the Cardinals and Linndale leave them struggling at 2-10. And this weekend doesn't look fun as the Warriors come to town pre-all-star week.

16. Cincinnati Slammers (0)
Cincinnati has crossed the -500 point differential mark with two more blow out losses this week to the Rebels. Their closes game was game one in a two-point loss to STG. Their next closest loss is 12 points followed by 16 point and then 20. From there it gets really ugly. And this week, they host Flamin' and while I'd like to suggest they have a shot, I'm doubtful.

All-star predictions post coming later tonight or tomorrow morning!

“Happy Ourer here on WINO Radio and your Linndale Radio Basketball Network and we’re back with one of my television broadcast partners, Air Allnite for one final segment. Air, we’ve covered quite a bit of ground. We haven’t talked about your departure from the Supreme Court Basketball Network, yet. Care to walk us through what happened?”

“No. My legal representation has advised me against speaking about that.”

“Fair enough. Well, as part of the Linndale basketball team, let’s look at our upcoming opponent, Zubr Bialystok. What’s your take on the game?”

“Pio Reina’s crew has to be careful; this is a team that has plenty of actual point guards. Ball movement and ball security should be on display. Pio might want to take notes. If it plays out the way I think it will, Pio’s golden child Trenton Tovar might have a bit of a rough night. Petriukstis too. Knowles is better than anyone in the backcourt on either team, so Pio has that going for them. The problem at small forward for Pio’s boys is one of depth. I don’t think Reese should see the court in this game and neither should Reynolds. That leaves Guevara backing up Kamp. Since Guevara should back up Kamp, he should also be available at the backup power forward. The bigger issue is do you start Sanz Garcaa up front with Hearn, or bring him off the bench? Mann feels like a very poor play in this game, and Datler could well be severely overmatched for the first time all season. It’s a game Linndale should win, but I don’t think they will. I assure you Pio will over think this and lose. It’s all right there in front of him. I’m not gonna give tactical information; but I know what I’d do. Folks have to tune in to the Pregame show tomorrow to find out. Just know whatever Pio wants to do, it isn’t what he should do.”

“Perfect promo for tomorrow and timely, too! Folks we’re out of time! We’ll see you tomorrow night! Good night, everybody!”

Last edited by Speedtraps at 3/25/2023 6:12:50 PM

Air Allnite: “I said ball security and ball movement would be on display for Zubr Bialystok. They did have 23 assists to 17 for Pio Reina’s squad. Ball security was an issue for both as each team finished with 13 turnovers. I told you Trenton Tovar would have a rough night. 4 of 15 shooting, no assists, 1 turnover and a plus/minus of -8 sounds like a rough night. Petriukstis wasn’t much of a factor on offense, but he had 6 rebounds and got loose for a couple of dunks when Linndale had to have them. He played better than expected. Kamp stuffed the stat sheet but didn’t shoot much. He played 44 minutes and played well, so depth at the small forward wasn’t the issue it might have been. Linndale was able to slow the game down to make that happen. Reina will say Guevara had an off night. Don’t fall for it. They need an upgrade from him. Datler’s court time was short lived. It was supposed to be; he was bad. To be fair, I said it was a game Linndale should win bt felt Pio Reina would lose it for the team with his coaching. Apparently, it takes more than bad coaching to overcome a 45 point effort from Kyle Knowles.”

Marshall Richards: “And that leads us into tonight’s Pros and Cons. Air, your Pros are?”

Air: “Kyle Knowles, Ramon Sanz Garcaa, Daniil Kamp, Mantas Petriukstis, and Floyd Hearn. Kyle put on a scoring display and just carried the offense. Sanz Garcaa had a big 16 point 15 rebound effort. Daniil Kamp did enough of everything and well. Petriukstis was there with his defense and those two dunks he came through with were clutch. Hearn was there with his defense, 10 rebounds, and I don’t think Sanz Garcaa happens without Hearn’s presence on the floor.”

Happy Ourer: “This is where things get interesting. Who do you have for cons?”

Air: “Pio Reina still can’t find how to get the team to participate offensively. Defensively, they fell apart in the 4th quarter. The $100,000 man can’t get touches or buckets. Guevara is trash. Tovar still has a ways to go. The bench is short and depends on matchups to be effective. They are not as deep or talented on the bench as they think. It’s gonna cost them big and soon.”

Happy: “More from the Linndale Basketball Postgame Show after these words from our sponsors!”

Season 60 All Star Predictions
Welcome to this season's all star predictions, revamped for this season with an all new calculation formula - I'm dubbing this version 3.45a. Traditionally this was primarily based on player efficiency, which unfortunately favors big men, so pulling the list of top 20 players in efficiency always leaves the guards/small forwards lacking, making me rely on guesswork and statistics - the ole' eyeball test. This season, however, I've pulled the top 20 in EFF and the top 20 in Average Rating (AR). I combined those lists and even then had to go out and find a few more players, pulling together a list of 36 players from the league. The score is calculated by valuing AR as it is represented and adding a weight to Average Efficiency (AE) by multiplying it by two and then adding the two numbers. This score is based on a maximum possible value of 100 because I'm basing AR on the theory that it's max possible score is 20 and the max possible score for AE is 40 (in the NBA a PER season of 35+ would be considered All Time Great) and so you have 40 x 2 + 20, which for you math dum dums equals 100. The highest score for this season is 75.1...so my estimating of 40 for AE is probably too high, but I'm lazy so I'm leaving it as it is for now and will probably adjust for next season's version 4.17c.

Big 8 Starters
PG: Miguel Velasco - Philly Dribble | AR: 3rd | AE: 23rd | Total Score: 49.7 | (Overall) Rank: 20th (Last season's PG backup)
SG: Ariel Ziółkowski- 209's MostWanted | AR: 16th | AE: 21st | Total Score: 50.1 | (Overall) Rank: 18th
SF: Darnell Rivas- Flamin' Flamingos | AR: 34th | AE: 11th | Total Score: 53.1 | (Overall) Rank: 12th
PF: Terry Armstead: - Lion Rebels | AR: 1st | AE: 2nd | Total Score: 75.1 | (Overall) Rank: 1st (Last season's C backup)
C: Dewayne Allen: - Carolina Rebels | AR: 6th | AE: 7th | Total Score: 60 | (Overall) Rank: 6th (All Star Starter from last season)

Great 8 Starters
PG: Chik Wui Kwong - Tasty Tardsicles | AR: 25th | AE: 28th | Total Score: 44.6 | (Overall) Rank: 29th
SG: Arys Varpukevicius - Miami Cleo | AR: 5th | AE: 29th | Total Score: 46.1 | (Overall) Rank: 28th (Last season's SG backup)
SF: Victor Papageorgiou - The White Walkers | AR: 2nd | AE: 13th | Total Score: 56.6 | (Overall) Rank: 9th
PF: Isidre Homs - The Beer Bellys | AR: 26th | AE: 3rd | Total Score: 65.5 | (Overall) Rank: 3rd (All star backup PF last season)
C: Geoffray Locus - Miami Cleo | AR: 21st | AE: 1st | Total Score: 71.8 | (Overall) Rank: 2nd

Big 8 Backups
PG: Tian Rumin - 209's MostWanted | AR: 13th | AE: 30th | Total Score: 44 | (Overall) Rank: 30th
SG: Kyle Knowles - Linndale | AR: 8th | AE: 25th | Total Score: 47.1 | (Overall) Rank: 24th
SF: Gjallim Azheli - 209's MostWanted | AR:33rd | AE: 14th | Total Score: 51.1 | (Overall) Rank: 14th
PF: Hugo Espinosa - Carolina Rebels | AR: 22nd | AE: 4th | Total Score: 65.5 | (Overall) Rank: 4th
C: Renzo Raich - 209's MostWanted | AR: 31st | AE: 12th | Total Score: 52.4 | (Overall) Rank: 13th

Great 8 Backups
PG: Damon Santana - Miami Cleo | AR: 15th | AE: 36th | Total Score: 33.2 | (Overall) Rank: 36th
SG: Vecit Ögretmen - The White Walkers | AR: 20th | AE: 32nd | Total Score: 40.6 | (Overall) Rank: 32nd
SF: Marko Murin - Miami Cleo | AR: 24th | AE: 22nd | Total Score: 48.7 | (Overall) Rank: 23rd (Backup PF last season)
PF: Marco Jimenez - Tasty Tardsicles | AR: 10th | AE: 6th | Total Score: 59.8 | (Overall) Rank: 7th
C: Clark Riggins - Żubr Białystok | AR: 7th | AE: 8th | Total Score: 58.9 | (Overall) Rank: 8th