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We could create an award for the best team regarding to its payroll.
(entire payroll or top8, I don't know).

Examples : you are total payroll #3, and you end with a league ranking #6 -> you won't win the award !
you are a total payroll #14, and you end at 7th rank -> you could win the award.

Did I get your idea right, that you in other words meant the best overachiever of the season-award..? :)

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MrJ still didn't reply to my questions on possibilities/editability/functionality of Playpass, so that if someone (who visits BB even more frequently all year around) else would like to update league tables, they could do so. (I think I might need to keep an official record too, though). We just need to see if it's possible to use for instance user defined point values for wins, losses, etc. in Playpass - I would be surprised if not as also in real life there's huge difference how different sports league award points for different outcomes, but on the other hand I guess Playpass offers a paid version as well (of course I don't suggest using that) that might offer more functionality(?).

Sorry, I thought my previous comment was clear. What you are asking...Playpass cannot do. I was offering it as a ready-to-go and simple way of displaying the league games, the results and the usual statistics you find in real basketball leagues.

So, if you want it for 'defined point values' etc, you will need to look at another program.

With that said, I will still put all of our results into Playpass, provide everyone with the link, and for those who would like to view it (a simple view) they are welcome to. :)

Sorry it took so long to reply (I had to prioritize finishing everything for the HGL) and for not being clear enough. What I meant was my long question post (I believe it was on Homegrown teams II-thread?) which had numbered questions from 1. to 5. about Playpass functionality. But my educated guess, based on what you now wrote, would now be that your reply to that post of mine would be "no to all".

You are of course free to add scores to Playpass as well if you so wish to do. In fact, in many instances, your update of league table might become available faster (if that's an important factor for some of us).

Unless there's some critical error in my thinking here (please correct if I'm wrong), it should also show pretty much same league positions, if:
A) we input all league games of the Round at once (as I plan to do now that we have all box scores available immediately), and
B) as long as we don't have any forfeit losses in HGL Regular Season.

Facts:
- point differential between win and regular loss remains the same in both league tables; in my official league table 2p for win and 1 for normal loss, and in Playpass's case one could think it's like 1p for win and 0 for a loss (while, if my memory serves me, it was a win-% based classification that you use in Playpass, but it should reflect same results/order as long as there are no forfeits and all matches from the same Round are being added at the same time - however, I guess classification order can be changed?)
- as for classification methods, they slightly differ, as I use points (and then, if tied, less forfeits) and Playpass uses winning-% as comparison method
- neither of us are able to "automatically" display the correct positions of teams during regular season in the case of teams with similar number of wins (due to not using point differential as official team classification method) but that's ok in my opinion.
(As long as managers know and understand the classification system in use in HGL, if they wish to see if they're officially upper than lower in the table than their competitive team with same amount of wins, they can see results themselves whether they have lost or won their opponent in question this regular season).

After last Round of regular season, I will update Official Regular Season Rankings (ORSR), which will be then displayed on the league table page. These rankings will be used in playoffs to determine home and away teams and who faces who. It is necessary then for me to change that order manually in each case in where there are teams with same amount of wins after regular season.

What kind of "usual statistics" did you mean would be possible to made available through Playpass?

Last edited by Wagner at 4/8/2025 8:59:36 AM

Thanks for the info, T-Lit! :)

🏀 HGL Game Report – Buckner Bandits vs. Swan River Serpents
Final Score: Buckner Bandits 110, Swan River Serpents 92

🌟 Statement Win: Bandits Bounce Back with Authority
After a rough debut in the HGL’s inaugural game, the Buckner Bandits responded with poise and firepower, securing a dominant 110–92 victory over the Swan River Serpents. It was a total team performance fueled by physical rebounding, efficient passing, and a standout showing from star shooting guard Mick Hunt, who dropped a game-high 33 points on 50% shooting.

📊 Quarter Breakdown
Quarter Buckner Bandits - Swan River Serpents
1st 30 - 24
2nd 33 - 12
3rd 24 - 20
4th 23 - 36
Total 110 - 92
The Bandits set the tone in the second quarter, blitzing the Serpents with a 33–12 run that effectively put the game out of reach by halftime.

🔥 Player of the Game: Mick Hunt
Hunt came out hunting from the tip, finishing with:

33 points (12-24 FG, 2-4 3PT, 7-8 FT)

5 assists, 4 rebounds

+21 plus-minus
He attacked the Serpents' weak interior defense, slashing into the lane and drawing fouls while hitting key midrange jumpers. His aggressive play carved up Swan River’s soft 3-2 zone.

🎯 Supporting Cast Contributions
T. Lawler was instant offense off the bench with 23 points, showing confidence from deep and attacking in transition.

W. Moore (12 pts, 11 reb, 5 ast) anchored the post with composure, cleaning up second-chance opportunities.

E. Long and G. Patterson combined for 18 points and 15 boards, helping the Bandits dominate the glass.

Rookie big Greyson Tobin made his presence felt defensively, pulling down 10 rebounds and adding 3 blocks in just 22 minutes.

📉 Serpents Slither, But Can’t Strike
Despite a 36-point eruption from forward C. Mikedis, the Serpents lacked support elsewhere.

They shot just 40.5% overall and committed 12 turnovers.

Their post presence was ineffective, especially with center E. Livingstone going 1-8 from the floor.

Weak interior defense (rated inept) was fully exposed as the Bandits punished them with put-backs and smart cuts.

📊 Team Stats Comparison
Category Bandits Serpents
FG% 49.5% (46-93) 40.5% (34-84)
3PT% 27.8% 39.4%
Free Throws 13-17 (76.5%) 11-14 (78.6%)
Rebounds 53 41
Assists 26 17
Turnovers 8 12
Blocks 9 4
The Bandits were simply more disciplined, outworking the Serpents on the boards and sharing the ball beautifully.

🧠 Coach's Notes: Strategic Execution
The Bandits stuck to their Patient offense against the Serpents’ 3-2 zone, exploiting gaps with quick ball movement and high-low action.
Defensively, the Man-to-Man scheme clamped down on Swan River’s motion offense, forcing contested jumpers and limiting dribble penetration.

💥 Key Moment: Second-Quarter Surge
From a 24–30 deficit to a 63–36 halftime lead, the Bandits went on a 33–12 run, sparked by Hunt’s back-to-back threes and a thunderous put-back dunk by Tobin that brought the home crowd to its feet. The momentum never swung back.

📅 What’s Next?
With the Bandits now 1-1 and finding their rhythm, the team heads into Week 3 with momentum and confidence. Expect Mick Hunt to keep leading the charge, while the frontcourt continues to develop chemistry and defensive cohesion.

Last edited by T-Lit at 4/11/2025 9:25:16 AM

Nice write-up, T-Lit...and very accurate.

Enjoy your win today! The Serpents will strike...one day...I hope :-)

Nice write-up, T-Lit...and very accurate.

Enjoy your win today! The Serpents will strike...one day...I hope :-)

You know it is only a matter of time before you are dominating the league. I think we are going to have a very competitive rivalry for many many seasons!!

Also, thank you about the write up, ever since our school showed us chatgpt it's been fun playing around with it. Slowly I am giving my players personalities and the chatgpt remembers it and incorporates it in interviews and what not I've done in my actual league summary's.

Really cool! Hope you have a good weekend man!

Here I am planting blueberry bush and trying to construct a potato tower for the first time!! :-)

Nice write-up, T-Lit...and very accurate.

Enjoy your win today! The Serpents will strike...one day...I hope :-)

Yes, very entertaining to read these, so thank you again for your match report T-Lit!
Big thanks also to Hadár for Round 2 teams/players best performances-stats!

We had 2 thrillers already in the second round, what an interesting round!
Elan Demars (7th in top8 salaries; 'S#7') won Suuret Muinaiset (S#4) by only 2 points, and with that demars secured an edge over cthulhu if these teams end up with same points after Regular Season.
Same goes with Rajdersi (S#6) who was able to find the decisive edge in another nail-biter against WiMaOlCa (S#5) - 3 points was the difference between these two close contestants.

So if we compare only top8-salaries, two (slightly) underdog teams (SUM 371K v. ED 280K, and RAJ 301K v. WIM 328K) were able to get wins in important contest against 'same level' opponents.

I just updated a league table, reflecting league situation after Round 2 of play. Like you can see, league table may or may not (depending on scoring differential comparison result) reflect correct position of teams when having same amount of wins.

In this case it does not reflect correct league positions currently.
As you can see, RAJ is below WMO, and ED below SUM despite winning their regular season match against that opponent in question (opponent, who has same amount of points). (If this would have been the last Round of Regular Season, I would have made those corrections manually to the league table to reflect true team positions).

I think this reflects well the benefits of using this kind of ranking order/system. If we use these 4 teams as an example, while WMO and SUM have better scoring difference (and due to that are now positioned upper in this 'uncalibrated/uncorrected', yet still official, league table), I think it's fair to say that RAJ and ED, having won their opponents in question/comparison, deserve to be rated higher on ORSR (Official Regular Season Rankings) if after Regular Season they are tied with wins (which of course equals to same amount of points, if no forfeits) against WMO and SUM, respectively.

But there isn't currently a simple way to resolve this (no, not going to use point differential as a first/most important comparison method..) without doing manual work and checks and corrections for each Round separately (which also would add the probability of data input/editing errors and such), so if you wonder whether you're actually upper or lower in league table than your opposing team which has same number of wins this season, please check out which team won your regular season match (if already played) and you have your answer. :)

Last edited by Wagner at 4/12/2025 6:22:48 AM

Nice write-up, T-Lit...and very accurate.

Enjoy your win today! The Serpents will strike...one day...I hope :-)

You know it is only a matter of time before you are dominating the league. I think we are going to have a very competitive rivalry for many many seasons!!

Also, thank you about the write up, ever since our school showed us chatgpt it's been fun playing around with it. Slowly I am giving my players personalities and the chatgpt remembers it and incorporates it in interviews and what not I've done in my actual league summary's.

Really cool! Hope you have a good weekend man!

Here I am planting blueberry bush and trying to construct a potato tower for the first time!! :-)

Nice. Are you a prepper or a green thumb?

Last edited by MrJ at 4/12/2025 6:02:58 AM

Nice write-up, T-Lit...and very accurate.

Enjoy your win today! The Serpents will strike...one day...I hope :-)

You know it is only a matter of time before you are dominating the league. I think we are going to have a very competitive rivalry for many many seasons!!

Also, thank you about the write up, ever since our school showed us chatgpt it's been fun playing around with it. Slowly I am giving my players personalities and the chatgpt remembers it and incorporates it in interviews and what not I've done in my actual league summary's.

Really cool! Hope you have a good weekend man!

Here I am planting blueberry bush and trying to construct a potato tower for the first time!! :-)

Well...

...I think that is a few seasons away.

I got beaten up by a BOT in my cup game Thursday night! Lol

I made a rookie mistake not even noticing it was a bot and at least getting the tactics right.

Not a big deal though. With an 8- man roster and my original line-ups not going well week 1 (still got training done though) I am now not playing a 3rd game each week to get the minutes right. It means training 4 trainees instead of 6 in 2-positions but it's OK.

Like i said...this is the worst my team will ever be and we can only continue to improve from here.

I should have had an upset tactical win tonight but ended in OT which then exposed my small roster and we had run out of energy at that point.

Last edited by MrJ at 4/12/2025 6:10:02 AM

I got beaten up by a BOT in my cup game Thursday night! Lol

I made a rookie mistake not even noticing it was a bot and at least getting the tactics right.

I can totally relate to disappointments on first round of cup, as I've had such experience on season 32!
In your case at least you have a good explanation (small roster, and being in the beginning of your HG project), while in my case (on season 32) I had an arrogant approach to match, left best players out of match lineup and suffered a ridiculous loss due to that (even though I even remembered to guess tactics). At least it has kept me humble since... ;D

Last edited by Wagner at 4/12/2025 6:32:07 AM

I got beaten up by a BOT in my cup game Thursday night! Lol

I made a rookie mistake not even noticing it was a bot and at least getting the tactics right.

I can totally relate to disappointments on first round of cup, as I've had such experience on season 32!
In your case at least you have a good explanation (small roster, and being in the beginning of your HG project), while in my case (on season 32) I had an arrogant approach to match, left best players out of match lineup and suffered a ridiculous loss due to that (even though I even remembered to guess tactics). At least it has kept me humble since... ;D

Yep, I think we've all done that at some point.