Great 8 (PART D)
Dannys Boys.
Country Rank: 338
Roster Size: 11 players
Predicted Finish: 7th
Evaluation: Another relatively new team, playing their first ever season in division 3. They will be hoping to just avoid relegation by winning the relegation series, but it’s a big ask. Dannys Boys are only here this season because of teams going bot, but they have done better than most thought, gaining a 2-5 record to start. Whether this team has enough heart to fight to stay in this league is a tough call, but we know that this team is capable of division 3 basketball despite their inadequate promotion. Gael Joulie and Timmy Coghill are the two main players on this team while most of the other players seem to just be able to cope with the intensity of such a high level of basketball. 4 of the 11 players are over 30, and then there are some younger boys with good potential, there are many winning seasons to look forward to for this team, but a few more mature age recruits would pay off in the long run. Coghill is a dominant force inside, averaging 16.6 rebounds, and 21.7 points. And Joulie helps out with a solid 19.8 points per game. Aside from the two stars, there is no one else with over 10 points per game, which is why Dannys boys will struggle to stay in the league unless they make some necessary changes. As a team, they have a lot of work to do, with 17 turnovers per game, just 85 points per game and also just shooting at 40% from the field, the lack of depth is killing this team! With the goal of just staying in the league, Dannys Boys are in for a busy season!
aidzz panthers
Country Rank: 330
Roster Size: 10 players
Predicted Finish: 8th
Evaluation: The panthers have been bouncing around between division 3 and division 4 over the last few seasons. As they try and find a division 3 league they can settle down in, and start to build a strong roster to make an assault on division two, they have been unlucky enough to fall into one of the stronger leagues in the division! The panthers are going to have to try their best to win as many games as they can to hopefully avoid the slip down to division 4 once again. With a 1-6 start, things aren’t looking good for them as they prepare to take on the very tough big 8 conference. Players that will help them along the way are young gun Cristian Ingolotti and Jury Brytva who is currently injured. Cristian is yet to play a game for the panthers, but he scored 27 points and 41 points in his last two games in china, and will be an excellent inside presence. Jury is still recovering from an injury and it is not certain that he will play tomorrow night. In the 3 games that Jury played before he was injured, he averaged 32.3 points per game, this shows that the SG has tremendous shooting ability and can lead this team to some unlikely victories. It will be exciting to watch these two play together this season. As a team, the panthers are the worst rebounding team in the entire league, averaging just 34 total rebounds per game!! This is a league that has very good rebounders and with a low number like that, you cannot expect to last long. On the upside, the panthers defence is prolific with 16.1 steals per game and 8.6 blocks. The panthers are facing inevitable relegation, and they have everyone guessing…… how many games will the panthers win this season??
Hope you liked, sorry it took so long!! :)