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So the Dynamo and the Snipers both used extra enthusiasm, and both got blown out on their home courts.

What an embarrassment.

On the other topic, good luck this week in the Cup final, Bryce.

Why is it embarassing lol? Your team has a $1.1m salary, and I thought I could try close the gap by going 'normal' in an imporant league game. Turns out I couldn't - it happens. Just tells me how much more work I need to do on my roster.

league is heated this season haha

Turns out that it is
Much better than having a quiet forum though.

Instead of a randomly generated rival, we should all beef with one other team and that's your actual rival.

Not a bad shout! Guess I'd be excused to go crunch time on HBG next time then ;) ?

Last edited by Boggie at 12/15/2025 2:29:35 AM

Gees, the GOAT of aussie BB taking the underdog status?

You are just like QLD Maroons, win 8 straight SOO but still claim to the underdog year after year lol

@HBG - Don't let your guard down.

That's better, good to see some interest in here.

Boggie - the only reason to use normal enth over TIE is where the difference between normal and TIE is the difference between a win and a loss. Nothing embarrassing about getting that wrong - if you happen to normal but lose by under 5 points in a game that could have gone either way, so be it.

The embarrassment is in misjudging so badly that you actually thought that normal gave you a shot. You could reasonably expect I'd be tanking a league game this week to save my starters for the cup final. You weren't to know I wasn't tanking yours, but either way, your either facing my scrubs which is an easy win for you on a TIE, or you're playing the big boys and you may as well TIE and save the enthusiasm. You went normal and were down by 28 points at 3QT, tracking for a 35-40 point loss if we hadn't put the cue back in the rack in garbage time.

And you also mention my having a $1.1m ($1.2m?) roster, as if that's a bad thing? As if I haven't spent the last ten seasons planning and preparing for this very situation?

By all means, feel free to crunch me next time :D

I do also think I'm the favourite for the final, in that I have a greater than 50% chance of winning, but by no means am I underestimating any team managed by Bryce. It really could be either of us that wins, I'm just confidently hoping my team is better and can come out on top.

Well the thing is, you didn't have to necessarily fully tank one of your league games. Hypothetically, you could have taken out any 2-3 starters an put them on the bench in both league matches (sure, you'd get high 70s minutes for them but would have a shot at 2 league wins too). In that instance, going normal would have been a reasonable decision by me to get the edge over you. What do I really lose by going normal? Not much.

Also, the $1.2m roster wasn't a dig at you at all, there's nothing bad about that. You play to win, and that requires building the best team possible, so I only respect that. I simply stated that getting smashed by your team isn't actually embarassing. Sure, I miscalculated how you'd manage your players this week (assuming the above), but I don't think it was that wild of me to have a go in case you did only rest a couple. My response was purely out of a genuine surprise at the initial post.

And the crunch time comment was tongue-in-cheek btw)

Last edited by Boggie at 12/16/2025 3:59:35 AM