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Am going to do a midseason report on my team, others should feel free to do their own as well.
Midseason Report

Offense:B+Averaging over a 100 game is great and good enough to place us 3rd in the league in scoring offense. Unfortunately though there is a bit of a lack of balance, with my top 3 scorers, despite all scoring 15+ppg, all playing on the outside. Unless some sort of balance can be found teams will start to key in on this and stack the perimeter against us. Getting to the free throw line a bit more wouldn't hurt either.

Defense:A+Allowing only 65ppg is probably the best that can be hoped for, especially since the next best team in the league is allowing almost 82 ppg. Ranking 2nd in the league in steals and rebounds and 1st in blocks is also not bad.

MVP:Currently a two man race between Canadian U21er John Satchwell and his backcourt mate Roberto Dani they rank 1st and 2nd on the team in rating so far. Satchwell is 3rd in scoring, along with leading the team in assists and steals and shooting 38% from downtown. Dani leads the team in scoring and is 3rd in steals while shooting 47% from the field. Satchwell currently gets the edge for the merchandising bonus he brings.

Tournament:FEliminated in the first round, feeling a bit of a squeeze with the lack of income.

Overall:A-Tournament was a big letdown, but so far league success has more than made up for it.

Outlook:Promising. Looking like the favorite to promote to D.III so far and are at least a playoff lock. Hopefully can maximize profits towards the end of the season in order to make a pick up or two going into next season.

Cool idea: here's my midseason report:

Offense: A-
Currently averaging 87 PPG, my team, in my opinion, is doing great for a team that has TIE'd almost every game. What I like most about my team is that depending on where we focus, we can achieve an Average (medium) in both outside and inside scoring. Coupled with a good offensive flow, my team's offense is very strong. If I had to point to some weak points, I'd say my center's inability to pass well throws my offense off a little bit but since he get over 20+ points with a high FG% when playing inside tactics, I don't mind.

Defense: A
Currently averaging only 62 ppg against me, my team has been dominant as well when it comes to defense. We normally get average(low)/average(medium) for both PD and ID ratings. Two problems I see though is that most of this great defense is from high enthusiasm that I've been able to manage well. Another problem is my low rebounding ratings. Before deciding to promote to DIII, I will most likely make a move to buy much better big men to solve both of these problems, and my training of guards will focus more on defense next season.

Tournament C+

Huge bust this season. I passed round 1 but lost in round 2 to a DIII team. While it allowed for me to concentrate on the season and win a few games early on, I feel as if financially I would be better off if I had been able to stay in. Oh well...

Overall A-

My team just promoted and are undefeated so far. The downside is that my team is nowhere near good enough to compete at a DIII level, so even if we were given the opportunity this season, we'd probably choose not to promote. Financially my team is averaging a net income of $150,000 per week, and this has definitely helped us expand our arena to a more suitably sized future DIII one. We will most likely concentrate on expanding the arena for the rest of the season and training players to become future starters on my team. Next season my team will return to one position training to make sure I have suitable starters for DIII play the season afterwards.

Offense: B
Averaging 91 PPG is fine, but still only good for 3rd in my conference. Injuries have plagued the BC this year. This GM recently found out LI offense causes more injuries to players. Go figure. That aside, the chief concern is lack of outside shooting. This is primarily an inside scoring team. Some restructuring recently could help this imbalance. Our offensive flow needs a boost as well.

Defense: B
Giving up 74 pts a game. The good news here is that the defense is pretty balanced inside and out. Our rebounding is usually better than our opponent.

Tournament: B- We lasted 4 games this year, but you always hope to go farther, right?

Overall: B We are currently the 3rd seed for the playoffs, and a virtual lock. Not a lot of hope to get to DIII this season, and that's okay. The BC is not ready. This is a building year. I've got a nice chunk of money in the bank for upgrades next year, and half a season to train. I'm right where I want to be.

Offense: B+

Averaging a mere 73.8 ppg, fourth worst in my League, but more than adequate. I was worried about getting enough points, but my guys have been dominate in all other aspects of the game so brick laying works fine. Plus 223 differential shows the offense sticks in enough buckets to win comfortably.

Defense: A+

The team strength. Allowing a mere 56.7 ppg in the league, about 150 points less than the next best team. I thought my scheme would work in D IV, so I'm actually a little disappointed I'm not closer to last season's 45.3 ppg allowed. Too much experimenting and not paying attention to detail. In the Cup, only allowed 50 ppg, (including to holding the #62 team to 39) and that was my focus, so I can't complain that much.

Cup run A

Won 5 and then lost because I wasn't paying attention.

Overall A-

Sitting second in my conference at 11-2, the second best overall record in League IV.44. If I were in the other conference, I'd consider myself a lock to make the playoff finals, but it will be sticky to get past the unbeaten conference leader. Now without the Cup games, I can focus on the regular season and playoffs.

Div IV.29 through the ASG

1. Colorado Rapids 12-1 "Simply Sensational" This team cannot lose on neutral enthusiasm
2. Almdudlers 12-1 The biggest game of the year is on Saturday. 1v2 HCA on the line. Promotion may be on the line as well
3.New York Dragons 9-4 Lost a tough one to LionPride but that win over Rapids is still very impressive
4.Leerbeer Workers 10-3 Better record and PD than #3, but lost the head to head meeting and lacks a signature win
5. LionPride 8-5 A close loss to Almdudlers stings, but a nice comeback vs Dragons helps them retain this spot
6. Mammas Boy 8-5 Dare I say LionPride v Mammas Boy is becoming a rivalry? Identical record, very similar style of play. Only reason they are behind is because they lost the head to head. The December 4th meeting is shaping up to be a good one
7. memphis macs 6-7 The mystery team. Beat LionPride and Leerberr, but has loses of 5, 12, and 1 to Almdudlers, Rapids, and Boys.
8. MIamI H3at Very good week, but owner inactivity may soon lead this team to the cellar.

Just Missed
Jackson Tigers 6-7
Irradiated Muskrats 5-8
UTHS 6-7

Midseason Report

Offense A-
Averaging 103.3 points a game puts my team as the 4th best scoring team in the league. My team is also averaging a great 27.4 assists per game which is great. My team is also shooting a good 48% from the field and a okay 64% from the line. I'm doing fine, but for my team to have a chance at promoting this season I need to step it up a little bit and i could be the number 2 team in scoring.

Defense A
I'm doing great defensively and I'm the number 2 team in defense behind the worst offensive team that is in playoff position. I'm allowing 77.9 a game which for my teams is quite enough. I have played TIE a lot lately and if I hadn't I would probably only give up 70 a game. My team is grabbing 60 boards a game and dominating inside. I could work on doing better then 5.6 blocks a game.

Cup B+
Lost in the 4th round. I could of used the extra money, but I figured I would probably have to crunch time the game to win and I thought it wasn't worth it so I took it easy in order to do better in my league games and it seemed to work.

Managing A+
The teams manager is great ;). After a slow start he added 2 new starters and a great 6th man and the team shot forward to win 11 straight. He wasn't done though he added a back up shooting guard to help with the teams depth and started expanding the arena and getting better staff.

Bench A-
My two top scorers come off the bench combining for 30.5 points a game and 14.9 rebounds a game. they play SF and PF and both have gotten 25 minutes a game due to the fact that I have blown out teams the last 9 games. Both those players are also in the top 4 in 3pt%. Their only downside is their combned 4.2 assist per game, but the back up PG Kirk Gamba gets 3.8 assists a game in only 20 minutes so the bench is okay off their. They had a slow start to the season which is the reason for the A-.

Team MVP so far - Jorge Luís Florêncio
Despite the early preseason thoughts that 20 year old Ivan Vucak would be the easy team MVP after a great training season and the highest salary on the team it came down to between Jorge Luís Florêncio and Ivan Vucaks back up Bill Rodriquez. Rodriquez has ended up getting more minutes then Vucak because of blowout games and Vucak getting in foul trouble early in the season. 19 year old Rodriquez has taken advantage of his minutes and scored 13.9 points a game off the bench and grabbed 9 boards a game in 25 minutes. Vucak is definetly the better defender though as he continually shuts down the other teams offense. Vucaks lack of staying in the game and playing well offenesively has put him out of the race. Last years team MVP Jorge Luís Florêncio has quietly emmerged as the top canidate again after putting up 13 points himself and 6 assists in 29 minutes a game. He was one of two allstars on the team along with starting SG Adam Dzochkov (Passing and Defensive specialist.) Dzochkov lacks and offensive game besides his passing to put him i the race. He has only got 8 points a game, but I guess the league saw fit to put him as starting SG in the allstar game and probably regretted it after he preformed horribly. On the other hand Florêncio was the top scorer for the Great 8 and shot 62% from the field. Jorge Luís Florêncio all around offensive game has earned him the top spot in the teams MVP race.

Overall A-
My team is 11-2 after an 0-2 start and I gave the top team their only loss. If it wern't for that bad 0-2 start I would be an A. My team has a good chance to promote and I think if I get to the finals passed the top team in the league then I can take home the trophy because the other conference sucks.





Last edited by IwillDominate at 11/27/2010 11:33:43 AM

LionPride Team Midseason Report
(Plus 1 game)

Offense B
Ranking 8th in total offense is not something a championship contender can have. Gameshape problems from All League PF Dan Gardner have limited his scoring. Marcos Sebastien Turra has earned his stripes this season will little expectations he has dropped 37, 35, and 32 points in games where Gardner is not on his game. He has clearly earned more R@G's in the future. Earl Season pick up of Paz Shamgar has also proved critical as he has shown flashes of his brilliance at times. Finally there is Dan Gardner, who is 2nd in the team scoring with 17.5 ppg, but that is off from last seasons 18.9, but he is still shwing why he is the best player in the league.

Defense A
Defense wins championships and the LionPride core is 3rd in total defense this seaosn. It is not coincidence as no one under proficient defense is allowed to start. Impossible to score in the paint if Gardner is covering you, and extremely difficult if Turra is. The defensive balance allows any type of defense to be run, which is a big step towards victory. Look for their 2nd half defense to be even better than their first half.

Cup B
Opening round was almost a disaster facing a Div 6 team at home but a buzzerbeater by Turra secured a 1 point win over Marco Bounce. That win has already matched the furthest LionPride has ever gone so anything after this is an improvement. A 2nd round blowout win vs a tougher opponent was a highpoint of this season as the backups played phenominal. However a blindside occured next as fellow respected manager Coach_Victor felt a CT was necessary to bring LionPrides cup dreams to an end, as they lost by 14 in round 3.

Managing A
LionPride came into this season with championship ambitions, and while that may be gone now, the season has still been a fun one thanks in part to their manager. Early Season CT victories over fellow contenders may have pissed them off but it is the reason why LionPride is tied for 2nd, and the brilliance of the tactics has accounted for numerous victories, as teams have tried to run a 2-3 zone but the switching from LP to R@G always throws some mangers off and costs them the game.

Bench B+
Last season promoting from Div V showed that a roster overhaul was needed, and throughout last season this scrappy team managed a 4th seed in the playoffs. Now this season Turra, Shamgar, and Furlan have taken the starting jobs from last seasons starters and what a group of bench players they are. They must be disappointed from losing their spots, because they are the sole reason for two cup wins, and 1 league game. While they may not regain their jobs they will be key in the road to the finals for this team, and hopefully they aren't mad enough to cost me some games.

Team MVP-Dan Gardner
U-21 Caliber PF Dan Gardner came off such a tremendous season last year, it was only fitting that he be the leader this season, and while others have emerged, he is still the heart and soul of this team, and the reason they are 8-5. Averaging a beastly 17.5 ppg 15 rpg, and 3.5 apg, he will be a star to come, and is hopefing for that midseaosn U-21 call up. Season highlights include a 28 point 19 rebounds performance against fellow #2 Mammas Boy is the reason for our 4 point road win. 26 pts and 28 rebounds against ___The Blazers___ may be the most dominant performance he was ever had, and helped us cruise to a 26 point win. His talent is beyond div IV and he wants to promote more than anyone. Last seaosn he finished #2 in MVP voting even with our 1st round exit. He leads the league in FG %, 18th in PG, 4th in rebounding(3rd in OREB). A man among boys.

Overall A-
The expectations were very high, and although they may have disappointed in those, there is no reason to feel mad over this seaosn. 8-5, 2nd in conference, surprising performances, and overall a fun atmopshere have made this a season to remember

wow i took it easy against the second best team in the other conference who went bot and won by 73. I'm 12-2 with a 409 point differential. The 13-1 team in my conference only has a 258 point differential and I beat them so I think I have a good shot at preforming. My 20 year old Ivan Vucak had his first good game in a while with 25 points, 6 assists, 10 rebounds, and a 14.0 rating. My all star point guard put in 23 points and dished out 11 assist and could be in the MVP race for the league now after he recieved the 3rd most votes of any player in the all star game and the most of any point guard.

D.IV 12 through 14

Great8 35- Big8 21-Great8 continues to run up their records.
Bostn(0-14) 60- Iowa(6-8) 116: Iowa stays in the hunt for the playoffs with a home pounding of Bostn.
Suns(9-5) 95- Cappers(13-1) 110: Cappers dominate the other conferences #2 to show Great8 power.
Xenia(12-2) 106- Scarlet(4-10) 93: Good road TIE for Xenia, building for playoffs.
Bullseyes(8-6) 90- Venom(7-7) 102: Good win for Venom, keeping them ahead of Iowa and Blue.
Tabs(2-12) 63- Blue(6-8) 100- Staying up with Iowa and Venom.
ATL(8-6) 138- GTown(9-5) 128: Good road win for ATL, still hoping for the #2 spot in the Big8.
Firestorm(4-10) 59- Droids(14-0) 93: Droids roll into big matchup with Xenia.
Pinoy(6-8) 109- Wall Street(4-10) 95: Needed win for Pinoy, looks like they'll avoid relegation at least.

Upcoming Games to Watch
Droids@Xenia: Bigtime 1v1 matchup, both teams have been building enthusiasm for this.
Venom@ATL: Can ATL build on road upset of GTown?
Cappers@Bullseyes: Potential slipup game for Cappers, Bullseyes fighting for playoff position.
Blue@Pinoy: Matchup of two teams looking to get back into playoff contention, loser might be done.


Last edited by Eminence Front at 11/28/2010 11:45:19 AM