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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

Here is my leagues games

24/7 (4-10) 66- Felton Plunkers (5-9) 104: Looks like a CT for Plunkers who won the game in almost every part and had 4 scorers in double digits. Plunkers is trying to make sure not to relegate as they're basically out of the playoffs.
pride (7-7) 103- Generals (13-1): 115 Generals needs to build enthusiasm but wasn't able to this time as pride really needed a win to stay tied for the 4 seed. pride took a 9 point lead after the first quarter but Generals came back and tied it up as the 4th quarter started and pulled away with star Joe Boyd scoring 19 points and grabbing 15 boards to secure the win.
Miami (8-6) 110 - pace setters (1-13) 87: Miami TIE and wins by 23 and pulls ahead of pride for the 4 seed while building enthusiasm. Miami needs to build a bigger advantage over pride to secure the playoff spot though.
Wolves(11-3) 102 - FisherKing (10-4) 94: Wolves builds a 2 game advantage over the 2nd spot in the Big 8 while FisherKing is now tied for the 3 seed in the Great 8.
Clowns (9-5) 93 - Odino (5-9) 78: Odino either crunch timed or Clowns TIE but Clowns still won by a easy 15 because of a huge 4th quarter.
Bobcats (4-10) 110 - Bricks (10-4) 117: Bricks is now tied with FisherKing, but due to PD is still in the 4th seed. Right now its hard to tell if having the 4th or 3rd seed would be better because both Generals and Rampage are looking impossible to beat.
BuckNuts (9-5) 58 - Rampage (12-2) 137: Even with BuckNuts going bot a 79 point TIE win is very impressive for Rampage who is challenging Generals for the top team in the league. Rampage already beat Generals once and has won 12 straight and has managed enthusiasm better the Generals.
penguins (1-13) 59 - Lakers (3-11) 75: Lakers is trying to avoid relegation while in looks inevitable for penguins.

Games to Watch:
Rampage@Wolves: Rampage looks for 13 straight win vs. the number 1 in the other conference
FisherKing@Miami: Both teams need a win for better playoff position. FisherKing has won 2 more and is the favorite to win this one.
Bricks@24/7: Possible chance for Bricks to catch FisherKing in PD.
Felton@pride: Both number 5 seeds and pride has a chance to pass Miami

Heres my leagues Rankings

1.) Buffalo Rampage 12-2: Rampage has managed enthusiasm better the Generals and beat them head to head. Generals however has one more win. The PD was the tie breaker because Rampages 409 smasheds Generals 258.
2.) Towson Generals 13-1: Generals still has the best record but because of the reasons mentioned above they are ranked 2nd.
3.) CS Wolves 11-3: Wolves takes on Rampage this week and is trying to prove the Big8 isn't so bad at all.
4.) FisherKing 10-4: FisherKing made the finals last year but seems to have fallen back this year.
5.) The Bricks 10-4: Division V promoter The bricks has had a fine first season and sits right behind FisherKing in the Great 8 playoff race. The Bricks is the 4th Great 8 team in the top 5.
6.) Cole Clowns 9-5: Cole Clowns has pulled into 2nd in the Big8 after BuckNuts went bot.
7.) Miami Mojo 8-6: Here instead of BuckNuts because BuckNuts went bot and lost to Rampage by 79. BuckNuts gave pace setters their only win. BuckNuts will probably miss the playoffs.

Nothing feels better than winning a road TV game big.

Flash Mashers Midseason Report

Offense B-
98 points a game, but 9th in my league. Not good enough for a championship contender as well. Offense isn't my teams strength even though my teams is shooting a good 48% from the field, guess its the turnovers that kill me. It didn't help that my top offensive player Gary March just got injured either.

Defense A
Number 2 in the whole league for my team. The only team ahead is the top team in the league who is one of the worst offensive teams despite their 14-0 record. My team gets 59 rebounds a game, 7 blocks, and 7 steals. I'm the number one team in rebounding thanks to my two beastly inside players that average a combined 33 rebounds a game. They also combine for 3 blocks a games. All my starting defenders all have at least Prominent which is the reason for my teams dominance on that side of the ball.

Tournament C+
Lost in the 3rd round to the Chicago Bulls. The 2nd best team in the USA. I was hoping to do better but luck wasn't on my side.

Team MVP- Karil Tejería
My beastly 20 year old C. He gets 19 points a game and 18 rebounds a game. His best game this season came against the number 2 team in the other conference. He scored 31 points and got 25 rebounds to help us coast to a win. In another game vs. the worst team in the conference he scored 29 and got 25 rebounds also. The next closest player is Gary March who also scores 19 points and gets 15 rebounds. Karil is #2 in rebounds, #17th in points, #9 in FG's made, #10 in FG%, and #6 in average rating in the league.

Overall A-
11-3 record has room for improvement and since I lost my first 3 I am looking pretty good since. My defense is great, and my offense could use some work, but overall my team is doing fine and has a shot at the championship if I can get past the top team in my league that is 14-0.

Last edited by Chekreyes at 11/28/2010 11:03:24 PM

Power Rankings-Season to date
1.Droids- Now 15-0 they are the unquestioned #1 with wins over every team in the league.
2.Cappers- Gave Droids their biggest challenge by far, falling by only 3 points. They are #2 going into the home stretch with a shot at #1.
3.Xenia- Hold this spot for now based on their record, but have really struggled of late.
4.GTown- Have some convincing victories, especially their win over Xenia. But unfortunately for them they appear to have joined too late in the season to catch Cappers or Droids in the standings, making their championship dreams a long shot despite being an elite team.
5.Suns- Despite the leagues best offense they just haven't been able to overcome their defensive short comings enough to figure much into the championship race.
6.Venom- With their win over ATL in the last round of games they proved themselves as a playoff team along with showing the Great8s superiority.
7.ATL- At 8-7 they are pretty much a lock for the playoffs and their PD shows them to be a solid team, need to make improvements to challenge the teams ranked above them.
8.Bullseyes- Have disappointed majorily over the course of the season, but are still on track for the playoffs.
9.Pinoy- Another disappointment so far they will need to pick up their performance to even make the playoffs.
10.Iowa- Get this spot over Blue for a slightly better PD so far.

Game to Watch
Droids@GTown: GTown looks to do what nobody else has managed, and with homecourt they have a good shot at it.

Div IV huh. I better start scouting, on my way down to visit fellas.

D.IV 12 through 17

Blue(6-11) 70- Cappers(16-1) 82: Cappers looking good going into playoffs, Blue still looking to avoid relegation.
Pinoy(9-8) 109- Bullseyes(9-8) 95: Great road win for Pinoy creating a 3 way tie for 3rd in the Big8.
GTown(10-7) 84- Scarlet(6-11) 100: Bad road loss for GTown, was against a CT though, Scarlet looking to avoid relegation.
Siants(0-17) 118- ATL(9-8) 132: Good first effort from new team Siants, ATL still fighting for a playoff spot.
Xenia(14-3) 107- Suns(10-7) 91: Xenia continues to seperate from the rest of the Big8, Suns hold on to the #2 spot for now.
Wall Street(5-12) 76- Venom(10-7) 107: Venom take back the 3 seed from GTown for now.
Kinights(6-11) 46- Droids (17-0) 110: Tough first game for Kinights ends in a blowout.
Firestorm(7-10) 89- Stars(2-15) 54: Firestorm looks good, Stars first game.

Upcoming Games to Watch
Bullseyes@Xenia: Bullseyes might need this game to keep pace for the playoffs, certainly couldn't hurt.
ATL@Pinoy: Huge game, can Pinoy live up to their potential, or will ATL continue to play well?
Cappers@GTown: Tough game for GTown when looking to take back the 3 seed.

D.IV 12 Playoff/Awards Preview

Playoff Locks:
G8- Droids, Cappers, Venom, GTown. Droids have #1 seed sewn up with a huge PD, but Cappers are the clear 2 seed. Venom/GTown still fighting for the 3 seed.
B8- Xenia, Suns. Both have looked good so far, Xenia clearly the class of the conference.

Playoff Race:
B8- Pinoy currently has the lead, but ATL and Bullseyes both still have shots. ATL@Pinoy this week could lock it up for Pinoy. ATL is currently the favorite for the 4 seed because of a 69 PD lead on Bullseyes despite the tie in the standings.

Individual Awards:(Stats include all games, not just league)

MVP-Contenders-
Felix Bunaticky-SG-GTown: Scoring 23.1 ppg Felix has posted a 7.5 rating over the course of the season while pretty much single-handedly carrying GTown into the playoffs. Had a season high 36 points in a big win at Bullseyes.

Oran Alon-PF-Venom: AVG 16.7 ppg and 11.4 rebs while shooting 53% will get you into the MVP discussion, Oran is a true double double machine, with 11 in 18 games so far this season. He has an impressive 10.0 rating as well. His best performance was probably the first game of the season where he went for 31 points and 14 boards.

John Satchwell-PG-Droids: The leader of the leagues premier defensive team this PG has dominated in his minutes this season, he's looking to be unleashed come playoff time. Posting a impressive 12.5 rating over the course of the season his most impressive showing of the season was probably a 29 pt performance in 29 minutes of play against ATL.

Ron Huggins-SF-Bullseyes: Scoring an impressive 19.8 ppg while avg 6.7 reb and 4.4 ast a game. He has scored in double figures in every game to date this season. 8.0 rating so far. A 37 pt effort in the 2nd game of the season against Pinoy is his leading game.

Allessandro Borsarelli-SG-ATL: Started kind of slow, but has been on fire of late, with 24+ pts in his last 4 games. An avg of 21.3 pts 5.8 rebs and 4.2 asts shows his versatility as a SG. Another 8.0 rating. 33 pts in the most recent game marks his season high.

Glenn Whitlock-SF-Pinoy: A scoring monster, avg 32.4 ppg. Has had 6 40+ efforts in league/cup, including a monster 55 pointer in league. He also has a ridiculous 56% fg percentage and a 10.5 rating to back him up. Lowest output of the season was 16 pts.

Nikola Babanic-SG-Pinoy: Two contenders from one team?!? Yep when the #2 guy is a 24.6 pt 10.0 rating guy on his conferences #3 team. Not quite as explosive as his teammate Whitlock he is still a very consistent scorer, with 15+ points in every game where he has played more than 1 minute.

Simon Looms-PF-Suns: Another double double beast, Simon is avg 15.8 pts and 14.6 rebs a game, he currently has 13 league double doubles, including a stretch of 7 straight. HIs single best performance was his monster 26 reb 22 pt night against Venom.

Evan Hunter-SG-Xenia: Leading Xenia with 23.1 pts Evan has posted a very impressive 11.5 rating this season. Best game was a 47 pt effort at Pinoy against Nikola.

Rolando Senatore-SF-Xenia: Our 2nd 2 player team. Senatore is on of the leagues most balanced players, avg 21.2 pts, 7.0 reb, and a 10.0 rating. A 32 pt, 16 reb effort in Xenias final cup match shows his toughness and leadership.

Team Awards-1st Team
PG-John Satchwell-Droids
SG-Evan Hunter-Xenia
SF-Glenn Whitlock-Pinoy
PF-Simon Looms-Suns
C-Jose Calvo-Xenia

2nd Team
PG-Timur Molotkov-Bruisers
SG-Nikola Babanic-Pinoy
SF-Rolando Senatore-Xenia
PF-Oran Alon-Venom
C-Herman Spicola-Cappers

Coach/Manager of Season
BlazingNinja has done an excellent job of taking over GTown midseason and piloting them into the playoffs.

Good season so far, how about everyone else?