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Feel free to run up the score on my guys. Ill be hovering around the league minimum once I get Jares sold.

I'm eventually going to mess with the ones that take away a teams home court advantage on the road. I lost to several teams with lower ratings so I need to see if that makes a difference. It won't be for a while though, need to get some rookies trained up. I may dabble with the sports psychologist at some point too. I had some late game meltdowns that were epic.

You had a pretty good run in D2 a few seasons ago. The BB gods have made some tweaks to the game engine during that time. Do you think that may have made a difference in your most recent season in D2? Or is there more to it? And I don’t believe for a second you won’t have a competitive team come playoffs.
DM

Last edited by Mongo at 12/28/2024 11:42:36 PM

I know you said you were throwing in the towel, but since your players hadn't sold yet and I am your rival, I worried you were going to go all out to get an early win to keep that fan survey high. So it was more trying to play for a win vs trying to run up the score.

You're good. I have one player to go. Got rid of my other one last night

So here's my breakdown/predictions for the season, better late than never right? Like normal, salary numbers referenced below only consider the top 8 salaries per team.

Big 8

There has been a lot of turnover in this league over the last 2 or 3 seasons, especially at the top. Currently there looks to be a clear favorite salary wise, but we'll see how the season progresses.

1. Slashing Dragons - The early favorite to win, a balanced all around team
Guard Salary - $177,523
Big Salary - $153,566
Top 8 Salary - $331,092

2. Dark Matter - This team always hangs around, has the best bigs in the Big 8
Guard Salary - $73,052
Big Salary - $184,690
Top 8 Salary - $257,741

3. Hasting Hornets - Joy and OConnor are quite the 1-2 punch, can the rest of the team do enough?
Guard Salary - $207,507
Big Salary - $63,675
Top 8 Salary - $271,182

4. Limbus - Only 2 bigs over 10k salary, will it be enough?
Guard Salary - $179,012
Big Salary - $74,608
Top 8 Salary - $253,620

5. Knights of Autumn - Don't sleep on their low salary, they overperformed for their salary last season and got an early upset already this one.
Guard Salary - $65,939
Big Salary - $68,021
Top 8 Salary - $133,960

6. 500 hackers - A good balanced team, just missing some top-end talent to compete with the top teams.
Guard Salary - $122,836
Big Salary - $84,649
Top 8 Salary - $207,485

7. Javamen II - A total salary over 300k is misleading as this team goes 26 players deep
Guard Salary - $137,378
Big Salary - $56,042
Top 8 Salary - $193,420

8. Monster Island Kaiju - Self-proclaimed tanker, they could vastly out-perform this prediction if they decide to spend their cash on upgardes
Guard Salary - $84,416
Big Salary - $103,942
Top 8 Salary - $188,358

Last edited by Jasen Harper at 12/31/2024 12:45:31 AM

Great 8

This looks to be a 2 team race in a repeat of last season. Which other teams will spend to make the playoffs?

1. Evergreen Xenos - Last season's conference champion looks to be stronger and better than last season.
Guard Salary - $195,650
Big Salary - $128,000
Top 8 Salary - $323,650

2. Rashmonsters - The premier big team in the league. Will they get the title before their players start to decline?
Guard Salary - $120,881
Big Salary - $217,018
Top 8 Salary - $337,899

3. Bananahorns - Another deceptive team that outperforms their salary. They tend to coast along and end the season in playoff position.
Guard Salary - $144,297
Big Salary - $57,416
Top 8 Salary - $201,713

4. Aim Assist - A guard heavy-team, but their defensive ratings look legit.
Guard Salary - $174,272
Big Salary - $51,029
Top 8 Salary - $225,301

5. Drunken Sconnies - A balanced team that tends to be carried by their offense.
Guard Salary - $132,212
Big Salary - $102,606
Top 8 Salary - $234,818

6. lélé - A balanced team, but could use a game changing guard.
Guard Salary - $125,167
Big Salary - $103,842
Top 8 Salary - $229,009

7. Cardinals - Made a big mid-season acquisition last season in hopes of overperforming in the playoffs. Will they take the same approach this season?
Guard Salary - $178,313
Big Salary - $32,460
Top 8 Salary - $210,773


8. Trash Talkers - Not a tanking team, but just needs more to stay up.
Guard Salary - $89,356
Big Salary - $95,622
Top 8 Salary - $184,978

Last edited by Jasen Harper at 12/31/2024 12:44:35 AM

Thanks for the write up. This is why I prefer this league.

Slash…thanks for the interesting analysis. Always good to hear your thoughts. Now if only there was a trophy or financial reward for a team that “always hangs around “…
DM

He missed us you missed your chance to promote back with us all this season.

Man, English just can't stay healthy. Is this his 3rd season in a row with a multi game injury?

Last edited by Jasen Harper at 1/7/2025 10:35:36 PM