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?