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242934.13 in reply to 242934.12
Date: 6/25/2013 5:31:09 PM
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Bruins at Window Lickers -- the post-Boudreaux era has begun. with Boudreaux, we are all children playing a giant; without Boudreaux, who knows? tonight's game will indicate whether anyone else has a chance at stopping the Bruins this season. Window Lickers are a good team, but have had the misfortune to face TKI on the road and lose by two to Lion Pride. i suppose i expect the Bruins to win, but if the margin is in the low teens or lower, then i think that means the Bruins can be challenged.


Yeah, I bought Boudreaux kind of as an experiment to see how really high Inside Shooting would do against the top competition. He always had really high FG%...but not out of this world numbers. But he kind of grew on me, so I kept him around for a while. Kind of expensive for this division though...



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242934.14 in reply to 242934.5
Date: 6/25/2013 5:42:52 PM
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i thought Lion Pride's pickup, a very capable big man, was very good. given a different set of circumstances, like refs who did not think breathing by the visiting team was a foul, then his squad would have whipped mine.


Not just a foul, but if last season is any indication, wearing a LionPride road jersey is considered a felony now in several states. But at least oriolekid is rocking a tasteful Princeton offense so far.

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242934.15 in reply to 242934.12
Date: 6/25/2013 6:21:25 PM
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Your post makes me scary. I will be very surprised if my team can take tonight's away game.
I also have an away cup game against my former III6 fellow who theoretically will put more effort in the game. Definitely I don't want to stop earning $50K/wk so early. So.......

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242934.16 in reply to 242934.3
Date: 6/26/2013 10:36:12 AM
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Dammit. This season Porru (11319793) has suddenly went from being aggressive to a fouling machine. Over the previous 3 seasons, he fouled out 3 or 4 times per season and averaged around 3.5 fouls per game. This season he has 23 fouls in 4 games. I don’t know what is going on, but I can’t take this fouling.

It is probably just a coincidence, but his Shot Blocking is only Inept, so I wonder if the game engine changes have somehow ramped-up the fouling for poor shot blocking big men? Has anyone else noticed anything like this?

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242934.17 in reply to 242934.16
Date: 6/26/2013 11:43:55 PM
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Yes, you were down by only 4 when he fouled out with about 7-8 minutes left and lost by 15. Before that it had been pretty even.


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242934.18 in reply to 242934.17
Date: 6/27/2013 2:00:12 AM
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Not to brag or anything but I still have the largest point differential in the entire league

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242934.19 in reply to 242934.18
Date: 6/27/2013 6:25:53 AM
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Ha! Not for long, that's my team goal this season.

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242934.20 in reply to 242934.16
Date: 6/27/2013 7:00:03 AM
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that would be unanticipated, if the changes to the game engine concerning SB included a "punishment" for low levels as well as the expected benefits for higher levels.

but it is too early to say -- chalk it up to a statistical fluke. i have a couple of players whose FT ratings and results are quite at odds so far this season.

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242934.21 in reply to 242934.17
Date: 6/27/2013 11:18:17 AM
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Yes, you were down by only 4 when he fouled out with about 7-8 minutes left and lost by 15. Before that it had been pretty even.
You have a great team, and he most likely would not have made a difference in the outcome. I just wanted to whine a little about my player’s behavior change. : )

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242934.22 in reply to 242934.20
Date: 6/27/2013 11:20:24 AM
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that would be unanticipated, if the changes to the game engine concerning SB included a "punishment" for low levels as well as the expected benefits for higher levels.

but it is too early to say -- chalk it up to a statistical fluke. i have a couple of players whose FT ratings and results are quite at odds so far this season.
Oh, I did not mean to imply an intentional punishment was added to the game engine. I was just wondering if an unintended byproduct of the change might be more fouls for bad shot blockers. I think you are probably right, and it is just a statistical fluke. I know we see statistical oddities all the time in BB, like you mentioned with FT percentages, or a team being hit with multiple injuries, etc.

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242934.23 in reply to 242934.22
Date: 6/27/2013 4:51:42 PM
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I think more likely has to do with the opponent and how the player is guarding...

Steve

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