Mate,
Just a bit of clarity for you.
Vs Fat we both Normalled. Yep I normalled - he has god bigs and my key small forward Grothe was out with injury and my backups are shit. I should have got the win anyway with even enthusiasm but for poor strategy having Hemmati in the wrong position at C instead of at PF and matched on Duffil. His SF also got off in that game due the aforementioned injury.
vs you I TIE'd. Yes one for da fish over da fat!! They were both back and in proper positions and were key contributors in the win. Hemmati played much better at PF. Sorry about the timing that truly sucks for you but in terms of strategy sometimes we make mistakes and sometimes we learn from them in this league.
My payroll is a mirage my team is just not good. I have signed a 373k C but take him off and I am battling for lowest payroll in the league with pwned - and as someone has stated Hemmati's salary is unsustainable in this league so he is gone within weeks. I take wins where wins are possible knowing for the first time in my 13 seasons in this league I will not be making the playoffs.

Just think about that last statement 13 seasons in Division II.1 playoffs. Yep I have seen 13 teams promote over me to ABBL and have never felt the thrill of promotion that both you and da fat have experienced. Of course I have also never been demoted and will do all I can to avoid it.
Sometimes I was just unlucky - being put in the same conference as Crocs, O Magic, etc, or Holtz playing dirty on my players before the playoffs ;P , but sometimes my team just wasn't up to scratch. Every season I pick myself back up off the floor and try again - and you know what...it is great that so many opponents are back and we get to renew our rivalries even if I may as well be league II.1's doormat.