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I remember...Dragons are not that lucky with TV games in BBBL.

What about the season preview Revo ?

it will be their tomorrow evening. i know you all are impatient, but i don't like giving previews of which i'm not happy about myself yet. if it's any comfort, the preview of Big 8 conference is completely done and i'm happy about it. It's about providing some fun stuff for the Great 8 conference that i'm having a bitt of trouble with... i'm also trying to tag some belgian players to NBA superstar players (titeux = Rondo, Thys = CP3, Fleeton = superman Howard, etc) but it's hard to find good guy's who preform in a simular way in our BBBL ;)

So be a little more patient please. it will come!

how aobut you buy a belgian player, train him as a SF? i'd be a very happy NT coach then

honestly, i would be glad to find a talented belgian player who would be ready to be trained! but i certainly need a short term solution as well, so tough call...

A good first game for me with the loss of Arlon. Now I know that I will have to be very careful next Saterday when I will play against Falco Gent :p

Didnt see this one coming, but it was a very good choice from Falco to play CT, moreover since it was a TV game, and since he'll get back to decent enthousiasm soon... Anyway I'm not too disappointed because I'm not even sure i would have won playing normal!

So ....crunch time....
And who is the winner of this all ? Yes.....Joe. (licence to kill)
+ his big challenger is minus one.

It's been a weird season 17. Sum lost to Ventola in the PO conference finals, meaning that Jona had a near impossible mission to prevent Joe claiming his 5th consecutive BBBL title ( can anybody stop him from getting 6th in a row?). Also, season 17 has been a very strange season, since 3 of the 4 promovendi managed to stay in the BBBL this season, a unseen preformance for the past few BBBL seasons, but let's not exagerate. This was only possible due to the BBBL retirement of SeatleSuperSonics and Mighty Wizzards, who decided to relegate to II on purpose, in order to rebuild their teams so that they can come back stronger than ever ( i'd hate to see SeatleSuperSonics once they get back, cause they have a pretty large ammount of very talented players!) And so, Season 17 ended with the favorite Cowboy's claiming yet another BBBL title ( the 4th consecutive one!). And now, it's time for season 18! The main question: Can anyone hope to compete with the Cowboy's?

First, i'd like to welcome Bavi Vilvoorde, coached by Arreke07. Bavi Vilvoorde is yet another old IV.3 mate from me ( and the one responsible for my only Silver cup on my teampage!) IV.3 must produce some pretty good managers, since Bavi is the 3rd manager from IV.3 to come to the BBBL ( Other former IV.3 managers include Joe Maverick, current BBBL champion, and myself). He is the only 'new' face in the BBBL.

Other than that, i'd like to welcome back my good friend Coach Steven, manager from BBC Falco, allong with Ppmmp ( proud manager of Obira Dragons) and Dunk_Forever, owner of B.Liege Basket, a team that has been bouncing back and forth between II and BBBL since season 14. I'd also like to say goodbye to Sonics ( manager of SeatleSuperSonics), Fille_coach ( owner of Mighty Wizzards), ebobo (owner of Pokola) and Paco El Taco(manager of Tuijana Burritos). I'm pretty sure we'll be seeing their faces back in the BBBL ( probably sooner than later). I wish them alot of luck and a speedy return to the BBBL. And then here it is, the long awaited season 18 preview!


the BBBL Preview: Season 18

As usual, I'll start off by the Big 8 conference


Amenra(37305)
Last seasons achievement: 5th place
salary: 502 076$ for 13 players
Information: This remains to be one of the youngest teams in the BBBL. Founded in season 9, it has managed to stay in the BBBL against all odds, by thinking through it's transfers very well. It's former big 3 have nearly all been replaced, with only PF Mathias Lacroix remaining in the team. However, it has been strengthen big time by the arrival of a pair of belgian Guard, ammongst which Ronald Van Der Haegen, who will be joining his former U21 teammate Jean Fradet to form a pretty strong backcourt. However, with only one PF with a salary of 64K, you have to wonder if they won't have some problems in the frontcourt. Other BBBL manager should expect to keep a good eye on this team. It should be very interesting how this team will progress from here on, but things are looking alot better than at the start of season 17. Also, don't forget, having a mentor who is the reigning champ of the BBBL for 4 seasons now, helps alot.
prognosis without any frontcourt reinforcements, 5th position. Altho, if that frontcourt gets a couple of extra player, then this team is gonna be one heck of a team that might have a shot at making the PO's!

B. Liège Basket(89978)
Last seasons achievement: II.2 champion by defeating Inheems in the PO finals
salary: 502 516$ for 15 players
Information: With former NT players in De Patoul and Loddo, Liege once again is comming up to the BBBL with a few strong players. Their squad also includes former U21 Belgian and French guards who go by the names of Hugo Cepeda and Guillaume Da Costa. However, this team remains unchanged from season 16, the season that ended in a regulation for BLB. other managers should expect another 2 extra players joining the squad, ammongst which a big man and a SF, to give them a fighting chance to remain in the BBBL this season. Their previous 2 attempts to remain in the BBBL proved to be unsuccesfull, and with a pretty thin roster, things don't look to great for them this season. Unless another team gets hit by some bad fortune ( in other words, by some long injuries on key players) BLB will have a very hard time getting any higher than the 7th spot in their conference.
prognosis battling for 7th spot with Bavi Vilvoorde, but should have the edge due to having 2 former NT lvl players in their squad, joined by some upcomming talent that was on the U21 squad last season.


bavi vilvoorde(37463)
Last seasons achievement: II.4 champion by defeating KV Forever on the road in the PO finals
salary: 510 884$ for 18 players
Information: Their is a first for everything, and that includes going to the BBBL. Arreke07 has pulled of a houdini by defeating KV forever without having HCA for the finals! Most teams were anticipating the return of KV Forever to the top Belgian league, but many oversaw that their was a team called Bavi Vilvoorde standing in their way! And thus, here they are, in the Big 8 conference in the BBBL. Where as Bavi has a very large frontcourt roster, they don't seem to have any decent back court players. Does this remind you of some other team last season? yes it does. they look alot like Mumu Boys when they came up to the BBBL ( both Bavi and Mumu boys are comming from the same II.4 division. Coincidence? or did Bavi copy Mumu boys roster to have a shot at joining the big boys? only time will tell) Anyhow, the fans are expecting to see some new faces in the Ari Arena! Never the less, Bavi seems to be the weakest team in the Big 8 conference, tho their might be able to compete for the 7th spot, due to the faul happy Loddo of BLB, who represents BLB's frontcourt... should be interesting to see who can emerge victorious to claim the 7th spot of these 2 teams
prognosis Battling for 7th spot, but due to the absence of any strong looking backcourt players, BLB has the edge over them. So prognosis is the 8th spot and direct regulation back to II.


BC Tienen(37316)
Last seasons achievement: 4th spot, first round exit against Phoenix__suns
salary: 607 561$ for 14 players
Information: Altho slightely short on good guards, you most certainly don't want to underestimate BC Tienen. With NT players such as the Belgian C Steven Ballaert and Nigerian PF Ahmed Danjuma, you most certainly want to watch out for this inside powerhouse. And the guards shouldn't be a to big concern, since it's pretty clear that he's training some guards, so he'll only get stronger towards the end of the season. BC Tienen is a team that should be taken seriously. If you underestimate them, then that mistake could end up haunting you later on in the season!
prognosis Battling for 4th spot, but the shortage on strong guards might end up costing them that PO spot.