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Wow i just drew a bot team in round 5 of the cup! Didnt think there were any left?

and now i see you have drawn a DIV team for round 7 -- nice work.

wanted to take a look over the Cup draws for this week. we have 10 teams playing on Tuesday, but i'm sure most teams in the league have at one time or another faced the tactical challenges this week presents: most teams can only play two games a week without wrecking GS, but both the league races and the winnings from the Cup begin to get serious. throw into the mix the decision to exploit the Cup for its contribution to ENTH or not, and you have these 10 teams facing a series of interesting decisions. without further ado, in no particular order,

ATL plays at Big Shots, a 6-6 DIII team

Ron Swanson is at Kukumonga Kumquats, a DV squad.

Rdkin is at Lazyer, an 8-4 DIV squad

Super T-Rex hosts Lake Merritt, one of the great squads of the USA. need i say Lake Merritt is an NBBA squad? but T-Rex should win, for Merritt is 0-12, on the road, and their national ranking has fallen from 7 at the beginning of the season to 24 today (T-Rex is rated 28).

Tucumcari host DIII Frogmonsters, who have a 7-5 record

Thunder Gods host DIV Serapo Gaeta, who have a 7-5 record

The King and I host Finger Rolls. this should be quite a game, if both managers chose to present their best -- and i don't know why they would not. both teams are 11-1 in their respective leagues (and Finger Rolls is undefeated in my PL)

our California Knights host our Bruins -- ouch.

and my squad plays Technical Fouls, a top-notch (as in 12-0) DII squad


i can see at least 7 DII.3 teams having a game on Thursday.

our California Knights host our Bruins -- ouch.

Wow...I thought I had enough, but I guess being on the road and TIE versus CT wasn't.

Good luck Knights!



Last edited by Solana_Steve at 7/30/2013 11:55:01 PM

Thanks. It was a real close one. Wasn't sure if I could pull it off after having just CT'd my last Cup game but it's all my team has going for me this season. Same can't be said for your team as I think you'll be just fine in the long run.

Can the Knights get a little bit of love now? Haha. Though I may not be sticking around D.II long this time... i'm hoping to return shortly.

Can the Knights get a little bit of love now? Haha. Though I may not be loosticking around D.II long this time... i'm hoping to return shortly.

part of the reason for the "no love" is how you've kept Anwar under wraps -- he could be leading our league in scoring, but you have played him in only 4 league games. what a player -- i have found SF's whose game ratings are in the teens are extraordinary, and Anwar is in that range. i also noticed his 3pt shooting is close to his overall pct. a jewel.

i was surprised T-Rex, the Bruins and TKI all went down last night -- i thought all 3 had a better-than-good shot at winning, and certainly thought the chances all would lose was quite small. (i've always told myself i would quit this game when i can predict all outcomes -- looks like i will still be playing for awhile.)

looking forward,

-- Thunder Gods, ATL, and Rdkin are at home against DIV teams. on the face of it, they look good to reach the round of 32.

-- Ron Swanson is at home hosting a DIII team.

-- Eugene and California both are on the road against NBBA teams. i face the friggin' USA national champion while California lucks out and faces the squad that handled T-Rex so handily. i think next week, i start back on the flag chase.

Next up for the Knight, are the Lake Merritt Arrows -- but they seem to be stripping the team and are beatable perhaps?

Can the Knights get a little bit of love now? Haha. Though I may not be sticking around D.II long this time... i'm hoping to return shortly.

I can't say I had much love for you after you knocked me out of the Cup with a CT, but after looking at it I think you did the right thing and I underestimated you. Best of luck to you against LMA!

Not enough left in the tank... congrats LMA!

They're slowly getting there.

That 2nd quarter was quite demoralizing. Couldn't watch the game anymore until the last few minutes. Switching up your offensive tactics surprised me, especially with a monster like Len on the inside.