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21. lakey (28954), a #1 seed from the Great 8, currently sit in third in the III.6 Great 8. Playing since Ssn 7, IV.28 was just a three-season stop-off on the teams journey back to D.III after a brief stint there in Ssn 18. But the team stayed long enough to put together some great Cup runs including a trip to the Round of 64 in Ssn 19. They seem poised for greatness now, having won their first D.III playoff game last season while making it to the Round of 256 for the seventh time.

22. ExplosiveBubbleWrap (32018), a #1 seed from the Great 8, currently hold the fifth place spot in the III.1 Big 8. Perhaps this team’s biggest claim to fame is that its manager also currently manages the USA U21 NT. And though the team has been around since Ssn 18, last season marked the first time it stayed in one league for two consecutive seasons. The season spent in IV.28 came in between two relegations from D.III. The team has made two Cup Round of 128 appearances: last season (Ssn 26) and their season here (Ssn 22).

23. Hunterz (29379), a #1 seed from the Great 8, currently sit in seventh in the III.16 Big 8. This team has been around since Ssn 11. And they spent six seasons in IV.28 after a one-and-done stint in D.III. Their best league result was an appearance in the III.16 playoffs in Ssn 25. And they have never progressed past the fifth round of the Cup.

24. Miu & Co. (28917) (recently renamed Backcourt Violation), a #1 seed from the Great 8, currently sits atop the III.4 Great 8. The Ssn 20 expansion team had a monster Ssn 24. Not only did they win the league, they became one of only 28 D.IV teams to make the Cup Round of 32 since the institution of the thirteen-round format in Ssn 14. The aura of greatness lasted long enough to win them a playoff game, their first season in D.II. And with their 7-1 start, they look like they have a chance of making the push to D.II.

25. Mt. Zion Rebels (28309) (formerly Decatur DTT), a #1 seed from the Great 8, currently sit in sixth in the IV.43 Big 8. Formed in Ssn 12, this team spent 11 seasons in IV.15 before making it to D.III for a season. Then this league was their springboard back into D.III before relegating again. Aside from their two D.IV trophies, their best showing was their 5-17 record before losing a relegation tournament in two games last season. And they have never progressed past the fifth round of the Cup.

26. Charlotte Hornetss (22915) (formerly Miami Fuego), a #1 seed from the Big 8, currently hold third place in the III.12 Big 8. This team has only been around for six seasons, but has managed to make the Cup Round of 128 twice, in Ssns 23 & 24. Winning this league has been their best league result.

If you’re keeping score…

- Only two teams (Alex Foley’s Minions and Thunder Gods) ever put together a perfect season in this league. But both lost a game in the finals.
- The Big 8 teams are 9-17 vs. Great 8 teams in finals series outcomes.
- Of all the league champions, fifteen are defunct; one is in D.V; two are back in D.IV; six are in D.III; one is in D.II; and one is in the NBBA
- Of all the league champs, seventeen entered the playoffs as #1 seeds. Five were #2 seeds, and four were #3 seeds.
- The last #3 seed to win was in Ssn 9. And the last #2 to win was in Ssn 20.
- In 26 seasons, the team with HCA throughout the playoffs has won 14 times.
- The most recent time HCA was broken was Season 25, when Miu & Co. stole the trophy from Springfield on a lead-changing Owen Goins dunk with 11 seconds remaining in game 3 of the finals. Before that it was Season 21, when Chicago Dire Wolves won two do-or-die games in a row by getting to the line in the final minutes.

Last edited by rhyminsimon at 5/4/2014 3:20:38 PM

well, thats a lot of history, its too bad most of the teams are now defunct, anyways that must have taken you a long while to track and write, and i appreciate it

I'd say I'm a IV.28 legend... Lol

That's quite a lot of work to look through all of that league's history. Seems like I'm the only one to hit the NBBA, and only a few have gone onto DII. I remember from my brief time here, the other teams weren't really taking advantage of training.

P.S. I'm currently using your training planner thingie. Definitely helping in Utopia.

Any other advice?

Manage your Game Shape well. Try and keep your entire roster between Strong and Proficient GS. That usually means having your guys play between 50-70 minutes a week.

Go Take It Easy, a lot. Enthusiasm matters, you want to keep it high. Since this is D.IV, the Cup shouldn't be a priority (training and League wins are what matters). Extra income from Cup wins is nice, but I would not sacrifice League play for it.

Scrimmages are useful for training and getting your players into that 50-70 minute range. If you don't have enough players to fill out your scrimmage roster, look on the TL for guys you can buy for $1,000. Then fire them after the scrimmage to avoid paying their salaries.

I just checked your arena, it looks great for a D.IV arena. If you wanted to, you could add in a few Luxury Boxes. But besides that I wouldn't bother upgrading it for awhile. It's just fine for D.III as well. Use that arena expansion money into trainees and improving roster depth.

Last edited by AZ at 5/8/2014 10:53:25 AM

Thank you for the tips. This is really helpful.