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Season 18 I tanked the season so sold off Juan Carlos Gamboa, Rober, Mu and most of my team so that I was down to the salary floor. Late that tanking season I made the two next big additions picking up Sperbert and Lawrance.

So you did tank!

I think its very hard to compete without a round of tanking first to build up the funds needed. Even in div 3 that was the approach I needed to take. Tank 1 season, build up funds, then go balls to the wall next season. To win div 3, I needed to have a roster that was much more expensive then what my team could sustain long term, and that strategy needed a pile of money to fund it.

Until BB fix the issue with tanking rosters, this will remain the most efficient way of putting together a winning season. The only other approach I can see is building an incredibly balanced team with great synergy and good value for money.

I certainly did tank!

I was scared I would repeat my season 12 fiasco. I started in season 10 in IV.7, went undefeated and was promoted to III.6. I won III.6 in season 11 and went to II.2. It is a long story but I tried hard to stay up and failed, so was sent down to division III.11 having made no money and not trained properly the whole season.

I am not aware of anyone ever who has gone 4, 3, 2 in their first three seasons and never been relegated.

I was silly, I should have seen the writing on the wall in season 12 and tanked the season. There wasn't even a salary floor back then. I could have done the difficult training and been much better off for it.

Lesson learned.

So in season 18 I found myself with the youngest ABBL team ever (since me Slam ! and the Melbourne Goldfish have been younger) an aging roster, no real stars, very little money (promoted with a large debt) and a very poor situation with the Kynlala Knights in the Big 8 planning to tank meaning the 6th and 7th Big 8 teams could take it easy all season and then just buy up to slaughter the Great 8 teams in the relegation games. I was determined not to repeat my failure of season 12 so made my plan. Tank season 18. Buy young, outstanding but cost effective players. Win division II in season 19 and then be able to compete not just survive when I returned to the ABBL in season 20.

I have made a few really stupid mistakes along the way but overall the plan is looking good.

coz you're a jerk...no no... a typical male
that american is clearly a female
and they want to complain, they want to be listened to... THEY DONT WANT A SOLUTION....

hahahah

LOL ranga you are a brutal human

I have never ever outright tanked in all my seasons of BB. I actually felt like I was half tanking this season after selling several of my players to kick things off... Funny how things play out.

Yoda I did state "nearly" and I did have you in mind at the time I posted. I couldn't remember for sure if you'd done any blatant late season buy ins to buy the title. That being said, I think your's is the only one that I can remember, since being in this league. Bravo sir!

Want to hear something else I think is interesting.

Top 6 ABBL records right now.

1 Whitebeard
2 Lewisham Wombats
3 Chelsea Seagulls
4 Aussie Pride
5 Billy Hoyles Boys
6 CROCKERS

Notice anything?

I'll add in the divisioin IIs these teams have won.

1 Whitebeard II.3
2 Lewisham Wombats always ABBL
3 Chelsea Seagulls II.3 and II.4
4 Aussie Pride II.3
5 Billy Hoyles Boys II.3
6 CROCKERS II.3

Totally incredible right? there are four division IIs yet all of the top six teams that come from a division II have come from the same division II.

Last edited by yodabig at 8/3/2012 1:38:50 AM

Nice spot, I like the odds to succeed in the ABBL after promoting for this league!

geez someone in the suggestions forum gave me a bit of a grilling! LOL

he really didnt like me not approving his suggestion!
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What a fucking knob. His suggestion was stupid anyway.

well i can kinda understand where he was coming from, i just offered an existing game solution.

i think he is just one of those people who is easily offended when their idea is applauded loudly or when someone disagree's with it.

poor diddums. ill try and pacify him with internet sarcasm and meme links.

Nah it was a stupid idea, like you said there's already a workaround for it... plus this is a game of tactics.

yer thats it, game of tactics, most definately.
Otherwise we would just have a button on the set line up page that says "set best lineup and auto-manage game shape"... i just peeved when someone writes a nice logical and non-shut down response, which i always try and do, because there is nothing worse than having people poo poo ur suggestion in a mean way.... but he( Or she?) just got so offended.... stupid lady. LOL
but apparently im a genius.

WOW I nearly dropped to 4th after tonights games! You and corio both flogged your opponents and nearly made up on the points difference! Well.. Corio did. so i dropped to third, but meh. no matter. it was me vs him, or him vs me week 1 of finals so yer.

well done to tantrums for finishignt op of ladder in their first season in Div II! Regardless of how this season was played, finishing top in ur first season is a great achievement.

My MVP predicition for this season -Guriy Batyushkov ... id probably say Massetti, but Nortcote didnt win enough games. they run the MVP early now, so get ur predicitions in early!

Well the time has come people, as we are a day before the playoffs officially kick off. Talk about the calm before the storm, not a lot of chatter about upcoming games and relegation battles.

Myself and Big Sauce go at it in a rematch of last Saturday's final regular season match. Both teams went into that game with a relaxed style in order to prep for the 1st round battle. Most gamblers would be giving my lads the tip of the hat this week, given home advantage and win last week. The angry sauce won't be pulling any punches no doubt!

In the other match, Tannums managed to snag top spot and with it a very easy walk through to the 2nd round. Akuma are even rumoured to send some of their cheerleaders into the starting line up. This one's likely going to get pretty ugly and Tannum's main goal would be to sneak through unscathed. I think the extra enthusiasm that Tannums will gain is a necessary bonus, along with HCA for the preliminary final.

The battle in the Big 8 looks a lot closer with all 4 teams being matched quite closely. HCA is going to be crucial in these games and I think in the 1 vs 4 match up, Snuffies may just edge out G Vipers. This one is a 50/50 if ever I saw one and I certainly wouldn't be betting my life savings on this game. If both coaches are live on Tuesday, neither is going to have any fingernails (and possible toenails) by the final buzzer.

The 2 vs 3 isn't quite as close with Corio Bay looking just a step ahead and with the home crowd support, should be able to lock this one up. though there isn't much between the two starting line ups, I think a lack of bench might be the difference in this one. Perhaps with a little cunning though, the linguists might be able to steal this one away from the wiley old Greyhound.