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Right now, it looks like, Chek, your team team has the best chance of surpassing mine. You recently acquired two USA NT players that are close to 160 TSP which cost a total of approximately 6m. That’s insane! When I was assembling my team, the going price for a player with 146 TSP was around 5-6m. That gradually went down as the market rebounded. Sometimes you gotta know when to buy and to sell. And sometimes you can’t help it.

Side bar: This is post-interview Chek. Really want to say I am shocked A-Dub thinks my team is close to where his was. Makes me sad I didn't assemble this crew last season so we could see if he is right! I still think A-Dubs crew from last season would stomp my current roster.

Chek: If you could bring back one inactive BB member and have them compete actively again, who would it be? I know your first choice is (*) Wolph (*), but who is your second?

A-Dub: I’m just going to ignore your Wolph comment as I generally do with any of his posts.

Brian is the obvious choice for me. He’s like the Babe Ruth of BB-USA. There were many great US managers during his time, but as the BABE once said: “Heroes get remembered, but legends live forever.” And it’s safe to say that Brian is a legend. He was one of the first pioneers of this game and he had great success. He still holds the record for the most NBBA & US Cup gold titles — even years after retirement. Brian was the pinocle of BB-USA success and everyone, myself included, strived to get at his level. He set the bar high.

As a competitor, I would have loved to compete against him. Although, for me, when Brian was in his prime the mere thought of competing against him, and other NBBA managers alike, was an afterthought as I was fixated on making my way up the USA divisional ladder one baby step at a time. I had absolute tunnel vision. In season 22 I came close to promoting to the NBBA and facing Brian; however, I was not ready then and I failed to promote after being defeated in my D-II semifinal matchup. In hindsight It was probably for the best, because like I said . . . I wasn’t ready. I was actually surprised to have been close to NBBA promotion during my first time up to D-II. I ended up tanking and rebuilding in s23; and after my rebuild, I eventually promoted to the NBBA in season 33 and won my first NBBA & Cup title. However, by then, Brian had been retired since around s27. So I never got the opportunity to face Brian, unfortunately.

Chek: How long do you see yourself playing this game for? As a part of that, how long do you think this game will be around for?

A-Dub: Well, the future is uncertain and of course nothing is forever. Inevitably, there will be a time that I stop playing this game; however, I try my best to enjoy the present and take life one day at time, minute-by-minute. I have goals that keep me motivated such as winning a B3 title and surpassing Brian in the overall title count which helps me stay engaged. However, admittedly, I have lost the vigor that I once had when I first played this game as a young man, but that’s just life. In regards to the longevity and potential of BB, I like the direction it’s headed now more than ever before. I see real potential.

I think the game is in good hands with the new Dev team. They seem to be really engaged with the user base and very dedicated; which I respect greatly and I know that the BB-community does too. Being able to retain mangers longer, or replace veteran managers with fresh ones down the road will be important to this games longevity.

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Chek: Well, thanks so much for answering so thoroughly. And one last bonus question, mostly for my own ego :) Now that you are demoting, who do you see taking over as the dominant team(s) in the NBBA?

A-Dub: I have to stick with my guns and go with the two teams I claimed would be the ones to beat, one of them being your team, Chek (the Flash Mashers), and Apex’s team (LeBron Slams Up).

I think those two teams are set up well for the future and could have long and successful title runs. Now, with that said, I have been pleasantly surprised by the strength of competition in the NBBA this season and some of the new team’s that have risen to the top look formidable.

And I can’t overlook Red Velvet. That team can put up a fight. I have to shout the Irvine Anteaters manager, 8ants, who is one of the last two NBBA teams in the US CUP and of course they acquired my former trainee, Dion Jackson. I can’t help but to root for a team that has my ex-player. There are so many teams that deserve mentioning, but as a spectator, I’m just gonna kick back and see how the season unfolds. It should be interesting. Good luck to all the competitors.

With that said, it’s been a pleasure doing this interview. Thanks for reaching out to me and good luck to you in your quest for a title, Chek. You have one hell of a player in Tyrese Graham and NOW you added fellow USA NT star, Philip Mrosla. That’s an intriguing duo to say the least. You know I’m rooting for you. Go get an NBBA title!

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Huge shoutout to A-Dub for doing this and taking the time to provide some really interesting answers. I think I speak for all of BB-USA when I say that we are proud of A-Dub for representing us at the top level and for placing really well in the B3.

For all of you who made it this far, do you want to see more FML? If so, who should we interview?

Thanks!

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Last edited by Chekreyes at 9/15/2021 1:33:19 PM

A-Dub (which I am told is actually pronounced uh-doob)

I have to chime in here: that is simply not true. With that being said, not that I have any control in the matter, but I give people the full artistic freedom to pronounce my name anyway their heart desires.

Anyways, great job in conducting this interview. It's great to have a manager, such as yourself, that engages the community at large and brings us together with these entertaining and intriguing interviews. This community is one of the reasons why I've stuck around and played this game for so long. Y'all are the real MVPs!

I nominate Yuck as tribute. He was mentioned in this interview quite a bit and he is a great veteran manager that would make for a very interesting read. And of course he had a great run recently: three titles in three seasons. And of course he beat me in order to gain his last title to complete the three-peat which was icing on the cake I'm sure he'd tell you. He's one of the better and more knowledgeable managers in this game.

Chek: If you could bring back one inactive BB member and have them compete actively again, who would it be? I know your first choice is (*) Wolph (*), but who is your second?

Everybody knows it's 1) Wardo 2) KHenry/ Wolph (Tie) 3) Sahand. 🤣

Last edited by Mixx at 9/17/2021 1:28:18 AM

Please don't summon the wrath of Wardo upon us. I don't want him to spam me via BB-mail about the time he had a one night stand with Fergie, or his titillating rap career, or his nWo-wrestle-mania-alien conspiracy theories.

Oof. You compared Khenry to wolf? Somewhere in Nebraska, Khenry rolled over in his bed and probably lost a little sleep.

Also: Not to pop your bubble, but Sahand is still active. He's literally in the B3 semi-finals right now you uncultured swine.


Last edited by A-Dub at 9/17/2021 9:10:29 PM

I think EBW and Zenith would make a great duo for the next episode. They're both the best of friends who would love to join you for a 2-on-1 special with two successful inactive USA managers!

Last edited by Apex at 9/20/2021 12:10:32 PM