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Easier opponent this time.

In the league it looks like LPP really took the consecutive losses in the finals fairly hard.
He just about secured HCA already, even willing to use extra effort to do so. Will be formidable opponent to whoever makes it to the finals.

Green Machines is still slumping. Has a strong roster supported by veteran leadership by Canadian legends (seeing the age of TSA makes me feel like true old-timer, Collin as well especially since he was one of the youngest NT player when I was the manager). I really think the team will bounce back though. it would be a shame to see them in relegation fight.

Newcomers are being hit hard currently in Naismith and see how big of a step-up the league can be. Other than North East Point Tostifiers none of other teams look like they will count in a fight for play-offs.

When it comes to my team......this season has been a bit of a struggle. One week of not setting lineups due to lack of internet access really messed up GS, especially for Almada who is still recovering. Should be all good by tomorrow though. The loss by 4 points in away game to NY Knicks really hurts and was a huge setback.
There is still however a chance to make it into BBB playoffs and I will fight as hard as possible with it being #1 priority for this season.
#2 priority will be the cup, with the league coming last as LPP looks strong, will be hard to beat with HCA, and due to the fact that I made rash decision to get 2 18yo trainees prior to this season and need to get creative with lineups.
Another issue is economy. Somehow I am constantly below league average when it comes to income from gate receipts. Not sure I understand why to be honest and I think something is inherently wrong if that is the case for current champion with 7-3 record.
In my opinion this is the biggest part of the game that needs fixing + I would love to see the end-of season monetary rewards for standings. That seems like the best way to prevent tanking, and if the rewards aren't extremely high (let's say conference champion gets 1.5mln since you get 1mln for willing League II and then each space below gets 250k less (2nd 1.25, 3rd 1mln, and so on.....) then the economy won't be a big issue either. Don't think it would result in dominance of one team either as the loss of value of players due to aging and salaries of players + staff are significantly more than 0.75mln difference in reward between 1st and 4th place.

GM will be fine, they're probably going to see how the draft class looks and if there aren't any elite prospects, round out the team so they can win a relegation fight. I'm still bitter about losing out on Paz :p
I agree with gate receipts, I think that is more inconsistent than it could be, especially for teams like yourself that are doing well in the league. I disagree about the rewards though, or maybe just the amounts? I think 1.5 million is a lot, and especially in larger nations where margins are a lot thinner, it would keep the rich richer longer and that is already a problem.

The amount suggested was just an example. Could be 1M, etc. 1M across entire season is barely 60k per week, and that is between 1st and 7/8th places. The difference between 1st and 2nd is only 200k, 1st and 3rd 400k and so on. It takes more than that in extra salaries to have any chance at dominance, your players lose more in value, and there finally would be incentive to not tank!

Wow, Clint Eastwood does what 12 Naismith teams couldn't.

Holy mother of upsets. What a weird game. 2-3 zone really worked there. Kind of curious though why the difference in rebounding didn't materialize in OR for LPP.

The +/- of the starters vs subs also shows that coaching in this game needs a lot of fixing

Last edited by damian13ster at 8/31/2018 12:25:31 AM

Can't believe I just got destroyed by Syndicalists' bench

Be careful not to underestimate those guys. They're giant killers.

Glad to see them still in the tournament.

Yah, I checked the stat... That is unreal haha!