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If you go by salary or DMI then the Big 8 appears to have the stronger team this season. Doesn't mean they will win.

Shortest all star game ever?? The tallest starter on either side is 6'7" !

Anyone remember two seasons ago when Gerald Beck scored 73 points on 39 shots? Already this season he has had a 62 point game and several 40+ point outings.

If you go by salary or DMI then the Big 8 appears to have the stronger team this season. Doesn't mean they will win.

I must confess, I have not done a deep dive into each teams salary and DMI (in season past long time ago I would have it in a spreadsheet with all kinds of data). At first blush Big 8 has some really good players, but not alot of depth as Great 8.
Bur which is more important? Salary or winning?

after four or five inter conference games have been played, I look at the number of losses in each confernece. Since Great 8 has 2 BOTS, lets just consider the top 6 teams in each conference.

Through 7 games the Big 8 has twelve more losses that the Great 8, about 1.7 more games won per week.

This is just statistics....and anyone can find stats to make their case, granted. So lets see how many teams win in the playoffs.

EDIT- end of interconference play.... now difference is up one to 13 (from 12)

Last edited by dennis54 at 7/12/2023 11:57:18 PM

Day 19 (Tuesday 25 July 2023) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Rhino’s Rage 108 - Hendersonville Rebels 95
Minnesota Timber Rattlesnakes 51 - Pony Express 151
Bloom County Boingers 117 - Ann Arbor Wolverines 103
Chicago Bulls JG 33 - Mad Warriors 154
Baker Street Irregulars 101 - Wahoos 91
Serene Wolves 103 - Backyard Ballers 77
petersburg 116 - Brooklyn Nets 4 life! 89
Village Idiots 105 - Balls of Steel 103

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 154 : Mad Warriors
Rebounds : 71 : Pony Express, Mad Warriors
Assists : 48 : Mad Warriors
Steals : 22 : Mad Warriors
Block Shots : 11 : Pony Express

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 31 : A. Todde (Hendersonville Rebels)
Rebounds : 17 : R. Pierce (Pony Express), N. Barclay (petersburg)
Assists : 13 : V. Jacobson (Mad Warriors), E. Noble (petersburg)
Steals : 4 : L. Bopp (Pony Express), M. Baran (Mad Warriors), L. Youhu (Mad Warriors)
Block Shots : 4 : H. Davis (Pony Express)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : L. Teel (Bloom County Boingers) (27 Points, 9 Rebounds, 11 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 38
Shooting Guard : H. Davis (Pony Express) (20 Points, 8 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 1 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36
Small Forward : N. Moore (Mad Warriors) (28 Points, 4 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32
Power Forward : L. Youhu (Mad Warriors) (23 Points, 14 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 4 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 38
Center : R. Pierce (Pony Express) (19 Points, 17 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 44

MVP of the evening
R. Pierce (Pony Express) (19 Points, 17 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 44

The bad performance of the evening
M. Lankford (Chicago Bulls JG) (2 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -11

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : M. Lankford (Chicago Bulls JG), S. Weller (Chicago Bulls JG) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : S. Weller (Chicago Bulls JG), D. Hutson (Village Idiots) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : E. Gandara (Minnesota Timber Rattlesnakes), D. Holton (Minnesota Timber Rattlesnakes), K. Doss (Ann Arbor Wolverines), L. Teel (Bloom County Boingers), G. Singer (Ann Arbor Wolverines), B. Underwood (Chicago Bulls JG), M. Guangcheng (Baker Street Irregulars), E. Noble (petersburg), C. Willis (petersburg) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : F. Potter (Pony Express), E. Levalds (Backyard Ballers) : 6 Three points

The best performer : J. Law (Balls of Steel) : Rating : 19.0

The worst performer : D. da Costa (Chicago Bulls JG) : Rating : 0.5

The best performer : J. Law (Balls of Steel) : Rating : 19.0

I will trade him for 2 million and a 1st and 3rd round draft pick.

The best performer : J. Law (Balls of Steel) : Rating : 19.0

I will trade him for 2 million and a 1st and 3rd round draft pick.

you should have played him more than 14 minutes in our game and you would have won

Day 20 (Saturday 29 July 2023) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Hendersonville Rebels 116 - Ann Arbor Wolverines 120
Pony Express 113 - Mad Warriors 106
Minnesota Timber Rattlesnakes 109 - Chicago Bulls JG 101
Bloom County Boingers 88 - Rhino’s Rage 102
Wahoos 113 - Brooklyn Nets 4 life! 94
Backyard Ballers 94 - Balls of Steel 113
Serene Wolves 101 - Village Idiots 97
petersburg 60 - Baker Street Irregulars 89

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 120 : Ann Arbor Wolverines
Rebounds : 64 : Baker Street Irregulars
Assists : 37 : Chicago Bulls JG
Steals : 9 : Wahoos, Serene Wolves
Block Shots : 8 : Minnesota Timber Rattlesnakes

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 43 : G. Beck (Pony Express)
Rebounds : 21 : R. Sullivan (Ann Arbor Wolverines)
Assists : 13 : E. Gandara (Minnesota Timber Rattlesnakes)
Steals : 3 : D. Adler (Mad Warriors), M. Lankford (Chicago Bulls JG), L. Žižić (Wahoos), J. Law (Balls of Steel), A. Brower (Balls of Steel), F. Dal Borgo (Serene Wolves), J. Papiewski (petersburg)
Block Shots : 3 : N. Wilkes (Minnesota Timber Rattlesnakes), V. Kilgore (petersburg), L. Üts (Baker Street Irregulars)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : N. Wilkes (Minnesota Timber Rattlesnakes) (26 Points, 5 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32
Shooting Guard : S. Taylor (Ann Arbor Wolverines) (25 Points, 7 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots), G. Beck (Pony Express) (43 Points, 1 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32
Small Forward : D. Zawora (Brooklyn Nets 4 life!) (40 Points, 8 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39
Power Forward : D. Holton (Minnesota Timber Rattlesnakes) (19 Points, 16 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37
Center : E. Gandara (Minnesota Timber Rattlesnakes) (17 Points, 15 Rebounds, 13 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39

MVP of the evening
E. Gandara (Minnesota Timber Rattlesnakes) (17 Points, 15 Rebounds, 13 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots), D. Zawora (Brooklyn Nets 4 life!) (40 Points, 8 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39

The bad performance of the evening
S. Çevren (Village Idiots) (2 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots), : Efficiency : -7

Triple-Double of the evening
E. Gandara (Minnesota Timber Rattlesnakes) (17 Points, 15 Rebounds, 13 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots)

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : K. Doss (Ann Arbor Wolverines), D. Villanueva (Pony Express) : 5 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : V. Asti (Hendersonville Rebels), J. Proffitt (Hendersonville Rebels), D. Adler (Mad Warriors), S. Weller (Chicago Bulls JG) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : K. Doss (Ann Arbor Wolverines), G. Singer (Ann Arbor Wolverines), D. Holton (Minnesota Timber Rattlesnakes), B. Underwood (Chicago Bulls JG), L. Teel (Bloom County Boingers), J. Inman (petersburg), D. Lopez (Baker Street Irregulars), C. Willis (petersburg) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : D. Zawora (Brooklyn Nets 4 life!) : 8 Three points

The best performer : P. Moustakakis (Rhino’s Rage) : Rating : 17.5

The worst performer : V. Ketashvili (Chicago Bulls JG) : Rating : 0.0

yes, fine line between going for win and training up another player to take his place. But I probably had him misplaced in lineup....

Balls of Steel can still make it to the playoffs.
We have will have played the 6th, 7th and 8th place teams as our last 3 opponents.
Petersburg will have played the 1, 2, and 3rd place team has their last 3 opponents.

so a Balls of Steel sweep and a petersburg bust and we are ahead by one game.

I will not know if I should sell my players or buy for the playoffs until too late.

Balls of Steel can still make it to the playoffs.

My 'master plan' to get into the playoffs just got torpedoed by Wahoos. Now I must focus on avoiding relegation.

Looks like Baker Street and I will be having a playoff rematch from last season. How about the resurgence of the Big 8? Rhino and Bloom County making a late season push to take the #1 seed. That one might come down to a tiebreaker.