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It's been pretty dead in here this season. But with four games left I thought I'd do some prognosticating to try and spark a little convo.

The bottom is looking pretty set. Southpaw looks to have locked down first draft pick and Warroad will get second.

Unless hell freezes over, Resurrected Fury has secured the top blue spot (and probably HCA for the whole playoffs), and can focus on winning the cup. Visionaries find themselves in the unfamiliar situation of fighting to hang onto the first playoff spot. It might come down to PD. But at this moment I guess is Visionaries stay first and Flashover supplants Mill City in second. On the blue side I think Splash Gang snags the 2 seed and WW ends up third.

Based on schedules, 10inch probably climbs into fourth, knocking Big Gulp into a very winnable relegation series with Deronimo. TarTeam, Dogs & Pitt will fight it out for fourth on the red side, with the losers facing another very winnable relegation series with HPH or a 6th-6th matchup with the Orcs. In this moment I pick Pitt to hang on to fourth despite trying to take home the cup. Since Dogs have three home games left, I pick them to take the 5th spot, leaving TarTeam to face the Orcs. But the middle of the pack is always the hardest to gauge.

I don't foresee a lot of playoff drama, but the crystal ball is hazy. And this is the time of the season where desperation makes managers do strange things. It's too early to crown Resurrected Fury, but things look to be going in their favor. And their losses to Flashover and Visionaries were both on the road.

What do you think?

I'd rather not meet the manager who harvested my team's wheat earlier in the season. :D

lol. Gotta eat my Wheaties if I'm gonna get that gold medal!

Nice write up and way to kickstart the convo. Definitely has been quiet here this season

I think Visionaries and Flashover are locked into 1 and 2 in my conference but the battle for 3 through 6 is gonna be tight. I've got an edge given I've already banked an extra win but don't have too many easy games remaining. I'd personally slot Beware above Pressure mainly due to schedule. They've got Deronimo and Warroad left, and then a home game vs Flashover. Feels like that's 2 wins with small upside for a 3rd. Their current GS is dragging them down a bit, but it didn't stop them from beating Pressure last night. That would leave Tar Team at 6th. I think 13 wins should be enough to get into the playoffs, although a PD tiebreaker may come into play. Lots of matchups left between these 4 teams though so wouldn't surprised if things change.

I really don't know what to expect from the playoffs. The league feels pretty open for someone to make a splash ahead of the playoff deadline. Fury seems to have the best team from start to finish this season. I'm curious if their playoff team will be a bit weaker though given how many 35+ year olds they have who have likely experienced drops throughout the season. Visionaries has a great starting 5 but no bench, will Peluin add a few rotation pieces to get another chip? Not sure if anyone who is a 3 or 4 seed will be willing to try and make a push given they'd have to win 3 matchups without home court, so the smart money is on Fury/Visionaries/Flashover/Splash winning it all.

Yeah, the Dogs vs. Pitt result threw my prediction a little off. I agree that Dogs are likely to pull ahead. It'll be interesting to see how the playoffs shake out. I agree that Fury might be a little softer now than the beginning of the season. Soft enough for Splash to overcome HCA in the semis? Might be a coin flip. On your side, my guess is Visionaries won't try any heroics. So I guess Flashover is my pick, unless you snipe 'em in the quarterfinals. Maybe there's opportunity for an ambitious 3-4 seed?

Yeah not exactly thrilled with last nights result. Mostly likely to finish sixth now and likely play you Rhyminsimon. Not looking forward to it. However the cup was the focus for a while now and will throw the whole house at fury or gulp (whoever wins). Otherwise I still Visionaries has it in him to win one more time. It’s hard to underestimate him.

To be sure. I would not look forward to facing you either.

And just like that, Peluin lists Ade Taylor at a very reasonable price that looks likely to sell. TBD if he will use those funds to buy someone cheaper to compete, but my guess is that he might be packing it up for the season. Definitely opens up our conference, but biggest boon is to Flashover.