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# of teams from each league remaining:

Naismith: 4 teams
II.2: 3 teams
II.3: 3 teams
II.4: 1 team
III.9: 2 teams
III.1: 1 team
III.5: 1 team
III.7: 1 team


7 div II, 5 div III, 4 div I.

I got about as good of a draw as I could have asked for. HCA and div III team(not an easy one).

ragin stajans and PK playing each other next round, which guarantees at least one div II or III team in the semifinals. Burns gets one of the best div III teams, Hounds gets the best draw.

Who will win this tournament? My money is on the Burns or RiP.

Last edited by Bballin at 7/7/2012 12:47:42 PM

Odds on favorite to win it all = RiP

Just normalled Blenkinsop and now has a road game against Stajan though, wouldnt be surprised to see Burns win purely on Enthusiasm. Although if RiP gets by Stajan and gets a reasonable QF draw id put all my money on him.

A little more fun facts:

Last time a div III team made the quarterfinals: Season 3
Last time a div III team made the semifinals: Season 3
Last time a div III team made the finals: Season 3
Last time a div II team made the finals: Season 4(Philosoper Kings)

but really the first three seasons dont even really count. Either way, there are 5 div III teams(none of which facing each other) in the final 16, 5 chances at a quarterfinal spot.

There are 12 div II/III teams, lots of chances at a finals spot.

This has to be one of the most intriguing tournaments in a while, but maybe thats just because im not out for the first time...

Sorry but it was a Ct. Normally I wouldn't say anything but Rip has basically ruined my season, two seasons in a row.

Thats pretty harsh...

Maybe he wrecked your Cup run, but your season? Isn't that a bit dramatic?

Well my expectations for the season was at least the cup and/or league championship which I assume is similar to yours. So I guess its not ruined yet but it hasn't gone well. Basically I'm just a bit disappointed and to me it just seems like Rip doesn't really seem interested in winning a championship, but just wants to do well enough and train his players. But again that's just my perception of things from last season and there's nothing wrong with his way of playing. I'm just slightly annoyed that it's Rip again.

Well my expectations for the season was at least the cup and/or league championship

With expectations like this then this season might be a little damp, since you probably will have a difficult time winning the league. Since Beanz has the HCA going for him currently and both of you are out of the cup making beanerz training and both of your GS management easier. So that goal might be hard to accomplish this season, but last season you did win the Cup. I still dont think either season is ruined though.

Personally, I think it's dangerous to say that a team can't win it's league before the waiver deadline has passed.

The team in Naismith with HCA entering the playoffs hasn't even got out of it's division the past 3 seasons. Just sayin'. ;)

Last edited by Beener not Beanerz at 7/7/2012 1:39:15 PM

Can we say that your team can't win it's league? Cause I would say tnat. And the waiver deadline is a ways away.

Canada Tournament Season 20 Interviews.

So I tried to contact all the managers with interviews, got most to reply, so here you go! :)

Philosopher Kings(24916)
Manager: RiP
League: Naismith, 8-7, 3rd in Big 8
Current Country Rank: 2
Next Cup Opponent: the ragin stajans

1) Thought on your season?
I haven't been paying much attention to it, but it seems to be going okay. As long as my team can manage to avoid relegating I'm content with whatever happens.

2) Thoughts on your cup run?
I feel I've been dealt one of the toughest draws this season, if not the toughest. After getting three bots to start off with (which is to be expected under normal circumstances), I've had to defeat many quality teams to stay alive. Next game marks my sixth consecutive road game and the third game against a Naismith team.

3) Toughest opponent?
The answer to this question is pretty obvious (Blenkinsop).

4) Thoughts on your next opponent?
the ragin stajans are one of the best teams in Canada. In my opinion, the winner of this game is unpredictable; either team could win.

5) Whos your pick to win the tournament? Darkhorse?
I think it's a three team race that will be whittled down to two after next game once the Philisopher Kings or the ragin stagans are knocked out. The other team in contention is the Lawrence Park Panthers. No disrespect to Beener and The Hounds, but I just don't think that team has a strong enough roster to compete for the title at this time.

As for the darkhorse, I'll go with sg united. They're the only division II team that I feel has a competitive enough roster to compete with the Naismith teams, but they'll need A LOT of luck to find themselves as the victor of the tournament.

6) Why the CT against Blenkinsop?
My priority is, and always has been the cup. Anyone who has even remotely followed my team since its existence knows that I'll consistently throw league games in order to play my best lineup in cup games. As for the CT, it's pretty apparent that that was a necessary move considering I only won the game by two points. I was on the road against a better team and I wanted to win, that's why I used CT.

7) Thoughts on Blenkinsop revealing your CT usage? Accusations of ruining his season? Agree or diagree? Possible rivalry starting? Any hard feelings?
He's understandably frustrated. Assuming Blenkinsop would have been able to get by the LPPs in the Naismith playoffs last season, they would have been a heavy favourite to the win the championship against Beanz Odyssey while holding HCA. Fast forward to this season's cup and I have once again prevented them from being in a position where they would have been the favourite to win it all. Any time you're a top team and you lose an important game it hurts. He has lost two important games to me recently so I can understand why he's upset.

I don't think the revelation that I used CT will have an impact on anything. I know the intention of it was to hinder my progress, but I can't see how that information getting out will effect me any way. For me personally, if I get beat in a tough game I always hope that the team that beats me will go on to win the championship. At least that way I can claim that I was beat by the best.

As for a rivalry, according to my team page he is my rival. Apart from that, I have no real rivalry with Blenkinsop and there are no hard feelings on my end.

8) Still training EAK?
I am, although I have had to resort to team training more than I'd like to this season due to my failure to set lineups.




Last edited by Bballin at 7/12/2012 12:27:13 AM