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everyone except ozanp is alive in the cup. not bad for the opening round.

VD’s vs Magic: Both teams got the tactics the way they wanted them. Even with extra enthusiasm the Magic could not even win 1 quarter at home. VD’s are for real. VD’s benefited from a very balanced attack and deep bench. The Magic is a great squad that will do some serious damage. Benson had a great night leading VD’s at the point.

Bangerz vs Goats: A long time rivalry has been renewed for season 14. The Goats are just tough to beat working the inside game on offence. Looks like the Goats may have added the extra crunch to create some separation and secure a home victory. The Goats look better balanced this season which will cause team fits because you just can’t do much inside with Partridge and Candia dominating the boards.

Swanson vs Blasters: Not much to say. No contest at this point between two squads at totally different places. Blasters had there way.

Crazies vs Tachenko: Another big rivalry continues. The Crazies look solid with German and Barry looking like all-star caliber backcourt stars. Tachenko seems to have lost there way from two season ago when they were a conference power. The rebuilding is going well but work needs to be done.

Challengers vs Oznap: Not much to look at here. Oznap better send some money or get ready for a quick return to DIV 4.

Dutchman vs Flyers: This was the surprise of the night. Dutch dominated a real good Flyers squad on the road. This may be the game Dutch looks back on as a franchise victory. Dutch backcourt dominated and they look legit. Dutch has officially joined the watch list!

Champaign vs Red Terrors: The Red Terrors gave a good effort and jumped out to a quick lead. Eason looks impressive running the offence. Champaign is a solid squad that will compete for a high playoff seed. Champaign looks like won of the better balanced squads in the league.

Investors vs No Potential: Investors thought this would be a game since the lost two starters the previous week to injuries. However, Investors are always tough at home and really put on the hurt.

Great recap. Goats and dutchmen lokk like they are the real deal this season.

I couldnt believe the rebounding performance by TDX.. my guys pride themselves on rebounding... sheesh.. I dont think ill break out the 1-3-1 anymore..

I;d like to believe you but I'm remaining pessimistic. My focus this season is training Wiles and Craven as well as working on better managing gameshape and minutes. Gameshape and minutes have been the downfall of my team in the past. I looked at Royal's roster though, and even if I somehow miraculously make it to the Finals (doubtful), they will be a challenge.

Thanks for the recap great job.

I hope my team is the real deal. Salary increases have basically made Season 14 a season of financial water-treading since I'm not quite ready to start flipping some of my trainees for an upgrade and salary relief.

Last edited by Theodore B. Brown at 10/18/2010 12:07:40 PM

Dutch... I hear you... Salaries are painful for me too. I'm 200k+ with Carmona at 76k. Tough to retool, but I don't see my squad really making it by 1 round in the play-offs. Painful! Investors is a pool franchise and the injuries are going to kill me this week.

I went through this last season and had to make some tough choices on players. It turned out better then expected for me last season but I know what you are going through.

Wow, didn't expect to get that win but VD's taking it easy proved to be the difference. I feel like this was a game my team would have lost the last two seasons.

You're telling me. I tanked this game against Ron Swanson thinking I might be able to walk away with a victory despite putting Paul Wiles, a PF, at PG. We got stomped. Certainly not a representation of what my team is capable of but after CT'ing against the Bangerz, I needed to TIE this game to regain Game Shape.