Interesting the complexion that this weeks results put on the cup.
Of the top 4 salaries in the ABBL, only 1 remains - Sid. But you'd suspect his focus would be on the league, and with Koop now being able to fully focus on the league, any league loss would be a killer. Not sure if he is going to be willing to tank the league games that are normally necessary to win the cup. So the race for the cup is wide open, unless Sid chooses to make it his primary focus at the expense of being the leading contender for the league.
Interestingly, of the ABBL teams that are left, only 3 have previously won the cup - myself, the Goldfish and Urmummas. I'm not a serious contender, and barring a big buyup, the Goldfish aren't either. So barring a win from Urmummas (who are now the second highest salaried team left in the cup), we'll have a first time cup winner this season (Unless Dire wins it. Again. I won't rule it out).