Now that we're in the thick of things, looks like there are a few surprises.
BallhoggersFTW is very competitive for his roster. The new 22k SG addition should help even more. I would think he would end up #3 on the season, but I don't think #2 or #4 is out of the questions at this point in the season.
Everything else in the Great 8 seems to be going as planned. Slatington is still pretty good despite selling most of his players besides Lopo Dominik and Yannic. I imagine he still has some dollars to invest for a playoff push.
LSD has evened out his roster with the sale of two of the big three and also is in a situation where he is probably sitting on some money.
KC has a young and talented roster, but still has issues converting that to wins on game day. One of these seasons it is going to click.
The biggest surprise in the Big 8 is the poor start by Duluth. South Stags predicted he and Super Sonics would battle it out for the right to represent the conference in the title game. While he has a good roster on paper, he has had the same issues as KC in IV.32 with not playing up to the perceived talent of their respective roster.
Newcomer Charlies still has an unwieldy salary, but Dwain will sell at some point and fix that. Can he be as competitive without him, though?
Super Sonics is the same old...Very efficient for the salary. Can they make it further this year without any changes? They have been a top 4 team for the past few seasons, but don't seem to have the talent to be the #1. They have to be sitting on some money though, right?
My Chuckers are off to a fast start, but have to travel in back to back games to play the Sonics and LSD this week. How they perform in those games could dictate in what seed we end up with. The one advantage the Chuckers have over most teams in IV.32 is that their best players are still receiving training so will continually get better throughout the season.