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As of right now I'd say your team isn't quite ready, but if you continue training that crop of guards you've got and pick up another solid post player or SF in the next two seasons I'd think you'd do ok in D.III but I'm not really sure.

D.IV-12 Through 1 Game

Had some good first round games, with some moderate surprises.

Big 8
Bruisers 111- Bostn 82: Went as expected, solid performance from Bruisers.
Xenia 97- Twobit 74: A good defensive game from Xenia to start the season.
ATL 93- Firestorm 79: ATL won more handily than I expected and I'm now on the lookout for this team.
Pinoy 110- Suns 109: The biggest matchup of the first round of games Pinoy went on the road and got a solid win with their outside attack.

Great 8
Cappers 77- Wall Street 49: Not surprised by the outcome, was surprised by the score, Cappers defense looks impressive.
Droids 98- Gtown 72: I feel good about my first game, got a solid win on TIE, though it was at home.
ETBU 121- Scarlet 113: A matchup between two teams I wasn't sold on ETBU impressed me with a solid home win.
Iowa 108- Venom 101: An overtime thriller in the second biggest matchup of the first week, Iowa managed to pull out an impressive road victory.

Games to look forward to:
Droids@Iowa- Droids can't afford to coast in this one, we'll see the starters for the first time in this young season.
Cappers@ETBU- Can ETBU pull the shocker at home, or will Cappers talent prove too much?
Bruisers@Pinoy- Huge matchup, can bruisers go on the road vs another contender?
Suns@Xenia- Suns get unlucky start to season, close home loss and now a very tough road game, will they be able to bounce back?


Last edited by Eminence Front at 10/10/2010 9:40:01 AM

Just promoted as well but I haven't really had the time (or enthusiasm) to make a huge comparison with other teams. The league average net income is -27,000 though and mine is 63,000 (haven't had a home game though so it might be different a bit). I think by that standard alone I should be fine. I was really able to capitalize on playoffs time and get some good centers, that, while they couldn't play in playoffs, at least I have them now and I got them for much cheaper.

My player salary is 71K while the league average is 88K. Normally, this would intimidate me, but judging by the team I just played who had one 76K player and the rest of his team was less than 10K players, I'm not too scared.

(edit: I'm not sure if the league averages updated tbh for this season, so my stats might apply to the league I'm in just for last season. either way, my arena is one of the largest in the league.)

On to my first game: (26253317)

It was an amazing game. With 22 seconds left on the clock, I'm up by 3, they take a 3 pointer and miss. I get really happy but they snatch the Offensive Rebound and take another, long, 3 pointer and somehow score it. Tie game: the shot clock is turned off. I make a layup with 0:00 on the clock. It was awesome.

This team has one beast of a PG and some OK side-kicks. I think I really took advantage of their horrible PD and I was debating at the time whether I should go RnG or Motion, but I think I made the right decision with motion. As can be seen, my PG wasn't able to successfully guard their beast of a PG, but I think in the end balance won out.

Am I the only one that thinks I should've won by more? I mean, sure, they had HCA, but even so, I feel like my team (purely going by the matchup ratings) really had their team under control. IDK.

Anyways, DIV is awesome in my opinion. Good competition and I think it really takes the pressure off of "needing to win the league" so I can really just concentrate on what's best for my team.

Last edited by Burninator at 10/10/2010 1:22:06 PM

Yea i just promoted as well in DIV and my league is like dead. Just like last year. No one is computerized but still it is boring. I want a DIV league to be active. I just played my game and it was a shootout. In the first quarter it looked like i had won already until the end of the quarter. It was 31 to 14 and i was winning then he made it 31-25 . Then during the whole game it was either a tied game or i was up by three or something. Then i pulled away and won the game. Also the guy i beat is has been here since season 6 and he has been doing the same thing over and over. He will never get out of this league. Well GL to all of you and talk later.

-Codester

Last edited by Codester at 10/10/2010 7:33:51 PM

In all honesty I'm a bit surprised you got the win on the road. You won the individual matchups but he did well on the team ratings except for PD, which is just wow a pitiful on PD really? It was defininetly a smart move to go with the motion and that made the difference.

Whats worse, the guy owns a 76k guy as his PG and he has bad OD. Really? That one guy is my whole team's salary. lol

Last edited by Gologol at 10/10/2010 6:03:18 PM

Yeah, I'm a little confused as to how his OD is so bad. Is he just an all passing monster or what?

Economy update!

League averages from IV.51

Player Salaries: $ 98 367 Attendance: $ 103 488
Staff Salaries: $ 48 290 Merchandise: $ 23 740
Scouting: $ 10 468 TV Contract: $ 65 900
Total: $ 157 125 Total: $ 193 128
League Average Net Income: $ 36 003

Good Idea

League Averages from Last Week Expenses Revenue
Player Salaries: $ 96 483 Attendance: $ 98 211
Staff Salaries: $ 44 257 Merchandise: $ 23 880
Scouting: $ 13 281 TV Contract: $ 65 650
Total: $ 154 021 Total: $ 187 741
League Average Net Income: $ 33 720

from my league

League Averages from Last Week
Expenses Revenue
Player Salaries: $ 93 567 Attendance: $ 88 307
Staff Salaries: $ 51 399 Merchandise: $ 24 602
Scouting: $ 10 000 TV Contract: $ 66 661
Total: $ 154 966 Total: $ 179 570

League Average Net Income: $ 24 604

Player Salaries are probably lower than other leagues due to my own player salary ($67,000) & all the newcomers...


League Averages from Last Week
Expenses Revenue
Player Salaries: $ 87 938 Attendance: $ 83 392
Staff Salaries: $ 50 633 Merchandise: $ 22 955
Scouting: $ 13 333 TV Contract: $ 65 899
Total: $ 151 904 Total: $ 172 246
League Average Net Income: $ 20 342


This is my second season in DIV., and I may have a chance to promote but its pretty doubtful. There are quite a few active teams in my league who really seem to train well...