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9. Frosty BC - 4-3

first off, i should be 5-2. seriously, look at the ratings in this game http://www.buzzerbeater.com/match/87774161/boxscore.aspx . look at the tactics. how did i lose that game? anyone care to explain? because for the life of me, i can't recall ever seeing a game like that. according to the ratings, i shoulda won by about 40 points. instead i lost? umm, how? anyway, right now, half my team's weekly salary is injured. my 2 best players. i don't scare anyone, and won't for the next... 6-8 games, maybe 10. i can still field a competent squad, don't get me wrong, but it's just a shell of what it was. i'm left with next to no depth, and i have a little challenge in the cup this week. might lose. that would suck. hell, i might lose to los angeles tomorrow. like most seasons in the past, liutvickas and slimane will have to do the heavy lifting, and honestly, so far, they've been really good. i've managed to salvage my share of enthusiasm, so i can still surprise people. by the time margono and koscien get back, it may be too late to make a playoff push, with svj and lionpride, not to mention the currently reeling ballstars squad who BEAT ME WTF, all looking to unseat me in my playoff position, and all capable of doing so.

10. Mitsubishi Eclipse - 3-4

all things considered, the eclipse have done pretty well for themselves. i bet they're disappointed in the outcome of the game against LA, but having 1 loss you should've won seems par for the course these days. they're slipping a little bit in the game shape department, and that may bite them. regardless, they have an excellent starting 5, and kent radford is coming along nicely, who should already be a quality depth player. i wonder if the long term idea is to make him into a starting sf. he has the potential and size for it, but i wouldn't venture a guess in terms of his skills. though interior-centric, this squad has been getting it done on the outside as well as the inside this season. on the outside, most notably, in cup games. they need to chill out on korljan's minutes before he drops and dies of exhaustion. the team should get better and better as the season moves on as long as their game shape keeps up, and should be in the playoff conversation the whole way through.

11. BucsBlue Lob City - 2-5

bucsblue has been pretty quiet this season, doing seemingly just enough to avoid relegation for a 2nd straight season. might be a good move, as there does seem to be really 2 outstanding teams this season, and promoting would be extremely difficult regardless of any purchases made. they're still in the cup, and play a bot team, so they'll remain in the cup for at least another week. they haven't been blown out in any game this season, had a close call with the wizards on the road, and have beaten the teams they should've beaten. i think that obliges me to rank them as the best 2 win team, fwiw. tompkins is GOING OFF on the score sheet. so much so that he's world ranked in several categories. he gets to the stripe constantly, buries it from 3 consistently, and still manages to put up 5.3 apg to rank among the top 10 in assists. the only thing holding him back from an mvp award is his team's record. he still has 4 more years in his prime, which is plenty of time to get him both numbers and wins. but yeah, bucsblue is probably going to avoid relegation. playoffs? if he's lucky.

12. Ballstars - 2-5

they've kept in decent game shape, which will bode well in interconference play, as some blue sided teams have not. they somehow managed to beat my team, but this early in the season, even though it isn't going as wellas he'd have hoped, he'd be well served to do as his presser suggests and trust the process. still with one of the best starting 5s in the league, and now with a franchise player in pg jean moreau. $2 mil is an enormous amount to pay for a player. i don't pretend to know what carone looks like, but height-wise he could well move to trainee at sf and just go for jump shot for a few seasons. it's an interesting idea, considering that's what has been hurting him the most this season. mismatches at forward due to the red side emphasis on forwards has been plaguing ballstars. the pp100 differential in pf and sf categories has had a big impact in their losses. despite that, they do keep a tight ship in terms of minutes management, and don't have to worry about the cup anymore, so they could very well come on late in the season. truthfully, a lot of their problems stem from teams simply taking them as a serious team.

13. Sparta Hybla Valley - 2-5

it's a deep enough squad, as evidenced by their continued participation in the cup, but i'm not sure they have the guns to keep up pace with the ballstars (or fbc or svj for that matter) all season. if they don't, boy, the relegation series will be an absolute gauntlet as a 7 seed. that's assuming they can stay ahead of crosstown, which isn't a guarantee. moreover, their game shape is slipping a bit. still, 6 seed and a healthy pd lead on 7 is better than i think a lot of people expected out of this squad. they've done very well the first few weeks. had they won that nail biter against svj early in the season, we could be looking at a whole different world on the red side. interconference play will be absolutely key for this squad. the spots they pick to go all out will be critical in racking up a few wins and distancing themselves from the 8 seed, and keeping pace with the rest of the conference. i wonder if they have a goal win total for the next few weeks, and if they've picked out the favorable, winnable matchups. that was pretty much what i did as a rookie, and it worked out just barely. this will be a fun team to keep tabs on.

14. Los Angeles Knights - 2-5

racking up a couple wins is overachieving for the knights, considering they've been healthy underdogs in all but one game, so they've also done well. they're in pretty much an identical situation as sparta hybla. one interesting tidbit about this team is that their shooting guard, dionisio garcía-arista, is playing out of his goddam mind. averaging a league leading 35.1 ppg, he ranks in the top 500 players IN THE WORLD in points. shooting guards aren't particularly emphasized in this league, really, so he generally has a favorable matchup. plus, he has a good point guard dishing him the ball, and they play an offense that forces their best matchup to shoot a lot, giving him TONS of shots, many of them open shots. he's already dropped 66 and 67 respectively in games. game shape is hurting, though, so climbing out of that should probably be their next point of emphasis. the knights just about pulled the upset against diamantes, which would've changed this team's odds of avoiding relegation quite a bit, but right now they're on the outside looking in.

15. CowMen - 1-6

they beat diamantes, and just about pulled out upsets in 3 other games. this batch of rookies has been no joke. they can all put heat on you. i can't tell which side is more difficult to stay afloat in; red or blue? Although, following in lockstep with their fellow rookies, they're having game shape issues, and that's generally the kiss of death in this league. that's not to say cowmen are without their bright spots, and they have a good enough chance to pull themselves up as any of these teams in this area of the rankings. brady bermudez is an up and coming big man who should be really, really good in about 2 seasons. they have a 20+ ppg scorer in césar antas de ulla, ranking among the top 10 in the league. they absolutely have weapons, and would smoke just about any d4 team... but it's just different in this division. you almost need to get lucky your first season here, because it's just a meat grinder. anyway, i project the cowmen to remain in the 8 spot, but it's certainly not set in stone.

16. Crosstown United - 1-6

well under normal circumstances, cu would be several spots ahead of 16, but with a starter and a quality bench player hurt on an already rail thin team, they won't be beating anybody until they're back. moreover, their game shape is really hurting because of the injuries. just not enough bodies to eat minutes. mcgee is doing his thing still. 3rd in the league in scoring, putting the team on his back doe. they somehow beat svj, and really haven't been very close in a game since then, as demonstrated by their pd. it's really not that far away from ballstars, but it feels different. i think crosstown has a good chance of righting the ship. all their players can ball. well, all but leyva. we'll see. this race is absolutely fascinating.

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Another good job Frosty, however I was in the finals last year not DHead wizzards.

oh, pffffff. whoops

Why are you always upset over the power rankings? Who cares. Just show it on the court (like you have been doing), that's where it matters.

I have been laying low. I am not disappointed with my with team. I believe that interleague play will be very interesting in seeing how the Blue side will shape up. I believe the Red side is overall better, so look for blue to pick up a few losses, but like always interleague takes place as the cup games become more serious and the revenue gained becomes more valuable. Teams often find themselves having to play starters and thus affecting their league games. I will be interested to see your power rankings after 14 games! ha best of luck to everyone.

Classic scrub remark.