After another week in the books there has been some changes to the layout of the standings. Also we have plenty of teams still vying in the Cup 10 teams actually. And then also we have interleague play looming. So here is the III.7 Hot 5 Spot.
1. NO UNDEFEATED TEAMS... the last time we checked in we had more than 1 team undefeated but the gauntlet of league play has proven the value of the league with no one being able to stay unblemished. Ironically the Red side finds themselves with 4 yes 4 teams sitting with 1 Loss. While the Blue still holds its one lone single loss team.
2. Cup Games... Piggy backing the 1 loss teams it is interesting to see how the value of Cup vs League success happens. Now i can't say for certain they went hand in hand this year. But its not shocking that often the teams with losses early in the league also find themselves winning cup games. Choosing how to manage minutes, game shape, etc is always key during the cup runs. As it stands 4 of our League's Cup Reps are LOSING teams!
3. Standings/Interleague... As we know its about that time with only 1 game remaining before we get to the cross over games. Often Interleague play is more about bragging rights but with lots of jocking for playoff positioning, avoiding relegation, etc this year's interleague and interleague from here on out will carry more weight. Red side appears to be the stronger side based on records but that can be deceptive also. Will be interesting to see how the playoff picture looks after 2-3 games in interleague play.
4. High profile players... There are a few higher profile players up for sale this week also. Not sure exactly what it means for direction of teams. But currently on the market we find 4 players over 20k salary available. Losing a couple of these guys could change overall team structure.
5. Down & Out... As of last time reported to you all there were 3 teams that had NOT i repeat had NOT registered a win. As it sits right now only 1 team is still WINLESS. Funny thing is 2 of the teams that were without a win had to play each other ON TV! so someone was going to win no matter what. Bucs finally found himself getting off of the snide beating the 2 teams that currently find themselves under him. He will have a huge test in Rogue to remain in the win Column before inter league play.
Well this has been the Hot Spot. Hope you'll enjoy. Keep managing your teams and we will have another report in a week