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We've reached the final strech of the season. There are only 8 games left and after tonight, there will be just the 7 division games left in the season. This week only had one game in it, and a whole lot didn't change around the league, but this week could as The Coal Miners play both the Stallions and the Lakers in the same week.

"I felt like my skills were being disrespected so I did something extra. I feel like JMLC and I had chemistry out there. The whole team was in the zone this(2nd) quarter."

----Cristóbal Sacristan Roy, who scored 43 pts. on 21-30 attempts, expressed during the half as the Big 8's 5 game ASG winning streak was snapped.


1. (1) Coal Miners

Cristobal Sarcristian Roy continues to play like he's on another planet. In the all-star game, against the best of the best all he did was drop 43 points. He then led the Miners to a 65 point blowout of the kalamazoo hurricanes. He scored 25 points. If he wants to see the Miners win these two games, he's going to need performances like that.

2. (2) Cincinnati Lakers

The Lakers stay steadily at the 2 spot. They continue to just take care of business. JLMC asserted his authority as he won the three point contest during all-star weekned. Brought together as a team though, JLMC stuggled, but as they always do, the rest of the team stepped up and got a 41 point win. The rookie, Victor Manuel Carballido scored 15 points in the rout.

3.(3) Tenn Stallions

The Stallions face there second real test in a huge home game against the Coal Miners. They continued to beat up on the newbies of the Great 8 as they beat daquan by 42 points. The Stallions are going to need Stephen Yates to continue his hot shooting that he displayed in the all-star game.

4.(4) Bollingbrook Tigers

The only thing that can really stop the Tigers at this point are themselves. Their really close to turning CPU at this point,f they don't they should to continue to be the same team that dominanted brickny by 58. The Tigers can easily compete in the Great 8 and finish top 3, but the second they go CPU and lose dominant players like Yu Yufa, the seasons lost.

5.(5) WWIAFTM

WWIAFTM has moved to just 1 game back of a playoff spot. With daquan sputtering, there slowly moving into the last playoff spot. They beat vanilla ice cream by 20 points which included a nice 28 point 23 rebound effort by Gerhard Lauterbch.

6.(7) Jet Life

Jet Life beat the last place boston celtics by 20 points. Pabo Canaves scored 17 points in the win. They continue to look like the best 5-9 team out there. They've now won two games with their new owner.

7.(6) kalamazoo hurricanes

Just like most of the Big 8, the hurricanes got dominated by the Coal Miners. They lost by 64 and looked bad but as a 9-5 team there securaly locked into the 2nd spot.

8.(NR) macintosh

The Dolphins finally went under. With most of the rest of the league either being under a new manager or a non active won I went with macintosh. They have the leading scorer in Barkus Komskis and could be a few moves away from being a threat in Great 8 playoff races.

Game of the Week: Coal Miners @ Tenn. Stallions

This is the one game of the year against both number one teams. The Stallions have just one loss, from the Cincinnati Lakers, while the Miners are undefeated. Who will look better, Stephen Yates or Cristobal Sacristian Roy and who will have the inside track to finals HCA in ths potiental finals matchup.

My team is turning into the Boston Celtics without a Rondo. We won both game last season on even terms but lose both this time. I'm not complaining but I hate to see a team waste a lead going into the 4th quarter then foul it's way into the ground. My Defense was tight. CSR was 16 and Coal Miners had a team effort. Good game.

J. Sena scores almost half your points against Cin. (23pts)
S. Yates scores almost half your points against Me. (31pts)

Your defense is great but it seems that in both these games you had no other scoring threat against either of us. I played a 3-2 zone to slow your Perimeter Offense since my inside is real strong. Cin played Man most likely because his players matched up better. A strong SF might be just the key you need.

All in all both games could have gone either way.

I like and I see.

A strong SF might be just the key you need.

I've been trying to build one this season but progress is slow.

J. Sena scores almost half your points against Cin. (23pts)
S. Yates scores almost half your points against Me. (31pts)

I don't know why they can't play offense together.
I believe you on how the outcome could go either way. Good luck to both of you. This game is going to be big.

Last edited by Murl at 9/21/2011 3:25:19 AM

The two biggest factors would be offensive tactic, and passing/handling vs driving attributes. Low offensive flow would indicate low passing, while high driving tends to create ballhog scenarios
Also, if you run fast paced offenses, they may not spread the ball enough for the best possible shot. Similarly, a slow pace with poor flow can lead to turnovers.

wow rolly amazing game played probably one of the closest ive ever been apart of amazing 4th quarter comeback for you guys and first ot, you had my team on the ropes. One's thing for sure our playoff game in the Great 8 Finals should be an instant classic as we've now had 2 ot games this year. Whoever represents our conference will be well deserving.

Judgement week has come and gone. Two games were played between the best three teams in the league and when the dust cleared we were left with no undefeated teams left. The Lakers now have the inside track in the Great 8 and the attention shifts from who wins to by how much.


1. (2) Cincinnati Lakers

As much as I hate to place my own team at the number one spot, I’m forced to at this point. They almost blew an 18 point 4th quarter lead against the Coal Miners but they held tough and eeked out a double overtime victory. As long as they don’t fall into a trap the rest of the year, this could be the number one team in the Great 8.

2. (1) Coal Miners

The Miners played 6 awful quarters this week and still managed to almost come out unscathed. They proved that they’ll always be a tough out. They should have a nice comeback game this week as they face off against macintosh. Even in defeat though Cristobal Sacristan Roy still managed to drop 34 points.

3.(3) Tenn Stallions

The Stallions should be a little upset after coming within minutes of knocking off the Miners before losing by 12. Still, they now know that they really can hang with anyone in V. 41. They managed to bounce back nice, with a 57 point win over the boston celtics, which brought back the all-around scoring approach were used to seeing.

4.(4) Bollingbrook Tigers

The Tigers have recently checked in and now should be with us for the rest of the season. This is another team that could still make some noise in the Great 8. They play 5th place WWIAFTM on Tuesday in a game that has big playoff implications. They re-opened up divisional play with a crushing 76 point win. Yu Yufa continues to be unstoppable, scoring 31 points in this game and moving up to third in most points per game.

5.(5) WWIAFTM

WWIAFTM is now tied for the fourth playoff spot. This week they welcome the Bollingbrook Tigers to their home. A win would be great to justifying them, but a 16 point win over macintosh doesn’t hurt either. Gerhard Lauterbach continues to be a dominating force on the boards as he know averages 12.3 rebounds per game.

6.(6) Jet Life

Jet Life showed that their really not that far from competing in the Great 8 playoff race. They beat daquan by 20 points. Ade Tucker provided a bright spot, scoring 19 points in only 22 minutes.

7.(7) kalamazoo hurricanes

kalamazoo picked up a big win in securing a playoff spot in the Big 8. They beat 3rd place Lighterz by 12 and now sit 4 games up on third in the division.

8.(8) macintosh

macintosh barely stays in the top 8. Noone else has really shown anything special so I’ll still slide this team in. They put up a decent fight against WWIAFTM but will need to work even better to compete against the mad Coal Miners.

Game of the Week: Bollingbrook Tigers @ WWIAFTM

The Tigers sit one game ahead of WWIAFTM in the standings. They avoided becoming a CPU team and look to continue their dominance. Lautherbach and Matthew Jackson will be a must see rebounding matchup in this important game.

There is one hurdle left an that is the Bollingbrook Tigers. If we both clear that it will be the point diff who decides the #1 seed.

As the playoffs loom players are keeping their mouth sealed. What was orginially thought to be a 2 team point differential race, has now turned into the Lakers vs. the Tigers. If the Lakers can win on Saturday then they will most likely clinch the division, if not, the Coal Miners still have a chance. This is a big week for the Great 8. In the Big 8, the Ballkillers try to hang on for the 4th playoff spot.


1. (1) Cincinnati Lakers

Once again I’m forced to put the Lakers alone in the number 1 spot. They almost fell into the trap game of daquan, they came off flat and could have been upset if not for a better second half effort. They managed to play a lot better against the bubble blowers, winning by 53 points. Gdirmir Portada led the team with 23 points. They’re going to need a great effort from him on Saturday against Bollingbrook.

2. (2) Coal Miners

The Miners barely stay on to the number two spot. The 1 point loss to the Tigers isn’t an awful loss, but they had the win in their hands. They let it slip away, blowing a 7 point fourth quarter lead. That may just cost them the division. The Miners will be able to take some anger out this week as they play Jet Life and the bubble blowers.

3.(3) Tenn Stallions

The Stallions continue to take care of business. They racked up two easy wins including a 55 point win over the Miami Snakes that clinched them the Big 8 regular season title. Stephen Yates struggled in this game but Murray Riddle came through scoring 19 points in the win.

4.(4) Bollingbrook Tigers

The Bollingbrook Tigers made everyone realize that they did play for the league championship just 2 seasons ago last week. They impressed in the fourth quarter, coming back from 8 down to beat the Miners. They have to be happy that Yu Yufa managed to produce 29 points while Fredericus Goetzke chipped in 23 points.

5.(6) Jet Life
No matter what happens this season, I really hope to see Jet Life continue to compete in the league. I can easily see them compete next year for a championship. They’ve won 6 straight since going under new management including a great win over WWIAFTM. They might finish 6 this year, but they’ve proved already that they can compete with some of the best in V. 41.

6.(5) WWIAFTM

WWIAFTM had a disappointing week. They had two chances to not only make a statement but move into the four spot in the Great 8. They promptly followed that up by getting blown out by Bollingbrook and losing by 15 to Jet Life.

7.(7) kalamazoo hurricanes

kalamazoo continues to be mediocre in the a mediocre division. They lost to 6-12 Ballkillers by 2 and really haven’t been all the impressive.

8.(8) macintosh

macintosh has faced so many bumps in the road but I think in two seasons, they’ll be good. They beat daquan by 22 on Saturday but came up flat against the Coal Miners, getting blown out by them.

Game of the Week: Cincinnati Lakers @ Bollingbrook Tigers

This could be one of the top 10 matches in V. 41 history. The Lakers beat the Tigers by a lot last time they played, but Yu Yufa has been on fire recently, and the Tigers are coming off a huge home win against the Coal Miners. If the Lakers can win they have a clear path to the Great 8 #1 seed.

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