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Interview with Microlol - Flow Gaming 11-2 (III.5) (continued)

7. Who is your favourite player on your team?

I have a completely revamped team this season! They haven't been around long enough for me to make up my mind on this, however, I want to throw a special mention to Wallace Sarstedt, who was my team's first superstar. He was homegrown, my first real prospect, I single position trained him for four seasons (was unlucky not to make the U21 team) before he attracted attention internationally and I sold him for a large sum to the number 1 team in Slovenia!

8. Which team do you follow in the NBA? And who is your favourite NBA player?

I don't really follow a particular team, I just enjoy watching the game. However, I can tell you I was rooting for OKC in the finals! Unfortunately, it wasn't their time yet this year. I don't strictly have a favourite NBA player, but I love CP3, I miss the days when he would single-handedly win me fantasy seasons averaging 23-11-5-2 with insane percentages.

9. What is your favourite aspect of BB?

My favourite aspect of BB would have to be planning your team's path for the next four seasons and seeing it come to fruition, I love the moment when you know your team is the strongest in the division, knowing you were the weakest four or five seasons ago.

10. Having played in div II for a single season last season, what did you take away from that experience that will prepare you more for div II upon a possible return next season?

Sadly, I believe that tanking is way too attractive right now, it allowed me to save up a lot of money and also draft one of the best guards out of Australia that year (good luck with him iwen!). However, if I were to promote this season, I definitely do not plan to tank and hopefully stay competitive, vying for that number 5/6 spot. With that said, tanking has it's risks, you upset your fans, your arena doesn't fill up anymore, it throws a wrench into your economic balance. It'll be interesting to see how BB plans to deal with this.

Well done bainsy, thank you for the interview

Oh so you're the one who trained up Sarstedt and drafted Rylance.

Being faceless makes you all the more mysterious.

As if you haven't heard of micro. Best Omniknight in the land.

Wait is omniknight the one that spins around or the one that changes to a dragon?
Havent played Dota in years and years now...

Either hero, get a battlefury and farm like theres no tmrw LOL

Yes, ITSA ME!!! I'm the bitch of Rylance and Sarstedt. Omni is the paladin, the one that spins around is juggernaught the one that changes into the dragon is dragonknight!! Yes... bfury into help of dom bkb is the path for most carries..

Sadly, I believe that tanking is way too attractive right now, it allowed me to save up a lot of money and also draft one of the best guards out of Australia that year (good luck with him iwen!). However, if I were to promote this season, I definitely do not plan to tank and hopefully stay competitive, vying for that number 5/6 spot. With that said, tanking has it's risks, you upset your fans, your arena doesn't fill up anymore, it throws a wrench into your economic balance. It'll be interesting to see how BB plans to deal with this.

Similar to my situation except I has the equilivant to the 2000 NBA draft and there wasn't a good player in the entire draft. It is a season of pain but so worth it as now I have bounced back and currently have the 3rd best record in the ABBL despite just coming up from division II. I admit some of the success is illusiory as there is a ton of luck with injuries etc. However I hope that Microlol can drag that scary face back to division II next season and create havoc.

I hope so too, ty yodasmall

+1 Bainsy for the great questions...

+1 Microlol for your honest and insightful responses.

Well done boys.

Bot Promotion Race Round 14 Update

1. (1) Moorditj Magick 14 0 PD 628 (III.3)
2. (3) Awesome^.- 14 0 PD 572 (III.13)
3. (2) Melbourne Demons 14 0 PD 548 (III.8)
4. (5) Adelaide Airbornes 14 0 PD 502 (III.2)
5. (4) the tornado 14 0 PD 495 (III.1)
6. (7) Skyhook Dreamers 14 0 PD 473 (III.12)
7. (6) The Players 14 0 PD 457 (III.16
8. (10) The Meateors 14 0 PD 381 (III.10)
9. (8) Flames 14 0 PD 376 (III.3)
10. (9) Fresh Princes 14 0 PD 356 (III.4)

Some very well known teams there Bainsy with Moorditj Magick, Awesome^.- and Skyhook Dreamers all being well known members of the community with great managers and teams. Some people say training isn't worth it anymore but interesting to note that all three of those teams have guys on U21 teams this season (two on the Australian team one on the French).

Then there is the next group of very experienced managers who have all been to division II before and are also well known, The Players, The Meateors and Flames.

But there are some fresh princes on the scene. Melbourne Demons, Adelaide Airbornes, the tornado and Fresh Princes may have a great history but I don't know who they are. I'm sure everyone would love to read another of your interviews with one of these new teams. Keep up the great work Bainsy, obviously a much bigger community in division III than in the ABBL!