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As the IV.11 fans come off their Cup victory highs, league play resumes on Saturday with a myriad of sleepers and a few typical Big 8 battles.

The Beachers will look to Ciro Valsecchi to spark their offense from the 3 spot, but after resting in the cup matchup the Generals advanced roster will likely give WPB their first loss of the season. Look for Randolf Fleck to give the Beach crew a fit in this one.

The Plugs see their first league match tonight but the acquisition of Henry Plant won't be enough to upset the Machete Kills. I expect Dvir Parann to have a big game on the boards and rack up the points for the Machetes.

The Mad Dogs of Morgantown can rest peacefully in this one. Unless the front office only plays its reserves, the dogs have nothing to fear in this matchup, much like every matchup this season. The fans are hoping to see Zeb Dodge, the 45 year old vet get a start for the Dogs, as he squares off against Joseph Duvall, the superstar rookie for the Force.

The Sentinels appear to be standing firm at this point in the schedule, and not making any roster moves. Even if Oakley goes off for another wonderful performance, he likely won't be able to overcome the stronger Poros squad. Expect big things from 7'5" Piergiorgio Foglia and the Poros'.

Mink Lenk returns to the court tonight for the Believers as they take on a talented Turn Up club. A solid back court for the believers should be enough to dismantle Turn Up. Team Turn Up will need Kasper Loft to return to his prime and put up a 30+ point performance to stay relevant in this one, despite the strength of Vlado Vouk. The combination of Lenk and Tony France in the paint should be enough for the believers in this one.

The Tartans will likely stay undefeated as Whitney Jacques looks to continue his dominating start to the season against a less than average Bucks team. I look for the Tartans to lay off the gas in this one and still provide a blowout win.

Green Peppers have placed a few veterans on the chopping block this week, but it's foreign squad will still have enough to take out the Savages. A trio of Greek players led by Dimo Genaridis will be more than enough to topple Josef Sik and the GS crew. Look for Sik to get his, but not much else from the savages.

Matchup of the Night.
On most nights there would likely be better matchups, but this week is pretty lopsided across the board. The Mercy Buckets have had a weak schedule to start the season, allowing them to take it easy against most opponents. Vitaly Kalabushkin will likely stuff the stat sheet tonight, along with probable double doubles from the Mercy bigs. Mike Churchill will be the best player on the floor tonight, but it won't be enough for the condors.

May you all get div V cup draws and $50000 every time you pass go.

Excellent write up I look forward to reading more as the season goes. Machete has a solid squad for the division and is a promotion candidate, no surprise there but will we have to see him go.

Having good enthusiasm was a strategy that helped me last season and the one before win games when I didn't quite have enough good players to matchup. I would recommend it, it helps players' form even if the full abilities aren't tapped. Churchill should get some MVP votes this season, maybe not as good as I Believe's. Speaking of which, how tasty is a 60k front court? :)

It's gotime

Ya I was quite unhappy that I didn't get a bot team in the cup... Shitty luck I guess

60k frontcourt is nice, but it was better last year when they had gotten a lot of training and still had 20k salaries.

Also it looks like I have a very tough 2nd round cup game.

Last edited by Abdurakmangadhziev at 2/26/2016 7:15:12 PM

Yeah, that was a brutal 1st round draw. It's so important to draw crappy teams for weeks just to get that income.
Love your write-ups, just wish our league was less predictable.

Yeah, that was a brutal 1st round draw. It's so important to draw crappy teams for weeks just to get that income.
Love your write-ups, just wish our league was less predictable.

LOL, yes it's not hard to predict who will win in most cases I even started adding which players I thought would do well and struggle and each match up since the wins and losses or much of a challenge

Having a hard time falling asleep at night? Are the kids too energetic and you want them to relax? Pop in a DVD of this weekends snooze fest in IV.11 and you won't need Ambian, sheep to count or booze. Well, keep the booze handy...

Our closest game of the night came in form of a 24 point blowout between the Mercy Buckets and Condors. Mike Churchill continued his dynamic scoring run, putting up 28 for the Condors, along with an impressive 26 boards. Churchill was about the only one who made an impact tho, as Maksimilijan Antonovic finished with 14 and 10 as one of 6 Bucketeers to score double digits.

WPB fell off the throne in the Big8 and they hit the ground HARD! A 66 point loss tied them for the worst differential on the night. The Generals came in with a great gameplan and knew exactly what the Bearchers were going to do, limiting the starters to 33points on the night. Oriol Pujol, Randolf Fleck and Andre Luis de Miranda each put in 22 points for the Generals with Pujol having a stellar night on the glass, pulling down 25 clunkers.

The Sentinels came up short against the Poros in a 101-51 drubbing. The Sentinels knew they needed a big game from Oakley but they didn't get it as Clyde Cross was the only one with a decent contribution for the Sen's putting up 13 and 14. Louis Francisco Valverde had - double double for the Poros tallying 16/14 while Orbaiz led all scorers with 18.

The Bucks fell to 0-3 against a Tartan squad who proved way too strong in the paint. Cline and Lantz came in looking to be the game changers for the Bucks and only combined for 22 points. An 8 turnover night for Monzano kept the Bucks defense on the heels trying to keep up in transition. Jacques, Redman and Jennings each posted double doubles whole Szady quietly led all scorers with 18.

The Plugs picked up Henry Plant this week but his 24 point effort wasn't enough for the Plugs. Heard tried to shoot his way out of a slump but wound up going 0-8 only scoring 2 points off free throws. Dvir Parann tallied the games only double double at 18/14 while Mimmo Massaccesi led all scorers, dropping 26 for the Machetes.

The Mad Dogs continued their dominance in a 116-60 showing against the force. Rookie phenom Joseph Duvall had 16 for the Force but his 6 turnovers need to be addressed if the Force plan on being relevant this season. Chen Ziquan led all scorers with 32.

The Peppers pummeled the Savages putting up a night high 144 despite taking it easy. Ruben Fountain led the way for Savages, leading all scorers with 25 as Josef Sik continued struggling, only adding 9 points to his season total. Lyman had the games only double double while Leithner and Rebolledo each scored 22.

Team Turn Up needed a big night from Kasper Loft and Vouk, but thy didn't get it. Each only provided 8 points, while Richard Dennis led the Turn Ups on the boards pulling down 13. Stefano Mercurio led all scorers with 23, giving Tony France and Mink Lenk a night off, even tho Lenk still grabbed 12 boards.

Chen Ziquan had the performance of the night scoring 32 for the Mad Dogs and grabbing 12 boards. Mike Churchill remains on top of the leader board in points per game.

As the upper teams in the Great 8 will start facing each other in the next few weeks, we may start seeing some competitive matches in IV.11

It looks like there may be some storms brewing in the Big8this evening, while the Great 8 remains top heavy.

The big 3 of Superstar Whitney Jacques, Jack Redman and Grant Jennings have led the Tartans this season and will likely do so tonight. Merle Oakley and Clyde Cross have taken turns as top performers for the Sentinels, but they will both need career games and some help from the Sentinel back court to hope for a win in this one.
Tartans score early and often and run it up on the Southtown Sen's.

Tadeu Orbaiz and Louis Francisco Valverde have been a nearly unstoppable duo as the Poros forwards. They will look to exploit the Plugs midrange defense as Henry Plant remains a 1 man show for the Plugs. Without getting any roster help, Plant and the Plugs will likely continue to struggle.
Poros in a blowout.

The Savages made some splashes in the transfer market this week to get themselves out of the cellar in the Big8. The addition of wingers, Mitar Špirovíc and Bachi Devadze should give Josef Sik some much needed help. Unfortunately for the Savages, they square up against a talent filled Believers squad. The Believers back court should be able to continue to do enough to keep Špiro and Bachi and bay while a well rested Menk Link and Tony France have their way down low.
Believers by 15

The Beach Crew will need to stop the post game of Vouk and Nat Waugh if they hope to take out Team Turn Up. Kasper Loft has been relatively absent since opening night, so maybe the Turn Ups will look to Remigiusz Galat to carry the load. The Beach Crew will look to Ciro Valsecchi and Andrzej Dawidowicz to keep this one close.
Team Turn Up by a bunch.

The Mad Dogs need no intro at this point. Chen Ziquan is on pace to set some records in IV.11 as they take on a lowly Bucks team.
Morgantown by 60.

Machete Kills will face a young Force Club who's plenty rested and looking for their first win of the season. Unfortunately for the force, the training minutes have made it challenging to stay competitive and Dvir Parann and Hector Guaita will be enough to trump the Froce up and comers.
Machete Kills by 20

Games of the Week*
Yes GameS

Big additions in the Big 8 might help keep things interesting.

The condors have been changing strategy this season to keep coaches on their feet and Mike Churchill continues to ball out. They will look to Daniil Bosyakov to provide some help. They take on a peppers team who've been led by their own talented duo in Lynan and Leithner.
A rested Peppers squad should have enough juice to get the home W.

The Buckets have been a tough opponent this year, but an injury to Chen Xujia will mean Rafael Xaxim will need to step up to help Vitaly Kalabishkin, as the Generals come to town with newly acquired Merlin Vick. Vick will look to join Fleck, Pujol and Miranda on the Generals squad that have been lighting up the scoreboard.
Generals on the road in a close one thanks to Vick

Wow, slapped. Being down a man would not have mattered when your PF gave mine a lesson in good play and my PG was letting everyone know how to play poorly.
GG

Good game to you as well. I'm glad it worked out mixing up the game plan. Even so, it was still a pretty close game, your defense caused a ton of TO's.