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Also since I don't feel like checking everyone's lineups, let's all showcase our 6th men with stat lines and see who would win 6th Man Of The Year if it existed. I'll start;

Kent Holbrook PG/SG

12.4 PPG .465/.333 FG/3FG .583 FT 3.7 RPG 2.2 APG .5 TO .8 STl .8 BLK 12.4 rating in 23.3 minutes

With InterLeague done lets take a look at the III.7 Hot 5pot!!!!

1. Great 8 > Big 8?
I guess the biggest question at this point in the season is WHO is the more superior side and what side is more positioned to actually make a push to win the entire league and promote. The Great 8's playoff teams have an overall better record but the Big 8 host the team with the best overall record and the best overall Point Dif. Who you got?

2. League Promotion?
Who wants to win this league? the sporting news doesn't know who to pick as the favorite right now? 6 teams have double digit wins and 2 more have winning records. Is this a case of 1 or 2 late purchases could secure a promotion.

3. Power Rankings?
The Sporting News thought about doing Power Rankings but the reality is that after you get past the top 8 there really isn't any purpose of ranking... Titans and Rogue will battle to see who can garner that 4th playoff spot and the $$$$ that comes with it. And with a run Sparta could find themselves in the playoff hunt. And as for the top who could give legit reason as to why 1 team is better than another on the top. Sporting News is hoping that someone can either respond with reasons as to why they believe any particular team in this league is actually strong enough and ready to win and promote

4. The Exit of some Staples
At this point in the year it is sadly, painfully and clearly obvious that we will lose 2 members of III.7 that have been staples. Whether they have been thorns to victory like DC or just a strong competitor and HUGE contributor to the forum FROSTY. Both have decided to fully rebuild and take the route of demotion, drafting, making money and returning to D3 with teams ready to make strong long runs at winning a title. I will say both managers whether you liked them or not did great jobs and once reloaded are teams you wont want to play. Been fun guys best of luck!

5. Allstar Recap
In a night of stars there were a few things that stood out. If Fred Warren and Tommy Lee could be a back court together they'd compete to win a d2 league. Tommy Lee proved to be the Star among stars as he led all scorers in the game and proved that despite being really close to that decline age he's still got it.

First Off D**K..... I wrote that forum post really late at night sooo the "Y" instead of "H" was just a standard grammar error by a man extremely tired from being on the recruiting trails for weeks and weeks. But i am glad you're having fun with it.

Secondly Hooper doesn't have enough money to add Tommy to his team. I would happily take 3.8 Million for Tommy no less. but the reality is he will be a BucsBlue staple long after his years of prime are gone. Even as a declining star the franchise is willing to still cover his salary as a tribute to him being the First drafted player by Bucs, and the FACE of this team and franchise for years. He will have more of a Tim Duncan like retirement where he will just quietly call it quits while still being a cog (off the bench) for our team even in the ripe ages of 36-38. It is on us to find a way to replace what he's meant with youth.. Guil has slowly began to take the mantel of face as he is a National team player and young and growing player. the question is do i have enough $$$ and flexibility to be like the Spurs and Retool but not rebuild. We did the small rebuild window and it gave us what we have now. And thats a solid team, who will compete this year (probably not promote) but bring in enough revenue to make 1-2 small tinkers to be ready in the year to follow. If we do promote we will use year 1 of D2 as strictly $$$$$$ with a plan to demote back to D3 for 1 year to then return to D2 younger, with tommy being a role player not a star and ready to give D2 hell.

THIRD.... Yes we get playoff previews... More importantly for the Great 8 than the Big 8. The winner of Hoopers and myself really doesn't mean anything besides a chance at home court if you feel that carries lots of weight. My gut says that the remainder of our league will compete in order to avoid relegation but i DOUBT anyone really tries to stick it to us down the stretch because there's no point in wasting enthusiasm in a game that you could still potentially lose. I will strictly focus on game shape and enthusiasm. In the Great 8 matches Saturday could see lots of positioning. The question is if you are those teams who do you want to play and not want to play in the playoffs. I feel like this wont be the only occasion where we see 1v2 & 3v4 in the second half of the Great 8 season. these teams could be jocking for position ALL second half of the season. With Sparta hoping to sneak in there himself!!!!

Lmao if team want to CT me feel free. I will not combat it with CT myself. I would rather lose a few games cuz someone decided to CT me while I gain enthusiasm vs me CT and my enthusiasm be trash when it comes time for it to matter. I do have to get my game shape right tho cuz it's not very good right now.