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if you focus inside, you'll be fine.

Doesn't anyone else bother to scout opponents? Sweet Pickles ID rating has been higher than his OD rating in his last six games this season. He won by 30+ versus a team that played Low Post against him last night. His weakness is rebounding and lack of inside scoring.

Balrog, your team seems much like mine in focus, and I would simply play base and man against him. However your OD isn't as good as mine, so you might risk 3-2 zone knowing you have better base rebounding and hope you don't lower your rebounding effectiveness too much.

Doesn't anyone else bother to scout opponents? Sweet Pickles ID rating has been higher than his OD rating in his last six games this season. He won by 30+ versus a team that played Low Post against him last night. His weakness is rebounding and lack of inside scoring.

In all fairness, he played a very, very weak team in our division that consistently loses by 10+ points, so that win is no surprise. Yes, his inside defense has seen improvements, but we're talking about Mediocre (medium to high), which with the right players, you can easily over come that. I play Low Post/Look Inside against him and crush him. All that means while playing man to man, is the players at the positions can defend at least a little bit, but they can easily be overpowered.

Pickles has always been an outside focused team, despite my numerous attempts to get him to focus a bit on the inside game. Our league focuses heavily on the outside game in terms of defense because we have so many that do so. The problem is, they don't have the inside game to back up the outside, which makes them weaker overall.

I stand by my previous statement, that if you focus on an inside attack against him, 9 times out of 10, you'll be able to overcome his mediocre ratings. Trust me, it's worked for 3 seasons.

Look, thanks for your feedback. I agree that it is important to scout your opponent. I do. If you look at my games, my tactics have not been the same every time. He offered his opinion just like you, and I was appreciative. Frankly, If you have looked at my team you know I have some injuries, so I am pretty short handed. It's as much about your strengths as it is about your opponents weakness.

Scout the 30+ game and you will see that his opponent played 2-3 zone which is a real disaster vs. his perimeter based team. It's not that his opponent's offense was bad, it's that his defense was swiss cheese.

Take a look at this game instead. (http://www.buzzerbeater.com/match/26258069/boxscore.aspx)

Last edited by Gologol at 11/4/2010 4:07:32 PM

Gologol,

Sorry, I did not mean you, I meant the other fellow describing your opponent as 'weak inside' when that was his best rating in recent games (old games, like last year, are often meaningless). He played to his strengths and you played to yours. Ultimately your lack of stamina did you in, not your tactics.

Don't worry about it. I guess I sounded a little frustrated in my post. I didn't mean to get defensive.

D.IV 12 through 9

Great8 10- Big8 6-Had some good games and this week went 4-4 so Great8 keeps the lead for now.
GTown(6-3) 91- Bostn(0-9) 72: Solid road win for GTown, starting to secure their playoff spot.
Droids(9-0) 104- Bullseyes(6-3) 66: Blowout for Droids, dominated the 4th.
Wall Street(2-7) 70- Xenia(9-0) 91: Nice TIE win for Xenia.
Scarlet(1-8) 91- ATL(5-4) 110: ATL gets back on track with the W.
Iowa(3-6) 81- Suns(5-4) 112: Bigtime win for Suns, Iowa has dissappointed and is almost out of the playoff race.
Cappers(8-1) 91- TABS(2-7) 58: Big road win for Cappers, waiting for Droids to slipup.
Venom(5-4) 96- Pinoy(4-5) 103: Pinoy keeps themselves in the thick of things in the Big8, Venom fail to keep pace with GTown.
Blue(4-5) 91- Firestorm(3-6) 79: Blue keeps themselves in the race for last playoff spot in the Great8, Firestorm not so lucky.

Upcoming Games to WatchExpect Great8 to extend their lead, even if only by a game.
ATL@Droids: Unfortunately for ATL they are likely to slip back to their losing ways after making a 1 game recovery.
Pinoy@Cappers: Same as above.

Teams Still In The Cup-5 total
Xenia, Bullseyes, Pinoy, TABS, Venom

Here is the updated rankings for the toughest division 4 in BB

1. Colorado Rapids 9-1 Continue to roll including a 7 point road win over #4 Leerbeer
2. Almdudlers 9-1 Hasn't had a game within 18 in the month of November
3.New York Dragons 8-2 Hasn't done anything to deserve to drop a ranking, but Almdudlers is getting hot at the wrong time for them
4.Leerbeer Workers 7-3 A horrific week as they drop 2 places in the Great 8 standings, and not to mention 2 in this one
5. LionPride 7-3 Is the only Big 8 team yet to lose in inter conference play.
6. Mammas Boy 7-3 A crushing defeat at home to #3 dragons, but a nice bounce back game against UTHS
7. memphis macs 4-6 A win over #4, but then an embarrassing loss to the Muskrats, but they just have better bodywork than teams below them.
8. UTHS Panthers 5-5 Went 0-2 this week, and even though they beat # 7, they only won by 2, and it was at home. Still a very deep big man team that is levels above 9-16

Just Missed
Jackson Tigers 4-6
MIamI H3at 4-6
Irradiated Muskrats 4-6


Last edited by oriolekid at 11/10/2010 11:04:29 PM

D.IV 12 through 10

Great8 15- Big8 9-Great 8 looking good, 1 more solid week could put it on ice.
Bullseyes(7-3) 121- Iowa(3-7) 109: Iowa is now almost completely out of the playoff picture following a tough home loss.
Pinoy(4-6) 72- Cappers(9-1) 127: A huge home win for Cappers, looking for second shot at Droids.
Tabs(2-8) 49- Scarlet(2-8) 99: Scarlet gets a win as they look to avoid relegation.
Bostn(0-10) 68- Venom(6-4) 113: Venom has a playoff spot in their sights, Bostn still looking for that elusive 1st win.
Xenia(10-0) 96- Blue(4-6) 79: Loss drops Blue off playoff pace, Xenia continues to cruise.
Firestorm(3-7) 65- GTown(7-3) 86: GTown is on fire, sets up a big match vs. Xenia.
ATL(5-5) 90- Droids(10-0) 114: Droids continue to roll, ATL is in the middle of a tight playoff race in the Big8.
Suns(6-4) 123- Wall Street(2-8) 113: Suns offense keeps gunning, #1 in the league.

Upcoming Game to Watch-Big8 has 6 winnable games to put themselves back in the race. Only one big game to watch.
GTown@Xenia: GTown gets their first real test after rebuilding, should be a good game but homecourt could be the deciding factor.

Team Still In The Cup-Xenia

Team Stats-Shows the seperation between the top 3 teams and the rest of the field.
Offense
1.Suns-1054
2.Cappers-1022
3.Xenia-994
4.Droids-987
5.Venom-986

Defense
1.Droids-702
2.Xenia-762
3.Cappers-825
4.Firestorm-837
5.GTown-841

Power Rankings(tiers of power)
1.Droids(1st)-Undefeated and rolling, looking for top seed throughout playoffs.
2.Xenia(1st)-Same as above.
3.Cappers(2nd)-Only loss so far came to Droids, looking to take advantage of any slip-ups.
4.GTown(2nd)-On fire, has improved team greatly and is looking for a shot at a top rung team.
5.Bullseyes(3rd)-Have played solid so far, unless improvements are made though they won't catch Xenia.
6.Suns(2nd)-Recently made a big pickup that moves them into the top 5 currently, still behind Bullseyes due to record.
7.Venom(4th)-Have feasted on lower ranked teams.
8.ATL(4th)-After starting strong they have collapsed and are now in a fight for a playoff spot.
9.Pinoy(4th)-Still have talent and are looking to catch ATL despite early season struggles.
10.Blue(4th)-Unless they can get on a tear they have no shot at the playoffs, will avoid relegation though.

Last edited by Eminence Front at 11/12/2010 4:39:09 PM

IV.10 (http://www.buzzerbeater.com/league/31/overview.aspx)

Not a lot of changes this week, few real surprises either. BYOND handled business Saturday giving LambdaX3 their first loss of the season. In the matchups of the top 3 teams of each conference facing each other, the Big 8 won the battle 2-1 holding on their reign as the stronger conference for at least a little while longer. The highlights of Saturdays action will be #1 BYOND traveling to face #2 Dong Energy. Also, an interesting matchup will Uncle Rico at HugeDdoug. Although both teams playoff chances are dwindling by the game, this game features two loaded rosters, with horrible game shape...so it will actually be very even on that basis, and should be a very entertaining game; with little defense, and tons of shooting this game could see both teams score over 110!

Week 5 Power Rankings

#1 BYOND 9-1 After beating LambdaX3 convincingly on the road, BYOND reclaims their spot at the top of the power rankings. BYOND continues to go out and play dominating basket ball on both sides of the court. A very interesting matchup this week could all but wrap up the #1 seed as few they have few teams left on their schedule who should even challenge them, let alone beat them.

#2 LambdaX3 & Dong Energy These are the top 2 teams in the Big 8 conference. They are only seperated by 1 game, with Lambda at 9-1 and Dong at 8-2. They have identical point differential as well. Lambda1+1+1 suffered their first loss last Saturday vs BYOND, and now Dong will get their own crack at BYOND on Saturday in a potential championship preview.

#4 OYOH 7-3 Flying under the radar a little this season. Ahead of where they were this time last season, but injuries and foul trouble have limited their early season success and not playing with the same sense of momentum they had in the second half of last season in their championship run. Still right at the top with the leagues #2 scoring defense, OYOH looks poised for another second half run as their cup run is likely to end this week.

#5 Bergen OyeKonge 7-3 Bergen continues to win games on the offensive side of the ball! Boasting the leagues #2 scoring offense. The Big 8 does not seem to be as deep as they have been in previous seasons; that and the fact that Bergen is playing so well, the conference powers are going to have to deal with slowing this team down in the playoffs if they want to make it to the championship series.

#6 Team Sabila 6-4 Team sabila continues to score points in bunches as they have scored more than any other team so far this season. Fresh off a thumping of Dunmurph!!! they look ahead to a challenging schedule which could determine if they will be able to clinch a playoff spot early, or have to fight to the last week of the season before they clinch.

#7 Yayos Team 6-4 Keeps their record above .500 with a big 40 point road win Tuesday. They will face a big test on Saturday when #6 Team Sabila comes to visit. Yayos continues to cruise along and looks content to grab a 3rd or 4th seed. The top 2 seeds will have quite a challenge on their hands from Yayos in the first round!

#8 Guacs Babes 6-4 Having won 5 of their last 6 games, and holding a 2 game lead over 5th seed Uncle Rico, its starting to become apparent that the Great 8 will have a very balanced Guacs team to contend with in the playoffs. As Guacs has transformed into a playoff team right in front of our eyes, they have done so with defense. That defense will be tested this week as they face the leagues #2 (Bergen) and #4(Dunmurph!!!) scoring offenses in the league.
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#9 Dream Vision 4-6
#10 Dunmurph!!! 3-7
#11 Uncle Rico 4-6
#12 HugeDdoug 3-7
#13 Riveters 2-8
#14 Yenkins 3-7
#15 Kansas Jayhawks 2-8
#16 Rays 1-9



Last edited by Jason at 11/12/2010 6:12:25 PM

D.IV 12 through 11

Great8 18- Big8 14:Big8 wins their first round in fairly convincing fashion.
Cappers(10-1) 96- Bostn(0-11) 71: Cappers just keep winning the games they should, could set up some big rematches in the second half of the season.
Wall Street(2-9) 84- Bullseyes(8-3) 105: Nice easy win for Bullseyes.
GTown(8-3) 107- Xenia(10-1) 98: A apparent CT by GTown this win solidifies them as one of the leagues top teams.
Iowa(3-8) 86- ATL(6-5) 108: ATL gets back on track Iowa fails to capitalize on Venom loss.
Blue(4-7) 88- Suns(7-4) 109: Suns offense still rolling, Blue also fails to close gap on Venom.
Droids(11-0) 104- Tabs(2-9) 39: Droids are now the only undefeated left, huge win for PD.
Scarlet(2-9) 108- Pinoy(5-6) 111: Far too close for comfort for Pinoy in a must win.
Venom(6-5) 74- Firestorm(4-7) 75: Big home win Firestorm as they look to avoid relegation, with that loss Venom is looking at the 4 seed almost for certain.

Upcoming Games to Watch
Xenia@Venom: Xenia looks to bounce back from first loss, but Venom is no pushover at home.
Suns@GTown: Suns look to stay with Bullseyes in race for #2, GTown will need a good performance to win, even at home.


Next Power Rankings will come out at the end of Interconference Play