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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

D.IV 12 through 12

Great8 24- Big8 16:Looks like a Great8 win unless the Big8 really picks it up over the last few games.
Tabs(2-10) 57- Iowa(4-8) 106: Huge win for Iowa, won by more than expected.
Firestorm(4-8) 65- Cappers(11-1) 100: Cappers just keep rolling.
Bostn(0-12) 68- Scarlet(3-9) 106: Scarlet looking to get home court in relegation.
Xenia(11-1) 113- Venom(6-6) 99: Good road win for Xenia, Venom put up a good fight.
Bullseyes(8-4) 109- Blue(5-7) 127: Bit of a schocker, Blue stays alive for playoffs.
Suns(8-4) 143- GTown(8-4) 116: Extremely high scoring, Suns move into #2 spot, GTown has a letdown after big win, forgiveable.
Pinoy(5-7) 70- Droids(12-0) 108: Droids looking tough to beat.
ATL(6-6) 83- Wall Street(3-9) 85: Tough road loss for ATL, Wall Street looking to avoid relegation.

Upcoming Games to Watch
Cappers@Xenia: Battle to determine #2 in the powerrankings for now.
Venom@Suns: Suns look to continue moving up.
GTown@Bullseyes: Who will get back on track in a matchup between 2 good playoff teams.

D.IV 12 through 13

Great8 30- Big8 18Game, Set, Match to the Great 8 with a dominate 6-2 road performance.
Droids(13-0) 117- Bostn(0-13) 40: Matchup between the top and bottom teams, PD importance.
GTown(9-4) 94- Bullseyes(8-5) 91: Great road win for GTown, bit of an upset.
Cappers(12-1) 111- Xenia(11-2) 102: Bigtime road win for Cappers, 2 out of 3 for Xenia is a bit surprising.
Blue(5-8) 107- ATL(7-6) 129: ATL staying in playoff position with a good home win.
Venom(6-7) 98- Suns(9-4) 108: Suns looking good, back to back respectable wins.
Wall Street(4-9) 107- Tabs(2-11) 70: Wall Street fighting to avoid relegation, big road win.
Iowa(5-8) 106- Pinoy(5-8) 105: Good road win for Iowa, only 1 back on Venom.
Scarlet(4-9) 95- Firestorm(4-9) 84: Scarlet is right in the middle of the Great8 3-8 race.

Upcoming Games to Watch
Suns@Cappers: Suns have looked good recently, looking to take out one of the most dominant teams in the league.
Bullseyes@Venom: Both have stumbled, can Venom get the win with a homecourt.
ATL@GTown: Can ATL put the last spot in the Big8 back on ice?

Am going to do a midseason report on my team, others should feel free to do their own as well.
Midseason Report

Offense:B+Averaging over a 100 game is great and good enough to place us 3rd in the league in scoring offense. Unfortunately though there is a bit of a lack of balance, with my top 3 scorers, despite all scoring 15+ppg, all playing on the outside. Unless some sort of balance can be found teams will start to key in on this and stack the perimeter against us. Getting to the free throw line a bit more wouldn't hurt either.

Defense:A+Allowing only 65ppg is probably the best that can be hoped for, especially since the next best team in the league is allowing almost 82 ppg. Ranking 2nd in the league in steals and rebounds and 1st in blocks is also not bad.

MVP:Currently a two man race between Canadian U21er John Satchwell and his backcourt mate Roberto Dani they rank 1st and 2nd on the team in rating so far. Satchwell is 3rd in scoring, along with leading the team in assists and steals and shooting 38% from downtown. Dani leads the team in scoring and is 3rd in steals while shooting 47% from the field. Satchwell currently gets the edge for the merchandising bonus he brings.

Tournament:FEliminated in the first round, feeling a bit of a squeeze with the lack of income.

Overall:A-Tournament was a big letdown, but so far league success has more than made up for it.

Outlook:Promising. Looking like the favorite to promote to D.III so far and are at least a playoff lock. Hopefully can maximize profits towards the end of the season in order to make a pick up or two going into next season.

Cool idea: here's my midseason report:

Offense: A-
Currently averaging 87 PPG, my team, in my opinion, is doing great for a team that has TIE'd almost every game. What I like most about my team is that depending on where we focus, we can achieve an Average (medium) in both outside and inside scoring. Coupled with a good offensive flow, my team's offense is very strong. If I had to point to some weak points, I'd say my center's inability to pass well throws my offense off a little bit but since he get over 20+ points with a high FG% when playing inside tactics, I don't mind.

Defense: A
Currently averaging only 62 ppg against me, my team has been dominant as well when it comes to defense. We normally get average(low)/average(medium) for both PD and ID ratings. Two problems I see though is that most of this great defense is from high enthusiasm that I've been able to manage well. Another problem is my low rebounding ratings. Before deciding to promote to DIII, I will most likely make a move to buy much better big men to solve both of these problems, and my training of guards will focus more on defense next season.

Tournament C+

Huge bust this season. I passed round 1 but lost in round 2 to a DIII team. While it allowed for me to concentrate on the season and win a few games early on, I feel as if financially I would be better off if I had been able to stay in. Oh well...

Overall A-

My team just promoted and are undefeated so far. The downside is that my team is nowhere near good enough to compete at a DIII level, so even if we were given the opportunity this season, we'd probably choose not to promote. Financially my team is averaging a net income of $150,000 per week, and this has definitely helped us expand our arena to a more suitably sized future DIII one. We will most likely concentrate on expanding the arena for the rest of the season and training players to become future starters on my team. Next season my team will return to one position training to make sure I have suitable starters for DIII play the season afterwards.

Offense: B
Averaging 91 PPG is fine, but still only good for 3rd in my conference. Injuries have plagued the BC this year. This GM recently found out LI offense causes more injuries to players. Go figure. That aside, the chief concern is lack of outside shooting. This is primarily an inside scoring team. Some restructuring recently could help this imbalance. Our offensive flow needs a boost as well.

Defense: B
Giving up 74 pts a game. The good news here is that the defense is pretty balanced inside and out. Our rebounding is usually better than our opponent.

Tournament: B- We lasted 4 games this year, but you always hope to go farther, right?

Overall: B We are currently the 3rd seed for the playoffs, and a virtual lock. Not a lot of hope to get to DIII this season, and that's okay. The BC is not ready. This is a building year. I've got a nice chunk of money in the bank for upgrades next year, and half a season to train. I'm right where I want to be.

Offense: B+

Averaging a mere 73.8 ppg, fourth worst in my League, but more than adequate. I was worried about getting enough points, but my guys have been dominate in all other aspects of the game so brick laying works fine. Plus 223 differential shows the offense sticks in enough buckets to win comfortably.

Defense: A+

The team strength. Allowing a mere 56.7 ppg in the league, about 150 points less than the next best team. I thought my scheme would work in D IV, so I'm actually a little disappointed I'm not closer to last season's 45.3 ppg allowed. Too much experimenting and not paying attention to detail. In the Cup, only allowed 50 ppg, (including to holding the #62 team to 39) and that was my focus, so I can't complain that much.

Cup run A

Won 5 and then lost because I wasn't paying attention.

Overall A-

Sitting second in my conference at 11-2, the second best overall record in League IV.44. If I were in the other conference, I'd consider myself a lock to make the playoff finals, but it will be sticky to get past the unbeaten conference leader. Now without the Cup games, I can focus on the regular season and playoffs.

Div IV.29 through the ASG

1. Colorado Rapids 12-1 "Simply Sensational" This team cannot lose on neutral enthusiasm
2. Almdudlers 12-1 The biggest game of the year is on Saturday. 1v2 HCA on the line. Promotion may be on the line as well
3.New York Dragons 9-4 Lost a tough one to LionPride but that win over Rapids is still very impressive
4.Leerbeer Workers 10-3 Better record and PD than #3, but lost the head to head meeting and lacks a signature win
5. LionPride 8-5 A close loss to Almdudlers stings, but a nice comeback vs Dragons helps them retain this spot
6. Mammas Boy 8-5 Dare I say LionPride v Mammas Boy is becoming a rivalry? Identical record, very similar style of play. Only reason they are behind is because they lost the head to head. The December 4th meeting is shaping up to be a good one
7. memphis macs 6-7 The mystery team. Beat LionPride and Leerberr, but has loses of 5, 12, and 1 to Almdudlers, Rapids, and Boys.
8. MIamI H3at Very good week, but owner inactivity may soon lead this team to the cellar.

Just Missed
Jackson Tigers 6-7
Irradiated Muskrats 5-8
UTHS 6-7