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Your ballot looks pretty solid. I can't really argue too much without getting into trivial details so I'll provide another look. Here's the Most Expensive All-Star teams. This shows that sometimes "Talent" wins out, and other times players happen to find the right role and thrive. The highest salary at each position:

Big 8
PG: Eduard Sušina/Dallas Rough-Riders (13662269) ($19,295) Age 35 - Clearly a talented veteran who hasn't put up the offensive numbers or percentages he hoped at the beginning of the season but he has still been a very effective distributor who limits turnovers.
SG: José Gabriel Morón/UVA Wahoos (30650927) ($15,450) Age 23 - I was shocked to see him throw up 73 pts (in a loss) but I'm still encouraged by his progress as a shooter
SF: Allan Mallory/UVA Wahoos (30650912) ($16,567) Age 22 - Ironically, stud scorer and league-leader Bongen only makes $5K but his volume shooting at a 45% clip isn't a bad value at all. Note - Mallory plays PG in most of his games, for some reason his awful manager plays him out of position all the time.
PF: Adam Rogersson/Blackgate Exiles (12895794) ($20,164) Age 36 - Averaging 20 pts on 58% shooting + 11 boards a game this guy is a hauss and he's efficient
C: Jaagup Karu/Blackgate Exiles (24209440) ($21,789) Age 28 - Su Hansong for Dallas was a close 2nd here, but isn't quite the stat stuffer as Kuru and his 57% shooting, not to take anything away from Su, the veteran leader.

Great 8
PG: Archie Salgueiro/West Lawn Mowers (28411531) ($50,636) Age 24 -
Scorer and dime-dropper that rebounds exceptionally well for a PG (8 per game!). Always a tough matchup and he can hurt you from deep as well shooting 44% behind the arc.
SG: Zoran Novičić/Oregon Archangels (22923224) ($40,577) Age 29 -
Not the most efficient player for his salary level, but is still a stat stuffer with decent rebound numbers out of the SG slot. Needs to improve 3 pt shot.
SF: John Xiong/Rockford Raptors (28420052) ($12,216) Age 24 -
Clearly a neglected position based on other salaries, John is growing into a well-rounded scorer, passer and rebounder but needs to work on his outside shot.
PF: Wang Haocai/Oregon Archangels (29540607) ($60,382) Age 24 -
Technically a center but had to put him here due to his salary being near the top of the league (despite his scary youth). This monster averages 22 pts and 16 boards and has an immaculate 96% from the stripe. Definitely a potential all-star despite the numerous elite options in the low post for the Great 8.
C: Ben Watkins/Mitsubishi Red Devils (30646306) ($81,983) Age 22 - Hard to believe he's only 22 years old. Watkins is a beast in the paint and on the glass and will be for many years to come.

Last edited by Joe Harris at 11/21/2014 2:08:57 PM

I'm gonna throw mine into the mix as well. Stats go as Points/Reb/Ast/Blk/Stl.
I'll be focusing on Big 8.
Starters
Big 8
PG: Lembitu Murumets(Portland Bullets) - 10/3.5/5.5/0.7/2, 9.5 rating
From a completely unbiased standpoint, the stats say that Murumets is the #1 point guard in the Big 8 and top 5 point guard in the league. Staying healthy and improving his jump shot will cement that even more.
UPDATE: Very bad shooting night from Murumets, however it's expected he'll pick up form by getting a break. He had 0-6 shooting over 46 minutes but picked up 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.
SG: Victor Rodriguez(Portland Bullets) - 17/3.1/3.6/0.4/1.6, 9.8 rating
Statistically the best shooting guard in the Big 8. He's Portland's leading scorer in the league's 3rd best (I think) offense but his injury woes may prevent him from even getting selected. His FG% is also 50.4, so that makes him better than Kobe xD
UPDATE: Rodriguez has recovered from injury and will play next game.
SF: Jose Gabriel Moron(UVA Wahoos) - 21.5/4.8/5.1/0.2/1.8, 8.5 rating
He's doing a little bit of everything and it shows on his stats.
UPDATE: A very bad game last night. Got a 6.5 rating and his spot may be in danger to (possibly) Marcos Eriz and others behind him.
PF: Adam Rogersson(Blackgate Exiles) - 20.9/12.2/0.4/1.3/0.8, 11.0 rating
Currently averaging a solid double-double a game. He COULD be getting more blocks being a PF, but he's doing everything else well.
UPDATE: Just had a season-high in points AND rebounds, picking up 27 points and 18 boards. Still a solid favorite.
C: Jaagup Karu(Blackgate Exiles) - 17.0/12.5/4.5/0.5/0.7, 10.5 rating
He's looking like a beast. Not much else to say.
UPDATE: 12.0 rating night with 20/11/7. Sandi Skinder is the closest to him in terms of average rating, but still miles away with 9.1.
POSSIBLE RESERVES:
- Marcos Eriz (SF, Portland Bullets), 8.0 rating
- Sandi Skinder (C, Portland Bullets), 9.1 rating
- Davie MacLergain (C, UVA Wahoos), 9.1 rating

Last edited by GarbageManLopez at 11/23/2014 3:55:48 PM

Nice view of things. I was tempted by novacic but didn't like his inefficencies. Xiong I've known about for a while and I would definitely have put hacoi there but I think he's only played a few games

It's funny because Novicic has phenomenal(Probably the highest in the league) JS but he never seems to be a threat. Also Haocai average 26 ppg and 14 rpg in this league but I think it might drop over the period.

P.S: Don't you make tactics 3-2 or 1-3-1 against me now :D

11/22 Update-
>With Dollman's stinker and Lodgson's dominant performance, I think Raymond sneaks ahead of Dollman in the race.
>Moron had an awful game while Lyle Allred had a good scoring performance, so that race could heat up if Moron continues ---to struggle.

Updated the stats on my post. Moron with a bad 6.0 game helps Marcos Eriz creep into the picture (he had a 9.0 game). PF and C are still being held on firmly by the Blackgate Exiles big men.
For the Big 8 at least, I think we have the best backcourt and Blackgate definitely has the best frontcourt.

Last edited by GarbageManLopez at 11/23/2014 3:58:20 PM

Murumets made starting PG while Nicolas Hanot, Victor Rodriguez, Marcos Eriz and Sandi Skinder all made reserves.
Blowout win for Great 8 :P

Damn I did well. Guessed the whole Big 8 right. Should be a decent game, I'm thinking. Might get a preview up if I have time.

I'm pretty sure the Great 8 will crush us. I'd be surprised if it was less than a 20 pt game. But...

I'm definitely excited for the 3 pt contest tomorrow, hope my boys bring their A game haha

Wow, quite the game. Moron went bonkers. I'm proud of my man Karu, he almost put up a triple double. There were some pretty crazy stats overall though.

As is the nature of the all-star game. Watkins shot about 90% from the field