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Louis Solomon attempts a jump shot from the wing as Gregory Willingham rotates over to defend the play

Okay... so what the hell is that all about???! Those are both X-steppers!

Leslie Toney attempts a jump shot from the wing as Jorge Alberto Mina rotates over to defend the play

WTF!

Last edited by Xarn at 2/23/2010 9:18:17 PM

Okay, so were you're players confused during the game?

As for my Goats. They pretty much blew chunks. They reminded me of my plumbing system these past two days. Just when it seemed like I had cleaned out the clog and the water would drain, everything starts to back up into the tubs again.

I might have to call in The Plumber to do some work on this team. I didn't think bringing in a newly signed player would hurt this team so bad, lol.

Shooting performance was horrendous. Rebouding was atrocious. Passing was non-existant. Getting to the free throw line does not happen. At this point, Partridge is our only identity and he had a piss-poor night.

No clue at all what was happening.

In any case, the race for 3-6 is a tight one. I've got Bangerz next up and you can rest assured I won't be using a TIE in my 3rd consecutive game. This 12 enthusiasm better be worth something by Monday.

We blew an 11 point halftime lead. It is as if we did not show up in the second half.

The key to our game was i put Barr defending Cantrell, which is also why titus was able to be your teams scoring leader. Also Statovci and Avalos were solid throughout the game.

Oh and i forgot to mention thank you very much for this victory because my fan survey has been on one ball for how well we played against our hated rival since the beginning of the season when we first played.

Last edited by russell123 at 2/23/2010 11:59:41 PM

Ahh, but you see I was not a good D II team. I revamped my entire roster after losing to Rip City by two points January 9th. I have won every game since then by the way, and not the devil himself can stop me from promoting. If I don't win it all, I will be in financial trouble next season, and I'll be forced to cut salaries, which of course means a weaker team.

ahhh, well thank you, Mr. General Goodfernothin Turd.

lol, that explains a lot. Teddy Titus is still coming into his game. Probably should have gone Cantrell, Capps, Webber, Capelo, Partridge. Capelo played very well despite having to go through Statovci and Avalos. I think Partridge was just worn out from the season. I gotta work on his stamina, thus the reason I signed my new backup Center, Damon Mohr, other than the fact that Kenneth Hiatt is a HUGE work in progress and will need to take a few seasons playing scrimmages to be built up for that PF role.

I haven't checked my fan survey in a long time, mostly because it's not in a convenient location.

the only reason i have been checking my fan survey is because I need some money for this offseason to upgrade my team, and I havent exactly been filling up my stadium so i check my fan survey to see whats going on, and the 2 things hurting me are my cup run and my performance against you in our last meeting.

One very tempting way I could easily upgrade my team is by selling my 21 year old backup sf, because the transfer price estimate says he is better than the players in his talent group and they have been selling for $3,300,000. That kind of money is always tempting but theres no way i can get rid of this kid, who when ready will pair with john barr to be a powerfull duo. Look out for Justin Knowles next season because he's going to be starting, with the departure of Nicolas Briand (for salary budget issues).

Last edited by russell123 at 2/24/2010 1:56:05 AM

Well I guess that is obvious as you were relegated (no slight intended), however in relation to most other III teams when you relegated you had a very strong team and would have a strong team in any D III division. With that being said your revamp certainly has not hurt you any. Good luck with your promotion goals!

Monday there are 2 critical games for determining the final standings in the Great 8.

X-steppers (8-11) travel to play @ Bangerz (7-12)

while

Investors (9-10) play host to the Goats (9-10)


The winner of Investors v Goats takes a big step towards securing 3rd place. Should Goats lose they stand a chance of falling from 3rd to 5th. X-steppers need this win against Bangerz in order to stave off the relegation qualifier because we just can't compete with Bangerz on the pts scored front. Bangerz needs the win just to stay in the hunt. A loss here pretty much eliminates them as X-steppers finishes the season with a likely loss to the Illusion and a probable win against the Dragons. Which doesn't give Bangerz enough time to make what would become a 2 game spread.

Last edited by Xarn at 2/24/2010 9:48:02 AM

Bangerz vs X-steppers
He's going to have his hands full with Mina and Mays/Delarosa and he's certainly feeling the sting of losing Adrian Beavers. However, he's got a strong front court with Moya, Mark, Martin, and Gabriel. What stings even worse is that I doubt he'll ever have all four on the court at the same time since I'm pretty sure he'd rather not devote his Bigs to defending your Guards. This game along with my matchup with the Investors could seal the fate of my Goats for the rest of the season.

Goats vs Prov City Investors
This game could be the game that declares the ending of my season. A loss to the Investors puts my playoff hopes in the squarely hands of the Bangerz. At this point, making the playoffs means very little outside the small amount of money I'll receive from the home team ticket sales. The way the Gavno and Illusion are playing this season, the remaining six in the Great Eight are only playing for bragging rights. My back court is going to have a hell of a time defending the likes of Gael Carmona and Thomas Zullo. I have good confidence going into the game with my #2 defense in Points Allowed vs #3 Offense in Points Scored. We're even matched in that area so the keys to this game is that my offense will need to improve upon their #6 ranking in Points Scored and we have a good opportunity this weekend against the Investors 7th ranked defense in Points Allowed. This game has the potential to either be a blowout in the Investors favor or a tightly contested matchup in the Goats favor.

Side Note
My Chicago Goats have been in the playoffs every season since I joined at the tailend of Season 4 in League IV.1. We won the League IV.1 Championship in Season 5 after going undefeated, and since joining League III.4, we've made the playoffs every season and the Finals once, where we took the Raleigh Roughriders to three games before eventually losing the coveted Season 8 Championship trophy. Should the Goats lose this game to the Investors, we open the door for a possible absense in the playoffs, signalling the end to our non-illustrious run as a non-contendor.