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However, kudos and congrats to those still hanging in there in the Cup. That extra 50k each week is nice.

Well, we're exactly halfway through the season, so thought I'd bring back the Power Rankings! I will most likely do one more after each team has played each other at least once. So without further ado:

Alone at the Top

1. Strong arm of the law (11-0), Streak: W11 - After falling a mere 4 points short on the road to the finals last season, they are taking care of business. Would be shocked if this team didn't finish undefeated.
Upcoming games: vs #2 Javamen, @ #7 Lincoln Hornet's BC

Top Five

2. Blaserz (9-2), Streak: W1 - Still blazin' past opponents, and their fury is tough to stop. They have one of the best backcourts in the league with Alimzhanov and Gaurana. Coming off of a much needed win against the Mares.
Upcoming games: @ #5 Michigan St., vs #8 Las Vegas Aces
3. Javamen (9-2), Streak: W5 - Have quietly snuck up to the top after winning 5 straight games. This team has one of the deepest benches in the league, but they'll be tested in their upcoming games against top teams in Strong arm and the Mares.
Upcoming games: @ #1 Strong arm of the law, vs #4 Winking Mares
4. Lightning Hoopers (9-2), Streak: W3 - Played well thus far, however, they still have yet to face two of the top three teams in the Big 8.
Upcoming games: vs #8 Athens, WV Warriors, @ #5 Mattakeunk Moose
5. GODS AND GODDESSES (8-3), Streak: W1 - Might not look like it, but this team has actually gone through a little rebuilding process. Even with that, they've managed to stay consistent and have earned quality wins against top opponents; they've won 5 of their last 6 games.
Upcoming games: vs #4 Panama Panthers, @ #6 Funky Town Fire.

Third Tier

6. Winking Mares (7-4), Streak: L1 - I actually believe this team has top five talent. Despite having four losses, they have the third highest PD (264), and several of their losses are a result of them putting in less effort. They've also been rebuilding as of late, but still have shown great horsepower with no signs of slowing down whatsoever.
Upcoming games: vs #3 Catzzz, @ #2 Javamen
7. Catzzz (8-3), Streak: L1 - I think this is the second time or so that I'm rating the Catzzz relatively low despite having a good record (Pls don't hate me for it lol). But hear me out. They came into this season after reaching the finals two consecutive times, and started off this season 6-0. But since, they've gone 2-3. Hopefully they can turn things around, and what better way to do it than with a quality win in their next game over the Mares? That should be a very competitive one.
Upcoming games: @ #4 Winking Mares, vs #5 Michigan St.
8. Mattakeunk Moose (6-5), Streak: W1 - Up and down season thus far, but can't blame them because they are still in their rebuilding process.
Upcoming games: @ #8 Las Vegas Aces, vs #2 Lightning Hoopers

Knocking on the door

9. Panama Panthers (6-5), Streak: W1 - Panthers have actually surprised me a little. Decent record and decent performance in their games, and is currently clinging to the 4th spot in the Big 8. But GM chillkiller hasn't logged on in almost 3 weeks, so their #4 spot might be in jeopardy.
Upcoming games: @ #3 GODS AND GODDESSES, vs #6 Seirinsclub
10. Funky Town Fire (4-7), Streak: L1 - In the "been there, done that" mentality. This team is currently just chilling, but could easily come back to form at any time. Have won 2 of their last 3 games.
Upcoming games: @ #7 Revengence, vs #3 GODS AND GODDESSES

Last edited by Bolt at 6/7/2015 6:31:58 PM

I like the rankings except for Catzzz. I know that you said not to hate, but Catzzz always shows up when it matters. They were in the same position last season and they still made the finals without any scares. Thanks for doing this! I know how time consuming it is. I may be able to do some more this summer with no more school to worry about for a couple months.

No problem, doing power rankings definitely is a little bit of a time commitment. And I do agree with what you're saying about the Catzzz, I guess I was just basing their ranking more off of recent performance. However, in their defense, the three losses were against top two-seeded teams. I have no doubt the Catzzz will come back to form, and I've most likely set myself up for them to prove me wrong again haha

All that being said, thanks for putting in the effort. Always a good read!

I have to say I like my team being in the middle of talk. My team is off the wall that is for sure. I am contemplating starting a rebuild with some of my key younger guys. My team is in contention but still just not good enough to win it all.

I recognized last season that I needed to scale back, build my arena more, and develop the young guys.

I'm building around Barry, Muller and Denny. My hope is that they become a "Big 3" of sorts, a SG, SF and PF, and then I can supply a quality, ball-distributing PG and a defensively solid C.

Who do you think you'd build around if you did?

Yeah. I hope my team can develop together. My team is winning some games, but imagine them together with more training! My oldest player is only 27, so I have a couple more seasons of development before my team is ready for a run. I have Papp and Bearden as my key players at the key positions (C, PG) and Donat is definitely holding his own at PF. I have lots of options at SG and SF, but I am still looking for someone to step up and prove that they should be a full time starter. Right now, it looks like Vrai at SG and I'm starting to lean towards Sherm at SF. Although Frag is the 4th best player on the team, he is more of a PF and I like him better just backing up Donat. As for Nuno and Uren and Claes, I like all 3 at SF, but none have shown they can 1. Contribute consistently and 2. Play well with the other 4 guys (They are ballhogs that are inefficient on offense and defense). Everyone else on my team is a backup that just plays hard for 10 minutes a game, which they do pretty well.

That is my team right now. I'm interested to see how you guys feel about the current state of your team.

To Mr. Bolt, congratulations on developing such a talented Canadian center. He killed me last night! I tried to steal a win before the ASB but no go for the young'uns.

Thanks man. I'm hoping he, along with Noiret and Peixoto, can be the future of the franchise and I'll just continue building around them. Didn't get a chance to watch it, but from what I can tell it was a great game and remained close just until about the very end. Your young big three played well; have lots of potential and should develop into big time studs really quickly.

Can someone tellme how I lost even thought I had Papp and Bearden starting?

Last edited by plokmijn at 6/15/2015 3:50:28 PM