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190700.97 in reply to 190700.96
Date: 8/3/2011 12:05:41 AM
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One in four chance and we're due in for a biggy. Knowing next season is to be my best yet, I can just tell you're gonna spoil my party! :-(

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190700.98 in reply to 190700.97
Date: 8/3/2011 4:09:11 AM
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For comparason purposes I hope abigfishy doesn't mind if I repost his league comparason. Credit to abigfishy.

here is one (flawed) way to rank the divisions

II.1
Cowboys From Hell 13
The Meateors 20
adams guns 23
Melbourne Goldfish 28
The Tasmanian Eagles 37
JW City Bulls 48
Da Fat Boy Slim 49
Yarra Park Bears 50
Home Axis 53
ANU Basketball 56
DownUnder Thunder 62
The Pwnage 69
West Adelaide Bloods 71
Rampaging Marmots 75
Gold Nuggets 76
Learvins 81
Total 811

II.2
South Brisbane Vultures 15
Lara Giants 27
Glenelg Tigers 32
Drunken All-Stars 35
hopelessly addicted 39
Saintstars 46
Nevada Saucers 47
Melbourne Redbacks 54
South Victoria Menstrals 58
SJOD 59
peaceNroll 65
Mangoloids 66
Eggplantpopolopolous 68
BroomeTime 70
Jerries 79
Chumunga 86
Total 846

II.3
Beechy 18
VictoriaMages 19
Stone Slashers 21
Aussie Pride 22
Hobos 29
All-Sorts 31
Haggards 33
Chelsea Seagulls 38
Northcote Slammers 44
Steves Crocs 51
Vios Violationers 63
Docs Patients 64
Phoenix 5 74
Moosas Mad Men 78
Flaming Ramzays 88
TEAM LORDY 95
Total 768

II.4
Hadders Heros 16
Western Titans 25
AVALON JETS 26
The Victorian Allstars 30
The M's strike back 34
Ratman 36
Many Men 40
CROCKERS 41
Persepolis Immortals 42
karmar 55
West Island Tigers 57
Flames 72
Screaming Eagles 73
Slam ! 89
branny 91
Lennox Pigeons 138
Total 865

this surprises me a lot

according to the ratings 2/3 is a lot tougher than any other div with 2/1 only 2nd best but still way ahead of 2/2 and then 2/4


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190700.99 in reply to 190700.98
Date: 8/3/2011 4:18:13 AM
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That's obviously based on country rank and therefore it is severely flawed. CR is based highly on a team's performance in the Cup and as we've not yet started this season's Cup, those rankings are based on last season. Beechy is a perfect example, no way is he ranked 18 but the CR has not yet been properly updated.

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190700.100 in reply to 190700.99
Date: 8/3/2011 4:25:56 AM
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Obviously rankings are way flawed but really so is any public knowledge. Look at a team like Beechy for example, they are loaded and stacked and choose to tank for a while. What rating system can judge them? What if later in the season they do a HA and suddenly buy a $750,000 roster and force their way to the ABBL through economic, not basketball, might. I think their current salaries do not reflect their potential to be dangerous, nor do their ratings reflect how low they may sink while tanking. Both are fun, but flawed measures and I find them interesting, but far from definitive.

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190700.101 in reply to 190700.100
Date: 8/3/2011 6:02:54 AM
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Tips! Winners in bold.
VIC - NOR
CHE - PHO
DOC - HAG
AUS - VIO
STO - BEE
SC - MMM
HOB - ALL
FLA - TL

Can you smell what the Hobos are cooking... oh wait its just Roger. (18085274)
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190700.102 in reply to 190700.100
Date: 8/3/2011 6:23:07 AM
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Mmm I agree, I also enjoy the different views of rating teams. It was interesting to also see that last season, most of the teams that promoted to ABBL had $400k+ teams. Then came along Smeltztroopers with a lowly sub $260k team. Threw everything completely out of the window.

That's part of the fun of this game, you never know when a team is going to boost themselves or drop their bundle and tank. All you can do is stick to your own game plan and hope you've done enough foundation work to achieve your own expectations.

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190700.103 in reply to 190700.102
Date: 8/3/2011 8:34:24 AM
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avg player salaries in the abbl is actually 615k ... very much skewed by my 270k roster and WA's 1million+ roster haha nevertheless, with that kind of team needed to compete and not enough money to buy players in all the right positions, it was a no brainer for me to tank

"the labor party cant even spell surplus, let alone deliver one"
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190700.104 in reply to 190700.103
Date: 8/3/2011 10:08:07 AM
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huh? wasnt smeltz a 400k team last season?

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190700.105 in reply to 190700.103
Date: 8/3/2011 10:33:53 AM
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Yeah think I saw you need a minimum of $650k just to have a chance of not relegating. Big step up from those Div II promotees coming in with their massive $400k+ salaries.

From: SplitJ

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190700.106 in reply to 190700.105
Date: 8/3/2011 11:29:34 AM
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well if I had promoted I would have sold my whole roster and train 3 HOF+ 5k+ 18yo aussie guards lol

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190700.107 in reply to 190700.106
Date: 8/3/2011 11:20:34 PM
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Seems like the best option for the majority of first time ABBL promotees. Unless you promote with a few million up your sleeve, it's got to be pretty hard to compete with the established big boys up there. My pride would probably force me to at least have a crack at staying up. I'd probably fail and regret it but that's just how I am.

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