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Season 70: Welcome to the Jungle

A new season comes with a new cast of characters. II.4 has reloaded with a mix of cagey veterans, promotion dreamers, and at least one team that might be secretly tanking while calling it “a cultural reset.” Grab your scouting reports and your popcorn—because the Big 8 and Great 8 are packed tighter than the transfer list after draft day.

Let’s meet the neighbors.

BIG 8
Beware of Dogs
Classic “old money” Buzzerbeater franchise that has been around since season 9, and first walked into II.4 back in season 18. More recently, they spent five straight in the NBBA, and now they’re back like they forgot their keys. Is BoD’s plan to say “BRB NBBA” or just “TTYL DII”? Either way, expect pedigree, payroll, and probably pain for whoever draws them early.

New York Nugs
The Nugs took the DIII.13 championship and enters the league with a solid squad who took the Nugs to the round of 16 in their BBM run. The Nugs arrive with momentum and maturity. The question is: are they building for a long stay or just visiting on their way to NBBA? Their roster says “we belong,” but we’ll see if altitude sickness hits in the deep end of DII.

US DAGGERS
The Daggers have been speed-running success: D.IV champs in 68, DIII champs in 69. Is a three-peat incoming? With their entire starting five on the transfer block, they win the early race for being the league’s mystery box. Either they’re pulling a soft reboot…or plotting the most chaotic title defense since the 2012 Mavs implosion.

Worker Bees
Steady risers with a blue-collar resume. They buzzed through D.IV and DIII with hard work and hustle, but DII might sting. Fourth-lowest payroll in the league and no obvious stars could mean long nights in the hive. Still, never count out a swarm that knows how to grind.

GREAT 8
Anchorage Allstars.
Promoted from DIII with a slick backcourt that could make a snowman sweat. The frontcourt? Yikes. Can the AAs keep up inside, or will they double-down on guard play and hope the ice holds? Expect fast starts and cold finishes.

Myopic Marauders
These dudes are vintage BB. We’re talking Season 2 origin story old. After a long exile from DII (since Season 63), they’re back—but are they just resting on nostalgia or sitting on a secret war chest? With the third-lowest payroll in the league, they’re looking close at the transfer market…right? RIGHT?! [insert that Anakin/Padme Star Wars meme here].

As for the rest of us: you can skim through last season’s updates in the S69 thread to learn more about those of us carrying over from last season. We’re glad you’re here, and we all hope you lose when we play you. Good day.

Nice write up ... Just an old Buzzerbeater franchise passing through. What you see now is what you're going to get for the rest of the season. Easy win for everyone.

Buzzer manager says I have the fifth most expensive bench though :-)

Yes, looking at the transfer market but I'll be honest I wasn't expecting to win the finals so we'll see what I can find.

And not as much of a war chest as I might like since if you don't pay attention staff salaries and bad ticket prices hamper your ability to hoard.

Day 1 (Saturday 18 October 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Innovatus 94 - Tasty Tardsicles 106
Beware of Dogs 68 - Worker Bees 152
Meridian Hill McMornings 150 - US DAGGERS 37
New York Nugs 124 - The Reductions 99
Wellington Warthogs 95 - Wasco Tigers 109
Kiwi Sheep Pimps 121 - Ferth Ozone 127
Myopic Marauders 89 - Llama of Wall Street 106
Delta 9 91 - Anchorage Allstars. 76

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 152 : Worker Bees
Rebounds : 70 : Meridian Hill McMornings
Assists : 56 : Meridian Hill McMornings
Steals : 14 : Tasty Tardsicles
Block Shots : 13 : Meridian Hill McMornings, Delta 9

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 41 : B. Curley (Meridian Hill McMornings)
Rebounds : 26 : B. Curley (Meridian Hill McMornings)
Assists : 14 : M. Davis (Wasco Tigers)
Steals : 8 : S. Bachelier (Tasty Tardsicles)
Block Shots : 4 : B. Bennett (Meridian Hill McMornings), E. Shelley (Delta 9), M. McNally (Delta 9)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : K. Yiping (Worker Bees) (11 Points, 20 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 2 Steals, 2 Block Shots), D. Katerskis (Kiwi Sheep Pimps) (33 Points, 3 Rebounds, 9 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39
Shooting Guard : J. Peró (Ferth Ozone) (28 Points, 5 Rebounds, 13 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Small Forward : J. Adams (Meridian Hill McMornings) (23 Points, 10 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Power Forward : R. Pollock (Meridian Hill McMornings) (24 Points, 12 Rebounds, 10 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots), J. Faltýnek (Ferth Ozone) (37 Points, 14 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 47
Center : B. Curley (Meridian Hill McMornings) (41 Points, 26 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 2 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 74

MVP of the evening
B. Curley (Meridian Hill McMornings) (41 Points, 26 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 2 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 74

The bad performance of the evening
R. Beckett (Beware of Dogs) (4 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -12

Triple-Double of the evening
R. Pollock (Meridian Hill McMornings) (24 Points, 12 Rebounds, 10 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots)

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : C. Zigui (Innovatus) : 8 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : J. Šútovský (The Reductions) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : L. Holbrook (Beware of Dogs), K. Yiping (Worker Bees), A. Rooberg (Beware of Dogs), A. Fortune (Beware of Dogs), H. Xi qi (US DAGGERS), W. Khan (US DAGGERS), J. Gaiato (US DAGGERS), B. Curley (Meridian Hill McMornings), M. Cheney (US DAGGERS), T. Wing Ko (The Reductions), E. Perminas (The Reductions), J. Leonard (Myopic Marauders), L. Aranda (Myopic Marauders) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : D. Katerskis (Kiwi Sheep Pimps) : 6 Three points

The best performer : C. Cervantes (Meridian Hill McMornings), F. Pisano (Wasco Tigers) : Rating : 15.5

The worst performer : H. Xi qi (US DAGGERS), W. Khan (US DAGGERS), J. Gaiato (US DAGGERS) : Rating : 0.0

Day 2 (Tuesday 21 October 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Tasty Tardsicles 97 - Beware of Dogs 80
Worker Bees 106 - Meridian Hill McMornings 97
US DAGGERS 26 - New York Nugs 150
The Reductions 88 - Innovatus 123
Wasco Tigers 119 - Kiwi Sheep Pimps 126
Ferth Ozone 101 - Myopic Marauders 88
Llama of Wall Street 79 - Delta 9 94
Anchorage Allstars. 81 - Wellington Warthogs 89

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 150 : New York Nugs
Rebounds : 77 : New York Nugs
Assists : 51 : New York Nugs
Steals : 13 : The Reductions
Block Shots : 22 : New York Nugs

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 48 : A. Urzaiz (Kiwi Sheep Pimps)
Rebounds : 19 : G. Pica (New York Nugs), A. Kochanski (Ferth Ozone)
Assists : 11 : M. Davis (Wasco Tigers)
Steals : 6 : H. Seung Hwan (The Reductions)
Block Shots : 5 : D. Shilov (Anchorage Allstars.)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : K. Anikeev (New York Nugs) (24 Points, 3 Rebounds, 9 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 31
Shooting Guard : S. Richardson (Innovatus) (32 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33
Small Forward : A. Urzaiz (Kiwi Sheep Pimps) (48 Points, 4 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 3 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 44
Power Forward : J. Swatosch (New York Nugs) (24 Points, 12 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 4 Block Shots), M. Virpi (New York Nugs) (19 Points, 14 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 1 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 41
Center : G. Pica (New York Nugs) (8 Points, 19 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 0 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35

MVP of the evening
A. Urzaiz (Kiwi Sheep Pimps) (48 Points, 4 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 3 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 44

The bad performance of the evening
H. Xi qi (US DAGGERS) (3 Points, 5 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots)T. Brown (US DAGGERS) (11 Points, 2 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -14

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : A. Yilmaz (Anchorage Allstars.) : 5 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : D. Lawson (Llama of Wall Street) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : R. Pike (Beware of Dogs), R. Abderrafi (Worker Bees), H. Xi qi (US DAGGERS), W. Khan (US DAGGERS), J. Gaiato (US DAGGERS), T. Brown (US DAGGERS), B. Râsnoveanu (The Reductions), M. Yates (The Reductions), L. Law (Myopic Marauders), M. Waite (Myopic Marauders) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : A. Urzaiz (Kiwi Sheep Pimps) : 7 Three points

The best performer : E. Shelley (Delta 9) : Rating : 16.0

The worst performer : W. Khan (US DAGGERS) : Rating : 0.0

Day 3 (Saturday 25 October 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Meridian Hill McMornings 111 - Tasty Tardsicles 98
New York Nugs 84 - Worker Bees 70
Innovatus 136 - US DAGGERS 30
Beware of Dogs 117 - The Reductions 88
Myopic Marauders 93 - Wasco Tigers 105
Delta 9 99 - Ferth Ozone 85
Wellington Warthogs 87 - Llama of Wall Street 86
Kiwi Sheep Pimps 93 - Anchorage Allstars. 103

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 136 : Innovatus
Rebounds : 70 : Innovatus
Assists : 47 : Innovatus
Steals : 9 : Innovatus
Block Shots : 14 : Innovatus

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 37 : L. Holbrook (Beware of Dogs)
Rebounds : 25 : J. Faltýnek (Ferth Ozone)
Assists : 14 : G. Reese (Innovatus)
Steals : 3 : C. Zigui (Innovatus), G. Reese (Innovatus), M. Davis (Wasco Tigers), J. Leonard (Myopic Marauders)
Block Shots : 7 : R. Abderrafi (Worker Bees)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : R. Abderrafi (Worker Bees) (9 Points, 18 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 1 Steals, 7 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Shooting Guard : L. Holbrook (Beware of Dogs) (37 Points, 6 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Small Forward : G. Reese (Innovatus) (16 Points, 6 Rebounds, 14 Assists, 3 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Power Forward : J. Faltýnek (Ferth Ozone) (22 Points, 25 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 45
Center : C. Roberts (Innovatus) (18 Points, 17 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36

MVP of the evening
J. Faltýnek (Ferth Ozone) (22 Points, 25 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 45

The bad performance of the evening
H. Xi qi (US DAGGERS) (7 Points, 3 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -13

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : H. Xi qi (US DAGGERS), F. Apatič (Wellington Warthogs) : 5 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : D. Garjonis (Worker Bees), A. Tendziagolskas (Worker Bees), L. Aranda (Myopic Marauders) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : R. Abderrafi (Worker Bees), H. Xi qi (US DAGGERS), W. Khan (US DAGGERS), J. Gaiato (US DAGGERS), M. Yates (The Reductions), M. Valcárcel (The Reductions), L. Law (Myopic Marauders) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : C. Cervantes (Meridian Hill McMornings), D. Kester (Delta 9), R. Cisneros (Wellington Warthogs) : 6 Three points

The best performer : L. Dobson (Worker Bees) : Rating : 17.0

The worst performer : H. Xi qi (US DAGGERS), W. Khan (US DAGGERS) : Rating : 0.0