I know this preview of tonights games is pretty late so i dont know if you'll will get a chance to look it over before your games. This wont be a long write so here we go.... I think we can agree on the first game of interest.
#1 BucsBlue vs #4 Philly
BROKEN RECORD ALERT!!! Philly has lived up to the billing of being a "giant" killer if you want to call the teams he's beat giants. I mean for a 4 seed in the Great 8 Philly's resume of wins are just impressive. He's lost Cutler but added a replacement, and added another player as well. This will be a battle of last year's MVP & last years Runner up. expect a GUARD battle tonight. Bucs on the other hand has slowly found some chemistry and quietly moved up the charts on the Big 8. Some would say this is what was expected of BucsBlue but management really had its doubts. Lets see if BucsBlue is for real. Philly and Bucs are out of the Cup i expect both teams to play their playoff rotations and lineups. BucsBlue is Fav due to home court. But if you were a gambler i would put money on Philly!
#2 Tigers vs #3 Walnut
Its amazing how Pt Diff has so much to do with seeding. this game as of Tuesday was going to be #1 vs #1. I dont know what to think of this game. I believe its going to come down to who values league wins more than cup wins. Both team are still alive in the cup and although i haven't looked at their opponent at this point in the cup most games aren't just cake walks. Walnut i think has more on the line as a loss would potentially put him in a 3 way tie and only increase the traffic jam Tigers could lose and still have some cushion however Tigers next game would be BucsBlue. I think Tigers win this game.
#4 Homeboyz vs. #3 Lambda
Besides Philly vs BucsBlue, this game will probably be the most fun to follow if you watch the BB game simulation. The boyz are a rough blue collar basketball team. Hard work beats talents and yes the Boyz have talent but they GRIND. Lambda has been a staple of this league Lambda has pedigree talent at every position and is poised for their usual run at the league. Can the Boyz show they are for real? or will lambda's prestige hold true. Lambda is favored by 1 given they are on the road.
#2 Bakers vs #5 Frosty
Two of the most active managers in our league square off. Frosty has constantly talked about how he can't judge whether his team is good enough for playoffs or not, but he isn't ready to call them non contenders either. Baker has tons of talent but if you follow his feeds you'd think the sky was falling. I personally dont believe Baker, and as much as i respect frosty as a manager i can't buy that right now as currently constructed his team is legit contenders. with that said we have a non cup team vs. a cup. I believe Frosty will have all hands on deck for this game. If baker plays it as TIE i could see this being a trap game. Like with many games. I am going to pick Baker to win on the idea both teams play the same, but if Baker over looks this game then Frosty can and will win.
#7 NYC vs #7 UNC
This game should get a write because these two teams dont have wins but they actually play pretty hard and could be better than their records show. But i just can't spend time writing up a 7 vs 7. sorry.
Other game winners will be Marshland, Warhawk, Crosstown, and NYC