As the Season has come to the Halfway point, both conferences have started to take shape. The Big 8, filled with 2 Experienced teams, a new team that's giving effort(OuO) and 5 well others. While the Great 8 the conference with the "two AI's", (ATX). Has had some tight competition that has been ruled by Texas Ligers, UofDallas, and Gods and Goddesses. So far the Ligers who have gotten out to a nice 10-1 Start, Picking up a close win against long time rival GG, and coming up just 9 points short in a late rallying push against the Javamen. You can expect that last years MVP runner up javier Cia will continue to control the conference with elegant shooting and precision passing while Gianfranco Minonzio currently the third in rebounds will continue to control the paint. Expect them to finish really strong. Next Gods and Goddesses, I believe the 2 longest team to be in the conference looking to advance? well they have the talent currently sitting also at 10-1(But still have to play the Javamen). With the lead in the conference thanks to point differancial, GG only lost on the road, to the ligers, while keeping a 7 point win over UofD at home and demolishing Hialeah and S. Dakota each by 30+. With the continually big man domination by Benjamín Urtubia and Gian Maria Gaggini, plus the late addition of François Imbert a rematch with the Liger Will be fun to see. I'd bet on the Gods to be coming out of a strong Great 8. UofDallas currently 9-2 a team that has some older talent has been a constant threat to the top team each of the last 2 years they have participated in IV 58 last year beating the Gods and LIgers twice, We have yet to see that same UofD team, but somewhere deep down there that team still has the same fire they once played with, led by veterans Jacob Ute and Nicolas Campos you can expect this team to finish about where they are now. S. Dakota, a team that for the last 3 years has sat in Purgatory, the 5th seed. Could this year be a first? the game that will decided this fate will be once they return to Great 8 conference play to take on Hialeah. A team that they lost to earlier in the season 94-105, although to big keys to this game, on the road and also this game was also before the addition of Ronald Gatt, who is currently averaging 28 points for the Coyotes which would led the league. With the young players Gaetano Busutill and Garel Kurvits(Got his first non-scrimmage double-double). This team has potential, not enough to do anything this year but potential. Hialeah Gladiators coming from last years 7th place regulation game has to be the comeback story of the year. So close to making the playoffs, if only they played in the big 8 then they would be locked in. The high scoring team led by Small forward Jérémy Cabral leagues leading scorer and Przemysław Macikowski the veteran and 5th leading scorer. This team is built on its starters, Manuel Serrano de Pablo the center grabs 13 boards a game while they have 3 top ten scorers. Its going to be a slug fest to the end with S. Dakota to see who can claim that final spot. Dank Memes dont worry a slow start is normal for every new coach, dont become disgrunteled by this. Find your strengs ths and build around them. But anyways DM siting with a 5-6 record would be playoff contention for the Big 8 doesnt cut it this year for the great 8. Led by Adrián Juanes a solid scoring threat and a prime rebounder is followed up by Fredric Daigle a solid center as well, and current perfect free throw shooter, look for Dank Memes to take a good pick in the draft and return next year hungry. We dont talk about AI's here so The Great 8 overview by SDcoyotes is complete.(Yes these are my own beliefs) prediction for the final standings 1.GODS AND GODDESSES 21-1 2.Texas Ligers 20-2 3.UofDallas 18-4 4.S. Dakota Coyotes 14-8 5.Hialeah Gladiators 14-8 6.Dank Memes 9-13 7.W Va Miners 3-19 8.EH Hornets 0-22
Playoffs GG Vs. SDC GG wins 117-78...TL Vs. UofD TL win 102-99...GG Vs. TL, GG wins 122-11