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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

GS difference is too great. BucsBlue will beat me tonight. Fisher is at mediocre GS. Gonna get smashed. xD

Shocked that I'm winning at HT. xD

I'm still confident that I'll be dropping out of the race in short order, but halfway in to the season in the Big 8 ther are five teams at either 8-3 or 7-4.

i was never gonna win that game. it's alright. i played my backups, but decided to play normal juuuuuuuust in case baker did the same, cuz then i'd at least have a fighting chance. in retrospect i suppose i probably should've used gdp as well, but oh well, i would've guessed wrong anyway. and title contenders? 100% sure i'm a pretender for a couple seasons yet. patience. but for the playoffs? i'm comin for dat philly ass. or i suppose it'll be crosstown now. also, props to homeboyz for beating lambda. nice win.

It was a gift. He played no starter. If we played straight up he would kick my ...........

Depth chart until 4th gives my starters enough minutes to be in the 60s range at the end of the week if I start them next game. It's a game shape thing.

Happy Monday League. Interleague play has been exciting as expected. One thing that has to be said is that going into the season and early in this season it looked as if the Great 8 was the superior of the 2 sides. However nothing to do with wins losses vs each other but looking at the standings the Big 8 has 5 teams at 7-4 (3 at 8-3) while the Great 8 has the league's best record of 9-2, but only 3 teams 7-4 or better. So lets get into the games Tuesday as there are some interesting matchups

#1 BucsBlue vs #2 Tigers (NO HYPE NEEDED)
This game doesn't need much Selling. You have the #1 & #2 scorers in the league (separated by 1 pt) you have 2 league leaders in rebounding. Same records and tons of title and promotion hopes. Tigers has a HUGE cup game against former III.7 Champs Cheeks but Tigers casually played TIE and didn't play his starters in his game Saturday. Expect Tigers to play his REAL game Tuesday. Bucs are on a 7 game winning streak. Since starting 1-3 Bucs has found a little groove. Already out of the cup no need to rest starters in this game. I wouldn't be surprised if the BB game engine sends this game into OT. I expect a shootout! Homecourt advantage goes to Tigers plus a 3 pt home advantage. Vegas has Tigers as a 1 point home favorite.

#1 Marsh vs. #2 Baker
Another massive game taking place on tuesday as Marshland takes on Baker. Marsh entered this league as a D2 demote which unless rebuilding typically is a team looking to get right back to D2. Marsh is a 2 loss team (best record in the league) and looks the part of a Champion. Marsh has the best backcourt in the league a dynamic 2 headed monster that will be hard for Baker to contend with. Baker will attempt to counter with solid inside scoring. Marsh can score but he also gives up plenty of points. expect a scoring spree by both teams, but i believe Marsh just will "out talent" Baker. Vegas has Marsh as a 7 point favorite. This game will either be really close or a blowout is my person opinion.

#4 Homeboys vs #4 Crosstown
This game deserves some mention not as marque as the other 2 games, but still a battle between current playoff teams and a game the others in the league will be keeping an eye on. Homeboyz and Warhawk are currently tied for that 4th spot with the Boyz having a better pt diff. On the other side Crosstown and Philly are tied for the 4th spot with Crosstown owning the better Point Diff. As i've said before i'm a huge fan of the Boyz. They play hard, smart, and together. They are just a blue collar team. Crosstown has a good foundation lot of young talent that i like. Crosstown is a team i dont want to face in a couple years if the manager is training properly. We are giving Crosstown the home court advantage win. I think they win a close close close game. Vegas has them favored by 3.5

Other winners.... Warhawk beats Frosty, Walnut over Dang, Lambda over Mits, Philly over UNC, NYC over Snake