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I wouldn't say boom or bust... but we are ALL IN to get out of D3... This is our 4th season in the league... First season we finished 3rd and lost to Snake River in first round of playoffs... Second season we were 20-2 lost in Playoff semi's... Last year 1st in league lost in League championship game......

Feels like BucsBlue has been a stronghold for 3 seasons with nothing to show for it... Management has decided that this season if we go down its going to be going down on our terms. The team added strong veterans to go with our MVP candidate Tommy. And think this team can potentially win this league and be good for at least 3 seasons. before we NEED to infuse youth. Hopefully at some point we can luck up and land another Tommy Lee in the draft like we did in our Inaugural Season.

Best of luck to everyone...Stay healthy, kick butt in the Cup... and i am looking forward to another competitive year as we go!

In one parting NOTE its only right for management to say a formal Good Bye to Wilburn Marcus! It was an emotional farewell as Wilburn was on the original roster generated by BB when Bucsblue was created at 19yrs old...Following that first season Tommy Lee was drafted & him and Wilburn have grown together, trained together and have been what this team was built around. Tommy having the higher potential clearly took his game slightly farther than Wilburn (who did suffer 1 3 week injury in prime of his training) Tommy was NOT on board with selling Wilburn but understands for this team we needed the revenue and were able to grab 2 60k players for the 1.2 Million Wilburn sold for.
-Wilburn was a top assist guy all 3 seasons in III.7, Averaged a min of 15PPG each season, and last season was the 5th MVP vote getter in the Conf. We wish him well as he's moved to a team where he is the Highest Salary player. (and going to be their KEY guy going forward we assume.)... Management was AFRAID and SURPRISED no one from III.7 looked to picking up Wilburn as we didn't want to have to play against him.

Ok enough of my rant!!!

I'm all about patience. It took me 14 seasons to escape DIV.

I'll be in the NBBA by about season 98.

We are 5 Games into the season and lets just say if last season was any indicator of this league then this year is off to an even more interesting start. West side is Undefeated, Snake is in Rebuild mode, and tons of storylines inbetween, AND 2 cup games in we already have 2 casualties. With that said after a quater of the season lets see what III.7 sportingNews has a power rankings....

#1 Bakers Street--- I know a shock given they have 1 loss, but Hyman Ryder is the REAL DEAL, this team handled BucsBlue immediately following his player additions and has a+45 Point Dif without playing rebuilding Snake yet. This team was for real last season and are back and focused.
#2 West Side--- Easily could be #1 (Big 8 Bias) A team that didn't make playoffs last year due to sacrficing some league wins for cup wins early last season. TIGERS are NOT playing any games. Remi Bois is being a stud as expected and West Side has found the receipe to get it rolling early. Beat Star Studded D2 relegate Marsh handly. West side is For Real!
#3 Marshland--- The D2 Relegate has just 1 loss to undefeated Tigers, but holds the largest LEAGUE Pt Dif...This team is stacked on paper (a 75k & 85k Backcourt...Both getting over 15 Ratings in games). Early season prediction this team WILL be in the league finals (unless they suffer an injury). Game against Lambda could be interesting.
#4 Walnut Street-- at 26 how good is Marc Tremol? He didn't make as big a jump in salary as expected (i believe he was injured? maybe missed training) but this guy could easily be a 100k player. However the team's leading scorers are sub 30k players at PG & PF. This team wins despite its highest salary player being its most productive player. Tremol controls the boards and the other put up the points! Walnut has it going with a high Pt Dif and just 1 loss!
#5 Lambda--- Currently sitting at 3-2 but has the 2nd highest Pt Dif in the league. Could make an arguement for the #4 spot in the power rankings. This team has been a staple in the playoffs and top of this league for multiple seasons. This team has a well balanced starting lineup but the salaries get low for his bench. Great manager keeps game shape in order which allows his starters to play at top potential. has big games against Crosstown & Marsh. Is Lambda a real contender?

From here its very Debatable

#6 CrossTown--- Crosstown sits at 6 because of its record but some would say power rankings are about if teams met on a neutral court who would win... Crosstown's ONLY 2 losses are against Undefeated Tigers, and 1 loss Marsh (predicted to get to finals) with that said Crosstown could easily argue why are they not 4 or 5. Well they get a chance to prove that worth with a game against Lambda next! Team salary not scary, they just are balanced and playing well together.
#7 Philly--- Philly comes in at #7 over Warhawk... Philly still has the Reigning MVP and he's not even their leading scorer. Cutler is on a rampage! 20+PPG & 15 Rebs! if he keeps up that productivity and Fischer the MVP gets going look out! Loss to Crosstown kept them from #6 spot. this team has potential but they sit at 7 because how far can they really go?
#8 Warhawks-- Why does this team come in behind 2 other 3-2 teams? its quality of wins! (3 wins are against Snake, Homeboyz n Mitsubishi) 2 of those teams has red Pt Diffs & Mits has a 5 injury to its 2nd best player. Plus Warhawk just got beat by 30 to BucsBlue who doesn't have a winning record! Warhawk was helped by its schedule and the weakness of the Big 8 could go 4-3 in early conf play (thats NOT good)
#9 BucsBlue---Yes you can argue this is a Bias selection, BucsBlue is 2-3 (how do they jump both Mits & UNC) Both have better Pt Dif not to mention Mits BEAT BucsBlue game 1 of season. Here it is...1st Mits & UNC have 4 wk injuries to 30k+ players, 2nd Mits win over Bucs was by 5 TIE vs Norm. And Bucs just beat 1 loss Warhawk by 30! On a neutral court who'd you pick? Bucs, Mits, Unc?
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well, at this point, i have a pretty good feel for how the league is shaping up. i don't think i'll get relegated, but i think i'll have to win a relegation series. i know it's early, but i've already lost 2 key games that were pivotal in a playoff run. that said, i do feel pretty good about winning a few games coming up here, should put me back in the picture at least.

this league is way more difficult this season than it was last season. the new teams are really good. aside from snake river and maybe dang88, there are really no easy matchups. no obvious wins. any night any team might win. i have no clue who is going to make the playoffs.

Break your team up??? Really... i will believe that when i see it... Dont have enough offense? You have the 4th best defense in the entire league and your offense isn't too shabby either. Now if you feel you can't win then by all means start putting those guys on the market... will make my journey a little easier on our side of the Conference.

But this league's talent keeps getting better. The manager are attentive and there is NO easy game!

Well the bad guy in me says break em up... lol one less hurdle to tackle... But the Competitor in me is already sad my RIVAL Snake is in rebuild and if you disassemble your team then wow... You do make a very good point I am extremely interested to see and participate in these games vs the Great 8. Interleague comes at the right time for me as it gave me 2 weeks to get my new additions game shape's where they need to be. should be war!