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Cleary i have a VESTED interest in the 2 vs 3 game of Cheets vs Snake River.... Snake was up at half and had played really well the first 2 quarters and in the first 5 mins of the 3rd Cheets literally goes on a 22-2 Run lighting up every shot he takes and jumps from down 5 to 15 like it was NOTHING! what fire power.... as i check the score while typing i see Snake is battling back has the lead back down to 8. What a game. Lets just say its not promised I will stay a 1 loss team! and the playoffs on our side will be SICK!!!!!!

I really sweated that one out boys.

Good game Snake. Real good battle

Very impressed with the beating Glugly put on me Tuesday. Didn't expect it, even with an enthusiasm difference and on the road.

Much as I think the other conference has more cache in this league I think our side could easily produce a champion. Even though I'm sitting in first I doubt it will be me. We've been very inconsistent this year. I love my team makeup of skills (I have been looking for literally a year for this combo of player skills and salaries, even though the players are older) but it isn't translating to wins yet. Sadly it's not like coaching can help. I may have the tactics wrong but I can't mess with them until I clinch my spot.

I have to disagree with 1 point you made. I think the overall league title goes to a member of our side. Not saying it will be me, but between Snake, Cheets, and myself you have 3 very powerful teams that are built not just for success this year but long term.

I don't think you're wrong, I just think it's not as cut and dry as earlier commentary has suggested.

It's great you all are built long term and look forward to competing with you.

It only takes an injury at the wrong time to take a top team out of the picture altogether.

Damn, that loss to tiger army earlier in the season is really coming back to haunt me, especially after beating warhawks. It's the games you should've won but lost that hurt the worst, and it's more difficult to make up ground this late in the season. Boy I want that 6th seed so bad I can taste it, especially now that I just bought my new starting small forward, thus completing my team. I'm set up so well for the long term, it's such a young team, it would be a shame if I had to sell a good chunk of it due to not being able to afford it on a d4 salary. I wanna win this relegation series bad.

I also have a damn this week. I apparently forgot to set my scrimmage lineup, which will totally screw up my game shape. Oh and Bowers got hurt too.

Losing Martinazzi kills any champ hopes. Bummer.

Seems only fitting!!!! As expected BucsBlue & Cheeks will meet for the Big 8 title and right to move on to the championship game. Conventional wisdom would have you believe that the winner of this game will proceed to win the overall league and promote to D2 so to say this is a BIG game is an understatement!!! Here's some info on both teams and what's brought them to this point!

Cheeks has been in this III.7 league for 7 Seasons and has been a playoff MAINSTAY. in his first season he was the 4 seed. and since then he's won the regular season title 4 times without ever winning the BIG overall championship game. He's made the Semi's and the finals on multiple occasions. This year Cheeks and BucsBlue tied for Overall best record in the league. Cheeks has never had the League MVP despite having great overall team Success.

BucsBlue has taken a different route to this point! BucsBlue has only been in III.7 for 2 seasons. In his first season he was 16-6 good enough for the 3rd seed in which he lost to Snake in first round of playoffs. After just 1 season with essentially the same team he improved for a tie of best Record in the League. (Ironic stat... Bucsblue has promoted from D5 without ever WINNING the entire thing. At D5 had great record at D4 went undefeated and got upset in first round of playoffs). BucsBlue has NEVER had a League MVP in any league he was a part of.

Now for the match!!!! The season Series Between these 2 teams is Tied... Cheeks is lead by a very balanced attack and avg about 25 assist per game. He has multiple double digit scorers...Primary player is Marc E (Avg a double double from the PF position!) Cheeks Roster has been ever evolving with just a couple Mainstays. In 22 games this season Cheeks averages 99.9 Points Per game....... As for BucsBlue... the roster has been the same from Start of Season to now. Besides Injury BucsBlue has started or played the same guys all season. Bucsblue is also a very balanced offensive approach All starters Avg Double figure scoring. Hard to label a "BEST player" for BucsBlue as each guy has played a huge role in different games. Bucsblue like Cheeks is also a high assist team avg 22 assist per game. While scoring slightly more than Cheeks at 102 PPG... However Cheeks has proven to be a slightly better defensive team giving up about 4.5 points LESS per game than BucsBlue.

Prediction...... We are in for FIREWORKS! Assuming Both teams will be all in trying to win this game. The game could be decided by picking or not picking the GDP or player game shapes, or enthusiasm.Conventional wisdom says this game comes down to the wire. However the prediction in this writing is Picking Cheeks to win in a game thats close for a while but then gets out of hand late. Cheeks has been waiting for this opportunity 7 years and doesn't plan to let a 2 year D3 team knock him off his post. BucsBlue is young at key spots and will be a Force to get out of the league in the following season.

Enjoy the game!!!!!!

BucsBlue, great write up dude.

I've been in D3 for a long time...although time has flown by...promoted quick from D5 and D4, but like you not winning D5, I didn't win D4. It was a rough start to D3 not having the same promotion cash and attendance bonus like other promotees. It was a tough start, but I survived. Unfortunately, since I'm not good at growing talent, I've had to find other ways to succeed...that's why I buy and sell guys all the time, but it only takes me so far. That's why I need to find the right set of guys.

Throughout the years, I've changed the philosophy/strength of my teams multiple times....from a balanced approach, to a lot of outside shooters, to an inside based team. I've never been able to put together that truly dominant team...and I'm not saying this current team is dominant, but I think I'm starting to figure some things out...not sure if it'll be enough to move to D2 this season.

I know I'm rambling...I just wanted to give you some background on how I got here. It's not always easy, but after 7 season, I feel like I'm closer now than ever. This weekend's game should be fun, and I do wish you the best of luck BucsBlue, but I just hope it's my time to finally move on. 3 seasons for you to promote is nothing compared to 7 seasons, right? haha.

Good luck sir!