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274754.29 in reply to 274754.28
Date: 2/1/2016 2:28:36 PM
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I just wish i had a bit more skill on my trainees and a bit more cash. With my 22 year olds at 94 and 86 TSP at seasons end i feel i might have had a shot to stay up next season and be competitive for the 4th spot in the playoffs (As they would've projected to at least 102 TSP and 94 TSP by the end of those seasons, which is closer to the caliber of talent needed in D.III i would think).

There are 9 players that i feel are legit enough to be used in this draft (with all 18's and half the 19's scouted). Hopefully i can use them to gain some funding and make a better run at it next time.

From: Ciasy
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274754.30 in reply to 274754.29
Date: 2/3/2016 10:33:19 AM
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A Classic matchup in League III.1 - Serapo Gaeta vs Call Of Cthulhu
In the last 4 seasons the played against each other 14 times, 3 in the playoffs
Record is 13-1 for Call of Cthulhu
They are the better team this year as well, so I'll need 110% from my players for this uphill battle
I really hope CTH promotes to Div II, he deserves it (and I'm tired to lose against him LOL)
Good luck

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274754.31 in reply to 274754.30
Date: 2/3/2016 1:09:24 PM
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Think that your POCT vs Rahway dooms most of your chance here.

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274754.32 in reply to 274754.31
Date: 2/3/2016 4:16:54 PM
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Never assume a victory by my team in the playoffs. I have a way of screwing the pooch every year.

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274754.34 in reply to 274754.33
Date: 2/9/2016 9:38:39 PM
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This game makes no sense. I play look inside and my team settles for jump shots for the entire second half. There should not have been one shot outside of 3 feet based upon the matchup. The sim makes its decision before tip off and then fills in the details on how to get there. I know for a fact that 3 pt percentage goes down when you play with an inside focus when there is no reason that it should.

His scrubs were dunking on the league mvp all night. Not realistic at all. Win or lose, this is the final season for Cthulhu

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274754.35 in reply to 274754.34
Date: 2/9/2016 9:45:25 PM
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Case in point: His backup PF 16 pts 8 rebs. Salary $4879

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274754.37 in reply to 274754.36
Date: 2/9/2016 9:55:30 PM
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Doesn't matter dood. There are no amount of pops that can explain that. Nor does it explain the sudden reliance on jump shots in the second half.

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274754.39 in reply to 274754.38
Date: 2/11/2016 6:07:53 PM
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Home Court: All things considered equal with coaching staff, would count for +8 to the home team right off the bat.
POCT vs PON: I assume that both teams were at 10 or 11 enthusiasm prior to the game. therefore, this will also count for a +8.

Looking at production, i tend to look for a few things. I look first for the lowest starting player and his point production.

For CoC, this is Picazo-Garcia, who scored 13 points with a 9.0 rating (the lowest amongst all but one player on the floor, the backup for the other team). In his man to man matchup, he limited the production of the opposing player in terms of points at least. Offensively, his production was 4/14 (28.5%), and he had 2 assists to 1 turnover and 1 rebound.

On the Dragon's side of things, Weihong was the lowest starter rating wise with an 11.0. His production was 50% FG, with 4 rebounds and 1 turnover, and he fouled out really early on. the backup held the defensive rating, but neither really held Aguilar from scoring when he did decide to shoot it. They should be pleased with limiting production, but they had next to no impact in any other facet of the game.

The key difference between the two matchups is what Whiting did for Dragons in his matchup with Picazo-Garcia. He wasn't ever going to match Aguilar in his ratings, but if he had limited ball movement and rebounding skills, he would've likely had a line closer to 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4-5 turnovers. Instead, he went 6:1 on his AST:TO ratio, and was 2nd on the team in rebounding. Unlike PG, Whiting was a huge part of the team's offensive production. PG didn't stop the ball from being distributed from Whiting to another player, whereas every time PG had the ball himself he shot up a poor shot (lots of 3's), and bricked enough of them to probably cost his team the game. If you have someone who can distribute the ball better, you are going to have to bench him to have a hope to win this playoff series.

Assuming that the Dragons mail in the 2nd game (If CoC CT's and they CT and they lose, then they stand a chance to lose game 3 when CoC CT's again and has an edge in enthusiasm), you'll have to do a little rearranging to play the two big man strategy.

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