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If you read my press release you saw this:

Big 8:
1. The Boston Boss 20-1: Tough team to beat, and well rounded enough for a D5 to be able to win all games in the conference.
2. Naples Napalm 19-2: No big move yet, but they have a bigger bank account than Bill Gates.
3. Da Vicks 15-7: A team that has been known to make significant runs in the regular season
4. Taino Indians 12-10: Pulled off reasonable success last season

Great 8:
1. Shippensburg Raiders 22-0: Easy selection, unstoppable in all skills. Cant be defeated, unless you're the Flying Cows :)
2. Bobcatz 17-5: Powerful team that has not made an changes, but could be reasonable in the regular season
3. V Squad 15-7: Seems like they have an extremely similar team as the Bobcatz
4. Maine Claws 12-10: Average team, but can be an upset team. Pulled off many upsets last season, which can be all it take to win it all

Round 1:
TBB/ TI: Boss win because of offense
NAP/DA: Napalm win if they make a big move this offseason
RAI/MAI: Raiders win, period
CHA/SQU: Very close game, but I will take the upset with Vsquad

Round 2:
TBB/NAP: Taking Napalm if they make a move soon, if they don't, I take me
RAI/CHA: Raiders, they're too powerful inside
Finals:
TBB/RAI: Game 3 finish, Raiders win in a margin of 10-20.

CHAMPION: SHIPPENSBURG RAIDERS

Wow. I could have and you might even say should have beat Shippensburg Raiders on the road. That game was a lot closer than the final score indicates. My one complaint: WTH was Dave Velasquez doing taking literally every shot down the stretch (and bricking them all)?

On the bright side, it definitely gives me hope for the future. Cedrick Pagan in particular looked pretty good until the 4th, when he was obviously tired--the result of having played so many minutes. That depressed his stat line especially in the area of TOs, but he still managed to score a game-high 20 points. Still, he was aggressive in taking shots when his team needed it. I'm excited to see what happens after a season of training when he's more skilled. Look out, V.35!

yeah nice job but to me idc what i win by 1 or 50 i just like to get in the w column. good game though and really liking the rookie

Yeah a win's a win. TBH, I was probably saying that it was closer than it appeared at least partially to make myself feel better. And I'm pretty happy with Pagan so far. He had the ball stolen a couple of times b/c of his atrocious handling, but he passed well and shot fairly well considering the defensively dominant nature of the game. Interestingly enough, out of the top rookies of this class, two (Meeker and Bunn) have been sold or are close to being sold, one (Gary McDowell) was forced to retire due to management issues, and only two of note (Pagan and Duvall) are with their original teams. Just saying.

Yeah, that was a pretty close game, I was rootin for you. No offense bobitz, but I love a good upset :D

Cedrick Pagan is a beast, but I have the guy with the best name in the league, Dick Mccracken :D

Yeah, I might be able to argue that but it would be difficult. But I'll bet Mccracken didn't get a triple pop this week.

Handling, passing, driving...oh yeah!

SIDE NOTE: I noticed you bought Calvin Bunn back. First, do you have to pay those 3% sales fees on transfers to yourself? Second, why? $750K is a very good sum for an 18yo with his skills/potential. Especially if you lost money through the transfer fee, why would you spend so much to keep him?

Last edited by Trueborn at 11/11/2011 1:53:56 PM

I thought I was gettin a U21 player with my 1 million, so I thought I didnt need bunn. SO then I didnt get the guy and im like shit. SO I noticed while I bid against the guy it was gettin really high, so I decided if it went over 800000 id let him go. My mentor and some people in the U21 comitee say he has a serious chance of some day even being a starting PG on the U21. And by the way congrats for the triple pop, I'm glad he's doing so well. I hope he can keep training so well.

U21 STARTING point guard? Wow. You sure about that? I wouldn't think he'd have more than an outside chance at a backup role let alone starter, considering that he has all atrocious inside skills and the US traditionally runs LI, don't they? Plus I'm sure there's higher potential and better skilled prospects with equally good height floating around with high-level trainers and experienced managers (does the name Cedrick Pagan ring any bells? O_O). What level trainer do you have, btw?

But seriously, despite my little joke about Pagan, I have little actual idea about what it takes to be a U21 player so I could be completely mistaken. Regardless, best of luck with him!

Last edited by Trueborn at 11/11/2011 11:15:17 PM

I have a superior trainer.And my trainings coming from the people who run the NT, so I think they can help me make him a u21 player. Even tho my mentor says starter, I don't believe it. But looking at the database, he could be a backup easily.

After looking closer at the standings, and roster of the Maine Claws, I believe I misjudged them. I believe that Maine Claws may take this one to the finals.