I agree, I think the Sharpshooters are gonna pull it out in the Big 8. Seeding in the Great 8 is still very interesting at this point.
Lopez has two home games to finish off the season, but it is to Morton's Minors (who are hitting their stride in perfect timing for the playoffs), followed by a game against the very anxious Morrisville Ninjas (all three of these teams are from D.IV.26). Mortons Minors have two games on the road to finish their season off. First, they will be playing Lopez AT Lopez (they remain undefeated at home), followed by the Boozers (who just pulled off a nice upset with high enthusiasm vs. the number one ranked Lopez). Maximus seems to have a pretty easy end to their season, perhaps solidifying them as the three seed. Morrisville Ninjas and Wine County Boozers are battling out for the fourth playoff spot, first matching off against each other @ Morrisville, and then each facing the number 1 and 2 seeds respectfully (see above).
The race has gotten very close here, and it seems to remain down to the wire here at the end for the 1 and 2 seed between the two powerhouses of the Great8 (divided currently by a 3pd in favor of Lopez), including a direct face-off in their next game.
And the battle for fourth and fifth could become very interesting, as the two teams battling will be facing each other next, followed by similar opponents in their last game. The two are essentially divided by a win right now, as the Boozers would most likely win the PD battle.
These tight races will no doubt help the Big 8 again as the end of the season remains fierce down to the last play for the great 8, although three and four
could be battling for their positions, and possibly affect some of the enthusiasm in the Big 8.
The MVP race should be a very interesting one as well, as the top candidates seem to be either Cardenas again (with roughly 37 ppg, 3 assists,3 rebounds, and 1 stl)
(9208266) or Danny Ellison (with roughly 19.5 ppg, 16.5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks)
(11772142).
A few other standout players this season have been Eugene Culp (19 ppg, 6 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 1 stl)
(6626483), Rodrigo Irala (27 ppg, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and the 3-point champion)[player=
(9296234)], Constantin Tholen (32 ppg, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 stl)
(9335403), Lucky Do (18 rebounds, 10 ppg)
(17742442), Claude Shultis (13 ppg, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block)
(14603411), Kristoffer Hollis (18 ppg, 13.5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.5 blocks, 1 stl)
(9207493), Lamont Gossett (17 ppg, 13.5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.5 blocks)
(17740659), and Sven Sponeck (16 ppg, 7.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 stl)
(21341864).
Looking at the ages of most of these players, a good number of them seem to be getting up there, and may not be major contributors in a few years. of these players, the ones under 30 are as follows:
Danny Ellison-29 (
(11772142))
Claude Shultis-27 (
(14603411))
Lucky Do-26 (
(17742442))
Lamont Gossett-25 (
(17740659))
Sven Sponeck-23
(21341864))