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I believe that if you have a chance to promote you should always go for it, especially when I’m division III. The only reason to be in Div III (if you’re active on the game) is if you tank in Div II to get a good draftee, other than that div III is really boring to be in as there are so many bot teams.

Plus in my opinion, even if you only get 1 season in the high division, the increased income/profit (plus promotion bonus) is worth the promotion. That’s my theory with promoting this season. If I do make it to the EBBL I’ll probably go straight back down, but the 1.5mil promotion bonus plus increased profit hopefully means I can all but finish my arena and set me up for a future run to become a established EBBL team.

As we head in to the final game of the season I thought I would highlight some interesting situations in the EBBL and Div II leagues to watch out for.

EBBL
In the EBBL most of the play off teams are set. Tide of fire face LIDLTallfellas in the battle for the top seed in the play offs. In the red side, Hope Springs and London Whales comptete for the top seed in the great 8 but with Hope Springs holding a much higher PD and facing already relegated Los Mikitos at home in the final game, they will be favoured to get the top spot. There is a battle for the final playoff spot in the great 8 as if Durham Wasps can beat Leeds City Ballers in the final game by more than 21 points they will sneak in at Leeds' expense.

As for the relegation side of the league, the 8th seeds are already set as Panathinaikos Bristol and Los Mikitos are too far behind. The 5th-7th seeds in both conferences are also very close as both 5th seeds currently sit on 9-12 records whole the 6th and 7th seeds are on 8-13 records. All teams will be trying to find favourable matchups for the relegation series.

Div II.1
Div II.1 is pretty much set as most teams look set to stay where they are in the playoff race. Rythern Reapers currently sit in the 5th seed, 1 win behind Doncaster Hawks but with a better PD. If the Reapers can pick up a win and Doncaster lose they would switch places. In the red side, the 3rd and 4th seed sees Scunthorpe Devils 1 win and 19 PD behind Toral Castro if results fall the way of the Devils they would switch.

Div II.2
MexcianTaxiDriver have already claimed the top seed as they hold a 20-1 record. The 8 playoff spots are already set other than JA Miami currently sitting 3rd in the big 8 could fall behind Borac Basket if they forfeit again and Borac pickup a good win.

Div II.3
Team Nook are currently on course for an unbeaten season heading in to the final game. The red side is set for playoff seedings, but the blue side has everything to play for. PONTIOPOYLA sit top on 12-9 1 win and 58 PD ahead of Nutwood Nets on 11-10. M Dogs and Covernty Phoenix sit in 3rd and 4th on 10-11 records, separated by only 7 PD. SC Basita sit on 5th on 9-13 records and only 11 points behind Coventryand in 6th Free Agent are also on 9-13 record but sit a little further behind on PD. A lot of movement could happen on Saturday.

Div II.4
In Div II.4 the battle between Camden Kings and St. Purple & Greens took a turn as Camden lost to Whetstone Wizards to give the Purple a& Greens a 1 game advantage. But the Kings still have a better PD so if results fall right the can regain top spot. Whetstone sit on the same record as the Kigns but are too far behind in PD to make a push for the top seed. The 8 playoff teams have already been decided.

Merry Christmas everyone and a Happy New Year!
Ronso

I’ve done it! 22-0!

It’s the first time I’ve gone 22-0 and I’ve managed to do it playing wing trainees at C in all but 2 games. I’m happy I’ve guaranteed promotion but I still want to Div II title to add to my trophy cabinet.

Good luck to everyone else in the playoffs/relegation games.

No real big changes to playoff seedings in the final game last night.

In the EBBL Tide of Fire took the win to regain the top seed for the playoffs while Durham Wasps did beat Leeds City Ballers but fell 6 points short in the game which would have given them the playoff spot.

In division II.3 the blue side saw a big shuffle in seedings as 3rd seed M Dogs lost to 4th seed Coventry while Free agent and SC Bastia picked up big wins which left M Dogs down in the 6th seed while SC Bastia leaped from 6th seed to pip Free Agent to the 4th seed by 4 points. And to make things a little worse for Free Agent, they lost the 4th quarter by 16 points.

Not much else appears to have changed in the other division II leagues in the playoff race.

Good luck to everyone on Tuesday

The playoffs are here! Here is a quick overview of the first round matchups in the EBBL and division II.

EBBL
The reigning EBBL champions Tide of Fire face cup runner up Arsenal 98 on their first step for back to back EBBL titles. Arsenal 98 did win their most recent matchup 88-75 but Tide of Fire have the home court advantage this time round.

In the 2nd vs 3rd seed game on the blue side, LIDLTallfellas face NT U21 coach js8’s Optic Fibres. The Tallfellas did beat Optic Fibres in their previous game but it took an overtime effort to do so. This game could go either way.

Over on the red side, Hope Springs face Leeds City Ballers in the 1v4 tie. Leeds’ top scorer Abu Shaqra has been out through injury but has been able to recover for the playoffs. Hope Springs did the double during the season and look to make it 3/3 wins against Leeds.

The 2v3 matchup between London Whales and BC Zalgiris is a very interesting game as London hold home court advantage but BC Zalgiris are carrying the highest team salary in the league and are seen as favourites by some. Can Zalgiris overcome London’s home court to advance? The Whales will be looking to NT players Barral and MacLaverty to perform well.

The EBBL relegation battles this season look very tasty as all 6 teams finished with between 10 and 8 wins during the season, suggesting every series is going to be close.

The 9-13 Cambois Donkeys face 8-14 Bournemouth Drunkers in the first 5v7 matchup. The Donkeys did win the in-season matchup between the two teams, but did lose their last 4 league games and will need to end their losing streak if they want to survive.

The other 5v7 matchup sees the 10-12 Durham Wasps, who fell 12 points short of making the playoffs, face the 8-14 Bethnal Green Erks. Bethnal started the season 0-8 and managed to turn it around after a 7 point win over the Wasps. Bethnal did have home court advantage in that game which they don’t in this series. Can the Wasps pick up the 2 wins they need?

The final relegation tie sees two teams that finished with a 9-13 record, Stinkilemons and Bromley-By-Bow. Stinkilemons have home court advantage in the series due to their better points difference which could prove crucial for them. They will be hoping the fire power of wings Magdaleno Banuelos and Dallis Brona can be enough to keep them in the EBBL. Stinkilemons won the last matchup comfortably, but the pressure of relegation may make a difference this time round.

Division II.1
Galaxy Walkers face the team that spoilt their unbeaten season Doncaster Hawks. The Hawks beat the Walkers 84-80 away from home a few weeks ago, can they upset the top seeds again?

The other big 8 tie sees kotwa face new jersey2 which should also provide an exciting game with both teams looking strong heading in to their playoff runs.

Over on the red side, top seed Detroit Pistons I face Scunthorpe Devils in their quest to finally promote from division II.1 after completing their 25th consecutive season.

The other great 8 game sees 2nd seed Hurstead Hustlers face Toral Castro as the red side look to show they can compete as the blue side looked considerably strong during the season.

Division II.2
MexicanTaxiDriver won top spot in division II.2 with a 21-1 record and they face last seasons EBBL team JA Miami in the first round. JA have forfeited there last 5 games, could this be because they see MTD as a favourable matchup? We’ll have to wait and see.

The other big 8 game sees 2nd seed T20 Crickters face Borac Basket. Whist they’re records are far apart during the season (T20 at 18-4 while Borac at 11-11), Borac have some impressive players on their roster and could cause an upset.

Over in the great 8, Roaring Lions topped the conference with a 19-3 record but received a big blow as star NT win Simon Redding went down injured in the last game and hasn’t been able to recover in time. Porzigod will believe this gives them a chance of a big upset.

The other great 8 tie between 2nd seed Heat Culture and 3rd seed Gophers promises to be a high scoring affair as the two top scoring teams face off.

Division II.3
The tightly contested big 8 saw 6 teams finish within 2 wins of each other as PONTIOPOYLA finished top with a 12-10 record and they will face SC Bastia who miraculously finished 4th on the final day of the season. SC Bastia we’re the 2nd highest scoring team in the league so don’t count them out against the top seed.

The 2v3 matchup sees Coventry Phoenix travel to Nutwood Nets which promises to be a hard fought battle as both teams will be looking to advance and make a run to the finals.

In the great 8, pressure is on for Team Nook after an unbeaten 22-0 season puts them as favourites to win the title. They face Scarface who have star power with guard Marc Brooks and C Marino Casclola and they will hope to provide an upset.

The second great 8 game sees 2nd seed MILF Hunters battle Kauno Zalgiris 7 BC in a contrast of styles. Kauno we’re the highest scoring team in the league by over 100 points while MILF used they’re defensive strength as they ended with the 2nd best defensive record. They say offence wins game but defence wins championships, which will come out on top?

Division II.4
In division II.4, the St Purple & Greens won the best league record, finishing at 20-2. They face Club Deportivo in the first round, who they beat both times during the season. They will be looking to make it 3 out of 3.

The big 8 also sees 2nd seed Camden Kings face Whetstone Wizards. The Wizards denied the Kings the top spot after they picked up the win against them near the end of the season. Can the Wizards defeat them again or will the King ms get their revenge?

In the great 8, veteran team CWA Fury topped the conference with a 18-4 record and they will face another veteran team Gauson. The season series went 1-1 as both teams picked up home wins. It should be a good game to see who comes out on top this time.

Pleven North End face off against TheBeasts in the other great 8 matchup. Pleven North End enter the playoffs having 6 of their last 7 games, including a 22 point win over TheBeasts. They will be looking to continue their strong play in to the playoffs.

And here is the order of top ranked 1 seeds for the ‘extra’ promotion spot

Final promotion spot:
1- Team Nook- 22-0 580 PD
2- MexicanTaxiDriver 21-1 479 PD
3- St Purple & Greens 20-2 773 PD
4- Galaxy Walkers 20-2 699 PD
5- Roaring Lions 19-3 596 PD
6- CWA Fury 18-4 610 PD
7- Detroit Pistons 544 PD
8 PONTIOPOYLA 12-10 95 PD

Good luck to everyone in the playoffs and relegation battles.