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Date: 01/25/2015 17:13:43
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This is the first of 5 power rankings I will do throughout the season. Feel free to express your opinions and debate over where you think teams should be ranked. My first week rankings are primarily based off of roster strength and week one team performance. Please don't be offended if I rank your team low, just tell me why you should be higher in the rankings. Also, this being my first year in the league, I don't know most of these teams very well. Please put your own analysis of teams if you are a IV.58 veteran so I can have a better idea of how teams in this league tend to do.

Power Rankings:

1. Strong arm of the law (1-0) Nice 23 point win over my GODS. Controlled most of the game and never gave my GODS a chance to come back. Also has a very strong roster.
2. Boilermakers (1-0) I really wanted to put the Boilermakers in first just because I think they have the best roster, but a two point win on a buzzer beater dunk in OT isn't the type of thing you expect when they are going against a team that they should have been able to put away in the first 48 minutes.
3. Catzzz (1-0) Good quality win over the Javamen. Talented roster. This team should be the favorites to go to the finals in a weak Big 8 conference.
4. Fiercekitties (1-0) Danny Dunn could be league MVP. Not sure what type of stats he puts up, it is just a gut feeling.
5. Lightning Hoopers (0-1) Lost a nailbiter to a really good team in the boilermakers. Watch out for the Lightning Hoopers this season.
6. Blaserz (1-0) Lots of talent. Lock to be at least a 2 seed in the Big 8 in my opinion.
7. Winking Mares (0-1) Loaded with young talent, I feel this could be a team that pulls off some upsets this year. Too bad they are my GODS rivals.
8. Javamen (0-1) This was a tough rank. I wanted to put the Javamen higher in the rankings based on how deep the roster is, but I think the Mares would beat them in a head to head matchup, so... yeah.
9. GODS AND GODDESSES (0-1) I may be biased, but my GODS faced the number one team in the league and put up a respectable 100 points without the starting C. I want to see how this team performs verses a team of similar caliber.
10. Baylor Bears (1-0) Beat the Panthers of Panama in a close, 4 point game. Might be a 4 seed come playoff time.
11. Mattakeunk Moose (0-1) Went up against a very good team and lost as I projected. Still has a good chance to get a 4 seed in the playoffs.
12. Panama Panthers (0-1) Lost a close one to the Bears. Last of 3 teams that could get that could snag that Big 8 4 seed.
13. Columbus Warriors (1-0) Currently ranked the top team in the league by Buzzerbeater. They annihilated the Funky Town Fire, but the Fire isn't much competition. I think this could be a sleeper team, but we don't know how this team will do against tougher opponents.
14. Stemrel (1-0) I think this team could only beat the Funky Town Fire and the Honolulu Chiefs. They happened to play the chiefs week one which is why they are 1-0.
15. Funky Town Fire (0-1) They got annihilated, like I said. Most likely to be the 8 seed in the Big 8.
16. Honolulu Chiefs (0-1) By far the worst team in the league. I'm not sure how this team is even in D4 with a roster that could be beat by some bot teams... no offense :)

Represent your team and tell me why your team should be ranked higher (or lower)!

Last edited by plokmijn at 01/25/2015 19:32:22

From: Duke

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Date: 01/25/2015 19:17:41
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#11 is higher than I expected, thanks! I'm honestly hoping to find that #5 seed and just hang on. I'm glad to be in a competitive, active league.

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Date: 01/26/2015 21:21:31
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Thanks for the high placement. Hope to meet expectations.

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This is almost tempting me to come out of my slumber and spend this $17m I have burning a hole in my pocket. Thanks for putting it together! :)

I need to add to my 3 NBBA titles at some point, I wonder when I'll get the BB passion back!

Good luck to all this season!


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If you start spending you could be at the top of my next power rankings

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wow what a horrible second game, i'm trying to train a few different things right now so i had a backup PG and a rookie SG but still i'm kinda pissed i lost. well w/e i'll be back with a vengeance next game

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I know! I was looking at how everyone else was doing and I was amazed that your game wasn't even close! I thought that might be game of the week (except for mine, but that turned out 113-43 lol)

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Wow 17 mil?! You're set. I wish I had that kind of cash to spend. Just looking at how my team has performed in its first two games and the quality of competition in the league is making me realize that this season is gonna be a lot longer than I thought. I need to make some major moves, but unfortunately it'll be a while before I can.

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wow what a horrible second game, i'm trying to train a few different things right now so i had a backup PG and a rookie SG but still i'm kinda pissed i lost. well w/e i'll be back with a vengeance next game


Well, my kitties are no push overs and you did take it easy on the road, so not sure what you are pissed about, in terms of the result.. If I had not given some quality minutes to few of my back-ups as well, my margin of victory would have been even higher.

Nice job on the power ratings - will remark this about my Kitties -

4. Fiercekitties (1-0) Danny Dunn could be league MVP. Not sure what type of stats he puts up, it is just a gut feeling.


I can guarantee that Danny Dunn will not be the league MVP this season - he was not even an all-star last season.

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Date: 01/28/2015 12:29:38
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i took it easy on the road, sat 2 starters and my best or second best player got injured early in the game. With all that i still put up the same general ratings as you. So ya i was disappointed in the loss, but like i said i will come back stronger and better. I fully plan to win the regular season then the playoffs and then I will promote. Just wait till the middle of the season when I'm back to one position training instead of 2.

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Date: 01/29/2015 01:02:34
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Strong arm wrote -

I fully plan to win the regular season then the playoffs and then I will promote. Just wait till the middle of the season when I'm back to one position training instead of 2.


Well, I think it is clear where Strong arm ranks his own team, in terms of power ratings. Those are some pretty ambitious goals - Wish you luck trying to meet all three of them this season. However, I think you will find that IV.58 is a lot harder of a D.4 league than your prior D. 4 league, IV.35.

My prediction, made at the beginning of the season, was that the 4 playoff teams from the Great 8 will be Strong, Kitties, Hoopers and Boiler. Based on the 2 games so far, have not seen anything that would cause me to change that prediction.



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