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What’s good everyone! Took me a minute but I’m back in II Land! Ready to take my team through new heights and adventures, and form new foes ;)


Oh yay I can get a bit of a break since AI Writeup Master Kukas dropped in too! I’ll still come up with some previews though! Stay tuned….

Hello all the new members, looks like II.4 isn't gonna be a walk through for me anymore haha. Welcome to the league and hope you enjoy your stay however long or brief it is, also I feel greatly appreciated if you could take it easy on me.

We shall crunch time!

Team Previews! Part 1 coming out!

1) Kings Knights 18-4
Key Players: Gaylord Short, Andy Olsen
Maybe its a bit lazy of me to put the demotee at the top of the preseason power rankings, but Short is an NT phenom entering his prime, and will be the undisputed best player in the league by a sizeable margin. Knights seem to be building a hyper offensive attack, and it will be interesting to see what he builds on the defensive end as the season wears on.

2) Meridian Hill McMornings 17-5
Key Players: George Nash, Bert Curley
Made in America is bearing its fruits! MHM comes into the preseason as our early favorite coming out of the Big, another season of growth from his team and the orchestration of the offense from star guard Nash has this team ready to rumble! They have quality depth all around and should be a force to reckon with at the close of the season

3) Mountain Eagles 16-6
Key Players: Rene Lince, Victor Marino
If one team has the starpower to hang with the Knights, it is definitely tough and the Eagles. Lince ain't no Short yet, but he is also very close to acheiving NT Worthy status with his great all around game. Their smothering defense added USA product Pat Connor too, so we'll see how they gel into the season. Starpower doesn't match depth though, and tough will need to gather some pieces to give the stars rest if he wants to hoist a trophy come April.

4) Lion Rebels 13-9
Key Players: Rex Suitts, Kevin Grove
I think Rebels have the most to gain from promoting, as he can ride the promotion wave, train up and still have the means to go get another player. Grove and Suitts form a prolific inside/outside combination, and as Suitts gets better he could stake claim as the best big man in II.4 really soon. Time will tell if Rebels will want to gun for NBBA, or take it easy and prep for a run next season; he's sticking around for sure


5) Kiwi Sheep Pimps 14-8
Key Players: Mario Hess Araya, Akier Urzaiz
Going off rip here, I believe the league winner will come from one of these 3 Great 8 teams. Kiwi has built a formiddable roster, and MTE/Knights shouldn't overlook him. Araya is a beast, and with the right supporting cast and a star purchase to complement Araya and he will be right there in the mix.


6) Tasty Tardsicles 12-10
Key Players: Stephane Bachelier, Chik Wui Kwong
Tards are back in II.4! They have a nice wing duo, complemented by quality depth from within. I kinda like them better than Innovators, just simply due to the notion that their best player isn't susceptible to skill drop. They have some work to do though if they wanna gun for a promo, as adding a star player could help in those regards

7) Innovatus 10-12
Key Players: Chen Zigui, Juan Bridges
Big Ziggy is in for another season in II.4! He is 37 though, so age may become a factor into his play. I will also say that at the moment he is looking to sell, so this ranking may be moot by next week anyways! We'll see if Ziggy has some friends to play with throughout the season, and if not, it may be time for a rebuild soon.

8) Wellington Warthogs 10-12
Key Players: Carlos Abrahamsohn, Nolie Longino
Now Wellington does have the starpower that the other 2 teams don't have! Carlos and Nolie highlight the hogs bunch, however after his 5th man there's a bit of a drop off in quality. I did see he had a star player retire, so maybe the Hogs have something up their sleeve! I will give them the benefit of the doubt though, as they reached the semis last year, and I'll have them pencilled in as the last Great 8 berth here, as they must've done something right to be playoff bound last season!



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9) Anchorage Allstars 10-12
Key Players: Jurgen Schindl, Ata Yilmaz
From 8-10 is very close, you could really scramble any of the teams right now around each other differently and I wouldn't have a problem with it. The key difference from Tigers to Anchorage is they also have starpower issues. Now, I can see that they're remedying it with some training. So as long as I see growth from their team, I'm expecting the Allstars to snag the final playoff berth in the Great. For right now though, they gotta keep cooking.


10) Wasco Tigers 9-13
Key Players: Marc Davis, Franco Pisano
Wasco I think can be very underrated, as he has a good mixture of talent across the board. However, one issue I do see if the fact they're a 42k non SBer big, which is already a hole in itself. I think they do have just enough right now to be a playoff squad, but I'm not gonna be surprised if they fall behind quickly due to starting lineup holes; one injury and they're mega screwed.

11) Maine Lobstahs 8-14
Key Players: Edward Matthews, Ray Burton
Homegrown? Check. Training? Check. Good mix of vets and youngins? Check! Lobstahs are looking like another team poised to take advantage of the promotion wave, however they will need to get some more starpower to complement Matthews. That's the only thing I think that is really standing in their way of becoming a playoff roster. If they get stuck in relegation land, I'd assume they'd curbstomp whoever they face. But let's see what Maine's gonna do, right?

12) Llama of Wall Street 7-15
Key Players: Dennis Lawson
Now I don't think this is a bad crew, but relying just on Lawson to do all the work now, that's tough. After him, a quintet of 50k caliber roleplayers which is great for D3, but now we're in D2! Well nevermind, he made this roster work in D2 last year, so what do I know? I do think the Great will be more competitive and have an edge in relegation series, but Llamas might wanna get an extra player here to be safe.


13) Sierra Oaks Cougars 5-17
Key Players: Astap Lubianets, Joon-Young Oh
Cougars make the jump into D2! They do have a solid championship roster, but it will need some tinkering if they want to keep up with the Great. They come in as the lowest salary team in the Great 8, at just a hair below 400k. Might want to start the the guards though, as I believe with the Great 8's star guards, you will need one to keep up with the trend.

14) Worker Bees 6-16
Key Players: Kwan Yiping, Algirdas Tendziagolskas
Tony9955 and the Bees made it work last season! This season shall prove no different, as his team is gonna have to be working to get some wins. Good news is, the Big looks relatively weaker, so maybe he can sneak a 6 seed and buy up before a relegation series. We'll see what is mindset is coming into the fold.

15) UofDallas 4-18
Key Players: Manfred Briquet
UD got his Silver Ticket into d2! But now it's time for a rude awakening, as his roster looks very devoid of D2 talent. We'll see what his first moves are, but a quick exit might be in play to get his money up and rebound in D3.

16) New York Nugs 2-20
Key Players: Buster Rhymes, Mika Virpi
Known the man forever! Shout out to Nugs as he's the one who helped bring my Eagle logo to life! It seems like he's selling out and rebuilding/exiting, sad to see considering his deep finals run last season. Keep it alive! Either way, whatever decision he makes should at least leave New York well off financially.

Looking forward to posting something like, "PlAYoFFs?!? You're tAlKINg aBouT pLAyOFfs?!?" in a few weeks because I'm utterly confident in my lack of confidence of my ability to win at this level. Looking forward to it!