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I'm surprised the Sea Eagles didn't TIE against my (terrible) team last night considering he has 2 of his biggest threats in the title race back-to-back this Saturday and Tuesday...

Ladder looks great but I have to take on one maybe the best d3 team next week so there could be a big opening.

We have a ripper of an interview here with III.6 leader and the sharks very own Akuma, manager of Team Akuma

1. What is the inspiration for your team's name?
Akuma is the biggest, baddest and dirtiest character in Street Fighter. Tell me you have heard of street fighter?? Since my team was destined to have the biggest baddest and dirtiest players, it got Akuma's big seal of approval and endorsement.

2. What state do you live in?
The state that gets belted year after year by Queensland in the Origin. Yep, good old NSW.

3. Do you think your team has what it takes to win the championship?
They f'ing better! Or the whole lot of them will get sacked in the offseason. YES THAT INCLUDES YOU CLINTON ABIMBOLA. In all seriousness, I think this season is the best shot I've had of winning the championship since I joined the dreaded 3.6. A combination of training, other contenders recovering from failed attempts, and market conditions have paved the way for TeamAkuma's best run ever since destroying the bots in division 4 many many seasons ago. We're 19-0 at the moment, and likely to bring it home with 22-0 (touch wood). The stats are misleading though, J-Ballers in the other conference spent the early season focusing on Cup rather than league, so his 16-3 record does not accurately reflect how strong his team really is. He's also probably got a fair amount of cash stocked up - it will be interesting to see what roster moves he will make as we get toward the sharp end of the season. Our teams are very evenly matched though, inside vs outside, so hopefully we can come to a gentlemans agreement to let the best team win without any more roster additions to either side. Lord knows TeamAkuma accountants are already having a stroke each monday when the finance update rolls around.

4. Would you prefer promoting by winning the championship or do you not care as long as you are Div II bound?
I definitely want to win the championship. Bot promotion is a great consolation, but there is no sweeter glory than having that shiny cup on your Team home page. There's also a fair amount of prestige of having a 3.6 cup - it's a bastard of a league. In saying that.. heck I'll take bot promotion if I lose..just as long as I get out of this black hole that sucks up players and holds them here forever...

5. What is your favourite tactic in BB?
Motion baby Motion. Slow offense leads to great shot selection, and good passing leads to low turnovers and more opportunities. I learnt how to play the motion offense from my very good friend datzilla who owns the DFBS ABBL team. I've pretty much built my team up around it.

Or...am I just bullshitting everyone and will throw in an entirely new tactic in the Finals series that I have been secretly working on?????? Who knows??? Bahahahhaha

6. What is your favourite aspect of BB?
Training for sure... I love developing a player from a scrub into a formidable franchise player. I've developed two U21 players.. Clinton Abimbola and Avery Maclean.. neither of them were stars though.. more bench players. I just need to get lucky and land a really really great rookie. If I lose this season, I will most likely tank and get myself a new rookie or save enough cash to buy myself one.

7. Who do you think is your biggest challenger?
As discussed in a previous question - JBallers. Although Possum Pete is always a dangerous opponent - he almost had me in a game a few nights ago. That was a very close call, and would have been disastrous for my bot promotion chances. There are a few outside challengers as well, such as DragonZ from the blue conference. But it will most likely be me and JBallers in the finals.

Akuma interview continued

8. Who is your favourite player on Buzzerbeater?
A long, long time ago there was a player named Lin Jiancai. The greatest combo guard to have ever graced buzzerbeater. He was a boon, a godsend, a legend to a new team. I trained him into a 9k beast in division 4 on my first ever buzzerbeater team (not this one). He had prolific JS!!!! An amazing player that dropped 81 points in the first game he ever played. Sadly, he went off the rails and became a drug addict and alcoholic. He dropped out of Buzzerbeater and was found years later working in Woolies stacking shelves. However, rumours are he has made a comeback, in a game known as Court Rivals.....

9. Who is your favourite real life player?
Kobe Bryant. Arrogant, smug bastard. Just like me.

10. Which NBA team do you go for?
Lakers! I also like the Clippers cos I like Blake Griffin.

11. What is the plan for when you reach Div II... Fight or Tank?
Fight! I don't ever ever ever ever want to land back into 3.6 again. EVER.


Thanks for taking the time to write out those great answers. I particularly loved the bit about 3.6 = black hole. instantly my mind went to DragonZ, Reno Renegades and Richmond Tigers who have all been there soooooooo looooonnngggg!

Awesome interview Bainsy and great work by both of you there. Some really interesting and funny answers by Akuma. This has been an awesome thread Bainsy and I hope all serious division III managers have been following it. If you are and have been then please just post and let Bainsy know how many followers he has.

you wanted interviews. they will be coming thick and fast between now and where playoffs starts, KC will be up tonight and that leaves only 2 other undefeated teams. we might even get time to check out a few teams with single losses

haha that interview was fun!

Again, excellent work with this thread Bainsy!

i really enjoyed reading the answers. I think the rest of the Aussie community will too

Ok so here we spoke to Cupholdersrunmeoverphobe, or whatever the hell it is. We will go with KC. KC is the manager of Coin Collectors who are undefeated atop III.8

1. Is there a shortened version of you name or a nickname we can refer to you by because you username is too damn long?
Yeah it's a very long nickname, but I told everyone early on to call me KC.

2. What is the inspiration for your team name? are you in fact a thief who steals coins, much like mario and luigi?
I collect coins, not like general coins but limited edition australian mint coins.
and the user name is the phobia of coins... irony.

3. Are you confident your team has what it takes to win the III.8 championship and why?
Not overly confident, I'm in the best position to take it out, but i think Undefeated, Rockers, TEV and even Gold Nuggets if he can steal 4th in the final week are all very well run teams and I know GN has a lot of money.
I think If all goes to plan then yes I will keep HCA and promote to Div2.

4. Who is your biggest challenger in your opinion?
Unbeatables. (unless GN finishes 4th and buys the rest of a team)

5. Who is your favourite player on your team?
Do i have to pick just 1?
(18597594) Joaquin is amazing, he's a Defensive powerhouse and he can also shoot and pass. he has some weaknesses, (that being inside offense). but he just always plays well and trains even better.

6. What is it about the game that keeps you returning to play BB week after week?
Training pops is probably the most exciting part of the game. I used to play Diablo and WoW and those types of games, where the point is to just keep collecting better items and getting better stats.


7. There are rumours that you may be preparing to bring in a 200k salary monster. Is this likely to happen?
A 200k monster? oh deary no... I don't think that would be smart on my behalf long term.
I've seen how buying a 200k monster for playoffs can turn ugly, look at the GC Vikings, they couldn't resell their big man and have had to make a loss for an entire season because of it.
I'm likely to buy [$175k C to help dominate ID and boards. It really all depends on the TL.]

8. If you go undefeated and lost in the PO's, would it bother you that you went up by bot cleanup promotion?
No, I think going undefeated is a pretty bloody good accomplishment and alot of teams that lose in finals I think are more deserving of promotion than those that won. Of course it would be wonderful to have the trophy to go along with the promotion.

9. If you get promoted to Div II, will you fight or tank?
Tanking is always a last resort, It will take a few weeks to see who's who in the zoo, and hopefully i can get a few wins and maybe be 3 or 4 wins up before interconference starts. I wont tank, but i dont expect I'll have to "fight" too hard to atleast stay up.

cheers KC

alot of teams that lose in finals I think are more deserving of promotion than those that won.

this reminds me of a situation that happened last season in III.12

alot of teams that lose in finals I think are more deserving of promotion than those that won.

this reminds me of a situation that happened last season in III.12