Great to see two of my erstwhile competitors duking it out for V.43 supremacy. Looks like Game 1 was a barnburner.
Thought you'd be interested to know that UCR and I both won Game 1 of our respective final series in D-IV. In IV.19, UCR shocked the world by trouncing the previously unbeaten Super Stars, 112-94. He hosts Game 2 with a chance to win his second straight title.
After opening my IV.1 season with a loss, I've run off 24 straight wins, including a 109-80 win in Game 1 over 10inch Vertical. I'm a heavy favorite to finish the series on the road Saturday night.
Seattle is where I was a year ago, hoping to get bumped to D-IV. I like your chances-- there's a lot of bots, and you have a good team (which I think matters).