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Alright, FoxMustangs is gone (congrats), making it the 5th victory in a row for the Great 8.

Lets get an early start on Season 31.
Five new teams as usual (3 in Big 8 and 2 in Great 8)

Who are they:
Big 8:
1986 Celtics
- We have some BB royalty visiting us this season. The Celtics are owned by BB-Forrest, one of the original BB Admins. He didn't log in for almost 5 years, so this team is as good as a bot. Here's your chance to take out all your BB frustration on the source of your frustrations. (Thanks to this comment my team now probably has -10 on all skills for this season ;) )

BigDawgz
- Just got promoted from V.93 where they swept the league. $60k PG and SG will make them instantly dangerous but they have no inside game.

Mindless Zombies
- Promoted from V.1 due to bot-promotion. This is only the second season for the Zombies in BB. Can't underestimate them though, because of their $37k SF and a $26k C.

Great 8:
Navajo Nation Advent
- Relegated from III.1 where they finished in last place. $56k C, $46k SG, $34k SG, $20k PF pretty much says everything and they will contend for the title if the team stays together.

Los Megalo Dunces
- Bot-promoted from V.2 with a 14-8 record. This is only their second BB season and their best player has a salary of $4k. Last place finish is almost guaranteed unless someone else dismantles their team.


IV.38 definitely got stronger and more difficult this season. There are almost no more freebie games where you can sit half of your roster and still expect to win by 30+ points...

Any predictions for the season? What are your plans? Looking forward to CT a BB just for fun? ;)

random fact of the day: 10 year anniversary in IV.38 for Bball Originators and Two Os in Goose!

Navajo Nation Advent
- Relegated from III.1 where they finished in last place. $56k C, $46k SG, $34k SG, $20k PF pretty much says everything and they will contend for the title if the team stays together.

Well with his player salary in the 204000 range not sure if he can sustain that salary over the course of the season. His staff would have to be all at lvl 1's and even then his arena is not making enough money to sustain it... if he can due to a surplus of money from previous seasons he is the favorite to win it all. While goose, cal and I will beat each other up to the point our enthus will be not enough to beat this team.

yeah, 200k salary combined with the relegation penalty to attendance will hurt for sure. He might be looking at 50-100k loss per week (depending on the staff and no cup revenue.)

I just checked the economy league averages.

League Average Net Income: $ -36 218

We sure have some big spenders in this league (myself included, my staff is ruining me and I can't find acceptable replacements that I can afford...)
I have never seen the league average below 0 in this league.

While goose, cal and I will beat each other up to the point our enthus will be not enough to beat this team.

Where would be the fun without this :)
Btw: You are my rival this season, which means even less money for me when you beat me :)

Well Im definitely on the other side of the spectrum. making around 80k.... This season will be pretty lax for me. Still training my top prospect (Hong Xuandong), and I'm looking for another C with around the same skills set, so lets just say that no one is going to be dropping buckets anytime soon... If you get what I mean.

That sounds pretty good. Your center will be a force after this season is over and one of the best after next season if you keep training him. Combine that with your saved up money and you will have a contender in 3-4 seasons. The difficult part is to stay the course...

I will head down the same path as you in 1-2 seasons if I don't make it out of this league (which looks like it).

Thanks! Im usually pretty good at sticking to plans, but I hate losing, but I also like making money! I don't know how I can balance them. D:

I might be selling off my players so it looks like I am out of the race this season... My PF got an unwarranted two category drop in two key categories at the age of 33 which I have not seen happen to any of my players in a long time. With his salary he is not worth keeping anymore.

Okay it is official I am selling my three star players so I am out of the race this seasons. See you guys in three years. I may go for it again then.

Last edited by confidencelth at 05/08/2015 18:01:17

Similar thing happened to my center last season. 33 years old and lost skills in IS, ID, and RB... (not in the same week though) So at the end of the season, I basically paid $35k for a $25k player...

I bet you will be back by the end of this season ;)

I will wait till I get kicked out of the cup, to decide what to do with my older players.
Maybe everyone else decides on a rebuild and I can promote by default?

I will do enough just to make the 4th spot. If not 5th will do... It is in the end the best long-term decision for me to do. Short-term I think I would have put my self in contention but that is only IF any of my other older players would not lose stats. I thought about that scenario and felt it would be best to get the best offer for my older players to be used for my future. I learned a lot the past two seasons and know what to do in the future if I decide to go the old player route again.

Well, Look like im not sticking in this league. Just training my C, dont feel like putting up salary. 0-22 incoming.

~Whatevers Nation

Well this game is set for long-term thinkers instead of short-term thinkers. So you are smart too invest in your young player. U can then sell him for a lot of money to expand your arena once he reaches big money stat territory.