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Hey I use to play buzzerbeater before and I feel like it's always a lot more fun with an active league forum. I don't know how many people actually check this but I thought I'd make a pre-season power rankings to start things off for the season. Here it is

* First record in parenthesis is record from last season and 2nd record is the record under the current manager if they were new last season.

1. lakenation (20-2) - Runner up from last season and could bring in lots of money if trainee’s sell as well as their top player. Also apparently has a lot of money that was supposed to win him the championship last season.
2. Rochester Select (div iii demote) - Has the highest paid roster of anyone and is the favorite to come out of the Big 8.
3. Indy Avengers (14-8)(13-8) - Ended last season with the 3rd highest point differential and won 6 of their last 8 games.
4. Pirates of the Caribbean (16-6) - Will look to improve on the semi final finish from last season.
5.Hey Kid Want Some Candy (14-8)(13-6) - Ended the season winning 9 of the last 10 with the only loss to the eventual champion.
6. St. Louis Spirits (14-8) - Lead the league in points scored last season as well as finishing 2nd in offensive efficiency.
7. Fuzzy Leprechauns (16-6)(2-2) - New manager who seems to have a good grasp of tactics (did you play before?) Also if you finish the new manager tutorial you should get 3 “star” players.
8. Sticky Icky (13-9) - Also a very effective offensive team finishing 5th in offensive efficiency, but hasn’t logged on in a while.
9. Kaydan (11-11) - Missed the playoffs by just 2 games, but could very likely change that this season.
10. Boom is Art (8-14) - Won the relegation series to stay in, a roster upgrade may be needed to make the playoffs.
11. Bruins (Relegated from a different div iv) - As of right now they have 46 players, not sure how that will work out.
12. Shooters City (16-6)(2-2) - Hasn’t logged on in a month
13-16 in no particular order The Full Sendertons, ChicagoLynx, Tucker ATLiens, and International Champions - Welcome new managers, feel free to ask any questions here if you have them.

If I messed up on any of the stats or records I apologize.

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Seems like a pretty fair ranking to me. That's awesome that you took the time to do that. It'll be fun to see how this season turns out.

I was supposed to win last season :(

My best player was injured for the finals

So desperate to be in first place this early a team goes crunch time?

Here's a mid-season ranking because I found some time to do it

1. Rochester Select (11-1) (2) (EFFG + 82.4) Only loss came to #2 and it was with less enthusiasm on the road. They are the only remaining team in the cup from our league.
2. Pirates of the Caribbean (11-1) (3) (EFFG + 71.5) Their success so far this season comes largely due to their ability to shoot and defend the three. #1 in 3pt % at 46.9 and #2 in opponent 3pt percentage holding opponents to 28.3%.
3. lakenation (11-1) (1) (EFFG + 68.1) Although they beat #2 they have been less effective in other games and fall to #3. Rank #4 in NET EFF per game.
4. Hey Kid Want Some Candy (10-2) (5) (EFFG + 99.9) A couple early losses in the season looked bad, but since then it’s been completely different with a league leading Net efficiency of 99.9 and the leagues leading defense.
5. The Indy Avengers (9-3) (3) (EFFG + 58.5) Their 9-0 vs teams 6-16 and 0-3 vs teams in the top 4. They face #2 this Saturday with a chance to change that.
6. St. Louis Spirits (8-4) (6) (EFFG + 66) One of the rare teams that runs a full court press they have forced 22.4 turnovers per game yet defense is where they lack as they rank #9 in defensive efficiency. Their offense has been on point and is rank #1 as they lead the league in assists as well.
7. Fuzzy Leprechauns (8-4) (7) (EFFG + 47.5) Although a newer team they’ve been quick to assemble a high paid roster as they have the #4 highest paid team in the league trailing only the teams ranked #1-3 in these rankings. While they’ve played well the high salary players have yet to make them into a contender.
8. International Champions (5-7) (13) (EFFG + 33.7) Although they have a losing record they have outscored opponents by an average of 12.4 ppg. Probably due to the growing number of bots in the league. They may begin to drop though as the manager hasn’t logged on in a little while.
9. Boom is Art (6-6) (10) (EFFG + 20.6) They sit comfortably in a playoff spot in the Great 8 due to a strong defense. However their offense scores much less than any of the teams above.
10. Tucker ATLiens (5-7) (13) (EFFG - 20) The drop off from #9 to #10 maybe be one of the biggest gaps in the league, but this new team has done well for lack of time played.
11. Kaydan (4-8) (9) (EFFG - 22.3) Went from a borderline playoff team last season to losing twice as many games as they’ve won.
12. The Full Sendertons (4-8) (13) (EFFG - 39.3) About to go bot.

(13-16 are all bots)

MVP Race (Based on past experience MVP’s are usually picked from one of the top teams and rating sometimes factors in a bit more than traditional stats)
1. Marco Barros (lakenation) 22.8 ppg, 8.2 apg, 2.1 spg, 58-50-85, avg rating 15.0 - The clear frontrunner leads the league in rating while ranking 2nd in points and 1st in assists per game. The only downside is that he’s only played in 9 of the 12 games.
2. José Javier Goiriz (Pirates of the Caribbean) 21.5 ppg, 5.3 apg, 52-48-88, avg rating 11.2 - He leads the 2nd best offense in the league as he ranks 3rd in scoring and knocks down just over 2 3-pointers per game.
3. Joachim Daleki (lakenation) 20.1 ppg, 5.0 apg, 11.6 rpg, 63% FG, avg rating 11.1 - The reigning MVP is having a very solid season but ranks 3 due to the success of his teammate. I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up at #2 as lakenation had 3 of the top 4 players in the vote last season.
4. Joel Dixon (Rochester Select) 11.8 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 1.4 bpg, 55% FG, avg rating 13.2 - He’s been the best player through 12 games for the best team and puts up the 2nd highest rating in the league.
5. Bruno Fanesi (Fuzzy Leprechauns) 19.3 ppg, 3.8 apg, 50% FG, avg rating 13.2 - He puts up the second highest rating in the league (tied) and ranks 8th in ppg while playing under 30 minutes per game.

Next 5 (Daniel Babčovský (lakenation), Mark Dallos (Hey Kid W

ant Some Candy), Zhong Guangning (Tucker ATLiens), Jared Aaron (Indy Avengers), Pylyp Tchernyak (St Louis Spirits)

Let me know what you think or if I missed anyone, the all star vote will come out soon so we’ll be able to get a better idea of which players will be in contention for MVP.

Love this - great stuff!

you are good !

I really like the rankings. I think the top four are all really close right now, and wouldn't be surprised if any of us took the crown. Even all the way down to teams 5 and 6 have a good shot, with St. Louis Spirits seeming to be reshaping the roster. You hit it spot on with my team's evaluation. I basically took a nuke bomb to my team from last year after constantly finishing around fourth, and put the emphasis on shooters. My best shooter/scorer from last season isn't even a starter anymore.

Watching how the rest of the season unfolds post allstar break is going to be really fun. Best of luck to all active managers out there.

Yep I think it's pretty close at the top although I would give Rochester Select the slight advantage due to the fact that they have remained in the cup as well, although you did just beat them. The next few weeks of inter-conference play should be interesting though as there are many match ups between top teams including tonight when all teams in the top 6 play each other.