In my earlier BB years I managed to draft a HoF player from a bot league and build a world beating team around him. His name was Luka Cicvaric, and I'd say he had a great career; 3 ABBL titles, 1 Battlers Tournament, and even an Asian Championship win back when Australia were actually good.
Season 37 was the high point. I was able to bring in a then-monster PF and some key backups for the B3 campaign, and went 7-1 in the group stage. This was my starting 5 that season;
Luka Cicvarić
Weekly salary: $ 145 942
Age: 32
Height: 6'2" / 188 cm
Potential: hall of famer
Jump Shot: colossal Jump Range: wondrous
Outside Def.: legendary Handling: phenomenal
Driving: stupendous Passing: wondrous
Inside Shot: prominent Inside Def.: prominent
Rebounding: respectable Shot Blocking: pitiful
Stamina: average Free Throw: sensational
Experience: sensational TSP: 131 (102 + 29)
Mauro Palmeri
Weekly salary: $ 63 596
Age: 34
Height: 6'7" / 201 cm
Potential: hall of famer
Jump Shot: prodigious Jump Range: prominent
Outside Def.: prodigious Handling: tremendous
Driving: wondrous Passing: proficient
Inside Shot: tremendous Inside Def.: marvelous
Rebounding: strong Shot Blocking: strong
Stamina: mediocre Free Throw: tremendous
Experience: proficient TSP: 122 (78 + 44)
Fidencio Luna
Weekly salary: $ 135 902
Age: 32
Height: 6'10" / 208 cm
Potential: all-time great
Jump Shot: sensational Jump Range: awful
Outside Def.: proficient Handling: wondrous
Driving: prodigious Passing: prominent
Inside Shot: stupendous Inside Def.: prodigious
Rebounding: prodigious Shot Blocking: proficient
Stamina: mediocre Free Throw: respectable
Experience: prominent TSP: 122 (64 + 58)
Ilisoni Hampshire
Weekly salary: $ 106 757
Age: 32
Height: 6'3" / 190 cm
Potential: MVP
Jump Shot: stupendous Jump Range: tremendous
Outside Def.: legendary Handling: wondrous
Driving: wondrous Passing: prodigious
Inside Shot: strong Inside Def.: strong
Rebounding: awful Shot Blocking: respectable
Stamina: average Free Throw: marvelous
Experience: prolific TSP: 120 (94 + 26)
Rhys Melmeth
Weekly salary: $ 248 454
Age: 31
Height: 6'11" / 211 cm
Potential: all-time great
Jump Shot: wondrous Jump Range: awful
Outside Def.: inept Handling: tremendous
Driving: prodigious Passing: average
Inside Shot: legendary (21) Inside Def.: stupendous
Rebounding: marvelous Shot Blocking: proficient
Stamina: proficient Free Throw: proficient
Experience: sensational TSP: 118 (56 + 62)
With the #9 seed, I made it all the way to the quarter-final before running into the #1; BC Vitosha Sofia. I immediately regretted not doing a GDP inside to make it interesting as my best B3 run ever came to an anti-climatic end;
(94360198). Vitosha meanwhile went on to win the tournament that season.
But the fact that this roster even made it that far is a perfect example of how power creep has changed our perception of what an elite player is. With youth trainers, nutritionists, gyms and training courts at our disposal now, players and teams have become a lot more stacked than before. Indeed, my entire starting 5 these days has more TSP than Cicvaric ever did, yet I'd be happy to succeed with it in BBM now, much less B3.
Hope you enjoyed this look back at what an elite(ish) team looked like 19 seasons ago.
Last edited by Jay (OTT) at 01/19/2022 22:50:34