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the preseason is getting pretty snappy. nice.

Who should be welcomed to the new season? It is appropriate to extend a welcome to each and every coach, whether they be returning or if they just arrived.

What new team descended from the NBBA? the U.K. Nuggets, who join us after an extended run in the NBBA. we are fortunate that dropping down forced Holocron to do a salary dump, although the Nuggets at this time still have the fourth largest salary in the league.

Speaking of salaries, who is spending the most? in order, Tar Team (over $580,000) Yard Goats and Fort Llama (around $500,000), U.K. ($464,000).

What can be said about the DIII promotees?

xConcepts stumbled in the playoffs, but had a great season. managing since S31.

Scrap Heap Low Posters one of the great names in this sport, around since S5. Has yet to reach the Promised Land.

CC Mavs franchise dates from S19. Has yet to make it to the Big Show, also.

QuarantineAge Mutant Ninj What's a Ninj? a team that began only in S49 and has rapidly ascended to #95 in the country. The rapid rise is reflected in an under-sized arena.

Hemet Hooligans. around since S34, and first time in DII! Congratulations!

What can be said about the returning teams? This is a very competitive league. Last season, nobody had an asterisk next to their record and playing even tanking teams required substantial effort for victories.

And what of the Lethargy? Late last season, i looked the Lethargy's finances over and came up with a model that hinged on pouring resources into the draft. So how to account for a draft that produced three miserable picks, including a 19 yr old superstar potential making under $3000 -- and that was the best pick. It may be notable that none of the three have undergone the DNA treatments given to good ballplayers. This must have been a very poor draft year.


Last edited by John Marcum at 04/21/2022 08:36:55

Thank You for the Welcome Coach John Marcum,

I appreciate you pointing out my short-comings of not making the Big Show. I was headed that way about 5 seasons ago when BuzzerBeater and I had a salary disagreement and I was force to sell my (about to make the Big Show Team). I enjoy building my teams through the draft, molding and coaching them.

So, hopefully we will stay here until we can make it to the Big Show. Thanks again for the Welcome and Good Luck to all.

not "shortcomings" but proof you are here to win. that's really the question i was looking to answer.

i try to sort teams into teams heading up or heading down. in this league, even those heading down are coming at you with very good players (although they may lack depth).

i''m not sure about two teams -- UK Nuggets have kept a couple of players that are really good foundational players but mixed with lesser players. if i had to guess, i'm thinking UK is not planning on heading to DIII after this season.

Then there is Milwaukee, a uniquely run franchise, marching to idiosyncratic marching orders. For our purposes, a team almost impossible to prepare for, but not likely to be champion.

fwiw, i think you are in a good conference to make a splash. Good luck!

Welcome and good season to all. :)
Once again, the great 8 conference seems stronger.
Please guys, it's time to let me go back to where I came from... :D

Last edited by TarZip at 04/22/2022 16:13:38

Thanks for the welcome. It's my first time up here.

Day 1 (Saturday 23 April 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Ron Swanson All-Stars 103 - Chicago Nightmare 31
Sofuegg 97 - Blue Ocean 90
xConcept 113 - Scrap Heap Low Posters 78
Smallfries 87 - CC Mavs 102
Milwaukee Lethargy 62 - TarTeam 75
QuarantineAge Mutant Ninja Turtles 101 - Fort Llama 113
Red Pandas 77 - Hemet Hooligans 93
Yard Goats 111 - U.K Nuggets 98

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 113 : xConcept, Fort Llama
Rebounds : 57 : TarTeam
Assists : 27 : Yard Goats
Steals : 9 : Smallfries, Fort Llama
Block Shots : 8 : Yard Goats

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 39 : O. Fu (Sofuegg)
Rebounds : 19 : B. Zhongtang (Fort Llama)
Assists : 10 : Z. Perkins (xConcept)
Steals : 4 : N. Brown (Fort Llama), L. González Avilés (U.K Nuggets)
Block Shots : 4 : B. Anderson (xConcept)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : O. Fu (Sofuegg) (39 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Shooting Guard : J. Lämmerhirt (xConcept) (25 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 26
Small Forward : M. Henderson (xConcept) (37 Points, 6 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Power Forward : R. Ule (Red Pandas) (34 Points, 16 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37
Center : J. Bernal (Blue Ocean) (18 Points, 14 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 29

MVP of the evening
R. Ule (Red Pandas) (34 Points, 16 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37

The bad performance of the evening
T. Sapp (Chicago Nightmare) (1 Points, 5 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -8

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : Y. Laborie (CC Mavs), B. Mead (Chicago Nightmare) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : B. Zhongtang (Fort Llama), K. Tzvetarski (QuarantineAge Mutant Ninja Turtles) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : B. Anderson (xConcept), O. Fu (Sofuegg), K. Golding (U.K Nuggets), Z. Chuxiong (U.K Nuggets), A. Bin-Hamdan (U.K Nuggets), B. Cates (Chicago Nightmare) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : C. Johnson (Sofuegg), T. Dalinš (Yard Goats) : 5 Three points

The best performer : N. Brown (Fort Llama) : Rating : 17.0

The worst performer : G. Puyol Serna (Scrap Heap Low Posters), A. Higgins (Chicago Nightmare) : Rating : 3.0

That Hooligans - Goats match is producing some sparks.

About halfway through the second period, Hemet's all-star caliber C Mizonov left the game after taking a "hard shot".

With a bit more than a minute left in the period, SG Christiansen, who at that moment had 17 points in 10 minutes, went down taking a mid-range JS.

i imagine teams had to be separated after that one.

What a Willis Reed moment! Mizonov has returned -- even though his name is blood-red, he has returned to the game! What a player! What inspiration!

Are you seeing this, Ben Simmons?

Day 2 (Tuesday 26 April 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Chicago Nightmare 65 - Sofuegg 76
Blue Ocean 98 - xConcept 110
Scrap Heap Low Posters 72 - Smallfries 97
CC Mavs 89 - Ron Swanson All-Stars 108
TarTeam 101 - QuarantineAge Mutant Ninja Turtles 93
Fort Llama 85 - Red Pandas 79
Hemet Hooligans 58 - Yard Goats 115
U.K Nuggets 83 - Milwaukee Lethargy 103

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 115 : Yard Goats
Rebounds : 61 : Yard Goats, Chicago Nightmare
Assists : 29 : Blue Ocean
Steals : 10 : U.K Nuggets
Block Shots : 8 : Milwaukee Lethargy

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 34 : R. Ule (Red Pandas)
Rebounds : 18 : T. Holley (Milwaukee Lethargy), Y. Laborie (CC Mavs), N. Favale (Red Pandas)
Assists : 10 : Z. Perkins (xConcept)
Steals : 4 : L. Slone (U.K Nuggets), F. Floyd (Yard Goats)
Block Shots : 4 : T. Holley (Milwaukee Lethargy), B. Zhongtang (Fort Llama)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : F. Floyd (Yard Goats) (33 Points, 5 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 4 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36
Shooting Guard : X. Tàpias (Ron Swanson All-Stars) (28 Points, 7 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 38
Small Forward : M. Henderson (xConcept) (28 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 30
Power Forward : K. Tzvetarski (QuarantineAge Mutant Ninja Turtles) (29 Points, 11 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37
Center : R. Dunbar (Ron Swanson All-Stars) (24 Points, 13 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36

MVP of the evening
X. Tàpias (Ron Swanson All-Stars) (28 Points, 7 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 38

The bad performance of the evening
R. Abukevicius (Hemet Hooligans) (2 Points, 1 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots)D. Mantarinos (Red Pandas) (4 Points, 1 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -5

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : S. Sapounas (Hemet Hooligans) : 5 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : N. Favale (Red Pandas) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : J. Hobbs (xConcept), B. Anderson (xConcept), C. Johnson (Sofuegg), Z. Chuxiong (U.K Nuggets), A. Bin-Hamdan (U.K Nuggets), K. Golding (U.K Nuggets), L. González Avilés (U.K Nuggets), L. Slone (U.K Nuggets), D. Rossi (Chicago Nightmare) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : T. Han (CC Mavs) : 6 Three points

The best performer : F. Christiansen (Yard Goats) : Rating : 17.5

The worst performer : L. Slone (U.K Nuggets) : Rating : 4.5

seeing that the Chicago Nightmare were busy on the TL, i thought i might take a look at what samboner might be doing:

a playoff team in S56, the Nightmare ditched several promising players early this month, including the team's "key player" from last season and another on the Bahama NT, both players young, mid-20s. SamB then replaced that crowd with, let us say, players out of the bargain bin. Roster moves apparently not done, as all the young 'uns are being given one-way bus tickets out of town.

then i look over his roster, and i see Cates and Rossi, two trainees from the USA with practically unlimited potential, combined salaries of over $300,000, maybe $40,000 more than the two made last season, so they were adding some very expensive big-man skills. i see they both got trained for PG this week, so SamB has big plans for these guys -- in Rossi's case, he's got to be close to beginning a 5 - 10 year run on the NT.

so now i think i see glimpses of the Nightmare's present and future, then glimpse at the standings. i don't remember what the salary levels were in DIII, but even in DII, that $300,000 salary carried by the two future stars is quite a burden which may be impossible to carry if the Nightmare are demoted. That 0-2 is not fatal, of course, but it does not bode well. The narrowest survival strategy seems to me is somehow to get to 7th place and have a kick-ass team in place for the relegation match.

i've never had the problem of training a potential NT player (or two) but the rewards i gather are immense -- huge merchandise boost and of course having a world-class foundation to your team -- however, i think training players out-of-position at this level is . . . challenging.

Interesting hand -- eager to see how it's played.

Day 3 (Saturday 30 April 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
xConcept 93 - Chicago Nightmare 100
Smallfries 111 - Blue Ocean 128
Ron Swanson All-Stars 89 - Scrap Heap Low Posters 39
Sofuegg 84 - CC Mavs 91
Red Pandas 73 - TarTeam 99
Yard Goats 78 - Fort Llama 91
Milwaukee Lethargy 100 - Hemet Hooligans 86
QuarantineAge Mutant Ninja Turtles 106 - U.K Nuggets 111

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 128 : Blue Ocean
Rebounds : 58 : Fort Llama
Assists : 23 : QuarantineAge Mutant Ninja Turtles
Steals : 14 : Milwaukee Lethargy
Block Shots : 7 : Blue Ocean, Yard Goats, Chicago Nightmare

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 46 : U. Dumblius (CC Mavs), Z. Chuxiong (U.K Nuggets)
Rebounds : 20 : R. Ule (Red Pandas)
Assists : 11 : J. Moore (Smallfries)
Steals : 7 : B. Bower (Milwaukee Lethargy)
Block Shots : 5 : D. Rossi (Chicago Nightmare)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : J. Moore (Smallfries) (22 Points, 5 Rebounds, 11 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots), G. Fleming (Blue Ocean) (32 Points, 1 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 27
Shooting Guard : R. Pintea (Smallfries) (34 Points, 8 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Small Forward : R. Ecker (Fort Llama) (31 Points, 6 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots), F. Iorga (Chicago Nightmare) (33 Points, 4 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 4 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 34
Power Forward : Z. Chuxiong (U.K Nuggets) (46 Points, 13 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 51
Center : P. Cortum (QuarantineAge Mutant Ninja Turtles) (24 Points, 12 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33

MVP of the evening
Z. Chuxiong (U.K Nuggets) (46 Points, 13 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 51

The bad performance of the evening
J. Pomanyons (Fort Llama) (0 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -9

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : P. Ochica (Sofuegg) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : J. Hanson (xConcept), T. Hutchinson (xConcept), J. Enríquez (Sofuegg) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : Z. Perkins (xConcept), O. Fu (Sofuegg), Z. Chuxiong (U.K Nuggets), L. González Avilés (U.K Nuggets), K. Golding (U.K Nuggets), A. Bin-Hamdan (U.K Nuggets), L. Slone (U.K Nuggets), D. Rossi (Chicago Nightmare) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : R. Pintea (Smallfries), J. Lämmerhirt (xConcept) : 6 Three points

The best performer : R. Ecker (Fort Llama), N. Brown (Fort Llama) : Rating : 18.5

The worst performer : L. Slone (U.K Nuggets) : Rating : 4.5