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Day 19 (Tuesday 4 October 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Telecasters 74 - Bananahorns 86
Eugene Register-Guard 2.0 97 - Atelier 81
Sofuegg 91 - Irvine Anteaters 79
Delaware 87ers 93 - Splash Gang 112
Forza Jazz 46 - ETBU Tigers 109
The LA Lions 107 - Triple-Double 94
Wasted Potential 83 - Mill City Thunder 69
Arizona Cacti 99 - F.Day Internet Lovers Club 111

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 112 : Splash Gang
Rebounds : 60 : Sofuegg
Assists : 24 : Splash Gang
Steals : 9 : F.Day Internet Lovers Club, ETBU Tigers, Delaware 87ers
Block Shots : 10 : Telecasters, Bananahorns

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 34 : G. Aboki (Triple-Double)
Rebounds : 22 : J. Okaj (Sofuegg)
Assists : 9 : A. Conejos (ETBU Tigers)
Steals : 4 : W. Sowers (F.Day Internet Lovers Club)
Block Shots : 4 : R. Skaggs (Irvine Anteaters), J. Suszczewicz (Telecasters), W. Uslar (The LA Lions), M. Park (ETBU Tigers)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : S. Dabir (F.Day Internet Lovers Club) (26 Points, 7 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36
Shooting Guard : W. Sowers (F.Day Internet Lovers Club) (20 Points, 10 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 4 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Small Forward : B. Burnette (Irvine Anteaters) (33 Points, 8 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 3 Steals, 0 Block Shots), T. Knott (Triple-Double) (27 Points, 6 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 27
Power Forward : C. Mazzoni (Eugene Register-Guard 2.0) (25 Points, 15 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39
Center : S. Creech (Atelier) (21 Points, 20 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 31

MVP of the evening
C. Mazzoni (Eugene Register-Guard 2.0) (25 Points, 15 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39

The bad performance of the evening
Q. Guilun (Forza Jazz) (0 Points, 1 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -3

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : J. Fournier (Forza Jazz) : 5 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : J. Suszczewicz (Telecasters) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : I. Stroe (Triple-Double), J. Fournier (Forza Jazz), N. Jenkins (Atelier), A. Conejos (ETBU Tigers) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : G. Aboki (Triple-Double) : 7 Three points

The best performer : D. Jancich (Splash Gang) : Rating : 20.0

The worst performer : T. Argüden (Splash Gang) : Rating : 2.5

It's been since S40 or so since i've been in the NBBA. Some of the most notable changes i've seen:

1) Vague-ish memories of past teams can be inaccurate, of course, but i swear i've got a team that by reckoning is comparable to, if not easily superior to, my previous NBBA squads. Then, that squad could win championships; now, same level (or greater) is facing relegation. Then? 130 TSP was a superstar. Now? i'm trying out how to afford one of the many 150 TSP players are out there.

2) i don't have a clue how the GE works now. To give a specific example, i've seen Princeton overcome mountains, and i've seen the same team run the same offense and it get wadded up and thrown back in my face. Crap, i'm still wrapping my head around the idea of Princeton as a viable offense; understanding how it succeeds or fails still in distant future.

3) Managers at this level are really good, very experienced. Mistakes are rare, from what i can ell. Some sort of tally of my errors versus those i've seen, i'm way way ahead. Teams routinely zero in on my weaknesses, on a team that's designed not to have any. Back in the Golden Age, when teams tanked, they headed straight for DIV, most in two seasons to begin the rebuild. Now? Carefully calibrated squads designed to be very competitive in DII. (Just think of it: Atelier back in only one season!) Then? i averaged 16 wins for a bunch of a seasons. Now? check out the standings. Mediocrity is so correct, this is a such a competitive league, and absolutely never have i found it so hard to win on the road.

btw, i've never enjoyed the game more. best of luck to all.

Day 20 (Saturday 8 October 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Bananahorns 86 - Irvine Anteaters 98
Atelier 73 - Splash Gang 120
Eugene Register-Guard 2.0 99 - Delaware 87ers 89
Sofuegg 70 - Telecasters 86
ETBU Tigers 89 - Mill City Thunder 101
Triple-Double 99 - F.Day Internet Lovers Club 93
The LA Lions 61 - Arizona Cacti 117
Wasted Potential 65 - Forza Jazz 77

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 120 : Splash Gang
Rebounds : 63 : Splash Gang
Assists : 27 : Splash Gang
Steals : 6 : Arizona Cacti, Telecasters, Bananahorns
Block Shots : 10 : Telecasters

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 47 : G. Madueño (Irvine Anteaters)
Rebounds : 21 : G. Aceña (Forza Jazz)
Assists : 7 : D. Van Damme (Bananahorns), P. Nash (ETBU Tigers)
Steals : 2 : S. Shuangnan (F.Day Internet Lovers Club), R. Cottrell (Triple-Double), C. Naiqun (Arizona Cacti), T. Plummer (Atelier), M. Vilela (Telecasters), S. Miles (Bananahorns), K. Preobrazhenskiy (Mill City Thunder), Z. Quanxing (Mill City Thunder), W. Batts (ETBU Tigers), D. Rossi (Splash Gang), S. Brinkley (Eugene Register-Guard 2.0)
Block Shots : 5 : R. McManus (F.Day Internet Lovers Club), J. Huiberts (Wasted Potential)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : D. Rossi (Splash Gang) (9 Points, 16 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 30
Shooting Guard : G. Madueño (Irvine Anteaters) (47 Points, 4 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36
Small Forward : S. Borbás (Forza Jazz) (37 Points, 10 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36
Power Forward : T. Milat (Splash Gang) (30 Points, 9 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37
Center : G. Aceña (Forza Jazz) (8 Points, 21 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 26

MVP of the evening
T. Milat (Splash Gang) (30 Points, 9 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37

The bad performance of the evening
D. Duarte (The LA Lions) (4 Points, 4 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -15

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : R. Poulin (Irvine Anteaters), B. Maquiran (Sofuegg) : 4 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : K. Preobrazhenskiy (Mill City Thunder), A. Conejos (ETBU Tigers) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : N. Jenkins (Atelier), O. Fu (Sofuegg) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : G. Aboki (Triple-Double), D. Van Damme (Bananahorns) : 4 Three points

The best performer : L. Fernández (Sofuegg), C. Webb (Wasted Potential) : Rating : 20.5

The worst performer : T. Argüden (Splash Gang) : Rating : 3.0

i'm guessing you have a dilemma similar to mine: need a strong player to compete, must raise revenue to support that player, how to raise revenue while losing with team that needs a strong player to compete.

. . . . . .

I really think in this age of BB it is all about enth management and GS management. I think most of the teams in the league are similar.

I certainly don't think my 13-win team is much better than even my conference's 6 or 7 seed! To me, it comes down to picking your battles wisely (and of course some luck too)

*shakes fist at Coach Shnuffy*

Day 21 (Tuesday 11 October 2022) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Splash Gang 86 - Bananahorns 101
Irvine Anteaters 102 - Atelier 84
Telecasters 82 - Eugene Register-Guard 2.0 98
Delaware 87ers 78 - Sofuegg 90
F.Day Internet Lovers Club 70 - ETBU Tigers 99
Mill City Thunder 138 - Triple-Double 130
Forza Jazz 79 - The LA Lions 113
Arizona Cacti 76 - Wasted Potential 102

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 138 : Mill City Thunder
Rebounds : 65 : Sofuegg
Assists : 26 : The LA Lions
Steals : 10 : The LA Lions
Block Shots : 11 : Irvine Anteaters

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 43 : K. Preobrazhenskiy (Mill City Thunder)
Rebounds : 26 : S. Creech (Atelier)
Assists : 7 : C. Morse (Wasted Potential), P. Stanfield (Mill City Thunder)
Steals : 4 : M. Bergeron (The LA Lions)
Block Shots : 9 : R. Skaggs (Irvine Anteaters)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : F. Christiansen (Eugene Register-Guard 2.0) (26 Points, 6 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 31
Shooting Guard : P. Mrosla (Wasted Potential) (27 Points, 10 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 41
Small Forward : K. Preobrazhenskiy (Mill City Thunder) (43 Points, 4 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Power Forward : M. Park (ETBU Tigers) (27 Points, 20 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42
Center : D. Rossi (Splash Gang) (13 Points, 18 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 29

MVP of the evening
M. Park (ETBU Tigers) (27 Points, 20 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42

The bad performance of the evening
T. Milat (Splash Gang) (2 Points, 6 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -7

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : G. Scarselletti (Triple-Double), J. Fournier (Forza Jazz) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : M. Quaedvlieg (Triple-Double), F. Iordanidis (Mill City Thunder) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : M. Quaedvlieg (Triple-Double) : 53 Minutes

The shooter : A. Lively (Bananahorns), K. Preobrazhenskiy (Mill City Thunder) : 7 Three points

The best performer : P. Mrosla (Wasted Potential) : Rating : 22.0

The worst performer : B. Goodwin (Atelier) : Rating : 0.0

Forza Jazz player: hooray. we won the Cup!
Justin: Are you still here?

But if that's what it takes to produce a winner . . . congratulations, Justin!

Well Justin congratulations, and good luck in B3 next season. I couldn't really answer your question at the time you asked it, but I hope I made you sweat a little bit.