Hello to all and welcome to Season 33. Firstly, congratulations go out to Lithuania BC on winning promotion back to the EBBL, we all wish you well in your attempts to become a regular EBBL outfit.
Next, congratulations to our four newly promoted teams who are competing in division II for the first ever time. The blue side receives Archllies from division III.11 whilst the red side welcomes Allll Stars, GINTARAS BC and TheMonstars. I will warn you, the league is extremely tough at the moment with both sides of the conference having experienced competent managers but you deserve to be here and we're all looking forward to competing against you. We also see the return of division II.2's born and bred, Bethnal Green Erks who was unfortunately relegated from the EBBL, it's good to have you back.
This season is another really tough one to call with both conferences getting stronger and stronger as the season's go on, with plenty of teams vying for promotion to the EBBL. On the blue side, BC Snaiperiai will be looking to continue where they left off last season with a 21-1 record whilst the Optic Fibres will be hoping for another successful campaign. Whetstone Wizards will be looking to recover from an ordinary campaign last time out whilst Doncaster Hawks will be aiming for a playoff spot for the fourth consecutive season. Bethnal Green Erks will look to dominate the league and head straight back to the EBBL. The red side once again welcomes the majority of the promoted teams after three teams were relegated from that side. Kotwa looks the best of the bunch and looks favourite to regain the top seed after losing out to Lithuania BC last time out whilst Southern European have improved their squad hoping to build on their 4th place finish in the previous campaign. Cambois Donkeys still look a huge threat with national team player, Ryan Duguid, tearing everyone apart and The Admirals is capable of having another good season. Allll Stars also looks ready to compete with the big boys and looks the best of the promoters to challenge for a playoff spot.
Will Bethnal Green Erks dominate the conference like Season 31? Will the blue side slaughter the red side in the inter-conference games again? How will the promoted teams fair, and can one surprise us all by mounting a serious title challenge? Will BC Snaiperiai only lose 1 game this season? But most importantly, WHO will be winning that £1 million to battle it out against England's best in the EBBL?
Good luck to all teams, I look forward to seeing you all writing on this forum throughout the season (it was again very sociable last season - same again this time round!) and when matching up against you within the next fourteen weeks. Let the games begin!
Note: as always, please feel free to vote on the poll for your winner
Last edited by js8 at 11/13/2015 4:00:37 PM