FML Radio Episode OneHello, and welcome to the first episode of FML Radio! That's Flash Masher Life Radio, and for all you kids at home a Radio is what we used before parents started buying iPads for three year olds.
FML Radio has covered the storied Flash Masher franchise since its start in Season 11, but now we are going to shake things up a bit. Each week we will have an episode covering a certain topic in the BB universe. To aid in our conversation, each week I will also invite a guest to answer a few questions about their team in relation to the topic at hand.
So let's get right into it.
Tanking We've all heard the word, we always love when our league mates are doing it, and we've all considered it at one point. For new teams, there are no actual tanks involved. Except possibly in the case of GM-hrudey, as the hole he's going to blow into his franchises success may require an actual tank. No, tanking is the process of dumping as much salary from your roster as possible, saving disgusting amounts of money each week, and intentionally losing to earn the best draft pick and more money. I personally have done it, and it is a long grueling process but one that is highly rewarding after several months, to years, of boredom.
To talk a little more about tanking we want to welcome this weeks guest to the show.... *drum roll*
A-Dub! (http://i.imgur.com/NnelR.gif)A-Dub is the manager of the Upsyndrome franchise. Currently sitting at the top of the extremely competitive Great 8 of the NBBA they are hot off of a double victory in the USA Cup, and their first NBBA title.
It hasn't always been kicks and giggles for A-Dub though. He started his team through a major tanking process which started by my estimates back in Season
22. That's early 2013.
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Chekreyes: A-Dub! Welcome to the showA-Dub: Awesome, I love this idea. I'm happy to be a part of it!C: We're happy to have you! Let's dive on in. Why don't you tell us a bit about yourself. Who is the real A-Dub?A: Well, via my Myspace page I created at age 13, "about me":Hi, I'm aaron ward and I'm an alcoholic. I've got a disease but the doctors don't know what to call it. Word. So you better hide your freakin' wallet. Yeah, so as you can see Eminem and I have a lot in common...we're both white.
Now here's my grindr intro....
Just kidding! The real A-dub, huh? For all you ladies out there, I like to take long walks on the beach....I'm 24 years old and live in Northern California near Sacramento; Love sports, and fitness. I would like to become a personal trainer and am currently pursing a degree in business. Most importantly, I love meeting new people and having fun! That's what it's all about.C: So what got you into playing BuzzerBeater, and how long have you been managing your team?A: My older brother introduced me to this game when I was in highschool, back in 2009; I joined midway through season 8 (My brother is still active, but has been aimlessly tanking since the day he started playing BB. Wink-y face).C: Your team, Upsyndrome, recently won the USA Cup and the NBBA championship.
(http://i.imgur.com/9ba8aWS.png)
What prepared your team for that kind of success in one season?A: I've been playing this game for years. I've gained valuable experience at each level. Each season, my goal is to win a championship; when I fail to do so and I know my team can not be improved anymore, I retool it, using newly acquired experience to improve my team even better than before, preparing my self so I am ready next time around.
Last edited by Chekreyes at 3/13/2016 11:37:47 AM