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Maybe...but I've seen him go AWOL before. I sent a message to him on discord, but he hasn't responded...I hope that's the case instead of him just dropping off the face of the earth!

Day 22 (Saturday 5 August 2023) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
San Dominica Warriors 79 - Lion Rebels 96
Linndale 80 - 209’s MostWanted 69
Philly Dribble 109 - Carolina Rebels 124
FR-S 105 - Las Vegas Silver Stars 121
BKDogs 78 - Super Sonics 136
LionPride 96 - Tasty Tardsicles 102
The Beer Bellys 107 - Mindless Zombies 🧟‍♀️ 125
Żubr Białystok 0 - Miami Cleo 50

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 136 : Super Sonics
Rebounds : 66 : Lion Rebels
Assists : 33 : Super Sonics
Steals : 16 : LionPride
Block Shots : 9 : LionPride

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 52 : C. Holley (LionPride)
Rebounds : 23 : M. Watkins (Lion Rebels)
Assists : 9 : T. Freeman (Mindless Zombies 🧟‍♀️)
Steals : 5 : R. Stinson (LionPride)
Block Shots : 3 : J. Bégin (San Dominica Warriors), M. Watkins (Lion Rebels), H. Valgur (Linndale), F. Hearn (Linndale), H. Espinosa (Carolina Rebels), K. Elias (Super Sonics), M. Davies (Super Sonics), A. Gorman (Tasty Tardsicles)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : M. Craig (Super Sonics) (20 Points, 2 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 4 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 30
Shooting Guard : T. Freeman (Mindless Zombies 🧟‍♀️) (48 Points, 1 Rebounds, 9 Assists, 4 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 46
Small Forward : R. Podraza (The Beer Bellys) (36 Points, 11 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 32
Power Forward : H. Espinosa (Carolina Rebels) (25 Points, 18 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36
Center : C. Holley (LionPride) (52 Points, 17 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 53

MVP of the evening
C. Holley (LionPride) (52 Points, 17 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 53

The bad performance of the evening
S. Huerta (Lion Rebels) (2 Points, 0 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -3

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : R. Pace (Tasty Tardsicles) : 9 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : I. Trapezanidis (FR-S), M. Szkucik (Las Vegas Silver Stars), R. Stinson (LionPride), G. Luongo (LionPride), A. Gorman (Tasty Tardsicles) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : E. Dickens (Tasty Tardsicles), R. Pace (Tasty Tardsicles) : 53 Minutes

The shooter : K. Necišcionis (Las Vegas Silver Stars), T. Freeman (Mindless Zombies 🧟‍♀️) : 7 Three points

The best performer : M. Coedo (Mindless Zombies 🧟‍♀️) : Rating : 17.5

The worst performer : W. Sitorski (209’s MostWanted), G. Di Cosmo (BKDogs), E. Dickens (Tasty Tardsicles), L. Jackson (LionPride) : Rating : 7.0

Charlie:
Hello I’m Charles Sanborn and we are welcoming you to this playoff edition of the Warrior’s Den.
Little over 48 hours ago, the Warriors completed their regular season in a 96-79 loss to the Lion Rebels. The same team these Warriors will be playing tomorrow night to kick off the playoffs

The game was what most of us expected it to be. The Lion Rebels were out to protect homecourt advantage either for the first round or maybe the entire playoffs. The Warriors were just trying to make it to the playoffs unscathed by injury. Both teams achieved their desired goals with the Lions hanging on to the 2nd seed after their hopes for the top seed faded with Carolina’s victory over the Dribble. The Warriors made it out with no major injuries to get in the way of their playoff hopes.

So now comes the real question: what can we expect from tomorrow’s game. Well going by the scientific methold we’d compare the two meetings in the regular season. The first game was heartbreaker for the Warriors. Not much fault could be found with their play or strategy other than the fact they had no answer for Dirty Brown who lived up to his name sake. Dirty Brown again was a trouble maker but the Warriors just got hammered on the boards with Watkins and Armstead leading the charge on that front.

So what do the Warriors need to do to win? #1 Granja and Baiao need to do it on both fronts. They have to score and they have to play defense. #2 correlates to #1 because the Warriors are going to have to stop Dirty Brown and the problem with that is that at 6’4” Dirty Brown can play the 1-3 spot with ease. Pair that with the 6’6” Stott and the 6’4” Singh, you can see the problem with the lineup versatility that the Lions can bring so the Warriors have to make sure that no matter what line up the Lions bring at backcourt and the wings that they can adequately defend it.

The Lions, obviously will be trying to find the weak spot, plug in Dirty Brown there and let him loose. Lean on Armstead’s experience and Watkins' athleticism on the interior. Again the ease in that is that Dirty Brown can play with MVP type caliber play as long as he does not have to be a silverback. Yeah you can’t put him going up against Begin or Big Turk in the interior but anywhere in the 1-3 he’s dangerous. The Lions are gonna look for that key 1-3 lineup that the Warriors will not see coming and let it cook.

739-277-4673. The Lines are open. We’ll be taking questions after this commercial break. This is the Warrior’s Den with Charles Sanborn.

Best of luck to everyone still competing tonight!

I'm still bummed my team folded like a cheap paper plate in OT when I had a chance to make the relegation matchups... But good luck to all who are left.

As for me... :)

Let's just say I think I'll be happy with how this draft turns out.

Happy Ourer: “We’re here for a special sit down conversation with the Linndale GM. Thank you for you time”

GM: “Thank you, Happy.”

HO: “It was a disappointing season and there’s a lot to cover. I think most people figured Harrison Mann would be departing, but no one saw Ramon Sanz Garcaa’s departure. How badly did that hurt the team?”

GM: “The phrasing of that question makes it sound as if Harrison’s departure didn’t hurt us and only Ramon’s did. That’s not accurate. Happy, let me be clear. We possibly could have survived Harrison’s departure. Added to Ramon’s departure? No. That was a huge blow; our rebounding and interior defense took a huge hit in the short term. However, we believe we’re prepared to address those concerns internally. We expected improvement from the guys we have here, and we’re already seeing it. We expect good things from this group going forward.”

HO: “Walk us through why you say that. We’re not very familiar with Genipabu, and Pemweiser hasn’t been here very long.”

GM: “Leo is every bit the defender and rebounder Ramon was. He’s a solid shot blocker and free throw shooter. He brings some of the same things Ramon brought, with the potential of a better offensive player.”

HO: “You’re also high on Damian Hatfield. What do you see that excites you so much?”

GM: “He’s really young but has the things we wanted in place. When we got him, we didn’t have a big with the ability to guard the perimeter like he can. He’s also got some ball skills; there’s a scenario where he could see time at small forward. He’s got that kind of versatile skill set. Like Leo, his offense will dictate where his ceiling is.

HO: “Where does Pemwieser fit in?”

GM: “He’s got ball handling and shooting skills. He can score inside and out. He’s a competent rebounder and defender. We have high hopes for him going forward.”

HO: “You’ve said that Harrison and Ramon couldn’t be replaced individually. It sounds as if you are trying to replace them by remaking the group and upgrading the collective skills.”

GM: “We are. Damian Hatfield is a prime example. He can guard the perimeter or interior. We didn’t have a big who could do that. Now, like Floyd Hearn or Pemwieser, Damian can handle it and drive. Pemwieser has shooting skills we didn’t have from a big. Pemwieser isn’t a shot blocker. Floyd and Leo are. It’s about the group complementing each other. As a group, it gives Pio Reina the ability to mix and match based on matchups, but it also protects the team in case of injury. One injury doesn’t limit the group’s or the team’s flexibility.

HO: “You’ve consistently mentioned ball skills. That seems to be a point of emphasis.”

GM: “Turnovers are something our coach detests. It’s no secret that the ball handling is a point of emphasis. His focus on defense, rebounding, free throws, and limiting turnovers is what you’ll expect to see on the court.

HO: “There’s been a lot of talk about two-way defenders. Explain what that is and how many do we have. What does that mean for the team?”

GM: “A two way defender is a player who can defend the perimeter and the paint. We have 7 players we consider two-way defenders. The other 7 players are either skilled defensively in their primary area, or developing that skill. If you can’t play defense, Pio will not give you court time.”

HO: “Who deserves the blame for this season’s failure?”

GM: “I do. Pio shouldn’t take a hit for my mistakes. Transactions could and should have been done sooner. That’s all me.”

HO: “Was Pio happy about the moves?”

GM: “Pio and I have a good working relationship. No coach and GM will get along or agree every single time. At the end of the day, we are on the same page and have the same vision. We may disagree on how to get there sometimes, but we know the other is working towards the same thing.”

Yea - I was bummed to see you miss out after all that work. But, there's always the season after next! It took me two attempts before I finally got to "stick" at D III. Good luck to you!

Just wanted to say congrats and good luck to Carolina and Mindless! Been a fun season; sorry my weekly power rankings petered out, but I just have too much going on in the real world.

Looking forward to the next season (with Daisy hopefully moving on!).

See you on the flip side.

Thought I'd say a final little something before 209's eliminate us tonight. This is the best damn league on BB! Free drinks and lap dances at The Keg will continue to be available to all league owners who want to slum it for a night in DVI next season!

Gonna miss you! Good luck as you stumble your way back up!

I gotta say, man, I can't believe you can't get a bite on Guyton at that price. Maybe someone will bite now that it's closer to the next season.