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If you can have a 300+k Roster and still be in the positive in weekly income by at least 10k then i would say more power to you. Thats the name of the game. The better players have higher salaries, teams typically but not always with higher team salaries usually are the ones you find around the top.....

And Philly i see your boy Tim claims to be a member of "the best backcourt in the LEAGUE" talk about things like preseason power rankings and preseason MVP etc.... But who really is the best Point Guard and Shooting guard duo in the league?

Mos Def like me... My problem was i had that roster and lived check to check cuz i was still just barely in the weekly negative. so i couldn't have bench depth. But i will take Back to Back Finals appearances, and losing those series 2-1 with a team that 2 years in a row in the playoffs was operating with only 6 players. I have had the most wins or tied for most wins 2 of my 4 seasons in this league (S31 being my 5th season) i have made the playoffs every single season in this league, and have 2 finals appearances in 4 seasons. I will be the First to say its disappointing i haven't found my way to D2, but i can't say that i am disappointed with my strategy and receipe for my time here in D3 so far. lmao

I like that we are finally throwing a little fire man. With Snake leaving you've are now my Big 8 rival. Lets jab a little bit!!!! give our players some fire to this rivalry!

with some of the dust settled and on the eve before the opener, new power rankings are in order:

1. west side tigers:

marrero is leaving, but despite that, west side still boasts the highest team salary including studs and mvp candidates. gybels is old but still very effective. at this point i think west side deserves the top rank.

2. baker street irregulars:

no changes to the irregulars' roster. they have no declining players and are, at the moment, the big dogs in the blue conference.

3. philadelphia phantasm:

much like with chip kelly, we're waiting for the other shoe to drop with philly. supposedly manager virtuoz is planning a splashy purchase. a high end big? we'll see, but at the moment, they chill at 3 and are very much in title contention.

4. bucsblue lob city:

everett white is gone. that hurts on a few different fronts. first and most obvious, he was the inside presence and counterpart to tompkins. secondly, and perhaps more importantly, he was another body. in addition to some of their important players are aging, they only have 7 now. one is a pretty sick rookie, though. i'm sure bucsblue will be back shortly but on paper their roster is 4th without white.

5. space von jam:

a relatively young team with a stud mvp candidate, they still have holes so it's tough to call them title contenders, but rank #5 is pretty high praise for a rookie d3 season. can they live up to the hype? or will their game shape slowly diminish and cause them to fall into irrelevancy? time will tell.

6. frosty bc:

yeah on paper maybe #6 but i'm here to tell you that's the only way i'll be 6th at anything this season. i'll be lucky to avoid another relegation series lol. it'll pay off monetarily in the long-run, but god losing is gonna suck. still, young deep team that you can't sleep on.

7. walnut streets:

solid squad, great manager, mvp candidate. the team has the whole package. some of their players are getting a bit long in the tooth, so it's hard to predict them doing real playoff damage (decline over the season), but you never know. they'll be good.

8. mitsubishi eclipse:

i do like their team's skillset but again, hard to see them doing much beyond maybe a 4 seed due to age concerns. that said, their manager knows what he's doing and manages what he has very well. look for them to be in playoff contention.

9. homeboyz:

after much pressure from the league at large, homeboyz get the bump they deserve. they have high quality trainees and a rising star in qoşqar. they're pretty thin which would figure to make consistent winning difficult, but hey, they did it last season and their starting 5 should only get better. they'll be in playoff contention.

10. crosstown united:

one of those teams who has done well with what they have, but they ain't got much. starting 5 can ball, hell of a trainee in colin, but age concerns and infrastructure would seem to restrict what they have the freedom to do. they had a fantastic rookie season. can they repeat? lol, with the way my team is gonna play, maybe.

11. diamantes:

they just bought some trainees, which is good because 4 of their starting 5 are declining. any other season they'd be in serious trouble to demote but the bottom 4 are not good, so they're probably safe.

12. ballstars:

you know, it's a young team, but by d3 standards, not super talented. same with diamantes, they'll struggle mightily, but they'll probably be ok this season.

13. lambdalambdalambda:

the tri-lambs have one guy: krzempek. they've been a wonderful team in this league and i wish them the best of luck. who knows, if they really tried, they MIGHT be able to avoid relegation 1 more season if they reeeeeeeeeally wanted to.

14. pearl city:

this team has 3 very, very nice trainees. stud trainees. beyond that, they got nothin. i have this feeling though, that they're setting up for some super splashy transfers. they only have 7 guys, you have to think s

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15. new york chickens:

made some purchases recently, but not enough to contend. just rake in the money this season, brah. you've got a looooooong ways to go. these teams are 8+ season vets mostly. it takes time to get to d3 when you don't get an expansion team that happens to be in d3. you'll be losing a lot, but keep playin bud and don't let this season discourage you. it's a great game, a lot deeper than i thought when i started. the d3 money you get will help a lot. set your ticket prices high and expand. monitor how many seats you're selling and adjust prices accordingly. hire an advanced trainer under 17k per week, buy a couple trainees and start training. make sure they're young, 18 or 19 years old. probably 3k+ weekly salary. make sure they have at least allstar potential. a prospect that's small improves guard attributes far quicker than big guy attributes, and vice versa. by far quicker, i mean far FAR quicker. it's a good way to start understanding the game and building franchise value. the more you train them, the more they're worth, and this game is about building your franchise's overall value. and when you're looking at the transfer market, shop around. don't overpay, make an educated purchase. before purchasing anyone, learn the market. just look at what players similar to what you're looking for are actually being sold for. you don't want to get suckered and taken advantage of. you can get some GREAT deals on rookies, especially ones that have under perennial allstar potential. there's a 4k rookie with allstar potential i saw yesterday get sold for 10k. a GREAT prospect that you can make super valuable. if you make that guy a rounded 30k player, you could be looking at upwards of HALF OF A MILLION DOLLARS. just by buying a guy for 10k and training him. huge value improvement. expanding and training are effective, tested and true methods of accomplishing the goal of increased overall value. want to know why bucsblue is so good? look at tommie lee tompkins. he trained him from scratch. look at the size of his arena. his potential for making money is huge. his overall team value is 1 of the best 3 in this league, which is why he'll probably be in title contention again. that's what you want. good luck brah.

16. wrexham rebels:

afk. r.i.p.

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I like how you said I was gearing up to make some splashy purchases but with this hyperinflation I couldn't buy enough to contend so there is no point. It has taken me many seasons to get here but I think I am going to sell and try to hold out for a weaker market. That way I can be ready when I come back. 2 million used to be able to buy you a team but now it buys 1 or 2 good players.

I actually believe player prices are down. I sold players for $4 million before. Now you can't sniff those prices. Buzzerbeater deflated values. Took $$$$ out of the game.