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13. Sparta Hybla Valley - team salary - 201 121 - average starters' salary - 28 630 - average backup's (6-10) salary - 8 717 - arena size - 17 008

their forwards are pretty good, which won them a few games they would've otherwise lost, had they delegated their weekly salaries differently, but they're also pretty old. shv is 1 starter upgrade from being really, really good, and i bet they made plenty of money last season. they could very well be ready to test the transfer market. in a surprising season, shv upset the entire league by clinging onto a relegation series win. the hattrick veteran outwitted superior teams to strategically take games he could win, and beat out svj for the 6 seed by a fair margin. they'll have to repeat that performance, because the red side didn't get too much easier. sure, it did get easier, but not by much. it's either outwit everyone again, or upgrade that lineup. it's already pretty good in terms of bench play, and they have a good sized stadium, though they could kinda use a bench guard. it's also a fairly young team, save for the forwards. so yeah, the infrastructure is pretty much in place for a long stay at III.7, they just need 1 splash, and it wouldn't be surprising if they did it. kilof is a pretty smart guy, so that makes this team worrying.

14. Vermont Frost Heaves - team salary - 198 092 - average starters' salary - 32 051 - average backup's (6-10) salary - 5 842 - arena size - 17 200

vermont is not a bad team, per se, but they have pretty massive holes in their roster. the first thing that stands out at you is bowen. 34 year old veteran power forward. i mean, idk just how rounded he is, but that's terrifying. just... no. and then, you look at the rest of the roster. where did the bigs go? centers are literally the cheapest xfers you can buy. i assume the answer is jernigan, a homegrown boy. that's all well and good, but in the meantime, staying up is borderline impossible with minimal roundedness to your lineup, and moving down isn't an option with bowen's salary, and the projected salary of a year training a 8k 21 yr old center. that number climbs pretty fast at that age and salary. moreover, there is NO bench on the team, so game shape will likely be an issue, considering training game shape would detract from training that 21 year old, which isn't an option. so yeah, they may surprise some people, but i find it unlikely they will stay up this season. avoiding relegation would be a huge victory for this squad.

15. Diamantes - team salary - 189 350 - average starters' salary - 24 322 - average backup's (6-10) salary - 11 195 - arena size - 14 118

with the smallest arena in the league, and smallest team salary in the blue side, oh how the mighty have fallen. from finals contenders to relegation favorites without changing hardly any personnel. in classic diamantes style, they have 9 dudes who can all ball, 8 of which are in decline. one of the best benches in the league assure that you can't take them lightly, and that their cup run should be deep, and that they will have good game shape. all very good things. the problem is, there's really no talent here. 4 years ago, they would've been championship contenders, though. they won't make it easy on vermont, or the titans for that matter. as i said, you just can never count them out. veteran teams win in the clutch, as diamantes proved last season when they retained the 5 seed at the last minute.

16. Mof State Squizzes - team salary - 148 109 - average starters' salary - 21 740 - average backup's (6-10) salary - 5 669 - arena size - 17 008

see what i mean about the arenas? they're all enormous this season. so the squizzes are back. aaaaaaaaaannnd they're gone. they just don't have much for talent, though their best player is a pretty sick sf, which is an amazing start to a team. beyond that, i mean, that pf blotto is pretty good for a bench guy, could turn into a good starting pf, but by then the sf will be too old, so there that goes. the guards are awful. good for bench players, but terrible for starters. it's a good start to a team, but there's SO much work to be done that i have a hard time believing they can come up with, like, 2 mil in xfers to avoid relegation, which is probably what it'd take. thereabouts, in any case. it's a shame, too. moflaffle is such a nice guy.

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Last edited by FrostyMc at 2/18/2016 6:37:48 AM

they finally get their respect.

BOUT TIME

EDIT: Also, how mad would you be if I won the first game against you again Sparta?

We've spent the entire offseason working on defense against 90 foot outlet passes with one second remaining which result in buzzer beating jump shots from the corner. So, I can say there's almost no chance of that happening again. And by almost no chance, I mean no more than 70%, 75 tops.

Nowhere to go but up!

I've got a little money to work with. In hattrick, once one of your players has a bid on him, you can spend that money right away. In BB I seem to put about 30 bids in for each success. It's too risky selling a starter before you've got his replacement en route.
I've already gotten younger, though it remains to be seen whether my young shooting guard, who put up big numbers coming off the bench last season (and put up 34 in the win at DCWizards), is ready to be a Prime Time Player. Now I gotta see if I can get better while keeping with the youth movement and not much raising my wage bill (and yes, for my birthday I want a unicorn that farts rainbows, if anyone wants to surprise me).
One thing I gotta watch is messing with the my team for the sheer sake of messing with things. I drastically overachieved vis a vis salary, but I believe I finished 2-2 in games decided by 5 points or less, so I don't think it was an aberration. If anything, I could have picked up a win or two instead of coasting down the stretch, after I locked up the 6 seed. Frosty seems to think of me as some kind of mad genius, which is probably accurate, so far as the mad part goes, but I think I've happened upon something by accident when it comes to buying and training players, and I don't know what, and if I were to drastically change my roster according to conventional wisdom, I'm guessing I'd finish right where my wage bill says I should.
This should be fun, in a nail-biting, who's-going-to-get-axed next, horror movie way. Good luck all.

Once again you dominate the preseason, midseason and playoff coverage! love the write ups and the insight. I will say the BucsBlue roster is finally one that we feel at least has a chance to win double digit games. is it a title team not sure, but Tommy still has GOOD YEARS left in him. And he finally has some scoring around him since he's such a good passer that never gets assist cuz no one on the team could score! i am happy with the training of my young center allowed for the move of Hilton, got younger, better and less foul prone! And to your concern with the SF/PF position we have no idea what route we will take there just yet.

Do we go the Golden State Warriors route and play small ball, or do we play trainee guys who will get better with training, but will desperately need to be picked up by sound veterans around them.

Good luck everyone!

You make this league fun. Thanks again for all the time you put into your predictions.

Coyle did have potential, but his training wasn't going well, for a variety of factors, and he was 21 with 9 ID and 7 OD. I figured I'd cash in on him while I still had a chance. And I made 4 million the last day selling an 18 y/o whom was very talented but I had no use for, and a 21 y/o who was my 4th SF/PF.

Now I get to buy some legit star power for promotion.

Last edited by oriolekid at 2/18/2016 4:26:22 PM