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Yeah, I'm missing a couple pieces really. There's one glaring hole, and I might add another. If I was even at the league average in salary by adding a strong center, I'd stroll to a playoff run. Seasons occur where it's better to sit back. Really, I'm hoping my patience holds to sit back next season too. Unless the league is looking really weak, I'm better off getting my better trainees to 25 years old before investing in the rest of the squad. If things go south this season, or if I get the right skill pops, I could also sell those guys off and demote. By the time the next crop is ready, I'd have some serious bank.

I'm trying to pull a Pacers from last night and go garbage early to throw away a huge lead.

With losses to #1 and #2, we've got a new #1 this week! And he's actually built himself a nice little cushion with his team ratings, which are considerably higher than the rest of the league. I've divided the teams into cute little categories this week, so enjoy!

POWER RANKINGS
The Big 3 in the Big 8
1. Super T-Rex, 20.983
2. Natellio, 16.125
3. Chicken Hawks, 16.017

Challengers excited for the Big 3 to beat the crap out of each other in the playoffs
4. CA Foreigners, 14.154
5. Lumberjacks, 11.383

The Mess In The Middle
6. The Door Mats, 6.725
7. East Gary Eagles, 6.542
8. Thunderhorse, 6.383
9. lakey, 4.188

The 'We Need Depth' Club
10. Cow Lickers, -0.058
11. The Officials, -1.538

The 'Have fun with me in a relegation series' Club
12. Eclypze, -2.613
13. Demon Hoosiers, -13.358

We Taste Better With A Little Ranch Dressing
14. The Veggies, -13.783

The Battle for the #1 Pick Duo
15. New North Star, -28.213
16. Explosive bubblewrap, -41.663

It is my opinion that your team is still #1. You threw an important game and the ratings faithfully reflect the effect.

The interesting thing is both of us have a "better" interleague schedule. Unless those unpredictable cup games bring huge difference, I will not expect I am able to overcome that 40 points difference during this month.

Yea I wasn't thrilled with benching my starters in that one. But, with a reasonably tough Cup match (strong D4 team who I anticipate a CT from), and without a home game following it, my game with the Hawks wasn't as important as it may have seemed. I was actually pretty happy I only lost by what I did.

It's nice of you to say, but I still put myself in third right now. Team Ratings reflect that right now, and I am certainly way behind in terms of salary. The big 8 is once again brutal, and Eclypze is sitting back there with a ton of salary, too. Things aren't getting any easier.

That round shook things up a bit...some big wins and some big losses. The Officials had a big win, but it looks like they've got a couple tough weeks ahead now. The left side midtable fight is getting interesting.

Sorry for the delay here. Been a little busy of late, so I won't include any of my usual witty commentary. This one is bare bones!

POWER RANKINGS
1. Super T Rex, 22.650
2. Chicken Hawks, 17.946
3. Natellio, 16.083
4. CA Foreigners, 15.384
5. Lumberjacks, 11.733
6. East Gary Eagles, 9.912
7. Thunderhorse, 7.047
8. The Door Mats, 5.588
9. lakey, 2.892
10. The Officials, 0.933
11. Cow Lickers, -1.198
12. Eclypze, -4.687
13. The Veggies, -13.224
14. Demon Hoosiers, -23.165
15. New North Star, -24.463
16. EBW, -42.493

Thanks for the continuing contribution.
I just read your S22 power ranking series and learned a little bite about the history of III6.
They are all really nice posts.

Late again, but here are the new rankings going into the all star break. I even put some little commentary next to each team. Good luck in the cup tonight everyone who is left!!

POWER RANKINGS
1. Chicken Hawks, 21.396 He's taken over the #1 spot with average ratings consistently over 8.0. Really deep team.
2. Super T Rex, 20.030 He's got the highest salary and the best record. His only loss came to me in the first game of the season. Can he run the table the rest of the way?
3. Natellio, 16.959 I'm starting to fall a bit behind the two guys above me... but still haven't lost a game with my best 5 on the court.
4. CA Foreigners, 14.966 Interleague play has been rough on the Foreigners, but he's still putting up really good ratings, and is thus distancing himself for the rest of his division.
5. Lumberjacks, 9.818 Made some big sales the last few weeks, which has left his roster a shell of it's old self. Let's see what he does with the extra cash though...
6. Thunderhorse, 7.791 Hanging around the playoff picture and had a really good win against the Foreigners. Needs to finish strong in interleague play to stay in the playoff hunt.
7. East Gary Eagles, 6.882 Last season's runner-up having some trouble this time around. Slim chance he winds up in a relegation series, but he has some work to do to pull into the playoff picture.
8. Eclypze, 6.785 Smedlock is slowly creeping up the rankings and no one should be happy about it. Carrying a really large total salary and probably the best all around player in the league, Eclyzpe will be a force if he's in the playoffs.
9. lakey, 6.614 Bouncing back from a 3 game losing streak, lakey has won 2 straight and is firmly in the playoff picture, and really close to grabbing home court for at least one game.
10. The Door Mats, 6.170 The Door mats hate my equation. Low salary and low ratings mean nothing to this team as they always find a way to compete. Still in the Cup, only PD away from the 1 seed, and gave Super T Rex a run for his money at home, these guys are better than #10.
11. Cow Lickers, -5.182 Big drop off from 10 to 11. Cow Lickers really going to have to work to get out of a relegation series.
12. The Officials, -12.076 This is a team of streaks. They won their first game,then dropped 5, then won 4, and have now lost 3. Maybe they'll find the next win streak at the right time.
13. The Veggies. -15.427 Still in the Cup, they have a reasonable PD, so a couple wins in the league could pull them into the 5 spot. Would be tough to pull a playoff run though.
14. Demon Hoosies, -17.211 Not sure they'll make the playoffs this season with that PD issue, but I don't think he cares. No way this team relegates.
15. New North Star, -17.301 He's actually trending up with his ratings, but I'm not sure he'll be able to pull out of the 8 spot. Too bad, too. Had some really bad luck at the beginning of the season.
16. EBW, -41.562 Really doing well getting that #1 draft pick. Had a good Cup run, though!

Thank you for your rankings and your comments again.

You are totally right and honestly I have the worst intra-league schedule among the three.
A rival game with you and a TV game with the Hawks at the same week. It is hard to deal with your twin towers whereas no stars are at my team. I am not sure if I will become #3 seed when the season is over.

However, the two good things to me are: 1) I never place my best five players in any games I played this season, and 2) my weekly balance is still a plus, regardless the bonus from those cups.

Last edited by Dino Boy at 4/23/2013 3:09:11 PM

woot 6th! ya that was a big win for me against the foreigners. but ya. I probably dont belong in the playoffs and probably deserve closer to a 10 rank. thanks for the detailed rankings.