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6...got a couple of pretty tough games and there's no way I will win both.Especially the one against Pszczyna Team.but if I can keep that game to a close margin then I might have a chance of making it to the top 32 if i win the remaining 3 games by a good margin(thats me being a bit too much optimistic :p)

6...got a couple of pretty tough games and there's no way I will win both.Especially the one against Pszczyna Team.but if I can keep that game to a close margin then I might have a chance of making it to the top 32 if i win the remaining 3 games by a good margin(thats me being a bit too much optimistic :p)

It has happened before that 6 wins was enough to make the final 32

Season 27 @ No teams made the final 32 with 6 wins and no team with 7 wins missed out on the final 32
Season 26 @ The 3 teams with the lowest points difference that had 7 wins missed out on the final 32
(33rd had 7 wins and a points difference of +112)
Season 25 @ 3 teams with 6 wins made the final 32 (32nd spot had 6 wins and a points difference of +290)
Season 24 -@ 6 teams with 6 wins made the final 32 (32nd spot had 6 wins and a points difference of +165)
Season 23 @ 3 teams with 6 wins made the final 32 (32nd spot had 6 wins and a points difference of +234)
Season 22 @ 5 teams with 6 wins made the final 32 (32nd spot had 6 wins and a points difference of +213)


But it hasnt happened in the last 2 seasons and season 26 was extra rough

yea mate it has happened before but i doubt it will happen this season..
presently there are 63 teams which have a 3-1 or a 4-0 record.there is practically no way that a team with 6-2 would make it to the top 32 at the end of round robin games.

Season 26 @ The 3 teams with the lowest points difference that had 7 wins missed out on the final 32
(33rd had 7 wins and a points difference of +112)

Dont wanna remember that...my first run in the B3 and i missed out of top 32 even after winning 7 games :(

Dont wanna remember that...my first run in the B3 and i missed out of top 32 even after winning 7 games :(

That would have been crap

Hey, how's it going for you in B3?

I'd also like to hear your opinion, about Lithuanian team Atgrubnagiai;)
What chance of getting to at least top8, do you think, he has?

Well Atgrbnagiai is on target having won his 1st 5 games and he has a million dollar plus roster.

The negative is that his point difference is only +124 and he has 3 tough games to wound up the round robin series.

He plays host against the 75th ranked Bebruikai which he should win.

He is lucky to have HCA against the 26th ranked IMERETI and his final game is away to the 68th ranked Sporting Olimpia

If he doesnt have any injuries and builds his enthusiam for his B3 games then I believe he is likely to win through.

7 wins and a reasonable points difference is historically enough to make the knockout round of 32 stage.

What are your thoughts?

How focused is he on B3 and how capable as a manager is he?

About his oppontents - my thoughts excactly.

And I even think, he's fully able to reach the 8/0 score:).

When i was speaking to him, he was thinking about geting to the knockout round, but he wasn't too confident about himself being in top4.

It might look that he's a bad manager, when you look at his LBBL or Lithuanias Cup standings, but he had a 370k Lithuanias NT forward, so, i believe he coulnd't do a lot more.
But as a manager, he's capable of winning B3. It only depends, if he'll open his treasure chest (in which nobody knows how much gold coins does he have) or not:).

The only thing that bothers me, is his gramps - they might have too many skill drops by the end of the season to conquer the B3.

Interesting analysis and I agree it is possible that he could win all 8 round robin games despite his really tough draw.

His chances would have been a lot worse if he didnt have HCA in his game against IMERETI

Its my first time in B3 and it is very evident to me that the luck of the draw plays a huge part in who makes the final 32.

You are right about the concern of the age of his players as 6 of his best 8 players are 33 or older and whilst the experience of these players would be quite valuable in B3, there is definitely the risk of skills drops

Another concern I have for his team is that he has 2 players getting paid over 200K a week who he obviously relies on very much and would deeply miss if they got injured or even fouled out.

Correct me if Im wrong but I believe that once the final 32 teams begin to become more evident that intent will begin to play a huge role.

Who are the Managers who are prepared to bank enthusiam for B3 games and who are the Managers who will roll the dice and supplement their rosters with a couple of beasts?

Interesting times ahead

Are there any other teams who you reckon could be strong contenders in the knock out stages?


Last edited by Sid Vicious at 8/20/2014 10:01:49 AM

Haven't checked a lot of those, who are in the 32 now, but I believe, Koops has the most convicing roster. Is he going for the B3 champion title?:)

Are there any other teams who you reckon could be strong contenders in the knock out stages?

At the beginning of the season I mentioned one team: Labude and his ESV Laim are back and he is eager to win some titles. His big advantage is that he already won once the BBB (and lost the second final because of a stupid mistake...). So he knows how to play and he has a more frightening roster than the salary indicates...

Haven't checked a lot of those, who are in the 32 now, but I believe, Koops has the most convicing roster. Is he going for the B3 champion title?:)

Koops like myself has an easy round robin draw and unless he sells down, will finish top 3 at the end of the round robin.

Koops is not afraid to sell up and or buy up and is quite capable of doing damage in this tournament.

He was going for his 3rd cup in a row in Australia but got knocked out this season when a Div III team crunch timed him.

He says that he is now focusing on beating me for this seasons ABBL championship and I actually have a big game against him this Saturday night which just might decide Home Court Advantage come finals time.

In Australia the common joke is that he wins things with use of his GM button