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Tonight's games showed the significant difference between the Big 8 and the Great 8.
#3 Kyoto defeats #1 楽しい 108-85 (both playing same level - Normal?)
#4 Shikoku destroys #4 Zenigata 119-68 (both playing same level - Normal?)
#2 NKRK defeats #2 aisteru 85-71 (NKRK playing TIE, aisteru on Normal)

Sapporo and Baikinman had non-matches against significantly weaker opponents. He has tougher games coming up, with 3 of the next four being harder opponents (Terry Bogard, Shikoku Otaku & NKRK). I see him winning 1-4 games over the next two weeks.

From my perspective, it's a pity Sapporo, Shikoku, Kyoto & my Northern Kyushu are all in the same conference.

You are correct now not only is 2.1 much stronger than the other division IIs but the Great 8 is much stronger that the Big 8. I think there is the same problem in the JBBL. I would bet that the chamiopn this season comes from the Great 8 unless a Big 8 team has a lot of spending before the end of the season - it will need to be millions.

you were all right,were weak,you rank 1234 and so on,think one of you will be crown champs,i bet sapporo had 65percent chance,the rest well you know..

you were all right,were weak,you rank 1234 and so on,think one of you will be crown champs,i bet sapporo had 65percent chance,the rest well you know..

Quite possibly so... tho' I don't quite understand what you mean by "you were all right,were weak,you rank 1234 and so on".
I agree: Sapporo is in the driver's seat as far as winning the title. God knows no contesting of that is coming out of your conference. And honestly? You read as being more than a little bitter at the success Kyoto/I have had.

what i mean that i agree with you guys that your division is more stronger,example 1 of you is in our division,well its a walk in the park.about your success? congrats to you,that means your doing the right thing,

Thanks. Nothing is ever certain and there will be a bloodbath in the Great 8 to try and get out this season and some teams are already in the arms race NKRK spent a lot on a great big man.

Li Dahui Transfer 8/25/2011 17 Purchased from Free Agency for $ 816 000

Li Dahui (16509397)
Center
Owner: Northern Kyushu Ramen Kings

Weekly salary: $ 33 127
Role: draws a paycheck
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DMI: 113700
Age: 21
Height: 7'0" / 213 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Game Shape: average

That will neutralise the advantage I had with my big Chinese guys. The Greek who was underperforming is already on the way out replaced by a much better player.

Interesting to read the other news:

8/28/2011 - Baikinman has just acquired Hideyuki Honda for $ 1 275 000.

He looks like agreat trainee.

Hideyuki Honda (19825316)
Point Guard
Owner: Baikinman

Weekly salary: $ 7 102
Role: draws a paycheck
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DMI: 25300
Age: 19
Height: 6'2" / 188 cm
Potential: perennial allstar
Game Shape: average

But the cost? It seems very high as usual for him.

Transfer 8/28/2011 17 Purchased from Fire Country Trail Blazers for $ 1 275 000

What a gift for Wolph? I wonder what the other JBBL teams think about him getting a $ 1 275 000 gift from his draft pick #16 - yet another massive advantage of being in II.2, 3 or 4?

Even if the cost is grossly inflated I think that may be a good move for Baikinman, that may be the best 19 year old Japanese guard in the world and with the good potential he can be a star here and a good starter in the JBBL.

Meanwhile in the cross conference games the Great 8 "Big 3 + Kyoto" still look strong as we are 8-0 in cross conference games so far. The top team KFC lost to the mighty Fighters by 15 and the lowly Shogun by 23 so now it is up to the Otaku and Kings to finish the job.

Last edited by Lord Toranaga at 8/27/2011 6:58:10 PM

That will neutralise the advantage I had with my big Chinese guys. The Greek who was underperforming is already on the way out replaced by a much better player.

Well... let's not go too far on a few levels.
- firstly, the reason I changed over was for training purposes. Li's better than Kopsas in some aspects, not as good in others. It had nothing to do with the "arms race", and everything to do with getting a better (younger) trainee. To get a good trainee, I had to spend!
- secondly: "under-performing"? Most games Kopsas is/was against much higher salaried centers, and held his own every week. Most recently against Fumoffu's 80k C at PF, he did admirably well. Sure, he had a bad game against your team - but if he were 4 years younger, I wouldn't be moving him out. I think he's performed amazingly well.

What a gift for Wolph? I wonder what the other JBBL teams think about him getting a $ 1 275 000 gift from his draft pick #16 - yet another massive advantage of being in II.2, 3 or 4?

Agreed. That was... an interesting sale.

Meanwhile in the cross conference games the Great 8 "Big 3 + Kyoto" still look strong as we are 8-0 in cross conference games so far. The top team KFC lost to the mighty Fighters by 15 and the lowly Shogun by 23 so now it is up to the Otaku and Kings to finish the job.

C'mon man - mikelm's entitled to his opinion. I still regard us as a "top 4". Let's not be petulant!

That is the exact issue I face, my team is generally very young, I doubt there is a younger starting lineup in the league, but my two big men imports are old.

Starters
PG 21
SG 20
SF 21
PF 32
C 27

Bench
PG 23
SG 20
SF 31
PF 30
C 24

By next season the 31 year old SF will be replaced by my 18 year old trainee and if I can't win this season (I give myself about 1/8 chance) and the two big import PFs aged 32 and 30 will be replaced. As I have spent the first half of this season training one on one it is great to see so many of my players getting more pops every week including my PG, SG, SF starters and reserve SG. My backup PG has had to switch to SF so I can train the 18 year olds.

I have to admit Kopsas got you to the top of the table so he was doing something right. I too look for cost effective big men. While 4/5 have mediocre or better passing it is no secret if you study the stats that one has similar issues to Kopsas in his inability to pass. On the other hand I have Zhang in the top 10 in both points and rebounds in the league and Lu was there last season. He is also ranked 7th in the entire league in ratings. I now know why Kopsas isn't in the top 10s or top 50s, he looks like he should be, but he hasn't played enough games to qualify, this is why I thought he has been underperforming. 17.5 rebounds would have him second, his 12.0 rating would have him 10th. Not bad really.

Li is 21 7'0" and perennial allstar potential so probably by the end of the season he will be the best big man in the league unless someone else opens up their purse.

I was just making a joke about the Big 3 + Kyoto, if anything it is good, it makes me work harder to gain some more respect. This race will be very close and if you continue to beat me by 1 point or in overtime every time we play that could be the difference in playoff seedings in the end.

Hahaha... good stuff.

Yeah, with my key guys, I tend to only play them 1 game per week. Or make up their extra time in the scrimmage. For example: scoring. The top scorer in the game - by quite a long way - is my SG Ad O'Sullivan: 39.5 ppg. But I don't play him more than I need to.

I hope so on Li. We'll see I guess. He has some holes in his secondaries I need to shore up! But he also has some very nice little bonuses in areas that will make him difficult to deal with. Eventually.

edit: just noted that Kopsas got a 15 rating for me last night - which is the highest rating I think I've ever had for a player. Honestly? Gonna miss him!

another edit: just noticed that I play everyone of the top 4 Big 8 teams at my home arena. That, is awesome scheduling.

Last edited by malice at 8/27/2011 9:48:30 PM

Bit of an update on II.1...

Big 8 - not looking so hot, but at least Baikinman's planning with the future in mind, picking up super-trainee Honda.
Only one actual bot at the moment... but Northan00 & Sasimi look headed in that direction. Of a worry: Zenigata hasn't logged on to his team in more than 10 days. Maybe a holiday?

Great 8 - where the power is... it's a shame that in the first round of the playoffs, 2 of the best teams in II.1 will be finished. Still... we're a while away from that.
No bots, but for BC Tiger it's only days away. Pity, because I've never seen a team start with as good a roster as that one. Dragon riders isn't too far behind in "becoming-a-bot" status. Everyone else's solid.

Some big games coming up this week - Great 8 teams playing host: can Baikinman trouble Shikoku? How will #1 aisteru fare in Kyoto's house? Can zenigata put a stop on the Kings?
Should be interesting...

How will #1 aisteru fare in Kyoto's house?

#1 in the blue against #4 in the red and the match wasn''t too bad but #4 had a solid 18 point win. The red won 7/8 games with only bottom team BC tiger losing to now top team in the blue KFC. The imbalance is incredible.

The top 4 red teams are in a brutal struggle and how much are they willing to risk to win promotion? It will be interesting to see who goes all in this season.

Last edited by Lord Toranaga at 8/31/2011 9:00:24 AM