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Day 7 (Saturday 2 August 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Social Security Kings 100 - Pittsburgh Peacocks 107
Gunslingers 122 - Mississippi Cobras 80
AMC SPIRITS 62 - Mountain Eagles 80
Bonham Bricklayers 114 - Maryland Champions 75
Globo Gym 120 - Best Freakin Team Ever, Man 107
KDB 107 - 2 left feet 92
Jim Almeidas Janitor Crew 109 - Las Vegas Silver Stars 84
Asingratitos BC 73 - Arizona Desert Storm 125

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 125 : Arizona Desert Storm
Rebounds : 64 : Social Security Kings, Bonham Bricklayers
Assists : 40 : Arizona Desert Storm
Steals : 12 : Las Vegas Silver Stars
Block Shots : 12 : Mountain Eagles

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 38 : E. Berman (Bonham Bricklayers)
Rebounds : 26 : K. Hoskins (Social Security Kings)
Assists : 11 : R. Peron (Arizona Desert Storm)
Steals : 4 : G. Singleton (Jim Almeidas Janitor Crew)
Block Shots : 6 : R. Lince (Mountain Eagles)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : H. Dirr (Arizona Desert Storm) (31 Points, 2 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 33
Shooting Guard : V. Gutsul (2 left feet) (34 Points, 7 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 28
Small Forward : C. Debackere (Globo Gym) (28 Points, 8 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 3 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 38
Power Forward : E. Berman (Bonham Bricklayers) (38 Points, 15 Rebounds, 9 Assists, 1 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 51
Center : K. Hoskins (Social Security Kings) (22 Points, 26 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42

MVP of the evening
E. Berman (Bonham Bricklayers) (38 Points, 15 Rebounds, 9 Assists, 1 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 51

The bad performance of the evening
J. Fitzgerald (Social Security Kings) (9 Points, 0 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots)A. Lassiter (Maryland Champions) (0 Points, 0 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots)P. Knutson (Jim Almeidas Janitor Crew) (5 Points, 1 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots)V. Egorov (Asingratitos BC) (0 Points, 1 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -3

Triple-Double of the evening
H. Maluco (Pittsburgh Peacocks) (25 Points, 11 Rebounds, 10 Assists, 2 Steals, 2 Block Shots)

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : D. Scarborough (Mississippi Cobras), V. Marino (Mountain Eagles), J. Chambers (Maryland Champions), C. Yuyao (Las Vegas Silver Stars) : 5 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : A. Higginbotham (Social Security Kings), W. Stachurski (Maryland Champions), F. Prestidge (Globo Gym) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : V. Marino (Mountain Eagles), C. Debackere (Globo Gym), T. Havens (KDB) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : Z. He (Best Freakin Team Ever, Man) : 7 Three points

The best performer : T. Wirayuda (Gunslingers), N. Judd (Arizona Desert Storm) : Rating : 17.5

The worst performer : C. Jordan (Mississippi Cobras), Y. Pagouras (Mississippi Cobras), G. Triplett (Mississippi Cobras), A. Lassiter (Maryland Champions), M. Sotelo (Maryland Champions) : Rating : 5.0

Well once again this is a four team league with the rest of us fighting the right to stay at this level. When teams can play at take it easy just about the whole year it creates a glass ceiling so to speak. Good luck to the top four teams.

Got an unexpected W against a great Gunslinger team, ill take it!

Day 8 (Tuesday 5 August 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Pittsburgh Peacocks 76 - Best Freakin Team Ever, Man 107
Social Security Kings 90 - Globo Gym 123
Mississippi Cobras 69 - 2 left feet 126
Gunslingers 94 - KDB 111
Mountain Eagles 76 - Las Vegas Silver Stars 57
AMC SPIRITS 106 - Jim Almeidas Janitor Crew 92
Maryland Champions 57 - Arizona Desert Storm 140
Bonham Bricklayers 85 - Asingratitos BC 116

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 140 : Arizona Desert Storm
Rebounds : 74 : Arizona Desert Storm
Assists : 48 : Arizona Desert Storm
Steals : 11 : Mountain Eagles
Block Shots : 16 : Arizona Desert Storm

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 49 : M. Hudson (Globo Gym)
Rebounds : 20 : S. Leto (Best Freakin Team Ever, Man)
Assists : 13 : J. Saldana (2 left feet)
Steals : 6 : V. Sorvala (Asingratitos BC)
Block Shots : 5 : N. Judd (Arizona Desert Storm)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : F. Covarrubias (Arizona Desert Storm) (26 Points, 1 Rebounds, 9 Assists, 2 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37
Shooting Guard : V. Gutsul (2 left feet) (24 Points, 6 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 38
Small Forward : M. Hudson (Globo Gym) (49 Points, 7 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 44
Power Forward : I. Bezer (KDB) (29 Points, 15 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 40
Center : W. Partridge (KDB) (28 Points, 18 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 38

MVP of the evening
M. Hudson (Globo Gym) (49 Points, 7 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 44

The bad performance of the evening
W. Stachurski (Maryland Champions) (3 Points, 2 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -9

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : K. Hoskins (Social Security Kings) : 7 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : T. Šilauskis (Bonham Bricklayers) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : M. Hudson (Globo Gym) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : M. Hudson (Globo Gym) : 10 Three points

The best performer : N. Judd (Arizona Desert Storm) : Rating : 19.0

The worst performer : C. Jordan (Mississippi Cobras), Y. Pagouras (Mississippi Cobras), G. Triplett (Mississippi Cobras) : Rating : 5.0

Maatsaas... Your dirty dog! (just a joke)
Stole Canto from my roster today then started him against me! Clearly he knew all our plays.

Thanks for the extra cash! In full rebuild once this cup run ends.

Haha! He tricked me, he told me you would play Look Inside! If he continues like that I might fire him...

Put the money to good use!

Yea I wasnt very impressed with his play compared to his salary. Will have a couple good games against lesser opponents.

Have you ever input your roster into chatgpt? Very interesting. I was asking training questions and lineup questions, gave some pretty good answers.

did you put the manual or any other instructions in?

i tried AI (perplexity) on another manager game, fed it the whitepaper and it did a reasonable job from a scouting/advise POV, but in the end it was a little predictable and inflexible with varying tactics, IMO.

Here are the rankings prior to Game 9 games tonight....

1 AZ Desert Storm (8-0)
Back at the top spot is Jason! After his smackdown of Asingratitos he's poised to hit
that 22-0, however big week coming up as he's facing the top 3 teams in the Big
8, that coupled with a difficult cup round lies decisions for AZ coming up

2 Asingratitos (7-1)
Fresh off the beatdownn, ngl I thought he was gonna focus on beating up AZ to earn
bragging rights. Nonetheless he's sitting pretty at 7-1, and the quickmath states
he's rolling in dough. We'll see how he performs against the rest of the Big 8, as
he's coming off a win versus the Bricklayers

3 Mountain Eagles (7-1)
Solid Week for MTE. Got 2 wins to stay atop the Big, Gunslingers' surprising loss gains them ground on the Big 8 lead, and his cup opponent threw in the towel which let Lince run rampant for 54 points! A solid D2 team awaits tough, however, and he also faces 2 vets in Jason and Antwon this week.

4 Gunslingers (6-2)
Eliminated from the cup, and stunned by Brian and the Ballers, Gunslingers have work to do if they want to keep up with the Eagles. Weridly, they both have almost identical schedules coming up, facing all of the same following opponents. We'll have a true test of who's gonna take the Big 8 crown sooner rather than later. Their motion is no slouch, posting up a 12 versus KDB, so watch out for that.

5 AMC Spirits (6-2)
Nothing pretty with the ball being played in AMC, however he's getting the job done. I know the manager said it's mainly a 4 horse race for the title, but I gotta commend the effort that he's putting in and the work he's doing with comparatively limited resources to the big ballers. 6-2 and timely effort usage can do a ton of damage in league play! While his cup run seems to be over this week, expect AMC to park themselves amongst the 3rd seed in the Big thereafter.

6 King Drive Ballers (5-3)
After a disappointing start, the Ballers have now won 4 straight! Including an impressive defeat of the Gunslingers at home. We shall see what else brian has up his sleeve, with a light schedule heading up to the allstar break. His rebounding has been phenomenal, as every extra possession is earned in his contests. We'll see how this strategy fairs soon against stronger competition, but hey it works!

7 Globo Gym (4-4)
Sitting in the playoff picture with his U21 men is an accomplishment in the good ol III.1! Now an injury to a solid contributor may prove to be costly, but Nikebones continues to do more with less, coming off of a win vs. SSK. He also has a relatively light schedule, but then faces the Eagles right before ASB.

8 Janitor Crew (3-5)
May be a bit of a hot take, but Antwon gotsta learn how to use that enth! He's been out efforted in all but one match this season, crowning him the title as the black sheep of the league! His training squad is coming forward nicely, and he's recently traded some roleplayers out for cheaper ones. Can his chia pet get them out of the jam and back into the playoff picture? An imposing match vs. the Eagles might be a good place to start off...

9 Pittsburgh Peacocks (5-3)
I gotta say Pittsburgh has had the product of a nice schedule at the back of their pocket, as he's been able to successfully manage his record without the pressure of choosing games inbetween unlike some of the rest of us. He's out of the cup now so he can give full focus into the league, although some of his roster is getting a little tired. The big men are still there so that's always gonna be a problem, but those guards are BBQ Chicken ready to be ate right now

10 Social Security Kings (3-5)
We're starting to see separation between the contenders and the lower half of the league, and SSK finds himself still in the mix at 10! Most of it is really because of his A1 big man, but he may need to trade out some pieces. I do see Kent is training up, so hopefully closer to the postseason he can be a solid contributor, but right now should be a good time to start looking at some possible upgrades in the team makeup.

11 Las Vegas Silver Stars (3-5)
I thought he was gonna be a solid team on paper, and then McGregor hurt Lince in our match the other night. Eagles returned the favor and got scrappy, but LV came out hurt and with the loss! They also seem to be a team getting very tired, so gameshape management may need to be a focus if the Stars want to sniff the playoffs. The schedule doesn't get no easier either, with matches against Guns and SSK within the next 3 matches.

12 2 left feet (2-6)
It feels like he's hanging by a thread, as at 2-6 he's almost at the basement in the Great 8. A timeclock is ticking and he may need to make a decision soon on what to do. Now the Big 8 isn't stellar, so there's a possibility he can thug it out and make it to where he's having an easy relegation series, but right now he needs to gain ground on BFT.

13 BFT Ever (2-6)
Speaking of BFT, he's right here with his star player He, coming off an upset vs. Pittsburgh the other night. Maybe that win has sparked some life onto the team, and they go on a surge to avoid relegation. The Great 8 being such a difficult division doesn't mean the challenge will be a cakewalk. Start using effort and getting timely wins can be on the table though, it is up to them to figure out when/where to use it...

14 Bonham Bricklayers (2-6)
I would say a smart move would be to hang low until relegation series and load up! It seems like they have been dangling Espinar on the TL for quite some time, and are looking to retool around star big Berman. With playoffs likely out of reach, they can hang low and legit clinch the 5/6 seed since Mississippi is still new and Maryland is afk. We'll see what hicks is thinking though, as he may have other aspirations in mind...

15 Mississippi Cobras (1-7)
Seems like he's getting the hang of gameshape! Other managers, take note! While I don't expect him to take the league by storm, he may be able to steal a couple of wins from teams soon if he continues his regiment.

16 Maryland Champions (0-8)

Prepare to be botified.

Nice rankings, tough.