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I won't say I expected to run the table this season, but I certainly didn't expect to get shellacked by 18 points any time this season, especially not the first game. Hopefully, the Scrap Heaps' finances cripple him soon, because if this is the squad he's going to carry throughout the season then we'll all have better luck next season. This is the most talented BB team I've ever had in all my seasons(which included many in D2) and I have promotion aspirations this season.

anyone ever wonder if there is actually new trainers or doctors being added to the staff market? are the free agent staffers just the ones being fired after getting being replaced?

I know the ones being replaced do go to the list - I actually saw a level 1 guy that I had just fired available to be bid on for less than a 2k salary since I had the direct link to him.

ehh, i don't think scrap heap's squad is that great. he's put in more effort in both of his wins and his ratings aren't superstar amazing.

Frosty - awesome prognostications and team writeups! Very entertaining. Thanks.
I know you are not enamored with my squad: " as it stands, the playoff race is EXTREMELY crowded on this side. however, just judging by the smell test, looking at their team composition, i kinda doubt it. at least not this season." You are right - this team is closer to being blown up than it is to winning it. I am in a situation where I am still evaluating. I don't get on these forums often, but I check my progress often (or lack thereof) and I truly appreciate that you and some other guys in BB take the time to entertain the rest of us. It's what keeps me coming back for the abuse and frustrations of BB! Good luck to all this season. Remember Frosty's predictions - Scrap Heap doesn't have the squad to compete. So basically use your games against us to train your rookies. We'll even feed them after the game.

I feel like scoring is up across the league early with 6 teams avg near 100 PPG.

It's a little early to draw conclusions (though that's never stopped me from trying), but I noticed 3 pointers were way up the first game, even with my 0.00% thrown into the accounts. Can we trust the GMs will warn us when they make changes to the Match Engine? I've played a lot of games like this one, and many times my team has gotten drastically better or worse in an offseason without me doing anything, other than hazarding the occasional stroll to the refrigerator for an adult beverage.

If this season's going to be determined by long-range shooting, I'm in deep trouble. Stephan Curry's a fine basketball player, but I wanna see how many 3 pointers he can hit without spilling a margarita.

LMAO thats a good one. Yeah I don't know if its the effect the 3 point line or what. I personally dont feel like my team is making more 3s than they were before, maybe shooting them at a very very minimally better % but its extremely early. I was just saying in general. Now given its the first week so matchups are shakey and we are all kind of figuring each other out etc. But usually you have 1 or 2 guys go off for like 50-60 points or something. this start to the season has quite a handful of balanced 20-30 pt guys in 2 games of course... and overall teams seem to be pushing the envelopes on offense. Could easily just be teams adjusting to each other and new players and tactics etc.

lol, I never said you couldn't compete, I slotted you for the 5 seed. It honestly wouldn't surprise me if any of the top 10-11 teams promoted. I think there's lots of talent here, and all the sudden the favorite is struggling. That makes this league pretty wide open IMO. I was just saying I don't think you have a dominant team. I don't think anyone has a dominant team.

Speaking of dominant teams, in BB I think there's less luck than in real basketball. Even in the NBA, if the worst team played the best team 100 times, the underdog's going to win at least 3. One season in division 4, when I thought I had a chance at finally winning, a team called HeadCrushingPigs came down and without any effort had something like a 1400 point differential. If I'd played him 1000 times, I'm not sure I would have won once. If I did, you can be sure something really weird happened, like the bus drove off a cliff on the way to the arena, or the ref woke up with a horse head in his bed.
So, I'm not makin' threats or nothin', just sayin' maybe youze better not let things go down to the wire, capeche? 'Cause maybe I know some guys who know some guys, or sumpin' like that, know what I mean?