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Nice win. It was 2 vs. 1: me and the refs vs. you, lol. GL in the next round.

haha, I was 100% sure you would play look inside. Remember reading somewhere that EDH Wolves said 3-2 zone was a really bad idea against LI. Figured you'd win anyway, so wanted to test it... Wow, shocked you only had 83 points with 1 minute left! (before the intentional fouling & my 3pt shooting clinic.) 3-2 zone vs LI doesn't seem so awful after all. certainly way better than 2-3 zone vs motion..?

Why are you such a bully shikago? I'm scared to play you again...although with the way my team is playing now we might combine for 60 PFs.

Forreal, I started worry whether I'd have players left for crunch time.

I've had mixed results with 3-2 vs. LI. Back when I had a real team, I used to 3-2 a lot and even vs. LI it was fine. Then I replaced all my Cs with younger, weaker ones, and all of a sudden 3-2 was TERRIBLE vs. LI. In your situation, obviously LI is alright. I didn't shoot the lights out or dominate the boards, just barely got enough to win.

At least the fouls got spread around. Better than if 1 or 2 of your starters fouled out in the 1st half. Wow, I got absolutely destroyed in the team & matchup ratings too.

I guess that makes sense about the 3-2 zone. Hmm, seems like it would be deadly if a team had a couple of monster defensive Cs. You would effectively kill all 3pt scoring by the other team & still more than hold your own inside?

@GM-Jelme
I always find a way to lose on the road... Got a bad feeling about my team post AS break too. With the Great 8 this strong, you going undefeated the rest of the way would actually help me out.

Personally I think 3-2 zone is better in the game engine than M2M is. M2M gets higher overall ratings, but inside defense is worth a lot less to me than outside. Maybe I'll reshape my team a bit in that mold in the near future.

I'll pick up this round for Hank on the short-turnaround

First, let's review round 7 results:

Round 7:

NBBA
- nil -

Div II
Visionaries - Hard fought win.... 89-78
Milwaukee Lethargy - Hard fought loss.... 89-78
Lovable Losers - Painful defeat by an eyelash.... 84-83


Div III
EDH Wolves - Comfortable win despite less effort.... 78-66
Swampdonkeys - Absolute cupcakewalk.... 112-57
Shock Wave - Close call win vs. the CT in OT.... 113-106
Gingersnaps - This guy is in D3? Hope he promotes to II.2, they need some talent in there. GSnaps goes down.... 95-86
Contortionists - Win in a yawner.... 101-76
Hunterkirualeorio - Take it easily.... 97-74

6-3. 90-10 overall.

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Round 8 Matchups

NBBA
- nil -

Div II
EDH Wolves (23598) vs. Bruno's Fighting Grizzlies (23219) (home)
Shock Wave (23140) vs. Kiwi Sheep Pimps (22913) (home)
Contortionists (23174) vs. Walker Wiggles (28558) (home)
Hunterkirualeorio (23489) at Chi Chi Bandits (22857) (away)

Div III
Visionaries (29656) vs. Ron Swanson All-Stars (29864) (home)

Div IV
- nil -

Div V (what?)
Swampdonkeys (28369) vs. Mo City Dons (30050) (home)

A bit of a mixed bag here. Swampdonkeys makes the most amazingly luck pull I've ever seen, a home game vs. a D.V team that's coming off a CT. Wow! Visionaries get a pretty nice matchup too, and Hunter draws probably the weakest remaining D.II team but has the only road game of the week.

Shock Wave has a tough but winnable game against Kiwi Sheep Pimps. Contortionists get a must-win vs. Walker Wiggles, because that guy should be banned for his team logo. It's hideous.

I'm giving game of the week to EDH, our league leader at 12-1 going up against another perennial D.II team in Bruno's Fighting Grizzlies (formerly the Phoenix Blue Suns). Phoenix has been in II.4 since Season 6 and this is his 5th trip this deep into the cup. EDH has been in II.3 since Season 9 and is making his 7th cup run this deep, so it's rather an old-guard matchup. Phoenix eliminated EDH from the cup in Season 9 so you know know EDH is out for revenge! Right!?

Three guys are left from the team but they do remember the game, it was close until the 4th quarter, then we faded. Should be an interesting matchup.

Well my cup run is done, he CT'd me, guess he really wanted it. Good Luck guys!

Wish you posted that luck earlier, Jelme and I literally got the worst draws possible

Ouch, yeah I see what you mean. Silverbacks and LMA.....

Round 8 Results...II.3 goes 4-2....94-12 overall

Div II

EDH Wolves 117, Bruno's Fighting Grizzlies 122
Shock Wave 86. Kiwi Sheep Pimps 96
Contortionists 99. Walker Wiggles 96
Hunterkirualeorio 112 Chi Chi Bandits 58

Div III
Visionaries 127, Ron Swanson 34

Div V
Swampdonkeys 121, Mo City Dons 86

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So round 9 is next (32 teams left)

http://www.buzzerbeater.com/country/1/cup.aspx

NBBA

Visionairies away against the Silverbacks (23223)
Contortionists away against the Lake Merritt Arrows (23075)

Div II

Div III

Swampdonkeys at home against Delta 9 (28479)
Hunterkirualeorio at home against cow lickers (28799)

Best of luck to our final 4.

Hank





Last edited by Hank Taylor at 6/17/2011 12:19:14 AM