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It seems like an interesting idea, anything to add something new to this game is a good thing imo. I have yet to upgrade, but probably will in the future if the merchandise increase has a major effect or not.

Day 14 (Saturday 8 September 2018) : Performances by (http://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Greek Freak 34 94 - April Rain 112
The RedBulls 102 - Alert Polar Bears 114
GoldenLions 24 - Quebec Nordiques 137
The Vancouver Blackfish 108 - Calgary Spitfires 113
Scarborough Bluffs 123 - Toronto Assassins 44
911 98 - Quebec Pugs 130
ⒶⓀ ⒷⒶⓁⓁⒺⓇⓈ ツ 48 - Dixie United 119
Mayne 130 - ✪✪ 105

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 137 : Quebec Nordiques
Rebounds : 73 : Quebec Nordiques
Assists : 42 : Quebec Nordiques
Steals : 20 : Mayne
Block Shots : 14 : Mayne

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 63 : A. Wagoner (Greek Freak 34)
Rebounds : 26 : T. Buschke (Quebec Nordiques)
Assists : 13 : Q. Ballard (Quebec Nordiques)
Steals : 4 : M. Klemencz (Dixie United), D. Kriston (Quebec Pugs)
Block Shots : 8 : G. Buyar (Mayne)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : M. Damborský (Alert Polar Bears) (48 Points, 5 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 41
Shooting Guard : A. Wagoner (Greek Freak 34) (63 Points, 8 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 47
Small Forward : Q. Ballard (Quebec Nordiques) (21 Points, 7 Rebounds, 13 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Power Forward : K. Weissengruber (Quebec Nordiques) (22 Points, 19 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 3 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 49
Center : T. Buschke (Quebec Nordiques) (27 Points, 26 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 3 Steals, 5 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 56

MVP of the evening
T. Buschke (Quebec Nordiques) (27 Points, 26 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 3 Steals, 5 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 56

The bad performance of the evening
A. Tonti (GoldenLions) (2 Points, 3 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -14

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : L. Xiangguang (Toronto Assassins) : 7 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : D. Gubala (April Rain), M. Hanks (April Rain), C. Creech (Toronto Assassins), J. Joara (911), P. Avdeenko (Scarborough Bluffs), A. Colluto (Greek Freak 34), N. Neil (The Vancouver Blackfish), B. Whitlock (The Vancouver Blackfish), C. Dursley (ⒶⓀ ⒷⒶⓁⓁⒺⓇⓈ ツ) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : Y. Xiuguang (Toronto Assassins), S. Gaurinskas (911), T. Braud (Quebec Pugs), M. Murphy (Greek Freak 34), A. Hatton (The Vancouver Blackfish), M. Damborský (Alert Polar Bears), T. Buschke (Quebec Nordiques) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : C. Andrews (The Vancouver Blackfish) : 9 Three points

The best performer : L. Merino (Dixie United), V. Depreux (April Rain) : Rating : 18.0

The worst performer : A. Tonti (GoldenLions), C. Creech (Toronto Assassins) : Rating : 0.5

So far, it seems like the increase is somewhat high. From what I've seen in forums, it seems the 500k upgrade gave around a 8-10k boost with the 4mil upgrade giving around 20-25k. It's a surprise, the 2nd lowest upgrade isn't that bad and the highest upgrade is gonna take years just to break even.

For me, I think I'll rather avoid the 200k upgrade and 4mil upgrade (too cheap and too pricey), so I'll aim for the 500k, 1mil or 2mil. I think the 1mil choice is probably the best, but I might aim for the 2mil, since it has a nice design.

On another note, it seems you can't upgrade the arena design. So, it's best to just do it once, so you won't have to pay extra cash.

Day 15 (Tuesday 11 September 2018) : Performances by (http://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Alert Polar Bears 91 - Greek Freak 34 82
Quebec Nordiques 128 - The RedBulls 121
Calgary Spitfires 163 - GoldenLions 46
Toronto Assassins 41 - The Vancouver Blackfish 117
Quebec Pugs 105 - Scarborough Bluffs 85
Dixie United 132 - 911 99
✪✪ 86 - ⒶⓀ ⒷⒶⓁⓁⒺⓇⓈ ツ 105
April Rain 131 - Mayne 110

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 163 : Calgary Spitfires
Rebounds : 64 : Calgary Spitfires
Assists : 51 : Calgary Spitfires
Steals : 22 : Calgary Spitfires
Block Shots : 10 : Calgary Spitfires

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 62 : M. Di Lorenzo (ⒶⓀ ⒷⒶⓁⓁⒺⓇⓈ ツ)
Rebounds : 22 : N. Bonsignore (Dixie United)
Assists : 13 : A. Amat (Calgary Spitfires)
Steals : 4 : A. Amat (Calgary Spitfires), D. Kriston (Quebec Pugs)
Block Shots : 4 : B. Whitlock (The Vancouver Blackfish), A. El-Tariq (Alert Polar Bears)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : A. Amat (Calgary Spitfires) (22 Points, 7 Rebounds, 13 Assists, 4 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42
Shooting Guard : D. Juárez (April Rain) (38 Points, 3 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Small Forward : M. Di Lorenzo (ⒶⓀ ⒷⒶⓁⓁⒺⓇⓈ ツ) (62 Points, 5 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 46
Power Forward : N. Bonsignore (Dixie United) (24 Points, 22 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39
Center : R. Jakobitsch (Calgary Spitfires) (21 Points, 11 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36

MVP of the evening
M. Di Lorenzo (ⒶⓀ ⒷⒶⓁⓁⒺⓇⓈ ツ) (62 Points, 5 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 46

The bad performance of the evening
J. McCauley (GoldenLions) (2 Points, 2 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -11

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : J. McCauley (GoldenLions) : 9 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : P. Pãcuraru (✪✪ ), C. Creech (Toronto Assassins), E. Leong Aik (911), S. Gaurinskas (911), H. Svensson (Greek Freak 34), N. Albradi (Greek Freak 34), M. Damborský (Alert Polar Bears) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : K. Weissengruber (Quebec Nordiques) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : K. Mohr (Mayne), K. Güngörmüs (The RedBulls) : 7 Three points

The best performer : A. Wagoner (Greek Freak 34) : Rating : 18.0

The worst performer : C. Creech (Toronto Assassins), Y. Xiuguang (Toronto Assassins) : Rating : 0.5

Wow there's a huge difference between big 8 and great 8

Hmm, though I have to wonder, is that possibly a good thing? Playoff teams like Mayne, Vancouver Blackfish and Greek Freak 34 are in the top half of the draft, ranked #7-#9...That's pretty good, considering there's 2 bots. (I got screwed last season, missing out on two 5* potential prospects, while making the playoffs...so the low wins might be good.)

Surely, the Big 8 top teams will rise once they go against their own conference, but I'm more concerned about our conference. The playoff teams in our conference should be close to a lock, but it's pretty close with the difference between first seed and fourth seed being two wins. Next Tuesday games should play a huge factor in playoff seeding.

The draft is a crap shoot. You could lose every game and blow all your scouting points and still only get a mediocre pick (which will then take a long time to train up to Div II standards). Some drafts just don't have any really good prospects. It's also fairly difficult to be competitive while training a young u21 prospect. I don't think having a losing record is ever really a good thing unless you are completely tanking to save money or demote.

Winning will ensure you put butts in the seats and therefor make more money to spend on good players or prospects (as long as you budget your team properly, something I am struggling with).

Great 8 is definitely gonna be a fun conference to participate in winding down the season. All of the top 4 teams have a chance to win against each other depending on what strategies and line-ups are picked. I'm not sure I'm wanting to promote this season, but we'll see what happens.

I would have to agree with your claim, most of the time. I missed out on a huge prospect last season. Looking at the draft, it was a 5.6k HOF, who is talented enough and has a high potential. Looking at the draft board, I don't think I'm the only one who missed out on him. Alert Polar Bears got him at 5th seed in our conference. Late in the season, I lost a few games to fall to 4th, but not close enough to get him.

Winning does solve everything, but I truly believed that player was a generational talent. Too bad though. But I do agree that the draft is usually a crap shoot, the two drafts before last season was terrible.

Yep, it's going to be an interesting season. I might make a few changes with my team, but I'm definitely excited.

Day 16 (Saturday 15 September 2018) : Performances by (http://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Greek Freak 34 77 - Scarborough Bluffs 105
The RedBulls 114 - 911 118
GoldenLions 31 - ⒶⓀ ⒷⒶⓁⓁⒺⓇⓈ ツ 125
The Vancouver Blackfish 123 - Mayne 111
Quebec Nordiques 77 - Dixie United 102
Calgary Spitfires 95 - ✪✪ 65
Toronto Assassins 51 - April Rain 144
Quebec Pugs 89 - Alert Polar Bears 82

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 144 : April Rain
Rebounds : 72 : ⒶⓀ ⒷⒶⓁⓁⒺⓇⓈ ツ
Assists : 46 : April Rain
Steals : 20 : Calgary Spitfires
Block Shots : 13 : April Rain

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 43 : C. Andrews (The Vancouver Blackfish)
Rebounds : 22 : L. Boerhave (✪✪ ), N. Neil (The Vancouver Blackfish)
Assists : 11 : E. Rossell (April Rain), V. Candal (ⒶⓀ ⒷⒶⓁⓁⒺⓇⓈ ツ)
Steals : 4 : B. Novaković (Calgary Spitfires), H. Zia (Calgary Spitfires)
Block Shots : 4 : D. Traškinas (✪✪ ), L. Tsartsalis (April Rain), A. Hogan (April Rain)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : P. Kocian (Dixie United) (27 Points, 5 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 29
Shooting Guard : T. Kalofolias (911) (39 Points, 3 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 30
Small Forward : M. Di Lorenzo (ⒶⓀ ⒷⒶⓁⓁⒺⓇⓈ ツ) (37 Points, 4 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 42
Power Forward : A. Hogan (April Rain) (24 Points, 18 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 4 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 44
Center : N. Neil (The Vancouver Blackfish) (34 Points, 22 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 47

MVP of the evening
N. Neil (The Vancouver Blackfish) (34 Points, 22 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 47

The bad performance of the evening
L. Xiangguang (Toronto Assassins) (6 Points, 2 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -11

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : P. Pãcuraru (✪✪ ), A. Tonti (GoldenLions) : 7 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : G. Buyar (Mayne), T. Racin (Quebec Pugs), M. Trivalić (The RedBulls) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : K. McDonough (Quebec Pugs), B. Whitlock (The Vancouver Blackfish), M. Damborský (Alert Polar Bears), K. Weissengruber (Quebec Nordiques), T. Buschke (Quebec Nordiques) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : E. Maragkos (Mayne) : 8 Three points

The best performer : E. Rossell (April Rain) : Rating : 19.0

The worst performer : C. Creech (Toronto Assassins) : Rating : 0.5

Good game, well played.


On another note, wow, the game between Pugs and Dixie was really close. A huge game that further pushed Dixie towards the top seed for the conference.

Day 17 (Tuesday 18 September 2018) : Performances by (http://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
911 91 - Greek Freak 34 124
ⒶⓀ ⒷⒶⓁⓁⒺⓇⓈ ツ 90 - The RedBulls 108
Mayne 141 - GoldenLions 41
Scarborough Bluffs 102 - The Vancouver Blackfish 107
✪✪ 77 - Quebec Nordiques 94
April Rain 87 - Calgary Spitfires 99
Alert Polar Bears 139 - Toronto Assassins 40
Dixie United 115 - Quebec Pugs 113

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 141 : Mayne
Rebounds : 75 : Mayne
Assists : 42 : Alert Polar Bears
Steals : 32 : Mayne
Block Shots : 18 : Mayne

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 45 : M. Klemencz (Dixie United)
Rebounds : 26 : Y. Hoshino (Mayne)
Assists : 12 : K. Mohr (Mayne)
Steals : 9 : K. Mohr (Mayne)
Block Shots : 8 : Y. Hoshino (Mayne)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : K. Mohr (Mayne) (18 Points, 1 Rebounds, 12 Assists, 9 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36
Shooting Guard : M. Morató (Scarborough Bluffs) (39 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots), T. Sperer (Greek Freak 34) (23 Points, 10 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 29
Small Forward : M. Klemencz (Dixie United) (45 Points, 4 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36
Power Forward : Y. Hoshino (Mayne) (22 Points, 26 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 5 Steals, 8 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 54
Center : K. Weissengruber (Quebec Nordiques) (35 Points, 25 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 5 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 53

MVP of the evening
Y. Hoshino (Mayne) (22 Points, 26 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 5 Steals, 8 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 54

The bad performance of the evening
T. Fitzgerald (Toronto Assassins) (13 Points, 4 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -9

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : B. Kuznicki (GoldenLions), A. Tonti (GoldenLions) : 10 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : D. Poole (Scarborough Bluffs), T. Braud (Quebec Pugs), M. Souza (Greek Freak 34) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : N. Neil (The Vancouver Blackfish), B. Whitlock (The Vancouver Blackfish), A. Nobre (Quebec Nordiques), K. Weissengruber (Quebec Nordiques) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : M. Morató (Scarborough Bluffs) : 6 Three points

The best performer : K. Weissengruber (Quebec Nordiques) : Rating : 18.5

The worst performer : A. Ribadeneyra (Toronto Assassins), Y. Xiuguang (Toronto Assassins) : Rating : 0.5