Season 69 Postview: Stars Shifted, Giants Held
The dust has settled and the receipts are in. Some payrolls ballooned, some rosters frayed, and a few old heads turned back the clock. In the end, the steady giants mostly held serve—while a couple chaos agents made sure we weren’t bored. Here’s how Season 69 actually played out.
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Big 8: The Machine, The Metronome, The Mystery, The Ticket
• Wobbles were exactly who the preview said they were: stable, ruthless, and deep. Samara paced the arc (Shooter of the season: 57 threes); Rivera piled up triple-double energy; Er-Rai did the dirty work. Top seed, no frills.
• Innovatus chased hard behind Zigui (one of the rare 6-block club) and Ikoma’s conductor energy. They finished like a pro outfit—clinical and mean.
• The Reductions lived on variance and vibes, yet landed in the bracket anyway. Some nights they looked like alchemists, others like lab assistants—still, the Patient/Princeton grindbank paid interest.
• Meridian waited all season to punch their ticket into the playoffs. Curley’s paint efficiency and Pollock’s “everywhere” lines feel postseason-ready.
• BC Lituanica ended as the league’s big question mark turned cautionary tale: Pessach was still a monolith (Top SG, 23.3/5.9/7.2 and MVP candidate; a triple-double on the ledger), but the supporting cast flickered. Rebuild sirens are gettin deafening.
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Great 8: Hammers, Glass-Cleaners, and a Popcorn Machine
• Wasco stayed bossy and well-oiled, leading the league in assists (600). Sorensen/Pisano kept the paint a restricted area.
• Delta 9 brought the stat factory: Rebounds (1164), Blocks (162), and Top PG Carlos Olmos (19.3/4.4/6.9; “Best performer” rating king). When the jumper fell, scoreboards begged for mercy, and we’re bound to see more of that in the playoffs.
• Kiwi Sheep Pimps led everyone in pace and points (2408) and rode a gang-rebounding ethos; Cristiano Guaraes’ MVP candidacy is strong as the Top C (12.7/12.8, 23.2 eff) while Hess Araya even joined the 3-block nightly bests.
• Wellington were chaos on the glass and the break. A. Bowling dropped the line of the year (33 & 31, 16 OR; ) while Cisneros flirted with triple-doubles.
• Ferth turned into a late-season popcorn stand (25 steals in one game, shout to Peró’s 9 steals)—and swiped a finale win.
• Llama led the league in steals (164) and vibes; the Walkers…led the league in “we tried.”
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Headline Performers (Buzzer-Manager receipts)
• Season MVP: R. Zviedris (FR-S) — 25.1/12.5/3.9 on absurd efficiency (32.1). Box-score cheat code, even if the team result lagged.
• All-League by slot — PG: Olmos (Delta) • SG: Pessach (BC Lit) • SF: Skrzypacz (BC Lit; also tied the season-high 6 blocks) • PF: Zviedris (FR-S) • C: Guaraes (Kiwi).
• Personal bests — Points: Vogt (Cali) 53 • Rebounds: Bowling (Welly) 31 • Assists: Rocher (FR-S) 18 • Steals: Peró (Ferth) 9 • Blocks: Bruner (Delta), Skrzypacz (BC), Zigui (Inno), Paz (Reductions) at 6.
• Triple-doubles roll call — Abrahamsohn (Welly), Clemens (Meridian), Lovaina (Tasty), Pessach (BC Lit), Villar (Cali), Rivera & Blum (Wobbles).
• Season oddities — Iron-man: Yulun (Walkers) 1056 minutes • Turnover magnet: Cerda (Walkers) 88 • Whistle-collector: Paama (BC Lit) 82 fouls.
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Parting Shot
Season 69 promised upheaval and still crowned the usual grown-ups—just with louder fireworks. If the transfer list keeps humming (hi, BC Lit), Season 70 might be even messier. For now, sharpen those scout notes and pack a lunch. The giants are steady, the stars have shifted, and the bracket has teeth.