p̶r̶e̶ mature power rankings:
1. Rhino’s Rage - team salary - 329 084 - average starters' salary - 57 210 - average backup's (6-10) salary - 7 669 - arena size - 18 500
the rage will come in as the favorites for promotion this season. unlike other years, there doesn't appear to be a clear favorite, but rhino was as close as they come. with a studly starting lineup and returning 3rd place MVP at their disposal, they can make a strong case for being the team to beat. his players are perpetually for sale at ungodly prices, which i guess isn't a bad idea. i mean, anyone crazy enough to pay a cool 2 mil will see the former d2 rage as beneficiaries of what may as well be grandpa's inheritance. they still have another year before mantle starts his decline, and another 3 with runkun and swies, but it's clear that they want to get younger without sacrificing quality. the forward pairing of argentoni and runkun are sure to cause plenty of fits this season, and that's the strength of rhino that makes them difficult to deal with.
2. DC Wizards - team salary - 284 139 - average starters' salary - 36 959 - average backup's (6-10) salary - 13 509 - arena size - 19 235
they finally get their respect. as always, an extremely deep team that's sure to make a deep cup run. same questions as always with them. do they have the front line firepower to keep up? how badly will age degradation hurt them? do they have an answer at sf? it's a nasty team to handle anyway. willis and druff are improving as bigs, and now boas can feed them. the III.7 bad boys were tucked tail between legs by the tragic in the finals last season, and a repeat start-to-finish is entirely foreseeable. they'll once again face some stiff competition this season out of blue side rivals homeboyz and bucsblue, and baker street is always lurking, while the doofuses seem poised to make a splash into the league.
3. Frosty BC - team salary - 277 718 - average starters' salary - 44 663 - average backup's (6-10) salary - 8 873 - arena size - 18 626
f-b-what? f-b-c! fros-ty-what? frosty-MC! ranked 3rd? isn't that a little high? well ok, i might have a bit of bias here, but i did knock off rhino in the playoffs on the road last year. idk man, i could do it again. i don't think we're completely outmatched, in any case. margono to koscien, oelrich and domenec emerging as legit, high tsp small forwards, liutvickas raining 3s, slimane taking over games single-handedly, cedeno in the clutch... man, we could do it this season. it'd better be this season or the next. i haven't decided whether or not to try a 3rd time. i may. but this is it. this is the squad. no new pieces. same cast of characters, a year trained up. it's now a veteran group with 8 players being 29 years old or better. no decline for me, which is nice. but yeah, i think i can handle any forward combo in the league, and have the difference be my pg and c, liutvickas as the x factor. i like my chances quite a bit.
Last edited by FrostyMc at 2/18/2016 6:34:30 AM