4. homeboyz - team salary - 263 651 - average starters' salary - 45 749 - average backup's (6-10) salary - 6 981 - arena size - 16 165
jesus, i just noticed how massive everyone's arenas are this season. 16k is like pretty small. anyway, yeah, the boyz are good. vahi is a manimal. ardas is looking absolutely frightening. dude gobbled up 27 rebounds in our scrimmage. 27. i get it, we're not the best rebounding team, but... 27. and that was my starting lineup and everything. so obviously this is an interior-oriented team, but a LOT of their points come from kasselakis, their sf. dude can shoot. looking at their composition, you'd almost expect them to make a splash in the transfer market for some wing play. if/when that happens, it could be game over for the league. for that reason, i think the boyz are very much title contenders, and expect them to do very well this season even without any free agent help.
5. BucsBlue Lob City - team salary - 273 681 - average starters' salary - 43 754 - average backup's (6-10) salary - 8 443 - arena size - 21 585
on the blue side, the bucsblue are no longer singing the blues in terms of their roster. tompkins has reinforcements this season. had they not sold hilton, this team would pretty much be a contender as is. but alas, they did, and are now in need of a power forward. idk how they plan on overcoming that hole, unless they think mohren can do it. who knows? dude did put up a 14.0 at pf last season. i just think that, if they plan on moving that sg to sf and that sf to pf, i think more natural forwards are going to have their way with them, and as we've previously noted, there are no shortage of those in this league. the good news? my god, can they score from the perimeter. i mean, good luck defending it. it doesn't even need to be topmkins. spaggiari looks like he can light it up from 3, mohren definitely can, tompkins can, czeszejko can... how exactly do you stop the 3 ball from coming against this team?
6. LionPride - team salary - 274 518 - average starters' salary - 40 734 - average backup's (6-10) salary - 9 911 - arena size - 18 012
the pride were extremely strong rookies last season, narrowly missing the playoffs by a game and 10 pd. despite putting up 13 wins, the red side was just extremely strong. indeed too much to overcome and make a playoff appearance in their first season. that could change this season. such will be the hope, at any rate. they're trying to dump talented youngster randy coyle for a cool mil, smash-and-grab style. i'm sure it's just me, but i'd keep him. how often do you have a perfect chance to train a small forward, and one as promising as THAT one? it'd be the difference between a fringe playoff team and a title contender. however, if that sale does go through, they're going to be in excellent position to pick up some starting power, and make the red side shake with fear. maybe sell coyle and mplatsiotis (what a name) and buy a BIGTIME, younger sg. this team already has me worried, but a move like that would be terrifying, and it's a very real possibility. they're already good. i mean, up front, it's hard for teams to really pound them, and their guards are more than adequately productive.