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Tonight's opening montage consist of players matching glares. Of some bumping and grinding down on the blocks, of looks back at a burned opponent after another three ball has been dropped. Etc ad nauseum.

Cue: https://youtu.be/cEOZ9zUtCxQ

Announcer: As season 42 starts to reach it's mid point the slaughterhouse sits at a crossroads as tonight many of our top squads and lower squads will intersect. A few teams still have exits to take for cup competition but for the most part it's pedal to the metal as this edition of the championship chase starts to get into full gear.

At the bottom of the standings...

The bulls host sparty in a contest between two teams looking for any sort of jump start they can find.

Same can be said for the hosting winners in their battle with quake, though a win for the visitor in that one would go a long way of keeping the quake out of the cellar.

The bunnies visit 2 in a tussle between teams trying to stay in reach of the upper echelon.

Stormz will be looking to clean out the litter box to stay within earshot. While the kitties seek to perhaps claim another spot in the standings.

The Generals have a hugely hyped cup contest on Thursday night with a old foe coming in for a visit. Now the question is have the generals developed enough depth to handle their business on the road against a sharks club that will be happy to take a chunk right out of the Generals hide.

The blizzards play host to the Pistons as the loser could well find themselves temporarily on the outside looking in far as playoff positioning is concerned.

The Mavs are hoping to put some salve on their wounds from over the weekend as visiting Deronimo could find their position significantly changed one way or the other depending on the outcome.

And it's a potential finals preview as Ladson is out to prove they are ready to take care of business outside the confines of the NoCo while the Masters are trying to show they are for real and that their gaudy mark has not been a product of a soft schedule and a weak conference.


Per usual Sybil will be here with her prognostications along with her typical brand of off beat social commentary. We of course will be checking in all around the league tonight as there is no game of focus so we can truly spread the love. So on a night destined to separate the contenders from the pretenders make sure to settle on in as we will have it all on the from the opening tip to the very last drip as it's time once again for BB2NIGHT!

Last edited by Coach Lambini at 5/14/2018 4:41:05 PM

Oh this hurts, Losing a close one is one thing, but losing my best training prospect is another and for 2 weeks of training, Ouch!. I guess this will give my other 4 trainees some much needed time. But, I feel I might drop well below record wise and we know what happen last season to those who did not make the playoffs in the Red.

The Lions pass the 2nd of 3 challenges this week, but I think it took an hour or two off my ticker. Masters had enthusiasm and home court advantage, some friendly hometown refs, and a nice 13 point lead after the 1st period. We clawed back in the 2nd and tied it up at the end of the 3rd behind some nice play from Richter and Sommers primarily. Then Colon took over in the 4th as per usual with some big help down the stretch from Emerson once Sommers fouled out. I don't think I have ever heard of a hidden clutch stat, but Colon is money in the 4th. It is really uncanny.

The cool story for me was my PF Egobia. He was an 18.5 years old when I inherited my team and was my first trainee. Has really bad foul trouble and I abandoned training him once I drafted Emerson well short of where I wanted him, but still served me well in DIV and as a backup early on in DIII. I debated dropping him before the season since Emerson eats all of his minutes up and his 10k salary could be used elsewhere, but hung on to him. Went back and forth if I should start him tonight so Emerson could still play ~18 minutes in the cup or if I should just start Emerson and be done with it. Egobia ended up notching a double double and soaking up 30 good minutes. Sometimes it's the little things.

I have a tough matchup against DIII.14 contender San.Antonio.Spurs in the cup, but I can play my strongest lineup (minus 7th man Richter) due to minutes management during league play. I just have to make sure my enthusiasm and tactics are on point and I think I'll pull it off.

My cup opponent informed me he was going to be standing down to properly focus on his league matters and so did i. Kind of a good idea, struggled most of the night, fell down much as 9, got to three at half. Then played a very solid second 24 to win going away. But this team is not the same on the road. As for Thursday the lineup will be staggered as Clement, Spuraldi and Emolouga all will be in coat and tie. McClain will be off the bench. Koenig gets the nid at the two Taylor will draw a start at the 3, not the best place for him but I want Koenig getting those looks, but Dinald I think he's earned a start. Skinner is good to go at the point and Alfred and Andy got the front court covered, though I am half tempted to start Han.

Even with that solid crew it could be a struggle, Pyramid of Success has talent all over the place including a presumed rookie of the decade candidate in HOF potential Elroy Nagle, whom I have a feeling his boy Elroy will end up with a career closer to Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch as opposed to Elroy Jetson. It should be an interesting evening as we're thinking it's going to be a complete sellout at the Coliseum. Lots open at 3p, If any tickets still remain the box office will reopen at 5. Doors open at six, carnival seating in the bleachers.

Well no setup for the weekend slate, guess Sybil will get the night off. Got a day from hell tomorrow down in the ATL on business. A very profitable day but the travel is brutal.

I am literally a mattress cop! I go to consumers homes to perform warranty inspections. I don't officially decide the fate of the claim but I do all the documentation work. I literally cover a five state region, from the Eastern Shore of Virginia thru the Carolinas to West Georgia and East Tennessee. It's not glamorous, I drive literally thru hell and half of Georgia, but I am my own boss and I make enough to make it worthwhile and it sure beats flipping burgers or working retail. Sometimes however I run myself ragged, yesterday was one of those days.