Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Enter Match 38 lineups

13 comments:

Hoop Social said...

ETeam-Swat...Mr.B-Nitecaps...Ticket-Wingos...P4-Invaders

E Team said...

E Team says:

With half a game separating the top two teams, the pennant will not be decided in this match. Nor will a drink-buyer be confirmed.

If the E Team defeats the now full-strength Swat Team, and Ticket cannot hold off the dangerous Wingos, the E Team will clinch a spot in the Big Dance. If both those things happen and the Nitecaps beat Mr. B - not that I would bet on that - the E Team will likely lock up third place based on points.

I can't see any other magic number scenarios out there.

Scintillating.


both Swat

E Team said...

E Team says:

Take a look at this. Here's how your squads have been gearing up for the post season over the last six.

Mr. B - 205.3
E Team - 199.8
Wingos - 192.2
Nitecaps - 188.5
Invaders - 179.7
Ticket - 179.3
Plus Four - 179.2
Swat Team - 168.7

I remember a year where Billy (Big Panties) came back from a slow start and was just killing people at the end of the season - clearly the best team in the league - but couldn't finish in the top four.

Is there any doubt that the worst thing that could happen to this remarkable season would be for the sophomore Mr. Belvedere to fail to make the Big Dance?

How glad are the XMan and the Germans to have homecourt right now?

Hoop Social said...

Ticket says
Average scores mean less than injuries. Ticket & Nitecap knock off each other's top picks josh & kobe in a preliminary bout to the main event.
Monroe
A Davis
DeRozan
Curry
Paul
Wall

Hoop Social said...

p4 looking very beatable and unimpressive will head into Match 38 going:

Holiday
Harden
Durant
Bosh
Ibaka

P. George

NBA action is fantastic!

E Team said...

E Team says:

Hey Tom, I guess it would be convenient to talk about how little averages mean when you're at 176.3 for the season WITH Josh Smith.

As much as you'd like to associate yourself with the first-place Nitecaps, I'm going to go ahead and say that the Kobe injury is a bit more significant that you losing Smith.

And as far as facing the B's in Match 40, are you sure you've got 38 and 39 sewn up?

E Team said...

E Team says:

This is kinda funny. In Sunday's supplemental, I almost picked up the ageless Mike James as a kind of good luck charm, because he was on my 2006 title team. (What's painfully funny is that he would've given me a better score than four guys in my lineup last match.)

But lo and behold, also available was the man who led that squad to the title: Pau Gasol. So I grabbed him. And guess who is now expected to be back in action by next week?

Woo hoo! It's all about the juju.

E Team goes...


DHow, Monta, Pierce, Kemba, Hickson, Greivis

Unknown said...

Nice reporting E! I told Mark that I bet the second half records might see the standing flip flopped.

E Team said...

E Team says:

I gotta bench a guy who put up a 50 tonight?

Hoop Social said...

Invaders will play w/BLopez/Young/Parsons/Westbrook/JR and Lowry

Mr.Belvedere said...

If it ain't broke...
B's:
Evans
Wade
Gay
B.Griff
D.Lee
D.West

Unknown said...

5 healthy guys vs Mr. B

(1) B. Jennings
(2) Kobe
(3) E. Turner
(4) Z. Randolph
(5) L. Sanders
(6) G. Dragic

Swat said...

Swat Sez:

Conley, Lawson, Lebron, Jefferson, MGasol, Batum