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TWDTD Draft Review
Welcome to Lockdown's 2022 TWDTD Draft Review!! With a prize pool of $4000, courtesy of Wirah and Dad (not ease), we can expect this season to the most hype season to date. All these rating and lines are just gut feelings that I had when looking at all the available players for each team. Some of these lines may not work due to showrate or toxicity within the team so please take them with a grain of salt.
My first impressions are that there is only one truly awful team (you know who you are). The rest of the teams can certainly compete and put some wins on the board for their captains. Now that the star cap has been increased to 42*, every team will be stronger than what we have seen in the past. This could lead to some very interesting lineups such as Sh1t K1ck1rs not having any wb below 8 stars. The top heavy lines get stronger due to not having to play a 6* in most cases.
Below are the projected lineups and grades that I am giving each team. They are probably wrong, but oh well, shut the heck up.
Malevolent (42)
Grade: B
Starters: Turban (9.5) | Dak (9) | Spezza (8.5) | Bombed (8) | Azuline (7)
Backups: Spartan (8) | WBM (7)
Most of this team plays more of a lob game which can be very effective in the TWDTD format. Turban has shown that he can put up huge numbers and Dak provides lots of consistency in the midrange. One glaring question mark is how they will survive without Spezza for the first two weeks of the season. They have a capable backup in Spartan but that may not be enough firepower to beat some of the decent or better teams. Bombed has the ability to punch above his weight at the 8* spot so this team could be surprisingly difficult to defeat if their top line can show the most games.
Snake Charmer (40.5) (Yikes)
Grade: F-
Starters: Steadman (9) | Jack (8) | a2m (8) | Warrior (8) | Rojo (7.5)
Backups: Banks (7.5) | J-B-Inc (7.5)
Not really sure what to say here. Skatarius not only drafted the absolute worst TWDTD team I have ever seen, but also somehow did not draft any viable backups in case of no-shows.
Steadman is one of the better 9* wbs, but two of the three 8*s in this lineup are very weak (a2m/Jack). They will need to look to make a trade if they want to compete at even the lowest levels of this league. I don't see them winning any games unless they play against some undermanned lines. Really bad team. Very awful.
Power (42)
Grade: C+
Starters: Siaxis (9) | Ogron (8.5) | Riverside (8.5) | Zidane (8) | Pineapple Express (8)
Backups: jz (7.5) | Sarger (7.5)
On paper, this is one of the shittier teams in the league this season. Siaxis is nice at 9* but I don't think the ZU can handle leading an entire team. The guy couldn't even lead a fish to land if he tried. Riverside is, well, not very good anymore and has not been very active. Ogron is solid at 8.5* but that only leaves then with two good starters. Zidane hasn't looked great in some practice dds he has been playing, and Pineapple Express is just a pain in the ass to play with. I can already feel the anger exuding from the dome tops of these starters. I don't expect much from this team but who knows, maybe sarger can save the day.
Treyway (42)
Grade: A-
Starters: vys (10) | Rasaq (9) | Morph (8.5) | Props (8) | Unlimited (6.5)
Backups: Kado (8) | Auto (7.5) | mvp (7)
This is by far one of the stronger teams this season. Vys is always money and does well every single TWDTD. Rasaq has been playing much better as of late and will be a great support to vys. Morph likes to suicide rush people because his brain doesn't work that well. This strategy somehow pays off in a DT and will help them be a more pushy team. The only weak spot here is unlimited but that isn't a bad price to pay to have 4 players above 8*s. He has experience in DTD and can stay alive fairly well all things considered. I expect them to make some noise and be towards the top of the standings by seasons end.
Shit Kickers (41.5)
Grade: B
Starters: Bike (9.5) | Temujin (8) | DanSlams (8) | Violence (8) | Tiny (8)
Backups: Ra (7.5) | Jessup (7.5)
By far the most balanced team this season. Bike has been a monster as of late and finished 2nd last season in TWDTD rankings. Tiny pushes teams around with his brainless play, but that works in DT as mentioned earlier with morph. Temujin has great value at the 8* and can play above that level if he practices more. DanSlams and Violence will be key to getting wins for this team. They need to play very controlled or else things could fall apart quickly. Not many capable backups so starters will need to show every single week for this team to be viable.
Crusaders (42)
Grade: B+
Starters: Sprackle (9.5) | Creature (9.5) | Ro (9) | Frozen Throne (7) | Terminator 17.5 (7)
Backups: JAMAL(8.5) | Jurassic (8) | Nlie (7) | Got Skill? (7)
While this team looks excellent on paper, they are at the mercy of the showrates of two of their top 3 players. Sprackle and Creature and a phenomenal 1-2 punch with Ro rounding out their core. Their 7 stars are fairly weak but the top of this line should be able to hide their deficiencies as long as they play safe. There is not much room for Jurassic or JAMAL (idiot) unless they decide to bench Ro or if he just doesn't show up.
Phoenix (42)
Grade: A-
Starters: Saiyan (10) | Lockdown (10) | Booker007 (8) | Ekko (7) | Lee (7)
Backups: PureOwnage (7.5) | Pawner (7) | Hypocrit (7)
The only team this season that features two 10* players. They look to be top heavy on the surface, but the rest of the line features very solid and competent competitors. Booker has been playing above the 8* level as of late and is coming off a TWDTD title that he had very little to do with. Ekko and Lee are both very safe players and know how to team well. I see this team performing well as long as the low stars can stay out of trouble.
Prayer (42)
Grade: B+
Starters: Best (10) | Flew (9.5) | Zapata (8.5) | Hulk (8) | Damageinc86 (6)
Backups: Cloth (8) | The Voodooo Child (8) | Shaun (7) | Lag Killer (7)
This was one of the tougher lines to choose due to the star restrictions. Bigmon and Flew will lead the way with a decent supporting cast. The only glaring hole is that they have to play with a 6 star if they want their line to be a bit top heavy. If they decide to go with the 7/7 option to round out the last two spots, the only available players and shaun and LK. They both stink so that would be a very difficult decision to make. Damageinc86 (think this guy is a literal pubber) is their only 6* option so they don't have a lot of flexibility with their line. Flew will have to make some tough calls on how they construct their line from week to week.
Terrorist (42)
Grade: B-
Starters: Tripin (9) | Maketso (8.5) | Geio (8.5) | Dreamwin (8.5) | Ravage (7.5)
Backups: Lifter (7.5) | Rylo (7.5)
While this team seems balanced at first, they are severely lacking a top tier warbird and that will show in the results of their games. Tripin can be very hot and cold so it is tough to have him as a #1 option on a team. Maketso/geio/Dreamwin all provide solid support but don't necessarily push the envelope when it comes to leading a charge in wb. If tripin is able to perform well this team may surprise some folks and win a lot of games. It all hinges on tripin this season (no pressure bud).
Win or Die (42)
Grade: A-
Starters: Racka (10) | Beam (9) | Rough (8.5) | Heaven (7.5) | Warthog (7)
Backups: Hellzno! (7.5) | Cripple (7.5) | Wirah (7.5)
Racka (top 5 10* wb currently) leads the way with his little brother Beam in tow. They have played TWL together so there should be a comfort level for Beam who tends to struggle without a dominant force to play with. Rough is annoying and I don't really like him. Heaven performed well last season and is a solid support wb that can help their core do well. Warthog returned recently and has shown he can play at a reasonable level with other wbs in his star range. Key factor for this team to succeed is Beam being able to play well as the second best wb on the team.
Welcome to Lockdown's 2022 TWDTD Draft Review!! With a prize pool of $4000, courtesy of Wirah and Dad (not ease), we can expect this season to the most hype season to date. All these rating and lines are just gut feelings that I had when looking at all the available players for each team. Some of these lines may not work due to showrate or toxicity within the team so please take them with a grain of salt.
My first impressions are that there is only one truly awful team (you know who you are). The rest of the teams can certainly compete and put some wins on the board for their captains. Now that the star cap has been increased to 42*, every team will be stronger than what we have seen in the past. This could lead to some very interesting lineups such as Sh1t K1ck1rs not having any wb below 8 stars. The top heavy lines get stronger due to not having to play a 6* in most cases.
Below are the projected lineups and grades that I am giving each team. They are probably wrong, but oh well, shut the heck up.
Malevolent (42)
Grade: B
Starters: Turban (9.5) | Dak (9) | Spezza (8.5) | Bombed (8) | Azuline (7)
Backups: Spartan (8) | WBM (7)
Most of this team plays more of a lob game which can be very effective in the TWDTD format. Turban has shown that he can put up huge numbers and Dak provides lots of consistency in the midrange. One glaring question mark is how they will survive without Spezza for the first two weeks of the season. They have a capable backup in Spartan but that may not be enough firepower to beat some of the decent or better teams. Bombed has the ability to punch above his weight at the 8* spot so this team could be surprisingly difficult to defeat if their top line can show the most games.
Snake Charmer (40.5) (Yikes)
Grade: F-
Starters: Steadman (9) | Jack (8) | a2m (8) | Warrior (8) | Rojo (7.5)
Backups: Banks (7.5) | J-B-Inc (7.5)
Not really sure what to say here. Skatarius not only drafted the absolute worst TWDTD team I have ever seen, but also somehow did not draft any viable backups in case of no-shows.
Steadman is one of the better 9* wbs, but two of the three 8*s in this lineup are very weak (a2m/Jack). They will need to look to make a trade if they want to compete at even the lowest levels of this league. I don't see them winning any games unless they play against some undermanned lines. Really bad team. Very awful.
Power (42)
Grade: C+
Starters: Siaxis (9) | Ogron (8.5) | Riverside (8.5) | Zidane (8) | Pineapple Express (8)
Backups: jz (7.5) | Sarger (7.5)
On paper, this is one of the shittier teams in the league this season. Siaxis is nice at 9* but I don't think the ZU can handle leading an entire team. The guy couldn't even lead a fish to land if he tried. Riverside is, well, not very good anymore and has not been very active. Ogron is solid at 8.5* but that only leaves then with two good starters. Zidane hasn't looked great in some practice dds he has been playing, and Pineapple Express is just a pain in the ass to play with. I can already feel the anger exuding from the dome tops of these starters. I don't expect much from this team but who knows, maybe sarger can save the day.
Treyway (42)
Grade: A-
Starters: vys (10) | Rasaq (9) | Morph (8.5) | Props (8) | Unlimited (6.5)
Backups: Kado (8) | Auto (7.5) | mvp (7)
This is by far one of the stronger teams this season. Vys is always money and does well every single TWDTD. Rasaq has been playing much better as of late and will be a great support to vys. Morph likes to suicide rush people because his brain doesn't work that well. This strategy somehow pays off in a DT and will help them be a more pushy team. The only weak spot here is unlimited but that isn't a bad price to pay to have 4 players above 8*s. He has experience in DTD and can stay alive fairly well all things considered. I expect them to make some noise and be towards the top of the standings by seasons end.
Shit Kickers (41.5)
Grade: B
Starters: Bike (9.5) | Temujin (8) | DanSlams (8) | Violence (8) | Tiny (8)
Backups: Ra (7.5) | Jessup (7.5)
By far the most balanced team this season. Bike has been a monster as of late and finished 2nd last season in TWDTD rankings. Tiny pushes teams around with his brainless play, but that works in DT as mentioned earlier with morph. Temujin has great value at the 8* and can play above that level if he practices more. DanSlams and Violence will be key to getting wins for this team. They need to play very controlled or else things could fall apart quickly. Not many capable backups so starters will need to show every single week for this team to be viable.
Crusaders (42)
Grade: B+
Starters: Sprackle (9.5) | Creature (9.5) | Ro (9) | Frozen Throne (7) | Terminator 17.5 (7)
Backups: JAMAL(8.5) | Jurassic (8) | Nlie (7) | Got Skill? (7)
While this team looks excellent on paper, they are at the mercy of the showrates of two of their top 3 players. Sprackle and Creature and a phenomenal 1-2 punch with Ro rounding out their core. Their 7 stars are fairly weak but the top of this line should be able to hide their deficiencies as long as they play safe. There is not much room for Jurassic or JAMAL (idiot) unless they decide to bench Ro or if he just doesn't show up.
Phoenix (42)
Grade: A-
Starters: Saiyan (10) | Lockdown (10) | Booker007 (8) | Ekko (7) | Lee (7)
Backups: PureOwnage (7.5) | Pawner (7) | Hypocrit (7)
The only team this season that features two 10* players. They look to be top heavy on the surface, but the rest of the line features very solid and competent competitors. Booker has been playing above the 8* level as of late and is coming off a TWDTD title that he had very little to do with. Ekko and Lee are both very safe players and know how to team well. I see this team performing well as long as the low stars can stay out of trouble.
Prayer (42)
Grade: B+
Starters: Best (10) | Flew (9.5) | Zapata (8.5) | Hulk (8) | Damageinc86 (6)
Backups: Cloth (8) | The Voodooo Child (8) | Shaun (7) | Lag Killer (7)
This was one of the tougher lines to choose due to the star restrictions. Bigmon and Flew will lead the way with a decent supporting cast. The only glaring hole is that they have to play with a 6 star if they want their line to be a bit top heavy. If they decide to go with the 7/7 option to round out the last two spots, the only available players and shaun and LK. They both stink so that would be a very difficult decision to make. Damageinc86 (think this guy is a literal pubber) is their only 6* option so they don't have a lot of flexibility with their line. Flew will have to make some tough calls on how they construct their line from week to week.
Terrorist (42)
Grade: B-
Starters: Tripin (9) | Maketso (8.5) | Geio (8.5) | Dreamwin (8.5) | Ravage (7.5)
Backups: Lifter (7.5) | Rylo (7.5)
While this team seems balanced at first, they are severely lacking a top tier warbird and that will show in the results of their games. Tripin can be very hot and cold so it is tough to have him as a #1 option on a team. Maketso/geio/Dreamwin all provide solid support but don't necessarily push the envelope when it comes to leading a charge in wb. If tripin is able to perform well this team may surprise some folks and win a lot of games. It all hinges on tripin this season (no pressure bud).
Win or Die (42)
Grade: A-
Starters: Racka (10) | Beam (9) | Rough (8.5) | Heaven (7.5) | Warthog (7)
Backups: Hellzno! (7.5) | Cripple (7.5) | Wirah (7.5)
Racka (top 5 10* wb currently) leads the way with his little brother Beam in tow. They have played TWL together so there should be a comfort level for Beam who tends to struggle without a dominant force to play with. Rough is annoying and I don't really like him. Heaven performed well last season and is a solid support wb that can help their core do well. Warthog returned recently and has shown he can play at a reasonable level with other wbs in his star range. Key factor for this team to succeed is Beam being able to play well as the second best wb on the team.
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