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#1 - Thunder (2-0) (Up from #3)
After an impressive victory over Pirates and an absolute thrashing of BC, Thunder has claimed the #1 spot. They have now proven depth and skill show little room for being upset. They won decisively against a disorganized BC line without showing what I consider to be their strongest line. Enjoy the top of the heap, guys.
#2 - Disoblige (2-0) (Up from #5)
Beating both Mainliner and Pirates has proven that Disoblige is a force to be reckoned with. Da1 has consistently proven to be lethal at just the right times and is the running with Blasphemy for best special playing right now. The additions of Kawrae and Spikey have proven to shore up Diso's line and allow for dynamic special play. They are easy contenders for the #1 spot and their performance over the next couple weeks will very telling.
#3 - Mainliner (1-1) (Down from - #2)[/B]
Here's where the fun begins. Having lost to a dominant Diso line last week, ML still managed to put up 11 minutes against them. Then, in Round 2, ML managed a win over an organized Spastic line without a good chunk of their starters. Perhaps this is indicative of a weak Spastic team but for now, ML is king of the (1-1)'s. Next week against Pirates will be crucial in justifying ML's high position.
#4 - Pirates (0-2) (No Change from #4)
WHAT!?! A (0-2) team in the TOP 4? Are you mad, Apoc? Well, maybe. But Pirate's two losses have come hard fought from current #1 and #2 slotted teams, Diso and Thunder. They put up solid performances against both and I expect them to be very difficult opponents next week against ML. This is, of course, a must win for Pirates even moreso than for ML. I am giving them the benefit of the doubt in this last ranking in the Top 4. If the squads below can stack up 10+ minutes against both Diso and Thunder then Pirates will head southward. Until then, enjoy stasis.
#5 - Penetrate(1-1) (Up from #7)
Penetrate at #5. Yes that's right. Why is Penetrate at #5? Above Spastic who beat them last round? I'm placing them here because of how tight they looked against dice. Now, with dice in freefall, this may not be much, but I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt this time. I'm starting to think things are coming together for these guys. Unfortunately, I don't think next week's match against Thunder is exactly what they need right now to shore things up. But, who knows?
#6 - Spastic (1-1) (No Change from #6)
And here we are. Why is Spastic ranked below Penetrate? What sort of strange logic is Apoc using? I'll put it this way: Spastic's inability to capitalize on a very weak Mainliner team coupled with Penetrate's thrashing of Dice has me convinced that Pen is a slightly better team than Spastic. Maybe unjustified I know, but hey, they're my rankings.
#7 - BasingCrew (1-1) (Up from #8)
So you beat dice. Something that is looking less and less difficult to accomplish and you guys got absolutely schooled by Thunder. This is not the makings of a successful season in a League that is very tight in skill level! Next week's match against Disoblige is going to be ugly unless you guys play some cards I'm not seeing.
#8 - Dice (0-2) (Down from #1)
It's not the people on your roster. It's the people in your games. There is so little room for error against supposedly easy matches I shudder to see what is going to happen against some stronger opponents. A couple more losses and you guys are out of playoffs, so you better start waking up all your starters. You've been playing like the worst team in the league and as long as this continues, in the nethers you shall stay.
Round 3 Predictions
Thunder v. Penetrate
15:00 : 5:00
Disoblige v. BasingCrew
15:00 : 3:00
Mainliner v. Pirates
15:00 : 12:00
dice v. Spastic
2:00 : 15:00
After an impressive victory over Pirates and an absolute thrashing of BC, Thunder has claimed the #1 spot. They have now proven depth and skill show little room for being upset. They won decisively against a disorganized BC line without showing what I consider to be their strongest line. Enjoy the top of the heap, guys.
#2 - Disoblige (2-0) (Up from #5)
Beating both Mainliner and Pirates has proven that Disoblige is a force to be reckoned with. Da1 has consistently proven to be lethal at just the right times and is the running with Blasphemy for best special playing right now. The additions of Kawrae and Spikey have proven to shore up Diso's line and allow for dynamic special play. They are easy contenders for the #1 spot and their performance over the next couple weeks will very telling.
#3 - Mainliner (1-1) (Down from - #2)[/B]
Here's where the fun begins. Having lost to a dominant Diso line last week, ML still managed to put up 11 minutes against them. Then, in Round 2, ML managed a win over an organized Spastic line without a good chunk of their starters. Perhaps this is indicative of a weak Spastic team but for now, ML is king of the (1-1)'s. Next week against Pirates will be crucial in justifying ML's high position.
#4 - Pirates (0-2) (No Change from #4)
WHAT!?! A (0-2) team in the TOP 4? Are you mad, Apoc? Well, maybe. But Pirate's two losses have come hard fought from current #1 and #2 slotted teams, Diso and Thunder. They put up solid performances against both and I expect them to be very difficult opponents next week against ML. This is, of course, a must win for Pirates even moreso than for ML. I am giving them the benefit of the doubt in this last ranking in the Top 4. If the squads below can stack up 10+ minutes against both Diso and Thunder then Pirates will head southward. Until then, enjoy stasis.
#5 - Penetrate(1-1) (Up from #7)
Penetrate at #5. Yes that's right. Why is Penetrate at #5? Above Spastic who beat them last round? I'm placing them here because of how tight they looked against dice. Now, with dice in freefall, this may not be much, but I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt this time. I'm starting to think things are coming together for these guys. Unfortunately, I don't think next week's match against Thunder is exactly what they need right now to shore things up. But, who knows?
#6 - Spastic (1-1) (No Change from #6)
And here we are. Why is Spastic ranked below Penetrate? What sort of strange logic is Apoc using? I'll put it this way: Spastic's inability to capitalize on a very weak Mainliner team coupled with Penetrate's thrashing of Dice has me convinced that Pen is a slightly better team than Spastic. Maybe unjustified I know, but hey, they're my rankings.
#7 - BasingCrew (1-1) (Up from #8)
So you beat dice. Something that is looking less and less difficult to accomplish and you guys got absolutely schooled by Thunder. This is not the makings of a successful season in a League that is very tight in skill level! Next week's match against Disoblige is going to be ugly unless you guys play some cards I'm not seeing.
#8 - Dice (0-2) (Down from #1)
It's not the people on your roster. It's the people in your games. There is so little room for error against supposedly easy matches I shudder to see what is going to happen against some stronger opponents. A couple more losses and you guys are out of playoffs, so you better start waking up all your starters. You've been playing like the worst team in the league and as long as this continues, in the nethers you shall stay.
Round 3 Predictions
Thunder v. Penetrate
15:00 : 5:00
Disoblige v. BasingCrew
15:00 : 3:00
Mainliner v. Pirates
15:00 : 12:00
dice v. Spastic
2:00 : 15:00
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