Week Eight

Good week to be a day late huh?

Last weeks results:

Straight Shots defeats Miscues 5-4 - Seems like Nish carried the load this week, who seems like he's back in top gear which is great news for SS as they look to come back from a slow start

Break and Run defeats Pool Fiction 5-1 - Break and Run have been rolling all season and it doesn't look like anyone in the conference can stop them.

Dead Strokes defeats Sexy Poolerz 5-3 - Chele & Co. were able to bounce back and avoid being 2 games back and are now tied for second place, should shape up to be a great finish to the season.

Freedom defeats Pool Dragonz 5-4 - A match closer then it should've been, but it seems like Freedoms captain finally played like a man, but that only raises questions about the rest of the team.

MVP Standings:
mc_underdogg_ - 11-4
pdz_XRANCIDX - 11-5
bnr_xlx_skill_xlx - 10-2
bnr_cr0zzy - 8-3
fr_ll_eskimo_ownage_ll - 8-3

This week:

Tuesday @ 6pm - Pool Fiction [3-4] @ Sexy Poolerz [3-4]
With 3 weeks left, we see two teams that each have 3 wins on the season, both being surprises in their own way. Pool Fiction got thumped last week, and if I recall correctly, they're 1-2 in conference play, certainly not the dominating efforts of past PFN. The last time these two sides met, SP were able to win 5-4 due to Cat Women and her super powers, will she be able to repeat her performance? Sexy Poolerz are coming off a loss themselves and are starting to slide at the wrong time. If they are able to repeat their win from 3 weeks prior then I will consider SP a legit contender, but until then.

Prediction - 5-4 Pool Fiction

Tuesday @ 6pm - Break and Run [6-1] @ Dead Strokes [3-4]
Both sides are coming off wins, and it really seems like they are continuing last seasons runs. Break and Run were more or less quite dominant throughout the season, while Dead Strokes struggled all the way along losing out on the playoffs by 1 match, and with a three way tie with 3 weeks to go, not a bad bet to bet the same. Break and Run are rolling, led by Jordy, Croz and Ross. Their roster certainly isn't as deep as it once was, and with a few of their interleague players only getting eligible the day of, it may put a hamper on the team, but they have shown that they're able to get them eligible into the match and produce these great results. For Dead Strokes, they have the talent to get there, but it's certainly avoiding them. Ashton will need to play more then 2 matches in 7 weeks for DS to do well, Corey needs to stop losing, and Roy & Steven need to revert to their old school form when they were atop MVP standings. Is this the week they all come through and show Dead Strokes as a force? Better late then never.

Prediction - 5-3 Dead Strokes

Thursday @ 6pm - Straight Shots [3-4] @ Pool Dragonz [2-5]
With both Pacific matches on one day, seems like it's only fitting to hold both Atlantic matches on one day as well. We start here with a Straight Shots squad that showed Miscues that this conference isn't completely theirs, though, with second place being 2 games back with 3 weeks to go, it'll take a conference effort to help topple MC. Straight Shots are slowly starting to put together wins, 3-1 in their last 4, which like last seasons late season run, was enough to take them to the finals. They certainly have the talent to do the same, but making the playoffs is the bigger question. Pool Dragonz led by DJ in more then one way have lost a lot of 4-5 games, which I'm sure makes them wish they had the Pommy of 3 years ago who could close even a whores legs. PDZ won the first meeting 5-4, and have lost two matches since by the same score, so it's clear this will be going to the 9th, but who's going to win?

Prediction - 5-4 Straight Shots

Thursday @ 7pm - Miscues [5-2] @ Freedom [3-4]
Even though Ant & Co. are coming off a loss, Miscues don't have a whole lot to worry about in losing the conference title as it'll take a conference effort to push them from #1, and judging by the way this conference is going, it probably wont happen. Miscues have gotten 75% of their wins from 3 players who have played in 95% of matches, top trio for sure. Freedom won a close match last week over Pool Dragonz, and it seems captain Petey was the one who carried the torch, which makes you wonder, where was the rest of his team? Matt seems like he's gone for good, but players like Travis, Dan, Cam and Ebs (despite her early season brilliance) have not fared well at all.While Pete is good, he's not someone who can carry every week, especially win another 4 off of Miscues, but then again, this is Freedom we're talking about who probably find a needle in a haystack quicker then they could tell you what sound a cow makes.

Prediction - 5-3 Freedom