Monday @ 7pm - Pool Hall Pros [1-1] vs Break and Run [0-2]
A very pivotal match for both squads entering this weeks match. A win for PHP would allow them to space themselves as a playoff team entering the cross conference part, while a loss for Break and Run may crush their season hopes of returning to the playoffs and reaching past greatness. With only one real match under the belt of PHP, it's hard to see who will help lead them to victory, if at all. While looking at Break and Runs small roster like seasons past, you can tell who is doing their best to lead the team to victory, like seasons past. Ross and Jordy are the only two with victories for Break and Run, and while Jordy has proven to lift a team out of no where into a playoff spot in previous seasons, he'll certainly need to step it up soon before their playoff hopes vanish, either that or the team steps up and wins as a team.
Prediction - 5-3 Break and Run
Tuesday @ 7pm - Sexy Poolerz [1-1] vs Freedom [0-2]
At the start of the season, you could imagine both these teams would be 2-0 heading into a week 3 match-up like this, but this is far from that. While a 1-1 record isn't that bad, an 0-2 mark for Freedom is indeed shocking. Much of the blame could be directed at Pete, or rather the team without him. With just about everyone talking about how Freedom, in his absence, has been a complete disaster with no direction and more losses than his beloved Canadian basketball team. Is he the Canadian, Y!Pool version of Peyton Manning? Doubtful as he's pretty short, but a comparison is valid. Freedom will need to get their act together with, or without him if they look to bounce back and make the playoffs. This could be a great opportunity for Sexy Poolerz to notch another win against Freedom and not only bury their rivals, but get a potential leg up on Dead Strokes in what is shaping up to be a very interesting conference. If Pete is able to return, the line up he'll have should be one to marvel at, but Brice is no stranger to that and he'll have his big guns ready for what will be a great match-up.
Prediction - 5-4 Freedom
Tuesday @ 7pm - Dead Strokes [1-1] vs Straight Shots [2-0]
One surprise, against a team full of surprises. For all the hype Luis had been given prior to the season, he has fallen short while the dark horse in Ashton I mentioned in the pre-season predictions came to the rescue last week against Freedom with a superb 4 win effort. With his talent, and Jose as a solid 1b back-up to Luis and his power outages, Dead Strokes have the tools for a great finish and potentially top spot in the conference, that is of course, if Straight Shots ever lose.. Many predictions were made for Straight Shots to win 2 matches, all season. While they haven't proven anyone wrong yet, it's hard to ignore their start and call it a fluke. In back to back weeks, they were carried by the same two players, showing that the depleted SS team will always have depth. It's hard to beat Dead Strokes with just two players though, unless you have timers in your back pocket of course, so Straight Shots will need to dig deep this week if they look to make it three straight for a start no one could have ever imagined for them.
Prediction - 5-3 Dead Strokes
Wednesday @ 7pm - New Era [1-1] vs For The Win [2-0]
If, IF, New Era show with 5 for this week, this will be a superb match to say the very least. With players like Ant, Dante, Daz and Jeremy on one side, the likes of Cam, Jon, Mike, and JT will have their hands full if they look to show PRO that they are serious about winning this season. For all the shit FTW get regarding Ant/Danielle/Craig etc, all those silly rules that were set in place prior to this season, probably control that to make sure nothing like that happens, so until they get caught (if they are cheating), the accusations to me just seem like an act of jealousy. Under the assumption New Era come with a full team, this match will go deep and late, but it's hard to bet against a certain FTW side.
Prediction - 5-3 For The Win
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Week Two
Tuesday @ 7pm - Break and Run [0-1] vs New Era [0-1]
Last week, neither team were able to win a single game, and while New Era gave themselves 0 chances to win a game, Break and Run just couldn't do a thing against a strong FTW front, not even Jordy. While Break and Run may hope to reap the benefits of another no show from New Era, the activity in the league shows that while a full team may not be present, some sort of resistance will be put up from the New Era side. Regardless of who shows, players like Ross, Jordy and Croz will look to rebound. I feel New Era will bring some sort of team, but they will be too disorganized to get it together and grab a W.
Prediction - 5-3 Break and Run
Tuesday @ 7pm - Freedom [0-1] vs Dead Strokes [0-1]
After only getting their second loss in the three seasons, Freedom looks to avoid their first 2-loss season since Season 11, while Dead Strokes looks to avoid continuing previous season trends with a losing streak. By reading other blogs, DS may not have been in this hole if Luis had not timed out. Unfortunately for Dead Strokes, Freedom can play as slow as they need too, increasing the chance of back to back time outs for their savior. Freedom will need to have a much better showing if they look to compete against a better line-up this week compared to last. Dead Strokes has had Freedoms number in previous match-ups, and while this match should go down to the wire, it's difficult to see a Freedom squad being 0-2.
Prediction - 5-4 Freedom
Wednesday @ 7pm - For The Win [1-0] vs Pool Hall Pros [1-0]
Two sides that are both 5-0, but quite apart in talent. The entire Ant-fiasco aside, For The Win do have talent outside of him, with players like Dante, Daz and Jeremy able to carry the load on any given week. For Pool Hall Pros to conquer this mountain, not only will they need Rocky to continue his MVP-form from last season, players like Sean and Dan will need to provide him with support or this match will be over far too quickly.
Prediction - 5-2 For The Win
Last week, neither team were able to win a single game, and while New Era gave themselves 0 chances to win a game, Break and Run just couldn't do a thing against a strong FTW front, not even Jordy. While Break and Run may hope to reap the benefits of another no show from New Era, the activity in the league shows that while a full team may not be present, some sort of resistance will be put up from the New Era side. Regardless of who shows, players like Ross, Jordy and Croz will look to rebound. I feel New Era will bring some sort of team, but they will be too disorganized to get it together and grab a W.
Prediction - 5-3 Break and Run
Tuesday @ 7pm - Freedom [0-1] vs Dead Strokes [0-1]
After only getting their second loss in the three seasons, Freedom looks to avoid their first 2-loss season since Season 11, while Dead Strokes looks to avoid continuing previous season trends with a losing streak. By reading other blogs, DS may not have been in this hole if Luis had not timed out. Unfortunately for Dead Strokes, Freedom can play as slow as they need too, increasing the chance of back to back time outs for their savior. Freedom will need to have a much better showing if they look to compete against a better line-up this week compared to last. Dead Strokes has had Freedoms number in previous match-ups, and while this match should go down to the wire, it's difficult to see a Freedom squad being 0-2.
Prediction - 5-4 Freedom
Wednesday @ 7pm - For The Win [1-0] vs Pool Hall Pros [1-0]
Two sides that are both 5-0, but quite apart in talent. The entire Ant-fiasco aside, For The Win do have talent outside of him, with players like Dante, Daz and Jeremy able to carry the load on any given week. For Pool Hall Pros to conquer this mountain, not only will they need Rocky to continue his MVP-form from last season, players like Sean and Dan will need to provide him with support or this match will be over far too quickly.
Prediction - 5-2 For The Win
Monday, April 16, 2012
Week One
Monday @ 7pm - Straight Shots @ Freedom
Kicking off the season we have the runner ups in the playoffs at home to a team they beat in the conference finals to get to the championship match, or is it the team? It's very safe to say the Straight Shots team from last season is quite different than this season. No longer do they have Ant to lead them to victory, no longer do they have depth that can put you in a hole. No, now they have Pita and his children. Most may slag on Pita but let's be real, despite his poor match records the past few seasons, his tournament play has been outstanding, and that means he'll break out.. right? For Freedom, despite what will be a great three horse battle for #1 in the conference, I have the feeling that they don't care about the season and just need to get back to the playoffs and win it all. While they shouldn't take any team lightly, if you have the likes of Scotty, Travis, Andy, Adam, Ben, Nish, Matt and Petey himself, you can reach for the light mayo. Tough opening draw for my boys, go Pita go!
Prediction - 5-2 Freedom
Tuesday @ 7pm - Sexy Poolerz @ Dead Strokes
Having Brent join along side Kerry and Sean seemed inevitable when he came back to PRO, which will leave me with a short but thrilling prediction. Everyone will talk about how DS will rely on Jose, Ashton and of course Luis. Much like how SP will have to rely on Carlos, Lewis and now Brent after the loss of Scotty. Sure SP has Sean, Kerry, Brice, Roy, and sure DS has Eddie, Carl, and others. But who really cares? Jose, Ashton, Luis vs Carlos, Lewis and Brent?! Can any of those six not break run your heart out? The edge here will have to go to the visitors though. Ashton has never been a constant player in PRO, though the 7pm start time may help, and all the pressure that EVERYONE has placed on Luis so quickly? Reigning champions should show that they don't need Scotty.. yet.
Prediction - 5-3 Sexy Poolerz
Tuesday @ 7pm - For The Win @ Break and Run
I understand there's a lot of pressure on Luis with Dead Strokes, but isn't there twice as much on Jordy this season? Sure the kids been unbelievable the past umpteen seasons, but he's never faced the kind of pressure he seems to face this season. He seems like the kind of guy to just brush it off, so everyone pointing fingers at him when he goes to urinate shouldn't bother him too much. For FTW, rumor has it that they're stacked beyond a Jenga tower. I guess it helps when people follow Ant around like a lost puppy. Ant and his puppies shouldn't have much of an issue this week as Jordy, despite his brilliance, should have too much on his plate.
Prediction - 5-3 For The Win
Wednesday @ 7pm - Pool Hall Pros @ New Era
In the final match-up of opening week, we see a couple of wild card teams facing off. Pool Hall Pros is a like a half spin off of Sexy Poolerz, while New Era is a Jon spinoff from Straight Shots. Both sides were about to recruit some good talent, New Era got a few great players. I mentioned in my pre-season that New Era will solely depend on Jon and Jon alone, which is a shame since he's Canadian. Pool Hall Pros may not have that stand out super star, but they have a lot of good players who, when all clicking, could take out any team in PRO. Pool Hall Pros has plenty of players who are reliable and will show, for New Era it'll be interesting to see what kind of depth Jon has besides his superstars.
Prediction - 5-4 New Era
Kicking off the season we have the runner ups in the playoffs at home to a team they beat in the conference finals to get to the championship match, or is it the team? It's very safe to say the Straight Shots team from last season is quite different than this season. No longer do they have Ant to lead them to victory, no longer do they have depth that can put you in a hole. No, now they have Pita and his children. Most may slag on Pita but let's be real, despite his poor match records the past few seasons, his tournament play has been outstanding, and that means he'll break out.. right? For Freedom, despite what will be a great three horse battle for #1 in the conference, I have the feeling that they don't care about the season and just need to get back to the playoffs and win it all. While they shouldn't take any team lightly, if you have the likes of Scotty, Travis, Andy, Adam, Ben, Nish, Matt and Petey himself, you can reach for the light mayo. Tough opening draw for my boys, go Pita go!
Prediction - 5-2 Freedom
Tuesday @ 7pm - Sexy Poolerz @ Dead Strokes
Having Brent join along side Kerry and Sean seemed inevitable when he came back to PRO, which will leave me with a short but thrilling prediction. Everyone will talk about how DS will rely on Jose, Ashton and of course Luis. Much like how SP will have to rely on Carlos, Lewis and now Brent after the loss of Scotty. Sure SP has Sean, Kerry, Brice, Roy, and sure DS has Eddie, Carl, and others. But who really cares? Jose, Ashton, Luis vs Carlos, Lewis and Brent?! Can any of those six not break run your heart out? The edge here will have to go to the visitors though. Ashton has never been a constant player in PRO, though the 7pm start time may help, and all the pressure that EVERYONE has placed on Luis so quickly? Reigning champions should show that they don't need Scotty.. yet.
Prediction - 5-3 Sexy Poolerz
Tuesday @ 7pm - For The Win @ Break and Run
I understand there's a lot of pressure on Luis with Dead Strokes, but isn't there twice as much on Jordy this season? Sure the kids been unbelievable the past umpteen seasons, but he's never faced the kind of pressure he seems to face this season. He seems like the kind of guy to just brush it off, so everyone pointing fingers at him when he goes to urinate shouldn't bother him too much. For FTW, rumor has it that they're stacked beyond a Jenga tower. I guess it helps when people follow Ant around like a lost puppy. Ant and his puppies shouldn't have much of an issue this week as Jordy, despite his brilliance, should have too much on his plate.
Prediction - 5-3 For The Win
Wednesday @ 7pm - Pool Hall Pros @ New Era
In the final match-up of opening week, we see a couple of wild card teams facing off. Pool Hall Pros is a like a half spin off of Sexy Poolerz, while New Era is a Jon spinoff from Straight Shots. Both sides were about to recruit some good talent, New Era got a few great players. I mentioned in my pre-season that New Era will solely depend on Jon and Jon alone, which is a shame since he's Canadian. Pool Hall Pros may not have that stand out super star, but they have a lot of good players who, when all clicking, could take out any team in PRO. Pool Hall Pros has plenty of players who are reliable and will show, for New Era it'll be interesting to see what kind of depth Jon has besides his superstars.
Prediction - 5-4 New Era
Friday, April 13, 2012
Season 14 Preseason
Congrats to the winners last season, and with more condensed talent this season, this season should be really fun week to week. Despite how the Atlantic Conference may have the three best rosters in PRO, the fact there is a 'rivalry week' like many actual sporting seasons is hilarious, and smart. I might make an effort to watch those games and do a bit of an in-depth review of them all as they should be quite entertaining. As per the fish filet... wtf.
Atlantic Conference
1st - Freedom
Why not? A combined 22-1 regular season record the past two seasons, combined with Petey being at the top of the MVP standings the past 3-4 seasons, Andy coming aboard and helping last season, and now Scotty this season. Maybe in 2 more seasons of adding star players, Freedom can actually have a playoff team that shows up.
Best case record: 10-0
Probably record: 9-1
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 7-3
Key players: Petey, Andy, Scotty.
2nd - Dead Strokes
Surprise pick? Why not. They've shown their power in 4orce thus far and the addition of Luis to their roster, Dead Strokes can finally emerge as a power in PRO, and doing so over SP and SS is oh-so sweet.
Best case record: 8-2
Probable record: 6-4
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 4-6
Key players: Eddie, Jose, Luis.
3rd - Sexy Poolerz
Returning champions missing the playoffs? Why not. That other predictor seems to have known what happened at the finals, and if they only won because of Scotty and he's gone, that can't be good can it? This season will be an interesting season for Sexy Poolerz after last seasons cheating escapades. Will Lewis & co. be able to help Brice get into the playoffs? Maybe if they were in the other conference.
Best case record: 7-3
Probably record: 5-5
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 4-6
Key players: Lewis, Roy, Carlos.
4th - Straight Shots
To keep up with earlier statements, why not? With New Era spinning off and splitting the roster, Shelle & Pita have a new sheet to work with, lucky for them Straight Shots always spins off new players. They're doing better in 4orce than WPC, so if that could be a good sign. Pita will have to up his game compared to prior seasons as he finally becomes the face of Straight Shots, and he might need to ask Jordy for some weekend workout techniques to strengthen those shoulders.
Best case record: 5-5
Probable record: 3-7
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 0-10
Key players: Pita, Shelle, Brad.
Pacific Conference
1st - For The Win
Weak name, but strong team. They'll have a ton of talent and should be able to cruise through this conference with ease, the cross conference matches will give a good test of how they'll fair against the likes of Freedom, Dead Strokes and Sexy Poolerz. A lot of people are questioning if this league will last, but chances are it will. Danielle handled the 8bc break-up quite well, and quite frankly, as long as Ants around, there isn't much to worry about.
Best case record: 9-1
Probable record: 8-2
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 6-4
Key players: Ant.. not sure who else is playing for them in PRO.
2nd - Break and Run
Teams like FTW make their name for what they do, but Break and Run was around long before Jordy came about, so the fit looks nice. Break and Run have struggled as of late, but this is Jordys playground, and this conference is weaker than last season so Break and Run should be able to bounce back for Ross.
Best case record: 7-3
Probable record: 6-4
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 4-6
Key players: Jordy, Ross, Mina
3rd - New Era
On paper this team is really good, but New Era really reminds me of ICA and MC of past seasons, where they rely heavily on the captain to get them there, and without him there's no team. Jon has the big guns at his disposal to probably win the conference if they showed every week, but chances are he'll have to dig into the depth charts for some matches. The season for New Era will probably hinge on their success in the cross conference matches
Best case record: 8-2
Probable record: 5-5
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 2-8
Key players: Jon, Mike, Dan
4th - Pool Hall Pros
The fact I think PHP is the 8th best league here says something, because as I am looking at their probable players, they could probably beat any team in PRO, but what might set them back is inconsistency. They have a solid team, it'll just be whether or not players can step up when needed. The fight for the second playoff spot will be a close one here and I wouldn't be surprised if PHP takes it.
Best case record: 6-4
Probable record: 4-6
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 2-8
Key players: Sean, Dan, handkrash
Atlantic Conference
1st - Freedom
Why not? A combined 22-1 regular season record the past two seasons, combined with Petey being at the top of the MVP standings the past 3-4 seasons, Andy coming aboard and helping last season, and now Scotty this season. Maybe in 2 more seasons of adding star players, Freedom can actually have a playoff team that shows up.
Best case record: 10-0
Probably record: 9-1
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 7-3
Key players: Petey, Andy, Scotty.
2nd - Dead Strokes
Surprise pick? Why not. They've shown their power in 4orce thus far and the addition of Luis to their roster, Dead Strokes can finally emerge as a power in PRO, and doing so over SP and SS is oh-so sweet.
Best case record: 8-2
Probable record: 6-4
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 4-6
Key players: Eddie, Jose, Luis.
3rd - Sexy Poolerz
Returning champions missing the playoffs? Why not. That other predictor seems to have known what happened at the finals, and if they only won because of Scotty and he's gone, that can't be good can it? This season will be an interesting season for Sexy Poolerz after last seasons cheating escapades. Will Lewis & co. be able to help Brice get into the playoffs? Maybe if they were in the other conference.
Best case record: 7-3
Probably record: 5-5
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 4-6
Key players: Lewis, Roy, Carlos.
4th - Straight Shots
To keep up with earlier statements, why not? With New Era spinning off and splitting the roster, Shelle & Pita have a new sheet to work with, lucky for them Straight Shots always spins off new players. They're doing better in 4orce than WPC, so if that could be a good sign. Pita will have to up his game compared to prior seasons as he finally becomes the face of Straight Shots, and he might need to ask Jordy for some weekend workout techniques to strengthen those shoulders.
Best case record: 5-5
Probable record: 3-7
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 0-10
Key players: Pita, Shelle, Brad.
Pacific Conference
1st - For The Win
Weak name, but strong team. They'll have a ton of talent and should be able to cruise through this conference with ease, the cross conference matches will give a good test of how they'll fair against the likes of Freedom, Dead Strokes and Sexy Poolerz. A lot of people are questioning if this league will last, but chances are it will. Danielle handled the 8bc break-up quite well, and quite frankly, as long as Ants around, there isn't much to worry about.
Best case record: 9-1
Probable record: 8-2
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 6-4
Key players: Ant.. not sure who else is playing for them in PRO.
2nd - Break and Run
Teams like FTW make their name for what they do, but Break and Run was around long before Jordy came about, so the fit looks nice. Break and Run have struggled as of late, but this is Jordys playground, and this conference is weaker than last season so Break and Run should be able to bounce back for Ross.
Best case record: 7-3
Probable record: 6-4
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 4-6
Key players: Jordy, Ross, Mina
3rd - New Era
On paper this team is really good, but New Era really reminds me of ICA and MC of past seasons, where they rely heavily on the captain to get them there, and without him there's no team. Jon has the big guns at his disposal to probably win the conference if they showed every week, but chances are he'll have to dig into the depth charts for some matches. The season for New Era will probably hinge on their success in the cross conference matches
Best case record: 8-2
Probable record: 5-5
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 2-8
Key players: Jon, Mike, Dan
4th - Pool Hall Pros
The fact I think PHP is the 8th best league here says something, because as I am looking at their probable players, they could probably beat any team in PRO, but what might set them back is inconsistency. They have a solid team, it'll just be whether or not players can step up when needed. The fight for the second playoff spot will be a close one here and I wouldn't be surprised if PHP takes it.
Best case record: 6-4
Probable record: 4-6
Oh-no-look-at-that-collapse record: 2-8
Key players: Sean, Dan, handkrash
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