For The Win [8-3] vs Dead Strokes [7-4]
Best line up:
For the Win: Ant, Dante, Jeremy, Simon, Stephen
Dead Strokes: Ashton, Luis, Luis, Omar, Rees
How they got here:
For the Win: 5-2 over Break and Run
Dead Strokes: 5-0 over Straight Shots
Season match-up: For The Win 5-4. Ashton went 3-1, Stephen went 3-0.
The drama associated with the finalists:
For the Win: Ant plays more than once.
Dead Strokes: No one else made it because they recruited everyone.
What it will come down to: Danielle needs her boys to show up, more than just Ant as well. Players like Stephen need to show, and be on their game if they look to take this series. Both sides won their respective conferences, so this mini season will alleviate some pressure the face from a one-and-done series, but both sides had poor streaks during the season, and if either team thinks the finals will be as easy as the semis, they'll need to think again.
Dead Strokes will no doubt be firing on all cylinders with their big guns showing as they have all season. Players like Ashton, Luis, Luis and Omar will have to be on form and shrug off the pressure they face against more established interleague veterans. In a best of 3, consistency is key and with such talented rosters, not caring one night might seal the fate of the entire week. Both teams will no doubt have 1-2 players that no one wants to face, so it'll be up to other players to step up and be that third who plays to not be beat, and help their team bring home the gold.
Prediction:
Match 1: 5-4 DS
Match 2: 5-3 FTW
Match 3: 5-3 FTW
Monday, July 9, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
Round One
An exciting season to say the least as in the Atlantic Conference we had a more improbable finish compared to the Pacific. The Atlantic Conference saw the two finalists completely miss out on the playoffs altogether, possibly due to some questionable player calling by Dead Strokes in the final week, while the Pacific Conference certainly had the two best teams finish at the top, leading up to an exciting playoff round.
Straight Shots [5-5] @ Dead Strokes [6-4]
Season match-ups: Week 3, DS 5-2. Week 10, SS 5-2.
Best line up
Dead Strokes: Ashton, Luis, Luis, Omar, Rees
Straight Shots: Bryan, Dustin, Jay, JJ, Pita
What it will come down to: Dead Strokes will have talent at the table, no question about it, so it hinges on who Straight Shots are able to bring. With Pita basically being thrown out of Straight Shots, it doesn't seem like it holds well for the team.
That being said, Straight Shots do have the support of every one outside of Dead Strokes in this match after the final weeks questionable match. It was a smart play by DS if they did indeed toss the match, pathetic as well, but Straight Shots were labelled as easy in that match by DS. DS wanted to play them, DS in their eyes thinks there is no way they can lose to this team. But in a one match play-off, anything can happen and after failing to win 4orce, the pressure is truly on for Dead Strokes as this is their third attempt in their current stacked state to win a title. We all know I've been a fan of the Super Straight Shots for years now, but I think Dead Strokes made the right call and should take one step closer to their ultimate goal.
Prediction - 5-3 Dead Strokes.
Break and Run [6-4] @ For The Win [7-3]
Season match-ups: Week 1, 5-0 FTW. Week 8, 5-2 BNR.
Best line up
Break and Run: Gus, Jordy, Mike, Mina, Ross.
For the Win: Ant, Dante, Jeremy, Simon, Stephen.
What it will come down to: Who shows for For The Win. This is a classic case of an interleague league, not having played in a few weeks (WPC and 4orce seasons ending early), so their team might be all over the place. Break and Run always have a consistent line up, so those 5 should be there without issue.
If FTW cannot bring a solid 5 to the table, this may spell trouble. This almost identical line-up as seasons past for Break and Run is talked about a threat in the playoffs every season. The patience Break and Run possess is scary, FTW need to be able to stay collected and know that a loss spells the end of their season. While it's hard to bet against Ant, I feel Break and Run as a whole will be better suited for this match up.
Prediction - 5-3 Break and Run
Straight Shots [5-5] @ Dead Strokes [6-4]
Season match-ups: Week 3, DS 5-2. Week 10, SS 5-2.
Best line up
Dead Strokes: Ashton, Luis, Luis, Omar, Rees
Straight Shots: Bryan, Dustin, Jay, JJ, Pita
What it will come down to: Dead Strokes will have talent at the table, no question about it, so it hinges on who Straight Shots are able to bring. With Pita basically being thrown out of Straight Shots, it doesn't seem like it holds well for the team.
That being said, Straight Shots do have the support of every one outside of Dead Strokes in this match after the final weeks questionable match. It was a smart play by DS if they did indeed toss the match, pathetic as well, but Straight Shots were labelled as easy in that match by DS. DS wanted to play them, DS in their eyes thinks there is no way they can lose to this team. But in a one match play-off, anything can happen and after failing to win 4orce, the pressure is truly on for Dead Strokes as this is their third attempt in their current stacked state to win a title. We all know I've been a fan of the Super Straight Shots for years now, but I think Dead Strokes made the right call and should take one step closer to their ultimate goal.
Prediction - 5-3 Dead Strokes.
Break and Run [6-4] @ For The Win [7-3]
Season match-ups: Week 1, 5-0 FTW. Week 8, 5-2 BNR.
Best line up
Break and Run: Gus, Jordy, Mike, Mina, Ross.
For the Win: Ant, Dante, Jeremy, Simon, Stephen.
What it will come down to: Who shows for For The Win. This is a classic case of an interleague league, not having played in a few weeks (WPC and 4orce seasons ending early), so their team might be all over the place. Break and Run always have a consistent line up, so those 5 should be there without issue.
If FTW cannot bring a solid 5 to the table, this may spell trouble. This almost identical line-up as seasons past for Break and Run is talked about a threat in the playoffs every season. The patience Break and Run possess is scary, FTW need to be able to stay collected and know that a loss spells the end of their season. While it's hard to bet against Ant, I feel Break and Run as a whole will be better suited for this match up.
Prediction - 5-3 Break and Run
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