TooSerious
For those who take it way too seriously
Weve only got a couple of weeks until the season starts now, so its time for a preview of the NBA itself. A big thanks to Steve, GM of Stevos Nuggets, for putting this (and next weeks) preview together! First we are starting with the mighty Bulls and the rest of the East, and then next week we will preview the West side. I was planning to do a preview of the league before the season started, however I would have just copied (and referenced) something from the net, so I am very happy that Steve put up his hand to do them - thanks heaps mate.
Before we get to that, our first two trades (involving players) were completed today. Firstly between myself and Heaver!; I sent KLove, Azubuike & Maxiell packing, in return for 2 frenchman and a rook, Diaw, Pietrus and Turner. The second trade was between Walesy and the co-owned Do Something Knicks, involving 8 players; Walesy received Bargnani, Landry, Teague & Greene in exchange for Odom, Kleiza, Udrih & Milicic. I personally think I may have been jibbed (but I keep going back and forth on it) haha, although ive got a better spread of players now, with more MPP, which I was after; and I think Chris and Steve may have done slightly better out of the other trade, however Walesy got the big centre that he was chasing. So all in all, both trades were fairly even and fair IMO.
Weve also had a poll going on our league homepage for the last week and a half, and 15 of us voted in it. The question was "Who do you think was the best value pick in the draft?  James Hird esque..." and it was a tie between two players: Andrei Kirilenko, who was taken at 114 by JASMINES MOB, and Linus Kleiza who was taken at 155 by TOO SERIOUSESES (and then traded to DSK), both with 20% of the votes each. FWIW, I was one that voted for AK47, and I was happy to see that someone voted for my bloke, Anderson Varejao.
Ive just set up a new poll about this weeks topic: Who do you think will be this seasons Eastern Champ? Click <a...
Before we get to that, our first two trades (involving players) were completed today. Firstly between myself and Heaver!; I sent KLove, Azubuike & Maxiell packing, in return for 2 frenchman and a rook, Diaw, Pietrus and Turner. The second trade was between Walesy and the co-owned Do Something Knicks, involving 8 players; Walesy received Bargnani, Landry, Teague & Greene in exchange for Odom, Kleiza, Udrih & Milicic. I personally think I may have been jibbed (but I keep going back and forth on it) haha, although ive got a better spread of players now, with more MPP, which I was after; and I think Chris and Steve may have done slightly better out of the other trade, however Walesy got the big centre that he was chasing. So all in all, both trades were fairly even and fair IMO.
Weve also had a poll going on our league homepage for the last week and a half, and 15 of us voted in it. The question was "Who do you think was the best value pick in the draft?  James Hird esque..." and it was a tie between two players: Andrei Kirilenko, who was taken at 114 by JASMINES MOB, and Linus Kleiza who was taken at 155 by TOO SERIOUSESES (and then traded to DSK), both with 20% of the votes each. FWIW, I was one that voted for AK47, and I was happy to see that someone voted for my bloke, Anderson Varejao.
Ive just set up a new poll about this weeks topic: Who do you think will be this seasons Eastern Champ? Click <a...
Fez here again filling in for the injured JoshyC. The disagnosis is a 10 week injury so i guess the JoshyC camp arent telling us the real extent of the injury???
5A-Side wrap up
TooSerious1 3 - 1 TossersRus
Benji 54 defeated NedFlanders 53
Gumby 52 drew Walesy 52
Anthak 49 defeated Soups 44
PlacentinoFC 50 defeated JoshyC 38
StkildaThunder 40 defeated by Fezkat 49
A draw and a 1 point loss, couple of points the other way and the result could have been different for the Tossers.
Flaming Buddhists 5 - 0 TooSeriousToo
Brogie 49 defeated UnderAchievers 34
Slarty 47 defeated Eleviathan 45
Gravesy 47 defeated Ausjb 29
Ianovich 57 defeated Johnana4 38
Nutstar 49 defeated Crew 48
Couple of close losses to the Toos but really they got spanked and the 5-0 scoreline shows that.
TooSeriousTree 2 - 3 The Wenches
Tricky 46 defeated by Sideways 60
Pokersnaz 54 defeated Cheryl 51
Macca 63 defeated Rokkitgurl 53
MattyBomb22 25 defeated by Clammers 43
CelineF 30 defeated by Susan 39
The Trees battled hard but couldnt get the win and are still holding up the 5A-side table.
Standing After 7 rounds
1.Flaming Buddhists 16 points GD 8
2. Tooserious1 P 15 GD 8
3.The Libertines P 13 GD 6
4.Les Pommes De Terre P 13 GD 5
5.Feral Dingos P 13 GD 3
6.The Wenches P 12 GD -1
7.TooSeriousToo P 10 GD 5
8.Hippos Yawn P 10 GD 2
9.JLP5 P 6 GD -2
10.Nameless P 6 GD -9
11.Tossers P 6 GD -9
12.TooSeriousTree P 6 GD -16
Gameweek 8 Preview (just copied the previews off Fanfooty)<!--more-->
[span style="font-weight: bold;">Tossers v JLP
The Tossers will play the JLP back into form.
I see nothing but a spanking for the skips in this clash.
Crompton will comfortably beat Ned Flanders but might decline shaking the Tossers hand afterwards <img title="Laughing" src="http://www.fanfooty.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" />
Yer Old Da will pack too many guns for Walesy
Weeman wont even have...
5A-Side wrap up
TooSerious1 3 - 1 TossersRus
Benji 54 defeated NedFlanders 53
Gumby 52 drew Walesy 52
Anthak 49 defeated Soups 44
PlacentinoFC 50 defeated JoshyC 38
StkildaThunder 40 defeated by Fezkat 49
A draw and a 1 point loss, couple of points the other way and the result could have been different for the Tossers.
Flaming Buddhists 5 - 0 TooSeriousToo
Brogie 49 defeated UnderAchievers 34
Slarty 47 defeated Eleviathan 45
Gravesy 47 defeated Ausjb 29
Ianovich 57 defeated Johnana4 38
Nutstar 49 defeated Crew 48
Couple of close losses to the Toos but really they got spanked and the 5-0 scoreline shows that.
TooSeriousTree 2 - 3 The Wenches
Tricky 46 defeated by Sideways 60
Pokersnaz 54 defeated Cheryl 51
Macca 63 defeated Rokkitgurl 53
MattyBomb22 25 defeated by Clammers 43
CelineF 30 defeated by Susan 39
The Trees battled hard but couldnt get the win and are still holding up the 5A-side table.
Standing After 7 rounds
1.Flaming Buddhists 16 points GD 8
2. Tooserious1 P 15 GD 8
3.The Libertines P 13 GD 6
4.Les Pommes De Terre P 13 GD 5
5.Feral Dingos P 13 GD 3
6.The Wenches P 12 GD -1
7.TooSeriousToo P 10 GD 5
8.Hippos Yawn P 10 GD 2
9.JLP5 P 6 GD -2
10.Nameless P 6 GD -9
11.Tossers P 6 GD -9
12.TooSeriousTree P 6 GD -16
Gameweek 8 Preview (just copied the previews off Fanfooty)<!--more-->
[span style="font-weight: bold;">Tossers v JLP
The Tossers will play the JLP back into form.
I see nothing but a spanking for the skips in this clash.
Crompton will comfortably beat Ned Flanders but might decline shaking the Tossers hand afterwards <img title="Laughing" src="http://www.fanfooty.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" />
Yer Old Da will pack too many guns for Walesy
Weeman wont even have...
Alright so it is even later than last week...I get it, but its not all my fault, honest. Â With the Commonwealth Games being broadcast instead of the NFL I lost my groove a bit, not being able to watch a few games really threw me, (can I use that excuse for why I lost, too?). Â Anyway, this week saw the mighty fall. Â Finally someone was able to take Stowie down at the knees and hand him his first loss for the year, well done Walesy. Â As far as the NFL was concerned the biggest news of the week was Randy Moss not taking a single catch for the first time in six years. The Pats didnt take kindly to this and promptly traded him to the Vikings. Â One of the Pats said later in the week, Moss hadnt been trying since halfway through their second game and good rid-dens, gotta love that Yankee honesty, cant imagine J.Selwood telling Gary we are better off without you. Â The Patriots didnt really care if Moss was trying or not, they belted the Dolphins anyways. Â Time for the league review...<!--more-->
We might as well start with the upset of the round, Â TOO SERIOUSESES(e) taking down the previously undefeated STOWIE(e) 91-59. Â Stowie would have had head in hands if hed been watching Chicago Bears v NY Giants. Â If he had watched this game he would of seen his QB, J.Cutler, pillar of his team etc, etc, being hit time after time after time (you get the picture). Â All in all he got sacked 9 times in the first term, leaving the field all banged up. Â The Bears offensive line had a shocker, because on comes his replacement and he leaves the ground in a crumpled mess and his replacement has to see out the game. Â This earned Cutler a score of -3, which will surely be lowest we see from a QB all season. Â Walesy was finally able to cheer about his first draft pick, MJD as he was able to crack a big one with a huge 23. Â TSes were able to put up 4 double digit scores and a very respectable 91 to really put the cat amongst the pigeons.
Next up saw SAM CROW(w)...
We might as well start with the upset of the round, Â TOO SERIOUSESES(e) taking down the previously undefeated STOWIE(e) 91-59. Â Stowie would have had head in hands if hed been watching Chicago Bears v NY Giants. Â If he had watched this game he would of seen his QB, J.Cutler, pillar of his team etc, etc, being hit time after time after time (you get the picture). Â All in all he got sacked 9 times in the first term, leaving the field all banged up. Â The Bears offensive line had a shocker, because on comes his replacement and he leaves the ground in a crumpled mess and his replacement has to see out the game. Â This earned Cutler a score of -3, which will surely be lowest we see from a QB all season. Â Walesy was finally able to cheer about his first draft pick, MJD as he was able to crack a big one with a huge 23. Â TSes were able to put up 4 double digit scores and a very respectable 91 to really put the cat amongst the pigeons.
Next up saw SAM CROW(w)...
So we all obviously know there is the AFL trade week currently going on.
Theres been a few trades finalised: Veszpremi for Everitt, Tambling to Adelaide, Brennan to the Suns... but whats going on with our league - I know it hasnt even been a week since we had our draft, but apparently there have been heaps of proposals; however as yet, not a single trade completed.
Im not too fussed about it to be honest; Im actually a lot more interested in the AFL trades, however I reckon it would be nice to get in the spirit of it all, so this week Im going to go over a few things related, such as the trading block, free agents and the waiver wire.
Also, more importantly, the NBA pre-season games have started up this week. So far its been a bit hard to get a grip on what players seem to be in favour at their clubs, as most teams are playing with lineups that they obviously wont use in the regular season. As a fair few of us will be watching these games closely, and because the question was asked again recently, I will explain how the scoring works in more detail. Not the points breakdown, as i think we are all across that, but particularly who will score for you and when.
- have a look over the break for this, and some stuff about trades and free agents etc :::::
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Ok, so weve all got 13 roster spots for our team - 10 starters and 3 bench players. The fantasy points scored by the 10 starters on that particular day will count towards your teams total score, whereas your 3 bench players do not count. The idea is to get as many players that you can that are playing on any given day into the 10 Starters positions for that particular day. That is why MPP helps so much in this game, as there are only a certain amount of spots for each position. And you can do it all in advance as well: just under your team logo, you will see Set Your Lineup: with the dates next to it. You can click on any of these dates and adjust your lineup for that particular day...
Theres been a few trades finalised: Veszpremi for Everitt, Tambling to Adelaide, Brennan to the Suns... but whats going on with our league - I know it hasnt even been a week since we had our draft, but apparently there have been heaps of proposals; however as yet, not a single trade completed.
Im not too fussed about it to be honest; Im actually a lot more interested in the AFL trades, however I reckon it would be nice to get in the spirit of it all, so this week Im going to go over a few things related, such as the trading block, free agents and the waiver wire.
Also, more importantly, the NBA pre-season games have started up this week. So far its been a bit hard to get a grip on what players seem to be in favour at their clubs, as most teams are playing with lineups that they obviously wont use in the regular season. As a fair few of us will be watching these games closely, and because the question was asked again recently, I will explain how the scoring works in more detail. Not the points breakdown, as i think we are all across that, but particularly who will score for you and when.
- have a look over the break for this, and some stuff about trades and free agents etc :::::
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Ok, so weve all got 13 roster spots for our team - 10 starters and 3 bench players. The fantasy points scored by the 10 starters on that particular day will count towards your teams total score, whereas your 3 bench players do not count. The idea is to get as many players that you can that are playing on any given day into the 10 Starters positions for that particular day. That is why MPP helps so much in this game, as there are only a certain amount of spots for each position. And you can do it all in advance as well: just under your team logo, you will see Set Your Lineup: with the dates next to it. You can click on any of these dates and adjust your lineup for that particular day...
Trade week. Always a fun week to watch. And generally very important to us fantasy sports nuts. Generally when a player is picked up, its because they are envisioned as filling a role in their new team. Which should make for improved TOG and improved points.
A couple of the notible examples from this year were Mumford, Ball, Burgoyne, Jolly. Of course, sometimes it goes the other way- see: McLean, Fev, Williams...
Just reviewing last year- man Mumford for pick 28 was a bargain!
Anyways, Im got a bullet pointed list underneath of the main rumours that are circulating at the moment. Ill list off each trade as they become official.
Official Trades:
Veszpremi (SYD)($334k, $234 with a discount) for Everitt (WBD)($343k)- Both players will be awkwardly priced so probably not too fantasy relevant. Vesz has shown a lot of potential over the journey, but hes going to need to get over his injury problems before I consider him. Itll be interesting to see where Everitt fits into the Swans backline, which has looked fairly settled this season.
Tambling (Ric) ($321k) is going to Adelaide for their Bock compensation pick and their third rounder. Which has got to leave a bitter taste in the mouth of Crows fan- Bock and their third rounder for Tambling... ouch!. Anyways, its done now- so what is fantasy relevent to us- Tambling. The big question is- will he get a roll which sees him return to his 90 point average in 2009. He scored 8 tons that year and averaged over 21 possessions. This is made potentially more tasty by the bargain basement price hell be coming into next year with. I spose though, the biggest factor will be if he can get non-mid eligibility.
Peter Faulks (CG) + 61 to Fremantle for pick 55. Considering Faulks is a key defender, with Tarrant going, and if we need 3 bench players in defence next year, he could definitely weigh in as a solid slow burner in the backline.
Andrew Krakoeur, Jonathan Ceglar...
A couple of the notible examples from this year were Mumford, Ball, Burgoyne, Jolly. Of course, sometimes it goes the other way- see: McLean, Fev, Williams...
Just reviewing last year- man Mumford for pick 28 was a bargain!
Anyways, Im got a bullet pointed list underneath of the main rumours that are circulating at the moment. Ill list off each trade as they become official.
Official Trades:
Veszpremi (SYD)($334k, $234 with a discount) for Everitt (WBD)($343k)- Both players will be awkwardly priced so probably not too fantasy relevant. Vesz has shown a lot of potential over the journey, but hes going to need to get over his injury problems before I consider him. Itll be interesting to see where Everitt fits into the Swans backline, which has looked fairly settled this season.
Tambling (Ric) ($321k) is going to Adelaide for their Bock compensation pick and their third rounder. Which has got to leave a bitter taste in the mouth of Crows fan- Bock and their third rounder for Tambling... ouch!. Anyways, its done now- so what is fantasy relevent to us- Tambling. The big question is- will he get a roll which sees him return to his 90 point average in 2009. He scored 8 tons that year and averaged over 21 possessions. This is made potentially more tasty by the bargain basement price hell be coming into next year with. I spose though, the biggest factor will be if he can get non-mid eligibility.
Peter Faulks (CG) + 61 to Fremantle for pick 55. Considering Faulks is a key defender, with Tarrant going, and if we need 3 bench players in defence next year, he could definitely weigh in as a solid slow burner in the backline.
Andrew Krakoeur, Jonathan Ceglar...
Ok, its a pretty easy thing to have a ping at Collingwood. They are a very easy and soft target.
But for so long the Magpies team has come under a lot of criticism for purely lacking the class needed to win big games. And to be honest I agree with most of it. If it werent for a brilliant team effort, and some of the best coaching strategies implemented, the Magpies would not have got over the line.
Which brings the points to make, and its important as we do our Fantasy Football pre-season...
Who out of your team would improve the Collingwood 22? Or, who out of the Collingwood 22 would improve your team?
Lets remember, here are the members of the Pies 22, in what I consider to be A+, A, B+, B and C grades...
(On looking at this list, should give teams quite a bit of hope for next season, that they can do better with their lists...)
A+ - Pendlebury, Swan
A - Didak, Shaw, Thomas
B+ - Maxwell, OBrien, Ball, Reid, L Brown, Jolly, Sidebottom, Cloke
B - Goldsack, Johnson, Macaffer, Dawes, Beams, Wellingham, N Brown, Toovey
C - Blair
But for so long the Magpies team has come under a lot of criticism for purely lacking the class needed to win big games. And to be honest I agree with most of it. If it werent for a brilliant team effort, and some of the best coaching strategies implemented, the Magpies would not have got over the line.
Which brings the points to make, and its important as we do our Fantasy Football pre-season...
Who out of your team would improve the Collingwood 22? Or, who out of the Collingwood 22 would improve your team?
Lets remember, here are the members of the Pies 22, in what I consider to be A+, A, B+, B and C grades...
(On looking at this list, should give teams quite a bit of hope for next season, that they can do better with their lists...)
A+ - Pendlebury, Swan
A - Didak, Shaw, Thomas
B+ - Maxwell, OBrien, Ball, Reid, L Brown, Jolly, Sidebottom, Cloke
B - Goldsack, Johnson, Macaffer, Dawes, Beams, Wellingham, N Brown, Toovey
C - Blair
Heres the <a href="http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/103656/default.aspx">link[/url]
And the crux
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AFL TEAMS will have three interchange players and one substitute on their benches in 2011 after the League acted to curb the dramatic rise in the number of rotations during matches.
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And now the question that we need to think about- How will this affect our game? Will stars be completely rested when a game is dusted? Or does it simply mean that there is now one less spot for a rookie to be getting TOG? Its certainly going to make things interesting when we consider picking up players that are on the fringe of the 22.
I wonder if there will be a general "type" that is used in that #22- I certainly doubt that youll see talls sitting there. More than likely, I imagine itll be an outlying mid that will get the job.
And the crux
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AFL TEAMS will have three interchange players and one substitute on their benches in 2011 after the League acted to curb the dramatic rise in the number of rotations during matches.
</blockquote>
And now the question that we need to think about- How will this affect our game? Will stars be completely rested when a game is dusted? Or does it simply mean that there is now one less spot for a rookie to be getting TOG? Its certainly going to make things interesting when we consider picking up players that are on the fringe of the 22.
I wonder if there will be a general "type" that is used in that #22- I certainly doubt that youll see talls sitting there. More than likely, I imagine itll be an outlying mid that will get the job.
That was fun!
It went a lot quicker than I anticipated and 30 seconds wasnt enough for some of my picks. I had to grab one bloke that i had never heard of as when my second last pick came around, I needed another C and there werent many left - picked Jason Maxiell from Detroit.
Only once for me was a player i was planning to pick, taken with the pick immediately before mine - was hoping for Josh Smith with my first pick at 22, but settled for Zach Randolph when JS was selected at 21 - but i think this happened to quite a lot of people throughout the draft, amazing that it was such a regular occurrence.
Anyway, I havent got time to review the whole draft. I just wanted to get a new thread up as Im sure there will be a fair bit of chat about it and therefore it would be good to have a thread up the top of the page!
Was anyone surprised at where a particular player went? or surprised that you got someone you thought you had no chance to get?
And I suppose now its time for a RMT...  post up your teams below if you want; it will be interesting to see how each other went.
Over the break, ill put up the results of the draft - every pick......
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<pre>Round: 1
(1) Dannys Lebronts - LeBron James SF
(2) Do Something Knicks - Kevin Durant SF
(3) Adelaide Maggots - Chris Paul PG
(4) Stevos Nuggets - Pau Gasol PF
(5) Team DaBombers - Dwyane Wade SG
(6) Too Seriouseses - Dirk Nowitzki PF
(7) Jasmines Mob - Deron Williams PG
(8) Run TMC - Rajon Rondo PG
(9) Kings of Karlos - Dwight Howard C
(10) Team HEAVER! - Kobe Bryant SG
(11) Team El Bonanzas - Danny Granger SF
(12) Ruddys Cavaliers - Steve Nash PG
(13) Pikus United - Stephen Curry PG
(14) Westside Hardcore - Carmelo Anthony SF
(15) Team Fezkat - Amare Stoudemire C
(16) Fudges Sixers - David Lee PF
(17) Doobia Dominators - Chris Bosh PF
(18) Under Achievers - Jason Kidd PG
(19) Too Seriouseses - Chauncey Billups PG
(20) Team Stowie - Brandon Roy SG
Round: 2
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It went a lot quicker than I anticipated and 30 seconds wasnt enough for some of my picks. I had to grab one bloke that i had never heard of as when my second last pick came around, I needed another C and there werent many left - picked Jason Maxiell from Detroit.
Only once for me was a player i was planning to pick, taken with the pick immediately before mine - was hoping for Josh Smith with my first pick at 22, but settled for Zach Randolph when JS was selected at 21 - but i think this happened to quite a lot of people throughout the draft, amazing that it was such a regular occurrence.
Anyway, I havent got time to review the whole draft. I just wanted to get a new thread up as Im sure there will be a fair bit of chat about it and therefore it would be good to have a thread up the top of the page!
Was anyone surprised at where a particular player went? or surprised that you got someone you thought you had no chance to get?
And I suppose now its time for a RMT...  post up your teams below if you want; it will be interesting to see how each other went.
Over the break, ill put up the results of the draft - every pick......
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<pre>Round: 1
(1) Dannys Lebronts - LeBron James SF
(2) Do Something Knicks - Kevin Durant SF
(3) Adelaide Maggots - Chris Paul PG
(4) Stevos Nuggets - Pau Gasol PF
(5) Team DaBombers - Dwyane Wade SG
(6) Too Seriouseses - Dirk Nowitzki PF
(7) Jasmines Mob - Deron Williams PG
(8) Run TMC - Rajon Rondo PG
(9) Kings of Karlos - Dwight Howard C
(10) Team HEAVER! - Kobe Bryant SG
(11) Team El Bonanzas - Danny Granger SF
(12) Ruddys Cavaliers - Steve Nash PG
(13) Pikus United - Stephen Curry PG
(14) Westside Hardcore - Carmelo Anthony SF
(15) Team Fezkat - Amare Stoudemire C
(16) Fudges Sixers - David Lee PF
(17) Doobia Dominators - Chris Bosh PF
(18) Under Achievers - Jason Kidd PG
(19) Too Seriouseses - Chauncey Billups PG
(20) Team Stowie - Brandon Roy SG
Round: 2
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Well...Better late than never, right?
After last weeks nail bitters, this week anything could of happened. Â What did happen was that Stowie continued his league dominance with his third straight win and Sam Crow broke his string of ducks and posted his first W for the season. Â Ive noticed the waiver wire has been running hot over the last couple of days as everyone scrambles to patch over the cracks starting to appear in their team sheets caused by injuries or the realisation that the fella you took in the third round is just a spud, even worse if that spud gets injured (Reggie Bush, Im looking at you!).
A few of you were able to put last weekends dissapointing loss behind you and post a win this week and there were those of us whose season are just heading South, still theres plenty of time to turn it all around. Â On a better note the Pats also got back on the winners page with a less than convincing win over the Bills and for anyone who saw Carolina play Cinci on Monday morning must be wondering what the hell this sport is all about, seriously, that was the worst game Ive ever seen, carolinas QB looked like a third division hack. Â Boldin Showers must be pretty happy with his decision to draft Peyton Manning because he just puts up big points every week. Â Manning knows that Indys defence is shot and it is up to him to outscore all-comers meaning big fantasy points for BS. Â Well anyway time to launch into the games review...<!--more-->
Ill start with the undefeated TEAM STOWIE(e). Â He obliterated my boys, MR WIGGLES(e) to the tune of 56 points. Â Just an all-round A-grade performance with only two of his team not reaching double figure scores, and to top it all off the highest individual point scorer for the week, Bolden from Baltimore with 32 of his own. Â Seriously, Stowie top work mate, more of this and youll leaves us all in your wake. Â Walesy this week its your turn, cmon big fella do it for all of us.
Next up SAM CROW(w) took on walesys...
After last weeks nail bitters, this week anything could of happened. Â What did happen was that Stowie continued his league dominance with his third straight win and Sam Crow broke his string of ducks and posted his first W for the season. Â Ive noticed the waiver wire has been running hot over the last couple of days as everyone scrambles to patch over the cracks starting to appear in their team sheets caused by injuries or the realisation that the fella you took in the third round is just a spud, even worse if that spud gets injured (Reggie Bush, Im looking at you!).
A few of you were able to put last weekends dissapointing loss behind you and post a win this week and there were those of us whose season are just heading South, still theres plenty of time to turn it all around. Â On a better note the Pats also got back on the winners page with a less than convincing win over the Bills and for anyone who saw Carolina play Cinci on Monday morning must be wondering what the hell this sport is all about, seriously, that was the worst game Ive ever seen, carolinas QB looked like a third division hack. Â Boldin Showers must be pretty happy with his decision to draft Peyton Manning because he just puts up big points every week. Â Manning knows that Indys defence is shot and it is up to him to outscore all-comers meaning big fantasy points for BS. Â Well anyway time to launch into the games review...<!--more-->
Ill start with the undefeated TEAM STOWIE(e). Â He obliterated my boys, MR WIGGLES(e) to the tune of 56 points. Â Just an all-round A-grade performance with only two of his team not reaching double figure scores, and to top it all off the highest individual point scorer for the week, Bolden from Baltimore with 32 of his own. Â Seriously, Stowie top work mate, more of this and youll leaves us all in your wake. Â Walesy this week its your turn, cmon big fella do it for all of us.
Next up SAM CROW(w) took on walesys...
Gday all Fez here filling in for the injured JoshyC. Rumour has it he broke his wrist punching the telly seeing his beloved Gunners go down to West Brom.
The early kickoff this week was at Eastlands as Manchester City played host to Chelsea. Chelsea starting off the season on fire with 21 goals 1 conceded all be it against the most likely bottom 5 teams so there was always going to be a test against Chelsea, Manchester City were the only team to do the double over Chelsea last season with the corresponding fixture finishing 2-1 to City. The game was a tight battle with Citys 3 defensive midfielders blocking up the space and blokes like Essien, Malouda werent getting the shooting space they needed. There weren’t many chances in the first half with the only one going to Alex who hit the post from point blank range. The second half started a lot like the first was but coming to the hour mark City hit Chelsea on counterattack, Ramires losing possession and all his teammates were forward for a corner Toure a short pass to Tevez who from half way run at the defenders and shot on past Petr Cech from on the edge of the box to go 1-0 up. After that City had the better of the play and to the delight of the City crowd Drogba was subbed off for one of Citys old boys Sturridge.
Sunderland travelled to Anfield with week to take on Liverpool who have had a shocking start to the season. Many predicted the reds to get back on track but I did always see this one turning into a draw. Liverpool opened the scoring in 5th minute which will go down as the most controversial goal of the season (and funny that same goal with the beachball occurred in the corresponding fixture last year with Sunderland won 1-0) Sunderland had earned themself a free kick due to an offside, the Sunderland defender then softly kicked it back as it saying the goalkeeper take it, Torres was first to pounce take the ball and pass it to Kuyt who put it into an open net. Bent again got on the scoring...
The early kickoff this week was at Eastlands as Manchester City played host to Chelsea. Chelsea starting off the season on fire with 21 goals 1 conceded all be it against the most likely bottom 5 teams so there was always going to be a test against Chelsea, Manchester City were the only team to do the double over Chelsea last season with the corresponding fixture finishing 2-1 to City. The game was a tight battle with Citys 3 defensive midfielders blocking up the space and blokes like Essien, Malouda werent getting the shooting space they needed. There weren’t many chances in the first half with the only one going to Alex who hit the post from point blank range. The second half started a lot like the first was but coming to the hour mark City hit Chelsea on counterattack, Ramires losing possession and all his teammates were forward for a corner Toure a short pass to Tevez who from half way run at the defenders and shot on past Petr Cech from on the edge of the box to go 1-0 up. After that City had the better of the play and to the delight of the City crowd Drogba was subbed off for one of Citys old boys Sturridge.
Sunderland travelled to Anfield with week to take on Liverpool who have had a shocking start to the season. Many predicted the reds to get back on track but I did always see this one turning into a draw. Liverpool opened the scoring in 5th minute which will go down as the most controversial goal of the season (and funny that same goal with the beachball occurred in the corresponding fixture last year with Sunderland won 1-0) Sunderland had earned themself a free kick due to an offside, the Sunderland defender then softly kicked it back as it saying the goalkeeper take it, Torres was first to pounce take the ball and pass it to Kuyt who put it into an open net. Bent again got on the scoring...
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