Steve has sent me the reviews for this week and asked me to post them, but before I do that, lets take a look at the confirmed promotions and relegations:

Firstly, lets have a look at the confirmed promotions:
* Rev is going up from Div 1 to Premier
* twoeyec and bgt2110 are both going up from Div 2 to Div 1
* all of UnderAchievers, yumcha, doolz and headmandude are confirmed to be promoted from Div 3 to Div 2

- all the above are subject to their acceptance of the promotion of course.


The only confirmed relegations are the people moving from Div 2 to Div 3 as the Wildcard exemption is still in play for the teams in Div 1 and Premier.

The confirmed relegations for players in Div 2 are:
* Rad_E_Cool, Reyloc, smokinjoemisiti, doobs, rodgo and lethal

Now, here's who is in the relegation zone in the other divisions and who will go down if anyone is successful in winning the exemption.
Firstly, anyone in the relegation zone (in Premier or Div 1) who wins the GmC7 in the Consolation Ladder Playoff Bracket is exempt from relegation.

Premier:
Jasmine and anthak in relegation zone.
Jet is next in line.

Div 1:
trav00, Lano24, Hawker and Crossy in relegation zone.
fudge is next in line.


Let us know if you have any questions, but otherwise, read on for the reviews::::



<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Premier League (by Steve)


<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Karlos and Mick have the week off in week 1 of the playoffs courtesy of finishing top in their divisions. Wade Machine is up against Heaver (3 v 6) and Fez is up against Walesy (4 v 5).
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<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Too Seriouseses (9-7) 2222 defeated King of Karlos (13-3) 2220
<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]This was the closest match of the round and it had everything. Walesy took full advantage of the matchup acquisitions and the total games played ended up being 62 all. Bosh led the way for Walesy with (255/5), followed by George (258/5) and IT2 (253/5). Karlos can look forward to the week off this round. His best players last week were Durant (265/4), Lillard (232/5) and Parsons (225/4).
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<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Wade Machine (11-5) 2249 defeated Ruddy's Cavaliers (6-10) 2208
<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Wade Machine scored a comfortable win this week over the Cavaliers. Games played were 59-58 in favour of Wade Machine. It has been a huge effort by Ruddy to avoid relegation considering his very slow start to the season. The leading scorers for Wade Machine were Noah (303/4), Curry (266/5) and Monroe (265/6). Wall was the best for Ruddy with (278/5) and the Bobcats duo of Walker (268/6) and Jefferson (245/6).
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<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Run TMC (7-9) 2353 defeated 2 Gasols 1 Brow (5-11) 1715
<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Run TMC have hit form recently and it resulted in another big win this week over Jet. Games played were 63-69 in favour of Run TMC. LBJ was the best with (313/4), followed by Drummond (249/4) and Smoove (226/6). Jet will be looking forward to the consolation finals with the view of avoiding relegation. This week his best players were Monobrow (240/5), M Gasol (194/5) and Hayward (184/5).
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<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Anthak (7-9) 2145 defeated Heaver (9-7) 2077
<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]This was another close game and Anthak scored a big win considering games played were 69-61 in favour of Heaver. Both team hit the FA list hard during this round. Melo scored a huge (332/5) which helped Anthak along with Iggy (225/5) and Rubio (221/5). The leading scorers for Heaver this week were Harden (341/5), T Thompson (234/6) and Marshall (201/5). Anthak will be trying his hardest to avoid relegation in the consolation finals.
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<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Westside Hardcore (10-6) 1880 defeated Jasmine's Mob (2-14) 1756
<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]This was the lowest scoring match of the round and games played were 57-55 in favour of Mick. Both teams were missing a number of players throughout the matchup. Lowry led the way for Mick with (329/6), next best were CP3 (233/4) and Millsap (189/5). Jasmine's bad run continued this round and her best players were Howard (268/5), Foye (189/6) and Chalmers (188/5)
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<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Feel the Love (8-8) 2255 defeated the Jug O Naughts (9-7) 2180
<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Feel the Love needed results to go their way to make the finals but alas it was not to be. Games played were 64-63 in favour of Feel the Love. As per usual Love was his dominant self with (393/5), followed by McBob (219/6) and Dragic (237/5). For Fez the best players were Ariza (268/6), next best were Vucevic (205/5) and DeRozan (219/6).
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<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Divsion One (by Stowie)


<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]TRADES: With the real trade deadline approaching, a number of teams got in to the spirit firstly with Stowie sending Ibaka to Travys Boys for Marc Gasol. The second occuring between rivals CK and Crossy, with the former sending Boozer, Markieff and James Anderson to the latter in exchange for Turner, Singler and DeMarre Carroll.





Mookie Blaylock Athletic Club (13-3) 2196 def Team Stowie (9-7) 2053



In the battle between the first and second highest scoring teams, MBAC took the win thanks in large part to KLove (393/ 5), Wall (278 / 6) and Parsons (225 / 5). MBAC has earned the week off, and will need it as a number of injuries have popped up in recent times after a great run to start the year. Regardless of the results in the playoffs, MBAC will be heading to the Premier Division next season. Stowie were led by Bosh (255 / 5) and The Brow (240 / 5) as they look ahead to a first round matchup with The Raptors.





Crossy Crusaders (6-10) 2120 def Fudge Fudge (5-11) 2022



Both Crossy and Fudge were looking to finish the season strong, using all five available acquisitions to boost their scores. Crossy managed to hold on thanks to big scores from Melo (332 / 5), Lillard (232 / 5) and Drummond (249 / 6). Fudge were again led by LBJ (313 / 5) with Rubio (221 / 5) and McBob (191 / 6) also solid. Both teams will be out to win the Minor Premiership in order to avoid relegation.





Laino's Nuggets (5-11) 1919 def by Cyril33s Crushers (7-9) 1932



These two teams ended their seasons in opposite directions. The Crushers won their last three, whereas Laino's slumped to a fourth straight loss. It wasn't all bad news, as Westbrook (63 / 2) returned late in the matchup and will be there to help Laino's attempt to avoid relegation. TT (234 / 6), Dirk (230 / 5) and Deng (210 / 6) led the scoring for Laino's. The Crushers, led by Iggy (222 / 5) and Millsap (189 / 6) have really turned their season around after a slow start and losing first round pick DRose.





CK Nicks (11-5) 2310 def Adelaide Maggots (11-5) 2120



Two teams that were assured of a playoff spot possibly used this matchup to fine tune their lineups with Maggots using all five acquisitions and CK making a big trade with Crossy. In the end, CK came out on top of a back and forwards matchup after putting up a 520 point day just after the All-Star break. D12 (268 / 5) led the way with PG24 (258 / 5) also finding some of his earlier season form. Noah (303 / 5) led the scoring for the Maggots with IT2 (253 / 5) continuing his strong form since being named starter in Sacramento.





Enter The Dragon (8-8) 2370 def The Raptors (9-7) 1883



Another two teams that had playoff spots locked up went head to head in this matchup. L6 continued a solid recovery after losing the first five games of the year to win a third straight and are possibly the hottest team going into the finals. Recent acquisition Monroe (265 / 6), Dragic (237 / 5) and Gortat (205 / 6) led the scoring after first overall pick KD was traded away. For The Raptors, it was Harden (341 / 5), Jefferson (245 / 6) and Kanter (192 / 5) leading the way as they await the return of Bledsoe and Kawhi.





Broady Broncos (7-9) 2292 def Travys Boys (5-11) 2010



The Brocos were sitting in the top six for all but two weeks of the year, and unfortunately, they were the last two weeks. Despite that they put up a big score to defeat Travys Boys in the last game of the year. Lowry (329 / 6) was outstanding again with Ariza (268 / 6) and Kemba (268 / 6) also very solid. Leading for the Boys were Deron (224 / 5) and Chandler (197 / 5) who both might finally be healthy for the first time this season, helping Travys Boys in their quest to avoid relegation.





Round 1 Playoff Matchups



Byes: #1 Mookie Blaylock Athletic Club, #2 Adelaide Maggots



#5 The Raptors (9-7) at #4 Team Stowie (9-7)

#6 Enter The Dragon (8-8) at #3 CK Nicks (11-5)



Cyril33s Crushers (7-9) at Broady Broncos (7-9)

Fudge Fudge (5-11) at Crossy Crusaders (6-10)

Travys Boys (5-11) at Laino's Nuggets (5-11)
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<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Divsion Two (by Pearcey47)


Biggest Losers (10-5) - 2307 def The Hinrich Manoeuvre (9-6) - 2075
A good warm-up game for the upcoming playoffs, with the Losers winning this encounter against THM. Both teams have made the winners bracket so may have been taking it easy to avoid injuries.
The Losers won the game count 66-56. Top performers were James Harden with 341/5 for the Losers and Dwight Howard with 268/5 for THM.

Brisbane Average Joes (8-7) - 2210 def Greek Freak Love Favors (2-13) - 2199
In the closest game of the week the Favors did all they could to cause the upset but fell tantalisingly short of the victory. The Average Joes ended up in the winners bracket and unfortunately the Favors are facing relegation to Div 3 next season. The Favors won the game count 65-62 with their top scorer being Kevin Love with 393/5 and the top scorer for the Joes being Al Jefferson with 245/6.

Smokin Joe Misiti (4-11) - 2345 def Bokoshe Broken Arrows (12-3) - 2155
In possibly the biggest upset of the season SJM beat the league leading Arrows by a whopping 190 points! The Arrows have the week off to re-group whilst SJM are staring down the barrel of relegation. SJM won the game count 65-62 with their top scorer being Stephen Curry with 266/5 and the Arrows top scorer being Paul George with 258/5.

Six Ten Two Forty (10-5) - 2229 def Peg's Men Lethal (9-6) - 1590
In a very one-sided affair the Two Forty's secured the week off with this win over PML. The Two Forty's will be very happy with this win, showing some strong form heading into the playoffs. They were also ahead in the game count 60-54. The highest scoring players for each team were LeBron James with 313/4 for the Two Forty's and Dirk Nowitzki with 230/5 for PML.

Paky Ballers (8-7) - 1878 def Adelaide Celtics (4-11) - 1774
The Ballers move into the winners bracket of the playoffs with this easy win over the Celtics. The Ballers would be looking forward to their playoff game starting as compared to the Celtics who are now facing relegation. The Ballers won the game count 63-60 with their top scorer being Trevor Ariza with 268/6 and the Celtics leading scorer being Joakim Noah with 303/5.

Nahla vs Little Dee (7-8) - 1994 def Doobia Dominators (7-8) - 1465
An easy victory for Little Dee counts for nothing as they miss out on the playoff bracket and join the team they beat, the Dominators, in the consolation group. Little Dee had a massive game count advantage of 63-45, with their leading scorer being John Wall with 278/6 and the leading scorer for the Dominators being Carmelo Anthony with 332/5.


Match-ups for play-off week 1 as follows:
Winners bracket:
Brisbane Average Joes vs Biggest Losers
The Hinrich Manoeuvre vs Paky Ballers
Bye: Bokoshe Broken Arrows, Six Ten Two Forty
Consolation ladder:
Nahla vs Little Dee vs Peg's Men Lethal
Smokin Joe Misiti vs Doobia Dominators
Greek Freak Love Favors vs Adelaide Celtics
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<p style='margin-bottom: 10pt;]Division Three (by headmandude)


Wafty Boxes (11-5) 2412 d Team ElBonz (11-5) 2409
Match of the round proved to be everything that we thought it was going to be with the Boxes getting over the line by the skin of their teeth. Both teams were impacted by absences over the 2 week period but managed to juggle the waiver wire to keep things close. Interestingly Wafty only won 1 day over the 2 week period. At the end of the day ElBonz took home the number 1 seed from the Serious league despite having the 3rd best win loss record over all and Wafty having a 2-0 season record head to head with them. Top scorers were LBJ 313/4 and Noah 303/5 for Wafty and Harden 341/5and Lowry 329/6 for ElBonz.

Rusty Buckets (9-7) 2061 d Team ThreePEAT (8-8) 1957
Another close one saw the Buckets edge out ThreePEAT. D12 268/5, Drummond 249/6 and Irving 240/6 top scored for the Buckets while Gay 222/5, DeRozan 219/6 and Deng 210/6 were the best for ThreePEAT.

Dirty Hawes (12-4) 2418 d Let's Go Lillard (6-10) 2055
Dirty Hawes cemented the number 1 seed with a routine over the hapless Lillard who found now benefit in the loss of Aldridge. Kemba 268/6, Iceberg Slim 265/4 and Isaiah Thomas 253/5 were the top scoring Hawes. Ariza 268/6, Monroe 265/6 and Lillard 232/5 offered the most resistance for team Lillard

Nettin Blatche (12-4) 2094 d Run T-Mull-C (2-14) 1617
Nettin Blatche continued the good form with a clinical win over TMC. Blatche had solid contributions from Curry 266/5, Dirk 230/5 and Iguodala 222/5. Kevin Love 393/5 delivered another monster game for TMC but once again he was pretty much doing it on his own.

Team Minis (9-7) 2110 d Big Shot Bob (5-11) 2045
Minis were too good for BSB this week. Melo 332/5 and Bosh 255/5 were the main men for the Minis whereas George 258/5, The Brow 240/5 and Tristan Thompson 234/6 had the strongest outings for BSB

San Diego Anchormen (7-9) 1914 d Shep's Superstars (4-12) 1908
The final match up saw another nailbiter between the Anchormen and the Superstars. CP3 233/4 and Josh Smith 228/6 were just too good for the likes of John Wall 278/6 and Josh McRoberts 278/6


FINALS PREVIEW
WINNERS BRACKET
BYE: #1 Dirty Hawes, #2 Team ElBonz
#4 Wafty Boxes v #5 Team Minis
Key match ups LBJ, Dragic, Noah, Pau, Jefferson v Melo, Bosh, Jennings, Ibaka
#3 Nettin Blatche v #6 Rusty Buckets
Key match ups Curry, Dirk, Griffin, Lee v D12, Kyrie, Drummond, Beal
CONSOLATION BRACKET
#7 Team ThreePEAT v #8 San Diego Anchormen
#9 Let's Go Lillard v #10 Big Shot Bob
#11 Shep's Superstars v #12 Run T-Mull-C
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