Well, it's all over. Seoul came through on the final night to hang on for his back-to-back titles and his 4th overall JBL crown. Damn you Woo. Damn you!
Well, I had predicted I would come up short - and I was right. It was very close though. I ended up passing French in 3PT% (which ultimately cost him a money spot). I couldn't catch Boston in ATO and Arctic in steals...and then Seoul passed Belgrade in steals as those Zombies didn't help my squad out at all (I think he missed 5 man games on the final night due to injury).
So, Philly Woo's squad, who were almost blown up at the trade deadline, hang on to win the title. This is Woo's 4th title now and has won 3 of the last 5 crowns. How's that for a dynasty? So, how did he do it? It starts with 1 player - Lebron. King James was simply the biggest and best Fantasy player in the NBA this season. Have a look...
30ppg, 9reb, 7ast, 2.494 ATO, 124 STL, 76 BLK, 50.3 FG%. OK, he was mediocre from downtown as he shot just 33.3%. But come on, those are insane numbers.
Then Philly Woo added in his Laker stalwarts in Gasol and Odom. Gasol was a monster and Odom, I think, is quietly under-rated as a Fantasy player. He does the little things quite well. He rebounds, steals, blocks, gets ATO - all the nice little ticks to check off every night.
Then, to top it off, Woo got good/great years from Nene (played all 82 games), Bogut, Marion, Mike Miller, and Corey Brewer.
And when Woo needed to sign a Free Agent - he hit home runs on those guys too. Golden and Bangkok test-drove Boris Diaw this season and he was terrible. He comes in to Seoul and plays 33 games and posts 13-5-4 while shooting 53% and getting almost 0.85 steals and 0.85 blocks per game. Come on, nice work. Other guys who chipped in mightily - Marcus Thornton, Brandon Rush, Shane Battier, and Thabo Sefolosha. Certainly not household Fantasy names - but they fit in perfectly with this crew.
Seoul set a JBL record for BLOCKS and REBOUNDS this year - that always helps!
Woo only made 6 trades this season.(3 with Brussels, 1 Golden, 1 Bangkok, 1 French) We certainly can't say he hooked up with his good buddy Bangkok to buy a winner.
Woo should get full marks for being patient with his team and tweaking it here and there. We can no longer argue about Tendex - I think Phil has made his point. Was there some luck in winning this JBL title, absolutely, but there is always luck involved. Do your homework fellas because Woo is gearing up to attempt the 3-peat - something only done by the Golden Showers and Chicago Bulls in recent memory.
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