Could it be? Really? Who is it? The who? Who's the new guy? Well, the new guy isn't new at all. Maybe new and improved? Who knows. After a futile season in Boston (who would support the Pancakes when the Celtics are there?), the Pancakes are no more. They have relocated...to the warm, sandy beaches of Maui where they will forever be known as the Maui Ribs. Congrats Trevor on getting hitched! Maybe Nadine will change your JBL fortunes forever? Hey, look at my track record - pre-marriage = 2 titles and post-marriage = 5 titles. So, it can happen. Congrats and good luck to the Maui Ribs. Just typing Ribs is making me hungry.
PS - I really look forward to your logo....
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
JBL Offseason Trivia
OK, I have a few minutes...so why not do some JBL off season trivia. And no peaking back to the website!!!
Q1. In the last 5 seasons, who has won the most JBL titles??
A1. Seoul has won 3 of the last 5. (Golden has won the other 2)
Q2. Which JBL team has finished in 5th place in four of the past five JBL seasons?
A2. The French Lick Celtics have just missed a JBL money spot in 4 different seasons. (His other finish was 8th place)
Q3. Between Bangkok, Brussels, Idaho, and Trevor's numerous teams - who has the highest finish in the JBL standings over the past 5 years.
A3. Despite two 12th place finishes, Trevor's Pancakes have one 2nd place finish to their credit. (Bangkok's best is 3rd; Brussels is 3rd; and Idaho's is 4th)
Q4. What is Golden's worst finish over the past 5 seasons?
A4. 2nd (3 times). 6 years ago the Golden squad finished 4th. Golden's worst finish was a 10th place debacle back in the 90's.
Q5. Who was the highest scoring PG in the NBA last season?
A5. Derrick Rose was the surprise PPG leader amongts PG's with a 20.8 average.
Q6. 3 players in the 2009/10 season had 20 assists in a game. Name them....
A6. Nash (twice), Darren Collison, and Will Bynum
Q7. 3 players blocked 8 shots in a single game last season. Name them...
A7. Dwight Howard, Anthony Randolph, Andris Biedrins
Q8. 4 rookies had triple-doubles in 2009/10. Name them...
A8. Tyreke Evans, Stephen Curry, Darren Collison, and Terrence Williams
Q9. Who led the NBA in steals last season?
A9. Yes, it was Rajon Rondo.
Q10. Who made the most Free Throws last season??
A10. Kevin Durant made 756. The 2nd best was Lebron at 593. Wow, KD, you get to the line and you make them pay!
Q11. Who led the NBA with 295 turnovers last season? Nash or Howard?
A11. Oh Steve, you shouldn't have. Our Canadian kid has the honor for most TO's in 09/10.
Q12. Who are the 3 second round draft picks from 2009 that made a significant impact to their teams last season?
A12. DeJuan Blair, Marcus Thornton, and Jonas Jerebko. (I'm not gonna make the case for AJ Price in Indiana, because, well, it's AJ Price)
That's all for now....remember, clean up your roster so when July 1st comes we'll be ready for off-season trading. Try and get your rosters down to 6 players.
Q1. In the last 5 seasons, who has won the most JBL titles??
A1. Seoul has won 3 of the last 5. (Golden has won the other 2)
Q2. Which JBL team has finished in 5th place in four of the past five JBL seasons?
A2. The French Lick Celtics have just missed a JBL money spot in 4 different seasons. (His other finish was 8th place)
Q3. Between Bangkok, Brussels, Idaho, and Trevor's numerous teams - who has the highest finish in the JBL standings over the past 5 years.
A3. Despite two 12th place finishes, Trevor's Pancakes have one 2nd place finish to their credit. (Bangkok's best is 3rd; Brussels is 3rd; and Idaho's is 4th)
Q4. What is Golden's worst finish over the past 5 seasons?
A4. 2nd (3 times). 6 years ago the Golden squad finished 4th. Golden's worst finish was a 10th place debacle back in the 90's.
Q5. Who was the highest scoring PG in the NBA last season?
A5. Derrick Rose was the surprise PPG leader amongts PG's with a 20.8 average.
Q6. 3 players in the 2009/10 season had 20 assists in a game. Name them....
A6. Nash (twice), Darren Collison, and Will Bynum
Q7. 3 players blocked 8 shots in a single game last season. Name them...
A7. Dwight Howard, Anthony Randolph, Andris Biedrins
Q8. 4 rookies had triple-doubles in 2009/10. Name them...
A8. Tyreke Evans, Stephen Curry, Darren Collison, and Terrence Williams
Q9. Who led the NBA in steals last season?
A9. Yes, it was Rajon Rondo.
Q10. Who made the most Free Throws last season??
A10. Kevin Durant made 756. The 2nd best was Lebron at 593. Wow, KD, you get to the line and you make them pay!
Q11. Who led the NBA with 295 turnovers last season? Nash or Howard?
A11. Oh Steve, you shouldn't have. Our Canadian kid has the honor for most TO's in 09/10.
Q12. Who are the 3 second round draft picks from 2009 that made a significant impact to their teams last season?
A12. DeJuan Blair, Marcus Thornton, and Jonas Jerebko. (I'm not gonna make the case for AJ Price in Indiana, because, well, it's AJ Price)
That's all for now....remember, clean up your roster so when July 1st comes we'll be ready for off-season trading. Try and get your rosters down to 6 players.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Surprise - Offseason Post
Wow, it's only May and I'm already thinking about the JBL draft in October. Why? Maybe it's because the NBA lottery was yesterday. To every one's surprise, the team with the worst record (Nets) didn't win the lottery. The Wizards pulled off the upset and grabbed the #1 spot and the 76ers moved up to #2. The poor Nets fell to #3 with the TimberWolves and Kings rounding out the top 5.
So, from everything I've seen and read, the obvious top 2 picks are John Wall and Evan Turner. I have actually seen them both play during the NCAA Tourney as well as a couple of regular season college games. Wall has been described as a hybrid of Dwyane Wade and Derrick Rose while Turner is being described as the next Brandon Roy. So, based on that, I would say these 2 guys are cream of the crop type rookies. From what I've seen, the rest of the top picks have some risk to them and there are no sure things.
So, do the Wizards take Wall or Turner? They already have Arenas. Can Wall and Arenas co-exist? I don't think they care. I think they take John Wall all the way. The 76ers, if they keep the pick, would then take Evan Turner and have this freakishly athletic team when they run out Holiday, Turner, Iguodala, Young, and whoever. Rumours are already floating that the T-Wolves want to move up from #4 to grab Turner at the #2 spot. Who do they offer up? Big Al? Love? Can Love and Big Al actually play together?? If they don't believe they can - then they should consider making a move for Turner.
The other names being mentioned for top 5 consideration are Derrick Favors, DeMarcus Cousins, Wesley Johnson and some other dudes. I definitely have my work ahead of me to figure out who these guys are and what kind of pro's they will be.
Brussels contacted me today with an idea about JBL keepers. He proposed that JBL keepers should be allowed to be protected for up to 5 years (instead of our current 2 year system). We use to have this waaaaay back in the day. Some JBL owners quit the league when this rule was around. I get Tim's point about 'building a dynasty', but I also see the frustrating point of never being able to get your hands on a guy because one owner keeps him forever. We ultimately went away from this rule and tweaked it to 2 year protection with the 3rd year seeing the player go back in the JBL draft but the last owner having the "right to match". So, Rajon Rondo, who has already been protected twice, goes back in the JBL draft this season. French was his last owner. Rondo is auctioned off and goes for $35 bucks say....then French would have the ability to buy back Rondo for $1 dollar more. The same problem arose - you could never get your hands on a guy. I told Tim to post an article on the JBL site and post a poll and gauge the interest of the owners. I can argue either way. On the one hand, I like the idea of continuity and building a dynasty but I also would like to have a chance to own Stephen Curry before I die. If Bangkok could keep him for 5 years -none of us would ever get him. I realize I could make a trade for him - but that becomes pretty difficult the better Curry gets. Why would Bangkok trade Lebron for Curry really??? Curry is $15 and Lebron is $80 say....so wouldn't you rather have Curry AND Nowitzki over just Lebron? Anyways, will be interesting to see if Timbo follows through and it will be interesting to see how the guys vote....you know me, I'm all for the JBL and if that's what the masses want, we should do it. However, if I was a betting man, I would say it would be hard to pass a 5 year keeper rule.
So, when do we open the offseason trading?? I guess we have to get teams to release some players. I think if every team got to 6 players or less then we could open it up. Poor Idaho, no keepers for you. Brussels has his 2 keepers. Bangkok, Golden, Seoul, French and a few others have short-listed their rosters. If other teams started to cut guys from their squads, we could open offseason trading again.
Is anyone actually watching the NBA playoffs?? I love the NBA, but their playoffs just take too long. I really want the Suns to reach the finals, but it appears the Lakers will not allow it. It looks like we are going to get another Lakers vs. Celtics finals. Which I am OK with. Classic rivalry. Also, it means we'll get some good quotes from Bill Simmons.
It looks like the JBL could be expanding to 13 teams next season. Juan de Fuca ownership has another 2 buddies who want to share a team. They will even come to Vegas for the 20th JBL draft. I've been assured by the other Asians in the pool that these are quality guys who are really into Fantasy Football but definitely know their NBA stuff as well. Plus, it's rumoured their white guys - but I have not been able to confirm or deny this. They would be another 'out-of-province' owner as they too are back east in Ontario (I believe). All other indicators say that all the current JBL teams will be back (Marko is confirmed and Trevor has to come back for the 20th season). Of course, Trev has to move out of the Boston as the Pancakes have not been kind to him. Now that he's a married man - he needs a new place to call home. Maybe I'll remind him now so he has no reason not to have a new team name by the time October rolls around. I also think we'll have a pretty good turnout in Vegas - maybe 8-9 guys ultimately make it - which would be really cool. I guess I need to start checking into hotels with conference rooms with WI-FI so we can all use our laptops again (Hey Trev - don't forget your powercord and Pat, make sure you have a non-secure laptop).
Anyways, thought I would chime in here. My apologies to everyone for not doing an end of season review article. There just wasn't enough time to do one. I will do my best to post on here now and again with my offseason thoughts....
Oh, it looks like we're doing a NBA draft party at Tim's pad in June. That will be cool.
So, from everything I've seen and read, the obvious top 2 picks are John Wall and Evan Turner. I have actually seen them both play during the NCAA Tourney as well as a couple of regular season college games. Wall has been described as a hybrid of Dwyane Wade and Derrick Rose while Turner is being described as the next Brandon Roy. So, based on that, I would say these 2 guys are cream of the crop type rookies. From what I've seen, the rest of the top picks have some risk to them and there are no sure things.
So, do the Wizards take Wall or Turner? They already have Arenas. Can Wall and Arenas co-exist? I don't think they care. I think they take John Wall all the way. The 76ers, if they keep the pick, would then take Evan Turner and have this freakishly athletic team when they run out Holiday, Turner, Iguodala, Young, and whoever. Rumours are already floating that the T-Wolves want to move up from #4 to grab Turner at the #2 spot. Who do they offer up? Big Al? Love? Can Love and Big Al actually play together?? If they don't believe they can - then they should consider making a move for Turner.
The other names being mentioned for top 5 consideration are Derrick Favors, DeMarcus Cousins, Wesley Johnson and some other dudes. I definitely have my work ahead of me to figure out who these guys are and what kind of pro's they will be.
Brussels contacted me today with an idea about JBL keepers. He proposed that JBL keepers should be allowed to be protected for up to 5 years (instead of our current 2 year system). We use to have this waaaaay back in the day. Some JBL owners quit the league when this rule was around. I get Tim's point about 'building a dynasty', but I also see the frustrating point of never being able to get your hands on a guy because one owner keeps him forever. We ultimately went away from this rule and tweaked it to 2 year protection with the 3rd year seeing the player go back in the JBL draft but the last owner having the "right to match". So, Rajon Rondo, who has already been protected twice, goes back in the JBL draft this season. French was his last owner. Rondo is auctioned off and goes for $35 bucks say....then French would have the ability to buy back Rondo for $1 dollar more. The same problem arose - you could never get your hands on a guy. I told Tim to post an article on the JBL site and post a poll and gauge the interest of the owners. I can argue either way. On the one hand, I like the idea of continuity and building a dynasty but I also would like to have a chance to own Stephen Curry before I die. If Bangkok could keep him for 5 years -none of us would ever get him. I realize I could make a trade for him - but that becomes pretty difficult the better Curry gets. Why would Bangkok trade Lebron for Curry really??? Curry is $15 and Lebron is $80 say....so wouldn't you rather have Curry AND Nowitzki over just Lebron? Anyways, will be interesting to see if Timbo follows through and it will be interesting to see how the guys vote....you know me, I'm all for the JBL and if that's what the masses want, we should do it. However, if I was a betting man, I would say it would be hard to pass a 5 year keeper rule.
So, when do we open the offseason trading?? I guess we have to get teams to release some players. I think if every team got to 6 players or less then we could open it up. Poor Idaho, no keepers for you. Brussels has his 2 keepers. Bangkok, Golden, Seoul, French and a few others have short-listed their rosters. If other teams started to cut guys from their squads, we could open offseason trading again.
Is anyone actually watching the NBA playoffs?? I love the NBA, but their playoffs just take too long. I really want the Suns to reach the finals, but it appears the Lakers will not allow it. It looks like we are going to get another Lakers vs. Celtics finals. Which I am OK with. Classic rivalry. Also, it means we'll get some good quotes from Bill Simmons.
It looks like the JBL could be expanding to 13 teams next season. Juan de Fuca ownership has another 2 buddies who want to share a team. They will even come to Vegas for the 20th JBL draft. I've been assured by the other Asians in the pool that these are quality guys who are really into Fantasy Football but definitely know their NBA stuff as well. Plus, it's rumoured their white guys - but I have not been able to confirm or deny this. They would be another 'out-of-province' owner as they too are back east in Ontario (I believe). All other indicators say that all the current JBL teams will be back (Marko is confirmed and Trevor has to come back for the 20th season). Of course, Trev has to move out of the Boston as the Pancakes have not been kind to him. Now that he's a married man - he needs a new place to call home. Maybe I'll remind him now so he has no reason not to have a new team name by the time October rolls around. I also think we'll have a pretty good turnout in Vegas - maybe 8-9 guys ultimately make it - which would be really cool. I guess I need to start checking into hotels with conference rooms with WI-FI so we can all use our laptops again (Hey Trev - don't forget your powercord and Pat, make sure you have a non-secure laptop).
Anyways, thought I would chime in here. My apologies to everyone for not doing an end of season review article. There just wasn't enough time to do one. I will do my best to post on here now and again with my offseason thoughts....
Oh, it looks like we're doing a NBA draft party at Tim's pad in June. That will be cool.
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