The Chronicles are Silent

My apologies to all 4 of my avid readers. I have been very busy with work, family, home insurance claims, and Ryan's sports to have the time to get on here and talk about my JBL feelings. I know the Showers are a disgrace this season and my streak of 5 years finishing either 1st or 2nd is clearly in jeopardy. OK, let me clarify, it's not going to happen. The Golden squad is going to have their worst season ever. My worst finish was an 8th place debacle back in the late 90's. And even 8th might be a stretch for the Golden boys.

But enough about me and my struggles. The JBL is still as competitive as ever. Bangkok has been in 1st place at the end of every Period so far this season. Heck, he's been in 1st place for every single night (except for one where Arctic squeezed him out). Bangkok is very strong - and yes, he knows it. Give Rick some credit, he drafted an excellent team from his couch position in Vegas. And of course, we have to give him credit for his awesome keepers that he was able to bring into the season as well. Stephen Curry and Russell Westbrook would have probably gone for around $50 bucks each had they been in the Auction. It's always nice to have that kind of keeper talent available. Bangkok - you will be tough to catch.

Arctic is looking for the double-double. Crikker won the Baseball pool this season and now he is in contention in the JBL. This Arctic team is HUGE and has more rebounds already than my Showers squad might get all year. Kevin Love, Al Horford, Marcus Camby, and Blake Griffin make up maybe one of the greatest rebounding teams the JBL has ever seen. Through in Rajon Rondo, the emerging Michael Beasley, and breakout stud Raymond Felton and this team is a contender.

Those two teams have separated themselves a bit from the pack...with Seoul, Idaho, and Chilliwack making up the immediate chase pack. The middle tier teams (700+ points) are Yuma, French Lick, and our expansion man Bobby Hucul in Manhattan Beach. If the Ballers keep this up they could be one of the more successful JBL expansion teams ever.

The remaining 5 teams are all sub-500 points and have a lot of work to do...

We are almost to week 8 - the 1/3 pole of the JBL season. Christmas is approaching and December & January are big months for all those teams trying to make up ground. Because we know what happens in February!! The keeper deadline will be upon us at the NBA All-Star weekend and I can guarantee this will be a busy trading deadline. Why? Because the shitty teams right now, if they remain there, will have plenty of top notch talent available to try and get those top notch keepers for next season. Golden has Derrick Rose; Maui has Danny Granger; Brussels has Brook Lopez; Belgrade has Carmelo; and Juan de Fuca has Kevin Durant!! You're going tell me that those teams in contention for the JBL title (yes, the JBL title that has only been won by 6 owners in the 20 year history of the JBL) wouldn't want to get their hands on these top notch studs for the stretch run??? Oh yes they will.

Anyways, time for me to go...again, my apologies to all 4 of you for not updating the Chronicles sooner. Best of luck this season...and if you want me to blog about something because you want my 2 cents on an issue - drop me an email and I'll do my best to post something.

Cheers,

JE