Monday, January 30, 2006
Pre-Ranking Finale
1: EZ8Pool - They will be arguably the strongest team coming in and worthy of being D-II. Nobody else except MAYBE HotShotz really stand out in this Division. They finally make their return to MLP, and I expect them to work their way up to the top very quickly.
2: NewCastle - They're baaaaaaack... And if they have romper back they'll be just that much better. They're weaker than they were when they did OK in MLP, but they can still cause problems down here in this division and give EZ8 a good match.
3: Hot Shotz - why not? They've done OK with their league, and average at best gets you a top spot in this Division (below EZ8 of course) so again, why not? They have a couple decent players, and they could find themselves competing for a promotion.
4: Bearskin Eightballers - A good league with still some competitive players and they did Ok against a couple top opponents last season. I would look for them to have a good run down here in the bottom ranks and compete for a D-III Finals spot. That is... IF they still have pudsybear which I would assume they do.
5: Pool Pals - A subpar league, best case scenario. They're a sub-level league that is obsesses with Cam and probably too obsessed for their own good. it's unlikely half their games will be on Cam and I'd predict they just get fed up and quit... But, that's just me. If they play it all out, they'll be decent.
6: Pool Master - Why so low? Well, I don't know enough about them to warrant a high pick. They probably will skyrocket through the Power Rankings, which I'll at least make a half-assed effort at keeping, and finish a bit above .500, but I don't see them doing as much with those stronger opponents in the top 3 spots.
7: Breakers Alley - They do give some leagues scares who try to take them for granted. However I think it'll be much of the same for them. They have quit PLC now (thanks to me of course =D) and now can focus entirely on MLP, as far as 7v7. Not that it matters.
8: Blazing Cues - Not much better than SeriousFun but you have to rank them somewhere...
9: SeriousFun - Only because they get to be above a league that has never been in MLP.
10: Pool loverz - ? lol
So there we go. It's very hard to rank teams that suck. But I tried. Just have to see when S7 rolls around.
