Thursday, January 26, 2006
Season 7 League Pre-Rankings
Division 1:
1: PoolFighters - They won the World Series so naturally they start as the #1 rank. Will they be able to give us a repeat performance this season or will they falter? Depends how well the players do now that they are "known."
2: Pool Outlaws - 2nd winners, 1st losers, they get the runner-up spot in the season this time around. But this PO team is consistently great, and I would expect them to reach #1 immediately as the season begins. We'll have to wait on that though.
3: DreamPool - Worked their way through the Playoffs last season and took the Outlaws the distance, after knocking off both PM and PL. This will be a team to watch but they ARE having a few shaky issues inside the league. It'll be interesting to see what kind of effect that has, if any.
4: Pool Legends - Ever since joining in late in Season 5 they've been a force. While they did almost choke away a big lead over Nice Racks, a lead that was unfairly given based on later decisions, that was merely a fluke and they will return just as strong if not stronger this time around. However, they won't have any influence this time.
5: Beer Ball Masters - BBM has improved greatly since the ousting of all the troublemakers. Now with Brandi and Pom usually calling the shots, they once again nearly went the distance, before falling short to the Outlaws. BBM vs. PO is always a fun matchup, and while I think PO will get them yet again, I believe that the BeerBallers are set for a fairly good season.
6: PoolFiction - Why way down here? Well, base it on the fact I don't think they can take BBM. I think they'll struggle in a Division where it's the absolute top leagues and they won't have the little ones like BNR and BA, etc. to feast on. They'll have a respectable season but they haven't exactly been tops in interleagues lately. Don't argue with me - Prove me wrong.
7: Pool Masters - Another league i think will struggle in this format but they'll still get to play Pool Legends and that will of course send sparks flying every whichway. No, what you've heard is not true i don't plan to play for anyone this season, which would've been PM, but with Missy, Matt, and co. I think they'll have an OK season. However, they WERE reluctant to join...
8: IndianPool - A league I think IS on the rise but will still struggle this season. The big spots will likely go to the big 4 I mentioned up above. In this format I would expect the bottom 3 on this list to have .500/losing records. I just don't think they can come in and make as strong a statement as they did last season.
9: 8ball Runners - Another league that has shown flashes of brilliance but overall been just average. They will likely find themselves demoted for Season 8 should they return. They don't have enough real threats to grind out that many wins.
10: Lava Pool Lounge - Yes they lost Ogges, that is reason number one they're gonna finish dead last in this Division. They lack a great player, they lack leadership, they lack everything needed to succeed in MLP. They could find themselves just not even bothering with S8.
D-II rankings tonight or tomorrow.