QFBA Rag – 2007-8 Week Thirteen

didi’s Ruin FJ’s Day

It must be the coaching. The didi’s continue to cling by their fingertips to the final playoff spot despite averaging a Guber-like 155 points. FJ Cruisers had a chance to take over that spot with the win but Durant showed his rookie-ness by disappearing in the big game, managing a paltry 19 fantasy points.

didi’s were led by Nash with 53 and Camby with 40 while everyone else was average or worse for Coach Sisti. Their 177 doesn’t quite qualify for setting the world afire but it was enough for the win, and just enough seems to be M.O. for this team. didi’s face the hungry ‘Runners next week, which could be a huge game in determining the final playoff spot. Hey, wouldn't it be something if the didi's managed to 'just enough' themselves right into the playoffs and maybe even the title?

Unlucky Thirteen – ‘Bus Stops Streak

Coming in at 178 points, the 3rd highest total of the week, I can’t exactly say Coach Hayduke’s squad stumbled but they did have the misfortune of running head-on into the red-hot ‘Bus. It was an important game for the .500 ‘Runners, who were riding the QFBA’s longest current win streak. They had an opportunity to move into winning territory, while knocking off one of the teams ahead of them, but faltered in the face of the challenge.

Coach Moyle had his squad prepared for the challenge after feeling a bit dissed last week by the Cap’s prognostications, to which he responded, “personally I wouldn't trade my own roster for the Captain's.” Apparently his squad showed their appreciation for their coach’s loyalty by posting the weekly high score.

Unlucky Thirteen – Duber Drop Another

The Goobers finally managed to get their best five players in the game at the same time and were rewarded with their highest point total ever. Unfortunately, they ran up against a motivated Jitterbugz team, who were tired of hearing their coach moan “Woe is me”.

Led by former benchwarmer Butler’s 44, the Dubers actually had the ‘Bugz on the ropes behind the Trade Me Kidd’s 20 but Ming finally came through big with 52 to hand Coach S the four-point win. At 6-7, Bugz and ‘Runners are but two games out of the playoffs with nine games still to go. Mercy sakes, we may have us a race.

Cap Clubs SeaClutch

It isn’t too often that Baron Davis is going to come in at 24 and Boozer at 28. In fact, Cap’s got $20 for any taker that says these two will not combine for this low a total the rest of the season. Still, it didn’t matter, since the Parrotheads still managed to post the 2nd highest score of the week behind Johnson, James and Gay.

It’s true that the future looks pretty rosy for Cap’n Powerhead but The Cap expects a strong challenge from the FJ’s next week.

As for SeaCrutch, they face the Dubers next in the Game of the Weak. Since neither team has a rabbit’s chance in the QuiXand dog yard of making the playoffs, you could say those two teams will be playing for pride, except that, with records like theirs, it’s hard to imagine that there is any pride left.

‘Nick’s Lucky Thirteen

The QFBA offices were inundated with email from coaches around the league who were excitedly watching the Chief thrash about, trying to get past the lowly ‘Gals this week. After struggling to best the Dubers last week with a measly 154 points, the Chief sunk even lower by posting 152 points this week. I know it can’t be clean living when a team scores enough points to beat but one team and happens to be matched against that very team.

While it’s a minor miracle that the Red Necks are tied for first at this point, even though they lose all the tiebreakers, their luck can’t hold out forever. It’s going to take better than 152 points for the Knickers to catch the ’Bus this week. Better do some struttin’ and chest thumpin’ while ya can Chief. Something tells my yer on the big slide downhill.