QFBA Rag Week Ten

Hayduke Lives!

Wow! That’s about all I can say about this one. Hayduke had the Cap’n on the plank all week, hanging on by his fingernails. The Cap was a bit worried but with King James and Johnson still to go, all was not lost. The James Gang rode in and tried to save the day with 50 but Johnson’s 28 left the door open for Stoudemire to hand the ‘Runners the win.

Fast Forward to Thursday, ‘Runners need 22 from Stoudemire for the Dubya. It’s unlikely that he’ll fail to get that but Cap sees that he did have 18 in Week Two so maybe... NOT!
The poor hapless Cap’n is hanging onto the plank by his cold, bloody fingernails and Stud-amire stomps on his fingertips with 50 to send the Cap into the drink. Doh! Cap hates when that happens!

Didn’t I say last week that this was the best 3-6 team in the league? ‘Runners ride two 50+ performances and another 48 enroute to the second highest point total in the league this year – right behind the high they set last week. And they brought the longest winning streak in the league this season to a screeching halt. I guess now they’re the best 4-6 team in the league. Lookout folks, Hayduke lives!

didi’s Get Gubers

didi’s got the Gubers but it’s clear Coach Myers still doesn’t get this game. I mean, even after Cap’n and ‘Bus (NOT a singing duo) raided his team, he still has a pretty formidable roster, if he could only figure out how to start his five best players some week. I can’t imagine why he continues to start Biedrins when he has Maggette and Butler racking up points from the bench. Hey Coach, you can slide either O’Neal or Gasol in at Center and get Butler into the lineup. Either Butler or Maggette would have given the Gubers the win this week and ANY live body would have given them a win last week!

Meanwhile, Coach Sisti has been quietly acquiring free agents and tweaking his lineup. Crafty Coaching has given this team a better record than they really deserve at 6-4. I think it’s fair to say that we saw the difference that a good veteran coach can make versus a rookie this week. Nice work, Coach Sisti, especially on the John Salmons pickup. Coach Cap’n Parrotdead has been watching him for a while now but he never expected to see 56 from him this week.

Better to be Lucky than Good

Rednicks could have beaten Incubus this week. Oh yea, and the SeaGals and the Dubers. Aside from Clutch City, that’s about it. Kobe’s sub-par 25 were just enough to give the Chief the seven point win VS the Incubus farm club.

As for the Rocketman, Coach Hollis’ team struggles with consistency. Redd, who the pundits have been lauding for bringing a more complete game this year, came in at 25. Add Jefferson’s 22 to that and it’s tough to get a win against the first place team, even on a barely above average week.

The Chief is going to have to put up a few more points than his average to get past the Cap’n next week, that much is certain. STRUT-STRUT CHEST THUMP away there Chief.

Well? It Is...

It’s kinda funny that ‘Bus tried to anticipate this week’s headline. This reporter thinks maybe he was trying to head off the obvious, but it is all about the matchup in this league. That’s pretty obvious when you get past the Dubers one week only because of Mr. Emtee and then have to hang on by the skin of your teeth for the 3 point win over the winless Cher.

Coach, when there are only two other teams you could have beaten this week, even you have to admit that you were lucky to get the win. Thank God the matchup favored you this time because over the course of a 22 week season, those things tend to even out. Fully half the league has a higher average than the ‘Bus so enjoy your time on top of the standings. Something tells me that you won’t be there when the regular season is over.

The near miss launches “Gal Watch 2008”. No one has ever gone an entire QFBA season without a win and I predict that the Gal’s won’t either. I just pity the poor team that finally loses to them. Go Gals!

‘Cruisers Lock it in 4-Low to Run Over Evil Step Mother

She may be the only Certified Genius in the league (at least that I can vouch for) but she is having a hard time getting as many Dubyas as she should. She’s averaging more points than the two teams at the top of the standings and enough to be in 4th place if we went by averages but hasn’t been lucky when it comes to matchups. She put up enough points to beat all but two other teams but draws the Cruisers on a good week.

This one came down to Durant on Thursday. Coach April had to be nervous having her game hinge on the inconsistent rookie but after a few day’s rest with a ticky-tack injury, he came back with 38 points, handing the FJ’s their 6th win of the season.

Only Papa Bear averages more points than the Cruisers so far and this win keeps them in striking distance of the leaders with over half the season to go still.

The theme for this week seems averages VS standings, (you could say it’s all about the matchup but I know how that upsets ‘Bus). It’s going to be interesting to see if those things even out when it’s all said and done.