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Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by Chey » Wed Jan 27, 2016 1:47 pm

Suggestion: at the end of the season, the best EBA team (or maybe the EBA All-Star team?) plays a series against an MBBA team. Obviously not the Landis champion -- we don't need that kind of a bloodbath -- but maybe the team with the worst record? Or a randomly selected/rotating team from America?

Might be a fun idea.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by agrudez » Wed Jan 27, 2016 1:52 pm

How about a series with relegation as the stakes? That'll stop tanking! ;)

In all honesty, its a fun idea, but even the MBBA's worst should absolutely pummel the EBA's best. So we either 1) Have the MBBA team roll and feel it was a waste of time or 2) Have the MBBA team get upset and open up a whole new avenue of ridicule for one of the leauge's downtrodden.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by trmmilwwi » Wed Jan 27, 2016 3:11 pm

I like the ridicule angle... fun! Count me in..
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by udlb58 » Wed Jan 27, 2016 3:19 pm

Reminds me of the old NFL Champion vs NCAA All-Stars games they used to have from 1934-76. Of course, back then it was thought that many of the best NCAA players stopped playing after college and that the talent was probably equal (or even slanted in favor of the NCAA All-Stars). College players could show off their talents to the pro league in front of big crowds, and the NFL could prove they weren't a bunch of low talent hacks in it for just the (small) paycheck. Early on, it was fairly close; I think the college players were something like 7-13 in the first 20 games, but over the last 20 years, it was a blood bath with the college all stars winning just twice (and getting outscored by the Packers 99-17 over a 3 year stretch).

My guess is that the EBA all stars could win about 1-3 out of every 20 against a MBBA team.

Maybe the top finishing, non-playoff team plays the EBA all stars?
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by danwh » Wed Jan 27, 2016 3:26 pm

The All Stars idea is interesting. Don't know how much work it would be to set up series though. If it was EBA All Stars, perhaps the season winning GM could manage it.

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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by Chey » Wed Jan 27, 2016 3:37 pm

I like the idea of giving the guys who miss the playoffs something to care about over the last stretch. Maybe the top team from each MBBA league that misses the playoffs play against each other, and then the winner of that takes on the EBA winner?
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by recte44 » Wed Jan 27, 2016 6:39 pm

Yes, this is in the works.

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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by JohnC » Thu Jan 28, 2016 7:55 am

Really? Not sure I am a fan of this. MBBA team risking a long term injury playing against a EBA team?
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by scottsdale_joe » Thu Jan 28, 2016 8:35 am

JohnC wrote:Really? Not sure I am a fan of this. MBBA team risking a long term injury playing against a EBA team?
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by recte44 » Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:18 am

Guys can get hurt at any time. Plus it's the last thing of the year so the chances of losing someone to a long term injury are pretty slim.

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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by JohnC » Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:24 am

recte44 wrote:Guys can get hurt at any time. Plus it's the last thing of the year so the chances of losing someone to a long term injury are pretty slim.
Hurt anytime playing games that matter yes, but not these games.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by scottsdale_joe » Thu Jan 28, 2016 10:58 am

One could always turn off injuries for this series.
I think Recte wouldn't though.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by JohnC » Thu Jan 28, 2016 11:18 am

The fact that it is the last sim means the chances are slimmer yes...but as we saw from the 1st two sim's of the regular season, they can happen at anytime. I know there was at least one :( during sim 1.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by trmmilwwi » Thu Jan 28, 2016 11:49 am

Don't be last then... ;)
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by crobillard » Thu Jan 28, 2016 12:27 pm

It could be like the NFL Pro Bowl and anyone decent just sits out lol

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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by njherdfan » Thu Jan 28, 2016 1:24 pm

I do love the idea of relegation, although I realize that's not feasible.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by 7teen » Thu Jan 28, 2016 1:49 pm

As the team who could be at the bottom this season, I like the idea. I don't like the relegation angle but just a fun series.

Honestly, I think Brussels would have beaten Madison last season in a best of 3 or 5 series. Best of 7 maybe not as the bottom of the rotation comes into play. But Brussels probably had a better 1-2 punch and better offensive power with Salazar than Madison had.
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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by aaronweiner » Thu Jan 28, 2016 1:59 pm

Hell no on relegation. The rest of it I like. We could even have a 4-team tournament.

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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by Chey » Thu Jan 28, 2016 2:01 pm

I like the idea of a tournament a lot. Gives teams like Madison/Greenville (or Buffalo in years past) who basically have no interest in the standings at all something to care about. They're going to get some "playoff revenue", presumably, and maybe we could even have a prize for the winning team. PP maybe, or just cash?

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Re: Trans-Atlantic Classic

Post by agrudez » Thu Jan 28, 2016 2:02 pm

aaronweiner wrote:Hell no on relegation.
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