Decided to follow NAPL's lead and get this thing started with a review and hopefully create some chatter in here.
South America Conference:
1. Brazilian Dirt Sanchez- Tough team, WL last season and plenty experience at that level. Have brought in young dots, many just hitting plateau It will be interesting to see what direction they took those dots in. They have a good roster set-up and despite the chem hit early on are a very solid bet to make playoffs.
2. Santiago Benitos- Another solid team with WL experience. They too have chem hit to worry about but have a solid roster with good agents. Many dots are nearing end of plateau this season so I'd expect a very strong effort from them. They are a very good bet for playoffs as well.
3. Chrleston Pitbulls- Don't know too much about them, but they have a pretty young roster and almost no chem hit so that could be an early advantage. The roster composition looks good as well. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see them be the 3rd or 4th seed in the playoffs in their conference.
4. Adriatic Sea Wasps- Part of the Sea Wasps, experienced network. They definitely have the best pics for their dots, giggity! Decent roster composition, and they too have a low chem hit which should help them early. They have playoff potential.
5. Watha Dotball Warriors- An older team that has stuck around. They have a bunch of young dots getting ready for plateau. They have big aspirations it seems to improve given the level of competition they are facing in their scrims. They do have a chem hit to overcome and a gap to narrow from those scrims. It will be interesting to see if it all comes together for them as the season wears on. They can make playoffs potentially.
6. Williamsport Soul Reavers- They did well in Pro last season, making it to the 3rd round and losing to the eventual champs. They still have to get a roster together completely, but there's time and despite what some say there are still a good number of free agents dots. Will they find the right dots though? Will they overcome the chem hit? Last season showed they have what it takes to be a strong competitor in Pro. If they get a full roster and catch some breaks early they have potential to jump up to 3.
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Africa Conference:
1. Huntsville Lethal Injection- I am biased here, but awesome team! Former WL team, still a relatively young roster, very low chem hit, very good roster composition and agents. This team is good and the rest of you will hate playing them.
2. Bambey Hunters- Great team, also former WL and have experience playing vs. Huntsville with the edge going to them. If not for Huntsville's changes and my bias they'd be ranked as 1. Glad Hunstville gets to face them again and keep the rivalry going. Great owner, solid agents, another team the rest will hate playing.
3. Miami Roadfrogs- A season 1 team with lots of experience on the roster. Good roster composition and should make some noise for sure. I hear their new OC is pretty good too. These guys are a lock for playoffs. Good agents and owner and they're active and dedicated.
4. Crimea Seadragons- Yet another former WL team. If not for the massive chem hit they could be higher. Have a full roster of dots, none in decline. Given the conference they should be the last playoff team. Even with the chem hit these guys have gotten to the big show before and shouldn't be overlooked.
5. San Leandro Crusaders- Haven't fully finished their roster yet, but a young team and good effective level. Chem hit isn't bad at all. Will be interesting to see if they make some noise but given they missed playoffs in Pro last season it means they have their work cut out for them. If they finish the roster though they shouldn't be overlooked.
6. Forsyth- These guys should be overlooked. Enjoy the stat-padding wins everyone else. These guys could get replaced with a Reg Pro team though, so you never know, but seems unlikely any more changes to leagues will be made since schedules are out.
These are my rankings, just based off opinion and looking over teams. Which teams do you all think will do well? Who is the favorite to win it all? Playing each other 2, maybe 3 times, will make things interesting. I'm sure there will be lots of trickery and deception to throw opponents off so it will be tough to gauge things early on. Good luck everyone!
South America Conference:
1. Brazilian Dirt Sanchez- Tough team, WL last season and plenty experience at that level. Have brought in young dots, many just hitting plateau It will be interesting to see what direction they took those dots in. They have a good roster set-up and despite the chem hit early on are a very solid bet to make playoffs.
2. Santiago Benitos- Another solid team with WL experience. They too have chem hit to worry about but have a solid roster with good agents. Many dots are nearing end of plateau this season so I'd expect a very strong effort from them. They are a very good bet for playoffs as well.
3. Chrleston Pitbulls- Don't know too much about them, but they have a pretty young roster and almost no chem hit so that could be an early advantage. The roster composition looks good as well. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see them be the 3rd or 4th seed in the playoffs in their conference.
4. Adriatic Sea Wasps- Part of the Sea Wasps, experienced network. They definitely have the best pics for their dots, giggity! Decent roster composition, and they too have a low chem hit which should help them early. They have playoff potential.
5. Watha Dotball Warriors- An older team that has stuck around. They have a bunch of young dots getting ready for plateau. They have big aspirations it seems to improve given the level of competition they are facing in their scrims. They do have a chem hit to overcome and a gap to narrow from those scrims. It will be interesting to see if it all comes together for them as the season wears on. They can make playoffs potentially.
6. Williamsport Soul Reavers- They did well in Pro last season, making it to the 3rd round and losing to the eventual champs. They still have to get a roster together completely, but there's time and despite what some say there are still a good number of free agents dots. Will they find the right dots though? Will they overcome the chem hit? Last season showed they have what it takes to be a strong competitor in Pro. If they get a full roster and catch some breaks early they have potential to jump up to 3.
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Africa Conference:
1. Huntsville Lethal Injection- I am biased here, but awesome team! Former WL team, still a relatively young roster, very low chem hit, very good roster composition and agents. This team is good and the rest of you will hate playing them.
2. Bambey Hunters- Great team, also former WL and have experience playing vs. Huntsville with the edge going to them. If not for Huntsville's changes and my bias they'd be ranked as 1. Glad Hunstville gets to face them again and keep the rivalry going. Great owner, solid agents, another team the rest will hate playing.
3. Miami Roadfrogs- A season 1 team with lots of experience on the roster. Good roster composition and should make some noise for sure. I hear their new OC is pretty good too. These guys are a lock for playoffs. Good agents and owner and they're active and dedicated.
4. Crimea Seadragons- Yet another former WL team. If not for the massive chem hit they could be higher. Have a full roster of dots, none in decline. Given the conference they should be the last playoff team. Even with the chem hit these guys have gotten to the big show before and shouldn't be overlooked.
5. San Leandro Crusaders- Haven't fully finished their roster yet, but a young team and good effective level. Chem hit isn't bad at all. Will be interesting to see if they make some noise but given they missed playoffs in Pro last season it means they have their work cut out for them. If they finish the roster though they shouldn't be overlooked.
6. Forsyth- These guys should be overlooked. Enjoy the stat-padding wins everyone else. These guys could get replaced with a Reg Pro team though, so you never know, but seems unlikely any more changes to leagues will be made since schedules are out.
These are my rankings, just based off opinion and looking over teams. Which teams do you all think will do well? Who is the favorite to win it all? Playing each other 2, maybe 3 times, will make things interesting. I'm sure there will be lots of trickery and deception to throw opponents off so it will be tough to gauge things early on. Good luck everyone!
