A mere 3.5 games separate the Gators and the Trojans for the final playoff spot in the Wasatch.With the end of Week 10, the 2008-09 WFBL season is now officially in its second half, which means we're starting to get rematches from earlier in the season. Time for some teams to man up and start their last-gasp playoff runs, and for others to try and fend off the up-and-comers. It's not quite time for the Iguanas to implode just yet, but we'll be looking forward to that in about a month.
Team, Rank, (Previous), Overall, (Last Week)
1 (3) 55-33-2 (5-4-0)The Iguanas crawl back to their perch atop the Power Rankings. Normally a 5-4 victory over a team like Udorn wouldn't be enough to vault a team from 3 to 1, but the Igs won this thing on a 5-game disadvantage, not to mention while starting a third-stringer at PF and getting only 1 of 3 games from their C.
2 (2) 50-37-3 (4-4-1) Maybe Park City is 1a to Maracaibo's 1. They didn't lose to Rigby, but they didn't win either. And we'll be darned if we move a team up to #1 after tying a below-.500 team, we don't care if Rigby is on a roll lately.
3 (1) 52-35-3 (1-7-1)Still no lower than third place, the Strats suffer a humiliating loss to the Wasatch's last-place SnowBees. If it makes Nephi fans feel any better, the Power Rankings still think the Strats are legit; losing while your starting PG is out all week is better than losing with him starting.
4 (6) 47-41-2 (5-4-0)Ok so the A-Boms are definitely the class of the league not named Maracaibo, Park City, or Nephi. The Power Rankings has insider info that Coach Barnes is livid that his team didn't win by more than 5-4. A manageable schedule looms for Zermatt: at Bayside, at Udorn, New York.
5 (5) 46-43-1 (4-5-0)Seems the "didn't quite get manhandled but still couldn't pull out a victory" version of your 2008-09 Richmond Butchers showed up. The good news is that they aren't out of the playoff race at all, still up 5.5 on Udorn, and play the A-Boms again, the last week of the regular season.
6 (7) 42-46-2 (4-4-1)
Rigby can only wonder if Sheed hadn't have sat out those final two games, would they be riding a 3-week win streak instead of a 3-week unbeaten streak? Either way, only one team has beaten the Sundancers, so coming close to being that second team, coupled with their Iguanas win, and the Trojans are one of the hottest teams in the WFBL.
7 (4) 46-43-1 (4-5-0)
Disrespecting the Gators sure comes easy during a losing week. Twin Falls gets the drop mostly because of Rigby's gutty performances the last few weeks. Loss to U-Dogs not a good sign;too bad the Gators can't play New York (6-3 victory) and Udorn (7-2) every week.
8 (8) 39-51-0 (6-3-0)
Great way to finish off the pre-gauntlet set of winnable games. Kings get stuck at 8th place, however, and now enter their toughest stretch of the season. Again, at only 7.5 games out, a playoff spot is not entirely out of the realm of possibility.
9 (10) 40-49-1 (7-1-1)
Break up the SnowBees! In arguably the biggest regular-season upset in WFBL history (more surprising than New York's streak stopper over St. George a year ago?), the SnowBees now have what experts call a "win-streak". Can Salt Lake possibly defeat Park City this week too?
10 (9) 41-49-0 (4-5-0)
After back-to-back 6-3 victories, the Jai-Rai have now lost four in a row, none more frustrating than their 5-game advantage heartbreaker against the Igs. Calling the Richmond series this week "must-win" may sound a bit harsh, but at 5.5 games back with New York breathing down their necks, we don't think so.
11 (11) 38-47-5 (5-4-0)
Their 5-4 victory over the Gators—snapping a 4-week winless streak— notwithstanding, St. George stays put this week. The bad news: you are now tied for last place in the Wasatch. The good news: you are only 6 games out of a playoff spot. Stranger things have happened, like a team dominating the entire season and then getting upset in the playoffs. (Hey, so maybe the 5-4 win last week is in some way revenge for last season's playoff upset! I'm sure the U-Dogs feel things are even now)
12 (12) 33-55-2 (3-6-0)
Bayside sucks.
6 (7) 42-46-2 (4-4-1)Rigby can only wonder if Sheed hadn't have sat out those final two games, would they be riding a 3-week win streak instead of a 3-week unbeaten streak? Either way, only one team has beaten the Sundancers, so coming close to being that second team, coupled with their Iguanas win, and the Trojans are one of the hottest teams in the WFBL.
7 (4) 46-43-1 (4-5-0)Disrespecting the Gators sure comes easy during a losing week. Twin Falls gets the drop mostly because of Rigby's gutty performances the last few weeks. Loss to U-Dogs not a good sign;too bad the Gators can't play New York (6-3 victory) and Udorn (7-2) every week.
8 (8) 39-51-0 (6-3-0)Great way to finish off the pre-gauntlet set of winnable games. Kings get stuck at 8th place, however, and now enter their toughest stretch of the season. Again, at only 7.5 games out, a playoff spot is not entirely out of the realm of possibility.
9 (10) 40-49-1 (7-1-1)Break up the SnowBees! In arguably the biggest regular-season upset in WFBL history (more surprising than New York's streak stopper over St. George a year ago?), the SnowBees now have what experts call a "win-streak". Can Salt Lake possibly defeat Park City this week too?
10 (9) 41-49-0 (4-5-0)After back-to-back 6-3 victories, the Jai-Rai have now lost four in a row, none more frustrating than their 5-game advantage heartbreaker against the Igs. Calling the Richmond series this week "must-win" may sound a bit harsh, but at 5.5 games back with New York breathing down their necks, we don't think so.
11 (11) 38-47-5 (5-4-0)Their 5-4 victory over the Gators—snapping a 4-week winless streak— notwithstanding, St. George stays put this week. The bad news: you are now tied for last place in the Wasatch. The good news: you are only 6 games out of a playoff spot. Stranger things have happened, like a team dominating the entire season and then getting upset in the playoffs. (Hey, so maybe the 5-4 win last week is in some way revenge for last season's playoff upset! I'm sure the U-Dogs feel things are even now)
12 (12) 33-55-2 (3-6-0)Bayside sucks.
2 comments:
Disrespecting the Gators does come easy doesn't it. I had a two game disadvantage and only lost 4-5. That's got to count for something. Give me a little love, that's all I'm asking
Why don't you go ahead and disrespect that 7-1-1 drubbing of Rigby, who were ahead of the Gators in the power rankings I might add.
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