#8 A.D.A.N vs. #9 Burger Kings
Last season’s Division 3 runners-up, the Burger Kings will begin their Season 10 post season run. The journey will start when they take on the #8 seeded A.D.A.N team who have had their recent struggles. A.D.A.N was 4-2 before dropping their last two games. The Burger Kings season has been far from spectacular as well. Due to personnel issues earlier in the season, the team got off to a rough start but they have since rebounded and have played .500 basketball over their last few games. The duo of Jamaine Lee and Jamaal Logan will try to outduel the tandem of Tony Banta and David Aguilera when these two teams take the court.
#7 Slaughterhouse vs. #10 Those Guys
In a battle of two offensively challenged teams. #7 Slaughterhouse will take on the #10 seed Those Guys with a trip to the 2nd round on the line. Both teams don’t really excel in any category as a team, but individual players on each team will be the story of the game. Jairo Lopez will need a lot of help from his teammates if Those Guys want to move on. For Slaughterhouse, their offense has been running through Aaron Gaulding Jr. the last few weeks and it has been effective for the most part. Gaulding is a defensive spark plug whose active hands on the defensive end lead to many opportunities on the offensive end.
#6 California Swag Bears vs. #11 X-Men
The Swag Bears embark on their quest to their 2nd Division championship when they square off with the #11 seed the X-Men. The two teams met in the opening round of last season’s playoffs with the Swag Bears coming out on top. In a match-up earlier this season, the X-Men pulled out to an 18-2 lead only to fall behind late in the second half after a huge run by CSB. If the X-Men can control the tempo from the opening tap and convert at an efficient rate on their 3-point shot, I could see the X-Men advancing. However, if the X-Men fail to contain the flailing talents of CSB’s leading scorer Charles Grays, then this will be a very long game for the X-Men. The advantage goes to CSB who have a huge advantage in the paint with the season ending injury of Darrin Bitterolf of the X-Men.
#4 Mad Villains vs. #5 AM/PM TMGS
Last season’s #1 seed the Mad Villians will kick off this post season as the #4 seed when they take on the #5 seed AM/PM Too Much Good Stuff. When playing the MadVillians you kind of know what to expect. A shooting exhibition. AM/PM on the other hand will be playing inspired after the tragic loss of their teammate Ethan Gray. AM/PM will be fired up as they are not playing for themselves, they are playing for their fallen teammate. Look for a run n’ gun type of game with AM/PM moving on to the semi’s.
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