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2018 WINTER | SEASON 40
WEEK 1
By: League Analyst
Contributing Writer
Ball Broz vs. Reckless
12 p.m.
Season 40 kicks off with Former Champions (Reckless) making
their return to the league. The former Bronze Champions (2011)
has been on hiatus with family obligations but the brotherhood
reunites for Title #2 as the team make their return with a
familiar line-up.
Luis Soriano is their best offensive weapon while guards
Steven Castanieto and Carlos Martinez should push
the tempo. The Serpas Brothers are effective defenders
and they should combine for 15 plus rebounds per game this
season. Former GM James Santillan should be showing off
his new dad bod (actually a decade old now, LOL) but like
everyone else that hibernated during winter, look for these guys
to shed the holiday weight this season.
“We should take pictures before the season and after the
season to see who lost the most weight out of all the players,”
said fitness enthusiast, Kassah Kantiok.
Ball Broz likes to run the floor and their young legs has them
projected for a 6-2 finish. An inconsistent roster in season’s
past led to unhappy players and the turnover led to chemistry
problems amongst the team. A double-header to start the season
will test their chemistry early on but a lot of that has to do
with GM Gabriel Rodriguez’s key acquisition of a certain
Hall of Famer.
Pick to Win:
Reckless. The team from the Valley has Championship experience
but the lack of play in recent years may lead to plenty of rust.
A lot of the outcome depends on their All Star recruit in
Terrence Martin aka Hall of Famer aka Face of the League.
One thing we do know about “T-bone”, he shows up in the
Playoffs and rarely makes an appearance in the first few weeks.
Jersey Colors:
Ball Broz (Black)
Reckless (White)
Ball Broz vs. Chicle
1 p.m.
Can Ball Broz start the season with a 2-0 record? A
double-header against San Fernando Valley team, Reckless, and
Chicle should test their chemistry early in the season.
Chicle may be a rookie team but CJ Pang has had
experience in Superstar Basketball playing for Co-Ed Division
team, Bomba Stars. With an uncanny resemblance for Nitro of
American Gladiators, CJ is aggressive on both ends of the floor
and has the potential to be the star player of the team. He
quietly does the dirty work by setting screens, contesting
shots, grabbing rebounds and drinking his protein shake to make
sure he keeps his macros on check (lol).
Pick to Win:
Chicle. If the rest of the team has CJ’s energy and basketball
IQ, then Ball Broz could start the season with a 0-2 record.
Jersey Colors:
Ball Broz (Black)
Chicle (Purple)
N W O vs. Undisputed
2 p.m.
Undisputed is back with their motto: Redesign, Rebuild, Reclaim.
Inspired by Maldonado’s quote, League Commish Hanz Jimenez
is applying Maldonado’s strategy to Superstar Basketball.
“Time to Make Superstar Great Again,” said the League Commish.
“Five years ago, I would have been training, trying to get my
stats up for the season but it’s time to focus on the quality
and make sure the rest of the League enjoys Superstar Basketball
for all its glory.”
Will the features be delivered on time? With only 8 teams,
delivery shouldn’t be a problem unless Commish is playing
basketball at an LA Fitness or 24. His teammates will keep him
on check and most of his teammates are former members of 30&Over
Division, n W o.
On paper, Undisputed should win. They have added a bully in the
post that goes by the name of Herman Pech and athletic
wingman, Manuel Rivera should n W o out of breath by
halftime. GM Erick Maldonado is an unselfish GM and will
be giving his players plenty of playing time. Maldonado has to
survey the other team and base his minutes base on the other
team’s weaknesses. Basically what the editor is saying here is –
if the other team sucks, Maldonado needs to get playing time
because he ain’t trying to play against some of the tougher
teams (lol).
Pick to Win:
Undisputed. Their GM should know how the Commish runs his teams
by now – lose weight early in the season and ballhog… try to win
at the end. Ironically, this is the same strategy Erick
Maldonado is applying this season evident with Herman Pech’s
pre-season quote.
Jersey Colors:
n W o (Black)
Undisputed (Blue)
Fire Squad vs. Killmonger
3 p.m.
GM Steven Ancheta got really tired of his old teammates,
Fire Squad. Ancheta started his own team, Killmonger and their
first game is against his former team, Fired Squad.
“Funny how his favorite players is Melo, and no one wants to
play with Melo,” joked a former teammate.
Fire Squad has not released a roster and GM Eddie Avila
is still trying to figure out who to call to play on Sunday.
“Classic Eddie,” said another former teammate who plays for
Undisputed Era that goes by the name of Herman Pech.
Killmonger picked up the services of Uzoma Kalu, a
fashion mogul point guard that doesn’t miss a chance to dress up
in retro 90’s clothing. Uzoma should easily get Ancheta open for
wide open 3’s and his ability to hit clutch 3-pointers had
several opponents raising their eyebrows in season’s past.
“He’s had at least 2 game winning 3’s and he’s a guy you least
expect to hit those shots,” observed one league official. “When
he catches fire, he’s impossible to stop, unless of course
you’re playing for Eddie and he decides to sub you
out…heyyyy!!!”
Pick to Win:
Killmonger. Look for a big revenge game from Steven Ancheta.
Get him a damn interview at the end of the game too and let
people know, don’t ever sub a guy out when he’s hit 3 three’s in
a row. Yes that happened, shout out to Fired Squad.
Jersey Colors:
Fire Squad (Red)
Killmonger (White)
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