December 3, 2019

2019 playoff field is set!

PLAYOFF SEEDS:
1 Trophy Husband
2 Blackpool Penguins
3 SALT MY BORSCHT
4 Pink Nightmare
5 L7 Half-Orc Sorcerers
6 GleepGlop’s Hypotenoids

Rookie and Norris have first round byes.

Paul chooses the matchups for the first round, needing to “call out” his opponent. We’ll wait for that before I get everything arranged on the ESPN site.

Meanwhile, the Conso Tourney bracket is set.

Here's what's at stake there:
7th place, conso winner -- #1 overall pick
8th place -- 5 balls, 20% chance for the #2 pick
9th place -- 5 balls, 20% chance for the #2 pick
10th place -- 3 balls, 12% chance for the #2 pick
11th place -- 5 balls, 20% chance for the #2 pick
12th place -- 3 balls, 12% chance for the #2 pick
13th place -- 3 balls, 12% chance for the #2 pick
14th place -- 1 pity ball, 4% chance for the #2 pick

Moving into our first season of SUPERFLEX in 2020, those premium picks are more... uh... premium than ever.

November 26, 2019

2019 Season - PLAYOFFS AND STUFF


STANDINGS AFTER WEEK 12
1 Trophy Husband 10-2 / 1433.5
2 L7 Half-Orc Sorcerers 8-4 / 1310
3 Blackpool Penguins 7-5 / 1445.1
4 SALT MY BORSCHT 7-5 / 1410.9
5 Pink Nightmare 7-5 / 1334.1
6 The Magic Stick 7-5 / 1271.6
7 GleepGlop’s Hypotenoids 6-6 / 1430.4
8 OO DADDY 6-6 / 1237.3
9 D2F Ratio 5-7 / 1303.7
10 Southwest Cactus Jockeys 5-7 / 1283.8
11 Jake Plummer’s Handball Dream 5-7 / 1224.5
12 The Revolting Arabs 4-8 / 1253.3
13 Sexy Badasses 4-8 / 1222.2
14 Womp Wampas 3-9 / 1238.5

IN ORDER OF POINTS SCORED
1 Blackpool Penguins 7-5 / 1445.1
2 Trophy Husband 10-2 / 1433.5
3 GleepGlop’s Hypotenoids 6-6 / 1430.4
4 SALT MY BORSCHT 7-5 / 1410.9
5 Pink Nightmare 7-5 / 1334.1
6 L7 Half-Orc Sorcerers 8-4 / 1310
7 D2F Ratio 5-7 / 1303.7
8 Southwest Cactus Jockeys 5-7 / 1283.8
9 The Magic Stick 7-5 / 1271.6
10 The Revolting Arabs 4-8 / 1253.3
11 Womp Wampas 3-9 / 1238.5
12 OO DADDY 6-6 / 1237.3
14 Sexy Badasses 4-8 / 1222.2

You guys know how this works. Top five teams in the standings make the playoffs, then the highest-scoring team from the nine that remain makes it in as the sixth seed.

IF THE PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY…
1-seed, 1st round bye – Trophy Husband
2-seed, 1st round bye – L7 Half-Orc Sorcerers
3-seed – Blackpool Penguins
4-seed – SALT MY BORSCHT
5-seed – Pink Nightmare
6-seed, Jenna von Oÿ – GleepGlop’s Hypotenoids

Corey and Vic/Heath are set to make their first-ever playoff appearances if things hold up!

WEEK 13 MATCHUPS
5 Pink Nightmare 7-5 / 1334.1 // 11 Jake Plummer’s Handball Dream 5-7 / 1224.5
1 Trophy Husband 10-2 / 1433.5 // 2 L7 Half-Orc Sorcerers 8-4 / 1310
6 The Magic Stick 7-5 / 1271.6 // 8 OO DADDY 6-6 / 1237.3
3 Blackpool Penguins 7-5 / 1445.1 // 13 Sexy Badasses 4-8 / 1222.2
4 SALT MY BORSCHT 7-5 / 1410.9 // 9 D2F Ratio 5-7 / 1303.7
7 GleepGlop’s Hypotenoids 6-6 / 1430.4 // 12 The Revolting Arabs 4-8 / 1253.3
10 Southwest Cactus Jockeys 5-7 / 1283.8 // 14 Womp Wampas 3-9 / 1238.5

So, essentially, Nathan, Chad, Kirk, and Ryan each have nice, fat, plump chances to play the spoiler role in the last week of the regular season. With four teams in the 7-5 scrum and only three guaranteed playoff spots for those teams, someone is going to be left out in the cold. Heath and Vic are pulling hard for Norris to win his game against Kirk OR at least one of Kendall, Russ, or Paul to lose, because otherwise they might lose out on Jenna. Russ needs a win and a Norris/Kendall/Paul loss in order to sneak in. Et cetera. It’s complicated, and the week 13 scoring numbers will matter for a lot of teams. Should be a fantastic week of fantasy football! We’re trying to build legacies. Speaking of which…

PLAYOFF APPEARANCES BY COACH, PLAYOFF PERCENTAGE, (CUPS WON):
Ryan – 2 playoff appearances out of 3 seasons played, .667 playoff percentage, (1 Cup won)
Kendall – 11 playoff appearances out of 17 seasons, .647 playoff percentage, (4 Cups won)
Yado – 3/5, .600, (0)
Rookie – 8/15, .533, (1)
Joe – 8/17, .470, (1)
Norris – 3/8, .375, (0)
Kirk – 5/14, .357, (0)
Ben – 4/13, .308, (2)
Nathan – 5/17, .294, (1)
Paul – 5/17, .294, (1)
Russ – 4/15, .267 (1)
Chad – 3/13, .231, (1)
Corey – 0/4, .000, (0)
Heath – 0/2, .000, (0)
Vic – 0/0, .000, (0)

And for everyone who ends up in the Conso Tourney, another reminder of the ping pong balls.

Playoff teams are awarded the following picks in the upcoming draft:
1st place (CKL Cup Winner!) -- #13 overall pick 
2nd place -- #14 overall pick 
3rd place -- #11 overall pick 
4th place -- #12 overall pick 
5th place -- #9 overall pick 
6th place -- #10 overall pick 

The winner of the consolation tournament receives the #1 pick in the upcoming draft, along with the power to decide the keeper declaration order.

Otherwise, your draft lottery odds are based on "ping pong balls" (ala the NBA draft lottery), as follows:
7th place, conso winner -- #1 overall pick
8th place -- 5 balls, 20% chance for the #2 pick
9th place -- 5 balls, 20% chance for the #2 pick
10th place -- 3 balls, 12% chance for the #2 pick
11th place -- 5 balls, 20% chance for the #2 pick
12th place -- 3 balls, 12% chance for the #2 pick
13th place -- 3 balls, 12% chance for the #2 pick
14th place -- 1 pity ball, 4% chance for the #2 pick 

Good luck in week 13 and into the postseason, guys!