MARCH 2022 | ISSUE 4

THE PLAYOFF EDITION The LGBA Newsletter

Written by: Thardimin,

Let the show begin...

LahBlixk, Demobeatz Edited by: Thardimin Special Contributions by: Joey Bucketz

Another season has come to a close in dramatic fashion. The Nets forfeited their final game of the season to give the 76ers the edge over the Magic and clinch the final playoff spot in the East. The rest of the East playoff group is filled out with the Brooklyn Nets, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the top team in the league, the Chicago Bulls. The West was not nearly as eventful though. There the Denver Nuggets, the Golden State Warriors, the Utah Jazz, and the Phoenix Suns lead the way and hopefully will provide just as competitive of a landscape as the Eastern conference.

West Playoffs By: Joey Bucketz

Denver v Phoenix

Denver was solid asf all season, except when away played pg. Phoenix is essentially a brand new team since Sky stepped in and cleaned house. They are 3-6 in games that have actually been played since he took over, so loading up against one of the most consistent teams in the league is a tough fucking ask.

Ray has had a fantastic season, and for some reason nobody ever dots Wake’s corner so he can just paint camp every fucking game and horse.

Prediction - Denver sweep

GSW v Utah

Utah won the head to head season matchups 2-1, but GSW apparently didn't take them very seriously, as they ran a semi-troll lineup in the deciding game 3. Will that disrespect bite them in the ass?

Utah’s question mark is their second line, as their PG Snash is 1-5 on the season. Their line 1 looks to have a ton of chem and confidence. Deet and Toine have played together a bunch, and they are asked to generate the majority of the offense and spark for the jazz first line.

GSW made a fuck ton of moves right before trade deadline. I have heard whispers of some chem issues, but nothing confirmed. Lots of questions surround GSW- which line is their first line? Can their MM line play and beat the best in the league? Can Joey’s line stop being ass? Will the trades work out?

Prediction- GSW in 4

East Playoffs By: Thardimin

Chicago vs. Philadelphia

The Chicago Bull posted the top record in the league this season at 27-9 and has handled almost all of their opponents pretty easily. The one hiccup is the Philadelphia 76ers who do actually have a 2-1 record over the Bulls. The question for this series will be, Was it just a fluke? Or does Philly have Chicago figured out and could prove difficult?

Players to watch: Chicago - Buckets - 33.7 PPG 7.6 APG - He's carried the scoring load for the team all season, can he keep it up? Philadelphia - RememberKane - 25.8 PPG 4.1 APG - Rumor is he may be moving to PG after Kay was removed. Does he have what it takes to step up and lead his team?

Prediction - Chicago in 4

Milwaukee vs. Brooklyn

The Nets and Bucks are tied on the season at 1-1. There are rumors though that the Nets may have availability issues after reports of their GM ditching the team to go on a bender in Miami. Everyone seems to think Brooklyn has the better talent, the question is, will they be able to put them all together? Milwaukee on the other hand seems like a pretty tight group run by NOSYMPATHY. Will their chemistry and familiarity out perform the talent of Brooklyn?

Players to watch: Milwaukee - Big_Eddie - 16.3 PPG 13.2 RBG - The self-proclaimed best big in the league that was snubbed from the All-Star is up against EsVA. Will he live up to his claims? Brooklyn - EsVa_RaIsEd - 19.6 PPG 11.9 RBG - Can the All-Star C live up to his new title? Will he able to continue to carry his team to victory?

Prediction - Bucks in 5

Award Predictions

By: LahBlixk

Top 5 In Each Position (10+ games played) Pg : 1. Buckets - 34 & 8 2. Kel - 28 & 9 3. AJ - 27 & 9 4. Frog - 27 & 8 5. Jdub - 21 & 13 Hash : 1. Kane - 26 & 4 2. Rush - 23 , 2 & 2 3. Toine - 21 & 5 4. Sigh - 21 & 3 5. Frosty - 18, 5 & 1 Lock : 1. Ray - 18 & 4 2. Soulja - 25 & 3 3. DeeT- 18 & 3 4. Wavy - 13 & 1 5. Ant757 - 11 & 2 Swing / Hedge : 1. Snag - 10 , 4 & 2 2. Lah - 6, 4 & 2 3. Bacon - 9, 6 & 1 4. Yew - 10, 2 & 2 5. Blasty - 11, 2 & 2 Nut Holders : 1. Bash - 16, 14 & 7 2. Va - 20 & 12 3. Chedda - 12 & 14 4. Wake - 14 & 12 5. Horsey - 10 & 15 6. Stacks deserves to be here… but yeah..



GMs: 1. Deadly - Bulls have the best record in the league and are looking like title favorites 2. Wake - Has maintained 1-2 seed all season, looking like favorites to come out the west 3. Newfie - After zoo glitchys bot ass got himself banned, newfie took over after philly lost 12 games straight and still made the playoffs 4. Shook - The magic owner quit week one, shook stepped up out of nowhere. He didn't sign up this season due to IRL things and schedule changes. He made an immediate impact by making roster moves and only missed the playoffs by 1 game, i think it’s fair to say if he bided his own team he’d be a top 3 seed in the east. 5. NoSympathy - After bidding, no one was worried about this team. We are in the playoffs and I'm pretty sure people still don't take this team seriously but Nosympathy has managed to hold this team to the 2-3 seed all season. People who should be banned from owning : 1. Knuckles bot ass - Yes, i know LBJ should be first but knuckles talk too much to be ass. This bot traded away twinJ, just to trade for him back. That’s not even the best thing he did all season. He filed an AC on the knicks during a game that his team wasn't even involved in… Maybe he should be more focused on winning instead of trying to file Ac on the Knicks, and getting Lah banned. 2. LBJ - Believe it or not, LBJ after bidding had a top 5 team on paper. After youbots dropped 50 and lost, that’s the last we heard from the lakers. Lbj was playing rec instead of getting his players on. He posted ss in the general chat of his team chat, the guy was talking to himself for 24 hours lmfaoooo. I can at least say he somewhat tried to get some active people to load up but hey… Me and snag called this pre bidding.

Award predictions : MVP - Buckets DPOY - Ray GMOTY - Deadlys old ass ROTY - Bash / Va LG First Team: PG - Buckets Hash - Rush Lock - Ray Swing - Snag C - Bash LG Second Team: PG - Kel Hash - Toine Lock - soulja Swing - Lah C - Va

LG Staff Picks

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Socks

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Jim

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Bulls vs. 76ers









When asked for predictions, Jim said, "Don't bother me. I'm playing Warhammer"

Bucks vs. Nets













Nuggets vs. Suns















"A literal coin flip" - Adam

Warriors vs. Jazz