[Jake_Thomas]

I hope that CEP performs because this season will be the predicament to see if their still a team next year.

[woodsballer414]

Schuppert3, on 07 March 2013 - 03:49 PM, said:

Poopfairy35, on 06 March 2013 - 11:56 PM, said:

I agree, aftershock sucks, but why not throw in some wild cards? You never know. As for impact, they have Justin Rabackoff(not sure if that's spelled right), and where he goes, success follows. Dynasty is old, & and C.E.P. has all of the motivation in the world to perform.

Justin underperformed all year last year. Any team has to mesh and Heat is the only team to make a brand new team full of allstars work. Im willing to bet it doesn't for impact. Im not saying you cant throw in wildcards but you legit have to be trolling or just not know what your talking about to think Dynasty will get dead last.

Jrab didn't do good last year because they put him in the back. Jrab is deffinetly a front player. Remember marcello margot at world cup? Same thing he did great up front in the Ds but they put him in the back and his performance suffered

[Panda Man]

Margot is a good 1 on 1 gun fighter, I think BRL wanted to use him in late games when 1 v 1 are critical, but he didn't enjoy sitting back there waiting.

The Ironmen picking up Margott was a huge win for them

[coleroeszler]

XSV!!!!

[unfated33]

Brackets were published last night.

Group A - Heat, X-Factor, Dynasty, CEP, XSV

Heat looks like they should have an easy time with this bracket. Either X-Factor or Dynasty could grab the second spot out of this group, but my money is on Dynasty. XSV has to be happy with drawing a bracket with CEP to get their legs under themselves for the season.

Group B - Damage, Red Legion, Vicious, Aftershock, Impact

Group B really is the bad draw for all of these teams, as the quality of competition seems higher than A or C. My earlier prediction that Damage and Impact will implode is somewhat less likely since they are playing in the same bracket, but I still think Red Legion is the team to walk out of this blood bowl. Vicious has a good change to pull the second place in the bracket, and could still the top spot outright. The more interesting story for me is whether Aftershock will finish ahead or behind Damage and Impact. My money is on ahead.

Group C - Infamous, Ironmen, 187 Crew, Thunder, Flinguers (TonTons)

Wow, you've got a streaky dominant team in Infamous, a rebuilding powerhouse in the Ironmen, and then three young developing teams. Infamous wins out of the group and Ironmen gets a strong second finish. Thunder and Crew actually get the benefit of playing in a weaker group and actually draw a win or two from each other and the TonTons.

[Old Dude PB]

Off-season player changes (if I've got it all right...lots happened, and more still may happen):

• The Russians lost Marcello and Axel and picked up Mykel Kovar. That seems like a net downgrade to me.
• X-Factor lost Kovar. Ashton Johnson and Billy Bernacchia are out for Dallas. But they picked up Zack Wake and Scott Kemp.
• Dynasty lost Mouse and Zack Wake, picking up Kyle Spicka, B-Short, and Tyler Harmon. But Short will miss Dallas with a broken hand.
• Ironmen lost B-Short, Scott Kemp, Kyle Spicka, and Raney Stanczak, but picked up Marcello, Mouse, and Corey Bornstein.
• Damage lost Dave Bains and J-Rab, and picked up Raney Stanczak. Bryan Smith is coming back.
• Impact picks up Dave Bains, J-Rab, and Greg Siewers. That's a big talent upgrade, but they didn't play much Race2 last year.
• Infamous lost Greg Siewers.

Recent coaching changes:

• Paul Richards from Damage to X-Factor.
• Kevin Bredthauer from Ironmen to Damage.
• Mike Hinman from Dynasty to Ironmen.
• Todd Martinez from Infamous to ???

Total changes for Houston Heat:

• None (Right?)

I'd be surprised if Heat doesn't keep winning this season. Everyone else seems like a question mark. It will be really interesting to see how Impact and Ironmen do.

This post has been edited by Old Dude PB: 08 March 2013 - 10:48 AM

[ZzBrutality]

I gotta go with Heat. Followed by 187 Crew.

[Schuppert3]

woodsballer414, on 08 March 2013 - 01:54 AM, said:

Schuppert3, on 07 March 2013 - 03:49 PM, said:

Poopfairy35, on 06 March 2013 - 11:56 PM, said:

I agree, aftershock sucks, but why not throw in some wild cards? You never know. As for impact, they have Justin Rabackoff(not sure if that's spelled right), and where he goes, success follows. Dynasty is old, & and C.E.P. has all of the motivation in the world to perform.

Justin underperformed all year last year. Any team has to mesh and Heat is the only team to make a brand new team full of allstars work. Im willing to bet it doesn't for impact. Im not saying you cant throw in wildcards but you legit have to be trolling or just not know what your talking about to think Dynasty will get dead last.

Jrab didn't do good last year because they put him in the back. Jrab is deffinetly a front player. Remember marcello margot at world cup? Same thing he did great up front in the Ds but they put him in the back and his performance suffered

Jrab didn't play the back at all that was all Dave and Jacob. He was in insert behind the snake just like he was on RL. Even he said he underperformed. Justins a great player and he is extremely good but that doesn't mean Impact will kill it.

[Pakistani]

Poopfairy35, on 06 March 2013 - 11:16 PM, said:

Pakistani, on 06 March 2013 - 11:13 PM, said:

Poopfairy35, on 06 March 2013 - 11:08 PM, said:

My prediction for pro:
1.Infamous
2.impact
3.BRL
4.Heat
5.Damage
6.C.E.P.
7.Aftershock
8.Dynasty

dynasty takes last place? right.

Quick news flash for you, dynasty sucked a fat one all throughout 2012. The ironmen & the ton tons have a better chance than them, I just put them there as a wild card.

news flash for you, dynasty won NPPL Vegas.

[Poopfairy35]

Pakistani, on 08 March 2013 - 04:49 PM, said:

Poopfairy35, on 06 March 2013 - 11:16 PM, said:

Pakistani, on 06 March 2013 - 11:13 PM, said:

Poopfairy35, on 06 March 2013 - 11:08 PM, said:

My prediction for pro:
1.Infamous
2.impact
3.BRL
4.Heat
5.Damage
6.C.E.P.
7.Aftershock
8.Dynasty

dynasty takes last place? right.

Quick news flash for you, dynasty sucked a fat one all throughout 2012. The ironmen & the ton tons have a better chance than them, I just put them there as a wild card.

news flash for you, dynasty won NPPL Vegas.

That's NPPL, it's not as hard as PSP. 4 teams pulled out of it this year for a reason.

[NBTIppy]

Poopfairy35, on 08 March 2013 - 05:11 PM, said:

Pakistani, on 08 March 2013 - 04:49 PM, said:

Poopfairy35, on 06 March 2013 - 11:16 PM, said:

Pakistani, on 06 March 2013 - 11:13 PM, said:

Poopfairy35, on 06 March 2013 - 11:08 PM, said:

My prediction for pro:
1.Infamous
2.impact
3.BRL
4.Heat
5.Damage
6.C.E.P.
7.Aftershock
8.Dynasty

dynasty takes last place? right.

Quick news flash for you, dynasty sucked a fat one all throughout 2012. The ironmen & the ton tons have a better chance than them, I just put them there as a wild card.

news flash for you, dynasty won NPPL Vegas.

That's NPPL, it's not as hard as PSP. 4 teams pulled out of it this year for a reason.

But you honestly believe CEP, who has never won a pro game will finish ahead of them? gotta be trolling.

[Jawz]

Ironmen, heat, and XSV are my bets! God I hope one of em wins.

[Pakistani]

anyone who firmly believes that PSP is harder than the NPPL, or vice versa, is an idiot.
neither series is a cake walk and as of last year, the NPPL pro ranks were just as challenging as the PSP's.

and since you mentioned it, almost every team that has pulled out of NPPL has done so because of sponsorship reasons.

[Schuppert3]

Pakistani, on 09 March 2013 - 12:59 AM, said:

anyone who firmly believes that PSP is harder than the NPPL, or vice versa, is an idiot.
neither series is a cake walk and as of last year, the NPPL pro ranks were just as challenging as the PSP's.

and since you mentioned it, almost every team that has pulled out of NPPL has done so because of sponsorship reasons.

Im not a pro paintball player so I cant speak on how hard the ranks are but I just listen to the guys that are. And I have heard the majority of them call the PSP "big league paintball".

[Poopfairy35]

Pakistani, on 09 March 2013 - 12:59 AM, said:

anyone who firmly believes that PSP is harder than the NPPL, or vice versa, is an idiot.
neither series is a cake walk and as of last year, the NPPL pro ranks were just as challenging as the PSP's.

and since you mentioned it, almost every team that has pulled out of NPPL has done so because of sponsorship reasons.

If the teams pulled out for sponsorship reasons, that also says something about what the sponsors think of the NPPL. Soo... Think about who you just called idiots. The pros want to challenge themselves, that's why almost no one is going to NPPL Denver.

This post has been edited by Poopfairy35: 09 March 2013 - 09:28 AM

[Pakistani]

Poopfairy35, on 09 March 2013 - 09:28 AM, said:

Pakistani, on 09 March 2013 - 12:59 AM, said:

anyone who firmly believes that PSP is harder than the NPPL, or vice versa, is an idiot.
neither series is a cake walk and as of last year, the NPPL pro ranks were just as challenging as the PSP's.

and since you mentioned it, almost every team that has pulled out of NPPL has done so because of sponsorship reasons.

If the teams pulled out for sponsorship reasons, that also says something about what the sponsors think of the NPPL. Soo... Think about who you just called idiots. The pros want to challenge themselves, that's why almost no one is going to NPPL Denver.

KEE and Dye bankroll the PSP. they told their teams not to play it, because they dont want a competitor getting their money. no more, no less.
I didn't say NPPL was harder than the PSP, i said thats its dumb to think that one league is harder than the other. they are both equally hard. if you can sit there and say it with a straight face, that just tells me you haven't played both formats and are just assuming. the PSP is a much better league than the NPPL. i've been saying that since 2006. but not because the teams are better or the game is harder.

[Moraken]

hopin to see vicious and impact do well

[Poopfairy35]

Pakistani, on 09 March 2013 - 11:42 AM, said:

Poopfairy35, on 09 March 2013 - 09:28 AM, said:

Pakistani, on 09 March 2013 - 12:59 AM, said:

anyone who firmly believes that PSP is harder than the NPPL, or vice versa, is an idiot.
neither series is a cake walk and as of last year, the NPPL pro ranks were just as challenging as the PSP's.

and since you mentioned it, almost every team that has pulled out of NPPL has done so because of sponsorship reasons.

If the teams pulled out for sponsorship reasons, that also says something about what the sponsors think of the NPPL. Soo... Think about who you just called idiots. The pros want to challenge themselves, that's why almost no one is going to NPPL Denver.

KEE and Dye bankroll the PSP. they told their teams not to play it, because they dont want a competitor getting their money. no more, no less.
I didn't say NPPL was harder than the PSP, i said thats its dumb to think that one league is harder than the other. they are both equally hard. if you can sit there and say it with a straight face, that just tells me you haven't played both formats and are just assuming. the PSP is a much better league than the NPPL. i've been saying that since 2006. but not because the teams are better or the game is harder.

I can't really argue that... God I hate losing arguements.

[NPpballer]

BurningPlaydoh, on 05 March 2013 - 06:35 PM, said:

Not pro division by any means but Im rooting for local team Hosile Ground (D3)and Air Assault Factory (not sure if theyre going to this event though).

They are. I believe AAF has to play D3 too this season.

Bracket A winner will be the Heat.

Bracket B will be a battle between the Russians and Impact.

I'd like to see Infamous take Bracket C. I think they have the skill to do it, especially since they're in the easiest bracket.

I would guess that HH will take the event simply because of their success last year.

Pakistani, on 09 March 2013 - 11:42 AM, said:

Poopfairy35, on 09 March 2013 - 09:28 AM, said:

Pakistani, on 09 March 2013 - 12:59 AM, said:

anyone who firmly believes that PSP is harder than the NPPL, or vice versa, is an idiot.
neither series is a cake walk and as of last year, the NPPL pro ranks were just as challenging as the PSP's.

and since you mentioned it, almost every team that has pulled out of NPPL has done so because of sponsorship reasons.

If the teams pulled out for sponsorship reasons, that also says something about what the sponsors think of the NPPL. Soo... Think about who you just called idiots. The pros want to challenge themselves, that's why almost no one is going to NPPL Denver.

KEE and Dye bankroll the PSP. they told their teams not to play it, because they dont want a competitor getting their money. no more, no less.
I didn't say NPPL was harder than the PSP, i said thats its dumb to think that one league is harder than the other. they are both equally hard. if you can sit there and say it with a straight face, that just tells me you haven't played both formats and are just assuming. the PSP is a much better league than the NPPL. i've been saying that since 2006. but not because the teams are better or the game is harder.

NPPL's irrelevant. Nobody cares about it and in a few years it will be obsolete unless they switch things around.