Post by TrailDucker on Jun 19, 2018 19:51:09 GMT -5
As is our annual custom I have realigned all the divisions for our next season. The decision to do this was based on the following:
1. Because ESPN forces us into two separate 15-team leagues, you don't ever get an out of conference match-up unless you're lucky enough to reach the finals. Realignment lets you play a wider variety of the teams in the league over time.
2. No one has to worry when teams decide to relocate, the divisions are no longer related to geography anyway.
3. It helps maintain competitive balance between the divisions and conferences.
4. Its fantasy basketball and mixing things up is fun.
We've implemented a FIFA-style realignment based on the previous year's standings. Here are the steps I took to come up with the new divisions:
1. Ordered all the teams in the league from best to worst record, regardless of division or conference.
2. Divided that list of teams in to 5-team tiers (top 6 records, next 6 best records, etc.)
3. Then using a random order generator online I picked 1 team from each of the of the 5 tiers and placed them in a division.
Since we adopted the World Cup style and it is a World Cup year I chose to name some of my favorite World Cup team nicknames!
Without further ado, here are the new divisions:
UEFA CONFERENCE
Les Diables Rouges Division (Red Devils - Belgium):
Charlotte Bobcats
Golden State Warriors
Las Vegas Love
New Orleans Hornets
Newark Jets
Seleccao das Quinas Division (Team of the Castles - Portugal):
Baltimore Hustlers
Kansas City Celtics
Strasbourg SuperStorks
Palo Alto Shock
Toronto Woes
La Furia Roja Division (The Red Fury - Spain):
Cleveland Cavaliers
Munich Barons
New York Knicks
St. Louis Blackbirds
Seattle SuperSonics
CONMEBOL CONFERENCE
Selecao Division (The Selction - Brazil):
Denver Nuggets
Great Britain Pound
Manchester Magic
Oakland Oaks
Thuringia Brats
Los Cafeteros Division (The Coffee Growers - Colombia):
Amsterdam Nightmare
Brisbane Roar
Hollywood Lakers
Portland Trail Blazers
Vancouver Grizzlies
Charruas Division (A historic warrior tribe - Uruguay):
Atlanta Hawks
Brooklyn Nets
Miami Heat
Phoenix Suns
San Diego Scorpions
1. Because ESPN forces us into two separate 15-team leagues, you don't ever get an out of conference match-up unless you're lucky enough to reach the finals. Realignment lets you play a wider variety of the teams in the league over time.
2. No one has to worry when teams decide to relocate, the divisions are no longer related to geography anyway.
3. It helps maintain competitive balance between the divisions and conferences.
4. Its fantasy basketball and mixing things up is fun.
We've implemented a FIFA-style realignment based on the previous year's standings. Here are the steps I took to come up with the new divisions:
1. Ordered all the teams in the league from best to worst record, regardless of division or conference.
2. Divided that list of teams in to 5-team tiers (top 6 records, next 6 best records, etc.)
3. Then using a random order generator online I picked 1 team from each of the of the 5 tiers and placed them in a division.
Since we adopted the World Cup style and it is a World Cup year I chose to name some of my favorite World Cup team nicknames!
Without further ado, here are the new divisions:
UEFA CONFERENCE
Les Diables Rouges Division (Red Devils - Belgium):
Charlotte Bobcats
Golden State Warriors
Las Vegas Love
New Orleans Hornets
Newark Jets
Seleccao das Quinas Division (Team of the Castles - Portugal):
Baltimore Hustlers
Kansas City Celtics
Strasbourg SuperStorks
Palo Alto Shock
Toronto Woes
La Furia Roja Division (The Red Fury - Spain):
Cleveland Cavaliers
Munich Barons
New York Knicks
St. Louis Blackbirds
Seattle SuperSonics
CONMEBOL CONFERENCE
Selecao Division (The Selction - Brazil):
Denver Nuggets
Great Britain Pound
Manchester Magic
Oakland Oaks
Thuringia Brats
Los Cafeteros Division (The Coffee Growers - Colombia):
Amsterdam Nightmare
Brisbane Roar
Hollywood Lakers
Portland Trail Blazers
Vancouver Grizzlies
Charruas Division (A historic warrior tribe - Uruguay):
Atlanta Hawks
Brooklyn Nets
Miami Heat
Phoenix Suns
San Diego Scorpions