Overview

     With Round 17 proved to be a productive one for our team and helped it advance in the overall ranking while gaining 2.2 credits. Round 18 is the final round before the playoffs and many teams have huge motivation while others seem to be more indifferent.

Coach Picks:

For this round, we decided to keep Itoudis (10.3 CR) as he is playing against ULM, and Hapoel needs the win for a better placement ahead of the playoffs. Another option could be Neven Spahija (5.8 CR), as Venezia desperately needs the win to enter the playoffs.

Players Selection

Until the minute this article was written, the MVP of this year's tournament, Jared Harper (18.1 CR), appears doubtful for this round's match. So, we will have to replace him. We will also replace Yam Madar (13.2 CR), as he is not delivering high scores, Berkan Durmaz (5.7 CR), as his role is limited by the return of Angola, and Brynton Lemar (8.8 CR), as he hasn't been as productive in the last 4 rounds.

We will start our selection by bringing back Braian Angola (13.4 CR), who has returned healthy and productive. He helped us in the middle of the year, and we hope for similar performances. For the remaining spots, we will try to select players from Turn 1 to balance our roster and add flexibility to our team. Therefore, after many options were explored , our picks will be:

1. Nick Johnson (11 CR) from Sopot. He seems to perform better in home games, although against a Spanish team, he will have to work hard for his points.

2. Oleksandr Kovliar (9.5 CR). He has ups and downs, but in his last games, he played more than 25 minutes and achieved high scores in some rounds. We hope for the same this time.

3. Jonah Mathews (11.7 CR). No other player from Turn 1 seemed like a better option, so we selected the player from Besiktas, as we believe he can have one of his productive evenings against a not-so-solid defense.

Good Luck to all and always remember: trust yourselves instead of some random internet website right? Have fun

Signed: Mid-range Maven