Week 6

To start off this pred I want to say my heartfelt condolences go out to Reb and his family. We all in the ypool world hope to see him get better and pull through this soon.



Mid-Season Report

In the Atlantic Conference RDU is behind 3rd by 2 matches, but are still winless and need to get themselves going if they look to live up to the hype they put on themselves. PDZ remains 1 game behind PHP for the 3rd spot at 1-4 and will be looking to catch up to them this week. PHP is looking to gain some ground this week on 2nd with them only being 2 games behind they have a shot this week. The top 2 spots go to BnR and FTW respectively. This is something I think we all expected, for these 2 to be battling it out for 1st in there division. BnR is undefeated while FTW has 1 loss which has come to BnR. BnR and FTW look to be the top 2 contenders for first while PHP and PDZ look like they are the 2 teams that will battle it out for 3rd in this division.


In the Pacific Conference it's kind of surprising. 8BC and SS are a game out of 3rd spot, behind DS who is 2-3. Both SS and DS have had sub par seasons so far and with the talent they have it seems that it may be they can't really play as a cohesive team yet. And while 8BC has a better team than we expected, I think that they are a little to inexperienced still to really put up a major fight to get 3rd in this Division. The top spots go to FR and HH respectively, and like in the Atlantic Conference, HH's one loss came to the conference leader. Surprise season for HH some would think, but with all of the experience they picked up I think it proved that they will be a contender all season. FR is back to there old ways, undefeated so far with all of the former stars returning. Will they make it to finals again?



DS (2-3) vs PHP (2-3)


One of these teams will finally get back to .500 and it looks like it might just be DS. But PHP is no slouch and DS just can't look past them like they may want to. If DS can show and if Rocky can actually get support again from the likes of Omar and if Pommy will show and play, they could make a mid season run. But it will be tough. They got behind the 8 ball early and it may have been because the pre-season hype and it could have gotten too much for them. But PHP aren't slouches either. With Mikey, Candi, and Tommy at the helm they can keep up with DS. Candi will need support from those other 2 though and maybe another person. If PHP can get an early lead, and go into the carry with a 3-2 lead at least they could take it, but the key will be to get Rocky out early. I feel an upset here.

PHP 5-4



SS (1-4) vs FTW (4-1)

I think SS thought they would be in a better spot than 1-4 and in 4th. While they are still only a game behind third. They are 3 games behind HH for 2nd and 4 games behind FR for first. SS needs to pick it up and fast or they will be too far back to catch up. They lost both matches they had last week which really put them in a hole. SS needs the likes of Kenny, Dustin, and Charlie to show at the same time and need them to play well if they look to get a run going and to take out FTW. FTW is a game behind BnR for 1st in there division and should be able to win this one fairly easy if Brian, Ant and Dante all show up and play on there game, and with the likes of Tyler, Stephen and a few others on there bench it could be a was for FTW. But, I don't see SS letting FTW getting this one easy, but FTW should come out on top.

FTW 5-3


PDZ (1-4) vs HH (4-1)

PDZ has gone through some troubling times as of late and could come into this game really wanting to win and winning out. But Joe will really need to bring 5 this week and have a good showing. There best player this season has been Rob but they can't keep on counting on him. They need Charles and Joe to really step up and play like there best players and start to pull though. If they can bring a solid 5 they may have a fighting chance. But they can't look past HH who won both of there matches last week, and if Mike, Thomas, Croz and Maria all play with a bench player playing for HH they could get a big early lead which could be insurmountable for PDZ. This match could be close though as well if HH relaxes. However HH also needs to watch out PDZ as they can play with the best of them if they are all on there game. I don't see HH letting this one go though.

5-2 HH


BnR (5-0) vs FR (5-0)

Battle of the undefeated teams, who woulda thunk it at this point in the season that the old BnR FR rivalry would also be a battle of the undefeated teams. And while that rivalry may not be there anymore, it will still be a good match. With BnR having Jordy, Craig, Gus, Mina and Ross being able to show it seems like on any given night now. They look like they are dangerous. However, BnR knows they can't look past a FR team who if they really get it going can go undefeated this season. But vs this BnR team, they need Andy, Travis, DJ, Matt and Petey to all play and maybe Nish in one of those spots if he can show up. If those 5 people show up vs the starting 5 of BnR this match will easily go 9. This match will be a long one and a star studded one. One that looks like it could determine who will be the top seed going into the playoffs if things keep going the way they are. However, the FR roster seems less stable than the BnR roster. Which is why I have to give the slight edge to BnR here.

5-4 BnR


RDU (0-5) vs 8BC (1-4)

RDU looks to get out of this slump this week vs a decent but underperforming 8BC squad. RDU has also underperformed and if Tim and Derek can't bring this team up out of the bottomless pit they seem to be going in to then I don't know that anyone on RDU can. Tim and Derek need to play there best and with Dylan seemingly quitting pool then coming back then quitting again, no one knows on if he'll be reliable or not. 8BC needs to get back going after coming off a bad loss to DS this past week. If Corn, Andrew and a few others can get it going then maybe they will have a shot. But Andrew really needs to give a boost to this 8BC team or they'll be in the same boat as RDU is. 8BC looks like they will win this one I think, but I don't know that it will be an easy one.

8BC 5-3