Flor's top 10
1 Overrated [or.] They are tied with check six at the top on the 4v4 invite league, and made the push to no.1 after they beat check six in ladder play 7-4 on hq raid.
2 Check Six x6. As stated above they are currently 5-0, and getting back robert from his ban, gives them a powerful lineup.
3 Instruments of God -iog- Might have been my no.1 team, but suffered 2 losses in league that dropped them, but defeated [or.] on tunnel earlier this month.
4 Rising Storm(sun) ^rs A mere tie keeps them from being tied with x6 and [or.] at the top of invite league, and have solid ladder spots with good records.
5 Nato +NATO+ They are currently tied for first in the toughest conference in the league that features, OM, -[RS]-, -iOg-.
6 Reborn Soilders -[RS]- Currently tied with +Nato+, and they have an excellent ladder record, But they are still pretty low on the ladders which leaves them out of the top 5.
7 Diligencia Vis Celeritas With no losses in league & quickly moving up the ladder, they show why they are one of the only 2 non invite teams to crack the top 10.
8 American Freedom Fighters [AFF] There first appearance in the top 10, and they earned being in posistion to make the 4v4 invite playoffs.
9 Operation Mayhem OM Holding a 2-2-1 record in league seems to be underacheving a little for them. But with Madwalt possibly being "fulltime" for them soon, with school letting out, may give them the firepower for a 2nd half push.
10 Grayfox gx. The one thing going against them is they are in open league. But have former members from very excellent squads which makes them the 2nd non invite team to crack the top 10.
Other notables
Just some squad =JSS=
The X-men [X]
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Fin's top 25
Here is the new Top 25. Some interesting changes at the top this week, while the rest remained pretty static.
1. oR (0) - Hammered #11 FR in league and got past a very tough challenge from #6 NATO on WCSE.
2. x6 (0) - Handled #4 FI 8-4. Second week in a row I thought they could be upset and won easily.
3. NATO (+3) - Upset #3 .iog, and came very close against #1 oR. I dont think a lot of people see them as a Top 5 team, they don't play enough ladders and have a crummy record on CQB from when they weren't as good, but these seem to be as good as anybody these days. Major props for being one of the very few original AA clans to make it this far.
4. .iog (-1) - Have been upset the last two weeks in league play. Both were by Top 10 teams and both were by a single round, but come on, especially in the league. Will probably still make the playoffs and may very well win the league, but right now they look sloppy. Maybe Decimation will help.
5. FI (-1) - Another week, another chance at iog/x6/or, another loss. At least they blanked IMAGE.
6. rS (-1) - Hammered by RS on MPSE, but that happens to everyone. Shut out AFF on Sandstorm, I find that pretty impressive.
7. OM (0) - Couple of easy victories this week against NMG and QRF.
8. FC (+4) - Won their only match this week against v75th. Reason they moved up so far is that everyone else is playing like such trash.
9. MAD (+4) - Upset #8 JSS in league. Need to handle NR and AH in the next 2 weeks to put themselves in playoff position going into a rematch with JSS, and really if you can't handle AH and NR you dont belong this high. My guess is they get the job done and go into the JSS rematch at 4-2-1.
10. RS (-1) - What's going on here? Dominated 3 outdoor matches against #5 rS, NMG and SAW. Were dominated by .iH on MOUT. Also lost to #23 .ops on IC. I though adding some CQB people to {GR} would make them a top team, not quite working out, looks like they remain outdoor specialists and indoor prey.
11. JSS (-3) - Continue to slide, this week taken out by MAD in league. At this point they are actually in danger of being beaten out by NR or MAD for a playoff spot. Who saw that coming? Well nobody because it's pathetic that a team with JSS's skill and experience has dropped this far.
12. FR (-1) - Lost to .ops and oR. Not surprising really.
13. B (-3) - Forfeited their only match. That sucks. Must win game against CO this week if they are going to salvage their season. Doubt it happens.
14. NR (+2) - Won both their matches this week, including a win over AH. Can they steal the playoff spot everyone assumed was JSS's? Next week's match with MAD will be very big.
15. .ops (+8) - Beat RS and FR.
16. AFF (-1) - Another lackluster week. Tied GG and barely got past Airborne. Lost a close one to the X-Men and got hammered by rS.
17. GG (-3) - Didn't come close in either match with .iog. Tied AFF. Probably needed to win that one to have a shot at the playoffs, but they could conceivably beat FR and AFF in Weeks 7 and 8. Must beat H.
18. BB (-1) - Well they won both of their ladder matches, although neither was real impressive. Forfeited their league match, too bad.
19. EF (+2) - Continued their winning ways against 2 pretty decent teams in SF-1 and AAF.
20. H (0) - Did not play, but I should point out that they beat .iH last week. Of course .iH reported it as a forfeit loss and dropped the ladder, but I'm pretty sure a match took place.
21. COMPOUND (0) - Two wins against fairly light competition.
22. .gx (0) - Two wins against fairly light competition.
23. CO (-5) - Would love to know how they decide who plays, because the only explanation I can think of for losing to MOD-MERC (one of the worst AA teams on the planet) and Thow then beating AE and IHS. Not that AE and IHS are powerhouses, but they're respectable.
24. Pxt (0) - Did not play because they spent the entire week ranting with [R] about their 6v6 SF match. R is a bunch of stupid asses who dont know shit about TWL-AA, let's all hope PxT puts them in their place. I have a bad feeling they won't though.
25. aZ (0) - Two wins against fairly light competition.
Post edited by florjackson at 5/28/2004 4:27:58 PM
1 Overrated [or.] They are tied with check six at the top on the 4v4 invite league, and made the push to no.1 after they beat check six in ladder play 7-4 on hq raid.
2 Check Six x6. As stated above they are currently 5-0, and getting back robert from his ban, gives them a powerful lineup.
3 Instruments of God -iog- Might have been my no.1 team, but suffered 2 losses in league that dropped them, but defeated [or.] on tunnel earlier this month.
4 Rising Storm(sun) ^rs A mere tie keeps them from being tied with x6 and [or.] at the top of invite league, and have solid ladder spots with good records.
5 Nato +NATO+ They are currently tied for first in the toughest conference in the league that features, OM, -[RS]-, -iOg-.
6 Reborn Soilders -[RS]- Currently tied with +Nato+, and they have an excellent ladder record, But they are still pretty low on the ladders which leaves them out of the top 5.
7 Diligencia Vis Celeritas With no losses in league & quickly moving up the ladder, they show why they are one of the only 2 non invite teams to crack the top 10.
8 American Freedom Fighters [AFF] There first appearance in the top 10, and they earned being in posistion to make the 4v4 invite playoffs.
9 Operation Mayhem OM Holding a 2-2-1 record in league seems to be underacheving a little for them. But with Madwalt possibly being "fulltime" for them soon, with school letting out, may give them the firepower for a 2nd half push.
10 Grayfox gx. The one thing going against them is they are in open league. But have former members from very excellent squads which makes them the 2nd non invite team to crack the top 10.
Other notables
Just some squad =JSS=
The X-men [X]
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Fin's top 25
Here is the new Top 25. Some interesting changes at the top this week, while the rest remained pretty static.
1. oR (0) - Hammered #11 FR in league and got past a very tough challenge from #6 NATO on WCSE.
2. x6 (0) - Handled #4 FI 8-4. Second week in a row I thought they could be upset and won easily.
3. NATO (+3) - Upset #3 .iog, and came very close against #1 oR. I dont think a lot of people see them as a Top 5 team, they don't play enough ladders and have a crummy record on CQB from when they weren't as good, but these seem to be as good as anybody these days. Major props for being one of the very few original AA clans to make it this far.
4. .iog (-1) - Have been upset the last two weeks in league play. Both were by Top 10 teams and both were by a single round, but come on, especially in the league. Will probably still make the playoffs and may very well win the league, but right now they look sloppy. Maybe Decimation will help.
5. FI (-1) - Another week, another chance at iog/x6/or, another loss. At least they blanked IMAGE.
6. rS (-1) - Hammered by RS on MPSE, but that happens to everyone. Shut out AFF on Sandstorm, I find that pretty impressive.
7. OM (0) - Couple of easy victories this week against NMG and QRF.
8. FC (+4) - Won their only match this week against v75th. Reason they moved up so far is that everyone else is playing like such trash.
9. MAD (+4) - Upset #8 JSS in league. Need to handle NR and AH in the next 2 weeks to put themselves in playoff position going into a rematch with JSS, and really if you can't handle AH and NR you dont belong this high. My guess is they get the job done and go into the JSS rematch at 4-2-1.
10. RS (-1) - What's going on here? Dominated 3 outdoor matches against #5 rS, NMG and SAW. Were dominated by .iH on MOUT. Also lost to #23 .ops on IC. I though adding some CQB people to {GR} would make them a top team, not quite working out, looks like they remain outdoor specialists and indoor prey.
11. JSS (-3) - Continue to slide, this week taken out by MAD in league. At this point they are actually in danger of being beaten out by NR or MAD for a playoff spot. Who saw that coming? Well nobody because it's pathetic that a team with JSS's skill and experience has dropped this far.
12. FR (-1) - Lost to .ops and oR. Not surprising really.
13. B (-3) - Forfeited their only match. That sucks. Must win game against CO this week if they are going to salvage their season. Doubt it happens.
14. NR (+2) - Won both their matches this week, including a win over AH. Can they steal the playoff spot everyone assumed was JSS's? Next week's match with MAD will be very big.
15. .ops (+8) - Beat RS and FR.
16. AFF (-1) - Another lackluster week. Tied GG and barely got past Airborne. Lost a close one to the X-Men and got hammered by rS.
17. GG (-3) - Didn't come close in either match with .iog. Tied AFF. Probably needed to win that one to have a shot at the playoffs, but they could conceivably beat FR and AFF in Weeks 7 and 8. Must beat H.
18. BB (-1) - Well they won both of their ladder matches, although neither was real impressive. Forfeited their league match, too bad.
19. EF (+2) - Continued their winning ways against 2 pretty decent teams in SF-1 and AAF.
20. H (0) - Did not play, but I should point out that they beat .iH last week. Of course .iH reported it as a forfeit loss and dropped the ladder, but I'm pretty sure a match took place.
21. COMPOUND (0) - Two wins against fairly light competition.
22. .gx (0) - Two wins against fairly light competition.
23. CO (-5) - Would love to know how they decide who plays, because the only explanation I can think of for losing to MOD-MERC (one of the worst AA teams on the planet) and Thow then beating AE and IHS. Not that AE and IHS are powerhouses, but they're respectable.
24. Pxt (0) - Did not play because they spent the entire week ranting with [R] about their 6v6 SF match. R is a bunch of stupid asses who dont know shit about TWL-AA, let's all hope PxT puts them in their place. I have a bad feeling they won't though.
25. aZ (0) - Two wins against fairly light competition.
Post edited by florjackson at 5/28/2004 4:27:58 PM