ok my team featuring two canon fe characters who can be changed if unneeded and the rest are named after pcs from both video games and other rp stuff i do
Petra Macneary
Dorothea Arnault
Hayley simmons
Hal simmons
justina ca’mlot
John kreelman
Nikolai dante
Angus mcmutton
collete coole
sam slade
velma vermillion
august hartley
kaz kizmit
lena langley
catalina mctavish
Welcome to Week 2
After all the voting across several different mediums, we came to a general agreement about the first 3 games to watch: Enbarr @ Brigid, Agartha @ Plegia, and Hoshido @ Nohr. I chose a random game from the remaining list for the week, and got Eastern Church @ Ft. Merceus.
However…
I’m a foolish foolish person and accidentally asked the game to simulate Eastern Church @ Ft. Merceus, so I had to choose
Again
And got Sreng @ Morfis this time. Ft. Merceus will get a primetime slot next week as an apology, tho!
But let’s start with Game 1:
Enbarr @ Brigid
Hard to believe this is the first primetime game for the Black Eagle Dunk Force, but here we are! Brigid has had a hell of a tough slate early on in the season, facing off against Garreg Mach, Eastern Church (who is undefeated by this point), and Sreng in a close matchup. Now they have two games against Enbarr. A positive is that that’s 4 super tough games out of the way really early in the season. The negative is:
Enbarr came out of the gate red hot
Edelgard Von Hresvelg played the defensive game of a lifetime, holding all opponents that shot against her to 2 points total on 1-18 shooting. She also added 13 assists, including this insane bullet pass to Caspar.
By halftime, Enbarr was already up 70-48, but Brigid fought hard in the second half.
This was earlier in the game, but most of Brigid’s comeback looked like this.
In the end, Enbarr put a decisive exclamation point on the whole affair and proved that with crests, even Edelgard can dunk.
She has 50 vertical and 40 dunk how on earth did she do that.
The end result was a 137-106 victory for Enbarr, but I’m still reeling over that insane dunk.
Game 2: Agartha at Plegia
OoooooOOoOoOo It’s Halloween in Plegia! Nothing like a little uncanny strangness to start the evening.
What’s happening with your eyes, buddy? I know we’re in the Dragon’s Table but the game hasn’t even started!
Agartha and Plegia wasn’t even a tale of 2 halves, it was a tale of 1 quarter vs 3 quarters.
The 1st quarter was 100% Plegia dominated, as the Wizards pulled out to what seemed to be commanding 24-10 lead on the back of some nice fundamental ball movement.
It was at this point that I realized that I really really don’t like Plegia’s uniforms all that much. I was trying to avoid doing a pseudo-Lakers look with the purple and gold, but I think that would’ve looked a lot better than what came out. It’s okay though, because we’ll get to some uniforms I legitimately love later.
Back to the game, the rest of the game was dominated by a small angry redhead named Kronya.
Her specialty? Mid-range floaters.
24-10 became 39-39 at halftime, then 50-59 by the end of the 3rd. Agartha put down the gas and didn’t look back, earning a 62-78 win on the back of 32 Kronya points.
Spooky.
Game 3: Hoshido @ Nohr
Oh boy oh boy oh boy
This game features two of my favorite uniforms, at one of my favorite courts.
Welcome to
The Garon Dome
If you have noticed before, some of the courts have adverts brought to us by some enterprising friends. (Take credit if you so wish, friends!) But the Garon Dome has Garon’s smiling face plastered in as many places as the game would let me.
And Hoshido is already disrespecting the Glory of Nohr.
At this point, Hoshido is 2-3 and Nohr is 2-2. Hoshido got a big win over Nohr, and dominated the Charon Knights, but then got absolutely demolished by Fort Merceus in The Fortress. Nohr only had one game.
In the Garon Dome
Against Garreg Mach
….
And they won.
How are you feeling, Hoshido and former Knicks coach David Fizdale?
Yeah, I feel the same way.
Lucky for you, Xander’s feeling a little bit of the pressure as well.
And it looks like Hinoka’s back to her old tricks.
And as Nohr struggled and brought in NPCs to try to rest people:
Hoshido’s NPCs stepped up and finished the game.
I love u Hoshido away unis.
Game 4: Sreng @ Morfis
Speaking of neat jerseys, how about Morfis?
So nice that even your clones will wear them.
Anyways, Since people have named their teams, I have begun the long process of changing how characters look to match the descriptions. Sreng has the most changes of any team, mostly because of one man.
Sreng has some interesting characters. Shadow the Hedgehog, Jake Sisko, Donna Noble …
Walter Gibbs
Nanami Kiryuu
All of these players and more contributed, but Morfis wouldn’t go away.
And the story shifted from a Sreng blowout to the tragic Denial of Barkley
When Charles Barkley got his powers stolen from him in Space Jam, a version of him from an alternate reality was transported to the icy northern country of Sreng. Years and years of toiling and learning to survive made him stronger, but made his basketball skills rusty. When the league was started, he knew what needed to happen.
And Morfis did as much as they could to deny him.
But fate is immovable, and one’s destiny cannot be ignored. And in the 4th quarter, only up by 3, Barkley took control.
And thus, Sreng won 83-79.
The next post will show the other scores, and standings going into the month of November!
Scores for the week of October 28th-November 2nd
Garreg Mach Town @ Ailell: 94-97
Charon @ Hoshido: 89-97
Macedon @ Enbarr: 88-121
Fort Merceus @ Valentia: 88-92
Albinea @ Gloucester: 96-100
Airmid @ Garreg Mach: 82-134
Sacae @ Almyra: 89-79
Rhodos Coast @ Agartha: 77-75
Fhirdiad @ Friege: 116-106
Western Church @ Valm: 112-96
Nuvelle @ Plegia: 110-80
Enbarr @ Brigid: 137-106
Leicester @ Western Church: 110-85
Eastern Church @ Ylisse: 72-106
Charon @ Airmid: 127-108
Hoshido @ Fort Merceus: 80-104
Sreng @ Macedon: 107-113
Garreg Mach Town @ Valla: 100-97
Garreg Mach @ Nohr: 116-121
Ailell @ Valentia: 79-96
Rhodos Coast @ Albinea: 95-111
Gloucester @ Morfis: 88-90
Nuvelle @ Valm: 88-93
Plegia @ Fhirdiad: 62-109
Friege@ Sacae: 112-101
Brigid @ Enbarr: 108-116
Western Church @ Almyra: 89-79
Agartha @ Plegia: 78-62
Gloucester @ Valla: 82-71
Airmid @ Garreg Mach Town: 75-71
Garreg Mach @ Fort Merceus: 117-104
Hoshido @ Nohr: 103-94
Ailell @ Charon: 109-97
Ylisse @ Leicester: 117-118
Fhirdiad @ Valm: 115-110
Agartha @ Sacae: 94-110
Almyra @ Albinea: 106-91
Valla @ Ailell: 62-118
Western Church @ Fort Merceus: 73-97
Friege @ Eastern Church: 107-114
Valentia @ Garreg Mach: 104-127
Sreng @ Morfis: 83-79
Nuvelle @ Sacae: 86-83
Macedon @ Rhodos Coast: 93-100
Charon @ Garreg Mach Town: 81-84
Gloucester @ Brigid: 67-87
Valm @ Hoshido: 81-75
Ylisse @ Agartha: 98-95
Leicester @ Airmid: 120-90
Fhirdiad @ Plegia: 109-103
Standings Up to November
Southern Fodlan
Northern Fodlan
Lots of time left, and we won’t look at this again for another 3 updates.
Thank you for bringing attention to Garon Dome. It’s the best court.
I have some game options here for everyone! Vote for your fave 3 options!
11/4
Almyra @ Valla
Garreg Mach @ Sreng
Macedon @ Friege
Rhodos Coast @ Sacae
11/5
Agartha @ Enbarr
Albinea @ Fort Merceus (This one will be played, as Fort Merceus should’ve been featured last week)
Brigid @ Western Church
11/6
Sacae @ Gloucester
Macedon @ Fhirdiad
11/7
Nohr @ Nuvelle
Brigid @ Friege
11/8
Valentia @ Almyra
Hoshido @ Leicester
Garreg Mach @ Fhirdiad
11/9
Nohr @ Agartha
Almyra @ Nuvelle
Leicester @ Eastern Church
Sacae @ Albinea
11/10
Enbarr @ Rhodos Coast
Valentia @ Ylisse
If you want to change anything in your practice schedule for the week, let me know asap!
Oh no. Mom, Dad, don’t make me choose! (I hope this one ends in a tie!)
Sreng’s been getting too much attention and I know Barkley is going to be popular to see so I’m gonna vote to put the attention elsewhere so let’s see:
Sacae @ Gloucester, I don’t think we’ve seen Sacae play at all. Is Lyn on it or is it just an NPC team?
Enbarr @ Rhodos Coast, I don’t remember where Rhodos Coast is from let’s watch Edelgard dunk on them.
Garreg Mach @ Fhirdiad, gotta continue to watch this intense rivalry play out.
Garreg Mach vs Sreng
Brigid vs Friege
Sacae vs Albinea
The emergent gameplay narrative potential of whatever isekai character fouls and or is fouled by Rhea or dunks on Rhea is compelling…
@Jenner Sacae has a full starting lineup, but I think that’s it.
It’s Hector, Eliwood, Lyn, Florina (I think), and Priscilla
Week 4
Week 4 was a story of injuries, of close, heartbreaking matches, and a small separation amongst the managerial teams.
We start with my Game of the Week, and for 3 quarters, it looked like it wouldn’t live up to the hype.
Game 1: Fort Merceus @ Albinea
We begin in Albinea for a manager v manager showdown. Albinea got some new looks, including their top scorer:
Say hi to Rimmy Tim
But it was Fort Merceus that started off quickly
They pulled out a 27-9 lead early in the 2nd quarter, and managed a 37-24 lead at the half. Albinea struggled against the Fort Merceus defense early, not getting a lot of clean looks inside.
In reality, the Seahawks only had a few clean looks late in the half to keep it within 15.
The comeback came furiously in the 3rd quarter:
The 3 that got Albinea within 3
The shot to get within 1
Unfortunately, the comeback stalled here, as Albinea could never quite snatch the lead away. They would get to 73-72, before Fort Merceus put the game away with free throws, 79-72. Still, the game ended up being as good as I anticipated.
Game 2: Hoshido @ Leicester
Oh hey, it’s our old friends Hoshido again! Good to see you after your huge win over Nohr! How have things been going since then?
Oh… you lost to Valm and Ailell, huh? Rough times, but you guys tend to show up in primetime, and boy oh boy:
Leicester is fucked up. Seriously, I have no clue how Leicester has managed an undefeated record so far with these significant injuries. And Leonie has apparently been injured since the season began!
And like clockwork, a member of Hoshido started the game off red hot.
You might think that’s a whole game of highlights, but Takumi hit 5 3 pointers in the first 4 minutes of the game. He also had 12 more points in the first quarter, 4 assists, and 3 rebounds. Hoshido scored 34 points in the first and Leicester looked shell-shocked, and could barely manage 11 points.
Then our favorite coach, Mr. Fizdale, took Takumi out.
For the 2nd and 3rd quarter.
IN A GAME WHERE HE COULDN’T MISS
HEY FIZ, WHAT THE FUCK
This incredible mismanagement not only allowed Leicester to come back, it allowed them to come back while looking like absolute trash.
Hilda and Claude combined for 60 points in the last 3 quarters, and the Hoshido offense fell apart at the seams.
They scored a combined 54 points in the last 3 quarters, and Leicester cruised to a 98-88 victory.
What was that.
Game 3: Rhea vs Fhirdiad
Garreg Mach @ Fhirdiad had a lot of promise, but Dimitri was held out of the game for his broken nose, and Annette had bruised her toe, and was being held out for safety reasons.
While fair, this was a big rematch of the finals from the test league, so Fhirdiad being down 2 major players was a little disheartening.
The game started with some Shamir/Catherine shenanigans.
And Shamir continued to be a nuisance when Catherine was off the court.
But the real story of the game was Rhea.
Rhea played without fear, with a thirst for vengeance not seen before.
22 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks
But, not all was lost. Sylvain and Ingrid tried to save the game for Fhirdiad.
Even Dedue did his best
….
Haha Shamir Nevrand go brrrrrrr
Garreg Mach killed poor Fhirdiad, 119-92. It really makes that loss to Nohr look even stranger.
Game 4: Almyra @ Nuvelle
If there is a team more snakebitten than Almyra, I’d be surprised. They opened the week with a big win in the Spectre Center against Valla, quite possibly their strongest showing. And it looked like they might pull out a shocker in Valentia. I like to sim some of the more interesting potential games through a mode that shows the scores updating in real time, and this is what happened with Almyra @ Valentia. (Didn’t even get a screenie, I was so shocked).
Celica 10 foot shot. Valentia scores, leads 90-91, 10.2 seconds left.
*Al-Dawla tip in. Almyra scores, leads 92-91, 1.4 seconds left. *
Python 45 foot 3 pointer. Valentia wins, 92-94.
Rough loss.
And it seemed to affect the team going into the first half, as Almyra let Nuvelle get a quick lead.
A fast 20-11 lead for Nuvelle seemed to end the game early. Almyra sleepwalked through the second quarter, but managed to at least score some points.
Still, 36-29 at the half is not what you want from your defensive team when scoring is a rare commodity.
But like the last few games, the second half got more physical. Nuvelle seemed to take on the challenge early:
But shots began to miss, and Almyra began to score.
The score was 47-46 at the end of the 3rd, and Almyra looked like they were in charge.
In fact, with 5.5 seconds left, they took their first and only lead, 66-68, on a Muizz Ad-Din 3 pointer. But this is Almyra, who is starting to look like the playoff Saints of the last 3 years.
Or the Super Bowl Bills in the 90s.
Or the 90s Knicks.
Nuvelle wins, 69-68.
J
F
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So in the end, Leicester and Enbarr sit alone atop the two confer-
oh no
Scores for Week 3
11/4
Ailell 83 Morfis 82
Almyra 99 Valla 89
Gloucester 85 Eastern Church 87
Garreg Mach 91 Sreng 84
Macedon 85 Friege 97
Rhodos Coast 72 Sacae 103
11/5
Garreg Mach Town 97 Nuvelle 112
Nohr 103 Airmid 86
Agartha 76 Enbarr 125
Ylisse 136 Charon 89
Fort Merceus 79 Albinea 72
Brigid 94 Western Church 100
11/6
Sacae 91 Gloucester 87
Valm 84 Valentia 90
Sreng 108 Eastern Church 106
Fort Merceus 101 Leicester 126
Macedon 93 Fhirdiad 115
Garreg Mach 116 Plegia 112
11/7
Nohr 101 Nuvelle 97
Albinea 82 Agartha 79
Brigid 104 Friege 107
Rhodos Coast 86 Plegia 81
11/8
Ailell 80 Garreg Mach Town 107
Eastern Church 81 Fort Merceus 105
Airmid 99 Morfis 87
Valm 90 Enbarr 114
Sacae 96 Sreng 100
Valentia 94 Almyra 92
Hoshido 88 Leicester 98
Macedon 91 Western Church 94
Garreg Mach 119 Fhirdiad 92
Valla 78 Rhodos Coast 96
Brigid 98 Ylisse 110
11/8
Nohr 75 Agartha 80
Almyra 68 Nuvelle 69
Gloucester 73 Charon 83 OT
Leicester 102 Eastern Church 115 OT
Sacae 107 Albinea 106
11/9
Western Church 94 Sreng 98
Garreg Mach Town 84 Fort Merceus 80
Nuvelle 94 Macedon 76
Garreg Mach 121 Albinea 115 OT
Airmid 94 Hoshido 101
Valla 70 Friege 92
Enbarr 120 Rhodos Coast 86
Valentia 91 Ylisse 105
I am struggling very hard to not comment on the Albinea/Fort Merceus game but…
This is so typical of their two managers… I love them very much.
I like how well matched the two teams are and I have these sentiments about the coaches as well.
Finally I can stop gushing about how much I love my friends.
Being terrible is what I expect of Hoshido.
Leonine is the type to suck up an injury, continue to play on it, and make it worse.
Bad for game performance but a good idea in general. Fuck Takumi.
That’s not because of him it’s because of his bullshit bow.
(Laughing at everyone calmly and politely clapping or just sitting with their hands in their laps in the background as the words MAKE SOME NOISE are on one of the Hype Screens)
“That’s the power of the Golden Deer, for you.”
This was my Birthright experience as well.
A treat for the shippers. Thank you, Basketball AU.
Still not really branching off from her canon characterization in her original universe.
Oh boy.
Tell that to CF Byleth and Edelgard.
I’ve never been horny in my life.
Ha Ha Ha.
Geeze.
Python is good.
Relatable.
Can’t relate.
I’m completely lost now.
Nice.
Kinda curious how Sreng is doing.
Rhea dunks on the entirety of Fhirdiad and after the game everyone realizes their phones are just gone.
Scores have been posted up above! Please vote for 4 of the potential games this week! Twist: Featuring teams that have only been featured once or never!
11/11
Valentia @ Plegia
11/12
Ylisse @ Friege
Rhodos Coast @ Valm
11/13
Macedon @ Fort Merceus
Sacae @ Ylisse
11/14
Enbarr @ Friege
Valla @ Western Church
11/15
Agartha @ Fort Merceus
Valm @ Ylisse
11/16
Valentia @ Leicester
Rhodos Coast @ Agartha
11/17
Western Church @ Eastern Church
Enbarr @ Ylisse
My votes are:
Rhodos Coast @ Valm
Sacae @ Ylisse
and Western Church @ Eastern Church for the great church off.
On today’s edition of “I swear I’m not trying to see my team every time I’m just gay for Minerva and want to see Macedon in action…”
Macedon vs Fort Merceus
Sacae vs Ylisse
Western Church vs Eastern Church
Enbarr vs Ylisse
Macedon @ Fort Merceus
Enbar @ Ylisse
Western Church @ Eastern Church
Enbarr @ Friege
Oh, I forgot to vote for a 4th one. I’ll join my friend’s Voting Bloc and go Macedon @ Fort Merceus