S68 Championship Week

S68 Championship Week Due: January 8th @ 11:59 PM (PST)

the5urreal
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01-05-2023, 11:38 AM (This post was last modified: 01-05-2023, 12:11 PM by the5urreal. Edited 1 time in total.)

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1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1.5 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is completed through a Google form linked below. Make sure to spell your answers correctly or you will not get credit. Post your verification word in your CW post.

moist
+3 TPE

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2. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.

a. Manhattan comes into this series with a much more balanced attack than their previous playoff run carried by a scorching hot Lev Lebedev. This time around they have nearly seven players chugging along at a PPG clip. Is this a different beast than last season's Rage? Why or why not?

b. Seattle returns to the finals with a roster that's very similar to last season's champions. So why would they lose this time around? This squad has proven they can do it, so what's changed? Do you think this team can do it again?

c. The play of Max Manning for Seattle and Thomas Lind for Manhattan has been a key factor in their respective teams' playoff runs. Do you think they're both able to continue performing at the spectacular pace they have thus far, or do you think someone is able to figure out how to shut them down? Is that the key to this series?

d. With all that being said it's round two of SEA vs. MAN. Who wins this time? Regardless of any other stat in this series-- who do you think wins it and why? Last season Manhattan was the upstart without any experience, but here they are again to face the same behemoth Seattle team. Make your pick.

a. Manhattan knows how to win in the playoffs, but I don’t think they are capable of pulling off the upset of Seattle even with a much more well-oiled lineup. Seattle has a monster of a team and one that is capable of handling the surging Manhattan offense. Do I want to see a Manhattan upset? Yes. Do I think it’s going to happen? No. [64 words]

b. The simple answer to the first question is “they won’t lose this time around”. Seattle is a team built for championships and they’re not going to let this Manhattan team, as good as they are, stand in their way. The Argonauts are just as good, if not better, than last season and they should be able to handle the Rage even easier this time around. [65 words]

d. I think I pretty much answered this in the previous two prompts, but the Seattle Argonauts will be the SHL champions for the second season in a row. They have a dominant lineup that will be able to handle whatever the Manhattan Rage throw at them. Would love to see an upset, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. [60 words]
+3 TPE

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7. Milestones, up to 3 TPE

Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 7 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.

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Post your claim in the milestones thread for tpe earned per stat, and then link that post in your CW submission. This is done because the person who grades CW will be a different person than double-checks milestones.

S68 Milestones
+3 TPE

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18. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.)

Congratulations, procrastinator!  Through your terrible time management skills, you’ve unlocked a special task! [TEAM] has won it all! Were the playoffs as you expected this year, or were there some surprises? Did anything stand out to you about this season’s results? How do you feel about a repeat finals series?

Once again, we saw the Seattle Argonauts take on the Manhattan Rage in the SHL Finals. It’s no surprise at all that Seattle was back in the finals as they have a monster team that has proven that they can pull off a championship run. Manhattan on the other hand is a bit of a surprise. They’re the opposite of Winnipeg - they’re underachievers in the regular season but know how to win in the playoffs. In the end, I’m not surprised to see Seattle as the winners again. The surprise was seeing Winnipeg epically falter. After two straight seasons of regular season dominance only to be bounced early in the playoffs, I’m not sure they’ll be able to put it all together while their roster is as good as it is. [131 words]
+2 TPE

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23. Written, 2 TPE, Acrostic Poem

An acrostic poem is when you create a poem using every letter of a given word. For example:

Big

Ugly

Raving

Lunatic

Of

Kindness

This is my acrostic poem for Burlok. Write me an acrostic poem using your player's name!