S70 Championship Week
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bbjygm
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05-11-2023, 08:56 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-11-2023, 01:04 PM by bbjygm. Edited 10 times in total.)
Code: 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. yipee! Code: 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. I think having the entire line is more beneficial in the long run because then any one of them, with short notice, can take over as the sole offensive powerhouse when needed. Having a stacked line can really increase the likelihood that points get scored every time they're unleashed, so it gives the coach a reliable tool to dispatch when needed. b. Before the finals took place, I would've bet my money on the Aurora. They've been consistently finishing near the top in playoffs and regular season and are likely comfortably in their window of opportunity. New England hadn't quite stacked up in the regular season and were somehow stoking a playoff-decimating fire since round 1 started, but I wouldn't have thought it'd overcome the skilled presence that Aurora had established over the past few seasons. Code: 3. Written, 3 TPE, History Repeating (150 words min.) Hodor's SHL career is rather short right now, him being a rookie and all. He came in 4th place for shots blocked in the entire league which I'd say is quite an accomplishment. Texas is getting better and better over the seasons and I'm happy that Hodor's inclusion likely is helping contribute to the upward slope Texas is currently on. I'm looking forward to seeing the team grow up and become a force to be reckoned with. Texas made it to the playoffs this season and I'm hoping to keep that up, while improving enough to start making it past the first round or two. Helping contribute to a desirable locker room culture is one method that can be used to help cultivate a prosperous team while also continuing to provide tools to help with team functioning and player TPE earning. Also, Hodor's amazing hodorness will make Texas the hodoriest team in the league, boosting Texas's success hodor-fold. Code: 5. Written, 3 TPE, Blood on the Ice (150 words min) First off, our opponents. The Aurora's mascot is a polar bear while the Wolfpack's mascot is a pack of wolves. I'd say the polar bear has a strength advantage against any individual wolf, but as a pack both are probably capable of taking on the same kinds of prey so in that regard they'd have comparable strength. As far as intelligence, it's difficult to gauge but I'd say a wolfpack has an advantage in their social skills which allow spreading knowledge among many individuals and preserving knowledge easier through generations. Wolves also have the numbers advantage, allowing control of the battlefield by using their numbers to partially surround the bear and direct it where they want it to go. Having multiple opponents can also force the bear to have to split attention between all the foes, reducing its effectiveness against individual attackers because it needs to be conservative and prepared for simultaneous attacks from different angles. In all, I'd say a decent sized wolfpack would win out over a bear if they were forced into a death battle. Code: 6. Written, 2 TPE, Hopeful Haiku (5 words min.) Blocking and hitting, I seek to defend my turf. You best watch yourself. Code: 7. Milestones, up to 3 TPE +1 TPE Code: 17. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.) I didn't have many expectations as far as the playoffs went. When I put together my playoff bracket (which I missed this season but I still did after the due date to see what I would've thought), I put a lot of weight in winners by matchup. My Round 1 predictions were followed almost to a 'T' except for NEW overcoming BUF. Buffalo had a 4-2-0 season record against New England so it was reasonable to think they'd be the victor, but NEW scraped out a 4-3 win. For Round 2, again my predictions came to pass except for NEW once again scraping out a 4-3 win. Round 3 threw my predictions away as I had SEA and PHI winning instead of WPG and NEW/MTL. Really, the biggest surprise was seeing my old team, NEW, come out with a win. I'm glad they got their chance! |
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