{"id":6078,"date":"2012-10-03T18:05:47","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T22:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/?p=6078"},"modified":"2012-10-03T18:05:47","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T22:05:47","slug":"playoffs-round-of-16-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/playoffs-round-of-16-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Playoffs – Round of 16 – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kami is ready for the Corp<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

#12 Mathematics at #5 Fresh Kills<\/strong><\/p>\n

Location: Tompkins East, 2:00 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game Keys:<\/strong><\/p>\n

No one knows the strengths and weaknesses of the Kills better than Eli.\u00a0 For 19 weeks, he\u2019s followed every move of the defending champions and it\u2019s safe to say that team Captain Derek will have the most comprehensive scouting report in league history. Of course, you could know the strengths and weaknesses of a tank but that doesn\u2019t mean you have much hope of stopping it. And right now, the Mathletes have to be feeling like that Chinese guy with the shopping bag.<\/p>\n

The problem is the Landfills have a counter for every weapon in the Enumerators arsenal. It\u2019s like that conversation between Loki and Iron Man in the Avengers movie:<\/p>\n

\u201cI have an Andy Pratt.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have that guy in the Nordiques hat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got a young stud named Zack Norris.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got Scott Lee.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have an army (of fans).\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a Hulk<\/span> Kevin Foster.\u201d<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get us wrong sports fans. We don\u2019t think the Kills are superheroes. But we do believe that they\u2019re the team to beat in this years playoffs. And like the Yankees, they keep adding strength to strength. There\u2019s an old hockey clich\u00e9, \u201cWork beats talent when talent doesn\u2019t work.\u201d But we don\u2019t see Dmitri, Mikael, Natasha and the rest of BTSH\u2019s answer to the Red Army phoning this one in.<\/p>\n

We won\u2019t write the Mathletics off just yet but it\u2019s going to take a pretty complicated equation for them to find the value of \u201cW\u201d this Sunday.<\/p>\n

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#10 Filthy Gorgeous at #7 Lbs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Location: Tompkins East, 3:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game Notes:<\/strong> Filthy has been one of the more injury plagued teams this year and that goes a long way in explaining their relatively low seed. But make no mistake, they\u2019re one of the most powerful offensive teams in the league. That may prove to be one of the stumbling blocks for a LBS team that has struggled to score goals lately. But the LBS. do tend to step it up in the playoffs and they\u2019re not going to be an easy out.<\/p>\n

Both these teams share a strength \u2013 familiarity. Each side has player combos that have been together for so long they can anticipate each other\u2019s moves. In fact, both sides have agreed to make the game more interesting by having their top combos play blindfolded. Zen hockey is not something we see practiced very often in this league but when you have hockey masters like Ken and Carsten and James and Suvin working their magic, it could be sublime.<\/p>\n

Or they might miss every single pass and not even touch the ball.<\/p>\n

If that\u2019s the case (and even if it\u2019s not), this one comes down (surprisingly) to defense. Yes the Dirty Prettys can score goals in bunches but with Kami, Jean and the power couple of Matt and Becky Novick manning the blueline for FG, it\u2019s going to be tough for the LBS. forwards to play their usual aggressive style. Both teams boast quality goalies, smart Captains, and plenty of depth on the second and third lines. But that steel curtain in front of the Filthy\u2019s net is the gamechanger that will take them through to the second round.<\/p>\n

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