2009-2010 UPBA PREDICTIONS

UPBA 2009-2010 “Commish Predicts”

1st Round

WOODEN

Statutory Defendants over peace.love.afros
Mayn Event over Blue Chips

AUERBACH

Cobblestone Pez over National Mine Cougars
Shakers Pizz Plan over Oslo Warrior

NAISMITH

Break Away over Blumkins
Aqua Splash over The Untouchables

SMITH

Deering Tornadoes over Wolfman
Team DeVETO over Knight School

2nd Round

Statutory Defendants over Mayn Event
Cobblestone Pez over Shakers Pizz Plan
Break Away over Aqua Splash
Deering Tornadoes over Team DeVETO

CONFERENCE FINALS

Statutory Defendants over Cobblestone Pez
Break Away over Deering Tornadoes

UPBA FINALS

Break Away over Statutory Defendants

FANTASY MVP: LeBron James
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Stephon Curry (All Year, sorry Blake)
WAIVER WIRE GEM (player currently on Waiver Wire): Terrance Williams
MOST IMPROVED FANTASY PLAYER: Trevor Ariza

UPFL SUPER FIVE – WEEK SIX

#1 – Playoffs!!??!! (5-1) (GM Glenn Luke): The #1 from last week finally returns to be #1 again, and this team also welcomes back Frank Gore this week.

#2 – Blumkins (5-1) (GM Zach Gauthier): Tom Brayd returns to his 2007 self and in the process helps the Blumkins win their fourth straight.

#3 – Team DeVETO (4-2) (GM Brandon Lawson): Four straight wins has this team tied atop their division and fully recovered from an 0-2 start.

#4 – Crabtrees Playmakers (4-2) (GM Mark Korpi): Will hope for continued strong play from their WRs and LDT keeps improving from his lackluster self.

#5 – The Outsiders (4-2): This GM newcomer has four straight wins and is following the lead of their two strongest players: Peyton Manning and Maurice Jones-Drew.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tom Brady, New England Patriots: Its been a long time but he finally regains a Player of the Week status.

BUM OF THE WEEK: Jared Lawson, GM peace.love.smuck: You spend your #1 pick on Drew Brees, you don’t bench him for Matt Hasselbeck, ever, again, ever. For that I am the Bum of the Week.

UPFL SUPER 5 – WEEK 5

QUICK-HIT UPFL SUPER 5

#1 – Playoffs!!??!! (4-1) (GM Glenn Luke)
#2 – peace.love.smuck (5-0) (GM Jared Lawson)
#3 – Matt Millen (3-2) (GM Dan Makela)
#4 – Blumkins (4-1) (GM Zach Gauthier)
#5 – Jlaw’s Crew (4-1) (GM Jason Lawson)

UPFL SUPER 5 – WeeK Four

#1 – peace.love.smuck (4-0) (GM Jared Lawson): peace.love.smuck remains the last unbeaten with a big week from Rashard Mendenhall.

#2 – Playoffs!!??!! (3-1) (GM Glenn Luke): They get another W, and welcome back Donovan McNabb from injury this week, and Larry Fitzgerald from a bye week.

#3 – Choking Tila Tequila (3-1) (GM Jeff Jacobson): One of the best team names in the league will hope for Tom Brady and Roddy White to start performing at the levels they should be this week.

#4 – Statutory Defendants (3-1) (GM Caleb Streur): Win their second in a row behind a big week from Antonio Gates.

#5 – Matt Millen (2-2) (GM Dan Makela): Back-to-Back high score weeks propel this team into the Top 5. Peyton Manning is their Top Gun.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Antonio Gates, San Diego Chargers
BUM OF THE WEEK: Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys

UPFL Super 5 – Week Three

#1 – Desert Dogs 3-0 (GM Kyle Schinella, Brent Roberts): The Dogs take over the #1 spot and hope to keep it longer than the previous holders.

#2 – peace.love.smuck 3-0 (GM Jared Lawson): The Commish finds himself in the Super 5 for the first time this season, but rest assured he will trade his way out of any possible title.

#3 – IOwensU 2-1 (GM Brandon June): TO is useless so far, but Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson have this team going in the right direction.

#4 – Matty Ice 2-1 (GM Kevin Carlson): This GM had the first undefeated regular season last year, so two wins in a row means this team is back on track.

#5 – Playoffs !!??!! 2-1 (GM Glenn Luke): Last weeks #1 gets one more shot to stay in the Super 5, lets see how he responds to the Frank Gore injury.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Peyton Manning, Colts
BUM OF THE WEEK: Drew Brees, Saints