(1) META WORLD WAR vs (5) FREE AGENTS

Comments	Team	Score	Team	Comments
Meta World War won a chip and took a season off, but they haven’t missed a beat. The champs are the prohibitive favorite to win it all again this season. They’ll have to do it with less depth than the first time, but (F) Nick Pelletier has been a great fit with his heady all-around game. (G) Shamel Arasmo is shooting well late into the season, always a good sign for MWW, but the key to MWW’s dominance is the reliable defensive play of (F) Chaz Thomas.	MWW 6-1	68-60	FAS 4-3	They may be called the Free Agents but this team has played two full seasons together now, some players have been on the roster for three. With their veteran scoring, and all out hustle play, this is as good a team as any to sneak in and upset MWW. Especially if they’re missing (F) Stedford McCleod, the only glaring mismatch here. FAS can otherwise keep pace with MWW’s offense, the key will be getting the stops when they need them, which hasn’t been easy this season.
Key Player: (F) Stedford McCleod MWW knows what to expect from its players, and they usually get it, but McCleod has the biggest advantage vs an FAS team that plays small ball. They have no obvious match-up here, and if they’re forced to double, the entire offense will open up for MWW.				Key Player: (G) Morgan Blakely Blakely has been playing MVP level ball all season. He is what you call a power guard, bigger than many of the league’s forwards, but he’s as good a shooter and playmaker as anyone in the league. When he gets it going offensively, FAS becomes a very difficult team to stop.

(2) NY DYNASTY vs (6) GUARD ME MAYBE

Comments	Team	Score	Team	Comments
The veteran NY Dynasty are slow and steady wins the race pretty much every season, finding a way to get back in the mix. This season, it’s been the return of (F) George O’Garro and the addition of (F) Fred Simpson. Buth give DYN the kind of length on defense that few teams have. For an offense that tends to get stagnant at times, it’s their defense that gives this team a chance to win any game.	DYN 5-2	72-68	GMM 4-3	This is Guard Me Maybe’s m.o.: they’re a wild card. They have a deep roster, but they never know who’s going to show up, metaphorically speaking, because they’re always rding 8-10 deep. Will it be (G) Landon Glover, (F) Askia Davis or (F) Jason Crowell carrying the load? Maybe they don’t even know, but there’s enough talent on this team to beat anyone if they start clicking.
Key Player: (F) Fred Simpson With O’Garro on the back line, Simpson can completely take over a game with his defense alone, and much of it is because of how much a surprise it is. He is an assuming player, who often looks injured getting up and down the court, but he’ll sneak up on you every time.				Key Player: (G) Ian Yu Yu is the key player for this team, not because of his team-high 20 pts with 5 3FGs last week. He is the de facto PG of this team. When he keeps his TOs down and makes good decisions, his team plays well. When he doesn’t, not so much. It’s been about 50/50 this season.