Playoffs!

No intro. Let's get into the meat.

Awards:

Biggest Collapse: Cho
Cho went from 5-2 to 5-8 in a matter of 6 weeks. What looked like a cakewalk into the playoffs (needing 2 wins of 6) turned into disaster. Granted, 5 of those games were against teams that made the playoffs and they averaged over 114 ppg against him. Nonetheless, let's keep Cho in our prayers as he tries to recover from an epic collapse and the fact that David Yim swept the season series against him 2-0. On the flip side:

Biggest Comeback: Alex
He looked like a dead man after reeling off 4 straight losses going into week 9. From there, he took advantage of inferior competition (1 of 5 were playoff teams and they averaged 78 ppg during that stretch) and snuck into the playoffs as the 6 seed. 2 years in the league, 2 years in the playoffs. David Kim, start taking notes.

Saddest Season: Eric
His team under-performed to land him in the cellar. But you know what's really sad? He outscored David Yim by 12 points but ended up 3 games back in the final standings. To add insult to injury, David Yim handed him one of his 9 losses. On top of that, Paul managed to slip half a game ahead of him by recording the first tie our league has seen.

So Close...: Mike and David Yim
It sucks to see somebody ahead of you in the standings when you've outscored them on the season. It's the worst when you're in 7th and the other person is in 6th. It's worse than the worst when the other person only scored 84 in your final matchup of the year and you could only muster 80. Sorry, Mike.

For David, it all came down to 1 game. In what ended up being a pivotal week 10 matchup, David lost to Alex. Had he won, he would be in the playoffs instead of Alex.

Playoff Predictions:

Winner: Dan
Throughout the season, his team has been the most consistent. Jon team started off hot and started fading and Simon and Biggie's team rely too much on one player, Zeke and DJ respectively. Dan's ability to consistently get over 100 points (10 of 13 games this season) and have the occasional blowup game (4 games over 125) should carry him to his first coveted championship.

Runner up: Jon
Let's be real, while his team dropped 3 of his last 4 after a perfect 9-0 start, there's a ton of talent on his team. A solid backfield, 2 great QB options, and Julio Jones is a horse I wouldn't mind riding into the playoffs. Don't count him out as he has the bye week to give his players a patented Jon Lee pep talk.

Dark Horse: Alex
You're never out of it with Le'veon on your team. Along with the rapist, the Steelers should be fighting hard for the playoffs, meaning lots of points for Alex's dynamic duo. Also, after winning 5 games in a row, it seems that luck and momentum is on his side.

Consolation Bracket:

The winner of the consolation will get a $50 gift card to a major store of their choice!

In the finals, if the two contestants want to do something like Paul and David did last year (each team can only play 3 players after the other manager bans 3 players from being played), I'm okay with that as well.

Don't give up yet!

Good luck to all!

Simon Kim