One Man Dominance

This year, everyone knew that the talent level was going to be much lower than last year. A mass exodus of great, older, experienced players left the league a shell of itself. There had to be a player recall in which players who retired early were asked to come back because there were just not enough players to fill roster spots, accounting for the 16 rookies coming in. So, it was not like other years where teams could pick and choose who they wanted on their team. It was more like the teams waiting to hear from the players on who they wanted to go to during free agency, because the teams were at mercy of the players.

Of course, there were very talented players still in the league. Since the talent level went down, they all of a sudden looked 10x better. They knew they would be in a more central role on their teams as THE guy to depend on. Thinking about it, the season records for any category would probably blown out of the water.

Desmond(pictured) aims to do just that. The Gold's left wing has amassed 21 points in 3 games. He is averaging 5 Outs and 2 Catches a game. The next on the team has 3 points. He is absolutely running this team, determining their wins and losses. When asked about his stats, he had this to say:
"Well, nobody really sets out to win any statistics record at the beginning of the year. I realize I am on the fast track to break the points record, but it really isn't my aim. Our team is working hard to finally get over the Conference Championship hump, that is our goal." -Desmond

He sure is on the fast track to break the record, at this pace he will have 70 points at the end of the season, beating the record by 25 points! And if he doesn't keep his stats rolling in, someone else will. For instance, Kenneth of the Silverbacks has single handedly won both of the Silverbacks games. Everyone knew going into the year that he was the man of the team, th eonly non-weak link. So, his stats should keep steady and rival Desmond's, who does have other support on his team. Salem and Jacoby also find themselves in that role right now.

Although most of the people mentioned have 2-1 records right now, think of the two 3-0 teams. The Empire and Seadogs play as team units. James had 2 bad games in the beginning of the year, but the rest of the team pulled through. Everyone has bad games, and you have to have a team that can still be formidable without their star. I think the Champion this year will definitely not be a one man team.