A few years back, you could predict that Dynasty would win most major events they entered, as they dominated the pro division.
Some of us were getting a little tired of this predictability.
Since around 2006/7, we have seen a change to this trend.
We have seen the Ironmen reassert themselves, the Legion grinding on, new talent like Impact, TBD and Aftermath, and one of my favourites, Infamous, getting back to winning events.
In fact, TBD just won the NPPL Championship, and are lying 2nd in the race for the PSP title. Yet, no-one over here had heard of them until a couple of years ago.
These are the NPPL rankings, courtesy of nppl.com:-
Pro - 7 Man:
Rank Team Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Total
1 Tampa Bay Damage 8 21 21 21 71
2 Edmonton Impact 19 19 11 17 66
3 Oakland Blast 17 9 13 19 58
4 LA Infamous 15 17 19 51
5 San Diego Dynasty 21 11 17 49
6 St Louis Avalanche 10 15 7 15 47
7 Seattle Naughty Dogs 11 5 15 31
8 New Port Entourage 13 13 26
9 Chicago Legend 7 6 10 23
10 Vancouver Vendetta 9 7 6 22
11 Sacramento XSV 6 9 5 20
12 Indianapolis Mutiny 5 4 9 18
13 San Francisco Explicit 4 8 12
14 DC Arsenal 8 8
And here are the PSP rankings, courtesy of pspevents.com:-
Rank Team Team Website Phoenix Open Chicago Open Mid-Atlantic Open Transfer Total
1 Edmonton Impact Website 100 83.63 91.81 - 275.44
2 Tampa Bay Damage Website 90 91.81 67.27 - 249.08
3 Boston Red Legion Website 50 75.45 100 - 225.45
4 LA Infamous Website 70 100 26.36 - 196.36
5 San Diego Aftermath - 67.27 83.63 40 190.9
6 Chicago Aftershock Website 80 59.09 34.54 - 173.63
7 DYNASTY Website 60 34.54 50.9 - 145.44
8 Los Angeles Ironmen Website 20 42.72 75.45 - 138.17
9 ENTOURAGE Website - 18.18 59.09 50 127.27
10 X-Factor Website 40 50.9 10 - 100.9
11 VICIOUS Website 10 26.36 42.72 - 79.08
12 Sacramento XSV Website 30 10 18.18 - 58.18
So, what are the reasons for this change at the top?
Has everyone just copied the Dynasty model of scouting, training and playing, or are there more subtle reasons?
Some of us were getting a little tired of this predictability.
Since around 2006/7, we have seen a change to this trend.
We have seen the Ironmen reassert themselves, the Legion grinding on, new talent like Impact, TBD and Aftermath, and one of my favourites, Infamous, getting back to winning events.
In fact, TBD just won the NPPL Championship, and are lying 2nd in the race for the PSP title. Yet, no-one over here had heard of them until a couple of years ago.
These are the NPPL rankings, courtesy of nppl.com:-
Pro - 7 Man:
Rank Team Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Total
1 Tampa Bay Damage 8 21 21 21 71
2 Edmonton Impact 19 19 11 17 66
3 Oakland Blast 17 9 13 19 58
4 LA Infamous 15 17 19 51
5 San Diego Dynasty 21 11 17 49
6 St Louis Avalanche 10 15 7 15 47
7 Seattle Naughty Dogs 11 5 15 31
8 New Port Entourage 13 13 26
9 Chicago Legend 7 6 10 23
10 Vancouver Vendetta 9 7 6 22
11 Sacramento XSV 6 9 5 20
12 Indianapolis Mutiny 5 4 9 18
13 San Francisco Explicit 4 8 12
14 DC Arsenal 8 8
And here are the PSP rankings, courtesy of pspevents.com:-
Rank Team Team Website Phoenix Open Chicago Open Mid-Atlantic Open Transfer Total
1 Edmonton Impact Website 100 83.63 91.81 - 275.44
2 Tampa Bay Damage Website 90 91.81 67.27 - 249.08
3 Boston Red Legion Website 50 75.45 100 - 225.45
4 LA Infamous Website 70 100 26.36 - 196.36
5 San Diego Aftermath - 67.27 83.63 40 190.9
6 Chicago Aftershock Website 80 59.09 34.54 - 173.63
7 DYNASTY Website 60 34.54 50.9 - 145.44
8 Los Angeles Ironmen Website 20 42.72 75.45 - 138.17
9 ENTOURAGE Website - 18.18 59.09 50 127.27
10 X-Factor Website 40 50.9 10 - 100.9
11 VICIOUS Website 10 26.36 42.72 - 79.08
12 Sacramento XSV Website 30 10 18.18 - 58.18
So, what are the reasons for this change at the top?
Has everyone just copied the Dynasty model of scouting, training and playing, or are there more subtle reasons?