It seems like just yesterday we were crowning the Suns, Mavs 2.0 and Riddlers and here we go again. A new season, when every team is undefeated and has Gold Cup dreams . As difficult as it is to gauge teams who have not played in Ultimate Hoops before, Vegas takes the plunge. Here are the pre-season odds to win the Ultimate Hoops Gold Cup:
Top-Flight Division
General Mills Suns - 2 to 1
Raptors - 2 to 1
A.I.S. - 3.5 to 1
Sonics - 5 to 1
Lakers - 6 to 1
Flight Squad - 8 to 1
Young Gunnerz - 8.5 to 1
Celtics - 9.5 to 1
Chadagios - 12 to 1
Team Life Time Fitness - 14.5 to 1
Conquistadors - 17 to 1
Chiefs - 20 to 1
Competitive Division
Mavs 2.0 - 1.5 to 1
The Crew - 2.5 to 1
Yankee Blue Jeans - 4 to 1
Warriors - 6 to 1
Moonwah - 8 to 1
Rainbow Warriors - 11.5 to 1
Buffaloes - 15 to 1
L.L.U.A. - 17.5 to 1
Wolf Pack - 19 to 1
Recreational Division
The Riddlers - 2 to 1
Timberpuppies - 2.5 to 1
Capital City Warriors - 2.5 to 1
Celtics - 4 to 1
Harlem Knights - 5.5 to 1
Suns - 6.5 to 1
Bobcats - 7 to 1
Pistons - 7 to 1
Storm Hoopers - 8.5 to 1
Bulldogs - 9 to 1
Bulls - 10 to 1
Heat - 10 to 1
Nuggets - 12 to 1
TURCK Cavaliers - 14.5 to 1
Imagineering Sixers - 16 to 1
Cadets - 18.5 to 1
Upright Citizens Brigade - 21 to 1
Tornadoes - 24 to 1
Capital City Warriors have better odds than the Bulls and Pistons? What do you know about this team? and the newly re-vamped Nuggets are a lowly 12 to 1?
Sal Vegas is slacking. No written explanation of anything?
I'd love to hear why the Nuggs are so low on the list and teams that presumably no one knows much about are so high (other than the Cap City Warriors). Has anyone seen or heard much about teams like the Bulldogs, the Storm Hoopers (great name, btw!), or the Harlem Knights?
To get that convo started, some of us Nuggets and Cavs played against a few of the Harlem Knights a couple weeks back at LTF and they had a couple guys who seemed pretty legit.
Clovis can ball, however; it's a one-dimensional game when he has the ball.
This team is loaded with talent but could self destruct at any given moment in my mind. I've seen a few members completely lose it and go bazerko on the court. If they can keep their heads glued on and not draw intentional fouls they could be good.