Week 2 - Yes Im back, you can celebrate & Go Canada!!

Guess who's back, back again, Jack is back, tell your friends!
Welcome back to IPA folks and welcome to Jack's first set of Interleague predictions in a long loong while. I won't be guaranteeing weekly predictions, but you might see some of me once every good while. First off, let me welcome the new additions to IPA season 4 that are DeadStrokes, Money In The Tank(Cubby will get this one), Pool Fictiom(Some will get this one as well), and Simply Pool Souls! Week 1 is done, it ran rather smoothly besides a few controversies between EPC and UO and I don't know what else. I wasn't really planning doing predictions this week so I didn't really stay and watch any other matches besides my own, so don't expect recaps from week 1 in edition of my IPA predictions.

Now..the matches!

Ultimate Outlaws [1-0] Vs. Operation Freeeeedom [1-0]

Both of these teams won their matches last week. Freedom's win was well deserved and earned, UO's win was unfortunatly not. Ultimate Outlaws faced Extreme Pool Competitors last week, need I say a team that went undefeated last season till week 9, and that was #1 rank in Red division for 7 weeks out of 10. I'm not saying that what I just stated should be repeated again this season. What im trying to make them understand is that UO cannot beat EPC in a fair n square 6v6 competition. Last week EPC had 2 no shows and I admit that was my fault. With the four players that I had, we yet managed to tie the match 3-3. What happens then? EPC gets robbed. UO start whining that I hadn't changed my league id till after my game was played which was untrue and a brutal mistake by cases ladder which has been slacking as of late. I said it once, twice, three times, I'll say it on, and on, and on, and on, the score was 3-3 and not 2-4 but UO can have it their way, since they need that win so badly. Anyways, Freedom played a great match last week and outmatched a new Simply Pool Souls side. Petey has always been one of my favorites in interleagues. I know that he has a lot of heart and courage and puts his time to revolutionize this game. James and Ben are apparently adding up to the Freedom/IPA roster and they should be looking for Raw competition and great challenges in the future. This match is very easy to predict, everyone in Freedom can beat any UO player, only win coming off UO might be from Dave who is getting his game back as he keeps telling me, but I guarantee you UO will be sent home crying.

Prediction => Operation Freeeeedom wins 5-1


Simply Pool Souls [0-1] Vs. Brit Pool [1-0]

Welcome to IPA pool souls! I play in SPS from time to time so I know their players quite well and I know how they play, whether their good or not. To tell the truth, SPS players are not that bad at all. They have TJ, Monte, Kat, john, and of course their co/capt for the season, Jason who are decent shooters. I have also seen SPS play interleague matches, like the one I reffed in PRO a few days ago where John carried vs two good Pool Fictio(m) players. Also, they participated in WPC last season where they played some great matches. As they are only new with IPA interleague, they might start off with a few losses, but they will surely catch up sooner or later.
It was pretty rough for them facing the toughest league in IPA for a week 1 match. However, they face a weaker BP side this week where they have a chance to make a new name for themselves and climb up the standings in IPA. Brit Pool has a few decent players as well, in the likes of the Former & Current ipa head admins Drew & Tim, Jeremy , and three others that I dont know of. The three I just named are okay players, but they might not have a great chance at competing against an SPS team.

Prediction => Roughly a 3-3 tie


Extreme Pool Competitors [0-1] Vs. Straight Shots [0-1]

This is basically a rematch from GIT semi-finals where these two teams collided. Straight Shots had the home advantage then, but now, Extreme Pool Competititors are home, and if they manage to show up with a full team, this promises to be a brutal, intense match. EPC's weekness is being inactive, getting last minute players and tournaments to get the players eligible. Another disadvantage this season is losing Nish to SS, since the SS interlg policy wont allow any SS interlg player to play for another league in an interlg in which they participate in. Then EPC lost James & Ben to Freedom, then there are superb.shot(Kyrk) and Dan(pokerdan) who won't be playing IPA this season. So there you go, EPC lost four of their top players and under these unfortunate circumstances failed to bring 6 players to the table last weak and later were robbed by UO, and of course the head admin who took their side. EPC is working hard on getting new players and should be back to normal very soon. I do not know how, but SS fell short last week against a weaker BP side. SS's IPA starting line was close enough to their GIT playoffs line and should be today as well. I expect a great match here and may my eyes not deceive me.

Prediction => Straight Shots win 4-2


True Champs [0-1] Vs. Magic Pool [1-0]

If I were to predict this match a week ago, I'd most probably fail. Why do I say that? Basicaly because I never knew TC too well until I joined up their league and played a week of MLP interlg with them. It was a 7v7 competition, where I was the only win for TC. This might have been bad for TC, but I can tell you that, half the games played were very close. However, TC had no 5th or 6th player and their opponents were the indestructible Latino legends. I do know that with a bit more of will, courage & determination, True Champs have the potentiel to do better and win big matches. I hope that by reading this prediction, they get inspired and try & win this match tonight. There opponents will be the Ruthless Magic Pool league. Taking a close look at who MP have on their roster, I immediately place them into playoffs contention and #1 or #2 rank in the regular season. Just look at who they have:Jordy(a very good runner), DD(one of the best bangers), Chris and Joe(good snooker players and runners too), and etc, etc. This Magic Pool team, if it sticks together all season should go undefeated or lose 1 or 2 close battles. This match is in the favor of Magic Pool, but only to encourage True Champs, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and predict a Tie.

Prediction => Tie 3-3!


Money In The (T)ank [0-1] Vs. The Cue Controls [0-1]

This very active(league activity-wise) league is now apart of IPA. Many woulda thought MIB would probably whoop Mp's backsides last weeks but they were wrong. Yes, MIB is active and yes, MIB has good players, but what they dont know is, most of their players are only on to play during weekdays. By saying most, Im addressing to the good players. Then I could say, MIB won't do as well as they do in PRO here since IPA is not carry style and there are only about 3-4 MIB players that are very good shooters. Rest, some are average, some decent ones, some are less decent. They had Mike (Bigas...) in their last week's starting lineup which lost vs a good Mp player, but if that guy shows up every week, he might be a free win for his team week in week out, just like Pommy was one for True Champs a season or two ago. In the TCC side, looking at their week 1 lineup, I don't see any familar faces, I don't seem to know hoe they play, although I know some have bad behavior issues but thats something else. I dont see TCC going anywhere this season, I dont invisioon them doing much, nor making the playoffs for that matter, so this will be an easy win for MIB today.

Prediction => Money in The (Tank) wins 5-1!


Pool Fictiom[1-0] Vs. Dead Strokes [1-0]

Before passing on to anything else, allow me to call this the match of the week. Some might find it funny, others might not. Let me explain why. Last week, both of these two teams won their matches. Both leagues faced rather easy opponents. DS defeated TCC 5-1 & PFN defeated TC 4-2. The Pool Fiction starting line-up was intense, with likes of Mina, Lewis, George, Pita, Andy, and Jeremy. Then when I go and observe the DS line-up, I don't see anyone that I know of, I've only seen 1 or 2 of them in yahoo pool rooms maybe once or twice. Then ya'll still wonder why I entitle this match the match of the week when I dont even know anyone from the DS roster. Here's why. Normally, a league that hasnt played interleagues in a long while or is new to a specific interleague, in good words "doesn't do too well" at the beginning of the season or maybe for a whole season or two. But when a league comes into IPA and shuts off a TCC side 5-1, you get to wonder, what are these people trying to prove? Dead Strokes have stepped into IPA to make their name heard and to leave a mark, and they will do just that today in a very shocking win against Pool Fiction. While i'm at it, I'll also entitle this match the "Shocker of the Week"!

Prediction => Dead Strokes win 4-2!


Well there they are, biased or not, they are up, enjoy or dont enjoy, thats up to you, ciao!=)