critical error in strategy

[Mastiff_owner]

I have been thinking about this for a while now. I think Jens made a critical error in choosing to pick fights and giving up th efirst pick in the draft. OK follow me here

both teams have a mix of "veteran" and "rookie" fighters. Jens picks the fights first and basically picks off BJ's weaker fighters with his stronger fighters. sounds like a good idea right?? wrong because now BJ's top three are in line to fight Jen's weakest three and BJ will in all likely hood have control of the "hammer" going into the semi-finals.

The fighters so far with the exception of maybe Corey are the fighters that everyone expected to make it to the semi's. So the way I see it BJ is going to have a definitive edge going into the semifinal round. His fighters that need to prepare for tougher opposition will be able to while Jen's team is wondering who they are fighting.

Of course I could be wrong.:noidea:

[Boo]

I agree somewhat Mastiff. I still think getting to pick the fights was a good move, but he could have taken more chances with the match ups. Rather than picking his very strongest fighters to fight their weakest, he should have taken the chance at putting up one or two of his middling fighters against their weakest or based it on style matchup.

If he did this he was taking more of a chance of losing the hammer, but if they won, he wouldn't be in the situation you describe.

[Mastiff_owner]

You are right but with Gray and Wiman coming up I just can't see how he will have the hammer going into the semi-finals. Particularly when I think they are going to have weems (their weakest fighter) fight last. I don't think he has a prayer based on the little I have seen of him so far this season.

[Boo]

No arguement about that Mastiff. Gray and Wiman both have to be in the running for favorites to win the whole thing.

[keithpas]

The way it looks to me BJ may end up having two of his fighters in the finale.

[Mastiff_owner]

He could but so far Manny and Nate Diaz have also looked very strong. I think those two are by far the strongest fighters on Pulvers team.

[Nos19]

BJ will have one fighter in the finals. I think it will be Lauzon and Diaz in the finals

[Mastiff_owner]

At this stage in the game I would say those two are the obvious choices. I actually think Joe could win it all. I am waiting to see Gray and Wiman fight though. I really haven't seen a lot of either of those guys.