That's right, it's time once again to pay tribute to the fine journeymen of the Basketball League of Amazing Benchwarmers, one of the finest fictional basketball institutions founded in late April of 2010. For those who have no clue what this is, it's a fantasy league I put together that's named after the legendary Uwe Blab... In a nutshell, BLAB takes some choice scrubs from the past and gives them their own 6-team league, headlined by team captains Greg Kite, Larry Krystkowiak, Kevin Duckworth, Kurt Rambis, Joe Wolf, and Paul Mokeski. The season is 30 games per team, and outcomes are determined by the career Win Shares per 48 min. of the players on each roster (randomized using the players' seasonal standard deviations of offensive and defensive WS/48). The top 3 teams in the league table make the playoffs, with the eventual winner taking home the prestigious Uwe Blab Championship Trophy.

The last time we checked in with BLAB, the Joe Wolf-led Lone Wolfs were 8-2, sparked by the outstanding play of Mario Elie, as well as Chris Gatling off the bench. However, the Krystkowiak Special Ks were hot on their trail, just a game back at 7-3, and Team Mokeski was 2 games behind at 6-2. That was 10 games ago; here are the results since then:

Over the past 10 games, the once-scorching Lone Wolfs have cooled off considerably, going 5-5 and allowing the Special Ks to overtake them for first place:

The charge by the Special Ks was led by the tandem of PG Mike Wilks and Wing Ira Newble, who combined for 3.6 Win Shares and were instrumental in the Ks' two victories over the Wolfs. The Special Ks have now won 9 of their last 10 games, and have a stranglehold on the #1 seed going into the BLAB Playoffs. Here are the updated team rosters and Win Shares through 20 games per team:

The Lone Wolfs are still being powered by Mario Elie, whose 3.2 Win Shares lead the league, but a strong showing by Wilks vaulted him into the MVP discussion as well -- although in fairness, it was a team effort by the Special Ks, who got solid production from Anthony Johnson, Anthony Bowie, Larry Krystkowiak, Will Perdue, and Luther Rackley in addition to Wilks and Newble. Here are the MVP leaders so far:

And finally, here are the Maximum Likelihood Ratings for the BLAB through 2/3 of the season:

Check back soon for the thrilling conclusion of the BLAB regular season, and the playoff matchups!

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