Toilet Bowl 2025: Flagg for Funk

What a nail biter for the 2025 Toilet Bowl! Heading into Sunday down a manageable amount of 3PT and REB, FUNK had a full eight man lineup ready to go, but their TOS were pretty close to rising past BUFF’s, and there was some question of Jayson Tatum’s status. After picking up Max Strus and Jaylin Williams for the last day, Strus was subbed in for turnover machine Jordan Clarkson while Williams was never needed as FUNK sweated out a 5-3-1 victory. Owner Jon watched on pins and needles as Tatum and Payton Pritchard used a big second half to push past BUFF for the win. In reality, Devin Vassell was the one that really gave FUNK the Sunday win, as he hit three threes and shot 11/14 FGS, which vaulted FUNK up in FG% to almost catch BUFF.

This was already an uphill battle for BUFF, as they were already down Jalen Brunson, Brandon Ingram, and then Domantas Sabonis out as well. In the end, despite Coby White’s heroics—he averaged 30.3 PTS in his four games this week—and Mikal Bridges’ all around game, BUFF couldn’t pull off the win and will have to settle for the 2026 RD1.2 pick. Overall, it was a great Toilet Bowl for both teams, as FUNK and BUFF defeated higher seeds to get to the TB finals to earn their picks. (Disregard CHMK gifting FUNK a win last week in RD2, it’s just pay back for the decades ago Antoine Walker for Kevin Garnett trade…)

For FUNK, this will be their second RD1.1 selection in a row, following Reed Sheppard last season. It’s likely Cooper Flagg will be the pick next year, which means two White guys in a row... FUNK has actually been in this position before, selecting RD1.1 back to back, as they won the Toilet Bowl back-to-back before, resulting in Ben Simmons and Karl-Anthony Towns. This Toilet Bowl win also ties FUNK with SWMP for the most TB wins in Slam history. Is a FUNK Rule needed?!

Heading into next season, FUNK will have Tatum, Lauri Markkanen, Devin Vassell, Trey Murphy III, Myles Turner, and then a big decision between Collin Sexton and Sheppard to make. But for now, a congrats to Funk Coalition on their third Toilet Bowl victory!

As for BUFF, who was in the Finals just a season ago, adding another young star could insure they don’t see the Toilet Bowl again for a long time. Brunson, Sabonis, Ingram, plus Bridges, White, and a mystery sixth keeper is not a bad bunch at all.

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Toilet Bowl 2024: Sucked Back In

After five straight seasons in the playoffs, SWMP somehow found themselves in the Toilet Bowl despite a 10-8 record. Edged out by multiple tie-breakers, SWMP was the leading candidate to win the 2024 Toilet Bowl and they did so without much trouble as the top seed, dispatching ABCX and UFOS in the first two rounds—the two worst teams in the league—and then breaking the spirit of FUNK in the final round. The Toilet Bowl win is nice, but SWMP is also a victim of its own success, as they now dubbed “SWMP Rule” will prevent them from enjoying a top-two pick in the 2025 draft. However, they will win a RD1.3 selection, and that is still a nice prize for a team that is loaded with talent.

The trade off of Alperen Sengun will give SWMP a new look heading into next season as they’ll feature a theoretical keeper core of Nikola Jokic, Jalen Williams, Paul George, Zach LaVine, Jalen Johnson, Keyonte George, Deandre Ayton, and Bradley Beal—who led this team in minutes in the TB Finals! (Already there were talks of the injured LaVine being shopped in the upcoming offseason.)

This SWMP’s third Toilet Bowl win, tying them with CHMK for the record. Congrats Eddie and we hope to never see you in the Toilet Bowl again!

As for FUNK, they pulled off wins versus MELO and TRUO to advance to their third Toilet Bowl finals, and they’ll get the number one overall pick by default. The last time FUNK had back-to-back Toilet Bowl victories and subsequent number one picks, ending up with Karl-Anthony Towns and Ben Simmons in 2015 and 2016 respectively. With no consensus top prospect in the upcoming 2025 draft, it’ll be interesting to see what direction FUNK goes with this selection.

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Toilet Bowl 2023: Same Simian

Our Toilet Bowl finals didn’t have any draft implications, as SPDE and SQSQ had already locked in the first and second picks for the 2024 draft—thanks SWMP Rule—but there was history at stake, as CHMK could become the third back-to-back Toilet Bowl winner with a victory here, as well as increasing their total Toilet Bowl wins to three. As for SPDE, they’ve already won the Wembanyama sweepstakes so it was already party time in Spade-land!

CHMK escaped a near upset in round one versus TRUO—winning by a mere two assists— but took care of business against SQSQ with a huge defensive effort. The actual Toilet Bowl matchup was an easy win versus the already celebrating SPDE—who had already locked up the 2024 first pick due to the “SWMP Rule”—and overall it was a hugely successful rebuild season for CHMK.

GM Evan traded away James Harden early on, and then stacked talent, unearthing rookie Jalen Williams, the sudden offensive force that was Brooklyn Mikal Bridges, and adding 2023 first overall pick Jabari Smith Jr. to the roster as well. And then there’s that defensive backbone of Bam Adebayo, Nic Claxton, and Evan Mobley. Offensive powerhouses Desmond Bane and Jordan Poole were in the backcourt, giving CHMK good balance all around.

Moving forward, CHMK will be flush with young talent, and another high pick—2024’s RD1.3—to launch them (hopefully) out of the Toilet Bowl. Congrats to CHMK, our third back-to-back Toilet Bowl champion!

SPDE pulled off two upsets on their way to the TB Finals—versus BUFF and MELO—thus securing their first ever number one overall pick. And at just the right time too, as Victor Wembanyama is a generational prospect and now Randall will have Wemby and last year’s RD1.2 Chet Holmgren to jump start his rebuild. Congrats to SPDE!

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2022 Toilet Bowl: Monkeying Around

After seven straight seasons in the playoffs, CHMK fell into the Toilet Bowl after a 0.500 season. Previously, CHMK had only ever missed the playoffs twice in the previous twelve seasons. Since their title run in 2018, the Monkeys have been contenders, but didn’t advance to another Finals.

The last time CHMK was in the Toilet Bowl, in 2014, they went all the way to the TB Finals, and had a guaranteed first overall pick—due to a Chris Paul trade where they owned Toilet Bowl opponent FJUB’s first round pick as well. (CHMK took Andrew Wiggins with the pick, and also got Jabari Parker at number two.) This time out, CHMK had to win the right to first choice and took care of business behind a huge scoring week from Jordan Poole. The Toilet Bowl Finals were basically a Poole versus Darius Garland show, as both put up monster numbers.

It was a close victory though, as CHMK pulled off the upset against top-seeded ILCN by a mere two STL and one BLK, securing them the 5-3-1 win. The real heroes of the matchup were likely Herb Jones (2 STL, 3 BLK), Isaiah Roby (4 STL, 4 BLK), and Drew Eubanks (6 STL, 3 BLK). All those defensive stats were needed to fend off ILCN’s Garland, who grabbed twelve steals on the week.

Having found Desmond Bane and Jordan Poole as his new backcourt of the future—how long will James Harden stay with CHMK is an open question, as Harden is tied with Steph Curry as the longest tenured player for one SlamNation team at thirteen seasons—GM Evan will now get a tremendous new piece to add to his rebuilding team. Congrats Chunky Monkeys, on yet another number one overall selection!

As for the Toilet Bowl runner-up, ILCN is also in a great position to improve his keeper core—which doesn’t need much help frankly, with Garland, Luka Doncic, and Donovan Mitchell around. ILCN’s first season in SlamNation, in 2018, also resulted in a run to the Toilet Bowl finals—where they lost to SWMP. Back then they needed a Cinderella-run to make it to the last game, but this time they were the Toilet Bowl favorites, with a 10-9-1 regular season record. So, despite a loss to CHMK, GM Frank will have the luxury of selecting in the top three—with SPDE getting the 2023 RD1.2 pick due to the so-called “SWMP rule.” In a projected three superstar draft, ILCN are going to be well positioned for next season and for many seasons afterward!

2021 Toilet Bowl: Squirtle Power

SQSQ began the season with legitimate championship hopes as they ended the aborted 2020 season as the best team in the league. After two straight playoff appearances and two years of twelve-plus wins, there was no way Squirtle could back step right? GM Brian was so confident in their ring chances that they traded for the ultimate win-now move, sending out Bam Adebayo for LeBron James.

Instead, the Giannis Antetokounmpo and James combination came out of the gates with three straight losses and despite a mid-season winning streak, SQSQ would finish 7-9, leaving them outside the playoffs as the sixth-worst team in the league. In the Toilet Bowl, SQSQ found its stride though, taking care of ABCX in round one, winning the dad-son matchup against KSTK in round two, and then winning the whole thing against SCRM. That’s great right?

Well, the bad news is that while SQSQ gets the Toilet Bowl title as a feather in their cap, they don’t actually get to draft a top player in 2022. (This is SQSQ's second Toilet Bowl finals appearance, the last one was in 2017.) Back in February, Mason Plumlee was brought in via trade in exchange for Gary Trent Jr. and SQSQ 2022 RD1 -- Plumlee was traded to KSKT by SQSQ back in December -- which ended up being the number one overall pick. So essentially, SQSQ was playing for KSKT’s number one overall selection.

Dad Brian took home the win and now son Matt will reap the rewards. If that’s not sacrificing for family, we don’t know what is! For next season, Giannis and LeBron are still a solid duo, but perhaps some tinkering will have to be done to get SQSQ back on the road to contention.

In their opening season for Slam, SCRM finished outside the playoffs at 7-8-1, but that had to be considered a win after taking over for a Hilt franchise that put up six and four wins in recent years. With Anthony Davis dinged up most of the season, SCRM still managed to pull it together and get two Toilet Bowl wins, earning themselves the 2022 RD1.3 pick — due to the rule not allowing #9/10 seeds to win the top two picks. Adding another top talent to this core should make SCRM’s second season in Slam even more successful!

2019 Toilet Bowl: So! So! So!

As the top seed headed into the Toilet Bowl, So Buckets was well placed to win their second overall Toilet Bowl -- the franchise had a 2011 win under their belt but it was under a previous regime. This time out, So Buckets was entering the Toilet Bowl with a 10-9-1 record and a spotty showing for the season.

Still, they were clearly the best team on paper and proved it by taking the whole losers tournament. Not that there weren't some close calls, as they needed home court advantage to down surging Another Bad Creation in RD2, which ended in a 4-4-1 tie as Buckets escaped a near-upset. And there were injuries aplenty for Josh to manage as CJ McCollum and Derrick Rose were mostly missing, and Joel Embiid and Kyrie Irving were constantly in-and-out of the lineup.

For the three week post-season run, So Buckets were the second ODE rated team overall, sporting a first place offensive rating to go with their sixth rated efficiency and tenth rated offensive score. They were top-three ranked in PTS, REB, STL, BLK, and FG% and that helped overcome their extreme lack of 3PT shooting. And for the actual Toilet Bowl, Buckets was led by Jabari Parker in scoring -- Jabari Parker! Also, shout out to Delon Wright's incredible STL numbers during the tournament.

Alas, with new rules instituted, #9 seeded So Buckets can't win a draft slot higher than *3, so they won't be looking at a Zion Williamson-sized reward for their success. Still, adding the third best rookie to their already fearsome core of Kyrie Irving, DeMar DeRozan, Joel Embiid, and Rudy Gobert will be quite a boost for next year's contention hopes. So congrats to Josh for both the new baby and a Toilet Bowl win!

On the losing side of things, Snack Bears awoke from a long regular season slumber to chomp down on two higher seeds on their way to a magical Toilet Bowl run. They took down both Buffy and IL Conceived in successive weeks, earning their berth in the Toilet Bowl but most importantly, the *1 overall 2020 selection.

As we've been saying all year, this team was very talented post-dispersal, and while they hit some injury and mismanagement skid marks along the way, coach Brandon pulled it all together for the final stretch of the season, after we had written Snack off for the season.

Now Snack's future is looking even brighter than before as they've got quite a core assembled for next year: Bradley Beal, De'Aaron Fox, Blake Griffin, youngsters Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Wendell Carter Jr., Bam Adebayo, plus the return of Kristaps Porzingis. After three seasons out of the playoffs, this could be the most exciting team on the rise with Ziooooooon!

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2018 Toilet Bowl: Back in the Muck

Well, what do you know, the best of the worst gets to become the best again. Swamp Dragons, after going 10-9 and taking the Toilet Bowl last season, has repeated in the consolation tournament by having an even better season than last year: 12-7-2. Narrowly edged out of a playoff spot, Eddie’s team managed to avoid upsets on they way to the Toilet Bowl finals and finished with a tough win in the Toilet Bowl win behind a huge AST week from Nikola Jokic and excellent shooting and rebounding across the board.

Already boasting a keeper core featuring Jokic, Paul George, newly acquired Gordon Hayward, Dennis Schroder, Andrew Wiggins, Jusuf Nurkic, emergent Taurean Prince, and last year’s #1 overall Markelle Fultz, GM Eddie will have to make some interesting off-season decisions. And with yet another loaded NBA draft coming up, that core should be more than enough to power Swamp Dragons into the playoffs next season.

Although, the Thundercats division has traditionally boasted three of the playoff teams from Russell Conference, and even with Spade falling to the bottom of the league, Funk Coalition rose up this past season, and Chunky Monkeys finally broke through and took a title. Could Swamp find themselves back in the Toilet Bowl finals for a third consecutive season?! Let’s hope not!

As for IL Conceived, a pretty successful rookie season spent resurrecting the old Jedi Knights franchise couldn’t have worked out more wonderfully for Frank, even as his team fell five AST and one BLK short of staging a come-from-behind victory. Still, securing a top two pick is tremendous, and that pick will help them add a potential superstar to a core that’s definitely on the rise behind rookies Donovan Mitchell and Dennis Smith Jr.

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2017 Toilet Bowl: Swamp Kings

Well, it looks like the Swamp Dragons rebuild is about to approach finished! With a Toilet Bowl win, Eddie will get to select from a bumper crop of rookies next season and his team is exactly in need of a star point guard. Sure, Dennis Schroder is a nice piece but he’s not going to be a franchise cornerstone, not like a Markelle Fultz or Lonzo Ball! We predicted a romp through the consolidation tournament for Swamp Dragons and that’s exactly what happened, even as they had three less GP than their opponent, Squirtle Squad.

Paul George balled out with 32.0 PTS, 6.5 REB, 4.8 AST, 2.0 STL, and an astonishing 4.5 3PT during the week. Helped by fantastic weeks from Nikola Jokic and Andrew Wiggins, this team didn’t even really need extra contributions, which was nice because not only was Jabari Parker unavailable on IR, Reggie Jackson and Robert Covington were unavailable too. Plus, Jusuf Nurkic only logged one game while Malcolm Brogdon was similarly hurt. So yeah, Swamp Dragons basically won the #1 pick with half a squad, and that doesn’t bode well for their foes next year as they’ll get even better with a top pick. Congrats Eddie!

As for Squirtle Squad, a runner-up showing in Toilet Bowl is still the most success they’ve had in a post-season (albeit the losing side). And what a year to do it, as there are many franchise quality players to choose from, and if they get Fultz or Ball, they’ll add a tremendous piece to their championship hopes. While Giannis Antetokounmpo, Goran Dragic, and Nikola Vucevic tried their best to keep pace, the young Squirtles just couldn’t keep up with Swamp. That’s okay though as Brian has stocked his roster with plenty of upside players and we’re looking for big things from them next year, especially armed with a delicious #2 2018 pick!

2016 Toilet Bowl: Big Loser, Again

And just like we had a repeat winner in the Finals, last year’s Toilet Bowl winner took the crown again also. Funk Coalition won the rights to 2016 #1 draft pick Karl-Anthony Towns — who averaged 17.8 PTS, 13.3 REB, 4.5 AST, 1.0 BLK and 1.0 3PT for the week — and will get the chance to add another foundational piece in next year’s draft.

Funk started off the week hot and kept up the pressure from there, eventually taking FG% from Buffy, which was likely their category to lose. It was a big week for the Detroit Pistons and Funk cashed in with Marcus Morris (9 3PT), Andre Drummond, and Tobias Harris all contributing across the board. At the end of the day, coach Jon cruised to an easy victory and will be excited to transform his loser team into a so-so team with the help of two #1 overall selections.

Note: Pogiboys nearly pulled back-to-back Toilet Bowl victories in 2013-4, but even with the addition of Anthony Davis and Victor Oladipo, have only managed to regress since a stellar 2015.

As for Buffy, they’ll have to face the off-season knowing that they’ll get a great college guy to pair with Isaiah Thomas and Khris Middleton. It was an impressive coaching job by Buffy during their Toilet Bowl run but in the end they just couldn’t quite avoid the upset. Still, getting the #2 overall draft could result in Ben Simmons or Brandon Ingraham, coinciding with one of the two likely to become a Laker too. Owner Roger must be overjoyed at the prospect.

2015 Toilet Bowl: Losers First

Well, it was only fitting that during a Toilet Bowl season where every matchup was won by the underdog, our 2015 Toilet Bowl champions, Funk Coalition, were the worst team in the regular season, and now they’ll be rewarded with the #1 pick in the next draft. (Last season’s Toilet Bowl finals featured both #1 seeds, while this year’s was both #4 seeds.)

After narrowly squeezing by NJ All-Stars in the semi-finals, Funk took advantage of four extra games -- and some timely STL and a barrage of 3PT from DeMarre Carroll and Andre Iguodala -- to squeak out another close victory. For a team that suffered through a seven and six game losing streak this season, this Toilet Bowl was a bright spot as Funk strung together three straight wins for the first time, in well, possibly forever.

Now they’ll get to add a huge piece next season, as they look hard at the young big men currently embroiled in March Madness. Will DeAndre Jordan and Andre Drummond have a Jahlil Okafor or Karl-Anthony Towns to suit up next to them, or could a swingman such as Justise Winslow or Emmanuel Mudiay join Funk? Who knows! Congrats to Funk for their first Toilet Bowl!

As for Fob Stars, they were the second worst team in SlamNation and they’re in dire need of a talent infusion too. Getting another young big man to pair with the explosive Nerlens Noel could really help their perpetual rebuilding project. And perhaps the high pick will attract new ownership? There have been rumors flying that Jimmy is looking to sell if the price is right, but maybe this Toilet Bowl showing will induce them to stick around instead?

Either way, with so many potential stars in the upcoming 2015 NBA Draft, both Funk Coalition and Fob Stars are in a good position to build upon lost seasons that ended up in some happiness in the form of a Toilet Bowl finals showing.

2014 Toilet Bowl: Split the Pot

Well, it’s not like there was much suspense heading into this Toilet Bowl. Evan had the win locked up, so it was just a matter of whether Chunky Monkeys or Fat Jubas would enter the record books. Fittingly, the game ended in a 4-4-1 tie! It was a gallant gesture by Eric to play manage his team so well and give Evan two high picks for the loaded 2015 NBA draft. After a 2014 off-season that featured a slightly weaker keeper lot, we’re pretty sure Monkeys’ 2016 keepers will be significantly upgraded.

Analysts weren’t sure if either team was going to be trying since the outcome was predetermined. Jubas led most of the week but as Sunday rolled around, Monkeys took a bit of a lead and then somehow, it all came out to break even. To be honest, I doubt much of SlamNation was watching this matchup (I know I wasn't), as the outcome was meaningless and the Finals matchup was so riveting. However, I suspect there was some nice moments here, such as James Harden throwing up 30.8 PTS, 7.0 AST, 5.0 REB, 2.5 STL, 2.8 3PT. Pretty good for a glorified pickup game.

This also marks the first Toilet Bowl where two #1 seeds both advanced to the finals, as there’s traditionally always an upset team that makes it to the end. The real congrats came after last week for Evan’s trade foresight, Toilet Bowl run, and sterling future, but it doesn’t hurt to say “congrats” once again! Also, did we not call it during our pre-season preview? "Tanking (but won't admit it). With two first round picks next year, Monkeys are likely fighting for a loaded draft class." Perfectly executed plan all season GM Evan!

2013 Toilet Bowl: Half Full, All Win

The Pogiboys were one rebound away from securing back-to-back #1 overall draft picks. Second year breakout candidate Tristan Thompson averaged 11.75 REB over his four games, but that wasn't enough, as a team featuring Roy Hibbert and Anthony Davis on the front line got outrebounded 162-161, for the close one category loss. Congrats to Oliver's Half Man Half ImAsian!

Oliver can thank Ersan Ilyasova's four games, where he grabbed 8.8 REB while playing power forward in a small ball lineup. That's actually lower than the 10.3 REB Ilyasova had been averaging over the past month, but he grabbed the most rebounds on Half Man Half ImAsian for the week. Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge were also spectacular during the Toilet Bowl, and most of their contributions ended up coming from the free throw line as they, along with Ilyasova, combined to shoot 41/48 from the charity stripe, thus giving Oliver's team the FT% edge.

Half Man Half ImAsian weren't far off from winning 3PT, but ultimately it was an extra rebound that made all the difference. We also shouldn't overlook Tony Allen, Jason Kidd, and Trevor Ariza's combined 22 STL, which were key to generating turnovers. And how about Durantula's seven blocks, as he protected the rim and outpaced everyone else in the Toilet Bowl for the BLK category. The final score was maybe a little closer than predicted, so we're sure Oliver sweated it out till the end.

For Pogiboy, they had some great showings too. But despite the explosive scoring heroics of Mike Conley Jr. and J.R. Smith -- who both matched Durant for PTS over the Finals -- Pogiboys couldn't pull out a win. Smith, a true post-season hero, averaged 21.3 PTS, 6.0 REB, 2.5 3PT over his four games of the Toilet Bowl, and even shot a decent 44.3 FG%. He might be making his case for being keeper worthy after this season. MoRRie's Pogiboys will still enjoy a very high draft pick next year, and with a core that keeps on getting more talent, this might be the last we see of Alvin in the Toilet Bowl for awhile.

As for our winners, Oliver's ready to give his team a fresh new face from the college ranks, and with Anderson Verajao returning to the fold, it's likely Half Man Half ImAsian could be returning to the playoffs soon themselves. Thanks for a great Toilet Bowl guys, now who's gonna draft Trey Burke?!

2012 Toilet Bowl: Fear the Pogi

In a game that came right down to the wire, heavily favored MoRRie's Pogiboys won the 2012 Toilet Bowl and the right to draft Anthony Davis. Or you know, someone else, since GM Alvin isn't ready to tip his hand yet. Even though the Pogiboys were facing off against an injury riddled Sour Snails team, this Toilet Bowl was the closest one we've ever had.

As predicted last week, Trieu's team won REB/BLK while Alvin won the two percentage categories. That left 3PT, AST, ST, TO, and PTS up in the air. The Snails won by close margins in 3PT and STL, while getting slammed in AST and TO. Most importantly, they came 16 PTS shy of upsetting Pogiboys. Sixteen points!

A closer look at the matchup reveals that franchise power forward Kevin Love contributed zero points on April 11th, in a matchup against the Denver Nuggets that started with him getting knocked out of the action by a concussion. It's pretty likely Love would have scored at least sixteen points had he stuck around for the game. Already ailing from a team that had trouble staying healthy -- Grant Hill got a DNP this week and Wilson Chandler came back for a lackluster seven minutes -- Trieu put up a mighty fight but couldn't quite pull off an upset in the end.

As for Alvin's team, he must be ecstatic. Going from 5-14 a year ago to 8-4 this year and barely missing out on a playoff spot -- then winning the Toilet Bowl -- will set them up for years of success. And it's not like Alvin didn't earn it, as his franchise guy, Amare Stoudemire, was out for this matchup. Led by Brandon Jennings, the Pogiboys didn't have many huge individual scoring games but overall his lineup shot well, controlled their turnovers, and gutted out a big win. A guard rotation of Jennings, Devin Harris, Mike Conley, and Brandon Knight really stepped up to counter the Snails' swirling guards.

Next year Pogiboys fans will get to see Stoudemire, Roy Hibbert, and The Unibrow together on a front line that could be truly scary. (I mean, if Alvin wants to take Anthony Davis.) Congrats MoRRie's Pogiboys!

2011 Toilet Bowl: Bombs Away

We can't quite figure out how Pierre does it, but despite making no moves all season, probably never really looking at his team, and playing five games less than his opponent during the final week, his Bayside Bombardiers are the Toilet Bowl winers! Sweeping through the Toilet Bowl while barely breaking a sweat, Pierre's team was led by Pau Gasol, who had four games of 17.8 PTS, 7.3 REB, and not much else. Luis Scola and Samuel Dalembert both averaged double doubles during Toilet Bowl week, and Jameer Nelson and Jamal Crawford helped manage the attack with their outside shooting and passing. The real key to victory may have been little Kyle Lowry, who averaged 11.5 PTS, 7.5 AST, and 2.0 3PT over his final few games to key the Toilet Bowl win.

Oh I guess Pierre did make a few adjustments as David West was taken out of the lineup. Still, Pierre played only seven guys for the week, as Leandro Barbosa missed all his games (while a healthy Mo Williams sat on the bench), and Luis Scola and Kyle Lowry were both banged up too. Maybe Luol Deng in for Charlie Villanueva would have been the right move but we can't question Coach Pierre as he has piloted his team to victory. Missing the post-season by just one win this year, Bayside should return to their winning ways with a top pick to being the next season. In 2010 they were the Voltron division winners and could easily compete for that title again in 2012.

The Fob Stars did secure a second overall pick but you'd think his team filled with luminaries such as Chris Bosh, Zach Randolph, and DJ Augustin could have beat out Bayside. Heck Shawn Marion averaged 17.3 PTS and 10.3 REB the whole week! Instead Jimmy will have to settle for being a runner up this year and get his scouting department on the job. Coming off a 4-13-1 season in 2010, this year's success ain't too bad but it sure would have been nice to secure a very winneable first selection. Actually they could have lost by a lot more too, as they barely won 3PT and PTS as it was, despite playing almost 25% more games than Pierre's team. I guess Bayside was just destined to win the Toilet Bowl this year!

2010 Toilet Bowl: The Golden Ticket

Despite a big slide at the end of the regular season and falling out of the playoffs, Thien really pulled his game together and ended up with a great consolidation prize: the number one overall pick in next year's draft. While he started off the playoffs a little slow, he picked up steam and dispatched his opponents 5-4, 6-2-1, and 7-2. The Toilet Bowl Finals versus Buffy looked like it might be tough matchup on paper, especially missing franchise center Andrew Bynum, but Thien's team handily won REB and BLK, along with just about everything else.

Roger's team had Marc Gasol and Randy Foye ailing, but Tim Duncan, Lamar Odom, Mehmet Okur, Carlos Boozer, and Danny Granger all had pretty full schedules. Buffy's deep squad came out of the gates stumbling and never recovered, opening the door for a pounding at the hands of the Golden Dragons / Hot Gems / Golden One (Thien changed his name during each week of the playoffs in an effort to sell more merchandise, savvy).

Leading the way for Golden One was Dwayne Wade (30.7 PTS, 6.7 REB, 4.3 AST, 1.7 STL, 1.0 BLK during the week), who gave everything he had during the season, avoided the injury list, and produced like the ultra superstar that he is. Co-captain Paul Pierce contributed mightily with an all around effort, notching 19 PTS and nearly 5 REB/AST per game. And while Mike Miller, Al Harrington, and Raymond Felton may not strike immediate fear into opposing fans, they all came through in dream fashion, contributing 3PT, STL, and AST across the board. And a special prize must go to Chris Kaman, who dominated the inside with 18.8 PTS, 12.5 REB, and 1.5 BLK over his past four games.

With this Toilet Bowl championship, Thien's team will be guaranteed a great player next season and will likely do better than this year's 9-9 record. Amazing job Golden Gem Dragons!

As a side note, with Trieu and Thien both winning during the playoffs, this must be the most successful GM sibling pair in league history. It's as if John and Jim Paxson had both collected championships during their front office tenures. Mama must be so proud of her boys! And insiders say that their older brother, Tony, is no slouch in the basketball department either. Triple threat!