2023 season · Season almanac
BC Busters 2023 Almanac — Pantalones en Fuego Takes the Title
The complete record of the 2023 season: the podium, the records, the receipts.
The official record of the 2023 season. 14 teams, 14 regular-season weeks, one champion. Everything below is computed from the final league data — no opinions, just receipts.
The Podium
- 🏆 Champion: Pantalones en Fuego (Brent) — 10-4, 1608.96 PF
- 🥈 Runner-up: Big Ditka Energy (Alex)
- 🥉 Third: Davante’s Inferno (kelsey)
- 🥄 Last place: Fields of sweetness (Hector)
Regular-season title: Big Ditka Energy (Alex) (11-3). Points title: Pantalones en Fuego (Brent) (1608.96 PF through week 14).
The Playoffs
| Week | Round | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Quarterfinal | ManBearPig 116.3 — Cry Me a Rivers 115.26 |
| 15 | Quarterfinal | Davante’s Inferno 115.66 — FriendsOfFellowship 104.74 |
| 16 | Semifinal | Big Ditka Energy 165.34 — ManBearPig 99 |
| 16 | Placement game | FriendsOfFellowship 138.88 — Cry Me a Rivers 127.6 |
| 16 | Semifinal | Pantalones en Fuego 71.58 — Davante’s Inferno 70.64 |
| 17 | Championship | Pantalones en Fuego 159.34 — Big Ditka Energy 117.78 |
| 17 | Third-place game | Davante’s Inferno 118.92 — ManBearPig 96.9 |
Final Standings
| # | Team | W-L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pantalones en Fuego | 10-4 | 1608.96 | 1556.64 |
| 2 | Big Ditka Energy | 11-3 | 1591.84 | 1406.44 |
| 3 | Davante’s Inferno | 8-6 | 1492.28 | 1448.06 |
| 4 | ManBearPig | 8-6 | 1582.9 | 1484.02 |
| 5 | FriendsOfFellowship | 9-5 | 1510.2 | 1441.92 |
| 6 | Cry Me a Rivers | 8-6 | 1535.28 | 1481.52 |
| 7 | The Snap | 7-7 | 1417.92 | 1494.66 |
| 8 | Sama's Fine Team | 6-8 | 1539.48 | 1577.88 |
| 9 | Here Come the Irish | 6-8 | 1444.66 | 1383.56 |
| 10 | Wildcats&Wolverines | 6-8 | 1438 | 1446.26 |
| 11 | Sarah's Boss Team | 6-8 | 1307.72 | 1445.84 |
| 12 | The Sonoran Dogs | 6-8 | 1418.88 | 1395.62 |
| 13 | Edred's Expert Team | 4-10 | 1286.22 | 1426.3 |
| 14 | Fields of sweetness | 3-11 | 1351.02 | 1536.64 |
Season Superlatives
| Award | Holder |
|---|---|
| Highest week | Pantalones en Fuego — 181.14 (week 5) |
| Lowest week | The Sonoran Dogs — 44.74 (week 1) |
| Biggest blowout | ManBearPig over Sama's Fine Team by 74.56 (week 9) |
| Closest call | Pantalones en Fuego over Here Come the Irish by 0.2 (week 7) |
| Luckiest team | Big Ditka Energy (+1.93 Luck Index) |
| Unluckiest team | Sama's Fine Team (-2.23 Luck Index) |
| Best lineup-setter | Cry Me a Rivers — 94.5% of optimal |
| Most points benched | Here Come the Irish left 59 on the bench (week 1) |
| All-play best | Big Ditka Energy (118-64 vs the field) |
| Beat the projections | Cry Me a Rivers (+167.91 vs projections) |
The Market
259 pickups league-wide and 4 completed trades. Busiest team on the wire: Davante’s Inferno with 41 adds.
Draft Report
- First overall: Justin Jefferson to Davante’s Inferno
- Steal of the draft: Brock Purdy (round 13) — 336.8 points for Fields of sweetness
Week-by-Week High Scores
| Week | Top score | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pantalones en Fuego | 130.02 |
| 2 | ManBearPig | 138.8 |
| 3 | Big Ditka Energy | 148.46 |
| 4 | Fields of sweetness | 132.82 |
| 5 | Pantalones en Fuego | 181.14 |
| 6 | Here Come the Irish | 123.6 |
| 7 | FriendsOfFellowship | 158.08 |
| 8 | Cry Me a Rivers | 142.56 |
| 9 | ManBearPig | 154.8 |
| 10 | Big Ditka Energy | 145.92 |
| 11 | Big Ditka Energy | 141.6 |
| 12 | Cry Me a Rivers | 144.24 |
| 13 | Cry Me a Rivers | 153.26 |
| 14 | The Snap | 130.32 |
| 15 | ManBearPig | 116.3 |
| 16 | Big Ditka Energy | 165.34 |
| 17 | Pantalones en Fuego | 159.34 |
The 2023 book is closed. See you at the draft.