International Basketball OOC Thread

[Saint Kanye]

You too, you're a great host (Qasden too). Good luck in your bronze medal series.

[Qasden]

Good luck to Saint Kanye and Abanhfleft in MaxCap, as well as to Abaja and Ethane in Menusa!

why did I not RP?!?!

[Saint Kanye]

EOC, I saw your post in IBC 23. I think eliminated teams are allowed a "farewell RP".

[Frenline Delpha]

EOC, I saw your post in IBC 23. I think eliminated teams are allowed a "farewell RP".

As someone who's hosted before, I have no problem with people doing it. After all, they are technically still a participant, so long as they don't become obnoxious about it.

[Empire of Cats]

EOC, I saw your post in IBC 23. I think eliminated teams are allowed a "farewell RP".

I see. Thank you! (Also, feel free to use my "Odd Odds" series. Wasn't sure if you got my telegram.)

[Saint Kanye]

I got it, fam. Stay tuned.

[Abaja]

IBC 23 finals are up (Game 3). Sorry about the wait!

Bruh, I took the longest nap ever

[Cosumar]

We have a series!

[Drawkland]

IBC 23 finals are up (Game 3). Sorry about the wait!

Bruh, I took the longest nap ever

I feel that on a personal level.

[Saint Kanye]

All I can say is, Fleft doesn't deserve to be swept.

And by the way, Harris' interception also fit the title of the Interceptors story arc. Clever!

[Abanhfleft]

All I can say is, Fleft doesn't deserve to be swept.

And by the way, Harris' interception also fit the title of the Interceptors story arc. Clever!

Honestly, the interception thing didn't even come to my mind. The Interceptors were a thing (in my headcanon at least) before I even came up with the steal from Harris. Just goes to show that there is such a thing as coincidence.

[Drawkland]

No talk about the end of the tournament, huh?

Congrats again Saint Kanye! If I'd remembered to check the result this morning then I would've updated the ranks but now that'll likely have to wait until Tuesday since I have a suuuuper busy weekend coming up.

And of course, thanks Abaja and Qasden for a nicely-run IBC! Good to see Abaja getting their feet wet and Qasden continuing their rise upward in the hosting world.

So yeah, I'll be updating the council and the ranks and doing El Presidential business on Tuesday because that's when I'll have some time to get it all set up. See you all in an indeterminate amount of weeks for IBC 24!

[Saint Kanye]

Fleft: I thought you went with that play because of the title, but apparently not.

Still, good series, but now the Dirnt issue ends on a cliffhanger, I guess.

Drawk: Thank you. So many good takeaways from the contest. For example, Abaja gets its first podium finish, Abanhfleft improves on last season's result, EOC makes itself known, and we go back-to-back.

[Abanhfleft]

Fleft: I thought you went with that play because of the title, but apparently not.

Still, good series, but now the Dirnt issue ends on a cliffhanger, I guess.

Drawk: Thank you. So many good takeaways from the contest. For example, Abaja gets its first podium finish, Abanhfleft improves on last season's result, EOC makes itself known, and we go back-to-back.

No, it doesn't; I just posted the conclusion right now.

[Empire of Cats]

Fleft: I thought you went with that play because of the title, but apparently not.

Still, good series, but now the Dirnt issue ends on a cliffhanger, I guess.

Drawk: Thank you. So many good takeaways from the contest. For example, Abaja gets its first podium finish, Abanhfleft improves on last season's result, EOC makes itself known, and we go back-to-back.

Man, what a IBC! That was fun. Some thanks are in store:

To Fleft: Well done. You'll get them next year. I must say that playing you in the Quarterfinals was one of my favorite experiences this IBC.
To Saint Kanye: Congrats on your back-to-back titles. Well done. Well played. Maybe someday the Felines will have a chance to play off against you.
To Vangaziland: Thank you for being gracious in defeat. I wish you the best of luck next year.
To Fleft and Kanye: Teresa sends her congratulations and sympathy. One last RP before I go. Your RPs were excellent and fun to read and it was a great run for you both.
To Quasden and Abaja: Thanks for being such good hosts. I especially admired your artistic abilities and ability to put the tournament first over your own teams at times.
To All: Thanks for showing me the ropes. I enjoyed it and I will return next year eager to play against all of you again.

It's been fun. I hope to run into y'all in other sports RPs.
Until then, a quote from Churchill:
"Victory is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts."

[The Iron Syndicate]

Congrats to Saint Kanye. That was definitely a fun tournament to be involved in even though I didn't get as far as some others, the upset wins kept it interesting and made it fun to write the story of Sol Star. I haven't been active in the IBC before this one but I look forward to continuing that story in the next one.

[Drawkland]

Drawk: Thank you. So many good takeaways from the contest. For example, Abaja gets its first podium finish, Abanhfleft improves on last season's result, EOC makes itself known, and we go back-to-back.

Yeah! And Drawkland finally- oh wait

[Frenline Delpha]

Drawk: Thank you. So many good takeaways from the contest. For example, Abaja gets its first podium finish, Abanhfleft improves on last season's result, EOC makes itself known, and we go back-to-back.

Yeah! And Drawkland finally- oh wait

*as voice turns into a mumble*
failed to do anything substantial. Why do we still do this?
*shouting*
Why do we hate ourselves, Kenny?

[Abaja]

Glad you guys enjoyed it

[Empire of Cats]

My final pair of RPs are up. Hope you all enjoy!

[Saint Kanye]

EOC and TIS: Thanks! I look forward to more from you two first-timers in the next editions.

[Drawkland]

Turns out I won't be updating the ranks and such today nor 2 days ago as promised, since we were booted out of the lab so a bunch of underclassmen could take some stupid standardized test.

Sorry guys, hang with me, it'll be done sometime in the next week (maybe today if I can get my afternoon free).

[Empire of Cats]

Turns out I won't be updating the ranks and such today nor 2 days ago as promised, since we were booted out of the lab so a bunch of underclassmen could take some stupid standardized test.

Sorry guys, hang with me, it'll be done sometime in the next week (maybe today if I can get my afternoon free).

I can relate. The end-of-school testing here has taken a toll.

[Saint Kanye]

I bet you'll be somewhere around 10th. That's my rank after my debut in which I got the bronze.

[International Basketball Organization]

Oh Lord, presidential duties again. Nobody joined the committee this cycle (all 3 in the zone didn't sign up) but there's a few that can next time.

The following nations can join the committee after IBC 23 if they post a Roster and at least 1 RP:
Newmanistan
Empire of Cats
Spaam
Flardania
Natanians and Nosts
West Phoencia
(Iron Syndicate, being a puppet of Anglatia, is technically already a member of the committee)

The following nations will be booted if they don't at least post a Roster in IBC 23:
Nova Anglicana/Nueva Andalusia

The following nations have had their membership lapsed for not posting a roster after having membership in danger. They can rejoin once they post a roster in a future edition, as they are former hosts:
Electrum
Royal Kingdom of Quebec

The following nations have had their membership lapsed for not posting a roster after having membership in danger. They can rejoin once they post a roster and at least 1 RP for 2 consecutive editions:
San Llera
Ko-oren

All current committee members are listed in this spoiler. Let me know if I've made a mistake.

Saintland/Free Republics
Valladares
Ceni/New Gelderland
Drawkland
Ethane
Abaja
Qasden
Nova Anglicana/Nueva Andalusia
Abanhfleft
Vangaziland
Frenline Delpha
Saint Kanye
Valanora
Anglatia/Iron Syndicate

Ranks incoming tonight I hope.