Originally Posted by Anonymous
Is there any reason to believe that the DCE 28 team will be any good considering how BLC struggled in HOCO and the DCE 27 team is abysmal?

Step 1--hang on to their good players
Step 2--upgrade the coaching
Step 3--add new players (preferably by poaching from Madlax and NL by offering more PT)

Step 1 already in progress, Step 2 happening (no dad coaches for DCE). Big key will be Step 3. Yeah BLC "struggled" in HOCO but NL was only two wins better than them and I'm sure there's sizable amount of players on that team that would love to be starters. No matter what DCE 2028 will be playing Hoco Elite next spring and they go to good tournaments so if you're more about getting your kid developed and seen on a bigger stage versus W/L then it could be a good spot. If you're already starting and happy at NL/ML then no need to move. There's also potentially some kids at the AAA level that are ready to move up.