2020

Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum ended the season with the trophy for Robert Wetzel.

2020 GNG League Champion trophy

Season Summary

CBS Year in Review Nick Chubb and Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum take the crown Open archived recap

The 2020 season reads like one complete chapter in the CBS era. It ended with Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum holding the title for Robert Wetzel. The regular season was set by Alcoholnics, which went 8-6 with 962.0 points for in a 10-team field.

The division map mattered. GNG does not treat the standings as a simple top-six sprint: the East Side and West Side each send their own top three, so a manager has to survive his side of the league before worrying about the full table. SkinFan led West Side at 8-6, with Big Tex's Pillow Biters sitting on the cut line; The Brainers led East Side at 9-5, with Alcoholnics sitting on the cut line. That structure created the kind of NFL-style tension GNG has always liked: Black Micahs had a stronger overall profile than at least one playoff qualifier, but the divisional cut line still made the path unforgiving.

The weekly results give the year its pulse. SkinFan was the scoring heavyweight at 976.0 points for, a reminder that raw power and the final standings do not always tell the same story. Across 75 scored games over 17 weeks, the biggest combined score was Week 3, Black Micahs vs Alcoholnics at 190.0 combined points (109.0-81.0). The closest finish was Week 6, Homesick Abortions and DenBro tying at 51.0. The widest gap was Week 14, The Brainers over DenBro, 94.0-29.0 by 65.0. The playoffs added 7 bracket games across 3 rounds, ending with Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum over Alcoholnics in the final, with 71 game recaps adding color, led by "27 points from Russell Wilson helps give Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum the win".

Draft night left a trail of 150 picks across 10 teams and 15 rounds. Those roster choices are where the season starts to feel personal: the held-over stars, the missed bets, and the managers who had to live with both.

The CBS Year in Review added another angle: Coach Robert Wetzel took on all comers this season, and had what it took to prevail. Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum finished off 2020 with a 71 to 70 victory over Alcoholnics, giving them a 10 - 7 final record. Coach Wetzel benefited from quality at the top of their draft, picking up Nick Chubb, Austin Ekeler, and Russell Wilson with their first three picks. Its feature image framed the year as "Nick Chubb and Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum take the crown."

The message board gives the season its voice. The busiest thread was "Closest championship in History?" from Pinko Commie Bastards - Erran Yearty, drawing 11 comments. The recurring pressure points were draft strategy and roster building, trade pressure, and lineup and waiver arguments. Other season markers include "Top 3 Regular Season Games", "Fantasy Bowl 2020????", "2020 Trade Fees", and "Playoff and Draft Order Explained".

Taken together, the title race, the week-to-week swings, the roster choices, and the board chatter turn the season into more than a list of standings. It is a memory map for the managers who lived through it.

Season Model

At a Glance

Scoring Force SkinFan 976.0 points for set the season pace.
Signature Game Black Micahs vs Alcoholnics Week 3 reached 190.0 combined points.
Board Heat Closest championship in History? 11 comments from Pinko Commie Bastards - Erran Yearty.
Roster Stakes 150 draft picks 15 draft rounds, 7 playoff games, 71 local recaps shape the season memory.
2020 GNG League Champion trophy
Champion

Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum

Robert Wetzel

Record7-7
Points For799.0
Fantasy BowlLo Pan's House of Dim Sum 71.0, Alcoholnics 70.0

Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum finished the job against Alcoholnics in The Fantasy Bowl, Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum 71.0, Alcoholnics 70.0.

Playoff path: Big Tex's Pillow Biters to SkinFan to Alcoholnics

First-Round Byes

Division Champions

2020 West Side division champion trophy
West Side Champion

SkinFan

Tim Fabrizio

Record
8-6
Division
6-2
Points
976.0
Finished first in the division at the regular-season cutoff.
2020 East Side division champion trophy
East Side Champion

Pinko Commie Bastards

Erran Yearty

Record
9-5
Division
5-3
Points
812.0
Finished first in the division at the regular-season cutoff.

Playoff Bracket

CBS playoff history preserved from the year-by-year archive.

Champion Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum

Playoffs Round 1

Week 15
First-week bye
ByeBYE

Semifinals

Week 16

Championship

Week 17

Season Scoring Profile

Division Standings

GNG playoff paths run through the East Side and West Side. The top three teams from each division qualify, even when the full league table would tell a messier story.

Seed Manager Team W L T Pct Div PF PA
West Side Division Top 3 qualify
1 · Playoff Tim Fabrizio SkinFan 8 6 0 0.571 6-2 976.0 963.0
2 · Playoff Robert Wetzel Lo Pan's House of Dim Sum 7 7 0 0.500 3-5 799.0 770.0
3 · Playoff Billy Hayes Big Tex's Pillow Biters 6 7 1 0.464 4-3-1 822.0 865.0
4 Don Zimmerman DenBro 4 8 2 0.357 2-4-2 838.0 910.0
5 Chris Crowder Homesick Abortions 4 9 1 0.321 3-4-1 820.0 968.0
East Side Division Top 3 qualify
1 · Playoff Erran Yearty Pinko Commie Bastards 9 5 0 0.643 5-3 812.0 803.0
2 · Playoff Chuck Rittenhouse The Brainers 9 5 0 0.643 4-4 844.0 721.0
3 · Playoff Nick Claeboe Alcoholnics 8 6 0 0.571 4-4 962.0 917.0
4 Micah Russell Black Micahs 7 7 0 0.500 5-3 873.0 847.0
5 Patrick Jolle Zombie Werewolves 6 8 0 0.429 2-6 952.0 934.0

Week-By-Week

One scoring slate at a time, with the noise stripped out.

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