MPBA RULES

League Format

30 teams will participate in MPBA SEASON 1. Teams will be placed into two conferences. 15 teams will be in the western conference. 15 teams will be in the eastern conference. Teams will all of each other FOUR times.,, MUST HAVE MIN 60 GAMES TO MAKE PLAYOFFS

In the each conference, the top eight teams will advance to the playoffs. The winner of the playoffs is declared the winner of the competition.

Each team must have at least EIGHT players and no more than fifteen players on their roster.

League Schedule

Games will take place on any day during the week at any time opposing managers agree on. Teams must stay as active as the rest of the league. Teams will receive a warning if they are below the requirement. If a team receives more than one warning, they will be replaced.

Playoffs Rules

ALL ROUNDS OF PLAYOFFS will be best out of 7.

Playoff match-ups: Eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs and are seeded one to eight. The first seed is matched with the eighth seed, second seed with seventh, third seed with sixth, and fourth seed with fifth.

In the second round of the playoffs, The winner of the first/eighth seed game will play the winner of the fourth/fifth seed game. The winner of the second/seventh seed game will play the winner of the third/sixth game.

In the third round of the playoffs(Eastern/Western Conference Finals), The winners of the second round, will play each other to advance to the ABL final.

In the MPBA Final, the winner of each conference will play each other in a three game series. First team to win two games, wins the ABL.

ROSTERS

Owners please make a post on THE OFFICAL PAGE with your roster. Max roster is 15 . Minimum is 8 players. You can sign free agents anytime up to the deadline as long as you have an opening. But you can only release players after the team has completed 30 gms from the time they were signed. To make any trades or signings contact street sweepaz or tyrell hopkins

Tolerance Time

Communication must be established between both managers. Managers are free to find a different game if the one being setup is having any issues. Issues could include: The other team missing their 5th, there isn't a court to play on, server issues, etc.

Pre-Game Setup

To begin the process of starting a game, each team must meet the following requirements:

Each player on the” got next”/Squad circles must be on the team's roster .

Each team must have 5 players from their roster to play

Each team must be in either Italy, Germany, France, Spain or Japan. (To do so, players must change their language under the main menu settings. This will allow opposing teams to match up with you as long as you all are on the same language.

Each player must wear the jersey of their assigned team. Each squad must wear matching jerseys and shorts.

If a team breaks any of these rules, an automatic forfeit win may be demanded by the affected team if conclusive proof is provided.

Pre-Game Connection Issues

If there is a connection issue or any server issues, whereby the game does not start contact the management of the opposing team and make an attempt to fix the connection issue or reschedule.

Mid-Game Connection Issues

Teams have the ability to back out of the game due to one or more of their players lagging out with in the FIRST minute only. After the first minute the team must play the game out without the player. The whole team needs to back out a minute within the lag out.

If a player lags out, the individual stats that the cpu MyPlayer score after the lag out shall not be recorded, but if said player lags out and his cpu MyPlayer scores throughout the game, these points count toward the final score.

Reschedules During Playoffs

Any request to reschedule a playoff match must first be approved by a site admin. In the event that no approval is given and the playoff match is not played on time, a forfeit win may be awarded to either team or both teams may be disqualified from the tournament.

3.1 Game Play Conduct

Each player on a squad must have a different release than their teammate during a league game.

BANNED JUMPSHOTS ARE ALRIDGE, 70, 22 AND RUDY GAY

To avoid "cheese" there will be a height limit set for each position. The Limits are as follow:

PG - 6 Foot 9
SG - 6 Foot 9
SF - 7 Foot
PF - 7 Foot 3
C - 7 Foot 3

ANY player seen to use a "Demi-God" Pro to any extent in a league game will be sentenced to a PERMANENT ban. His team will forfeit the game. Evidence must be submitted to the admins.

When trying to create a shot, players are not permitted to move side to side(Left, right, left, right) in attempt to avoid his defender. After a first offense, the player in question will receive a warning. Anymore offenses from the same player will result in suspension.

MBPA Teams must wear any of the following: Jerseys, T-shirts, or warm-ups. (Black Jersey included)
***If the opposing team asks that you take off the warm-ups, you must comply. This is to avoid an Demi-God concerns.

Evidence of any game play that appears to veer from "normal" game play may be reviewed and penalized by the League Staff. This includes glitching, hacking, or any other non-regular game play.

3.2 Going for an Offensive Charge Foul

A player is not permitted to attempt a charge outside of the perimeter by standing in place and having the opponent run into the player. This is to avoid an offensive foul "cheese". Anything inside the perimeter is fair game. If a player does attempt a charge. The other team must give up possession received from the charge. If the team does not give the ball back, the opposition must send video evidence of the action.

3.3 Holding B to avoid being boxed out Cheese

A player is not permitted to press "B" when attempting to go up for a rebound.

3.4 The Out-Of-Bounds Cheese

A player is only permitted to intentionally go out of bounds when said player gets "stuck" down low due to 2K mechanics. At this point said player is allowed to go out of bounds intentionally to avoid the 3 seconds call.

4.1 Restitution

If any rule is broken during the course of the game, proceed in returning the game play back to its original state as quickly as possible. Make sure to make the restitution clear and obvious to avoid any confusion. For example, in the event that a player does the "charge" cheese (e.g. Game Conduct), be clear about your intentions and go out of bounds to give the ball back to the opposition. In any situation where a rule is broken (left right cheese) and the team breaking the rule scores, the points will not count on that play. If you believe a team has violated a rule during game play and no restitution was made, proceed in filing a complaint to a site admin.

4.2 Filing a Complaint

To file a complaint, contact a site admin via PM with your complaint and any evidence that can be given to help your case, whether it be witnesses, audio evidence, or video evidence. Your complaint will then be reviewed by all site admins and an official ruling will be made.

4.3 Rulings

All staff members will vote on all issues. If a decision can't be reached among staff members, the case will be taken to MBPA Committee.

4.4 Suspensions

Players that have been convicted of any cheese will receive the following punishments:

First Offense: Warning

2+ Warning for Charge/Out of Bounds/Height/Holding B to avoid being boxed out Cheese: 1 Game Suspension for each offense

2+ Warning for Left Right Cheese: 3 Game Suspension for each offense

********NOTE: Any points scored off any of this cheese DOES NOT count.

5.1 Staff Conduct

Staff members are expected to show respect to users at all times. The only exception is if extreme negative comments are directed toward a staff member or his team by another user. In this case, the staff member has the right, like any other user, to comment.

5.2 User Conduct

Users are expected to show respect to other users and staff members at all times. If there is evidence that a user's behavior is sufficiently disrespectful, the user will be reprimanded and may be suspended.

5.3 Secondary Accounts

Creating secondary accounts is highly prohibited, although we acknowledge that this may sometimes occur due to lack of awareness by the user. However, there is absolutely no excuse to own two accounts for the purpose of "hiding" one's identity from other managers, the site admins, and/or the community. Sufficient evidence of users owning second accounts to disguise their identities will be reviewed and acted upon on a case-by-case basis.