Quad Quips: Week One
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MLQ athletes have a lot to say and now we’re giving them space to broadcast those opinions weekly. “Quad Quips” is a series consisting of player thoughts and feelings from around MLQ. Each week a randomly-selected batch of athletes are sent a number of questions and prompts for which to respond. The majority are open-ended though multiple choice surveys are sometimes included.
Week One Survey Results
Who is the team to beat in 2025?
Houston Legends: 11% of respondents
Kansas City Stampede: 11%
San Antonio Soldados: 22%
New York Titans: 56%
Lauren Smith (KC) finished 2024 with 15 regular season stops. Mallory Hughes (HOU) finished with 13. In the 2024 meeting of the Kansas City Stampede and Houston Legends, Smith came up big with 6 stops. Which do you have coming out on top in their week one meetup?
Mallory Hughes (HOU): 11% of respondents
Lauren Smith (KC): 89%
If history repeats itself, flag pulls will matter in HOUvsKC. Who do you have walking away with the most grabs for week one?
Juan Acevedo (HOU): 33% of respondents
JD Hopton (KC): 67%
Open-Ended: Give us a hot take on a division of your choice. Can be about a specific player, team, performance expectations, etc.
“South: The Houston Legends will finally qualify for the championship!!!
East: With quite a few Team Canada players on the roster, Ottawa will be in peak form as they prepare for the World Cup and will have a strong chance to take down Washington.” Gabriel Kwok, Toronto Raiders
“South: San Antonio is gonna have the easiest path to champs ever, and still manage to fizzle out in the semis.
North: Monarchs can easily take the division if they prepare enough and play smart. They're biggest competition is Chicago and they can't play a proper half court to save their nine lives.
East: Washington and Boston have some really revamped rosters but I'm not convinced these kids are ready. Charlotte can easily take second as long as they don't screw it up....so they'll probably be third.” Zach Armantrading, New York Titans
“North: Chicago takes the top spot, but the spot for second is battled over in Chicago by the Raiders and Monarchs, with the Innovators in 4th, followed by the Riff.” Lachlan Craig, Toronto Raiders
“North: I love my Prowl family but I think the Monarchs vs Prowl series will be far closer than last years results with Monarchs taking a game and maybe series 👀
East: With Boston, I think we see them get losses outside of just Titans before Champs. The loss of a few of the BosNY players who were veterans could show against Washington and even Charlotte” Colin Gaines, New York Titans
“East: I feel sorry for anyone trying to defend Swathi Hand Down Man Down.” Ashton Jeanlewis, Houston Legends
“Even if the Admirals don’t beat NY, I wouldn’t be surprised seeing them finish second in the east.” Vincent Reyes, Kansas City Stampede
Who is the player to watch this weekend and why?
“Sam Reagan after a four-year hiatus from MLQ is back and he brought rocket fuel.” - Ashton Jeanlewis, Houston Legends
“Me. Duh. I'm taking the Washington Sadmirals to Dunk City, USA.” Zach Armantrading, New York Titans
“Tanner Hill is one of fresh new faces to join the Raiders this summer. Playing for the University of Guelph this year, Hill will be sure to make a significant impact on the quaffle game in the CLE vs TOR series. Expect the stats sheet to reflect his impact and ability to get the ball into open lanes and generate scoring opportunities.” Lachlan Craig, Toronto Raiders
“Chanun Ong, Faster than anyone you know and can force the other team to play at his pace. Absolute machine brain and always looking for the next play.” Vincent Reyes, Kansas City Stampede
“New addition to the Raiders roster Aaron Jin is going to be a key addition to Toronto’s seeking line against Cleveland.” Siri Beke, Toronto Raiders
“Nivash Jayaram on KC. First summer on a team outside of the Chicago area. Excited to see his debut on a team like KC that can utilize Nivs to a greater extent. And keep an eye on Nivashvs Andrew Acosta. I'm not too familiar with the South, but I am with Andrew Acosta's game and I think both are speedy scorers/defenders who can go at each other.” Colin Gaines, New York Titans
Our #MLQ2025 Series of the Week is the Houston Legends vs. the Kansas City Stampede. Give us your thoughts.
“Two teams who hit hard and run harder, most teams hate to see them coming.” Ashton Jeanlewis, Houston Legends
“Due to several additions and losses, a tight battle to come out on top of this series is sure to ensue. These two teams will battle it out to see if the Legends become exactly that and grab the bull by the horns, or if the kc team can tell Houston they have a problem.” Lachlan Craig, Toronto Raiders
“Snooze fest. What's the over/under on dropped passes, missed shots and hero-ball fails? Real talk: losing Bitzy Archibold, Riley Usami and Ryan Mehio in free agency is pretty tough. KC still has a chance but it's gonna take everything they've got. It's Houston's game to lose.” Zach Armantrading, New York Titans
“Business as usual for KC, 🧹” Vincent Reyes, Kansas City Stampede
“I believe we will see a repeat of August 3, 2024. While Stampede is missing big hitters this season such as: Ryan Mehio, Madi Namanny, TJ O’Conner, and Riley Usami, I believe Stampede has what it takes to repeat the results of last summer against the Legends.” Colin Gaines, New York Titans
Whip out the magic 8 ball and give us your upcoming weekend's predictions that you have not already provided.
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1.4 lbs - Ground Beef Chuck 80/20
2 tbsp Smoked Mango Habanero sauce
1 tsp Worcestershire
2 tsp salt
1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
¼ cup finely chopped Spicy Peppers
3 sliced fresh small Jalapenos
Pepper Jack, or Munster Cheese slices
Lettuce
Sliced Tomato
Sliced Onion
Buns
Ketchup
Mayonnaise" Ashton Jeanlewis, Houston Legends
“The Raiders will tune out the Riff taking a clean sweep while on the road, while the Stampede will best the Legends by a game in a two - one series win, with the Titans closing the weekend off with a sweep against the Admirals.” Lachlan Craig, Toronto Raiders
Taunting is Legal
Snoozefest. Y’all need to step up your quips next week.
“Word on the street is John Alvarez has lost his drip and is being demoted to the 5th string chaser line on Soldados. Big hit to his aura (-10,000).” Ashton Jeanlewis, Houston Legends
“The Titans are known for their fall.” Anonymous, Washington Admirals
“Saturday is garbage day, and the Raiders are ready to take out the trash🗑️🐼” Siri Beke, Toronto Raiders
“Brandon Kubena better meet me at tall hoop. 🤾🏻♂️” Vincent Reyes, Kansas City Stampede
“Glad to see that Matt Brown is back to clean up the mess Tad Walter makes on Prowl.” Colin Gaines, New York Titans
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