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ok, one more sim ahead of us. i changed my offensive focus from ballanced to outside. we'll see how it goes. wanted to see the full capacity of that outside trio of bibby - mcgrady - radmanovic. very good schedule for my team again after that first 20 brutal games. so here it goes;

        Kings @ Bucks  W      
    Kings @ Jazz    W          
    Kings @ Trailblazers W   
    Kings @ 76ers        L
    Nets @ Kings       W       
    Suns @ Kings      W

the cpu will probably go with some crazy results again (like last time when celtics beat me by 34 :shock: ). i'm expecting to go 5-1, but it will probably be something diferent. game of the sim for me; Nets@Kings. lost the last time in very close game in new jersey so i hope my boys remember that and that game will also be a very good indicator of how my team really is good.

now let's establish ourselves as the top team in the pacific :!:

The Good:
- 10 game winning streak over a 2 sim period.
- Some Very good wins (Mavs, @Hornets, @Kings)
- Back in first place.
- Now have a winning record on the road (8-7)

The Bad:
- Lost Chauncey Billups, who was playing VERY good ball (luckily only for 6 games).
- Lost to the Wizards to end the streak.

The Bad: My team inexplicably went 5-3, with Tinsley getting hurt mid sim.

The Good: I'm only 4 losses back of 8th place if my team decides to keep winning.

nonsense! no way the nets could have beat me without billups :roll:  :?:

Unfortunatly for all of the western conference teams, it looks like my Grizzlies will soon reach the top of the standings and repeat their trip to the finals.

We went 5-1 this sim only losing to Dallas.

Must have been the depth I finnally got with Joe Johnson and Bowen.

Fuk, forgot to set my DC, too busy with exams.  

Damn I lost 4 close games: 7 by the heat, 1 by the pistons, 3 by the raptors, and 2 by the warriors....

God damn it

not satisfied

kings perfomance;


@bucks. 99:90 W

mcgrady; 36p, 3s, 6a and 9r
bibby; 20p,10a,7r
webber; 16p,14r,6a, 2b
songalia; 12p,7r
miller; 10p,6r

@jazz 85:96 L

just a bad game overall

@blazers 105:94 W

mcgrady; 22p,4a, 5r
bibby; 17p,10a,6r
miller; 20p,16r
webber; best game of the year for him. fantastic overall performance;
             18 points, 5 blocks, 4 steals, 10 rebounds, 70% shooting
radmanovic; 11p, 6a, 5r

@76   117:107 W

mcgrady; 45p, 10r, 7a
webber; 19p, 13r, 3b
miller; 17p, 11r
bibby; 16p, 16a

vs nets 112:105 L

mcgrady; 37p, 7r
songalia; 19p, 10r
  :shock:
radmanovic; 18p, 4a, 6r

already said this game was nonsense, bibby dissapired i don't know why, and the nets was without billups :roll:  :shock:  :?:  no faking freaking way possible, but i'll move on...

vs suns 109:114 W

mcgrady; killed kobe bryant- 34p, 4a, 8r. kobe got into foul trouble   guarding the greatest assasin alive
bibby; 25p, 9a, 7r
miller; 13p, 5a, 9r


still unsatisfied, still waiting for some serious winning streak. hoped for 5-1, went 4-2

Erm....you realize Lindsey Hunter (the guy who replaced Billups) is an A defender.

That made my starting lineup an A+, A+, A, A-, A defensively.

yeah i forget about how lucky you are when the minimun guy become A defender

Or that he is pretty good GM Kings...  Lay off the complaining...

Happy with the latest sim.
Finally had a decent sim, and beat some teams that I should normally beat.  Not a single one over 0.500, but 5-1 is 5-1.

Lebron played better at the SF spot...  Hit 45% from the field, his best since I picked him up.
Hinrich has been on a tear lately, getting his averages back up to closer to last years performances.  53% and 44% this last sim.
Raef has been a great backup center/pf for me...  12/8 in 27 mpg this lat sim.

oh please, how in the world he could have predicted that 34 year old pg will improve to A defense? he picked him cause he was the last player on the market that wasn't terrible

Hey numbnuts, Lindsey Hunter was signed on day 1 of the season. AFTER training camp.  I didn't have to predict jack didley squat.

http://ssba.phillyarena.net/transactions.htm

2007    1    Nets    Sign PG Lindsey Hunter for $1,000,000 over one year.

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Yeah, you don't bitch.
 :roll:

Another 6-1 sim. What a team this is.

Hornets got me, which I was very upset about :)

Other than that, well, what's to argue? The first season where I actually stand pat, and look what happens. I haven't made a trade since the off season, and I haven't even changed my original DC.

4.5 game lead over the entire Eastern Conference. Now in the history of the new SSBa only the Mavs have won more games than me (129 for him, 127 for me).

5th best offense, 4th best defense.

Game recap will come later. I'm off to bask in the glory of winning, and watch the blue jays game :)

netsGM; it's in my blood, i can't help it

Probably a little early for this, but I think the East comes down to the Nets, Raptors, Hornets or Pacers.  And I'm really only putting in the Pacers because of what they were and what they should be.

I think you're right. Hornets are a great team. I'm not sure if I can beat them. I do think I can beat you though :)

Of course you do.

You also thought you could win 55 last year.

Didn't he say he would go for 70 wins last season?

I think I can win 55 this year.

I think I match up well against you.

Yao>Emeka
Mihm>Sammy
Peja>Battier
House<Petit
Davis>Billups

My bench=your bench

 :roll:

Mihm wouldn't hit 35% of his shots against sammy in a series.

BTW, Yao's putting up the better stats on the year, but I know that C's are shooting 37% on the year against Emeka.  Do you know what Yao's percentage is?

Those 2 are much closer than you'd like to think.

Oh, I know they are close.

But I'm still taking Mihm over Sammy. What's Sammy's role on your team? Because Mihm's role on my team is to rebound and block shots. And Mihm is doing both of those better than Sammy.

Defend, rebound and block shots.

The opposition's starting PF's against Sammy:
37.5%

Nets as a TEAM are ranked higher than the Raptors in Blocks, opponents turnovers, opp fg% and opp ppg, and are only 0.2 rebounds less per game than the raps.  So I'm not really worried if Mihm has the stat advantage.

BTW, just to reiterate:
C's: 37%
PF's: 37.5%
SF's 39%.

And those are only the starters.  I'm sure it would be a much lower % if I took the scrubs from the bench as well.

Well, I guess my best counter arguement is the fact that I am the best team in the League and you are 6 games behind me.

Yes, clearly in the beginning of the season you were a better offensive team.

I think these last two sims, I've closed the game considerablyl.

Remember, 2 sims ago I was 12-11.  There are many, many games to go.

I'm ready for them.

I have a team that is top 5 in offense and defense, with 4 potential all leaguers.

So you're telling me Mihm is better than garnett, dirk, O'neal, or Duncan?

And Peja is better than anyone who can play defense?

Oh lordie, even I didn't think you could get this bad.

Team record should be taken into consideration too, IMo. Hvae no idea if the CPu does.

And I challenge you right now to name 3 guys who should be all league SF's over Peja.

Paul Pierce, Dirk, Shawn Marion.

Defense counts.

Team record doesn't make mihm better than garnett.  That's the most laughable comment I've ever heard.

Hawks go 3-5, not a good sim for us...Melo, Houston and Tanner all played ok but not good enough...Tayshaun's effectiveness is starting to drop a lot...Alvin Schenk is really stepping it up and I hope that he can be a big time factor in my playoff push

went 5-1

Dwight had a 42pts, 18 rebounds performance not to mention a 18-23 field goal. AMAZING!

but still DAMN!

i think magic will surprise alot of people

they do already.
i am not considering my season a failure since i still search for the right lineup and pace. with redd i own now a player who wants to be number 1.
lets see if i can bring JO back to normal.

I need my boys to come back from injury, I was really excited to see what pavel could do as a starting C. Plus, Christie was the 3rd guard in my rotation.

As for the pissing contest  :) , I will predict the Raptors as champs. But:

Nets 91, HORNETS 72
Hornets 92, RAPTORS 86

And Battier absolutely shut down Marion.

there is really no SF in the league that I would take over Marion. I think he's the best at his position, although Peja will get all-league first team and Kiri will get all-defensive first team. 2.4 blocks as a SF is pretty amazing.

Paul Pierce over Peja is one of the most laughable comments I've ever heard.

Being able to handle the ball matters too.  Being available to play big minutes matters too. Scoring matters too.

And now you've listed Dirk as a SF and a PF.


At this stage I'd take Mihm over O'Neal. And I'd sure as hell take Peja over Paul Pierce.

I doubt all-league first team, but it should be 2nd or 3rd team. Marion should be all-league first team, but a case can easily be made for Peja over Peirce and Dirk.

Raptors 108, NETS 103

Peja dropped 37 on Battier.

Dirk plays SF so he belongs in this discussion of SF's.

Fine, take dirk out of the PF discussion and put Hoffa in, and the discussion still stands.

As for Pierce vs. Peja, not even close to laughable.  26.5 ppg with A- defense  I would take over 29 ppg at B defense.  Obviously Peja's going to turn the ball over less.  He's a set shooter.

And if you're going to completely devalue a guy based on turnovers, that takes Baron davis and his 2nd in the league 4.9 turnovers per game out of the running for best pg.  What's the difference between Baron and Chauncey?  
Baron: 15.2 ppg (43.3%, 69%, 35%), 10 apg, 4.9 topg (2/1 a/to), 2.6 spg
Chauncey: 15.2 ppg (46.7%, 82%, 37.5%), 9.3 apg, 3.6 topg (2.6/1 a/to), 2 spg.

Statistically about the same (score the same, chauncey does so much more efficiently, baron gets slightly more steals and assists, but Chauncey has a better a/to and s/to ratio).  So what's the difference?  Defense.  Chauncey's a B defender.

If you're going to tell me Pierce can't be better than Peja because of TO's, even though he's a better defender, I'll tell you Baron can't be better than Chauncey because of TO's, even though Baron's a better defender.

Obviously, that's laughable.  Just like your dismissal of Pierce.

And Dirk, IMO, is clearly better.  Still puts up 25 pts, with great percentages, and plays A defense, without turnovers.   Just like I think Marion is CLEARLY better.  Heck, now that Kirilenko has moved to SF, I'd take him over Peja.

We could sit here and wait until the computer makes the selections, but that would be stupid.  The computer deciding doesn't make one right or wrong.  But if you honestly think Mihm's the best PF in the game, and to a lesser extent Peja's the best SF in the game, then you have issues.

I never said Mihm is the best PF in the game, I said he is a POTENTIAL all leaguer, which is top 3, doughhead.

And I DO think my team is the best team in the League, and Mihm and Peja are a part of that team.

I am not satisfied with how the clippers are performing lately... but that last 4-4 sim should have been better if it wasnt for Kwame Brown to be injured in 4 losses.

i only know who's the best SG in league :)

Yeah, Garrett is playing pretty good ball.

hehe, nice joke...

No, Tmac's having a better year, but it's close.  Pettit's efficiency as a #1 option-guard (1.28 pps) is simply unbelievable.  There are only 2other guards in the top 10 in scoring, tmac (1.20 pps) and Pierce (1.23 pps) aren't even close to as efficient.

And even though Tmac's having a better year, no way I'd trade Pettit for him.

only cause of age, off course. but tmac is clearly better...

Age, potential, salary, and team need (I need a guy who can hit 40+% consistently from 3).

nor would i trade tmac for him...he's a fictional player afterall :)

That's a shocker...

I'd also take Petit over T-Mac...Petit is probably going to end up being the SSBA's all-time leading scorer before it's all said and done and he can dominate a game in so many ways...he's probably the best player in the game after 2 more TC's

well by the time that happen, i'l probably won't be here anymore, so i don't care...

I figured you'd be anti-Pettit.

Losing out on the first pick turned out to be the turning point of my franchise :)

why? i've already expresed my dislike for these kind of players for many times...

lol, i wish i could be but I love the way he plays, although it does piss me off when I see him putting up 40 on occassion and Tanner struggling to hit 20

Sarcasm. You've mentioned that a few times, so I knew.

sorry, thought you haven't noticed

The jazz are on a 7-3 tear in the last 10 with Booth being out a couple games. Kirilenko had a 45 point performance for me as well. It looks like i'll be making one more small move too before i'm done. I moved from 9th in the West to 5th in one sim. No longer this season will I be seen as an easy win.

Really Odd.
For this sim....
Home: 96.3 ppg on 43% shooting, 34.3% 3pt.  49 rebounds, 8.6 steals, 6.7 blocks
Road: 98.3 ppg on 48.5% shooting, 41.5% 3pt, 51 rebounds, 10.8 steals, 7.5 blocks.

Played better on the road in every facet of the game.  I think that's a first for me.

Okafor still had 2 games where he was hampered by foul problems.  But had some monster performances when he wasn't (28/9, 25/16, 32/11).

Pettit didn't put up quite as many shots, which I'm a little upset about, because he did shoot 48%, 45% from downtow.  An astounding 6.3 apg during the sim.

Billups was playing by far his best ball before he got injured.  20.3 ppg, 7.8 apg, 54.4% shooting, 50% from downtown (2 made per game).  Nearly had a triple double against the Hawks (20 pts, 9 boards, 11 assists).

Battier with twice as many steals as turnovers.  When Hunter started, he chipped in with 10 pts, 5 assists and 1.7 steals/game.