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Make your picks.

I said bucks at the beginning of the season were my surprise team and i'll stick with 'em.

I vote Celtics.

And on an unrealted topic, I can't believe there hasn't been more trades yet.

i went with Bucks, I think they made the right move getting Okur for the playoff push

I voted for the Wiz, cuz Amare and AI will get it done.

Two of the 4 teams can make it and it's gonna be Bucks and my Celtics. We made the moves, while the competition stayed pat - some despite major injuries - or even threatened to break up.

But I can be completely wrong as well ...

I forgot about the acquistion of Andre Miller, I have to give props to both the Bucks and Celts for making moves at the deadline to help their respective teams.

Tough choice. Pretty dead race with all the teams having a shot. I guess it will come down to injuries.

I wouldn't necessarily say that because you made moves, that means you're going to win.

However, I think you made the RIGHT moves, and that's why I think you're going to make it.

Oh no, not the Wizards. Please, no... :lol:

Somehow that little word "NECESSARY" dropped from my screen. I was fit right in there between "THE" and "MOVES" and now I found it lyint on my keyboard, right behind the "F8" key ...


 :wink:

No respect for the Pistons???

Well ...



... NO !




Just kidding, but you gotta believe in yourself ...  :wink:

I'm always looking to improve my team...  How many times has your team been the the Finals???  or even the play-offs???

Pistons calm down. It was a joke made in good will, nothing more.

Calm down???  Aren't you the one the goes on the "fuck this, fuck that" rant every time your team loses a game or if a player get injured for a game or 2???  I thought so...  I don't believe I was out of line, I was just asking a couple of questions...

Both of you are right.

Pistons calm down and Kings are a hypocrit.

i guess im officially out of the playoff race ehhehee.... :lol: gud luck to all

i'm pretty sure the Wizards will make it.

I think I'll get the other playoff spot.

I am not a hypocrit! I never attack anyone! I'm just mad at myself, at my team or at the god damn program when i lose, NO ONE else!

But alright, i'm a hypocrit cause i wanted to calm things and to fix some obvious misunderstandings between 2 GM's?? Just great...

What did the Pistons do?  He got overzealous in his defense.

What are you doing right now?  Getting overzealous in your defense.

Game, set, match.

What? Sorry but that's a really bad explanation.

Overeacting on a obvious joke made in good will (Celtics is doing that all the time and we all enjoy his posts and healthy sense of humor) and getting little mad when someone calles you a hypocrit for absolute no reason are 2 completely diferent things.

It seems like you're not so good at chess...

*groan*

Man, we gotta stop doing this.

I have never been to the Finals and I have never been to the playoffs (and according to the stats neither have the Celtics before me).

But I also never offered to break up my team to everyone (which sounds to me like giving up on the season). Otherwise I'd have very much faith in the Pistons since - looking at the rosters of the five contenders - you have by far the best players on your team ...


 8)

common guys....everyone relax.... :lol: this is just a forum... :lol:

Kings, you get overdefensive in everything.  Don't even try to say you don't.

I'm finished with this discussion.

If someone called you a hypocrit you would have done the same.

End.

i got your back

I honestly didn't even know I was still in the playoff race until yesterday I actually bothered to check the standings for the first time in a few sims.  Being over 10 games under .500, and on a massive losing streak, you sorta assume you're out of the hunt.  Guess not.  I got a easy sched down the stretch, hopefully I can pull out some wins and sneak in

There is a slight chance.

First, you got the most favourable schedule of all of us
then you play the Wiz three more times (but they got 7 more wins already)
and finally: you're on a roll somewhat, having won 6 of 10


Good luck !  8)

Kings, by your post, I'm assuming that you do not understand the full meaning of the word hypocrite. Allow me to break it down for you...

Entry Word: hypocrite
Function: noun
Text: one who affects virtues, qualities, or attitudes he does not have

What you told Pistons to do: Calm down

What you never do yourself: Calm down

I thought it was a 2 faced behavore. Is it?

 :lol:

Huh? Please don't confuse me. A hypocrite is basically someone who gives out advice or something of that nature, but does not follow by that advice himself.

Which could describe two-faced behavior.  Part of the problem here I beleive is due to the fact that English is not KingsGM first language.

Hm...there is a slight diference we have in Croatia when we say hypocrate. Under that word we consider someone.. a liar somehow, 2 face person, someone who's corupted or something like that. A bad person i would say. But your definition also stands. I belive that's a another word i don't understand fully. I guess we use that in diferent context.

For example i've noticed calling someone a bastard in US is pretty ordinary but in Croatia that would be a heavy insult which could result a fight. And reverse, i'm sure we have some words that we do not find offensive but they would be in your country.

My point was: get mad, yell, do what you want if there is a reason for it. I've never reacted badly on any kind of joke here. I did when someone provocated me for no reason or when some of my main players go down in some crucial point of the season. But then again, that was all my own personal wars with the program, not with anyone else here.

Hey people, get yourself a life ...  :evil:


This is OUR thread - to discuss the scrambling of some teams trying to get into post season (and the millions of followers filling the stadiums on a nightly basis)

so could you PUH-LEAZE take your discussions to a more appropriate forum and leave us alone here ... we gotta have enough to discuss WITHOUT your meta-stuff too.

 :twisted:

No problem, point taken. But you have to calm down... :P

WHAT DID YOU SAY????


 :)

But SSBA is my life ...and even more so for some of our younger brethern.  How dare an old fogey like you try to lecture these young guns on life !!!!

BTW since this doesn't apply to the western conference where I am soooooooooo far behind that playoffs is a foreign word who friggin' cares.

 :shock:

Haha...No, SSBA is not a life. At least not mine. :)

Hey Celtics, what does it matter?  You're no longer relevant to the original point of this thread, which was the playoffs ;)

That's why I'm always afraid of making deadline deals.  Just never know how it's going to work, and it rarely works right away.

Lol...  Nets, you have not made a deal since trading for Samuel Dalembert 2 years ago...

 :shock:

Seriously? Wow, that's amazing.

I could never go that long :)

not true.  I traded for chauncey billups.  and I've traded a pair of first round picks and a 2nd round pick.

You like when I did that to you on RealGM?

Ah, sorry...  Forgot about the Billups deal...
So, the JKidd deal, the Dalembert deal, and the Billups deal...

Since you traded the 1sts and the 2nds for practically nothing (aka cap space), going to have to not count those...

If I had to guess, I would say you were 2nd to last in trading activity to the Blazers???  

Not that there is anything wrong with that   :wink:

Luck has been on your side as well...

If it's working, why trade? That's my philosophy.

The whole 19 thing?

Wasn't nearly as funny as this.

Luck?  Let's go over this.

Trade 1:
Kidd + Jefferson for Boozer and Humphries
People initially told me I got ripped on this...until they figured out what I was trying to do.  There were 5 or so other teams with cap room.  4 of them had more room than me.  I traded 5 million more in salary than I received, and found the one team that had cap space willing to absorb the salary.  By doing so I had more cap room than anyone, and got the centerpiece of my team (Okafor).  Hawks were probably furious with me, as they were far and away the leaders to get Okafor.  Heck, they should probably have Okafor and Pettit, lol.  But I leapfrogged them to get Okafor, and they passed over Pettit.

Trade 2:
Humphries + Zo for an expiring.  This eventually got me Battier with my cap space (without this trade I would have been right at the cap).

Trade 3:
Boozer for Daniels + #3
Another trade people thought favored the Raptors.  Said Daniels was pretty much worthless (I ended up trading him for a lottery pick), and Boozer was a 22/10 pf with A potential.

Trade 4:
#3 for Dalembert.
People really thought I got ripped on this one.  Dalembert was considered "nice", but not worth the #3.  But I've been top 3 in the league in opp fg% every year since.

Trade 5:
Daniels for Bulls pick (lottery).
Great return on investment IMO (although I eventually gave this pick away as compensation for my Shaq screwup, lol)

Trade 6:
Expirings + 1st round pick for Payton + Watson
This was the trade that allowed me to do #5.  Watson proved to be a great player for what I needed, and led me to a 52 win season.  Unfortunately, I went big on the first day of FA, ignored him, and lost him to the heat

Trade 7:
Cato for Billups
Effectively used cap room to land an all-star pg.  Was a bit lucky though, as Nuggets were desperate for a big.

The only one I'd really consider luck is Pettit.  Outside of that, I wouldn't say it's been luck.  But no, i'm not overly trigger happy on trades.

Yes, but effective.  I didn't see a post from you afterwards :)

I actually just went back and looked at it again - touche, it was effective. I saw you break out the dictionary (which I still don't agree with, because I think that if I'm 19, I'm not a teenager, but it's probably more of a socialization thing than a def'n). I didn't see all the people agreeing with you after :)

You have many many more trades then I thought... many of them were before I was a GM here, though, so I missed them...   :oops:

I did not mean luck in the trades, I meant luck in TC's...
Dalembert - from his initial D rating, he has gone up 5 ability levels...  No one could have seen that one coming

Pettit - Has raised 5 ability levels since drafted, although not shocking, since he did have an A potential, and was only 20 years old.  Bu that is better then the average for an A potential.

Emeka - has raised 5 ability levels since signed, although also not that unusual, considering his A potential.

Battier - has gained 2 ability levels since you have picked him up, started off at B potential.  Not unusual...

Billups - Has gained 2 ability levels since you have acquired him...  suprising and lucky,considering one of those was in defense, right afetr he was acquired.  Being 28 with C potential, those increases I would consider lucky...

Your starting 5 has gotten better, consistently, through training camp.  That is the luck part, not the moves you have made.  All the moves were well thought out, imo...

Only the Clippers and the Hornets have had TC's that good...  And those are mostly driven by the absolutely incredible TC's of Gordon and Livingston.

However the real measure of a team is how the compete after poor training camps ;)

Lol...  your players have had crazy TC's...  Good thing Yao has gone up 3 abilities in the last 2 TC's...  Baron has been all over the place, and Peja has been consistent dropper...  Mihm is up 2 since the start...

Mihm hasn't had good TC's for me. His shooting percentage was much nicer last year when he was at B- inside. 41.8% is pretty bad.

At least Baron is back to A+ defense now.

And yeah, Peja keeps on dropping. Don't know what I will do if the defense goes to C+.

TC? Please, please don't mention that word...i have to...i have....i have to  :puke:  :puke:

IMO I was actually very active the first two years.  Since then I've had a starting 5 I've been happy with.  Since then I've been relatively calm, tradewise.

Although there have been times I've been close.  Last year when Utah was ready to break up their team, I wanted Kirilenko in the worst way.  And this deadline I was actually very heavily considering a trade.  But for the most part, I'm hesitant.  3 50 win seasons will make one less likely to jump at every trade ;)

This is the year though.  After this year, I'm no longer a player in free agency, so I'll probably be more inclined to do deals.  For example, at this deadline I turned down a deal primarily because I'd have 5 mil less in FA.

Sunday's my big day, when we find out who will hit the market.  I really want to land a marquee free agent this year.

Lol...  Condsidering how much you complained about your TC, and yet...


Brad Miller stayed the same (center)
Gooden went up 1
Marbury stayed the same
McGrady went down 1
Moiso dropped 2 (but he had gone up 3 the previous TC)

Not much to complain about there...

Well, you cannot have any of my free agents :)
Wow, cannot believe Sunday is the day for free agent decisions already...

Sometimes I hate the way I've built my team.

I'm a backup SF/SG away from having the complete team. So I CAN'T make trades.

When you're winning at a 77% clip, it's impossible to think that a trade would be a good idea.

I've only made one trade since the Yao/Peja for Gooden/Boozer deal, and that was the Cato deal in which I didn't give up anything.

If I were to win the Championship this year, I might consider trying something different next year.

I'm set to have 20+ mil in cap space, so I'm bound to get  someone... :?

Goldenstate:
Miller droped at PF on D
Mcgrady droped on handle
Gooden droped from A defense at SF to A-
Pietrus droped from A- to B+ on defense
Kevin Stankovic, my only backup PG at that time, lost on handle

...and to make things more horrible, the only one who went up was Francis for whom i had deal (Marbury). I said before, i wasn't concerned at all on any other aspect except defense. And 3 of my starters went down on D. :?

Whaaaaaaa!!!!!!   :roll:

Sometimes you hate your dominant, best in the league, team...   oh for goodness sake, I want this post in the Hall of Fame...

Do you have any idea how hard it is for me, the King of Trades, to not make any?

It's like quitting smoking but a 100x worse ;)

GoldenState: you weren't around from the beginning?  You've been posted since Feb 8th, which was sim 2 of season 1.

Sundays not the day decisions are due, but the day I send them out.

I think I may be your competition for the King of Trades. But I don't think that that is really something to brag about... :?:

I missed the opening free agency...  I was signed up, but just did not know it was starting...  The beginning was probably the biggest trading frenzy ever, and I missed out on the fun :)

Well, Sunday is a big day for me...  The future of the Franchise is at stake.  Will Araujo and Swift stick around?  Will they be a dominant frontcourt for the next 5-6 years together? Stay tuned...

Hmm, since Araujo is obviously Batman, and Swift is Robin, while Hinrich I would day is Alfred (always setting them up), would that make Iggy Batgirl?   Probably should not mention that in salary negotiations with him.   :P

But at their natural positions, Miller was even and Gooden was better.

I thought FA resignings came out after the playoffs.

I'm not talking about just quantity, I'm also talking about quality.

No offense, but I've done alot more for my team than you have for yours. I've turned a crappy team into the SSBA's best team in history.

How was your initial team crappy?
Your initial team would be really quite good right now...
Rafer at point, a pretty decent PG...
Carter at SG, one of the better in the league...
??? at SF, have no idea who started (guessing MoPete???)
Bosh at PF...  while never getting to what I thought he would be, he is a decent player
And of course, the Brazillian Beast, Araujo...

That's a playoff team, imo...

No depth.

And it was Donyell at SF.

It was pretty bad.

Decisions come out right at the end of the regular season adn are due at the end of the postseason, so we can go right into draft.

And yes, the Raptors were anything but crappy.   I was crappy.  I had no cap room (well, technically, i had just over the MLE), and zoran planninic, Alonzo Mourning and Rodney Buford in my starting lineup, i think.  And Jefferson (my 2nd best player) was a B- defensively.

3 straight 52 win seasons coming up ;)

I see you forgot to mention the 2nd best player in the league, Jason Kidd... ;)

Not sure who would get the best rebuild crown...

We had no cap room either. I had Jalen Rose's contract I had to get rid of!!

Even being able to do that should get me some sort of medal.

But hey, I ain't gonna complain, I look forwards, not backwards. And right now I see a long playoff run for me.

WOW...somebody put me in the list...im one win away from bucks for the 8th spot and hope he loses 3 of his next games.... :lol:

^ The more important number is losses, as in you have 3 more of those than me :)

Now to make a reasonable outlook, this is what we look at:

Bucks (36-39):
Kings @ Bucks  L
Clippers @ Bucks  L
Bucks @ Bulls  L
Bucks @ Hawks  W
Magic @ Bucks  L
Bucks @ Heat  W
76ers @ Bucks  W

Heat (35-42):
Knicks @ Heat  W
Heat @ 76ers  L
Heat @ Hawks W
Heat @ Bulls W
Bucks @ Heat L

Celtics (32-41):
Celtics @ Jazz  L
Timberwolves @ Celtics  W
Wizards @ Celtics  W
Knicks @ Celtics  W
Pacers @ Celtics  L
Celtics @ Bulls  W
Celtics @ 76ers  L
Celtics @ Knicks  W
Nets @ Celtics  L

Bucks 39-43
Heat  38-44
Celtics  37-45

So I have to beat two from the Nets, Jazz, Sixers or Pacers to get into the mix (not to mention beating the improved Knicks twice). Otherwise it's tee time from now on ...

And the Bucks need to beat the Heat in the final matchup (which i believe the'll do) or the standings would be reversed.
 8)

my last game with the bucks will be the key...BUT I'LL WIN IT!!!!! :twisted:  :wink:

You see, THAT's exactly the main reason I traded for her. Can you imagine the positive effects on the whole locker room ...

And for that honor, I'd prefer to wait one or two more seasons to see how the "youth" strategy of Sonics and Celtics pan out ...


 :D

If I go 3-4, I think the Heat will have to go undefeated.  I also think it's more likely I'll win a home game against one of the Kings/Magic instead of @Miami.   I also think it's more likely I'd beat the Bulls on the road.

at this point it's just wait and see.

Well, the Sonics were in the Finals the first year of the league...  Kind of precludes getting the rebuilding crown.  Although I am not looking forward to facing the Sonics for the next 10 years in my division...