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This sim is a major sim for all the playoff races.  No team can truly be comfortable with their playoff position at this point (except the Clippers, who are 6.5 up)

Nets, i've changed some minor stuff in my DC couple of minutes ago.

Did the Kings really miss Mikael Pietrus that much?

Are the Warriors for real, after trading big for small?

Can Hoffa and Yao truly co-exist, and can Hoffa guard PF's?

Is Drew Gooden the final piece the Cavs need?

All these questions may be answered.  Stay Tuned...

As much as stats denies Pietrus effect on overall play, the fact is, i'm winning more with him. I have no idea what the reason is. I consider him a pretty lousy player and a stiff.


You guys infected me with this playoff race. At first, after the trade i mean, i wasn't even planing to get into the post season. My only goal was to get as higher pick as possible. But after some i blew up most of the western powerhouse in last sim, hunger came back.

Although, this sim will probably be another slap in my face or another dose of mediocricy.

I predict I overtake the Nets for best team in the Leuage after this sim.

What stats are those?
He is a career 45% shooter...
a career 48% shooter from 3 pt land.
And 6 rpg in 18 mpg is not bad at all.

Poor guy just has never gotten a shot.  Until now...   :P

What time is simmage at, Bods?

not sure, most likely 7'ish

Did you hit your head earlier today?   :P
From a wins standpoint, that is a statistical impossibility.

That is some serious trash talk from someone out of the playoffs, desperately trying to get in.

You going to take that, Bods?   :D

I don't think he meant about winning %. More in terms of dominating the teams IMO.

Considering I might not play my guys sim 12, he better be more dominating that sim ;)

Oh he was most certianly kidding :)

Sorry Bods, ANOTHER change in my DC! Stepania is now a first backup at both, C and PF.

The last time, i promise.

This guy has gotten lots of chances playing starting SG and SF for my Celtics in my rookie season. Didn't impress though. I even remember I gave my first 1st rounder to aquire him (and was ripped big time then), I really did ...  :cry:


... but then again, Pietrus gave me more than a season of solid and unspectacular play, later was a key element in aquiring Vlad Radmanovic from the Kings ;-) who was great here and later half of what brought Pau Gasol to the Celtics. Nice.
That pick I gave turned out #12 in 2009 since i barely missed the playoffs theat season and was converted into Jacques Holton, a nice project who is probably a season or two away from playing a prominent role on the Cavs.

Funny how things develop sometimes ...
  8)

erm...so go edit your dc.

LOL at the Kings making three depth chart posts, with a different change in each post. I guess he doesn't about that little thing called the edit button...

Yes off course i know, but i was worried if i just edit my post commish wouldn't have noticed.

nope.  haven't even started the sim.

YES!!!

7-1 sim, into the playoff picture!!

Yup, eastern conference playoff race looks to be about wrapped up.  Only question is if the Cavs can catch the 76ers.  Celtics jumped up to 5 and Raptors 8th.

West is still entertaining.  Kings and Warriors are hanging on...but not by much.  Mavs and Spurs are only 0.5 games back, but Spurs are pretty much inconsequential with Ray going down.

BTW Raptors, with a 5-4 sim, your single season win record is gone.  Now, I will be playing my starters, because I also need a 5-4 sim to mathematically eliminate the Pacers from the #1 seed.

Well my Raptors pick has gone to shit in the blink of an eye.  The Pistons pick is holding steady and the Spurs pick has got better for me.  As for my team, every player on my team except Tony Allen played like shit.  Ivan turning the ball over like crazy and Jameer playing inconsistent.  I don't want to overhaul my roster but I might try and move some people this off-season to get somebody who can hold on to the damn ball.

Ah, that sucks. Was hopinh for a good sim, but the team disappoints and goes 2-6, falling to .5 games behind 8th. I'll try to re-gain a spot, but it would be to no good if I do, likely losing in the 1st round. Gotta try, though...

Pierce goes down in Day 2 and misses the sim.  Other than that, Donta Smith played out of his mind and I went 5-4

Everyone say it along with me:

I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse. I do not believe in the Pierce Curse.

Hey tom, looks like we'll be meeting after all  :lol:

Went 3-1, looking to finish up the season strong and lock up homecourt.  I feel confident against the Celtics, even though they're having a 'Bulls like' hot streak  :)

Dude, I'm telling you

No one believed me when he was with me... People BEGAN to realise when he was with the Warriors... Now NO ONE can deny it, he is cursed

Wow, in the 2 games Hinkle started (for an injured Hedo) he played AMAZING

Against the Blazers: 32 points, 8 rebound, 4 steals, 0 turnovers, 11/15 from the field, 4/6 from the 3 point line and 6/6 from the FT line

Against the Wiz: 8 points, 19 rebounds

I'm so temptde to start him but I don't want to tinker my lineup and jepordize home court...

5-4 sim, with  games on the road, I am satisfied.  2 losses in overtime, but with such a young team, the pressure is good practice for them. Moved into the 8th playoff spot, with the Suns and Kings still very much in sight.

Hinrich has been brilliant since the trade, and had another great sim.
22 ppg, 11 apg, 5 rpg on 54% and 43% shooting.
This team is made for his abilities, and it shows.  Look for an All-Star berth next year for Kirk.

Deng has also been amazing.
18 ppg, 6 rpg, 2 spg on 47% and 56% shooting, as a non-option.

Kobe needs to step up his percentages a bit...
17 ppg, 5 rpg, 5.5 apg, on 42% and 31% shooting.
Next year I ill test him as a non-option, I think.

Swift had an Ok sim...
18 ppg, 10 rpg, 2.5 bpg, on 43%.  Only 31 mpg, that hurt a little.

Finally, Iggy is a great 6th man.
7 ppg, 4 rpg, 3 apg, and only 1 topg, on 40% and 46% shooting.

If Finley has a good TC next year, this team will be in great shape.  For now, the fight for a playoff spot continues...

1-6 , 2nd worst sim this season, but not a suprise, considering my current roster is the weakest so far after trading jackson,  got defeated by all PO teams, only beat Cavs, only defeat from non-PO team came from Lakers, my candidate for one of TOP 5 worst teams this season, that was only disappointment considering i was playing at home altough some guys were putting some impressive nuimbers, that's good, most of my youngsters made some big games this sim, it's good to see they have will and potential, next season should be much much better for sure, Houbregs is just being fantastic, he's shooting FG and 3PT 44-50 % all the time with 90 % FT, if he improves his D next season's TC he should could be a new star very soon

Ok, so al little game to game beakdown, stat breakdwn coming later on...

Raptors 116 Cavs 114 -- Almost started off this sim on a bad foot..Yao had 36, 12 and 5 assists to lead the way...Hoffa was strong with 27 and 11 while Nash had 19 points, 15 assists and 7 rebounds...amazing.

Raptors 102 Lakers 94 -- Surprised that the Lakers held it this close. Zach had a monster game against Hoffa, as predicited, but Hoffa answered with 21 and 10 of his own. Yao led the way with 33 and 10, whild Nash contribtued 12 points, 15 assists and 6 rebounds....his second straigt 15 assist game.

Hornets 95 Raptors 84 - Admittidly, I'm not yet ready to dance with the big guns...Yao struggled with a 9-31 shooting night. He ended up with 27 and 12, upstaged by Hoffa's 30 and 14, while Nash had 12 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds.

Raptors 121 Pistons 105 -- Hoffa went to the line 28 times in this one, which is amazing. He ended up with 45 points and 15 rebounds. Yao had 36 and 1, whereas Nash had 16 points, 17 assists and only 3 turnovers...he played amazing this sim.

Raptors 124 Blazers 103 -- Second straight amazing game from Hoffa as he had 41 and 14....this time upstaged by Yao's 45 and 17. So my frontcourt combines for 86 points...wow.

Raptors 127 Knicks 74 -- Yikes, quite a blowout. Yao scores 61 points, meaning he has the 2 highest single game scoring records. He also added 13 rebounds and 5 blocks. Hoffa had 28 points and 20 rebounds. ANd Nash, wow, had 13 points, 21 assists and 12 rebounds. He's amazing.

Raptors 100 Rockets 89 -- Too straight games with solid defence, good to see. Hoffa had 25 points and 13 rebounds whereas Yao had 24 points and 16 rebounds.

Raptors 124 Nuggets 89 -- Another good defensive game, another blowout of a bad team. Yao had 38 points, 13 rebounds and 9 blocks. Hoffa had 32 and 13. Nash cotributed 15 assists.

Great sim, glad to be back in the hunt.

I could also catch Cavs or Sixers...

I wish you the best of luck,

I'm very proud of that record, but the one I am more proud of is being the best team histoically.

All right, a statistical breakdown.

I averaged 112.3 ppg, compared to my opponents' 95.4. That adds up to a difference of 16.9 ppg. Great.

For the sim, Yao averaged 37.4 ppg, 13.5rpg, 3.1 apg and 3.6bpg. Amazing numbers.

Hoffa averaged 30.1ppg, 13.9rpg, 2.4apg and 1.4bpg.

Knowing that these two are locked up for many years to come makes me feel very good about my team.

Diddle averaged 8.3ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.1 apg...an off sim for him, but I just don't think he's SF material ;)

Lovie averaged 7.8ppg, 3.6 rpg and 2.8apg...on 50% shooting...couldn't really ask for much more out of him...is he the cheapest starter in the League?

And finally, Nash averaged 11.5ppg, 13.8apg and 7rpg...and....wait for it....2.3 topg (!!) giving him an a:to ratio of 6:1. Holy cow. BARON WHO??

6-2 sim pretty solid

Congrats to the celtics for their run... the celtics would have been unbeaten if they haven´t played my team. in two consecutive sims his only loss. :roll:

my team is ready for the POs

i will give artest and carmelo a rest in the next sim since i believe that i can´t change my position anymore. i am not sure what my single season record of wins is but i am sure i am pretty close.

some stats from the last sim:
JO had his usual 30,5/14
Melo almost avg a double with 17/9

allowed only 85ptspg with 38% from field and 33% from 3
scored an avg. of 101 and had a plus in almost any cat except of course TOs  :D

very disappointing season. last sim was a big hit.

still, my team will fight for the 8th.

btw, I might have the worst playoff journey in the whole SSBA.. :S

anyway, Arenas showed Manu how to play defense by recording 6 steals.

Against Pau, Dwight recorded 28, 11 and 4blocks :D

hmm you lost both games against the celtics and still arenas showed something? in the first game he had also 11 TOs not sure what the record is but this incredible weak.

who cares. stats>team record :D

Mcgrady is carryin his team to the playoffs all by himself. Smoked the Suns with 42pts, Rockets with 35 and 40 against Blazers. Also had 47 pts effort against Sonics.  

Marbury is establishing himself as maybe as top PG at this momment. Now i just realize how much he suffered in slow pace with big lineup. Destroyed Hinrich in a win over GS with 39pts and 13asists and 6 steals, nice 10/10 vs Suns, 24pts and 11asists vs Wizards and took Telfair to school with 25pts and 12rebs, 5rebs.

2-2 is what I expected from this sim...although the loss of Allen in the second game will probably cost me the playoffs.  3 games on the road where I beat the Nuggets (without Ray) and lost to the Wolves and Pacers.

Still there is hope in San Antonio of sneaking into the playoffs as the final sim is 4 home games and only 1 on the road.  Also face 3 lottery teams in that stretch.  However definately need some help from others to regain the 8th seed.

Now what can I say. It's an unbelievable run, I'm really so proud of this team.

Going 6-1 losing only to the Pacers - who are the only team I have big trouble with every time - my record moved 5 games above .500 which is a new all-time high for the Celtics (at least during my time as GM).

The playoffs are a definite possibility now, something no one but me believed in after starting the season 4-18 (and I NEVER gave up on that goal even one single second). You mean, they are a given now that i hold the 5th spot? Well, the Cavs can easily go 5-0, so I need to win 4 of my last 7 to be really save.


Again, I was feasting on a lucky schedule, facing the (not-so) Magic twice without Kidd and the Heat twice in their worst time (losing 20 of 21 !!!), but also beat direct playoff competitor 76ers and won at the playoff-bound Mavs for the first time EVER.

Amazingly enough I went 4-1 on the road which leaves me now with a WINNING ROAD RECORD for the season (21-18 currently) and just a 19-17 home record. Think I'm worried about homecourt (dis-)advantage ... ?

I LUV THIS TEAM !  8)

We went 6-2 and now they are starting to play well. :?

At least that explains why you lost 12 of your last 16 games - and dropped from the #3 seed to #10 in the process.

But no, it's not all your fault, who could have foreseen Kidd is as durable as a piece of paper tissue. Just the Arenas mess is something you'll have to take responsibility for  ...

 :wink:

Got my first look at B. Miller off the bench.
27 mpg, 15 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.2 bpg, 51% shooting.  That's 6th man of the year type numbers.

My PF/C rotation
Okafor: 36.5 mpg, 21.5 ppg, 12 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.5 bpg, 48% shooting, 69% ft
Dalembert: 31 mpg, 8.7 ppg, 12.3 rpg, 3.3 bpg
Miller: 27.1 mpg, 15 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.2 bpg, 51% shooting.

That's great production from 3 people.

Bailey Snow started 6 games while Boykins was down.  18 ppg, 5.8 apg, 55% shooting, 61.5% 3pt.  Guess he likes the open looks Pettit gives him.  His A/TO was pretty bad, though.  I was 5-0 in those games.

I mean did you check who this games were against ?

4 STRAIGHT AGAINST THE HEAT. This was a Home-2-Home-2-Home-2-Home series with Bailey going against Damon Jones four times (including that one 29pt outburst to pad his averages). The fifth game at home against the Wizards' Vince Davies he had an A/TO ratio of 6:8 !!!

But the shooting was great, I knew that little fellow had it in him. He just never showed it with any consistency for me ...

 :wink: