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Decent 5-2 sim. Hunter still scoring at a 20ppg clip, and his averages are now 56% FG, 91.4% FT, 44.4% 3PT.

Now just 1 game back of the Hornets for the 2nd overall spot, and more importantly, 3.5 games up on the Magic for homecourt advantage.

Raptors 98 Hawks 93 -- Max had 24 on 10-18 shooting to lead the way. Melo added 23, and Hunter had 18 on 6-10 shooting. Swift added 13 points and 17 rebounds, while Gasol had 12, 11 and 6. Phelps had 21 and 11 against Hunter.

Raptors 98 Sixers 96 -- Overtime win. Hunter scored 26 on 10-18 shooting to lead the way, but my other top scorers dissapeared. Swift, Melo and Gasol all had dub-dubs (Swift with 17 and 12, Melo with 17 and 11, Gasol with 13 and 10). Chills shot just 2-10 off the bench which hurt, but I'll take the win.

Pacers 113 Raptors 86 -- Here's a team I hope I don't have to face in the playoffs. Marion dropped 29 on Hunter, but didn't shoot over 50%. Hunter fired back with 19 on 7-11 shooting, which is amazing considering who he was facing. Really happy that this kid is playing so well. Gasol added 14 and 13.

Bulls 94 Raptors 92 -- Ouch. Tough, tough loss after being tied going into the 4th Q. Gasol scored 31 and 12 to equal out Amare's 30 and 10. Dorell Wright exploded on Hunter, going for 21 and 9. Hunter had 13 in the loss. Melo added 22 and 7.

Raptors 96 Pistons 82 -- Some great numbers all around, led by Gasol's 23 and 12. Melo adds 20, and Max again JUST misses the trip-dub with 18 pts, 11 rebs and 9 asts. Hunter adds 17 in only 18 minutes. Schenk came off the bench and was 5-5 for 11 points in ONLY SEVEN MINUTES. wow.

Raptors 94 Sixers 81 -- Not so close this time. Melo leads the way with 24, and Hunter adds 19. Max had 15 pts and 12 assts, while Swift had a dub-dub with 14 and 14. Gasol added 12 pts and 19 rebounds in the victory.

Raptors 91 Jazz 86 -- Melo scored 25 on only 13 shots to lead the way. Off the bench, Childress had 17 to help out. Gasol had 16 and 11, Swift had 12 and 18, and Max had 10 pts and 10 assists. Hunter struggled going 4-16 from the floor.

Overall, I'm quite happy with this team. Since I face the Nets twice in the upcoming sim, and I need to see if I have what it takes to stay with them this year, I'm going to move Chills back into starting SG and make Melo the #1 option again, like the way things used to be. I think that gives me a better chance to beat the Nets, and we'll see what direction I want to go when we get into the playoffs.

a bad sim 3-6 sim but khoury was out and the DC was computer recommended mode... :D i hope next sim would show wat this team is capable...im already in the playoffs...almost 90% sure il be in the playoffs...

can someone tell me how the kings played without any PF after their first game? As i understand it position is shown where he entered first the game... so someone must have startet at PF or am i worng?

3-1

i think i am getting in PO form  :D

Pacers 87 BUCKS 93 horrible loss only boozer with 20points 15rebounds 5steals and 2blocks and JO with 30points 13rebounds and 5blocks played well.
PACERS 111 Jazz 91 wow a blowout win against one of the better defense teams. had 5 guys in double digits with JO (33/8/6 and 2blks) and Rocky (22/7/6 with 3 steals) leading.
Pacers 113 RAPTORS 86 yea this is a team i would like to face in the second round  :wink: i won this game despite JO only playing 17 mins (still managed 15/6/4) because of great bench play. Allen had 14points and Q 10points both in 13mins; boozer again with a very solid performance 17/12/4 my passing was incredible - my PGs didn´t commit 1 TO overall 29 assists and only 6 TOs
Pacers 123 KINGS 86 lol what a blowout and their DC was a mess. After 3 quaters i had already 106points. JO with 30/8/3; Marion had 27/6/2; boozer again player of the game with 21/19 and 4 steals and Artest with 17/5/5 again with a fantastic passing performance by rocky with 15 assist and only 2 TOs.

so.. will the trades (didn't work trades) still be processed? especially since they were posted before the deadline and wasn't able to had it overhaul since I was at school  :(

Not possible, we are past the trading deadline already. FBB doesn't allow it anymore.

Guys, use trade checker, learn the rules or ask somebody who knows (and cares) ...
 :?

Damnit, forgot to login and post my DC. Now I played with Luckett as starting pg and Chandler was on the bench. :s
Oh well, I went 1 - 2 against the Warriors in this sim. All very close games. That gives me a good feeling for when I will play with my stronger lineup!

6-1 sim. Nice. Only a 3pt road loss to the Nets (at full strength this time) but valueable wins over mostly non-playoff teams (who i lost to earlier this season).

Chauncey was great and Thomas blocked like a man possessed. Even Redd contributed nicely. Guess they realize they are playing for future contracts now ...  :wink:


I slipped by the Heat and hold the 6th spot now. Wizards and Celtics will devide 6th and 7th seed between them and meet Hornets/Raptors. The way Celts are playing currently I love either matchup.
 8)

First look at the MEGA BLOCKBUSTER OF ALL TRADES (courtesy of Ivan):

It took TD just ONE GAME to go down for the sim, and give the Kings a glimpse of things to come (like a 38pt home loss to Pacers and a narrow win over dirk-less Warriors). Going 3-0 even without TD against non-playoff teams at home is hardly impressive ...

Blazers (went 3-5) are completely defenseless in the backcourt now. Some highlights:
- Spurs shot 21-34 (starters 16-24) vs Blazers in a 2pt Spurs win at Portland.
- Knicks 26-47 in a 23pt win
- Mavs 35-67 in a 12pt Mavs win
- Kings starters 28-54 in a 22pt win
- Suns 29-49 in a 1pt BLAZERS WIN !
- Heat 32-60 in a BLAZERS OT win !!
And then they conmpletely killed the Warriors backcourt in Dirk's return game. Makes you wonder ...

And Heat are losing a lot too (just 3-6 this sim), but at least their part of the deal was about the future ...


Early winner of the deal: ALL OTHER TEAMS *lol*
 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

I wonder will you ever stop with your nonsense posts.

Yeah, i did so bad that i went 5-1 and also beat the Wariorrs in the process.

In case you didn't notice, Andre Igoudala (without whom i wouldn't be doing the trade cause i insisted on him in our 3 way deal) is playing like a All Star and was my second best player behind Mcgrady:
15pts, 7rebs, 3as vs the Lakers
30pts vs the Blazers
23pts, 8as, 12rebs vs the Rockets
23pts, 6rebs, 6asists vs the Warriors
22pts, 10rebs, 4as vs the Sonics

Tim Duncan? It was something i was fully expecting. I knew he won't make a full season without injurie, i traded for him for the playoffs ONLY.

Played only one game this sim against the Lakers; 31pts, 5blocks, 3steals,  18rebs...pretty bad, ha? :roll:


p.s. Bods, can you tell me why Camby didn't play this sim? He was injuried but was expected to be back in the middle of the sim. He was my first PF/C backup on the DC.

yea it looks like the monster trade left a mess to all teams.
but heat played with anglin at pg and litwack at Pf and JRich was at sg and ...
not a lineup i think can win more than 500
blazers chart was also horrible they played without a big guy at C
and the kings even played without any PF listed in the lineup... lol

maybe he was that mistery Pf who never showed up at the depth chart  :twisted:

I suppose so...

Not as long as you constantly supply me with new  ammunition ...  :lol:


Congratulations !!! I'm sure they are scared like hell now ...


Such foresight is what seperates the cream of the crop from the simple good GMs. And your team loves you for that, as without Iggy TMac would have to play 96 minutes each game ...


Not bad at all, these are big time numbers. Hope he reaches them in all three games he'll lace them up for you ...



Most likely he injured his shooting hand during the TD introduction ceremony shaking hands with the big star ...
 8)

yeah....computer recommended are horrible  :lol: lets see on the next sim on how the blockbuster trades do... im in the playoffs for sure anyway..chicago is way behind me.... i have a bright future ahead of me with shultz and khoury....j rich playing his best throughout his career...

At the very top of the completed trades forum, there's a stickied topic that says READ BEFORE POSTING.  Unfortunately, nobody reads before posting :(

I'll double check on Camby, but I'm fairly certain I put him as 2nd backup at both PF and C.  I'll double check (tomorrow morning, when I get back to my home computer that I sim FBB on).

another poor sim for the Hawks, I think my team will be in good shape next year after they get some chemistry going.  I had Melvin Shubert, high schooler, starting while Phelps was out and he did absolutely nothing, which I take as he's not ready to play any kind of minutes yet.  Palacio played really well for me this sim, he was almost dealt in a big deal, but I'm happy to keep him.  He's playing for his contract now.

damn, i have no idea how my DC looked like cause i posted but one trade didnt go,guess it
was CPU, seems
like Hoffa was playing PF, Bosh C, etc....but PO is still close and with the easy schedule
i have and playing most games at home it should be reachable, im happy i traded for Hoffa,
i can finally at least enjoy somebody-s performances a lot, that guy is trully a monster.

28/17 vs Nets, 24/20 vs Spurs, 25/13 vs Knicks, 51/17 vs Mavs, 22/9 vs his former Kings(in
28 mins just), 37/11 vs Suns, 42/18 vs Heat, 27/17 vs Warriors, 14/8 vs Hornets(in 27mins).

Combined 30.0ppg and 14.4rpg

Tsakalidis suprised me a lot, he seems to be a great young center, had a great sim.

My DC was a complete mess, Hoffa played PF, Bosh played C, etc. it was
CPU i guess -cause i posted my DC differently but trade with Raps didnt
go trough, i beat the Warriors but lost to crappy teams, next sim should
tell the real true when i fix the DC, and i dont think im completely defenseless as all my D guys havent be traded away (except Shultz and Haywood but Hoffa came big).

Tmac's time;

28pts, 9as, 8rebs vs the LA
44pts, 8as, 6rebs vs the Blazers
45pts, 8rebs vs the Rockets
34pts, 5as, 10rebs, 4steals vs the Warriors
27pts, 4as, 8rebs vs the Pacers
34pts, 7as, 8rebs vs the Sonics

He's really making a strong push for the All League 1st Team.

looking again, i might lost the PO-s because of trade and CPU thing.

Buehler played in average 3.2mpg LOL, Araujo was a PF, Tsakalidis a C,
some guys got way too many mins (i dont even play them usually)...
on the other hand, this sim wasnt so bad considering Buehler not playing,
my tactics ruined and players playing on positions i would never put them.

However this fracaso CPU sim showed me i can really count on young
Tsakalidis in the future, he avg. 10.6rpg in 35mpg, and played some really
good defense, its definitely a kid for the future and im really happy i got
him, he-ll be excellent backup for Hoffa or i might start him at PF.

Next sim will tell the truth, chances are slim, but at least if i dont make it
ill have a lotto which is great to strenghten my lines for next season when
this team will be one of the top 5 in west for sure.

I just realize that forgetting to change and post my DC before last sim was a mistake. If I would have won those two close games against the Warriors, I would have been only 1 game behind them for first place in the West.
But 'would have' doesnt mean shit of course!  :D

We could ask Bods to re-run the sim since so many mistakes happened.

You could do the DC, the Magic/Lakers/Hornets/Raptors and all the others could finalize the deals ...
... and the Heat/Blazers/Kings could finally cancel that SUCK-BUSTER making them all worse !
 :wink:  :lol:

First time with a winning record and look what happen to the guy. :lol:

we-ll see if it made me worse, CPU certinaly did  8)

hahaha...wats with the celtics?? bitter?? wats with you??  :lol:

Happy, plain happy.

Getting the 6th or 7th seed means avoiding the Nets if i get to round 2 of the playoffs, and the way the Heat were playing lately only the trade gave me a chance to pass them.
 8)

of course he is happy since he can´t take this place on his own..
 :wink:
i would like to see a first round matchup against raptors...

at SG no defense redd against hunter
at SF no real defense melo vs lenard
and the best the former Celtics PF Gasol vs. the current Swift

i think this should be the best matchup in the first round...

I'd like a first round matchup against the Celtics (It won't be Hunter, it would be Childress). I am 3-0 against them this year.

The frontcourt evens out pretty well. Melo vs. Lenard is the only problem matchup that I see.

Correction, I CAN take this place on my own. With 32 losses I'm ahead of Heat (33) and Wiz (34) currently.

Winning the rest of my games and I'm 6th playing the Raptors.

hahaha congratz to the celtics for avoiding the nets..  :lol: but only i intended this to happen...  :lol: my goal was to be at the playoffs and still have a bright future thats why i made the trade at the last minute to make sure im in the playoffs... wat difference would it be avoiding the nets in the first round...you would still be knockout  out of the playoffs ahahaha  :lol:

wrong you are ahead because heat had CPU depth charts as you posted already.. :twisted:

yeah i have a cpu depth chart...but i know i would have a losing sim...and i dont really care because im already in the playoffs... :lol: congratz to the celtics again for making it into the playoffs and get knock out of it... :lol:

It seems like i'm lock against Minny. Probably won't catch the Clippers, so the last sim is pretty much meaningless for me.

Could be a perfect time to rest a starters.

Well it wasn't me posting that.

And it was incorrect too. The Heat lineup wasn't completely messed up as many seem to believe. Starting Haywood at C is hardly wrong. Litwack at PF is a stretch, but there isn't really a better one here anymore. Shultz at SF and JRich at SG could have been reversed but again thats no backbreaker. And PG Angelin was their starter before when Khoury was injured (as he was at the beginning of sim11). So they might have won 2-3 more games going just 2-3 WITH Khoury, that's all.

(Btw, looking at some DCs around here CPU rec wouldn't be the worst of choices ...)


And Heat, I really like the deal for you. Not for now, but for the future. TD is finished, he really is. Maybe he could have gotten you one last effort in the playoffs, but that's about it. Game over for the nice fella. Just getting rid of Q for an expiring only is a bit strange, since you are now just 7mio below cap space, far away from making a big move in FA. So why give him away for free then ?

anglin isnt my starter...it should have been piatkowski who is a true PG... look at his stats....FG% and 3pg% hehehe brad miller should be my starting PF....shultz should be a SG and Jrich who is a true SF should be in SF position...... i admit...i knew that i was going to lose more games... it wasnt my concern  :lol: i hope celtics would win a championship  :lol:  maybe this season he has a chance because he wont be facing the nets in the first round....lolz  :lol: boy he should be excited  :wink:  :lol:

i need a PF like bradmiller who i think can play PF...im not using q anymore so might as well get a good PF for me to just compete....ehehhe yup even with TD in my team...i wont win the championship...might as well give it to the kings  :lol:

Thanks, very kind of you. I have the same hope, it's either this year or not for a long time.


You mean give HIM to the Kings. TD. He's no champ'ship and there's a big chance he'll retire without coming close. I wonder what he and Brad Miller will do when the next season rolls around. Maybe vacationing on the Bahamas, or do an extended hiking trip through the Himalaya ... hey, there's a chance TD will devote all his free time to some African childcare project, and maybe he gets Brad to join him.

Don't worry guys, i'll keep you updated what these two are working at.
 :D

 :puke:  :rrofl:  :puke:  :rrofl:

i am not sure but what date is the sim now wed the 22.2 or thu the 23.2
in the announcement there is wed the 23.2  :lol: so maybe both dates are right?

don´t take this too serious please...

OH NO !

The 23rd of february won't be a wednesday before 2011, I fear the worst. Guys, we have to implement a taskforce which will check the implications a delay of sim12 until 2011 has on this league.

Kings and Heat will be all for it, since it delays retirement of TD and Brad for another 5 years, but keep in mind that some GMs might lose interest in the game here ...



 :lol:

Celtics, you went completely insane  :lol: