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4-2 sim for the Raptors, back in the saddle after two poorer sims.

ANd yahoo! for 2 strong showings by raptors in the all star game.

Max - 23 mins, 11 pts, 6 asts, 3 rebs, 2 stls, 1 blck, 1 to (4-6)

Josh - 18 mins, 10 pts, 4 stls, 2 rebs.

Max was the best PG on the East team and Chills was responsible for 4 of the 8 steals in the East despite playing on 18 mins.

C'mon guys, first overall pick, you can do it! 8)

Mehta had a 29/24/10/8 block game  :hail: Led to my team's first ever player of the week.  He then went out and dominated the All Star game for All Star Game MVP. 

Oh yeah, my team went 3-3, including 0-2 at home.  16-9 on the road and only 8-6 at home? 

I don't understand how Bailey Tobey didn't make the Rookie All Star team over Kyle Dial.  He's averaging about 19/10 with a block and a steal per game on 48% shooting, 45% from 3.

3-2, should have been an easy 5-0 sim or at least 4-1 if there was not that unexplainable game vs Kings.

....ive tried Clement as SG over Williams, and he is definitely back in starting lineup, being better defender and
handler but with -1 out then Williams he still shoots better, his stats raised immediately after i put him in starting 5
from FG % 39 to 45 %, FT and 3PT slightly improved as well, and he rebounds better, so he's definitely back.

@Wolves -6
Hofffa great game 36/6 2stl 1blk on great shooting, Bosh 17/9 1stl on 7/11 from field before being FO after only 20 mins.
Clement in his comeback to starting 5 10/5/3 3stl 1blk and great offense.

@Suns +11
6 guys with 10+ pts, Bosh led with 20/8 2stl and blk, Clement 20/7 2stl and 9/12 from field, Hoffa was terrible 1-10 from
floor 0-1 from 3pt and 8-9 from FT, grabbed 7 rebs and 2blk before being FO after 26 minutes, then stepped in Cunningham
who did great 10/13 on 64 % from floor, seems like Hoffa's being FO helped this team to win this game.

@Wolves +2
Got my revenge on Wolves, Hoffa loves to play Wolves, 36/11 on 50 % from floor, Buehler,Telf,Williams and Clement all
played well.

@Kings -5
NOW HOW THE FUCK IS THIS POSSIBLE TO LOSE AGAINST THAT BUNCH OF USELESS BASTARDS, it really pissed me off.Nice perfomance
from Buehler 26/10 2blk, Hoffa 21/18, Clement 15/7 were those who satisfied. Telf was awful on offense not to mention
Bosh and Williams who shoot comined 2-15. Freakin idiots.
Team defense completely fucked up this game, Kings stats prove all
   FG: 51.9%    3PT: 50.0%    FT: 75.0%

HELLLLOU????? where the fuck was some defense ??


@Pistons +22
Mr.Hoffamaniac dropped 33/20 on Curry, im sure he went somewhere and commited suicide after that.


...And there was definitely a mistake giving Bird some minutes again as a backup for Telf, he did awful in every game, so
goodbye Mr. Bird, you wont see minutes for a long time.




NOW its time to pack my things and go to Budapesst to see the fuckin concert to ease my pain after the "the Kings effect"

see ya all on monday

Good sim for the Mavs.  Won six straight at one time.  I forgot to put Thompson at SF when Melo was out four days but Anderson did a good job there as we won all three games without Melo.  Melo was the leading scorer in the AS game with 22pts in just 19 minutes, he had to share time with LeBron at SF.

3-0 sim...beat Kings, Cavs, Nuggets.  And still fell a game behind the Mavs.   My big 4 still performed well:

Jefferson (as an option)  26 pts, 8.7 reb, 2.3 asst, 0.7 to, 3.3 blks
Griffin (moved to non-option) 16.3 pts, 12.0 reb, 2.7 asst, 1.7 blks
Mitchell  22.3 pts, 9.3 reb, 3.0 assts, 2.3 stls
Uner  19.0 pts, 8.7 assts, 5.0 reb, 2.0 stls, and 1.7 blks  :shock:

Uner & Griffin made the all star game putting in solid performances.  Eddie led the west with 8 assts and Griffin put in a solid 11/9.  Mitch started for the rookies and was matched up against his teammate Sparks who started for the sophs. 

Next sim is the real test for this Spurs team.  10 games in 10 days...7 of them on the road.  Two games each against the Grizzlies, Blazers & Clippers.  Also face the Mavs & Magic with two "easy" games against the Bulls & Cavs.  Key sim to stake out territory at the top of the west.

2-4!! We are on a roll!!!

Bird makes Rookie team, 4th in scoring in that game despite not starting.

Adelberto makes sophmore team,2nd in scoring :D

Dial and Gresham with rookie game nods. Hanging in the fight for the 8th spot halfway through the season and playing much better giving Shabinger the starting nod over Gresham. Very pleased with my performance in what's supposed to be the most detrimental year of my rebuilding process.

Alright, that's enough of that. Time to experiment...

this team is coming together finally.

5-1 sim, beat Hornets, Pacers Suns and Bucks.

Scored against these powerhouses at an unbelievable pace with 118ppg (taking my season average to a league leading 108ppg) on 50% shooting. +6 forced TOs, only -5 in rebounds held me back (but that should get better now)

Matrix led the way with 32/7 on 52% (60% from trey), playing at SF for the first time. Backup Trump chipped in 17ppg on 67% from 2pt AND 3pt. And PG Reed came back to get me 14/10 (1.5 TOs) on 50%. Fine.

Also starting C Sampson is back after missing 56 days, finally getting me a healthy team.
Let the 2nd half begin !
 :cheers:

My team was a bit rusty offensively. They are taking fewer shots compared to how they were playing the past few sims. ANyway, Im just glad that they still have the best record in the league.

In the all-star weekend, Im disappointed on how Dr.J and Larry Bird didnt' join any of the shootout or the slam dunk contest.

ANyway, there is always next year. :D

LO and behold :D

The lone bright spot:  Michael Gragg hit the most threes in the 3-pt competition....but he still lost.

Just got a look at the standings...what's going on with the Nets?

^ He's not playing with Petit or Okafor.  I'm still not sure why though

Bastard wants Magic. :)

disagree.

first he was a playoff team before Kundla went down.
secondly, the benching of Pettit and Emeka was announced for two seasons in advance.

but I believe the Pettit/Emeka case has to be solved. Putting them on IL looks bad, especially if your teams loses. Retiring them dan't be in the best interest of the league either. So why not trade them ?

I announced in the 2013 season that the next time I won a championship would be the last time Emeka/Pettit played for my team.  Not my fault nobody believed me.  I just haven't found the best way of getting rid of them yet.

Besides, I'd love to be able to say I still made the playoffs without my two best players.

Yes, it was announced. But was it decided by the leagueGMs? Nobody believed it because it almost sounded like a joke. Its like the Lakers Dynasty of the 2000 season announcing Kobe and Shaq decided not to play the whole year.

If Nets does not want to let Petit and Oka play in his team, he needs to get rid of them instead of letting them rot in the IL. If there are no good deals for both of the guys, then they should be playing until they are traded. Putting two hall of famers in the IL is certainly not in the best interest of the league.

I also agree with your statement regarding how a play-off team the Nets team was before Kundla went down. But isn't the purpose of having a "no tanking rule" is to prevent teams from not trying to win. If your real intention is to win, then Petit and Okafor needs to be resurected from the grave.If Kundla comes back, then maybe they can go back in the IL. At the starting point of the season, nobody did complain about this thing because the Nets were still in the play-off run back then. And it is definitely not an issue, considering how competitive the team was. But now, it has turned out to be one of the worst teams in the league. When in fact, it should be the best team in the league right now.

Why this needs to get resolved? Time will come when there will be teams that will "intentionally tank" they will see this thing as a loophole. They might say "I didn't let them play because I haven't found a way of getting rid of them yet." And we dont want that to happen.

Our goal here in the sim league is to create an environment as real as possible to the real NBA. And in the real NBA, these kind of things doesn't happen.

I appreciate the announcement, I missed it though. lol.

Anyway, not sure if that was the best way to announce it.

basically, because you have 2 gifted players and sure hall of famers, and to post it on the thread of the playoffs discussion is not really the ideal way to announce it. sorry. I think announcing such move would be better off similar to the season when you almost ended up putting them on the market. yes, you announced it earlier this time, not like the one before where it caught the league by surprise, but to have the two BEST players in the league all of a sudden not playing, given their accomplishments, its more of a shock than a surprise.

thanks.

So I take it there are no rules against purposeful tanking here?

there is a rule :)

created when Sixers played Michael Stewart at PG back then.

He's not tanking.

Yeah.. He averaged something like 26ppg and 2spg back then. It was a phenomenal sim for him :D

i missed the announcement...nobody took it seriously back then...but i hope if we should decide in making an exception on the rules...the league should be able have a chance to vote on it...thats my opinion...

It's his players. Anyone has a right to do with their players whatever they want. Play them, trade them or having them on the IL, whatever.

Technically speaking, it is very much tanking, but sincer it was annouced so much before, and since it's being done without an intention that usually comes  with tanking it's gonna be hard to convince the tanking committee to kick him out  :lol2:

No offense guys, but this is not something that has to be agreed to by all the league's GM's.  I announced that Emeka and Pettit wouldn't be playing long ago.  I announced why it was happening, and I announced why I believed it was crucial for a sim league to continue that it had to happen.  I have also announced why I won't be just trading them.  If you remember the last time I tried to get rid of them, there's a reason I'm not just trading them to the highest bidder.  It will be resolved.  When a determine the best way to do it.

no
no it isn´t. Tanking includes that he will play them next year and tries to get a better pick.
Since he still is in the PO race and repeatly posted that emeka and pettit won´t play anymore for the nets, i can´t see any tanking here.

When was the last time you checked the standings?

Before last sim I was in the playoffs. 

My pick is currently 10th, 1 game away from 13th.  Give me credit.  If I were tanking it'd be a lot worse than that.

You're situation really reminds me of the present 76ers. They are trying to compete, but they are really going nowhere. Whereas in your case, I guess you're tired of winning already.

They are trying to rebuild but no one is giving them a good package for AI, thus they are stucked with him until a good package arrive.

Actually my plan for the present 76ers is very much similar with yours. Bench AI and Cwebb next year then hopefully land a decent prospect in the lottery, Greg Oden maybe. Then start competing again.

Anyway.. Im just glad to hear that it will be resolved.

Ok.. I know what you mean. If you notice, teams didn't complain until you fell out of the play-off run. Thus, I think this issue will be closed once your team entered the play-off picture. Which is very much possible. 

Um...my situation is NOTHING like the 76ers.  If I wanted to, I could have won 60 games this year.  After winning 3 championships, I don't see how that's anything like the 76ers.

It's not that I haven't gotten good offers for the players.  Quite the contrary.  I've gotten some very good offers for them.  But I'm not looking for what's best for my team, but what's best for the league.  And taking the best offer for my team would put my back into instant contender mode, which is not what I want.

Yes, I said that "whereas in you're condition, I guess you're already tired of winning." And I can't blame you for that. I do believe that you're team can create a dynasty if you want to.


Correct me if I'm wrong, aight? But, wouldn't your present team + a earvin johnson would also not be best for the league? I don't know If Im getting this right. 

Your team + garrett pettit wouldn't be what's best for the league.

But I do have to give alot for Petit.

But that doesn't do any good for the league.  If I get a lot in return for Pettit, I'm right back to championship contention, which was the whole point of getting rid of them.

See the point?

If I give them away to a good team, I've created a dynasty.  If I get a lot back from them, I extend my dynasty.  Neither is what I'm trying to accomplish.

hahahaha, great joke.

The best team in the league getting Pettit would be worse for the league than those Nets dynasty. No offense, but whatever you'd give for Pettit, save for your two biggies, wouldn't hurt you AT ALL !!!
8)

I'll give up some crap contracts and a future 1st for Pettit...  My team would still suck ass and you would be getting a shit deal...  Sound good???

I still don't understand why it's a bad deal for the league to have a dynasty (and we're talking about a team that never won it two years in a row).  I'd rather have that than another team winning it all and having it marred by the fact that one of the best teams intentionally made itself a middle of the road also ran.  Until Okafor and Petit are old and retired, it practically puts an asterisk next to every result, especially if another team from the East wins it.

WE WANT GARRETT, WE WANT EMEKA !!!

Or this is like the Rockets titles when MJ was retired initially, when everyone knew the Bulls were poised to grab #4 and #5 ... and become the first 9-peat team after the Celt's missed it in '67 - and would you have bet against that ?

we just forget this from time to time ...
 :cheers:

we want okafor and pettit on the hall of fame  :D

btw, you need 25000 FBB points for a hall of fame entry. FBB points are attributed for achievements in the league. So no wonder no current retiree is HOF material after just 10 seasons ...
:-(

Are you 100% sure about this #?  Right now none of Garnett, Ming, Pettit or Okafor would make it if they retired.

I hope everyone is happy now.

The Nets frontcourt with Paul and Andre plus Samy + Darko looks jolly good. Just the backcourt will suffer through sometough times ...