SSBA

Maybe i am the only one here who has no idea  :(?  Did anyone read when sim 5 will take place?

monday, 10th of february, according to calendar. so relax, enough time to rework your DC.

can you tell me which year since next 10th isn´t a Monday and i am too lazy to find it out.
And i don´t need to rework it, i believe in my team  :tup:

i have no idea.

but this is how I've done it: set my Windows alarm clock to go off every february 9th and I will then check every year if the sim is around the corner. highly recommendable, you can't miss it that way.

 :lmao:

Um...

Just remember, me (and probably 2/3 of the league) are based on the US.  10-2 in the US means the 2nd day of the 10th month, or October 2nd.

Today is the 4th in Canada ;)

thanks so now we all know that we have the same calender... :bash:

what is next?

Having a party?

On Friday or Saturday. Today only me and my gf.

better than a party

No way.  :)

Sim up.

Sim 5 was a day late.  So Sim 6 will be on Thursday, Sm 7 Saturday, then we return to M-W-F.

Nice improvement going 2-3 after my trades.

Purvis Short scored 16+ in 3 of 5 games, averaging 14.4pts and 5.6reb on 47% shooting this sim. Solid.

thanks for the sim. i guess i try to beat the record for most injuries in a year.
artest played a whopping 7mins before going down another 30+ days.
not that it would matter but after that english went down, followed again by priddy and to top it Lenard who is avg over 30pts is now injured also. So now 4 of my 5 starters are gone  :bods:

We're back on #1 where we belong WHAT DID I TELL YOU TODAY KINGS GM "You wont last long on #1).

6-2 sim, i was pretty scared as first 2 sims were experiments (i've made a mistake because i
shouldnt do it due to playing literally every game at home) and we went 7-7. 3rd sim was usual
winning sim but still we've played most of the games at home.

And then came a sim with some tough away games, and we managed 3 wins, however without Bird and
with lots of road games its gonna be tough to keep the nr.1 spot, i wish i never did what i did
in first 2 sims, few more wins and less losses would be a nice insurance over next few sims tough
schedule.

Hoffa is having best career season so far despite 3rd worst PPG average in career which is the
cause of now being only 3rd option on this team so its no suprise, but 13.4rpg 1.8bpg and 1.6topg
are his best averages in his career, i especially like the fact that now he gets me nearly 2bpg
which was impossible before, his best was 1.3 and his career average 1.1bpg, i tought we'll suck
completely after Curry trade but Hoffa put some effort in replacing Curry's blocking abilities.

One bad news...Bird out for 55 days

@Grizzlies +21 - Boozer 30/12, Phelps 26/6/6, Hoffa 25/18

@Mavs -11 - Hoffa 25/16, Phelps led the team with 27, Boozer lasted just 23 mins

@Clippers +34 - Phelps 30/5, Boozer 30/17, Telf 18/12, Hoffa 18/14

Lakers +28 - Phelps 35/8, Hoffa 28/15, Boozer added 17 rebs

Nuggets +9 - Pure team play

Spurs +36 - What a sweet revenge over Spurs, 7 players with more then 10 pts.

@Jazz +2 - Tough one, Hoffa 20/19.

Grizzlies -5 - Ridicolous, i trash them away and lose at home, dont get it.

A close loss to the Celtics ruined what would have been a perfect 8-0 sim, thanks mainly to my team's atrocious FT shooting, our only major weakness. I guess I'll have to settle for 7-1...

Well shit, i'm going to win the championship with this team. Maggette is playing well at C but is having some fouling problems. Kirilenko has done much better at pf, improving his scoring and rebounding a lot. Kundla is doing a servicable job at sf. Lord is underachieving at sg but thats the only place I can put him if i want to start Sandy Carter who is having a solid season. My MLE Trenton Lo has also been a big help off the bench. I don't really see many teams beating me because my team is so versatile. In the playoffs I can move Kirilenko anywhere from sg-pf to stop the teams best offensive player. I am really happy with this trade!

Well, that's nice to hear. I'm very happy with the players I received as well, however, the Nets are struggling to get results and play cohesively, which is understandable - I guess. Robertson is a legitimate post threat, and putting up solid numbers on the glass. Same goes for Zach - very solid. King has been fine, however, he has a ways to go on the offensive end. I have too little offence off the bench, though Macy is shooting impressive %'s. I need to find a combination that works a little more efficiently.

4-3 sim for the Mavs.  I love what I saw from Jeremy Palacio.  His A/T ratio is 4 to 1.  His best game was against the Spurs, 24pts, 7ast, 7rebs and 4 stls. :tup:

not to play spoiler, but in your losses Palacio got 6/5/1 (opp Mike Mitchell 20/13), then 6/4/8 (Johnson had 13/7/4) and 7/3/1 (but at least he defended Reggie King to 4/3/1) plus another 3/3/6 in a win over the Spurs (Mitchell with a dbl-dbl yet again). I doubt that is what you got him for ...
:?:

some observations:

man, does it feel good to sweep a conference leading Kings team :-)
and multiple factors add to my joy:
- beat them on their home court
- Dirk wasn't playing
- Robey started at PF, Schabinger at SF
- Celtics scored 109pts on 54% shooting (a day later the Hornets managed 66pts on 30% !!!)
and Trump had some fun with rookie Johnson *lol*

Stocker for Griffin. That hurts

Beat the Kings (did I mention that yet? it was on the road, too !!!), Hornets (road) and Cavs (road)
Lost to the Bulls (road), Grizz (home) and Knicks (home again)
Strange.

Dirk returned to form with 23ppg on 51% shooting. Marion also got 21ppg and Trump chipped in 13 and 9apg
PF Ruben Robey of course was overmatched, but got 6/6 in his first starting sim and played decent defense. Still, he'll go back to the IL with Strait returning. His backup James also saw his first action this season and proved he can play. 7/6 in 18mpg. Sampson is a much better fit at PF than C, I guess I need to look for a defensive C.
 8)

Are you saying that Palacio sucks on defense or he is being out score by his opponents?

Here are the stats and take a good look at it.

Palacio in seven games avg.
10 points
5 rebs
5.14 ast
1.86 stl
0.57 TO

His opponents seven games avg starters only.
14 points
7 rebs
1.57 ast
0.57 stl
3 TO

Their FG% =0.404494.

Palacio held his opponents to 0.404494 FG% and 3 TO per game while giving up only 14.

A bit of both.

You forget to mention who were these All Stars Palacio defended so well:
Anderson Varejao (14ppg)
Charles Phelps (17ppg) - btw, he scored 27 pts on 40%
Mike Mitchell (13ppg)
George Johnson (11ppg)
Reggie King (6ppg)
just about everyone scored his average or better on a slightly lower %.

And defensively, these guys HELD Palacio to 10ppg (7.7ppg actually if you take out that one 24pt game) on 46%. Are these all defense team candidates ? well, the defensive ratings of the players above is 'B-', 'C', 'B-', 'A-' and 'B'.


But YOU have to be satisfied, and it seems you are.
It's just my believe Purvis Short could match that "production" with a blindfold ...
:-)

ok, ok, i give you credit for having a little bit of injury problems.

that's unheard of actually. the only positive is that English went down as well. That guy has cost you so many wins this year it's in fact the worst that can happen ... for your opponent !

but hey, at least you still got your ... DAMN !!!
  :bash:

Its a shame that Short's stats were better. See last post on page 1 of this thread :D

schweeeeeeeeet   :tup:

and to finish the comparison, look at the defense from Short:

Short held opponents to 12ppg on 39% shooting and forced 3.6 TOs
:-)


and the most telling comparison would be Phelps, since you both played the Blazers this sim:

vs. Mavs & Palacio: Charles Phelps SF 40mn 9-23fg 3-5 6-6 3rb 3as 2pf 0stl 7to 27pt
vs. Nuggs & Short: Charles Phelps SF 36mn 7-19fg 0-2 0-0 1rb 12as 2pf 2stl 8to 14pt

against Phelps Short got 16/5/7 on 7-12 shooting
against Phelps Palacio got 14/7/5 on 5-13 shooting

winner: Short
 :lmao:

terrib;e im. chase went down too.

what a stupid comparison of stats  :bash:. Do you really think palacio will get the same scoring avg. like short playing next to LB, Bailey and harris?
And to top it you find some defense stats to prove your point. When did basketball change to a one man show.
If short had more succes against some players that only means he is possible better at defending outside but horrible aganist drive. Could be since phelps had 12 ass from the SF position .
Also how do you count forcing TOs? Because the opp. Sf had for example 8 tOs means nothing. It could have been bad passes etc.
If you really want to compare this 2 against phelps you have to do more than just post stats.
if you also add the ass for example: phelps would have to be counted for 33points for his team against mavs.
lets do the same trick against nuggets and it could have been 38pts.

and last time i checked a pot high lotto pick is more than worth the difference you see.

Bah..first bad sim of the season. Went 2-3 but once again pretty easy win over the Hornets. It's seems like i'm having their number this season. In the first game held them to 79pts on a 41%, now to unbelivable 66pts and 30% from the floor. Shaun Livingston had a hard time against Magic, 1-10 from the field, 2pts and 5 turnovers. Weird...

hey Pacers, this whole stats comparison was a reply to this initial Mavs post:


Making it look like Palacio (and the Mavs) had a great sim, which simply isn't the case. Nothing more I want to say.

Of course there is a difference depending on your teammates. Palacio plays next to Harris/LBJ/Munson, all three "A" defenders. He didn't have offensive focus. And he averaged 10ppg on 46% sharing no offensive responsibility. He held (weak) opponents to 14ppg on 40% and forced 3.0 TOs.

Short played next to Evans, Profit, Lundy, "A-", "C" and "B" defenders. He was forced to play on BOTH ends of the floor as #2 option. And defensively he allowed 12ppg on 39% and forced 3.6 TOs.

No matter how you turn it Short was better having more responsibility on a weaker team.
He didn' get a single start on his natural SF position for the Mavs. If he did that trade might not have happened.


And for the Nuggets side of the story: You really believe a draft pick in 2019 is worth more for a rebuilding team than a young 2nd yr player in 2016 who has good potential ? You can't even take two bad sims in a row yourself, let alone 3 losing YEARS to wait for a pick ...
:lol:

so i am sure you would love it if next time you post how good your backups are and someone will post how bad they were in other situations. It is not very difficult to find stats to make someone look bad.
And still i would take palacio over short on a team like the mavs. his passing abilties makes more sense than just a shooter.
And when was the last time a pot lotto pick wasn´t a good trade option? You don´t have to wait. I am sure this pick can bring him a good player in return.

.. which it did for the Nuggets (since you usually don't get Earvins or Ervings for a possible lotto in 3 seasons)

but you are right, this got out of proportion. It's useless to value a deal after one sim and it's worse to make a player on another team look bad ... which IMO i didn't do here. I just made Short look better ;-)

I still think Palacio is more valuable to my team than Short.

The West is the weaker of 2 conferences and 3 sim seasons is a long time. This isnt the real life Blazers we are talking about here. I could have 2 more lotto picks this season and some FA money that I will spend wiser than last season. I could see myself jumping into the fold of a potential #8-10 team next year then making the jump into the playoffs the year after that.
I will just continue to stay the course and see my plan work out at the end.
And by they, I can take many losing sims in a row when I am going through rebuilding. However if I was trying to a championship 2 losing sims in a row would be very tough to stomach

are you talking about the Pacers here ????
 :lol2:


no honestly, they deserve some credit. They had a huge run last season with Tanner and came as close as you can come. I thought they were finished and still they got their team to overachieve for a few seasons already.
 :cheers:
And what happens this year is simply not fair, nobody deserves having to endure this shitload of injuries (that would be horrible if it happened over 2 seasons, let alone half of one). But they'll be back, i'm sure.



And who knows what could have been if not for their stubborness to hold onto washed-up English over Rocky ...
;-)

FBB can be downright evil to teams regarding injuries at times, I fully agree and have seen it on a number of occasions

Tom,
Dont put those losers in same basket with my baby boy Phelps  !!  :screwy: :bods: :cheers:

I don´t care if the schedule is done right on time but at least a message that it is delayed would be nice.
Maybe i am the only one who is still interested?

we'll have sim 6 and 7 today so :D

not a good idea for my team imo that could put more guys to the IL playing so many games without a break  :(

I was at work from 3PM Thursday to 7 PM Friday.  That's 28 straight hours.  I'm sorry getting a message sent out wasn't the top of my priority list.

sorry bods. i know you have a life. but if you tell me you can´t find a min to post you are too busy i get the feeling you don´t care anymore. 

Lay off the man.  He was working.  leave it at that.

after all he's done for this league, you think he doesn't care anymore???

No, when I'm on hour 25+, I don't care about SSBA.  That is concern #572 on my list at that point.  It's not that I couldnt' find time to post, it's that it wasn't on my list of things to do.  Nor was checking DJSL.  You'll notice I didn't post a depth chart for this last sim.  That doesn't mean I don't care about DJSL either.