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I know this is early, but people were already discussing the next sim in the 'sim 1 discussion' thread. So I decided to start this one.

I am really looking forward to the next sim. I am anxious to see if my team can play the same game against teams like Dallas and New Jersey. If they can... this young squad may be developping faster than I thought they would.

Los Angeles Clippers... an offensive powerhouse???


ps: I hope I can change the ??? into !!! in a couple sims from now.

Expect a big move out of Seattle before the sim...

Expect a big move from the Raptors too.

Hmm. Maybe Seattle and Toronto could hook up for something?

i am not sure if its the right place to talk about but i think dabods (NETS GM) should also post his depth chart and focus. this is nothing personal i am only trying to get a feeling what this settings are all about and his are the most i am interrested in because we build a similar team.

And I'm not sure if this is the right place to talk about, but I have sent you 3 straight PM's, and you haven't replied to any of them, which kinda pisses me off, after I accepted the offer you sent me.

yea i didn´t do it on purpose.
i didn´t have any time yesterday to write you back. i will apologize here and hope you will accept it.

my prediction for the next sim is a hopefull 5-3
but more realistic is a 4-4 since i will play most of the top teams awy like raps,jazz,min and sixers.

I do except. I know things like that happen. But if you had time to read them, you probably had time to say "I'll get back to you tommorow"

i don't expect anything from this team anymore

nice pickup on deshawn btw.. :D

so what? he's not that bad and btw i didn't have any choice and i needed 12th man on the roster

true... I really liked him on my team last year.. but I had a number of transactions during the offseason so I had to let him go.. it's good to see him getting minutes on your team though...

You gotta love how people take compliments these days.

i'm not in a mood for compliments when my team plays like shit

My god, stop crying. Alot of good teams started off poorly, Sixers, TWolves, Wiz, myself to name a few.

Yeh atleast you didn't go 2-4 :(

And I don't know if a 7 man rotation is gonna help your record...

Is anything in this thread besides the title about sim 2?   Inquiring minds want to know.  :?

nope, mostly the raptors trying to generate interest about their players :)

Doesn't that take place in EVERY thread?

Only one post :)

Hey, someone makes a thread, I look at it as a chance to advertise.

SAAVY BUSINESS

:)

they'll pick up...im sure they would....sixers and wolves would do well this sim i think

Standings are up. Cavs are 8-8 overall now. Just need a better PG...

Sims run, files being uploaded now.

F*ck Sakes, I went 0-6  :evil:

Wow, I went 4-5 and thought I had a bad sim.

Look at the Eastern conference  :shock:

I'm not sure if anyone did well...

I honestly can't believe I went 0-6. With THIS team.

Vince will be traded.

Last year you tank and you almost win 50 games.

This year you assemble a team of all-stars and you're winning at a 39% clip.

Go figure.

Hawks beat me twice this sim.  Their new team looks good.  Unfinished, but good.

Pettit came down to earth a little (still putting up 26/6/4.3 on good percentages (46/86/45).  But not the 29 pts he was putting up after one sim.

Okafor really struggled this sim.

Couldn't ask for more from Sammy or Daniels though.

So 4-3. Not too bad. Z went back to kicking as with a couple huge games. James had a triple double. My big three is playing very well. Just a slight improvement at PG. All I need.

I went 5-2...for some reason everything but my roster pages are showing up so I can't see how individuals did but I'm pleased with a 5-2 sim

:) It just doesn't make sense.

Figure this one out - I trade Finley (B defense) for Christie (A defense) And my opponet's PPG goes from 97 to 101.

Hawks: your page is updated for me.

yea, same thing happened with TC, i think my internet explorer is just messed up

I lead the league in blocks, and am 2nd in steals :)

2nd in forcing turnovers, 4th in opponents fg%, 5th in opponents 3pt%.  3rd in rebounding.

They score a bit on me (8th), but that's inflated because of my pace.

Not bad defensively.  

My offense isn't bad, but right now it's average.  It needs to catch up with my defense.

My defense is god awful...

I honestly think I have a team that is better than 94.7ppg. I'm gonna have to slow the pace down again. And go back inside.

Vince WILL be traded before next sim. 100% sure of it.

Damn, I'm dumbfounded.

Raps: then again, you did replace a B defender with a B- defender in your starting lineup...

Check-in updated:
http://ssba.phillyarena.net/files/check-in.htm

If anyone sees SunsGM on AIM or something let him know.

Talk about struggling on the road.

8-1 at home.  3-6 on the road.

I really think youth affects road record.

Absolutely thrilled with this sim...  My team is playing better then expected.  14 games played, only 4 at home, and a 9-5 record.
Also leading the league in rebounding by over one rebound per game, and 3rd in defensive fg%.
Hinrich recovered from a not so great first sim, and is now shooting 54% from the field   :shock:
Phillip Meyers has been a perfect back-up PG/SG...

this is just pathetic. mike bibby went down and i've lost 3 in a row. this is horrible i really don't know what to do with this team. this sim is so unlogical

I'm very happy with the last sim. I knew that the first sim would be tough for me b/c I had 6 out of 7 games away from home. I didn't expect this much of a jump though...

B-Diddy, Magloire and Hughes are playing awesome for me.

Is it just me, or are our team roster pages not updated?  It still says I'm 3-6 even though I'm 6-10 and the stats are old

Bulls: mine was like that but I hit refresh on my individual team page and it updated for me...

As for the sim, Strom played very well and Melo was around 18pts in every game which is exactly what I need from him, he also shot very well from 3...Tanner didn't play too well this sim and in the last game went down and is out for 17 days, he was solid but nothing to get too excited over...I'm very pleased in my first sim since the Carmelo trade, still some pieces missing but it was an optimistic sim...btw Predrag Drobnjak had 15 boards in the game Tanner got hurt and he's not available to play

About what I expected from this sim: 3-7.  Lost a close one to the Nets at home.  Lost to Mavs, Clips, Rockets...all on the road.  Ginobili, due to migraines, missed the last 4 games.  Now I'm down my top TWO swing players.

I guess I can't complain about 11-7 when I've already played 9 games on the road, but dang, they need to learn to win on the road.

Dang, OKafor really struggled.

16.1 pts, 10.9 boards, 2.6 blocks for this sim aren't terrible, but he shot 36.9% from the field, 60.3% from the line.  And had more to's than assists.

He played 2 really nice games at home (20/13 and 30/18 ), but on the road really struggled (shooting nights of 2-15, 6-17, etc.  In fact, in 5 of 6 road games this sim he shot less than 50%).

Unacceptable.

Pettit didn't do as bad, but still played good.  This sim he put up 24 ppg, 6.5 boards, 3.9 assists, 1.6 steals, and made 2 three's/game.  Shot a little poorly (43.5, 88.4 ft, 37 3 pt), but not bad.  Did have turnover problems.

Dalembert was a model of consistency.  Outside of that one game where he fouled out in 19 minutes he put up 12 pts, 12.25 boards, 3.75 blocks.  That's terrific.

Esch had a 12 pt, 20 rebound game  :shock:

Still can't ask more from Daniels.  16.6 pts, 6.6 assists to 1.6 to's.  could shoot a little better from downtown (31%), but other than that everything's great.

Hoped for a little more from Battier offensively.  Not a big issue since Daniels stepped up, but a little disappointing nonetheless.  But then again, he only got 5 shots/game this sim.

Not to upset with my defense this sim (95 ppg on 44% shooting, 28% from downtown isn't great, but not terrible).  But offensively I slipped up (95 ppg on 42% shooting, 33% from downtown).  Turned the ball over too much as well (nearly 16 times/game).

Hoping that's just an anomaly from playing so many games, especially playing 6 road games this sim.

Z had games of; 29/17/6, 20/19, 25/14/6, 40/13. Not bad at all. Won three of the last four. The offense hasn't been consistent enough, though.

I got ya twice Nets :D

Yeah yeah yeah.

Wait until you come to the swamp :)

0-6. Wow.

Boozer's the best producer on my team, by far. 21.2ppg, 10.7rpg. Mihm's production has dropped drastically.

Mihm is only shooting 36%, as a C! And Cassell, at 32% is very disappointing.

But I have to remain optimstic with this team as good as it looks on paper. And after I trade Vince (Who saw a nice increase in stats), I'll have a pretty damn good team.

Can I start calling you Trader Bob?

Absolutly.

But hey, you can call me Blow-it-up-Bob pretty soon. OH AND SIX!  :(

how about "over-reaction" bob?

lol, im sure it won't be quite as good there

Over-reaction?

What would you do, if you had my team, and you went 0-6? I built a team to win this year. That's it. Although at least I do have a positive future outlook.

probably about the same as when my team went 4-5.

Expect them to improve offensively, always be less than stellar defensively, and win 45-50 games.

Picture me rollin... Clips do!

Real test is next sim. Nuggets twice, Nets, Pistons, Bulls and Kings.

But I played most of my games at home. I think with my young core... I will start losing when I hit the road!

Brand is a beast!

I was really surprised to see some of the results from other teams! Strange things going on.

It's not like you lost to scrub teams.

I lost to the Lakers :(

WHOO Rockets jsut exploded!

Went 5-1 and was gunning on everyone! Finley could well be the missing piece, well apart from a PF.

The trade with the Raptors could well make me a serious contender this year!

I have to expect higher than 50 wins. I think I improved everything this offseason, and I won 50 last year.

But yeah, I'm going to do what I always do - pull a blockbuster :)

wow...wat a bad sim....2-4...i need damon jones to pick up he's s scoring... :shock:

very disappointing sim for me... I had a 3-3 record compared to a 2-5 last sim... I had a 68pts performance against the bucks.. but the bright side was that some of my players stepped up... Battie had to pick up the slacks left by the injuries my key players had...

but I beat the defending champs by 2..

Damn, I got torn up inside, where my defensive ratings are A-, B+ for starters, and A- for my primary backup.

Of the 6 games I lost, 5 of them came when an opposing C or PF led in scoring.

The one bright thing that I forgot about - Ellis' ratings didn't change with the move to SG.

However, he is about to be moved.

I have to be pleased with this sim...  I went 6-2, 4 of them were without Steve Nash(i went 3-1 in those games)!!!  Jeff McInnis played amazing...  He had games of 13/10/8, 23/15/6, 18/10/5, 5/10/3...  What more can you ask of from your back-up PG???

In other news, Ferry had another Great sim...  Against the Suns he dropped 40/15!!!  For a Rookie, his statline is just crazy  27.3 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.2 bpg, 2.1 topg, 48.4 FG%, 75.0 FT%...  I still want to see that Rebounding average to move up a bit more...

Next sim will be the real test...  8 games, 7 on the road including games @ Dallas, Houston, LA Clips...  I will be more than happy to go 4-4...

Also, Steve Nash could "possibly"(and i stress possibly) be on the block...  I am willing to look at any offers...

I have to be pleased with this sim... I went 5-3, 2 lost against Pistons,Jazz with 2 points
O´neal is playing insane. At the moment he should be the clear MVP. Only KG is near his stats but his team is loosing.
o´Neal´s stats for the last sim:
35,4 pts 11,9 rb 3,5 as and 2,5 blk
Redd is shooting real well. i am still not sold but i will keep improving  :D
i was a little worried that redd will destroy the chemistry and i did give up too much but at the moment he is only scoring less will shooting the same % and o´neal and artest stayed or improved their stats.

next sim should be a 4-1 (3 games away).
i hope i will finish this road trip fine. Out of my first 22 gms i played 14 away against real good comp.

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