Sim 10 Discussion

[SpursGM-old]

3-2 sim...on the heels of a 2-4 sim 9.  Still holding onto the 8th seed.  Also not overly concerned as 9 of last 11 games played were on the road.  2-0 at home...3-6 on road with some real close losses.

Good news is that my competitors for the 8th seed have 12-15 games left and play each other as well as the top teams.  I have only 9 games left and need to hope that I just stay healthy.

[ClippersGM-old]

Clippers are still struggling a bit. But as I read in the LA Times (see Articles), they will soon be back to where they belong.

[SpursGM-old]

damn.. bullshit..  went 2-8..

the 3-1 line-up didn't work now. damn.
damn damn damn. my future looks doomed...  

Dwight showed some signs of future though. 24, 14 and 5blocks not to mention fouled-out. damn. that game my team recorded 15blocks.


oh dang... just figured out... Kidd was out for most part of the sim.

whoa. I lucked out somehow. Kidd will only miss 1 game next sim. whew.

Let me introduce you to what I call the Arenas effect....rather than make his teammates better he makes them worse.

Just look at the records of the two teams with games Arenas played vs games he didn't:

Spurs:
games Arenas played   14-18
games missed - injury    4-3
games after trade        19-15

Magic:
games before trade     19-12
games missed - injury   3-1
games Arenas played   12-20

Also key players in rotation seem to miss games with injuries.....

But on the bright side he is young and has A- defense.    

[HawksGM]

Yea, I didn't like Arenas when he was a member of the Hawks, he just turned the ball over way too much and didn't produce like I thought he would.

[MavsGM]

Beat the clips twice but they were without Brand.

[GoldenStateGM]

3-2 sim...on the heels of a 2-4 sim 9.  Still holding onto the 8th seed.  Also not overly concerned as 9 of last 11 games played were on the road.  2-0 at home...3-6 on road with some real close losses.

Good news is that my competitors for the 8th seed have 12-15 games left and play each other as well as the top teams.  I have only 9 games left and need to hope that I just stay healthy.

Well, right now the Spurs and the Warriors have the same winning percentage.

I have a 9 game sim, with 6 on the road.

Spurs have a 4 games sim, with 3 on the road.

This sim (plus the Warriors/Spurs game on day 118) will make or break my playoff chances this year.  Hopefully the hot play will continue.

The Kings and Suns are also within reach.  One bad sim by any team, or one great sim, will greatly change 6-8 in the Western conference.

[SpursGM-old]

Well, right now the Spurs and the Warriors have the same winning percentage.

I have a 9 game sim, with 6 on the road.

Spurs have a 4 games sim, with 3 on the road.

This sim (plus the Warriors/Spurs game on day 118) will make or break my playoff chances this year.  Hopefully the hot play will continue.

The Kings and Suns are also within reach.  One bad sim by any team, or one great sim, will greatly change 6-8 in the Western conference.

Looking at the remaining schedules....and barring any injuries....I expect the Suns, Spurs & Warriors to make it.  Although the Kings with 9 of their remaining 12 games at home could still be a factor.  But who gets the 6th seed is hard to say and actually the 7th seed may be a better matchup.  In fact there could be a 3 way tie and I haven't looked at how that would play out.

[GoldenStateGM]

It will be incredibly close.  The Kings and the Warriors had very surprising sims after big trades.  The question is if either team can maintain that high level of play.
We will find out on Wednesday

Looking forward to it...