I forgot what it feels like to have a really good sim
After going 9-8 the last 2 sims I wasn't all that impressed, but this 12-3 sim has gotten me homecourt advantage in the East, just 1 game back of 3rd. My 21-4 record at home is tops in the league, I believe.
Anyway, I don't feel like crunching the stats for 15 games, so I will just do a game by game breakdown.
Raptors 112 Bulls 98 -- Yao went off with 43, 12 and 7 blocks. In total I had 6 guys in double figures, including Leo Sanders who played 11 mins off the bench and went 5-5 for 10 points. Max had a good game with 15 pts, 7 asts, 6 rebs. Dickau also played great with 13 pts, 9 rebs, 7 asts. Great to see the team total for assists was 29.
Wizards 80 Raptors 75 -- Ouch, at home no less. When you have a young team, you have to be prepared for losses like this. Shot just 35% as a team. Yao was the leading scorer with 21 pts and 16 rebs. Jefferson added a double double with 13 pts 10 rebs, but shot just 5-14. However, the big reason was Max went down with an injury just 3 mins into the game. This was the 2nd straight sim that Max has gone down, which is unfortunate.
Raptors 86 Magic 76 -- A tough, scrappy win by my guys. Yao came through with 35 pts and 10 rebs to lead the team. Garcia was able to chip in 10 pts and 11 rebs in JUST 17 MINUTES. Arbogast logged 44 good minutes at PG, scoring 9 pts and dishing 7 asts. His defense on Mangrum was acceptable.
Raptors 117 Pacers 95 -- HUGE 22 point win over division rival! 5 players scored 14 or more points for me. Yao led the way with 35 pts 9 rebs. Perry had a great game with 18 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls. Arbogast logged another solid amount of minutes, getting 15 points and 9 asts. This was probably the biggest win of the season as I try to hunt down a top 3 spot in the East.
Raptors 80 Sixers 73 -- Another great defensive win. This team is showing me that they can win a defensive game OR an offensive game. Yao had a phenomenal game with 25 pts, 21 rebs and 7 blks. And finally, FINALLY Jefferson showed his true colors with 21 pts, 16 rebs and 6 blks. I am really hoping for Jefferson to develop into a better defender to eventually succeed Yao at C. Arbogast had another good game, proving that I have THREE starting quality PGs on this team.
Raptors 106 Pacers 90 -- WOW. Another HUGE win over the Pacers! Yao carried the team with 41 pts and 19 rebs. Jefferson had his second straight good game with 17 pts on only 9 shots! Dickau and Perry were both strong on the glass, getting 9 rebounds each. No wonder Jefferson only had 5. Arbogast turned the ball over 8 times, welcome to the big leagues, kid.
Raptors 96 Wizards 82 -- Yao had a triple double, only the 2nd of his career, with 43 pts, 16 rebs and 10 blocks. Dickau and Jefferson both scored in double digits. Another defensive win, which is great. The addition of Jefferson seems to have helped the defense quite a bit.
Raptors 120 Pacers 79 -- WHAT!?!? A 41 pt win over the Pacers? That's it, I'm tanking so I can finish 6th and face the Pacers in the first round. A 41 pt ROAD win against a top 5 team in the league, that is just amazing. Yao had 41 and 18. Jefferson added 22 and 6 rebounds. Ahhh.....now I see that O'neal was injured for this game...and 1 of the other ones, that's a bit of a buzz kill
Max was back for this game, and had 16, 6 and 6.
Raptors 110 Cavs 94 -- Yao had 39 and 19 to lead the way. Max chipped in 16 pts and 11 asts, while Dickau had 18. Overall the team shot 50% which is great, Max makes a huge difference in that regard. Jefferson was able to hold Rookie - Sophmore MVP Strait to 11 pts on 5-16 shooting.
Clippers 107 Raptors 102 -- Ahhh, 5 pt loss to a top 3 team. Perry got torched by Maggette. Yao had 39 and 13, and Dickau had another really solid game with 13, 8 and 7. This kid has the potential to develop into a consistent triple double threat.
Raptors 109 Grizz 98 -- A good win against a good team on a bad streak. Yao had 41 and 14 with 6 blocks to lead the way. Max chipped in with 20 pts, 10 asts and 5 rebounds. Jefferson had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.
Raptors 106 Hawks 95 -- One of those must win games for a young team with hopes of making a run. Yao had a great game with 46 points and 12 boards. Perry stepped it up, out playing Kobe to get 19 pts, 7 rebs, 4 asts, 5 stls and only 1 turnover. In contrast, Kobe had 15 pts, 1 reb, 3 asts and 3 turnovers.
Raptors 113 Heat 112 -- A big overtime win against TD and co. Yao fouled out in only 31 minutes after getting 19 pts and 11 rebs. And his backup, Sanders, came in to play a HUGE game with 21 pts on 8-13 shooting. Sanders was clearly the differnce as the rest of the team shot terribly. I thought Sanders was a great 2nd round choice when I drafted him, and I still think that now.
Raptors 112 Spurs 80 -- It's great to get these blowout wins where you play great offense AND great defense. Yao had 38 and 12 to lead the way. Dickau chipped in with 21, 5 and 5. Max had 15 pts and 12 asts. Jefferson shot poorly, but was still able to get 13 and 6. However, he struggled to keep BJK off the boards.
Hornets 106 Raptors 85 -- Tough way to finish off the sim, but this young team is never going to beat a top team on the road. Yao and Max both played well, everyone else did not. Again, Perry got killed at SG, I'm wondering if his height is preventing him from playing adequate defense. I'll have to change his position to see what his D goes to.
