Training Camp Run

[HawksGM]

Add Jeremy Palacio to the long list of Hawks that improve the TC after I trade them.  He could be an amazing player this year for the Cavs.

[CavsGM]

Add Jeremy Palacio to the long list of Hawks that improve the TC after I trade them.  He could be an amazing player this year for the Cavs.

I hope so. I'm expecting something around 18, 5, and 4.

[HawksGM]

Add Jeremy Palacio to the long list of Hawks that improve the TC after I trade them.  He could be an amazing player this year for the Cavs.

I hope so. I'm expecting something around 18, 5, and 4.

I think he will put that up easy, he might score a little more depending on how you run your offense and stuff.  He used to score about 17 for me in an outside oriented offense.

[RaptorsGM]

see how this can get annoying?

Yes. 

[CelticsGM]

can't wait to see how my TC was.
need some pos changes to find out.

[CelticsGM]

Looks pretty ugly for the nets...

Ahem, what was your initial response about?

Pettit and Lord got better (like if Pettit needed more offensive skills), Samy stayed the same, Emeka lost a little inside and only old Dunleavy lost defense. Man, that's just great for you. A somewhat veteran starting five WINNING one net rating in total.

Talbott? C- defense PG. Ugly. He won't see a minute if Ivan follows his standards. Don't think a player lower than B defense ever saw meaningful minutes for him.

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Vince Carter:  STAYED THE SAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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so you really can be hopeful that torrid 10/3/2 season gets an encore ... 

j/k. I like your team and you did good (apart from those picks ...)

Biggest Changes:
Carlos Clement (Blazers) and Julius Smith (Celtics) both with +5, turning themselves into servicable players. 
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And for the reigning college player of the year Julius, the #1 pick in round 2 (i'll rub that in more often this season) it might not be over, as this 5'10" wiz is still listed as SG ...

And finally Carlos Clement is one of the draftees showing little in College (career high 17/8/6 ?), had only potential as a rookie and still is all ratings. Guess I should trade for him ...
 

[NetsGM]

Ahem, what was your initial response about?

Loss in offense for Emeka, who has always had problems with offensive efficiency, and a loss in defense and handling with Dunleavy, who I felt was the missing piece to my team.

Pettit's gain is pretty much inconsequential to me.  He's been hovering between a B- and B+ inside his whole career.  I'm guessing when he's been a B- he's been a high B-, and when he's been a B he's been a low B.  So I'm guessing there's not much difference.

I hadn't yet seen Lord.  I literally put things up, looked at it for 10 seconds, then ran so I wouldn't be late for work.

[Str8westcoasta]

Up and down for the Rockets...

+'s
Abdur-Rahim now B inside, B+ defense, B rebounding = very nice and about time
Gregory Holman improves defense to B+: Binside, B+defense B- rebounding = more much needed defense
Edmundo James gets some inside game: B- inside, B+ rebounding
John Drake improves his outside shot to B, defense still sucks
Barton O'Connell is the best PG ever to play the game now with A+ outside, A+ handles and B+ defense!
Eddie Crawford imprves handle and defense to A+ and C+ respectively

-'s
Shane Nesterovich now suck losing his B's in inside and defense to B-'s
J-Rich lost some defense to B+
Frank Hyatt lost inside to B+

[SonicsGM]

Barton O'Connell is the best PG ever to play the game now with A+ outside, A+ handles and B+ defense!

Nicklas English was A, A+, A- the year the Sonics won the championship...very similar

[Str8westcoasta]

Barton O'Connell is the best PG ever to play the game now with A+ outside, A+ handles and B+ defense!

Nicklas English was A, A+, A- the year the Sonics won the championship...very similar

True...

Hope that his potential is still true (B), it would be awesome if that defense keeps creeping up!

[CelticsGM]

Some obeservations from the Celtics training camp:

My point guards did fine, rookie Julius Smith improved 5 ratings (outside, handling, defense) and now looks too good to stick him at 3rd backup. He'll get his chance. Trump too made another leap and even Nathaniel got his handling up. Reed was the only one to stay put, so he'll start for me.

At the wing same story. Tower got his rebounding up while SJax, Stockton, and Schabinger didn't have visible improvements, only Marion lost some defense at SG (but is still A+ at SF) ... my only lost rating at PG, SG & SF.

The frontcourt took a hit though, but with the average age being 32 that's not unexpected. Bright spots were the most important piece Boozer, who didn't change, and Ronny Roof who got his rebounding up. Griffin lost some offense but the real blow came with Etan and Doleac, both losing 3 ratings. Let's see how this influences their performance.


So from my preferred starting lineup of Reed - Marion - Schabinger - Thomas - Boozer only Thomas took a dive, the rest stayed the same. The (improved) depth is there too and ready to contribute.


Can't hide my excitement for this upcoming season, anything short of the best record in the league will be some disappointment ...
 

[BlazersGM]

jesus...........
CENTERS:
Hoffa improved his defense altough i would prefer he got back his A-inside as i lack great shooter.

Cunningham stayed same for like 5th season in a row.

Tippet improved D but he's useless shit.

POWER FORWARDS:
Ricardo same which is great

Bosh same as Ricardo, great also.

Buehler improved outside altough i was hoping inside.

SMALL FORWARDS:
Houbregs remained the same, he can go to hell.

DerMarr suprised me +2, outside and rebs improved.

Myers is a missed project.

Rodrigues not, +2 TC for him but still a long way to become any role player on this team, he is 19 still with A pot still so there's time.

SHOOTING GUARDS:
Mac Wetzel THE WORST PLAYER SSBA HAD EVER SEEN

Cofield this rookie improved nothing, he'll be cutted most likely.

Carlos Clement i just love this guys improvements in last 2 TCs after a debacle when he came into the league, outside improved +2, handling +1 and defense +1, potential back to A, the only real winner this TC, he secured his SG spot.

POINT GUARDS:
Telfair same altough +1 improvement in offense would have been great but well, Telf is still great.

Mark Bird remained the same, he'll be a great backup tough.

THIS YEARS WINNER : Carlos Clement (Again) +5
LOSER : None (useless crap players wholl never come to play dont count)

POINT GUARDS:

[BlazersGM]

Biggest Changes:
Carlos Clement (Blazers) and Julius Smith (Celtics) both with +5, turning themselves into servicable players.  Palacio +4 (Cavs) put himself into possible very good/great player status.

Marbuy and Dixon with the worst (-4), followed by KG, Kobe, Ricky Davis and Ron Artest at -3.

I love that guy, after first TC i tought he was a missed project then i moved him to PG before TC last season and he had a good bench player for me, i believe it was a +3 or +4 TC, just know for sure he was the biggest suprise.....and well now this season i moved him again to PG and i was expecting the same, and he blowed me away with 5+ and getting pot back to A, on my team lacking a good SG he'll fit in perfectly now as a starter and hopefully produce same or even better numbers he was producing off bench last season.

[CelticsGM]

I love that guy, after first TC i tought he was a missed project then i moved him to PG before TC last season and he had a good bench player for me, i believe it was a +3 or +4 TC, just know for sure he was the biggest suprise.....and well now this season i moved him again to PG and i was expecting the same, and he blowed me away with 5+ and getting pot back to A, on my team lacking a good SG he'll fit in perfectly now as a starter and hopefully produce same or even better numbers he was producing off bench last season.

Yeah, interesting that is. I also moved parts of my team (mostly SGs and SFs) to PG and got positive results from it this TC. Strange but effective ...

[BlazersGM]

actually one guy in some sim league a long ago told me it works almost always with SGs or SFs who're shorter (6'5 and below), actually looking now, Clement seems to be playing SG role at college but his handlings are improving every TC so in reality he looks like to be a good PG maybe after 1,2 more TCs