How's Your Association Going? (2K11)

[richyung62]

Quote: Originally Posted by jordanjr_

When bringing Melo to CHI, who would be a good, realistic compliment at SG. I'm only willing to trade Bogans. I'm thinking T-Mac or J.R Smith. Any other realistic options? (Not really looking for a big stat guy, I already have three scoring options) If I can't get this guilt feeling out I'm just gonna go normal bulls roster w/ shooting guard addition.

JR Smith & bring him off the bench to provide some scoring.T-Mac would be easier to trade for, but you may find yourself falling in love with his game because he scores hella easy in this game.

[J-Clutch1]

I have found my true keeper. Started a 58-game Association with the Nets and got the picks the Nets have IRL. Traded 4 picks total and Murphy and Humphries for Melo alone.

Games are feeling tough, and I'm loving the challenge. I'm using Rashidi & ffaacc03's latest update, and it's just great. So my team looks like this(I'm definitely gonna make some moves eventually though):

Harris/Farmar/Uzoh
Morrow/Vujacic
Melo/James
Favors/Outlaw
Lopez/Petro

I'm very thin on big men.

[thaprodigyisback]

Just beat the Heat on Superstar 110-90 Andrei Kirilenko, Jared Jeffries, and Peja shut down Lebron with their length. He finished with 21 Points on 10-24 shooting. I completely shut down Bosh he only had 10 and 8 and shot 5-18. Mike Miller had 10 points and 14 REBOUNDS smh DWade and 24,5,5, on 10-22 shooting.
Yao Ming held down the paint as usual with 28, 5 REB, and 11 Blocks. Kirilenko was on fire he had 27 PTS 6REB 3 STL and 2BLK on 11-19 shooting and went 5-6 from 3. Peja had 18 off the bench in 17 minutes going 4-8 from 3. Jrue also added 14,4 and 10

[jordanjr_]

Ok So I've Set Up 3 Realistic Chicago Bulls Teams. Which One Do You Guys Like, Think Is Better, Think Is More Realistic etc. Also feel free to give adjustments comments.

Team w/ Melo:
Rose, J.R Smith, Melo, Boozer, Noah

Team w/ Iggy:
Rose, Iggy, Brewer, Boozer, Noah

Normal Team w/ SG adjustment:
Rose, SG(anyone rumored to come to CHI), Deng, Boozer, Noah

Thanks in advance.

[Evan_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by thaprodigyisback

Just beat the Heat on Superstar 110-90 Andrei Kirilenko, Jared Jeffries, and Peja shut down Lebron with their length. He finished with 21 Points on 10-24 shooting. I completely shut down Bosh he only had 10 and 8 and shot 5-18. Mike Miller had 10 points and 14 REBOUNDS smh DWade and 24,5,5, on 10-22 shooting. Yao Ming held down the paint as usual with 28, 5 REB, and 11 Blocks. Kirilenko was on fire he had 27 PTS 6REB 3 STL and 2BLK on 11-19 shooting and went 5-6 from 3. Peja had 18 off the bench in 17 minutes going 4-8 from 3. Jrue also added 14,4 and 10

Have fun while it lasts, the Heat are next to impossible to hang with on HOF. I tried to hang with them playing with the Lakers. I gave them a run for their money, but they just took off after halftime. The score was like 125-101?

[J-Clutch1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Evan_OS

Have fun while it lasts, the Heat are next to impossible to hang with on HOF. I tried to hang with them playing with the Lakers. I gave them a run for their money, but they just took off after halftime. The score was like 125-101?

HoF is unrealistic man. Why would you want to play any team on that difficulty?

The guy's just having fun playing the game on Superstar. You dont have to downgrade that by saying it's not the same cuz it's not on HoF.

[BlueNGold]

I've been meaning to do an update on my 2nd year Cavs Association. Been awhile since I have so here's a mega-update.

Regular Season Standings:

Eastern Conference

1. Miami Heat 57-25
2. Milwaukee Bucks 52-30
3. Orlando Magic 50-32
4. Chicago Bulls 50-32
5. Boston Celtics 49-33
6. New York Knicks 47-35
7. Atlanta Hawks 43-39
8. Cleveland Cavaliers 43-39

Indiana Pacers 40-42
Washington Wizards 36-46
Charlotte Bobcats 36-46
Philadelphia 76ers 36-46
New Jersey Nets 35-47
Toronto Raptors 31-51
Detroit Pistons 24-58

Western Conference

1. Los Angeles Lakers 53-29
2. Denver Nuggets 52-30
3. Portland Trail Blazers 51-31
4. Houston Rockets 46-36
5. Oklahoma City Thunder 44-38
6. San Antonio Spurs 42-40
7. New Orleans Hornets 41-41
8. Golden State Warriors 39-43

Minnesota Timberwolves 37-45
Utah Jazz 37-45
Phoenix Suns 36-46
Dallas Mavericks 34-48
Los Angeles Clippers 31-51
Memphis Grizzlies 30-52
Sacramento Kings 28-54

Current Playoff Tree:

(1) Miami - (8) Cleveland; tied 1-1
(2) Milwaukee - (7) Atlanta; tied 1-1
(3) Chicago - (6) New York; CHI leads 2-0
(4) Boston - (5) Orlando; BOS leads 2-0

(1) LA Lakers - (8) Golden State; LAL leads 2-1
(2) Denver - (7) New Orleans; NO leads 3-0
(3) Portland - (6) San Antonio; SA leads 2-1
(4) Houston - (5) Oklahoma City; OKC leads 2-1


Awards:

Most Valuable Player - LeBron James (MIA) - 26.5 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 5.2 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.3 BPG

Defensive Player - Josh Smith (ATL) - 16.4 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 4.2 APG, 2.2 SPG, 2.1 BPG

Rookie - Ted Kelley (DET) - 16.5 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 0.9 APG, 1.0 SPG, 1.1 BPG

6th Man - Anthony Randolph (DET) - 13.3 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.9 SPG, 1.3 BPG

Most Improved Player - Kendrick Perkins (PHX) - 11.4 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.3 SPG, 2.0 BPG

Coach - Nate McMillan (POR) - 51-31 record; 3rd seed in West

League Leaders:

PPG
Derrick Rose (CHI) - 33.8
Carmelo Anthony (CLE) - 30.2
Kevin Durant (OKC) - 29.7
Monta Ellis (GS) - 27.4
Kobe Bryant (LAL) - 27.1

RPG
Kevin Love (MIN) - 14.8
Dwight Howard (ORL) - 11.7
Pau Gasol (LAL) - 11.2
Al Horford (ATL) - 11.1
Gerald Wallace (CHA) - 10.6

APG
Rajon Rondo (BOS) - 10.1
Chris Paul (NO) - 9.3
Deron Williams (UTAH) - 8.8
Russell Westbrook (OKC) - 8.6
Jason Kidd (DAL/SA) - 8.6

Trades:

2/4 - Spurs trade: DeJuan Blair, Antonio McDyess
Mavericks trade: Jason Kidd, Giacomo Izzo

1/22 - Pistons trade: Charlie Villanueva
Hawks trade: Zaza Pachulia, Ronny Turiaf

1/13 - Trail Blazers trade: Rudy Fernandez
Suns trade: Goran Dragic, next year's 2nd round pick

12/28 - Rockets trade:Jermaine Taylor, James Posey
Suns trade: Jason Richardson

12/27 - Pacers trade: Sebastian Telfair, Anthony Tolliver
Mavericks trade: JJ Barea, Shawn Marion

12/20 - Bucks trade: Keyon Dooling, Samardo Samuels
76ers trade: Wayne Dillon, DeShawn Stevenson

12/10 - Suns trade: Hedo Turkoglu, 2nd round pick
Kings trade: Donte Greene, Pablo Batistuta

11/17 - Suns trade: Earl Clark
76ers trade: Andres Nocioni

11/9 - Lakers trade: Lamar Odom, Derek Fisher, 2nd round pick
Cavaliers trade: Delonte West, Daniel Gibson

10/29 - T'Wolves trade: Wesley Johnson
Suns trade: 1st round pick, Jermaine O'Neal

Coach Hirings/Firings:

3/24 - Grizzlies hire Erik Fowler; fire Kurt Rambis

3/22 - Raptors hire John Kuester; fire Erik Fowler

3/17 - Pistons hire Albert Buckner; fire Ernest Harper

12/30 - Kings hire Alvin Gentry; fire Paul Westphal

12/21 - Suns hire Lionel Hollins; fire Alvin Gentry

11/17 - Grizzlies hire Kurt Rambis; fire Lionel Hollins

11/10 - Raptors hire Erik Fowler; fire Albert Buckner

Notable Injuries:

Jason Thompson (MIN) Torn MCL, Out 4-6 months
Jason Terry (DAL) Torn MCL, Out 4-6 months
Howie Malone (ATL) Torn ACL, Out 4-6 months
Al Harrington (ORL) Broken Ankle, Out 4-6 weeks
Jameer Nelson (ORL) Broken Wrist, Out 4-6 weeks
Paul Pierce (BOS) Lower Back Strain, Out 1-2 weeks
Jeff Green (OKC) Broken Arm, Out 1-2 weeks
Joakim Noah (CHI) Broken Foot, Out 1-2 weeks



One thing I have to add that has nothing to do with my team....

Derrick Rose was completely robbed of an MVP award. Comparing his stats with LeBron:

Rose - 33.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 8.0 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 51% FG, 35% 3PT, 79% FT

LeBron - 26.5 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 5.2 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.3 BPG, 45% FG, 28% 3PT, 79% FT

Yes, LeBron has the better all around numbers, but Rose was the more dominant player throughout the season and only LeBron's rebounds are up from his previous MVP years.

Not to mention Rose had a RIDICULOUS 7 game stretch where he put up 43, 35, 57, 44, 44, 49 and 47. He also had a 61 point, 14 assist game against Indiana at the end of March. Basically he destroyed the league.

I don't even recall seeing a CPU player be so dominant in any season of all of my 2K Associations (dating back to 2K5). Rose's season was literally Jordan-esque. It was one of the cooler things I've seen going through a virtual season in any sports game. I always found myself checking every Bulls game box score to see what Rose did next.


As for my team, I'm currently in the 1st round of the playoffs facing who else but the Heat, lol. The series is currently tied 1-1 with me stealing Game 1 on a very satisfying Carmelo Anthony buzzer beater from 3, and then Melo going up to LeBron and celebrating.

I just finished Game 2 and the Heat destroyed me. I had no chance from the opening tip, really. It actually felt like they were pissed from Game 1, haha.

I'll update after Round 1 of the playoffs end. Thanks for reading.

[Bellsprout]

Quote: Originally Posted by BlueNGold

Thanks for reading.

You're welcome.