NBA2k7 - Philadelphia Sixers

[Eaglesfan27]

Well, as Todd appropriately characterized it, I'm starting another Down and Dirty style dynasty. Although, I'm hoping to eventually get the reel center and be able to put my highlights of this dynasty online, and possible link them into this thread.

Anyway, I'm taking over the Sixers. My owner has the "Fan" personality and he wants me to improve the team.

Currently, we are rated 74 overall, 70 on offense, and 78 on defense.


The Team Salary is 72.86 Million and we are 9.43 million in the red.



Before I got the game, my plan was to trade Allen Iverson as the Sixers was close to doing this in real life, and I think he is at or past his peak trade value and we aren't going to win the title in the next year or two, and he will probably start declining in 2 to 3 years. My plan was to trade him for Tracy McGrady and throw in either a role player or 2nd round pick if I had to do so. Actually, I just tried the trade, and the AI will do it straight up.


However, in my one exhibition game, Iverson was practically unstoppable and he really set up Korver for a large number of assists.

So, I'm opening this up to potential readers to get their feedback. Should I trade Iverson for McGrady? Also, what do you all think I should have to throw in with Iverson to make it a fair deal? Right now Iverson is a 94 rated player, but he is 31 years old. McGrady is rated 91 and he is only 27.

Oh yeah, the downside to the trade is that I be hurting for a natural PG. I could play McGrady at the point as he has a good handle and decent passing, but he is not as good as those areas as Iverson. Alternatively, I could start Louis Williams our young prospect at PG, but he is raw. If I did this, Korver would be relegated to the bench with McGrady starting at SF alongside Andre Iguodala at SG.

[Izulde]

I could see a case being made for the straight up being fair, if the new team needs a bona fide point guard.

And pardon any incoherence. Dealing with a lot of school crap tonight has me garbled and not right-thinking.

[CraigSca]

In the next exhibition, play Louis Williams at the point to see if he's a viable option.

[MizzouRah]

Tough choice, and I don't pretend to know THAT much about the NBA.. but I think I would do the trade - although Iverson has given his all to that franchise. ;)

[Pumpy Tudors]

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Trade him. :)

[Neuqua]

If you're looking at it from a strictly NBA2k7 perspective it seems like a pretty decent trade straight up. Just ot be safe I'd probably add a draft pick on your side as well.

I'm really looking forward to the read. I'm tempted to get the 360 for this game alone (the others don't seem to interest me all that much.) But for now I'm holding off for the Wii.

[Eaglesfan27]

In the next exhibition, play Louis Williams at the point to see if he's a viable option.


I've already played him a bit there, and he is barely acceptable, but many think he has a ton of potential. He is only 20. He could grow into a very good player. Right now he is only rated 65. I'd have Kevin Ollie backing him up and playing a fair bit.

I'm going to start my season, play one pre-season game where Louis will get plenty of PT, and then pull the trigger if Louis doesn't play too badly. I'm going to add my 2nd round pick to the trade to make it a bit more fair, IMO.

One upside of the trade is that while he is a defensive liability Korver is money from the outside. He could be a huge scorer off the bench, particularly if he is matched up against 2nd string SF's. However, he definitely has trouble creating his own shot and was benefitting from Iverson driving and kicking it to him for open shots.

[Eaglesfan27]

My first Email from the owner:


I love this team more than anything! I've offered you the job as GM because I believe you have what it takes to do great things. Get out there and prove me right!



First thing I do is review the staff:


Our Head Coach is Maurice Cheeks. He is young and is viewed as a good defensive minded coach who is a master at teaching young players. He is under contract for 1 more year at 1.5 million. I'll definitely keep him for this year, and may extend his deal somewhere during the season.


Our Main Assistant is Randy Myers. He is a good defensive minded coach who is a good teacher. He is making 500k for 1 more year, and I'll keep him on board as well as Maurice likes him as his primary assistant.


Jeff Graham is the head of scouting. He is considered a good scout. He is under contract for 2 more years at 750k, and I have no plans to make a change here at this time. His scouting staff is under funded, but I don't have the funds to hire any more scouts at this time.


R. Reed is our head trainer. He is considered average at his job. He is under contract for 2 more years at 300k, and I'll keep him for at least this year.


The Pre-Season is over, and I've got to make my decision (the game starts at the beginning of the regular season in the 1st year.) Do I deal Iverson? If I do, do I pick up Raul Lopez as insurance in case Louis Williams fails (assuming I can Raul to sign?)

[Eaglesfan27]

I decide to pull the trigger:

Iverson and my 2nd round pick for McGrady. The Rockets are happy to add AI's skills to their team and pull the trigger.


Unfortunately, Raul Lopez is insulted by our min salary offer and is refusing to negotiate with the team. We'll live or die with Louis Williams and Kevin Ollie at the point or if they fail, I'll talk to the coach about playing McGrady at the point.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our Season Opener is hosting the Atlanta Hawks. Should be a very winnable game as our team ratings are much better:


76ers: Offense 67, Defense 74, Overall 71.

Hawks: Offense 51, Defense 50, Overall 50.



Our Starting 5:

PG Louis Williams 6'2" 175
SG Andre Iguodala 6'6" 207
SF Tracy McGrady 6'8" 210
PF Chris Webber 6'10" 245
C Samuel Dalembert 6'11" 250


Hawks Starting 5:

PG Speedy Claxton 5'11 170
SG Joe Johnson 6'8 235
SF Joe Smith 6'9 225 (oops Josh, not Joe.)
PF Scott Williams 6'9 258 (oops Shelden, not Scott)
C Zaza Pachulia 6'11 240

[Eaglesfan27]

A few notes:

I'm playing on All-Star level (due to fast breaks being nearly impossible for me on Super Star. I've only adjusted shooting sliders for both teams down 2 notches, except for the FT shooting. I've also knocked fouls up 1 notch across the board.

Also, I generally play the C on defense as I love trying to swat shots and get good rebounds.


At the end of 1, we are up 22-18 thanks to some great plays by McGrady. We've also had 3 fast break baskets on the slower hawks, all baskets in which Louis Williams leaked out for a long pass reception and layup.


At the end of 1, McGrady has 10 points, 1 board, and 2 assists. Williams has 5 points and 2 assists. Webber has 5 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists. He's still worthless except for his passing as he is shooting 2 of 6 to score his 5 points..



Kevin Ollie is coming in to to give Williams a break, as is Willie Green to spell Andre. Finally Steven Hunter is coming in at C.




With 6 minutes left, I sit McGrady. Dangerous move as he has been the key to our offense tonight, but he is getting tired. I bring back in Williams and Andre. Korver will hopefully get some open looks at SF now..


Our bench is playing better than most of their bench guys, and the starters like S. Williams are getting tired. We just got our 3rd foul on S. Williams thanks to a nice up and under by Shavlik Randolph, our backup PF.



Thanks to an 18-5 run that was partially done with McGrady on the bench, we are up 44-31 at the half.


Once Joe Johnson went out, they couldn't do anything. We are shooting 52% against the horrible Hawks defense while they are shooting 42%.


McGrady is 6 of 9 for 15 points, 5 assists (mostly on double teams) and 3 boards.

Steven Hunter is 4 of 4 for 8 points, almost all on McGrady assists.


Joe Johnson is their main offensive weapon. He is 6 of 15 for 12 points.



We go back to our starting lineup to start the 3rd quarter.



Down 16 midway through the 3rd is causing them to press more, trap more, and take more changes in the lane. It's causing us to make some turnovers, but is also leading to some easy baskets.

By my count, we have 6 fast break baskets midway through the 3rd. Much better than superstar. All of the speeds of players seem more realistic to me..


Meanwhile, the Hawks just had their 2nd Fast Break Basket (they have also blown 1 earlier.) My guys are getting tired, and they just blew by me.


Thanks to a run powered by Joe Johnson, they pull within 10 at the end of the 3rd. 63-53, we lead.



With McGrady sitting during the first 4 minutes of the 4th they pull it to 69-65.

Time to get our star back in there.


I thought maybe the game was too easy on All-Star, but the Hawks have tied it 69-69 behind 32 from Joe Johnson, but he is now exhausted...



We never should have let Johnson get hot. He and Childress are keeping them neck and neck with us. We take a 86-85 lead on a fadeaway jumper by McGrady with 4.6 seconds left..


Claxton fakes Louis Williams out of his shorts and nails a 3. 88-86 with 0.8 seconds left!


We use a timeout to advance it to Midcourt (glad they finally got that right in this game..)


McGrady catches the shot, turns around and clanks it off the side of the rim.


Game over. 88-86 win for the Hawks. They shot 52%. We shot 50%.

We shot it 76 times. They shot it 67 times.


We were 6 of 16 from the FT line. They were 10 of 12.


We were 2 of 10 from behind the arc. They were 6 of 20.


We had 26 assists. They had 24.

We had 8 turnovers. They had 13.

We outrebounded them 37-35.

We each had 2 blocks.

We had 55 points in the paint. They had 28.

We had 18 fask break points. They had 8.





Joe Johnson was the player of the game with 32 points and 9 assists. He ended up with 15 of 25 shooting.

Josh Smith (not Joe) had 22 points, 7 boards, and 3 assists on 10 of 17 shooting.

Josh Childress had 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

Claxton had 10 points on 4 of 10 shooting.

Shelden (not Scott) Williams had 1 point and 9 boards. He was 0 of 4 from the field.


Pachulia was 2 of 2 for 8 points (4 of 6 from the line.)



McGrady led us with 27 points, 9 assists, 4 boards, and a steal. He had 2 turnovers. He was 12 of 19.

Iguodala was 5 of 11 for 10 points. He also had 4 boards, 3 steals, and 2 assists.

Korver had 10 points in limited action with 4 of 8 shooting (2 of 5 behind the arc.)


Hunter had 10 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

Louis Williams had 9 points and 5 assists as well as a steal. Most of his points were on the fast break. He was 4 of 10.


Webber had 8 points, 12 boards, and 4 assists on 3 of 11 shooting.


Dalembert had 2 points, 3 boards, and 2 blocks on 1 of 2 shooting.


The most fouls any of my guys had was McGrady with 3. They didn't drive very much at all.


Overall, I think All-Star played a pretty good game, but I might eventually knock shooting sliders down a touch more.

[Eaglesfan27]

Several people on OS and other sites have recommended that all shooting sliders around 42 is good for All-Star level to get realistic shooting percentages. I'm going to try that whenever I get to play my next game (which might not be until tomorrow night.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Ok. I'm simming half of my games to get through the 82 game schedule in a decent amount of time. Supposedly, the sim engine has been re-written for this version in which the game actually simulates each possession and doesn't just compare team ratings, but individual ratings. Anyway, I will sim every other game, and won't pick and choose.


Our next game is against the Magic on the road. They play tough defense and win a 76-68 defensive battle.

Jameer Nelson led them with 17 points and 6 assists on 6 of 14 shooting.

Redick was their leading scorer with 11 points. Dwight Howard had 10 points and 20 boards for them.


McGrady was our leading scorer with 20 points on 6 of 19 shooting. He also had 4 boards and 3 assists.

Iguodala was second with 11 points on 4 of 11 shooting and he had 10 boards.

Webber had 7 points and 11 boards.

Louis Willimas had 8 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists.

Dalembert had 9 points, 6 boards, and 3 blocks.

Korver was hardly used, I'm going to have to see if I can get coach to do something about that.

[Eaglesfan27]

Next up is the Heat at Home. They should be a very tough battle. They lost their 1st game to Chicago and just beat NJ 103-97.

Their offense is rated 87 while their defense is rated 99 for an overall of 93.

Meanwhile, we are rated 68 on offense now and 74 on defense for an overall of 71.

It would be a huge upset for us to win.


Note: I'm using new sliders with 44 for all shooting success except for FT.

I've also turned fouls up to 60 across the board.


My Starting 5 is the same as last game.


Their starting 5:

Jason Williams 6'1"

Dwyane Wade 6'4"

Walker 6'9" (I'm expecting McGrady to abuse him)

Haslem 6'9"

Shaq 7'1"

[Eaglesfan27]

Dalembert gets Shaq in early foul trouble at the 9 minute mark! 2 fouls early and he sits for Alonzo.


At the 7 minute mark, Jason Williams with a charge and he is in early foul trouble. Gary Payton in.


We've been double teaming Wade all game, and 3 minutes left in the 1st, he picks up an offensive foul to give him a total of 2, and he sits.


At the end of 1, we are up 20-8. Both teams are shooting badly except for completely uncontested shots, and even some of them aren't falling. Perhaps, I turned down shooting sliders a bit too much?


Miami's starters return in the 2nd while I give Iguodala a rest, slide McGrady to SG and bring in Korver as well as my backup PF, Randolph, and my C Hunter.


Shaq has played very well, but Wade hasn't done much this game. 40-26 lead for us at the half.

They are shooting 27%. We are shooting 41%.

McGrady has been great. He has 10 points on 4 of 11 shooting, but he has 7 assists as he is generating open looks for everyone (particularly Dalembert.)

Dalembert is working Shaq and Mourning with 8 points and 9 boards.

Haslem is their most productive player on the court with 11 points and 11 boards.

Shaq has been hitting Posey with open looks for 3's when we double team him.



Wade absolutely torches me for the first 8 minutes of the 3rd period until I manage to draw his 4th foul with a strong play by Iguodala. He sits for Gansey.

Still, he helped bring them within 10. 54-44.


At the end of 3, we are up 56-48.


I sit McGrady for the first time today.


Wade scores 8 straight points and makes it 56-56. I'm going to get McGrady back in very soon.


Iguodala with a nasty dunk gets our crowd back on our side.


With 5:52 left, McGrady draws his 5th foul on Wade!


A minute later McGrady gets his 10th asisst of the night on a drive and kick for a 3 by Korver.


With 1:09 left, McGrady gets Wade on a blocking call and Wade fouls out! We are up 68-64.


With 12 seconds left, Antoine Walker goes for a 2 instead of a 3 down by 3. However, he misses it anyway and we get the rebound. Webber only hits 1 of 2 FT's to put us up 70-66.


Williams misses a last second 3.


We shot 35% for the game. They shot 33%. I think I will go back up a bit (right in between at 46) for all shooting sliders for the next 10 games and then evaluate them from there.

McGrady was the player of the game. He had 22 points on 9 of 23 shooting. He also had 11 assists, 5 boards, 2 steals, and a block.


Iguodala chipped in with 16 points, 3 boards, 1 steal on 6 of 16 shooting.

Dalembert finished with 9 points, 11 boards, and 1 block.

Korver had 9 points on 4 of 10 shooting (1 of 1 from behind the arc.)

Shavlik Randolh had 6 points.

Chris Webber had 3 points, 12 boards, and 3 assists on 1 of 8 shooting.


Steven Hunter had 4 points, 7 boards, and 3 big blocks!


It was a very sloppy game as McGrady had 4 turnovers, Korver had 3, Iguodala had 3, Dalembert had 3, and Williams had 1.


Speaking of Louis Williams, he had 2 points, 3 boards, and 3 assists, but played good defense on White Chocolate.



Haslem led them with 20 points and 16 boards. He shot 9 of 12 from the field (almost all up close or wide open shots)

Wade had 19 points and 3 assists.

O'Neal had 10 points, 9 boards, 2 blocks, and 3 assists.

Posey had 9 points (all on 3's) all from Shaq kick outs.

Mourning had 0 points but 9 boards.


We go up to 1-2 now.

[Eaglesfan27]

During our simulated game, we beat the Pacers 107-93.


Jermaine O'Neal led them with 21 points and 5 boards.

Webber exploded for us with 37 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists on 16 of 26 shooting!

McGrady had 18 points and Louis Williams had 13 points and 4 assists.


Korver got a bit more PT and had 5 points.


Our next game is the 2nd part of a back and back on the road. This time at Toronto.




News: The Spurs' Robert Horry suffered a torn ACL and he is out for about 10 months.




Preview:


The Raptors have a 76 offense rating while their defense rating is 59. Overall they are rated 71.


We are using the same starting 5.


They are starting:

PG T.J. Ford 6'0" 165

SG Anthony Parker 6'6" 215

SF Morris Peterson 6'7" 215

PF Chris Bosh 6'10" 210

C Rasho Nesterobic 7'0" 248

[Eaglesfan27]

At the end of 1, we are up 23-16. Strong play by McGrady so far.



McGrady with 2 late 3's to help us pull into a 12 point lead at the half. 52-40.


We are shooting 56% at the half, but the Raptor's defense is bad. With the same sliders, the Raptors are shooting 40% as our defense is doing well.



At the half, McGrady has 18 points on 53% shooting.


Iguodala has 11 points on 4 of 8 shooting.


Great shooting by Bosh and Mo Peterson get them into the game a bit. 72-64 at the end of 3.


Meanwhile, McGrady rested most of the 3rd, but still has 25 points.



Darn, I rested TMac for 8 minutes in the 3rd and it was way too long. He was cold in the 4th, and he they managed to get an 84-82 lead. McGrady missed a 3 with 2 seconds left and they won 84-82.



Chris Bosh was the player of the game with 14 points and 19 boards.


We shot 46.4% (33 of 71) while they shot 41.7% (33 of 79.)

We were 4 of 12 from behind the arc. They were 3 of 11.

We made 12 of 14 FT's. They made 15 of 20.


We had 19 assists. They had 27.

We had 12 turnovers. They had 9.

We had 40 rebounds. They had 45.


We had 0 blocks. They had 2.


We each had 6 fast break points.


Mo Peterson was their leading scorer with 19 points on 6 of 19 shooting. He also had 8 assists, 4 boards, and 7 of 7 FT's.


Bosh had 14 points, 19 boards, and 4 assists. He shot 6 of 17 and was 2 of 4 from the line.


Parker had 13 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

Ford had 12 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He also had 7 assists.


Fred Jones had 10 points on 4 of 10 shooting (2 of 3 behind the arc.)


Bargnani came off the bench and had 5 points on 2 of 2 shooting. He also had a board.


McGrady led us with 27 points, 6 boards, and 6 assists. He had 10 of 20 shooting. He was 3 of 5 behind the arc.


Iguodala had 15 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He also had 3 boards.


Korver finished with 10 on 4 of 12 shooting (0 of 4 behind the arc.)


Williams had 8 points on 3 of 5 shooting. He also had 4 boards and 3 assists.


Webber had 8 points, 8 boards, and 4 assists.


Dalembert had 8 points, 4 boards, and 2 assists.


Randolph had 6 points and 6 boards.


We fall to 2-3 record now.

[MizzouRah]

Tough loss.

[Eaglesfan27]

In our simulated game, we lose 102-100 to the Nuggets to fall to 2-4. The Nuggets are 3-1.


McGrady led us with 24 points. Webber had 17. Iguodala had 16.

Louis Williams had 11 assists in the game!


Carmelo led them with 26 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He also had 6 boards and 2 assists.

Earl Boykins had 21 points for them along with 7 assists.


Smith add 17 points.



At least we have quite a few days off to practice before our next game which is at the Sonics. They are 5-2 currently. Lots of practice the next few days with a focus on shooting and ball handling.

[Eaglesfan27]

Tough loss.


Yeah, I'm learning the hard way not to sit my hot shooters for too long. On the plus side, I'm glad All-Star is giving me a good challenge. Hopefully, it will for a long time. Also, it's one game, but I think these sliders might be perfect. I'm going to stick with them for the next 10 games before making any changes to see what I really think of them. :)

[Eaglesfan27]

Thanks to our hard practices, our offense is currently rated 79 while our defense is still rated 73 for an overall of 76.


The Sonics offense is rated 87 while their defense is rated 67. Overall, they are rated 81.


We are using our same starting 5.


The Sonics (who are now 6-2) are starting:

PG Luke Ridnour 6'2" 175

SG Ray Allen 6'5" 205

SF Rashard Lewis 6'10" 215

PG Nick Collison 6'10" 215

C Chris Wilcox 6'10 229" (Dalembert should be able to move him)

[Eaglesfan27]

8 minutes into the game, Collison gets Dalembert with his 2nd foul. I bring in Hunter a bit earlier than I wanted. However, we are up 15-10 thanks to 11 early points from McGrady!


With 2 minutes left in the 1st, we get Ray Allen into foul trouble. He had torched us for 10 points already, so this is a big bonus for us.


We are up 23-21 at the end of 1, despite a great 1st quarter from McGrady.



At halftime, we lead 49-40 behind 28 by McGrady!



63-58 at the end of 3. They double teamed McGrady the whole 3rd period, and he couldn't split the double team with the pass.


I rested McGrady for a few minutes to start the 4th and then he came back recharged. I'm playing him at the point late in the 4th and using Korver for offense at SF. It worked this game.


We won 88-79.


We shot 44%. They shot 43.2%.

We were 1 of 12 from behind the arc.

They were 8 of 20 from behind the arc.

We hit 5 of 7 FT's. They hit 7 of 15 FT's.

We had 32 assists. They had 27.


We had 9 turnovers. They had 17.


We had 49 rebounds. They had 43.


We each had 1 block.


We had 16 Fast Break Points. They had 6.



Ray Allen was their leading scorer with 24 points. He was also the leading assist man with 7.

Luke Ridnour had 15 points and 6 assists but also 4 turnovers.


Rashard Lewis had 14 points and 6 assists as well.



McGrady was the player of the game with 37 points, 7 boards, and 7 assists. He also had 2 steals and 4 turnovers. He hit 16 of 24 including 1 of 3 from behind the arc. He also hit 4 of 4 FT's. He played 42 minutes.


Iguodala had 13 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He also had 4 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals.

Korver had 12 points and 5 assists.


Webber had 10 points and 11 boards on 4 of 6 shooting.


Dalembert had 6 points (all on put backs) and 13 boards. He had 5 offensive boards. He also blocked a shot.


Louis Williams had 2 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists on 1 of 6 shooting in 27 minutes.

[Eaglesfan27]

In our simulated game, we beat the 5-2 Suns 91-87.

Stoudemire led them with 21 points and 8 boards.


Nash had 18 points and 12 assists.

Bell had 16 points and 6 boards.



Webber led the team with 24 points and 14 boards on 8 of 22 shooting.

McGrady had 19 points, 6 boards, and 5 assists. He was limited by foul trouble and finished with 5. He only played 31 minutes. He shot 6 of 20.

Louis Williams had 14 points, 9 boards, and 4 assists in 42 minutes.

Dalembert had 9 points, 10 boards, and 4 blocks.

[Eaglesfan27]

November 18th,


Today we play at the Clippers as part of a back and back. The Clippers are the better rated team as they are rated 77 for offense, 81 for defense, and 79 overall. The effects of our earlier practice have worn off and we are rated 69 in offense and 73 in defense, for an overall of 71. We are also fatigued with the older veterans such as Webber more noticably fatigued heading into the game..


We are still using the same starting 5.


Their starting 5:


Pg Sam Cassell 6'3" 185

SG Cuttino Mobley 6'4" 215

SF Corey Maggete 6'6" 228

PF Elton Brand 6'8" 265 (A big mismatch against Webber in talent)

C Chris Kaman 7'0" 268

[Izulde]

How is Iverson doing in the early going after the trade? McGrady's been amazing for you thus far I know.

[Eaglesfan27]

4 minutes into the game Iguodala draws a second foul on Brand! Thomas comes in for Brand.



Korver hits a 3 at the buzzer to make it 25-24 our lead at the end of 1.


McGrady has been most of our offense, but he is now tired.


Brand has been killing me for the first 8 minutes of the 2nd. He isn't just scoring, but drawing double teams and then finding open men who find other open men. Finally, with 4 minutes left in the half, Dalembert draws a 3rd foul on him. They are up 44-33 at this point.


I took a huge risk and it backfired. Dalembert picks up his 4th foul with 30 seconds left in the half.



Korver can't hit this buzzer beater and we are down 52-38 at the half. Cassell hit a few big 3's. Maggete has been scoring well as has Mobley.


McGrady has 19 at the half.


Cassell has 13 at the half on 4 of 7 shooting.


Thomas off the bench has 9 points on 4 of 5 shooting (mostly against Webber.)


Webber is short on his shots and it is killing us.


Also, Kaman is killing us on the offensive boards.





They are on a 18-5 run and just pulling away.


Thanks in part to Dalembert we have a surge late in the 3rd, but he picks up his 5th foul and has to sit.


Once he leaves, they get another surge, and we are down 77-56 at the end of 3.



Korver is pissing me off by missing a few wide open shots.


Korver misses a few more and I put Rodney Carney in for him. My first time really using Carney this year.


Carney immediately hits an open 16 footer.


A minute later Carney has a monster jam on the break!


With them maintaining a 15 point lead with 4 minutes left and with McGrady exhausted, I decide to rest him for the rest of the game.

With 1:30 left in the game, Dalembert fouls out.


Carney with a nice move to create his own shot.

2 plays later Carney with a charge.


Carney hits a 3!


Sure, we lose by 21. 109-88, but I think the rookie has earned a chance for a bit more PT.



We lose 109-88.


They shot 39%. We shot 46%.


They had 93 attempts (lots of put backs)

We had 76 attempts.

We were 2 of 7 behind the arc. They were 3 of 14.


We hit 16 of 23 FT's. They hit 32 of 35 FT's!

We each had 23 assists.

They outrebounded us 48-37 (20 offensive boards for them!)

We had 8 steals. They had 12.

We had 9 blocks! They had 2.

We had 10 fast break points. They had 4.


We had 10 second chance points. They had 20.


They had VERY balanced scoring: Cassell with 17, Brand with 17, Maggette with 17, Mobley with 15, and Kaman with 10. Thomas also had 15 off the bench.


Kaman had 14 boards (9 offensive), Maggette had 9 boards, Thomas had 9, and Brand had 9.

Mobley led them with 6 assists. Maggette had 5.

Their starting 5 each had 2 steals.



McGrady led us with 26 points on 11 of 18 shooting. He also had 5 boards, 5 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 turnovers.

Hunter and Randolph each had 10 points.

Korver and Carney each had 9. Korver shot 4 of 15. Carney shot 4 of 6 off the bench.


Webbed had 6 points on 2 of 9 shooting.


Iguodala only had 1 shot attempt (what was I thinking?) and only had 2 points.


Williams had 2 points on 0 of 4 shooting.


McGrady and Iguodala each had 5 assists.

Webber and Hunter led the team with 7 boards each.


Hunter had 4 blocks. Dalembert 2 and McGrady 2. Randolph also had a block.


McGrady was the only player with over 30 minutes that game (32.)


We fall to 4-5. Now, I see why my coach is using Carney more than Korver in games I don't play. I think Carney is better despite being a rookie.

[Eaglesfan27]

How is Iverson doing in the early going after the trade? McGrady's been amazing for you thus far I know.


Good question. The Rockets are 1st in the league (along with the Cavs and Spurs) with a 7-3 record. The Rockets are averaging 93.0 ppg with 91.1 ppg against them. They are shooting 46.5% from the field (5th best.) They are shooting 42.9% from behind the arc (3rd best.)


Iverson is 5th best in the league in scoring at 26.9 ppg. He is also averaging 6.0 apg and 1.9 spg. He is shooting an insane 56% from the field early in the season. Even more insane, he is shooting 57% (11 of 19) from behind the arc. He is playing 37 minutes per game.


McGrady on the season is averaging 24.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg, and 5.8 apg. He also is averaging 1.2 spg and 0.8 bpg. He is shooting 47.7% overall and 33.3% (9 of 27) from behind the arc. He is also averaging 37 mpg.


Meanwhile, Yao Ming is not doing as well as he did last year. His scoring average early in the year has dropped to 16.9 (from 22 last year). He RPG has dropped to 7.9 (from 10.2) and his BPG has dropped to 1.0 (from 1.6.) Yet, the Rockets are winning.

[Eaglesfan27]

November 18, 2006 -


The Wizards traded SF Caron Butlet (83) to the Raptors for T.J. Ford (81.) Doesn't make much sense from the Wizards perspective with Arenas already playing the point unless they plan on playing them along side each other..



November 21, 2006 -


Today the simulated game is hosting the 6-5 Detroit Pistons.

They beat us 78-63 with suffocating defense.

McGrady was our leading scorer with 14 points on 5 of 21 shooting. He also led the team with 6 assists.

Webber had 13 points and 11 boards

Iguodala had 7 points on 3 of 9 shooting.

Louis Williams had 2 points and 3 assists in 40 minutes.

Dalembert had 5 points and 11 boards on 2 of 8 shooting.


Korver actually played more this game and had 5 points in 11 minutes.



Hamilton led them with 28 points on 9 of 23 shooting.

Wallace had 17 points and 9 boards for them.

Mohammed had 6 points, 14 boards, and 3 blocks which led the team.


We fall to 4-6.

[Eaglesfan27]

November 22, 2006 -


Today we travel to play the Bucks in a tough 2nd portion of a back to back game.

The Bucks are 4-7. Their offense is 70, defense 76, and overall 72. Thanks to practice earlier in the week, our offense is 76, defense is 73, and overall is 74. Of course, the price for that hard practice is that our guys should be more fatigued.


Their starting 5:


PG Maurice Williams 6'1" 185

SG Michael Redd 6'6" 215

SF Bobby Simmons 6'6" 235

PF Charlie Villanueva 6'11" 240

C Andrew Bogut 7'0" 245


Should be a good matchup.

[Eaglesfan27]

Midway through the 1st, I finally pull off my first alley oop. McGrady and Iguodala running down the court with only 1 defender back. The defender challenged McGrady early and he threw a great alley oop that Iguodala slammed home hard!


24-24 at the end of the 1st quarter. Simmons has 12 points for them. McGrady has 10 for us.



Most of my guys are very tired from the back and back including McGrady. I put Carney in for him.


Carney hits his 1st shot!


I just saw one of my most amazing blocks. McGrady missed a 3, and they had a fast break going, but the PG tried to lay it up, and McGrady came from behind swatted it off the backboard and one of my guys got it and started a fast break the other way!



They are killing us with the 3 ball and much better rebounding. 53-39 at the half.


McGrady has 14 points at the half. He is shooting 43% so far.


Charlie Bell has 10 points on 4 of 7 shooting, and he has been a big bench contributor this game.



67-60 Bucks lead at the end of 3.


We close the gap during the first 8 minutes of the 4th. However, in the last 4 minutes they go on a 18-4 run.


They win 101-82.


They shot 42%. We shot 41%.


They were 5 of 18 behind the arc. We were 2 of 11 from behind the arc.


They outrebounded us 57-40 which enabled them to get 89 attempts to our 79. They had 25 offensive boards.

We had 2 blocks. They had 1.

We had 6 fast break points. They had 12.

We were 14 of 18 from the line. They were 20 of 27 from the line.


Charlie Bell was their leading scorer with 22 points off the bench. He did it on 6 of 13 shooting and 9 of 13 from the FT line as he abused Korver, Carney, and whoever else I threw at him.

Bobby Simmons had 16 points, 6 boards, and 5 assists on 7 of 12 shooting.

Redd had 14 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

Steve Blake had 11 points and 6 assists as we kept their starting PG in foul trouble most of the night.



Bogut and Gadzuric killed us on the boards.



McGrady had 26 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists on 11 of 26 shooting. Healso had 1 steal and 1 spectacular block.

Carney had 15 points, 3 boards, and 2 assists on 6 of 11 shooting off the bench :)

Iguodala had 10 points on 3 of 9 shooting.

Dalembert had 10 points and 8 boards on 5 of 10 shooting. He also had a block.

Webber had 8 points, 9 boards, and 4 assists on 4 of 5 shooting.


Williams had 4 points and 5 assists on 2 of 7 shooting.

[Eaglesfan27]

In our simulated game, we beat the Bulls 85-80 at home.

McGrady was the player of the game as he had 31 points on 11 of 31 shooting. He also had 11 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Willie Green had 15 points off the bench on 5 of 12 shooitng.

Iguodala had 14 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He also had 10 boards and 2 steals.

Louis Williams had 9 points, 8 boards, and 6 assists on 4 of 10 shooting.


Dalembert had 8 points, 14 boards, and 3 blocks on 4 of 8 shooting.


Webber was in severe foul trouble and only played 15 minutes before fouling out. He had 0 points, 2 boards, and an assist.

Carney only played 7 minutes and didn't have any stats.




For the Bulls, Gordon led them with 22 points.

Hinrich led them with 8 assists.

Wallace had 13 boards for them and a block as well as 8 points.

Gordon led them with 3 steals.


Nocioni had 9 points and 9 boards.


We are now 5-7.



In other news, Eddie Jones of the Grizzlies broke his wrist and will miss about a month.

[Eaglesfan27]

November 25, 2006 -


Today we travel to play the Cavs in the 2nd day of a back and back. Should be a tough game, as the Cavs are rated 79 in offense, 80 in defense, and 79 overall. Of course, stopping LeBron will be tough I think. I plan on double teaming him early if he starts going off on us.


PG Daniel Gibson 6'2" 190

SG Larry Hughes 6'5" 184

SF Lebron James 6'8" 240

PF Donyell Marshall 6'9" 230

C Ilgauskas 7'3" 260

[Neuqua]

I'm trying so hard not to purchase the 360 based on this game alone.

[Eaglesfan27]

10 minutes into the game, McGrady has an absolutely insane looking behind the back no look pass to set up Williams for an easy layup.


19-18 at the end of 1. We lead. Some sloppy turnovers by both teams.


Lebron has been great, but we are hanging in there. We are down 46-40 at the half.


Lebron has 16 points and 3 assists at the half.

Iguodala has 14 points as he is working over Hughes.


Dalembert has 6 points and 3 boards at the half.



It's 68-61 Cavs at the end of 3. LeBron has 26 points.


With 3:10 left, we tie it at 80 with a McGrady dunk!


McGrady loses his dribble with 1:30 left and that allows them to pull ahead by 3 as they get a fast break slam. 85-82.


A big block by the big Z ends our hopes of a win as they pull ahead by 5 with 12 seconds left on the free throws.


Korver misses a 3 and that seals the deal.



They win 92-85.


We shot 45%. They shot 40%. I'm getting killed on the boards and am starting to wonder if I might need to tweak rebounding sliders a bit. We are giving up a lot of offensive boards to teams that don't necessarily have great offensive rebounders.



Lebron had 30 points, 8 boards, and 3 assists (and 4 Turnovers.) He shot 11 of 21.


Daniel Gibson had 19 points and 5 assists on 6 of 18 shooting.


Ilgauskas had 10 points and 13 boards along with 2 blocks. He had 5 offensive boards.


Anderson Varejao had 6 points and 18 boards (5 offensive.)



McGrady had 31 points, 2 boards, and 5 assists. He also had 2 steals and 1 block, and 3 turnovers. He shot 14 of 28.


Iguodala had 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He also had 5 assists and 6 steals. He had 5 turnovers.


Carney had 13 points and a board. He shot 4 of 6.


Korver had 7 points on 2 of 7 shooting.


Dalembert had 6 points and 11 boards.


Webber had 4 points and 10 boards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Looking at the O-Rebounding rating, Ilgauskas is a 91. Varejao is an 87. So, it's not that bad, but my guys are good defensive rebounders. I might slightly boost defensive rebounding for the human.



November 27, 2006 -


In our simulated game, we travel to play the Heat. They are now 9-4. They beat us 106-89.

Shaq had 30 points, 11 boards, and 2 blocks on 12 of 24 shooting.

Wade had 28 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 12 of 25.

Jason Williams was the 3rd leading scorer with 10 points on 4 of 12 shooting. He also had 11 assists.


Iguodala was our leading scorer with 21 points on 9 of 12 shooting. He also had 7 boards, 4 assists, and 4 steals.

McGrady had 20 points, 6 boards, and 6 assists. He shot 10 of 26.

Webber had 17 points, 9 boards, and 4 assists. He shot 6 of 18.



I'm sending my scout out to look at Manuel Garcia, a 6'10 279 pound PF from Mexico as a potential draft target next year if we end up in the lottery.



It's the end of November. Here is a look at some stat leaders:


PPG:

1. Kobe - 33.2

2. Wade - 29.8

3. Vince Carter - 27.8

4. LeBron - 26.5

5. Ray Allen - 26.4

6. Arenas - 26.1

7. Pierce - 24.9

8. Rashard Lewis - 24.6

9. McGrady - 24.4

10. Iverson - 24.1



RPG:

1. Garnett - 12.5

2. Dwight Howard - 11.9

3. Chris Bosh - 10.3

4. Ben Wallace - 9.2

5. Shawn Marion - 9.1

6. Webber - 9.0

7. Chris Wilcox - 9.0

8. Okafor - 9.0

9. Mohammed - 8.9

10. Josh Hoard - 8.9


APG:


1. Chauncey Billups - 10.1

2. Brevin Knight - 9.7

3. Chris Paul - 9.6

4. Arenas - 9.5

5. Luke Ridnour - 9.1

6. Nash - 9.0

7. Hinrich - 8.9

8. Andre Miller - 8.8

9. Baron Davis - 8.8

10. Jameer Nelson - 8.6



Steals Per Game:

1. Iguodala - 2.6

2. Marion - 2.4

3. Arenas - 2.3

4. Artest - 2.2

5. Garnett - 2.1


BPG:

1. Mourning - 2.5
2. Frye - 2.2
3. Shaq - 2.2
4. Okafor - 2.1
5. Dwight Howard - 2.1

[Balldog]

I'm trying so hard not to purchase the 360 based on this game alone.

Ditto, I think I'll try to PS2 version.

[Eaglesfan27]

Ditto, I think I'll try to PS2 version.


Not that I'm trying to sway you into a purchase you don't want to make, but most things I've read state that the PS2 and Xbox version are similar to last year's version.

[Eaglesfan27]

Ok, this should be interesting. Playing while a little tipsy and fairly tired, but I really want to play one game..



December 2, 2006 -

We travel to play the 6-9 Nets. They are only slightly better rated with offense of 73, defense of 78, and overall of 78.

PG Jason Kidd 6'4 212, a huge mismatch in the Nets favor.

SG Vince Carter 6'6 225, another mismatch in the Nets favor.

SF Richard Jefferson 6'7 222. McGrady needs to come up big again.


PF Cliff Robinson 6'10 240. A mismatch in our favor, theoretically.


C Nenad Krstic 7'0" 240. Should be a good matchup.

[Eaglesfan27]

At the end of 1, we are down 21-18. McGrady already has 4 assists.



Halftime: 43-42, they lead.


McGrady has 15 points and 5 assists at the half.

Carter is leading them with 13 points.

Kidd has 6 points and 5 assists at the half.




Despite resting McGrady during a few minutes of the 3rd, we are tied 69-69.



We are tied 78-78 with 4:30 left and McGrady is fresh, but he just starts going ice cold. He missed multiple shots, he throws balls away, and he throws the game away. Also, at the same time, Kidd gets insanely hot and nails muiltiple 3's. They go on a 18-4 run before we get some baskets at the end.

We lose 96-86.


We shot 48% from the floor. They shot 47%.

We were 4 of 11 from behind the arc. They were 4 of 13.

We had 18 turnovers. They only had 9.


We had 39 boards. They had 36 (5 on the offensive glass.)

We have 0 blocks. They had 2.


We had 2 fast break points. They had 20!


Kidd was the player of the game. 23 points, 10 boards, and 7 assists. He shot 8 of 14 from the field.


Vince scores 19 on 7 of 12 shooting.

Jefferson scores 15 on 7 of 17 shooting.


McGrady has 23 points, 6 boards, 9 assists, 1 steal, and 3 turnovers. He shot 8 of 16 from the floor.


Iguodala had 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting.


Carney had 10 points on 4 of 11 shooting (1 of 6 behind the arc.)


Korver had 6 points thanks to 2 of 3 from behind the arc.



Webber had 8 points and 13 boards.

Dalembert had 6 points and 5 boards.

[jbmagic]

Are you controlling all the players on your team on offense?

I know on defense you mention your controlling the center position only.

[Eaglesfan27]

Are you controlling all the players on your team on offense?

I know on defense you mention your controlling the center position only.

I primarily control the C on defense but not always. I'm not using player lock, and I am controlling all of the players.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next simulated game is hosting the Wolves. They beat us 99-85 to drop us to 5-11.


McGrady put up 31 on 12 of 29 shooitng and Iguodala had 26 on 10 of 17 shooting. McGrady also had 8 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals and 7 blocks in the simulated game!



Unfortunately, Kevin Garnett had 28 points, Mike James added 20 with 8 assists, Ricky Davis had 20, and Rashad McCants had 14 more.



Our chemistry is dropping and we need to get some wins going. I'm also telling my scouts to focus more on guys who might go earlier in the draft..


Our next game is 3 days later at the Bulls. They have a 70 rating on offense and a 99 rating on defense, for an overall of 88. After practice we are 76/74/75. Should be a tough matchup for us.

They are 7-10.

Their starting 5:


PG Hinrich 6'4" 190

SG Gordon 6'2" 200 (Big size mismatch in favor of Iguodala)

SF Nocioni 6'7" 225

PF Brown 6'11" 239

C Ben Wallace 6'9" 240

[Neuqua]

Go Bulls

:)

[Pumpy Tudors]

So what are your slider settings? 46 for close shooting, 47 for midrange, and 48 for 3-pointers? 52 for the fatigue, right? Any other changes? I'm using these settings, and everything's going well. I'm just checking to see if there's maybe anything else I could do. :)

[Eaglesfan27]

Just looking in during the game since my wife made me pause it to talk to a friend of hers.

Yes, I'm using 46 for dunking, close shooting, 47 for midrange, 48 for 3 pointers. I'm also using 45 for dunk in traffic. I'm using 52 for fatigue. All of those sliders are the same for both teams, but I'm also using 52 ONLY for the human's defensive rebounding to give my team just a slight boost to account for my horrible apparent timing. I might decrease that back to 50, if I start dominating the boards too much.

Oh yeah, midway through the 3rd, I have a 20 point lead. I'm laying off Ben Wallace and double teaming their shooters :)


Oh yeah, I also have all fouls at 60. If I drive with McGrady, Iguodala, and Carney, I sometimes get opponents in serious foul trouble, and likewise great drivers get my team in trouble. However, jump shooting teams still don't draw too many fouls.

[Eaglesfan27]

I'm playing off Ben Wallace, and it's helping my defense. We are up 14-6 midway through the 1st.



Iguodala just misses a pass on the break for no reason, and it bounces off his hands and out of bounds!


Up 22-16 at the end of 1. McGrady already has 13 points.


Iguodala is doing a great job defensively on Ben Gordon.


Right after I type that, Gordon hits two big shots off screens.


5:30 mark: We are playing extremely efficient offense. Defensively, we are laying off Wallace and double teaming their ball handlers and it is working. 38-24, but McGrady and Iguodala have to rest. We are doing a better job of our rotation of players and Webber, Dalembert, and Williams come back fresh. Also, Carney comes in at SF and Korver at SG (However, I'll probably have Carney guard Gordon.)


Carney does a great job of keeping our lead with a 3, a 3 point play, and a few jumpers.


Halftime: 48-36.


Kenny's Stamp of approval players:


McGrady is 8 of 8 for 17 points. He also has 4 boards.

Carney has 10 points on 4 of 5 shooting.


Hunter had 8 points on 4 of 5 shooting (almost all of them were off McGrady or Williams assists in which they drew Ben Wallace over.)



We are holding the Bulls to 33% shooting thanks to tempting Wallace to take shots and double teaming their other shooters.


We haven't double teamed this much all year.



We were up by 19 at one point, but once Ben Wallace sat, they were much harder to defend and they closed the gap to 9. 67-58 at the end of 3.


Hinrich and Gordon are hitting most of their big shots.


McGrady went very cold shooting in the 2nd half, but he managed to make some nice assists and we won 90-82 with our lead never being threatened in the 4th quarter.


We shot 49.4%. They shot 33.3%.


We were 4 of 8 from behind the arc. They were 5 of 17.


We were 8 of 12 from the FT line. They were 25 of 31 from the FT line!



We had 30 assists. They had 17.


We each had 15 turnovers.


We had 41 boards (with 3 offensive boards.) They had 48 (including 16 offensive boards.)


We each had 9 steals.


We had 3 blocks. They had 2.



We had 37 bench points. They had 19.



We had 16 fast break points. They had 4.


They had 8 second chance points. We had 0.



McGrady was the player of the game with 27 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 4 turnovers. He shot 11 of 21 but was 2 of 3 from behind the arc.



Carney finished with 18 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 3 turnovers. He shot 8 of 13 with several dunks.



Iguodala had 14 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He also had 3 boards, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 2 turnovers.



Hunter had 12 points and 7 boards.


Dalembert had 6 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and 2 blocks.


Louis Williams had 4 points, 6 assists, and 1 spectacular block.


Korver had 3 points (a 3 pointer), 1 board, and 1 assist in 14 minutes.


Carney did his damage with only 20 minutes. McGrady played 35 minutes which was the most on my team. Iguodala played 34 minutes.


In 28 minutes, Webber had 2 points, 9 boards, and 3 assists. He was 1 of 8 from the field. (PF is looking like the likely place we will go with our 1st round pick this year..)



For the Bulls, Hinrich was the man with 29 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 10 of 24 overall, but 4 of 8 behind the arc.


Nocioni had 15 points on 3 of 9 shooting and 9 of 11 FT shooting.


We held Gordon to 11 points on 3 of 14 shooting.


Ben Wallace had 8 points (almost all on putbacks) and 21 boards (5 offensive boards.) He didn't have any assists or blocks. He shot 3 of 10 from the field.


Deng had 7 points, 5 boards, 4 assists, and 2 steals.

[Eaglesfan27]

December 5, 2006 -

The Grizzlies offered me SG Mike Miller for C Samuel Dalembert. Dalembert is 25 and is potentially still on the rise. He is currently rated 79.

Miller is a 26 year old lanky SG who has a good 3 point shot. He is also a very good defensive rebounder for a guard. However, defensively he is a mess.

I already have a glut at SG/SF and I need more capable big men (at least one more for the PF slot) so I turn down the trade.



December 6, 2006 -


In our simulated game, we host the 6-12 Wizards.


The Wizards beat us 111-95 :(


McGrady had 37 points in 42 minutes on 13 of 29 shooting (5-9 behind the arc.) He also had 4 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Webber had 17 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He also had 12 boards.

Iguodala shot 2 of 10 and had 7 points along with 4 boards and 5 steals.


Williams had 7 points and 6 assists in 37 minutes.


Carney only played 5 minutes, but had 4 points.

Korver had no stats in 2 minutes.



For the Wizards, Gilbert Arenas torched Williams. He had 27 points, 12 assists, and 2 stelas.

Ron Mercer had 20 points, 8 boards, and 5 assists.

Jarvis Hayes had 19 points, 6 boards, and 6 assists against us.

Jamison added 13 points and Haywood had 12 points.

T.J Ford had 12 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists in 23 minutes off the bench.

[Eaglesfan27]

December 9, 2006 -

Next up, we travel to play the Magic immediately after playing the Wizards. The Magic are 7-14. Their offense is rated 69. Their defense is rated 68. They are rated 69 overall. Definitely a winnable game for us.



Their starting 5:


PG Jameer Nelson 6'0" 190

SG J.J Redick 6'5" 190

SF Grant Hill 6'8" 225

PF Dwight Howard 6'11" 265

C Darko Milicic 7'0" 245


We are going to have to double Dwight most likely.

[Eaglesfan27]

At the end of 1, we are down 21-15. McGrady has been ice cold, and I've gone to Carney early with McGrady playing some PG.



We are down 44-36 at the half.


We are each shooting 35%.


Iguodala leads our team with 13 points on 3 of 7 shooting.


Carney had added 8 points on 4 of 6 shooting. He also has 4 boards.



Grant Hill has 11 points and 7 boards, but he is only shooting 27%.




McGrady finally started hitting shots and put up 13 points in the 3rd quarter. We are down 64-63 at the end of 3.



Despite McGrady getting hot in the 2nd half, they get too many good shots from Redick and the rest of their outside shooters. They win 93-82.



Dwight Howard is the player of the game. He has 8 points and 16 boards.


We shot 41% from the field and they shot 40%.

We were 0 of 10 from behind the arc. They were 6 of 13.

We were 12 of 14 from the FT line. They were 22 of 30 from the line.


We had 21 assists. They had 24.

We had 14 turnovers. They had 10.

We had 46 rebounds (8 offensive.) They had 48 (13 offensive.)


We had 8 steals. They had 9.

We had 2 blocks. They had 1.


We had 22 bench points. They had 28.


We had 6 fast break points. They had 11.




Redick was their leading scorer with 22 points, 3 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 8 of 16 (1 of 4 behind the arc.)


Hill finished with 19 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

Turkoglu had 11 points.

Milicic had 9 points and 7 boards for them.


Nelson had 7 points and 4 assists.


Howard had 8 points, 16 boards, and 7 assists (because we had to double team him to stop him.)



McGrady led us with 24 points, 4 boards, 3 assists. He shot 10 of 25.

Iguodala had 20 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

In 30 minutes off the bench, Carney had 16 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, and a steal. He shot 8 of 14 for the best percentage on the team.


Dalembert had 10 points, 8 boards, and 4 assists.

Webber had 8 points, 9 boards, and 2 assists.

Korver had 6 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists in 18 minutes.


In 28 minutes, Louis Williams had 3 boards, 1 assist, and 3 steals.


I'm getting very close to benching Williams, starting McGrady at PG and letting Carney start at SF.

[Eaglesfan27]

December 11, 2006 -

The Pistons traded Antonio McDyess (PF 76) to the Raptors for Mo Peterson (SF, 79.) I guess Mo will move to the bench and add scoring depth off the bench.



I decide to make the change actually. McGrady will try manning the point with Carney starting at SF. Williams will still get PT as the main backup PG.



Today we host the Trailblazers in the 1st game of this experiment:


We lost 102-85 to fall to 6-14.

McGrady was in PF trouble and only played 29 minutes. He had 13 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists in the game.

Iguodala had 17 points, 4 boards, and 7 assists.

Carney played 42 minutes. He had 12 points, 4 boards, and 5 assists. He shot 5 of 12.

Webber had 20 points, 3 boards, and an assist on 50% shooting.

Dalebert had 6 points, 7 boards, and 1 block on 3 of 10 shooting.


Korver had 11 poiints and 4 boards in 27 minutes. He was 3 of 6 behind the arc.


In 10 minutes, Louis Williams had 3 points, 1 board and no assists.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is at the 8-12 Celtics. Their offense is 72, defense 75, and overall 74. An even matchup for us.


PG Delonte West 6'4 180

SG Gerald Green 6'8 200

SF Paul Pierce 6'6 230

PF Al Jefferson 6'10 265

C Theo Ratliff 6'10 235

[Eaglesfan27]

Iguodala gets in early foul trouble, leading me to putting Korver in early.


At the end of 1, we are up 21-16. We are playing very efficiently. Carney and McGrady are our main scorers.


The last 4 minutes of the half goes disastrously, and before I know it they are up 52-39.


Korver is getting abused by his man.


West is hurting McGrady too. He has 14 points on 6 of 8 shooting.


Green has 13 points on 5 of 6 shooting. Hopefully, Iguodala can come back in and contain him now.


Pierce has 13 points as well.


If we can just slow them down, we should be able to take control of the game again.



Sheesh. I'm making Green look like an all-star and I'm not hitting many shots. Down 75-58 at the end of 3.



Well, this ended up being a blowout. 98-81 Celtics win.


They shot 50% from the field. We shot 41%.


They were 4 of 15 from behind the arc. We were 2 of 15.

We were 15 of 20 from the FT line. They were 16 of 20 from the line.


We had 24 assists. They had 32.


We were outrebounded 50-34 (7-4 on the offensive boards.)

We each had 7 steals.

We had 3 blocks. They had 1.

We each had 10 fast break points.


We each had 22 bench points.


McGrady finished with 26 points, 4 boards, 4 assists. He shot 9 of 20.


Iguodala had 13 points on 4 of 10 shooting. He also had 4 assists.


Carney had 10 points, 3 boards, and 2 assists. He shot 5 of 12.


Korver had 10 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 4 of 17!


Webber had 6 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists on 3 of 8 shooting.


Dalembert had 4 points, 4 boards, and 1 block.




Pierce torched me for 32 points, 8 boards, and 5 assists. He shot 14 of 26.

Delonte West torched McGrady for 22 points, 9 assists. He shot 8 of 16.


Gerald Green added 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting,


Wally Szczerbiak added 13.


Al Jefferson had 18 boards against us.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our simuilated game is on the road against the Mavericks in a brutal back to back with the 2nd game being against the Spurs.



Wow. We win 108-104 as McGrady goes off for 42 points against them. He shot 17 of 30 and 7 of 8 from the FT line. He also had 4 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks against the smaller Terry.


Terry had 20 points and 8 boards on 8 of 16 shooting against TMac. All are better than his season averages.


For us, Iguodala added 11 points, 9 boards, and 3 steals.

Carney was in foul trouble, but he had 5 points and 4 assists on 1 of 6 shooting in 30 minutes.

Webber had 19 points, 8 boards, and 6 assists on 9 of 15 shooting.


Louis Williams had 10 points, 2 rebounds, and 5 assist in 17 minutes off the bench. He shot 3 of 6.



Despite playing 25 minutes, Korver only managed 2 points and 3 boards.


For the Mavericks, Dirk was their leading scorer with 26 on 12 of 23 shooting.

Howard added 19 points and 9 boards along with 3 blocks.

Stackhouse had 14 points for them.

Dampier had 15 boards but only 5 points.


That win makes us 7-15 which is last in the Atlantic.


The Atlantic right now:


1. Knicks (!) 14-11.

2. Raptors 11-12

3. Nets 9-13

4. Celtics 9-13

5. Sixers 7-15



Central:

1. Cavs 14-8

2. Pacers 15-10

3. Pistons 11-10

4. Bucks 12-11

5. Bulls 11-12


Southeast:


1. Heat 14-8

2. Bobcats 11-11

3. Hawks 9-13

4. Wizards 8-14

5. Magic 9-16


Southwest:

1. Mavericks 14-9

2. Spurs 14-10

3. Rockets 13-10

4. Hornets 11-10

5. Grizzlies 10-13


Northwest:


1. Sonics 15-9

2. Buggets 13-8

3. T'Wolves 8-12

4. Jazz 8-15

5. Blazers 8-17



Pacific:


1. Suns 15-7

2. Clippers 14-8

3. Lakers 13-10

4. Kings 10-11

5. Warriors 10-14

[Eaglesfan27]

Next up is the 2nd part of a back and back away game, this time against the Spurs. We're tired and they are much better. This could get ugly. Their offense: 77, defense: 96, overall: 92.


PG Tony Parker 6'2 180

SG Manu Ginobli 6'6 210

SF Bruce Bowen 6'7 200

PF Tim Duncan 6'11 260

C Matt Bonner 6'10 240


We can't really afford to double Duncan with their great outside shooters.

[Eaglesfan27]

We are down 19-9 6 minutes into it, but McGrady manages to get past Parker and draw a second foul on Duncan who sits (Carney beat Bowen and drew the first foul.)


It doesn't help as they crush in the 1st quarter: 34-17.



Bonner even hit a 3 on us.


In just 3 minutes on the court trying to guard Parker, Williams picks up 3 fouls. I bring back McGrady from his rest.



Much better defense along with less hot shooting by the Spurs, allows us to catch up a bit: 58-45 at the half.


Ginobli has 15 points on 6 of 8 shooting.


Korver has 11 points on 4 of 5 shooting including 2 of 3 behind the arc.


Iguodala has 12 points by mostly drawing fouls. He was a key to our comeback. We are going to continue to have to get him to drive.


Parker draws a foul fouls on McGrady early in the 3rd and we have to sit him.


Some good defense and good plays by Louis Williams of all people gets us back to within 6. 75-69.


Bonner is killing us from outside when our C sags. I'd love to have a C with his range.



Odd, McGrady had one of his worst games due to foul trouble, but our offense had one of its most productive games. We pulled within 3, but we could never get closer. Manu was great down the stretch with both shots and FT's.


We lose 107-100.

They shot 57% against us! We shot 49% despite their great defense.

We were 4 of 11 behind the line. They were 6 of 10!

We were 18 of 23 from the FT line. They were 17 of 26.


We each had 31 assists.

We were outrebounded 37-35 (11-10 on the offensive boards)

We had 15 steals! They had 8.

We had 36 bench points to their 35.

We had 16 fast break points to their 11.



Manu was the player of the game with 30 points, 3 steals, and 4 boards.


Duncan added 14 points and 14 boards (3 offensive.) He also had 2 assists.

Parker had 14 points and 14 assists.


Bonner who played C for them had 15 points (mostly way outside jumpers.) He also had 5 boards and 2 assists.

Finley also added 15 points, 3 boards, 4 assists, and 2 steals.



For us, Iguodala had 24 points to lead the team. He also had 6 assists and 2 steals. He shot 8 of 13 and 8 of 12 from the FT Line.


Carney added 21 points, 4 assists, and a steal. He shot 8 of 12 and 4 of 4 from the FT line.


Korver had 16 points, 2 boards, and a steal. He shot 6 of 15.


McGrady played 31 minutes but only had 13 points, 4 assists, but he did have 6 steals. He shot 5 of 10.


Shavlik Randolph who actually did hit a few open mid range shots (not nearly as far back as Bonner) had 10 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists. He shot 5 of 8.


Webber had 4 points, 7 boards, and 2 assists. He shot 1 of 7.


Hunter had 4 points, 7 boards, and 4 assists.

Dalembert had 2 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists.


Louis williams had 2 points, 6 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 1 of 4.

[Eaglesfan27]

December 18, 2006 -

My scout just finished his 4th view of Manuel Garcia of Mexico. The 4th visit reveals that many teams are scouting this kid, and I won't be able to get him probably later than the 10th pick.


Time to start scouting another very good PF - Boyd Bryant of UCLA (ick!)


December 20, 2006 -


Our simulated game is hosting the Pacers. Team Chemistry is falling and we really need a win, but the Pacers are tough.


Fortunately, we win 102-96 to improve to 8-16.

McGrady led us with 34 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 12 of 23.


Carney had 21 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He also had 5 boards, 6 assists, and 2 steals.

Webber had 20 points, 12 boards, and 4 steals. I don't know how the CPU is getting such good games from him.

Iguodala added 8 as did Hunter. Hunter also had 2 blocks.


Jermaine O'Neal was the leading scorer for the Pacers with 40 points 10 boards and a block.

Jackson had 16, Tinsley had 14, Granger had 10, and no one else scored more than 4.

[Eaglesfan27]

Now, we travel to play the Celtics. They are using the same lineup as when we played them recently:

PG Delonte West 6'4 180

SG Gerald Green 6'8 200

SF Paul Pierce 6'6 230

PF Al Jefferson 6'10 265

C Theo Ratliff 6'10 235



Hopefully, the results will be much different this time.

[Eaglesfan27]

Boston is up 19-15 at the end of 1, as Pierce is playing very well early.



And the 2nd quarter goes poorly. Wally is killing us. 45-30 at the half.



We are shooting 28%. They are shooting 40%.



Wally has 14 points at the half.

Hunter has 6 points to lead our bench guys.


Pierce has 13 points and 8 boards at the half.




Pierce was unstoppable in the 3rd. 73-51. Our shots aren't falling either.


Absolute annihilation. Although I rested McGrady most of the 4th. 100-68.


They shot 47%. We shot 29%.


We were both 2 of 8 behind the arc.


We hit 13 of 16 FT's. They hit 18 of 27.


We had 49 rebounds. They had 56.

We had 6 steals. They had 13 (although I made some really stupid passes late in the game.)

We each had 3 blocks.


We had 17 bench points. They had 32.


We had 4 fast break points. they had 16.


Pierce was the player of the game with 33 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, and 5 steals. He shot 14 of 23 from the field.


Szczerbiak had 20 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists on 50% shooting.


West had 16 points, 7 assists, and 2 boards.

Green had 14 points, 6 boards, and 5 assists.

Telfair had 8 points and 5 assists.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec 23, 2006 -

In our simulated game hosting the Knicks we beat them 107-91. A much needed win.

McGrady had 38 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block. He shot 16 of 22.

Carney had 24 points, 4 boards, 5 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 6 of 10 and 11 of 15 from the FT Line.


Iguodala had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 6 of 12.


Webber had 13 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, and a block. He shot 5 of 13.


Dalembert had 10 points, 7 boards, and 2 blocks.


Korver had 2 points, 2 boards, and 4 assists despite playing 29 minutes. He shot 1 of 7.


Louis Williams had 2 points and 3 assists in 13 minutes off the bench.


Channing Frye was the Knicks leading scorer with 23 points. Francis and Rose each added 12.

[MizzouRah]

You are a basketball playing fiend!! ;)

[Eaglesfan27]

You are a basketball playing fiend!! ;)


It really is the best console sports game I've ever played. It's not perfect. I see some flaws in the relative lack of post play by the CPU as well as the substitution patterns by the CPU. However, despite those flaws, it is so much fun to play. :)


I'm looking forward to playing another game or two after the USC and LSU games are done.

[MizzouRah]

It really is the best console sports game I've ever played. It's not perfect. I see some flaws in the relative lack of post play by the CPU as well as the substitution patterns by the CPU. However, despite those flaws, it is so much fun to play. :)


I'm looking forward to playing another game or two after the USC and LSU games are done.

That's how NHL 2k7 has been for me the past week. I played a game for a change of pace from NHL 07 and I haven't stopped playing it.

[Eaglesfan27]

That's how NHL 2k7 has been for me the past week. I played a game for a change of pace from NHL 07 and I haven't stopped playing it.


Since I've knocked Anticipation and saves down a few notches, NHL 2k7 has played really well for me too. I play that whenever I don't have time for a full game of NBA 2k7.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec 26, 2006 -


This game is on the road against the Warriors. I might have to make some more trades if we keep losing against the teams that are actually inferior. The Warriors are one of those teams. Their offense is rated 73, but their defense is only 59. Overall of 66. We should be able to beat them by a decent margin:

They are 13-16.


Their starting 5:


PG Baron Davis 6'2 223 (Glad I have TMac on him)

SG Jason Richardson 6'6 225

SF Mike Dunleavy 6'9 230

PF Troy Murphy 6'11 245

C Patrick O'Bryant 7'0 249

[Eaglesfan27]

Everything went right in the 1st quarter. Good defense. Carney even hit a 3 on a fast break and was fouled to make a 4 point play. 28-11.


We had a few days off due to Christmas, and I didn't practice the guys. I think I may have been practicing them too much. With a few days of rest, they are playing the best basketball I've seen all year.



51-24 at the half! By far our biggest lead ever :)


We are shooting 53%. They are shooting 26%.


McGrady has 19 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists. He is shooting 64%.


Pietrus is their leading scorer with 8 points.


Carney has 12 points on 50% shooting.



Early in the 3rd, Richardson injures his ankle.


He comes back later, apparently it was just a level 1 sprain according to the announcers.



End of 3: 72-43! I'm going to rest McGrady for the rest of the game unless they pull within 15.



Game over. 93-62 win :)


We shot 45%. They shot 31%.

We hit 5 of 8 3 pointers. They shot 6 of 19.

We hit 6 of 9 FT's. They hit 14 of 18.

We had 30 assists. They had 20.

We had 5 turnovers. They had 13.

We had 52 rebounds (11 offensive.) They had 44 (4 offensive.)

We had 11 steals. They had 4.


We had 5 blocks. They had 0.


We had 36 bench points. They had 24.


We had 8 fast break points. They had 9.


Dunleavy led them with 17 points, 7 boards, and 3 assists.

Patrick O'Bryant was their leading rebounder with 13.

Troy Murphy was their leading assist man with 4.



McGrady was the player of the game. He had 25 points, 5 boards, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals. He shot 12 of 21 (1 of 3 behind the arc.)


Carney had 18 points and 4 assists.

Shavlik Randolph was our leading board guy with 12. Webber had 11.


Hunter added 11 points and Korver had 10.


Louis Williams had 6 points off the bench.

Iguodala finished with 6 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals.



A very good win that we can hopefully build off of.

[Eaglesfan27]

We face the 13-12 Kings on their floor the next day.


We lose 87-80.


Kenyon Martin was their leading scorer with 18 points.

Ron Artest was their leading rebounder with 11.


Former 76er, John Salmons (who I'd prefer at PG) had 16 points and 3 assists.

Brad Miller led the team with 7 assists. He also led the team with 2 blocks.



McGrady had 30 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Iguodala had 11 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists.


Carney had 7 points, 6 boards, and 5 assists.

Webber had 12 points and 9 boards.


Dalembert was in foul trouble and only played 16 minutes. He 0 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks.

Korver had 11 points in 22 minutes (including 2 of 3 behind the arc.)



We are now 10-18. Our next game is at the Trailblazers.

[Eaglesfan27]

December 29, 2006 -

This is a very winnable game at the Trailblazers. Their offense is rated 58. Their defense is rated 69. Overall is 64.


Their starting 5:

PG Dan Dickau 6'0 190 (Big mismatch that McGrady should be able to exploit)

SG Brandon Roy 6'6 207

SF Darius Miles 6'9 210

PF Zach Randolph 6'9 270 (their most talented player)

C Jamal Magloire 6'11 259


If we can shut down their inside game, this should be an easy win.

[Eaglesfan27]

Remember that I said I'm not seeing enough post play? Almost every play of the 1st quarter, the Trailblazers relied on their inside guys. Perhaps it is because their guards aren't nearly as good? In any case, Magloire had 10 of their points in the 1st quarter and Randolph had 6 more.


22-17 at the end of 1.



A bad second quarter leads to a Blazer lead 43-38.


Magloire leads their team with 10 points (they went more with the guards in the 2nd quarter.) He also has 9 boards already.


Mcgrady leads our team with 13 points and 4 assists.

Iguodala has 9 points and 5 boards.


58-56, Blazers lead at the end of 3.



WOW! WOW! Korver suddenly started playing out of his mind. We were down by 6 with 30 seconds to go. Korver hit a 3. We fouled immediately. They hit 1 of 2. Korver hits another 3. So, now we are only down by 1. They hit both of their FT's when we foul. Korver hits another 3 with 9.5 seconds left to tie the game. 82-82. We force a bad shot and OT! :)



82-82 at the end of regulation.



Live by the Korver, die by the Korver. Well actually Iguodala hurt us first by missing 2 FT's. That allowed them to put us down by 3. Then they hit a jumper to put us down by 5 with 30 seconds left. Korver missed his 2 3's down the stretch that might have helped us come back.



95-90 OT loss.


We shot 38.8%. They shot 40%


We were 6 of 15 from behind the arc. They were 6 of 13.


We were 13 of 22 from the FT line. They were 25 of 37.


We outrebounded them 52-46.

We each had 9 steals.

We each had 2 blocks.


We had 12 fast break points to their 0.


Magloire had 20 points and 20 boards for them.

Roy, Dixon, Dickau, and Randolph all had 13. Miles and Outlaw each had 11.


Korver led us with 21 points on 8 of 17 shooting.


McGrady had 17 points, 4 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 8 of 24.


Carney had 17 points and a board. He shot 8 of 18.


Iguodala had 14 points, 10 boards, and 4 assists. He shot 5 of 10.


Dalembert had 6 points and 14 boards.


Randolph had 5 points and 10 boards.

Webber had 4 points, 6 boards, and 5 assists.


Louis Williams had 4 points, 3 boards, and 4 assists in limited time.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our simulated game is at the Lakers:


We beat them 92-90.


Kobe led them with 27 points, 7 boards. He has 0 assists. He shot 7 of 18.


Odom was the next highest scorer with 13 points. He also had 13 boards to lead the team. He also led the team with 6 assists.


McGrady had 25 points, 8 boards, 9 assists, and a steal to lead us. He shot 9 of 24.


Carney chipped in 15 and Webber had 17. Webber was the leading rebounder with 10.


January 2, 2007 -

I accidently simulated a second game, so I'll be slightly off cycle.

In the simulated game we traveled to play the Nuggets.


We won 97-95!

Carmelo led them with 23 points.

Miller led the team with 8 assists.

Martin led them with 13 boards.


McGrady was in foul trouble and only played 23 minutes. He scored 1 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals.


Carney led the team with 19 points on 8 of 10 shooting.


Webber had 18 points and 10 boards along with 4 assists.

Iguodala had 12 points.

Louis Williams had 5 points and 4 assists in 23 minutes.




January 2, 2007 -


The Owner called me into his office. He told me that he is unhappy with the progress of the team and he wants to see much more improvement or he is going to let me go.

[Eaglesfan27]

January 3, 2007 -


Next up is the 2nd part of a back and back away game. This game is against the 11-20 Jazz.


Their offense is rated 63, defense is rated 82, and overall is 78. They have some depth on the bench. Hopefully, we can keep up our recent good play.


PG Derek Fisher 6'1 205 (Rated 77)

SG Ronnie Brewer 6'7 220 (Rated 75)

SF Andrei Kirilenko 6'9 225 (Rated 88)

PF Mehmet Okur 6'11 249 (Rated 84)

C Jarron Collins 6'11 255 (rated 68)


SF and PF are our biggest concerns.

[Eaglesfan27]

Down 19-16 at the end of 1.


Carney was a big part of our offense in the 1st quarter.


Williams got some great penetration to kick the ball out to Korver for some easy baskets.


43-43 at the half.




Carney has 14 points at the half.



Brewer has 9 points for the Jazz.


Korver also has 9 points on 4 of 6 shooting (all Williams' assists.)




68-59 at the end of 3, we lead. Carney has played brilliantly. 20 points and 4 assists at the end of 3.



Game over. 90-82 win! I'm relying on my bench more, and it is paying off. We shot 52%. They shot 41%.

We were 3 of 8 behind the arc. They were 2 of 14.

We were 10 of 12 from the FT line. They were 10 of 14.


We were outrebounded 43-36.

We had 6 steals. They had 7.

We had 4 blocks. They had 1.



Carney was the player of the game. He had 20 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists. He shot 9 of 16.


McGrady had 19 points, 3 boards, and 6 assists. He shot 8 of 12.

Korver had 11 points on 5 of 9 shooting.


Willie Green who I've just started using had 9 points, 3 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 3 of 4.


Iguodala had 6 points, 5 assists, and 2 steals.


Dalembert had 6 points and 4 boards.


Hunter had 6 points and 5 boards.


Randolph had 6 points, 4 boards, and 2 assists.

Webber had 5 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists.


Louis Williams had 2 points, 2 boards, and 8 assists in only 18 minutes. He was tearing Fisher apart off the dribble.



Kirilenko led them with 20 points, 6 boards, and 7 assists (also a team high)

Okur had 12 points and 12 boards but only hit 6 of 17 shots.

Collins had 14 points and 10 boards.

Boozer had 10 points and 10 boards.

Fisher had 4 points and 9 assists.



We'll play our next game against the Wolves to get back on Cycle (but possibly not for about a week [unless I play another game tonight after the football game] as I have a business trip later this week.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Today we play at the Timberwolves in the last game of a killer road trip which we've done surprisingly well on. The Wolves are slightly better than us with an offense of 77, defense of 82, and overall of 81.

Of course, we will have to focus on stopping Kevin Garnett. If Carney struggles doing that, I might move TMac back to SF for parts of this game.


We are 13-19. They are 15-15

They are actually starting Garnett at PF which means Webber will have the task of trying to stop him.


PG Mike James 6'2 188 (84)

SG Ricky Davis 6'7 195 (81)

SF Randy Foye 6'3 212 (80)

PF Kevin Garnett 6'11 250 (97)

C Michael Olowokandi 7'0 270 (74)

[Eaglesfan27]

The first play is memorable as they throw it into Garnett.. we double team him. He throws it back out to James who waits and then throws it back in. Garnett spins away from Webber before the double team arrives and jams it in.



They hit a nearly full court last second shot at the end of the 1st to make it 27-19 :(


Garnett has been torching us.


Korver injures his knee on an ill-advised layup attempt which collided with Garnett.

Korver can come back though.


Carney has been horrible all game. Most of my shooters went cold in the 2nd half and our defense suffered too.


Halftime: 55-34, Wolves lead. We are shooting 31%. They are shooting 52%.


Garnett has 14 points, 11 boards, and 4 assists at the half.



We use an intense press to cut the lead down to 9 after 8 minutes of the 3rd, but all of my guys are tired. I bring in subs and play them straight up due to decreased athletcism (particularly the slightly injured Korver.)


At the end of 3: 70-60.



With 50 seconds and the team down by 6, McGrady fouls out of the game.


20 seconds later, Louis Williams fouls out.


Korver has hit some 3's, but they are hitting their FT's.


Game over. 102-98 win for them.



They shot 46%. We shot 43% as our guys really caught on fire in the late 3rd/early 4th quarter. Too bad Carney didn't shoot this way all night.


We shot 4 of 12 from the 3 Pt line. They shot 4 of 9.


We hit 16 of 24 FT's. They hit 29 of 38.


We each had 23 assists.

We each had 8 steals.

They outrebounded us 53-42 (11-9 on the offensive boards in our favor.)



Garnet was the player of the game. 18 points and 18 boards.


McCants added 17 off the bench for them.

Eddie Griffin added 16 points and 13 boards off the bench.

Troy Hudson had 14 points and 3 assists off the bench.

Foye was their leading assist man with 8.



McGrady was our leader with 24 points, 8 assists, 2 boards, 1 steal, 1 block, but he had 5 turnovers. He shot 8 of 22.

Carney had 22 points, but he missed his first 9 shots. However, he still finished 10 of 21 as he caught on fire.

Iguodala had 14 points on 50% shooting.


Webber had 9 points and 9 boards as he was actually hitting shots early. He finished 4 of 10.


Korver had 9 points (including 2 late 3's.)


Dalembert had 8 points, 9 boards, and a block.

Louis Williams had 2 boards and 4 assists in only 13 minutes.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our Simulated Game is at home against the Pistons. They are 18-13 so far.


Despite being well rested, we lost 117-98.


McGrady finished with 31 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, 2steals, and 2 blocks.


Iguodala finished with 22 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists.


Carney only had 5 points, but he had 7 assists.

Webber finished with 8 points, 9 boards, and 3 assists.


Dalembert had 14 points and 10 boards.


Louis Williams layed 25 minutes due to foul trouble to starters and he had 9 points, 4 boards, and 5 assists.



Rasheed led the Pistons with 29 points. Rip added 23 and Mo Peterson had 17. Billups added 15 points and 13 assists.


That loss drops us to 13-21, but our next game is at the Knicks which we should win..

[Eaglesfan27]

This game is at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks should be an easy win. Their offense is rated 71, defense is rated 60, and overall is 62.

The Knicks are 18-18.


Their starting 5:

PG Marbury 6'2 205 (85)

SG Jamal Crawford 6'5 190 (81)

SF Quentin Richardson 6'6 238 (77)

PF Channing Frye 6'11 248 (78)

C Eddy Curry 6'11 285 (77)



We matchup fairly well at all positions.

[Eaglesfan27]

Midway through the 1st, McGrady dunks on Crawford and injures him all in the same play. Twisted ankle, but it looks like he will be able to return.



31-24 we lead at the end of 1.



Halftime: We are up 54-48.

Both teams are shooting 50%.


McGrady has 17 points and 5 boards at the half. He is shooting 72%.


Iguodala has 13 points on 50% shooting.



Curry has 8 points on 4 of 6 shooting for the Knicks.




We are up 73-70 at the end of 3, but I've rested McGrady for the last few minutes.



Game over. 103-94 win for us :)


We shot 49%. They shot 48%.


We hit 3 of 9 3 pointers. They hit 5 of 13.

We hit 20 of 28 FT's. They hit 9 of 15 (YAY! Finally I win the FT battle - although I did consciously try to drive more with McGrady and Iguodala [and Carney to a lesser extent])


We had 25 assists. They had 26.

We outrebounded them 44-37 (thanks in part to having their bigs in Foul Trouble most of the game.)

We had 8 steals. They had 7.

We had 6 blocks to their 1.


Marbury led them with 22 points and 5 assists.

Quentin Richardson had 19 and Curry had 14 points with 12 boards.

Francis also had 14 points off the bench.



McGrady led us with 30 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 13 of 18.


Iguodala had 17 points and 4 assists on 6 of 15 shooting.

Carney had 13 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 6 of 12.

Dalembert had 10 points and 9 boards along with 3 blocks. He shot 3 of 6.


Korver had 10 points on 4 of 8 shooting (2 of 3 from behind the arc.)

Webber had 8 points, 10 boards, and 7 assists.


Willie Green had 6 points off the bench.

Randolph had 4 points and 10 boards in 22 minutes.


Williams had 2 points, 1 board, and 2 assists on 1 of 4 shooting in 13 minutes.


That win makes us 14-21.

[Eaglesfan27]

January 12, 2007 -

Our simulated game is hosting the 17-18 bucks.


We win 90-85.


McGrady had 23 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, and a steal.

Webber had 22 points, 8 boards, and 3 assiss.

Korver had 15 points on 6 of 11 (3 of 5)

Everyone else had 8 or less for us.


Michael Redd led them with 23 points.

Simmons added 20 for them. Bogut only had 8 points and 8 boards.


That win makes us 15-21 and our team chemistry is starting to improve a bit. No sign of happiness from the boss yet though.

[dervack]

It sounds like you're having fun. I got pasted in my first game againast the Heat by 40, so I'm reluctant to go back and play another game right now for sheer embarassment.

[Neuqua]

Is your team playing better in games you are playing yourself or in the ones you are simulating?

[dervack]

Is your team playing better in games you are playing yourself or in the ones you are simulating?
If you're talking to me, I only played the one game and haven't simulated any games. I know the reason why I lost was because of me, I just need to get used to playing the game again. If you're talking to EF, then disregard.

[Eaglesfan27]

I'm going to guess Neuqua is talking to me. The team was playing better when I simulated early as I was playing really poorly in my early controlled games. Now, that I'm starting to run my plays better, I think we are starting to win more games that I actually play and losing a fair bit when simulated since we are worse in ratings than most teams. However, we have upset a few teams in simulated games. Except for my one glitch, I've simulated ever even game (2nd, 4th, etc) and played all of the odd games. So, I'll be able to compare my records when I next play the game and at the end of the season.

[Groundhog]

Are you using 12 min quarters?

[Eaglesfan27]

Are you using 12 min quarters?


Yes, but I have gamespeed and player speed turned down to 40. I think I'm getting very realistic FG attempts and scores. Some games we run more and shoot more quickly and will creep up into the low 90's for FG attempts, but plenty of games we are down in the low 70's. The averages are working out well.

For fans of this dynasty, my wife is going out of town to visit an old friend from HS from Tuesday to Sunday, so I should get quite a bit more Playing Time this week than last.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next game is the 2nd part of a back and back. This game is at Charlotte which is a surprising 17-17 despite having relatively poor talent. Their offense is rated 63. Defense is rated 59. Overall of 62. They are relying on their starters a lot this year which is where their talent is concentrated.


This is clearly a very winnable game for us. Particularly, if we can get their starters either tired out or in foul trouble.


PG: Raymond Felton 6'1 198 (79)

SG Kareem Rush 6'6 215 (72)

SF Gerald Wallace 6'7 215 (80)

PF Emeka Okafor 6'10 252 (82)

C Primoz Brezec 7'1 252 (72)

Their advantage is at SF. Everywhere else we outrank them (although I think Okafor is better than Webber at this point.)

[Eaglesfan27]

McGrady gets Felton into early foul trouble and Nick van Exel has to come into the game.


We quickly get Wallace into foul trouble as well and Adam Morrison comes into the game.



We are up 24-20 at the end of 1. Carney already has 10 points thanks to 2 3 pointers.



Halftime: 48-48. Nick is keeping them in the game.


We are shooting 44%. They are shooting 39%.



Van Exel has 17 points off the bench on 45% shooting.


He has hit quite a few 3's.



McGrady has 12 points, 9 assists, and 4 boards at the half. He is shooting 6 of 9.


Carney has 12 points on 50% shooting.



This is by far our most balanced scoring this 1st half. Almost all of my starters are in double figures.



Rush and Felton just killed me in the 3rd. 80-71, the Bobcats lead.


In the 4th, it was Morrison who killed me. I haven't seen percentages yet, but I feel like they killed me with the 3 ball more than any team I've faced yet.



Game over. 103-96 loss.

They shot 46%. We shot 45%.

They hit 10 of 18 3 pointers!!! We hit 5 of 10 from behind the arc.


They hit 9 of 12 FT's. We hit 12 of 16 FT's.

We each had 29 assists.

They outrebounded us 47-42.

We each had 8 steals.

We had 3 blocks. They had 1.

We had 10 fast break points. They had 4.



Rush was the player of the game with 22 points and 3 assists. He hit 10 of 18 (2 of 4)


Van Exel had 22 points including 4 of 8 3 pointers.


Felton had 17 points (mostly when Williams was in the game in the 3rd.) He shot 8 of 12 (1 of 2.)


Morrison had 17 points on 8 of 16 shooting (1 of 1.)





McGrady ended up with 27 points, 7 boards, 15 assists, 1 steal and 3 turnovers. He shot 11 of 21 and 5 of 6 from the line.

Iguodala had 18 points and 2 steals.

Carney had 16 points and 2 steals.

Webber had 10 points, 12 boards, and 2 assists.

Dalembert had 8 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists.

Green had 7 points to lead our bench guys.

Randolph had 6 points and 3 boards.

Korver only had 2 points.

Williams had 2 points, 5 assists, but 4 turnovers.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our simulated game is hosting the 16-21 Raptors.


We lose 89-87 to all to 15-23.


McGrady had 32 points, 7 boards, and 4 assists.

Louis Williams had 17 points and 7 assists playing quite a lot of minutes because Iguodala was in foul trouble the whole game.

Webber had 10 points and 9 boards.



Bosh led the Raptors with 31 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks.

No other Raptor had double figures but lots of guys with 7-9 points.



January 13, 2007 -


The Bobcats traded Rush (73) to the Bulls for PF Malik Allen who is 29. Makes sense for the Bobcats as it could get Morrison more minutes.

[Eaglesfan27]

Jan 17, 2007 -

Today we travel to play the 15-24 Grizzlies. Their offense is rated 72. Defense is rated 82. Overall of 81. We desperately need some wins.


PG Damon Stoudamire 5'10 171 (78) - Huge mismatch in our favor.

SG Eddie Jones 6'6 200 (80) Very even

SF Rudy Gay 6'8 222 (79) Mismatch in favor of the grizzlies based on ratings.

PF Paul Gasol 7'0 240 (92) Big mismatch for the Grizzlies.

C Hakim Warrick 6'9 219 (74) mismatch in our favor, we must work it inside.

[Eaglesfan27]

23-19 we lead at the end of 1. Warrick is beating us with his speed inside. Iguodala and Carney are my main scorers.



EVERYTHING went well for us in the 2nd quarter. We are up 55-34 :)


We are shooting 56% including 4 of 4 behind the line.



Iguodala has 15 points on 6 of 8 shooting.


Carney has 14 points on 6 of 7 shooting.



Warrick is their leading scorer with 9 points. He was running circles around Dalembert early.




It's thundering outside.. hope it doesn't knock out my power.

[Eaglesfan27]

This is a vision of what the future could be. Carney, McGrady, and Iguodala are all hitting their midrange shots. 87-56! :)



I'm telling the coaches to really focus on shooting during their practices.


With 9 minutes left and a 30 point lead, I sit my starters.



What a great win for us. 105-83 :)


We shot 54% (42 of 77). They shot 47%.

We were 5 of 5 from behind the arc! They were 5 of 12.

We hit 18 of 19 FT's. They hit 12 of 16.

We had 32 assists. They had 29.

We outrebounded them 36-28.

We had 13 steals. They had 6.

We had 3 blocks. They had 1.

We had 29 bench points. They had 19.

We had 14 fast break points. They had 8.



Iguodala was the player of the game. He had 25 points, 2 boards, an assist, and 3 steals. He shot 10 of 15 (1 of 1 behind the arc.)


McGrady had 18 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists on 7 of 14 shooting. He also had 2 steals.


Carney had 18 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He shot 8 of 12. None of my big 3 had any turnovers.


Dalembert had 11 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, and a block. He shot 3 of 3 and 5 of 5 from the FT Line.

Green and Korver each added 9 points.

Randolph had 8 points, 8 boards, and 8 assists!

Webber had 4 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists. I can't wait until that stiff is off our payroll.


Louis Williams had 4 points, 7 assists, and 1 steal mostly in the last quarter. However, he only hit 1 of 5.



Rudy Gay led the Grizzlies with 20 points.

Warrick had 19 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists against the bigger Dalembert.

Gasol had 14 points, 9 boards, and 5 assists.

We did a good job with heavy pressure on Mike Miller and limited him to 6 points.

[Eaglesfan27]

January 19, 2007 -


Our simulated game is against the 24-13 Miami Heat at home. We lose 93-87 to drop to 16-24.

McGrady had 32 points, 11 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks but it wasn't enough.

Webber had 26 points and 10 boards.

Iguodala had 9 points on 4 of 7 shooting.


Carney had 6 points but shot 0 of 6 from the field. He hit 6 of 8 FT's.



Wade led the Heat with 20 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists.

O'Neal only had 4 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks in 22 minutes and was in foul trouble most of the game.

Jason Williams had 19 points. Walker had 15 points and Mourning had 13 points for them.

[Eaglesfan27]

January 21, 2006 -

Today we play the Spurs at home. I remember how Bonner torched us from outside last game. I need to do a better job of keeping pressure on him on the outside this game.


Their offense is rated 79. Defense is rated 100. Overall is rated 95.



Thanks to player development, our offense is up to 72. Defense is 76. Overall is 74.


The Spurs are 24-16. We are 16-24.


PG Parker 6'2 180 (86) Advantage McGrady

SG Ginobili 6'6 210 (89) Advantage Spurs

SF Bruce Bowen 6'7 200 (78) Advantage Spurs

PF Duncan 6'11 260 (99) Advantage Spurs

C Bonner 6'10 240 (74) by Ratings it is our advantage, but Bonner is much more capable scorer than Dalembert.

[Eaglesfan27]

McGrady does a great job of getting first Parker than Duncan in foul trouble. McGrady shoots 6 FT's in the first 8 minutes.



24-19 we lead at the end of 1.



Louis Williams draws a 3rd foul on Parker midway through the 2nd and he sits again.



We are up 44-39 at the half.

We are shooting 45% as a team. They are shooting 41%

McGrady has 17 points, 4 assists, and 3 boards. He is shooting 60%.


Carney has 11 points on 50% shooting.



Bonner has 6 points on 3 of 5 shooting.



Early in the 3rd, McGrady draws a 4th foul on Parker and he sits!





At the end of 3, we are up 61-60. Their defense is ratching it up.


Early in the 4th, Williams draws a 5th foul on Parker!


After that, we go on an 18-5 run in which Williams absolutely schools Brent Barry.



That helps us get a very surprising but good home win. 89-76.


We shot 46% for the game. They shot 41%.


We were 0 of 5 from behind the arc. They were 3 of 9.


We hit 17 of 28 FT's. They hit 9 of 15.


We had 29 assists to their 26.

We outrebounded them 46-41 (8 to 8 on the offensive glass.)

We each had 9 steals.

We had 4 blocks. They had 3.


We had 33 bench points to their 28.

We had 14 fast break points. They had 6.


McGrady was the player of the game. He had 27 points, 5 boards, 7 assists, and 4 turnovers. He shot 8 of 13 and 11 of 15 from the line.


Carney added 13 points on 5 of 12 shooting as Bowen clamped down on him in the 2nd half.

Iguodala had 10 points, Korver had 10, Hunter had 9.


Louis Williams (mostly during that run) had 6 points and 8 assists. Randolph had 6 points and 8 boards.

Hunter led the team with 10 boards.

Dalembert had 6 points and 8 boards along with a block.


Webber had 2 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal.


Green had 2 points and 3 boards off the bench.



Dalembert twisted his ankle and will be less than 100% for the next week or so.

[Eaglesfan27]

January 23, 2007 -

We host the Hornets in our simulated game. They are 20-20.

They beat us 93-77.


McGrady only had 15 points, 6 boards, and 7 assists. He shot 6 of 21.


Webber added 15 points and 9 boards.

Carney only had 4 points. Iguodala had 6.



David West led them in scoring with 23 poiints.

Chris Paul had 15 points and 12 assists.


Tyson Chandler had 10 points and 10 boards.

[Sublime 2]

I just bought the game today (partly due to this dynasty), and I love it! I do have one really small question though. Under simulation strategy, in the coaching section, what do the bottom 5 options mean? Progress Focus Offense, Progress Focus Defenes, P.F. Shooting, etc.? I couldn't find it in the manual and looked online, but still couldn't find it. Thanks

[Eaglesfan27]

I just bought the game today (partly due to this dynasty), and I love it! I do have one really small question though. Under simulation strategy, in the coaching section, what do the bottom 5 options mean? Progress Focus Offense, Progress Focus Defenes, P.F. Shooting, etc.? I couldn't find it in the manual and looked online, but still couldn't find it. Thanks


Glad you love the game. I'm looking forward to getting in another game or two tonight after work. :)


That involves the improvement of players that is due to your coaches' ratings. Not the development drills, but just the "behind the scenes" coaching and improvement. You can focus your coaches on working on those different categories (like offensive awareness), defensive awareness, shooting, rebounding, and I think fitness and they will improve players in those faster depending upon your focus. Of course, this comes at the price of the other areas since they always add up to 100% and I don't think it will raise the attributes over the players' hidden potential rating in that category.

Personally, I have shooting at 24% and everything else at 19% or thereabout.

[jbmagic]

Eaglefan great dynasty so far.

I love the game so far.

What the latest sliders your using?

And what the difference between season and association dynasty?

[Eaglesfan27]

Today we play the Cavs on the road in the 2nd part of a back and back. Two days later, we will be hosting the Cavs. They are rated 79 in all 3 categories and should be a tough match-up.

They are 21-20 while we are 17-25.


PG Daniel Gibson 6'2 190 (70) Huge advantage for us.

SG Larry Hughes 6'5 184 (85) advantage Cavs

SF Lebron James 6'8 240 (98) huge advantage Cavs.

PF Donyell Marshall 6'9 230 (77) Advantage us.

C Ilgauskas 7'3 260 (85) advantage Cavs.

[Eaglesfan27]

Good defense (or bad offense) for both sides in the 1st. 19-14 at the end of 1, we lead.


We've been constantly double teaming Lebron which is definitely working early.



At the end of the half, we are up 37-34. Good defense from both sides.


We are shooting 36%. They are shooting 39%.


Hughes is leading them with 12 points on 6 of 6 shooting.


Lebron has 8 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, and 4 turnovers as we are double teaming him constantly. He is shooting 21%.


We've held Ilgauskas to 2 points.


Webber is our leading scorer with 7 points!

McGrady, Iguodala, and Carney each had 6.



Unfortunately, the Cavs open it up in the 3rd behind Lebron's explosive quarter. 71-61 Cavs lead.



McGrady had an off night from the field and it hurt. WE lose 97-86.


The Cavs shot 46%. We shot 36%.

We hit 16 of 19 FT's. They hit 9 of 12.

We had 25 assists. They had 32.

We had 43 boards. They had 54.

We had 10 steals. They had 9.

We had 2 blocks to their 1.

We had 24 bench points to their 16.

We had 22 fast break points to their 8.


Lebron was the player of the game. He had 24 points, 7 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 4 turnovers. He shot 9 of 28.


Hughes had 25 points on 11 of 12 shooting.


Gibson had 10 points and 11 assists.


Ilgauskas finished with 11 points and 10 boards.


Varejao had 12 boards and 8 points.


McGrady led us with 20 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, and only 1 turnover. However, he shot 5 of 21. He was 10 of 11 from the FT line.


Carney had 13 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

Iguodala had 12 points on 5 of 13 shooting.

Louis Williams had 12 points and 2 assists on 5 of 8 shooting as he penetrated the lane well.


Webber finished with 9 points, 11 boards, and 3 assists.


Korver had 8 points.


Two days later our simulated game will be against the Cavs at home.

[Eaglesfan27]

Ouch. In our simulated game, the Cavs demolish us 135-90. McGrady had 29 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists.

Iguodala had 15 points and Webber had 14 points.



For the Cavs, Lebron had 40 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, and 3 steals.

Marshall had 19 points, Hughes had 20, and Gibson had 17.


That loss drops us to 17-27. Our next game is the next day at the Hawks.

[Eaglesfan27]

January 27, 2007 -


Today we travel to play the Hawks. We are 17-27. They are 19-22. The boss is getting upset with me, and I desperately need this win.


The Hawks are rated 51 on offense. 49 on defense. Overall of 50. However, as we've seen before, they have some dangerous players. We need to watch Childress and Smith closely.


PG Speedy Claxton 5'11 170 (71) Big advantage for us.

SG Joe Johnson 6'8 235 (84) Advantage Hawks.

SF Josh Smith 6'9 225 (72) Push

PF Sheldon Williams 6'9 259 (73) Advantage us.

C Zaza Pachulia 6'11 240 (70) Advantage us.

[Eaglesfan27]

I'm running more than I've ever done. We are up 29-28 at the end of 1.



Our team is outrunnign them and we are up 61-53 at the half.



We are shooting 62%. They are shooting 48%.



Carney has 18 points including quite a few fast break dunks.


McGrady has 17 points on 80% shooting!


Joe Johnson has 14 points despite my trying to double team him at times. He is 3 of 4 behind the arc.


At the end of 3, it is 85-78 our lead in this wild wide open affair.


112-104 win for us :)


We shot 56% thanks in part to a lot of fast breaks.


They shot 48% as we played a bit better defense as the game progressed.



We were 1 of 6 from behind the arc. They were 8 of 13.

We hit 9 of 14 FT's. They hit 14 of 16.

We each had 27 assists.

We each had 36 rebounds.

We had 14 steals. They had 4.

We had 8 blocks. They had 1.

We had 30 fast break points. They had 8.

We had 34 bench points. They had 29.



Carney was the player of the game. He had 28 points to lead the team. He also had 4 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals and only 1 turnover. He shot 13 of 20.

McGrady had 26 points, 2 boards, and 8 assiss. He shot 11 of 15 and 4 of 5 from the line.


Webber had 11 points and 5 boards.

Lous Williams had 10 points and 2 assists.

Korver had 9 points.

Iguodala had 8 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, and 4 steals.

[Eaglesfan27]

January 29, 2007 -


Our next simulated game is at the Rockets. They are 27-16 and are doing very well with Allen Iverson. Iverson is averaging 23.7 ppg and 6.6 apg. He is shooting 47% from the field.

Yao Ming is averaging 17 ppg and 9 boards per game. He is shooting 51%.

Kirk Snyder is their #3 scorer with 12.1 ppg.




We get a big win 103-100!

However, Iverson torched us for 51 points! He also had 7 assists. Yao had 25 points and 12 boards.



McGrady also went off against his former team for 41 points! He had 5 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks. He shot 17 of 25.

Iguodala had 16 points, 11 boards, 8 assists.

Carney had 12 points, 6 boards, and 5 assists.

Webber only had 8 points and 3 boards.


Korver had 11 points, 3 boards, and an assist.

Louis Williams had 8 points, 2 boards, and 3 assists.


That win raises our record to 19-27. Our next game is at the Hornets in 2 days.

[Eaglesfan27]

January 31, 2007 -


Today we travel to play the Hornets. They are 24-21. We are 19-27. We are reasonably well rested and I'm expecting a win. Their offense is rated 71, defense 74, overall 72. After practice, our offense is 72, defense is 80, and overall is 76.


PG Chris Paul 6'0 175 (89!) Slight advantage to us.

SG Lucious Harris 6'2 205 (72) Advantage us.

SF Peja Stojakovic 6'10 229 (84) Advantage Hornets

PF David West 6'9 240 (83) Push theoretically.

C Tyson Chandler 7'1 235 (76) Push

[Eaglesfan27]

Good defense, but our #2 and #3 scorers aren't hitting their shots for the most part. 20-19 we lead at the end of 1.


Our role players are getting it done, and we are playing very good defense. 38-33 at the half.


We are shooting 44%. We are holding them to 32%.


McGrady has 10 points (38% shooting), 5 boards, and 5 assists at the half.


We've held Chris Paul to 1 of 8 shooting for 2 points.


We've held Stojakovic to 0 of 3 3 pointers, 21% shooting overall for 8 points.



Our defense continues to play very well and our guys are starting to hit more shots. 63-50 at the end of 3.




Game over. 88-70 win driven by our defense. Glad I told my team to start working on their defense in practice. :)


We shot 45%. They shot 36%.

We hit 3 of 9 3's. They hit 3 of 19 3's.


We hit 13 of 19 FT's. They hit 7 of 8.


We each had 25 assists.

We had 7 turnovers. They had 15.


We had 42 boards. They had 48.

We had 12 steals. They had 3.

We had 4 blocks. They had 0.


We had 44 bench points. They had 33.

We had 14 fast break points. They had 2.



McGrady was the player of the game. He led the team in scoring with 17, in assists with 12, and steals with 3. He also had 6 boards. He had 3 turnovers. He only hit 7 of 18 shots. He also made 3 of 4 FT's.


Iguodala had 13 points, 4 boards, 1 assist, and 3 steals. He shot 5 of 14.


Carney had 12 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals on 5 of 10 shooting.


Dalembert had 8 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 3 blocks.


Korver had 8 points.

Webber had 7 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists.

Hunter had 6 points and 5 boards.


Randolph had 6 points and 9 boards.

Green had 6 points. Williams had 5 points and 2 assists for us.




Chandler was the leading Hornets scorer with 14 points. He also led them with 14 boards. He shot 7 of 9 mostly on wide open 10-12 foot jumpers thanks to Paul.

Stojakovic shot 4 of 18 for 12 points.

Bobby Jackson shot 3 of 15 for 9 points.

Paul had 8 assists, but we held him to 4 points on 2 of 10 shooting. We also forced 4 turnovers from him.

[Eaglesfan27]

Feb 2, 2007 -

Our simulated game is hosting the Warriors who are 21-25. Should be a winnable game.


Yes! We win 91-81 to advance to 21-27.


McGrady led us with 32 points, 8 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 15 of 33.

Carney had 20 points on 7 of 12 shooitng.


Iguodala had 17 points and 8 boards on 7 of 10 shooting.


Webber had 11 points, 13 boards, and 6 assists.

Williams played 21 minutes and had 4 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists.



Richardosn led the Warriors with 19 points.

Baron Davis shot 6 of 20 for 15 points with 8 assists.


We have 2 days off before we play the Bets at home and we have a nice long home stand before the All-Star break on the 18th.

[Eaglesfan27]

Feb 5, 2007 -


Today we host the 19-28 Nets. Their offense is rated 73. Their defense is rated 80. Their overall is 79. Our offense is rated 73 as some of our guys are developing. Our defense is 76 today. Overall is 74.



PG Jason Kidd 6'4 212 (93) Push

SG Vince Carter 6'6 225 (90) Advantage Nets

SF Richard Jefferson 6'7 222 (84) Advantage Nets

PF Cliff Robinson 6'10 245 (72) Advantage us.

C Nene Krstic 7'0 246 (76) Push

[Eaglesfan27]

Good drives get Krstic in VERY early foul trouble. Iguodala and Carney drew the fouls.


4 minutes into the game and we have them in the bonus :)




The Nets are pushing the tempo, but we are playing well. 26-22 we lead at the end of 1. McGrady has been great so far.





Halftime: 37-37 tie.



We are shooting 37%. They are shooting 39%.


McGrady has 12 points, 3 assists, and 3 boards.


Iguodala has 9 points and 3 boards. He is shooting 4 of 6.


Jefferson leads them with 9 points. He also has 2 boards.




We are up 60-57 at the end of 3.


Carney was our main scorer in the 3rd with 9 points in the quarter.




81-74 win! We have a streak going! :)


We shot 42%. They shot 36%.



We were both 1 of 12 from behind the arc.

We hit 8 of 12 FT's (we really let them off the hook in the 1st.) They hit 17 of 22.


We had 28 assists to their 22.

We had 12 turnovers each.

We had 51 rebounds to their 42.


We had 10 steals each.

We had 4 blocks each.

We had 18 bench points. They had 16.

We had 10 fast break points. They had 8.


Carney was the player of the game. He had 28 points, 2 boards, 2 assists, and 3 steals. He also had 2 turnovers. He shot 13 of 24.


McGrady hit 7 of 18 shots. He had 18 points, 8 boards, and 9 assists.


Iguodala had 13 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists.


Webber led the team with 11 boards but only had 2 points.


Dalembert had 10 boards and 2 points.


Louis Williams had 0 points or assists in 12 minutes tonight. He was 0 of 4 from the field.


Carter led them with 19 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

Kidd had 14 points and 8 boards but shot 5 of 13.


Jefferson had 14 points and 4 boards. He hit 6 of 18.

Antoine Wright had 10 points and 3 boards.

Jason Collins had 6 points and 13 boards.



That win makes us 22-27 and team chemistry seems to be a bit on the rise (up to 41% from 40%.)



Our next game is in 2 days at home against the Bobcats.

[Eaglesfan27]

Feb 7, 2007 -


The simulated game is at home against the 24-24 Bobcats.


They beat us 92-86.


McGrady had 30 points and 11 boards but shot 12 of 39!


Webber had 22 points and 7 boards on 8 of 14 shooting and 6 of 9 from the FT line.


Carney had 13 points and 6 assists.


Iguodala had 5 points and 6 assists. He only shot 2 of 4.


Korver was 3 of 13 for 9 points. He was 3 of 8 behind the arc.

[Eaglesfan27]

NCAA Football is a good game. I'm tempted to play it today as I was watching a lot of football and fired up for some console football. However, if I play it now after finishing watching game 1 of the WS, I won't have time to get in another game NBA 2k7 game... well this game is just so good that I my desire to play this wins out.



I've scouted about 5 PF's this year. Sending my scout to look at them for 5-7 days each time. You can scout each player up to 4 times. I've done that with most of them. I need to make money so I can hire some more scouts next year..



Feb 9, 2007 -


Today we host the Clippers who are 31-18! We are 22-28.


The trade deadline is 2 weeks away. The Bobcats just offered me SG Bernard Robinson for PG Louis Williams. Bernard is older, worse rated (67), and at a position I don't need. I turn down the deal.



Clippers Offense is rated 77. Defense is rated 81. Overall is 79. After our practice, we are rated 72 offense, defense 80, and overall 76.



PG Sam Cassell 6'3 185 (82) Advantage us.

SG Cuttino Mobley 6'4 215 (78) Very slight advantage to us.

SF Corey Magette 6'6 228 (81) Advantage Clippers.

PF Elton Brand 6'8 265 (97) Big advantage Clippers

C Chris Kaman 7'0 268 (81) Slight advantage Clippers.

[Eaglesfan27]

Midway through the 1st, Iguodala draws foul number 2 on Brand.


Down 27-23 at the end of 1. They are hitting shots all over the court.


We had a great 19-5 run that led to a 60-49 lead at the end of the half.


McGrady was phenomenal.


At the half, he has 19 points, 4 boards, and 5 assists.


Brand is getting points, but we are forcing a lot of misses. He is 6 of 17. He has 16 points thanks to FT's.


Mobley has 11 points for them mostly from outside jumpers.



82-74 at the end of 3. Our offense is on fire and running well.


EXTREMELY Physical defense has led to both of my C's fouling out with 8 minutes left. But, we have a 20 point lead thanks to that defense on Brand.


I decide to go small with Webber at C for a bit.


That doesn't work well as they start scoring too much on the inside against TMac (who I was playing at the 4.) Webber is tired too. So, I play Randolph as usual at PF, and for the first time all year Michael Bradley gets to play some C.


That works out well and we go on another run to end the game.


113-91 win for us! :)


We shot 48%. They shot 38%.

We were 5 of 8 behind the arc. They were 2 of 12.


We hit 22 of 25 FT's. They hit 23 of 27.


We had 28 assists. They had 27.


We had 50 rebounds to their 41.


We had 9 steals each.

We had 11 blocks! They had 2. Our C's were going after everything very aggressively.


We had 35 bench points. They had 26.


We had 32 fast break points (thanks to those blocks.) They had 2.




McGrady was the player of the game with 30 points, 6 boards, and 6 assists. He also had 2 steals and a block. He shot 13 of 26.


Carney had 20 points, 4 boards, and 4 assists on 9 of 19 shooting.


Iguodala had 17 points, 4 boards, and 2 assists. He shot 5 of 12.


Korver had 14 points on 6 of 9 shooting.


Dalembert had 9 points, 5 boards, and 4 blocks!


Hunter had 6 points, 4 boards, and 3 blocks.


Webber had 2 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 1 of 7.


Louis Williams had 4 points and 6 assists in 17 minutes.


Bradley had 3 boards in his 4 minutes.


Mobley and Brand each had 20 points to lead them. We blocked quite a few of Brand's shots and he shot 8 of 28 :)


Mobley was 8 of 16.


Cassell had 16 points and 4 assists.


Magette we held to 8 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists.



This home stand might finally turn around our season.

[Eaglesfan27]

Feb 11, 2007 -

Next up is our simulated game at home against the 29-20 Mavericks. This is our 2nd to last game before the All-Star Break.



Before the game, the Heat offer a trade that I'll actually look at: SG Mike Gansey for PF Michael Bradley.

Gansey is getting almost zero play time for them. As a result, he is only averaging 1.4 ppg. He has a good outside shot for a rookie and definitely has some potential. Bradley is a stiff, but he is a big man. However, our scouts think Gansey has VERY little potential to improve and that he is a major defensive liability... Hmmmm that sounds like Korver. Bradley is bad but he at least has size and might be needed if my C's are going to continue their physical play. I pass on the trade.


(If Willie Green wasn't hitting so many good shots in his limited playing time, I would have made this trade.)


Also, I like that our chemistry is going up and guys are coming together.


This shows up in our game against the Mavs as we win! 104-102.


McGrady led us with 21 points, 8 boards, and 5 assists.

Webber had 20 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks.

Dalembert had 16 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.

Carney had 16 points and Iguodala had 13.


Korver had 15 points off the bench on 6 of 9 shooting (2 of 4 behind the arc.)



As usual, Bradley didn't play any minutes.

[Eaglesfan27]

I'm waiting for the patch, but the itch is strong with the start of the real season so...


Feb 14, 2007 -

Before the game, the Wizards offer C Peter Ramos for PF Michael Bradley. This is a tempting trade. Ramos is 7'3 275 pounds and he is rated very slightly better than Bradley. He is rated 64. He has very little offensive ability is a suprisingly bad dunker for such a big man. However, he has a little bit of offensive post game. He is a surprisingly bad rebounder for such a big man. His defensive awareness is very poor. He has very little potential. However, he intrigues me. Do I risk our growing chemistry? Well, Bradley has very little PT so in theory this shouldn't disrupt our chemistry too much... I take a chance on him. The guys switch sides right before the game...



Tonight we host the 18-31 Wizards in our last game before the All-Star break. We are 24-28 and are rated 72 in offense, 85 in defense, and 79 overall which I assume is mostly from our recent practice and not from this trade.

The Wizards are rated 83 in offense, 62 in defense, and 77 overall. This should be a winnable game at home.


PG Arenas 6'3 191 (94) Push

SG Mercer 6'7 210 (75) slight advantage us.

SF Jarvis Hayes 6'7 220 (75) Slight advantage Wizards

PF Jamison 6'9 225 (85) Push

C Haywood 7'0 269 (73) Slight advantage us.

[Eaglesfan27]

Down 25-21 at the end of 1. McGrady is missing too many shots.



McGrady and Carney heated up in the 2nd quarter after a short rest. 49-43 at the half, we lead.



We are shooting 50%. They are shooting 43%.



Arenas has 22 points on 50% shooting at the half!


McGrady has 15 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists on 44% shooting at the half.


Carney has added 9 points on 4 of 6 shooting.



Up 74-63 at the end of 3 thanks to great play from McGrady - 23 points 9 boards so far.



Game over. 95-90 win for us. McGrady finished with his first triple double of the season: 28 points, 10 boards, and 10 assists.


We shot 48%. They shot 46%.


We hit 12 of 15 FT's, they hit 10 of 13.

We hit 3 of 9 3 pointers. They hit 6 of 15.


We each had 34 assists.

We each had 8 turnovers.

We each had 41 boards.

We each had 5 steals.

We each had 2 blocks (amazing how similar some of the stats were)

We each had 81 shot attempts.

We had 10 bench points, they had 7.

We had 10 fast break points. They had 22.



McGrady was the player of the game. Besides the aforementioned stats, he had 1 block. He shot 11 of 23.


Carney finished with 25 points and 2 assists on 11 of 21 shooting.


Dalembert finished with 14 points, 5 boards, and an assist.

Iguodala finished with 12 points and 7 assists.

Webber finished with 6 points, 10 boards, and 5 assists.


Our new acquisition didn't play at all.



Areanas finished with 35 points and 7 assists. He shot 15 of 33.


Jamison had 21 points and 15 boards.

Hayes finished with 15 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists.

T.J. Ford finished with 7 points and 9 assists off the bench.

Haywood had 6 points and 6 boards.



Next up is the all-star game (which I will play, just not today. I'll control the East.)

[Eaglesfan27]

All Star Voting:


West:

PG Iverson - 98,005
PG Davis - 84206
PG Nash 83,549


SG Kobe 125,617
SG Ray Allen 76,206
SG Ginobili 65,373


SF Marion 84,675
SF Kirilenko 66,784
SF Rashard Lewis 64,799

PF Garnett 94,115
PF Duncan 93,534
PF Nowitzki 91,852
PF Brand 85,215


C Stoudemire 74,797
C Yao 53,574
C Miller 40,368



East:


PG Arenas 94,862
PG Kidd 94,757
PG Billups 82,041

SG Wade 133,862
SG Vince Carter 75,994
SG Redd 57,285

Iguodala was 9th in voting


SF Lebron 117,199
SF McGrady 99,153
SF Pierce 95,310


PF Jermaine O'Neal 70,381
PF Bosh 66,878
PF Rasheed Wallace 52,565


Webber actually finished 5th.


C Shaw 73,696
C Ben Wallace 51,998
C Ilgauskas 34,332

Dalembert finished 7th with 23,800.