The Wenli Chen Story: An NBA 2k17 dynasty

[Eaglesfan27]

The Year: 2022.
The situation: The Philadelphia 76ers had won 2 championships with a nucleus of Ben Simmons, Paul George, and Okafor. We had the most talent and it wasn't close. Saric is a very effective stretch 4. Timothe is a nice SG. But, we were facing problems. The salary was out of control. George was 32 and starting to decline. We were contemplating a move. Then, we had a phenom declare for the draft. Wenli Chen is a 19 year old SG from China who had tremendous athleticism, tremendous passing ability, very good ball handling, and average shooting ability (with potential to greatly improve per our scouts.) His only weakness was his defense which tended to be lack of effort.

The Trade:

We gave to the Nets: Paul George (32 years old, rated 88 still but clearly in decline), Anton Billingsley (22 year old SF rated 77 overall who our scouts thought had all star potential and was a backup demanding a trade) and 4 1st round picks including the 12th and 30th in the 2022 draft, and a 1st in the next 2 drafts.

We received the #1 pick which we used on Wenli Chen.

The reasons we made the trade:

1. Paul George was in decline and only had 1 more year left on his deal and was asking for a 4 year max deal.
2. Billingsley was demanding a trade anyway.
3. We thought Chen had a chance to be a generational talent.

The early returns on Chen have been better than expected. He is already averaging 21 ppg and has helped lead the team to a 13-0 record.

I will continue to play 1 game and sim 3. We'll see if Chen can become an all time great. Can he be an All-Star in his 1st season? Can he win the MVP in his 1st season? Can he win an NBA championship in his 1st season? Will he win Finals MVP? Simmons won all three of those last year and might be 1 of his biggest competitors for the awards. How many years will he be an All-Star? So many questions. Let's see how this unfolds...

[Eaglesfan27]

I had a long post for the roster, but I will post just a short version now and have a video of the roster for more details:

Simmons - He is in his prime. One of the best PG's in the league with a skill set that makes him nearly unguardable. He helps lead the longest and one of the most athletic starting 5's in the league (with the exception of SF.)

SG - Chen. He is too athletic for almost anyone to guard. He can get penetration unlike any player I've ever had. His shot is improving. His passing is superb and his ball handling is very good. His defense is the only liability.

SF - Doug McDermott - He didn't start our 1st game, but I quickly realized we needed his shooting over Jeremi Grant's defense to help Chen have space that he needs to penetrate. McDermott is one of the best 3 point shooters in the league but is having a slow start. Once he gets going.. wow.

PF - Dario Saric - One of the best stretch 4's in the game now. He can shoot the 3 very effectively and also helps create space for Chen and Simmons to penetrate.

C - Okafor - One of the best inside scorers in the league. He complained about missing the all star last year and I promised him more minutes this year. He is very high maintenance but he is delivering. With an increase from 28 mpg to 34 mpg, he has gone up from 16 ppg to 21 ppg and is averaging 10 rpg and almost 2 blocks per game.

C - Stephen Micoud - He is demanding more PT which has been hard to find. He is also known as Genghis Khan among his teammates. ;) He is a very effectively big man and could be a very good starter for us in the future if we ever tire of Okafor's attitude.

PF Jeremi Rodgers - We got him with the 9th pick a draft ago. Our scouts thought he was a diamond in the rough and he is proving it with rapid improvements. He is earning more PT and is a tenacious interior defender and rebounder.

SF - Jeremi Grant - He is 28 and is our top perimeter defender, but he is a poor shooter and can only score when he slashes and gets to the rim. He is demanding to start and I may trade him as he is asking. If I can get a 1st from a lottery type team, I will pull the trigger.

Rick Sharpe - a young sharp shooter who is a poor defender but can knock down the 3. He is having an off year so far.

Eric Holland - a 26 year old backup PG whose best attribute is very good 3 point shooting and passing.

Anton Bilious - Another big reason I made the trade of George and Billingsley. He is a young SF at 23 years old who is rated 77 already. He has all star potential per our scouting team. He is the #1 reason I want to trade Grant this year.

Sf Robert Covington is now 31 and has become our rarely used bench player. I might trade him at some point but I love all of the things he can do and he doesn't seem to mind the minimal amount of time as long as I keep paying him well.

C Tommy Lucas - a very interesting 7'3 305 pound C who doesn't like to dunk and prefers to shoot 3's. He does this surprisingly well. He doesn't do much else well which is why he only plays in garbage time. He is only 22 though and could develop.

Finally, we have Antonio Wilcox. Our staff believes he will develop into a very good starting type player. He is only 20 and he has nice size at 6'10 257. He is strictly a reserve player at this point (but another reason to trade Grant.)

Here is a brief video clip that shows the roster:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5tvoky



I will continue to play every 4th game. I will post videos of key stretches of gameplay particularly when Chen has big plays. I will also post videos of the box scores from played games.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nov 22, 2022 -

Chen with 26 points in a big win over Portland. Simmons with a triple double (he already has 6 this season.)


Nov 24th -

I spoke too soon. Covington wants a trade if we aren't going to play him more. Micoud is also grumbling for more minutes.


Nov 25th -

Our first loss of the year as we fall to the Pistons 105-100. Chen shot 1 of 12 as their big man Drummond shut down his interior drives.

Anton Bilious believes he should get many more minutes. I can't blame the kid.


Nov 26th -

We bound back to win the 2nd part of the home and home against Detroit, 125-96. Chen led the way with 28 points on 11 of 16 shooting and 6 of 7 from the line. Simmons just missed another triple double with 18 points, 9 boards, and 9 assists.


November 28th - We host the Thunder and Russell Westbrook. If they try to guard Chen with Westbrook, it should be fun to watch what Chen can do against him...

[Eaglesfan27]

We crushed the Thunder and each of our big 3 had a very nice game despite the fact that they didn't play the 4th quarter due to the blowout. Simmons was all over Westbrook and shut him down for most of the game.

Here is a clip of the decisive early period (I still need to get better at editing. Skip to 47 second mark for beginning of action):

NBA 2K17_20170718221901 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5u0l56)

Here is a clip of the end and the box score:

NBA 2K17_20170720101814 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5u7i52)

[Eaglesfan27]

Nov 30th:

We are now 16-1 and we travel to face the 7-9 Minnesota Timberwolves. The team comes out flat and Karl Anthony Towns has a huge game with 25 points and 19 boards to upset us 103-100. Wiggins added 20 points.

Okafor led us with 27 points and 8 boards. Simmons had another triple double with 18 points, 13 boards and 12 assists. Chen had 17 points, 7 boards, 3 assists and 4 blocks. He shot 7 of 16 including 1 of 5 from the arc.


Dec 2 -

We host the Wolves and beat them 101-93. Towns led them with 18 points and 15 boards. Okafor led us with 28 points and 14 boards. Chen had 21 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 9 of 18, 2 of 6 from the arc. Simmons had another triple double with 11 points, 14 boards, and 13 assists.

After the game, Micoud comes to my office and again requests to be made a starter. I deny him but he is getting more upset and may need to be traded at some point..

Rick Sharpe comes into my office the next day demanding to start as well. Over Chen? Over McDermott? No way.

Personalities are becoming an issue...


Dec 4th -

We host the 12-8 Suns. An odd defensive focused game. We win 73-62. Okafor with 21 points and 11 boards to lead us. Chen with 13 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 10 turnovers. He shot 6 of 20. Simmons barely missed a triple double with 9 points, 14 boards, and 11 assists.


Dec 6th - We travel to play the Magic. We are now 18-2 and they are 9-11.

[Eaglesfan27]

Before the game, Grant comes into my office and demands to be made a starter or be traded. I tell him no to both requests for now.

Also before the game, The Spurs offer me Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (rated 79) and Cook (a created PF rated 76) and a 1st round pick for Okafor. I decline.

[rjolley]

Following along, EF27.

Do you find that the CPU doesn't develop their players well, while you're able to improve just about anyone that joins your team? For my teams, I usually have to trade away my second unit because they're rated 80+ while most teams have 2 80+ players on their team.

[Eaglesfan27]

Following along, EF27.

Do you find that the CPU doesn't develop their players well, while you're able to improve just about anyone that joins your team? For my teams, I usually have to trade away my second unit because they're rated 80+ while most teams have 2 80+ players on their team.


Good question. I know Boston has drafted really well and has a monster team. I will have to look at some other teams. I think there aren't many higher potential guys and I think the computer might not be as good as picking up on them as I've become. I look at combines, ratings, and a variety of other factors to pick on the high potential guys as well as my scouts ratings.

[rjolley]

Good question. I know Boston has drafted really well and has a monster team. I will have to look at some other teams. I think there aren't many higher potential guys and I think the computer might not be as good as picking up on them as I've become. I look at combines, ratings, and a variety of other factors to pick on the high potential guys as well as my scouts ratings.

Same here. I like that the ratings I see leading up to the draft aren't always spot on and players come in better or worse than they're scouted. It may be my imagination, but I believe that's also true for players on other teams. Their ratings will change at times after a trade.

I hope they're able to address that in 2K18. It's too easy to build a successful team.

[Eaglesfan27]

So, I do see a few teams with multiple guys above 80 rating, but it is only a few. The most notable teams are the Celtics, Knicks, Warriors (who still have 4 aging superstars but they are still very talented), and the Suns who have 4 guys over 80. Here is a look at all of the teams and then a look at all of the players above 80. There aren't that many. Amazingly, Chen is already in the top 15 of players in the league (#11 to be precise.)

Here is a video of the other team's top players and the top players in the league:

NBA 2K17_20170720193451 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5u9ccw)

[Eaglesfan27]

One other factor perhaps: I got the best coach in the game (and have for the last 5 years) in Gregg Popovich. His ability to teach and develop talent is very highly rated.

[Eaglesfan27]

Chen just had a monster first half in which he absolutely dominated with his outside shot falling and that opened up his ability to get to the rim a lot. He has 24 points at the half and has a good chance to break 40 for the first time in his career, especially since the game is still very competitive at the half.

Here is some video of his highlights in the 1st half including a very nice layup in traffic at about the 5:40 mark of the video. You also can see some terrible decisions on passes by Chen that get picked off in the 1st quarter which is part of why the game is staying close:

NBA 2K17_20170720200033 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5u9drs)

[Young Drachma]

Following.

[Eaglesfan27]

Chen had a huge game against the Magic but did not score 40 in regulation. However, the game went into double overtime and he ended up with 48 points, 10 assists, and 6 boards. Unfortunately, the time limits prevented me from getting the exciting end of the 4th and part of the 1st overtime, but here is most of the two overtimes. Unfortunately, we lost on the road in double OT:

NBA 2K17_20170720220812 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5u9ml9)

Here is the boxscore (and the last minute of the game):

NBA 2K17_20170720221106 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5u9mue)

[Eaglesfan27]

Chen has won Eastern Player Rookie of the Month for November. He is also up to 7th in the early All-Star voting for backcourt players. Simmons is ahead of him at #2. Guy Ingram of the Knicks is #1 at 30 ppg average.

12/7 -

We host the Pistons. We bounce back from the loss to crush them, 105-84. Okafor with 23 points and 6 boards to lead the way. Chen with 22 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 block. He shot 10 of 19, 2 of 4 from the arc.


Dec 9th -

We travel to play the Suns. They are 12-10. We are 19-3. We lose 100-95 and PF Jermaine Rodgers goes down with a mild foot injury. He should be out 1-2 weeks. This means that Micoud will get more minutes.

Chen with 18 points, 5 boards, and 6 assists in the loss. He shot 7 of 22 including 2 of 8 from the arc.

Simmons had another triple double with 12 points, 11 boards, and 12 assists. He shot 5 of 15.


Dec 11th -

We travel to play the Clippers who are 7-18. We crush them 112-80. Griffin led them with 16 points and 10 boards. Okafor led us with 22 points and 10 boards. Simmons had 21 points, 7 boards, and 7 assists. Chen had 14 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, and 2 steals. He only played 23 minutes due to foul trouble.


Dec 13th -

We are now 20-4. Our next game is at the Lakers. They are 12-12.

[Eaglesfan27]

The Lakers-Philly game was close until midway through the 2nd when Chen led mostly 2nd stringers on a huge run that gave us a big lead that we never gave back. The slam at 6:02 of the 2nd quarter really got us going:

NBA 2K17_20170721145052 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5udcn5)

We cruised to the big win. Here is the box score video:

NBA 2K17_20170721153524 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5udijv)

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec 15, 2022 -

We travel to play the Warriors who are 16-9. We are 21-4.

Our scouting staff has finished scouting the top 3 players. It appears this is a weak draft with only 1 guy who might become a star way down the road. At least in our scout's view.

The Warriors start out fast but fade in the 4th and we win 127-117. We outran them as fatigue caught up. Curry led them with 29 points and 8 assists. Durant added 24 points and 10 boards. Thompson with 20 points.

Okafor led us with 26 points, 10 boards, 5 assists. Simmons with 24 points, 9 boards, 10 assists, and 6 steals as well as a block. Chen with 17 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Micoud added 16 points and 10 boards in 25 minutes. McDermott with 15 points and Saric with 14 points, 8 boards, and 5 assists. Grant played 22 minutes and only had 3 boards.


Dec 17th - We travel to play the Jazz. They are 17-9.

Before the game, the Jazz offer us a trade. They offer Brevin Knight (75 rating at PG) and Frank Kaminsky (C 75 rating) for Sharpe (75 rating at SG) and C Tommy Lucas (71 rating.) I reject the trade.

We lose 105-99. Former top 4 pick Dustin Cheaney led them with 24 points. #4 pick SG Junior Bol added 19 points.

Simmons led us with 20 points, 14 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks but he shot 7 of 20.

Saric with 20 points, 10 boards, and 3 assists.

Okafor with 10 points and 5 boards.

Chen had a bad night with 4 of 19 shooting for 9 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, and 5 steals. He also had 9 turnovers. Yikes.

Grant did nothing in 22 minutes and Bilious came to me after the game demanding more PT or to be traded. I've decided to give Bilious more PT and will trade Grant ASAP.

[Eaglesfan27]

The Market for Grant is better than I thought it would be. I consider adding Kyle Lowry for Grant which is on the table. But, I like how Holland is performing and don't really want to add another player at this time. The Spurs offer me 2 of their 1st round draft picks (one from the Grizzlies) in 2025 for Grant and a 2nd round pick in 2023. I agree to that trade.

[Eaglesfan27]

December 19th -

Saric wants a 3 year extension for a total of 74 million dollars. I agree to his request. He is going to be a valuable complimentary piece for Simmons and Chen for at least a few more years.

With the Grant trade, Bilious is going to get a huge jump in minutes to about 24. He is not quite as good of a defender as Grant but he is getting close and he has the potential to be a very good player. I also decide to up the minutes of Micoud who has really been productive with limited minutes. I will do this by playing Okafor at the 4 more when Saric is out. I'm thinking Chen's assists are going to go up even though Simmons is still the primary ball handler.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec 20th -

We host the Bulls who are 15-13. We are now 22-5. We beat them 107-96. Simmons led the way with 23 points, 19 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. Micoud added 21 points, 13 boards, and 2 blocks. Okafor with 16 points, 11 boards, and 4 assists.

Chen had terrible foul issues this game and only played 14 minutes. In 14 minutes he had 11 points and 2 assists.


Dec 22nd -

We host the Heat. They are 15-15.

This is the Wenli Chen story, but Ben Simmons just had one of the greatest quarters of any game I've ever seen. 18 points, 7 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and a block in the 1st quarter. This helped us jump to a 34-15 lead over Miami. Here is some of the video of his quarter:

NBA 2K17_20170721224225 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5uefw7)

[Eaglesfan27]

Simmons finishes with the best half of any player I've ever had - 31 points, 10 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 10 of 15, 4 of 7 from the arc, and 7 of 7 from the line.

Chen has 9 points, 4 assists, 2 boards, and 2 blocks at the half. He has shot 3 of 9.

We are up 67-40 at the half.

Great play to start the half... Okafor with a block. Chen with a fast break... he drives to the hole sees two guys to stop him and kicks it out to Saric for a wide open 3.

Chen had a big 3rd quarter and so did Simmons as they both set each other up for lots of open shots.

Despite resting the entire 4th quarter, Simmons finishes with 44 points, 13 boards, 10 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks, and only 3 turnovers. He shot 15 of 23, 5 of 8 from the arc, and 9 of 11 from the line.

Chen finished with 22 points, 2 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, and only 2 turnovers. He shot 7 of 15, 2 of 5, and 6 of 8.

We cruised to the big win. Here is the boxscore:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5uknts

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec 25th, 2022 -

We host the Raptors who are 10-18. We cruise to a 116-93 win.

Simmons with 22 points, 10 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Chen with 21 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals.

Saric with 20 points and 11 boards. Okafor with 18 points and 12 boards.



Dec 28th -

We travel to play the Hornets who are 15-15. We win 105-92. Okafor with 23 points, 8 boards, and 5 assists. Simmons with 19 points, 15 boards, and 7 assists. Chen with 12 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 6 steals, and a block. Wow.


After the game, Sharpe lets me know he is going to want to be traded if he can't get more minutes.


Dec 30th -

We host the Grizzlies. We cruise to a 112-91 win. Okafor led the team with 30 points, 12 boards, and 3 assists. Chen with 21 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, and 2 steals. He shot 8 of 19.

Saric with 21 points, 12 boards, and 6 assists. Sharpe with 15 points in 15 minutes. He shot 4 of 5 from the arc.

Simmons finished with 8 points, 8 boards, and 9 assists. He shot 3 of 15.


Dec 31st -

Our next game is in Dallas. They are 16-18. We are 27-5. Their best players are C Rudy Gobert and PF Chucky Lowe. Their SG is Jens Schroeder is a deadeye shooter but has almost zero athleticism. I expect Chen to be able to blow by him at will.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dallas has some great shooters including Schroeder and their shooters are outgunning us early. Down 32-28 at the end of 1. Simmons and Chen both lead us with 10 points. Simmons also has 4 boards and 3 assists.

In the 2nd quarter, our backups outplay theirs and we take a 56-53 lead into halftime.

Chen has been really tired lately. Is he hitting the wall? Too many minutes? Some players have been complaining we are practicing too hard. Time to back off a bit?

In the 3rd, Chen is exhausted and Sharpe even gets tired. I have to go to Covington at SG for a bit. We are up only 75-73 at the end of 3.

It was a close game all the way until the 4th. Chen had a monster dunk, a fancy layup, and then caught on fire to lead the way to a decisive win.

Here is a clip of some of the decisive action:

NBA 2K17_20170723201143 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ul4or)

Here is a look at the boxscore and a few of the top players:

NBA 2K17_20170723202218 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ul4zm)

[Eaglesfan27]

Chen is now 8th in All-Star voting in the east for Backcourt players. He has a lot of work to do if he is going to reach his goal of being an All-Star in his 1st season. Players that are ahead of him:

1. Guy Ingram - Averaging 30 ppg at SG for the Knicks.
2. Simmons - Averaging 19.6 ppg, 10.4 rpg, and 8.7 apg.
3. D'Angelo Russell averaging 20.7 ppg and 10.2 apg for the Pacers.
4. Kyrie Irving - Averaging 22.1 ppg and 7 apg for the Cavs.
5. Mo Morgan - Averaging 16 ppg and 10 apg for the Knicks.
6. Devin Booker - Averaging 23 ppg and 6.4 apg for the Hawks.
7. Kemba Walker - Averaging 17.2 ppg and 5.9 apg for the Hornetsw.
8. Chen - averaging 20.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, and 3.8 apg.

Chen did win a player of the week in the East in December (week of December 4th to the 10th) but was not player of the month or rookie of the month. Sammy Montgomery of the Magic won Rookie of the Month in the East! Sammy is the #2 player from this past draft (that had 2 great players.) He is a 7'1 250 pound C who is already rated 83 overall. He had a big month and is now averaging 17 ppg, 10 rpg, and 2 bpg for the season.

[Eaglesfan27]

Wow. The early pundits are predicting Montgomery to win Rookie of the Year.

Ben Simmons is 1st in early MVP voting. Okafor is 2nd. Chen is not in the top 5.


Jan 2nd, 2023 -

The Nuggets know of my troubles with Sharpe and Micoud apparently as they try to rob me in a trade offer:

PG Patrick Beverly (74 rating), SF Alan Wolfe (72 rating)

for Sharpe (76) and Micoud (79). I turn them down.

We host the Heat and crush them 115-78. Simmons with 31 points, 17 boards, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks.

Chen with 19 points, 7 assists, 4 boards, 1 steal, and 1 vblock.

Micoud with 16 points and 19 boards in 29 minutes off the bench.

Okafor with 9 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists in 18 minutes. He got into foul trouble which limited him.

[Eaglesfan27]

Jan 4th -

We host the Pacers. We beat them 95-80. We held Russell to 11 points and 5 assists. Chen led us with 23 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and a block. Simmons with 13 points, 5 boards, and 6 assists in only 24 minutes (due to foul trouble.)

Jan 6th -

We travel to play the Pacers. They beat us 103-102. Russell led them with 20 points and 11 assists.

Simmons led us with 24 points, 10 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 12 of 19. He did have 5 turnovers.

Chen had 16 points, 4 boards, 1 assist, 7 steals (wow), and 3 blocks. He also had 6 turnovers.

Okafor with 16 points, 14 boards, 7 assists.

Micoud with 6 points and 9 boards.

We are now 30-6. Our next game is at the Bulls. They are 20-17.

[Eaglesfan27]

Chicago has been playing us tough and hanging close despite a big game from Ben Simmons when Simmons gets hurt in the 3rd and has to leave the game. It looks like it is his foot. Hopefully, it is not serious. We have to help him off the court. We are up to 80-72 at this point. Up to Chen to bring it home, but he needs a few minutes of rest first. Okafor will stay on the floor and try to be the focal point for these few minutes.

Chen has a rough first few minutes playing the PG position in the 4th but he settles down and takes over the game with about 5 minutes to go. He leads us to a comfortable win and we think Simmon's injury isn't too bad.

Here is the final minutes of the game and the boxscore:

NBA 2K17_20170723224614 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ulh32)

[Eaglesfan27]

Jan 9th -

We host the Grizzlies who are 20-18. Simmons is cleared before the game to play and will play hurt. We win 113-70 as Simmons is not slowed at all. He has 33 points, 12 boards, 12 assists, 4 steals, and a block in the win.

Saric added 21 points and 9 boards.

Chen with 16 points, 6 assists, 3 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot an efficient 7 of 10.

Okafor and Micoud each have double doubles with 12 and 13 for Okafor and 11 points and 15 boards for Micoud.


Jan 11th -

We travel to play our old teammate Paul George and the Nets. He has led them to a respectable 18-18 record...

We hold George to 16 points on 5 of 15 shooting and win 94-81.

Chen led the way with 18 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, and a block. He shot 6 of 13.

Simmons with 16 points, 7 boards, and 2 assists.

Okafor with 11 points and 11 boards.



Jan 12th -

We host the Bucks in the 2nd night of a back to back. The Bucks are struggling and are 11-28. They have been hit hard by injuries this year. We crush them 108-75.

Chen with 27 points is our high scorer. He also had 3 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 10 of 15, 2 of 3 from the arc, and 5 of 5 from the line.

Simmons with 25 points, 13 boards, 10 assists, and 4 steals.

McDermott with 18 points. Micoud with 15 points and 14 boards off the bench.

Okafor with a quiet 4 points night and 9 boards.


1/15 -

We travel to play the toughest foe in the conference, Boston. They are loaded led by superstar Roy Jennings. But, Jennings is hurt and the Celtics have been struggling without him. He has a broken bone in his foot. He has missed the last few games and will miss 2-4 more weeks. The Celtics are 21-18. Without him, the Celtics look more much manageable.

[Eaglesfan27]

Before the game, I get the latest scouting reports and I see that this is a much weaker class than last year. There is no #1 consensus and there are no clear all-star level players. The best player looks like he would have a hard time breaking my starting 5 anytime soon.

[Eaglesfan27]

Boston played us tough the 1st quarter as Chen and Simmons both shot horribly. However, Stephen Micoud was an absolute beast in the 2nd quarter. He helped us build a 20 point lead that never went away. We pulled our starters for the entire 4th as we had a 25 point lead. Our backups gave up half of the lead at one point but they pulled it together down the stretch to secure the win, 106-91.

Here is the boxscore:


http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5v30v7

[Eaglesfan27]

1/16 -

We host the Hornets. Chen has a horrible shooting night. Simmons is even worse. We lose 91-74. Okafor was our leading scorer with 14 points and 4 boards. Chen finished with 8 points, 10 boards, 1 assist, 3 steals, and 8 turnovers.

Simmons with 13 points, 7 boards, and 4 assists.

1/18 -

We are now 35-7. We travel to the Raptors who are 16-25. We crush them 99-77. Okafor with 21 points and 9 boards. Chen with 10 points and 5 assists on 4 of 13 shooting. Is he hitting the rookie wall?

Simmons with another triple double with 14 points, 14 boards, 11 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks, and 3 turnovers.

[Eaglesfan27]

1/19 -
We host the Wizards. They are 21-20.

We beat them 108-88. Chen led us with 34 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 8 of 17, 3 of 7, and 15 of 16 from the line.

Saric with 14 points and 13 boards. Micoud with 16 boards in 27 minutes. Simmons had a quiet night with 10 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists.


1/21 -

We host the Lakers. They are 19-23 and still having trouble getting their talent to play together.

[Eaglesfan27]

Chen had a huge game and it all started with a few dunks in the 1st quarter. Later in the game, they were playing way off him and he was hitting open jumpers. Between that and his ability to drive and draw fouls and find open men with passes, he had a huge game. However, he was not alone as Simmons had another big night too. Simmons had a triple double with 27 points, 13 boards, and 10 assists.

Chen with 36 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists.

Chen's big night started with this big 1st quarter:

NBA 2K17_20170731143412 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vfhqj)


Here is the boxscore:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vfn48

[Eaglesfan27]

1/23 -

We travel to play the Bulls who are 22-20.

We win 99-86 but Okafor suffers a minor injury. He can play through a bruised hip. Simmons led the way with 17 points, 17 boards, 12 assists, and 2 steals. Chen had 24 points (high scorer), 8 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and a block. He shot 7 of 17, 8 of 9 from the line.


After the game, Sharpe lets me know he wants more minutes or wants to be traded.


1/25 -

We travel to play the Pelicans. They are 18-26.

We crush them 119-86 but Simmons suffers a sprained ankle. He will miss 1-2 weeks.

Okafor led us with 30 points, 14 boards, and 3 assists.

Simmons only played 19 minutes before getting hurt. He finished with 8 points, 5 assists, and 4 boards.

Chen with 10 points, 3 assists, and 1 steal. He only played 24 minutes due to foul trouble.


For the next few games, I'm going to try Chen at the PG position and move Sharpe into the starting lineup at SG...


1/27 -

We host the Hawks. They are 24-22.

We cruise past them 114-98 as Chen had a huge game with 37 points, 13 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 9 of 25, 1 of 6, and 18 of 19 from the line.

Okafor with 25 points, 14 boards, 4 assists, and a block.

Sharpe had 12 points and 4 boards in his first start.


We are 41-7. We have a few weeks left before the All-Star break. Can Chen make it into the game?

He is hanging in 7th place in the voting right now for backcourt players in the East with Guy Ingram and Ben simmons neck and neck for the top spot. He has a few hundred thousand votes of a gap from the top 4.

Okafor made it a goal to get back into the All-Star game. He is 4th in Front court voting. Roy Jennings is1st (despite being injured for weeks), LeBron is 2nd, and Andre Drummond is 3rd in voting. A few weeks for both players to make up more ground...

1/29 -

Our next game is at Charlotte. They are 26-21. Chen will need to have a big game...

[Eaglesfan27]

Our defense was atrocious, but Chen had a HUGE 1st half offensively with 28 points, 9 assists, and 5 boards. He is getting to the line at will.

NBA 2K17_20170731212825 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vg6v1). Hopefully, he can finish the game strong.

[Eaglesfan27]

We hold on for a wild 126-119 win. Chen tired in the 2nd half but still drew lots of double teams and got lots of assists. He finished with 35 points, 18 assists, and 8 boards. He also had 2 steals and 7 turnovers. He shot 11 of 15, 0 of 1, and 13 of 15 from the line.

Here is the video of the boxscore:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vjahl

[Eaglesfan27]

1/31 -

We close out the month with a game at the Wizards. Can Chen continue his hot play?

We win 96-91 as Chen clearly outplayed Wall. Wall with 19 points, 8 assists, 2 steals. Chen with 33 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Most interestingly, Chen hit 5 of 6 from the arc. If he can develop that outside shot.... He finished 12 of 17 overall, 5 of 6 from the arc, and 4 of 4 from the line.

Micoud with 20 points and 10 boards in 27 minutes. After the game, he came up to me and told me he thinks he deserves to start over Okafor...


Chen wins rookie of the month for January. He has managed to also rise to 6th in the All-Star Voting and is just behind Kyrie Irving for 5th...


Feb 1st -

We host the Knicks who have the best scorer in the game in Guy Ingram...

We beat them 103-93 although Ingram had a big game with 33 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists.

Chen led us with 26 points, 5 boards, 6 assists, 8 steals, and 5 turnovers. He shot 10 of 22, 3 of 5 from the arc, and 3 of 4 from the line.

Okafor with 16 points and 9 boards. Micoud with 5 points and 11 boards.



2/3 -

Ben Simmons has been cleared to return. Chen will return to his SG position.


2/4 -

We host the Pistons. We are 44-7. They are 24-24.

We crush the Pistons 111-84 but Chen was in foul trouble and only played 20 minutes. Furthermore, he played poorly in those 20 minutes with 4 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals.

Okafor led us with 24 points, 10 boards, and 3 assists.

Simmons with 13 points, 9 boards, and 5 assists in his return.

Micoud with 6 points and 17 boards in 26 minutes.


2/6 -

Our next game is hosting the Clippers who are an abysmal 12-41. They have an aging Gordon Hayward, Blake Griffin, Deandre Jordan, Dante Exum, and Dion Waiters starting and they just can't get it together.

But, before we get to that... we have the All-Star selections....

The starters were voted in:

PG Ben Simmons
SG Guy Ingram, Knicks
SF LeBron James, Cavs
PF Roy Jennings, Celtics
C Andre Drummond, Pistons


The coaches selections in order:

D'Angelo Russell, Pacers.
Wenli Chen!!!
Paul George, Nets (averaging 20.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, and 3.3 apg - all better than his last season with us.)
PF Jalen Fleming, Pacers
C Glen Watts, Heat.
PG Kyrie Irving, Cavs
PG Mo Morgan, Knicks
SG Devin Booker, Hawks.

Okafor is livid that he was bypassed again...


Chen has his first All-Star Appearance! Can he get an MVP?

The top 5 in the MVP voting so far are:

1. Ben Simmons.
2. Okafor
3. Guy Ingram
4. Wenli Chen!
5. Roy Jennings.

[Eaglesfan27]

Chen with a big 2nd quarter including a few ridiculous dunks. He finished the half with 18 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists to lead our team. 48-46 as the Clippers are hanging tough.

Here is a clip of some good stretch of action for Chen (although I also recorded the rest of the team after the 5 minute mark):

NBA 2K17_20170802215106 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vnldf)

We won the game in a surprisingly close contest. Here is the decisive final minutes and boxscore:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vrbw2

Chen finished with 37 points.

[Eaglesfan27]

2/8 -

We host the Kings. They are 26-25.

We win 115-91. Chen finished with 33 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, and 6 turnovers. He shot 12 of 21, 2 of 7, and 7 of 8 from the line.

Simmons with another triple double - 17 points, 13 boards, and 11 assists.


2/10 -

We host the Jazz. They are 32-20 and playing very well in their last 10...


Before the game, I get three crap offers for Micoud. He wants a trade, but I have him under contract for 2 more years. I'm holding onto him.


We win 113-102. Chen leads the team with 27 points, 7 boards, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. He shot 10 of 15, 4 of 5 from the arc, and 3 of 3 from the line.

Okafor with 26 points and 13 boards.

Simmons with 22 points, 14 boards, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.


2/12 -

We host the Spurs who are 24-29. They need to get a lot of help around Leonard who is still one of the best players in the league...

We crush them 104-80.

Okafor led us in scoring with 20 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, and 4 blocks.

Chen with 19 points, 10 boards, 8 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, and only 1 turnover. He shot 8 of 19, 1 of 4 from the arc, and 2 of 2 from the line.

Simmons with 18 points, 13 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals. He also shot 8 of 19.

Rodgers has been having big games off the bench for the last 5 games. He just had a 18 points and 5 board game.



We are now 49-7. Our next game is at Oklahoma. They are 26-30 and Russell Westbrook at 34 years old has definitely lost a step.

[Eaglesfan27]

At the end of the 1st quarter, they just promoted the NBA All Star Slam Dunk Contest. It features Wenli Chen! (Too bad I've never practiced it before. If I can, I'll just watch it and not control anyone.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Westbrook showed he is still very good as he had a huge 1st half that kept them in it most of the half, but Simmons had a huge finish to the half and helped us build a half time lead of 10, 58 to 48.

Westbook with 23 points, 4 boards, and 4 assists at the half. Simmons with 15 points, 8 boards, and 3 assists at the half. He also has 4 steals!


Chen with 12 points, 5 assists, 2 boards, 2 steals, and a block at the half.

Technical glitch means no highlights but here is the boxscore as we dismantled Oklahoma despite a big first half by Westbrook. We shut him down late:


http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vve1z

We are now 50-7 as we head into the All-Star break.

[Eaglesfan27]

It is now time for the All-Star Break!

Chen is in the dunk contest along with 3 SF's. The 4 participants:

21 year old SF Kent Falls who was the #3 pick in the 2021 draft. He is 6'9 241 and is rated 85 overall already. He has been averaging almost 20 ppg for Phoenix.

Tom Rodgers is a 6'10 234 pound SF for the Spurs. He is 22 and is rated 72 overall. He was the #15 pick and is a dunk specialist who only plays 15 mpg. He is averaging 6.4 ppg.

Gabe Baylor is a 6'8 256 lb SF who was the #11 pick in this draft. He is playing 21 mpg for Portland and is averaging 6.6 ppg.


The 3 point contest does not feature any 76ers:

1. Guy Ingram
2. C.J. McCollum
3. D'Angelo Russell
4. Jamal Murray
5. Denzel Valentine
6. Kevin Durant.


The Rising Stars game features Wenli Chen and Sammy Montgomery on the same team vs the 2nd year players who don't have any stars nearly as highly ranked.

[Eaglesfan27]

Chen did not play much in the rising stars game and it was a surprisingly close game. But, the rookies won 100-98. 3rd overall pick diminutive PG Maurice Carr had 26 points and 10 assists to lead all players. He is only 5'9 and 150 lbs but he is averaging 18.5 ppg and 6.2 apg for the Sacramento Kings and is a dynamo.

Montgomery is an absolute beast who is a dynamic athlete who can shoot the midrange jumper and 3 with good proficiency and is a powerful dunker. It is amazing that Chen was the consensus #1 when you look at Montgomery's skill set. I can see why he is tearing it up this year. In this game though he was laid back and only had 11 points, 10 boards, and 4 assists in 30 minutes.

Chen only played 13 minutes due to saving himself for the other festivities. He had 3 points, 3 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal in that time.

Now, onto the dunk contest (which I will shoot video of.)

[Eaglesfan27]

I'm letting the CPU control all dunkers (as I've never done this contest and figure I will not be good at it.) Let's see what each player comes up with:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vvuiw

Go to last 30 seconds or so if you want to see who won.

[Eaglesfan27]

Now, it is time for the All-Star Contest. The power has shifted to the East and we have a higher rated team.

The East:

Guy Ingram, Ben Simmons, LeBron James, Roy Jennings, Glen Watts.

Oh wow, Okafor is in the game as an injury replacement for Drummond!

The West:

Westbrook, Lillard, Brandon Ingram, Durant, and Towns.

[Eaglesfan27]

The East jumps to a big half time lead. I couldn't get the teams to stop playing defense, although I did turn down the defensive efficiency sliders for this game. I also turned down fouls but maybe not enough....

I turn down both settings a bit more and the scoring really picks up.

At halftime, the East leads 81-70.

Here is a clip from the first half during the time Chen was on the floor:

NBA 2K17_20170804121036 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vw83u)

[Eaglesfan27]

In the 2nd half, the 3 point shooters cooled off but we still had some exciting plays including a few spectacular alley-oops from Chen to various players.

Here is a clip:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vwf78

Wenli Chen is named All-Star MVP!!! He had 23 points, 14 assists, and 7 boards in 26 minutes.

Here is the boxscore clip:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vwfxm

[Eaglesfan27]

2/23 -

We are traveling to Detroit who is 27-28.

Our guys are not tired from their activities and dominate them 123-84.

Chen with 21 points, 4 boards, 5 assists, 6 steals, and only 3 turnovers in 31 minutes. He shot 8 of 13, 2 of 5, and 3 of 3.

Simmons with 19 points, 9 boards, 17 assists, and 3 steals.

Okafor with 22 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, and 4 blocks.

McDermott had his biggest game of the year with 27 points. He shot 12 of 17 including 3 of 4 from the arc.


2/25 -

We host George and the Nets. They are 27-29 and fighting for the 8th seed in the East...

We crush them 120-92.

Chen had a rough night with foul trouble. He only had 14 points, 3 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal in 28 minutes. He shot 6 of 15, 2 of 8, and 0 of 1.

Okafor had 22 points and 8 boards.

Simmons had 18 points, 13 boards, 13 assists, and 2 steals as he had yet another triple double.

Sharpe had 9 points on 3 of 3 shooting from the arc. After the game, he comes up and asks to be traded if he can't start... start over Chen or any of my other guys? No chance this year. Sharpe's contract ends this year. I'm afraid I might lose him in free agency but I want to keep him for this year's run. No trade for him.


2/27 -

We host the Celtics. They are 31-27 and winning since Jennings came back from his injury... the game is a tough defensive minded affair that we win 85-83.

Simmons led the way with 24 points, 12 boards, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks.

Chen had 19 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 5 of 15, 0 of 2, and 9 of 9 from the line.

Okafor with 13 points and 4 boards as he was in foul trouble and only played 23 minutes.

Micoud with 2 points and 18 boards in 26 minutes. That dude is a beast on the boards and I've gotten so many trade offers but he is staying until at least next year's trade deadline.


March 1st -

We travel to play the Heat. We are now 53-7 with a 18 game winning streak. How long can we keep it going?

The Heat are 24-36 and are on a 5 game losing streak. Glen Watts is their best player by far.

[Eaglesfan27]

We come out smoking Miami, up 21-10 early. But, Chen picks up 3 early fouls (including a charge) and sits with 4 minutes to go in the quarter. He didn't do a lot this quarter as it was Simmons and Okafor doing the damage. Okafor is burning Watts with his turnaround jumper in the post. I think he is mad that Watts started over him...

Miami hits a flurry of 3's after Chen goes out and they close the gap to 34-26 at the end of 1.

Chen comes back in the 2nd quarter with a big scoring quarter to give us a big lead at the half.

Chen with 18 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals at the half.


Here is the highlights of his big quarter and early 3rd quarter action:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vxcl1

[Eaglesfan27]

By the end of the 3rd, we had almost a 40 point lead so I sat my starters for most of the 4th. Chen, Okafor, and Simmons all had big games. Simmons had another triple double with 16 points, 18 assists, and 10 boards. Chen had 29 points, 9 boards, and 4 assists, along with 3 steals. Okafor had 23 points, 14 boards, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5vzurl

[Eaglesfan27]

Wow, Montgomery beat out Chen for the Eastern Conference Rookie of the month for Feb. The MVP voting right now is predicted to go 1-2-3 to 76ers with Simmons, Chen, and Okafor all being in the running for the award.

3/3 -

We travel to face the Nets who are 28-30 and fighting for a playoff spot. Paul George and his teammates end our streak at 19 wins as they beat us 122-107. Yikes. George had a huge game with 35 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, and 7 steals.

Simmons had another triple double for us in the loss with 17 points, 18 boars, 14 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Okafor with 29 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks. Chen had a rough night with 8 points, 3 boards, 3 assists. He shot 2 of 11.

After the game, Stephen Micoud meets with me yet again to let me know he wants to start.... somewhere.

3/5 -

We host the Warriors who are 27-34. They have been injury plagued this year. Curry and Durant are both down with injuries. Curry broke his leg and that is why he missed the All-Star game and he still has a few more weeks of recovery time...

We beat them 102-90 but McDermott suffers a leg muscle injury that will keep him out 1-3 weeks.

I decide to handle that by promoting Holland to the starting PG role and asking Simmons to play SF for a few weeks.


3/6 -

We travel to play the Heat. They are 24-39. We crush them 120-75. Simmons played just fine at SF with a huge night - 32 points, 15 boards, 13 assists, and 2 blocks. He shot 14 of 22 and 4 of 5 from the line.

Chen also had a big night with 33 points, 13 boards, 3 assists, 5 steals, and a block. He shot 13 of 27, 4 of 7, and 3 of 5.

Holland had 2 points and 10 assists in his first start at PG.


3/8 -

Our next game is at the Pacers. They are 45-17 and are firmly entrenched as the #2 seed in the East behind us. I want to make a big statement with a big win against them.

[Eaglesfan27]

Holland had a big game at PG with assists from Simmons and Chen allowing him to hit lots of 3's. But, he could not stop their PG D'Angelo Russell who abused him on the other end. When Simmons was at PG, he shut down Russell. So, I played Simmons at PG a lot more than I expected and we got a big win.

Here is a clip of some of the action (which starts at 50 second mark due to bad editing on my part):

NBA 2K17_20170805214350 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5w23lx)

We won 114-92. Here is the boxscore clip:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5w4mgs

[Eaglesfan27]

3/11 -

We travel to Cleveland. LeBron is injured and won't play this game. He has also announced that he will retire after this season. The team is struggling at 29-36.

They shock us with a big game from Kyrie and Love who help them win 94-84.

Okafor with an off night shooting 10 of 25 but still finished with 24 points and 8 boards.

Chen with an off night shooting as well. He shot 5 of 19, 1 of 8, and 3 of 4. He finished with 14 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, 5 blocks, and 3 turnovers.

Simmons with 12 points, 12 boards, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.


3/12 -

We travel to play the Knicks who are the #3 seed in the East. They have a formidable starting 5 with Mo Morgan, Guy Ingram, Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis, and C Diamond Stone (who is the weakest link.)

We lose 101-98 as Ingram has 24 points and Mo Morgan has 21 points and 12 assists. Porzingas adds 20 points.

Simmons had a big game with 31 points, 13 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block in the loss.

Chen shot 5 of 22 tonight for 18 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals.

Okafor with 8 points, 11 boards, and 4 turnovers.

Rodgers, our young promising PF, had another big game with 14 points and 8 boards in only 24 minutes.

We are now 57-10 and are unable to break our goal of 74 wins. Our next goal is to get to 70 wins...

3/14 -

We host the Bulls who are 31-36. They beat us too! I guess all of the guys complaining about PT is finally effecting our chemistry. We lose 101-100.

Chen had an efficient 32 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, and 3 steals in the loss.

Simmons had a triple double with 22 points, 11 boards, 11 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Okafor with a bad night shooting 6 of 19 for 13 points, 8 boards, 1 assists, and 1 block.

Rodgers with 10 points and 3 boards in 26 minutes.

[Eaglesfan27]

At 57-11, we still have the best record in the league and we still have the top 3 guys in the MVP voting per the experts in the order of Simmons, Chen, and Okafor. Our next game is hosting the Knicks. They have dropped to 4th in the East with a 37-29 record. We would love to drop them to 5th...

Ingram is TOASTING Chen early. We are going to try to run them out of this game, but so far the Knicks are hanging strong. Ingram with 11 points in the 1st quarter as they have a 32-29 lead at the end of 1.

Chen is doing damage at the other end though with 10 points and 4 assists.

We put our best defender, Bilious, on Ingram in the 2nd quarter and he doesn't make a basket.

At halftime, Chen has helped lead us to a 60-53 lead.

Chen with 18 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, and 2 steals at the half.

Chen with a big 3rd quarter including a nice acrobatic layup around 11:04 left in the 3rd. He had a huge dunk with 7:30 or so to go in the 3rd. He had several others throughout the quarter and a bunch of nice passes. Huge quarter helped us finally take a big lead.

NBA 2K17_20170807222239 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5w96xj)


Chen finished his huge night with 40 points, 8 boards, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks in only 31 minutes of action (he sat the entire 4th due to the big lead.)

Here is the boxscore:

NBA 2K17_20170807224949 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5w98nd)

[Eaglesfan27]

3/20 -

We travel to play the Kings. They are 31-39. Before the game, McDermott is cleared to come back. We switch Simmons back to PG and McDermott starts...

We crush the Kings, 107-85. Saric with a huge game with 36 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and a block in 32 minutes. He shot 13 of 21, 4 of 8, and 6 of 7.

Okafor with 22 points, 10 boards, and 1 assist.

Simmons with 15 points, 15 assists, 9 boards, and 1 steal.

Chen with a quiet night - 14 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 12.

McDermott with only 2 points in his return. He shot 1 of 5.


3/22 -

We travel to play the Nuggets. They are 49-22 (1st in the West) with their team built around SG Jamal Murray (84) and C Nikola Jovic (84) and Tristan Thompson (83). They beat us 110-104 behind 25 points and 12 boards from Jokic. They also get 21 points and 10 assist from Mudiay.

Chen led us with 21 pints, 5 assists, 3 boards, 4 steals, and a block. He shot 10 of 16. Simmons with a triple double - 13 points, 12 boards, 13 assists, 1 steal, and 3 blocks in the loss.


We are now 59-12 and have to win every game to get to our goal of 70 wins...

3/23 -

We travel to play in Portland. They are 33-38. We win 102-96. My old SG Timothe had 7 points and 6 assists against us.

Chen, his replacement, had 27 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 5 steals, and a block. He shot 9 of 24 tonight, 3 of 8, and 6 of 8 from the line.

Okafor with an efficient 24 points and 10 boards on 12 of 14 shooting.

Simmons with 14 points, 9 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals, and 4 blocks.



3/25 -

We travel to play the Spurs. They are 32-39. We are 60-12.

[Young Drachma]

At 57-11, we still have the best record in the league and we still have the top 3 guys in the MVP voting per the experts in the order of Simmons, Chen, and Okafor. Our next game is hosting the Knicks. They have dropped to 4th in the East with a 37-29 record. We would love to drop them to 5th...

Ingram is TOASTING Chen early. We are going to try to run them out of this game, but so far the Knicks are hanging strong. Ingram with 11 points in the 1st quarter as they have a 32-29 lead at the end of 1.

Chen is doing damage at the other end though with 10 points and 4 assists.

We put our best defender, Bilious, on Ingram in the 2nd quarter and he doesn't make a basket.

At halftime, Chen has helped lead us to a 60-53 lead.

Chen with 18 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, and 2 steals at the half.

Chen with a big 3rd quarter including a nice acrobatic layup around 11:04 left in the 3rd. He had a huge dunk with 7:30 or so to go in the 3rd. He had several others throughout the quarter and a bunch of nice passes. Huge quarter helped us finally take a big lead.

NBA 2K17_20170807222239 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5w96xj)


Chen finished his huge night with 40 points, 8 boards, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks in only 31 minutes of action (he sat the entire 4th due to the big lead.)

Here is the boxscore:

NBA 2K17_20170807224949 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5w98nd)

DAMN. What a crazy night!

[Eaglesfan27]

Yes, it was! That dunk with 7:08 left in the 3rd made me shout with excitement when it happened.

[Eaglesfan27]

I messed up saving the clip but Chen had a HUGE 2nd quarter but the Spurs are dominating us inside and have 5 fouls on Saric already. Thanks to their interior presence, they are tied 54-54 at the half.

Chen with 20 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists at the half.

I shot some video of the 3rd quarter but the definitive 4th quarter is what I will post. Chen had some big plays including the game winning shot, 100-98.

Here is the clip of the decisive plays in the 4th. This clip also includes the boxscore at the end. Chen finished with 38 points, 8 boards, and 4 assists.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5x7dhc

[Eaglesfan27]

3/27 -

We host the Cavs. They are 34-39.

We beat them 107-104 behind 24 points and 7 boards from Okafor. Chen had 18 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 5 steals, and a block. He shot 7 of 13.

Simmons with a quiet night - 7 points, 9 boards, 7 assists.


3/29 -

We host the Magic. They are 34-40.

We crush them 115-75.

Chen led the way with 25 points, 16 boards, 5 assists, and a block.
Okafor with 20 points and 15 boards.

Simmons with 17 points, 13 boards, 15 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

After the game, Sharpe comes into my office and demands more minutes or a trade.

A few minutes later, Micoud demands to be a starter or states he wants to be traded. Ugh.


3/31 -

We travel to play the Magic in Orlando. We win 112-90. Chen led the way with 25 points, 6 boards, 7 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 7 of 18, 2 of 6, and 8 of 8.

Simmons with 4 points, 11 boards, 11 assists, and 3 steals. Is Simmons letting up and will that give the MVP to Chen? What about Okafor? They are still 1-2-3 although the final order is anyone's guess.

Simmons is still averaging 18.9 ppg, 10.6 rpg, 9.1 apg, 2.3 spg, and 1 bpg.

Chen is averaging 22.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4.2 apg, 2.3 spg, and 0.7 bpg.

Okafor is averaging 18.8 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 2.4 apg, 0.4 spg, and 1.3 bpg.

Okafor is shooting the highest FG% of the 3.


4/2 -

We host the Raptors who are 34-42.

[Eaglesfan27]

Chen played some PG, SG, and SF this first half and did the most damage at SF where he dominated his man. Chen with 28 points, 4 boards, and 1 assist at the half. Here is a clip of some of big plays early in the 2nd quarter:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5xaarf

Can he break 50 this game?

[Eaglesfan27]

We had a blowout going but Chen talked the coach into staying in the game and he finished with a career high 51 points along with 5 boards and 3 assists. We blowout the Raptors. Here is the boxscore:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5xbv3k

That win got us to 65-12. Can we hit 70 wins?

[Eaglesfan27]

4/4/ -

We host the Bucks. They are 25-51...

We crush them 102-74. Chen led the way with 23 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals. He shot 8 of 24.

Okafor with an efficient 20 points and 7 boards.

Simmons with 15 points, 14 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.


4/6 -

We host the Wizards. They are 41-37.

We beat them 109-84. Chen led the way with 25 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot an efficient 9 of 17.

Okafor with 21 points, 11 boards, 2 assists, and a block.

Simmons with 16 points, 11 boards, 8 assists, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers.


4/7 -

We are at the Rockets. They are 36-43.

We win 106-95.

Chen led the way with 38 points, 7 boards, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 4 turnovers.

Simmons with 15 points on 7 of 10 shooting and 13 boards, 7 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 14 points, 12 boards, and 1 assist.

Saric almost had a triple double with 12 points, 11 boards, and 9 assists.

We are 68-12. I'm going to leave it to the CPU to see who has the big last few games and who closes out the MVP and to see if we can get to 70 wins...

4/9 -

Our biggest challenge to 70 is this game... the Celtics. They are 43-37 and are on a winning streak since they got their stars back.

We eek by them 101-98 with a huge night from Chen with 37 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 13 of 18, 4 of 6 from the 3 point line, and 7 of 13 from the line (what happened there?)

Saric added 23 points, 8 boards, and 5 assists.

Simmons with 7 points (3 of 12 shooting), 3 boards, 11 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 14 points and 14 boards.

Chen is closing strong... will he win the MVP?


4/12 -

Our final game is hosting Paul George and the Nets. Can they stop us from our quest for 70? They are 40-41 and fighting for the 8th seed in the East....

WE beat them 109-90 and knock them out of the playoffs!

Now for the big news.... the MVP voting...

[Eaglesfan27]

I had someone come over so I lost the MVP announcement video, although I did shoot video of the other awards... the winner is...

Ben Simmons! Chen came in 2nd and Okafor came in 3rd.

Chen did win the Rookie of the Year and was on the All-NBA 3rd team!


http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5xbxig

We host Atlanta in the 1st round. In the playoffs, except for the Finals, I've always simmed the 1st game and if that is a win, I sim each game until I lose. That gets me through the season quicker. Let's see what happens against the Hawks.

[Eaglesfan27]

We win the first game against the Hawks, 129-92. Simmons led the way with 36 points, 13 boards, 12 assists. Okafor added 20 and 10. Chen had a shaky first playoff game with 8 points, 7 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and a block.


But, Stephen Micoud injured his hip and will miss the rest of the series..


Game 2 -

We win 112-95. Okafor led the way with 28 points and 10 boards.

But, Okafor suffered a shin splint injury. He is going to play through it.

Chen had 13 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Simmons had 14 points, 16 boards, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.



Game 3 -

The Hawks eek out a 111-109 win on their home court. Chen still in a funk with only 13 points, 4 boards, and 4 assists. Despite the injury, Okafor led us in scoring with 24 points, 9 boards, and 2 assists. Simmons with 24 points, 12 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks in the loss.


Game 4 -

I decide to sim this as well. If we lose, I will play Game 5...

The Hawks surprise us with a 107-106 win. Devin Booker and Dennis Schroeder both had big games on their court.

Chen finally came to play with 34 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks in the loss.

Okafor with 30 points, 8 boards, and 2 assists in the loss.

Simmons with 12 points, 13 boards, 7 assists, and 4 steals.


Now, for the pivotal game 5.

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 5 saw a determined focused 76er's team that took the lead early and never gave it up. Thanks to the big lead, we rested all starters the entire 4th quarter and my backups had a big game too. Chen didn't score a lot but he set up guys and had a very nice night. Here is a highlight of some of his big plays setting guys up:

NBA 2K17_20170818215419 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5xd9d6)

Okafor was the player of the game with 20 points and 13 boards.

Holland led us with 25 points and 3 assists in 20 minutes off the bench.

Lucas playing because of injuries played 27 minutes and finished with 21 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists. His jump shooting at 7'3" is a sight to behold.

Chen finished with 16 points, 5 boards, 8 assists, and 2 steals.

Here is the boxscore:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5xet7r

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 6 -

I decide to sim. Oh no! Chen suffers a shoulder injury and is out! Dislocated shoulder and could miss the rest of the playoffs although he might be back in time for the finals.

We also lose the game 101-88. Parker led them with 24 points and 8 boards.

Simmons led us with 30 points, 16 boards, 5 assists, and 1 steal.

Okafor with 29 points and 11 boards in the loss.

Chen only played 4 minutes before getting hurt.

Time to play Game 7.

[GoldenCrest Games]

Game 6 -

I decide to sim. Oh no! Chen suffers a shoulder injury and is out! Dislocated shoulder and could miss the rest of the playoffs although he might be back in time for the finals.

NO!!!!!!!

[GoldenCrest Games]

I love that he's a rookie. I wonder how good he's going to get.

[Eaglesfan27]

NO!!!!!!!

My reaction as well..

I love that he's a rookie. I wonder how good he's going to get.

Me too. I wonder if he will hit a 99 overall rating. Can't wait to see how good he gets!

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 7 -

Simmons came out with his hair on fire and led us on a 13-0 run to start the game. They fought back in the 1st half, but never got that close and we blew them out in the 2nd half. Here is the pivotal start:

Bad editing on my part. The actual game starts around 2:30 of the video:

NBA 2K17_20170819101000 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5xevip)


We blow them out and Simmons has an impressive triple double with 24 points, 13 boards, 15 assists, and 2 blocks.

Sharpe's better 3 point shooting really opened things up for Simmons.

Speaking of Sharpe, he came to me after the game and demands to start next year. Oh brother. He did have a nice night with 19 points, 1 board, and 1 assist. He shot 7 of 11, 2 of 4 from the arc. Here is the boxscore:

Oh yeah, loved that Covington stepped up big in this game.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5xf12v

[Eaglesfan27]

We advance to the 2nd round. The #4 seed Knicks beat the #5 seed Celtics and we will face the Knicks in the 2nd round. They scare me with their combo of Guy Ingram, Mo Morgan, Porzingis, and Anthony although Morgan has a hip injury and is questionable for game 1...

This team is probably the most talented I will face until the finals. Can we beat them without Chen?

I will sim game 1 and if we win, I will keep simming. Let's see what happens...


Before that though - here the other playoff series:

#1 Denver vs #4 Utah
#2 Phoenix vs #6 Golden State (who swept #3 Dallas)
#3 Charlotte vs #7 Detroit (which upset Indiana in 6 games.)


So, now to game 1:

We defend home court with a big win! 116-90.

Okafor led the way with 27 points, 8 boards, 7 assists, and 1 block.

Covington with 20 points, 2 boards, 1 assists, and 1 steal. Maybe I can convince him to stay around another year?

Saric with 21 points, 13 boards, 6 assists.

Simmons with 20 points, 12 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Sharpe with 15 points (on 5 of 8 from the arc) and 2 assists.

McDermott has been rough this season and only had 6 points.



Game 2 -

The Knicks win 110-94 as Guy Ingram had a monster 40 point night and Carmelo added 22 points.

Before the game, Micoud was cleared to return and he had 12 points and 14 boards in 28 minutes.

Okafor had 26 points and 10 boards.

Simmons with 17 points, 8 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

McDermott shot 0 of 10. He might be let go after this season... can Sharpe play SF? Do we draft one? FA?


Game 3 -

I decide to take a chance and sim this as well. If we lose, I will play Games 4 and 5.

Okafor has fully healed from his injury and he has a huge game in our game 3 win. 24 points, 17 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks.

Saric with 26 points, 10 boards, 4 assists.

Simmons with 23 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks in the win.

McDermott with 2 of 4 shooting for 6 points.

Sharpe with 9 points on 3 of 7 shooting.


Game 4:

Wow. I've never seen a CPU simmed player score so many - Guy Ingram with 58 points in an OT game.... that the Knicks lost 120-118.

Ingram shot 21 of 32, 9 of 16, and 7 of 8 in the loss.


Okafor led us with 33 points, 17 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block.

Saric with 20 points, 8 boards, 7 assists.

Simmons with 15 points, 10 boards, 11 assists, and 2 steals.

Covington added in 12 points.

McDermott with 11 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

Sharpe with 8 points on 4 of 13 shooting.



Game 5 -

We crush the Knicks 117-100. Saric led us with 29 points, 10 boards, 6 assists, and a block.

Simmons with 26 points, 10 boards, 7 assists, and 2 steals.

Rodgers with 17 points, 4 boards, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Okafor with 15 points, 8 boards, and 1 assist.

We are on to the Eastern Conference Finals!

How is Chen healing up?

He is still expected to miss the next series. :(

[Eaglesfan27]

Other playoff series news:

#1 Denver beat #4 Utah in 5.

#6 Golden State beat #2 Phoenix in 7!

#3 Charlotte beat #7 Detroit in 5.

The Hornets don't scare me as much as the Knicks did. They are built around 2 stars: Kemba Walker and Nicolas Batum. But, we shall see.


Game 1:

We crush them at home 107-74. Simmons with 24 points, 13 boards, 15 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Sharpe shot 2 of 8.

Okafor with 19 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, and 1 block.

Micoud with 14 points and 14 boards.

Covington with 12 points.

Saric with 11 points, 5 boards, and 6 assists.


Game 2 -

The Hornets bounce back and steal 1 in Philly, 86-83.

Simmons shot 7 of 21 and finished with 18 points, 11 boards, and 5 assists.

Sharpe with 11 points, 8 boards, 2 steals.

Covington shot a miserable 3 of 15.

Okafor shot 1 of 10.

Ouch.


Game 3 -

Oh No! Saric goes down with an MCL sprain and is done for the playoffs :(

Oh well, Micoud was just complaing that he was not starting and now he will start with Okafor moving to PF.

Despite Saric's injury, we win game 3, 107-80.

Simmons with an efficient night with 20 points, 9 boards, 8 assists, and 2 steals.

Rodgers with 14 points.

McDermott with 5 of 7 shooting for 13 pints.

Covington with 5 of 11 shooting for 12 points.

Micoud with 11 points and 10 boards.

Okafor with 10 points and 10 boards.

Saric played 31 minutes before going down and finished with 11 points, 8 boards, and 5 assists.


Game 4 -

Charlotte bounces back and wins 92-88. Walker with 26 points and Batum with 20 in the win.

Okafor with 27 points and 4 boards in the loss.

Simmons with 22 points, 11 boards, 12 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Covington shot 3 of 18. Sheesh. I need to give him less time.

Sharpe with 6 points on 3 of 8 shooting.

Micoud with 6 points and 6 boards in 30 minutes.

McDermott shot 2 of 8.


Game 5 -

I decide to roll the dice and sim this. If we lose, I will play out games 6 and 7 and see if I can pull this series off... Also Chen is getting closer to being cleared... could he appear in game 6 if we lose this one?


Simmons and Okafor came out like the MVP and MVP finalist and dominated the game 112-88.

Simmons with 32 points, 12 boards, 7 assists, and 4 steals.

Okafor with 28 points, 13 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Covington with 19 points on 7 of 10 shooting.


Game 6 -

Before the game, Chen is cleared to return!!

We crush the Hornets 100-80!

Chen led the way with 27 points, 13 boards, 4 assists, 1 stal.

Okafor with 26 points and 8 boards.

Simmons with 10 points, 5 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals.

Covington with 11 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, and 1 steal.

Sharpe shot 2 of 7 and then complained after the game that he is not happy that he was demoted to the bench. He is demanding to start or be traded.


We are advancing to the Finals!!

We will face Denver which swept the aging Golden State team.

The Nuggets are focused around Sharp Shooter Jamal Murray (85), Low Post Star Nikola Jokic (84), and C Tristan Thompson (82 - rebounding focus). The best role players on the team are stretch 4 Juan Hernangomez (78) Two way PG Patrick Beverly (77) and PG Cory Joseph (78). They also have a couple of role players who can knock down the 3. Should be a fun series!

I debated on starting Sharpe, but I'm going to start McDermott at SF and Chen at SG (if I started Sharpe, I would start Chen at his secondary position of SF.)

[GoldenCrest Games]

He's back!!

[Eaglesfan27]

Okafor having trouble getting out to the perimeter on their stretch 4 and Micoud picks up 2 fouls early. They are up 7-2. We bring in Sharpe at SG, Chen to SF, and McDermott to PF and Okafor to C.

It is a back and forth 1st quarter. At the end of 1, we lead 25-23. They have a nicely constructed roster and Murray can hit some bombs. When I had Chen on him, we controlled him well. But, he scored well against the smaller Sharpe.

Okafor with 10 1st quarter points.

Chen with a huge 2nd quarter to give us a big lead.

Rodgers is also showing a lot. He is making some big baskets.

Chen leads us with 14 points, 7 assists, and 3 boards at the half.

Here is a clip from the first half including some great Chen plays.

NBA 2K17_20170819141533 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5xfe0d)

[Eaglesfan27]

We built a 30 point lead in the 3rd and pulled our starters in the 4th but they battled back and cut it to 14 with 4 minutes to go, so our starters returned and finished off the game. 109-88 win.

Chen with 31 points, 6 boards, 8 assists, 1 steal, and 3 blocks in his Finals debut.

Okafor with 22 points, 16 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

Simmons had an off night shooting and finished with 6 points, 5 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

McDermott with 14 points and 4 boards. He also played very good defense on their stretch 4.

Rodgers with 12 points and 4 boards and solid defense against him as well.
Sharpe with 10 points, 4 boards, and 4 assists.

Here is the boxscore:

(will edit to add.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 2 -

I will sim.

We take a 2-0 lead in the series with a 120-88 win!

Okafor with 26 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, and 2 blocks to lead us.

Chen with 25 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 7 of 19, 3 of 11 from the arc, and 8 of 8 from the line.

Rodgers with 20 points and 3 boards. He is looking like a star in the making too.

Simmons with 19 points, 7 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.

Covington with 10 points in 15 minutes.

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 3 -

I will sim with the hope that we win it. I want to play the close out game.

Instead, the Nuggets win a defensive oriented game 79-75!

Jokic led all of their scorers with 13 points, 13 boards, and 2 blocks.

Okafor shot 5 of 17 but led us with 13 points, 11 boards, and 3 blocks.

Chen shot 4 of 15 and finished with 11 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Simmons shot 3 of 11 for 6 points, 7 boards, 10 assists, and 4 steals.


Game 4 -

I will sim. If we lose this, I will play game 5 and 6.

The Nuggets are fighting hard in their building as they win 100-95.

Murray led the with 20 points and Jokic added 19 points and 12 boards in the win.

Chen had a big night for us with 25 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 4 steals, and a block as he shot 9 of 14, 0 of 1 and 7 of 7 but it was not enough.

Okafor added 25 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, and 2 blocks. He shot 11 of 18.

Simmons shot 3 of 14. He had 9 points, 8 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.


Time for the Pivotal Game 5 in Philly!

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 5 -

It was a back and forth affair all game as the Nuggets were surprisingly tough with their bench outscoring ours by a large margin... but our big 3 of Simmons, Chen, and Okafor came up big especially down the stretch and we took the win 117-112 as we tried to run them out of the building. Chen led the team with 31 points, 9 assists, 3 boards, 3 steals. Simmons with 24 points, 6 boards, 8 assists, and 2 blocks. Okafor with 24 points, 11 boards, and 2 blocks. Micoud added 22 boards this game along with 11 points!

Here is the last 7 minutes of the game and the boxscore:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5y31kg

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 6 -

Simmons and Chen come out on fire... playing fantastic defense.

There is a stretch towards the end of the 1st where we play smothering defense to build a huge lead. At one point, it was 30.

At halftime, we are up 65-39.

Simmons is leading the way with 14 points, 7 boards, 6 assists, and smothering defense.

Chen with 13 points, 2 assists, and a steal. He shot 5 of 15.

Bilous played terrific defense in 15 minutes but also chipped in 9 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal.

Micoud with 15 boards in the 1st half and also 8 points, 2 assists, and 2 blocks.


Here is a clip of some of the pivotal early action:

Oops. I somehow messed up the clip and it is only 5 seconds.

If there are some spectacular plays in the 2nd half, I'll record them.

[Eaglesfan27]

In the 2nd half, particularly late, our defense went soft, but our offense kept executing and the closest they ever got was 18 points.

We win the NBA Championship in 6 with a 120-93 win!

Simmons with 22 points, 11 boards, 9 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, and terrific defense.

Okafor with 20 points, 7 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Chen with 19 points, 4 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal. HE shot 7 of 19.

McDermott with 16 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists.


Here is video of the last 2 minutes, the celebration, and the boxscore:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5yg0gf

Will Chen get the MVP of the Finals? He was holding the trophy a lot in the video... let's find out...

[Eaglesfan27]

With a 23.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 5.8 apg, 2.0 spg, 1.2 bpg and 45.7% shooting, 26% from the arc, Wenli Chen wins MVP of the Finals!

[Eaglesfan27]

Retirement News:

At the age of 38, after 20 years in the NBA, LeBron retires from the Cavs. His career averages: 25.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 7.1 apg, 2.0 spg, and 1 bpg. Both the Heat and Cavs retire his jersey immediately.

LaMarcus Aldridge retires from the Knicks. Kris Humphries retires from the Nucks.

Off-Season News of note:

The Draft Lottery odds have been changed by the decision of the owners. The worst 3 teams will no longer have such a high chance of getting the #1 pick.

There was also talk of abolishing the luxury tax which I was hoping would pass, but it failed with only 19 yes votes and 11 no votes.

Speaking of the Draft Lottery... it is time for the lottery!

We have no pick for the 1st time in years, so not nearly as exciting for me.

George helped the Nets win games and they get the 14th pick...

The Bulls move from the 10th pick (with Minnesota's pick) all the way up to #1 with the magic of the ping pong balls. They also have their own #13 pick. Too bad for them, this is a bad draft. There is no #1 consensus player and no player who is an instant impact.

[Eaglesfan27]

Time for the draft. No idea who the Bulls will take #1... there are 3 possibilities...

They go with Lou Adams, a 6'8 260 pound PF who is rated 71 overall and has good potential to grow.

Memphis with the #2 Pick gets Sidney Welsch, a 6'4 SG who is rated 70 overall with solid potential.

The Wizards with the 3rd pick decide to trade out. They get Aaron Gordon for the #3 pick.

The Magic then take Nick Brooks, a 70 rated SG with good potential.

The Heat trade down from the #4 pick and get the #6 pick and an aging Gordon Hayward...

The Clippers moved up from 6 to 4 to get Wayne Soto, a 74 rated SG who might be close to his ceiling.


Toronto uses the 5th pick on the best PG, a 68 rated player.

Other notable draft news:

The Lakers trade the 10th pick for an aging Greg Monroe and DeMar DeRozan.

Portland then uses the pick on a 7'0 240 pound C who is rated 66 overall with good potential to grow.


With our 1 pick of the draft, we take a 6'10 250 pound PF from St. John's who is 21 but we think has the potential to become a serviceable player. The question is will he make our roster?

[Eaglesfan27]

Free Agent News:

Rick Sharpe who is a FA is refusing to even negotiate with us. He wants to go somewhere that he can be a starter.

The good news is that Holland is willing to come back on a minimum salary.

McDermott wants a raise now that he has been a starter...

He wants 11 million for 2 years. I see no choice but to give it to him. He could be a valuable trade asset or a backup SF or possibly keep starting...

There are some big FA's this year:

The best are:

Brandon Ingram, 25 years old and rated 88 overall.

Russell Westbrook, 34 years old and still rated 86.

C Dragan Bender, rated 83 overall and only 25.

C Tristan Thompson rated 82 overall and 32 years old.

SG James Harden, 33 years old and rated 81 overall..


Rick Sharpe has changed his mind after being on the open market and is now willing to consider us if we give him a huge raise... his 3 point shooting is valuable and he could be a trade asset. I offer him his requested 22.5 million over 3 years.

We also sign Malcolm Brogdon, a 30 year old SG who is 6'5 215 and is a very good 3 and D player even though his overall is only 73. We get him for the minimum for 1 year as he wants to play with a champion.

That fills out our roster (we ran with less than a full roster last year.)

Here is the FA news:


Tristan Thompson went to the Thunder for 3 years and 72 million.

The Raptors got a very good but not star SF in Robbie Postnov for 5 years and 81 million.

The Trail Blazers went all in on Jabari Parker and made him a near max player to sign with them...

The Heat had to pay to re-sign PF Darren Bell and they coughed up 100 million over 4 years.

The Cavs did not bring in a lot of FA's, but they re-signed Kevin Love to 3 years for 38 million.

The Wolves re-signed Kris Dunn for 5 years at 129 million.

The Suns re-signed C Dragan Bender for 4 years at 120 million.

Rockets re-sign James Harden for 3 years at 63 million.

Hawks make a big move and sign away Russell Westbrook from the Thunder for 4 years and 150 million!

Lakers re-sign Ingram for 5 years and 154 million.

Bulls sign away Draymond Green from the Warriors for 3 years and 20 million.

[Eaglesfan27]

Off Season News (Progression):

Chen had a huge offseason. At age of 20, he is ready to take a step up into one of the elite players. He improved every phase of his game.

At 29 years old and injured, Saric is starting to regress some.

21 year old Jermaine Rodgers looks like a steal and will push Saric for the starting role at some point although it will be hard for us to move Saric out of the lineup with his great shooting while Rodgers is more of an interior guy...

24 year old Anton Bilous has clearly taken a big step forward and is now a superior lockdown defender both on the perimeter and the post... his shooting is improving too. He is likely going to take over a starting role.

This is especially true since the 31 year old McDermott is regressing and losing his limited physical skills...

32 year old Robert Covington is regressing badly and is most likely to be traded while he still has some value...

[Eaglesfan27]

I lost a long post... not sure how.

Anyway, I've decided I will sim this season and see how Chen does without me helping him at all.

Bilious earned the starting role. The assistant GM also wants to start Rodgers over Saric, but I override him.

Game 1: We win with defense, 87-83. Chen only has 9 points as he shot 4 of 14.

Game 2: We win 110-99, but Chen is struggling to score without McDermott's scoring in there again and only has 10 points.

Game 3: We win 120-118. Chen explodes with 28 points, 8 boards, and 8 assists to lead us. He also has 4 steals and 2 blocks.

After game 3, McDermott and Covington both want more PT and come to speak to me about it. First few games, McDermott is only averaging 5 minutes off the bench. I decide I will try to up it a bit more.

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 4 at the Wizards:

We lose 87-77 despite a solid game from Chen in which he finished with 20 points, 9 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals, and a block on 6 of 13 shooting.


Game 5 -

We are hosting the new look Hawks who are struggling to gel. They are 1-3 despite a backcourt of Russell Westbrook and Devin Booker with solid guard play off the bench too. We lose 95-76. Chen finished with 21 points, 8 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and a block. Simmons finished with 12 points, 8 boards, and 2 assists. Time to get more minutes for Simmons as I was trying to back off his time a bit...

After the game, 3 players come in demanding to start:

Sharpe, Micoud, and Rodgers.

I decide to give Micoud a chance to start over Saric who is struggling.


11/12 -

We host the Kings. First game with Micoud starting and he doesn't do much but Saric has a nice game off the bench and after the game demands to start again... sheesh.

Okafor led us in the 105-84 win. He had 31 points, 4 boards, 4 assists.

Chen with 17 points, 6 assists, 3 boards, 4 steals.


11/15 -

We play at the Wolves. We win 99-96. Chen, Okafor, and Simmons each broke 20 points in the win. Chen led us with 24 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, 5 steals, and a block.

I demoted Micoud and he is mad. I just can't upset Saric whose outside shooting is so important to this offense.


11/17 -

We host the Hornets and win 107-77 as Simmons exploded with his best game of the season - 34 points, 22 boards, 13 assists. Okafor with 27 points. Chen with 22 points.

11/18 -

We beat the Celtics 81-78. Chen with 17 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Okafor with 21 points.


11/21 -

We beat the Cavs 109-99. Okafor led the way with 29 points, 11 boards. Simmons with 25 points, 12 boards, 11 assists. Chen with 11 points and 3 assists. Micoud is pouting and now demands a trade.

I decide it is time to move Micoud... I shop him around but only get absolutely horrible offers. I decide to hold onto him for now.


11/22 -

We beat the Warriors 120-109 but Chen has another off night. Sophomore slump? Okafor led the way with 45 points, 10 boards, 2 assists. Saric with 17 points and 10 boards. Simmons with 15 points, 14 boards, 15 assists. Chen only had 10 points, 3 boards, and 3 assists.


11/24 -

We lose to the Jazz 110-100. Chen with 17 points, 11 boards, 8 assists, and 1 steal.

Okafor with 27 points and 12 boards.

Simmons with 20 points, 8 boards, and 6 assists.


11/25 -

Simmons injures his calf and will miss 4-6 weeks!

We still beat the Kings 95-93. Okafor with 18 points and 14 boards to lead the way. Chen with 17 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 3 blocks.


Holland will get the chance to start for a few games.


11/27 -

We beat the Lakers 94-81 but Okafor goes down with an ankle sprain. He will miss 1-2 weeks. Micoud will start in his place.

Chen with 20 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals in the win.


11/29 -

We beat the Grizzlies 104-96. Chen with 25 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals. Brogdon with 11 points and 6 assists off the bench. Holland with 11 assists.


At the end of 1 month, we are 12-3. Chen's averages are all down, but hopefully he heats up the next month..

[Eaglesfan27]

12/1 -

Chen opens up the month against Detroit with a gem! 50 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals, and a block in the 116-84 win.

Saric added 20 points. Micoud with 10 points and 12 boards.


12/4 -

Paul George with a big game against us as the Nets beats us 106-88. Chen shot 5 of 20 and finished with 14 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists in the loss.


12/6 -

We lose to the Spurs 95-91 despite 29 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and a steal from Chen.


12/8 -

We lose to the Suns 114-102. Micoud is playing like crap and Rodgers comes into my office asking to start or be traded. He is playing great off the bench and has earned the start. I will start Rodgers and move Saric to C.

In the loss, Chen had 28 points, 11 boards, 3 assists, and 4 steals.

12/9 -

Okafor is cleared to return before the game starts. I promised Rodgers he would start so Saric goes to utility man off the bench...

We win 122-89 as Rodgers and Bilious play great defense on their guys.

Chen with 25 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals.

Okafor with 25 points and 14 boards.

Bilious with 15 points and 5 boards.

12/11 -

We beat the Cavs 98-82. Okafor with 28 points and 15 boards. Saric with 24 points off the bench. Chen with 16 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals.

12/13 -

We beat Portland 110-101. Chen with 29 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals.

Okafor with 27 points and 7 boards.

Saric with 12 points and 13 boards off the bench.


In draft news, this draft has another star player. Terrence Francis is a 19 year old C from New Mexico who is an absolute stud at 7'0 280 pounds. He has a nice midrange shot and is a capable post scorer. He looks like an instant all-star when he comes into the league...

[Eaglesfan27]

12/15 -

We beat Toronto 105-80. Okafor with 32 points, 10 boards, and 5 blocks. Chen with 25 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 5 steals, and 1 block.

12/18 -

We beat the Pistons 123-85. Chen with 30 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. Saric with 24 points, 11 boards, 6 assists. Okafor with 18 points and 11 boards.

12/20 -

The Nets beat us again :(

They have signed some good players around George and are winning. They beat us 118-116.

Okafor with 24 points and 8 boards.

Chen with 23 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals.

Rodgers with 20 points and 10 boards.

12/22 -

We beat the Heat 110-88. Okafor with 28 points and 9 boards. Chen with 15 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and 5 steals. He shot 4 of 17. :(


12/24 -

The Magic have #2 pick Sammy Montgomery from Chen's class... a matchup of the 2 best players from that draft... and Chen puts on a show!! 121-90 win in which Chen had 40 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Chen hit 6 of 9 from the arc this game. :)

12/26 -

We beat our rivals, the Knicks 112-106. Chen put on a show in MSG with 30 points, 8 assists, 3 boards, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. He hit 4 of 6 from the arc! :)

12/29 -

We beat the Nuggets 117-104. Okafor with 28 points. Saric with 21 points, 15 boards, 7 assists. He is settling into his 6th man role very nicely. Chen with 16 points, 8 boards, 3 assists, and 4 steals.

Holland had 9 points and 18 assists. He is doing a nice job at PG until Simmons returns...


After the game, Tommy Lucas (despite not playing at all) comes to me and lets me know he wants to be in Philly for a long time. I sign him to a 2 year extension for a total of 3 million dollars. If we trade Micoud, he will become one of the top options at backup C...

[Eaglesfan27]

1/1/2024 -

After a bad first month in which his PPG was down to 17.7 ppg, Chen had a huge 2nd month and his season average is now just slightly below last year. He is averaging 21.9 ppg (down .9), 6.1 rpg (up .3), 3.8 apg (down .3), 2.5 spg (up .2), and 0.6 bpg (down .1)

We are 22-7.

1/1 -

We beat Oklahoma 104-96. Chen with 25 points, 11 boards, 4 assists, and 3 steals.

1/3 -

Durant and Curry each break 30 points to beat us 123-107. Saric led us with 26 points off the bench. Chen was held to 5 of 20 shooting for 15 points.


Simmons has been cleared to return!

1/4 -

We beat the Clippers 96-79. Chen with 22 points, 8 boards, 1 assist, 7 steals, and 1 block.

Saric with 22 points, 10 boards and 7 assists.

Simmons with 17 points, 12 boards, 9 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.


After the game, Sharpe lets me know he is unhappy with the lack of PT.


1/7 -

We beat the Suns 117-88. Simmons with 30 points, 12 boards, 10 assists.

Chen with 18 points.


1/9

We beat the Pelicans 98-88. Okafor with 25 points. Chen with 19 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks.

Micoud is not giving us much and is again demanding a trade. Let's see if we can accommodate him now...

I work out a trade that gets rid of 2 disgruntled assets:

Micoud and Brogdon and our 2025 1st round pick to Toronto for Jakob Poelti (better shot blocker and almost as good on the boards), Andre Roberson (throw in piece but can hit the occasional 3), and Toronto's 2027 1st round pick.

[GoldenCrest Games]

In draft news, this draft has another star player. Terrence Francis is a 19 year old C from New Mexico who is an absolute stud at 7'0 280 pounds. He has a nice midrange shot and is a capable post scorer. He looks like an instant all-star when he comes into the league...

Trade everything except Chen and get the top pick!

[Eaglesfan27]

Trade everything except Chen and get the top pick!

I'm very tempted... :)

[Eaglesfan27]

1/11 -

We beat the Nuggets 121-101. Chen with 29 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot an efficient 14 of 21.

Simmons with 26 points, 15 boards, 15 assists, 1 steal.

Saric with 22 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Sharpe with 10 points in only 14 minutes.


1/13 -

We crush the Pacers 135-82.

Chen had foul trouble tonight and only played 14 minutes. He had 2 points and 1 board.

Simmons took it on his shoulders with 40 points, 15 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.

Saric with 27 points, 11 boards, 5 assists, and 2 steals.
Okafor with 26 points, 10 boards, and 1 block.


1/14 -

We beat the Grizzlies 115-91. Chen with 26 points, 8 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks to lead the way.

Simmons with 22 points, 11 boards, 10 assists, 4 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 23 points and 10 boards.


1/16 -

We beat the Raptors 123-91. Micoud started against us and we held him to 8 points and 4 boards in 30 minutes. We held Brogdon to 13 points and 2 assists on 4 of 12 shooting.

Chen led the way with 27 points, 8 assists, 2 boards, 5 steals, and a block. He did shoot 10 of 28 :(

Simmons with a very efficient 24 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 6 steals, and 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 24 points and 5 boards.


1/19 -

We beat the Knicks 116-106 with Chen leading the way with 32 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks.

Simmons with a very efficient 24 points, 9 boards, 12 assists, 3 steasl, and 2 blocks.

Okafor hurt his ankle in the 1st quarter and will miss 4-6 weeks. Poeltl is requesting to start in his place... do I start him or Saric?

Saric is great but he is doing great as a reserve big off the bench. I decide to start Poeltl.


1/21 -

We beat the Celtics 119-93 despite Poeltl having a subpar game with 5 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.

Saric with 36 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block led the way. He is thriving off the bench.

We are playing more small ball now with Okafor out and Sharpe got 22 minutes and finished with 20 points and 6 boards.

Chen with 17 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, and 5 steals.

Simmons with 15 points, 11 boards, 9 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.



1/23 -

Despite a 36 point game from Guy Ingram, we beat the Knicks 114-108 in OT.

Simmons and Chen both had big games:

Simmons with 38 points, 8 boards, 9 assists, and 5 steals.

Chen with 31 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals, and a bloc k.

Saric with 15 points, 19 boards, and 8 assists off the bench.

Poeltl with 12 points, 12 boards, and 3 blocks.


1/24 -

Bilous shuts down George and we beat the Nets 113-80.

Simmons with 26 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Chen with 23 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, and 2 steals.

Saric with 15 points, 16 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Sharpe with 14 points.

Poeltl with 13 points, 13 boards, 7 assists, and 2 blocks.



After the game, the Nets try to trade George back to us straight up for Saric. I decline.


1/26 -

We barely beat the Hornets 84-83. Chen shot 4 of 14 and finished with 10 points, 9 boards, 6 assists, and 3 blocks.

Simmons with 21 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.


1/28 -

We beat the Clippers 103-87. Simmons led the way with 31 points, 15 boards, 14 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 14 points and 8 boards.

Poeltl with 14 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 3 blocks.

Chen finished with 11 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 6 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 4 of 12.

1/30 -

We beat the Pelicans 102-82. Saric led the way with 24 points, 10 boards, 3 assists.

Poeltl with 16 points, 14 boards, 6 assists, and a block.

Chen with 4 of 16 shootinf for 11 points, 9 boards, 1 assist, 4 steals, and 1 block.


1/31 -

We beat the Spurs 95-82. We end the month of a 15 game winning streak despite a subpar month from Chen. This game he did better with 20 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Saric led our team with 25 points, 15 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks.


We are 38-8 and playing strong team basketball.

[Eaglesfan27]

2/2 -

We beat the Pistons 119-89. Chen has another big game against them with 40 points, 9 boards, and 4 steals. He shot 13 of 19, 4 of 6 from the arc, and 10 of 11from the line.

2/4 -

We smother the Magic (who are 24-22) and destroy them 116-60.

Chen with 30 points, 11 boards, 4 assists, 6 steals, and a block.

Saric with 21 points, 9 boards, and 3 assists.

Poeltl with 20 points, 14 boards, and 5 blocks.

Simmons with 12 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, and 3 steals.

2/6 -

The Rockets end our streak as they beat us 100-93.

Simmons with 24 points, 10 boards, and 3 assists.

Chen with24 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals, and 7 turnovers.


2/7 -

We beat the Raptors 109-81. We held Micoud to 1 point and 7 boards.

Poeltl had 12 points, 13 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 5 blocks against his former team and was happy about it after the game.

Chen led us with 23 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, and 1 steal.

Simmons with 21 points, 10 boards, 7 assists, and 2 blocks.


2/9 -

We smother the Magic again and win 100-66.

We held Montgomery to 14 points and 17 boards.

Chen led us with 25 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, and a steal.



2/11 -

We beat the Knicks 121-104 in MSG. Chen led us with 23 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Saric added 22 points. Simmons with 22 points, 12 boards, and 10 assists.


2/12 -

We beat the Lakers 111-66. Chen led us with 26 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals. He shot an efficient 11 of 16 including 3 of 5 from the arc.

Saric with 21 points.

Simmons with 21 points, 10 boards, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks.


2/14 -

We beat Portland 110-80. Simmons led the way with 22 points, 13 boards, 9 assists, and 2 steals.

Rodgers with 20 points and 3 boards.

Saric with 19 points and 12 boards.

Chen with 15 points, 5 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 5 of 17.

[Eaglesfan27]

The All-Star team has been announced...

We have 5 players on the team! :O

Simmons and Chen were no surprise. Okafor was voted in despite his injury. Saric is tearing it up and was a coaches' pick. The 6th man role is really suiting him well. The biggest surprise was Jakob Poeltl made it in as the last coaches' pick!

Since coming to Philly he is averaging 12 ppg, 10.3 rpg, and 2.1 bpg which are all career highs for him.


2/20 -

Okafor has been cleared to return which means Poeltl moves back to a bench player.

We crush the Pacers 134-91. Chen with 31 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Okafor with 23 points, 13 boards, and 3 assists.

Simmons with 22 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.

Saric with 19 points, 13 boards, and 4 assists off the bench.

Poeltl with 12 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, and 3 blocks.


However, after the game Poeltl tells me he wants to start or wants to be traded. I'm not doing either for now...

McDermott complains about the lack of PT...

Covington complains about the lack of PT...


2/21 -

We beat the Hornets 93-77.

Chen shot 3 of 12 and finished with 11 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Okafor led the way with 35 points and 10 boards.


At the All-Star break, we are 48-9.

Chen is going to participate in the dunk contest to defend his crown!

Chen played in the rising star game and led his team to a 88-68 win. He had 28 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals in 31 minutes.

Wow. Chen had an outrageous dunk on his 3rd attempt in which he dunked it, held onto the rim, caught it on the bounce, and dunked it again. That got him the highest score of a 48 on the night but Kent Falls of Phoenix had 3 dunks that got the highest average score and he edged out Chen for the dunk title.


In the All-Star game, the West beats the East 129-113 as Brandon Ingram led all scorers with 35 points.

Okafor led the East with 25 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.

Chen had a quiet night and only played 18 minutes. He finished with 6 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Simmons only played 19 minutes and he has 12 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists.

[Eaglesfan27]

3/16 -

A 16 game winning streak comes to an end as we lose to the Heat 99-96.

We are 55-10.


We end March with a 8 game winning streak. Only 1 loss in March.

We are 63-10 and closing the season strong but Chen is cruising a bit - his averages are down to 20.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.7 spg, and 0.8 bpg.

Simmons with his highest PPG of his career at 20.6 ppg, 10.6 rpg, and 7.3 apg.

[GoldenCrest Games]

I'm very tempted... :)

I hope "very tempted" == "going to make that deal no matter what happens"!

:)

[Eaglesfan27]

I hope "very tempted" == "going to make that deal no matter what happens"!

:)

The only reason I'm not 100% sure is because Okafor is playing so great. But, I'd love to see Chen have a dominant C for his entire career :)

[Eaglesfan27]

We win every game in April to make it back to a 72-10 regular season record... and now for the MVP vote....

Ben Simmons wins it for the 3rd time!

He averaged 20 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 7.6 apg, 2.0 spg, 1.0 bpg. He shot 52.5% from the field, 69.8% from the FT, and 31.6% from the arc.

Sidney Welsch the #2 player in the draft won Rookie of the Year in Memphis with a 16.5 ppg average.

No surprise. Dario Saric won 6th man of the year. He averaged 17.1 ppg (a career high by a wide margin only 11.6 ppg last year starting) 9.3 rpg (also a career high), 4.2 apg (career high), 1.0 spg, and 0.9 bpg. So, no matter how much he complains, I'm going to try to keep him in this role.

Kent Falls of Phoenix won most improved player. He took a big step forward and averaged 21.1 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 2.8 apg.

Popovich won Coach of the Year again for guiding our team.

I won GM of the Year.

Chen was 3rd team all NBA.

Chen was 1st team for All Defensive team. His defense is improving significantly.


We are the #1 seed and will face Orlando in the 1st round. I will sim to the finals where I might play some.. (if we make it.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Chen against the former #2 pick in the draft and he completely outplays him. Chen averages 26.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.0 apg, 3.3 spg, and 0.7 bpg as we sweep Orlando and none of the games are close.

We will face the Knicks in round 2...


Game 1 -

Chen has an off night and we get beat 106-86.

Ingram put up 32 on us and Porzingis added 25.


Game 2 -

Simmons with a 38 points, 10 boards, 10 assist night as we bounce back with a 124-90 win.

Chen with 14 points, 8 assists, 5 boards, and 4 steals.

Rodgers had 20 points and 10 boards but Saric complains after the game that he wants to start.

Covington, Sharpe, and McDermott all complaining about lack of PT after the game as well...

Game 3 -

We lose 115-100. Ingram put up 29 points and Porzingis added 24.

Chen shot 4 of 15 and finished with 9 points.


Game 4 -

Bilious plays horrible but we win 119-107.

Our owner demands that I bench Bilious. I do and move Rodgers to SF and Saric into PF.

Ingram torched Bilious for 34 points.

Okafor led us with 34 points and 12 boards.

Simmons with 25 points, 14 boards, and 10 assists.

Chen with 22 points, 7 assists, 1 board, 4 steals, and a block.


Game 5 -

We win 129-94 but Bilious complains afterwards that he didn't start.

Okafor with 31 points and 10 boards.

Chen with 24 points.

Roberson got into the game and had 22 points in 15 minutes!

Simmons with a quiet 14 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Saric had his worst game of the playoffs as a starter with only 9 points and 6 boards.


Despite that, I will stick with this lineup for Game 6.

Game 6:

We win 116-109 and close out the series!

Chen exploded for 38 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals, and a block. He shot 5 of 11 from the arc.

Saric with 21 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, and 2 steals.

Okafor with 16 points and 9 boards.

Poeltl with 12 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.


We will play the #3 seed Cleveland who did surprisingly well without LeBron. They offered me Love in the middle of the season for Saric but he and Kyrie are the key to their success this year.

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 1 -

We lose 98-96 as Kyrie torched us for 38 points and 9 assists.

Love with 22 points and 13 boards.

Chen shot 6 of 20 but led us with 17 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, and 3 steals.

After the game Poeltl complains that he is not starting.

Game 2:

We crush them 129-92.

My big 4 of Simmons, Okafor, Chen, and Saric each broke 20 points.

Simmons with 29 points, 15 boards, 14 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks led the team.

Chen with 27 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 14, 4 of 7 from the arc, and 5 of 6 from the line.


Game 3 -

We crush them 104-75.

Simmons completely shut down Kyrie.

Simmons with 22 points, 14 boards, 8 assists. He shot 10 of 16.

Chen with 26 points, 5 boards, 6 assists, 5 steals. He shot 11 of 16.


Game 4 -

Kyrie explodes for 42 points and 13 assists as he leads them to a 128-110 win.

Chen led us with 28 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, and 8 turnovers in the loss. He shot 10 of 24.

Okafor with 24 points and 12 boards.

Simmons with a quiet 12 points, 5 boards, and 6 assists in the loss.


Game 5 -

We win 122-105 but Sharpe demands a trade if we aren't going to play him more.

Chen led us with 32 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 14 of 25 and only had 1 turnover.

Okafor with 28 points, 17 boards, and 2 blocks.

Saric with 20 points, 10 boards, 5 assists.

Simmons with 15 points, 10 boards, 15 assists, 2 steals, and a block.


Game 6 -

We crush them 122-91! Win in 6! :)

Simmons held Irving to 4 points and 4 assists! :)

Simmons had 21 points, 8 boards, 6 assists3 steals, and 2 blocks.

Chen led us with 30 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal. He shot 11 of 22, 4 of 6 from the arc, and 4 of 4 from the line.

Okafor with 21 points and 11 boards.


Wow... in the West, Portland made it to the Finals despite starting as an 8 seed!

Their team completely revolves around 3 players: Damian Lillard (rated 85 still), Jabari Parker (82), and my old SG Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (79) The rest of their team is weak and we should be able to beat them easily...

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 1 of the Finals -

We win in Philly 113-78.

Chen led the way with 38 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks. He shot 13 of 27, 3 of 7 from the arc, and 9 of 10 from the line.

Rodgers with 16 points and 8 boards.

Simmons with 14 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, and 2 steals.


Game 2 -

We win 110-100.

Chen led the way with 21 points, 10 boards, 11 assists, and 1 block. He shot 8 of 17, 1 of 2, and 4 of 4.

Simmons with 22 points, 8 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 20 points and 5 boards.


Game 3 -

We win 115-96.

Okafor led the way with 32 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.

Saric with 18 points and 13 boards.

Chen shot 6 of 18 and finished with 16 points, 6 assists, 3 boards, 2 steals.


Game 4 -

We complete the sweep!! 114-92 win. Okafor led the way with 25 points and 14 boards. Saric with 22 points, 18 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.


Chen wins Finals MVP again!

He averaged 22.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 6.4 apg, 1.7 spg, and 0.5 bpg. He shot 39% from the arc this series.

[Eaglesfan27]

Retirement News:

Most notable players include Carmelo Anthony at the age of 40, Kevin Love at age 35, Kyle Lowry at age 38, Al Horford at age 38.

Carmelo is a sure fire HOF player with a career average of 22.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 3.6 apg, and 0.9 spg.

Lowry and Carmelo have their jerseys retired.

Time for the draft lottery (who will I have to trade with to get the #1 pick?)

The Spurs moved from 13th to 1st! Will they accept a trade that I can make?

[Eaglesfan27]

Wow. We got Terrence Francis in for a private workout. At 7'0 285 lbs, he had the best sprint of any player at a 3.30. He had the best vertical at 37 inches. He hit 25 of 25 standing mid range shots. He hit 22 of 25 midrange moving shots. He hit 10 of 25 3 point shots when standing still and 3 of 25 while moving... our scouts are drooling over this 19 year old kid...

The Spurs are already near the cap with Kawhi and Chip Cook and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. That is going to complicate making this trade happen.

Can we figure out a combination to make it work?

[Eaglesfan27]

It took a lot of back and forth but we found a trade that both sides liked!

We gave up:

PF Dario Saric (85 rating now)
SG Rick Sharpe (99 shooting from 3 and 76 overall)
The 2025 1st round pick that we got from the Spurs in another trade.
The 2027 1st round pick we had from the Raptors.
Our own 2027 1st round pick
Our 2024 2nd round pick.

In return:

We got the #1 pick
We also took their worst contract, 14 million for C Georgios Papagiannis who is rated 75 overall.

[Eaglesfan27]

Time to make some other trades:

McDermott is really unhappy. Time to move him.

Wow. Boston is willing to give us a 1st in 2026. It will probably be a low pick, but I take it.


Poeltl was demanding to play more or be traded. With the #1 pick coming in, he is going to get less PT. I decide to trade him as well. The Nuggets are willing to give us stretch 4 Juan Hernangomez for him and our 2nd round pick in 2025. I do it.


Our other malcontents are FA's and will either leave or come back and they know they won't get much PT if they come back...

[Eaglesfan27]

Francis averaged 33.8 ppg, 13.1 rpg, and 3 bpg in college. We get 3 offers for the pick but turn them all down. We got our man. Chen and him will grow and thrive together for many years.

Other draft news:

The clippers got a PF who is 6'10 275 who I really liked as well. They got him at #9 which I think is a steal. We think he has all-star potential.

Joel Embiid got traded for the 10th pick and a 1st next year.

Cool: The 54th pick was Kenny Garnett (Kevin's son?) :)

[Eaglesfan27]

Best FA's available:

Anthony Davis (now rated 87) at age 31
Lillard rated 84 at age 34.
Kemba Walker rated 83 at 34
Jimmy Butler rated 79 at 34.

Eric Holland decides to re-sign with us for 1 year minimum. We have at least 1 sharp shooting guard and a great backup for Ben Simmons.

Other positions of need:

Backup SF and maybe SG.

I decide to get a sharp shooting backup SG. Brad Givens is rated 73 overall but is very good shooter from midrange and 3. Furthermore, he is willing to consider a minimum contract.

We also offer Bojan Pavic, a 6'8 223 pound SF who specializes in shooting the midrange and is good at the 3. He is rated 72 overall and should be ok with being a backup who plays sparingly. He is also willing to consider a minimum contract.

A few days later Pavic signs with us! :)

Towards the end of FA Givens decides to sign with us too :)

Other notable FA signings:

The Heat got Kemba Walker for 4 years and 100 million.

The Pacers (who did well last year) added Jimmy Butler for 3 years and 36 million.

McDermott signed with the Hawks for 1 year and 5.6 million.

The Magic got Lilliard for 3 years and 95 million.

The Bulls got Kidd-Gilchrist for 3 years and 49 million.

The Pelicans re-signed Davis for 4 years and 124 million.

The Rockets re-signed Nerlens Noel for 5 years and 47 million.

The Warriors got Jonas Valancuinas cheap for 3 years and 4 million.


Off season trainers/staff report:

Chen is taking huge strides forward.

Okafor and Simmons are already starting to decline just a bit at the age of 28.

Jermaine Rodgers is taking a huge step forward and looks like an All-Star.

Bilious is becoming an even better defender.

Hernangomez is declining slightly at 28.

Our 19 year old C led us to the Summer league Championship. He dominated in the summer league averaging 22 ppg and 10 rpg along with 3.2 bpg.

Carmelo Anthony Jr. is a rising star in college this year! He is a 6'2 180 pound SG/SF who is projected to be a star.

Now, here is a look at our roster:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5z728j

[GoldenCrest Games]

It took a lot of back and forth but we found a trade that both sides liked!

We gave up:

PF Dario Saric (85 rating now)
SG Rick Sharpe (99 shooting from 3 and 76 overall)
The 2025 1st round pick that we got from the Spurs in another trade.
The 2027 1st round pick we had from the Raptors.
Our own 2027 1st round pick
Our 2024 2nd round pick.

In return:

We got the #1 pick
We also took their worst contract, 14 million for C Georgios Papagiannis who is rated 75 overall.

WOOHOO!!!!!

[Eaglesfan27]

So, I just got my Assistant Coach's recommendations...

He is recommending starting Francis over Okafor (probably due to our believe that Francis has super star potential.)

I'm not going to upset Okafor. The rookie will play a lot but it will be as a big off the bench.

That doesn't leave any significant playing time for Georgios Papagiannis and I want Tommy Lucas to be the 3rd C, so I decide to do what I can to trade Papagiannis... but I have to wait 43 more days to trade him.

[GoldenCrest Games]

Now that Saric is gone, can you play Okafor and Francis together?

[GoldenCrest Games]

Chen is rated 92 by the age of 21!!!!!!


Yikes!

[Eaglesfan27]

Now that Saric is gone, can you play Okafor and Francis together?

I could and that will happen soon if Francis is outstanding right away but Rodgers also looks like a young star blossoming and I don't want to put him on the bench yet if Francis is not quite ready.

[Eaglesfan27]

October 30th -

Our season opener is at the Nets. Thanks to our trade, Brooklyn has stocked some talent and our staff feels they are the #7 team in talent in the league right now! Of course, we are #1 :)

Francis should be in by the 6 minute mark with Okafor sliding to PF at that time most likely.

[Eaglesfan27]

5:35 - Francis checks into the game in a 15-15 tied game..

Here is some video of the first 10 minutes of the game. Due to some editing errors, the action doesn't start until about 50 seconds in (well the intros start then.)

Francis looks good out there early after a bad defensive play to start his career.

NBA 2K17_20170902144328 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5z8g8i)

At the end of 1, we are up 28-21. Francis with 6 points and 4 boards in his first 5 1/2 minutes of action!

Chen with 12 points in the quarter.

To start the 2nd, we will go with a lineup of Holland, Chen, Simmons, Rodgers, and Francis.

[Eaglesfan27]

Chen explodes in the 2nd quarter and has huge play after huge play including a few nice assists to Francis. We build a 25 point lead but it shrinks when Chen (and Simmons rests.)

Here is some action from the 2nd quarter including some nice plays from Chen to Francis:

NBA 2K17_20170902220455 - Video Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5z98ik)

We are up 56-46 at half.

Chen has 23 points and 3 assists.

Francis has 12 points and 11 boards at the half. He will start next game...


7:02 - In the 3rd, Rodgers picks up his 5th foul. Francis in at C (for tired Okafor) and Hermangomez in at PF.

At the end of 3, Francis has 22 points, 12 boards, 3 assists, and a block.

Chen with 29 points already.

Simmons already has a triple double with 22 points, 13 boards, and 13 assists.

Not surprisingly, we are up 92-72 at the end of 3.

I want Francis to get up his confidence and keep him in the game. He responds with a nice 4th quarter for a big debut game.

In fact, Francis is named player of the game with 34 points, 16 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks. He hit mid range shots, he dominated in the post, and he hit his free throws. He shot 13 of 23, 0 of 3 from the arc, and 8 of 9 from the line.

Chen also thrived with him on the floor to draw inside pressure. Chen's outside shot has developed nicely and he had a very efficient game in which he scored 36 points and also had 5 boards, 6 assists, and 3 steals.

Here is the boxscore:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5zc4ci

Chen has a really nice dunk about 1:15 into the video. The boxscore is at the end.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nov 1, 2024 -

We host the Pacers. Francis gets his first start...

We crush them 99-61 despite them having one of the more talented teams in the East.

Chen led the way with 22 points, 14 boards, 4 assists, and 3 steals.

Francis with 21 points, 11 boards, 3 steals, and a block. He shot an efficient 9 of 13 and 3 of 4 from the line.

Okafor with 20 points, 16 boards, and 4 assists at the PF position.

Simmons with 14 points, 14 boards, 16 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 6 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.

Bilious with 5 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, and 2 steals.

Hernangomez shot 0 of 7.


11/2 -

We travel to Detroit. Francis will go against one of the best Centers in the league in Andre Drummond...

We win 109-100. Drummond with 24 points, 16 boards, and 2 blocks to lead them in the loss.

Chen led us with 27 points, 7 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot an efficient 10 of 16 and 7 of 7 from the line.

Okafor with 23 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks.

Bilious with 13 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Francis with his first slow night - 12 points (on 5 of 12 shooting), 6 boards, but he had a career high 5 blocks.

Simmons with 12 points, 10 boards, 11 assists, 4 steals, anda block.

Hernangomez with 7 points on 3 of 4 shooting.


11/4 -

We host a weak Bulls team that is 0-3 and one of the least talented...

Wow. Despite the fact that he has not played at all, young PF Antonio Wilcox wants 2 years and 20 million! :O

I think he has a lot of promise and I offer him 3 years and 20 million.

He doesn't want to sign for more than 2 years. We finally settle on 2 years at 17 million. He is developing nicely and could be our next stretch 4 off the bench...


Wow. Oladipo torches Chen and the Bulls upset us 112-96.

Chen led our scoring with 24 points, 5 boards, 4 assists, 5 steals, 1 block and 4 turnovers. He shot 11 of 27.

Simmons with 20 points, 12 boards, 15 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 18 points, 8 boards, and 1 steal.

Okafor with 16 points and 9 boards.


11/6 -

We host the Bucks who are 3-1 as well.

Before the game, Okafor tells me he wants to extend as well...

We decide on a 3 year extension for a total of 90 million dollars.

We beat the Bucks 93-81. Chen led the way with 25 points, 10 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Francis with 21 points, 11 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks. He shot an efficient 8 of 12 and 5 of 5 from the line.

Simmons with 17 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 4 points, 5 boards, 3 steals, and 5 blocks.

Rodgers comes to me after the game and tells me he wants to start or wants to be traded. He will be a RFA after this year.

[Eaglesfan27]

Orlando hung tough in the 1st half, but we blew them out in the 2nd half. I have to admit that Chen convinced me to leave him and the starters in despite the blowout to get them some extra stats...

Here is the decisive 4th quarter and the boxscore at the end:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x609eae

Chen led the way with 31 points and 10 assists.

Francis with 22 points and 11 boards despite playing against star Sammy Montgomery. He helped hold Montgomery to a rough 6 of 16 shooting night.

Simmons had an off night and shot 4 of 15. He finished with one of his worst nights in a long time.

[Young Drachma]

Francis averaged 33.8 ppg, 13.1 rpg, and 3 bpg in college. We get 3 offers for the pick but turn them all down. We got our man. Chen and him will grow and thrive together for many years.

Other draft news:

The clippers got a PF who is 6'10 275 who I really liked as well. They got him at #9 which I think is a steal. We think he has all-star potential.

Joel Embiid got traded for the 10th pick and a 1st next year.

Cool: The 54th pick was Kenny Garnett (Kevin's son?) :)

It took a lot of back and forth but we found a trade that both sides liked!

We gave up:

PF Dario Saric (85 rating now)
SG Rick Sharpe (99 shooting from 3 and 76 overall)
The 2025 1st round pick that we got from the Spurs in another trade.
The 2027 1st round pick we had from the Raptors.
Our own 2027 1st round pick
Our 2024 2nd round pick.

In return:

We got the #1 pick
We also took their worst contract, 14 million for C Georgios Papagiannis who is rated 75 overall.

Good lord, you gave up A LOT.

[Eaglesfan27]

11/12 -

We host the Wolves who are 3-2...

We crush them 118-66. Wow.

Chen led the way with 36 points, 12 boards, 5 assists, and 2 blocks. He shot an efficient 14 of 22 including 4 of 7 from the arc.

Rodgers with 27 points and 5 steals.

Okafor with 22 points, 9 boards, and 3 assists.

Francis with a quiet 12 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks.

Simmons with 10 points, 13 boards, 15 assists, 2 steals, and 4 blocks.


After the game, The Thunder offer me Tristan Thompson and their next 2 1st rounders for Francis. I decline...


11/13 -

We beat the Raptors 111-70. Wow.

Chen with 34 points, 9 boards, 9 assists, 4 steals, and a block. He shot 6 of 10 from the arc and 11 of 22 overall.

Simmons with 30 points, 9 boards, 9 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Okafor with 14 points, 7 boards, and 3 blocks.

Francis with 11 points, 4 boards, 3 steals and a block.


11/18 -

We crush the Suns 125-85.

Chen led the way with 40 points, 14 boards, 4 assists, and 4 steals. He shot 5 of 9 from the arc :)

Okafor with 23 points and 6 boards.

Francis with 13 points, 11 boards, and a block.

Simmons with 8 points, 7 boards, and 12 assists.

11/18 -

We beat the Lakers 110-100.

Chen led us with 24 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, and 4 steals.

Okafor with 19 points and 6 boards.

Simmons with 18 points, 8 boards, and 8 assists. But, he suffers a minor injury but will miss 1-2 weeks with a sore back...

Holland will start in his place.


11/19 -

We beat the Clippers 122-90. Chen led us with 27 points, 9 boards, 6 assists, and 3 steals.

Okafor with 22 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 17 points and 5 boards.

Francis with 17 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.

Bilious with 15 points, 12 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

[Eaglesfan27]

Good lord, you gave up A LOT.

I tried to do less, but that is what it took to get that pick. I initially tried to move Okafor as the main piece but with his salary, I couldn't add Sharpe and they really wanted Sharpe as part of the deal. They got 2 really nice pieces to go with an aging Kawhi and I'm curious to see how they do in the west this year.

[Eaglesfan27]

11/20 - I get offered a 1st and a nice PF for Rodgers, but I think he could be key to helping us win another title. I decide to hold onto him for now...

11/22 -

We beat Portland 109-86. Chen led the way with 31 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals.

Okafor with 18 points, 18 boards, and 3 blocks.

Bilious with 12 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 10 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.


11/24 -

We beat the Thunder 98-84. Chen led the team with 21 points, 10 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 14 points and 10 boards.

Okafor with 19 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 10 points, 10 obards, and a block.


11/27 -

Wow!! We beat the Nets 143-94.

Chen led the way with 57 points!!! He also had 8 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 21 of 38, 10 of 15 from the arc, and 5 of 5 from the line!

Okafor with 19 points, 10 boards, 4 assists.

Papagiannis had 15 points and 10 boards.

Francis with 14 points, 5 boards, 4 steals, and 3 blocks.

Holland had 10 points and 22 assists!


November 28th -

Simmons is cleared to return. We managed to go undefeated without him :)


11/29 -

We beat the Pacers 120-70. Okafor led the way with 41 points, 16 boards, and 4 blocks.

Francis with 24 points, 13 boards, and 3 blocks.

Rodgers with 20 points and 5 boards.

Simmons with 16 points, 21 boards, 16 assists, 2 steals, and 4 blocks.

Chen had an off night shooting and finished with 6 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists.


12/1 -

We beat the Kings 107-72.

Okafor with 27 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.

Simmons with 22 points, 19 boards, 11 assists, and 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 20 points, 10 boards, and 4 blocks.

Chen with a quiet 14 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 12 points, 7 boards, 1 block.


Chen won player of the month in the East...

Francis won rookie of the month in the East.


12/3 -

We beat the Lakers 100-90. Okafor with 23 points and 9 boards.

Chen with 22 points, 8 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

For the season so far Chen is averaging 28.1 ppg (up 7 ppg), 8.0 rpg (up 2), 5.2 apg (up 2), and 2.4 spg (down .2.) He is also shooting a career best 40% from the arc.


12/5 -

We beat the Pistons 107-96 but Hollands suffers a broken leg and will miss 6-8 weeks.

Chen led the way with 27 points, 11 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals.

Francis with 26 points, 8 boards, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Simmons with 22 points, 10 boards, and 12 assists.


12/7 -

We beat the Pistons 100-96 but again a player goes down, Andre Roberson with a shoulder injury that will keep him out 4-6 weeks.

Chen with 17 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists.

Francis with 15 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.

Simmons with 17 points, 14 boards, and 10 assists.

[Eaglesfan27]

12/9 -

We beat the Hawks 131-96. Chen with 32 points, 10 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Simmons with 20 points, 17 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Francis with 13 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.


12/11 –

We beat the Jazz 103-90. Simmons with 21 points, 14 boards, and 10 assists. Okafor with 21 points, 8 boards, 2 blocks. Chen with 15 points, 7 boards, and 7 assists. Francis with 12 points, 8 boards, and 4 blocks.

We are now 20-1! :)

12/14 –

Memphis upsets us in their building 85-75! Francis led us with 15 points, 8 boards, and 4 blocks.

Chen shot an atrocious 6 of 24 including 0 of 8 from the arc. He finished with 14 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, and 6 turnovers.

Simmons shot 3 of 12 and finished with 10 points, 11 boards, and 6 assists.


12/16 –

We bounce back and beat James Harden and the Rockets 105-74. Simmons led the way with 25 points, 22 boards, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 4 blocks! Chen with 20 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists. Francis with 18 points, 3 boards, and 1 block.

12/18 –

We beat the Clippers 98-74. Simmons with 23 points, 11 boards, and 9 assists. Chen with 23 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 5 of 19 but 11 of 11 from the line.

Francis with 12 points, 11 boards, and 3 blocks.


12/20 –

We beat the Wizards 116-97. Simmons led us with 31 points, 15 boards, 10 assists, and 2 steals. Chen with 21 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 8 points, 8 boards, and 4 blocks.


12/22 –

We beat the Celtics 113-95. We held their superstar Jennings to 10 points on 4 of 18 shooting! Chen led the team with 25 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals. Simmons with 20 points, 11 boards, and 5 assists. Okafor with 20 and 10. Francis with 16 points, 5 boards, and 3 blocks.


12/24 –

We beat the Knicks 116-101. We held Porzingis to 4 of 15 shooting.

Rodgers led us with 22 points and 10 boards. Chen with 21 points, 9 boards, and 5 assists.

Francis with 18 points, 8 boards, 2 blocks. Simmons with a quiet 12 points, 12 boards, and 8 assists.


12/25 –

Jermaine Rodgers has decided to accept his role as a 6th man and is asking for a contract extension! I decide to give it him! :)

He wants 71 million over 3 years and our staff is convinced he will become a star. I give it to him.

12/26 –

We beat the Warriors 105-91. Durant led them with 24 points. We held Curry to 3 of 15 shooting.

Chen went off with 43 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, and 2 blocks. He shot 16 of 27, 2 of 7, and 9 of 9.

Simmons with 17 points, 15 boards, 11 assists, and 5 steals.

Francis with 16 points, 9 boards, and 3 blocks.

Rodgers with 8 points, 4 boards, and 4 blocks. For the season, he is averaging 10.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.0 spg, and 1.3 bpg and is playing lock down post defense.


12/27 –

We beat the Cavs 96-86 as Simmons shut Kyrie down. Simmons torched him at the other end too for 24 points, 15 boards, 13 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Okafor with 24 points and 10 boards.

Chen with 17 points, 11 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.

Francis with 14 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec 30 -

We beat the Magic 112-89. Chen led the way with 33 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, and a block. He shot 14 of 14 from the line.

Simmons with 20 points, 13 boards, 13 assists, and 2 steals.

Okafor with 14 points and 13 boards.

Wilcox with 12 points in limited action. He is becoming a very good stretch 4-5.

Rodgers with 12 points, 10 boards, 5 steals, and 3 blocks.

Francis with a quiet night - 12 points, 4 boards, and a block.

We finish December with a 28-2 record. Can we get to 75 wins? Probably not, but we are going to try...

1/1/25 -

The Wolves want Francis for Wiggins straight up.. no thanks.

This year's top pick has become obvious - Greg Richards is a 6'2 180 pound PG who is going to be a superstar our scouts think... no way we get him. Curious to see where he goes.

Interesting Draft Players:

Carmelo Anthony, Jr. He is a 6'2 SG who looks like he will be a top 10 pick. Our scouts think he will be a solid rotation player but never a regular starter.

Chris Bosh, Jr - He is a 7'3 300 pound C. We have to scout him more to know about him. Right now he is projected a late 1st round pick.


Wenli Chen leads all All-Star votes!!

Simmons is 2nd. Guy Ingram is 3rd.

Ben Simmons won Eastern Player of the Month.

Francis won rookie of the month in the East again.

The Early MVP voting is between Simmons, Chen, and Guy Ingram.

[Eaglesfan27]

1/1 -

We beat the Bulls 122-94. Chen with 29 points, 14 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 12 of 18.

Okafor with 24 points and 5 boards.

Rodgers with 22 points, 5 boards, and 3 blocks.

Francis with 19 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.

Simmons with 15 points, 13 boards, and 13 assists.


1/3 -

We beat the Hawks 116-80.

Chen with 25 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals.

Francis with 24 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Simmons with 15 points, 8 boards, 11 assists, and 4 steals.


1/6 -

We beat the Nuggets 101-85. Chen with 25 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 9 of 19.

Simmons with 22 points, 17 boards, 9 assists, and 1 steal.

Francis with 10 points, 6 boards, and 3 blocks.


1/9 -

The Pacers beat us 111-107. Chen with an off night - 16 points, 11 assists, 5 boards, 7 turnovers.

Francis with 14 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.

Simmons with 21 points, 11 boards, and 11 assists.



1/10 -

We beat the Cavs 132-100. Chen with 29 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, and 1 steal.

Okafor with 20 and 10.

Rodgers with 20 points, 6 boards and 3 blocks.

Francis with 18 points, 8 boards, and a block.

Simmons with 15 points, 13 boards, 19 assists, and 7 steals.


1/12 -

We beat the Celtics 118-74! Chen led the way with 41 points, 8 boards, 6 assists, and 5 steals. He shot 17 of 23, 7 of 10 from the arc!

Simmons with 19 points, 9 boards, 13 assists, and a steal.

Francis with 12 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.


1/14 -

We beat the Heat 89-84. Chen with 24 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.


Our scouts finished looking at Bosh, Jr. They think he will be strictly a rotation player with little potential to improve.


1/16 -

We beat the Spurs 106-75! We held Saric to 1 of 10 shooting! We held Sharpe to 2 of 7. Kawhi was held to 2 of 10 shooting. Bilious has become a beast defender.

Simmons led us with 24 points, 12 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

Chen with 23 points, 6 boards, 3 assists.

Rodgers with 16 points, 8 boards, and 3 blocks.

Francis with 14 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.

Okafor with 14 points, 4 boards and 2 blocks.


1/17 -

Chen shuts down Guy Ingram as we beat the Knicks 100-66! He held Ingram to 3 of 16 shooting :)

On the other end, Chen shot 7 of 14 and finished with 21 points, 10 boards, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks.

Simmons with 21 points, 17 boards, and 10 assists.

Francis with 17 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks.


1/19 -

NO!!! Ben Simmons tears his ACL in a game against the Rockets :(

It happened early in a game in which Simmons was dominating. He had 11 points and 9 assists in just 16 minutes.

Chen took over with Simmons out and finished with 40 points, 8 boards, and 8 assists. Can he carry us to a title without Simmons? The only upside... Chen becomes the odds on favorite to win the MVP if we can keep winning. Chen led us to a 122-114 win.

The roster move... we will move Givens into the starting SG role and Chen will play the point for us..

[Eaglesfan27]

1/21 -

We have the Knicks in town...

Ingram lights up Givens! 52 points for Ingram! But, we win 121-118 :)

Chen with 27 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Francis becomes a bigger scoring option and responds with a 13 of 15 shooting night! He finished with 27 points, 11 boards, 2 assists, and 2 blocks.

Okafor with 16 points, 13 boards, and 2 blocks.

Givens with 11 points and 7 assists. He shot 4 of 11..

Wilcox with 13 points in only 15 minutes.


1/24 -

We played stifling defense and shut down the Spurs again, 108-76!

We held Saric to 3 of 17 shooting!

We held Sharpe to 3 of 8 shooting.

We held Kawhi to 3 of 11.

Francis dominated with 25 points, 14 boards, 3 assists, and 3 blocks. He shot 11 of 15.

Chen with 22 points, 8 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Rodgers with 18 points, 9 boards.

Okafor with 15 points, 14 boards, and 8 assists.

Givens with only 5 points and shot 1 of 5.

1/25 -

We beat the Magic 99-80. Francis with 35 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks! Francis shot 17 of 24!

Rodgers with 16 points, 8 boards, and 3 blocks.

Chen with a quiet night as he shot 5 of 16 - 12 points, 9 boards, 9 assists, 1 steal.

LOL. The Hawks offer me Dylan McDermott and a 1st for Francis.. no thanks.

Eric Holland is back from his broken leg! :)

We'll start Holland at PG and Chen moves back to SG.



1/27 -

We beat the Grizzlies 116-89 as Holland has 23 assists!! WOW!

Chen with 29 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 10 of 17.

Francis with 20 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 15.

Rodgers with 20 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks.

Okafor with 20 points, 14 boards, and 2 blocks.


Hernangomez goes down with a back injury in the game and will miss about a month... not a big loss...


1/29 -

We beat the Hornets 119-100. Holland with 24 assists! Wow.

Okafor with 28 points and 12 boards.

Francis with 26 points, 11 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 11 of 17.

Rodgers with 23 points and 10 boards.

Chen with 23 points, 13 boards, 6 assists, 6 steals, and a block. He shot 9 of 25.


1/31 -

We beat the Cavs 99-75. Irving was their only guy to break double digits.

Chen led us with 30 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, and 4 steals.

Okafor with 17 and 11.

Francis with 16 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.

Holland with 19 assists! Wow.

We are finished January with a 43-3 record!

Guy Ingram wins Player of the Month in the East.

Francis wins rookie of the Mont in the East.

Colin Gentry (Nuggets) has won rookie of the month each month in the West and is challenging Francis for Rookie of the Year. Gentry is a 6'10 250 PF picked 4th who is a very athletic player who can shoot the mid range shot. He is averaging slightly more PPG than Francis so far...

[Eaglesfan27]

2/1 -

We beat the Wolves 103-86!

Chen led the way with 28 points, 11 boards, 7 assists, and 4 steals.

Okafor with 20 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 20 points, 9 boards, and a block.

Holland with 12 assists.

We held Towns to 8 of 22 shooting.

We held Wiggins to 22 points on 9 of 22.


2/3 -

We beat the Hornets 114-102. Francis led us with 28 points, 9 boards, and a block. He shot 12 of 20.

Chen with 21 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and 1 steal.

Okafor with 18 points and 20 boards.

Holland with 13 points and 16 assists.


2/5 -

We beat the Raptors 116-88.

Okafor led the way with 40 points, 7 boards, and 2 blocks.

Chen with 24 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 1 steal.

Francis with 18 points, 10 boards, 5 steals, and 2 blocks.

Holland with 13 assists.


2/7 -

We beat the Pacers 125-84!

Chen led the way with 34 points, 15 boards, 7 assists, and 2 steals.

Francis with 22 points, 10 boards, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 10 of 20.

Okafor with 18 points, 13 boards, and 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 18 points, 9 boards, and 3 blocks.

Holland with 8 points and 17 assists.


2/9 -

Chen goes into MSG and puts on a show against the Knicks to lead us to a 107-90 win. Chen with 33 points, 11 boards, 6 assists, and 4 steals.



2/11 -

We beat the Magic 117-104. Chen with 29 points, 8 assists, 4 boards, and 1 steal.

Francis with 18 points, 7 boards, and 3 steals.

Holland with 9 points and 10 assists.


2/12 -

We beat the Hawks 111-78. Chen led the way with 39 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 13 of 21 overall, 4 of 6 from the arc, and 9 of 9 from the line.

Okafor with 26 points and 10 boards.

Francis with 24 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks.

Holland with 21 assists!


2/14 -

We beat the Hornets 107-101. Chen with 26 points, 10 boards, 11 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 21 points, 14 boards, and 3 blocks.

Holland with 12 points and 14 assists.


We are rolling and making a trade might be crazy... but Papagiannis is not happy with his role and I'm not happy with Brad Givens... The Clippers want both players and are willing to give us T.J. Warren and Draymond Green.

Green is aging and not doing so well. He can't do much except hit the occasional 3 and play some pesky defense at age 34. T.J. Warren is a very smooth shooting SF though and we are thin at that position. I pull the trigger.

[Eaglesfan27]

Chen and Okafor demand legendarily hard practices... T.J Warren is already complaining about the practices! Get with the program if you want to stay here...


2/17 -

First game after the trade and we lose 104-89 to the Mavericks :(

Okafor led us with 23 points and 10 boards.

Francis with 22 points, 12 boards.

Chen with 15 points, 5 boards, 5 assists.

Warren shot 2 of 6 in 15 minutes.

Green shot 0 of 2 in 6 minutes.

Holland with 13 assists.


In 2 days, I get 2 trade offers for Okafor... I turn them both down.

2/19 -

Chen helps us bounce back 109-92 over the Pistons. Chen with 40 points, 12 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 18 points and 9 boards.

Francis with 11 points, 9 boards, and 1 block.

Holland with 12 assists.


We are 52-4 at the All-Star break.

The All Star Team:

Simmons (will not play due to injury but still voted in by fans)
Guy Ingram
Chen
Roy Jennings (injured and will not play. Has a broken ankle that just happened and will be out 2-3 months)
Drummond
Okafor
Mo Morgan
SG Jonathon Labissiere - #12 pick of the Hornets in 2021 and has become a gem.

The Greek Freak.
Porzingis
Sammy Montgomery
D'Angelo Russell
Damian Lilliard
Kyrie Irving

West:

Stephen Curry
Kris Dunn
Towns
Brandon Ingram
Kevin Durant
Maurice Carr - #3 pick in 2022 draft. Very small at 5'9 144 but lightning fast.
SG Wayne Soto - #4 pick in 2023. A 6'5 20 year old SG who can shoot...
SF Dustin Glover - #3 pick in 2019 draft. A 24 year sharp shooting SF at 6'10 220.
Dario Saric - Averaging a career high 18 ppg for San Antonio. Also averaging a career high 10.1 rpg and 5.3 apg.
C O.J. Cannon - #3 pick in 2018 - a powerful 7'1 265 pound C who has developed into a star (but is injured some.)
SF Dustin Cheaney - a 6'7 sharp shooting SF who was the #5 pick in 2018.
PF Kent Falls - A 6'10 athletic PF who can shoot. He was the #3 pick in 2021 and beat Chen in the dunk competition last year.
Anthony Davis - Still one of the best players in the league at 31 years old.

[Eaglesfan27]

Francis dominated in the rookie-2nd year player All-Star game. Francis led his team to victory with 24 points and 18 boards.

Chen insisted on the dunk competition and won back his crown with a monster 360 dunk from the free throw line.

Chen also competed in the 3 point competition but lost to Guy Ingram.

Okafor and Chen led the East in scoring and the East won the All Star game 132-107. Okafor with 31 points and 10 boards. Chen with 26 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists.


2/28 -

We close out the month with a 125-100 win over the Jazz.

Chen with 32 points, 10 boards, 6 assists, and 6 steals.

Okafor with 26 points, 10 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks.

Francis with 24 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks.

Holland with 6 points and 10 assists.


Chen wins player of the month in the East.

Wow. Rasheed Fuller of the Hawks won Rookie of the Month in the East.

Fuller was the 2nd player taken behind Francis. He is a 6'8 229 pound PF who is only 19. He averaged 24 ppg last month. I didn't think he would be that developed already. He has a very good touch from outside.

[Eaglesfan27]

March 1st -

Despite a big game by Curry and Durant and a sub par game from Chen, we beat the Warriors 102-94.

Okafor with 23 points and 10 boards.

Francis with 15 points, 9 boards, and 3 blocks.

Holland with 11 assists and 9 points.

Chen with 14 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, and 4 turnovers.


3/5 -

We beat the Kings 136-91.

Chen led us in scoring with 30 points, 4 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Rodgers with 26 points, 9 boards, and 4 steals.

Okafor with 21 points, 11 boards, 7 assists, and 3 blocks.

Francis with 20 points, 9 boards, 2 blocks.

Holland with 17 assists.


3/7 -

We beat the Nuggets 105-101. Chen and Francis each had 23 points. Holland with 9 assists.

3/8 -

We beat the Thunder 99-94.

Francis with 28 points, 14 boards, 5 blocks to lead us in the win!

Okafor with 23 points and 10 boards.

Rodgers with 12 points and 9 boards.

Chen shot 6 of 15 and finished with 12 points, 9 boards, and 6 assists.


3/9 -

We defeat the Mavericks 111-89. Okafor with 27 points, 9 boards, and 3 blocks.

Chen with 24 points, 11 boards, 9 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

rancis with 18 points, 8 boards, and 4 blocks.

Rodgers with 18 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 5 steals, and 4 blocks.

Holland with 18 assists.

3/12 -

The Heat are closing in on 50 wins, a tough opponent...

We beat them 105-94.

Chen led the way with 25 points, 10 boards, 12 assists, 4 steals. He shot 9 of 22.

Francis with 23 points, 9 boards, 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 14.

Okafor with 20 points and 12 boards.


3/14 -

We beat the Pelicans 108-90. Okafor led us in scoring with 32 points and 9 boards.

Chen with 18 points (7 of 24 shooting tonight), 12 boards, 11 assists, and 1 steal.

Francis with 13 points, 5 boards, 3 steals, and a block.

Holland with 15 assists.


3/16 -

We beat the Raptors 120-100. Okafor with 34 points, 11 boards, and 3 blocks.

Francis with 20 points, 9 boards, and 1 block.

Chen with 18 points, 6 boards, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

Holland with 17 assists and 9 points.

3/18 -

We beat Portland 109-90. Okafor led us with 28 points and 9 boards.

Francis with 22 points, 10 boards, 3 blocks.

Rodgers with 19 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block.

Chen fouled out in only 23 minutes - he finished 4 of 16, 9 points, 3 boards, 2 assists.


3/20 -

We lose to the Raptors 109-105. Chen with another off night in which he fouled out in 25 minutes.

Francis led us with 21 points, 10 boards, and a block.

Chen with 11 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.


We are now 62-5 and still on pace for our goal of 75 wins....


3/21 -

Chen always seems to bounce back after a loss. He embarrassed Paul George with 50 points, 4 boards, 8 assists, 5 steals in a 118-98 win.

Okafor added 19 and 10.

Francis with 14 points, 14 boards, and 3 blocks.


3/23 -

We beat the Pelicans 115-70. Chen led the way with 33 points, 11 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 24 points and 8 boards.

Francis with 15 points, 9 boards, and a block.


After the game, Warren and Draymond both complain about the lack of PT.


3/25 -

We beat the Bucks 95-85. Francis led the team with 25 points, 9 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot an efficient 12 of 17.

Chen with 21 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal.

Holland with 12 assists.


3/27 -

We beat the Suns 122-89! Okafor with 29 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks to lead us.

Chen with 25 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 24 points, 12 boards, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.

Holland with 12 points and 19 assists.

3/28 -

We beat the Hawks 109-80. Chen goes off for 41 points, 9 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Francis with 15 points, 16 boards, 3 blocks.

Holland with 13 assists.


3/30 -

We close out the month with a loss to the Heat, 104-98. The quest for 75 is getting tighter....

Okafor led us with 24 points and 6 boards.

Chen with 18 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, 4 steals. He shot 6 of 18.

Francis with 14 points, 8 boards, and a block.


We are 67-6 and need to win 8 of the next 9....

[Eaglesfan27]

4/1 -

We CRUSH the Celtics 118-68.

Chen with 29 points, 13 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Bilious with 24 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Okafor with 21 points, 10 boards, 5 assists.

Francis with 20 points, 12 boards, and 3 blocks. Efficient 9 of 12 night.

Holland with 22 assists.


4/3 -

We crush the bucks 126-80.

Chen with 36 points, 9 boards, 6 assists, 4 steals, and a block. He is wrapping up his first MVP!

Francis with 32 points, 8 boards, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. Wrapping up the Rookie of the Year?

Holland with 12 assists.

4/5 -

We get by the Wizards 90-84.

Francis led the way with 22 points, 16 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 8 of 13, 6 of 10 from the line.

Chen with 18 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 5 of 22.

4/8 -

We beat the Heat 109-79.

Chen led the way with 31 points, 12 boards, 8 assists. He shot 12 of 24, 3 of 6 from the arc, 4 of 4 from the line.

Francis with 20 points, 8 boards, 2 blocks.

Holland with 12 points and 14 assists.


4/8 -

We beat the Celtics 110-104 but Francis hurts his knee.... oh no.... our trainers don't think it is bad, but he will miss the rest of the regular season. He should be back for the 1st round.

With Francis out very early in the game, Okafor takes over and dominates. 40 points, 18 boards, 6 assists, and 2 blocks.

Warren had his first big game with us, 28 points on 9 of 12 shooting including 3 of 3 from the arc.

Wilcox with 12 points and 8 boards.

Chen had foul trouble and only played 14 minutes and only had 6 points.

We won without 2 of our biggest stars. Wow.


We move Okafor back to C and Rodgers will start at PF.

Lucas who I love for his 3 point shooting at 7'3 will finally get some time off the bench...

We are 72-6. Can we win 3 of the last 4 without Francis and Simmons?

[Eaglesfan27]

4/10 -

We lose to the Wizards 88-85. Okafor had 23 points and 10 boards. Chen with 18 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal. He shot 6 of 16.

Roberson shot 0 of 14 in the loss! :(

Lucas shot 1 of 2 and had 6 points in 13 minutes. He also had 3 boards.

4/12 -

Chen continues to bounce back very strong after losses. We crush the Bulls 119-74. Chen led the way with 39 points, 13 boards, 7 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He drove relentlessly inside and was 16 of 17 from the free throw line.

Okafor with 25 points, 15 boards, and 6 assists.

Roberson had 15 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

Wilcox with 17 points in 17 minutes. HE shot 6 of 8 including 3 of 3 from the arc. The stretch 4 is doing it...


4/14 -

We eek by the Nets 94-92.

Chen took over down the stretch to get us the win. 26 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Okafor with 23 points, 17 boards, and 2 blocks.

Holland with 12 assists.

Lucas with 8 points and a board in 13 minutes. He shot 2 of 5 including 1 of 2 from the arc.

Wilcox shot 1 of 8.

Warren is getting minutes but he wants more... I'm giving him 20 a game now with the injuries. Green is also upset about his minutes, but he isn't getting almost any...


4/16 -

It all comes down to a game in Chicago...

But, the Bulls come out fired up and determined not to lose to us. We lose 119-115 :(


Chen had an off night, but he does get his first MVP!!

He averaged 25.6 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 5.1 apg, 2.7 spg, and 0.8 bpg. He averaged 46% from the floor, 39% from the arc, and 91% from the line. I did go hard on the guys all season on the floor as I try to get these young guys up to their potential quickly... I might lean off them a bit next year.

Francis wins Rookie of the Year! He finished with a 17.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 0.7 apg, 1.6 spg, 1.6 bpg average. He averaged 58% from the floor, 73% from the line, and 0% from the arc.

Pop got Coach of the Year again with the 74-8 record.

I won GM of the Year again.


All NBA 1st Team:

Chen
Guy Ingram
Brandon Ingam
Dustin Glover
Karl-Anthony Towns

All 2nd team:

Jonathon Labissiere
D'Angelo Russell
Dario Saric
Dustin Cheaney
O.J. Cannon

3rd Team:

Durant (who is injured)
Mo Morgan
Emmanuel Mudiay
Kent Falls
Andre Drummond

Chen was named 1st team all Defense.

Jermaine Rodgers was named 2nd team all defense.

All Rookie Team:

Terrence Francis
Colin Gentry
Rasheed Fuller
Alen Tavcar
Darren Drew - He was the lowest pick at #15 but had a very good year for the Magic.


We play the Wizards in the 1st round. They have given us trouble...

[Eaglesfan27]

Francis is cleared to return for game 1! :)

Francis returns in a big way, leading us in the win vs the Wizards, 94-80.

Francis led us in scoring with 21 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 7 of 11 and 7 of 8 from the line.

Chen with 17 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals. He shot 6 of 20.

Rodgers with 13 points and 9 boards.

Okafor with 11 points and 14 boards. He shot 5 of 19.

Lucas with 9 points in 9 minutes as I decided to keep him in the rotation. He shot 3 of 3 from the arc. :)


Game 2 -

Francis takes over again down low. 31 points, 8 boards, 2 blocks. He shot 12 of 18, 7 of 7 from the line!

Chen with 20 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals. He shot 7 of 21.

Okafor with 20 points and 11 boards.

Lucas shot 0 of 1.


Washington wins game 3, 110-106.

Chen broke out of his funk in a big way, 41 points, 10 boards, 8 assists, 2 stals. He shot 17 of 25, 5 of 5 from the arc.

Francis with 19 points, 6 boards, and 3 blocks.

Okafor with 17 points, 7 boards, and a block.


Game 4 -

We win 109-79.

Chen took over again - 28 points, 13 boards, 13 assists, 1 steal. He shot 11 of 24, 3 of 6 from the arc.

Francis with 20 points and 6 boards.

Bilous with 20 points, 9 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.


Game 5 -

We win 100-75.

Okafor with 24 points, 16 boards, 3 blocks.

Francis with 24 points, 10 boards, and a block. He shot 10 of 14.

Chen with 17 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 4 of 20 but was 9 of 11 from the FT line.

Wilcox with 14 points in 10 minutes!

Toronto beat Orlando in 7 to advance to face us.

The Knicks beat the Hornets in 7 to advance.

The Celtics beat the Heat in 6 to adance (which was an upset as the Celtics are a 7 seed.)

In the West, the Warriors got beat down by injuries and didn't even make the playoffs!

Memphis is the #1 seed and they swept Utah.

Dallas is the #2 seed. Let's see what happens...

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 1 against Toronto:

Francis dominates inside with 24 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks. He shot 9 of 16.

Chen with 20 points, 6 boards, 3 assists.

Bilous with 14 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Okafor with a quiet 12 point 10 board night.

Lucas with 7 points in 9 minutes. He hit 2 shots from the arc.


Game 2 -

Chen dominates! 46 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks. 114-100 win. He shot 18 of 29, 6 of 8 from the arc, and 4 of 6 from the line.

Francis with 16 points, 9 boards, and 4 blocks.

Holland with 11 assists.


Game 3 -

Okafor hurts his shin... he will play through it. We lose 100-95.

Chen led the way with 21 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 20 points, 5 boards, and a block.

Francis with 17 points, 8 boards, 3 blocks. He shot 8 of 10.

Okafor with 16 points and 3 boards.

Holland with 14 assists.


Game 4 -

Embiid had his best game against us this series with 18 points...

But Francis outplayed him on the other end with 22 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.

Chen added 20 points, 7 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals. We cruised to a win.


Game 5 -

Chen would not let us down as we close them out 105-95.

Chen with 25 points, 11 boards, 5 assists, and 1 steal.

Francis with a quiet 14 points, 6 boards, 1 block night.

Holland with 13 assists.


Boston wins in 6 as their star player is back for the playoffs. This will be a nice matchup, but we should be able to beat them.


In the West, Memphis and Dallas both cruise through their competiton and #1 will face #2.

[Eaglesfan27]

Boston Game 1:

Jennings has a big game with 24 points and 10 boards, but we crush the Celtics 122-92.

Okafor went against him and put up 35 points, 14 boards.

Francis added 26 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 12 of 15.

Holland with 16 points and 15 assists.

Chen with 16 points, 6 boards, 3 assists. He only played 20 minutes due to foul trouble.


Game 2 -

Francis dominated down low and we cruised to a 126-100 win.

Francis with 30 points, 10 boards, 4 blocks. He shot 13 of 17.

Chen with 28 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 20 points, 10 boards, 4 steals, and 3 blocks.


Game 3 -

We hold Jennings to 4 of 15 shooting and we crush them 115-80.

Chen with 22 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals.

Francis with 22 points, 9 boards, 4 blocks.

Okafor with 22 points, 9 boards, 3 assists.

Holland with 14 points and 17 assists.

Wilcox with 10 points in 9 minutes. He shot 3 of 5 from the arc.


Game 4 -

Okafor, Rodgers, and Francis shut down Jennings who shot 3 of 13.

We win 109-84.

Okafor with 30 points, 10 boards, 1 block.

Rodgers with 18 points, 5 boards.

Francis with 16 points, 4 boards, 2 blocks.

Chen with a quiet 12 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He only played 26 minutes.


The Western Conference Championships are a slug fest... but #1 seed Memphis wins in 7.

Memphis is an interesting team. They weren't expected to do this well this year. They are young but talented. 4 of their 5 starters are under 27 and 3 are under 25. They don't have any stars but they also don't have any weak links. They have a deep bench.

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 1 of the Finals:

Chen comes together with a dominant performance and we shut them down.

110-76 win.

Chen with 31 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 4 blocks. He shot 13 of 26, 1 of 6 from the arc, and 4 of 5 from the line.

Okafor with 24 points, 15 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal. He shot 11 of 15.

Francis with 20 points, 8 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 10 of 18.

Rodgers with 18 points, 6 boards, 5 steals. He shot 7 of 10.

Bilous with 6 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, and 2 blocks.

Holland with 2 points and 20 assists.

Lucas with 2 points and 3 boards in 9 minutes.


Game 2:

They fight back much better, but we win 106-100.

Chen led us with 24 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block. He shot 9 of 16.

Francis with 19 points, 4 boards, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 9 of 17.

Okafor with 16 points, 14 boards, 2 blocks. He shot 6 of 13.

Rodgers with 14 points, 8 boards, 7 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 6 of 15.

Bilous with 12 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 5 of 10.

Holland with 6 points and 16 assists.


Game 3 -

We beat them 106-82!

Rodgers led us with 24 points, 14 boards, 2 steals. He shot 9 of 19.

Chen with 20 points, 3 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals. He shot 7 of 14 (5 of 7 from the line)

Francis with 18 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 9 of 14.

Okafor with 17 points, 11 boards, 6 assists, and 1 block.

Holland with 4 points and 12 assists.


Game 4 -

We sweep! We win 95-83.

Okafor with 25 points, 12 boards, 1 block. He shot 12 of 18.

Chen with 19 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals. He got into foul trouble and only played 24 minutes. He shot 6 of 15.

Rodgers with 15 points, 5 boards, 2 steals, and a block.

Francis with 14 points, 9 boards, and a block.

Holland with 6 points and 9 assists.


Who is the Finals MVP?

Not Chen....


Okafor gets it! 20.5 ppg, 12.7 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1 bpg. Shot 56% from the field.

[Eaglesfan27]

Retirement News:

Lots of retirements but the famous players are Jeremy Lin and Harrison Barnes.


Correction: Mike Conley and Marc Gasol both retired and their numbers are both retired by the Grizzlies.


Some interesting rule changes:

Luxury Tax Threshold goes up 5 million. My owner will appreciate that, but we will still be deep into the tax. He has always wanted us to spend money in the past but this year he wants me to cut a bit of luxury tax spending....

The Trade Deadline is abolished. Teams may trade any time in the season.


Draft Lottery:

Pacers and Thunder have the best chance at the #1. Wizards have a chance via a trade with the Bulls...

They don't move up.

The Pacers get the #2 pick but the Kings win the lottery! They moved up from #8.

They almost certainly will take the 6'2 19 year old combo guard who is projected to become a star.



Staff News:

My assistant coach is a great coach who is a terrific developer of talent, but his contract is up. I offer him 1.2 million a year for 4 years and he takes it. A key re-signing for us :)


Draft:

The most interesting thing for me is where the Carmelo and Chris Bosh's kids go...

We don't have any picks and we are not going to trade for any more top picks..

As expected Greg Richards, the 19 year old 6'2 combo guard goes to the Kings.

Pacers take the best big man at #2 who experts think are much better than my scouts did. His name is Terrence Delk. We will have to keep an eye on him.

Big drop off for the rest of the picks.

Carmelo Anthony, Jr. goes #6 to the Thunder.

Chris Bosh, Jr. went #6 in the 2nd round to the Warriors!

[Eaglesfan27]

FA time:

Holland is willing to re-sign for 1 year at the minimum. After what he did the 2nd half of the season, I was expecting him to ask for much more, but he values loyalty over all else and we are 50 million over the cap :(


The biggest FA's:

Karl Anthony Towns who is 29 and rated 92 overall.

D'Angelo Russell, 29 year old PG rated 85.

Embiid 31 year old C rated 81.

Blake Griffin 36 year old PF rated 81.

Greek Freek 30 year old rated 80 overall...

Julius Randle 30 year old rated 80.

35 year old Paul George rated 78 overall...


The Nets re-signed Julius Randle for 4 years at 79 million.

The Wolves signed Klay Thompson for 2 years at 12 million...

The Bulls signed the Greek Freak for 4 years at 120 million!

The Warriors sign Blake Griffin for 3 years at 60 million.

The Hawks get Paul George for 3 years at 16 million.

The Kings sign Embiid for 4 years at 26 million.

The Pacers Re-sign D'Angelo Russell for 5 years at 180 million.

The Magic signed my former SG Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot for 2 years at 20 million.

The Wolves re-signed Karl Anthony Towns for 5 years at 184 million.

Jimmy Butler is washed up and was waived...



Off season progression news:

Chen is now up to a 96 rating with more improvement in his jump shot and 3 point shooting and now are both considered superior! Ditto for his perimeter defense and playmaking. On court IQ going up to elite levels too. He is only 22! :) :)

Okafor is 29. He is starting to show the slightest hint of regression.

The big hit is Simmons. His injury has robbed him of his explosiveness that made him so special. Will he get it back?

Francis is up to an 83 overall. He is improving in every phase.



At the start of a new season and the news it that Simmons is taking a while to heal from his ACL. Not surprising... he is going to miss at least until the All-Star break :(


Draymond Green has taken another step back and I can't meet his demands for PT. I decide to trade him to Memphis for a pair of 2nd round draft picks. Happy to have his contract off the books.

We sign Alberto Aguilar to be an end of the bench PG in case Holland gets hurt. He is a good passer who doesn't do much else well. Rated 69 overall.

[Eaglesfan27]

So, Chen is actually a 94. But, when you add in Pop's coaching and morale boosts, he is effectively a 96 from what I read. Here is a look at our stacked roster :)

Francis is already up to an 84 but boosted to an 86 by Pop.

We'll be playing most if not all of this season without Ben Simmons... let's go!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x60n442

[Eaglesfan27]

Ben has told us he wants to extend his contract... he wants 3 years for 82 million. With the ACL, this is a risky proposition.

I offer him 3 years at 60 million.

He counters at 3 years and 72 million.

We settle in on 3 years and 66 million. I'm taking a chance on his recovery but we get a discount if he fully recovers... and if he doesn't, he has done a lot for us and I can't just cut him loose.


Chen isn't ready to do an extension quite yet... but as soon as he is, I will max him out.

[Eaglesfan27]

Oct 29th -

We start off with Portland and we beat them 113-100. Chen going for a repeat MVP and starts off strong with a 29 points, 16 boards, 14 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block night. He shot 9 of 23, 3 of 10 from the arc.

Francis with an efficient 21 points, 11 boards, 3 block night.

Okafor with 14 points, 3 boards, 7 assists, and 3 blocks.

Holland got into foul trouble and only played 13 minutes.


11/1 -

The Hawks have Paul George, Russell Westbrook, Devin Booker and a lot of good young players around them...

They upset us 114-113. Booker led them with 24 points. Westbrook with 20 points and 10 assists.

He torched Holland who got into foul trouble and only played 13 minutes.

Chen with 29 points, 5 boards, 7 assists, 6 steals, and a block in the loss. He shot 10 of 20, 4 of 7 from the arc, and 5 of 7 from the line.

Francis with 27 points, 10 boards, and 1 assist. He shot 11 of 16.

Rodgers with 16 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.

Okafor with 15 points, 6 assists, and 2 blocks.



11/4 -

The Heat beat us 105-85! Chen had an off night and shot 6 of 22. He finished with 18 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers.

Francis with 14 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 6 of 12.

Okafor with 12 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.

Lucas with 9 points in 9 minutes. After the game, he tells me he wants more PT. Let's take a look and see if there is any way I can make that happen...

Wilcox is starting cold, so I take just a few minutes from him to give to Tommy Lucas.


11/5 -

We lose to the Magic and Chen hurts his back on a dunk! Wow. 109-105 loss.

Chen only played 5 minutes. He has a severe back muscle strain and will miss 2-4 weeks. He had 8 points and 3 boards in the 5 minutes.

Okafor with 21 points. Francis with 18 points and 12 boards.

Roberson moves into the starting lineup. Sheesh.


11/8 -

Holy cow. Anton Bilous goes down with a significant leg injury that will keep him out 6-8 weeks! That 1st rounder we gave up might be higher than I ever thought! T.J. Warren moves into the starting lineup and Wilcox and Lucas both suddenly are in position to get more minutes...

Despite the injury, we win 114-103 over the Cavs. Francis led us with 28 points, 15 boards, 3 blocks. Okafor with 28 points, 13 boards, and 2 blocks. Roberson with 12 points. Holland with 17 assists.

I decide to lower the intensity of our practices. We have to protect our guys.


11/10 -

We lose to the Nuggets 115-104. Francis with 27 points, 8 boards, and 4 blocks in the loss.

Okafor with 21 points, 12 boards, and 3 blocks in the loss.

Roberson with 12 points.

Warren with 10 points on 4 of 7 shooting.

Holland with 12 assists.

Lucas shot 1 of 6 and finished with 2 points and 6 boards.

Wilcox shot 1 of 6 and finished with 7 points and 3 boards.


We are 2-4 and fans are concerned...

[Eaglesfan27]

11/12 -

We beat the Bucks 99-98. Francis led the way with 29 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 24 points, 10 boards, and 5 assists.

Rodgers with 17 points, 9 boards, 4 steals, and a block.

Lucas with 7 points in 15 minutes.

Warren shot 2 of 8. Ugh.

Holland with 2 points and 5 assists. It's a lot harder when he doesn't have Chen to feed for assists.

11/14 -

The Bucks beat us at their place 100-88.

Okafor led us with 27 points, 12 boards, and 5 assists.

Francis with 19 points, 10 boards, and a block.

11/15 -

We beat the Hawks 107-96. We held George to 2 of 10 shooting. We held Booker to 9 of 22.

Okafor with 26 points, 11 boards, 2 blocks.

Francis with 20 points, 15 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Lucas with 10 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks in 18 minutes. He shot 3 of 6 from the arc.

Holland with 22 assists!


11/17 -

We lost to the Mavericks 119-95 as their star SF Glover tore us a new one without Bilous to stop him. He shot 15 of 22 for 39 points.

Okafor led us with 30 points, 12 boards, and 5 assists.

Francis with 25 points, 9 boards, 2 assists, and 3 steals.


11/19 -

We lose to the Wizards 93-86. Okafor with 23 points, 11 boards, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 14 points, 16 boards, and 1 block.

Lucas with 11 points, 4 boards, and a block in 17 minutes. He hit 3 of 4 from the arc.

11/20 -

We lose to the Wolves 116-110. Dunn had 22 points against us. Wiggins with 21. We held Thompson to 9 points.

Francis led us with 27 points, 9 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 12 of 18.

Warren with 12 points. Roberson with 20 points.

11/22 -

We beat the Suns 108-85. They fall to 3-11. We are now 5-8.

Okafor with 24 points and 10 boards.

Rodgers with 19 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 17 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks.


11/24 -

We beat the Hornets 135-83. Big games for Roberson, Okafor, Francis, Rodgers, and warren who each had 20 points or more. Holland with 20 assists.


11/26 -

We beat the Spurs 106-95. Saric torched us for 33 points but Sharpe did not play by coaches' decision as he has fallen to the deep bench for them as well...

Francis led us in the win with 26 points, 12 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot an efficient 11 of 16.

Okafor with 24 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 20 points, 5 boards, 3 steals, and 5 blocks.


11/28 -

We beat the Pistons 108-94. Okafor led the way with 34 points, 10 boards, 8 assists, 1 steal. Francis with 13 points, 13 boards, and 3 blocks.


11/29 -

Thankfully Chen has been cleared to return!! :)

We are 8-8 and survived Chen's absence.


11/30 -

We beat the Cavs 110-84. Chen came back in a big way - 36 points, 19 boards, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 13 of 26, 3 of 8, and 7 of 7 from the line.

Okafor with 34 points, 13 boards, 3 assists.

Francis with 18 points, 8 boards, 3 blocks. He shot 9 of 13.



12/1 -

We play my old C Micoud and the Raptors.

Micoud has 11 points and 5 boards.

We beat the Raptors 123-70!

Chen blew up for 32 points, 9 boards, 9 assists, and 5 steals. He shot 13 of 21, 4 of 5 from the arc.

Okafor with 22 points, 10 boards, and 3 assists.

Francis with 21 points, 19 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 10 of 14.


12/3 -

We beat the Warriors 136-72!

Chen with 47 points, 11 boards, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 16 of 29, 5 of 7 from the arc, and 10 of 10 from the line. LeBron retired as the all time scoring leader and Chen is on a mission to catch him!

Francis with 23 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.


12/5 -

We beat the Heat 118-113.

Okafor with 32 points, 5 boards, 4 assists.

Francis with 23 points, 19 boards, 2 blocks.

Chen with 16 points, 10 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks.


12/6 -

We beat the Knicks 116-107. Chen with 28 points, 10 boards, 9 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Francis with 15 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.


12/8 -

We beat the Thunder 126-78. That extends our win streak to 10! We are now 14-8. Okafor with 31 points and 12 boards. Francis with 24 points and 13 boards. Chen with 21 points and 3 assists.


12/9 -

We beat the Spurs 116-106. Saric had 17 points and 12 boards and 3 blocks. Sharpe played 26 minutes but Chen held him to 0 of 9!

Okafor led us with 26 points and 10 boards. Francis with 20 points and 10 boards. Chen with 14 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal. He only played 26 minutes due to foul trouble.

12/11 -

We beat the Pelicans 118-87 but early in the 3rd quarter Okafor goes down hard and it looks bad... broken ankle and out for about 2 months :(

We now have 3 starters down: Okafor, Bilous, and Simmons. Last time that happened, we lost a lot. But, now we still have Chen. Can he and Francis keep us winning?

Chen had 33 points, 11 assists, 8 boards, 5 steals, and a block in this game.

Francis had an off night with 8 points and 9 boards.

Wilcox had 18 points in 18 minutes. His time at the stretch 4 is about to increase off the bench...

Rodgers will start at PF which makes him happy...


12/14 -

We beat the Bulls 97-90. Chen with 26 points, 12 boards, 13 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 25 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 5 steals, and 5 blocks.

Warren with 13 points.

Lucas with 10 points, 3 boards, and a block in 16 minutes. He shot 3 of 5 from the arc.


12/17 -

We beat the Raptors 131-88 despite Chen getting into foul trouble and only playing 21 minutes. In 21 minutes, Chen had 18 points, 8 boards, and 5 assists.

Francis led us with 29 points, 11 boards, and 2 blocks.

Lucas with 21 points in 18 minutes. He shot 7 of 12 including 2 of 4 from the arc.

Warren added 21 points as well.

Hmmmm, the Hawks offer a slightly interesting trade:

Paul George and their 1st in 2028 for T.J. Warren and the Celtics 1st in 2026 (which I forgot we have.) I turn it down.

The Celtics are starting slow this year and there is a slight chance I might get a lottery pick out of that. Furthermore, George is done...


12/19 -

We beat the Kings 102-93. Francis with 32 points, 12 boards, 2 blocks to lead us.

Chen with 25 points, 15 boards, 8 assists.


After the game, Chen tells me he wants to extend his contract.

He wants 3 years for 83 million. I give him what he wants.

Juan Hernangomez also wants an extension. 2 years for 20 million he wants. We go back and forth and settle in on 2 years for 17 million.

[Eaglesfan27]

12/21 -

We beat the Nets 137-80. Chen with 44 points, 15 boards, 9 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 14 of 22, 6 of 8 from the arc, and 10 of 11 from the line.

Francis with 15 points, 11 boards, and 3 blocks.

Wilcox with 14 points, 10 boards, 7 assists at the stretch 4 off the bench. He shot 5 of 9.

Lucas with 12 points. He hit 4 of 4 from the arc.

12/23 -

Chen got into foul trouble and only played 16 minutes but we beat the Pelicans 99-82. Chen with 11 points and 5 boards.

Wilcox with 22 points and 10 boards in 22 minutes off the bench to lead us.

Warren with 17 points. Francis with 16 points.



12/26 -

Our streak ends with a loss to the Suns, 98-96. We are now 21-9 and 2-4 looks like a distant memory.

Falls led them in the win with 32 points and 7 boards.

Francis led us with 18 points, 7 boards, and 2 blocks.

Chen with 14 points, 5 boards, 3 assists as he fouled out in 26 minutes. He has to get that foul issue under control... sometimes he is too aggressive on defense.


12/28 -

Bilous has been cleared to return. His return and ability to lock down guys should help Chen too I think.

12/29 -

37 year old Durant is really losing it and we crush the Warriors 131-81.

Bilous holds Durant to 3 of 13.

Chen goes off (with only 1 foul) and has 50 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals, and a block! He shot 19 of 34, 8 of 12, and 4 of 4 from the line.


1/1 -

Chen leads us to a 94-66 win over the Nuggets.

Chen with 31 points, 12 boards, 8 assists, 4 steals.

Bilous with 12 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.

Francis with a minor injury in the game but enough to put him out for this one. He has a sore quad. He only played 16 minutes - 10 points and 5 boards still.


1/2 -

Francis is back the next night vs the Thunder playing through the quad issue and playing well. He leads us to a 109-107 win. Francis with 24 points, 12 boards, 3 blocks.

Chen with 16 points, 5 boards, 6 assists.


1/6 -

We lose to the Wolves 105-100. Chen had 39 points, 9 boards, 9 assists, and 4 steals in the loss but shot 10 of 32.

Francis with 22 points, 14 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 9 of 12.


1/9 -

The Knicks beat us 122-109. They got 31 from Ingram, 30 from Morgan, and 28 from Porzingis to beat us.

Chen led us with 25 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, 4 steals. He shot 11 of 24.

Francis with 20 points, 15 boards, and a block.

Wilcox with 18 points.

1/11 -

Wow. The lowly Nets beat us 100-99. They got a big game Terrell Eriksson who they got with one of our picks. He scored 27 points against us. He is up to an 81 rating!

Chen was held to 6 of 15 shooting by him and finished with 21 points, 10 board,s 3 assists.

Francis with 19 points, 11 boards, and 4 blocks.

Lucas is complaining he wants more PT :( He is a FA and I don't want to lose him but I can't give him more PT right now.


1/14 -

We beat the Celtics 104-80. They are 17-22. Come on lottery pick! :)

Chen with 26 points, 15 boards, 13 assists, 2 steals.

Francis with 26 points, 10 boards, and 4 blocks.


1/16 -

We beat the Magic 97-94. Francis with 32 points, 12 boards, and 3 blocks to lead us to the win. Chen with 16 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, and 1 steal.


1/17 - We beat the Wizards 109-82. Chen with 30 points, 10 assists, 4 steals. Francis with 18 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks. Wilcox with 14 points.


1/19 -

Okafor has been cleared to return from his injury! :)


We beat the Pacers 84-80. Wow. Delk (the #2 pick in this last draft) had 18 points, 9 boards, and 9 blocks against us!

Chen with 22 points, 13 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals, and 9 turnovers.

Okafor with 14 points and 9 boards in his return.

Francis with 14 points, 14 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 18.


1/21 -

We beat the Raptors 102-60. Chen with 36 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 6 steals, and 1 block.

Okafor with 17 points and 11 boards.

Francis with 14 points, 10 boards, and 4 blocks.


1/23 -

We beat the Jazz 98-73. Chen with 16 points, 16 boards, 11 assists, and 1 steal. Francis with 19 points and 2 blocks. Okafor with 20 points and 14 boards.


1/22 -

We beat the Hawks 123-104 but George has a respectable night against us (guess he is not done yet) with 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

Chen led us with 36 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 17 of 25.

Okafor with 22 points and 7 boards.

Wilcox with 17 points and 2 blocks.

Francis with an off night shooting but still had 14 points and 3 blocks.

Holland with 22 assists.


1/27/2026

Tommy Lucas gets hurt with a pinched nerve but we beat the Lakers 108-96.

Okafor with 32 points, 12 boards, 2 blocks. Chen with 20 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals. Francis with 16 points, 9 boards, and 3 blocks.


1/28 -

We beat the Pacers 87-85 in OT. Delk had 17 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks. The kid looks legit out there.

Francis led us with 19 points and 10 boards. Chen with 14 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 6 of 27 :(


1/30 -

We close out the month with a 123-86 win over the Mavericks. Nice revenge for earlier in the year. Okafor with 33 points and 10 boards. Francis with 31 points, 11 boards, 1 block. Chen with 19 points, 5 assists, 3 boards, 2 steals, and a block.

We are now 34-12 and dominating again :)

Chen leads all players for votes for the All-Star game :)

Chen was the player of the month in December. Jennings of the Celtics is in January as they are starting to turn it around :(

Terrence Delk and Greg Richards are winning rookie of the month in their respective conferences each month.

[Eaglesfan27]

2/1 -

We beat the Pistons 111-83. Chen with 30 points, 10 boardws, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 10 of 17.

Okafor with 25 points, 8 boards, and 3 blocks.

Francis with 20 points, 10 boards, and a block. He shot 9 of 12.


2/4 -

We beat the Grizzlies 93-87. Chen with 27 points, 10 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Wilcox with 13 points. Francis with 12 points, 12 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 5 of 14 tonight.


2/5 -

We beat the Rockets 115-89. Chen with 32 points, 10 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block.

Francis with 28 points, 12 boards, and a block. He shot 14 of 18.

Okafor with 24 points.


2/7 -

We beat the Hornets 114-88.

Francis led us in scoring with 23 points, 5 boards, and a block.

Chen with 22 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 4 steals.


2/9 -

We beat the Bulls 112-110. Francis led us with 29 points, 9 boards, 1 block.

Okafor with 21 and 10. Chen with 20 points, 4 steals.


2/11 -

We have won 16 in a row and are now 40-12! We beat the Rockets 125-100. Chen with 37 points, 7 boards, 9 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Rodgers with 25 points, 9 boards, 4 blocks.

[GoldenCrest Games]

Francis is getting hot!

Pretty soon you'll be able to play 3 on 5 and still win.

[Eaglesfan27]

LOL! I don't know about that. That was a scary start to the season when Chen and Simmons were both out.

[Eaglesfan27]

2/12 -

We beat the Heat 103-83. Chen with 36 points, 13 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 7 of 12 from the arc.

Francis with 22 points, 7 boards, and 4 steals.

Okafor with 19 points, 11 boards, 6 assists.


2/14 -

We beat the Hornets 119-83. Chen with 36 points, 12 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals. He shot 15 of 25.

Okafor with 25 points, 17 boards, and 6 blocks.

Francis with a quiet night - 10 points and 7 boards.


2/16 -

We lose to the Magic 97-77! Our old SG Timothe had 24 points and 8 assists against us.

Chen shot a miserable 4 of 25. He finished with 12 points, 9 boards, 8 assists, and 4 steals.

Francis was shut down by Sammy Montgomery and finished with 8 points and 9 boards.


2/18 -

We bounce back with a 110-80 win over the Knicks. Chen lit up MSG with 32 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 6 steals, and 1 block. He shot 8 of 14 and was 15 of 15 from the line.

Francis with 21 points, 8 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 10 of 12.


We go into the All-Star break with a 43-13 record. :)

The East All Star Team:

Chen
Guy Ingram
Roy Jennings
Okafor
Glen Watts
D'Angelo Russell
Victor Oladipo
Giannis Antetokounmpo
PF Jalen Fleming, Pacers (#1 pick in 2021)
Andre Drummond
Mo Morgan
Terrence Francis!!! :)

Rookie PF Terrence Delk (who is averaging 18.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg, and 1.9 bpg for the Pacers.)


West All-Star Team:

Sg Antoine Perkins, Memphis (#12 pick in 2018.)
PG Stephen Curry (rated 79 overall at age 37)
C Towns
SF Brandon Ingram
SF Dustin Glover (#3 pick of the Mavericks in 2019 - now rated 88 overall)
PG Tyus Jones
SG Wil Maxwell (#18 player in 2021 - he is a specialist at the 3 ball who is averaging 24 ppg)
F Kent Falls
PF Dario Saric
C O.J. Cannon
SF Dustin Cheaney
SF Terry Ruffin
PF Colin Gentry (#4 pick in 2024 averaging 17.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg, and 2.2 bpg in his 2nd year.)

[Eaglesfan27]

All-Star Weekend:

Francis dominates the Rookie/Elite All Star game and finishes with 29 points, 11 boards, and 2 blocks but his team loses 111-105.

6'7 SF Marty Andrew won the dunk contest as Chen skipped it.

Guy Ingram won the 3 point contest yet again.

Jermaine Rodgers is bummed that he didn't make the All-Star Team.


Chen led the East to a 133-108 win over the West. Chen won MVP with 37 points, 5 boards, 8 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 7 of 10 from the arc!

Francis only played 9 minutes and he had 4 points, 4 boards, and 3 steals.



2/27 -

Chen with an off night but we beat the Wizards anyway 90-81. Chen shot 4 of 18.

Rogers with 16 points and 4 boards.

Francis with 16 points, 6 boards, and a block.


2/28 -

The Celtics beat us 106-102 :(

Jennings torched us for 42 points, 12 boards, and 3 blocks.

Chen with 27 points and 4 boards.

Okafor with 26 and 12.

Francis with 16 and 9.


At the end of Feb, we are 44-14. Doctors thought Simmons would be back around the All-Star break but he is healing slower than expected. They now predict early to mid April.


3/2 -

We beat the Clippers 116-78. Okafor with 27 points, 9 boards, and 5 blocks.

Francis with 22 points, 12 boards, and a block.

Chen with 18 points, 14 boards, 14 assists, 3 steals, and a block.


3/6 -

We beat the Hornets 108-99.

Francis led the way with 30 points, 10 boards.

Okafor with 21 and 9. Chen with 11 points, 12 boards, 5 assists, and 2 steals.


3/8 -

We lose to the Celtics 97-93 as Jennings again dominated us. They are now 31-31 and we aren't getting a lottery pick from them unless something drastic changes...

Okafor with 29 points in the loss and Francis with 20 points 10 boards. Chen shot a miserable 5 of 23.


3/7 -

He bounces back with a huge game to lead us to a 107-103 win over the Bulls.

Chen with 41 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 15 of 30.

Francis with 24 points and 10 boards. He shot 10 of 14.

3/9 -

We lose to the Pacers 100-99 and they have a cheap hit on Holland that breaks his nose. He will play the rest of the regular season with a mask on :(

Chen with 18 points, 9 boards, 9 assists, and 3 steals.

Francis with 18 points, 8 boards, and 3 blocks.

Wilcox with 15 points and 6 boards.


We are now 47-16.

[GoldenCrest Games]

Chen and Francis are exactly like young Marbury and Garnett! ... except without any of the bad parts.

... and Marbury wasn't that good...

... and I bet Francis doesn't punch guys in the nutz like KG does...

... and I bet Francis could hit a shot on the 4th quarter...

ok, maybe it's not the same.

[Eaglesfan27]

Chen and Francis are exactly like young Marbury and Garnett! ... except without any of the bad parts.

... and Marbury wasn't that good...

... and I bet Francis doesn't punch guys in the nutz like KG does...

... and I bet Francis could hit a shot on the 4th quarter...

ok, maybe it's not the same.

:D

[Eaglesfan27]

FWIW, I think about them like Kobe and Shaq except Chen is better at a younger age and will actually pass to other guys. I hope they can co-exist better though ;)

[Eaglesfan27]

3/12 -

Wow. The Jazz beat us 126-86. Overton, the #10 pick in 2022 had 29 points against us as he torched Chen.

Chen was in foul trouble all game and only played 14 minutes. In those 14 minutes, he had 11 points, 3 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal.

Francis with 21 points and 9 boards in the loss.


3/14 -

We bounce back and crush the Lakers 126-85. Chen with 31 points, 13 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block in just 30 minutes (due to fouling out again. That is a problem.)

Okafor with 22 points, 11 boards and 6 assists.

Francis with 16 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.

Wilcox with 20 points off the bench.



3/15 -

We beat the Kings 110-93. Embiid had 21 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks in the loss for the Kings.

#1 pick Greg Richards had 13 points and 7 assists from the PG spot.

Chen with 27 points, 14 boards, 11 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 30 points.

Francis with 16 points and 9 boards.



3/17 -

We beat the Clippers 123-100. That is win 50! We are 50-17. Our former backup C Papagiannis had 22 points against us.

Chen put up 51 points! Also had 11 boards, 8 assists, 1 steal. He shot 20 of 30, 4 of 9 from the arc, and 7 of 7 from the line.

Okafor with 22 points and 6 boards.

Francis with 20 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.

Holland with 21 assists.


3/20 -

Memphis also has 50 wins... we crush them 113-80. Chen with 48 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 14 of 24, 4 of 8 from the arc, and 16 of 17 from the line.

Francis with 16 points and 9 boards.


3/22 -

We beat the Knicks 101-96. Chen with 22 points, 8 boards, 9 assists, 5 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 18 points and 9 boards.

Francis with 17 points, 18 boards, and a block.


3/23 -

We lose to the Heat 106-99 as Glen Watts dominated inside with 32 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.

Chen with 29 points, 8 boards, 3 assists, and 1 steal in the loss. He shot 10 of 24.

Francis with only 8 points, 5 boards, and a block.


3/25 -


We beat the Trailblazers 126-100.

Francis with a career high 41 points, 10 boards, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 19 of 25, 3 of 3 from the line!

Chen with 27 points, 10 boards, 6 assists, 5 steals, and 1 block. He shot 11 of 15.

Okafor with 21 points and 10 boards.


3/26 -

The Doctors have cleared Simmons to play. He has lost a lot of explosiveness. Not sure that he will ever get it back. He will play backup PG and SF this season and we might have to re-focus him on SF if he doesn't have the speed to play PG anymore...

[Eaglesfan27]

3/27 -

We beat the Pistons 98-73.

Okafor with 23 points, 11 boards, 4 assists, and 4 blocks.

Chen with 23 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals.

Francis with 17 points, 5 boards, and a block.

Simmons in 22 minutes off the bench had 4 points, 10 boards, 6 assists. He shot 2 of 6.


3/29 -

We lose to the Bucks 113-94.

Okafor with 21 points, 8 boards, and 1 block.

Francis with 20 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.

Chen with 17 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals in 26 minutes (foul trouble.)

Simmons had 10 points, 7 boards, 8 assists in 25 minutes. He shot 4 of 10.


3/31 -

We beat the Nets 89-84. Chen shot 7 of 30 and finished with 19 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, and 3 steals.

Francis with 16 points, 12 boards, and 6 blocks!

Okafor with 16 points, 10 boards.

Simmons with 6 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, and 9 turnovers in 23 minutes. Ugh. He also got into foul trouble trying to guard their PG.

[Eaglesfan27]

April 1st -

Chen won player of the Month in the East. Kris Dunn won it in the west.

Terrence Delk won Rookie of the Month in the east and has won it every month. Ditto for Greg Richards in the West....

The experts think the MVP is between Guy Ingram (Knicks) and Chen.


We beat the Hawks 120-110. Francis with 31 points, 10 boards.

Okafor with 28 points and 9 boards.

Chen with 23 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, and a block.

Rodgers with 20 points and 10 boards.

Holland with 16 assists.

Simmons with 4 points, 5 boards, 6 assists, and 1 turnover in just 15 minutes as he fouled out quickly trying to guard their PG...


4/3 -

We beat the Cavs 132-80. Chen torched Irving for 43 points, 13 boards, 9 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 17 of 23!

Francis with 27 points, 10 boards, and 4 blocks.

Wilcox with 21 points and 2 blocks in 20 minutes.

Simmons with 10 points, 14 boards, and 2 assists in 23 minutes.

Holland with 14 assists in 29 minutes.


4/5 -

We beat the Raptors 111-95 but Holland hurts his ankle in the game and will miss at least 1 game.

Holland had 10 assists before he got hurt.

simmons took over the PG for him when he got hurt and finished with 9 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, and 3 steals in 25 minutes...

Francis with 30 points, 10 boards, 4 steals, and 3 blocks.

Okafor with 24 points, 6 boards, 4 blocks.

Chen was in foul trouble and only played 22 minutes - 7 points, 3 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals and a block.


Simmons will start in place of Holland...

[Eaglesfan27]

4/7 -

We beat the Nets 120-80! Simmons got hot and exploded for 27 points, 12 boards, 14 assists, 2 steals, and a block as he played 42 minutes (I only had him set to play 25!)

Part of the reason for that is Chen got into foul trouble and only played 24 minutes. Chen finished with 16 points, 5 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 21 points, 9 boards, 4 assists.

Francis with 18 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.

[Eaglesfan27]

4/9 -

Holland is healed but Simmons is a star and wants to keep starting him... he proved to me that he deserves to start.

We beat the Pistons 102-72.

simmons with 16 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, and 1 steal. He isn't as explosive, but he is crafty.

Okafor with 28 points, 18 boards, 3 assists, and 3 blocks.

Francis with 16 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.

Chen with 14 points, 4 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and a block in 29 minutes (foul trouble again.)

Will this cost him his 2nd MVP?

[Eaglesfan27]

4/11 -

We beat the Pacers 116-86. Simmons led the way with 24 points, 15 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals, and a block. Wow. I'm glad we extended him. He may have lost some explosiveness but he is obviously still a very good player :)

Francis with 16 points, 8 boards, 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 25 points, 6 boards, and 3 blocks.

Chen got into foul trouble and only played 20 minutes - 12 points, 4 boards, 5 assists.


4/13 -

We beat the Bucks 118-90. Chen led the way with 26 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals. He shot a very efficient 9 of 14, 4 of 4 from the arc, and 4 of 5 from the line.

Francis with 24 points and 9 boards.

Okafor with 22 points, 13 boards.

Simmons with 18 points, 8 boards, 13 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.


We close out the season with a 121-110 loss to Boston. Will that cost Chen the MVP to Jennings?

[Eaglesfan27]

The MVP is.........



.....



Wenli Chen!!! A 62-20 record and great stats was enough to get Chen the award. His final season averages: 25 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 6.3 apg, 2.7 spg, 0.7 bpg. He shot 47.4% from the field, 92% from the line, and 42.5% from the arc.


Other Awards:

Rookie of the Year goes to #2 pick Terrence Delk who averaged 18.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.6 apg, and 2.0 bpg. He shot 50.5% from the field.

My old center Stephen Micoud won most improved player. He averaged 11 ppg and 11.5 rpg this year.


William Goodrich led the Grizzlies to a 63-19 record and won coach of the year.

David Vincent of the Grizzlies won GM of the year.


All-NBA 1st team:

Chen
Guy Ingram
Brandon Ingram
Roy Jennings
O.J. Cannon


2nd team:

D'Angelo Russell
Jonathon Labissiere
Dustin Glover
Kent Falls
Karl Anthony Towns

Jermaine Rodgers made 1st team All NBA Defense along with Chen.

Carmelo Anthony Jr. made All-Rookie 1st team along with Delk and Richards. Carmelo averaged 11 ppg for the Thunder.


Boston did not make the playoffs!! We have a shot at a lottery pick after all :)

We will face the 8 seed Pacers in the 1st round.

[Eaglesfan27]

The Pacers upset us in game 1, 95-93!

Chen with 22 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Simmons with 16 points, 11 boards, 5 assists.

Okafor with 12 points and 4 boards.

Francis with 12 points and 10 boards.


Delk had 34 points, 9 boards, and 3 blocks in the win for the Pacers.

D'Angelo Russell with 28 points and 11 assists.



Game 2 -

We win 102-82. Francis with 28 points, 10 boards, 4 blocks.

Chen with 24 points, 10 boards, 6 assists, 6 steals, and 2 blocks.

Okafor with 22 points and 9 boards.

Simmons with 3 points, 11 boards, 15 assists.


Delk with 24 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks in the loss but we held D'Angelo to 0 points as Simmons stifled him.



Game 3 -

We win 112-75 but Francis injures his ankle. It's a sprain and the docs say we can tape him up and keep playing. It's the playoffs, we are doing that.

He helped hold Delk to 7 points.

Simmons led us with 26 points, 8 boards, 7 assists, 4 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 24 points and 12 boards.

Francis with 18 points, 9 boards.

Chen in foul trouble only played 23 minutes - 11 points, 2 boards, 3 assists.


Game 4 -

We win 117-88.

Chen with a big night - 38 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, 4 steals.

Francis with 25 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.

Simmons with 14 points, 10 boards, 11 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Wilcox with 15 points.


Game 5 -

We win 100-68.

Chen with 28 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 23 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.

Okafor with 18 points and 10 boards.

Simmons with 8 points, 6 boards, 13 assists, and 2 blocks.



Our next series will be against the #4 Knicks who beat the #5 Wizards in 5 games.

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 1 -

We beat the Knicks 115-95!

Chen put on a show with 38 points, 4 boards, 0 assists, 4 steals, and a block. He shot 13 of 22, 6 of 12 from the arc, 6 of 6 from the line.

Simmons with 17 points, 11 boards, 11 assists, and 3 steals.

Francis with 16 points, 3 boards, a block.

Okafor with 15 points and 11 boards.



Game 2 -

We win 138-100! Chen with 45 points, 9 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 24 points, 11 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Simmons with 19 points, 9 boards, 15 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Rodgers with 18 points, 6 boards, 2 steals, and 3 blocks.

Okafor with 14 points, 4 boards.



Game 3 -

We go into MSG and beat the Knicks 104-70.

Chen shut down Guy Ingram and held him to 3 of 22.

Chen had 26 points, 15 boards, 5 assists, 5 steals, and a block. He shot 12 of 17.

Simmons with 19 points, 9 boards, 8 assists.

Francis with 18 points, 12 boards, 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 12.


Game 4 -

Guy Ingram with 53 points to power the Knicks to a 112-108 win over us.

Chen had 44 points, 10 boards, 7 assists, and 6 steals.

What a blast of a game between these two superstars.


Game 5 -

We close it out in Philly 118-90.

Chen with 29 points, 11 boards, 8 assists, 4 steals.

Okafor with 22 points, 10 boards, and a block.

Francis with 19 points, 12 boards, and 5 blocks.

Simmons with 10 points, 8 boards, 13 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.


#3 Miami beat #2 Orlando in 6 games to advance to face us.

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 1 -

We win 100-80 but the story of the game is Chen going down in the 3rd quarter :(

He has a knee injury....

it doesn't look serious....


Report is in - sprained knee. He will miss the Conference Finals but could be back for the NBA Finals if we can advance without him.

Francis led us to the win with 31 points, 13 boards, and 3 blocks.

Okafor with 20 and 10.

Simmons with 9 points, 10 boards, and 7 assists.


Can we advance without Chen?

[GoldenCrest Games]

Rookie of the Year goes to #2 pick Terrence Delk who averaged 18.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.6 apg, and 2.0 bpg. He shot 50.5% from the field..

ROBBED!!!!


Look at Francis in the playoffs. He's a gamer!

[Eaglesfan27]

ROBBED!!!!


Look at Francis in the playoffs. He's a gamer!

Francis is a 2nd year player now. He won Rookie of the year last year.

[GoldenCrest Games]

How in the world did I miss that???

[GoldenCrest Games]

So, Chen is actually a 94. But, when you add in Pop's coaching and morale boosts, he is effectively a 96 from what I read. Here is a look at our stacked roster :)

Francis is already up to an 84 but boosted to an 86 by Pop.


I completely missed this!

These guys are going to be dominant for over a decade.

[Eaglesfan27]

Yes, barring injury I expect us to dominate for a decade at least. Also, hoping to get super lucky with this Boston lottery pick! There is a young PG who would look great in our uniform (but not trading up for him unless it is only a few slots and doesn't cost a lot.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 2 -

Without Chen, we have to play a slower grind it out game, but we do so and Francis dominates inside in a 93-85 win.

Francis with 25 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 3 blocks. He shot 8 of 13 and 9 of 12 from the line.

Rodgers with 17 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.

Simmons with 9 points, 12 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals. He shot 4 of 15.


Game 3 -

We grind it out early but our fast break gets going later in the game and we run away with it 114-90.

Simmons with 15 points, 15 boards, 15 assists, and 1 block.

Okafor with 27 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 23 points, 12 boards, 2 blocks.


Game 4 -

We play smothering defense and sweep the Heat even without Chen! Wow.

98-70 win.

Francis with 29 points, 12 boards, 2 blocks. He shot 14 of 20.

Okafor with 17 points, 12 boards, 2 blocks.

Simmons with 9 points, 14 boards, 15 assists, 1 steal. He shot 4 of 13.

Hoping the Memphis-Dallas Western Conference Finals go 7 to give Chen maximum chance to be back...

[Eaglesfan27]

Unfortunately, Memphis wins in 5 to get back to the Finals to face us again. Can we handle them like last time?

They have added Kris Dunn to their young lineup which has improved and they have 4 guys at or over 80 overall..

Chen is not going to make it back for game 1 :(

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 1 -

We try to grind it out but Memphis defends their home court, 85-80.

Dunn led them with 18 points and 9 assists.

Okafor led us with 19 points, 8 boards, 2 blocks.

Simmons shot 4 of 20 and finished with 8 points, 10 boards, 11 assists.

Francis shot 4 of 13 and finished with 11 points and 5 boards.



Game 2 -

We steal one from Memphis 95-94 as Simmons hits the buzzer beater to win it!

Simmons with 16 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 6 of 9.

Rodgers with 19 points, 9 boards, 2 steals, and a block.

Francis with 13 points and 6 boards.

They held Okafor to 3 of 13 shooting.


Game 3 -

We get great news! Chen is back! Ready to fire up our home crowd!

Wow. We go into a funk and Memphis wins 79-70!

Chen got into foul trouble and only played 15 minutes. 0 of 7 shooting for 2 points.

Okafor with 16 points and 10 boards.

Francis with 14 points and 10 boards.

Simmons with 12 points, 12 boards, 7 assists, 4 steals.


Game 4 -

Chen explodes in a huge way and we cruise to a 113-76 win.

Chen with 30 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot an efficient 10 of 14, 3 of 4 from the 3 point line, and 7 of 8 from the line.

Okafor with 31 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 15 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks.

Simmons with 12 points, 7 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals.


Pivotal Game 5 -


Chen takes over the game and hits the game winning shot, 110-109!

Chen with 33 points, 4 boards, 5 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 11 of 18, 5 of 5 from the arc, and 6 of 6 from the line.

Francis with 23 points, 12 boards, and a block.

Simmons with 12 points, 4 boards, 13 assists.

Okafor with 17 points and 8 boards.


Game 6 -

We win!! We win!! Chen gets another Championship! We win 104-70. Does he get MVP?

Chen with 16 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists in Game 6.

Simmons with 15 points, 12 boards, 11 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 29 points, 6 boards, and a block.

Francis with 18 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, and 2 steals.

So, does Chen get the MVP of the Finals?


No, I guess because he missed 2 games, the voters go another direction and go with Ben Simmons!

Simmons averaged 12.2 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 9.3 apg, and 2.2 spg.

Chen has completed his 4th season and he just got his 4th Championship. Wow.

[Eaglesfan27]

Retirement news:

Lots of big names hanging it up:

Russell Westbrook, age 37, Hawks.
Stephen Curry, age 38, Warriors
Serge Ibaka, 36, Clippers
Derrick Rose, 37, no team.
Paul George, 36, Hawks
Demar DeRozan, 36, no team.
John Wall, 35, Nets.
Avery Bradley, 35, no team.
Isaiah Thomas, Wizards, 37.
Klay Thompson, Wolves, 36.
Tristan Thompson, Thunder, 35.
Draymond Green, Grizzlies, 36.
Ricky Rubio, 36, no team.

Gregg Popovich after 29 years in the league, decides to retire as our coach :(

HOF News:

Westbrook, Curry, and George all make it.



NBA League News:

The rules committee increased the number of fouls to 7 before a player fouls out.

Also, the top 10 picks are lottery picks now and the rest are seeded based on record.


Speaking of which, it is time for the Lottery!!!

We have a 0.9% chance of Boston's pick moving up... otherwise, it is #14...

Bah, we stay at #14.

The Warriors had a 1.1% of moving up from 13 and they got lucky... they move up to #7.

The Hawks moved up from #7 to #2 in the lottery.

The Pistons with a 9.2% chance got the #1 pick.


We have the #14 and #30 pick.


Now, it is time to hire a new coach...

There are several very good coaches available including Steve Kerr... but the coach who our team things is the best is David Blatt... he has top ratings for developing players and for running offense....

David Blatt also has an offer from 2 other teams but he picks to come coach Chen. We gave him 25 million over 4 years. We got him from the Hawks. The Hawks hired our old coach Brett Brown.

Kerr was definitely the 2nd best choice and he decided not to take any of the available jobs and wait for a better offer to come along..

Time for the draft...

[Eaglesfan27]

As expected, the Pistons take the top PG and undisputed top player in the draft.

The Hawks trade down from #2, picking up the #5 pick this year and a 1st next year from Portland!

Portland takes the top SF from Europe but he is nothing special at this point in his career.

The Clippers take the top PF/C (undersized at C) with the #3 spot who is a great rebounder.

With the #4 pick the Nets get the top big man, a 7'0 270 pound C who has good inside scoring moves.

With the 5th pick, the Hawks get the 2nd best 7 footer in the draft.

The Wolves trade Zach Lavine and a future 1st to get the #8 pick. They take the best SG in the draft (who I was hoping might fall to me at #14.)

The Kings take a SF at #9 who I loved and who my coach wanted me to get. I might still trade for him...

The Spurs trade Dario Saric for the #10 pick and Chester Dudley, a young C.

The Spurs use that pick to get a developmental SG.

The Warriors trade Blake Griffin to the Suns for the #11 pick... They get an athletic SF. They have added 2 good athletes so far in the draft.

No one at #14 that I love, but I can't get a good trade. I take a 6'6 230 pound SG out of North Carolina State who can shoot the 3 well and could develop into a solid player.

[Eaglesfan27]

FA News:

The biggest FA is Glen Watts who is rated 86 overall and is 7'0 280 lbs and is only 27 years old...

My old SG Rick Sharpe is now an UFA but I decide not to pursue him. He was too unhappy with the limited minutes he would get with us...

He ends up getting a 3 year deal for 8 million from the Pacers.

Knicks sign Jaylen Brown for 3 years and 21 million.

My brief backup C Jakob Poeltl gets 3 years and 50 million from the Clippers. We really boosted his career.

We re-sign Eric Holland, Tommy Lucas, and Bojan Pavic to min sal 1 year deals.

The Hawks pay 130 million over 5 years to sign Hans Hoffman! Who? Hans is a 23 year old SG from Germany who was the #9 pick in the 2022 draft. He has developed into an 83 rated SG at age 23. He is a spectacular passer and a capable shooter. He plays solid defense and has potential to still develop further. He averaged 14.6 ppg and 2.7 apg last year.

The Heat re-sign Glen Watts for 5 years and 155 million.

[Eaglesfan27]

Player Progression News:

Can Simmons re-gain any of his explosiveness?

Sadly, the answer is no. He is not regaining anything and he has suffered significant losses in shooting skill at age 30 as well as his athleticism which has declined. On the plus side, he is still a dynamic passer and rebounder. His overall rating has declined to 76 at age 30.

Chen at the age of 23 has gained 2 more overall and is now a pure 96 (what will he be with Blatt's system?) Of note, his shooting has become truly elite in both mid range and 3 point shots. His perimeter defense has become special. His basketball IQ has improved. Hopefully, he won't foul out so much now...

Francis at age 21 is up to a pure 87! He has developed more post moves and is an elite post scorer. His mid range shot has continued to develop. His interior defense has become very good. He also has improved his basketball IQ.

Rodgers at age 24 has become a star. He has develop interior scoring, superb post play, and a mid range game. He is at the point that I may have to start him....

Which brings us to Okafor. At age 30, he is regressing significantly. His physical attributes are in severe decline and his mid range shot is in some decline. He has dropped to an overall of 82.

Wilcox has improved every year and is up to a 77. He is ready to play as a stretch 4.

Lucas has continued to improve and is an elite 3 point shooter. The big man is ready to get some more PT...


We have to move a player to cut down to 15...

Wow, the Mavericks want Andre Roberson. They are willing take him plus a 2nd for their 2029 1st rounder (top 3 protected.)

Easy trade to pull the trigger on!


With Blatt's system in place, Chen is a 98 and Francis is a 89! Let's take a look at the roster:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x617eqf

[Eaglesfan27]

My assistant coaches suggest making 2 big moves:

Holland starting at PG over Simmons. I decline that suggestion.

They recommend Rodgers starting at PF, Francis at C, and Okafor first big off the bench. I agree to that. Okafor has to deal with this new reality...


October 28th -

Our season opener is at the Nets. Blatt's system is a bit less defensive oriented than Pop. Also, he likes a slower offense but Chen has convinced him to run, run, and run some more.


We win 121-90! Chen with 31 points, 17 boards, 13 assists, 3 steals in his season opener.

Simmons with 21 points, 9 boards, 7 assists despite only playing 26 minutes (which is all he will play each game for now on.)

Francis with 20 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks. Very efficient 7 of 10 shooting night.

Okafor with 18 points, 11 boards, and 3 blocks.

Rodgers with 12 points, 5 boards, 5 steals, and a block.


10/30 -

We host the Bucks.

We win 109-84. Chen with 33 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, 1 block.

Okafor with 25 points and 8 boards.

Francis with 23 points, 4 boards, and a block.

Simmons with 6 points, 4 boards, and 13 assists.

[GoldenCrest Games]

Chen at the age of 23 has gained 2 more overall and is now a pure 96 (what will he be with Blatt's system?) Of note, his shooting has become truly elite in both mid range and 3 point shots. His perimeter defense has become special. His basketball IQ has improved. Hopefully, he won't foul out so much now...

Francis at age 21 is up to a pure 87! He has developed more post moves and is an elite post scorer. His mid range shot has continued to develop. His interior defense has become very good. He also has improved his basketball IQ.

With Blatt's system in place, Chen is a 98 and Francis is a 89! Let's take a look at the roster:



Age 23 and 21. Unbelievable.

Does the league have a max for contracts? I be Chen and Francis are going to kill the cap in a few years.

[Eaglesfan27]

I think NBA 2k17 does have a max contract rule of around 33 million (that rises with league inflation) but I'm not sure.

Edited above post to show roster video including a detailed look at Chen.

[Eaglesfan27]

With the birth of my son, it has been a while since I have had time to play but I can play a bit this morning (until he wakes up from this nap.) :)

Oct 31st -

We beat the Bulls 81-75. Saric is now on the Bulls and led them with 22 points and 13 boards.

Chen led us with 22 points, 11 boards, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block.

Rodgers with 17 points, 5 boards, and 4 blocks.

Okafor with 14 points and 11 boards. Francis with 10 points, 9 boards, and 1 block.


November 2nd,

Rodgers gets hurt in a game and could play through it but I decide to sit him for 2-3 weeks rather than risk him exacerbating his injury. This makes Okafor very happy as he moves back into the starting lineup and has a nice trickle effect throughout our roster.

Early in the year, Chen is averaging a career high 27 ppg, career high 11.5 rpg, and 5.7 apg (6.3 apg is career high.) Let's see how he is doing at the end of November.

Very early but Francis is averaging a career low 14.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg, and a career high 2.1 bpg. Let's see where he is at the end of the month...

[Eaglesfan27]

November 8th -

Bilous wants a contract extension and his shut down defensive ability is key to our team. He wants 3 years for 83 million! We go back and forth and get him down to 3 years at 75 million.

November 10th -

Okafor fractures his leg in a game and is likely done for the year :(

He is 30 years old. We will see how he bounces back from that...

Wilcox slides into a stretch 4 starting role. Lucas gets his wish for minutes as he is the primary backup center now..


We are still undefeated at 7-0. How long will that continue?


Nov 14th -

We suffer our first loss to the Mavericks as they beat us 118-114.

Wilcox has had a hard time adjusting to starting and has been held to single digits each game on poor shooting. This time Chen and Francis could not power us quite enough as Kent Falls led all scorers with 39 points.


11/15 -

Wilcox with 1 of 12 shooting and we lose again. I will give him a bit more time before he moves back to a reserve role...


11/17 -

The next day Wilcox bounces back with a 21 points, 10 boards, 6 block night! He shot 5 of 8 from the arc.

Chen tore it up after 2 losses with a 47 points, 6 boards, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks on 15 of 20 shooting with 6 of 6 from the arc.

November 24th -

Rodgers is completely healthy and moves back to starting lineup.


End of November -

We are 12-4 as we lost 4 in the month but not Chen or Francis' fault. Chen is now up to 27.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 5.4 apg, 3.8 spg (wow), and 1.2 bpg) while shooting a career high 49% from the floor and 42% from the arc.

Francis with a big month is now at a career best 22.5 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 0.7 apg, and 2.0 bpg (career high.) He is also shooting a career high 62% from the floor and has hit a 3 shooting 1 of 6 from the arc.

Simmons in his first full season back is averaging 11.7 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 7.1 apg, 1.5 spg, and 0.5 bpg but his shooting percentage is way down at 40% from the floor after averaging 52% the last 3 seasons before his injury.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec 14th -

Bilous hurts a ligament in his elbow and will miss 4-6 weeks :(

Simmons will slide to SF and Holland will start at PG.

12/25 -

Chen tweaks his knee. He will sit 1 or 2 games.

Warren gets the start and we win 129-80. Francis took over with 32 points, 15 boards, and 3 blocks.


After the game, Chen is cleared to return.

In his return he puts up 32 against our old center Micoud in a rout.

At the end of December we are 25-6.

Chen averaging career high 28.6 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 5.1 apg, 3.2 spg, 1.2 bpg on 50% shooting.

Francis avg: 23.5 ppg, 9.9 rpg, .9 apg, 1.2 spg, 2 bpg.

Simmons: 12.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 6.9 apg.

[Eaglesfan27]

1/8/2027 -

Chen hits 50 points in a 129-102 win over the Cavs. Holland has really been making it easy for Chen with great passes.

1/10 -

Chen follows up his 50 point night with a 57 point night in a 134-100 win over the Raptors. He shot 17 of 23, 5 of 10 from the arc, and 18 of 18 from the line.

Holland with 11 assists in the win.

1/12 -

He continues it with a 50 point game in a win against the Hawks, 120-90!


1/14 -

He "only" scores 36 points in a 119-93 win over the Pelicans.


1/15 -

He is a bit tired and has an off night of 23 points in a loss to the Celtics, 100-96.


1/20 -

Bilous is cleared to return but Simmons is thriving at SF and I think Holland adds to the team at PG. I decide to make Bilous our 6th man.



End of January -

We are now 38-9. But, both Hermangomez and Lucas want more minutes. I need to trade one of them I think or risk losing them both...

Chen is up to a career high 29.5 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 5.4 apg, 2.9 spg, and 1.1 bpg. He is shooting 49.3% from the field.

Simmons is averaging 13.3 ppg, 8 rpg, 7 apg, and 1.3 spg while shooting 48% from the floor (he is doing so much better at SF when he gets inside.)

Rodgers is having a breakout in ratings per our scouts but it has not translated into much higher production - he is averaging 11.7 ppg, 7 rpg, 2.6 spg, and 2.0 bpg. All about the same as last year.

Bilous is averaging his usual 7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.7 spg, and 1.1 bpg while shooting 52% from the floor and playing tremendous defense.


Now for who should be traded:

Hernangomez is averaging 22.5 mpg, 7.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.7 apg, and 0.7 bpg.

Wilcox is averaging 22 mpg, 8.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg, and 1.2 bpg while shooting a lower percentage (surprisingly) at only 34%. He is definitely not living up to his ratings as a shooter yet... Even more surprising he is 29% from the arc...

Lucas is averaging 13 mpg, 5.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.4 bpg and is shooting 39% overall and 39% from the arc. I think all things considered, it is time to get the big C Lucas some more minutes.

Hernangomez is the oldest player and is the one I will trade...

I had a few good offers for him earlier in the year and passed on them... hopefully I can find a good one now.

Those offers are gone but I find one I like:

I give up:

Juan Hernangomez (80 overall rating now - 31 years old), C Dave Harper (67 and only 19 but with potential) and I get back from the Suns 24 year old 77 rated SG Lawrence Fowlkes but who can provide some great outside shooting (98 rating on open 3's) and size at 6'6. He is under contract at 3 years for 34 million. I also get the Suns 1st pick in 2029 (top 3 protected.)

[Eaglesfan27]

2/2/2027 -

A big game as the Knicks are tied with us for 1st place in the Eastern Conference.

Ingram puts up 44 points and Porzingas adds 20, but we win 120-112.

Francis with 33 points, 16 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 15 of 25.

Chen with 28 points, 5 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Simmons with 15 points, 10 boards, 12 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 14 points, 14 boards, and 2 blocks.

Fowlkes shot 0 of 5 in his debut.


2/9 -

Bilous suffers a hairline fracture in his arm. Out about 4 weeks per our docs.

More playing time for Fowlkes.

2/10 -

Chen and Francis each break 40 points in a 122-79 win over the Wizards!


2/17 -

We enter the All-Star break with a 45-11 record and our 1st in the East.


Chen had the most All-Star votes by a wide margin.

Francis was also voted by fans to the All-Star starting lineup in the East.

They were the only 2 76ers to make it. Saric made it now with the Bulls as well.

Chen skipped the All-Star dunk contest.

He lost the 3 point contest to a young player from the Warriors. The Warriors had 2 different players win the dunk contest and 3 point contest.

Chen led the East to a 140-119 win over the West. Chen got MVP with 34 poins, 10 assists, and 7 boards in 30 minutes.

Francis with 18 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, and a block in 29 minutes.

[Eaglesfan27]

Feb 27 -

A big game for Chen against the Warriors - 35 points, 11 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks in a 109-90 win. Chen shot 14 of 24, 4 of 8 from the arc.

We are 46-12 at the end of Feb. Chen is averaging 29.5 ppg (25.6 previous high), 8.8 rpg (8.2 prev high), 5.8 apg (6.3), 2.8 spg (2.7), and 1.1 (0.8.) He is shooting 49.7% from the floor (47.8%) and 42.4% from the arc (42.5% last season)


3/2 -

Bilous is healed and will go back to 6th man. That means less minutes for Warren who has already been complaining about his time...


3/6 -

Chen with 47 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 7 steals, and 3 blocks in a 129-90 win over Portland. He shot 17 of 27, 6 of 10 from the arc, and 7 of 7 from the line.

2 nights later a 32 point, 10 boards, 10 assists, 3 steal night in a 117-100 win over Houston.


3/16 -

We are on a 9 game winning streak and Okafor is back from injury. We'll work him back into the rotation off the bench.


End of March:

We are 60-14. Chen had 7 straight games with 30 plus during the month and 2 with 40 plus.

Chen is now 24. He is up to 29.8 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 5.8 apg, 3.0 spg, and 1.1 bpg. He is shooting a career high 49.7% from the floor and 43.1% from the arc.

Francis is 22 years old and is averaging 24.3 ppg (20.6 ppg prev high), 9.7 rpg (9.2), 1.0 apg (0.9 apg), 1.4 spg (1.6), and 1.9 bpg (1.7) He is shooting a career best 58.9% (57.8%) and 11.1% from the arc.


With the college season over, let's look at the likely top 5 picks:

1. PF Andy Love 6'9 260 and a good shooter. Most likely to be selected #1 overall. Might be close to his ceiling but likely a fringe All-Star right away. Only 19 though so he might improve a lot.

2. Fabricio Reyes 6'8 230 pound PF who is 21. He is a fierce defensive PF who has a limited offensive game so far that mostly relies on dunking. Better ceiling?

3. Wes Jackson - The least game ready right now but the highest potential SG who is only 18 years old. Great passer who has the potential to be a super star. 6'4 200 lbs.

4. PG Rudolph Sharpe is 5'7 155 and 19 years old. Prolific 3 point shooter who is a defensive liability right now.

5. Clyde Galloway, 6'11 280 pound PF who is mainly a rebounder and defensive specialist right now but has potential to develop into an All-Star.


End of season:

We finish 67-15. Chen just barely misses 30 ppg but he easily wins MVP again!

Here is a video of all of the award winners:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x64oiu1

[Eaglesfan27]

Here is a look at the end of season stats, the ratings of Chen and Francis, and the playoff tree:


http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6558ey

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 1 against the Cavs:

Chen leads us to a 128-70 win. Chen with 39 points, 11 boards, 11 assists, 4 steals, and a block. He shot 16 of 25 including 5 of 10 from the arc.


Game 2:

Chen leads us to a 100-80 win. Chen with 26 points, 17 boards, 12 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Game 3:

Chen leads us to a 122-82 win. Chen with 25 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.


Game 4:

Chen helps us complete the sweep 126-90. Chen with 39 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks.


Boston beats Indiana in 7 to advance to play us.


Game 1 against Boston:

Chen leads us to 105-98 win. Chen with 21 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals.

Francis with 21 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks.


Game 2:

Boston wins 111-105. Chen had 25 points, 8 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Francis with 18 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.

Jennings led Boston with 32 points, 10 boards, 5 blocks.


Game 3:

We win 104-101 behind Francis who had 26 points, 12 boards, and 1 block.

Chen with 25 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 20 points and 14 boards off the bench.


Game 4:

Francis leads us to a 99-80 win. Francis with 25 points, 7 boards, and 3 blocks.

Chen with 19 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, and 1 steal.


Game 5:

Jennings with 47 points to lead Boston to a 112-110 win.

Okafor with 31 and 13. Chen with 27 points.


Game 6:

We win 105-93 behind 31 from Chen and 30 from Francis.

We will face the Knicks who swept Orlando.

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 1 vs the Knicks:

Ingram with 33 points and Porzingis with 32 as the Knicks beat us in Philly 108-106.

Francis with 30 points, 10 boards, and 3 steals in the loss.

Chen shot 7 of 22 and finished with 24 points, 9 boards, 4 assists.

Simmons with 13 points, 8 boards, 6 assists.

Game 2:

Rodgers comes up big with a 32 point (career high), 10 boards, 3 block night in a 113-100 win.

Chen added 21 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals.

Francis with 19 points, 9 boards, and a block.


Game 3 -

We steal one in NYC 109-108. Chen with the game winning basket as he had a triple double - 30 points, 11 boards, 11 assists, 4 steals.

Okafor with an efficient 20 points, 10 board, 1 block night.

Francis with 26 points, 12 boards, 4 blocks.


Game 4:

Ingram put up 43 points but it was not enough as we win in NYC, 123-118.

Chen led the way with 31 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 5 steals, and a block.

Okafor with 19 points, 13 boards, and 3 assists.

Francis with 16 and 12.


Game 5:

Chen with a huge night to close it out 136-100. Chen with 41 points, 11 boards, 9 assists, 4 steals. He shot 14 of 22, 7 of 10 from the arc, 6 of 6 from the line.

Francis with a very efficient 22 points, 10 boards, 3 blocks. He shot 11 of 14.

Simmons with 12 points, 9 boards, 5 assists.


Who will we face in the finals?


#1 seed Memphis finishes Dallas in 5. Memphis is becoming the very familiar foe for us. Can we take care of them again?

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 1:

They slow the pace, but our defense dominates. 96-80 win.

Francis led us with 19 points, 10 boards, 2 blocks.

Chen with a 15 points, 5 boards, 3 assist night.

Simmons with 10 points, 10 boards, 10 assists in only 27 minutes.


Game 2:

Memphis wins 100-95 as their top 3 players each break 20 points.

Francis led us with 21 points, 5 boards, 3 blocks.

Chen shot 5 of 15 and finished with 17 points, 11 boards, 3 assists.


Game 3:

Anton Bilous goes down early with a broken bone in his wrist :(

But, we win 106-79 as Chen dominated with 49 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. He shot 16 of 20 from the floor, 5 of 7 from the arc, and 12 of 13 from the line!


Game 4:

We take a 3-1 lead with a 124-100 win. Chen with 31 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals. He shot 12 of 20, 5 of 11, 2 of 2.

Francis with 20 points, 9 boards, 3 blocks. He shot 7 of 17.

Okafor with a very efficient 29 points, 10 boards, 2 blocks.


Game 5:

Despite 32 points from Chen, we lose 112-95 and Rodgers suffers a back strain. He will play through it.

Memphis was led by 38 points from star SG Antoine Perkins.


Game 6:

T.J. Warren tears his ACL and is done.

We lose 100-80.

Chen with an off night 10 of 24 shooting for 24 points, 10 boards, 5 assists.

I'm going to keep simming and leave it up to our team to earn this Championship... Let's go Chen and team!!!

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 7:


The old veteran Kris Dunn goes off and leads Memphis to a 108-106 win over us!

Kris Dunn gets Finals MVP with a 28 ppg average and 10 apg.

Chen shot a horrible 2 of 14 :(

Francis led us with 23 points, 20 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 10 of 16.

Okafor with 22 points.

Rodgers playing hurt had 20 points, 14 boards, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.


Our owner is mad. We paid a lot of luxury tax and he was demanding another Championship...

[Eaglesfan27]

Now, the owner is demanding that we shed some of the salaries :(


Retirement News (Most Notable names):

James Harden, Rockets.
Gordon Hayward (no team this year.)
Jimmy Butler, Clippers
Damian Lillard, Magic
DeAndre Jordan, Clippers
Khris Middleton
Doug McDermott (no team)


Draft Lottery:

We have no chance at a pick.

The Spurs and Bucks have the best chance at the #1.

The Suns move up and get the #1 pick overall.

Pistons move up and get the #2 pick.

Spurs get the 3rd pick.

We do not have a draft pick this year.


Draft time:

The Suns go SG Wes Jackson with the #1 pick! Going for the highest potential.

2. Andy Love goes to Detroit.

3. The Bulls trade up giving up their #1 pick and the Greek Freak to move up 8 slots...They take PF Fabricio Reyes.

5. Spurs get Clyde Galloway. Most of my top 5 guys went in the top 5. Only exception was the tiny PG.

6. The Jazz take the tiny PG Rudolph Sharpe.

[Eaglesfan27]

So we have 5 FA's and big news:

My favorite C Tommy Lucas is determined to go somewhere and get big time minutes shooting 3's :(

T.J. Warren is also demanding to go somewhere else, which is funny considering his injury and he is 33...

I have 3 FA's who will re-sign if I want them...

Wilcox - hasn't lived up to his potential. His asking price will determine if we re-sign him.

Bojan Pavic - He hasn't done much but with us cutting some salary, he could find a role with us if he is willing to sign cheap...

PG Eric Holland - I will do everything I can to re-sign him....



Hmmm, Holland only want 2.01 million for 1 year. He knows he is limited and is in the perfect system. I gladly offer him what he wants...

Wilcox wants 48 million for 3 years. I hate to lose him, but he has not produced like we expected. Furthermore, he wants to start. I take a chance and decide to let him test the market and see if his price comes down before I offer him...


Pavic is interested in staying for the minimum so I offer him that...


This is a weak FA class and Wilcox is actually the 2nd best rated FA with only Aaron Gordon being rated higher....


Lucas doesn't get the bigtime offers he was expecting and after a few days he is willing to negotiate with me. I offer him 13 million for 3 years and he accepts!! :)

Wilcox as a good stretch 4 is getting tons of offers :(

I love him but my owner wants major luxury tax cuts as we were 100 million in last year!

Bojan and Holland both decide to sign for the minimum...


Wilcox had 8 offers and finally chose the Clippers for 4 years 74 million!


We sign SF Donnie Hicks, a 25 year old SF rated 71 overall who specializes in the 3 ball for the vet minimum. That gets us to a minimum roster of 13 which we go with for this season unless we get hit by injuries...

[Eaglesfan27]

Transaction News:

The only other big contracts besides Wilcox were:

C Jim Hamre signed 4 years for 102 million to play for Raptors.

Kings got Michael Singletary, a SF, for 4 years 63 million.

Hawks re-signed an aging Devin Booker to 5 years 107 million!

Wolves re-signed Wiggins to 3 years 64 million.

Celtcis sign SF Terry Barkley, a young emerging potential star, for 4 years 102 million. A lot for potential...

The Clippers signed young SG Wayne Soto for 4 years 102 million.

The Nets got Aaron Gordon for 4 years and 64 million.


Progression News:

Chen gained a bit more and is now a natural 98 (but a 99 in our coach's system.)

Francis is up to a natural 90 now (93 in the coach's system.) Of note, he has become stronger, a better shot blockers, and a better rebounder.

Rodgers is up to a natural 88.

Fowlkes, the young SG is now up to a natural 79.

Lucas is up to a 78 and will get more run this year.


Regression:

Time and injuries has not been kind to Ben Simmons. He is down to a 75 :(

Okafor is in full blown regression at 31 years old but is still a very capable scorer. However, he has dropped to an 81 with the biggest drop being to his outside shooting and athleticism (which wasn't great before.)

Eric Holland at 30 is starting to show signs of losing a step. :(

Young athletic 25 year old PF Barry Geiger took a major step up this offseason and will get minutes with the departure of Wilcox...

Young 20 year old SG Watts took huge steps up from a 64 last year to a 70 this year! He is a dynamic outside shooter.


We won the summer league on a team built around Watts!


The All-Star college game featured a 19 year old C from USC who is a super athlete and 7'0 276. You know I'm going to be tempted to get him somehow ;)

[Eaglesfan27]

Time to start the season. My coach and assistant GM both want me to finally bench Simmons :(

This is tough to do. He was the guy we started building around when I first became GM here. I hate to do it, but I agree that with his limitations it is the best move for us to win.

Our starting 5:

PG Holland (74 but 76 in system and perfect for us.)
SG Chen (98 to 99)
SF Bilous (83 to 84)
PF Rodgers (88 to 90)
C Francis (90 to 92)

Our bench:

6. Okafor (82 to 84) - will get 25 to 30 minutes per game.
7. Fowlkes (79 to 81) - will get 20-25 minutes per game.
8. Lucas - (78 to 80) - will get 15-20 minutes per game.
9. Simmons (74 to 76) - will get 10-15 minutes per game at PG and SF.

10. Pavic - Will play if injuries happen.
11. Hicks - Ditto
12. Geiger - Ditto :(
13. Watts - Ditto (but working his way up)

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 1 -

WOW! We come out on fire, 144-90 win over Pacers!

Chen with 48 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Francis with 25 points, 10 boards, 4 blocks.

Okafor with 22 points.

Holland with 11 points 14 assists.

Simmons with 10 points, 12 boards, 5 assists in only 16 minutes.

Lucas with 2 points in 15 minutes :(


2 nights later Simmons with 12 assists in 16 minutes!

Chen and Francis dominating early. We are 3-0 and demolishing teams. Playing with fire!


We are 5-0 early November but Okafor and Simmons both come into my office complaining that they are not starting :(


LOL. The Wolves just offered me Wiggins and a 1st for Francis. Heck no!

We are 7-0 and demolishing teams. Just beat the Wolves 133-93. Chen and Francis each put up over 30 points.


Mid November:

We are now 10-0 and winning by an average margin of 32 ppg!

Simmons is putting up some ridiculous numbers for limited minutes. How long can he keep this up? He just had 12 points, 9 boards, 6 assists in 16 minutes!


Nov 22 -

We just went against the Clippers and my former player Wilcox. Now, that he is starting, he is finally thriving as a stretch 4. But, we continue our win streak and beat the Clippers 111-93. Wilcox led them with 24 points, 12 boards, and 6 blocks against us!

For the season, he is playing 31 mpg and averaging 17.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg, and 2.2 bpg. He is shooting 41% from the field and 32.5% from the arc.

Chen put up 31 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals in the win.

Hmmm. I wonder if Francis is starting to put out a vibe that he wants to be the man. I've gotten 5 trade offers for him this season.


The Bulls offer us Saric for Okafor which is actually very tempting. Saric has more left in the tank as a shooter, but Okafor is playing dominant for us right now off the bench. I turn it down.

November 26th -

NO!!!! Francis suffers a dislocated elbow that will keep him out 1-2 months :(

This means that Okafor will get his wish and move back into the starting lineup.

It also means Simmons and Lucas will get more PT off the bench.


We are 16-0 before the injury. Can we keep it going?


Nov 29th -

Chen puts up 40 points, 12 boards, 7 assists to keep it going with a 119-88 win over the Raptors.


End of November:

We are 17-0 and Chen is playing out of this world:

Chen's averages: 34.4 PPG (29.9 ppg previous high), 8.3 rpg (9.0), 5.6 apg (6.3), 3.5 spg (3.0), 1.1 bpg (1.1), 53.5% shooting (49.8%), 47.3% from the arc (43.1%), and 94.2% from the line (93.4%)

Francis for the month: 22.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.1 spg, 1.9 bpg. He was shooting 60.1% from the floor!

[GoldenCrest Games]

Game 7:



Chen shot a horrible 2 of 14 :(



ouch! :(

[GoldenCrest Games]

NO!!!! Francis suffers a dislocated elbow that will keep him out 1-2 months :(


Francis for the month: 22.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.1 spg, 1.9 bpg. He was shooting 60.1% from the floor!

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He better not have any lingering effects!

[Eaglesfan27]

ouch! :(

We had 6 straight championships before that. I'm sure he'll bounce back this year!

[Eaglesfan27]

12/1 -

His averages are down a lot this year, but with 24 minutes off the bench, Simmons has a 20 points, 10 boards, 4 assist game in a 112-105 win over Memphis. Fowlkes had 20 points off the bench as well. Chen only had 13 in the win as he shot 5 of 15.


12/3 -

We drop to 18-1 as Golden state beats us 99-93. Durant with 14 points in 24 minutes. Overton, their young guard, led them with 23 points.


12/4 -

Now that he is starting again (temporarily) Okafor wants an extension... he is 31 and on the downside but I'd love for him to retire a 76er... let's see what we can do:

Wow, he wants 32 million a year for 3 years. I can't do that.

I try offering him 20 million but he is not budging from his demands.

Time to work on a trade for Okafor once we get Francis back!


Rodgers also wants an extension. He is 25 and on the rise still. He only wants 84 million for 3 years. He is a key defender and rebounder for us who can have the occasional big scoring night...

I get him down to just under 75 million for 3 years and he agrees!


We also get the full scouting report on Corie Emerson, the 7'0 265 pound 19 year old C from USC and our scouts think he will be a star. I don't know if it is possible, but I'd love to flip Okafor for a high 1st round pick to get a shot at this kid...


Dec 19th -

Okafor is so mad that I have not given him a max contract that he is now absolutely demanding a trade :(

Meanwhile, we are 25-1 and cruising with him at C and Chen at SG...


Dec 20th -

Chen with a 51 points, 12 boards 10 assists, 5 steal night in a 130-128 win over Boston.


Dec 24th -

An early Christmas Gift. Francis has been cleared to return! No lasting effects either per our staff.

Also, Francis wants an extension by Christmas....

We give him 70 million over 3 years.

Francis' first game back - 31 points, 13 boards 3 blocks on 11 of 13 shooting for a 130-112 win. Chen also had 30 points and 8 assists.

Okafor bruises his sternum in the game and we will have to wait a few days to try to trade him...


Dec 26 -

Chen with the very rare quadruple double! 18 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 10 steals!


Dec 28th -

We trade Okafor and our 1st round pick to the Lakers for their #1 pick and a scrub player (because we need 13 on our roster.) They are currently 7-24. Hopefully, Okafor doesn't get them too many wins.

This trade means Lucas at 7'3 300 will be bombing 3's off the bench for 20-25 minutes per night :)

Simmons also gets more minutes off the bench after this trade...


12/29 -

First game post-trade, we beat Phoenix 130-70. Francis with 30 points, 17 boards, 7 blocks! Chen with 38 points. Lucas with 6 points, 8 boards, and a block.


End of December:

We are 31-1!

Chen: 31.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 5.9 apg, 3.6 apg, 0.8 bpg. Shotting 53.2% overall and 45.4% from the arc.

Francis 23.4 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.0 spg, 2.2 bpg. Shooting 60% and 66% from the arc (2 of 3 on the year.)

Lucas is up to 8 ppg and shooting 37% from the arc.

Simmons: Career low 7.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 5.6 apg. All career lows. He is also shooting career low 41% :(

[Eaglesfan27]

1/4 -

Fowlkes, who has been our top player off the bench and averaging 10.6 ppg for us, severely sprains an ankle and will be out for 2-3 months :(

This moves Simmons and Lucas up the bench and means that PF Geiger will finally play meaningful minutes. He is an athletic PF who has high potential...


1/6 -

Francis with his first 50 point game of his career! He also had 18 rebounds and 1 block He shot 20 of 27 and 10 of 12 from the line.

1/9 -

Geiger's 2nd game he has 14 points in 16 minutes on a bunch of dunks. Chen with 14 assists!


1/19 -

We finally get our 2nd loss, this time to the Raptors 109-107. We are now 40-2!


End of January:

We are 46-2! Chen and Francis are playing dominant basketball together. Simmons had a 25 points, 10 boards, 7 assist night this month. His averages are still down, but he is doing the most he can with his more limited physical abilities.

[Eaglesfan27]

Feb 16 -

We are 54-3 at the All-Star break! Could we break the 75 win mark?

Chen, Francis, and Rodgers all made the All-Star Team! :)

Rooke Andy Love is averaging 20 ppg and 10 rpg and also made the team.

Okafor made the team in the West. He was averaging 15 ppg for me but upped it to 19 ppg on 60% shooting for the Lakers.

Bilous is mad that he didn't make the All-Star team, but with his defense first approach, I don't think I can ever make him a promise to get him to an All-Star game...


Young G Greg Richards was the All-Star MVP as he led the West to a 118-117 win. Richards had 23 points and 8 assists.


2/27 -

Fowlkes has been cleared early to return :)


2/28 -

Lucas went off in MSG hitting 4 of 5 3's and finishing with 20 points as we win 110-90 :)

We are 57-3 at the end of Feb. :)

[Eaglesfan27]

3/14 -

Holland goes down with a knee sprain and we lost 112-108 to the Mavericks.

Simmons will start at PG as a result until Hollands returns in 2-4 weeks.


Next game after the injury, Chen goes off to secure the win - 54 points, 16 boards, 10 assists, and 3 steals.

Simmons with 4 points, 12 boards, 10 assists in his first start.


Next game: Simmons with 17 points, 15 boards, 11 assists. Wow.

Next game: Simmons with 24 points, 13 boards, 12 assists. Wow. Playing way above his ratings and deserving to keep starting!


Chen has 30 plus in each of the games.


3/29 -

Oh no!!! Simmons dislocates his right Patella :( His season and possibly his career are done :(. One of my favorite players in this dynasty destroyed by injuries :(

The throw in junk PG from the Okafor trade is going to start a game or two for us... or I could move Chen to PG and play Fowlkes. I'll do that instead. :)


One of the rule changes that went into effect years ago was that there is no trade deadline. The Knicks offer me PG Mo Morgan and a young talented PF for Rodgers and my trash PG Chugainov... I'm tempted but Morgan is tiny and not a fit for my system.. We'll win with Chen at PG and Fowlkes starting at SG.


3/28 -

Chen's first game at PG - 34 points, 12 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 12 of 24, 5 of 10 from the arc, and 5 of 5 from the line.

Francis had 18 points and 8 boards.

Fowlkes shot 3 of 10 and had 12 points.

Watts, our young SG, got his first real minutes and played 17 minutes and had 12 points on 4 of 10 shooting.


3/30 -

Chen's 2nd game at PG against the Hawks: 50 points, 10 boards, 13 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 27 points, 13 boards, and 3 blocks in the game.

Lucas with 12 points.

Fowlkes shot 3 of 10 and finished with 7 points.


End of March: We are 70-5. Can we get to 75 wins?

[Eaglesfan27]

4/2 -

WTF! Fowlkes comes into my office complaining he is not getting enough shots. How about you produce A-Hole. You're lucky I don't trade you instantly, but we need you for now...

Same day, Holland is cleared to return. He will start at PG, Chen at SG, and Fowlkes back to the bench.

First game back: Holland with 17 assists as we in 114-55 over Cleveland!

Fowlkes likes the bench and has 20 points. Chen with 31 points, 9 boards, 8 assists, 4 steals in the win.


4/3 -

Chen with a 5 of 18 night and we lose to the Raptors 115-111. Now 71-6 and the margin to 75 wins is smaller...


4/5 -

Chen with 31, Fowlkes with 20, and Francis with 18 as we cruise past the Cavs. Lucas also added 12.


4/6 -

Chen with 35 points, 10 boards, 11 assists, 4 steals, and a block as we cruise past the Pacers. Francis added 32, 11 boards, and 3 blocks.


4/8 -

Chen with 45 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 4 steals as we crush the Magic. Rodgers with 28 points, 15 boards, blocks. Francis with a quiet 16 point night.

Pavic with 17 points in 16 minutes.


We are now 74-6... we have the Knicks and Bulls between us and 75 wins...

[rjolley]

Great season. How are the Lakers doing? Still have a shot at the #1 pick?

[Eaglesfan27]

4/10 -

We beat the Knicks 102-100! We make it to 75 wins! Ingram had 34 and Morgan had 29 against us.

For us, Chen had 24 points, 11 boards, 8 assists. Francis with 16 points, 12 boards, and 8 blocks! Pavic with 16. Fowlkes with 14. Lucas with 10.


We cruise in the final game too! 76-6 record! New NBA record. We have 9 championships. Can we get number 10?

We had 6 championships in a row before losing last year. Chen had 4 championships in his first 4 years. Can he get number 5 now?

Chen wins his 4th straight MVP! Video of that and end of season stats will be coming soon.

[Eaglesfan27]

Here is a video of all time records, stats, and award history:


http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x65gljk

Okafor made an impressive difference and the Lakers barely missed the playoffs at 34-48. So, I have a slight chance at the #1 pick.

[Eaglesfan27]

Our first series is against the 8 seed Nets:

Game 1:

Chen with 41 points, 9 boards, 9 assists, 9 steals, and 2 blocks as we win 125-75. Francis with 35 points, 13 boards, and a block.


Game 2:

Chen with 59 points, 7 boards, 9 assists, and 2 steals as we win 148-95.


Game 3:
Chen with 26 points, 8 boards, 8 assosts, 4 steals, 2 blocks as we win 108-94.

Francis with 18 points, 12 boards, 3 blocks.


Game 4:

We complete the sweep 106-100. Chen with 30 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, 5 steals, and 3 blocks.


#5 Miami beats #4 Boston in 6 to advance to face us.


Game 1 vs Miami:

We win 104-98 behind 30 points, 6 boards, 8 assists, 1 steal for Chen.

Francis with 21 points, 9 boards, 2 blocks.

Lucas with 17 points and 8 boards in 20 minutes.


Game 2:

We win 107-79. Chen with 36 points, 14 boards, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks.

Francis with 21 points, 9 boards, 2 blocks.

Geiger with 16 points in 15 minutes.


Game 3:

Chen shoots 5 of 21 but we grind it out for a 75-73 win.

Chen with 14 points, 14 boards, 7 assists, 3 steals.

Francis with 14 points, 10 boards, 2 blocks.

Lucas with 11 points and 4 boards and 2 blocks in 20 minutes.


Game 4:

We complete the sweep with a game winner by Chen, 96-95.

Chen with 21 points, 12 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals.

Francis with 23 points, 7 boards, 4 blocks.

Rodgers with 13 points, 8 boards, 3 blocks.



The Knicks beat the Raptors in 6 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals to face us once again.

[Eaglesfan27]

The Western Conference Finals again features Memphis and Dallas...


Game 1 vs the Knicks:

Chen with 40 points, 8 boards, 6 assists, 4 steals, and a block in a 123-100 win.

Francis with 16 points, 6 boards, 2 blocks.

Rodgers with 16 points, 12 boards, 2 blocks.

Fowlkes with 14 points.

Lucas with 12 points, 4 boards, 2 blocks.


Game 2:

We win 112-83. Chen with 25 points, 13 boards, 7 assists, 5 steals.

Francis with 28 points, 7 boards, 2 blocks.

Lucas with 11 points, 4 boards, 3 blocks.

Bilous with 10 points, 10 boards, 5 steals, and 5 blocks.



Game 3:

The Knicks win 117-112. Morgan with 28, Ingram with 26, and Porzingis with 24.

Chen with 44 points, 11 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks in the loss.

Francis with 20 points, 7 boards, 2 blocks.


Game 4:

The Knicks win again at home 110-100 behind 30 points from Ingram and 24 from Porzingis.

Francis led us with 31 points, 13 boards, 3 blocks.

Chen with 25 points, 9 boards, 9 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block but he shot 7 of 23.


Game 5:

Francis goes off at home! 35 points, 18 boards, 4 blocks in a 123-100 win! Francis shot 15 of 20 from the floor.

Chen with 22 points, 10 boards, 7 assists, 4 steals, and a block.

Lucas with 16 points, 4 boards, and a block.


Game 6:

Despite 34 from Porzingis, we win 123-90!

Chen with 47 points, 11 boards, 9 assists, 5 steals and he shut down Ingram. Very impressive!

Francis with 21 points, 10 boards, 3 blocks.

Rodgers with 20 points, 8 boards, 3 blocks.

Lucas with 11 points.

Holland with 18 assists.


In the West, Dallas sweeps Memphis who lost their best player to injury in game 1.


Dallas was the #3 seed in the West with a 57-25 record. Their best players are SF Dustin Glover who is a scoring machine and SG Jens Schroeder.

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 1:

An exciting back and forth game that features a game winner from Chen! 126-125 win! Chen with 42 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 3 steals on 15 of 20 shooting.

Francis with 23 points, 9 boards, 5 blocks!

Fowlkes with 16 points off the bench.

Rodgers with 14 points, 7 boards, 3 blocks.

Pavic with 12 points.

Holland with 18 assists.


Game 2:

We win 120-93. Francis with 37 points, 9 boards, 3 blocks.

Chen with 21 points, 12 boards, 7 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Rodgers with 19 points, 10 boards, 2 blocks.

Fowlkes with 12 points.

Holland with 16 assists and 10 points.

Lucas with 8 points, 3 boards, 2 blocks.


Game 3:

Before the game Lucas tells me he wants to start... LOL. No way over Francis or Rodgers...

Despite that, the team goes out and plays great. 131-90 win.

Chen with 44 points, 12 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 15 of 28.

Francis with 26 points, 17 boards, 3 blocks.

Lucas with 16 points, 6 boards, 2 blocks off the bench.

Holland with 14 assists.


Game 4:

We complete the sweep!!! 125-100 win.

Chen with 35 points, 10 boards, 11 assists, 5 steals. He shot 13 of 29.

Geiger with 20 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks in 16 minutes!!!

Francis with 17 points, 10 boards, 2 blocks.

Lucas with 12 points, 6 boards, 2 blocks.

Holland with 14 assists.



Chen wins Finals MVP averaging 38 mpg, 35.5 ppg, 10 rpg, 8.5 apg, 2.8 spg, 0.5 bpg. He shot 54.2% from the floor and 46.4% from the arc.

[Eaglesfan27]

Notable Retirements:

Durant, age 39, 21 years, Warriors.

Cousins, Lakers, 37, 18, Lakers.

Blake Griffin, 39, 18, Suns.

Kyrie Irving, 36, 17, Cavs.

Bradley Beal, 34, 16, Heat.


Time for the draft lottery!!!

We have a 1.2% chance of moving up....


OMG! We are moving up!!! How far is the question now!!! :)


We had a rule change, so could be as low as 10....

Not 10 or 9....


Ugh. We get the #8 pick.

Could it be enough ammo to move up and get the #1 pick? Should we?

[Eaglesfan27]

With a 16% chance, the Hornets get the #1 pick.

We had an amazing workout with Corie Emerson but would a 3rd major scorer detract from Chen's chances to pass Lebron as the all-time scoring leader?


I decide to try to make the trade. I offer them Jermaine Rodgers and Fowlkes for the #1. They decline.

I throw in the #8 pick and they agree. They picked up a star PF who is now rated 89 and a SG who is rated 81. Rodgers is 26 and Fowlkes is 25. The #8 pick should be good too as this is a deep draft but I can't pass on a USC guy to pair with Chen and Francis.


In our workout, the USC C Corey Emerson hit 18 of 20 mid range shots. He also hit a bunch of 3's. He crushed the bench press at 35 times...

[Eaglesfan27]

I get 10 offers for the #1 pick but decline them all.

Emerson measures 7'0 264 lbs. He is rated 82 overall. He has plus athleticism, rebounding, interior scoring, and a nice mid range shot. His potential is off the charts per my scouts.

He averaged 29 ppg, 15.3 rpg, 6.1 bpg, 3.7 apg, and 1.7 spg for USC last year (in leading them to the NCAA championship at least in my mind ;))

He is 20 years old.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nice thing about that trade is that it temporarily gives us some luxury tax relief as well.

Post Draft Summary:

Wow. Our scouts under-rated Emerson who now our staff feels is coming at a 84. (higher than Francis did.)

This was a deep draft:

2. Wizards PG Richardson - 79 rating.
3. Bucks PF Wagner - 78 rating
4. Pelicans PG Garibaldi - 80 rating
5. Piston C Sweetney - 79 rating
6. Thunder SF Alvardo - 78 rating
7. Hawks SF Moor - 77 rating.
8. Hornets - SF Woods - 77 rating

So the Hornets got 3 guys rated 77 or higher for the #1 pick with a PF of 89 rating in his prime. Not a bad haul for them.

It fell off drastically with no one rated over 70 after the #8 pick.

Correction: The Warriors got a C at #16 who is rated 73 overall, Ortiz.


Post Draft News:

David Blatt really wanted me to get Emerson and is now thrilled with me.


We have 4 FA's to re-sign:

Holland - wants 3 million for 1 year. I offer him that. He accepts my offer.

Pavic - Wants 1 year for min. I offer him that. He accepts that offer.

Geiger - Wants 1 year for min. I offer him that. He accepts my offer.

I have a SF who is determined to test FA and doesn't even want an offer from us first.

Okafor is the top FA this year.

I do sign 2 young players, a young PG and a young PF who are strictly bench fillers unless we get hit by injuries.

And then, I decide to go after a very interesting player. Chip Grady is a sharp shooting SG who was actually on a championship team in the past but is desperate for another title... he is rated 75 overall at 32 and might play cheap... I approach him and he agrees to a vet min deal. I offer him it. He jumps at it! Nice, a fully stocked roster again :)

[GoldenCrest Games]

Please tell me you're going to play Francis and Emerson together!!!

That's going to be insane.

[GoldenCrest Games]

We're going to need game video of that too. :)

[Eaglesfan27]

WOW! Okafor got 102 million over 3 years from the Rockets. I feel bad for the poor Lakers as it now looks like I totally fleeced them since he spurned them.

Other big signings (for price or name value)

Anthony Davis went to the Mavs to try to win a championship for 10 million over 2 years.

The Lakers gave Brandon Ingram 150 million over 4 years. He is not worth that as he never really developed... but wow.

The Mavs got Juan Hernangomez for 3 years and 10 million.

The Mavs got Kris Dunn for 3 years 27 million.


Interesting Observations:

The Hornets best 3 players are all guys I got them in a trade: Rodgers (now up to 90 rating), Fowlkes (81), and Woods (77.)

Without Okafor staying, the Lakers will be bad this year again.

The Magic are loaded and without us in the conference would be battling the Knicks each year...

If the Mavs stay healthy, they should have a huge year.

Outside of us, the Raptors have the best starting 5.



Player Progression news:

Chen improved in multiple phases and is now a true 99 rated player! The next highest player in the league is rated 93 (Roy Jennings.) We have the 3rd rated player in the league as Francis has improved to a pure 91.

Lucas continues to improve at 28 years old.

Emerson comes in looking like a beast. He has a 99 strength rating! He has a 88 vertical and 99 dunk rating. He also has a surprisingly high 72 open 3 point rating.

At 29 years old, Bilous continues to improve in every phase.

Ben Simmons is 32 and it looks like he is going to take another serious hit to his ratings from this injury :( He won't even be back for the beginning of the year most likely...

Watts, our 21 year old SG took a nice step up and will get some meaningful minutes off the bench.


Summer League News:

Watts tore a ligament in his wrist during summer league :(


Emerson played in summer league and led us to a Championship ;)


Our roster and rotation:

We traded away a key piece in our SG (who wasn't happy here anyway):

PG Holland - 76 rating - will play about 30 minutes.

SG Chen - 99 rating - will play 36-38 mpg.

SF Bilous - 84 rating - will play 25-30 mpg.

PF/C - Emerson - 85 rating (wow gained another point already) - will play 30-35 mpg.

C - Francis - 91 rating - will play 35-38 mpg.

C Lucas - 79 rating - will play 25 mpg.

SG Chip Grady - Becomes our key off the bench for G - will play 20 ish mpg. 75 rating.

PG Wilson Lane - 74 rating with highest in passing - will play 10-15 mpg.

PF Barry Geiger - 74 rating - will play 10-15 mpg.

Watts - 73 rating and now healed from injury in summer league - will play about 10 mpg.

PF Palmer - 73 rating - backup if needed.

SF Pavic - 73 rating - outside shooting if needed.

PG Chugainov - 63 rating - bench warmer.

SF Sims - 61 rating - bench warmer.

Simmons - injured - rating TBD.

[Eaglesfan27]

Please tell me you're going to play Francis and Emerson together!!!

That's going to be insane.

Oh yes, I am :) They are starting and playing major minutes together. I'll play out a game of the Finals and record some footage from it :)

[Eaglesfan27]

October 31st -

We win our season opener over the Pistons 108-87.

Chen: 32 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, 4 steals, 1 block. I guess the new scoring threat didn't slow him down ;)

Francis 24 points, 11 boards, 3 blocks.

Emerson - WOW. 15 points, 10 boards, 7 blocks!!! He shot 6 of 16 including 1 of 4 from the arc.

Grady added 12 off the bench.

Lucas with 8.

Holland with 14 assists.


11/4 -

We beat the Pelicans 121-90.

Chen with 30 points, 9 boards, 6 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks.

Francis with 28 points, 11 boards, 2 blocks.

Emerson got into foul trouble and only played 24 minutes... in 24 minutes he had 25 points, 9 boards, 2 blocks! He shot 10 of 15 including 2 of 4 from the arc! Wow.

Lucas with 10 points including 2 of 4 from the arc.

Grady with 9 points.

Watts with 8 points in 10 minutes.

Holland with 13 assists.


After the game, Chen approaches me and says he wants an extension...

He wants 90.9 million over 3 years. Done and done! He gets a ton from his shoe deal anyway.


11/7 -

We beat the Bulls 88-80.

Francis led us with 25 points, 8 boards, 2 blocks.

Chen with 16 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals.

Emerson with 9 points, 9 boards, and a block. He shot 4 of 14 including 1 of 4 from the arc.


11/8 -

The Mavs beat us 111-102.

Chen with 27 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

Francis with 23 points, 16 boards, 3 blocks.

Grady with 16 points.

Emerson with 6 points, 10 boards, 2 blocks. He shot 3 of 14 :(



11/10 -

We bounce back by destroying the Pacers 131-100. Chen with 49 points, 11 assists, 5 boards, 5 steals, and 3 blocks.

Francis with 21 points, 11 boards, 2 blocks.

Emerson with 15 points, 13 boards, 3 blocks. He shot 7 of 14, 1 of 3 from the arc.

[Eaglesfan27]

11/12 -

We beat the Nuggets 121-68! Francis with 25 points, 19 boards, 2 blocks.

Chen with 25 points, 6 boards, 7 assists, 6 steals, 1 block.

Geiger with 19 points, 8 boards in 15 minutes!

Emerson with 12 points, 16 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 4 blocks. Wow. He did shoot 4 of 14 :(

Lane with 11 points and 7 assists in 13 minutes.

Grady with 10 points.

Watts with 10 points.

Lucas with 8 points.


11/15 -

We beat the Knicks 113-100.

Francis with 40 points, 15 boards, 2 blocks. He shot 18 of 25.

Chen with 24 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 6 of 17.

Emerson with 16 points, 13 boards, 4 blocks. He shot 6 of 9.

Holland with 16 assists.


11/17 -

We beat the Nets 121-115. They are actually quite good this year.

Francis with 37 points, 18 boards, 3 blocks.

Emerson with 21 points, 8 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.

Grady with 13 points.

Lucas with 12 points.

Chen with 11 points, 3 boards, 8 assists, 3 steals.


11/18 -

The Raptors beat us 107-106.

Francis with 23 points, 11 boards, 2 steals. He shot 10 of 17.

Chen with 22 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks. He shot 9 of 20.

Emerson with 20 points, 8 boards ,1 block. He shot 7 of 17, 3 of 8 from the arc.


11/20 -

Lucas suffers a back injury that will sideline him for 1-4 weeks.

We still beat the Grizzlies 130-80!

Chen with 31 points, 12 boards, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 14 of 23.

Francis with 30 points, 13 boards, 2 blocks. He shot 12 of 20.

Grady with 19 points in 19 minutes.

Emerson with 11 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 5 of 9.

Holland with 21 assists!


11/22 -

We beat the Bulls 116-90. Chen with 37 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks. He shot 14 of 20, 7 of 9 from the arc, and 2 of 2 from the line.

Francis with 33 points, 18 boards, 2 blocks. He shot 12 of 18.

Grady with 15 points in 24 minutes.

Emerson with 10 points, 13 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals. He shot 1 of 12! He was 0 of 4 from the arc and 8 of 8 from the line.


11/23 -

Holland tears a ligament in his thumb. He will miss 1-2 months :(

Simmons is still not cleared to return. Lane will have to start at PG for this team. Lane is a 6'4 220 lb PG with very good passing but not much else...

Palmer will not get some PT as well and Watts will get more minutes...

We beat Miami 102-78 in the game in which he was injured.

Chen with 37 points, 9 boards, 8 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 14 of 21.

Emerson with 18 points, 10 boards, 4 blocks. He shot 7 of 14, 2 of 3 from the arc, and 2 of 2 from the line.

Francis with 18 points, 17 boards, 3 blocks.

Lane with 8 assists in 22 minutes off the bench.

[Eaglesfan27]

11/26 -

We beat the Wizards 129-91.

Lane with 9 points and 11 assists in 30 minutes.

Chen with 28 points, 8 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals.

Francis with 21 points, 17 boards, 3 blocks. He shot 10 of 20.

Grady with 20 points.

Bilous with 16 points.

Emerson with 14 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 6 of 14.

Watts with 14 points in 15 minutes.


11/27 -

Simmons has been cleared to return. He might be a shadow of himself, but we will see. He will get a chance to start at PG.

[Eaglesfan27]

11/28 -

We crush the Thunder 131-74 in Simmons' first game back.

Francis with 37 points, 14 boards, and a block.

Chen with 26 points, 8 boards, 11 assists, 6 steals.

Emerson with 19 points, 11 boards, 6 steals.

Watts with 15 points.

Simmons with 15 points, 13 assists, 5 boards, 1 block in 27 minutes.

Lane in 23 minutes off the bench had 11 assists.


End of November:

We are 12-2.

Chen is averaging 28.2 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 6.5 apg (career high), and 3.1 spg.

Francis is averaging 27.5 ppg, 13.6 rpg, and 2 bpg.

Emerson is averaging 15.1 ppg, 9.7 rpg, an 2.4 bpg.


Highlights from December:

Emerson with a 8 block game against Portland on 12/4.

A streak of 5 games in which we won by 30 or more points and in which Francis had 30 point or more each game including a 46 point game.

Simmons is playing very well and on 12/10 he asks for a contract extension...

I have to do it... although he wants big time money still for his current talent... he wants 35 million over 2 years...

We go back and forth but finally settle on 25 million for 2 years.


Dec 18:

Chen with a 51 point performance in a win vs the Clippers. Wilcox led them with 22 on 6 of 19 shooting. Chen shot 21 of 28, 6 of 8 from the arc.

Emerson with 7 blocks in the game.

Francis with 34 points 13 boards in the game.


12/28 - Chen puts up 55 points. Simmons with a triple double - 17 points, 13 boards, 12 assists as we cruise.

Jack just woke up... will post more later.

[Eaglesfan27]

End of December: We are 26-4.

Chen: 29.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 6.2 apg, 3.1 spg, 1.2 bpg.

Francis: 28.6 ppg, 12.3 rpg, 1.4 spg, 2.2 bpg.

Emerson: 15.3 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 1.6 spg, 2.2 bpg.

Grady: 11.7 ppg.

Simmons: 11.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 9.6 apg ,1.7 spg.

Lucas: 8.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.2 bpg.


1/18 -

Emerson with a career high 35 points, 12 boards, and 3 blocks in a 122-106 win over the Pacers. Chen had 24 points, 9 boards, 15 assists, and 3 steals in the game. Francis with 23 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks in the game.


1/22 -

Chen had 16 assists as we had an incredibly balanced game. 8 guys in double digits. No one over 15 points as we won 110-86 over the Heat.


1/25 -

Holland has been cleared to return but he is not the same player. His injury has caused some significant long term weaknesses to his shooting and passing. Lane is the better player and will remain the backup to Simmons...


1/31 -

We lose 98-90 to the Grizzlies ending a 19 game win streak and barely preventing us from a perfect month of January.

We are now 42-5.

Chen and Francis had a quiet month scoring as Emerson stepped up his scoring a bit more this month.