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Izulde · 08-13-2008, 10:22 AM

No trades in the first month of play.

December starts off right with a 109-90 victory over the Heat. Mateen Yeaton scores 38 points for his fourth consecutive 30+ point game, Patrick Pastner scores 24 and Dan Jacobson double-doubles with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Our win streak comes to a screeching halt in a 96-89 loss to the Magic, as does Mateen Yeaton's 30+ streak (he finished with 23 points). Emeka Okafor doubled with 17 points and 12 rebounds, as did [bKirk Hinrich[/b] with 16 points and 10 assists.

As if that wasn't bad enough, Phillip Gill breaks his toe and is out for approximately the next two months. That's really going to hamper his development time. It also leaves us periliously thin at reserve C, so I sign C Brendan Haywood, 34 years old, to fill in the gap.

Fun matchup to watch against the Wizards, as Gilbert Arenas scores 41 points and Mateen Yeaton scores 36. In the end, we triumph, 109-86, as Patrick Pastner plays an excellent second man with 22 points, Emeka Okafor garners 15 points and 10 rebounds and Pavel Podkolzin, who's taken over Phillip Gill's reserve C role, grabs 10 boards off the bench.

Then the -real- stunner happens. We upset the Raptors 97-89 in Toronto as Mateen Yeaton scores 23 and Dan Jacobson gets a weak man's double of 10 points and 11 rebounds. Just fantastic defense on our part to stifle the defending champions. AI is still averaging over 17 points a game, by the way.

We keep the winning alive with a 112-87 snoozer over the Knicks. Mateen Yeaton is magnificient with 31 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and a steal. Kirk Hinrich is almost as worthy with 27 points and 14 assists and Dan Jacobson has a nice 16 points and 12 rebounds. Same old underachieving New York. They've got Pete Totten starting at C, even though he's far too small to play there in my opinion. He's averaging 8.4 points and 10.8 rebounds. Not bad for being a rookie and playing way out of position. I think he's going to end up being one of the greats.

The East Coast road trip continues its annual jaunt with a doubleheader against the 76ers and Celtics. Back-to-backs haven't been kind to us this year so far and it shows here. Philadelphia edges us 99-95, wasting Dan Jacobson's 19 points and 16 rebounds and Mike Miller's 15 points and Boston beats us soundly, 111-100 as everyone struggled, save for Kirk Hinrich with 11 points and 11 assists and Pavel Podkolzin just missing a reserve double with 10 points and 9 rebounds.

Unfortunately, we've another doubleheader up next in Florida against the Heat and Magic. We just narrowly beat the Heat 99-97 behind a balnced team effort highlighted by double-doubles from Dan Jacobson (14 points, 11 rebounds) and Kirk Hinrich (18 points, 13 assists) and 16 bench points from Mike Miller. Orland goes down even harder, 113-94, as Patrick Pastner scores 27, Kirk Hinrichs unstoppable with 22 points and 17 assists and Dan Jacobson and Emeka Okafor both double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds and 14 points and 10 rebounds respectively. It's a sweep we really needed to boost our confidence in playing back-to-back nights.

Road trip over, we head back home to beat the Suns by 10 (105-95) on the strength of Mateen Yeaton and Patrick Pastner both scoring 23 and Kirk Hinrich bettering them with 24 points and 10 assists.

We emphatically and very satisfyingly slaughter Seattle 110-99 in the next game as Mateen Yeaton puts up 26 points, Dan Jacobson adds 16 points and 12 rebounds and Marcus Williams leads the bench with 10 points.

It makes for an enjoyable break before our annual Christmas Eve and Christmas Day doubleheader against the Mavericks and the Warriors. We punch Dallas out 116-103 as Mateen Yeaton, Patrick Pastner and Dan Jacobson all score 20 points or more with 26, 24 and 20 respectively. Kirk Hinrich doubles with 15 points and 13 assists and Mike Miller provides the reserve scoring punch with 13 points. Our defense goes on display against Golden State as we top the Warriors 91-71. We held them to 37% shooting and we didn't do too badly ourselves, as Kirk Hinrich and Mateen Yeaton both scored 23 points, Dan Jacobson pulled down 22 boards and Mike Miller stayed hot as the top second man with 15 points.

The holiday festivities continue with a 102-71 home thrashing of the 76ers. Dan Jacobson and Emeka Okafor celebrate with double-doubles of 18 points and 12 rebounds and 10 points and 15 rebounds, but the real stunner was with the second team. Steven Caspers scored 13 and Mike Miller compensated for Mateen Yeaton's foul trouble with a blistering 30 points off the bench to take home Player of the Game honors.

A back-to-back against the Los Angeles teams carries us to January 2nd as it does every year. We lose 119-109 on the road on New Year's Eve to the Lakers, despite 28 points from Mateen Yeaton, 10 points and 19 rebounds from Dan Jacobson and some sensational reserve play: Steven Caspers with 10 points, Mike Miller with 16 points and Shaun Livingston with a surprising 11 points and 10 rebounds. There was just no answering Kobe Bryant's 43 points. The New Year rings in with a refreshing 108-96 victory over the Clippers, though, as Mateen Yeaton scores 23, [b]Patrick Pastner adds 20 points and Kirk Hinrich and Emeka Okafor both put on double-doubles, Kirk with 21 points and 14 assists, Emeka with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Phillip Gill is still out for another 21 days, but at least we get him back late this month. We've been doing well without him, but with him, it feels like we're that much stronger and I still consider him a fantastic diamond in the rough.

In any event, we're the #2 team in the West right now with a 22-9 record and stand two and a half games in front of the Minnesota Timberwolves, four ahead of the Trailblazers who are finally showing some ability with a 17-12 mark.

The Lakers tops in the West at 25-3 doesn't surprise anyone. What -is- a shocker is who leads the Southwest... the Memphis Grizzlies, with a half-game advantage on the Mavericks. The Spurs are struggling at 16-16 and the Rockets are a stunning 12-19.

The Grizz have been powered by a remarkably balanced offense of Rudy Gay (18.3 points), Pau Gasol (17.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.6 blocks), Chris Gearheart (15.8 points), Narcyz Malinomowski (15.7 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.3 blocks) and Durko Jagr (13.4 points). Thrown in Marvin Williams's 9.2 reserve points while capable of playing all 5 positions and you've got an exceptionally solid rotation.

Indiana's come down to earth and hold a 17-11 record, still good for a 2.5 game lead over the Bucks in the Central. We've a new surprise top team in the East in the Boston Celtics at 20-11, a game and a half ahead of Toronto. Charlotte, the annual kings of the Southeast, still lay claim to that title at 17-11.

I gleefully report that the preseason fellate New York Knicks are an abominal 8-22. Not so big now, are you George Karl?

To cap off the month, it's time for....

Buboltz-Yeaton Comparison

Paulinho Buboltz
28 games/23 starts - 13.9 PPG 3.0 RPG 9.0 APG 0.6 BPG 1.1 SPG
Mateen Yeaton
31 game/31 starts - 23.8 PPG 4.8 RPG 2.1 APG 1.9 BPG 1.7 SPG

08-13-2008, 10:22 AM	#180
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	No trades in the first month of play. December starts off right with a 109-90 victory over the Heat. Mateen Yeaton scores 38 points for his fourth consecutive 30+ point game, Patrick Pastner scores 24 and Dan Jacobson double-doubles with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Our win streak comes to a screeching halt in a 96-89 loss to the Magic, as does Mateen Yeaton's 30+ streak (he finished with 23 points). Emeka Okafor doubled with 17 points and 12 rebounds, as did [bKirk Hinrich[/b] with 16 points and 10 assists. As if that wasn't bad enough, Phillip Gill breaks his toe and is out for approximately the next two months. That's really going to hamper his development time. It also leaves us periliously thin at reserve C, so I sign C Brendan Haywood, 34 years old, to fill in the gap. Fun matchup to watch against the Wizards, as Gilbert Arenas scores 41 points and Mateen Yeaton scores 36. In the end, we triumph, 109-86, as Patrick Pastner plays an excellent second man with 22 points, Emeka Okafor garners 15 points and 10 rebounds and Pavel Podkolzin, who's taken over Phillip Gill's reserve C role, grabs 10 boards off the bench. Then the -real- stunner happens. We upset the Raptors 97-89 in Toronto as Mateen Yeaton scores 23 and Dan Jacobson gets a weak man's double of 10 points and 11 rebounds. Just fantastic defense on our part to stifle the defending champions. AI is still averaging over 17 points a game, by the way. We keep the winning alive with a 112-87 snoozer over the Knicks. Mateen Yeaton is magnificient with 31 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and a steal. Kirk Hinrich is almost as worthy with 27 points and 14 assists and Dan Jacobson has a nice 16 points and 12 rebounds. Same old underachieving New York. They've got Pete Totten starting at C, even though he's far too small to play there in my opinion. He's averaging 8.4 points and 10.8 rebounds. Not bad for being a rookie and playing way out of position. I think he's going to end up being one of the greats. The East Coast road trip continues its annual jaunt with a doubleheader against the 76ers and Celtics. Back-to-backs haven't been kind to us this year so far and it shows here. Philadelphia edges us 99-95, wasting Dan Jacobson's 19 points and 16 rebounds and Mike Miller's 15 points and Boston beats us soundly, 111-100 as everyone struggled, save for Kirk Hinrich with 11 points and 11 assists and Pavel Podkolzin just missing a reserve double with 10 points and 9 rebounds. Unfortunately, we've another doubleheader up next in Florida against the Heat and Magic. We just narrowly beat the Heat 99-97 behind a balnced team effort highlighted by double-doubles from Dan Jacobson (14 points, 11 rebounds) and Kirk Hinrich (18 points, 13 assists) and 16 bench points from Mike Miller. Orland goes down even harder, 113-94, as Patrick Pastner scores 27, Kirk Hinrichs unstoppable with 22 points and 17 assists and Dan Jacobson and Emeka Okafor both double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds and 14 points and 10 rebounds respectively. It's a sweep we really needed to boost our confidence in playing back-to-back nights. Road trip over, we head back home to beat the Suns by 10 (105-95) on the strength of Mateen Yeaton and Patrick Pastner both scoring 23 and Kirk Hinrich bettering them with 24 points and 10 assists. We emphatically and very satisfyingly slaughter Seattle 110-99 in the next game as Mateen Yeaton puts up 26 points, Dan Jacobson adds 16 points and 12 rebounds and Marcus Williams leads the bench with 10 points. It makes for an enjoyable break before our annual Christmas Eve and Christmas Day doubleheader against the Mavericks and the Warriors. We punch Dallas out 116-103 as Mateen Yeaton, Patrick Pastner and Dan Jacobson all score 20 points or more with 26, 24 and 20 respectively. Kirk Hinrich doubles with 15 points and 13 assists and Mike Miller provides the reserve scoring punch with 13 points. Our defense goes on display against Golden State as we top the Warriors 91-71. We held them to 37% shooting and we didn't do too badly ourselves, as Kirk Hinrich and Mateen Yeaton both scored 23 points, Dan Jacobson pulled down 22 boards and Mike Miller stayed hot as the top second man with 15 points. The holiday festivities continue with a 102-71 home thrashing of the 76ers. Dan Jacobson and Emeka Okafor celebrate with double-doubles of 18 points and 12 rebounds and 10 points and 15 rebounds, but the real stunner was with the second team. Steven Caspers scored 13 and Mike Miller compensated for Mateen Yeaton's foul trouble with a blistering 30 points off the bench to take home Player of the Game honors. A back-to-back against the Los Angeles teams carries us to January 2nd as it does every year. We lose 119-109 on the road on New Year's Eve to the Lakers, despite 28 points from Mateen Yeaton, 10 points and 19 rebounds from Dan Jacobson and some sensational reserve play: Steven Caspers with 10 points, Mike Miller with 16 points and Shaun Livingston with a surprising 11 points and 10 rebounds. There was just no answering Kobe Bryant's 43 points. The New Year rings in with a refreshing 108-96 victory over the Clippers, though, as Mateen Yeaton scores 23, [b]Patrick Pastner adds 20 points and Kirk Hinrich and Emeka Okafor both put on double-doubles, Kirk with 21 points and 14 assists, Emeka with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Phillip Gill is still out for another 21 days, but at least we get him back late this month. We've been doing well without him, but with him, it feels like we're that much stronger and I still consider him a fantastic diamond in the rough. In any event, we're the #2 team in the West right now with a 22-9 record and stand two and a half games in front of the Minnesota Timberwolves, four ahead of the Trailblazers who are finally showing some ability with a 17-12 mark. The Lakers tops in the West at 25-3 doesn't surprise anyone. What -is- a shocker is who leads the Southwest... the Memphis Grizzlies, with a half-game advantage on the Mavericks. The Spurs are struggling at 16-16 and the Rockets are a stunning 12-19. The Grizz have been powered by a remarkably balanced offense of Rudy Gay (18.3 points), Pau Gasol (17.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.6 blocks), Chris Gearheart (15.8 points), Narcyz Malinomowski (15.7 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.3 blocks) and Durko Jagr (13.4 points). Thrown in Marvin Williams's 9.2 reserve points while capable of playing all 5 positions and you've got an exceptionally solid rotation. Indiana's come down to earth and hold a 17-11 record, still good for a 2.5 game lead over the Bucks in the Central. We've a new surprise top team in the East in the Boston Celtics at 20-11, a game and a half ahead of Toronto. Charlotte, the annual kings of the Southeast, still lay claim to that title at 17-11. I gleefully report that the preseason fellate New York Knicks are an abominal 8-22. Not so big now, are you George Karl? To cap off the month, it's time for.... Buboltz-Yeaton Comparison Paulinho Buboltz 28 games/23 starts - 13.9 PPG 3.0 RPG 9.0 APG 0.6 BPG 1.1 SPG Mateen Yeaton 31 game/31 starts - 23.8 PPG 4.8 RPG 2.1 APG 1.9 BPG 1.7 SPG __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)