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01-08-2014, 10:58 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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I think I've finally figured out what my continuation dynasty/sequel to this will be using the same universe.
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01-08-2014, 11:01 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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14-year old Winston Lewis is going to go pro. Yes, he's that good. For his age, anyway, people are saying he has the ability to be one of the best that has ever played the game. His parents, convinced of his potential stardom has relocated to Japan where he'll suit up for Toyota Alvark, a JPL team. He's already 5'10" and has pro size, so he's going to test himself against players who are far older and hungrier.
He's signed a 4-year deal worth over $1 million with a 5th year option worth $750k that's a player option. He won't be NBA eligible until he's at least 21, so even after this deal is done, if he's still got any talent, he'll then go on the open market. His parents are hoping he can prove himself in Japan, only to make it to a bigger league in Europe. Australia was interested and they liked the idea of him going someplace that spoke English, but the Japanese are interested in building this league and having a young American star was too much to pass up for this team. |
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01-09-2014, 06:04 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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THE KID CAN PLAY
After his first season in Japan, people are starting to notice Winston Lewis. They think the kid can play. Now mind you, the competition isn't anything close to the AAU circuit. But it's still a pro league where people are getting paid to earn a living. He's making them look foolish on a nightly basis. Code:
After a record setting year, there are calls throughout Europe for the 15-year old baller to take his talents to Europe where a larger deal could be in the offing. For their part, the Japanese team that's taken him in doesn't want to let him go, noticing receipts going through the roof for people who are wanting to see "Win-san" the boy wonder as he's called in Japan. With endorsements, Japan is proving a safe environment for the young player and a place where he can get his act together. If he fails to dominate going forward though, will people assume he's fallen off? If you're his agent, do you get him a bigger deal or let him simmer for at least another year in Japan? |
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01-09-2014, 06:48 PM
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#104 |
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Dark Cloud
Join Date: Apr 2001
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FLINT TROPICS OFFER JAPAN LEAGUE MVP AN OWNERSHIP STAKE
The Flint Tropics are a startup in the new USA Pro 2 league, the 2nd division of the realigned USA Pro League. One team from the top division will be relegated annually and one team from the bottom division will be promoted. The Tropics don't have much of a payroll -- $18,000 is the League 2 salary cap -- but the top division has a cap of about $230k. The Tropics are a longshot, given the millions that he'd be passing up potentially by going back to the USA. But reports indicate that despite his increasing endorsement portfolio, he's homesick and having a difficult time with the language and wants to go back home. He's ineligible for HS or college basketball though. His parents for their part are pushing the young star to go someplace that speaks English. After dominating the Japanese league, there's a fear of letting him play a 2nd year there with a sophomore slump in the offing. But can this young Maestro handle the rough and tumble of a minor league circuit in the US? The Flint Tropics owner Mason Wiens has offered the young star something no NBA could -- ownership -- in a trust that'll be granted to him when he's 18. "If he comes here and delivers. He has time, then we'll be worth a lot more than any contract he sign. He's young, but I think if the people around him are smart, they'll see what I'm offering is what no other team ever would." Those close to Lewis are saying that people in his circle are dismissing the idea, but Lewis himself is appealed by it for the chance to the return to the States and the chance to lead this upstart franchise to the Pro 1 League in a year. |
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01-09-2014, 06:56 PM
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#105 |
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Dark Cloud
Join Date: Apr 2001
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FLINT TROPICS ACQUIRE WINSTON LEWIS
The Japanese team was sold a 25% stake in the Flint Tropics in exchange for a conditional deal that would send Winston Lewis back to the US in a "transfer" type deal where the Toyota Alvark team maintains the rights to Lewis if he wants to play anywhere else internationally, but enables him to return to the US and continue to play. Meanwhile, Lewis will be granted 49% stake in the team to be placed in a trust. The Tropics also got a boost when Lewis convinced his best friend in Japan -- En'ichi Tano -- a 21-year old 2nd year player to come to Flint with him. Tano is NBA draft eligible but missed the deadline to apply for this year's draft, meaning he'll have to wait until next year to declare. He decided to go to Flint in the hopes of giving scouts more access to watch him for a year before going pro. He speaks fluent English and has designs on being a star. Code:
The real question is, will the team of scrubs that will surround them -- there's no money for anyone else -- be able to give them enough to work with in order to qualify for the Pro 1? Without that, this entire experiment is a waste and Lewis only gets one year of Tano before he bolts for the NBA. It'll be interesting to see who the team gets to surround him in their attempt to make it to the big team of the nation's top minor league. Last edited by Young Drachma : 01-09-2014 at 06:57 PM. |
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01-09-2014, 09:51 PM
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#106 |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Tano got injured -- out 49 days with a broken ankle. No idea whether it'll impact his draft stock, but he's officially asked to be released for fear of hurting it further. This will really negatively impact Flint's chance at promotion, though.
The Tropics filled out their roster with stopgap players who ultimately helped the team win the USA Pro 2 and they were promoted to USA Pro 1. Rather than just focus on the kid, I'm going to make the Tropics a hot spot ballclub for players from around the world who are looking for a chance to showcase their talents. They'll evolve into the best developmental team in the US outside of the NBA umbrella. The idea is to give players a showcase. Not for guys who are NBA-ready, but maybe that next tier of player who wants to prove that he can play at a high level. Having the best young player in the game on the team helps a lot, people want to run with him, but it's how the franchise will become the most notable one in the entire league. It's already working, the move by Lewis has given the team huge exposure that a minor league team never would have. It'll just increase as more players decide to sign with the club. Most will likely be foreign players, washed up vets or guys who want to prove a point. But we'll now have a team to follow and can see how they do after they leave. |
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01-12-2014, 12:01 PM
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#107 |
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Dark Cloud
Join Date: Apr 2001
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For the 2042-43 season, eight schools from the midwest broke off to start a midwestern super conference of sorts after their own success propelled them to leave the Midwest Conference which had grown to 14 teams and bring a few other schools along, as well.
The newly formed Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) is comprised of eight upstarts. Monmouth Knox Augustana Aurora Macalester Mount Union Mount Carroll Irvington (Ind.) Monmouth has claimed two national titles in the last four years, together the programs have a total of 14 national championships and Aurora, Mt. Carroll, Macalester, Augustana, Monmouth, Knox and Mount Union have all appeared in recent Elite 8s. The idea is to increase budgets and be able to compete with the national powers of college basketball at this level. |
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01-07-2017, 09:01 PM
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#108 |
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Dark Cloud
Join Date: Apr 2001
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I have an active NBA league going. It's 2020 and counting. I doubt I will keep the dynasty part going, mostly because it's kind of a hassle but...I wanted to document at least a season of me futzing around in the non-NBA because I'm just intrigued by the differences of managing a team in a non-domestic league.
Though because of the way FBPB works, most of the players will end up being NBA washouts, it'll still be interesting to see how it evolves. in my league especially, I have the entire FBCB draft file that gets dumped into the game, so there are all sorts of dudes who were college players who end up washing out into other leagues. It's my favorite part of the game, but I never get to really see them because I tend to prefer just speeding along. So I'll try a season with a Chinese team, I just added that league to my NBA-esque setup so the entire league will be new this year with 17 teams. It'll have a relatively high salary cap - $10m - and so, I'll hope to get a few NBA veteran types to join us in pursuit of a title, Starbury style. |
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01-08-2017, 02:01 AM
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#109 |
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Dark Cloud
Join Date: Apr 2001
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Searching players in this game is a special kind of hell. Especially free agency, because there are SO MANY players. I think for house rule reasons, mostly to make things simpler, we won't start trying to sign guys until Day 25 of 30 of free agency. That way, the stars are gone, it's dudes trying to get contracts and who are in that last resort situation because there's no way I can make sense of how many people there are and even knowing where to start.
If it puts me at a disadvantage, then that's good since otherwise it's relatively easy to beat the computer. |
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01-08-2017, 08:19 AM
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#110 |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Wading through free agents with no easy way to view stats is hell, so I just decided to stock my Beijing Ducks roster by letting the AI figure it out for me. I'll just manage whatever team I end up with and work from there. I'm just curious how to play in a foreign league, really, without any tricks or adjusting of the environment on the fly.
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01-08-2017, 08:45 AM
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#111 |
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Dark Cloud
Join Date: Apr 2001
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Seems like the key to this league is to get at least one NBA washout. I got two, including a former 1st rounder.
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01-08-2017, 08:53 AM
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#112 |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Here's our other ex-NBA alum. UDFA who had a cup of coffee in da league, but still a big for britches type guy for this league.
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01-10-2017, 06:43 PM
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#113 |
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Dark Cloud
Join Date: Apr 2001
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It's funny, I just can't muster the energy to deal with pro lineups and the pro game. I do like seeing careers play out, but now I'm in a pro FBPB league for the first time and I realized how little I care about managing lineups and trying to figure out how to win matchups and stuff game-by-game. College doesn't bother me as much, because it seems like easier to navigate, but...it's sort of funny.
Even pro GMing is a slog, mostly because of the game design. So I need to figure out some other way to pay attention other than just "simming" and moving on, because I'd like to pay closer attention to the seasons as they pass in the pro game.
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