The Wenli Chen Story: An NBA 2k17 dynasty

[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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by GoldenCrest Games

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

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

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]

Originally Posted by 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?)

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by Young Drachma

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]

Originally Posted by 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.