NBA 2k15 MyLeague: Rebuilding the 76ers - Page 2

Eaglesfan27 · 01-14-2015, 08:43 PM

April 10th -

We are playing in Miami. They are 33-46 with nothing to play for.

Despite that, they jump on us early and build a 22-16 lead at the end of 1.

By halftime, they are up 46-38.

Dragic gets it going for a big 3rd quarter. At the end of 3, we are only down by 1, 68-67.

The 4th features rugged defense by both sides but Dragic with a jumper to give us a 85-84 lead with 1:38 to go...

Leonard misses a 12 footer and they get a 12 footer from Napier to take the lead.

Wade with a steal and breakawy dunk. Down 88-85.

Leonard misses a 3. We have to foul Wade. He makes his FT's.

Dragic misses a 3. We are done.

We lose the game 92-88.

Wade led them with 16 points. 15 from Nappier and 14 from Chalmers.

MCW led us with 26 points, 10 boards, and 5 assists. H also had 3 steals.

Embiid with 15 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.

Dragic with 14 points, 6 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 4 of 15.

Leonard shot 4 of 15 and finished with 11 points.

We drop to 41-39 but the Nets lose and we are now 2 games ahead of them with 2 to go...

Our next game is against the 43-37 Magic. If we can beat them, there is a slim shot we can climb into 6th or 7th...

Eaglesfan27 · 01-14-2015, 08:47 PM

The Magic come running at us early jumping to a 34-28 lead.

In the 2nd quarter, we tire them out and have a 36 points quarter. We are up 64-60 at half time.

In the 3rd quarter, both offenses sputter. We are up 82-79.

In the 4th, Love catches fire. He hits 3 baskets down the stretch including the game winner with 1 second left. We lose 104-103.

Love with 29 points, 10 boards, and 3 assists.

Vucevic with 19 points and 8 boards.

Singler with 12 points.

Leonard led us with 20 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

Holloway with 16 points and 10 boards.

MCW with 14 points, 6 boards, and 5 assists.

Embiid with 13 points, 5 boards, and a block.

McDaniels with 12 points and 2 boards.

Butler struggled and finished with 8 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists.

We are now 41-40 and going into our final game of the seaosn against the Bucks who are 34-47. We should be able to beat them. Are we relegated to 8th place?

The Pacers win and that guarantees that the best we can do is 8th place.

The Nets also win and if they win 1 more and we lose, we are both 41-41. I'm not sure of the tie breaker... could they knock us out of the playoffs? Do I want them to for the slim shot of getting a high lottery pick?

Eaglesfan27 · 01-14-2015, 08:50 PM

I think the players sense mine and the fan's ambivalence... they come out flat.

Down 23-15 after the 1st quarter.

However, Holloway catches fire in the 2nd quarter. Tied at 43 at the half.

Dragic and Holloway with a big 3rd quarter to give us a 71-65 lead.

In the final quarter everyone plays great team ball and we win 99-93.

Holloway with 20 points, 17 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block. HE shot 7 of 12.

Embiid with 15 points, 10 boards. He shot 7 of 12.

Leonard with 16 points.

McDaniels with 11 points.

MCW with 11 points, 10 assists, and 7 boards.

Turner with 10 points.

Dragic with 10 points and 7 assists.

We are 42-40 and we are going to the playoffs!

Eaglesfan27 · 01-14-2015, 08:55 PM

Award Time!

Durant wins MVP with a 34.7 ppg average, 9.0 rpg, 4.7 apg, 2.9 spg, and 1.2 bpg. He shot 51.5% on the season and 45% from the arc.

Karl Nelson, the PG of the Suns won Rookie of the Year with a 18.4 ppg and 4.8 apg average.

Marcus Smart of Boston won 6th man of the year with 12.2 ppg and 5.4 apg.

Anthony Davis won Defensive Player of the Year. He averaged 2.4 bpg (along with 19.5 ppg and 10.4 rpg.)

Derrick Rose won Most improved player with 29 ppg and 7.4 apg.

Steve Kerr won Coach of the Year. He led his team to a 55-27 record.

All-NBA Team:

Rose, Harden, LeBron, Durant, and Cousins.

Wow. In the last game of the season, Chris Paul suffered a severe back injury that could end his career. He was NBA all 2nd team...

The rest of the 2nd team:

Lillard, George, Griffin, and Chris Bosh.

Butler made it to All-NBA 1st defensive team.

A look at the Playoff seedings:

West:

#1 Thunder vs #8 Clippers

#4 Spurs vs #5 Trailblazers

#3 Rockets vs #6 Nuggets

#2 Warriors vs #7 Lakers

East:

#1 Raptors vs #8 Sixers

#4 Magic vs #5 Cavs

#3 Pistons vs #6 Hornets

#2 Bulls vs #7 Pacers

Eaglesfan27 · 01-15-2015, 09:10 PM

We come out with a very aggressive defense. They burns us early and they get 6 quick points on moves to the hoop but we get two transition baskets from steals the next few plays. Quickly tied at 8.

We go up 12-8 but Embiid already has 2 fouls.

I take a chance and keep him on the floor but it backfires as he picks up a 3rd with 5 minutes to go. We are up 16-15.

Moultrie into the game for Embiid. Butler in for MCW who has 2 fouls.

Dragic finds Butler on the fast break for a MONSTER dunk!

That fires Butler up who has a nice drive for a layup and the foul on his next possession. Butler with a steal for a breakaway dunk!

We are up 27-25 at the end of 1!

I bring Embiid in to start the 2nd and he picks up his 4th with 9:54 to go and I have to sit him. We are tied at 32.

In the 2nd quarter, MCW catches fire and finds Dragic and Leonard open for corner jumpers.

We take a 6 point lead.

We go with 4 smalls as Embiid rests and that works well for us. We open a 9 point lead as a Leonard steal leads to a fastbreak dunk and the foul!

57-47 lead at halftime!

In the 3rd, MCW starts posting up his man and scoring with some nice moves.

Dragic is also finding MCW for open jumpers.

We take a 88-76 lead at the end of 3!

In the 4th, their 3 point shooters catch fire, but Dragic and McDaniels lighting it up from outside!

McDaniels with 3 3's in a row!

We hold on for a surprise 116-109 win!

MCW with 27 points and 10 assists.

Dragic with 23 points and 12 assists.

Leonard with 18 points.

Butler with 12 points. McDaniels with 14 points. Holloway with 10 points and 10 boards.

Embiid was limited to 20 minutes - 3 points, 5 boards, and 1 block.

DeRozan led them with 28 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

Lowry with 24 points and 5 assists. Gay with 18 points.

Vasquez with 14 points and 6 assists.

Patterson with 13 points.

We take the surprising 1-0 lead in the series

Eaglesfan27 · 01-15-2015, 09:14 PM

Game 2 -

Leonard scoring early. We jump to a 6-0 lead.

Holloway with a pair of baskets. We are up 10-2!

Embiid with a block that ignites the fastbreak! 12-2.

They hit a few 3's and close the gap before Leonard with a strong drive and the foul.

At the end of 1, we are up 30-24.

In the 2nd, Turner hits a pair of 3's to get the scoring going. Dragic with a pair of jumpers. Then, he finds Turner for another open look. We open up a 12 point lead again!

At halftime, we are up 62-53.

In the 3rd quarter, McDaniels has a nice stretch where he hits a pair of 3's!

Leonard with a bunch of points in the 3rd too. We take a 90-80 lead at the end of 3!

In the 4th, we keep running. Leonard finds Dragic on the break after a Leonard steal. Dragic finds Leonard in the corner for a 3!

They start drilling 3's with DeRozan and Gay and close the gap...

But, we hold on down the stretch with FT's by Turner, Dragic, and MCW!

We get a 117-111 win to take a 2-0 lead!

Eaglesfan27 · 01-15-2015, 09:15 PM

In other news:

The Thunder are up 2-0.

The Spurs are tied 1-1 with the Trailblazers.

The Rockets are up 2-0 on the Nuggets.

The Warriors are up 2-0 on the Lakers.

Can we take game 3 at home to give us the commanding lead in the series?

Eaglesfan27 · 01-15-2015, 11:21 PM

Before the game, we get exciting news! Noel has been cleared to play in this game!

He will come in off the bench to spell Embiid.

Toronto is inserting Amir Johnson into the starting C spot!

9:36 to go - MCW has 7 points already as he is coming out very aggressive. He draws a 2nd foul on Gay who leaves the game! We are up 7-2.

8:20 - Lowry with a 3 and then a steak and breakaway layup. Tied at 9.

7:00 - Embiid draws a 2nd foul on Johnson and Hansbrough comes in. He started the first 2 games and didn't do much at all.

5:02 - Leonard with a steal to MCW to Dragic for a breakaway dunk! 17-9 lead. They call time out!

3:22 - DeRozan with a pair of drives for baskets in the lane and the foul. But, Embiid responds down low with a nice baby hook. 21-15.

2:02 - Embiid picks up a 2nd foul. I bring in Noel for him. Moultrie in at PF. Dragic slides to PG and Butler in for defense. We are up 23-17.

Butler loses his dribble leading to an easy fastbreak that is finished by Lowry who now has 12.

We finish the 1st quarter up 25-21!

9:12 - Turner gets a 3rd foul on Gay. We are up 31-27.

5:50 - DeRozan with a pair of 3's to give them the lead. 37-35.

Lowry goes off for 8 straight points.

At halftime, we are down 52-48.

Lowry with 21 at the half. MCW with 17 points at the half.

10:09 - Embiid picks up a 4th foul and has to sit. We are tied at 54.

7:31 - MCW with a steal and breakaway dunk. We lead 64-61.

Next play MCW with a steal... finds Holloway on the break... Holloway hits the layup and the foul!

5:24 - Noel with a block... MCW gets the ball.. finds Dragic... back to MCW... to Leonard for a corner long 2. 73-66.

4:30 - MCW finds Dragic for a corner 3! 76-66!

Gay, DeRozan, and Vasquez with baskets before MCW draws a foul in the lane. He makes the FT's. We lead 79-73.

Patterson with a 3 after they get an offensive board and the kickout. We lead 79-78 with 1:20 to go in the quarter.

Noel hits a 10 foot jumper. He has been working on that shot. 81-78 lead.

Terrence Ross gets into the lane, makes a pull up jumper and the foul shot. Tied at 81.

Dragic misses a buzzer beater long 3. We are tied at 81 at the end of 3.

9:45 to go - Embiid fouls out. Noel back into the game. We are up 85-84.

DeRozan with a few big baskets to give them the lead but McDaniels draws a foul and hits a pair of FT's to give us the lead back. We lead 93-92 with 6 minutes to go...

4:20 - Holloway hits a long 2. That gives us a 97-94 lead.

3:38 - Leonard with a steal... MCW gets the ball.. find Butler in the corner... 3!! 100-94 lead.

2:14 - MCW finds Moultrie for an open 10 footer and he swishes it! 102-97.

1:27 - Holloway throws it away and Lowry capitalizes on the other end. 102-101...

Butler with a defensive stop. MCW misses a 12 footer and then gives up a basket to Lowry off the screen at the other end. We are down 103-102 with 30 seconds left...

Leonard with a strong move gets a 5th foul on Gay and gets to the line... he makes the first to tie the game... misses the second and Johnson gets the board for the Raptors. They call time out.

Lowry and Johnson run the pick and roll. Noel gets tangled up and Johnson gets open for the dunk. Down 105-103 with 4 seconds left.

Dragic with a nice move to get into the lane and hit a floater. We are tied at 105 and going to OT!

Dragic with a 12 footer. MCW with a drive. Noel with a block that leads to a MCW basket. We are up 111-105.

With 3 minutes to go, Gay scores with a pair of FT's. 111-107.

Dragic hits a 3! 114-107.

MCW finds Dragic for another 3! 117-109.

MCW with a stop and then a basket at the other end. 119-109 and only 1 minute left!

They miss a pair of 3's and MCW gets out with Noel and throws an alley-oop to Noel to punctuate the win! 121-109 OT win

MCW is the player of the game with 32 points, 8 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, and only 2 turnovers. He shot 12 of 19, 2 of 2, and 6 of 9.

Dragic with 30 points, 5 assists, 2 boards, and 2 steals. He shot 13 of 29, 4 of 12, and 0 of 0.

Leonard with 14 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block. He shot 5 of 11, 1 of 2, and 3 of 5.

Turner with 11 points in 17 minutes.

Holloway with 10 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, and 1 block. He shot 4 of 5.

Noel with 7 points, 14 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 3 of 5 and played 30 minutes.

Embiid with 7 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks in 20 minutes.

Butler with 5 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 3 turnovers. He shot 2 of 7 but hit a huge 3 down the stretch.

McDaniels with 4 points in 9 minutes.

We held Gay to 4 of 15 shooting. We held DeRozan to 20 points on 8 of 21 shooting.

Lowry led them with 32 points on 12 of 24 shooting. He also had 6 assists.

We are up 3-0! I'm glad we made the playoffs now

Eaglesfan27 · 01-15-2015, 11:27 PM

Game 4 in Philly.. I decide to SimCast it.. Can we sweep?

They come out very fast and take a quick 8-2 lead but we bounce back to tie it on a few shots by Holloway.

At the end of 1, we are down 27-22 but Holloway already has 10 points.

In the 2nd, we get Dragic going but they have great shots by DeRozan. We are down 56-46.

In the 3rd, we outscore them 26-21 to make it 77-72. Holloway with a few baskets.

In the 4th, we run and gun and have a huge quarter with 34 points. It's enough to give us a 107-103 win!!!

Holloway led us with 24 points, 8 boards, and 1 block. The Rookie is growing up! He shot 11 of 19 including several nice mid range jumpers.

Dragic with 16 points and 5 assists.

MCW with 14 points, 7 boards, 12 assists, and 3 steals.

Leonard with 14 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists. He also had 3 steals and a block. He shot 5 of 10.

Butler with 10 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and only 2 turnovers. He shot 4 of 5.

Noel with 8 points, 8 boards, and 1 block in 24 minutes.

Embiid with 7 points, 6 boards, and a block in 28 minutes.

DeRozan led them with 25 points but we held Gay to 6 of 19 shooting in the loss.

Who will our opponent be?

Eaglesfan27 · 01-15-2015, 11:36 PM

In the West:

#1 Thunder sweep the #8 Clippers.

The #5 Trailblazers beat the #4 Spurs in 6.

The #2 Warriors beat the #7 Lakers in 5.

The #3 Rockets sweep the #6 Nuggets.

In the East:

Kevin Love beats up on his old team and LeBron and guides the Magic past the Cavs in 6.

The #3 Pistons beat the #6 Hornets in 7 games.

The #7 seed Pacers beat the #2 Bulls in 5 after Rose gets hurt and misses the last 3 games.

So, we have:

#1 Thunder vs #5 Trailblazers

#2 Warriors vs #3 Rockets

In the East:

#8 76ers vs #4 Magic
#3 Pistons vs #7 Pacers.

I think it would be a first if the #7 and #8 seeds meet in the Eastern Conference Finals.

A look at the Magic's team:

PF Kevin Love is in his prime with a 92 rating at 27 years old.

PF Aaron Gordon is only 20 but he has become their 2nd best option with an 83 rating.

C Niokola Vucevic is a very good center who will give Embiid challenges. He is rated 82 overall.

SG Victor Oladipo can shoot the rock and is rated 82 overall.

SF Tobias Harris has been pushed into playing some PG for them due to injuries. He is rated 78 as a SF but if he has to play PG in this series, I think MCW can make things hard on him.

SF Kyle Singler is one of the best 3 point shooters in the game. He is rated 77 overall.

SF Andew Nicholson is a 26 year old SF who can shoot well. He is rated 76 overall.

PG Harry Bradshaw is young and inexperienced but he will play PG if he is healthy enough to go. He is a game time decision. The 6'1 PG is rated 75 overall.

SG Evan Fournier is a 6'6 SG who is 23 and is a deadeye shooter from the arc. He is rated 76 overall.

C Gene Townsend was the #10 pick in the 2016 draft. He is a 6'10 280 pound C who is a good rebounder. He is rated 73 overall now.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-18-2015, 07:52 PM

Late in the 1st quarter, Dragic who already had 8 points for us jumps and comes down awkwardly. He is holding his ankle and has to be carried off the court. This doesn't look good at all.

Butler into the game for him.

Our defense instantly amps up and gets us a few fastbreak dunks!

Up 24-20 at the end of 1.

Butler with great defense in the 2nd. Leonard with great defense too. We build a 44-37 lead at halftime.

In the 3rd quarter Noel gets into foul trouble and our wings are getting tired. The defense gets lax. We are up 72-68 at the end of 3. Love getting it going.

With 8:55 to go in the 4th, Noel fouls out. Embiid back into the game. We are tied at 78.

Turner having to play PG with MCW tired. Our offense is sputtering.

Love with a basket to give them a 82-81 lead. Their first lead in a long time.

6:10 - Embiid with a basket down low, then a defensive board that leads to a quick fastbreak that is finished by McDaniels with an explosive dunk. We lead 85-84.

Love responds with a 3. 87-85.

McDaniels answers with a quick 3 at the other end!

4:12 - McDaniels with another 3! 91-89 lead

Vucevic with a nice move to draw the foul. He hits both FT's to tie it. 4 minutes left.

A rested MCW returns after Turner throws it away.

MCW gets into the lane and draws a shooting foul. He makes both FT's to give us a 93-91 lead.

MCW with a steal that sets up a McDaniels breakaway dunk!

MCW with a nice move into the lane for a floater!

1:44 - Embiid with a putback dunk! 99-92 lead.

We play very good defense and force tough shots and hold on for a 100-92 win in Orlando!

Now, for the bad news. Dragic broke his ankle and is done for the year. I hope that doesn't ruin my plan to try to package him with draft picks for the #1 pick...

Dragic with 8 points before he got hurt.

MCW with 31 points, 8 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal, 1 block. He shot 13 of 20 and 5 of 7 from the line.

Butler with 14 points, 5 boards, 6 assists, and 4 turnovers.

Leonard with 11 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 4 of 8.

McDaniels with 10 points in 8 minutes.

Embiid with 10 points, 15 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 4 of 6 and 2 of 3 from the line.

Turner with 2 points, 3 boards, and 4 assists. He also had 4 turnovers.

Love led them with 18 points and 8 boards. He shot 8 of 18.

Bradshaw with 16 points and 6 assists on 6 of 14 shooting.

Oladipo was shut down by Butler.. 5 of 18 shooting for 11 points.

Vucevic with 7 points and 7 boards on 2 of 10 shooting.

Townsend did not play by coaches' decision.

Singler held to 0 of 7 shooting in 20 minutes. Great defense by our wings.

Aaron Gordon held to 6 points and 6 boards in 18 minutes.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-18-2015, 07:58 PM

Game 2 in Orlando will feature Butler moving into the starting lineup for Dragic. We will have to go with our young guards for a few minutes potentially...

This game we start off cold with MCW missing his shots. Down 20-16 at the end of 1.

In the 2nd, Love goes off and they build a 48-34 lead by halftime.

In the 3rd, we get a run going but by the 4th our guys are exhausted.

A 12 point 4th dooms us as we get blown out 95-74.

MCW held to 3 of 14 shooting with 10 points, 8 assists and 3 boards.

Butler led our team with 15 points, 7 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 5 of 8 from the field.

Leonard with 13 points and 4 boards. He shot 5 of 11.

Embiid with 10 points and 5 boards. He shot 3 of 12.

Holloway shot 4 of 13 and had 9 points.

Love led them with 21 points, 14 boards, and 4 assists. He shot 8 of 16.

Vucevic with 17 points and 11 boards.

Bradshaw with 10 points and 3 assists.

Gordon with 10 points, 10 boards, and 1 assist.

Tied up 1-1 going back to Philly...

In other news:

The Thunder are up 2-0 on the Trail Blazers

The Warriors and Rockets are tied at 1-1

The Pistons are up 2-0 on the Pacers...

Eaglesfan27 · 01-19-2015, 08:11 AM

6 minutes to go: Our defense is smothering them. We lead 13-8 with several of our baskets coming on transition points.

4:40 - Embiid and Love collide under the basket and Love goes down hard... his leg is twisted under him. This looks bad for Love. He has to be carried off the court.

1:32 - Without Love they are bringing more 3 point shooters on the floor and spacing it out more. We are up 20-18 as I rest MCW and Embiid.

At the end of 1, we are up 25-20.

McDaniels with several 3's and a dunk in the 2nd quarter. The guy is becoming a significant offensive spark plug!

At halftime, we are up 51-49. Turner with 11 points. Noel with 9 boards. Butler with 4 assists at halftime. MCW with 10 points and 4 assists at the half.

7:45 - Embiid with a block that MCW gets the carom... he passes to Turner.. to Butler for a dunk!

MCW finds Butler in the corner for a 3 at the buzzer!

We are up 77-70 at the end of 3.

Butler with a pair of 3's to start the 4th! He is on fire! We are up 84-72.

Butler with a steal and breakaway dunk.

Butler with a pull-up jumper.

Butler with great defense on their best shooter.

We are 94-76 with 6 minutes to go...

2:57 -

They had a run to make 94-84 before Leonard beat his man off the dribble and gets to the rim for the dunk!

We win the game 99-88

Butler was the player of the game with 28 points, 7 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals, 0 blocks, and 2 turnovers. He shot 10 of 20, 4 of 7 from the arc, and 4 of 4 from the line.

MCW with 16 points, 7 assists, 2 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 6 of 14 .

Leonard with 12 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 5 of 12.

Holloway with 11 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists.

Embiid with 10 points, 15 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 4 of 9.

Turner with 8 points.

McDaniels with 8 points. Noel with 8 points, 17 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.

Vucevic led them with 27 points and 12 boards. Gordon with 15 points and 8 boards as he played 32 minutes with Love injured.

Speaking of which, the word is that Love has an MCL tear and is done for the year.

I imagine Gordon will start at PF next game.

We held Oladipo to 4 of 15 shooting.

We held Harris to 4 of 12.

We held Bradshaw to 4 of 11.

We held Fournier to 2 of 8.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-19-2015, 08:18 AM

Game 4:

In the 1st quarter, they take a 21-18 lead with Gordon doing some work inside.

At halftime, we are down 51-47. MCW having a rough start this game.

In the 3rd, MCW gets his shot going and we close the gap. Down 74-72.

The 4th is a back and forth affair with each side taking the lead several times, but Singler hits a buzzer 3 to give them the 97-95 win. Heart breaker in Philly.

Singler led them with 18 points on 4 of 5 shooting from the arc.

Oladipo was held to 5 of 17 by Butler.

Vucevic added 14 point and 10 boards. Gordon with 14 points as well on 7 of 8 shooting.

Embiid led us with 22 points, 11 boards, and 2 blocks.

Leonard with 20 points and 6 boards.

Holloway with 15 points.

Butler with 12 points, 5 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

MCW shot 3 of 12 and finished with 8 points, 7 boards, and 7 assists.

Turner with 5 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists.

McDaniels shot 0 of 9 this game

In other news:

The Thunder win their series in 5.

The #3 Rockets are up 3-2 on the #2 Warriors.

The Pistons beat the Pacers in 5.

With Love out, we are favored to win the series in Vegas. Can we win the pivotal game 5 in Orlando?

Eaglesfan27 · 01-19-2015, 08:18 PM

9:40 to go:

MCW and Embiid on the break.. beautiful Alley-oop to Embiid!

5:44 - Leonard is expending a lot of energy on both ends. I rest him and bring in Turner. We are up 13-6 as our wings are smothering their shooters.

MCW and Turner on the fast break... alley oop... and it is too high from MCW. Turnover.

They go on a run as Turner looses his man twice. MCW to Turner in the corner for a long 2 to end the run. We are up 17-13. 2 minutes left in the 1st.

Leonard back into the game with 1 minute to go in the 1st and he hits a buzzer 3 to give us a 23-21 lead the end of 1.

Turner is on fire! He got a few fastbreak dunks to start the 2nd and now he is hitting everything! We are up 43-32 when they call for a time out.

They respond with a 8-0 run with a few shots by their wings that go in.

We get our defensive intensity turned up again and respond with our own 8-0 run.

We end the half up 54-47.

Holloway leads our team in rebounding with 6 and has 10 points.

Turner with 11 points and 7 assists.

Early in the 3rd: Noel sprains his ankle but he will play through it...

Our shooting goes somewhat cold in the 3rd. Only Leonard and Turner making shots. Their wings finally catch fire and we are down 74-70 at the end of 3.

McDaniels in to start the 4th...

McDaniels with a corner 3.

McDaniels with a steal and breakaway dunk!

Turner with a steal.. passes it to McDaniels for a dunk!

McDaniels with another 3.

5 minutes left: We are up 92-82 and I bring back Embiid to help close this out.

McDaniels with a block! The kid is on fire!

McDaniels gets into the lane and draws a foul. He hits both FT's.

Embiid with a putback dunk to put the exclamation on this win!

We win the game 102-92 to take a 3-2 lead as we go back to Philly for game 6

Turner is the player of the game with 26 points, 12 assists, 5 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 12 of 20 and 2 of 3 from the arc.

Leonard with 25 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 18 and 3 of 8 from the arc.

McDaniels with 15 points, 2 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block in just 12 minutes. He shot 4 of 7, 1 of 2, and 6 of 6.

MCW with 14 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. HE shot 7 of 13.

Butler with 7 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists. He also had 1 steal.

Holloway with 7 points, 11 boards, 2 assists, and 2 blocks.

Noel with 4 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks.

Embiid with 4 points, 7 boards, and 2 blocks.

Singler led them with 21 points.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-20-2015, 06:55 AM

We come out playing smothering defense and running hard. Several fastbreak baskets by Butler as we build a 12-2 lead.

Their shooters get going but we are scoring inside on the other end.

At the end of 1, we are up 32-22.

The 2nd quarter, Butler returns and our defense amps up again. He is all over the place on his man. We hold them to 11 points in the quarter as we build a 57-33 lead at halftime!

The third, we coast a bit but we still have a 80-56 lead going into the 4th.

We turn it up in the 4th again and we win 101-76!

We are going to the Eastern Conference Finals!

Leonard led the way with 20 points 8 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Butler with 13 point, 5 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, and a block.

McDaniels with 19 points, 5 boards, and 2 steals off the bench.

Holloway with 14 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Embiid with 13 points, 9 boards, and a block.

MCW with 10 points, 10 boards, and 8 assists. He also had 2 steals.

Turner with 8 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals.

Noel with 5 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks in 20 minutes as his ankle was bothering him.

Moultrie with 6 boards in 13 minutes off the bench.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-20-2015, 07:05 AM

The Rockets win game 6 and take their series. So, we have in the West:

#1 Thunder vs #3 Rockets

In the East:

#3 Pistons vs #8 76ers!

A look at the Pistons as they are now:

Starting C Andre Drummond is only 22 and he is becoming a dominant paint protector and a good scorer. He is rated 86 overall.

Starting PF Paul Millsap is undersized at 6'8 250 but the 31 year old can score from anywhere on the floor. He is rated 86 overall and is averaging 18 ppg and 10 rpg.

Starting SF/SG Joe Johnson is 34 years old and on the decline but is still an effective scorer averaging 12 ppg and 2 rpg. He is rated 79 overall.

Starting PG Brandon Jennings is bothered by a sore knee but he will play through it. He is 26 years old 6'1 160 and rated 81 overall. He is averaging 16 ppg and 7 apg.

Starting SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is averaging 8 ppg and can score more in bunches when he reallly gets into the groove. He is rated 77 overall and is only 23.

PG/SG D.J. Augustin leads their bench. The 6'0 guard is a natural scorer especially from the arc. He is 28 years old and is rated 79 overall. He is averaging 10 ppg in 19 mpg.

PF J.J. Stokes is 22 years old and is rated 77 overall with his best atribute being his inside scoring.

PG Jordan Clarkson is a 6'5 185 pound PG who was drafted in the 2nd round in 2014. He has become an effective scorer and decent backup PG. He is averaging 7 ppg and 3 apg in 18 minutes per game. He is rated 76 overall.

C Tyson Chandler is in decline but is still a good paint protector. He is 33 years old and is rated 73 overall. He is averaging 6 ppg and 5 rpg in 20 mpg. He is only averaging 0.8 bpg now.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-20-2015, 08:55 AM

Interesting:

The injury is worse than I knew and Augustin is starting in place of Jennings...

Also, Tony Mitchell is starting in place of Johnson at SF!

Mitchell has some good defensive ability and is rated 73 overall... interesting call.

Embiid has 4 points early but Drummond and their other guys are killing us inside. We call timeout with 7:33 to go. Down 13-7.

We go on a 8-0 run after the T.O with a steal and breakaway fancy dunk by Leonard and a few nice plays by MCW.

Caldwell-Pope gets to the line to end our run. Tied at 15.

Jennings comes in and scores quickly. Embiid doing work down low.

At the end of 1, we are down 27-26. Embiid with 9 points. Leonard with 7.

8:33 - They build a 35-28 lead. We call time and get Embiid back into the game after a very short rest.

We go on a 6-0 run led by a 3 from Leonard. 35-34.

Sheesh. Augustin hits a VERY deep 3.

Caldwell-Pope with a pair of 3's off screens.

They go on a 10-0 run in which none of our shots fall. A 4 minute dry spell ends with a basket inside by Embiid. We are down 47-39.

At halftime, we are down 52-44.

Caldwell-Pope leads all scorers with 16. Drummond with 9 points, 6 boards and tough interior defense.

Jennings with 8 points in 9 minutes.

Embiid leads us with 13 points and 5 boards.

Leonard with 12 points.

MCW with 10 points and 3 assists.

6:18 - We were down by 10, but a pair of quality plays by Leonard cuts the lead to 6. Down 61-55 as our shooters are cold but our defense is good.

3:55 - Leonard with an acrobatic move in the lane to get an amazing lay-up and the foul. We are down 65-62.

Noel with a block.. Leonard to Butler to MCW for the dunk!

Butler misses a 3 that would have given us the lead and Jennings finds Johnson for a corner 3. 68-64.

Holloway with a horrible turnover. Jennings with a 3 at the other end. Holloway has had a VERY bad game tonight.

Down 73-66 after another bad play by Holloway. I decide to pull him and go with 4 wing players.

Leonard with a 3 and then MCW with the old fashioned 3 point play to make it 73-72 but they respond with a 3 from Johnson off a screen.

The quarter ends with a block by Drummond that leads to a Clarkson fastbreak dunk.

Down 78-72 at the end of 3.

7:49 - McDaniels with a few baskets and then MCW into the lane draws a foul and ties the game at 84. Leonard has 25 points but is exhausted. He will get a break. MCW is very tired too. We go with Turner, Butler, McDaniels, Holloway and Embiid (Noel is exhausted and not playing great on his bad ankle.)

Embiid with a block... to Turner who finds McDaniels on the break for a HUGE dunk! 86-84 lead!

Millsaps with a basket and the foul.

Holloway with an offensive board, putback and the foul!

Millsaps rises and shoots over Holloway. Tied at 89.

Turner with a 12 footer.

Butler forces a miss from Caldwell-Pope.

Embiid gets the board.

McDaniels misses a 3 and Millsaps with a basket down low. Tied at 91. 3:44 left.

Turner with a bad pass for the turnover.

Millsaps with a fade away shot in the post. 93-91 lead.

McDaniels hits a 3 to give us the 94-93 lead!

Turner with a steal and breakaway dunk!!!

McDaniels misses a 3. Butler is exhausted.

For the stretch run, we go with MCW, Turner, Leonard, Noel, and Embiid.

WE lead 96-93 with 2 minutes to go...

Millsap with a basket and Leonard misses at the other end.

They go to Millsap again and Noel forces a miss. Embiid with the board.

MCW misses a tough jumper. Millsaps draws a foul in the post on Embiid. He makes the FT's to give them a 97-96 lead. 1 minute left...

MCW beats Jennings off the dribble and gets into the lane drawing over Drummond.. he threads the needle for a dunk to Embiid!

Embiid blocks a shot by Millsaps.. .fast break... MCW to Turner for the dunk!

MCW forces a bad shot by Jennings! Embiid with the board.

We run clock... MCW with a tough buzzer beater as just shoots over Jennings. 102-97 lead with just 6 seconds left

Leonard forces a miss by Jennings. We win 102-97 and steal game 1 at the Palace!

Leonard is the player of the game with 27 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. He shot 11 of 19, 3 of 6, and 2 of 3.

MCW with 18 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. He shot 6 of 15 and 6 of 7 from the line.

Embiid with 19 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 10.

Butler with 12 points, 2 assists, and 2 steals.

Turner with 11 points, 3 boards, and 2 assists.

McDaniels with 9 points and 3 assists in 12 minutes.

Holloway shot 2 of 10 and finished with 5 points and 9 boards.

Noel with 3 points and 9 boards in 24 minutes.

Millsap led them with 28 points and 10 boards. He shot 10 of 23 and 8 of 9 from the line.

Johnson with 14 points. Caldwell-Pope with 16 points but we shut him down in the 2nd half.

Drummond finished with 9 points and 14 boards along with 2 blocks.

We held Augustin to 3 of 15 shooting.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-20-2015, 09:05 AM

Game 2 -

Butler playing smothering defense and getting his offense going early. We jump to a 20-16 lead at the end of 1.

Leonard with a 8 points in the 2nd quarter as we take a 48-36 lead into halftime.

Our defense is laxer in the 3rd but our offense is humming. We take a 78-68 lead at the end of 3.

In the 4th, we have a big lead most of the way until they make a furious run in the last 4 minutes. We hold on for a 98-95 win after Leonard hits a big 3 with 1 minute left.

Butler was the player of the game with 20 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 11.

Leonard with 20 points, 11 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 8 of 18.

MCW with 11 points, 7 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 5 of 15.

Turner with 11 points, 10 boards, and 4 assists in 25 minutes off the bench.

Embiid with 10 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 4 of 10.

Holloway with 10 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 4 of 11.

Noel with 9 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks in 22 minutes.

McDaniels shot 2 of 10 and finished with 5 points in 18 minutes.

Moultrie with 2 points and 2 boards in 12 minutes.

Stojic played 5 minutes and finished with 2 points and 1 assist.

Millsap led the Pistons with 24 points and 4 boards. He shot 9 of 15.

Drummond with 15 points and 12 boards along with 2 blocks.

Stokes with 13 points and 4 boards.

Augustin with 10 points as he was held to 2 of 12.

We held Johnson to 1 of 9.

Jennings held to 3 of 15.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-21-2015, 07:34 AM

In the West, the Thunder are up 2-0 on the Rockets.

Now, time for game 3:

Our defense is smothering them early and we are getting some easy transition baskets off our defense. Leonard with a steal and breakaway dunk.

MCW with a steal and passes to Leonard for a flashy dunk.

Leonard with 14 points in the 1st as we build a 25-14 lead.

8:43 - Leonard with a steal and fast break dunk! We lead 33-18.

Our offense goes stagnant in the 2nd but our defense is solid.

Embiid with a block that leads to a MCW breakaway dunk with 1:30 to go in the half. We lead 43-28.

At halftime, we lead 45-31.

Leonard with 24 points at the half!

6:45 - A very cold start to the 3rd until Turner hits a corner jumper. Up 49-38.

They close the gap to 49-41 before a rested Leonard returns. He helps us go on a 8-0 run.

At the end of 3, we are up 66-49.

They start out the 4th with a nice run. I call time and bring Embiid who is well rested back into the game. We lead 68-56.

MCW finds Leonard for a spectacular dunk. We lead 72-60.

MCW with a nice pair of moves into the lane to get FT's. We lead 76-62.

They have played Jennings a lot this game and he is missing a lot of shots..

MCW and Leonard with a spectacular 4th to finish this. We have a 90-70 lead with 3:27 to go...

91-71 lead as I pull my starters with 3 minutes to go.

We win game 3, 94 to 80!

Leonard is the clear player of the game with a spectacular effort at both ends of the loor. He finished with 36 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block. He shot 14 of 23, 0 of 3, and 8 of 11 from the line.

Turner with 17 points, 5 boards, 2 assist, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 11.

MCW with 16 points, 11 assists, 7 boards, 2 steals, 1 block, and 5 turnovers. He shot 4 of 10 from the field and 8 of 10 from the line.

Butler with 8 points, 2 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He was spectacular defensively.

Embiid with 6 points, 8 boards, 1 assist, 3 blocks. He shot 3 of 5.

Noel with 5 points, 12 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Holloway shot 1 of 10 and finished with 3 points and 9 boards.

We held Jennings to 16 points on 6 of 20 shooting.

Caldwell-Pope led them with 26 points on 10 of 22 shooting, 3 of 8 from the arc, and 3 of 3 from the line.

Millsap held to 9 points on 2 of 12 shooting.

Augustin had 5 turnovers and only 1 assist. He shot 2 of 8.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-21-2015, 07:49 AM

Game 4 in Philly -

We jump to a big lead early as they come out flat. We are up 27-14 at the end of 1.

At halftime, we have 55-40 lead.

MCW controlling the game at both ends of the floor. Leonard and Butler with great perimeter defense and Embiid locking down the paint.

We have a 86-66 lead at the end of 3.

We win the game 110-88!

We sweep the Pistons as Jennings could never get himself going with his bad knee.

Embiid led us in scoring with 22 points, 12 boards, and 4 blocks. He shot 8 of 12 and 6 of 6 from the line.

Butler with 18 points, 10 assists, 9 boards, 5 steals, and a block. He shot 7 of 14.

MCW with 17 points, 10 assists, 6 boards, 3 steals, and only 2 turnovers. He shot 8 of 16.

Leonard with 17 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 8 of 12.

Turner with 10 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 3 of 6.

McDaniels with 10 points in 17 minutes off the bench.

Noel with 7 points, 7 boards, and a block in 21 minutes.

In the West,

The Thunder win in 6 to advance to the Finals. Let's look at their team:

They are led by Durant who is 27 years old is the best player in the NBA. He is a 99 rating and can be a deadly scorer from anywhere on the court. He is averaging 36 ppg in the playoffs.

Ibaka is a 26 year old 88 rated PF/C who is an elite defender at 6'10 245 with great athleticism. He is averaging 15 ppg, 9 rpg, 1.6 bpg.

Westbrook is 27 and has been slowed by injuries. He is still an elite PG with a 88 rating. He only played a few games this year due to injuries but he is playing great in the playoffs averaging 19 ppg and 7 apg.

Reggie Jackson is a capable backup who can also play SG for them. He is 6'3 210 and is rated 82 overall. He is averaging 13 ppg and 7 apg.

PG Elfrid Payton is a 80 rated PG who can also play some SG for them. He is a very good defender. He is rated 80 overall.

SG Jeremy Lamb is a very good scorer who is rated 79 overall. He is averaging 10 ppg and 4 apg.

They are without C Steven Adams who tore a ligament in his elbow and is done for the year.

PF Mitch McGary is getting PT as a result. He is a 6'10 250 pound defender in the paint who is rated 76 overall.

SG Anthony Morrow is 30 years old and rated 77 as a wing who lays SG and SF. He has elite 3 point shooting ability.

PF Channing Frye is 33 and can still play at a high level. He is rated 75 with his strength being his perimeter shooting.

SF Perry Jones is a 6'11 240 pound SF who can shoot it from 3. He is rated 74 overall. He is only getting 7 mpg and averaging 5 ppg.

C Kendall Perkins is a crafty veteran who is rated 72 overall. He is 31 and was injured most of the year with a knee injury.

This looks like a very tough match-up for us, but we have surpassed my expectations and we could continue to surprise. A look at where we are now:

Leonard is rated 86 overall with his strengths being perimeter defense, mid range jump shooting, and athleticism.

MCW is rated 85 overall with his strengths being his perimeter defense and passing.

Butler is rated 84 overall as a lock down defender.

Embiid is rated 82 overall with his strength being his low post defense but his post moves are developing nicely.

Holloway is up to 80 with his strengths being his post moves and his mid range jumper.

Turner is rated 78 overall as a versatile wing player.

Noel is rated an 80 when healthy but is still hurt and it is effecting his abilities significantly.

McDaniels is 23 and is up to a 74 rating as an all-around SF whose strengths are his athleticism and his shooting.

Moutrie is up to a 72 as a rebounding big man.

Bajel is up to a 70 as a skilled shooter at SG.

Stojic is up to a 70 as a play making PG.

This should be a fun series. We'll get it started later today.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-21-2015, 12:42 PM

Leonard misses his first shot and Westbrook finds Lamb at the other end for a 3.

MCW to Holloway for an open 16 footer for our first score of the game.

Embiid misses a shot. Westbrook finds Durant at the other end for a long corner 2.

MCW misses a shot. We are down 9-2 before MCW gets a floater in the lane. 9-4.

We get within 3 before Durant makes a sick move to the rim to get a dunk and the foul. Down 16-10 with 6:51 to go in the 1st...

5:30 - We get a 2nd foul on Perkins who comes out. McGary into the game at C. We are down 18-15.

Westbrook rests and we make a run. Tied at 22 with 2:37 to go. Butler with several 3's for us!

Jackson with a 3 and then Jackson finds Westbrook for an open 12 footer. Down 27-22.

We go to Embiid down low for a basket.

Leonard with a 3 at the buzzer to tie it at 29 at the end of 1, but we had to play our starters most of the quarter while they rested Westbrook and Ibaka.

Durant with 9 points already. Butler with 11.

Turner steals a pass in the lane.. 2 on 0 breakaway... he passes it to Holloway for a nice dunk. We lead 34-32.

Durant has been resting and Westbrook doing work. He beats MCW off the dribble gets Embiid to come over and finds Ibaka for a dunk. Tied at 45 and my guys are tired. I have to go with Turner, Butler, Leonard, Moultrie, and Noel.

Moultrie with a putback dunk! Tied at 57 with 1:13 to go. Leonard is putting on a show but so is Durant..

Halftime: We are down 59-57. Can we continue to keep up with their offense?

Durant with 16 points. Leonard with 19 points.

Embiid with 10 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks at the half.

MCW with 10 points and 6 assists.

8:19 - Embiid gets a 4th foul on Perkins. We are down 67-63.

Westbrook with a pair of 3's..

Durant missed 4 shots in a row before hitting a long 2 with 5 minutes to go.

We are down 72-66.

Westbrook beats MCW and hits a tear drop floater over Embiid. 74-66.

Embiid down low with a nice move to get a basket.

4:20 - Embiid gets a 5th foul on Perkins. We are down 77-69.

Westbrook gets a breather and Jackson hits a few jumpers.

MCW with a jumper and then MCW sets up Embiid to draw a foul. Down 81-75.

Durant creates an easy 3 for Jackson. Down 86-75 before MCW pulls up and hits a jumper. 86-77 late in the 3rd.

Our guys are exhausted. I'm going to end the quarter with Turner, Butler, McDaniels, Moultrie and Noel.

Noel with a bucket and the foul. Butler with a steal and breakaway dunk!

At the end of 3, we are down 88-83.

Westbrook with a 3. Westbrook finds Morrow for a 3.

Butler freed off a screen for an easy basket. Down 96-89.

Noel gets a 6th foul on Perkins. Frye comes in for his first significant minutes of the game.

McDaniels gets into the lane and draws a foul but misses both FT's. We are down 99-91. Westbrook is on fire although Durant is cold.

Durant hits an open jumper. Westbrook gets into the lane and gets fouled.

We are down 104-94 with 6 minutes to go..

Westbrook with another 3! If I play him tight, he blows by MCW. If I play him loose he is nailing those 3's. Sheesh.

4:10 left: We are down 112-101. Butler, Leonard, and Embiid working hard to keep us in it...

MCW plays Westbrook tight and he blows by him and gets fouled by Embiid in the lane. Down 118-106 with 2:45 to go...

Westbrook into the lane draws Embiid over... and he threads the pass to McGary for an easy dunk.

Ibaka with a put back dunk to put the final nail in the coffin.

We lose 124-113.

Westbrook is the player of the game with 31 points, 8 assists, 1 boards, 3 steals. He shot 11 of 17, 5 of 5 from the arc, and 4 of 4 from the line.

Jackson with 22 points and 4 assists. He shot 8 of 13.

Durant with 22 points, 12 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 9 of 23.

Lamb with 20 points and 5 assists.

Ibaka with 17 points and 14 boards along with 2 blocks.

Butler with 25 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 9 of 18.

Embiid with 25 points, 12 boards, and 4 blocks. He shot 9 of 14 and 7 of 10 from the line.

Leonard with 23 points on 9 of 23 shooting.

MCW with 14 points, 11 assists, 3 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 4 of 10.

Holloway with 10 points and 6 boards. He shot 5 of 8.

Turner with 6 points, 5 boards, and 6 assists.

McDaniels with 5 points on 2 of 7 shooting.

Noel with 3 points, 5 boards, and 1 steal. He only played 18 minutes tonight.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-21-2015, 12:46 PM

Game 2:

We start out hot, playing great defense and jumping to a 8-0 lead.

At the end of 1, we are up 27-18 led by Leonard's play.

In the 2nd, Durant gets going and their defense shuts us down. We are outscored 31-14 in the 2nd and go in with a 51-41 deficit.

They continue to smother us in the 3rd. We are down 90-66.

We lose the game 116-96.

Westbrook is the player of the game with 32 points, 7 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals. He shot 11 of 14 and 9 of 10 from the line.

Durant with 26 points, 7 boards, and 7 assists.

Jackson with 20 points and 5 assists.

Ibaka with 17 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.

Lamb with 12 points.

Embiid led us with 19 points, 9 boards, and 1 block. He shot 8 of 16.

MCW with 17 points, 13 assists, 4 boards and 1 steal. He shot 7 of 15.

Holloway with 16 points and 4 boards.

Leonard was held to 5 of 18 shooting and 10 points.

Butler was held to 2 of 9 shooting for 5 points.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-21-2015, 02:38 PM

Game 3:

MCW starts out hot in the 1st quarter. He has 9 points and 2 assists to lead us to a 23-20 lead.

In the 2nd quarter, MCW gets it Embiid who is dominating them inside. Embiid with 12 points in the quarter as we build a 54-42 lead at halftime.

We start out the 3rd, feeding the ball to Embiid again. We take a 84-73 lead at the end of 3.

They close the gap in the 4th, but Leonard with a few big shots to end their run. Our offense gets flowing again with MCW driving into the lane using his strength against Westbrook. MCW hitting shot after shot from midrange.

We hold on for a 110-104 win!

MCW with 30 points, 6 boards, 7 assists, and 5 steals.

Embiid with 26 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks.

Leonard with 21 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists.

Butler with 10 points, 7 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Durant led them with 42 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, and 2 blocks.

Westbrook shot 6 of 18 and finished with 17 points and 7 assists.

We held Jackson to 4 of 14 shooting.

We held Lamb to 3 of 10.

Game 4:

Durant and Westbrook come out on fire and build a big lead early. By the end of 3, they are up 100 points!

They crush us 132-100. Wow. Their offense was just unstoppable all day long.

Durant with 41 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, and 4 steals.

Ibaka with 22 points and 14 boards along with 3 blocks.

Westbrook with 20 points and 10 assists.

Lamb with 18 points.

MCW with 28 points and 10 assists in the loss.

Butler with 17 points. Leonard with 17 points. Holloway with 12 points but he shot 4 of 13.

Embiid with 11 points and 10 boards. He shot 3 of 12.

Worse than being down 3-1. MCW hurt his wrist in the game and will be hampered in game 5...

Game 5:

With MCW being neffective, our offense is very ineffective. Ditto for our defense.

Oklahoma crushes us 122-66!

Durant with 42 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks in the win.

Westbrook with 32 points and 10 assists.

Ibaka added 16 pioints, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.

MCW only played 28 minutes and finished with 4 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists.

Leonard with 29 points in the loss.

Embiid shot 3 of 13 and finished with 10 points and 9 boards.

Wow. This team went further than expected and that it makes hard to give up Dragic, but we did it without him. Time to make a play to get the potential superstar guard from USC.

Durant wins MVP of the Finals.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-21-2015, 02:57 PM

For the Finals, Durant averaged 33.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 4.4 apg, 2.4 spg, and 1.6 bpg in the MVP win.

Retiring players:

Ginobili at age 38 retires from the Bulls.

Reggie Evans at 36 retires from the Celtics.

Steve Blake at 36 retires from the Trail Blazers

David West at 35 retires from the Pacers.

Udonis Haslem at 36 retires from the Heat.

Luis Scola at 36 retires from the Cipps.

Pablo Prigioni at 39 retires from the Wizards.

The Draft Lottery:

The Celtics have a 25% chance to get the #1 pick. They also have a 15.6% to get it from the Hawks trade. Wow. Imagine if they got the #1 and #2 picks...

The Mavs have a 19.9% chance at the #1 pick.

The Cavs get the 10th and 12th pick in this draft from the moves they made.

The Celtics end up with the #1 and #3 picks!

The Suns get lucky and move up to #2.

The top 14:

1. Celtics
2. Suns
3. Celtics
4. Mavs
5. Wizards
6. Jazz
7. Wolves
8. Knicks
9. Kings
10. Cavs
11. Bucks
12. Cavs
13. Pelicans
14. Hawks

We are picking 17th. Time to try to package that pick and Dragic and another pick for the #1 pick...

A few players opted out of their contract:

Dwight Howard is the biggest fish with a 91 rating at 30 years old.

DeRozan is 26 years old and rated 87 overall. I'd love to get the USC player. I might have the money to do it..

Deron Williams opted out of Brooklyn. He is rated 85 overall at 31 years old.

We exercised options on MCW, Noel, and Embiid as well as Davies.

McDaniels is a RFA...

I give him a qualifying offer.

Cowen, the USC guard, blew the doors off the combine. He had the best score in almost every drill including a 40" vertical and hitting 22 of 25 College 3's. He hit 14 of 25 NBA 3's which led all players.

Crud. Dragic is still injured, so I can't trade him!

I have to figure out another way to get the #1 pick...

The Celtics aren't interested in my picks. They are demanding either Embiid or Leonard be the center piece of any trade for the #1 pick.

I think Embiid is going to be one of the best centers to ever play. Leonard is a very good player and he is only 24, but I think this USC guard is going to be an all time great even though he is smallish at only 6'0.

The Celtics are demanding Leonard and Holloway for the #1 pick and also want me to take Jeff Green's salary. I might regret this but I pull the trigger on it!

Eaglesfan27 · 01-21-2015, 03:47 PM

With the #1 pick, we select consensus #1 pick G Jimmy Cowen out of USC!

The young man just turned 20 and should start right away.

The Suns take the other top pick, Murray Daugherty 2nd.

The Celtics get Jason Butler a 20 year old 6'4 SG with the 3rd pick.

The Mavs offer me their 4th pick for MCW. I decline.

The Mavs trade the 4th pick to the Thunder for their own 1st round pick in 2017 and Roberson, a 69 rated SG.

With the 4th pick, the Thunder get Dee Hines a 6'11 259 pound talented C who is only 21 years old.

The Wizards reach for Estrada, a 7'0 C from Puerto Rico.

The Jazz get Guy Stewart a good shooting SF who is 6'8 at 6th pick.

The Wolves take the best PG on the board at #7.

The Knicks offer us their 1st round pick (#8) and Bargnani for MCW. I pass.

The Knicks trade the #8 pick to the Warriors for Iggy.

With the 8th pick, the Warriors get Aaron Wennington, a solid 6'7 SF who has some potential.

With the 9th pick, the Kings get a project at SF.

The Cavs get Rick Haywood, a big body at C with their 10th pick.

The Cavs get another big body at PF with their 12th pick.

Their is no one I want with the 17th pick, so I trade it and a 2019 1st to the Nets for their #1 pick next year.

The Magic approach me with a trade offer that I accept:

We give us our 2018 2nd round pick and Stojic for a 1st next year and a 2nd the year after.

Notable signings:

Tim Duncan signed a 1 year deal with the Spurs for 7 million

Tony Parker signed a 3 year deal with the Spurs for 11 million a year.

The Spurs managed to add Dwight Howard for 4 years and 98 million!

To top it off, the Spurs added Kobe Bryant to a 1 year deal for 7 million and then Paul Pierce for 1 year at 2 million.

They also added Tony Wroten for 3 years at 4 million a year. How did they get all of that cap room?

The Pistons re-signed Drummond for 5 years at 80 million.

The Bulls gave Noah 3 years at 40 million.

The Hawks gave Horford 5 yrars at 72 million.

The Pistons gave Jennings 42 million for 4 years.

The Knicks gave 40 million over 5 years to Shumpert.

The Spurs added Boris Diaw for 1 year at 1.5 million.

We signed Jerami Grant to come back for 3 years and 13 million.

DeRozan went back to LA to play for the Lakers. He signed for 3 years and 42 million.

They also added Eric Gordon for 3 years and 32 million.

The Nets added Ricky Rubio for 4 years and 40 million.

The Mavs got Chandler Parsons to resign 4 years and 44 million.

The Nets signed Kemba Walker to 3 years 30 million.

J.R. Smith signed with the Pelicans for 3 years and 22 million.

The Raptors got Tyson Chandler for 1 year at 3 million.

Ginobili was convinced to come out of retirement? He signed for 1 year at 1.5 million with the Pistons.

Reggie Jackson went to the Mavs for 3 years and 25 million.

The Pelicans got Anthony Davis to re-sign for 1 more year at 10 million.

We have a glut at guard. Time to make a move there.

I shop Dragic around and get a very interesting offer:

Dragic and McDaniels (who I hate giving up) for Jeff Teague and Thabo Sefolosha. Both of the players I would receive have expiring contracts.

I pull the trigger. That will give me flexibility for my next moves in the next offseason to add the 1 piece to make us a young star filled team while all of our young guys develop a bit more.

A look at our rotation now:

PG MCW is 25 years old and rated 84 overall as a playmaking guard.

SG Jimmy Cowen is 6'0 165 and 20 years old. He is incredibly athletic and can shoot better than anyone on my roster at this point.

SF Evan Turner - 27 years old and rated 77 overall. Can do everything reasonably well although he doesn't excel in any area.

PF Noel - 22 years old and rated 80 overall. My best shot blocker.

C Embiid - 22 years old and rated 83. He has really developed his post game this offseason and looks to become a more consistent scorer down low.

6th man: Butler is rated 82 and can defend the 1, 2, 3, or even the 4 against smaller PF. He will play a lot off the bench.

Jeff Green is 6'9 235 and rated 77 overall. He is one of the best at the corner 3 on our team.

Jeff Teague - a Capable backup PG who is a good defender. Rated 77 overall.

Thabo Sefolosha is rated 73 and is a good defender who can shut down wing players. He is 32 years old but I have no plans to keep him past this year anyway.

Jerami Grant is an ethletic SF who can score. He has developed his shot a bit. He is rated 73 overall.

PF Moultrie is rated 71 overall and can give us some minutes at PF or C.

Davies - A big body who can come in during injury or foul trouble.

SG Bazja - still developing. Might be a contributor next year.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-21-2015, 05:18 PM

Our 1st game is against the new look Nets who added some pieces and lost Deron Williams:

PG Ricky Rubio (82)
SG Kemba Walker (83)
SF Bojan Bogdanovic (76)
PF Greg Monroe (82)
C Brook Lopez (80)

SG Jimmer Fredette (74)
C Mason Plumlee (81)
SG Nick Johnson (74)
PG Marquis Teague (72)
SF Josh Smith (70)

Our team is favored but not by much. The talent evaluators think we took a big step back in defensive and offensive talent...

Cowen misses his first shot and then gets beat by his man at the other end.

9:05 - Cowen with his first points as a 76er, a 3 off a great pass from MCW.

Cowen with a rough start but he drills another 3. Then he has 3 assists in a row. He is playing very well now.

3:10 - They call timeout after another Cowen assist. We are up 21-19.

1:44 - Cowen rests for a bit after missing another 3. We are up 23-21.

At the end of 1, we are tied at 23.

7:30 - We are down 36-31. MCW is tired and his defense is getting sloppy. We go with Cowen, Butler, Sefolosha, Green, and Noel.

54 seconds to go: Cowen comes off a great screen by Embiid and rises for a huge dunk. The kid can fly! Down 49-47.

At halftime, we are down 51-47.

Cowen leads our team with 12 points. He also leads us with 7 assists. The kid is electric.

MCW with 11 points and 4 assists.

Cowen is cold in the 3rd. His shot is missing time and time again but he does make a few nice assists.

Butler, MCW, and to a lesser extent Turner pick up the scoring slack but our defense is bad this quarter.

Down 77-70 at the end of 3.

Lopez has been crushing us inside in the 2nd half. Cowen with a beautiful behind the back dribble to get into the lane and hit a tear drop shot.

Down 83-77.

3:37 - We are down 96-91 and then Cowen hits a 3 on an assist from MCW!

2:47 - Cowen breaks down his man... gets into the lane... kicks it out to Green for a 3! That gives us a 97-96 lead.

Cowen forces a miss from Rubio.. Cowen at the other end beats Rubio off the dribble and hits a floater in the lane!

44 seconds left - Cowen beats Rubio... gets all the way to the hoop for a dunk! 101-96 lead.

101-98... MCW forces his man to miss.. long rebound... MCW gets it... he throws it up ahead for Embiid who has the breakaway dunk!

We win 103-98!

Cowen is the player of the game in his debut! 26 point, 14 assists, 3 boards, 2 steals, and 7 turnovers. He shot 9 of 22, 3 of 8, and 5 of 6.

MCW with 20 points, 8 assists, 7 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block. He only had 1 turnover. He shot 9 of 17, 2 of 6, and 0 of 0.

Butler with 12 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, and 2 steals in 29 minutes off the bench.

Green with 10 points, 3 boards, and 1 assist in 25 minutes his debut. He shot 4 of 6, 2 of 4 from the arc.

Turner with 8 points, 2 boards, and 1 steal. He shot 3 of 10.

Embiid with 8 points, 13 boards, and 5 blocks! He shot 3 of 6. We have to get him the ball more.

Noel with 8 points, 12 boards, and a block. He shot 3 of 8.

Teague with 6 points and 2 assists in 10 minutes off the bench.

Selfolosha with 5 points and 1 steal in 9 minutes.

Mpultrie with 3 boards and a block in 10 minutes.

Lopez led them with 23 points, 11 boards, and 2 assists.

Monroe with 15 points and 14 boards.

Fredette with 13 points on 5 of 15 shooting.

Bogdanovic with 11 points.

Walker with 10 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists.

Ironhead · 01-21-2015, 05:35 PM

Two questions:

1) Do you anticipate matchup problems with Cowen's size at the 2?

2) With all of those moves what does the Spurs lineup look like? Do they have a shot to challenge the Thunder or are they just too old?

Eaglesfan27 · 01-21-2015, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironhead

Two questions:

1) Do you anticipate matchup problems with Cowen's size at the 2?

2) With all of those moves what does the Spurs lineup look like? Do they have a shot to challenge the Thunder or are they just too old?

I set my defensive settings to have Cowen guard their PG and MCW takes their SG.

2) I will look later tonight and post it

Eaglesfan27 · 01-21-2015, 06:10 PM

Oct 29th -

We travel to the Grizzlies who lost their stars and are rebuilding. We are favored. How can our young rookie do without me helping him out?

We fall into a deficit early but a strong 2nd quarter gets us a 46-43 lead at the half.

Fatigue sets in the 2nd half and we have a rough 4th quarter. We get outscored 28-19 in the 4th and lose 87-82.

Cowen shot 2 of 10 and finished with 4 points, 3 boards, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers.

Noel led us with 16 points, 12 boards, and a block.

Embiid with 13 points, 9 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 5 of 10.

MCW with 13 points, 3 boards, 5 assists, 1 block. He shot 6 of 10.

Teague with 11 points and 4 assists in 18 minutes.

Green with 9 points and 5 boards. He shot 2 of 8.

Turner with 8 points, 7 boards, and 1 assist in 30 minutes. He shot 3 of 11.

Butler with 4 points, 3 boards, and 3 assists and 2 steals in 26 minutes off the bench.

10/31 -

We travel to the Pelicans to face Davis. They are favored.

It was never a game, we had no answer for Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday.

We lose 115-88.

Embiid led us with 19 points and 6 boards.

MCW with 17 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, and 2 steals.

Cowen with 10 points, 7 assists, 3 boards, and 1 steal. He shot 4 of 10.

Noel with 9 points and 5 boards.

Turner with 8 points, 7 boards, and 2 assists.

Grant with 6 points in 5 minutes.

Green shot 1 of 5 and finished with 3 points.

Butler with 4 points, 3 boards, and 4 assists.

Davis led the Pelicans with 25 points, 7 boards, and 2 blocks.

Russ Smith with 19 points and 7 assists. Holiday with 15 points and 8 assists.

We are 1-2 and looking to learn to play together better.

Our next game is on November 2nd against the Celtics and our old teammates. They have a talented starting 5 but we are favored.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-21-2015, 07:49 PM

By request, here is a look at the Spur's Roster at this point:

Dwight Howard is 30 years old and at a 90 rating is their best player. His inside scoring and interior defense highlight their team now.

PG Tony Parker is 34 but is still a very respectable 84 overall with his strengths in his midrange shot and play making ability.

PF Tim Duncan is still a 82 rated player at age 40. His stamina is low but he can still score inside well and his midrange shot isn't bad.

SG Kobe Bryant is a 80 rated player at 38. His midrange shot is falling off and his 3 point shooting is lower but he is still a capable scorer.

PF Kyle Andersen was a steal at the 30th pick. He is a 79 rated PF who is 6'9 230 and can shoot the 3 as well as the midrange shot. Great range for a big man.

SG/SF Allen Crabbe is a 24 year old player who specializes in the 3 ball. He is rated 75 overall.

SG/SF Tony Wroten (former 76er) is a 74 rated 23 year old SG whose best attribute is his inside finishing.

PF Boris Diaw is a 72 overall at 34 years old. His best attribute is his 3 point shooting and defense.

SF Paul Pierce is 39 years old and rated 70 overall. His best attribute is his jumper.

C Tiago Splitter is declining at 31 but he is still rated 70 overall and can spell the big men.

PG Aaron Books is 31 years old and rated 69 overall. His best attribute is his 3 point shooting.

SF Scott Byrd is a 21 year old 2nd year player who is a 68 overall. He has no real strengths and was drafted at the end of the 1st round.

PG Marvin Banks is their 2nd round pick from this year. He is rated 59 overall but the staff thinks he has potential to develop into a role player.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-21-2015, 07:53 PM

Now, a look at the Celtics as they revamped after our trade. I think they are going to be a tough match up for us:

SF Kawhi Leonard is a 84 rated SF at 25 years old and leads their team. He is a premier defender and can shoot the 3 fairly well.

PG Marcus Smart is challenging Rondo for the starting role. He is rated 82 overall and is only 22. His best attribute is his defense and midrange jumper.

PG Rajon Rondo is 30 years old and rated 82 overall. His best attribute is his passing and playmaking.

PF Jared Sullinger is 24 and rated 81 overall. His best attribute is his midrange jumper.

SG Avery Bradley is 25 years old and rated 80 overall. His best attribute is his 3 point shooting.

PF Craig Holloway is 24 years old and rated 79 overall. His best attribute is his low post scoring but he can hit the midrange jumper as well.

SF James Young is a 21 year old guard who is rated 76 overall. His best atribute is his 3 point shooting.

C Kelly Olynyk is rated 75 overall. His best attribute is his inside scoring.

C Tyler Zeller is a 26 year old who is rated 73 overall. His best attribute is his interior scoring.

SG Clifford Holland was the #12 pick in the 2015 draft. He is a 22 year old SG who is rated 72 overall. His best attribute is his jumper.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-22-2015, 10:21 AM

Leonard torching us early. A corner 3. A 3 from the top of the key. A 12 footer. We are down 14-4 early as we call time.

Cowen gets his midrange shot going and he helps us close the gap but they start drilling 3's late. Leonard with 11 points in the 1st quarter as they jump to a 25-16 lead at the end of 1.

We were down by 17 at one point but a nice run powered by Embiid and Cowen gets us within 9. Down 51-42 at halftime.

Cowen with 15 points and 5 assists at the half. Embiid with 9 boards at halftime.

Leonard with 17 points at halftime.

9:49 - MCW lands awkwardly after a jump shot and has to be helped off the court. Looks like something with his ankle

6:41 - The news is that MCW broke a bone in his ankle

Our team is struggling and we are down 69-50.

We are down 75-60 before Cowen hits a 16 foot jumper.

At the end of 3, are down 85-64 and Cowen is exhausted. So is Embiid.

In the 4th, our defense falls completely apart. We lose 116-85.

Leonard was the player of the game with 23 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 7 of 12, 3 of 6, and 6 of 7.

Bradley with 17 points. Holloway with 15 points and 9 boards. Olynyk with 15 points. Sullinger with 13 points.

Rondo with 6 points and 9 assists.

Cowen led us with 23 points, 6 assists, and 4 turnovers. He shot 10 of 23, 1 of 2, and 2 of 2.

Embiid with 14 points, 14 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 16.

Butler with 13 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists.

Teague with 7 points and 3 assists in 14 minutes.

Turner shot 3 of 11 and finished with 6 points.

Noel with 6 points and 9 boards.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-22-2015, 10:36 AM

With the injury, Cowen starts at PG. Butler starts at SG. Teague gets many more minutes as our 6th man. Jeff Green will also get more minutes as a stretch 4.

11/4/16 -

We host the Bucks who are in transition. They are 3-2 but we are favored to win.. Their starting 5:

PG Jim McDonald (74)
SG Alec Burks (79)
SF Jabari Parker (87)
PF John Henson (76)
C Larry Sanders (78)

PG Shelvin Mack (74)
SF Damien Inglis (74)
PG Patrick Beverly (73)
SG Phil Cohen (70)
C Andray Blatche (69)
PF Juwan Dame (their 1st round pick this year - 66)

The game was close for 3 quarters but Embiid came through big in the 4th for a 97-89 win.

Embiid with 25 points, 13 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 11 and 7 of 8 from the line.

Green with 19 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

Cowen with 12 points, 4 boards, 7 assists, and only 1 turnover. He shot 6 of 13.

Turner with 12 points. Butler with 9 points, 7 boards, and 2 steals.

Noel with 8 points, 8 boards, and 1 block.

Teague with a team high 13 assists in 29 minutes off the bench.

Parker led the Bucks with 25 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

Burs with 14 points. We shut down their big men who were scoreless.

We are 2-3 and we travel to play Detroit who is also 2-3 and struggling. We are favored. Their starting 5:

PG Jennings (82)
SG Ginobili - who came out of retirement! (73)
SF Giannis Antetokounmpo (who they signed as a FA this year - 78)
PF Paul Millsap (84)
C Drummond (86)

Their bench:

PF Stokes (77)
PG Jordan Clarkson (75)
PG Isaiah Canaan (75)
SG Marcus Thornton (71)
SF Sergey Karasev (69)

Caldwell-Pope is hurt and will not play this game.

We jump to a 32-19 lead at the end of 1 and hold on for 100-91 win.

Embiid with 20 points, 12 boards, 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 19.

Green with 16 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals.

Turner with 14 points, 4 boards, and 1 assist.

Teague with 12 points and 8 assists in 28 minutes.

Cowen got into foul trouble and only played 25 minutes as a result. He finished with 10 points, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 board. He shot 5 of 11.

Bajza with 9 points in 6 minutes.

Noel with 9 points, 9 boards, and 4 blocks.

Butler with 3 points, 11 boards, and 7 assists.

We are now 3-3 and our next game is against the Wolves who are struggling at 2-6.

Their starting 5:

PG Zach Lavine (80)
SG Kevin Martin (73)
SF Wiggins (86)
PF Anthony Bennett (77)
C Gorgui Dieng (77)

PG Deron Williams (81)
PG Ray McCallum (77)
F Thaddeus Young (75)
SG Wayne Ellington (72)
PG Conrad Welch (72)
C Omer Asik (70)
C Kosta Koufos (70)
PG J.J. Barea (69)
SF Chase Budinger (65)

Eaglesfan27 · 01-27-2015, 08:20 PM

Cowen with a big 1st quarter to get 10 points and 3 assists as we take a 26-25 lead at the end of 1.

Turner with a 3 at the buzzer to give us a 49-45 halftime lead. Really nice quarter from Noel and Turner. Cowen was tired and rested for a good 8 minutes of the quarter.

Cowen with 10 points and 4 assists at the half.

Embiid with 12 boards at halftime.

Our defense really clicked in the 3rd anchored by Embiid. We take a 81-64 lead at the end of 3.

Cowen was our leading scorer in the 3rd. He has 20 points.

We continue to build a big lead in the 4th. I pull my starters with 5 minutes left. We lead 97-75.

We win the game 106-82.

Cowen is the player of the game with 22 points, 7 assists, 4 boards, and 4 turnovers. He shot 9 of 16, 1 of 1 from the arc, and 3 of 3 from the line.

Embiid with 13 points, 17 boards, and 1 block.

Butler with 13 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists.

Turner with 11 points, 8 boards, and 3 assists.

Teague with 10 points and 4 assists.

Noel with 10 points, 11 boards, 3 assists, and 3 blocks.

Grant with 9 points and 5 boards in 15 minutes.

Moultrie with 6 points, 4 boards, and 1 block in 20 minutes.

Bazja with 5 points. Sefolosha with 5 points in 14 minutes.

Dieng led the Wolves with 18 points.

Martin with 16 points on 7 of 21 shooting.

Thaddeus Yong with 10 points on 4 of 6 shooting.

We held LaVine to 4 of 16 shooting.

We held Bennett to 3 of 13 shooting.

We held Wiggins to 2 of 15 shooting. He had 4 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists.

Eaglesfan27 · 01-27-2015, 08:37 PM

We've had an open roster spot and I decide to add someone. I coinsder a big man but decide to go with the best 3 point shooter to add some offensive punch. We add Marco Belinili for 1 year at 2 million. He is a pure 3 point shooter.

11/11 -

We host the Pacers who are 2-5 and struggling. We are favored to win.

It is a back and forth game throughout. The Pacers jump to a slight lead at the end of 1, 25-23.

At halftime, we fight back and go in down 45-44.

In the 3rd quarter, we take a slight lead behind Cowen's shooting. We lead 67-66.

The 4th ends with a 90-90 tie as they get a buzzer beater from George. We are going to OT.

It is back and forth through the OT, but George hits another Buzzer beater to give them a 104-102 OT win.

George finished with 30 points, 13 boards, 6 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 9 of 18 and 11 of 12 from the line.

They also got 10 points from Pau Gasol who is still an effective post player at 36. They got 20 points from Jordan Crawford.

Jeff Green led us with 19 points on 5 of 8 shooting and 8 of 8 from the line.

Butler with 18 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals.

Turner with 17 points and 7 boards.

Embiid with 16 points, 11 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 2 of 10 from the line...

Cowen with 15 points and 5 assists in the loss. HE shot 4 of 13, 1 of 3, and 6 of 6 from the line.

Teague with 9 points and 4 assists. He shot 2 of 10 from the field.

Grant with 4 points in 12 minutes.

Noel with 2 points, 13 boards, and 2 assists.

Belinelli shot 0 of 4 in his debut including 0 of 2 from the arc. He only played 6 minutes.

We are now 4-4 and 9th in the conference.

11/14 -

We host the Suns who are 4-5. We are favored to win.

They are led by PG Eric Bledsoe and former Rookie of the Year, Karl Nelson who are both 84 rated guards...

The Raptors offer us Patrick Patterson and Tyler Hansbrough for Butler and Davies. This would make us stronger in the front court but I like Butler too much for his defense. I pass.

Cowen comes out shooting the lights out in the 1st quarter. We jump to a 37-20 lead.

Cowen continues to lead the offense effectively in the 2nd. We lead 63-48 at the half.

We cruise a bit in the 3rd but continue to lead 84-70.

We pound it inside in the 4th to keep our lead and get the win, 105-94.

Cowen led the team with 21 points, 7 assists, 3 boards, and 1 steal. He shot 7 of 21, 1 of 3, and 4 of 5.

Teague with 15 points and 7 assists in 24 minutes.

Turner with 14 points and 4 boards.

Embiid with 12 points, 7 boards, and a block.

Butler with 10 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and a block.

Sefolosha with 9 points in 8 minutes.

Noel with 8 points, 13 boards, and 3 blocks.

Belinelli with 3 assists in 6 minutes. 0 points.

Green had a rough night with 1 of 9 shooting for 2 points.

11/16 -

We travel to play the Raptors. They are favored and are off to a great start at 8-2.

Their starting 5:

PG Lowry (86)
SG Terrence Ross (81)
SF Gay (82)
PF Patterson (78)
C Jonas Valancuinas (83)

Their bench is good too:

PF Amir Johnson (78)
PF Mac Dillon (73)
SF Bruno Caboclo (72)
C Tyson Chandler (70)
PF Tyler Hansbrough (70)
C Joel Freeland (70)

Eaglesfan27 · 02-02-2015, 08:17 AM

Cowen is having problems at both ends with Lowry today who is having a big 1st quarter. Embiid keeping us in it with a strong 1st quarter. We are down 26-22 at the end of 1.

Our bigs have Valacunias in foul trouble. Working them inside to keep us in it. Down 38-36 with 5:30 left in the half.

At halftime, we are down 49-46.

Lowry leads them with 11 points and 5 assists.

Embiid leads us with 11 points and 8 boards.

Their 3 point shooters, especially Lowry, help them build a 11 point lead but we cut it late on a few big plays by Cowen and Teague who had a very nice quarter. We are down 75-71 at the end of 3.

Toronto's 3 point shooters making shots in the 4th and our offense goes cold. They build a 12 point lead.

We close the gap a few times but can't put enough points as Embiid misses shot after shot. We lose 101-92.

Lowry was the player of the game with 24 points, 8 assists, and 3 boards. He shot 8 of 24, 2 of 7, and 6 of 7.

Gay with 17 points and 4 assists as he shot 5 of 11, 2 of 3 from the arc, and 5 of 8 from the line.

Ross with 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting including 1 of 3 from the arc.

Caboclo with 11 points as he shot 4 of 8 including 2 of 3 from the arc.

Patterson with 10 points and 10 boards as he hit 2 3's.

Teague led us with 19 points and 2 assists in 24 minutes.

Belinelli with 12 points on 4 of 10 shooting including 2 of 6 from the arc.

Cowen with 11 points (after 0 in the first half), 10 assists, 6 boards, 2 steals, and 5 turnovers. He shot 5 of 14.

Turner with 10 points, 5 assists, and 2 boards. He shot 3 of 8.

Embiid finished with 12 points and 11 boards. He shot 3 of 12.

Butler with 9 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 4 of 10.

Noel with 5 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists in 26 minutes.

That loss drops us to 5-5.

Eaglesfan27 · 02-02-2015, 08:33 AM

11/18 -

The Spurs are showing their age and struggling early. They are 5-6 as they try to gel. We are favored at their place...

We get out running early adn take a 32-20 lead at the end of 1.

Big lead going into halftime as we are running them up and down the court.

58-44 at the half.

Our offense goes cold in the 2nd half and they close the gap. 76-70 at the end of 3.

We hold on despite several rally attempts. 94-88 win!

Embiid with 22 points, 10 boards, 2 blocks to lead us in the win. He shot 6 of 12 from the floor and 10 of 13 from the line.

Turner with 15 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists.

Cowen with 12 points, 4 assists, 3 boards, and a steal. He shot 5 of 10, 2 of 5 from the arc.

Green with 9 points. Grant with 8 points. Noel with 8 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.

Teague with 7 points and 2 assists.

Duncan led the Spurs with 14 points ad 10 boards in 28 minutes.

Kobe with 14 points and 4 assists with 5 of 13 shooting.

Pierce with 12 points but he shot 2 of 10.

Parker with 10 points and 10 assists.

Dwight got into foul trouble and only played 14 minutes. He fouled out with 5 points and 3 boards as Embiid owned him!

11/20 -

We host the Nuggets who have suffered an early injury to Ty LAwson and are struggling this year as a result. Their starting 5 doesn't fit well together:

PG Keith Bailey (68)
SG Arron Afflalo (80)
SF Gallinari (78)
PF Faried (84)
C Jusuf Nurkic (76)

We are heavily favored to win...

We jump to a big lead early, 29-17.

However, our offense only puts up 14 in the 2nd quarter and they close the gap. We are up 44-41 at the half.

In the 3rd, we get outscored 27-22 and they take a 68-66 lead.

The 4th is a back and forth game but Faried hits a game winner at the buzzer to give them the 91-90 victory.

Faried led them with 17 points, 10 boards, and a block.

Gallinari with 16 points.

Afflalo with 9 points and 7 assists.

We held Bailey scoreless and without any assists.

Embiid led us with 18 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 8 of 16.

Cowen had 18 points, 10 boards, 9 assists (so close), 4 steals, and 5 turnovers. He shot 6 of 16 in the loss.

Noel with 16 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 7 of 11.

Green with 14 points and 3 boards.

Teague with 11 points and 5 assists.

Butler with 4 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 2 of 10.

Turner was injured in the game and only played 7 minutes....

He suffered a broken bone in his hand and is out for 2-4 weeks.

Eaglesfan27 · 02-02-2015, 08:44 AM

With the injury, we sign Perry Jones to a FA contract. He is a 6'11 235 pound SF who was a former pick at 28 in the 1st round in 2012. He is a 72 rated SF whose strength is shooting the 3. Oklahoma cut him this year due to lack of productivity but I think he can be an instant scorer for us. He is only 25 years old.

Our rotation now:

PG Cowen (up to 81!

)
SG Butler (81)
SF Green (76)
PF Noel (79)
C Embiid (83)

PG Teague (77)
SF Grant (73)
SF Jones (72)
PF Moultrie (71)
SG/SF Sefolosha (72)
SG Bellinelli (70) - will play when our offense is struggling.
SG Bazja (70)
PF Davies (67)

Time to look at the early prospects:

The early projected #1 is O.J. Gill, a 22 year old PG from North Carolina. He might not have the highest ceiling but he is a very polished player. He is averaging 22 ppg and 9 apg.

SG Nelson Williamson is shooting up the draft boards. He is a 6'6 200 pound SG who is 20 years old and plays for Virginia. He is a weak defender but a strong offensive player who can drive and shoot. He is averaging 22.7 ppg and 4.5 apg.

PF Frederic Perben from France is moving up the board and is currently #3. He si a 6'10 260 pound PF with a nice touch from midrange and great moves around the basket. He is averaging 29 ppg and 12.6 rpg along with 3.4 bpg....

Pf Mack Perkins from Wichita State is projected at #4 but I could see him moving up. He is a 7' 220 pound PF with very good potential. His best attribute is his freakish athleticism for a big man. He is averaigng 25 ppg, 11 rpg, and 4.8 bpg.

Rounding out the top 5 at this point is Jake Robinson from UCLA. The 18 year old SF is 6'9 240 and has good ball handling abilities, the ability to drive and finish. He has a very questionable shooting ability at this point and his defense is weak for his size.

Eaglesfan27 · 02-02-2015, 08:46 AM

11/25 -

We host the Pistons after 4 days off for practice. The Pistons are struggling at 5-10 which is surprising considering they have Jennings back and healthy. Their starting 5 is very talented:

PG Jennings (82)
SG Caldwell-Pope (76)
SF The Greek Freak (79)
PF Millsap (84)
C Drummond (86)

Their bench is good too:

PF Stokes (77)
PF Isaiah Cannan (75)
PG Clarkson (75)
SG Ginobili (73)
SG Marcus Thornton (71)

Eaglesfan27 · 02-02-2015, 01:14 PM

1st quarter:

The Greek freak is lethal on the fast break. Their defense is forcing turnovers and he is getting out there and finishing early. They jump to a 10-0 lead.

We settle down but we are in a hole the whole quarter. Down 35-23 at the end of 1.

Cowen with 13 points and 6 assists at the half but their offense is really clicking and we are down 58-49 at halftime.

Embiid with 11 points and 10 boards at the half.

Jennings is leading them with 15 points and 4 assists.

The Greek Freak is hitting 3's and driving past us when we crowd him. He is taking over the game. Perry Jones is our main scorer in the 3rd...

The Greek Freak and Jennings build a huge lead in the 3rd. Jennings with 25. They are up 90-66 at the end of 3.

We lose the game 109-82. Our offense went ice cold.

Embiid led us with 17 points, 13 boards, and a block. He shot 5 of 11, 7 of 12 from the line.

Cowen finished with 15 points, 9 assists, 7 boards, and 5 turnovers. He shot 7 of 19, 1 of 2, and 0 of 0.

Green with 14 points and 5 boards.

Jones with 12 points and 3 boards. He shot 5 of 8 and 2 of 3 from the arc.

Butler with 9 points, 3 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 3 of 10.

Teague with 6 points and 6 assists. He shot 2 of 10.

Noel with 3 points, 9 boards, and 1 block. He shot 1 of 6.

Belinelli with 1 assist. He shot 0 of 3.

Grant with 2 points and 2 boards. He shot 1 of 4.

Jennings finished with 30 points and 7 assists. Antetokounmpo finished qwith 22 points and 4 boards. He shot 9 of 12.

Drummond added 15 points and 14 boards along with 3 blocks. He shot 6 of 9.

Eaglesfan27 · 02-02-2015, 01:21 PM

11/27 -

We host Dallas. They are 5-10 and suffering with injuries and declining stars. Dirk is now a 6th man with a 77 rating.

We are favored to win the game.

We build a big lead early with our running transition game and never look back.

115-84 win.

Embiid with 23 points, 9 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 7 of 12 and 9 of 13 from the line.

Cowen with 21 points, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. He shot 8 of 16.

Teague with 17 points and 5 assists.

Jones with 16 points, 3 boards, and 1 block in 19 minutes.

Green with 14 points and 4 assists.

Butler broke a finger and finished with 10 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block.

Noel with 5 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.

11/29 -

We travel to play Atlanta who are 12-3 and top of the East. They are heavily favored.

Their starting 5 is led by Dragic at PG and LaMarcus Aldridge at PF (87) and Al Horford at C (82)

It was never a game. Their defense was too strong inside and our shooters couldn't get it on track.

We lose 105-76.

Cowen led us with 19 points and 4 assists. He shot 6 of 17.

Embiid with 13 points and 9 boards. He shot 5 of 12.

Teague with 12 points and 6 assists.

Noel with 4 points and 12 boards.

Green with 7 points.

Dragic led them with 20 points and 5 assists on 7 of 14 shooting.

Aldridge with 14 points, 12 boards, and a block.

We held Horford to 8 points on 4 of 12 shooting.

11/30 -

We will host the Bulls are 6-11 and playing without an injured Rose. Their starting 5 is not that good at this point with Mo Williams playing PG. We are favored.

Eaglesfan27 · 02-03-2015, 05:09 PM

Without Rose, this team has the worst talent rating in the league but we are having trouble pulling away early.

We start out with a 8-2 run but they keep plugging away at the lead.

At the end of 1, we are up 26-22. Cowen and Embiid are our leading scorers.

Our offense went COMPLETELY cold for a long stretch of the 2nd. We need some elite shooters.

At halftime, we are down 42-38. Sheesh.

Cowen with 9 points. Embiid with 13 boards and 8 points.

Nik Stauskas leads the Bulls with 10 points and 3 assists.

Both offenses doing better in the 3rd quarter as Cowen starts taking over the game offensively for us.

We are down 67-62 at the end of 3.

We close the gap to 3 a few times but McDermott is crushing us in the 4th.

He finishes with 30 points in a 100-96 win. He shot 11 of 17, 3 of 5 from the arc, and 5 of 6 from the line.

Noah also did major damage on the boards and inside. He finishes with 16 points on 7 of 9 shooting and 11 boards.

Cowen finished with 23 points, 6 assists, 3 boards, 1 steal, 1 block, and 8 turnovers. He shot 8 of 18, 1 of 1, and 6 of 8.

Butler with 16 points, 4 boards, 5 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 4 of 9, 1 of 4, and 7 of 8 from th eline.

Embiid with 11 points, 18 boards, and a block. He shot 3 of 9 and 5 of 8 from the line.

Noel with 10 points, 8 boards, and a block.

Teague with 8 points, 3 assists, and 1 steal.

Bellinelli with 9 points in 11 minutes. HE shot 3 of 6.

Jones with 9 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, and 1 block. He shot 4 of 8, 1 of 1 from the arc. He played 22 minutes.

Green shot 3 of 10 and finished with 6 points.

Wow. We just lost to the worst team in the league talent wise right now...

Eaglesfan27 · 02-03-2015, 05:38 PM

That loss drops us to 7-9 and 9th place in the Eastern Conference.

On the plus side, we have 4 1st round picks in this upcoming draft.. some help is coming. We have the Pelicans, Hornets, Nets, and our pick. Let's look at how they are doing:

We also have the 1st round of the Magic in 2018...

The Nets are 11-5.

The Horners are 12-8

The Pelicans are 10-9.

Maybe, we can package them for a higher pick?

12/2 -

We host the Lakers who are 7-12 and struggling badlyb ut they have talent and I expect them to come around. Their starting 5 is actually very talented and could compete for big things:

C Caron Schayes who was the #2 pick overall in last year's draft (not the most recent) is now an 88 rated center who has a dominating post game. He is 7'0 260 and has great moves at 23 years old. He is averaging 15 ppg and 9 rpg.

SF Demar DeRozan is on his prime at 27 years old. He is rated 87 and can score from anywhere. He is averaging 21 ppg.

SG Eric Gordon is 27 and is rated 82 overall. He has a very good outside shot. He is averaging 14 ppg and 3 apg.

PG Brandon Knight is 24 and rated 81 overall. He is averging 12 ppg and 6 apg.

PF Julius Randle is 22 and rated 86 overall. He is averaging 13 ppg and 10 rpg.

The bench isn't bad either:

PG Jeremy Lin is 28 and rated 81 overall. He is averaging 11 ppg and 3 apg.

PF Ed Davis is 6'10 225 and is a good defender. He is rated 77 overall.

SG Ricky Ledo is a 2nd round pick from 2013 who has developed a nice outside shot. He is rated 74 overall He is averaging 10 ppg in limited minutes. Last year, he averaged 17 ppg for them.

Despite the talent, the experts have us favored to win for some reason.

It looks like the Experts are going to be right as we jump to a 30-24 lead in the 1st.

We take a 60-54 lead at Halftime.

But, then they put up 39 in the 3rd and take a huge lead. They cruise to a 120-106 win.

Worse yet... Embiid breaks a bone in his leg!

He will miss about 2 months.

Embiid had 13 points and 8 boards in 23 minutes before he went down...

Cowen finished with 27 points and 6 assists. He shot 10 of 20, 2 of 4, and 5 of 5.

Green with 16 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists.

Noel with 12 point, 12 boards, and 2 blocks.

Jones with 7 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists.

Butler with 6 points, 4 boards, 6 assists, and 1 steal.

DeRozan led the Lakers with 23 points. Gordon with 21. Knight with 16 points and 13 assists.

Schayes with 15 points, 12 boards, and a block.

Randle with 10 points and 7 boards.

Moultrie moves into the starting lineup at PF and we start Noel at C.

This puts us in full "rebuild" mode this year I suspect.

I'm going to do a faster sim of the next few months until I get everyone back....

We lose 3 games until Cowen puts up a career high 33 points and 10 assists in a win on 10 of 20 shooting, 3 of 7 from the arc against the Knicks to get us a 101-96 win.

Green added 25 points in the win.

Other than that win, we drop 9 of our next 10. We are 8-17 and in 4th place. The good news is that Embiid and MCW are healing a bit quicker than expected and could return within a month...

Turner is finally back now and we move him back into the starting lineup.

The Nuggets get us to try to trade Cowen. They offer McGee who is scoring very well inside and their 1st round pick for him. I decline.

As we enter January, we are 9-22 and facing a tough road to climb back into playoff contention. MCW and Embiid should be back sometime this month...

Cowen is leading all rookies by a mile... with 19 ppg and 6 apg. He is now up to a 83 rating and he just turned 20... our staff thinks this kid will be a super star.

A latest look at the project top 5 picks:

PG O.J. Gill is 6'0 174 from UNC. He is averaging 22 ppg and 9 apg. I haven't scouted him as we are not going PG but our limited reports think he will be a star player...

PF Mack Perkins from Wichita State has moved up to the #2 pick on most boards. The 6'10 221 pound PF is a bit raw but he could develop into a superstar per our staff. They think he has incredible athleticism for a big and can shoot the midrange and 3 point shot well for a big. He is averaging 27 ppg, 12 rpg, and 4.6 bpg.

PF Frederic Perben from France is 21 and 6'9 260. He is the more polished big man who is ready to dominate right away and some boards have him #2. He doesn't have the outside game but he is much more skilled around the basket. He is averaging 27 ppg, 11 rpg, and 3.3 bpg.

SG Alex Long is 4th on all the boards. He is a 6'7 220 pound SG from Washington who is only 19. He is a good shooter with decent athleticism. Our staff thinks he has the potential to be the best player in this draft... He is averaging 29 ppg and 5.5 apg.

SG Nelson Williamson from Virginia is the most polished SG right now. The 20 year old is 6'6 190 and can shoot from behind the arc well. He is averaging 20 ppg and 5.2 apg.

Eaglesfan27 · 02-03-2015, 05:48 PM

1/15/17 -

MCW is the first of my two stars cleared to return. He will start now that he is cleared. Here is our lineup:

PG MCW - rated 82 as he recovers his game.
SG Cowen - rated 83
SF Butler - rated 80
PF Turner - rated 77 and playing a stretch 4.
C Noel - rated 79.

PG Teague - 76
SF/PF Green - 75
PF Moultrie - 71
SF Grant - 73
SF Jones - 73

1/16 -

Before we can get to our game, the staff clears Embiid who healed remarkably quick!

So, we move Turner to the 6th man role, Noel to PF and Embiid back at C.

Unfortunately, the return is against a very tough Warriors' team that is 29-12.

Their shooters help them build a 66-44 lead at halftime and we never get close.

We lose 126-81.

Cowen was held to 5 of 15 shooting for 18 points and 3 assists.

MCW with 10 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, and 5 turnovers in his first game back.

Embiid with 17 points, 12 boards, and 4 blocks as he looks as good as ever.

We are now 10-29 and 15th place in the East.

A look at our other draft teams:

The Nets are 24-17 and solidly in the playoffs.

The Hornets are 1st in the East at 29-15

The Pelicans are 3rd in the West at 28-14.

No high picks except our own maybe...

1/19 -

We travel to play the Nuggets who are struggling at 17-26. I feel good about our chances to get our win since our stars have returned although the Nuggets do have Ty Lawson back and their offense can be potent...

Eaglesfan27 · 02-03-2015, 05:54 PM

Wow. MCW is rusty and throwing it away early. They build a 10-0 lead.

Before I know it, we are down 16-2.

We never get back into the game as they take a 34-16 lead at the end of 1.

At halftime, we are down 65-42.

We lose 115-84.

Brutal.

Lawson with 23 points and 10 assists as Cowen could not stop him.

Afflalo with 23 points and 4 assists as MCW couldn't stop him.

Gallinari added 25 points and Faried added 15.

Cowen led the way for us with 18 points, 6 assists, and 4 boards. He only had 1 turnover.

MCW with 15 points, 4 assists, 3 turnovers, and 3 steals. He shot 7 of 14.

Embiid with 11 points, 8 boards, and 3 blocks.

Eaglesfan27 · 02-04-2015, 08:25 AM

1/20 -

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

Their starting 5 features Dante Exum, Gordon Hayward, ad Derrick Favors as their best 3 players. Former #1 pick Yunlong Kim is coming along nicely and also starting.

Our offense starts off great. MCW making things easy for Cowens with some great feeds. Cowens with 8 quick points.

We jump to a 30-25 lead at the end of 1.

Back and forth 2nd quarter in which their very good 3 point shooters get hot. They lead the league in 3 point shooting percentage at 41 and it shows this quarter. We are up 55-54 at the end of the half.

Cowen and MCW scoring very efficiently in the 3rd. Embiid with some nice baskets too. But, their 3 point shooters are very accurate. We are tied at 81 at the end of 3.

Their 3 point shooters continue to hit in the 4th. We are down by 1 with 22 seconds left when Embiid fouls out after missing a defensive board.

Their center hits 1 of 2 to give them a 110-108 lead. Our ball.

5.5 seconds left - Cowen finds MCW for a corner 3! 111-110!

0.2 seconds left - After Exum missed a shot (good defense by MCW) Favors gets the offensive tip in.

We lose 112-111.

Hayward led them with 29 points including 5 of 8 from the arc.

Exym with 18 points including 2 of 3 from the arc.

Kanter their center had 20 points and 20 boards as our big men had trouble with him all game.

Favors with 14 points and 11 boards.

Kim, the former #1 pick with 11 points and 5 assists.

Cowen led us with 25 points, 8 assists, and even a block. He shot 9 of 20, 1 of 7 from the arc, and 6 of 6 from the line.

Embiid with 22 points, 12 boards, 2 blocks. He shot 10 of 16 and 2 of 6 from the line.

MCW with 17 points, 12 assists, 7 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 7 of 9.

Butler with 15 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists. He shot 6 of 10.

Turner with 9 points. Jones with 7.

Noel with 6 points, 14 boards, and 4 blocks.

Eaglesfan27 · 02-04-2015, 08:46 AM

1/22/17 -

We travel to play the injury plagued Kings who are struggling in their last 10 with a 2-8 record. We are favored.

We jump on them early with a 31-19 1st quarter.

AT the half, we are up 64-44.

We cruise to a 125-96 win.

Embiid with 25 points, 10 boards, and a block.

MCW with 19 points, 6 assists, 5 boards, and 2 steals. He shot 8 of 11.

Green with 18 points and 5 boards.

Cowen with 15 points, 9 assists, 5 boards, and 2 turnovers. He shot 5 of 13.

Noel wtih 12 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks.

Butler with 12 points, 7 boards, and 7 assists. He shot 5 of 7.

Turner tweaked his knee but can play through it. HE played 20 minutes and had 8 points.

Teague with 4 points and 5 assists in 18 minutes.

1/23 -

We travel to play the Trailblazers who are 27-17 and favored to beat us. They are 7-3 in their last 10 and very talented led by Lillard, Ellis, and Batum.

We use our advantage inside early and build a small lead in the first half, 56-54.

In the 3rd quarter, Lillard goes off and they take a 10 point lead.

We end up losing 107-102.

Lillard led them with 25 points and 7 assists. He shot 10 of 15.

Ellis with 21 points on an efficient 8 of 9 shooting night.

Batum added 12 points.

Cowen led all scorers with 26 points, 6 assists, 5 boards, and 3 turnovers. He shot 11 of 19 and 1 of 3 from the arc.

Embiid with 17 points, 10 boards, and a block.

Butler with 14 points, 7 boards, and 4 assists.

Green with 12 points. Noel with 9 points and 7 boards.

1/25 -

We travel to play the Thunder are who 38-6! They are crushing it with their star 5:

PG Westbrook (87)
SG Jeremy Lamb (79)
SF Durant (98)
PF Ibaka (87)
C Steven Adams (80)

Kendrick Perkins is in decline (68) but they have 3 quality bench players:

PG Elfrid Payton (79)
SG Anthony Morrow (76)
PF Mitch McGary (77)

They have a big 1st quarter to build a lead. By the 3rd, we cut it to 5, but Durnat with a huge 4th quarter to pull away.

120-98 win for the Thunder.

Cowen sprained his knee in the game but still finished with a team high 24 points and 7 assists. HE shot 10 of 24, and 2 of 6 from the arc.

Green with 22 points for us.

MCW with 14 points, 6 assists, and 5 boards.

Teague with 12 points and 8 assists.

Embiid shut down by foul trouble and only played 18 minutes - 6 points, 4 boards, and 2 blocks.

Noel also in foul trouble and only played 26 minutes - 4 points, 9 boards, and a block.

1/27 -

A brutal stretch continues as we host the Grizzlies who are 31-15.

Cowen is going to play despite a slight sprain to his knee.

Our offense outguns the Grizzlies in every quarter for a comfortable 112-98 win.

Cowen wasn't slowed down at all - 22 points, 6 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 3 turnovers. He shot 10 of 20, 0 of 4 from the arc, and 2 of 2 from the line.

Turner with 18 points, 8 boards, and 4 assists in 23 minutes.

Embiid with 15 points, 10 boards, and a block.

Teague with 13 points and 6 assists.

Noel with 10 points and 7 boards.

MCW with 9 points, 5 assists, 3 boards, and 5 turnovers.

We are now 12-33 and 15th in the East still.

1/29 -

We host the Magic who are 28-17 with Love leading the way for them.

Before the game, the Cavs make a trade to add some offense. They get Fredette from the Nets for a young SG Harris.

Back and forth game with the Magic, but Love hits a game winner with 2 seconds left. We lose 108-106.

Cowen led us with 18 points and 7 assists. He shot 8 of 16 and 2 of 5 from the arc.

Green with 16 points. Butler with 15 points. Embiid with 13 points and 7 boards.

MCW with 13 points, 5 assists, and 3 boards.

Noel with 6 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks.

Love led the Magic with 21 points, 7 boards, and 5 assists.

Harry Bradshaw (their #7 pick in the 2015 draft) had 19 points and 10 assists. He is becoming a very good PG for them.

Oladipo had 16 points.

Eaglesfan27 · 02-04-2015, 08:57 AM

The top 10 players per the experts now:

1) Gill - The young PG continues to shine for UNC. He is averaging 22 ppg and 8 apg.

2) PF/SF Mack Perkins has become the consensus #2 on all boards. The 6'10 220 pound PF is not the most ready but he has the biggest upside. He is now averaging 26 ppg, 11.2 rpg, and 4.6 bpg. His 3 point shooting, dunking, and shot blocking are very intriguing. I'd love to find a way to get this kid...

3) SG/SF Nelson Williamson - The 6'6 194 pound wing player is the most ready at this point per our scouts. Not the highest ceiling but the lowest floor of all players. He is averaging 21.4 ppg and 6.5 rpg, and 4.2 apg.

4) PF Frederic Perben - 6'9 260 pound PF from France is 22 and might have maxed out his talent but he is NBA ready right now. He is averaging 26 ppg, 11.4 rpg, and 3.2 bpg.

5) SG Alex Long is raw but has great potential. He is 6'7 220 and is only 19. Washington is doing well because he is averaging 28 ppg, 8.6 rpg, and 5.6 apg.

SF Jake Robinson is a 6'8 235 pound SF from UCLA who is only 19. He is the most athletic wing in the draft but not a great shooter. He is averaging 24 ppg and 6.4 rpg. This is a deep draft and this could become a star...

7) SG Geroge Love is a 6'6 215 pound player for Wyoming. He is only 19 and has great potential to grow as a player although he isn't ready to play much yet...

8) C Bert Williams is 6'11 240 and is the most ready true post player at this point. He is 20 years old and doing well for DePaul. He is averaging 12 ppg, 11 rpg, and 2.5 bpg.

9) PG Lloyd Blount from Kansas is 20 and is a young PG with growth potential but probably not ready to play much yet. He is averaging 15 ppg and 4.6 apg.

10) SF Sergei KAsparov from Russia is very raw but has potential to become a solid starter. He is 6'9 230 and is his best attribute is his passing. He is averaging 14 ppg, and 3 apg.

Eaglesfan27 · 02-04-2015, 09:12 AM

With us so far out of it, I'm going to sim the rest of this year. I think Cowen will win rookie of the year with or without me helping him in some games. He is doing a great job and has won Rookie of the Month every month. He is averaging 20 ppg, 6 apg, 1.2 spg, and 3.8 rpg.

Daughtery, the next closest rookie, is averaging 15.1 ppg, 6.7 rpg, and 1.3 bpg for the Suns.

No one else is in double digits scoring.

We are 12-34. Will we keep losing or will we blow our draft chances now that everyone is back?

The Thunder try to get us to give up MCW. They offer Payton and a 1st round pick. That is easy to decline.

2/5 -

The Nets and Kings have a big trade with the Nets receiving Darren Collison (82 rated PG) and Landry (69 PF) and the Kings receive Ricky Rubio (82) and SG Hansen (55)

Lots of teams trying to get MCW from me and there is some rumbling that he wants to go into FA, but we sit down and I get him to re-sign for 3 years and 29 million.

Noel is talking about testing FA and is unsure but he is a restricted FA so I will wait it out...

We are 13-38 as we enter the All-Star break.

Wow. Cowen led all scorers and led his team to the victory in the Rookie-Star contest. He had 31 points and 6 assists. He shot 7 of 14, 1 of 3 from the arc, and 6 of 7 from the line.

Kim, the young PG also had a big day with 26 points and 7 assists in a losing effort.

Klay Thompson beat out Durant in the 3 point contest.

Anders Norberg of Toronto won the dunk contest.

LeBron led the East to a victory over the West. LeBron with 18 points, 11 boards, and 10 assists in the win.

Irving with 15 points and 4 assists.

Drummond with 12 points, 10 boards, and a block.

Carmelo with 10 points.

No 76ers made the team.

The East starters were:

Irving, Stephenson, LeBron, Anthony, and Drummond.

Other East All-Stars

Parker, Millsap, Lowry, Ozat, Napier, Jennings, Kawhi Leonard, and Beal.

Blake Griffin led the West with 19 points. Curry with 15 points and 4 assists.

Lillard with 13 points and 4 assists. Harden with 10 points. Thompson with 9 points.

Anthony Davis with 9 points, 9 boards, and a block.

Cousins with 9 points and 10 boards.

Durant with 5 points, 8 boards, and 5 assists. He shot 2 of 10.

Westbrook with 4 points and 3 assists.

Parsons with 5 points.

Bledsoe with 2 points.

After the All-Star game, the Magic offer us Aaron Gordon (PF 82) and C Vucevic (79) for Embiid (83) and Davies. Tempting but we aren't giving up Embiid.

01-14-2015, 08:47 PM	#52
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	The Magic come running at us early jumping to a 34-28 lead. In the 2nd quarter, we tire them out and have a 36 points quarter. We are up 64-60 at half time. In the 3rd quarter, both offenses sputter. We are up 82-79. In the 4th, Love catches fire. He hits 3 baskets down the stretch including the game winner with 1 second left. We lose 104-103. Love with 29 points, 10 boards, and 3 assists. Vucevic with 19 points and 8 boards. Singler with 12 points. Leonard led us with 20 points on 9 of 14 shooting. Holloway with 16 points and 10 boards. MCW with 14 points, 6 boards, and 5 assists. Embiid with 13 points, 5 boards, and a block. McDaniels with 12 points and 2 boards. Butler struggled and finished with 8 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists. We are now 41-40 and going into our final game of the seaosn against the Bucks who are 34-47. We should be able to beat them. Are we relegated to 8th place? The Pacers win and that guarantees that the best we can do is 8th place. The Nets also win and if they win 1 more and we lose, we are both 41-41. I'm not sure of the tie breaker... could they knock us out of the playoffs? Do I want them to for the slim shot of getting a high lottery pick? __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-14-2015, 08:50 PM	#53
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	I think the players sense mine and the fan's ambivalence... they come out flat. Down 23-15 after the 1st quarter. However, Holloway catches fire in the 2nd quarter. Tied at 43 at the half. Dragic and Holloway with a big 3rd quarter to give us a 71-65 lead. In the final quarter everyone plays great team ball and we win 99-93. Holloway with 20 points, 17 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block. HE shot 7 of 12. Embiid with 15 points, 10 boards. He shot 7 of 12. Leonard with 16 points. McDaniels with 11 points. MCW with 11 points, 10 assists, and 7 boards. Turner with 10 points. Dragic with 10 points and 7 assists. We are 42-40 and we are going to the playoffs! __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-14-2015, 08:55 PM	#54
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Award Time! Durant wins MVP with a 34.7 ppg average, 9.0 rpg, 4.7 apg, 2.9 spg, and 1.2 bpg. He shot 51.5% on the season and 45% from the arc. Karl Nelson, the PG of the Suns won Rookie of the Year with a 18.4 ppg and 4.8 apg average. Marcus Smart of Boston won 6th man of the year with 12.2 ppg and 5.4 apg. Anthony Davis won Defensive Player of the Year. He averaged 2.4 bpg (along with 19.5 ppg and 10.4 rpg.) Derrick Rose won Most improved player with 29 ppg and 7.4 apg. Steve Kerr won Coach of the Year. He led his team to a 55-27 record. All-NBA Team: Rose, Harden, LeBron, Durant, and Cousins. Wow. In the last game of the season, Chris Paul suffered a severe back injury that could end his career. He was NBA all 2nd team... The rest of the 2nd team: Lillard, George, Griffin, and Chris Bosh. Butler made it to All-NBA 1st defensive team. A look at the Playoff seedings: West: #1 Thunder vs #8 Clippers #4 Spurs vs #5 Trailblazers #3 Rockets vs #6 Nuggets #2 Warriors vs #7 Lakers East: #1 Raptors vs #8 Sixers #4 Magic vs #5 Cavs #3 Pistons vs #6 Hornets #2 Bulls vs #7 Pacers __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-15-2015, 09:10 PM	#55
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	We come out with a very aggressive defense. They burns us early and they get 6 quick points on moves to the hoop but we get two transition baskets from steals the next few plays. Quickly tied at 8. We go up 12-8 but Embiid already has 2 fouls. I take a chance and keep him on the floor but it backfires as he picks up a 3rd with 5 minutes to go. We are up 16-15. Moultrie into the game for Embiid. Butler in for MCW who has 2 fouls. Dragic finds Butler on the fast break for a MONSTER dunk! That fires Butler up who has a nice drive for a layup and the foul on his next possession. Butler with a steal for a breakaway dunk! We are up 27-25 at the end of 1! I bring Embiid in to start the 2nd and he picks up his 4th with 9:54 to go and I have to sit him. We are tied at 32. In the 2nd quarter, MCW catches fire and finds Dragic and Leonard open for corner jumpers. We take a 6 point lead. We go with 4 smalls as Embiid rests and that works well for us. We open a 9 point lead as a Leonard steal leads to a fastbreak dunk and the foul! 57-47 lead at halftime! In the 3rd, MCW starts posting up his man and scoring with some nice moves. Dragic is also finding MCW for open jumpers. We take a 88-76 lead at the end of 3! In the 4th, their 3 point shooters catch fire, but Dragic and McDaniels lighting it up from outside! McDaniels with 3 3's in a row! We hold on for a surprise 116-109 win! MCW with 27 points and 10 assists. Dragic with 23 points and 12 assists. Leonard with 18 points. Butler with 12 points. McDaniels with 14 points. Holloway with 10 points and 10 boards. Embiid was limited to 20 minutes - 3 points, 5 boards, and 1 block. DeRozan led them with 28 points on 10 of 18 shooting. Lowry with 24 points and 5 assists. Gay with 18 points. Vasquez with 14 points and 6 assists. Patterson with 13 points. We take the surprising 1-0 lead in the series __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-15-2015, 09:14 PM	#56
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Game 2 - Leonard scoring early. We jump to a 6-0 lead. Holloway with a pair of baskets. We are up 10-2! Embiid with a block that ignites the fastbreak! 12-2. They hit a few 3's and close the gap before Leonard with a strong drive and the foul. At the end of 1, we are up 30-24. In the 2nd, Turner hits a pair of 3's to get the scoring going. Dragic with a pair of jumpers. Then, he finds Turner for another open look. We open up a 12 point lead again! At halftime, we are up 62-53. In the 3rd quarter, McDaniels has a nice stretch where he hits a pair of 3's! Leonard with a bunch of points in the 3rd too. We take a 90-80 lead at the end of 3! In the 4th, we keep running. Leonard finds Dragic on the break after a Leonard steal. Dragic finds Leonard in the corner for a 3! They start drilling 3's with DeRozan and Gay and close the gap... But, we hold on down the stretch with FT's by Turner, Dragic, and MCW! We get a 117-111 win to take a 2-0 lead! __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-15-2015, 09:15 PM	#57
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	In other news: The Thunder are up 2-0. The Spurs are tied 1-1 with the Trailblazers. The Rockets are up 2-0 on the Nuggets. The Warriors are up 2-0 on the Lakers. Can we take game 3 at home to give us the commanding lead in the series? __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-15-2015, 11:21 PM	#58
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Before the game, we get exciting news! Noel has been cleared to play in this game! He will come in off the bench to spell Embiid. Toronto is inserting Amir Johnson into the starting C spot! 9:36 to go - MCW has 7 points already as he is coming out very aggressive. He draws a 2nd foul on Gay who leaves the game! We are up 7-2. 8:20 - Lowry with a 3 and then a steak and breakaway layup. Tied at 9. 7:00 - Embiid draws a 2nd foul on Johnson and Hansbrough comes in. He started the first 2 games and didn't do much at all. 5:02 - Leonard with a steal to MCW to Dragic for a breakaway dunk! 17-9 lead. They call time out! 3:22 - DeRozan with a pair of drives for baskets in the lane and the foul. But, Embiid responds down low with a nice baby hook. 21-15. 2:02 - Embiid picks up a 2nd foul. I bring in Noel for him. Moultrie in at PF. Dragic slides to PG and Butler in for defense. We are up 23-17. Butler loses his dribble leading to an easy fastbreak that is finished by Lowry who now has 12. We finish the 1st quarter up 25-21! 9:12 - Turner gets a 3rd foul on Gay. We are up 31-27. 5:50 - DeRozan with a pair of 3's to give them the lead. 37-35. Lowry goes off for 8 straight points. At halftime, we are down 52-48. Lowry with 21 at the half. MCW with 17 points at the half. 10:09 - Embiid picks up a 4th foul and has to sit. We are tied at 54. 7:31 - MCW with a steal and breakaway dunk. We lead 64-61. Next play MCW with a steal... finds Holloway on the break... Holloway hits the layup and the foul! 5:24 - Noel with a block... MCW gets the ball.. finds Dragic... back to MCW... to Leonard for a corner long 2. 73-66. 4:30 - MCW finds Dragic for a corner 3! 76-66! Gay, DeRozan, and Vasquez with baskets before MCW draws a foul in the lane. He makes the FT's. We lead 79-73. Patterson with a 3 after they get an offensive board and the kickout. We lead 79-78 with 1:20 to go in the quarter. Noel hits a 10 foot jumper. He has been working on that shot. 81-78 lead. Terrence Ross gets into the lane, makes a pull up jumper and the foul shot. Tied at 81. Dragic misses a buzzer beater long 3. We are tied at 81 at the end of 3. 9:45 to go - Embiid fouls out. Noel back into the game. We are up 85-84. DeRozan with a few big baskets to give them the lead but McDaniels draws a foul and hits a pair of FT's to give us the lead back. We lead 93-92 with 6 minutes to go... 4:20 - Holloway hits a long 2. That gives us a 97-94 lead. 3:38 - Leonard with a steal... MCW gets the ball.. find Butler in the corner... 3!! 100-94 lead. 2:14 - MCW finds Moultrie for an open 10 footer and he swishes it! 102-97. 1:27 - Holloway throws it away and Lowry capitalizes on the other end. 102-101... Butler with a defensive stop. MCW misses a 12 footer and then gives up a basket to Lowry off the screen at the other end. We are down 103-102 with 30 seconds left... Leonard with a strong move gets a 5th foul on Gay and gets to the line... he makes the first to tie the game... misses the second and Johnson gets the board for the Raptors. They call time out. Lowry and Johnson run the pick and roll. Noel gets tangled up and Johnson gets open for the dunk. Down 105-103 with 4 seconds left. Dragic with a nice move to get into the lane and hit a floater. We are tied at 105 and going to OT! Dragic with a 12 footer. MCW with a drive. Noel with a block that leads to a MCW basket. We are up 111-105. With 3 minutes to go, Gay scores with a pair of FT's. 111-107. Dragic hits a 3! 114-107. MCW finds Dragic for another 3! 117-109. MCW with a stop and then a basket at the other end. 119-109 and only 1 minute left! They miss a pair of 3's and MCW gets out with Noel and throws an alley-oop to Noel to punctuate the win! 121-109 OT win MCW is the player of the game with 32 points, 8 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, and only 2 turnovers. He shot 12 of 19, 2 of 2, and 6 of 9. Dragic with 30 points, 5 assists, 2 boards, and 2 steals. He shot 13 of 29, 4 of 12, and 0 of 0. Leonard with 14 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block. He shot 5 of 11, 1 of 2, and 3 of 5. Turner with 11 points in 17 minutes. Holloway with 10 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, and 1 block. He shot 4 of 5. Noel with 7 points, 14 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 3 of 5 and played 30 minutes. Embiid with 7 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks in 20 minutes. Butler with 5 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 3 turnovers. He shot 2 of 7 but hit a huge 3 down the stretch. McDaniels with 4 points in 9 minutes. We held Gay to 4 of 15 shooting. We held DeRozan to 20 points on 8 of 21 shooting. Lowry led them with 32 points on 12 of 24 shooting. He also had 6 assists. We are up 3-0! I'm glad we made the playoffs now __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-15-2015, 11:27 PM	#59
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Game 4 in Philly.. I decide to SimCast it.. Can we sweep? They come out very fast and take a quick 8-2 lead but we bounce back to tie it on a few shots by Holloway. At the end of 1, we are down 27-22 but Holloway already has 10 points. In the 2nd, we get Dragic going but they have great shots by DeRozan. We are down 56-46. In the 3rd, we outscore them 26-21 to make it 77-72. Holloway with a few baskets. In the 4th, we run and gun and have a huge quarter with 34 points. It's enough to give us a 107-103 win!!! Holloway led us with 24 points, 8 boards, and 1 block. The Rookie is growing up! He shot 11 of 19 including several nice mid range jumpers. Dragic with 16 points and 5 assists. MCW with 14 points, 7 boards, 12 assists, and 3 steals. Leonard with 14 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists. He also had 3 steals and a block. He shot 5 of 10. Butler with 10 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and only 2 turnovers. He shot 4 of 5. Noel with 8 points, 8 boards, and 1 block in 24 minutes. Embiid with 7 points, 6 boards, and a block in 28 minutes. DeRozan led them with 25 points but we held Gay to 6 of 19 shooting in the loss. Who will our opponent be? __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-15-2015, 11:36 PM	#60
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	In the West: #1 Thunder sweep the #8 Clippers. The #5 Trailblazers beat the #4 Spurs in 6. The #2 Warriors beat the #7 Lakers in 5. The #3 Rockets sweep the #6 Nuggets. In the East: Kevin Love beats up on his old team and LeBron and guides the Magic past the Cavs in 6. The #3 Pistons beat the #6 Hornets in 7 games. The #7 seed Pacers beat the #2 Bulls in 5 after Rose gets hurt and misses the last 3 games. So, we have: #1 Thunder vs #5 Trailblazers #2 Warriors vs #3 Rockets In the East: #8 76ers vs #4 Magic #3 Pistons vs #7 Pacers. I think it would be a first if the #7 and #8 seeds meet in the Eastern Conference Finals. A look at the Magic's team: PF Kevin Love is in his prime with a 92 rating at 27 years old. PF Aaron Gordon is only 20 but he has become their 2nd best option with an 83 rating. C Niokola Vucevic is a very good center who will give Embiid challenges. He is rated 82 overall. SG Victor Oladipo can shoot the rock and is rated 82 overall. SF Tobias Harris has been pushed into playing some PG for them due to injuries. He is rated 78 as a SF but if he has to play PG in this series, I think MCW can make things hard on him. SF Kyle Singler is one of the best 3 point shooters in the game. He is rated 77 overall. SF Andew Nicholson is a 26 year old SF who can shoot well. He is rated 76 overall. PG Harry Bradshaw is young and inexperienced but he will play PG if he is healthy enough to go. He is a game time decision. The 6'1 PG is rated 75 overall. SG Evan Fournier is a 6'6 SG who is 23 and is a deadeye shooter from the arc. He is rated 76 overall. C Gene Townsend was the #10 pick in the 2016 draft. He is a 6'10 280 pound C who is a good rebounder. He is rated 73 overall now. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-18-2015, 07:52 PM	#61
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Late in the 1st quarter, Dragic who already had 8 points for us jumps and comes down awkwardly. He is holding his ankle and has to be carried off the court. This doesn't look good at all. Butler into the game for him. Our defense instantly amps up and gets us a few fastbreak dunks! Up 24-20 at the end of 1. Butler with great defense in the 2nd. Leonard with great defense too. We build a 44-37 lead at halftime. In the 3rd quarter Noel gets into foul trouble and our wings are getting tired. The defense gets lax. We are up 72-68 at the end of 3. Love getting it going. With 8:55 to go in the 4th, Noel fouls out. Embiid back into the game. We are tied at 78. Turner having to play PG with MCW tired. Our offense is sputtering. Love with a basket to give them a 82-81 lead. Their first lead in a long time. 6:10 - Embiid with a basket down low, then a defensive board that leads to a quick fastbreak that is finished by McDaniels with an explosive dunk. We lead 85-84. Love responds with a 3. 87-85. McDaniels answers with a quick 3 at the other end! 4:12 - McDaniels with another 3! 91-89 lead Vucevic with a nice move to draw the foul. He hits both FT's to tie it. 4 minutes left. A rested MCW returns after Turner throws it away. MCW gets into the lane and draws a shooting foul. He makes both FT's to give us a 93-91 lead. MCW with a steal that sets up a McDaniels breakaway dunk! MCW with a nice move into the lane for a floater! 1:44 - Embiid with a putback dunk! 99-92 lead. We play very good defense and force tough shots and hold on for a 100-92 win in Orlando! Now, for the bad news. Dragic broke his ankle and is done for the year. I hope that doesn't ruin my plan to try to package him with draft picks for the #1 pick... Dragic with 8 points before he got hurt. MCW with 31 points, 8 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal, 1 block. He shot 13 of 20 and 5 of 7 from the line. Butler with 14 points, 5 boards, 6 assists, and 4 turnovers. Leonard with 11 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 4 of 8. McDaniels with 10 points in 8 minutes. Embiid with 10 points, 15 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 4 of 6 and 2 of 3 from the line. Turner with 2 points, 3 boards, and 4 assists. He also had 4 turnovers. Love led them with 18 points and 8 boards. He shot 8 of 18. Bradshaw with 16 points and 6 assists on 6 of 14 shooting. Oladipo was shut down by Butler.. 5 of 18 shooting for 11 points. Vucevic with 7 points and 7 boards on 2 of 10 shooting. Townsend did not play by coaches' decision. Singler held to 0 of 7 shooting in 20 minutes. Great defense by our wings. Aaron Gordon held to 6 points and 6 boards in 18 minutes. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-18-2015, 07:58 PM	#62
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Game 2 in Orlando will feature Butler moving into the starting lineup for Dragic. We will have to go with our young guards for a few minutes potentially... This game we start off cold with MCW missing his shots. Down 20-16 at the end of 1. In the 2nd, Love goes off and they build a 48-34 lead by halftime. In the 3rd, we get a run going but by the 4th our guys are exhausted. A 12 point 4th dooms us as we get blown out 95-74. MCW held to 3 of 14 shooting with 10 points, 8 assists and 3 boards. Butler led our team with 15 points, 7 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 5 of 8 from the field. Leonard with 13 points and 4 boards. He shot 5 of 11. Embiid with 10 points and 5 boards. He shot 3 of 12. Holloway shot 4 of 13 and had 9 points. Love led them with 21 points, 14 boards, and 4 assists. He shot 8 of 16. Vucevic with 17 points and 11 boards. Bradshaw with 10 points and 3 assists. Gordon with 10 points, 10 boards, and 1 assist. Tied up 1-1 going back to Philly... In other news: The Thunder are up 2-0 on the Trail Blazers The Warriors and Rockets are tied at 1-1 The Pistons are up 2-0 on the Pacers... __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-19-2015, 08:11 AM	#63
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	6 minutes to go: Our defense is smothering them. We lead 13-8 with several of our baskets coming on transition points. 4:40 - Embiid and Love collide under the basket and Love goes down hard... his leg is twisted under him. This looks bad for Love. He has to be carried off the court. 1:32 - Without Love they are bringing more 3 point shooters on the floor and spacing it out more. We are up 20-18 as I rest MCW and Embiid. At the end of 1, we are up 25-20. McDaniels with several 3's and a dunk in the 2nd quarter. The guy is becoming a significant offensive spark plug! At halftime, we are up 51-49. Turner with 11 points. Noel with 9 boards. Butler with 4 assists at halftime. MCW with 10 points and 4 assists at the half. 7:45 - Embiid with a block that MCW gets the carom... he passes to Turner.. to Butler for a dunk! MCW finds Butler in the corner for a 3 at the buzzer! We are up 77-70 at the end of 3. Butler with a pair of 3's to start the 4th! He is on fire! We are up 84-72. Butler with a steal and breakaway dunk. Butler with a pull-up jumper. Butler with great defense on their best shooter. We are 94-76 with 6 minutes to go... 2:57 - They had a run to make 94-84 before Leonard beat his man off the dribble and gets to the rim for the dunk! We win the game 99-88 Butler was the player of the game with 28 points, 7 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals, 0 blocks, and 2 turnovers. He shot 10 of 20, 4 of 7 from the arc, and 4 of 4 from the line. MCW with 16 points, 7 assists, 2 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 6 of 14 . Leonard with 12 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 5 of 12. Holloway with 11 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists. Embiid with 10 points, 15 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 4 of 9. Turner with 8 points. McDaniels with 8 points. Noel with 8 points, 17 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 2 blocks. Vucevic led them with 27 points and 12 boards. Gordon with 15 points and 8 boards as he played 32 minutes with Love injured. Speaking of which, the word is that Love has an MCL tear and is done for the year. I imagine Gordon will start at PF next game. We held Oladipo to 4 of 15 shooting. We held Harris to 4 of 12. We held Bradshaw to 4 of 11. We held Fournier to 2 of 8. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen. Last edited by Eaglesfan27 : 01-19-2015 at 08:12 AM.

01-19-2015, 08:18 AM	#64
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Game 4: In the 1st quarter, they take a 21-18 lead with Gordon doing some work inside. At halftime, we are down 51-47. MCW having a rough start this game. In the 3rd, MCW gets his shot going and we close the gap. Down 74-72. The 4th is a back and forth affair with each side taking the lead several times, but Singler hits a buzzer 3 to give them the 97-95 win. Heart breaker in Philly. Singler led them with 18 points on 4 of 5 shooting from the arc. Oladipo was held to 5 of 17 by Butler. Vucevic added 14 point and 10 boards. Gordon with 14 points as well on 7 of 8 shooting. Embiid led us with 22 points, 11 boards, and 2 blocks. Leonard with 20 points and 6 boards. Holloway with 15 points. Butler with 12 points, 5 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and a block. MCW shot 3 of 12 and finished with 8 points, 7 boards, and 7 assists. Turner with 5 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists. McDaniels shot 0 of 9 this game In other news: The Thunder win their series in 5. The #3 Rockets are up 3-2 on the #2 Warriors. The Pistons beat the Pacers in 5. With Love out, we are favored to win the series in Vegas. Can we win the pivotal game 5 in Orlando? __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-19-2015, 08:18 PM	#65
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	9:40 to go: MCW and Embiid on the break.. beautiful Alley-oop to Embiid! 5:44 - Leonard is expending a lot of energy on both ends. I rest him and bring in Turner. We are up 13-6 as our wings are smothering their shooters. MCW and Turner on the fast break... alley oop... and it is too high from MCW. Turnover. They go on a run as Turner looses his man twice. MCW to Turner in the corner for a long 2 to end the run. We are up 17-13. 2 minutes left in the 1st. Leonard back into the game with 1 minute to go in the 1st and he hits a buzzer 3 to give us a 23-21 lead the end of 1. Turner is on fire! He got a few fastbreak dunks to start the 2nd and now he is hitting everything! We are up 43-32 when they call for a time out. They respond with a 8-0 run with a few shots by their wings that go in. We get our defensive intensity turned up again and respond with our own 8-0 run. We end the half up 54-47. Holloway leads our team in rebounding with 6 and has 10 points. Turner with 11 points and 7 assists. Early in the 3rd: Noel sprains his ankle but he will play through it... Our shooting goes somewhat cold in the 3rd. Only Leonard and Turner making shots. Their wings finally catch fire and we are down 74-70 at the end of 3. McDaniels in to start the 4th... McDaniels with a corner 3. McDaniels with a steal and breakaway dunk! Turner with a steal.. passes it to McDaniels for a dunk! McDaniels with another 3. 5 minutes left: We are up 92-82 and I bring back Embiid to help close this out. McDaniels with a block! The kid is on fire! McDaniels gets into the lane and draws a foul. He hits both FT's. Embiid with a putback dunk to put the exclamation on this win! We win the game 102-92 to take a 3-2 lead as we go back to Philly for game 6 Turner is the player of the game with 26 points, 12 assists, 5 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 12 of 20 and 2 of 3 from the arc. Leonard with 25 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 18 and 3 of 8 from the arc. McDaniels with 15 points, 2 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block in just 12 minutes. He shot 4 of 7, 1 of 2, and 6 of 6. MCW with 14 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. HE shot 7 of 13. Butler with 7 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists. He also had 1 steal. Holloway with 7 points, 11 boards, 2 assists, and 2 blocks. Noel with 4 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks. Embiid with 4 points, 7 boards, and 2 blocks. Singler led them with 21 points. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-20-2015, 06:55 AM	#66
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	We come out playing smothering defense and running hard. Several fastbreak baskets by Butler as we build a 12-2 lead. Their shooters get going but we are scoring inside on the other end. At the end of 1, we are up 32-22. The 2nd quarter, Butler returns and our defense amps up again. He is all over the place on his man. We hold them to 11 points in the quarter as we build a 57-33 lead at halftime! The third, we coast a bit but we still have a 80-56 lead going into the 4th. We turn it up in the 4th again and we win 101-76! We are going to the Eastern Conference Finals! Leonard led the way with 20 points 8 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Butler with 13 point, 5 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, and a block. McDaniels with 19 points, 5 boards, and 2 steals off the bench. Holloway with 14 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Embiid with 13 points, 9 boards, and a block. MCW with 10 points, 10 boards, and 8 assists. He also had 2 steals. Turner with 8 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Noel with 5 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks in 20 minutes as his ankle was bothering him. Moultrie with 6 boards in 13 minutes off the bench. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen. Last edited by Eaglesfan27 : 01-20-2015 at 06:57 AM.

01-20-2015, 07:05 AM	#67
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	The Rockets win game 6 and take their series. So, we have in the West: #1 Thunder vs #3 Rockets In the East: #3 Pistons vs #8 76ers! A look at the Pistons as they are now: Starting C Andre Drummond is only 22 and he is becoming a dominant paint protector and a good scorer. He is rated 86 overall. Starting PF Paul Millsap is undersized at 6'8 250 but the 31 year old can score from anywhere on the floor. He is rated 86 overall and is averaging 18 ppg and 10 rpg. Starting SF/SG Joe Johnson is 34 years old and on the decline but is still an effective scorer averaging 12 ppg and 2 rpg. He is rated 79 overall. Starting PG Brandon Jennings is bothered by a sore knee but he will play through it. He is 26 years old 6'1 160 and rated 81 overall. He is averaging 16 ppg and 7 apg. Starting SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is averaging 8 ppg and can score more in bunches when he reallly gets into the groove. He is rated 77 overall and is only 23. PG/SG D.J. Augustin leads their bench. The 6'0 guard is a natural scorer especially from the arc. He is 28 years old and is rated 79 overall. He is averaging 10 ppg in 19 mpg. PF J.J. Stokes is 22 years old and is rated 77 overall with his best atribute being his inside scoring. PG Jordan Clarkson is a 6'5 185 pound PG who was drafted in the 2nd round in 2014. He has become an effective scorer and decent backup PG. He is averaging 7 ppg and 3 apg in 18 minutes per game. He is rated 76 overall. C Tyson Chandler is in decline but is still a good paint protector. He is 33 years old and is rated 73 overall. He is averaging 6 ppg and 5 rpg in 20 mpg. He is only averaging 0.8 bpg now. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-20-2015, 08:55 AM	#68
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Interesting: The injury is worse than I knew and Augustin is starting in place of Jennings... Also, Tony Mitchell is starting in place of Johnson at SF! Mitchell has some good defensive ability and is rated 73 overall... interesting call. Embiid has 4 points early but Drummond and their other guys are killing us inside. We call timeout with 7:33 to go. Down 13-7. We go on a 8-0 run after the T.O with a steal and breakaway fancy dunk by Leonard and a few nice plays by MCW. Caldwell-Pope gets to the line to end our run. Tied at 15. Jennings comes in and scores quickly. Embiid doing work down low. At the end of 1, we are down 27-26. Embiid with 9 points. Leonard with 7. 8:33 - They build a 35-28 lead. We call time and get Embiid back into the game after a very short rest. We go on a 6-0 run led by a 3 from Leonard. 35-34. Sheesh. Augustin hits a VERY deep 3. Caldwell-Pope with a pair of 3's off screens. They go on a 10-0 run in which none of our shots fall. A 4 minute dry spell ends with a basket inside by Embiid. We are down 47-39. At halftime, we are down 52-44. Caldwell-Pope leads all scorers with 16. Drummond with 9 points, 6 boards and tough interior defense. Jennings with 8 points in 9 minutes. Embiid leads us with 13 points and 5 boards. Leonard with 12 points. MCW with 10 points and 3 assists. 6:18 - We were down by 10, but a pair of quality plays by Leonard cuts the lead to 6. Down 61-55 as our shooters are cold but our defense is good. 3:55 - Leonard with an acrobatic move in the lane to get an amazing lay-up and the foul. We are down 65-62. Noel with a block.. Leonard to Butler to MCW for the dunk! Butler misses a 3 that would have given us the lead and Jennings finds Johnson for a corner 3. 68-64. Holloway with a horrible turnover. Jennings with a 3 at the other end. Holloway has had a VERY bad game tonight. Down 73-66 after another bad play by Holloway. I decide to pull him and go with 4 wing players. Leonard with a 3 and then MCW with the old fashioned 3 point play to make it 73-72 but they respond with a 3 from Johnson off a screen. The quarter ends with a block by Drummond that leads to a Clarkson fastbreak dunk. Down 78-72 at the end of 3. 7:49 - McDaniels with a few baskets and then MCW into the lane draws a foul and ties the game at 84. Leonard has 25 points but is exhausted. He will get a break. MCW is very tired too. We go with Turner, Butler, McDaniels, Holloway and Embiid (Noel is exhausted and not playing great on his bad ankle.) Embiid with a block... to Turner who finds McDaniels on the break for a HUGE dunk! 86-84 lead! Millsaps with a basket and the foul. Holloway with an offensive board, putback and the foul! Millsaps rises and shoots over Holloway. Tied at 89. Turner with a 12 footer. Butler forces a miss from Caldwell-Pope. Embiid gets the board. McDaniels misses a 3 and Millsaps with a basket down low. Tied at 91. 3:44 left. Turner with a bad pass for the turnover. Millsaps with a fade away shot in the post. 93-91 lead. McDaniels hits a 3 to give us the 94-93 lead! Turner with a steal and breakaway dunk!!! McDaniels misses a 3. Butler is exhausted. For the stretch run, we go with MCW, Turner, Leonard, Noel, and Embiid. WE lead 96-93 with 2 minutes to go... Millsap with a basket and Leonard misses at the other end. They go to Millsap again and Noel forces a miss. Embiid with the board. MCW misses a tough jumper. Millsaps draws a foul in the post on Embiid. He makes the FT's to give them a 97-96 lead. 1 minute left... MCW beats Jennings off the dribble and gets into the lane drawing over Drummond.. he threads the needle for a dunk to Embiid! Embiid blocks a shot by Millsaps.. .fast break... MCW to Turner for the dunk! MCW forces a bad shot by Jennings! Embiid with the board. We run clock... MCW with a tough buzzer beater as just shoots over Jennings. 102-97 lead with just 6 seconds left Leonard forces a miss by Jennings. We win 102-97 and steal game 1 at the Palace! Leonard is the player of the game with 27 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. He shot 11 of 19, 3 of 6, and 2 of 3. MCW with 18 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. He shot 6 of 15 and 6 of 7 from the line. Embiid with 19 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 10. Butler with 12 points, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Turner with 11 points, 3 boards, and 2 assists. McDaniels with 9 points and 3 assists in 12 minutes. Holloway shot 2 of 10 and finished with 5 points and 9 boards. Noel with 3 points and 9 boards in 24 minutes. Millsap led them with 28 points and 10 boards. He shot 10 of 23 and 8 of 9 from the line. Johnson with 14 points. Caldwell-Pope with 16 points but we shut him down in the 2nd half. Drummond finished with 9 points and 14 boards along with 2 blocks. We held Augustin to 3 of 15 shooting. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-20-2015, 09:05 AM	#69
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Game 2 - Butler playing smothering defense and getting his offense going early. We jump to a 20-16 lead at the end of 1. Leonard with a 8 points in the 2nd quarter as we take a 48-36 lead into halftime. Our defense is laxer in the 3rd but our offense is humming. We take a 78-68 lead at the end of 3. In the 4th, we have a big lead most of the way until they make a furious run in the last 4 minutes. We hold on for a 98-95 win after Leonard hits a big 3 with 1 minute left. Butler was the player of the game with 20 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 11. Leonard with 20 points, 11 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 8 of 18. MCW with 11 points, 7 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 5 of 15. Turner with 11 points, 10 boards, and 4 assists in 25 minutes off the bench. Embiid with 10 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 4 of 10. Holloway with 10 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 4 of 11. Noel with 9 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks in 22 minutes. McDaniels shot 2 of 10 and finished with 5 points in 18 minutes. Moultrie with 2 points and 2 boards in 12 minutes. Stojic played 5 minutes and finished with 2 points and 1 assist. Millsap led the Pistons with 24 points and 4 boards. He shot 9 of 15. Drummond with 15 points and 12 boards along with 2 blocks. Stokes with 13 points and 4 boards. Augustin with 10 points as he was held to 2 of 12. We held Johnson to 1 of 9. Jennings held to 3 of 15. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-21-2015, 07:34 AM	#70
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	In the West, the Thunder are up 2-0 on the Rockets. Now, time for game 3: Our defense is smothering them early and we are getting some easy transition baskets off our defense. Leonard with a steal and breakaway dunk. MCW with a steal and passes to Leonard for a flashy dunk. Leonard with 14 points in the 1st as we build a 25-14 lead. 8:43 - Leonard with a steal and fast break dunk! We lead 33-18. Our offense goes stagnant in the 2nd but our defense is solid. Embiid with a block that leads to a MCW breakaway dunk with 1:30 to go in the half. We lead 43-28. At halftime, we lead 45-31. Leonard with 24 points at the half! 6:45 - A very cold start to the 3rd until Turner hits a corner jumper. Up 49-38. They close the gap to 49-41 before a rested Leonard returns. He helps us go on a 8-0 run. At the end of 3, we are up 66-49. They start out the 4th with a nice run. I call time and bring Embiid who is well rested back into the game. We lead 68-56. MCW finds Leonard for a spectacular dunk. We lead 72-60. MCW with a nice pair of moves into the lane to get FT's. We lead 76-62. They have played Jennings a lot this game and he is missing a lot of shots.. MCW and Leonard with a spectacular 4th to finish this. We have a 90-70 lead with 3:27 to go... 91-71 lead as I pull my starters with 3 minutes to go. We win game 3, 94 to 80! Leonard is the clear player of the game with a spectacular effort at both ends of the loor. He finished with 36 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block. He shot 14 of 23, 0 of 3, and 8 of 11 from the line. Turner with 17 points, 5 boards, 2 assist, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 11. MCW with 16 points, 11 assists, 7 boards, 2 steals, 1 block, and 5 turnovers. He shot 4 of 10 from the field and 8 of 10 from the line. Butler with 8 points, 2 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He was spectacular defensively. Embiid with 6 points, 8 boards, 1 assist, 3 blocks. He shot 3 of 5. Noel with 5 points, 12 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and a block. Holloway shot 1 of 10 and finished with 3 points and 9 boards. We held Jennings to 16 points on 6 of 20 shooting. Caldwell-Pope led them with 26 points on 10 of 22 shooting, 3 of 8 from the arc, and 3 of 3 from the line. Millsap held to 9 points on 2 of 12 shooting. Augustin had 5 turnovers and only 1 assist. He shot 2 of 8. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-21-2015, 07:49 AM	#71
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Game 4 in Philly - We jump to a big lead early as they come out flat. We are up 27-14 at the end of 1. At halftime, we have 55-40 lead. MCW controlling the game at both ends of the floor. Leonard and Butler with great perimeter defense and Embiid locking down the paint. We have a 86-66 lead at the end of 3. We win the game 110-88! We sweep the Pistons as Jennings could never get himself going with his bad knee. Embiid led us in scoring with 22 points, 12 boards, and 4 blocks. He shot 8 of 12 and 6 of 6 from the line. Butler with 18 points, 10 assists, 9 boards, 5 steals, and a block. He shot 7 of 14. MCW with 17 points, 10 assists, 6 boards, 3 steals, and only 2 turnovers. He shot 8 of 16. Leonard with 17 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 8 of 12. Turner with 10 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 3 of 6. McDaniels with 10 points in 17 minutes off the bench. Noel with 7 points, 7 boards, and a block in 21 minutes. In the West, The Thunder win in 6 to advance to the Finals. Let's look at their team: They are led by Durant who is 27 years old is the best player in the NBA. He is a 99 rating and can be a deadly scorer from anywhere on the court. He is averaging 36 ppg in the playoffs. Ibaka is a 26 year old 88 rated PF/C who is an elite defender at 6'10 245 with great athleticism. He is averaging 15 ppg, 9 rpg, 1.6 bpg. Westbrook is 27 and has been slowed by injuries. He is still an elite PG with a 88 rating. He only played a few games this year due to injuries but he is playing great in the playoffs averaging 19 ppg and 7 apg. Reggie Jackson is a capable backup who can also play SG for them. He is 6'3 210 and is rated 82 overall. He is averaging 13 ppg and 7 apg. PG Elfrid Payton is a 80 rated PG who can also play some SG for them. He is a very good defender. He is rated 80 overall. SG Jeremy Lamb is a very good scorer who is rated 79 overall. He is averaging 10 ppg and 4 apg. They are without C Steven Adams who tore a ligament in his elbow and is done for the year. PF Mitch McGary is getting PT as a result. He is a 6'10 250 pound defender in the paint who is rated 76 overall. SG Anthony Morrow is 30 years old and rated 77 as a wing who lays SG and SF. He has elite 3 point shooting ability. PF Channing Frye is 33 and can still play at a high level. He is rated 75 with his strength being his perimeter shooting. SF Perry Jones is a 6'11 240 pound SF who can shoot it from 3. He is rated 74 overall. He is only getting 7 mpg and averaging 5 ppg. C Kendall Perkins is a crafty veteran who is rated 72 overall. He is 31 and was injured most of the year with a knee injury. This looks like a very tough match-up for us, but we have surpassed my expectations and we could continue to surprise. A look at where we are now: Leonard is rated 86 overall with his strengths being perimeter defense, mid range jump shooting, and athleticism. MCW is rated 85 overall with his strengths being his perimeter defense and passing. Butler is rated 84 overall as a lock down defender. Embiid is rated 82 overall with his strength being his low post defense but his post moves are developing nicely. Holloway is up to 80 with his strengths being his post moves and his mid range jumper. Turner is rated 78 overall as a versatile wing player. Noel is rated an 80 when healthy but is still hurt and it is effecting his abilities significantly. McDaniels is 23 and is up to a 74 rating as an all-around SF whose strengths are his athleticism and his shooting. Moutrie is up to a 72 as a rebounding big man. Bajel is up to a 70 as a skilled shooter at SG. Stojic is up to a 70 as a play making PG. This should be a fun series. We'll get it started later today. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-21-2015, 12:42 PM	#72
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Leonard misses his first shot and Westbrook finds Lamb at the other end for a 3. MCW to Holloway for an open 16 footer for our first score of the game. Embiid misses a shot. Westbrook finds Durant at the other end for a long corner 2. MCW misses a shot. We are down 9-2 before MCW gets a floater in the lane. 9-4. We get within 3 before Durant makes a sick move to the rim to get a dunk and the foul. Down 16-10 with 6:51 to go in the 1st... 5:30 - We get a 2nd foul on Perkins who comes out. McGary into the game at C. We are down 18-15. Westbrook rests and we make a run. Tied at 22 with 2:37 to go. Butler with several 3's for us! Jackson with a 3 and then Jackson finds Westbrook for an open 12 footer. Down 27-22. We go to Embiid down low for a basket. Leonard with a 3 at the buzzer to tie it at 29 at the end of 1, but we had to play our starters most of the quarter while they rested Westbrook and Ibaka. Durant with 9 points already. Butler with 11. Turner steals a pass in the lane.. 2 on 0 breakaway... he passes it to Holloway for a nice dunk. We lead 34-32. Durant has been resting and Westbrook doing work. He beats MCW off the dribble gets Embiid to come over and finds Ibaka for a dunk. Tied at 45 and my guys are tired. I have to go with Turner, Butler, Leonard, Moultrie, and Noel. Moultrie with a putback dunk! Tied at 57 with 1:13 to go. Leonard is putting on a show but so is Durant.. Halftime: We are down 59-57. Can we continue to keep up with their offense? Durant with 16 points. Leonard with 19 points. Embiid with 10 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks at the half. MCW with 10 points and 6 assists. 8:19 - Embiid gets a 4th foul on Perkins. We are down 67-63. Westbrook with a pair of 3's.. Durant missed 4 shots in a row before hitting a long 2 with 5 minutes to go. We are down 72-66. Westbrook beats MCW and hits a tear drop floater over Embiid. 74-66. Embiid down low with a nice move to get a basket. 4:20 - Embiid gets a 5th foul on Perkins. We are down 77-69. Westbrook gets a breather and Jackson hits a few jumpers. MCW with a jumper and then MCW sets up Embiid to draw a foul. Down 81-75. Durant creates an easy 3 for Jackson. Down 86-75 before MCW pulls up and hits a jumper. 86-77 late in the 3rd. Our guys are exhausted. I'm going to end the quarter with Turner, Butler, McDaniels, Moultrie and Noel. Noel with a bucket and the foul. Butler with a steal and breakaway dunk! At the end of 3, we are down 88-83. Westbrook with a 3. Westbrook finds Morrow for a 3. Butler freed off a screen for an easy basket. Down 96-89. Noel gets a 6th foul on Perkins. Frye comes in for his first significant minutes of the game. McDaniels gets into the lane and draws a foul but misses both FT's. We are down 99-91. Westbrook is on fire although Durant is cold. Durant hits an open jumper. Westbrook gets into the lane and gets fouled. We are down 104-94 with 6 minutes to go.. Westbrook with another 3! If I play him tight, he blows by MCW. If I play him loose he is nailing those 3's. Sheesh. 4:10 left: We are down 112-101. Butler, Leonard, and Embiid working hard to keep us in it... MCW plays Westbrook tight and he blows by him and gets fouled by Embiid in the lane. Down 118-106 with 2:45 to go... Westbrook into the lane draws Embiid over... and he threads the pass to McGary for an easy dunk. Ibaka with a put back dunk to put the final nail in the coffin. We lose 124-113. Westbrook is the player of the game with 31 points, 8 assists, 1 boards, 3 steals. He shot 11 of 17, 5 of 5 from the arc, and 4 of 4 from the line. Jackson with 22 points and 4 assists. He shot 8 of 13. Durant with 22 points, 12 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 9 of 23. Lamb with 20 points and 5 assists. Ibaka with 17 points and 14 boards along with 2 blocks. Butler with 25 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and a block. He shot 9 of 18. Embiid with 25 points, 12 boards, and 4 blocks. He shot 9 of 14 and 7 of 10 from the line. Leonard with 23 points on 9 of 23 shooting. MCW with 14 points, 11 assists, 3 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 4 of 10. Holloway with 10 points and 6 boards. He shot 5 of 8. Turner with 6 points, 5 boards, and 6 assists. McDaniels with 5 points on 2 of 7 shooting. Noel with 3 points, 5 boards, and 1 steal. He only played 18 minutes tonight. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-21-2015, 12:46 PM	#73
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Game 2: We start out hot, playing great defense and jumping to a 8-0 lead. At the end of 1, we are up 27-18 led by Leonard's play. In the 2nd, Durant gets going and their defense shuts us down. We are outscored 31-14 in the 2nd and go in with a 51-41 deficit. They continue to smother us in the 3rd. We are down 90-66. We lose the game 116-96. Westbrook is the player of the game with 32 points, 7 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals. He shot 11 of 14 and 9 of 10 from the line. Durant with 26 points, 7 boards, and 7 assists. Jackson with 20 points and 5 assists. Ibaka with 17 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks. Lamb with 12 points. Embiid led us with 19 points, 9 boards, and 1 block. He shot 8 of 16. MCW with 17 points, 13 assists, 4 boards and 1 steal. He shot 7 of 15. Holloway with 16 points and 4 boards. Leonard was held to 5 of 18 shooting and 10 points. Butler was held to 2 of 9 shooting for 5 points. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-21-2015, 02:38 PM	#74
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Game 3: MCW starts out hot in the 1st quarter. He has 9 points and 2 assists to lead us to a 23-20 lead. In the 2nd quarter, MCW gets it Embiid who is dominating them inside. Embiid with 12 points in the quarter as we build a 54-42 lead at halftime. We start out the 3rd, feeding the ball to Embiid again. We take a 84-73 lead at the end of 3. They close the gap in the 4th, but Leonard with a few big shots to end their run. Our offense gets flowing again with MCW driving into the lane using his strength against Westbrook. MCW hitting shot after shot from midrange. We hold on for a 110-104 win! MCW with 30 points, 6 boards, 7 assists, and 5 steals. Embiid with 26 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks. Leonard with 21 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists. Butler with 10 points, 7 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Durant led them with 42 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, and 2 blocks. Westbrook shot 6 of 18 and finished with 17 points and 7 assists. We held Jackson to 4 of 14 shooting. We held Lamb to 3 of 10. Game 4: Durant and Westbrook come out on fire and build a big lead early. By the end of 3, they are up 100 points! They crush us 132-100. Wow. Their offense was just unstoppable all day long. Durant with 41 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, and 4 steals. Ibaka with 22 points and 14 boards along with 3 blocks. Westbrook with 20 points and 10 assists. Lamb with 18 points. MCW with 28 points and 10 assists in the loss. Butler with 17 points. Leonard with 17 points. Holloway with 12 points but he shot 4 of 13. Embiid with 11 points and 10 boards. He shot 3 of 12. Worse than being down 3-1. MCW hurt his wrist in the game and will be hampered in game 5... Game 5: With MCW being neffective, our offense is very ineffective. Ditto for our defense. Oklahoma crushes us 122-66! Durant with 42 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks in the win. Westbrook with 32 points and 10 assists. Ibaka added 16 pioints, 8 boards, and 2 blocks. MCW only played 28 minutes and finished with 4 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists. Leonard with 29 points in the loss. Embiid shot 3 of 13 and finished with 10 points and 9 boards. Wow. This team went further than expected and that it makes hard to give up Dragic, but we did it without him. Time to make a play to get the potential superstar guard from USC. Durant wins MVP of the Finals. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen. Last edited by Eaglesfan27 : 01-21-2015 at 02:38 PM.

01-21-2015, 02:57 PM	#75
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	For the Finals, Durant averaged 33.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 4.4 apg, 2.4 spg, and 1.6 bpg in the MVP win. Retiring players: Ginobili at age 38 retires from the Bulls. Reggie Evans at 36 retires from the Celtics. Steve Blake at 36 retires from the Trail Blazers David West at 35 retires from the Pacers. Udonis Haslem at 36 retires from the Heat. Luis Scola at 36 retires from the Cipps. Pablo Prigioni at 39 retires from the Wizards. The Draft Lottery: The Celtics have a 25% chance to get the #1 pick. They also have a 15.6% to get it from the Hawks trade. Wow. Imagine if they got the #1 and #2 picks... The Mavs have a 19.9% chance at the #1 pick. The Cavs get the 10th and 12th pick in this draft from the moves they made. The Celtics end up with the #1 and #3 picks! The Suns get lucky and move up to #2. The top 14: 1. Celtics 2. Suns 3. Celtics 4. Mavs 5. Wizards 6. Jazz 7. Wolves 8. Knicks 9. Kings 10. Cavs 11. Bucks 12. Cavs 13. Pelicans 14. Hawks We are picking 17th. Time to try to package that pick and Dragic and another pick for the #1 pick... A few players opted out of their contract: Dwight Howard is the biggest fish with a 91 rating at 30 years old. DeRozan is 26 years old and rated 87 overall. I'd love to get the USC player. I might have the money to do it.. Deron Williams opted out of Brooklyn. He is rated 85 overall at 31 years old. We exercised options on MCW, Noel, and Embiid as well as Davies. McDaniels is a RFA... I give him a qualifying offer. Cowen, the USC guard, blew the doors off the combine. He had the best score in almost every drill including a 40" vertical and hitting 22 of 25 College 3's. He hit 14 of 25 NBA 3's which led all players. Crud. Dragic is still injured, so I can't trade him! I have to figure out another way to get the #1 pick... The Celtics aren't interested in my picks. They are demanding either Embiid or Leonard be the center piece of any trade for the #1 pick. I think Embiid is going to be one of the best centers to ever play. Leonard is a very good player and he is only 24, but I think this USC guard is going to be an all time great even though he is smallish at only 6'0. The Celtics are demanding Leonard and Holloway for the #1 pick and also want me to take Jeff Green's salary. I might regret this but I pull the trigger on it! __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-21-2015, 03:47 PM	#76
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	With the #1 pick, we select consensus #1 pick G Jimmy Cowen out of USC! The young man just turned 20 and should start right away. The Suns take the other top pick, Murray Daugherty 2nd. The Celtics get Jason Butler a 20 year old 6'4 SG with the 3rd pick. The Mavs offer me their 4th pick for MCW. I decline. The Mavs trade the 4th pick to the Thunder for their own 1st round pick in 2017 and Roberson, a 69 rated SG. With the 4th pick, the Thunder get Dee Hines a 6'11 259 pound talented C who is only 21 years old. The Wizards reach for Estrada, a 7'0 C from Puerto Rico. The Jazz get Guy Stewart a good shooting SF who is 6'8 at 6th pick. The Wolves take the best PG on the board at #7. The Knicks offer us their 1st round pick (#8) and Bargnani for MCW. I pass. The Knicks trade the #8 pick to the Warriors for Iggy. With the 8th pick, the Warriors get Aaron Wennington, a solid 6'7 SF who has some potential. With the 9th pick, the Kings get a project at SF. The Cavs get Rick Haywood, a big body at C with their 10th pick. The Cavs get another big body at PF with their 12th pick. Their is no one I want with the 17th pick, so I trade it and a 2019 1st to the Nets for their #1 pick next year. The Magic approach me with a trade offer that I accept: We give us our 2018 2nd round pick and Stojic for a 1st next year and a 2nd the year after. Notable signings: Tim Duncan signed a 1 year deal with the Spurs for 7 million Tony Parker signed a 3 year deal with the Spurs for 11 million a year. The Spurs managed to add Dwight Howard for 4 years and 98 million! To top it off, the Spurs added Kobe Bryant to a 1 year deal for 7 million and then Paul Pierce for 1 year at 2 million. They also added Tony Wroten for 3 years at 4 million a year. How did they get all of that cap room? The Pistons re-signed Drummond for 5 years at 80 million. The Bulls gave Noah 3 years at 40 million. The Hawks gave Horford 5 yrars at 72 million. The Pistons gave Jennings 42 million for 4 years. The Knicks gave 40 million over 5 years to Shumpert. The Spurs added Boris Diaw for 1 year at 1.5 million. We signed Jerami Grant to come back for 3 years and 13 million. DeRozan went back to LA to play for the Lakers. He signed for 3 years and 42 million. They also added Eric Gordon for 3 years and 32 million. The Nets added Ricky Rubio for 4 years and 40 million. The Mavs got Chandler Parsons to resign 4 years and 44 million. The Nets signed Kemba Walker to 3 years 30 million. J.R. Smith signed with the Pelicans for 3 years and 22 million. The Raptors got Tyson Chandler for 1 year at 3 million. Ginobili was convinced to come out of retirement? He signed for 1 year at 1.5 million with the Pistons. Reggie Jackson went to the Mavs for 3 years and 25 million. The Pelicans got Anthony Davis to re-sign for 1 more year at 10 million. We have a glut at guard. Time to make a move there. I shop Dragic around and get a very interesting offer: Dragic and McDaniels (who I hate giving up) for Jeff Teague and Thabo Sefolosha. Both of the players I would receive have expiring contracts. I pull the trigger. That will give me flexibility for my next moves in the next offseason to add the 1 piece to make us a young star filled team while all of our young guys develop a bit more. A look at our rotation now: PG MCW is 25 years old and rated 84 overall as a playmaking guard. SG Jimmy Cowen is 6'0 165 and 20 years old. He is incredibly athletic and can shoot better than anyone on my roster at this point. SF Evan Turner - 27 years old and rated 77 overall. Can do everything reasonably well although he doesn't excel in any area. PF Noel - 22 years old and rated 80 overall. My best shot blocker. C Embiid - 22 years old and rated 83. He has really developed his post game this offseason and looks to become a more consistent scorer down low. 6th man: Butler is rated 82 and can defend the 1, 2, 3, or even the 4 against smaller PF. He will play a lot off the bench. Jeff Green is 6'9 235 and rated 77 overall. He is one of the best at the corner 3 on our team. Jeff Teague - a Capable backup PG who is a good defender. Rated 77 overall. Thabo Sefolosha is rated 73 and is a good defender who can shut down wing players. He is 32 years old but I have no plans to keep him past this year anyway. Jerami Grant is an ethletic SF who can score. He has developed his shot a bit. He is rated 73 overall. PF Moultrie is rated 71 overall and can give us some minutes at PF or C. Davies - A big body who can come in during injury or foul trouble. SG Bazja - still developing. Might be a contributor next year. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-21-2015, 05:18 PM	#77
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Our 1st game is against the new look Nets who added some pieces and lost Deron Williams: PG Ricky Rubio (82) SG Kemba Walker (83) SF Bojan Bogdanovic (76) PF Greg Monroe (82) C Brook Lopez (80) SG Jimmer Fredette (74) C Mason Plumlee (81) SG Nick Johnson (74) PG Marquis Teague (72) SF Josh Smith (70) Our team is favored but not by much. The talent evaluators think we took a big step back in defensive and offensive talent... Cowen misses his first shot and then gets beat by his man at the other end. 9:05 - Cowen with his first points as a 76er, a 3 off a great pass from MCW. Cowen with a rough start but he drills another 3. Then he has 3 assists in a row. He is playing very well now. 3:10 - They call timeout after another Cowen assist. We are up 21-19. 1:44 - Cowen rests for a bit after missing another 3. We are up 23-21. At the end of 1, we are tied at 23. 7:30 - We are down 36-31. MCW is tired and his defense is getting sloppy. We go with Cowen, Butler, Sefolosha, Green, and Noel. 54 seconds to go: Cowen comes off a great screen by Embiid and rises for a huge dunk. The kid can fly! Down 49-47. At halftime, we are down 51-47. Cowen leads our team with 12 points. He also leads us with 7 assists. The kid is electric. MCW with 11 points and 4 assists. Cowen is cold in the 3rd. His shot is missing time and time again but he does make a few nice assists. Butler, MCW, and to a lesser extent Turner pick up the scoring slack but our defense is bad this quarter. Down 77-70 at the end of 3. Lopez has been crushing us inside in the 2nd half. Cowen with a beautiful behind the back dribble to get into the lane and hit a tear drop shot. Down 83-77. 3:37 - We are down 96-91 and then Cowen hits a 3 on an assist from MCW! 2:47 - Cowen breaks down his man... gets into the lane... kicks it out to Green for a 3! That gives us a 97-96 lead. Cowen forces a miss from Rubio.. Cowen at the other end beats Rubio off the dribble and hits a floater in the lane! 44 seconds left - Cowen beats Rubio... gets all the way to the hoop for a dunk! 101-96 lead. 101-98... MCW forces his man to miss.. long rebound... MCW gets it... he throws it up ahead for Embiid who has the breakaway dunk! We win 103-98! Cowen is the player of the game in his debut! 26 point, 14 assists, 3 boards, 2 steals, and 7 turnovers. He shot 9 of 22, 3 of 8, and 5 of 6. MCW with 20 points, 8 assists, 7 boards, 1 steal, and 1 block. He only had 1 turnover. He shot 9 of 17, 2 of 6, and 0 of 0. Butler with 12 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, and 2 steals in 29 minutes off the bench. Green with 10 points, 3 boards, and 1 assist in 25 minutes his debut. He shot 4 of 6, 2 of 4 from the arc. Turner with 8 points, 2 boards, and 1 steal. He shot 3 of 10. Embiid with 8 points, 13 boards, and 5 blocks! He shot 3 of 6. We have to get him the ball more. Noel with 8 points, 12 boards, and a block. He shot 3 of 8. Teague with 6 points and 2 assists in 10 minutes off the bench. Selfolosha with 5 points and 1 steal in 9 minutes. Mpultrie with 3 boards and a block in 10 minutes. Lopez led them with 23 points, 11 boards, and 2 assists. Monroe with 15 points and 14 boards. Fredette with 13 points on 5 of 15 shooting. Bogdanovic with 11 points. Walker with 10 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-21-2015, 05:35 PM	#78
Ironhead College Prospect Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Barnegat, NJ	Two questions: 1) Do you anticipate matchup problems with Cowen's size at the 2? 2) With all of those moves what does the Spurs lineup look like? Do they have a shot to challenge the Thunder or are they just too old?

01-21-2015, 06:10 PM	#80
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Oct 29th - We travel to the Grizzlies who lost their stars and are rebuilding. We are favored. How can our young rookie do without me helping him out? We fall into a deficit early but a strong 2nd quarter gets us a 46-43 lead at the half. Fatigue sets in the 2nd half and we have a rough 4th quarter. We get outscored 28-19 in the 4th and lose 87-82. Cowen shot 2 of 10 and finished with 4 points, 3 boards, 8 assists, and 5 turnovers. Noel led us with 16 points, 12 boards, and a block. Embiid with 13 points, 9 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 5 of 10. MCW with 13 points, 3 boards, 5 assists, 1 block. He shot 6 of 10. Teague with 11 points and 4 assists in 18 minutes. Green with 9 points and 5 boards. He shot 2 of 8. Turner with 8 points, 7 boards, and 1 assist in 30 minutes. He shot 3 of 11. Butler with 4 points, 3 boards, and 3 assists and 2 steals in 26 minutes off the bench. 10/31 - We travel to the Pelicans to face Davis. They are favored. It was never a game, we had no answer for Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday. We lose 115-88. Embiid led us with 19 points and 6 boards. MCW with 17 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, and 2 steals. Cowen with 10 points, 7 assists, 3 boards, and 1 steal. He shot 4 of 10. Noel with 9 points and 5 boards. Turner with 8 points, 7 boards, and 2 assists. Grant with 6 points in 5 minutes. Green shot 1 of 5 and finished with 3 points. Butler with 4 points, 3 boards, and 4 assists. Davis led the Pelicans with 25 points, 7 boards, and 2 blocks. Russ Smith with 19 points and 7 assists. Holiday with 15 points and 8 assists. We are 1-2 and looking to learn to play together better. Our next game is on November 2nd against the Celtics and our old teammates. They have a talented starting 5 but we are favored. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-21-2015, 07:49 PM	#81
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	By request, here is a look at the Spur's Roster at this point: Dwight Howard is 30 years old and at a 90 rating is their best player. His inside scoring and interior defense highlight their team now. PG Tony Parker is 34 but is still a very respectable 84 overall with his strengths in his midrange shot and play making ability. PF Tim Duncan is still a 82 rated player at age 40. His stamina is low but he can still score inside well and his midrange shot isn't bad. SG Kobe Bryant is a 80 rated player at 38. His midrange shot is falling off and his 3 point shooting is lower but he is still a capable scorer. PF Kyle Andersen was a steal at the 30th pick. He is a 79 rated PF who is 6'9 230 and can shoot the 3 as well as the midrange shot. Great range for a big man. SG/SF Allen Crabbe is a 24 year old player who specializes in the 3 ball. He is rated 75 overall. SG/SF Tony Wroten (former 76er) is a 74 rated 23 year old SG whose best attribute is his inside finishing. PF Boris Diaw is a 72 overall at 34 years old. His best attribute is his 3 point shooting and defense. SF Paul Pierce is 39 years old and rated 70 overall. His best attribute is his jumper. C Tiago Splitter is declining at 31 but he is still rated 70 overall and can spell the big men. PG Aaron Books is 31 years old and rated 69 overall. His best attribute is his 3 point shooting. SF Scott Byrd is a 21 year old 2nd year player who is a 68 overall. He has no real strengths and was drafted at the end of the 1st round. PG Marvin Banks is their 2nd round pick from this year. He is rated 59 overall but the staff thinks he has potential to develop into a role player. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-21-2015, 07:53 PM	#82
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Now, a look at the Celtics as they revamped after our trade. I think they are going to be a tough match up for us: SF Kawhi Leonard is a 84 rated SF at 25 years old and leads their team. He is a premier defender and can shoot the 3 fairly well. PG Marcus Smart is challenging Rondo for the starting role. He is rated 82 overall and is only 22. His best attribute is his defense and midrange jumper. PG Rajon Rondo is 30 years old and rated 82 overall. His best attribute is his passing and playmaking. PF Jared Sullinger is 24 and rated 81 overall. His best attribute is his midrange jumper. SG Avery Bradley is 25 years old and rated 80 overall. His best attribute is his 3 point shooting. PF Craig Holloway is 24 years old and rated 79 overall. His best attribute is his low post scoring but he can hit the midrange jumper as well. SF James Young is a 21 year old guard who is rated 76 overall. His best atribute is his 3 point shooting. C Kelly Olynyk is rated 75 overall. His best attribute is his inside scoring. C Tyler Zeller is a 26 year old who is rated 73 overall. His best attribute is his interior scoring. SG Clifford Holland was the #12 pick in the 2015 draft. He is a 22 year old SG who is rated 72 overall. His best attribute is his jumper. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-22-2015, 10:21 AM	#83
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Leonard torching us early. A corner 3. A 3 from the top of the key. A 12 footer. We are down 14-4 early as we call time. Cowen gets his midrange shot going and he helps us close the gap but they start drilling 3's late. Leonard with 11 points in the 1st quarter as they jump to a 25-16 lead at the end of 1. We were down by 17 at one point but a nice run powered by Embiid and Cowen gets us within 9. Down 51-42 at halftime. Cowen with 15 points and 5 assists at the half. Embiid with 9 boards at halftime. Leonard with 17 points at halftime. 9:49 - MCW lands awkwardly after a jump shot and has to be helped off the court. Looks like something with his ankle 6:41 - The news is that MCW broke a bone in his ankle Our team is struggling and we are down 69-50. We are down 75-60 before Cowen hits a 16 foot jumper. At the end of 3, are down 85-64 and Cowen is exhausted. So is Embiid. In the 4th, our defense falls completely apart. We lose 116-85. Leonard was the player of the game with 23 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 7 of 12, 3 of 6, and 6 of 7. Bradley with 17 points. Holloway with 15 points and 9 boards. Olynyk with 15 points. Sullinger with 13 points. Rondo with 6 points and 9 assists. Cowen led us with 23 points, 6 assists, and 4 turnovers. He shot 10 of 23, 1 of 2, and 2 of 2. Embiid with 14 points, 14 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 16. Butler with 13 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists. Teague with 7 points and 3 assists in 14 minutes. Turner shot 3 of 11 and finished with 6 points. Noel with 6 points and 9 boards. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-22-2015, 10:36 AM	#84
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	With the injury, Cowen starts at PG. Butler starts at SG. Teague gets many more minutes as our 6th man. Jeff Green will also get more minutes as a stretch 4. 11/4/16 - We host the Bucks who are in transition. They are 3-2 but we are favored to win.. Their starting 5: PG Jim McDonald (74) SG Alec Burks (79) SF Jabari Parker (87) PF John Henson (76) C Larry Sanders (78) PG Shelvin Mack (74) SF Damien Inglis (74) PG Patrick Beverly (73) SG Phil Cohen (70) C Andray Blatche (69) PF Juwan Dame (their 1st round pick this year - 66) The game was close for 3 quarters but Embiid came through big in the 4th for a 97-89 win. Embiid with 25 points, 13 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 11 and 7 of 8 from the line. Green with 19 points on 5 of 11 shooting. Cowen with 12 points, 4 boards, 7 assists, and only 1 turnover. He shot 6 of 13. Turner with 12 points. Butler with 9 points, 7 boards, and 2 steals. Noel with 8 points, 8 boards, and 1 block. Teague with a team high 13 assists in 29 minutes off the bench. Parker led the Bucks with 25 points on 8 of 18 shooting. Burs with 14 points. We shut down their big men who were scoreless. We are 2-3 and we travel to play Detroit who is also 2-3 and struggling. We are favored. Their starting 5: PG Jennings (82) SG Ginobili - who came out of retirement! (73) SF Giannis Antetokounmpo (who they signed as a FA this year - 78) PF Paul Millsap (84) C Drummond (86) Their bench: PF Stokes (77) PG Jordan Clarkson (75) PG Isaiah Canaan (75) SG Marcus Thornton (71) SF Sergey Karasev (69) Caldwell-Pope is hurt and will not play this game. We jump to a 32-19 lead at the end of 1 and hold on for 100-91 win. Embiid with 20 points, 12 boards, 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 19. Green with 16 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Turner with 14 points, 4 boards, and 1 assist. Teague with 12 points and 8 assists in 28 minutes. Cowen got into foul trouble and only played 25 minutes as a result. He finished with 10 points, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 board. He shot 5 of 11. Bajza with 9 points in 6 minutes. Noel with 9 points, 9 boards, and 4 blocks. Butler with 3 points, 11 boards, and 7 assists. We are now 3-3 and our next game is against the Wolves who are struggling at 2-6. Their starting 5: PG Zach Lavine (80) SG Kevin Martin (73) SF Wiggins (86) PF Anthony Bennett (77) C Gorgui Dieng (77) PG Deron Williams (81) PG Ray McCallum (77) F Thaddeus Young (75) SG Wayne Ellington (72) PG Conrad Welch (72) C Omer Asik (70) C Kosta Koufos (70) PG J.J. Barea (69) SF Chase Budinger (65) __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-27-2015, 08:20 PM	#85
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Cowen with a big 1st quarter to get 10 points and 3 assists as we take a 26-25 lead at the end of 1. Turner with a 3 at the buzzer to give us a 49-45 halftime lead. Really nice quarter from Noel and Turner. Cowen was tired and rested for a good 8 minutes of the quarter. Cowen with 10 points and 4 assists at the half. Embiid with 12 boards at halftime. Our defense really clicked in the 3rd anchored by Embiid. We take a 81-64 lead at the end of 3. Cowen was our leading scorer in the 3rd. He has 20 points. We continue to build a big lead in the 4th. I pull my starters with 5 minutes left. We lead 97-75. We win the game 106-82. Cowen is the player of the game with 22 points, 7 assists, 4 boards, and 4 turnovers. He shot 9 of 16, 1 of 1 from the arc, and 3 of 3 from the line. Embiid with 13 points, 17 boards, and 1 block. Butler with 13 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists. Turner with 11 points, 8 boards, and 3 assists. Teague with 10 points and 4 assists. Noel with 10 points, 11 boards, 3 assists, and 3 blocks. Grant with 9 points and 5 boards in 15 minutes. Moultrie with 6 points, 4 boards, and 1 block in 20 minutes. Bazja with 5 points. Sefolosha with 5 points in 14 minutes. Dieng led the Wolves with 18 points. Martin with 16 points on 7 of 21 shooting. Thaddeus Yong with 10 points on 4 of 6 shooting. We held LaVine to 4 of 16 shooting. We held Bennett to 3 of 13 shooting. We held Wiggins to 2 of 15 shooting. He had 4 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

01-27-2015, 08:37 PM	#86
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	We've had an open roster spot and I decide to add someone. I coinsder a big man but decide to go with the best 3 point shooter to add some offensive punch. We add Marco Belinili for 1 year at 2 million. He is a pure 3 point shooter. 11/11 - We host the Pacers who are 2-5 and struggling. We are favored to win. It is a back and forth game throughout. The Pacers jump to a slight lead at the end of 1, 25-23. At halftime, we fight back and go in down 45-44. In the 3rd quarter, we take a slight lead behind Cowen's shooting. We lead 67-66. The 4th ends with a 90-90 tie as they get a buzzer beater from George. We are going to OT. It is back and forth through the OT, but George hits another Buzzer beater to give them a 104-102 OT win. George finished with 30 points, 13 boards, 6 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 9 of 18 and 11 of 12 from the line. They also got 10 points from Pau Gasol who is still an effective post player at 36. They got 20 points from Jordan Crawford. Jeff Green led us with 19 points on 5 of 8 shooting and 8 of 8 from the line. Butler with 18 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Turner with 17 points and 7 boards. Embiid with 16 points, 11 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 2 of 10 from the line... Cowen with 15 points and 5 assists in the loss. HE shot 4 of 13, 1 of 3, and 6 of 6 from the line. Teague with 9 points and 4 assists. He shot 2 of 10 from the field. Grant with 4 points in 12 minutes. Noel with 2 points, 13 boards, and 2 assists. Belinelli shot 0 of 4 in his debut including 0 of 2 from the arc. He only played 6 minutes. We are now 4-4 and 9th in the conference. 11/14 - We host the Suns who are 4-5. We are favored to win. They are led by PG Eric Bledsoe and former Rookie of the Year, Karl Nelson who are both 84 rated guards... The Raptors offer us Patrick Patterson and Tyler Hansbrough for Butler and Davies. This would make us stronger in the front court but I like Butler too much for his defense. I pass. Cowen comes out shooting the lights out in the 1st quarter. We jump to a 37-20 lead. Cowen continues to lead the offense effectively in the 2nd. We lead 63-48 at the half. We cruise a bit in the 3rd but continue to lead 84-70. We pound it inside in the 4th to keep our lead and get the win, 105-94. Cowen led the team with 21 points, 7 assists, 3 boards, and 1 steal. He shot 7 of 21, 1 of 3, and 4 of 5. Teague with 15 points and 7 assists in 24 minutes. Turner with 14 points and 4 boards. Embiid with 12 points, 7 boards, and a block. Butler with 10 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and a block. Sefolosha with 9 points in 8 minutes. Noel with 8 points, 13 boards, and 3 blocks. Belinelli with 3 assists in 6 minutes. 0 points. Green had a rough night with 1 of 9 shooting for 2 points. 11/16 - We travel to play the Raptors. They are favored and are off to a great start at 8-2. Their starting 5: PG Lowry (86) SG Terrence Ross (81) SF Gay (82) PF Patterson (78) C Jonas Valancuinas (83) Their bench is good too: PF Amir Johnson (78) PF Mac Dillon (73) SF Bruno Caboclo (72) C Tyson Chandler (70) PF Tyler Hansbrough (70) C Joel Freeland (70) __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

02-02-2015, 08:17 AM	#87
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	Cowen is having problems at both ends with Lowry today who is having a big 1st quarter. Embiid keeping us in it with a strong 1st quarter. We are down 26-22 at the end of 1. Our bigs have Valacunias in foul trouble. Working them inside to keep us in it. Down 38-36 with 5:30 left in the half. At halftime, we are down 49-46. Lowry leads them with 11 points and 5 assists. Embiid leads us with 11 points and 8 boards. Their 3 point shooters, especially Lowry, help them build a 11 point lead but we cut it late on a few big plays by Cowen and Teague who had a very nice quarter. We are down 75-71 at the end of 3. Toronto's 3 point shooters making shots in the 4th and our offense goes cold. They build a 12 point lead. We close the gap a few times but can't put enough points as Embiid misses shot after shot. We lose 101-92. Lowry was the player of the game with 24 points, 8 assists, and 3 boards. He shot 8 of 24, 2 of 7, and 6 of 7. Gay with 17 points and 4 assists as he shot 5 of 11, 2 of 3 from the arc, and 5 of 8 from the line. Ross with 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting including 1 of 3 from the arc. Caboclo with 11 points as he shot 4 of 8 including 2 of 3 from the arc. Patterson with 10 points and 10 boards as he hit 2 3's. Teague led us with 19 points and 2 assists in 24 minutes. Belinelli with 12 points on 4 of 10 shooting including 2 of 6 from the arc. Cowen with 11 points (after 0 in the first half), 10 assists, 6 boards, 2 steals, and 5 turnovers. He shot 5 of 14. Turner with 10 points, 5 assists, and 2 boards. He shot 3 of 8. Embiid finished with 12 points and 11 boards. He shot 3 of 12. Butler with 9 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 4 of 10. Noel with 5 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists in 26 minutes. That loss drops us to 5-5. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.