The Quest for Seven: An NBA 2k11 Dynasty

[Eaglesfan27]

Gasol with a 12 footer early. Jefferson responds with 16 footer from straight up.

Henry with a pair of jumpers. Mayo responds with his own.

Tiggs gets a 2nd foul on Warren, but George and Henry have them an early lead. We are down 14-9.

After a slow start, Turner gets a steal and fast break dunk that gets him going. 10 straight points from him and we are leading 19-16.

Turner gets a 2nd foul on Henry. We are up 27-23 late in the 1st.

At the end of 1, we are up 31-25. Henry with 10 points. Turner with 14 points.

Turner, Mayo, and Scott fueling our offense in the 2nd. We are up 51-41 with 4 minutes left in the half.


At halftime, we are up 60-52.

Turner with 25 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists at the half.

Tiggs with 9 points. Mayo with 8 points, 3 boards, and 2 assists.

George leads them with 11 points. Henry with 10. Crawford with 10. Gasol with 9.


Early in the 3rd, Turner gets a 4th foul on Henry. We are up 70-56.

Gasol gets them back in it with a few big jumpers. George also making plays. With 4 minutes left in the 3rd, we are up 82-75. They are doubling Turner and shutting him down better.


At the end of 3, We are up 88-78.

6:54 left - Kelley takes a jumper and is fouled hard. His back is hurt. We lead 97-89 as he leaves the game. Mayo back in.

Henry with a pair of 3's to get them within 2 before Mayo hits a 14 footer.

102-98 lead with 3:30 left...

Henry with a 12 footer to make it a 2 point game. Turner finds Thabeet for a dunk!

Henry with a long 2.

Warren with a steal and Turner fouls him. He hits 1 of 2.

Mayo catches it in the post, spins off his man and dunks it hard! 106-103.

George hits a very tough fade-away. 106-105.

Turner misses a 3. Henry on the breakaway but Turner catches him and fouls him in the act of shooting.

He makes both FT's. They lead 107-106 with 1:23 left...

Turner comes right back and drills a 3 off a screen! 109-107.

Thabeet blocks a shot by Gasol.

Turner with a bad pass and it is stolen. Henry misses a 14 footer from the wing. Scott with the rebound. He is fouled.

He makes them both! 111-107. 30 seconds left.

Henry misses a 3. Tiggs with the rebound. He is fouled. He makes 1 of 2 despite that he has been great on the line tonight. 10 of 11.


Henry with a quick 3. 112-110 with 5 seconds left...

Tiggs get fouled quickly.

Tiggs misses the 1st! Makes the 2nd...

Wow. They get it up quickly and George hits a VERY long 3 at the buzzer to tie it at 113!

Turner with 39 points in regulation. Henry with 31 in regulation.

Turner finds Mayo for a corner 3. We are up 120-115 with 2:53 to go...

Tiggs blows by Lindsey Hunter who is for the fouled out Warren. Tiggs with a 3 point play.

Mayo with a 14 footer. We are up 124-117.

George with a 3 to keep them alive.

George misses a 3. Turner with the rebound. Henry fouls him and fouls out.

Turner makes both FT's. We lead 126-120...

George with another 3!

They foul Tiggs...

He makes both FT's to finish it off!


We win the game 128-123.

Turner is the player of the game with 45 points, 9 boards, 9 assists, 3 steals. He shot 14 of 30, 4 of 12, and 13 of 13.

Tiggs with 26 points, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, and 3 turnovers. He shot 6 of 15, 1 of 5, and 13 of 16.

Mayo with 23 points, 10 boards, 2 assist, and 2 steals. He shot 10 of 24.

Jefferson with 12 points and 12 boards.

Kelley led the bench with 7 points and 3 boards.

Scott with 7 points, 8 boards, and 4 blocks. He shot 3 of 9.

Villanueva with 6 points and 3 boards.



Henry with 37 points. Gasol with 22 points and 14 boards. George with 24 points and 7 boards. Warren with 14 points and 8 assists. Cox with 2 points and 10 boards.

We are up 1-0.

[Eaglesfan27]

We take game 2 in Philly 111-90.

Mayo led the way with 23 points, 12 boards, and 4 assists. He shot 7 of 14, 0 of 0, and 9 of 9.

Turner with 20 points, 5 boards, 6 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 9 of 13, 2 of 3, and 0 of 0.

Tiggs wth 19 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He had 3 turnovers. He shot 8 of 10, 1 of 1, and 2 of 2.

Scott with 14 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.

Villanueva with 10 points. Ball with 8.

Jefferson with 8 points, 17 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 3 of 4.


George led them with 20 points and 10 boards on 7 of 17 shooting.

Warren with 20 points and 8 assists.

Henry with 18 points of 5 of 18 shooting.

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 3 in LA:

We start off strong with a 4-0 lead on 2 shots by Mayo.

Henry hits a 3 and then another 3.

George with an athletic dunk.

They lead 18-12 at the 6 minute mark.

Henry and Warren running by us early.

They are up 32-24 at the end of 1.

Early in the 2nd, Mayo gets it going again. We pull back within 1. Down 50-49 with 5 minutes to go in the half.

Henry with a pair of 3's to extend their lead again.

At halftime, they are up 64-56.

A big 3rd quarter for Gasol keeps their lead going. Down 80-68 with 5 minutes to go in the 3rd.

At the end of 3, we are down 90-79.

We make a huge push in the 4th, but they keep us at a 8 point distance. Down 104-96 with 6 minutes to play. Turner already has a triple double...

We get within 2 late, but Turner misses a key 3 to give us the lead and they get a dunk the other way by George.

Down 4 with 1 minute to go.

Mayo misses a 3.

We have to foul. They hit their FT's in the last minute.

We lose 121-115.

Henry is the player of the game with 34 points, 8 boards, and 4 assists. George with 28 points. Gasol with 20.

Warren with 18 points and 9 assists.

Scott led us in scoring with 25 points and 12 boards.

Mayo with 20 points, 14 boards, 4 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 9 of 18.

Turner with 20 points, 13 boards, 13 assists, and 5 steals. He shot 7 of 19.

Tiggs with 17 points, 4 assists, 4 boards, and 2 turnovers. He shot 4 of 12.

Jefferson with 5 points, 4 boards, and 2 blocks.

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 4 in LA:

LA beats us 109-100 behind 34 points and 6 boards by Henry who shot an efficient 9 of 14, 3 of 3, and 10 of 10.

JR Smith with 22 points.

Warren with 14 points and 5 assists.

George was held to 3 of 15 shooting and had 10 points.

Gasol held to 6 points and 4 boards.

Turner led us with 32 points, 12 boards, 15 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 10 of 15, 6 of 6, and 6 of 6.

However, Mayo had a poor night shooting 7 of 22. He finished with 14 points and 8 boards.

Scott with 17 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 17.

Tiggs with 11 points, 3 assists, and 5 turnovers. He shot 3 of 8.

Villanueva led the bench with 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting.


Now, time for a pivotal game 5....

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 5 in LA...

I forgot to mention that Kelley's injury in game 1 is a serious back strain and he is done for the series and did not play in games 2, 3 or 4.

Villanueva in early for a tired Jefferson. We are up 13-7.

Turner with a quick hot start. 10 points already.

Turner is 8 of 8 in the 1st quarter for 18 points!

We are up 33-24 at the end of 1.

9 minutes to go: Our stars rest with a 39-27 lead.

Stars return with 5 minutes to go in the half. We are up 44-36.

They are doubling Turner but other guys are getting open.

At halftime, we are up 60-44.

Tiggs with his finest half of basketball ever. 13 assists, 1 turnover.

Turner with 25 points (jumpers that were a bunch of Tiggs assists) and Mayo with 14 points.


Henry is keeping them in it with 17 points.


Scott with an emphatic put-back dunk. We lead 69-52 as they call time.


4:45 - My starters rest as we have a 71-58 lead.

Our bench (plus Jefferson) come up with a nice stretch of play.

At the end of 3, we are up 79-62 after Fuller hit a few big shots.


Mayo has shut George down. He has only 4 points on 2 of 12 shooting.

We lead 90-66 with 8 minutes to go...

It doesn't get closer than 20 until very late in the game.

We pull our starters with 4 minutes to go. We lead 101-80.



We win the game 103-85

Turner with 32 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block to win player of the game. He shot 11 of 17, 5 of 7, and 5 of 6.

Mayo with 21 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 18.

Tiggs with 11 points, 5 boards, 17 assists, 1 steal, and only 1 turnover. He shot 3 of 6, 0 of 3, and 5 of 7.

Fuller with 10 points in 15 minutes. He shot 4 of 6.

Jefferson with 8 points, 12 boards, and 1 block.

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

Thabeet with 5 points, 4 boards, and 2 blocks in only 15 minutes.

Villanueva with 4 points, 7 boards, and 1 assist.


Henry led them with 32 points on 11 of 21 shooting.

We held George to 10 points. Gasol to 10 points. Crawford to 10 points. Warren was held to 8 points and only 3 assists.

[Eaglesfan27]

We lose Game 6 at home as the Lakers have a 40 point 4th quarter to rally from a huge deficit. They win 108-104.

Mayo led us with 30 points. Turner with 21 points, 10 boards, and 10 assists. Scott with 18 points and 8 boards. Tiggs with 4 points and 7 assists vs 0 turnovers!

George rallied them with 41 points, 10 boards, and 9 assists. enry with 23 points and 5 assists.

It will all come down to game 7... I'll play that tomorrow.

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 7 in Philly...

The atmosphere is electric...

Mayo with great defense forces a bad shot.

Mayo misses our first shot, an open 3 created by a Turner drive and kick out.

Mayo fouls George who goes to the line for the first points.

Turner misses a 3 and Warren gets one at the other end. We are down 5-0 early.

Tiggs with a drive into the lane, hits a floater and gets fouled. 5-2 after he misses the FT.

Turner forces a miss and then gets fouled on the other end. 5-3 as he makes 1 of 2.

Mayo forces a miss and then misses a 12 footer.

Warren with a 3 at the other end. 8-3.

Mayo misses a 14 footer.

Gasol with a 10 footer. Down 10-3 as we call time.

Tiggs misses a 12 footer.

Mayo with a steal, leads a to fastbreak dunk by Tiggs. 10-5.

Gasol misses a long jumper and we get out running... Tiggs finds Turner for a lay-up and the foul. 10-7 as he misses the FT.

Both sides miss a few before Jefferson gets a 10 footer, his first shot. Down 10-9 with 6 minutes to go. They call time.

Henry with a 3 off a screen.

Turner responds with a quick 3 off a screen.

Petrovic with a 12 footer to make it 15-12.

George with a very long 3. 18-12.

Turner misses a 3, but Jefferson with an offensive board. He gets it to Tiggs who finds Mayo for a corner 3.

3 minutes left as the Lakers call time. I bring Villanueva for Jefferson who is tired.

Turner with a drive and the foul. 3 point play to tie it at 18.

Gasol with a nice 12 footer to give them the lead.

Turner finds Villanueva for an open jumper. Tied at 20.

Henry with a quick 12 footer and a 3. Down 25-20.

Mayo responds with a corner 3. 25-23.

Scott with a rebound, quick outlet, fastbreak.. Turner gets fouled in the lane.

He makes both FT's to tie it up at 25.

Turner with a steal, passes to Tiggs who throws it up to Mayo for a nice alley-oop dunk! That gets the crowd going! 27-25.

Gasol with a put-back basket.

Tiggs misses a shot in the lane to end the quarter.


Tied at 27 after 1.


Tiggs finds Mayo for a 3 to open the quarter. 30-27.

Scott blocks a George dunk attempt.. leads to a fastbreak.. Mayo hits the lay-up and gets fouled! 33-27.

Crawford gets into the lane and gets fouled by Mayo. 33-28.

Tiggs with a floater in the lane. 35-28.

9 minutes left as I bring in Beverly, Fuller, Ball (something I did in the last series to get more ball handlers out there), Jefferson, and Thabeet.

Both teams in a drought, that Gasol ends with a 10 footer. 35-30.

Petrovic hurts his ankle jumping and it looks bad.. he's done. That was their number 1 option as backup PG in this series.

Cox picks up his 3rd foul as he reaches in on Thabeet.

They double team Jefferson who kicks it out to Beverly who finds Fuller for a wide open 3! 38-30. The Lakers call time.

Beverly with a steal and a fast break dunk! 40-30.

George finds Crawford for a corner jumper. 40-32.

Lucas with a nice inside basket to make it 40-34.

Thabeet called for a moving screen, but he makes up for it by blocking a Henry dunk attempt! That leads to a Jefferson highlight dunk on the fast break. 42-34.

Henry with a 12 footer. 42-36.

JR Smith draws a foul and we bring in our starters. We are up 42-38 with 3 minutes to go in the half...

Turner with a quick elbow jumper. 44-38.

Henry with a put back dunk. 44-40.

Scott with a hook deep in the paint. 46-40.

Scott with a block which leads to a fastbreak. Mayo is fouled causing him to miss the dunk. 47-40.

Cox with an offensive putback dunk. 47-42.

Scott with a 12 footer off the pick and pop. Cox with a basket at the other end. 49-44.

Turner with a 3 as time is running low in the half.


We are up 52-44 at the half.

Turner with 16 points, 2 boards, and 1 assist.

Mayo with 15 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal.

Scott with 4 points, 3 boards, and 4 blocks!


Henry with 12 points. Gasol with 8 points, 11 boards, and 2 assists.

Warren with 6 points and 1 assist. George being held to 1 of 8 shooting for 5 points.


Henry blows by Turner and gets a lay-up for the first basket of the 2nd half. 52-46 with 9:45 to go...

Turner responds with a quick 3.

Warren finds Cox for a dunk, then Warren double teams Jefferson and steals it from him getting a fastbreak dunk. 55-50.

Jefferson with an offensive putback dunk! 57-50.

Turner with a board.. gets the fastbreak going... finds Jefferson who is fouled but still dunks it! He misses the FT. 59-50.

Scott with an offensive board.. kicks it out to Mayo for a wide open 3. 62-50.

Warren with a 12 footer. 62-52.

Cox with an offensive putback dunk and the foul. 62-55.

Tiggs with a drive to draw a 4th foul on Cox. 64-55. They are going with Lucas at C...

Tiggs finds Scott for a dunk. 66-55.

Warren draws a foul in the lane and makes both FT's. 66-57.

Mayo with a block.. Tiggs to Turner to Mayo for a huge dunk! 68-57.

Henry with a long 3. 68-60.

Scott draws a foul in the paint while shooting. He makes both FT's.

Tiggs with a drive, makes a floater and gets fouled. 73-60.

Turner finds Mayo for a corner jumper. 75-60.

Cox draws a foul in the paint. He makes both FT's.

Tiggs gets it to Scott deep in the paint and he turns and dunks it.

Crawford with a 3.

Crawford with another 3. Turner misses a shot. George with a quick fastbreak pull-up jumper. 77-70.

Turner misses a long 3 to end the quarter.


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


Villanueva in to start the 4th for Jefferson.

Turner misses a 14 footer. Henry with a fastbreak jumper.. Mayo fouls him. 77-72.

Mayo with a long rebound.. passes to Tiggs.. to Villanueva who is fouled while shooting. He makes 1 of 2.

Gasol with a 12 footer on a nice move to get free.

They misses a long 3, Tiggs with the rebound.. .breakaway.. and he misses the lay-up, but Turner is right behind him for a spectacular dunk on the offensive board! 80-74.

Our guys are missing shots and are tied.. I call time and bring in Beverly, Fuller, Ball, Villanueva, and Thabeet.

Fuller misses an open 14 footer.

George burns Ball and gets a spectacular dunk on Thabeet who fouled him. 80-76 after he misses the FT.

Beverly misses a 14 footer. Gasol with a baseline jumper.

Villanueva misses an open corner 3.

Ball with an open 3! 83-78 with 6 minutes to go...

George with a quick 3 of his own. Ball can't guard him like Mayo did.

Thabeet misses a close hook shot. He blocks a shot by Gasol.

Thabeet sets a great pick for Fuller who hits a very long 2. 85-81 with 5 minutes to go...

Fuller with a 12 footer. 87-81!

Gasol draws a foul on Villanueva. He goes to the line. I bring back our starters.

We lead 87-83 with 4 minutes to go.. our starters are reasonably rested.

Turner with a quick 3 off a screen by Scott!

Henry misses a 3, but Lucas with an offensive put-back dunk. 90-85.

Tiggs with a drive into the lane to draw a foul on Gasol. He makes both FT's.

Henry misses a 3.. good defense by Turner.

Turner with another 3. 95-85! 2:30 to go...

George misses a shot. Good defense by Mayo. Scott with the rebound.

Mayo misses a 3, but Tiggs with an offensive board!

He finds Turner for another 3! 98-85 with 1:30 to go...

George with a 3.

Turner gets fouled shooting an elbow jumper. He makes both FT's. 100-88.

The crowd is going wild!

Turner with a steal!

Mayo with a 3 at the buzzer! 40 seconds left.

George with a quick 12 footer.


We win the game 103-90!!!

(Nice Trophy Presentation)


Turner is player of the game with 32 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 10 of 18, 6 of 9, and 6 of 8.

Mayo with 25 points, 5 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 9 of 18, 5 of 9, and 2 of 3.

Tiggs with 13 points, 7 boards, 11 assists, 1 steal, and 3 turnovers. He shot 4 of 13.

Scott with 10 points, 10 boards, 2 assist, and 6 blocks! He shot 4 of 9.

Jefferson with 8 points, 14 boards, 1 assist, and 2 blocks. He shot 4 of 9.


Fuller with 7 points to lead the bench. He shot 3 of 6.

Ball with 3 points. Villanueva with 3 points and 8 boards.

Beverly with 2 points and 2 assists.

Thabeet with 0 points, 1 board, and 3 blocks in 12 minutes.


George and Henry each had 19 points. George shot 7 of 19. Henry shot 7 of 17.

Gasol with 16 points and 15 boards. He shot 7 of 18.

Cox with 11 points and 7 boars. Warren with 10 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists.


The MVP of the Finals is Evan Turner. He averaged 24.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 6.8 apg, 1.8 spg, and 0.9 bpg in the Playoffs while shooting 51% from the floor, 42% from the arc, and 84% from the line.

[Eaglesfan27]

Players that are retiring:

Gasol, Lakers; Drew Gooden, Bulls; Jarrett Jack, Grizzlies; Nene', Thunder.

Coaches Retiring:

Byron Scott, Cavs; Mike D'Antoni, Thunder.

Dirk Nowitzki made the HOF.


Time for the offseason:

Our staff believes that time is catching up to Thabeet (30) and Villanueva (32) despite their relatively young ages.

Our staff believes Mayo and Scott have improved their game the most this offseason.

Our entire staff is back again this year.

We have a 2 year team option on Scott that we exercise.

We also have 1 year options on Mayo and Tiggs that we exercise.

I also exercise the 1 year option on back-up C Donnie Page.


Iggy used his player option for another year in San Antonio at 25 million dollars. He is now 33 and knows the big long term contract may not come.

Bynum declined his option with Detroit and is now the biggest FA available... although maybe not the best..

Robin Lopez, C, for Phoenix also declined his option.. going to be some bigging for these 2 big men.

G Louis Williams declined his option with Chicago. At 30, he is looking for 1 more long term deal.

Re-signing:

Beverly is unhappy with lack of PT. He is insisting he won't re-sign.

Kelley is insisting on talking to other teams and testing his value on the market...

Ditto for Fuller. Hmmm.


Denver has the best chance at the #1 Pick, followed by Toronto, Houston, and Miami... will there be a suprise?

Hmmm, maybe it is rigged! Wade will get his star young PG (maybe) to play beside him as the Heat get the #1 pick. Denver has the 2nd pick, Toronto the 3rd, Houston the 4th, Utah the 5th.

We have our targets at the 30th pick... let's see how it goes.

[Eaglesfan27]

Welcome to the 2017 Draft. There is an all world PG and a very good PF who are vying for #1.. who will the Heat take?

The Heat take the very talented PF, who is a very productive offensive player although slightly undersized at 6'9 250. Leon Cheeks can make the inside or outside shot look easy. He is a solid defender and rebounder. The biggest issue is limited athleticism. I would have gone with the PG.

The Nuggets try to offer us the #2 pick straight up for Mayo. I decline.

The Nuggets pass on the PG and go for a C in Dennis Jamison. He is 6'11 288 and has great post moves and is a very good post defender. A very good pick the more I look at it.

The Raptors pass on the all-world PG (maybe my scouts were wrong) and take Johnny Davenport. He is a 6'7 225 pound SF from Stanford. Our staff compares him to Mayo and really likes his offensive game, although his defense is questionable.

The Rockets get a steal of a PG at #4. Andrea Garibaldi is from Italy. His game is comapred to Chris Paul. My scouts see him as having A+ potential, A+ athleticism, A outside shooting, and A+ playmaking. I think this guy is going to be rookie of the year, but we'll see.

That is the last of the top tier of players.

With the 5th pick, the Jazz take D.J. Waters. He is a 6'5 220 pound SG who is a reach to me, although he is the best pure shooter in the draft.

The Bobcats trade the #6 pick and Gerald Wallace (who is aging) for James Anderson and the #10 pick of the Spurs.

The Bobcats take Roy Bridges with the 6th pick. He is a 6'6 210 pound SF who is compared Wallace. Nice driving ability and a good outside shot.

The Kings take David Sessions with the 7th pick. He is a 6'2 185 pound PG who is a project. I think he is a bust waiting to happen. However, he does have a nice outside shot and is a decent passer.

The Wizards get the best remaining player on my board with the 8th pick. PF Leo Hill is 6'11 260, is a top tier defender and has decent post moves.

With the 9th pick, the Celtics take Herb Harrington, an undersized SG who is 6'1 200. However, he is the best shooter left in the draft.

The Spurs get the best PG left with the 10th pick. Alan Christie is 6'0 215 and is a very good passer with an ok shot. He is from Indiana State.

Other notable picks:

The Warrios get a very solid pick at 15th with PF Nathan Watson. He is slightly undersized at 6'8 240, but he is a surprising defender who can shoot a bit.


The Clippers trade the 17th pick and Kyle Lowry to the Nuggets for Spencer Miller and Lynn Swift.


The Suns offer the 19th pick for our 30th pick and Villanueva. That is very tempting. I look at the board...

Villanueva is unhappy with his minutes and I see a good target. I pull the trigger!

I get Otis Walsh, a 6'10 228 pound SF from Wisconsin who was projected to go in the lottery, but slid due to poor intangibles. However, he has great athleticism for his size and can shoot the NBA 3. He will be a perfect replacement for Villanueva's role.

With the next pick, the Hornets take Joe Wingate. I almost took him. He is a thin SF/PF at 6'9 216 but can shoot, run, and is a surprisingly good defender according to our scouts.

James Anderson continues to get moved around as the Spurs trade him to the Bulls for the 22nd pick and Luol Deng.

The Spurs take a PF with the pick that I almost took. A great rugged defender. Nice moves by the Spurs.

The Nuggets trade Marc Gasol and the 2nd round 1st pick to the Trailblazers for Shelden Fox.

In the 2nd round, we get Loren Alexander from Loyola Marymount. He is a 6'2 185 point PG with decent athleticism, shooting ability, and playmaking ability according to our scouts. HE also has excellent intangibles and is only 20. He could be a diamond in the rough.

Best pick of the 2nd round (looking back) goes to the Spurs who got a 7'0 233 lb C named Christophe Dupin from France. He is only 20 years old and he is a solid defender and rebounder.



Edited with more draft analysis at the top 10 picks...

[Eaglesfan27]

I sign my rookies. Kelley is a restricted FA. I offer him a qualifying offer.

A look at the top 5 FA's this year:

RFA Marshall Samuel is only 6'0 210 and only 24. He averaged 25 ppg from Washington last year. He is rated 91 overall.

RFA JJ Stone is 6'3 180 and is rated 83 overall. The PG for Dallas averaged 17.5 ppg and 3.8 apg last year.

SF Wilson Chandler is the top Unrestricted FA. He is 6'8 220 and 30 years old. He is rated 83 overall. He averaged 10.2 ppg from the Knicks last year.

RFA SG Devin Huffman is 6'5 220 and is rated 83 overall. He averaged 15 ppg for the Clippers last year.

26 year old Ben Pope is a 6'0 215 lb SG/PG for Portland who averaged 20 ppg and 1.7 apg last year.


Next top Unrestricted FA's:

SG Lance Stephenson. 6'5 210 SG rated 82 overall. Averaged 13.1 ppg for Indiana last year.

29 year old C Greg Oden, 7'0 285, rated 80 overall. Averaged 8 ppg and 10 rpg last year for Portland.

33 year old PF Chris Bosh. He is 6'11 235 and rated 79 overall. After going to Minnesota for a year, he had his lowest output in years averaging 18.1 ppg and 6.2 rpg.

C Andrew Bynum who is still recovering from his torn ACL and is currently rated 74 as a result. He could bounce back and be a monster...

[Eaglesfan27]

We re-sign Kelley to a 4 year deal worth 36 million dollars.

I missed one big FA, the one who moves first: Carmelo Anthony goes to Dallas for 3 years and 60 million.

The Suns then make a trio of moves: They get Devin Huffman for 5 years and 90 million, Rod Delk for 3 years and 21 million, and they gamble on Bynum for 5 years and 125 million!

The Mavs add Marcel Micoud for 3 years and 27 million.

The Trailblazers get Wilson Chandler for 4 years at 50 million.

The Mavs then re-sign J.J. Stone to 4 years 60 million.

The Heat could get better fast... they add Lance Stephenson to a 5 year 90 million dollar deal.

The Thunder sign my former C (2nd round pick) Lloyd Madsen to a 4 year 48 million dollar deal. He has become a solid big man in the league.

The Pacers get Chris Bosh for 1 year 10 million.

The Knicks win the Ben Pope lottery for 4 years and 60 million.

The Wolves get the top player in the FA as Samuel signs for 5 years and 90 million.

Oden never signed... hmm, is he worth a flier? Could be if I moved Thabeet, but probably not.

Hmmm, 3 PG's turn down my Mid Level exception, so I come back to Oden who happily signs it! He'll get 20 minutes per night with us. Hopefully, that low limit can keep him healthy.

No good trade offers for Thabeet at the moment. We'll keep him and work him in some games too..

A quick look at our team:

Tiggs, Turner, Mayo, Jefferson, and Scott (who is on his way to becoming the best C in the league.)

Kelley, Ball, Odom, and Thabeet as our top bench players with Walsh getting in there as a prospect who could grow. A little light at G but Loren Alexander might contribute. We also have Bob Lucas, an ok SG from last year.

[rjolley]

Congrats on the title.

How do you look at players in the draft pool when there's a trade offer? Bet it's something simple, but I'll be damned if I could find it.

[Eaglesfan27]

Thanks!

I can't find any way to look. So, I write down a list of guys I'm interested in and mark them off as they get taken.

[rjolley]

Ok, good, it's not just me then.

[Eaglesfan27]

Nope. Definitely not just you


Our preseason starts on the 9th at Cleveland...

We win 94-70. Scott with 21 point, 10 boards, and 3 blocks to lead the way.

Mayo and Tiggs each with 19 points. Oden with 11 points, 6 boards, and 3 blocks in 20 minutes.

10/10/17 -

We win in Denver 111-105. Mayo led with 21 points, 7 boards, and 3 assists. Tiggs with 21 points. Kelley with 18 points. Turner with 16 points and 12 assists.

Oden with 8 points, 10 boards, and 1 block in 21 minutes.

10/12/17 -

We win in Houston 117-110. Mayo led with 31 points, 10 boards, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Turner with 21 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks. Tiggs with 21 points and 4 assists.

Oden with 10 points, 6 boards, and 1 assist in 20 minutes.


10/18/17 -

We lose in Chicago 107-87. Harper led them with 34 points.

Oden led us with 18 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks in 28 minutes.

Turner with 15 points and 5 assists. Ditto for Tiggs.


10/20/17 -

We lose in Chicago 110-98.

Harper with 37 points. New acquisition James Anderson (who is a 80 rated SG) with 33 points.

Mayo led us with 21 points. Kelley with 20 points. Scott with 15 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, and 1 block.

Oden with 6 points, 10 boards, and a block in 21 minutes.


10/21/17 -

We beat Houston 101-93. Mayo with 24 points. Scott with 17 points, 14 boards, and 2 blocks. Turner with 17 points, 10 boards, and 8 assists.

10/23/17 -

Our final pre-season game is at Washington. We beat them 99-80. Tiggs with 27 points and 8 assists to lead us. Turner with 23 points, 10 boards, and 10 assists. Scott with 21 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, and a block.

Oden with 8 points in 15 minutes to lead the bench.


We start the pre-season #1 in the power rankings.

The top 10:

1. 76ers
2. Hawks
3. Bulls
4. Magic
5. Nets
6. Clippers
7. Jazz
8. Grizzlies
9. Celtics
10. Hornets

We'll see how that plays out...

Our first game is hosting the Knicks. They are rated 88 for roster strength. We are a 99.

[Eaglesfan27]

The Knicks starting 5 look good:

Felton, Ben Pope, Gallinari, Amar'e, and and Hodges (who is a great offensive player but is undersized to play C at 6'9 221.) Scott will be our focus early.

Scott with 2 early baskets, but we go into a drought. Gallinari with a few early 3's. We are down 12-4 early.

7:30 - Oden in for a tired Jefferson (with Scott sliding to PF.)

4:18 - Oden misses his first shot. They are killing it from behind the arc. We are down 20-11.

3:04 - Oden backs down his man and hits a little 4 footer. 23-15.

1:48 - Our new lineup: Tiggs, Ball, Kelley, Jefferson, and Thabeet.

At the end of 1, we are down 24-20.

9 minutes: NY calls time as we are up 26-24. I bring in Tiggs, Turner, Mayo, Kelley, and Thabeet.

7 minutes: Scott back into the game. We lead 29-25.

4 minutes: We lead 38-33. We demonstrate our versatility as we get our rookie in: Turner, Mayo, Walsh, Jefferson, and Scott.

Turner finds Walsh right away for an open jumper.. and he misses it.

Walsh misses his next 2 as well.

At halftime, we are up 48-39.

Turner with 12 points and 2 assists. Mayo with 11 points. Scott with 11 points. Gallinari with 14 points.


6 minutes to go: We are 56-50.

2 minutes to go: We go with Tiggs, Ball, Kelley, Walsh, and Oden.

At the end of 3, we are up 64-58.

i just realized that we don't have Fuller on the team anymore! I'll have to see whose offer he took instead. Regardless, Ball is drilling some big 3's!

10 minutes left: Walsh with his first basket on a 6 footer baseline jumper.

8 minutes left as my starter return. We are up 77-63.

Our starter finish it off strong. We win 91-72. Great defense by our team against a good offensive team.

Scott is the player of the game with 20 points, 8 boards, 1 assist, and 1 block. He shot 9 of 13, 0 of 0, and 2 of 2.

Mayo was bothered by Gallinari's length. He had 18 points, 6 boards, and 1 block. He shot 4 of 14.

Turner with 17 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, and 1 block. He shot 7 of 17.

Kelley led the bench with 10 points, 6 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He shot 4 of 8.

Oden with 7 points and 6 boards in 17 minutes.

Ball with 6 points, 2 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block in 12 minutes. He shot 2 of 4.

Tiggs with 5 points, 4 boards, 10 assists, and 3 turnovers. He shot 1 of 5.

Jefferson with 4 points, 7 boards, and 1 block. He shot 2 of 5.

Walsh with 2 points, 2 boards, and 1 assist in 12 minutes. He shot 1 of 4.

Thabeet with 2 points, 5 boards, and 1 block in 10 minutes.

Gallinari was held to 8 of 24 shooting (mostly by Mayo.) He had 18 points to lead them

Hodges with 16 points and 10 boards. He shot 8 of 18.

Pope with 16 points and 2 assists. Felton with 13 points and 6 assists. Amar'e with 12 points and 7 boards.

[Eaglesfan27]

Fuller is still a FA. Some surprising FA's left: Yao Ming, Beverly (who refused to sign with me), Tony Parker (who is a shell of himself at 35), Joakim Noah (who is a shell of himself even though he is only 32.)

Fuller is still refusing to sign with us! He thinks he can get 3 million for 1 year.


10/29/17 -

We host Cleveland. They are 0-1 and rated 86...

They upset us 115-111 beind 37 points and 10 assists from Flynn.

Mayo led us with 26 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists.

Scott with 25 points, 7 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 7 of 14, 0 of 0, and 11 of 12.

Turner with 18 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block. He shot 6 of 14.

Tiggs with 17 points and 3 assists.

Kelley led the bench with 9 points, 2 boards, and 2 assists. He shot 3 of 6.

Oden with 8 points, 5 boards, and 1 block in 16 minutes.

Walsh with 6 points, 2 boards, and 1 assist in 11 minutes.

Ball with 2 points, 5 assists, and 1 block in 14 minutes.

Jefferson shot 0 of 8. He finished with 0 points, 11 boards, and 1 block.


11/1/17 -

We play at GS. They are 1-2 with a rating of 81..

We win 121-91 but Turner hurts his MCL. He'll be less than 100% for a month or two, but doctors say he can play through it...

Mayo led us in the win with 32 points, 11 boards, 1 assist, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 12 of 20, 4 of 6, and 4 of 5.

Turner with 24 points, 6 assists, 4 boards, 5 steals. He shot 7 of 11.

Kelley with 18 points, 5 boards, 2 assists off the bench.

Scott with 12 points and 3 boards in only 20 minutes (foul trouble.)

Tiggs with 12 points and 3 assists vs 3 turnovers.

Ball with 11 points, 8 assists, 3 boards, and only 1 turnover in 20 minutes....

Walsh with 6 points, 1 boards, 1 assist, and 1 steal in 14 minutes. He shot 2 of 4.

Jefferson with 4 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.

Oden with 0 points, 6 boards, and 1 block in 15 minutes.


Our next game is at Minnesota. They are also 2-1 and rated 88.

[Eaglesfan27]

8:04 - Jefferson picks up his 2nd foul. Turner is limping around a bit. I bring in Kelley at SF (with Mayo to SG) and Walsh in at PF. We are up 12-7.

5:20 - Turner back in and Mayo gets a breather. Scott also sits for Oden. We are tied at 13.

3:23 - Kelley has 2 fouls. We go with the following lineup: Ball, Turner, Walsh, Jefferson, and Oden. We are up 19-16.

1:30 - Jefferson picks up his 3rd foul. We go with Ball, Lucas, Walsh, Scott, and Thabeet. We are up 24-20.

At the end of 1, we are up 26-23. Depite being hobbled a bit, Turner leads our team with 12 points and 3 assists in the 1st quarter. His shooting from outside is deadly. Mayo with 7 points.

9 minutes to go: We bring in Tiggs, Turner, Mayo, Scott, and Thabeet. We lead 29-28.

Minnesota on a 9-0 run, we call time with 6 minutes left. We are down 37-30.

Mayo with a drive and gets fouled to end our cold streak.

We are on a 9-0 run as the Wolves call time with 3:41 to go. We lead 39-37.

Scott spins off his man and gets a nice dunk and the foul. Traditional 3 point play! 42-37.

Mayo with an acrobatic drive, layup and the foul. He makes a 3 point play and now has 16 points. 45-37.

Mayo with a vicious block!

Thabeet with a block.. Tiggs to Turner to Mayo for a dunk! 49-37.

Turner with a steal... to Mayo to Scott for a huge dunk on the fastbreak!


At halftime, we are up 51-37.

Mayo with 18 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block at halftime.

Turner with 12 points, 4 assists, and 2 boards.

Scott with 12 points.

Tiggs with 8 assists and 0 turnovers.

We use the Scott at PF and Thabeet at C lineup to start the 2nd half as well...

We are up 70-54 as I rest Turner with 6 minutes to go, sliding Mayo to SG and bringing in Kelley.

With 1:28 I call time. They are on a 9-0 run. 70-63.

Mayo gets a rest as Turner comes back into the game. I also bring back Jefferson and slide Scott to C.

Turner with a 3 to end the drought. 73-65 late in the 3rd.

At the end of 3, we are up 73-65.

6 minutes left: We lead 88-76. Turner and Scott get a breather as we go with Tiggs, Mayo, Kelley, Jefferson, and Oden.

Seconds later, Jefferson lands badly going up for a rebound in traffic. Looks like his ankle. We with Tiggs, Turner, Mayo, Kelley, and Oden.

Turner is gassed. We go with Tiggs, Mayo, Kelley, Walsh, and Oden.

Mayo finds Oden for a dunk on a nice pick and roll!

Tiggs to Kelley for an alley-oop dunk on the fastbreak. That puts it away. 97-83 with 2:40 to go.

We empty the bench with 2 minutes to go after Mayo hits a final 3 to give us a 20 point lead. 103-83.

We win the game 108-88.

Word on Jefferson is that his ankle is just sprained. He can play through it.

Mayo is the player of the game with 36 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 11 of 24, 5 of 10, and 9 of 10.

Scott with 16 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 6 of 12.

Turner with 16 points, 6 assists, 3 boards, and 1 block. He shot 6 of 15.

Tiggs with 12 points, 8 boards, 15 assists, and only 1 turnover. He shot 5 of 11. He led the team with 44 minutes played.

Kelley with 7 points and 8 boards in 24 minutes.

Jefferson with 6 points and 5 boards in 14 minutes.

Thabeet with 4 points, 4 boards, and 2 blocks in 24 minutes.

Oden with 4 points, 4 boards, and a block in 12 minutes....

Walsh with 2 points and 4 boards in 12 minutes.

Lucas with 0 of 2 shooting in 6 minutes. He had a zero stat line...


Former #1 pick Corie Wilks led them with 29 points and 10 boards.

Eric Bledsoe with 19 points and 7 assists.

We are now 3-1.

[Eaglesfan27]

Tiggs in an interview today said he is determined to test the FA market. Brandon Jennings said the same in a recent interview..

11/5/17 -

We play in Sacramento. They are 2-3 with a rating of 83...

We win 110-80 despite 27 points from Tyreke Evans.

Mayo led us with 29 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 10 of 16.

Tiggs with 21 points, 10 boards, 11 assists, 4 steals, and only 2 turnovers. He shot 6 of 9.

Kelley led the bench with 17 points and 8 board in 30 minutes.

Scott with 17 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks in 28 minutes.

Jefferson with 8 points, 6 boards, and 1 block.

Turner with 7 points, 3 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 3 of 9.

Walsh with 5 points and 3 boards in 12 minutes.

Oden with 4 points and 11 boards in 20 minutes.

Ball with 5 assists in 12 minutes.


11/6/17 -

We play the next night at Oklahoma. They are 2-4 with a rating of 84.

They have Durant and Westbrook, but the rest of their team isn't nearly as good.

We beat them 110-94 despite 40 points from Durant and 20 from Westbrook.

Mayo led us with 27 points, 9 boards, 5 steals, 1 assist, and 1 block. He shot 10 of 18.

Scott with 25 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks.

Oden with 12 points and 5 boards to lead the bench.

Kelley with 11 points and 5 boards.

Turner with 10 points, 5 assists, and 2 blocks.

Tiggs with 9 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, and 3 turnovers.

Ball with 5 points, 3 boards, 5 assists, and 1 turnover in 14 minutes.

Walsh with 5 points in 14 minutes.

Jefferson had 2 points, 7 boards, and a block in 20 minutes.


We are now 5-1. Our next game is hosting the Clippers who are 4-1 with a rating of 91. Their starting 5 are formidable: Griffin, Rudy Gay, Rodrigue Beaubois, Rolando Ross (a late 1st round pick who has blossomed nicely into a 80 rated C), and Trevor Ariza.

[Eaglesfan27]

6:36 - Mayo gets a 2nd foul on Gay. We lead 14-9.

5:45 - Tiggs gets a 2nd foul on Beaubois. We lead 18-9.

2:30 - Mayo with a 2nd foul on Ariza. We lead 32-15.

At the end of 1, we lead 40-19. Wow.


Mayo with 13 points, Scott with 12.


5:38 - Tiggs gets a 4th foul on Beaubois. We are up 54-26.

I rest my starters for the last 5:30.

At halftime, we are up 65-40.

Scott is leading us with 16 points, 5 boards, and 3 blocks at the half. Mayo with 16 points. Turner with 11 points.

10:55 - Beaubois fouls out.


At the end of 3, we are up 97-65. Time to pull our starters.

Ball, Lucas, Kelley, Walsh, and Oden will finish this out.


We win the game 113-95.

Mayo is the player of the game with 28 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 9 of 19.

Scott with 19 points, 8 boards, and 4 blocks. He shot 8 of 10.

Tiggs with 16 points, 4 boards, 6 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 5 of 7. 0 turnovers.

Turner with 15 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists. He shot 4 of 9.

Jefferson with 12 points, 14 boards, and 2 blocks.

Ball with 8 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists.

Walsh with 6 points and 4 boards. He shot 2 of 8.

Lucas with 5 points on 2 of 7 shooting.

Kelley with 4 points and 3 boards.

[Eaglesfan27]

In practice the next day, Mayo sprains his ankle. It is a severe sprain. He'll be out 2-4 weeks

11/10/17 -

We host Miami who is 4-3 with a rating of 87...

We miss the offense of Mayo, but play rugged defense going big more and win 82-76.

Turner led us with 17 points. He also had 3 assists, 4 boards, and a steal.

Oden with 16 points, 12 boards, and 4 blocks in 30 minutes as he became our #1 option off the bench with Kelley sliding into the starting lineup

Tiggs with 13 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, and 3 turnovers.

Ball with 11 points and 4 assists.

Kelley with 11 points, 5 boards, and 3 blocks in his first start. He shot 5 of 15.

Scott in foul trouble had 8 points and 4 boards.

Walsh shot 0 of 8 in 16 minutes...


Wade led the Heat with 22 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

11/12 -

We are at Washington. They are 2-6 with a rating of 75...

They beat us 97-91 behind 31 points from Cousins.

Tiggs led us with 25 points and 5 assists. He shot 8 of 13.

Scott with 14 points, 3 boards, and a block. He shot 6 of 11.

Ball with 10 points and 3 assists.

Kelley with 9 points, 7 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 3 of 11.

Turner with 9 points and 3 boards as he was limited with foul trouble.

Lucas with 7 points on 3 of 6 shooting.

Oden with 6 points and 8 boards in 25 minutes.

Jefferson with 5 points and 8 boards.


We play the next night at Charlotte. They are 4-5 with a 85 rating.

[Eaglesfan27]

Scott is hitting his 12-14 footer today. When he does that, he is unstoppable. We are up 8-2 early. He is abusing Speights.

6:30 - They call time. We lead 14-6. Scott with 8 points.

4:15 - They call time. We lead 20-10.

We fade late in the quarter. Down 29-22 as Augustin hit a few big 3's to get them back in it.

6 minutes to go: We are up 39-28 as Tiggs take his first breather of the half. So does Scott who has been our main scorer.

3:30 - Not a long break for either. Kelley picks up his 3rd foul. Walsh into the game at SF. Turner is tired so Ball to SG and Tiggs back in. Scott will play PF to give Jefferson a break. We are up 39-34.

We end the half with a 12-2 run.

We are up 51-36 at halftime.

Scott is the player of the half with 17 points, 6 boards, and 1 block.

10:11 - Tiggs picks up his 4th foul. Ball into the game. We lead 57-41.

6 minutes: We lead 66-49.

At the end of 3, we are up 80-60. Scott is dominating on the offense glass and in the post in general.

Walsh with a fastbreak dunk. We've been waiting to see that from him.

Scott with a block that triggers a pass from Turner to Walsh for another fastbreak dunk! Nice. We lead 88-64.

With a 98-74 lead, we empty the bench with 4 minutes to go.

We win the game 102-80.

Scott is easily the player of the game: 37 points, 13 boards, 2 assists, and 4 blocks. He shot 15 of 25, 7 of 9 from the line.

Turner with 13 points, 8 assists, 5 boards, and 1 steal. He shot 4 of 12.

Jefferson with 12 points, 13 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 4 of 9.

Ball with 11 points, 8 boards, and 2 assists.

Kelley with 9 points, 5 boards, and 1 assist. He shot 4 of 10.

Walsh with 9 points, 4 boards, and 1 assist. He shot 3 of 8.

Tiggs with 8 points, 8 assists, 3 boards, 1 steal, and 3 turnovers. He shot 3 of 10.

Oden with 0 points and 2 boards.

Speights led them with 29 points and 8 boards. He shot 11 of 22.

Augustin with 8 of 24 shooting for 23 points and 4 assists.

[Eaglesfan27]

After the game, the Warriors offer an interesting trade. Wayne Ellington who is one of the best sharp shooters in the league and William Olson, a 7'0 210 pound SF who was the 14th pick a few years ago and is a project for Kelley and Ball. This would fill a nice need for an outside shooter with the injuries, but Kelley is too good. I think he could start regularly for us down the line. I pass on the deal.

However, Demarre Carroll is upset about his PT and is causing waves. Thabeet isn't happy with his PT either. Let's see if I can package them for a SG to fill a need off the bench...

I can't find any good trades and I'm not going to worry about Carroll for now.


11/16/17 -

We travel to Orlando. They are 7-2 with a rating of 92 (our current rating due to our injuries.)


Orlando wins 102-100 behind 31 points from Thornton and 15 from Howard.

Scott led us with 19 points. Kelley with 17 points, 10 boards, and 5 assists.

Walsh with a career high 16 points in 18 minutes.

Turner with 13 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, and 1 turnover. He shot 3 of 15. I can't wait to get him back to 100%.

Tiggs with 10 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, and 3 turnovers. He shot 2 of 9.


11/17 -

We play the next night at Boston.

They start our old center Spencer Hawes. He has a nice night with 28 points, but we win 109-100.

Tiggs led us with 26 points, 10 assists, and only 1 turnover. He shot 9 of 11.

Scott with 24 points, 8 boards, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 11 of 20.

Turner with 24 points, 2 assists, and 1 board.

Kelley with 11 points. Oden with 9 points and 7 boards in 28 minutes.


Our next game is hosting Houston. They are 0-11 with a rating of 68. Their starting 5: PF Patrick Patterson (86), SG Gerald Henderson (74), PG Terrell McKinney (72), SF Johnathan Baylor (73), and C Steven Craig (60.) Their bench is all guys rated in the 60's or lower...

Even with our injuries, should be an easy win.

[Eaglesfan27]

7 minutes left: Jefferson gets a 2nd foul on Patterson. Jefferson and Turner are a bit tired and will get a breather. Ball and Walsh into the game. We are up 18-7.

4:30 - We are up 23-7 as I bring back Jefferson to rest Scott and Kelley. Oden and Jefferson in with Walsh sliding to SF.

1:20 - Jefferson gets a 3rd foul on Patterson. We lead 27-13.

At the end of 1, we are up 32-15.

Scott and Tiggs with 8 each, Jefferson with 7.

Tiggs is on fire early in the 2nd. We lead 44-30 with 6 minutes to go.

Guys getting tired and we go a bit cold the last 3 minutes of the half. We lead 52-36.

Tiggs with 17 points and 3 assists. Garbaldi leads them with 6 points off the bench.

Scott has 10 points and 3 assists as he has kicked it out of double teams to open shooters.

7 minutes left: Jefferson with 3 or 4 putback dunks! However, he is tired. Walsh in for him. We lead 64-47.

Patterson is suddenly exploding for them. 12 points in the quarter at the 6 minute mark..

With 6 minutes to go, Scott has had a big quarter. We lead 72-54.

We tire in the last 2 minutes and go deep into our bench.

At the end of 3, we are up 80-62.


They close the gap. 85-74 as I bring back rested starters with 8 minutes to go...

With a 96-76 lead, I pull my starters with 4 minutes to go.

Houston with a furious late charge, but they can't get the gap to single digits.


We win the game 102-90.

Tiggs is the player of the game! 27 points, 9 assists, 5 boards, and 3 turnovers. He shot 8 of 13, 3 of 3, and 8 of 9.

Scott with 24 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, and 3 blocks. He shot 9 of 16, 0 of 1, and 6 of 6 from the line.

Jefferson with 15 points, 10 boards, and 1 assist. He shot 7 of 10 (lots of dunks.)

Turner with 9 points, 4 boards, 5 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 4 of 14.

Oden with 8 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.

Walsh with 7 points, 4 boards, and 1 assist.

Kelley with 7 points, 10 boars, and 1 steal.

Ball with 3 points and 2 assists.

Lucas with 2 points in 10 minutes.


After the game, we sign a 30 year old sharp shooting SG from the D-League named Chris Jennings. He is from St. John's and has bounced around briefly with the Spurs. He has limited defensive ability or athleticism, but I think he can fill the Fuller role from last year and provide an offensive spark when my bench play is failing to score.


11/21/17 -

We host the Nets who are 9-3 with a 91 rating...

Turner is finally back to looking 100%.


The Nets win 94-88 despite 25 points from Turner.

Scott had 13 points. Kelley and Tiggs with 11. Tiggs had 3 assists vs 3 turnovers.

Oden with 10 points and 11 boards. Walsh with 6 points and 5 boards.

Jennings shot 0 of 5 in his debut.

Jefferson with 6 points, 15 boards and 2 blocks.

Terrence Williams led the Nets with 25 points.


11/24 -

We host the Celtics. They are 3-11 despite a 90 rating for roster strength...

We win the game 121-90, but suffer an injury as Jefferson broke his finger. He can play through it.

Turner led us with 33 points, 10 assists, 5 boards, and 3 steals. He shot 14 of 18, 4 of 4, and 1 of 1.

Scott with 21 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.

Kelley with 21 points and 6 boards.

Tiggs with 13 points, 10 assists, 4 boards, 1 block, 1 steal, and 0 turnovers.

Oden with 10 points and 4 boards. Ball with 7 points.

Jennings with 6 points on 3 of 6 shooting.

Jefferson with 6 points and 7 boards.

Walsh with 4 points and 3 boards in 15 minutes.

Carney led the Celtics with 21 points.


We are now 11-4. Our next game is at the Nets who are also 11-4.

[Eaglesfan27]

7:26 - Tiggs with 6 points early. Jefferson out for Walsh. We lead 10-7.

4 minutes - I put in Ball for Tiggs (I've upped the fatigue rate [by lowering the slider] this year to get more realistic rates of fatigue.) We are up 16-7.

1 minute left: Turner gets his first breather as other starters return. We are up 19-11.

At the end of 1, we are up 19-11. Tiggs with 9 points.

Jennings with quick 8 points to start the 2nd.

We are up 31-19 as Turner returns to the game. Scott also returns.

Crud. Kelley hurts his ankle. Walsh is tired. Lucas in at SF.

Kelley with a broken bone in his ankle. Out 6-8 weeks

Wow. Halftime score of 37-25!

Strong defense at both ends.

Turner and Tiggs lead the team with 9 points. Jennings with 8.

Walsh will start at SF in the 2nd half.

Both offenses clicking early in the 3rd. We are up 58-46 with 4 minutes to g

Scott with 11 points so far in the 3rd.

Scott and Lopez both scoring on each other in different ways. Lopez with a lot of midrange jumpers. Scott down low.

At the end of 3, we are up 68-53.

Our bigs are tired. Thabeet and Oden into the game with Oden at PF. We are up 68-58. 10 minutes to go.

6:30 to go: Turner is tired and both offenses are stagnant. Jennings into the game for Turner. We are up 72-60.

4 minutes to go: 77-67 as I bring back Turner. Tiggs will get a rest.

We win the game 87-75.

Scott is the player of the game with 26 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, and 3 blocks. He shot 10 of 19, 6 of 10 from the line.

Turner with 19 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, and 2 steals. 1 turnover. He shot 7 of 16.

Jennings with 13 points in 12 minutes. He shot 4 of 6, 3 of 5 from the arc. Turner and Tiggs got him some great open looks as did Scott once.

Walsh with 11 points, 6 boards, and 3 steals.

Tiggs with 8 points, 8 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals, and 3 turnovers. He shot 4 of 12.

Jefferson with 6 points, 4 boards, and 1 assist.

Oden with 4 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocks in 18 minutes.

Thabeet with 1 board and 1 block in 8 minutes.

Ball with 2 assists in 12 minutes.

Lopez led them with 26 points and 12 boards. He shot 11 of 29.

[Eaglesfan27]

Kelley's injury hurts, but Mayo is close to getting the ok to return. Walsh will step up as the primary back-up at SF/PF. It should be ok. Still, I'll keep looking for a deal for Thabeet for a SG/Wing player.


11/28 -

We are facing a red hot Hawks team that is 12-5.

They beat us 102-90.

Owen Blake and Cam Campbell are a nasty 1-2 backcourt. Blake with 27 points, 10 boards, and 6 assists. Campbell with 24 points and 13 assists in the win.

Turner with 23 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists in the loss.

Tiggs with 23 points, 2 assists, and 4 turnovers.

Scott with 16 points and 6 boards.

Jennings with 7 points in 12 minutes.

Walsh with 7 points, 8 boards, and 1 block in his first start, playing 30 minutes.


12/1/17 -

We are now 12-5. Next up, we host Orlando. They are 9-7 with a rating of 90.

We win 103-93. Scott led us with 20 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.

Tiggs with 18 points and 2 assists.

Turner with 16 points, 8 boards, 3 assists, 5 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 6 of 8.

Ball with 12 points and 6 assists.

Walsh with 8 points and 2 boards in 30 minutes. He shot 2 of 10.

Oden led the bench with 10 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocsk in 28 minutes.


Jennings with 9 points on 3 of 3 shooting.

Best of all, the docs clear Mayo to play in our next game


That game will be against Portland who are 13-6 despite only a 78 rated roster. A look at their starting 5: SG Brandon Roy (87), PG Ray Humphries (84) - #1 pick in 2015. Master of ball handling and passing with a nice jumper averaging 20 ppg and 8 apg, SF Wilson Chandler (nice shooter rated 83 overall), SF/PF Danny Granger (78) and C Marc Gasol (69.) Their bench is led by PG Mitchell Lawson (#9 pick in 2012 draft rated 75 overall) and SF Marvin Williams (70.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Scott with 2 early fouls on Gasol and they are very thin at C...

PF Chris Gay will come in at C for them.

Scott with a hard foul down low on Granger who is hurt but will play on. Gasol comes back in. 8:02 left. We lead 9-7.

Jefferson with a block.. Tiggs to Turner to Mayo for a monster jam!

6 minutes left: We lead 15-9 as Turner and Jefferson take a break. Jennings and Walsh into the game...

1:34 - Turner back into the game. Oden in for Scott who is tired. We are down 23-19. Ball in for Tiggs.

At the end of 1, we are down 25-23.

Mayo leads us with 6 points. Chandler leads all with 9.

Turner getting it done. He has 12 points.

6:30 left: Roy with a dunk and he lands on Jefferson's ankle. Jefferson is hurt and has to come out. Mayo who has been resting comes back into the game and Walsh slides to PF. We are down 41-38.

5:30 - We are down 43-38. Scott back into the game.

Humphries with a 3 at the buzzer to give them a 56-48 lead at the half.

Turner leads us with 14 points. Chandler leads them with 16.

Jefferson's X-rays were negative and he will start the 2nd half..


Nothing going right to start the 2nd half. They start with 10-0 run.

We fight back with a 10-0 run of our own. Down 70-58 with 5:45 to go. Turner and Walsh get a breather.

Roy is KILLING us from outside. He has 25 points. They lead 88-73 late in the 3rd.

At the end of 3, we are down 90-74.

Roy with 25 points, Chandler with 24, and Humphries with 22.

Our shooter are all off and Scott is having trouble with his scoring down low. A bad combo as they continue to bomb from outside.

We lose 110-88.

Roy with 30 points, Humphries with 29 points and 5 assists. Chandler with 28 points and 4 assists. Granger with 19 points. Gasol with 10 boards and 2 blocks.

Mayo led us with 23 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 10 of 22.

Turner with 21 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 9 of 18.

Jennings with 9 points.

Tiggs with 9 points, 8 assists, 4 boards, and 7 turnovers.

Scott with 7 points, 8 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 2 of 11.

Walsh with 6 points, 2 boards, and 1 assist.

[Eaglesfan27]

In other news: Wall with a career high 64 points against the Wizards. Cold blooded.

We are now 13-6.

Our next game is on the 5th hosting the Knicks. They are 12-9 with a rating of 89...

We beat them 102-101. Mayo with 24 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 22.

Scott with 14 points, 5 boards, and 1 block.

Turner with 13 points, 10 assists, 9 boards, and 3 steals.

Tiggs with 13 points and 3 assists.

Ball with 10 points and 6 assists in half as many minutes...

Jefferson with 8 points, 8 boards, and a block.

Oden with 6 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks in 22 minutes off the bench.

Jennings with 6 points in 12 minutes.

Walsh with 5 points, 5 boards, and a block in 17 minutes.


We play the next night at Milwaukee. They are 5-13 despite a 92 rated roster...

They edge us out 88-87 behind 23 points from SF Wilson Rooks (former #2 pick in 2014 draft, now rated 88 overall)

Turner led us with 26 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, and 2 blocks. He shot 10 of 17.

Mayo shot 5 of 19 and had 13 points, 5 boards, and 1 assist.

Scott with 10 points, 10 boards, and 4 blocks.

Tiggs with 10 points, 8 assists, and 2 turnovers.

Our next game is on the 8th at Madison Square Garden.

[Eaglesfan27]

Before the game in a press conference, Mayo announced he is going to test FA waters this upcoming year

Oh well, at least he should be huge in a contract year...


5:30 - Turner, Jefferson and Scott are tired as we've been running. We are up 17-12.

At the end of 1, we lead 28-20. Mayo with 10 points.

Walsh comes in for Mayo with 4:44 to go. We are up 43-26. Great defense today.

Halftime, we lead 51-34.

Mayo leads the team with 16 points, 4 boards, 1 assist, and 2 blocks.


Early in the 3rd, Scott twists his ankle! So much for trading Thabeet...

Oden into the game.

Scott has his ankle wrapped and is able to come back in with 4 minutes to go in the quarter. Ball in for Turner. We lead 66-48.

At the end of 3, we lead 74-52.

Turner leads us with 20 points. Mayo with 19.

With a huge lead, we rest most of our starters throughout the 4th. Jefferson is the only one to play any significant minutes.

They never get closer than 20 in the 4th.

Thabeet thrived in garbage time playing great defense.

We win 96-67.

Tiggs is the player of the game with 14 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals, and only 3 turnovers. He shot 7 of 8 from the field.

Turner with 26 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 10 of 15.

Mayo with 20 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 23.

Scott with 10 points and 5 boards in 25 minutes.

Jefferson with 8 points, 12 boards, and 1 assist.

Ball led the bench with 7 points and 3 boards.

Thabeet with 5 points, 2 boards, and 2 blocks in 10 minutes.

Oden with 2 points, 6 boards, and 1 block in 21 minutes.

Walsh with 2 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists in 21 minutes.

Donnie Page had 7 boards in 10 minutes of garbage time.

Ben Pope led them with 29 points and 2 assists. He shot 11 of 30.

[Eaglesfan27]

Scott just has a twisted ankle which he can play through.

The Cavs lost starting C Deandre Jordan to a broken leg. He'll miss 2-3 months.

Wall with yet another Triple Double against the Hornets - 31 points, 15 boards, 13 assists. Wow.


12/10/17 -

We are now 15-7. Today, we host the Jazz who are 10-11 with a roster rating of 89...

We beat them 128-98. Mayo led us with 30 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks. He shot 11 of 20.

Turner with 29 points, 9 assists, 3 boards, and 5 steals. He shot 10 of 13.

Tiggs with 23 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 8 of 18.

Scott with 17 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks.

Oden led the bench with 8 points and 4 boards. Ball with 7 points and 4 assists. Jennings with 6 points. Walsh with 3 points and 2 assists.

Jefferson only had 3 points and 3 boards in 25 minutes.

Thabeet with 2 boards and 0 points in 12 minutes.

Kevin Love led the Jazz with 29 points and 14 boards. Deron Williams with 15 points and 11 assists.


12/11/17 -

The next night we travel to face Detroit. They are 14-10 with a roster rating of 82 (due to some injuries as well as a lack of a good starting C since they lost Bynum.)

Detroit beats us 100-93. They were led by Anthony Randolph who had 38 points and 20 boards against us! Wall added 30 points and 10 assists.

Tiggs led us with 22 points, 4 boards, and 4 assists. He shot 7 of 12.

Jennings had 15 points in 10 minutes.

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

Mayo with 14 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 6 of 19.

Ball with 10 points and 2 assists.

Scott with 7 points, 4 boards, and 1 block. He shot 3 of 10.

Jefferson with 6 points, 11 boards, and 2 blocks.

After the game, the Bulls offer Serge Ibaka and Louis Williams for Ball and Jefferson. I turn it down.


We are now 16-8. Our next game is at Miami on the 14th. They are 9-14 with a 86 rating. Their starting 5:

Wade (87 rating at age 35), Batum (78), Jeremey Lin (79), Jamal Brooks (76), and Theo Keller (#7 pick in 2016 - rated 73.) Their bench is led by Lance Stephenson (82 but unhappy at lack of PT), Mario Chalmers (70), and the #1 pick in this draft, Leon Cheeks (70.) Cheeks, the 6'9 250 pound PF is averaging 6.3 ppg and 4.9 rpg in 21 mpg.

[Eaglesfan27]

Scott seems to be back to 100% already.

6 minutes to go: Turner with a nice start for us, but Wade is getting it done on the other end. Wade with 8 points. We are up 12-9 as Turner gets a breather and Jennings comes in. Jefferson also needs a quick break. Walsh in.

2:51 - All of our starters are tired. I go with an entire 2nd unit: Ball, Jennings, Walsh, Page, and Oden. Lots of size inside. We are tied at 20. Wade has 12 as he was beating Jennings regularly but Scott helped block a shot or two.

At the end of 1, we are up 25-24. Jennings with 8 points, Scott with 7, and Turner with 6. Wade has 12 to lead all scorers.

Wade is finally resting while I have refreshed starters all returning...

8:00 - Stephenson is giving them a nice spark. We lead 34-33.

6:00 - We are on a 8-0 run as they call time. Scott is dominating inside. 42-33.

4:00 - Wade is back. We are up 46-33...

Cheeks hits a 3 pointer. Guess that is part of why he was the #1 pick.

Scott hitting a lot of 10-12 footers which makes him almost unguardable.


At halftime, we are up 55-42.

Scott with 16 points to lead all scorers. He also has 7 boards and 3 blocks.

Turner with 13 points and 3 assists.

Mayo and Jennings with 8 points.

Wade leads them with 15 points.


3:30 - 77-55 lead. Our starters are tired. I go with a 2nd unit of Ball, Jennings, Walsh, Oden, and Thabeet.

At the end of 3, we are up 79-62.


10:00 - It is 82-68. Time for our starters to return.

6:30 - Jefferson trying to draw a charge and he looks like he hurt his arm.. it doesn't look good . We are up 88-73.

With 3 minutes left, I pull my starters. We lead 96-77.

In the last 30 seconds, Walsh misses a dunk and hurts his ankle on the attempt

We win the game 99-84.

Scott is the player of the game with 22 points, 11 boards, 2 assists, and 4 blocks. He shot 9 of 13.

Turner with 24 points, 6 assists, 2 boards, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 13.

Mayo with 22 points, 8 boards, 1 assist, 2 steals, and 1 block. He shot 9 of 23.

Jennings with 11 points on 4 of 10 shooting.

Tiggs with 10 points, 10 assists, 9 boards, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. He shot 4 of 9.

Jefferson with 6 points and 13 boards.

Walsh with 2 points and 4 boards.

Oden with 7 boards.

Ball with 3 assists in 11 minutes.


Wade led them with 23 points on 8 of 24 shooting.

Natum with 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

Stephenson with 17 points in 25 minutes. He shot 5 of 14.

Keller with 8 points and 3 boards. He shot 2 of 9.

Lin with 5 points and 3 assists in 26 minutes. He shot 2 of 10.

[Eaglesfan27]

Jefferson has a severely sprained wrist, but he can play through it. He'll be bothered for a few weeks though.

Walsh has a severe ankle sprain and will have to sit out 4-6 weeks.

Due to Jefferson's injury, we are going to start Scott at PF and move Oden into the starting line-up at C for a few weeks. Jefferson will be first big off the bench.

12/15/17 -

We play the next night hosting Indiana. They are 10-13 with a roster rating of 74...

We beat them 120-98.

Scott thrives in his new role with 26 points, 12 boards, 3 assists, and 4 blocks. He shot 9 of 13 and 8 of 9 from the line. He loves playing PF and his preferred position...

Turner with 31 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, and 1 steal. He shot 12 of 20.

Mayo with 21 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 7 of 14.

Tiggs with 18 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals. He shot 5 of 10.

Jennings with 9 points in 15 minutes. He shot 2 of 6.

Ball with 5 points and 5 assists.

Jefferson with 5 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks in 20 minutes off the bench.

Oden with 2 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks in 26 minutes.

Thabeet with 4 boards in 15 minutes.


12/17/17 -

We host the Raptors who are 11-14 with a roster rating of 81....

We win 132-123 in double OT.

Mayo with a career high 47 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks in 44 minutes. He shot 13 of 20, 2 of 2, and 15 of 17.

Tiggs with 23 points, 10 assists, and 7 boards. He shot 7 of 10. Only 1 turnover.

Oden with 17 points, 8 boards, and 5 blocks in 28 minutes. He shot 8 of 11.

Jennings with 12 points in 15 minutes.

Turner with 12 points, 4 boards, 7 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 4 of 12.

Ball with 10 points and 6 assists.

Scott got into foul trouble and only played 22 minutes. He shot 1 of 10 He had 6 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, and 1 block.

Thabeet with 2 points, 4 boards, and 2 blocks in 20 minutes.

Jefferson with 1 point, 4 boards, and 3 assists in 20 minutes.


Our next game is on the 19th hosting the Kings. They are 11-16 with a roster rating of 87...

SG Tyreke Evans (94), SF Thaddeus Young (80), PF Tyrus Thomas (79), SG/PG Vince Hickman (86), C Hassan Whiteside (70).

Their bench is led by F Vlade Tarvac (6'11 240 rated 71 overall - #16 pick in 2015 draft), C Kendrick Perkins (69), PG Sid Toole (69 - #2 pick in 2012 draft - i.e. big bust), and SF Cliff Lindsey (67 - #15 pick in 2016 draft.)

They also have Glen Davis who is demanding a trade and isn't playing much. He is rated 70 overall but is in their dog house.

Another bust on their roster is Arvdas Stojoic who was the #10 pick in the 2013 draft. He is rated 57 overall now.

[Eaglesfan27]

I made a big decision today about this dynasty. With the upcoming improvements to the NBA 2k franchise, I will likely buy this year after skipping last. With decreased gaming time and competition from football for my sports videogame time, I'm going to move this dynasty ahead much more rapidly with a more macro look. I'll still play out play-off games and try to get the guys 7 rings.


12/19/17 -

We beat Sacramento 110-90. Turner led the way with 31 points, 6 boards, and 6 assists. Mayo with 22 points.

We are now 20-8.


12/22/17 -

Detroit beats us 113-97 behind 29 points and 10 assists from Wall. Mayo with 24 points and 5 boards. Turner with 24 points and 4 assists.

The Warriors offer Wayne Ellington and a 1st round pick for Oden and Ball. Ellington is a great outside shooter and the Warriors are struggling so the 1st round pick might be valuable, but I turn the deal down.

12/27/17 -

We beat the Spurs 100-89 despite 20 points from Iggy. Turner led us with 25 points, 8 boards, and 7 assists. Mayo with 19 points and 11 boards.


12/28 -

Dallas beats us 100-98 behind 21 points from Carmelo Anthony and 21 points and 12 assists from Jrue Holiday.

Mayo led us with 28 points and 7 boards. Turner with 14 points and 7 assists. Scott with 21 points.


12/31 -

We end the year with a 111-90 win over the Rockets. Mayo led the way with 36 points and 10 boards. Turner with 22 points and 10 assists.

Wall was player of the month in the East. LeBron was in the west.

Johnny Davenport won Rookie of the Month in the East for Toronto. Dennis Jamison won it for Denver in the west. Both players won both months.

[Eaglesfan27]

1/2/18 -

We beat the Nets 86-83. Mayo and Turner each had 23 points. Jennings with 14 in 14 minutes to lead the bench.

Jefferson is back to 100% and he will start again with Oden moving to the bench.


1/4/18 -

Indiana upsets us 103-102 behind 33 points and 6 assists from Darren Collison. Chris Bosh with 23 points and 14 boards.

Mayo led us with 21 points and 4 boards. Turner with 18 points and 5 assists.

1/5 -

Cleveland upsets us 106-92 behind 36 points and 10 assists from Flynn.

Turner led us with 29 points and 4 assists. Mayo with 18 points.

1/7 -

The Nets beat us 109-85 behind 22 points and 15 boards from Lopez. Devin Harris with 15 points and 5 assists.

Turner led us with 21 points and Mayo with 20.


We are now 23-13 and just a 1/2 game ahead of the Nets for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference...

[Eaglesfan27]

Going even more macro look at the seasion:

Flip Saunders fired as Rockets Coach.

Mayo with a few 30 plus point games as we go 3-0 the week of the 9th. Better yet, Walsh and Kelley have been cleared to return.

The next day, Oden suffers an injury that he can play through but he will be hampered severely for 3-5 weeks due to ankle problems.


Detroit ends our 3-0 streak with a 108-106 win on the 14th. They got 35 points and 17 boards from Randolph in the win.

Raymond Felton is 1st in Pure Point Rating. The top 5:

1 Felton, Knicks
2. Deron Williams, Utah
3 Cam Campbell, Atlanta
4. Ty Lawson, Orlando
5. Chris Paul, New Orleans

Holiday is at #6. I regret giving him up even though it helped me get a great player.

Mayo with a few more 30 point nights as we go 2-2 in the week we lost to Detroit and Orlando. We beat New Orleans and Memphis.


The Knicks are interested in moving Amar'e.

A few trades:

The Clippers traded C Rolando Ross and SF Trevor Ariza to the Mavs for J.J. Stone and Marcel Micoud.

The Nuggets traded Jeff Teague and Jermaine Wilks to the Kings for Cliff Lindsey and Glen Davis.

And most recently, the Mavericks traded SG Bo Mullin (64 rating at 26 years old) and their 1st round pick to the Bobcats for PF Mitch Huffman (66 rating, 22 years old with good size at 6'10 267 and our staff believes decent potential.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Our next week, we go 4-0 winning every game by 20 or more points. Mayo broke 30 points 3 times and 40 points once. He's doing better in the simmed games now. Maybe, he'll get an MVP without me playing games which was one of my top goals (for one of my 2 stars to get it.)

Minnesota is shopping Eric Bledsoe and ditto for the Heat and Lance Stephenson who wants to start now..

The Bulls end our streak with a 94-90 win. We bounce back and go 2-2 for the week, also losing to Milwaukee. Scott with a few 30 point games this week and Mayo broke 20 every game.

We are now into Feb with a 33-17 record. The trade deadline is 2 weeks away.

Roy Hibbert is asking to be traded from Indiana as they struggle.

Brandon Jennings won player of the month in the East for Milwaukee. LeBron won it in the West for Memphis.

Davenport (Tor) and Jamison (Den) won rookies of the month for 3rd straight month.

Oden is now healed and will move back into the rotation as we mostly limited his minutes for the last month.

The Grizzlies offer me an interesting trade - Their starting C Eddie Verne who is 6'11 265 with a 72 rating and excellent potential, but he is already 26 and their #1 pick for Oden. I consider it carefully but I'm not sure Verne would be happy with a back-up roll, so I pass.

LMAO!! The Suns offered my SG Devin Huffman for Mayo and Thabeet! Huffman is a 83 rated guard who has great potential but is only averaging 15 ppg. Easiest rejection ever.

Ahh, Thabeet is talking the in the media about wanting to be traded.

The Clippers offer me Beaubois for Tiggs and Thabeet. That is an interesting prospect. Beaubois is a great scorer and has a better handle than Tiggs, but I'll stick with my guys.

The Clippers want to move Beaubois. They offer him for Scott and Kelley (to balance the salaries I guess.) I turn them down.

2 days later, the Clippers offer me the same deal. I turn it down again.

The Bulls beat us again, 100-94. Rose with 33 points and 8 assists.

LMAO. The Wizards offer DeMarcus Cousins (92 rated C) and Donovan Snow (80 rated SG) for Mayo and Turner. I guess that isn't completely crazy, but I easily turn it down.

Of course, if Mayo walks, I may have some regrets about not moving him...

Memphis beats us the next night 100-87 as LeBron had 41 points, 12 boards, and 8 assists. Rough week for us as we go 1-2.

The Knicks offer us Donnie Hodges (93 rated PF averaging 26 ppg) and SG Ben Pope (83 rating averaging 19 ppg) for Turner and Mayo. I turn them down.

The next day the Magic offer Dwight Howard (now 32 but still rated a 90) and their 1st round pick for Turner and Scott. I turn them down.

Turner with 36 points and 12 assists in a 114-113 win over the Lakers to end our losing streak.


We are 35-21 as we enter into the All-Star break.

A look at the Teams:

In the East:

PG John Wall (3rd appearance), G Brandon Jennings (6th), Richie Harper (1st), PF Donnie Hodges (5th), and C DeMarcus Cousins (1st) are the starters.

Jonny Flynn (4th), Owen Blake (3rd), Wesley Johnson (1st), Anthony Randolph (3rd), Dwight Howard (11th), Derrick Rose (6th) and Cam Campbell (2nd) are the East All-Stars. Wow. Turner and Mayo both snubbed. A look at their averages in a minute...

The West:

Chris Paul (11th), Tyreke Evans (6th), LeBron (12th), Durant (9th), and Billy Crawford (5th) are the starters.

Marshall Samuel (3rd), Andre Iguodala (5th), Paul George (2nd), Patrick Patterson (1st), Cole Aldrich (1st), Russell Westbrook (7th) and Deron Williams (7th).

Mayo's snub is unbelievable -25.9 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.8 spg, and 1.3 bpg. He is right up there for MVP consideration.

Turner averaging 19 ppg, 6.2 apg, and 4.9 rpg.

Scott averaging 14.2 ppg, 7.1 rpg, and 1.6 bpg.

Tiggs averaging 13.2 ppg and 6.0 apg.

Kelley with a 10.4 ppg and 4.6 rpg average.

Jefferson averaging 5.2 ppg and 8.1 rpg.


None of my guys made the rookie/sophomore game either.

The East won 117-105. Randolph was MVP with 25 points in 17 minutes.

Flynn with 17 points and 11 assists in 22 minutes.

Harper was non-existant. His averages compared to Mayo make me think he wasn't such a bad choice: 21.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 6.3 apg, 1.9 spg, and 1.5 bpg.

[Eaglesfan27]

We come out of the All-Star break with Mayo going down in the 1st game, a loss to the Heat. He will play through the hamstring injury. He had 30 points in the loss.

We lose both games in the week after the all-star game as the Pacers beat us 100-85.

However, we go 3-0 the next week with Mayo getting at least 30 every night.

Wall and LeBron are players of the month for Feb.

Davenport and Jamison win rookies of the month again.


I forgot to look at the only trade that happened mid-Feb before the deadline:

The Cavs traded Uwe Hoffman (73 rated SG who is 27) and Daniel "Booby" Gibson (57 rating at age 32) to the Nuggets for Rodney Stuckey (77 rated PG who is 31)

We go 3-0 the next week as Scott leads us in scoring each night.

We are now 40-24 coming down the stretch....


Tiggs is hurt the 1st game of the next week. He will play through an ankle injury. We go 0-3 the first week of his injury despite Turner having double digit assists every game.

Mayo with 2 40 point games as we go 3-1 this week beating Orlando, Utah, and Phoenix but losing to Portland at their place.


The following week starts off with a trip to LA. We beat the Clippers 123-111 and then the Lakers the next night 108-93. Mayo led our team in scoring both nights.

Turner hurts his knee in practice but will play through it.

We finish off the week a perfect 3-0 with a 129-90 trouncing of the Bulls. Scott with 32 points. Jennings with 22 points in 11 minutes!! Turner with 20 points and 6 assists. Jennings shot 8 of 8 including 4 of 4 from the arc. Wow.

We are now definitely in the playoffs with a 46-28 record.

LeBron is #1 in PER. The top 5:

1. LeBron 33.14
2. Wall 30.17
3. Jennings 29.75
4. Tyreke Evans 29.41
5. Kevin Durant 28.14

Turner is 10th at 26.62

Wall and LeBron are players of the month again.

Davenport and Jamison continue to sweep the Rookie of the Month awards.

Davenport a 6'7 225 pound SF is averaging 8.1 ppg and 3.6 rpg which leads all rookies. He was the #3 pick in the draft.

Jamison a C who is 6'11 290 is averaging 7.5 ppg and 12.1 rpg (which leads all rookies and is leading the NBA.) He was the #2 pick in the draft.

Miami's #1 pick Leon Cheeks is averaging 4.7 ppg and 3.1 rpg in limited minutes off the bench.

[Eaglesfan27]

The first week in April is a perfect 4-0 as we beat the Pacers, Washington, Knicks, and Cleveland all by at least 20 points. Mayo broke 30 in 3 games and Turner was solid all week as well.

We are 50-28 going into the final regular season week...

We've now won 10 in a row as we beat the Celtics 100-74. Nice time to be peaking. All 5 starters in double digits.

Oden is starting to grouse about his lack of minutes...

We lose 2 games and we lose Walsh to a broken jaw. He'll miss most of the playoffs if not all of them...

Oden will get more minutes now..

A rough week ends with a victory over the Bobcats, 92-68. Turner led the way with 23 points, 10 boards, and 10 assists.

We finish the year 52-30 and #1 in the East.

Here are the Final Standings:

East:

1. Philly 52-30
2. Cavs 51-31
3. Knicks 51-31
4. Pistons 49-33
5. Bulls 47-35
6. Hawks 47-35
7. Nets 46-36
8. Magic 46-36.

Raptors left out at 43-39. Reminds me of the West back in the day.

10. Bucks 37-45
11. Pacers 35-47
12. Bobcats 33-49
13. Heat 31-51
14. Celtics 29-53
15. Wizards 28-54


West:

1. Lakers 57-25
2. Grizzlies 50-32
3. Kings 48-34
4. Thunder 48-34
5. Wolves 47-35
6. Clippers 45-37
7. Blazers 44-38
8. Suns 41-41

9. Spurs 39-43
10. Jazz 38-44
11. Warriors 37-45
12. Hornets 35-47
13. Mavs 30-52
14. Nuggets 23-59
15. Rockets 23-59.

I had a chance to aquire the Rockets #1 pick if I dealt Thabeet and Tiggs in a package for a PG. Will I regret that? Probably not, but we'll see how Tiggs does this post-season.

Time for the post-season. I'm going to see if our team plays up to it's potential and let us sim our first series against the Magic. Hopefully, I don't regret it...

[Eaglesfan27]

First, the awards!

LeBron wins MVP again. He averaged 29.4 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 8.3 apg, 2.4 spg, and 1..7 bpg. He shot 48% from the field, 77% from the line, and 32% from the arc.

Dennis Jamison won rookie of the year. The big man averaged 7.5 ppg, 11.8 rpg, and 2.1 bpg.

Eric Bledsoe won 6th man of the year. He averaged 16.3 ppg and 6.1 apg.

Donnie Hodges won Defensive Player of the Year. He averaged 24.6 ppg, 12.5 rpg, and 1.9 bpg.

Clifford Lucas of the Lakers won most improved. He's averaging 11.1 ppg and 8.5 rpg.

Kris Gisher of the Lakers won Coach of the Year.

All-NBA 1st team:

Wall, Jennings, LeBron, Hodges, and Cousins.

Evan Turner made All-Defensive 2nd team.

Otis Walsh made All-Rookie 2nd team. He averaged 4.4 ppg and 2.5 rpg in limited minutes. He shot 40% from the floor.

Time for the playoffs 1st round!

[Eaglesfan27]

Oden gets hurt in our first game. Bad knee but he can play through it. I should have traded him. He's not going to stick around as he is unhappy with his lack of minutes...

We take a 1-0 lead with a 104-84 win over the Magic.

Thabeet will play more minutes as Oden is definitely hobbled.

Turner led us with 25 points and 8 assists in the game 1 victory.


We take game 2, 107-75. Turrner led the way with 29 points, 10 boards, and 10 assists. Mayo with 26 points.

Orlando defends their home court with a 103-102 victory in game 3. Harden with 23 points. Lawson with 20 points and 8 assists. Howard with 18 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.

Mayo led us with 21 points. Scott with 20.


Oklahoma sweeps Minnesota to advance.

We win 100-88 in game 4 to take a 3-1 lead as we return to Philly.

Mayo and Turner each had 25 points. Turner also had 8 assists.


Cleveland swept the Bulls who were without Harper who was hurt.


The Lakers win in 5 against the Suns. They will face the Thunder in a classic series.

We win 130-94 to advance in 5. Mayo led the way with 45 points. Tiggs with 23 and Turner with 23 points, 9 boards, and 9 assists. Scott added 19 points, 10 boards, and a block.

The Kings and Clippers are going to game 7...

Portland upsets Memphis and LeBron in 6!!! Portland got 25 points from the 35 year old Danny Granger and 25 points from Ray Humphries as well as 10 assists. The young PG is one of the best in the game.

LeBron with 43 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks in the loss. He shot 14 of 20.

O.J. Mayo shot 3 of 13 and no one else broke double digits.

Atlanta and Detroit will go to game 7 to see who faces us. Atlanta had a 3-1 lead at one point...

The Knicks beat the Nets in 6 to advance to play the Cavs.


Sacramento wins game 7, 100-88. Tyreke Evans led them with 39 points and 12 boards. He shot 12 of 15. Tyrus Thomas added 25 points and 12 boards.

Thaddeus Young with 10 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks for them.

Atlanta avoids the collapse. 104-70 win over Detroit. Atlanta was led by 27 points from Owen Blake, 24 points and 11 assists from Campbell, and 21 points and 11 boards from SF Jerome Bowdgen. The 6th year player (18th pick in 2012 draft) has more than tripled his previous career high as he is averaging 14.2 ppg and 6 rpg this year.

A look at their roster next...

[Eaglesfan27]

Owen Blake - 6'6 225, SG/SF, 26 years old and one of the best players in the game rated 97 overall. #2 pick of Washington in 2011. If they could have kept him and Wall together they could have been the #1 contender for our crown. Instead, Atlanta has a very nice nucleus around him. Averaged 24.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg, and 4.9 apg this past year.

PG Cam Campbell 6'5, 188, 28 years old, rated 96 overall. Premier dribbler in the game, great passer, great speed, very good shooter. Averaging 20 ppg, 9.1 apg, 4.2 rpg, and 1.6 spg.

PF/C DeJuan Blair, 6'7, 265, 29 years old, rated 84 overall. Good interior scorer. Averaging 11.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg.

PF/C Yi Jianlian, 7'0, 240, 30 years old, rated 83 overall. Great shooter for a big man, has 3 point range. Averaging 14.7 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.8 bpg in 33 mpg.

SF Jerome Bowden, 6'7, 243, 26 years old. Averaging 14.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg.

Bench is led by PG/SG Justin Taylor. He is 6'7, 200, 25, rated 74 overall. Good ball handler with a nice shot. Averaging 4.5 ppg and 3.1 apg in limited action.

SG Nihat Ozat, 6'8, 210, 23. 73 rating. Best bench shooter. Averaging 5.9 ppg and 1.5 rpg.

PG Mark Cartwright, 6'0, 170, 67. 2.1 ppg, 1.2 apg.

C Keith Paxson, 6'10, 260, 23, 64 rating. Nice rebounder. 0.6 ppg and 2.3 rpg in limited minutes

C Sasa Jovanovic, 6'9 250, 20, 64 rating. 1.7 ppg and 2.9 rpg in limited minutes.

They also have 2 other C's on their bench who are rated 61 each. Lots of interior depth.

They are undoubtedly the best team in the East I will face.

[Eaglesfan27]

Yep, this is the first team to match our 99 overall rating!

Let the match-up begin!

First 4 minutes, we jump to a 9-3 lead. Mayo with 6 points quickly.

They bounce right back on some great plays by Campbell to set up easy baskets. 9-9.

5:22 - We are tied at 12 as I call time. Kelley in for Jefferson.

4:30 - They get a 2nd foul on Scott. Thabeet into the game.

Mayo and Turner are our offense. Blake and Cam doing a great job for them.

At the end of 1, we are up 27-24.

Mayo with 16 points already! Turner with 6.

Blake leading them with 9.


Back and forth, free-flowing game. We lead 36-34 with 5:30 to go in the half as I bring in my 2nd unit (except for Scott at C.)

2 minutes left in the half. I bring back our starters. We are down 46-42.

At halftime, we are down 50-44.

Campbell hurting us with his penetration. Yi leads them with 11 points, lots of open looks from Campbell. Campbell with 7 assists.

Mayo leads our team with 18. Turner with 11, Scott with 10.

8:22 - We call time. They are leading 59-48. Tiggs making too many bad passes. Guys not making their shots. Blake catching fire for them...

3:39 - The time out worked. We are now tied at 59. Our defense has been amazing. Guys are tired now though, so I bring in Kelley and Thabeet at PF and C. They call time.

Their time out set up a good 3 for Campbell who swished it.

At the end of 3, we are down 66-63. Mayo was ice cold this quarter.

9:29 - We call time and bring back our starters after they rested for 3 minutes. We are down 76-66 as our Jennings can't hit anything and he can't guard their starters.

Down 82-78 with 3:52 to go, Mayo manages to draw a foul in the lane.

He makes both FT's. 82-80.

Turner steals a pass, dribbles, passes to Tiggs for a breakaway dunk!

Both sides miss shots and then Turner with an errant pass that leads to a turnover.

Campbell to Blake for an open jumper.

Tiggs with an open jumper after he gets into the lane. Tied at 84.

Owens misses a 3, Scott with the board, passes to Tiggs who throws it up the court to Turner.. breakaway, he beats the only defender and dunks it. We lead 86-84.

Yi misses a long 2. Scott with the board. Tiggs throws it away

Campbell with a 3 off a screen. Down 87-86 with 1:20 to go...

Turner misses a 3 and Blake with a breakaway dunk on the other end. 89-86.

Crud. Tiggs with a bad pass that is intercepted.

Campbell with a great drive to set up Yi who gets the dunk and the foul. Down 92-86 with under a minute left.

Tiggs with a quick 3!

Tiggs blocks a shot by Campbell, but Yi gets the Carom. He makes a move and draws a foul on Jefferson. He hits both FT's. 94-89 deficit with 10 seconds to go

Tiggs with a quick 3!! 94-92. 5 seconds left!

They throw it into Blair!! We foul him! He misses both FT's!!

2.6 seconds left to set up a play...

Tiggs gets an open look.. he shoots the 3... and misses.


We lose game 1 in Philly 94-92. This Atlanta team is legit.

Blake is named star of the game, but I would have given it to Campbell. Blake scored more, but he took a lot of shots...

Blake with 25 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 11 of 30, 0 of 12 from the arc.

Yi with 20 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks.

Blair with 10 points and 9 boards.

Bowden with 10 points and 9 boards.

Campbell with 10 points, 6 boards, 13 assists, and 3 steals. He only had 2 turnovers. He shot 3 of 5.

Mayo led us with 23 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 9 of 19.

Turner with 22 points, 7 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 18.

Tiggs with 17 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 7 turnovers. He shot 7 of 17.

Scott with 15 points, 9 boards, and 3 blocks.

Jefferson with 12 points, 13 boards, and a block.

Kelley with 3 points and 3 boards. Our bench gave us almost zero tonight.

[Eaglesfan27]

In other game 1's:

Durant with 44 points to help the Thunder take a 1-0 lead on the Lakers, 109-99.

Sacramento wins 103-101 behind 27 points from Tyreke Evans. He also had 7 assists. Thaddeus Young with 21 points and 5 boards in the win.

The Knicks win 112-106 behind 20 points, 15 boards, and 5 assists from Hodges.


Game 2's:

The Lakers win 104-100 behind 32 points from George and 21 points from Xavier Henry. Durant with a 4 of 12 night but still had 26 points thanks to 18 of 20 FT shooting.

Portland wins 88-87 to tie the series at 1.

Atlanta with a 85-82 win in Philly to take a 2-0 lead on us!

Mayo led us with 19 points, 12 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 9 of 20.

Turner with 4 of 14 shooting.

Blake led them with 23 points on 7 of 17 shooting. Campbell with 14 points and 14 assists.

The Knicks win 108-82 behind 20 points, 15 boards, and 3 assists from Hodges. They also got 20 points from Pope and 15 from Amar'e.


Game 3's:

Oklahoma jumps to a 2-1 lead, 110-100. Durant led them with 42 points. Westbrook with 14 points and 13 assists.

Portland with a 97-80 win. They got 20 points and 10 assists from Humphries.

Can we rebound in game 3 to make it a series?

[Eaglesfan27]

6 minutes in the quarter: We've jumped to a 15-10 lead. Turner with a hot start. 6 points.

2:30: Tiggs is in foul trouble. Campbell is giving him trouble. We'll bring in Ball. We are up 24-19.

End of 1: We are up 29-25. Turner with 10 points and 3 assists this quarter.

8:30: Ball with foul trouble. We'll bring back Tiggs. We are down 39-34. Campbell is driving with tenacity and giving us fits.

6:00: Campbell finding open players for easy 3's. We are down 44-38. Turner keeping us in the game with some great plays.

4:30: Turner needs breather. We are down 50-44.

We go cold the rest of the half.

Halftime: We are down 61-48.

Tiggs comes out strong in the 2nd half with a few nice moves, but Campbell is finding everyone for open shots. Yi hitting from outside. Blair getting open looks. Blake knocking down shots.

We are down 75-66 with 5:30 to go.

At the end of 3: We are down 81-74. At least, we cut the deficit back to single digits.

Turner with a big 3rd quarter. He's now up to 20 points which leads our team.

6:00: We are within 4. 96-92. Turner finding Mayo for a few open 3's.

We tie the game with 3 minutes left on a drive by Turner. 102-102.

Campbell comes off a screen and hits a pull-up jumper. He has 25 points.

Tiggs throws it away!

Campbell at the other end with a long 2. 106-102.

Turner brings it up and finds Scott for an easy dunk!

We force a miss by Blake!

Turner brings it up and finds Mayo for a 14 footer. Tied at 106. 1:40 left.

Campbell runs the pick and roll and finds Yi for a 14 foot jumper.

Turner with a 12 footer off a pick and roll. Tied at 108.

Campbell beats Tiggs off the dribble and gets fouled by Scott. Campbell makes both FT's. 110-108.

Turenr brings it up.. Blake on him.. he makes a move.. drives.. shoots.. and it is blocked by Yi!

We foul. Blair misses both FT's!!! 12 seconds left.

Turner brings it up.. he drives.. he pulls up.. he shoots... and it is too long! Yi gets the board. We foul. He makes both FT's.

We lose 112-108

Down 3-0. Things look bleak.

Campbell was the player of the game with 29 points, 14 assists, and 8 boards.

Blair with 20 points and 9 boards (lots of open looks.)

Yi with 19 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks.

Blake with 17 points, 5 boards, and 6 assists.


Turner led us with 29 points, 10 boards, and 8 assists. He shot 10 of 22.

Mayo with 23 points, 6 boards, and 1 assist. He shot 9 of 23.

Scott with 19 points, 8 boards, and 4 blocks. He shot 9 of 15.

Jennings with 9 points in 10 minutes.

Tiggs with 8 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, and 1 turnover.

Kelley with 8 points and 3 boards.

Jefferson with 6 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks.

[Eaglesfan27]

Other games:

Cleveland stays alive with a 109-103 win. Flynn with 23 points and 9 assists.


Game 4's:

Oklahoma takes a 3-1 lead with a 110-92 win.

Sacramento ties it up 2-2 with a 108-100 win.


And our game 4:

Atlanta sweeps us 104-98. Campbell with 24 points and 14 assists. Blake with 26 points. Yi with 23 points.


Other playoff results:

The Thunder win in 6.

They will face the Kings who won in 7.

Cleveland comes back from the hole and wins in 7. Flynn with 2 30 point games.


Western Conference Finals:

The Thunder sweep the Kings. Durant averaged 34 ppg.

Cleveland shocks me and beats the Hawks in 6! Fluynn averaged 38 points and 9 assists in the series. Reggie Williams averaged 27 ppg.

J.J. Hickson (who has become a 86 rated PF) averaged 18 points and 11 boards.


The Finals:

Wow. Cleveland wins game 1, 100-86. Flynn with 33 points and 12 assists. Hickson with 21 points and 10 boards. Rodney Stuckey with 19 points and 5 assists.

Cleveland wins game 2, 120-90! Flynn with 42 points and 12 assists. Jickson with 21 points and 13 boards. Stuckey with 22 points.

Oklahoma wins game 3, 120-100. After 2 "bad" games, Durant goes off for 49 points.

Cleveland wins game 3 in Oklahoma 84-80. Durant was held to 11 of 27 shooting for 30 points.

Flynn with 22 points and 8 assists. Reggie Williams with 21 points.


Oklahoma wins game 5, 99-90. Durant with 38 points and 12 boards.


The Cavs win the NBA Championship in 6 games! 114-100 in the final game. Flynn with 35 points and 12 assists. Augustin with 25 points. Hickson with 21 points and 12 boards. Stuckey with 15 points. Wow.

Jonny Flynn wins MVP of the Playoffs. He averaged 29.8 ppg, 10.1 apg, 3.0 rpg, and 1.5 spg. He shot 51% from the floor, 93% from the line, and 43% from the 3 point line while averaging 40 mpg.

[Eaglesfan27]

Retiring Players (game only announces some):

Gilbert Arenas, 36 years old, Celtics.

Emeka Okafor, 35, Pacers.

Coaches Retiring:

Rick Carlisle, Clippers
Flip Saunders, Mavericks


Off season news:

Wow. Jefferson is only 30, but our staff believes he has begun a descent in his skills.

Meanwhile, they believe Scott is showing tremendous growth and that Mayo is still improving his game, especially his outside shooting and strength.

Oden is 30 and in serious decline.

My rookie target list:

SG Albert Kelley - 23 years old but a polished product. 6'6 220 pound SG with an A rated outside game. Likely lottery pick.

SG Henry Reed - 21 year old 6'7 190 pound SG with A athleticism and outside game. Likely lottery pick.

SG - Mitchell Jackson - 22 year old 6'3 200 pound SG with A athleticism and A outside game. Likely top 5 pick.

Joel Harlan - SF/SG - 21 year old 6'5 240 with A athleticism and A+ outside game. Likely top 5 pick.

SG - Samuel Richardson - 21 year old SG at 6'7 220. A- outside game, B athleticism, D- defense and playmaking. Projected in 2nd round. (I might take him late 1st if better targets aren't there.)

Other top 5 projections:

C Dana Nicholson - 7'3 255, 20 years old, polished defender and rebounder with potential on the offensive end.

C Stelios Patsatzoglous - 7'0 265 pound, 22 year old from Greece. Stricty a paint player but has a nice inside game already.

SF Chester Cassell - 6'7 236, 21 year old SF with A+ athleticism, A- outside shooting, A+ defense, B playmaker skills. Could be the 1st pick.


My top PG targets:

Larry Dudley - 6'3 172, 22 years old, best passer in the draft. Solid outside shot. Projected to go in the lottery...

Nienuyan Kim - 6'4 175 pound PG from China. 2nd best passer in the draft and better shooter than Dudley. His defense is suspect, but he could be our pure PG... (Tiggs is going to be a sign and trade possibility..) Projected to go mid-late 1st round.

Luther McMillan - 6'4 188 pound 19 year old PG. He is the most athletic of the top 3 PG's but is not as good of a passer and is a bit of a head case. He is also the worst shooter of the 3. 2nd round grade.

Grant Harrison - 6'3 194 pound PG, 23 years old. Best outside shooter of the 4. Good but not great passer. Great leadership abilities. I'm a bitt worried he might be a shoot first type of player. Poor defense. Projects as late 1st rounder.

Other intriguing players:

Chris Redd: SG 6'6 218 son of former NBA player. Very good shooter. Solid athleticism. Terrible defender. Great intangibles otherwise. Projects as late 1st rounder.

Isaac Malone - SF/PF 6'11 220, 22 years old, good outside shooter who can defend well. Not great athleticism. I have a glut of these types of players, but if move Walsh or Kelley as part of a deal to get a star PG....

Now time to re-sign some players (hopefully)..

[Eaglesfan27]

Tiggs is refusing to re-sign early. He wants to test FA

Ditto for Mayo!!

Ball is asking for too much to re-sign. We'll reapproach him after we get other pieces in place.

Jennings wants to test his value on the open market.

Ditto for Oden and Page. We have a lot of cap room now... but a lot of pieces to sign...

[Eaglesfan27]

Best chance for #1 pick: NJ (25%), Denver (19.9%), Washington (15.6), Boston 11.9%, Dallas (8.8) and Heat (6.3)

Will someone else surprise?


Wow. Utah had a slim chance but they got the #1 pick!!

Washington got #2 pick and Miami got lucky and moved up to #3.

The rest of the top 14:

NJ, Denver, Boston, Dallas, Charlotte, Charlotte, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Golden State, San Antonio, and Toronto.

We are picking 28th unless we move up.


Time for the 2018 draft!

[Eaglesfan27]

1. Utah goes big and takes the C from Greece.

2. Washington goes for a dynamic SF/SG and takes Joel Harlan.

3. The Heat go for the other big man and take Nicholson, instantly adding some great defense to go along with their PF from last year.

The Nets offer me the #4 pick and Terrence Williams for Robin Scott. I'm tempted, but I hope to sign Mayo and don't see a franchise PG available at this spot. (I might go get him later in the draft if an opportunity is there.)

They take Chester Cassell, great value at #4 but I didn't have room with Mayo hopefully coming back.

5. The Nuggets off me the pick for Scott (also offering one of their PF's.) I turn it down. They take Larry Dudley, the top PG.

6. Celtics - Mitchell Jackson, one of the most explosive scorers in the draft.

7. Mavs - SG Franklin Samuels - I think he is a bit of a project. Good size and athleticism at 6'5 220 and only 19 years old.

8. Bobcats -SG Lance Davidson - 6'4, 214, 22 years old. A solid shooter.

9. Bobcats - Stacking up at SG, they take Albert Kelley - A very solid pick.

The Hornets trade the 10th pick and Carl Long to the Pacers for Michael Conley and their #1 pick next year.

10. The Pacers take the 3rd best big man - Leslie Jeffries who is 6'9 265 with a nice little 8-10 foot jumper.

11. Milwaukee gets Henry Reed, the lanky SG.


Other interesting picks:

The Spurs get a raw but high potential SG in Homer Flanders, a 6'6 200 pound SG who is from Ohio State and 19 years old.


Now, here is an interesting trade! The Raptors have offered me an aging Andrea Bargnani and the 14th pick from Jefferson who is in decline but still a very good rebounder and defender..

Yuck. Bargnani is 32 and not aging well at all. Furthermore, he has 2 years left on a bad deal. I'm not hampering my cap with that contract.


The suns have me excited with an offer until I realize they offering the lesser talented Lopez brother ;-) I pass on Robin Lopez (now age 30) and their #15 pick for Kelley and my 1st next year..

19th pick - The Nets take the 2nd PG of the draft, but it is not who I would have picked. They take Grant Harrison!

I start planning trades for Kim...

20th pick doesn't need a PG. I let them take a C.

21st is the Bulls. They don't need a PG.. Except they surprise me and take Kim!

22nd - The Hawks take my other target Isaac Malone.


Hmmm, the Wizards have offered PG Armon Johnson for my 28th pick and Thabeet....

He is a solid PG who averaged 7.5 apg vs 2.4 tpg, but he is 30 and is in decline. I pass.

Without any better options, I draft Chriss Redd.

The Cavs try to trade me their 30th pick along with their 2nd round pick for Walsh and our 1st next year. I decline.

The Rockets like Redd and are wanting to rade for him. They are offering me their 2nd round pick and PG Joe Simms. I turn that down and they draft a big C.

With our 2nd round pick, I take a 7'4 280 pound C from Cincinatti who is reportedly a good rebounder with some shot blocking skills (in a limited area.)


The Post Draft breakdown:

Experts rate the #1 pick veyr high. Looks like he is going to be a talented big man.

The Nets 4th player is the only other player rated that highly to begin.

Joel Harlan the 2nd pick is also rated very highly. Those 3 look like potential superstars.


Time for FA...

[Eaglesfan27]

Ahhh, Tiggs and Mayo are restricted agents. Whew!

I give them both qualifying offers.

I decide to let Bob Lucas walk and do not offer him such an offer.


Biggest FA's: Chris Paul is a 33 year old FA. Derrick Rose is 29 and in the prime of his career still. Brandon Jennings is 28. Wow. Some huge names, but I don't have the cap room without renouncing my guys which I won't do.

Westbrook too. This is a huge crop of FA PG's!

Other big name FA's too:

Dwight Howard - 32 years old
James Harden - 28 years old
O.J. Mayo - 30
Anthony Randolph - 29
Brook Lopez - 30
Jonny Flynn - 29
Ty Lawson - 30
Iggy - 34
Amar'e - 35

Wow. Mayo turned down a 6 year deal for 114 million from us. That is the max we can offer.

I offer him a 5 year plus player option for 6th. He seems to like this better...

Wow. Lenny signs a 4 year deal from the Pacers for 70 million. I'll go less years if he wants. I match the offer.

The Knicks re-sgin Amar'e for 3 years and 21 million.

The Spurs win the Dwight Howard sweepsteaks. They get him for 4 years and 92 million.

The Raptors sign Jerryd Bayless to 5 years 72 million.

Tiggs signs a 5 year deal for 70 million with us.. interesting we told him we are interested in him as a 6th man and he was ok with that..


The Hornets re-sign Chris Paul to 3 years 65 million.

The Bobcats get Derrick Rose! 5 years for 115 million!

I re-sign Ball to be our backup PG for 3 years and 13 million.


The Pacers get PF Derrick Favors for 5 years and 104 million.

The Raptors get Carlos Boozer for 2 years 3 million total.

The Hornets get Danny Granger for 1 year at 3 million.

The Hornets get Joe Johnson for 1 year at 2 million.

The Pacers get the big deal - Brook Lopez for 5 years and 115 million.


The Magic get Greg Oden for 4 years and 40 million.

The Cavs get G Darnell Schultz for 4 years and 66 million but watch Flynn leave to rival Detroit Pistons who now have 2 great PG's!?! Flynn signs for 5 years and 110 million.

The Spurs get Brandon Jennings to go along with Howard. They pay 5 years 110 million.

The Nets give O.J. Mayo 128 million for 5 years.

The Bobcats get Jerome Bowden for 3 years and 23 million.

The Spurs sign Ramon Sessions to 1 year at 8 million.

The Pacers sign Vince Hickman, a good young SG, to a 4 year 48 million dollar deal.

The Lakers sign Willie Warren, a PG I hoped to get for the MLE to a 3 year 36 million dollar deal.

The Celtics give Ty Lawson 5 years and 100 million.

The Nets get Chris Bosh for 1 year at the MLE.

The Pacers get Anthony Randolph for 5 years and 120 million. They are looking very tough.

Iggy goes to the Wizards for 1 year and 10 million.

The Raptors get Russell Westbrook for 5 years and 128 million.