The Quest for Seven: An NBA 2k11 Dynasty

[Eaglesfan27]

The fans are tired of Tiggs and so am I. Time to get a better pure PG. Unfortunately, we can't find any good single player deals that work. However, we do find a deal:

We send:

Tiggs, Jefferson, our 1st round pick in 2020 and 2021.

The Cavs send:

PG Darnell Schultz: 82 rating - excellent passing, ball handling, IQ, and shooting. However, he has never averaged more than 6 apg mainly due to playing with bad teams (primarily the Bobcats.) He is 27 years old. He averages about 14 ppg.

C DeAndre Jordan - 30 year C - 70 rating. A solid rebounder and defender with size. 1 year 8 million dollar contract so I can maybe flip him if I want.

The Cavs 1st round in 2021 - maybe I'll get lucky and it will be a high pick. They offered this for Tiggs, so I'll accept this package deal. I'll miss Jefferson. He was a fun athletic big, but this deal makes us a better team I think.

[Eaglesfan27]

A look at our rotation now:

PG Darnell Schultz (83), SG Turner (98), SF Mayo (95), PF Kelley - happy to be moving into the starting lineup (79), PF/C Robin Scott (89.)

Our bench: C Thabeet (66 - but adds defensive toughness to 2nd unit), PG/SG Ball (71), C Jordan (71), SF/PF Otis Walsh (67 - gets more minutes now), Redd (57 - not as good of a shooter as advertised - will he get better with time?)

Our deep bench: C Donnie Page (63), PG Loren Alexander (58), C Patrick Cheaney (53)

[Eaglesfan27]

Patrick Cheaney breaks a bone in his foot in his first summer game. Ouch.

We beat the Celtics 123-83 in our first summer game. Mayo with 37 points and 13 boards. Ball with 20 points off the bench. Turner with 20 points, 9 boards, 7 assists. Schultz with 9 points, 11 assists (a career high), 4 boards, and 3 steals in his first game. I forgot to mention that Schultz is graded as an A defender (Tiggs was rated a B+)


Game 2: We beat the Bucks, 120-93. Schultz with 19 points, 7 boards, 11 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks! Turner with 35 points, 8 boards, and 5 assists. Kelley with 25 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks in his first big game

Game 3: We dominate Atlanta and Schultz holds Campbell to 19 points and 5 assists! Schultz with 21 points, 8 assists, 1 turnover. He shot 7 of 11. Turner with 26 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists. Mayo with 22 points and 13 boards.

Game 4: We beat the new look Bulls 103-90. Kelley led us with 29 points, 8 boards, and 3 blocks. Schulez with 15 points, 10 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. Mayo and Turner each add 18.

Thabeet hurts his toe in the game and will miss 1-2 weeks.


Game 5 (preseason): We beat the Suns 117-114. Schultz with 21 points, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Mayo with 31 points. Turner with 22. Ball with 15 points and 6 assists off the bench. Wow. This team is rolling

Game 6: We beat the Bulls 120-90. Turner with 26 points, 15 assists, and 5 boards.

Mayo with 21 points, 16 boards, and 3 blocks. Scott with 25 points, 12 boards, and 4 blocks.

Schultz with 17 points, 8 assists, and 4 steals.


Game 7: We beat the Celtics 114-90. We are undefeated in the pre-season! Schultz with 24 points, 12 assists, 4 boards, and only 2 turnovers. Wow.


I'm going to take a much more macro look at the season. We'll focus on monthly picture.

[Eaglesfan27]

We lose our season opener to Toronto 109-88 as Westbrook schooled Schultz. They have a nasty starting 5: Westbrook, DeRozan, Wesley Johnson, Javale McGee, and Bargnani.

We win our other 2 games in October to go 2-1 early in the season.


Mid November, Schultz hurts his heel. He'll play through it. We are 9-2 so far with a 7 game winning streak before Detroit beat us in their place.


We had a good month of November, although we dropped 2 in LA to the Lakers and Clippers when Schultz was hurt. Still, we've started off the season 16-4!

We are winning most games by almost a 20 point margin.

Some early averages:

Mayo 25.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.4 spg, 1.5 bpg, 1 apg. He is shooting 49% overall, 34% from the arc, and 87% from the line.

Turner: 20 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 6.9 apg, 2.0 spg, 1 bpg. He is shooting 49% overall, 42% from the arc, and 81% from the line.

Schultz: 16.9 ppg (career high by almost 3 ppg), 7.2 apg (3.3 apg more than last year), 2.0 spg (career high by .9), 4.3 rpg, and only averaging 2.1 turnovers per game.

He is shooting 45% from the floor, 38% from the arc, and 92% from the line.



Scott: 14.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.6 bpg. He is shooting 46%, 0 from the arc, and 80% from the line.

Kelley: 11.4 ppg (career high by 2 ppg), 5.5 rpg (career high) and 1.2 apg. He is shooting 41%, 19% from the arc, and 80% from the line.

Ball leads the bench with 7.6 ppg and 3.3 apg.

Walsh with 4.6 ppg and 2.0 rpg.

Jordan: 2.0 ppg and 3.9 rpg.

Thabeet 0.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, and 1 bpg in 16 mpg.

[Eaglesfan27]

Early Decemebr: Turner hurts his hamstring but will through it.

We drop a few games while Turner is hurt, but once he gets back to 100% we run off 6 wins straight to end the month including a 105-70 demolishing of the Bulls on Christmas day.

We are 26-7 at the end of December.

However, no individual awards as John Wall and LeBron continue to dominate player of the month, winning both months.

The #1 pick is winning rookie of the month in Utah while both Donald Humphrey (Detroit) and Laurence Tiner (Orlando) have won it in the East.

Mayo's scoring has fallen down a tick, but Schultz continues to improve his assists average although his turnovers have come up a tick. Still, he's been great.


Ouch, early January Guy Ball tears his MCL and is done for the year. I need to try to find a back-up PG...

We sign Nick Gregory, a 30 year old PG who has only played minimal minutes in the NBA, but he can give us 5-8 minutes per night. He's a decent defender and ball handler.

We continue to roll with many 20 plus point wins. The only losses are to Atlanta and Utah. We are now 38-10 and pulling away from the East

Rose is tearing it up in Charlotte and just had a Charlotte record 55 points.

A look at the East Standings:

1. 76ers 38-10
2. Knicks 34-13
3. Bobcats 31-18
4. Pacers 29-19
5. Hawks 29-20
6. Nets 27-21
7. Pistons 24-22 (too guard heavy I think)
8. Celtics 24-23
9. Wizards 23-24
10. Raptors 22-26
11. Heat 20-26
12. Cavs 16-31 (teams are trying to get me to trade their 2021 1st round pick - could be a great pick)
13. Bulls 13-34
14. Bucks 11-33
15. Magic 10-35.


In the West:

1. Lakers 35-11
2. Spurs 33-14
3. Wolves 32-15
4. Hornets 31-18
5. Blazers 28-19
6. Suns 27-21
7. Clippers 26-21
8. Jazz 24-24
9. Nuggets 20-27
10. Kings 19-27
11. Warriors 18-27
12. Rockets 18-30
13. Grizzlies 15-31 - they have LeBron and not much around him now and his age is finally slowing him down slightly.
14. Mavs 15-34
15. Thunder 14-33 (Durant doesn't have as many pieces around him with Westbrook and Harden gone. Their 2nd best player is my former C Lloyd Madsen who is rated 76 overall. They don't have a decent true PG on the roster.)

Wall won Player of the Month in the East again, but Brandon Jennings won it over LeBron in the West.

Chester Cassell becomes the 3rd rookie to win rookie of the month in the East. The C Stelios wins it for the 3rd time in the West. Stelios is averaging 10 ppg, 9 rpg, and almost 2 bpg already.

The Bobcats want to trade me Rose for Mayo and Scott. I turn that down.

Heh. The Jazz offer me their star rookie C and Michael Beasley if I will give up Mayo. I turn them down.

We lose to the Nets and Celtics, but otherwise win every game before the All-Star break in Feb. We are 43-12 at the break. I'm glad the trade of Tiggs is working out for us

Our averages now:

Mayo: 25.6 ppg (career high), 8.5 rpg (career high), 1.6 spg (career high), 1.6 bpg (career high) and 0.9 apg (lowest of his career as he no longer has to distribute.)

Turner: 20.3 ppg (highest in 5 years), 6.8 rpg (career high), 6.6 apg (about where he usually is), 1.9 spg, and 1 bpg.

Schultz: 17.4 ppg (career high by 4 ppg), 7.9 apg (career), 2.0 spg, and 2.7 tpg.

Scott: 13.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.4 bpg.

Kelley: 11.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.1 apg, 0.7 bpg.

Walsh: 5 ppg, 2.4 rpg in 14 mpg.

Jordan 3.1 ppg and 3.5 rpg.

Redd: 1.3 ppg.

Thabeet: 0.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.3 bpg in 18 mpg.


First time in a long time, Rookis beat the Sophomores with Stelios starring. Maybe I should have traded Mayo for him ;-) He had 25 points, 13 boards, and 4 blocks.


A list of the All-Stars:

East:

Wall, Det (4th), Rose, Bobcats (7th), Harper, Bulls (2nd), Mayo!! (2nd), Cousins, Wizards (2nd)

The bench: Campbell, Atl (3rd), Owen Blake, Atl (4th), Wilson Rooks, Bucks (1st), Danny Walls, Celtics (1st), Spencer Hawes, Celtics (1st), Turner (3rd)!!, and Darnell Schultz!!! (1st) Wow. 3 All-stars for our first time ever

West:

Jennings, Spurs (7th), Paul, New Orleans (12th), LeBron, Grizzlies (13th), Durant, Thunder (10th), Howard, Spurs (12th)

Bench:

Marshall Samuel, Wolves (4th), Tyreke Evans, Kings, (7th), Paul George, Lakers (3rd), Patrick Patterson, Rockets (2nd), Billy Crawford, GS (6th), Deron Williams, Jazz (8th), and J.J. Stone, Clippers (1st.)

[Eaglesfan27]

A look at Tiggs in Cleveland: 13.2 ppg, 3.3 apg (career low), and 3.6 rpg. He is shooting a career low 36% from the floor without my guys getting him open shots (shot 44% last year.) Averaged 4 tpg which is higher than last few years.


Before the All-star game, I'm offered Isaac Malone for the 1st pick from the Cavs. Apparently, he is unhappy with his lack of playing time in Atlanta. Glad I didn't pick him. I decline.


The All-Star Game:

The East crushes the West 129-100

Mayo was the MVP with 28 points He did that despite only playing 22 minutes.

Rose with 17 points and 4 assists in 18 minutes.

Wow. Schultz got serious minutes in the game. Schulz with 34 minutes, 15 points, 10 boards, 10 assists!

Turner with 13 points, 6 assists, and 3 boards in 15 minutes.

Nice!

[Eaglesfan27]

We end the month of Feb with a few 30 plus point blow outs of Washington and Cleveland. We are now 46-12 as we enter the final quarter of the season.

Wall won Player of the Month in the East. Kevin Durant won it in the West.

Laurence Tiner won Rookie of the month in the East. He leads all rookies with 12 ppg. Stelios won it again in the West.


Walsh gets hurt mid March, but he'll play through the injury.

We have a rough patch in Mid-March in which we have a few bad losses, but still not a bad month. We are 56-19 going into the final month of the regular season.

At 56-19, we have the #1 seed in the East wrapped up. Now, it is just about trying to get to 60 wins.

A bad loss to Toronto and the Nets has us needing 2 out of 3 wins in the last 3...

We lose to the Bucks and Knicks. We finish with a 59-23 record. Not bad at all. Nice improvement from last year.

Some final stats:

Mayo 25.7 ppg (career high), 8.3 rpg, 1.5 spg, 1.6 bpg. He shot 51% from the floor and 36% from the arc.

Turner: 20.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 6.3 apg, 1.9 spg. Turner shot 50% from the floor and 43% from the arc.

Schultz: 17.4 ppg, 7.9 apg, 2.0 spg, 4.8 rpg, 2.7 turnovers/game. He shot 45% from the floor, 32% from the arc, and 93% from the line.

Scott: 13.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.4 bpg.

Kelley: 12 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1 apg.

Walsh: 4.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg.

Jordan: 3.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg.

Gregory: 2.5 ppg, 2.7 apg.

Redd: 1.5 ppg.

Thabeet: 0.9 pg, 5.3 rpg, and 1.1 bpg.


Wow. LeBron has been de-throned as MVP, by an unlikely source. PG/SG Marshall Samuel of the Wolves has won MVP. He averaged 24.6 ppg, 8.4 apg, 4.9 rpg, and 2.3 spg in getting the Wolves into the playoffs.

Stelios won Rookie of the Year. He averaged 9.6 ppg, 10.1 rpg, and 1.3 vpg. He even hit a few 3 pointers.

Wade won 6th man of the year. He averaged 17.1 ppg while coming off the bench this year.

Wilson Rooks of the Bucks won defender of the year. He averaged 2.9 bpg.The 5th year SF (former #2 pick) has become a premiere defender and a very good offensive option for the Bucks.

Donnell Mason of the Wolves won Coach of the Year. He guided them to 60-22 record this year and the #2 seed in the West.

Mayo was named to the All-NBA 3rd team.

Turner was named to the All-Defensive 2nd team.

Playoff Brackets:

#1 Lakers vs #8 Portland
#4 Houston vs #5 Phoenix

#3 SA vs #6 Clippers
#2 Minnesota vs #7 Utah

East:

#1 Philly vs #8 Boston
#4 Indiana vs #5 Nets

#3 Charlotte vs #6 Atlanta
#2 Knicks vs #7 Toronto

[Eaglesfan27]

1st round results:

The Lakers take 7 games, but they beat Portland.

New Orleans advances in 5.

San Antonio advances in 5.

Minnesota sweeps Utah.

We sweep Boston, but Schultz suffers a heel injury. He'll play through it.

Indiana sweeps the Nets.

Charlotte wins in 6. Toronto advances in 5.


A look at the re-configured Pacers that we will face:

PF Derrick Favors is 6'10 250, 27 years old, and 94 rating. He'll be a tough stop for Kelley. He's averaging 12.6 ppg and 8.6 rpg.

PF/C Anthony Randolph is 6'11 225, 29, and rated 88. He's averaging 20.1 ppg and 8.9 rpg but I think Scott can slow him down. They are starting him at C and using Brook Lopez as a 6th man (which has Lopez furious and demanding a trade.)

PG Darren Collison is 6'0 160, 31, and rated 82 overall. He's averaging 15 ppg and 8 apg but Schultz has the speed to stay in front of him.

C Brook Lopez is 7'0, 260, 31, and rated 86 overall. He's very upset about being a 6th man on this team.

He went from 20.1 ppg with NJ last year to 13.1 ppg this year.

SG Vince Hickman is 6'5 200, 27 and rated 78 overall. He's averaging 14 ppg.

The rest of the team is all rated in the mid to low 60's. We have more depth and should be able to wear them out.

[Eaglesfan27]

7:56 - Scott picks up his 2nd foul. Thabeet into the game. Turner with an ugly start. We are up 7-5 thanks to very good defense.

7:36 - Walsh in for Kelley. Tied at 7.

7:15 - Mayo gets a 2nd foul on Randolph. We lead 9-7.

5:30 - Schultz with a beautiful behind the back pass to Turner for a dunk! We lead 12-9. They call time. Kelley back into the game. Mayo to SG. Turner with a quick rest.

4:55 - Schultz to Walsh for a nice dunk and a foul. Lopez's 2nd. We lead 14-11.

2:35 - We lead 19-13 as I give Gregory and Redd some time at PG and SG. Robin Scott back into the game. The offense will flow through him.

2:14 - Scott spins off his man and dunks it. Gregory with an easy assist.

End of 1: We are up 27-23. Hickman with 11 leads all scorers. Walsh leads my team with 7. Schultz got him going and he has kept it up!

11 minutes to go: We bring back our starters.

8:28 - Schultz with a drive and kick to Turner for a WIDE open 3. We lead 37-26.

At halftime, we lead 53-42.

Hickman still with 11 points as we shut him down. Schultz with 8 points and 8 assists at the half.

Our starters are dominating them now!

3:10 left as I rest my entire starting unit. We lead 78-55.

End of 3: We lead 82-64.

8:03 - We lead 89-74 as I bring back my rested starters.

3 minutes left: We lead 103-77 as I pull my starters.


We win 107-78.

Very balanced scoring as all 5 starters had at least 15 points!

Schultz is the player of the game as he had 17 points, 13 assists, 4 boards, 3 steals, and only 2 turnovers. He shot 7 of 12, 1 of 3, and 2 of 2.

Scott with 19 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 11.

Mayo with 16 points, 8 boards, 4 assists. He shot 6 of 15.

Turner with 15 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, and 1 block. He shot 7 of 16.

Kelley with 16 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks. He shot 5 of 10.

Walsh led the bench with 11 points and 2 boards. He shot 5 of 9.

Gregory with 6 points, 3 assists, and 1 turnover. He shot 2 of 3.

Redd with 3 points on 1 of 4 shooting.

Thabeet with 2 points, 7 boards, and 2 blocks in 18 minutes.

Hickman led them with 17 points on 5 of 14 shooting.

We held Lopez to 2 of 13 shooting. Favors was held to 3 of 12 shooting.

Their rookie Keller had 9 points on 4 of 9 shooting. I liked him.

We held Randolph to 8 points on 3 of 14 shooting.

[Eaglesfan27]

In other game 1 news:

The Lakers beat the Hornets 140-78! Wow. Henry with 39 points. Gordon Haywar with 25 points. Jordan Crawford with 23 points. Willie Warren with 20 points and 13 assists. Joakim Noah with 11 boards and 3 blocks in 24 minutes.

Minnesota beat the Spurs 101-85. Marshall Samuel with 27 points and 9 assists. Former #1 pick in 2016, Corie Wilks with 26 points (he is now rated 88 and is a star.) Eric Bledsoe with 23 points. Those 3 are a very good trio.

Toronto beat Charlotte 100-93 in game 1. They were led by 24 points and 13 assists from Westbrook.


Game 2's:

The Lakers win 106-99. They got 21 points from Henry, 20 from George, and 19 from Hayward.

Minnesota wins game 2, 95-92. 26 points and 7 assists from Samuel. He was the #1 pick in 2013 and is now a 93 rated G. Wilks with 17. Bledsoe with 16.

We win game 2, 122-88. Mayo led the way with 39 points, 12 boards, and 2 assists. He shot 14 of 28.

Turner with 21 points, 9 assists, and 5 boards.

Schultz with 14 points, 10 assists, 3 boards, 2 steasl, and 2 blocks. He shot 5 of 8.

Scott with 12 points, 9 boards, and 4 blocks.

Walsh led the bench with 10 points and 5 boards.

Kelley was in foul trouble and only played 19 minutes. He still had 8 points, 3 boards, and a block.

Jordan picked up the slack and had 8 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks in 20 minutes.

Lopez led the Pacers with 18 points and 10 boards. Randolph shot 4 of 16.

Charlotte ties the series at 1-1 with a 106-96 win. Rose with 30 points and 8 assists. Speights with 20 points. Bowden with 14 points.


Game 3's:

The Lakers with a 105-92 win. George led them with 19 points, 15 boards, and 4 assists.

San Antonio wins game 3, 120-87. Jennings led them with 43 points and 10 assists. Dwight Howard with 30 points, 19 boards, and 5 blocks. Wow. Juan Cardona with 11 points, 10 boards, and 2 blocks. Greg Oden with 7 points and 10 boards in 21 minutes.

Can we win game 3 to set up the sweep?

[Eaglesfan27]

Schultz comes out on fire. Beating Collison and getting men open looks for easy jumpers. We are up 17-8 with 6 minutes to go in the 1st.

2:30 - Mayo has rested for the last 3 minutes and they are on a 9-0 run. We are up 19-18 as he returns.

We are up 24-23 at the end of 1. Hickman keeping them in it with 10 points. Schultz with 8 points and 4 assists in the 1st quarter.

6:00 - We are up 40-30. Our defense is smothering Hickman now.

3:00 - Our starters are playing well and I decide to play the them the entire 2nd quarter. We are up 47-34.

Halftime: They have a run to close out the half as our guys get tired. We are up 52-44.

Turner with 16 points. Schultz with 6 assists. Hickman with 10 points.

6:15 - Kelley stretching the defense with a pair of 3's. We are up 70-54 as they call time.

2:45 - We lead 77-58 as I rest my starters.

At the end of 3, we are up 77-64.

8 minutes lefT: We are up 79-69 as my well rested starters return.

We are up 97-69 with 3:30 left as I pull my starters. Dominant finish!



We win the game 102-77.

Turner is the player of the game with 23 points, 10 boards, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 18, 2 of 6, and 3 of 3.

Mayo with 22 points, 3 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 9 of 16.

Scott with 20 points, 10 boards, and 3 blocks. He shot 8 of 11.

Schultz with 16 points, 15 assists, and 4 boards. He only had 2 turnovers. He shot 6 of 10.

Kelley with 14 points, 11 boards, and a block. He shot 4 of 10, 2 of 2, and 5 of 7.

Redd led the bench with 3 points.

Thabeet with 4 boards and 2 blocks in 12 minutes.

Lopez led them with 22 points on 9 of 20 shooting. We held Hickman to 15 points on 4 of 15 shooting as we cooled him down in the 2nd half.

[Eaglesfan27]

After the game, we find out Walsh tweaked his knee. He'll play through it, but he is less than 100%.


Game 4's:

New Orleans wins 95-85 over the Lakers to stay alive. Still down 3-1.

The spurs win 102-99 to tie the series at 2. They got 24 points and 10 assists from Jennings. 20 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks from Howard.

Charlotte wins 118-110 to tie their series at 2. 26 points and 12 assists for Rose. Bowden with 22 points.


Our game 4....

We sweep! 108-90. Mayo with 42 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block in the win. He shot 18 of 34!

Schultz with 24 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 4 steals. He shot 7 of 13, 3 of 5, and 7 of 7.

Kelley with 11 points and 8 boards. Turner with 10 points, 8 assists, and 2 steals.

[Eaglesfan27]

New Orleans wins 95-88 behind 32 points from Paul to stay alive. Still down 3-2.

Minnesota gets 37 points and 8 assists from Samuel, their young star PG to take a 3-2 lead over the Spurs.

Charlotte wins 99-90 to take a 3-2 lead over the Raptors. They got 19 points and 8 assists from Rose. Bowden with 19 points. Speights with 18 points.


New Orleans climbs out of a 3-0 hole with 3 straight wins. This time 106-102. LaMarcus Aldridge lead them with 30 points.

San Antonio with 32 points and 11 assists from Jennings to tie their series at 3.

Toronto wins 103-91 behind 20 points and 12 assists from Westbrook to their series at 3-3. Wow. All of the Semi-Finals going to game 7 except ours...

[Eaglesfan27]

The Lakers finally finish the Hornets, 105-101. They were led by 26 points from Gordon Hayward.

San Antonio shuts down Minnesota's young PG and wins a defensive struggle, 82-74. They were led by 24 points and 4 assists from Jennings. Howard added 21 points, 8 boards, and 3 blocks.

Charlotte (the #3 seed) wins 114-103 behind 29 points from my former C, Speights. They also got 20 points, 17 boards, and 3 blocks from Andrew Samuels their #5 pick in the 2015 draft (4th year in the league.) He is a good young PF. Rose added 18 points and 12 assists. Bowden with 17 points. Augustin with 16 points.


Now, for a look at our Eastern Conference Finals Foe...

[Eaglesfan27]

PG Derrick Rose is 30 years old and rated 94 overall. He is averaging 26 ppg and 9 apg these playoffs.

PF Andrew Samuels is 6'9 245 and 25 years old. He is rated 83 overall and is averaging 15.6 ppg and 11.2 rpg.

C Mareese Speights is 6'10 245 and is 31 years old. He is a good shooting big man. He is averaging a career low 11 ppg and 6.1 rpg this year. He is rated 76 overall. He's spent every year in Charlotte since I traded him there.

SF Jerome Bowden is 6'7 245 and is rated 75 overall. He's averaging 12.9 ppg and 6.9 rpg. He is rated 75 overall.

PG/SG D.J. Augustin is 6'0 180 and is playing the 2 spot for this team and unhappy with it. He's 31 years old and rated 79 overall. He's averaging a career low 10.1 ppg and 4.9 apg.

The bench is led by:

SG Clyde Carpenter is 27 years old and rated 75 overall. He's a good outside shooter but poor defender. He's averaging 9.6 ppg.

SF Trevor Ariza is 33 and rated 70 overall. He's averaging 75 ppg and 2.4 rpg.

SF/SG Genwei Hu is 6'9 210 and is from China. He's rated 70 overall and is 27 years old. He's averaging 9.3 ppg and 3 rpg. He's a smooth shooter.

C Dexter Gooding is 7'0 250 and is rated 68 overall. He's 28 years old. HGe is a solid rebounder. He's averaging 1 ppg and 5 rpg in limited minutes.

[Eaglesfan27]

6:53 - Mayo has outscored the Bobcats. We lead 15-6. Mayo with 8 points.

1:43 - Rose has come alive and our guys are tired. We are up 20-15 as I rest Schultz and Mayo.

At the end of 1, we lead 24-19. Turner with 10 points, Mayo with 8.

8:45 - They tie it at 27 as I bring back all of my starters.

6:00 - Tied at 31. Tight defense.

3:30 - Tied at 35 with good defense on both sides.

Kelley then hits a pair of 3's and we open it up.

At halftime, we lead 46-37.

Rose has 12 points and is keeping them in it. Turner leads us with 15.

9:24 - They call time as we open with a 9-0 run. 55-37. Our defense is killing it and getting our offense easy transition points.

7:30 - Scott gets a 4th foul on Speights. We lead 57-42.

6:33 - Wow. Rose dunks over Scott. We lead 57-46.

Rose with an amazing 3rd quarter to get them back in it. We lead 75-67. Mayo with 24 points. Rose with 30 points and 10 assists already.

8:00 - We are up 85-70 as our starters are all back in and playing well.

6:00 - Rose is exhausted and can't keep them in it any longer. We lead 90-71.

2:30 - I pull my starters. We lead 101-80.

We win the game 105-81.

Mayo is player of the game with 31 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. He shot 10 of 14, 2 of 4, and 9 of 9.

Turner with 23 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals. He shot 8 of 14.

Sott with 17 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 13.

Kelley with 14 points, 11 boards, and 1 assist. He shot 7 of 13.

Schultz with 10 points, 4 boards, 13 assists, and 5 turnovers. He shot 3 of 9.


Gregory and Walsh each had 3 points. Walsh also had 5 boards in 18 minutes.

Thabeet with 2 points (on a great feed from Schultz that got him an easy dunk), 4 boards, and 2 blocks in 20 minutes.

Redd with 2 points in garbage time.


Rose led them with 32 points and 10 assists. He shot 10 of 22.

Boweden with 11 points. Gooding with 10 points.

[Eaglesfan27]

The Lakers win game 1, 133-100. They got 24 points from George, 22 poings and 10 assists from Warren, 22 points from Hayward, 20 points from Crawford, and 20 points from Henry. Wow.


The Lakers win game 2, 120-88. They got 37 points from Henry, 18 points and 8 assists from George. They got 15 points from Hayward, Crawford, and Warren.


We win game 2, 99-85.

Turner led us with 30 points, 8 boards, 6 assists, 4 steals, and 1 block. He shot 10 of 15, 4 of 5, and 6 of 8.

Kelley with 19 points and 5 boards.

Mayo with 18 points, 12 boards, and 2 assists. He shot 8 of 20.

Schultz with 10 points, 3 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals, and 1 turnover. He shot 2 of 10.

Scott with 10 points, 8 boards, and 2 blocks.

Gregory led the bench with 6 points.

Rose led them with 28 points and 5 assist. He shot 10 of 22. Samuels with 18 points. Bowden with 8 points.

[Eaglesfan27]

6:00 - Mayo with a hot start as he has hit his first 4 shots. We lead 14-9.

End of 1: Mayo with a big first quarter. 6 of 6 shooting for 13 points. We lead 24-18.

Turner gets it going in the 2nd quarter. We lead 34-23 with 6 minutes left in the half. Schultz with 5 assists already.

At the end of the half, we lead 48-37. Schultz with 8 assists. Turner with 13 points. Mayo with 19 points.


6 minutes: Our defense is shutting down everyone but Rose. We lead 64-44. Mayo with 25 points.

End of 3: We lead 80-56. Our defense is taking away everyone but Rose who has 30 points.


6 minutes left: Rose is exhausted and we are winning going away. We lead 94-66 as I pull my starters.


We win the game 105-80.


Mayo is the player of the game with 31 points, 11 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 10 of 13, 2 of 4, and 9 of 9.

Turner with 23 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 8 of 14.

Scott with 17 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 7 of 14.

Kelley with 14 points and 11 boards.

Schultz with 10 points, 5 boards, 13 assists, and only 4 turnovers.

Walsh led the bench with 4 points, 4 boards, and 1 assist.

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


Rose led them with 33 points and 4 assists.

Bowden was their next highest scorer with 8 points.

[Eaglesfan27]

The Spurs win game 3, 119-102.

They got 32 points from Jennings, 22 from Howard, and 10 from Oden.

The Lakers win game 4, 102-101 to take a 3-1 lead. They got 31 points and 10 assists from Xavier Henry.


Charlotte wins game 4, 100-87 to stay alive. They got 29 points and 12 assists from Rose. 24 points from Samuels.

Mayo shot 9 of 23 and had 22 points. Turner with 23 points and 8 assists. Schultz with 16 points and 8 assists in the loss.


The Lakers win Game 5, 120-88 and will be in the NBA Finals. Looks like another classic Lakers-76ers matchup if we can take care of business in game 5.

Henry led the Lakers with 32 points and 5 assists. George with 24 points. Crawford with 21 points and 11 boards..


Time for our game 5....

[Eaglesfan27]

Slow start from everyone but Mayo. We are down 14-7 early. Rose with 9 points already. Walsh into the game for Kelley.

We were down by 12 with 4 minutes to go, but a strong finish to the quarter from Mayo and Turner get us in good position. We are down 29-25 at the end of 1. Mayo leads us with 10. Rose with 12.


10:51 - Scott picks up a 3rd foul. Thabeet into the game. We are down 30-29.

5:00 - We lead 42-41 as Mayo rests and Turner comes back into the game.

Schultz with a big quarter to give us the lead.

At halftime, we lead 56-50.

Samuels, Speights, and Rose are their top 3 scorers.

After sitting the 2nd quarter, Scott comes out physical. He picks up his 4th foul with 8:28, but he is playing so good, I'm leaving him in. We lead 64-60.

6:00 - Charlotte with a quick pair of 3's. We are tied at 69.

Scott with a block that leads to a fastbreak alley-oop from Schultz to Mayo! We lead 74-69.

Scott kicks it out just before the double team arrives for a 3 by Turner. We lead 79-71.

Scott spins off Speights for a dunk.

At the end of 3, we lead 83-71.

Turner with 22 points, Mayo with 18, Schultz with 15, and Scott with 12.

7:55 - I rest my starters except for Schultz. We lead 94-80.

Schultz with a nice drive and the foul to end a little run by them. 97-86.

Good job by our 2nd unit. We lead 97-90 as all of our starters return with 4 minutes to go..

We finish it out with a pair of 3's by Turner.

We win the game 109-95.

Turner is the player of the game with 31 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 10 of 23, 5 of 9, and 6 of 6.

Mayo with 24 points, 8 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 10 of 14.

Schultz with 21 points, 15 assists, 3 boards, 2 steals, and 5 turnovers. HE shot 7 of 9.

Scott with 14 points, 6 boards, and 3 blocks in limited minutes.

Kelley with 8 points, 6 boards, and 1 assist.

Walsh led the bench with 6 points and 5 boards.

Thabeet with 2 points, 5 boards, and a block in 15 minutes.

Speights led them in the loss with 20 points. We shut down Rose after his fast start. He had 16 points and 12 assists.

Samuels with 15 points. Augustin with 15.


Time to face the Lakers!

[Eaglesfan27]

A look at the Lakers roster:

SG/SF Xavier Henry is one of the best shooters in the league. He also had very good defensive and passing skills and excellent athleticism. He is 6'6 220 and 28 years old. He is a MVP candidate. 25.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, and 3.6 apg this past year. He is rated 94 overall.

SF Paul George is 6'8 210 and is 29 years old. He is a very good shooter with elite defensive skills. Best defender on the team and 2nd best scorer. He is rated 91 overall. He is averaging 23 ppg, 8 rpg, 4.3 apg, and 2 spg this year.

SF Gordon Hayward is starting and is a pure shooter. His defense is a bit suspect, but he is such a good offensive player that he gets big minutes. He is rated 85 overall. He is averaging 17.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg, and 3 apg.

SG Jordan Crawford is the top man off the bench. He is 6'4 195 and is 30 years old. He is rated 80 overall. He is averaging 14 ppg and 3.5 rpg. He is one of 5 excellent shooters on this team.

PG Willie Warren is the last of the very good outside shooters on the team. He is 6'4 203 and is a solid ball handler and defender, but his shooting is what makes him dangerous. He is averaging 15.2 ppg and 5.6 apg. He is rated 79 overall.

PG Bruno Petrovic is their top backup PG. He is a pure passer and decent shooter. He is averaging 6 ppg and 3 apg in limited minutes.

C Joakim Noah is their starting C. He is 6'11 230 and is 34 years old. Very limited offensive skills now but a solid defender and rebounder. He is averaging 3 ppg and 9.3 rpg.

PG Neil Torres who I liked in the draft several years ago is much worse than I thought he would be and is at the end of their bench. He is 6'2 187 and is rated 63 overall. He is 28 years old.

PF Jim Slay is their top big off the bench. He is 6'9 253 and is 24 years old. He was the 28th pick in the 2017 draft. He is rated 63 overall. He is averaging 0.6 ppg and 1.8 rpg in limited minutes.

C Brandon Sherman was their 29th pick in the last draft. He is 7'0 235 and is a good rebounding big. He is rated 60 overall. Limited mobility. He is averaging 1.4 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 15 mpg.

Their interior is obviously the weakness of this team and I will try to attack it...

[Eaglesfan27]

They are starting: Warren, Henry, Hayward, George, and Noah. Very undersized at PF. Kelley could have a big game.


6:00 - They come out bombing from 3. They are up 15-7.

End of 1: Wow. They are bombing from 3. We are down 35-20.

Hayward with 11. Henry with 11. George with 8.

Scott leads us with 9 points. Mayo with 6.

7:51: We've started out strong and their shooting has cooled off. We are down 35-28 as I rest Mayo and most of my starters. A fresh Turner into the game.

3:00 - Our defense has really clamped down. And their shooters have cooled off. We are down 45-43. Kelley getting it going.


Halftime: We are down 52-48.

Turner with a slow start, but a better 2nd quarter. He has 9 points and 4 boards.

Scott leads us with 13 points adn 5 boards. Mayo with 11 points. Schultz with 10 points and 2 assists.

Hayward and Henry lead them with 13. 10 for George and 8 for Crawford.

10:41 - Kelley draws a 4th foul on George who sits. We are down 56-52.

6:50 - Scott gets a 4th on Noah. We are down 65-62. Turner and Kelley with a breather.

1:51 - Hayward is playing the PF spot and is torching Page who is playing my PF spot despite Page having 4 inches on him. On the other end, Mayo is having a huge quarter for us and is on fire. Hayward needs a break. He is the only reason they have the lead still. We are down 80-77.

Mayo ends the quarter with a nasty crossover that breaks his man's ankles and leads to an easy dunk.


At the end of 3, we are down 82-79. Mayo with 30 points.


Scott with a powerful dunk. Down 101-95 with 4 minutes to go...

Turner misses a wide open 16 footer after he forced a Henry miss.

After resting for a few minutes, Mayo is back into the game and misses a pair of FT's. He has missed 4 straight.

We get a stop and Turner finds Mayo for a corner 3! 101-98. 2:30 left...

Hayward off a screen hits a 14 footer.

Turner misses an open 3 that leads to a Henry breakaway dunk.

Mayo draws a foul and makes both FT's.

Hayward gets open off a screen for a 16 footer. Down 107-100 with a minute left.

Turner with a quick 3. 107-103.

Turner with a steal... and he misses a dunk!

We have to foul. Warren makes a pair of FT's.

Turner misses an open 3.

We lose 111-103.

Henry is the player of the game with 26 points, 4 boards, and 5 assists. He shot 10 of 20.

Hayward with 24 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists. He shot 9 of 16.

Warren with 18 points, 10 assists, and 4 turnovers. He shot 5 of 12.

George with 16 points, 10 boards, and 4 assists. He shot 4 of 12.

Noah with 10 points, 9 boards, and 3 assists. He shot 6 of 12.

Crawford led their bench with 6 points and 2 assists.


Mayo led all scorers with 35 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He shot 13 of 21, 3 of 4, and 6 of 11.

Scott with 23 points, 9 boards, and 2 blocks. He shot 9 of 15.

Turner with 16 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals. He shot 6 of 18.

Kelley with 14 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, and 1 block. He shot 4 of 8.

Schultz with 10 points, 8 assists, 6 boards, and 6 turnovers. He shot 4 of 12.

Walsh led our bench with 4 points, 3 boards, 1 assist, and 2 blocks. He shot 1 of 5.

Thabeet with a zero stat line in 12 minutes.

[Eaglesfan27]

In game 2, we bounce back to split 1-1 at our place. 106-97 win.

Schultz led the team with 24 points, 10 assists, 6 boards, 4 steals, and a block. He shot 6 of 10, 12 of 12 from the line.

Kelley with 16 points, 10 boards, and a block. He shot 6 of 12.

Mayo shot 6 of 17 and finished with 14 points, 12 boards, and 5 assists.

Walsh led the bench with 13 points.

Turner shot 3 of 12 and finished with 9 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists.

Jordan with 10 points off the bench.


George led them with 28 points on 9 of 13 shooting. Henry had 20 points. We held Hayward to 3 of 12 shooting. Crawford was held to 2 of 10 shooting. Noah was held to 0 points, 5 boards, and 3 blocks.

[Eaglesfan27]

They are bombing us from 3 again. Henry with 12 points in the first few minutes. We are down 22-14.

At the end of 1, we are down 42-27! Henry with 18 points in the quarter!

Mayo gets us going on a run. We close the gap to 50-44 by midway through the 2nd.

At the end of 2, they go on another run and we are down 65-52.

Henry with 28 points. George with 14 points.

Mayo is leading us with 17 points. Turner with an off night shooting.


Midway through the 3rd, they are pulling away. They are up 80-64.


At the end of 3, we are down 99-78. Wow. Henry with 36 points. George with 24 points. Hayward with 14 points.

We have a little run in the 4th, but we just can't shut down their offense.

We lose 122-114.

Henry led them with 43 points, George with 28, Crawford with 20.

Mayo led us with 30 points, 10 boards, and 4 assists.

Schultz with 26 points and 7 assists.

Kelley with 18 points. Scott with 15 points. Turner with 10 points and 10 assists but he shot 4 of 14.

We are down 2-1. Can we win game 4?

[Eaglesfan27]

Game 4:

We hold Henry to 8 of 22 shooting and win 106-102.

Mayo with a monster game! 55 points, 12 boards, 2 assists, and 4 steals. He shot 20 of 29.

Turner with 20 points and 6 assists. Schultz with 10 points and 8 assists.


Time for the pivotal game 5...

[Eaglesfan27]

Scott goes down early and it looks bad. He was undercut and his knee is hurt..

Thabeet into the game and he fouls George hard. George is hurt (but not as bad.) A very chippy physical game early.

7:27 - Thabeet picks up his 2nd foul and he is tired. DeAndre Jordan into the game. We are up 10-7.

1:20 left - George returns and gives them a huge lift and they close the quarter on a 7-0 run.

At the end of 1, we are up 31-24.

Mayo had 11 points including one sweet spin off his defender for a reverse baseline dunk.

A much more physical game as both sides are playing hard and fouling a lot.

With 6 minuts to go, we are up 42-31.

They close within 5, before Walsh and Redd hit a pair of shots to end the half and stretch our lead to 10. We are up 55-45 at the half.

Mayo with 20 points. Turner with 10.

Henry leads them with 12 points.


Mayo comes out on fire in the 3rd. 6 straight points to get us going.

Midway through the 3rd, we lead 66-59.

They close out the 3rd strong with scoring from George and Henry.

At the end of 3, we are up 79-75. Mayo had a huge quarter and now has 36 points for the game.

10:40 - They foul Walsh hard and his back is hurt. He has been our most productive bench player and will be a big loss if he can't get back in there. We lead 83-77.

6 minutes to go: We lead 92-87. Mayo with 39 points.

3:00 - They close within 3, before Mayo hits a traditional 3 point play and Schultz hits a nice floater in the lane. We lead 100-92.

Henry with a 3 and Turner misses an open 14 footer.

Hayward with a 3 and Mayo misses an 18 footer. We are up 100-98.

They get a FT. 100-99.

Turner with a 12 footer. 102-99. 1:20 left...

Henry gets to the line with a nice drive. 102-101.

Mayo with a drive... and Noah blocks his shot! They get a fastbreak basket from Warren. Down 103-102. 55 seconds left.

Mayo misses a 14 footer. We have to foul with 23 seconds left...

Warren makes both FT's. Down 105-102.

15 seconds... Schultz drives.. kicks out to Mayo for an open corner 3... he swishes it! Tied at 105.

Mayo with a steal... we hold it... Schultz finds Mayo... he gets a decent look.. shoots.. and just rattles out. 2 seconds left as they get the rebound.

Henry gets a look at a 3 as the buzzer sounds.. he shoots just before the buzzer... and it is short! We are going to OT!

Mayo leads all scorers with 45 points...

Turner with the first points in OT. He draws a foul and makes both FT's. 107-105.

3:33 - Schultz draws a foul and makes a pair of FT's to make it 109-105. He has 23 points now.

3:20 - Schultz fouls out! Gregory into the game.

2:49 - Warren gets a 3 for them. 109-108.

2:25 - Noah with another block on a Mayo shot. Shot clock violation as a result.

1:50 - Turner with a 3 on a nice dime from Gregory. 112-108.

Henry with a jumper and then Mayo finds Turner for a nice elbow jumper.

Hayward with a quick jumper. 3 baskets in a 20 seconds span. We lead 114-112.

Mayo with his first points of OT on a nice fade-away jumper from 10 feet. 55 seconds left...

Wow. Henry with Mayo all over him but he hits a fade-away 3. 116-115.

Turner draws a foul. Misses the first FT.... sinks the 2nd. 117-115. 30 seconds left.

Turner with a steal! They have to foul him. He makes both FT's. 119-115. 16 seconds left.

Henry misses a quick 3. Mayo with the board and they foul him. He swishes them both.

Turner steals a long in-bounds pass to end it.

We win the game in LA, 123-115!

Mayo is the player of the game with 49 points, 9 board, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He shot 15 of 32, 2 of 4, and 17 of 23 from the line.

Turner with 26 points, 6 assists, 3 boards, and 2 steals. He shot 9 of 22, 1 of 3, and 7 of 8.

Schultz with 23 points, 8 assists, 4 boars, 1 steal, and only 1 turnover. He shot 8 of 12.

Kelley with 10 poins, 5 boards, 3 assist, 2 steals, and a block. He shot 5 of 9.

Thabeet with 6 points, 11 boards, and 2 blocks in 38 minutes.

Walsh led our bench with 5 points.


Henry led them with 28 points. 22 points for George.


The news isn't good on Walsh. He is done for the year with a severe back strain.

Scott is done with a partial tear of his MCL!

Ball is still out with his full MCL tear.

Our depth is now very thin.

Our starting 5 will be Schultz, Turner, Mayo, Kelley, and Thabeet.

C Jordan (70), PG Gregory (64), Rookie SG Redd (58), and C Page (65) are our top 4 off the bench.

[Eaglesfan27]

Time to sim Game 6... will we close it out in Philly?


Nope. LA wins 119-115. Crawford with 24 points, Henry with 22, George, and Hayward each had 19.

Mayo led us with 30 points and 13 boards in the loss. Turner with 29 points and 5 assists. Schultz with 25 points and 10 assists. Kelley with 15 points and 7 boards, but he shot 5 of 14.

It will all come down to Game 7 tomorrow.

[Eaglesfan27]

They come out firing bricks and we jump to a 6-0 lead.

Henry on the break with a dunk after he stole it from Turner and they quickly run off 7 straight points. We are down 7-6.

Turner missing his early shots.

Noah with 2 offensive put backs to give them a 11-6 lead.

Mayo with a drive for a dunk and the foul on Noah. That is Noah's 2nd. 11-9 game.

Kelley with a 10 footer baseline jumper to tie us at 11 with 6 minutes to go in the 1st.

5:20 - Thabeet and Kelley are tired. Jordan and Page into the game. We lead 14-11.

3:20 - George, Henry, Mayo, and Turner are all making shots now. We are tied at 19 as George and Henry take a break.

2:30 - All of my starters resting except Kelley who returns to the game at SF. We are tied at 21..

They build a 27-21 lead before Kelley hits a pair of jumpers to close the half.


At the end of 1, we are down 27-25. Mayo with 12 points.

10:15 - Schultz with a nice drive for a foul. We lead 30-29 after he makes both FT's.

Noah blocks a Mayo dunk attempt and gets them a fast break going the other way. Down 31-30.

Turner with a steal for a breakaway dunk and then a 3. Nice.

Schultz with a steal for a breakaway dunk. We lead 38-30 with 6 minutes to go in the half.

Warren ends our run with a 3.

4:43 - Schultz with a drive to get a 3rd foul on Noah.

Going into halftime, they get a 12-4 run to take a 47-46 lead.

Mayo leads us with 18 points. Kelley and Turner with 10 each. Thabeet with 3 blocks at the half.

Hayward leads them with 12 points. We've held Henry to 2 of 8 shooting.



Mayo opens up the half with his first 3 in a long span. Henry responds with a 3.

Tied at 51 as they call time with 9 minutes to go in the 3rd. Defense is much better in this game.


6:00 to go in the 3rd. All of my starters are tired. Everyone resting but Mayo. We are tied at 57.

Jordan gets a 4th foul on Noah. A minute later, he gets a block that starts a breakaway dunk when Gregory feeds him for the easy basket.

Henry and Hayward starting to heat up from outside.

Mayo with a buzzer beating long 3 to end the quarter. That gives us a 70-69 lead. Mayo with 30 points.

George and Henry with a pair of 3's to give them a 81-80 lead with 7:42 to go.

Mayo with a huge dunk and the foul. The Philly crowd is going wild.

Both defenses clamping down and then Schultz with a steal, breakaway dunk, and the foul! We lead 86-83. 5:21 left.

Henry with a 3 and then Turner with a basket and the foul.

Henry misses a 3 that leads to a fastbreak dunk and the foul by Mayo.

2:45 - 92-88 lead and then Turner hits a nice 14 footer off a screen.

Hayward with a long 2 as his foot was on the line.

Both teams missing shots/playing great defense.

We are up 94-90 with 16 seconds left as Mayo misses another shot.

Henry misses a quick 3 and Turner is fouled. He makes 1 of 2.

They miss a quick 3. Turner gets the rebound and is fouled. He makes them both. That should seal it!

We win 97-90!

Mayo is the player of the game with 39 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block. He shot 14 of 28, 2 of 6, and 9 of 11.

Turner with 19 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, and 4 steals.

Kelley with 13 points and 5 boards.

Schultz with 11 points, 12 assists, and 5 boards. He shot 3 of 9.

Thabeet with 6 points, 10 boards, and 5 blocks!

Hayward led them with 22 points. George, Henry, Warren each with 18.


Mayo is the MVP of the Finals. He averaged 29.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.3 spg, and 1.3 bpg. He shot 52% overall and 37% form the arc.


The following players are retiring:

Gerald Wallace, Bucks, age 36.
Kevin Martin, Cavs, 36.
Kendrick Perkins, Kings, 34.
Carlos Boozer, Raptors, 37.

Lionel Hollins is retiring from the Pistons.

[Eaglesfan27]

So, NBA 2k13 is coming out in 2 weeks. I only have a few more gaming days left in those 2 weeks, but I'm off when NBA 2k13 comes out (woot!)

Anyway, I'm going to see if Turner and/or Mayo can get 7 rings or not. I'm going to look at the following seasons from a very high macro level. I'll strictly be simming all games throughout the remainder of their careers.


2 rings down, 5 to go!


We don't have a 1st round pick this year.

The Grizzlies took the clear cut consensus #1 pick, PG Arhtur Neal. He is only 6'0 170 pounds, but he is a dynamic scorer with elite athleticism. The guy is going to be a star.

The Bulls get the clear cut #2, Clayton Bryan, a 6'6 220 pound SG with a nice outside shot.

With the 3rd pick, the Knicks get Max Newman, a 6'5 180 pound SG who is a smooth shooter.

With the 4th pick the Magic reach on a SF.

With the 5th pikc, the Mavs take the best SF in the draft. Willis Graham is a 6'8 210 pound SF who can shoot and defend. He looks like a future star.

The Heat reach for a C with size at #9.

The Rockets take the best pure C, even though he is a bit smaller at #10. Jeff Dillon has future all star potential.

The Clippers get a steal at #19. A C who is raw, but I think has a lot of potential.

With the 28th pick in the 2nd round, we take a PG from Serbia who will be a development project.


The Big FA's this year:

John Wall (96), Tyreke Evans (95), Blake Griffin (93), DeMarcus Cousins (92), Xavier Henry (91), James Harden (91), Stephen Curry (90), Chester Carney (90), Robin Scott (90 - RFA - he insisted on testing the market), Paul George (89), and Deron Williams (88.)

Most of them are on the wrong side of 30...

We sign Scott to a 6 year 116 million dollar deal.

We also sign Jeff Teague, 6'2 180, 70 rating, to an MLE to provide help at the backup guard spots.

The Jazz sign Deron Williams for 3 years 58 million.

Wall returns to the Wizards! 5 years for 115 million!

The Raptors sign Joe Johnson to a 1 year league min deal.

The Warriors sign Stephen Curry to 5 years 115 million.

The Wizards get Tyreke Evans for 5 years 115 million.

The Jazz get Chris Bosh for a 1 year MLE at 5 million.

The Kings get DeMarcus Cousins for 5 years 110 million.

The Magic sign Avery Bradley to 5 years 94 million.

The Pistons replace Wall with Blake Griffin, 5 years 112 million.

The Magic sign Barney Harlan to 4 years 65 million.

The Nets get James Harden for 5 years 130 million.

The Bulls add Xavier Henry from the Lakers for 5 years 115 million.

The Mavs get Cory North for 5 years 92 million.

The Wizards add Darren Collison for 3 years 30 million to play backup guard at both spots.

The Trail Blazer signs DeMar Derozan to a 5 year 100 million dollar deal.

The Wizards sign Tiago Andrade to 4 years 36 million.

The Clippers added Terrell McKinney to a 4 year 54 million deal.

The Hawks get Greg Monroe for 5 years 108 million.

A bunch of other "smaller" deals.


A very active off season!

[Eaglesfan27]

Ouch! First pre-season game, Mayo breaks his ankle. Out for 2 months!

Despite that, we go 5-2 in the pre-season.


We start off 5-0, but Kelley strains his groin in the 5th game. Now, we are in a bit of trouble. Oh, Kelley can play through it and will as he has been starting at SF and doing well there. We are starting Scott at his preferred PF and Jordan at C with Mayo out.

After a 6-0 start, we lost our next 9 with Kelley playing poorly. We are 7-10 when Mayo returns to the lineup.

We win 10 in a row, but then Kelley re-strains his groin. He'll be less than 100% for another month.

We battle through a few nagging injuries to Kelly and Schultz to reach the All-Star Break at 34-21.

The Rookies beat the Sophomores thanks to 41 points from Newman. That kid can shoot. He shot 12 of 16 including 4 of 4 from the arc.

Orlando's Paul Matthews, the #4 pick, has suprised me and he continued to do well in this game with 24 points.

#1 Pick Neal had 15 points and 11 assists.



The West beat our East team 103-98 in the All-Star game.

Wall led all scorers with 24 points.

None of my players made the team as I guess Mayo missed too much time.

Mayo is leading us with 24 ppg and 9 rpg at the break.

Turner with 19.3 ppg and 5.6 apg. Schultz with 16.4 ppg and 7 apg. Scott with 12.9 ppg and 8.4 rpg.

Despite a bunch of injuries throughout the season, we get healthy the last month and rattle off a 15 game win streak to finish the season 1st in the East with a 55-27 record.

Mayo is leading us with 24.9 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.6 bpg, and 1.2 spg.

Turner with 18.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 5.5 apg, and 2 spg.

Schultz with 17.2 ppg, 8.1 apg, 5.4 rpg, and 1.7 spg.

Scott with 13.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.4 bpg.

Kelley with 10.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.1 apg.

Ball and Teague each at 8 ppg as our backup guards. Ball with 3.4 apg. Teague with 1.6 apg.

Wall and Evans are battling LeBron for MVP. Even at 35 years old, LeBron is averaging 28.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg, and 7.2 apg.

Evans with a career high 27.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg, and 6.4 apg.

Wall with 25.5 ppg, 7.8 apg, 5.5 rpg, and 2.2 spg.

The Wizards had a 54-28 record. They lack size interior but their top 4 guards are scary good.


The MVP is....


Tyreke Evans!

Arthur Neal wins Rookie of the Year with 14.4 ppg, 9.4 apg, 1.3 spg! Wow. Kid is already up to a 85 rating. Going to be spectacular.

LeBron came in 2nd. Wall in 3rd.


The Playoff Seeds:

West:

#1 Phoenix vs #8 Oklahoma (injuries)

#4 Denver vs #5 Sacramento

#3 Utah vs #6 Dallas

#2 SA vs #7 Minnesota


East:

#1 Philly vs #8 Indiana

#4 Chicago vs #5 Charlotte (Rose vs his old team)


#3 NY vs #6 Nets

#2 Washington vs #7 Miami


We take care of the Pacers in 5.


In the West: Oklahoma is healthy and knocks out Phoenix in 6.

Sacramento wins in 6.

Utah wins in 7 and Minnesota wins in 6.

We will face the Bulls who swept the Bobcats.

Washington and the Nets each advanced in 6.

In our 2nd game, Ball gets hurt and is done for the playoffs. Good that we picked up Teague who will play more minutes for us off the bench...


We beat the Bulls in 5 as our big 4 dominated. Scott averaging 22 ppg in the playoffs.


Sacramento surprises the Thunder and wins in 7!

Utah beats Minnesota in 7.

The Nets surprise the Wizards in 6!

The Nets have a talented interesting starting 5: SG Harden (playing some point), SG O.J. Mayo, SF Terrence Williams, PF Spencer Miller, and C Roy Hibbert. They are all talented and have size.

The Nets test us but we win in 6.

Utah sweeps the Kings.

Teague hurt his back in the last game of that round, but he can play through it.

The Jazz are the most talented teach we've faced these playoffs:

PG Deron Williams (90), SG Ray Humphries (90), SF Michael Beasley (86), PF Kevin Love (80), C Stelios Patsatzoglou (#1 pick just 2 years ago for the Jazz - rated 81 now.)

Off the bench: Bosh (75), Rodney Stuckey (72), D.J. Water (71), and a few young guys rated in the low 60's.

Ball has been cleared for game 2 and is in better shape than Teague.. Ball will become our primary backup.

Despite Teague's ineffectiveness, we win game 1, 115-79.

Mayo, Turner, Scott, and Schultz each had at least 20 points. Turner with 14 assists. Schultz with a triple double - 21 points, 10 boards, 10 assists.


We win game 2, 118-92 behind 33 points from Mayo and 27 from Scott.

Game 3, Scott gets into foul trouble and our offense lags. We lose 110-99.

Game 4, we win 102-95 behind 32 poins, 15 boards, and 10 assists from Mayo.

Game 5, the Jazz edge us out 110-108. Williams with 25 points and 14 assists.


We win in 6! 97-92. Schultz with 33 points and 8 assists. Mayo with 21 points and 10 boards. Kelley with 18 points.

[Eaglesfan27]

Mayo is Finals MVP!

Notable Players Retiring:

Granger (37 years old), Bosh (36), Amar'e (37), Noah (35), Wade (38), David Lee (37), Joe Johnson (38)

Coaches retiring:

Vinny Del Negro


Amar'e and Wade are inducted in the HOF. Amar'e averaged 19.3 ppg, 8.4 rpg. Wade averaged 23.5 ppg, 5.7 apg, and 4.5 rpg.

In early training camps, Teague and Thabeet are showing their age. Schultz is also losing a slight step.


Here is our first big risk to our run for 7... Evan Turner is insisting on testing out FA... Does he want to be "The Man?"

Oh wow... from a previous trade I made, I have the #2 pick in the draft! WOW!

I get Terrence Rowe. A 6'10 235 pound PF/SF who is compared to LeBron in skill set. He has a terrific shot and is physical and athletic. He is 20 years old and played for Oklahoma last year.

Teams are trying to trade me for him while the draft is going on.

The Hornets got a another SF named Mithcell Graham who I wouldn't have taken 1st and the consensus is that I got the better player. Wow.

Rowe is so good that I might move Kelley back to the bench.


The big FA's:

Evan Turner (95), PF Donnie Hodges (94), SG Owen Blake (94), SF Chester Carney (93), PG Cam Campbell (92), SF Richie Harper (91), SF LeBron James (91), SF Paul George (89), PF Danny Walls (86 - RFA), C Theo Keller (RFA - 84)

We re-sign Turner to 5 years and 131 million dollars.


The Cavs get Theo Keller to sign a new 5 year 95 million dollar deal.

The Grizzlies add Donnie Hodges for a 5 year 121 million dollar deal.

The Rockets sign LeBron to a 1 year 17 million dollar deal.

The Rockets also sign Cam Campbell, the dynamic PG to a 5 year 105 million dollar deal.

The Magic sign Richie Harper to 4 years 86 million.

The Lakers add Danny Walls, a great young PF, for 5 years 95 million.

The Cavs get Owen Blake for 5 years and 113 million.

The Knicks get Paul George for 5 years and 130 million.

The Bucks add Gordon Hayward for 4 years 60 million.

The Grizzlies add Keon Strawberry for 4 years 94 million.

The Raptors add Chester Carney for 5 years 95 million.

[Eaglesfan27]

Wow. I'm so excited about Terrence Rowe. I wish I was still playing out games just to see his explosive abilities. Kid looks amazing on the scout sheet, even better than I thought:

6'10 240, 21 years old, B+ inside game, A outside game, B- Perimeter defense, B- post defense, B+ Handle (sick on a PF/SF), C Rebounding, A IQ, B+ Athleticism, A potential. Can't believe he was passed up for another SF, although he also looks good in camp.

Rowe will start right away at PF. Our starting 5:

Schultz, Turner, Mayo, Rowe, and Scott.

Kelley (playing big minutes off the bench, can play 3 positions), Ball, Walsh, Jordan, and Alexander leading my bench.

Rowe with 15 points, 5 boards, and 2 assists in his first game.

Rowe with 18 points, 9 boards, and 3 assists in his 2nd pre-season game.

Rowe with 8 points, 16 boards, and 3 assists in his 3rd pre-season game.

Rowe with 17 points and 8 boards in his 4th pre-season game.

Rowe with a 0 point night as he shot 0 of 12 in a loss in his 5th game.

He bounces back with 11 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, and 2 blocks.


CRUD! First game, Turner suffers a serious back injury. He is out for about 2 months.

We move Mayo to SG, Kelley at SF, and Rowe at PF. A nasty lineup with great size. We lost the game to Boston 113-95. Kelley led us with 27 points off the bench. Roew with 11 points, 6 boards, and 5 assists in his debut. He shot 4 of 7 including 1 of 1 from the arc.

We lose our next game too before Mayo takes over in the 3rd game to get us a win. Rowe with 14 points, 12 boars, and 2 assists. Mayo with 25 poins, 14 boards, and 4 steals.


Wow. Our 4th game, Kelley tears his hamstring. He's done for 2 months. Suddenly, we go from depth to a bit thin.

Our starting 5: Schultz, Mayo, Walsh, Rowe, and Scott.

After losing 3 of our first 4, we take off as this starting 5 starts bonding. We go on a 11 game winning streak.

We are 20-6 as Turner returns.

We lose 2 after Turner returns before running off another streak.

A dominant January is ruined by Scott talking to the Press about a lack of shots... He has a career low in scoring and he is upset our other players aren't feeding him the ball enough. This isn't good.

We are 36-12 and playing great basketball.

A week before the All-Star break, Turner seperates his shoulder. He'll be out for 1-2 weeks.

We are 42-13 entering the All-Star break.

Rowe dominates in the Rookie-Sophomore game with 25 points, 13 boards, 3 blocks, and 2 assists. But, his team loses 84-67.

Lenny Mayo wins MVP of the All-Star game with 28 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks as the East wins 117-96.

We go on another 12 game win streak after the All-star break as Turner only misses 1 game.

We finish out the year 64-18. But, Scott continues to grumble about his lack of shots...


Time for the MVP voting... Mayo is definitely a contender....

The MVP is....

PG Marshall Samuel of the Wolves. He averaged 25.9 ppg, 10.1 apg, 5.3 rpg, and 2.5 spg. Wow. He also shot 54% from teh floor, 95% from the line, and 40% from the arc.

Terrence Rowe wins Rookie of the Year. He averaged 14.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.4 agp, 1.2 spg, and 1.1 bpg. He shot 44% from the floor, 73% from the line, and 41% from the arc.

Mayo made All-NBA 1st team and came in 2nd in the MVP voting.

Mayo's stats: 25.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.4 spg, and 1.6 bpg.

Turner: 18.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 6.4 apg, 1.6 spg.

Schultz: 16.8 ppg, 7.9 apg, 5 rpg, 1.8 spg.

Scott: 11.8 ppg (career low), 6.2 rpg, 1.2 bpg.


The playoff brackets:

West:

#1 Minnesota vs #8 Houston

#4 Phoenix vs #5 Denver

#3 Dal vs #6 Oklahoma

#2 Utah vs #7 Clippers


East:

#1 Philly vs #8 Charlotte

#4 Orlando vs #5 Knicks

#3 Detroit vs #6 Washington

#2 Chicago vs #7 Toronto.

[Eaglesfan27]

Rowe's first playoff game: 4 points, 3 boards, 1 block. Still, we won 106-104.

Rowe's 2nd game - A career high 22 points, 8 boards, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Mayo with a triple double 24 points, 11 boards, and 10 assists as we cruise to a 2-0 lead...

Schultz breaks a finger and we lose the next 2 games. Schultz can play through it, but he isn't doing well right now...


We go down 3-2. Time to make a change with Schultz not doing well with his finger...

Game 6 starting 5: Turner, Mayo, Kelley, Rowe, and Scott.

Rose lights up Turner and we lose in 6. Wow.

PF Andrew Samuels torched Rowe as well.


The Finals are Minnesota vs the Knicks!

The Knicks win in 5. They were led by Paul George, Ben Pope, and Gallinari who is still averaging 20 ppg. My old C Spencer Hawes came off the bench at C and averged 12 ppg in the series.