Louisville Pirates - Sailing Into Greatness (2K10)

[Isom]

T-Wolves On The Move


The Minnesota Timberwolves, a team plagued by mediocrity for the past decade, have finally decided a change was in order; a big one I might add. After having the worst record in the NBA during the 2009-10 season, the Timberwolves were sold to millionaire Austin Isom who has decided to relocate the team.
"I think we need more than just a great draft pick or a new stadium," stated Isom in a press conference. "We need a new atmosphere, a new fan base, and more importantly a new look. That's why I've decided to move the Timberwolves."

Ever since the early 90's, the T-Wolves have been one of the many teams rumored to be "on the move." Well the time has finally come, but could it be a case of too little too late? We'll have to wait until the 2010-11 season to find out.

All the details are to be announced within the next few days.



I'll post the new team details later along with overviews of the 2009-10 season and the 2010 off-season.

[Isom]

Just two days after announcing the relocation of the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA franchise, new owner Austin Isom has released the teams new details.

The team will be based in Louisville, Kentucky, and will be sporting orange and black team colors along with a pirate as the new mascot. Louisville was once a front runner for the Vancouver Grizzlies, but lost out when the team was sent to Memphis. The city was also mentioned when the Hornets were looking for a new place to call home in 2001. Isom stated in a press conference earlier in the week that he was excited for the start of the season and promised that things would be different.

The team's new logo can be seen below.


LOUISVILLE PIRATES

(Yes, I relaize the colors of the P & L differ from that of the actual colors, but its the only orange I could choose.)

The only thing returning is the 14 man roster, but rest assured some changes will be made.
"We have a good young team, but some changes are definitely needed before we begin to even think about playing." Isom also stated that this off-season was going to be a busy one, but one that will pay off in the long run. So can the newly formed Louisville Pirates make an impact in the upcoming season? Only time will tell.

[Isom]

2009-10 Season Overview

• Simulated Entire Season
• Finished 28-54 (29th In Power Rankings)
• LeBron James - Season MVP
• Tyreke Evans - ROY
• Danilo Gallinari - 6th Man Award
• Josh Smith - DPOY Award
• Danilo Gallinari - MIP
• Stan Van Gundy - COY Award
• Jonny Flynn - All Rookie 2nd Team
• Al Jefferson - All NBA 2nd Team
• Dallas Won Title Over Cleveland In Game 5
• Dirk Nowitzki Received MVP Honors (25.3 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 1.0 APG, 1.1 SPG, and 1.4 BPG)

2010 Off-Season

Retirements

Players
Shaquille O'Neal - 18 Yrs Pro - 38 Yrs Old
Michael Finley - 15 Yrs Pro - 37 Yrs Old
Jason Williams - 11 Yrs Pro - 34 Yrs Old
Anthony Johnson - 13 Yrs Pro - 35 Yrs Old
Eric Dampier - 14 Yrs Pro - 34 Yrs Old
Tony Battie - 13 Yrs Pro - 34 Yrs Old
Steve Nash - 14 Yrs Pro - 36 Yrs Old
Kurt Thomas - 15 Yrs Pro - 37 Yrs Old
Juan Howard - 16 Yrs Pro - 37 Yrs Old

Coaches
Flip Saunders - 16 Yrs Experience



Staff Signing

Head Coach
Kurt Rambis Fired - Byron Scott Hired (1Yr / $4.80M)

Assistant Coach
Armond Hill Fired - Dustin Page Hired (1Yr / $1.58M)

NBA Scout
Cliff Grant Fired - Darrell Cooper Hired (1Yr / $2.20M)

Prospect Scouts
Tom Herman - 2Yr / 10k



Trainer
Larry Graham


Player Options




Kevin Love - 2Yr Team Option - Accepted
Corey Brewer - Team Option - Accepted
Oleksiy Pecherov - Team Option - Declined



Tyson Chandler - Player Option - Accepted
Alexis Ajinca - 2Yr Team Option - Declined


Paul Pierce - Player Option - Accepted


Raja Bell - Team Option - Declined


Nick Young - Team Option - Declined
Josh Howard - Team Option - Declined
Javale McGee - 2Yr Team Option - Accepted


Vladimir Radmanovic - Player Option - Accepted


Amare Stoudemire - Player Option - Declined
Grant Hill - Player Option - Accepted
Channing Frye - Player Option - Accepted


Aaron Brooks - Team Option - Accepted
Chuck Hayes - Team Option - Declined
Jared Jeffries - Player Option - Accepted



Chris Bosh - Player Option - Accepted
Marco Belinelli - Team Option - Declined


None


Rodney Stuckey - Team Option - Accepted
Chris Wilcox - Player Option - Accepted


None


Wally Szcerbiak - Team Option - Declined
Nenad Kristic - Player Option - Accepted


Danilo Gallinari - 2Yr Team Option - Accepted
Wilson Chandler - Team Option - Accepted
Bill Walker - 2Yr Team Option - Accepted
Eddy Curry - Player Option - Accepted
Clay Davidson - Team Option - Accepted
J.R Giddens - 2Yr Team Option - Declined


Kenyon Martin - Player Option - Accepted


Brook Lopez - 2Yr Team Option - Accepted
Courtney Lee - 2Yr Team Option - Accepted
Yi Jianlian - Team Option - Accepted


O.J. Mayo - 2Yr Team Option - Accepted
Michael Conley - Team Option - Accepted
Darrel Arthur - 2Yr Team Option - Accepted


T.J. Ford - Player Option - Accepted


Jason Thompson - 2Yr Team Option - Accepted
Spencer Hawes - Team Option - Accepted
Brevin Knight - Team Option - Declined
Donte Greene - 2Yr Team Option - Accepted



Ryan Anderson - 2Yr Team Option - Accepted


Dirk Nowitzki - Player Option - Accepted
J.J. Barea - Team Option - Accepted


Al Horford - Team Option - Accepted
Jamal Crawford - Player Option - Accepted
Maurice Evans - Player Option - Accepted


Dwayne Wade - Player Option - Accepted
Mario Chalmers - Team Option - Accepted
James Jones - Team Option - Declined


Daruis Songiala - Player Option - Accepted


Michael Redd - Player Option - Accepted


LeBron James - Player Option - Declined
Sebastian Telfair - Player Option - Accepted
Leon Powe - Team Option - Accepted


None


Acie Law - Team Option - Declined


Shannon Brown - Player Option - Declined


George Hill - 2Yr Team Option - Accepted
Anthony Riley - Team Option - Accepted







1. Denver Nuggets
2. New Orleans Hornets
3. Louisville Pirates
4. Washington Wizards
5. Detroit Pistons
6. Chicago Bulls
7. New Jersey Nets
8. Sacramento Kings
9. Toronto Raptors
10. Milwaukee Bucks
11. New York Knicks
12. Los Angeles Clippers
13. Utah Jazz
14. Golden State Warriors



(DubQ's Draft Class - Found On 2K Servers)


1st Pick: Ed Davis - Power Forward from North Carolina
33rd Pick: Stanley Robinson - Small Forward from Connecticut


2nd Pick: John Wall - Point Guard from Kentucky
34th Pick: Luke Harangody - Power Forward from Notre Dame


3rd Pick: Evan Turner - Shooting Guard from Ohio State
32nd Pick: Keith "Tiny" Gallon - Power Forward from Oklahoma


4th Pick: John Henson - Power Forward from North Carolina
31st Pick: Nemanja Bjelica - Small Forward from Belgium


5th Pick: DeMarcus Cousins - Center from Kentucky
35th Pick: DeShawn Sims - Power Forward from Michigan


6th Pick: Xavier Henry - Shooting Guard from Kansas
37th Pick: Lance Stephenson - Shooting Guard from Cincinnati


7th Pick: Andrew Ogilvy - Center from Vanderbilt
36th Pick: Larry Sanders - Power Forward from VCU


8th Pick: Terrico White - Point Guard from Mississippi
39th Pick: Cole Aldrich - Center from Kansas


9th Pick: Chris Wright - Small Forward from Dayton
38th Pick: Jerome Jordan - Center from Tulsa


10th Pick: Malcom Lee - Point Guard from UCLA
40th Pick: Trevor Booker - Power Forward from Clemson


11th Pick: Greg Monroe - Power Forward from Georgetown
42nd Pick: Sylven Landesberg - Shooting Guard from Virginia


12th Pick: Derrick Favors - Power Forward from Georgia Tech
41st Pick: Devin Ebanks - Small Forward from West Virginia


13th Pick: Patrick Patterson - Power Forward from Kentucky
43rd Pick: Manny Harris - Shooting Guard from Michigan


14th Pick: Willie Warren - Shooting Guard from Oklahoma
45th Pick: Avery Bradley - Point Guard from Michigan State


15th: Craig Brackins - Power Forward from Iowa State
44th Pick: Delvon Roe - Small Forward from Michigan State


16th Pick: Dominique Jones - Shooting Guard from South Florida
47th Pick: Edwin Blackwell - Point Guard from Louisville


17th Pick: Solomon Alabi - Center from Florida State
46th Pick: Ludovic Vatay - Power Forward from Greece


18th Pick: James Anderson - Shooting Guard from Oklahoma State
48th Pick: Jerome Dyson - Point Guard from Connecticut


19th Pick: Al Farouq Aminu - Small Forward from Wake Forest
49th Pick: Patrick Christopher - Shooting Guard from California


20th Pick: Damion James - Shooting Guard from Texas
50th Pick: Derrick Character - Power Forward from UTEP


21st Pick: Sherron Collins - Point Guard from Kansas
51st Pick: Tyler Smith - Small Forward from Tennessee


22nd Pick: Tyshawn Taylor - Point Guard from Kansas
52nd Pick: Quincy Pondexter - Small Forward from Washington


23rd Pick: Jan Vesely - Point Guard from Czech Republic
53rd Pick: Giorgi Shermadini - Center from Georgia (Country)


24th Pick: Kyle Singler - Small Forward from Duke
54th Pick: Matt Bouldin - Point Guard from Gonzaga


25th Pick: Kalin Lucas - Point Guard form Michigan State
55th Pick: Michael Washington - Power Forward from Arkansas


26th Pick: Devan Downey - Point Guard from South Carolina
56th Pick: Jarvis Varnado - Power Forward from Mississippi State


27th Pick: Gani Lawal - Power Forward from Georgia Tech
57th Pick: Kenneth Faried - Power Forward from Morehead State


28th Pick: Jon Scheyer - Shooting Guard from Duke
59th Pick: Ruben Sutton - Center from Texas


29th Pick: Scottie Reynolds - Point Guard form Villanova
58th Pick: Vladimir Dasic - Small Forward from Serbia



30th Pick: Greivis Vasquez - Point Guard from Maryland
60th Pick: Artsiom Parakhouski - Center from Belgium

[Isom]

Free Agency

Sign Wally Szczerbiak to 1yr/$464K deal.
Sign Sundiata Gaines to 2yr/$4.20M deal.

Signed Raymond Felton to 4yr/$41.94M deal.

Sign Luis Scola to 5yr/35.78M deal.

Sign Joel Przybilla to 4yr/$5.56M deal.

Sign LeBron James to 5yr/$96.34M deal.

Sign Jarvis Hayes to 4yr/$7.44 deal.

Sign Carlos Boozer to 5yr/$96.71M deal.
Sign Chris Douglas-Roberts to 3yr/$12.92M deal.
Sign Josh Howard to 3yr/$7.74M deal.
Sign Glen Roberts to 1yr/$1.37M deal.

Sign Ronnie Brewer to 3yr/$8.77M deal.

Sign Jermaine O'Neal to 3yr/$22.83M deal.
Sign Pat Ellis to 5yr/$8.52M deal.
Sign Larry Hughes to 2yr/$5.32M deal.
Sign Brendan Haywood to 4yr/$8.69M deal.

Sign Drew Gooden to 5yr/$13.72M deal.

Sign Raja Bell to 1yr/$1.39M deal.
Sign C.J. Watson to 4yr/11.55M deal.
Sign Tracy McGrady to 2yr/48.12M deal.

Sign David Lee to 4yr/$59.64M deal.
Sign Dominic McGuire to 4yr/6.58M deal.
Sign Cliff Davis to 1yr/$1.06M deal.
Sign Brevin Knight to 1yr/$1.41M deal.

Sign Clay Davidson to 1yr/$1.11M deal.
Sign Ben Wallace to 2yr/$2.96M deal.
Sign Derek Schroeder to 5yr/$14.80M deal.
Sign Tyrus Thomas to 5yr/$60.73M deal.

Sign Mike Miller 5yr/$14.95M deal.

Sign Shannon Brown to 4yr/$17.32M deal.

Sign Quentin Richardson to 2yr/$2.70M deal.

Sign Kyle Lowry to 5yr/$38.77M deal.
Sign Will Bynum to 4yr/$18.10M deal.

Sign Grant Cross to 2yr/$4.14M deal.
Sign Sean Williams to 3yr/$5.47M deal.

Sign Anthony Riley to 1yr/$2.14M deal.

Sign Damon Porter to 3yr/$7.12M deal.
Sign Gerald Randolph to 3yr/$7.38M deal.

Sign Zyldrunas Ilguaskas to 2yr/$2.01M deal.

Sign Travis Outlaw to 3yr/$12.27M deal.

Sign Chuck Hayes to 3yr/$6.86M deal.
Sign Luke Ridnour to 3yr/$8.53M deal.

Look forward to a Preseason Preview.
I'll post more team info later.
(This includes photos of new team uniforms.)

Dynasty Settings

Custom Sliders
10 Min Quarters - 12 Min Simulated
Player Roles Turned Off
CPU Trading Turned Back On
Simulating Training Camps
7-7-7-7 Play-Off Format

[celticboy25]

great start. i'm following

[Deuce2223]

Looks good. I think that the T-Wolves should move in real life. I moved them to Las Vegas in my Dynsaty.


Turner should be a good pick for you. SF is sorta the big weak spot for the T-Wolves/Pirates..

Question though I didn't see Wesley Johnson (Syracuase) in your draft..

Also I see that you show A. Stoudamire declined his option or the Suns did, but I didn't see where you listed if he signed anywhere??

[Isom]

After the relocation of the Minnesota Timberwolves to Louisville, Kentucky, things seemed to be shaping up for the team that has been considered "bad" for quite some time. With new owner Austin Isom hiring a whole new coaching staff and bringing in two of the highest rated college prospects, the newly formed Louisville Pirates seemed to be on the rise. It wasn't long before those dreams were shot. In the 2010-11 NBA Pre-Season the Pirates finished with an 0-8 record causing a state of worry to arise. Austin Isom held a press conference to shed some comfort to the fans.


"I know I said that things were going to be different and we were going to be a better team, and I know it looks like I lied, but honestly, I didn't. We have a lot of young talent on the team, and the key word there is young. It's going to take some time for the rookies to blossom and we're still waiting on a few others to do so as well. This season probably isn't going to be a winning one, and maybe not even next season, but everything takes time. We'll eventually get to the top, but patience is key. I promise that things will start to look up in the future, we just need the fans to give us their support and believe we can do it."

Although the off-season was one to forget, there were some things worth remembering. Evan Turner played phenomenally and looks as if he if going to step into the role of leading the team. Newly gained free agent Sundiata Gaines also showed some potential and showed that he was the perfect backup for starting Point Guard Jonny Flynn. Starting forward Corey Brewer commented on Gaines saying he was an outstanding worker and he sees Sundiata being a bigger part of the team in the near future.

As for the teams new uniforms, those can be seen following the links below.

Corey Brewer rockin' the Away Uni'.
Jonny Flynn attacking the basket sporting the Home Attire.

Depth Chart for the 2010-11 Pirates

Louisville Pirates - 2010 Depth Chart

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
PG	#10 Jonny Flynn	#7 Ramone Sessions	#15 Sundiata Gaines
SG	# 21 Evan Turner	#19 Wayne Ellington	#18 Wally Szczerbiak
SF	#22 Corey Brewer	#8 Ryan Gomes
PF	#42 Kevin Love	#24 Keith "Tiny" Gallon
C	#25 Al Jefferson	#1 Ryan Hollins

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First game will be posted later.

Next Game
Pirates Vs Celtics

[Isom]

Quote: Originally Posted by celticboy25

great start. i'm following

Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by Deuce2223

Looks good. I think that the T-Wolves should move in real life. I moved them to Las Vegas in my Dynsaty. Turner should be a good pick for you. SF is sorta the big weak spot for the T-Wolves/Pirates.. Question though I didn't see Wesley Johnson (Syracuase) in your draft.. Also I see that you show A. Stoudamire declined his option or the Suns did, but I didn't see where you listed if he signed anywhere??

I'm pretty sure the one I downloaded was made early in the year, so there are some players that should have been in it that weren't. A lot of them were made up, I didn't realize it until half way through the draft or I would've picked another draft file.
As for Stoudemire, he resigned with the Suns. I accidentally simmed past the resigning period after I resigned my players, so I didn't get to check all those out.
Oh, and Evan Turner was definitely a nice pickup for us. I put him at SG and moved Corey Brewer to SF.