The Orange and Blue! New York Knicks [nba2k12 - Coach Mode]

[CharliePrince]

Statistics heavily back it up that the winner of Game 5 almost always wins the series.. knowing that, Carmelo Anthony did his thing again trying to win it all for the Knicks by scoring 38 points but he had very little in terms of help..

The Bulls won Game 5 and the Knicks must now fend off being eliminated at The Garden.. what is disconcerting is the fact that Amar'e Stoudamire has all but vanished during these playoffs.. he's literally scoring what seems to be 5 points a game!

Has Chicago's front court affected him that badly with Noah and Boozer in there?! Because right now staring elimination right in the face.. Amar'e is sadly, M.I.A.

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TEAM STATS


PLAYOFF PICTURE


UP NEXT: Game 6, 1st round playoffs

[CharliePrince]

It ended.. as it began. With the ball in Toney Douglas' hands and the fate of the team in the balance..

This season began with me entrusting my team to PG Toney Douglas trading away Chauncey "Big Shot" Billups, hoping that Toney is mature and developed enough to run the offense effectively.. needless to say, it did not turn out the way I wanted it to.

In the end.. the Knicks had the ball, 2 seconds left in the game, down by 3.. the Bulls doubled Carmelo and the inbound went to Toney Douglas, a good 3pt shooter in his own right.. except he missed.

The Knicks were eliminated by the Bulls in their own floor in 6 games

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TEAM STATS


PLAYOFF PICTURE


UP NEXT: Rest of the Playoffs and THE FINALS

[CharliePrince]

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND


THE FINALS


FINALS MVP

Three years after they first came together in South Beach, the "Big Three" of Miami finally won their first NBA title! I find it my duty to make sure their reign at the top isn't too long

LET'S GO KNICKS!!

UP NEXT: THE NBA DRAFT

[CharliePrince]

Last year, entering the draft, I made one of the worst decisions ever by trading away Chauncey Billups moving up in the draft thinking my backup PG Toney Douglas was ready.. truth be told, my entire season was lost with that one move.. this is where I try to make it right.

Having a 23rd overall pick, I knew I had to give my team another shot at getting a good pick so I traded up once again

* * * PRE-DRAFT TRADE * * *

I didn't want to let Bill "Sky" Walker go but I had no choice, Toronto wanted him along with Tyler Hansbrough and I wanted that 11th pick

* * * NBA DRAFT DAY TRADE * * *

This is where people are probably going, "man, you got no idea what you're doing do you?" .. yes, I then traded my 11th pick and Brandon Bass because simply put, even with the 11th overall pick.. there were no players left! There was only 1 other PG and 1 other C that was even projected to go in the 1st round.. the draft was heavily favoring SG's and SF's neither of which I needed!

The Timberwolves offered a young Center and I took it because he's a project player.. I have time, it's not like I needed a player right away to start and dominate I just needed someone to plug in the middle and hopefully he'll develop into that player over time.

I'll just have to try and sign a PG during free agency

2013 NBA Draft - Round 1 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	OVR
1	Hawks	Stephon Simms	SF	76
2	Nets	Bruce Steele	SF	79
3	Pistons	Rick Hayes	SG	75
4	Cavaliers	Courtney Keller	SF	74
5	Bobcats	Justin Anderson	C	69
6	Thunder	Vlade Lukovski	PF	60
7	Timberwolves	Harold Skinner	C	64
8	Mavericks	Wayne Hood	C	65
9	Bucks	Jalen Caldwell	SG	63
10	Hornets	Keith Ball	SF	66
11	Timberwolves	Bojan Sebic	SG	62
12	Nets	Ellis Shaw	SG	61
13	Magic	Petar Rancic	SF	61
14	Jazz	Owen Sanders	C	55
15	Kings	Leslie Cole	PG	62
16	Warriors	Alan Fields	SF	60
17	Grizzlies	Jaime Peters	SG	61
18	Spurs	Malcolm McKinney	SG	56
19	Kings	Evan Spencer	SF	61
20	Clippers	Malcolm Mack	SG	62
21	Celtics	George Bowen	SF	56
22	Pacers	Matthew Boyd	SG	59
23	Nuggets	Perry Simmons	SG	55
24	76ers	Carson Newton	PG	59
25	Raptors	Kyle Little	SG	56
26	Bulls	Ekpe Mfune	SG	55
27	Hawks	Neil Palmer	PF	55
28	Rockets	Ted Tinsley	SG	61
29	Lakers	Nate Booker	C	53
30	Heat	Gheorghe Paunescu	C	55

The Timberwolves are pretty smart.. they had the 7th overall pick and chose a Center, they then traded a Center to me to get the 11th overall pick so the Timberwolves basically had 2 high draft picks in the same draft.. damn

[CharliePrince]

Free Agent Signing

First order of business was to shop for a PG, and Ramon Sessions fit the bill perfectly! He's not a star by all means but I wasn't looking for a Chris Paul or a Derrick Rose, I just wanted someone to replace the void left by Chauncey Billups and Sessions should be able to fit in quite nicely as my starting PG with Toney Douglas becoming my Sixth Man

Presenting the 2013-2014 NEW YORK KNICKS


Power Rankings


UP NEXT

[CharliePrince]

What is it about new seasons that are so exciting? For me I think it's seeing how the team I've built during the offseason translates in gameplay.. do they play well together? is there dysfunction? what kind of team will we be this year?

Those are just some of the questions this season will answer but one player in particular was where my focus was tuned to. Free Agent acquisition PG Ramon Sessions!

Last year was a disaster as even though my team turned it around and made the playoffs.. Toney Douglas' DNA was not what my vision of a PG was.. he was too much of a gunslinger, a shooting guard to be honest.. and I'm hoping Ramon is more of your prototypical set others up first and manage the game PG than a scorer

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Sure, we lost by 1 point but I like what I saw from Sessions! He only took 10 shots but it was during the flow of the game.. he wasn't looking for his shot first which is exactly what I want for my PG! One thing that worries me is Carmelo once again dominating the offense with 40 points.. I would like to see a more balanced attack with everyone contributing and I know it sounds funny for me to complain about 1 player scoring 40 but I just see problems with this.. specifically, what happens when he has an off night and by team becomes too reliant on him

TEAM STATS


Player of the Game: Javale McGee


Javale McGee Signature Highlights

Javale McGee simply abused my young Center Cato ... I knew he was a project when I acquired him by trade during the NBA Draft but I didn't know he'd be abused like that..

UP NEXT

[CharliePrince]

This was more like it! No 40 point game needed, just a balanced attack with everyone seemingly contributing against the favored Celtics!

It was definitely nice to see my Knicks put together a complete game effort this early in the season winning almost every statistical category.. here's hoping it continues throughout the rest of the year!

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UP NEXT

[Undead]

Just wanted to say that I've been following for a while now, just never bothered posting. Sad that Douglas failed to be that point guard you needed and even sadder that the Heats won the NBA championship against the Lakers out of everybody. Ramon Sessions looks like a good replacement. I do not agree no matter what with that trade... it was bad... really bad. You lost too much for an overall 60 center, hopefully you don't regret it. Good luck this season, looking forward to your success.