Young Talent a Philadelphia 76ers Association

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Settings:

• Game: NBA 2K12 [PC Version]
• Difficulty: All-Star [because of Albys Roster]
• Quarter Length: 12 Minutes
• Simulation Length: 12 Minutes
• Sliders: Albys RR3 Sliders
• Roster: Albys RR3 Roster [for PC]

Association Settings:

• Season Length: 58 Games
• Playoff Length: 7-7-7-7
• Trade Deadline: On
• Trade Override: Off
• CPU Trades: On
• Preseason Games: On
• Chemistry: On
• Player Roles: On
• Fatigue: On
• Injuries: On

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Season 2011-2012

Lets start with the goals for this 2011

• 5th place in the Eastern Conference
• freeing up some Cap space for future Contracts
• get a player in the All-Star game

So i think all 3 are manageable goals for this Season, so lets start with freeing um some cap space.

Cap space at the moment - 2.07M not so bad but not good eithers´.

Lets take a look at our Roster and the contracts

Roster before the Trade
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
42	Elton Brand	PF	32			2y | 35,22M
9	Andre Igoudala	SF	27			2y | 28,25M | + 1yP
21	Thaddeus Young	SF	23			4y | 40,00M | + 1yT
25	Luis Williams	PG	25			2y | 12,31M
12	Evan Turner	SG	23			1y | 4,95M | + 2yT
00	Spencer Hawes	C	23			1y | 4,05M
11	Jrue Holiday	PG	21			1y | 1,74M | + 1yT
8	Nikola Vucevic	C	21			2y | 3,41M | + 2yT
33	Craig Brackins	PF	24			1y | 1,40M | + 2yT
4	Tony Battie	C	35			1y | 1,40M
7	Sam Young	SF	26			1y | 0,95M
20	Jody Meeks	SG	24			1y | 0,88M
50	Lavoy Allen	PF	22			2y | 1,32M

As we can see Brand, Iggy, Williams and Young have the highest salary´s in our Team.

Iggy and Young have both save spots in our team, because both of them are the face of our franchise. Brand has a big contract an with his age he will not grow anymore. With Williams it is difficult, he is a great player, but the problem is not that, the problem is , that he will demand too much playing time as our 6th man.


So my decision is to look for a trade for Brand, Williams and Nocioni but wiht out giving up our 1st Rnd picks in the draft.

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The Trade

I will limit my trades to two , because its the start of the season. I will mainly look for trades where both side gain something.

1st Trade:

76ers get
PF Patrick Patterson, PG Derek Fisher, 2nd Rnd Pick 2013

Rockets get
PG Luis Williams, PF Lavoy Allen

2nd Trade:

76ers get
C Amir Johnson[Toronto], PF J.J. Hickson[Kings]

Raptors get
C Spencer Hawes[76ers], SF John Salmons[Kings] SF Travis Outlaw[Kings]

Kings get
PF Elton Brand[76ers], SF Sam Young[76ers], 2n Rnd Pick 2012[Raptors], 2nd Rnd Pick 2013[Raptors]

I used the tradefinder for all trades, only for the 3 way trade i edited the trade [no forced trade].

Lets Take a look at our roster after the trade.

Roster after Trade
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
9	Andre Igoudala	SF	27			2y | 28,25M | + 1yP
21	Thaddeus Young	SF	23			4y | 40,00M | + 1yT
7	Amir Johnson	C	24			4y | 25,00M
22	Derek Fisher	PG	31			1y | 3,40M
31	J.J. Hickson	PF	23			1y | 2,36M
12	Evan Turner	SG	23			1y | 4,95M | + 2yT
54	Patrick Patterson	PF	22			1y | 1,96M
11	Jrue Holiday	PG	21			1y | 1,74M | + 1yT
8	Nikola Vucevic	C	21			2y | 3,41M | + 2yT
33	Craig Brackins	PF	24			1y | 1,40M | + 2yT
4	Tony Battie	C	35			1y | 1,40M
20	Jody Meeks	SG	24			1y | 0,88M

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The Final Roster

I think the trades were pretty good for both sides, i lost only a little talent but i gained a huge salary flexebility for the next few Seasons.
Comments for the Trade are welcome.

Cap space +13.23M

Philadelphia 76ers Depth Chart - 2011
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Jrue Holiday - 80	Derek Fisher - 65
SG	Andre Igoudala - 87	Evan Turner - 76	Jody Meeks - 69
SF	Thaddeus Young - 78
PF	J.J. Hickson - 72	Patrick Patterson - 71	Craig Brackins - 61
C	Amir Johnson - 72	Nikola Vucevic - 64	Tony Battie - 58

In the next post we will see how this team will go against the Boston Celtics.

Matchup Preview | November 3, 2011
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Philadelphia 76ers (0-0, Away)		Boston Celtics (0-0, Home)

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First Game

The 76ers against their Atlantic Division rivals Boston Celtics

Philadelphia 76ers (0-0) at Boston Celtics (0-0)
Nov 3, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia 20 23 26 18 87 Boston 19 16 26 24 83 Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers Thadeus Young - 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL J.J. Hickson - 11 PTS, 13 REB Boston Celtics Ray Allen - 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 STL Brandon Bass - 16 PTS, 9 REB	Team Stats Comparison PHI BOS FG Made-Att 35-82 33-85 3PT Made-Att 3-11 6-22 FT Made-Att 14-22 11-15 Rebounds 55 49 Assists 17 17 Turnovers 19 16 Steals 14 14 Blocks 2 4

Really close Game espacialy in the 4th quarter. Lots of turnovers on both sides, Ray Allen an Rondo where picking pockets like mad.
Young was on fire in the 2nd half of the game and was playing good D against Pierce.

Good Start in the Season, now off for phoenix.

Matchup Preview | November 5, 2011
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Philadelphia 76ers (1-0, Away)		Phoenix Suns (0-0, Home)

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Nash shows his skill

Philadelphia 76ers (1-0) at Phoenix Suns (0-0)
Nov 5, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia 22 27 26 25 100 Phoenix 35 25 23 29 112 Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers Andre Iguodala - 19 PTS Jrue Holiday - 19 PTS, 6 AST Phoenix Suns Steve Nash - 16 PTS, 11 AST Shannon Brown - 22 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST	Team Stats Comparison PHI PHO FG Made-Att 39-85 46-84 3PT Made-Att 4-15 10-21 FT Made-Att 18-24 10-12 Rebounds 41 44 Assists 24 27 Turnovers 14 15 Steals 9 10 Blocks 5 5

37 year old Nash and 39 year old Grant Hill showed Philly that their age means nothing. Both together scored 38 Points. The defense of Philadelphia struggled against Nashs inside out game. Five Suns players scored 2 3Pointer.

Simmed Games:
Detroit Pistons @ Philadelphia 76ers

Detroit Pistons (1-0) at Philadelphia 76ers (1-1)
Nov 6, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Detroit 20 20 29 21 90 Philadelphia 19 20 20 37 96 Top Performers Detroit Pistons Rodney Stuckey - 19 PTS, 4 STL Jason Maxiel - 16 PTS, 7 REB Philadelphia 76ers Andre Igoudala - 20 PTS, 6 REB Thaddeus Young - 18 PTS, 8 REB	Team Stats Comparison DET PHI FG Made-Att 34-88 38-80 3PT Made-Att 3-13 2-11 FT Made-Att 19-25 18-23 Rebounds 44 55 Assists 16 18 Turnovers 8 17 Steals 16 7 Blocks 3 4

Next upcomming game is @ New York against the Knicks.

Matchup Preview | November 9, 2011
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Philadelphia 76ers (2-1, Away)		New York Knicks (2-1, Home)

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Foul Trouble stalls Knicks

Philadelphia 76ers (2-1) at New York Knicks (2-1)
Nov 9, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia 35 20 33 22 110 New York 22 24 30 27 103 Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers Andre Igoudala - 25 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST Amir Johnson - 16 PTS, 14 REB New York Knicks Carmelo Anthony - 42 PTS, 8 REB Jeremy Lin - 20 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL	Team Stats Comparison PHI NYK FG Made-Att 37-84 43-93 3PT Made-Att 7-14 4-20 FT Made-Att 29-41 13-18 Rebounds 50 52 Assists 24 23 Turnovers 11 13 Steals 7 11 Blocks 6 11

Despite the win it was a hard Game for the 76ers, Jrue Holiday struggled to hold the ball and commited 5 turnovers. This win was secured on the free throw line. Anthony was unstopable the whole time in the game, together with Jeremy Lin they scored more then half the points.


SIMMED GAMES:

Indiana Pacers (3-1) at Philadelphia 76ers (3-1)
Nov 11, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Indiana 29 18 20 31 98 Philadelphia 21 14 28 20 83 Top Performers Indiana Pacers Danny Granger - 26 PTS Darren Collison - 16 PTS , 12 AST Philadelphia 76ers Thaddeus Young - 18 PTS Jrue Holiday - 15 PTS, 5 AST	Team Stats Comparison IND PHI FG Made-Att 35-76 26-67 3PT Made-Att 4-12 2-7 FT Made-Att 24-28 29-39 Rebounds 38 42 Assists 23 17 Turnovers 14 18 Steals 9 8 Blocks 6 1

Oklahoma City Thunder (2-2) at Philadelphia 76ers (3-2)
NOV 16, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Oklahoma City 33 26 26 34 119 Philadelphia 28 28 33 25 114 Top Performers Oklahoma City Thunder Kevin Durant - 37 PTS, 4 REB Russel Westbrook - 36 PTS, 15 AST Philadelphia 76ers Andre Iguodala - 26 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL J.J. Hickson - 18 PTS, 4 REB	Team Stats Comparison OKC PHI FG Made-Att 46-81 38-68 3PT Made-Att 6-18 3-6 FT Made-Att 21-24 35-46 Rebounds 31 37 Assists 31 20 Turnovers 13 17 Steals 5 7 Blocks 3 1

San Antonio Spurs (3-2) at Philadelphia 76ers (3-3)
Nov 18, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final San Antonio 31 22 34 21 108 Philadelphia 24 31 20 28 103 Top Performers San Antonio Spurs Tony Parker - 25 PTS, 10 AST, 3 STL Manu Ginobili - 23 PTS, 5 REB Philadelphia 76ers Thaddeus Young - 24 PTS, 2 BLK J.J. Hickson - 21 PTS, 10 REB	Team Stats Comparison SAS PHI FG Made-Att 40-81 37-66 3PT Made-Att 10-18 5-6 FT Made-Att 18-22 24-36 Rebounds 35 35 Assists 28 21 Turnovers 9 16 Steals 5 6 Blocks 1 8

Philadelphia 76ers (3-4) at Miami Heat (3-2)
Nov 21, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia 27 18 20 21 86 Miami 26 26 19 18 89 Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers Andre Iguodala - 19 PTS, 3 STL J.J. Hickson - 16 PTS, 7 REB Miami Heat Lebron James - 43 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 6 STL Udonis Haslem - 16 PTS, 10 REB	Team Stats Comparison PHI MIA FG Made-Att 33-71 39-83 3PT Made-Att 2-7 1-20 FT Made-Att 18-30 10-15 Rebounds 41 42 Assists 15 15 Turnovers 14 11 Steals 8 13 Blocks 2 7

4 straight loses for the 76ers, with 3 loses at home.
Lets take a look at our deficits, first of the Turnovers with 13.9 turnovers the 76ers are the 27 place in the league.
Second the freethrow percentage, only .607 percent of our freethrows that gives us the last place in the hole league.

The Coach will throw in some freethrow practise round in the next couple of days and Holiday will see his minutes reduced till he manages to hold on to the ball.

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November 24 2011

Homegame against our Division rivals Boston Celtics.
The 76ers beat them last time in Boston leading now 1:0 in the series, but Allen, Pierce and Garnet are coming to Philadelphia to take the W.

Philadelphia struggles at the moment with a 4 game losing streak and will try to turn things around at homecourt.

Boston Celtics (6-2) at Philadelphia 76ers (3-5)
Nov 24, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Boston 36 28 23 17 104 Philadelphia 30 32 22 31 115 Top Performers Boston Celtics Paul Pierce - 27 PTS Rajon Rondo - 21 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 5 STL Philadelphia 76ers Jrue Holiday - 21 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL Andre Iguodala - 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST	Team Stats Comparison BOS PHI FG Made-Att 39-86 35-72 3PT Made-Att 6-20 4-9 FT Made-Att 20-28 41-50 Rebounds 39 48 Assists 19 18 Turnovers 10 14 Steals 8 7 Blocks 4 2

Pretty much a ugly game, with lots of turnover and many fouls espacially the Boston Celtics had foul trouble early in the game.
Kevin Garnet picked up all his fouls early, so he played only 9 minutes in total. Brandon Bass was DQed early in the 4th quarter.
Despite the 14 turnovers from the 76ers they took their chances at the free throw line with 41/50.

Next Game will be played at home against the Washington Wizards, after that Philadelphia is off to Orlando against the Magic.

Matchup Preview | November 26, 2011
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Washington Wizards (3-6, Away)		Philadelphia 76ers (4-5, Home)

SIMMED GAME:

Washington Wizards (3-6) at Philadelphia 76ers (4-5)
Nov 1, 1 2 3 4 Final Washington 33 24 23 25 105 Philadelphia 26 34 34 24 116 Top Performers Washington Wizards Jordan Crawford - 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST John Wahl - 20 PTS, 6 REB, 10 AST Philadelphia 76ers Andre Iguodala - 21 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST Jrue Holiday - 14 PTS, 8 AST(0 Turnovers)	Team Stats Comparison WAS PHI FG Made-Att 36-81 45-81 3PT Made-Att 5-15 5-14 FT Made-Att 28-37 21-34 Rebounds 43 46 Assists 22 29 Turnovers 13 14 Steals 6 8 Blocks 2 3

Solid win against the Wizards, Holiday without turnovers in this game.
Andre Iguodala was everywhere on the court and had his first tripple double in this season.
But the 76ers had no time to celebrate their win, there off now now to Orlando for their Back to Back game. Lets see if Philly can stop Dwight Howard and the sharpshooters from the Magic.