Bobcat Pride: Building a Winner

[XtremeDunkz]

OVERVIEW

This is an NBA 2K13 Association. I will be using the Rosters, Sliders (slight variations), and Draft Classes made by VCTRB and his group. Much appreciation to them for all their hard work.

This Association will be played and brought to you as follows.

• I try to make things as realistic as possible
• I play 1 game per calender week, and sim the rest, this creates a good balance between team building and playing well with my players.
• I will post an update after every game I play, which will include a video wrapup of the game I played, box scores of all simmed games and a press conference.
• I allow myself 1 trade every preseason, and 1 trade every trade deadline, so a max of 2 trades per year.
• You guys will serve as my trade committee, making sure my trades are fair

If you guys would like to see anything specific please post and let me know, im open to any ideas that would make this better.

[XtremeDunkz]

Welcome to Charlotte. It is a brand new year, and the motto throughout our organization this year is simply "Change". Since basketball was brought back to this great city we have not been competitive, so we plan to CHANGE that moving forward. We have a new GM and a new direction that we are very excited about. We are committed to bringing a championship to this city.

PRESEASON

I would like to take this time to introduce you guys to our organization, and kind of show you the blueprint we are working towards.

Coaching Staff

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We have our Head Coach Mike Dunlap on a 1 year contract. We have total faith in him to improve this team, but if things go south we have the flexibility to bring in someone new next year.

Salary Situation

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As you can see we are strapped pretty tight against the cap, but not to worry that is what we brought in our new GM for. Our mission is to get in a much better position financially.

Depth Chart

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At the PG position I am very confident in what we have. Kemba has shown to be a great all around player, and Sessions as a former starter can come off the bench and not miss a beat


We have some nice pieces to play the 2 guard, but I just don't feel we have a go to guy, so we will evaluate this position greatly.


MKG, the #2 pick in the draft, couldn't be more excited to see him on the floor. We hope we have a future all star in him.


All these guys have their own skill set, but i'm not in love with any of them. We will see who emerges and move from there.



This is where I feel we need the biggest improvement. None of these guys stand out. We need a force up front.

There is your first look at my Bobcats. For my preseason trade I will be looking for a SG or C. Open to trading any of my PFs, Cs, and Sgs away to make it happen.

[vtcrb]

I look forward to seeing how your Rebuild of the Bobcats Unfolds. Good Luck.

[XtremeDunkz]

Word is out that the Bobcats are trying to make a move before the season begins. They have sent out feelers to all teams. The players receiving interest are listed below.

SG Ben Gordon (1 year, 12.4M)
SG Gerlad Henderson (1 year, 3.1M)
SF Reggie Williams (1 year, 2.6M)
PF Josh McRoberts (1 year, 3.13M)
C Byron Mullins (1 year, 2.25M)
C Desagana Diop (1 year, 7.4M)

It looks like the Cats are willing to part with expiring contracts to get another piece. But they are not willing to part with any 1st round picks.

Sources say these are the trades that have come the closest to getting done.

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CHA

G Henderson
B Mullens

for

BOS

C Lee
2013 1st round pick

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CHA

B Gordon
B Mullins

for HOU

O Asik
2014 1st round pick

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CHA

B Mullins
R Williams

for

PHI

D Wright
C Jenkins

We will have word if any of these get finalized.

[trekfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by XtremeDunkz

Word is out that the Bobcats are trying to make a move before the season begins. They have sent out feelers to all teams. The players receiving interest are listed below. SG Ben Gordon (1 year, 12.4M) SG Gerlad Henderson (1 year, 3.1M) SF Reggie Williams (1 year, 2.6M) PF Josh McRoberts (1 year, 3.13M) C Byron Mullins (1 year, 2.25M) C Desagana Diop (1 year, 7.4M) It looks like the Cats are willing to part with expiring contracts to get another piece. But they are not willing to part with any 1st round picks. Sources say these are the trades that have come the closest to getting done. Spoiler CHA G Henderson B Mullens for BOS C Lee 2013 1st round pick Spoiler CHA B Gordon B Mullins for HOU O Asik 2014 1st round pick Spoiler CHA B Mullins R Williams for PHI D Wright C Jenkins We will have word if any of these get finalized.

Out of those, the first trade is the best. Boston gets some youth and some scoring ability with Henderson and a potential future starter in Mullens. Giving up the first round pick hurts but it's likely low anyway, depending on Boston and it's health. May need to make that a conditional first round pick, top 14 protected for this year, just so Boston covers their bases.

[Nox_Caelum]

I agree with trekfan that the 1st trade is the better one, it also allows you to go for a FA of your choice for the 5 or through the draft, rather than Asik's contract, I also agree that you should "protect" the Boston pick, maybe not top-14 but say top-5/or 7.
Also other than that it looks great, keep it up.

[XtremeDunkz]

hmm yeah I guess it makes sense to make the pick lottery protected. I could do that. That is the trade I am leaning towards. Love Lee of the bench as a do it all guy. Wanted a big guy but there's not much out there available, gonna have to wait for FA/Draft.

[XtremeDunkz]

END OF PRESEASON

We would like to announce that we have made a trade. Please welcome your newest Bobcat.

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We are very happy to have Courtney here. He will be a tremendous help off the bench on both ends of the floor. I have always been a fan of his game.

Full Trade Details

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The 1st round pick from Boston is lottery protected. It becomes unprotected next season if we do not get it this year.

NBA News

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We are sad to hear that the great Jason Kidd will be forced to sit out the entire season, it would be a shame for his career to end like this so we wish him the best.

Week 1 Preview

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Week 1 of the season We play at home against Indiana, and on the road in Dallas. I will be playing Indiana and simming Dallas.

Your starters for the regular season are:

PG Kemba Walker
SG Ben Gordon
SF Michael Kidd Gilchrist
PF Bismack Biyombo
C Brendon Haywood

Matchup to Watch

The toughest matchups for us are going to be our bigs against West and Hibbert. We need to play hard and deny the ball or it is going to be a long night.