Restoring my city: A CWSapp757/Dreece NBA 2k14 association

[Dreece]

Game mode: Association(82gms)
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Rosters: Rondo's Take That 2K14
Draft Classes: vtcrb 2014(tweaked ptentials) CWSapp757/Dreece Fictional Draft Class paradise!!


House Rules:

1. I play 2 predeterminded games in each calendar year(simming the rest)I play all playoff games if we qualify

2. Since I only control 1 team, player roles will be off and trading will only be active from Christmas to the trade deadline. This usually cuts down on random stupid trades by the cpu.

3. ABSOLUTELY no in season drills! Post season drills are allowed on 1st and 2nd year players only.

4. Can only trade or attain a 1st round pick once every 3 years.

5. The use of untapped potential is allow but only once every 3 years...give your young guys time to develop. On rare occassions will a real life NBA team continue to draft high rated players at the same position before they kno if they lost out on their initial investment.

[Dreece]

Welcome to my association ladies and gents! For those of you who don't know who I am or why you should even be reading this lol, the name is Dreece and I'm one half of the fictional draft class tandem from the good ol' OS roster thread. Me and Sapp has just release of 5th class so far this year so now is the time for me to get into some gameplay and enjoy the fruits of our labor Since I won't actually begin playing games to until after the events of of DC2 I will be providing end of season updates to keep you up to speed with the comings and goings of the association. There will be plenty of draft class spoilers and also ALOT of references and info on upcoming players during the course of the dynasty so proceed with caution and enjoy!

[Dreece]

Starting up my association at todays date with the 76ers leaves me a great chance of landing a top 5 pick in this years lottery(15-32). Hopefully this won't be a trend for the next couple of seasons but for now it's very much welcomed!


Roster Outlook




Out of this group of players our 1st and most pressing need will be to convince swingman Evan Turner that life in Philly will be much better in the very near future. And to pay him handsomely to keep him in town lol. I will not be trying to make any major splashes in free agency for this season. To keep it realistic there's a snowball chance in H&ll that a player like Melo, Duncan, Gasol,or Dirk would want to play here just yet so it's the draft and mid level FA's until we turn the corner or get a marquee rookie that might draw a FA to town.




Resign urgency

Turner: Extreme
Hawes: Medium
Allen: Medium
Dedmon: Low


Top Free Agents

Tim Duncan 37yr (PO)
Carmelo Anthony 29yr (PO)
Anthony Davis 20yr (2yrT)(RFA)
Kyrie Irving 21yr (TO)(RFA)
Ricky Rubio 23yr (TO)(RFA)
Kawhi Leonard 22 (TO)(RFA)

Hopefully Jason Richardson takes his 6mil dollar salary and take a hike! That would leave us the flexibility to sign 2 max contract players after drafting potentially Wiggins or Parker

Buuuutttt. If you have enough cap room and want to make a run a restricted free agent(RFA) then you have a good chance of getting a good young player if you make him an offer that his current team can't or won't match. Dependeing on how the draft shake out I will be launching a contractual attack on the Golden State Warriors hoping to pry young sharpshooter Klay Thompson out of the bay area.


Draft Hopes

Speaking of how the draft shakes out...my current roster situation leaves me in kind of a crazy spot. We have young players in MCW, Noel, Turner, Young, and Hawes but I feel this group is not built to achieve what we all ultimately want to do on a nightly basis and thats to win basketball games. The middle of the roster needs a complete overhaul and it starts on draft day, Jabari Parker or Andrew Wiggins would be great but a guy like Marcus Smart or Julius Randle would be an excellent step into resurrecting this dead franchise.



Next update will be the 2014 offseason report and 2014 NBA Draft Coverage!

[Dreece]

2014 Draft I get Aaron Gordon with the 15th Pick





2014 Free agency recap

76ers amnesty Jason Richardson


Jazz sign Danny Granger 1/3.89M
Jazz sign Kyle Lowry 3yr/21.10M
Kings resign DeMarcus Cousins 4/57.17M
76ers sign Evan Turner 3yr/23.96M
Celtics sign Loul Deng 4yr/40.67M
Suns sign Eric Bledsoe 3yr/31.90M
Laker sign Spencer Hawes 3yr/19.25M
Lakers sign Andrew Bynum 3yr/18.92M
Mavericks sign Pau Gasol 2yr/9.82M



2015 Offseason

After our overachieving young team made the playoffs again this year, in fact we won the damn division! Now that we have experienced early success it's time to take that next step and really make some noise in the playoffs! To do that it's gonna have to be some key roster moves to get us over this hump. We are currently loaded with alot of young mid level talent and team leaders Evan Turner and Thad Young seems to have hit their peak in development...what is a GM to do??


Player options

Thaddeus Young accepted his player option(PO) 1yr/9.72M
Hollis Thompson team option(TO) was declined
Brandon Davies team option(TO) was declined

James Anderson and Lorenzo Brown will be allowed to be Free agents(FA)



Current Roster thoughts

Our most pressing need is to find a player that can score in the post. I DON'T care what position it is I just need somebody to draw some attention away from MCW, Turner, and the emerging Aaron Gordon. But drafting at 18 it's not looking like that's gonna happen this time around unless somebody drops in the draft. Free Agency is a totally different story! Superstar PF has had enough of Portland and said he's looking for a team that wan't him to be the TRUE focal point of the offense. Hot DAMN!! THAT'S US!! Can we say MAX CONTRACT!! Zach Randolph will be a fall back if our offer to Aldridge falls through.

Draft Needs

#1 Low post scoring
#2 Pure Shooter or a big man with range
#3 Back up Prospect PG


NBA Draft

My Picks For DC1 can be scouted here

#18 SF Tristan Coles
#34 SG Chip Kelly

Traded Dwight Powell and 2nd to Detroit for a 2nd and the rights to SG Bryce Joseph(25th)


Free Agency

It must be something in the water!! Aldridge signed on the dotted line to give the Sixers one of the best PF's in the league,
now it's looking like we might can make that splash in the playoffs that we was hoping for!







To finish the squad off I will look through our undrafted free agent and find guys that can fill spot roles in time of crisis without
crying about playing time. My targets are:


PG Calvin McPherson-This is kind of a no brainer. Getting a pretty 3pt shooter for peanuts is the first step to creating the space I need for my offense.
PF Rolando De Luca-After scouting him we revealed that that he's a hustle guy that throws it down and will pull in a nice amount of rebounds if needed.
C Marcus Collier-Flat out tank! His sole role will be to set strong screens and bully people. If he shoots the ball I will slap him Bob Knight style


Offseason training ***The bread and butter of maximizing our players***

PG Chip Kelly (Combo Guard) Reasons being that Chip while he is a great shooter he needs alot of space to start knocking those shots down consistantly and since most defenders will stick to him like glue it's needed that he improve his ball handling and shot in traffic. Passing is needed also because he will be loooked at as an emergency PG if the need ever arises..hopefully it doesn't

SF Tristan Coles (Offensive Fundamentals) Ok here's how we attack this situation. Since you can't be a NBA SF/PF and gone be blowing layups and what not, well not at least on my team you won't! The boost was enough to get him to a more comfortable level, next year his progression will put him in an even better spot and the rest of his game will grow around that. We might have a steal on our hand folks!

SF Aaron Gordon (Basketball 101) If Gordon is to make that next step to greatness he's gonna have to get into the playbook and get focused. The signing of Aldridge seemed to motivate Gordon.

PG Calvin McPherson (Atleticism) Before I get started I would like to say that perimeter defense was considered but take this thought process. If you look at his stats he will NEVER be a solid defender so why waste time right?? Now we move to something that will help Calvin help YOU! Standing 6'4 he is a tall PG so you should have no problems shooting over smaller defenders the problem is gonna come against physical defenders who know how to position themselve's in between him and the basket. The boost to his speed, vert, and quickness should be enough to make him a threat when he steps out there.

C Marcus Collier(Conditioning) He came into camp a little out of shape so he got to get his @$$ in shape if he ever want's to play a game in the NBA

PF Rolando De Luca (Rebounding) Rolando stated to me that he wanted to be the Italial Dennis Rodman?!? You know what young man...sold!!



2015-16 Season recap

Well well well so we took that next step into winning 50 games in the regular season and got a 2 seed in the playoffs, and makes it to game 7 of the NBA
finals only to come up short! The heart break!! Well at least we got the city back behind us! Time to take this bad boy over and get started on greatness

[Dreece]

After a run to game 7 in the NBA Finals our young team has showed that in fact they are ready for the primetime and have no interest continuing the losing ways that has plagued the team for years.

Now that our youth has gotten much needed experience it's time to find some veterans to put in keys places to help out when the inconsistancies of youth kick in. Backups at the PG and C positions are ideal, you can usually find a good veteran pg or C for the low if you look for them.

Draft Thoughts


Picking 27th in the draft is not optimal but since we already have a young talented roster I don't want to add a major piece without making ample room on the squad to accomodate him. Im thinking a scrappy big man or a long range bomber at pg with this position in the draft. My hopes are that Thierry Silvestrie somehow falls to our position if not then we will use our resources and make the best pick availabe.

Our picks:

#27 PF Alonzo Scott/Kansas-He's a hustler and a scrapper who loves to play strong interior defense. He is not star quality right now but with his skillset he will be able to play a max of 15 mins a game if needed

#57 PG Jaque Parker/France-Nothing really special about this guy except his great ball handling ability. If that was coupled with great passing or a great pull up jumper then we would have something..for now he looks like he may be cut at the end of preseason unless something dramatic happens overnight.


Free Agency Recap

Signed PG Devin Harris 1yr/2.3M
Signed C/PF Javale McGee 2yr/10.6M(TO)
Offer Sheet Accepted Arnett Moultrie 1yr/3M
Offer Sheet Accepted Tony Wroten 1yr/3.19M


Offseason Training

PF Alonzo Scott-Conditioning
SG Chip Kelley-Combo Guard


Major Preseason News!!

Rumors started to surface about a locker room argument that got ugly during the teams 1st preseason practice. Aaron Gordon and the recently signed Javale McGee was reported caught smoking K2 and drinking with under aged girls in a hotel room just outside of Philadelphia . No charges have been formally filed but this is not the type of example that the new gm is trying to set on the eve of his arrival. Both players have been suspended indefinitely until the investigation concludes.

[Dreece]

After hearing all sides of this alleged incident it is mandatory that we clean out all the cancerous activity from this team if we are to make the run that I envisioned when I took over reigns of the franchise. Gordon and McGee will be made available and will be dealt immediately unless a sensible deal can't be worked out.

3-Way Trade

7ers get: Vergil Anderson, Darius Player
Bucks get Aaron Gordon
Jazz get Javale McGee,Bryce Joseph

We are looking SWEET! That trade accomplished many things, one getting rid of malcontents, two getting a young athletic big that can play 15-25 mins behind Aldridge and Noel, #3 Darius Player in the right GM hands is a special talent. Evan Turner can bolt for Free Agency if he wan't now

[Dreece]

Welcome to opening night and a look at our Eastern Conference Champion 76ers!

Philadelphia 76ers Depth Chart - 2016
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Michael Carter-Williams	Devin Harris	Jaque Parker
SG	Tony Wroten	Chip Kelley
SF	Evan Turner	Darius Player	Tristan Coles
PF	Lamarcus Aldridge	Arnett Moultrie	Vergil Anderson	Alonzo Scott
C	Nerlens Noel	Guillermo Santos

Team Leader Lamarcus Aldriged will be looked to again this year to anchor the offense from the high and low post in our half court sets. Michael Carter-Williams is progressing nicely as a player and we have rewarded him with a handsome contract extension(5yr/57M) to keep him right here in Philly. Tony Wroten has played steadily but I really wanted him to be the backup PG but until we can find an ideal replacement at the two he will do just fine. Evan Turner is in a contract year as he can opt-out of his contract and become a free agent. Rumblings in the preseason had Turner wanting to return to the Ohio area and play ball for the Cavs next season...we will deal with the Turner contract situation around the all-star break unless a deal knocks us out the water. Nerlens is getting on my last nerve! For starters he's is a walking visit to the ER, he's already talking about making the most money possible when he has so much to work on game wise. Very dissappointing but what can you do, todays athletes want the world before they earn it.

Our bench production should continue to improve with the additions of Player and Anderson, Chip Kelley still remains and still shoot's the lights out, Moultrie is a throwback big thats plays solid defense a rebounds at a high rate. Former 1st round pick Tristan Coles and Alonzo Scott round out a very deep a talented 2nd unit for Philly.


Season prediction


I'm not even going to act like this isn't a championship caliber team! We have all the components for a great season. The keys will be to stay healthy and play togeteher as a team, rebounding has been a slight thorn in the Sixers back recently but the roster additions has seemed to close that gap greatly. No lower tha a 2 seed will be accepted after a run through the finals last season so lets get this season off on the right foot!

Next Game: Opening night vs Chicago Bulls

[Dreece]

Walking into the stadium I feel very optimistic about our chances in tonight's game vs the Chicago Bulls. Our young players have great mentors on the team in Devin Harris and LaMarcus Aldridge, and I also feel that Michael Carter-Williams is primed and ready to become the next superstar PG in the NBA.


The Matchup




Derrick Rose is just so destructive to a defense that if you dare leave him singled up on defense he can easily give you 30 pentrating straight through the teeth of the defense. Our gameplan is an WILL always be too make someone else beat us. Jimmy Butler is a pretty good spot up shooter but Lanier is kinda shaky, so the plan will be to double hard on Rose in dribble drive situations and rotate hard to Jimmy Butler on kickouts. Lanier should get a boat load of wide open shots but it's pick your poison dealing with Rose so we going with that gameplan defensively.

Offensively I plan on exploiting the huge mismatch with Lamarcus Aldridge and Taj Gibson. After a few quick baskets in the half court sets the Bulls defense will have no choice but to send help and that should give us the space we need to get our shooters open or create better driving lanes. MCW will have to play under control and watch his passes, Chicago has on off the best defensive starting 5's in the NBA. We are also going to have to get our newly aquired players up to speed with how we our running our sets, Player will be a jack of all trades guy for us of the bench for now and Anderson's energy and hustle to the backboard reminds me of Kenny Faried.



Game film-----Sorry for the quality on this one


















Ugggghhhh...sneaking away with a 1 point victory in this contest got me hype to play some more 2K!! Our game plan to force Rose to be a passer worked as well as it could. Rose only attempted 13 fg and you can attribute that to the Sixers swarming and double teaming everywhere he went. Jimmy Butler performed well dropping 26-5-3 in 41 mins. Will Lanier had a career night and a couple of nasty highlight dunks Eeeeewwwww!!


The 76ers gameplan to attack through Aldridge proved to be a great coaching decision, albeit an easy one. 30pts and 14rb had the Bulls defense just as on edge as Rose had to ours. ET had a decent statline posting 18pts 4rb and 2as but shooting only 1-8 in two point shots is nnot gonna cut it! Wroten needs to improve his jumpshot, defenses are leaving him open on the wing to help on MCW penetration so either he need's to improve or penetrate more, also cut down on the turnovers(5). Carter-Williams had a laid back game 13-5-7 but he protected the ball and hounded Rose all night so we can't complain about the outcome.


Next Game vs the Dallas Mavericks