Fictional Draft Classes for the Playstation 4

[tarek]

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Awesome. Thanks for the write up. Seems like Shaq Thomas is promising.

[Jujuwebe]

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Once again, great work on all of this fnz21! I had two first round picks, and with the second one (Late first round) I took Argentino Balestrier. I wasn't expecting too much from him, but man he is fun to play with and works great as a big stretch four on my team. Has had a much bigger impact than my lottery pick. Now I just hope he develops nicely!

[sappy3]

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yo fnz, love the classes, but are you aware of the play initiator glitch?

All the rookies in your first class are play initiators, was wondering if you changed that for class 2.

thanks

[fnz21]

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Yes, I did change that for class two.

I thought I read somewhere that I couldn't change it in my first class, if I had already started creating it before the patch. If I'm wrong about that I will go in and make the necessary changes.

[sappy3]

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you should be able to go back & edit them, I would assume that only people would have the update if they DL after you change it though. I just went in in my MyLeague & changed all centers & power forwards and a few SF

[fnz21]

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So...... Some updates!

Have one more Draft Class 3 Tournament game to play, and Class 3 is halfway done. This one is taking a little longer, as I'm actually playing a MyLeague now, so my time is divided.

After Thursday, I have 10 straight days off from work! CLASS THREE WILL BE COMPLETED BY CHRISTMAS DAY.

You're going to like the way it looks, I guarantee it.

[Nhender17]

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I would like to discuss about these classes. I will send you a PM, is that alright?

[MarvellousOne]

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I'm late to the party but I'll be giving these draft classes a go here soon, I really need some draft classes (fictional) been slowly making my own with the time I have to do so.

[fnz21]

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Here is the Season 3 Sweet Sixteen Bracket!


ARKANSAS vs. OHIO STATE

The first four minutes of this game were brutal for the Buckeyes. After letting Arkansas make a wide open three, they turned the ball over on the inbounds pass, giving the Razorbacks a free layup making it 7-2. 75 seconds, one timeout taken. The lead eventually swelled to 13-4, and the Buckeyes eventually chipped away until they tied the game at 23. By halftime, they led 39-32, thanks to Dominique Morales’ buzzer beating three. The first half of the second half was pretty even, but in the blink of an eye Arkansas held a 56-48 lead. With under two minutes to play Morales drove the lane, down by two, and dribbled the ball off his leg. Arkansas’s Charlie Horton then managed to throw a pass off that same leg of Morales and it ricocheted to Antoine Watkins who found Cedrick Dailey for missed layup plus a foul. OSU tied it on the free throws. Leading 66-64, Dailey turned the ball over, 18 seconds left to play. Arkansas elected not to call timeout and Cordell Jacobs found Richard Ziri in the corner for one of his 9 assists of the night, tying the game at 66 with 8 second left. OSU advanced the ball to halfcourt and called timeout. With one possession left, Morales inbounded the ball to Ben Tucker on the wing. Tucker then dribbled to the free throw line before cutting to the basket and finding himself wide open for a layup. The sophomore made the winning basket with .8 seconds left to play. Tucker finished with 20 points, while Morales finished with 15, 9, and 9. Vaughn Geiger added 10 and 2 blocks off the bench. For the Razorbacks, Cordell Jacobs finished with 23 points and 9 assists. Richard Ziri and Duncan Atkinson closed out their college careers with 16 and 15 points, respectively.

CENTRAL FLORIDA vs. DUKE

Central Florida jumped on the Blue Devils early and surrendered their first lead with under two minutes left in the game. They used the three ball like they have all season to build a steady lead that reached 12 at times, with a constant 8-point buffer going for pretty much the entire second half. With 3 minutes to go, UCF held a 59-53 lead, and had just been stopped on offense. Chris Crawford found a crease in the UCF defense and missed a contested layup. Genesis Tatum was luckily there of the rebound and put it in and drew a foul. He made the free throw and got Duke back into the game. Down 62-59, Duke forced a ten second call with under 45 seconds to play rather than foul (they only had two the entire second half until that point. Malik Jefferson made a jumper to cut the lead to 1. The Golden Knights had possession with 26 seconds to play and Duke still needed to foul 5 more times just to send them to the line. After the sixth foul, Adam Kron stepped in front of the ensuing inbounds pass and deflected it to Shawn Vincent, who went the rest of the length of the court for a dunk that game Duke the lead, 62-61, with 14 seconds left in the game. Everyone in the building knew Joe Sherrill was going to get the final shot for Central Florida. When he found himself open with 9 seconds left he took a three and drained it. 64-62 UCF, 7.6 second left. Duke elected not to take a timeout, and, despite having a terrible game offensively, Marshawn Williams dribbled all the way down and made an NBA length three pointer to give the Blue Devils the lead for good. Central Florida’s hopes for a National Championship were over (they hoisted a ¾ court shot with the 1.7 seconds remaining). Shawn Vincent led Duke with 15 points and also had 5 rebounds. Mohammed Mitchell had 6 and 9, and 2 blocks. Joe Sherrill’s NCAA career likely ends with a 22-point, 5-rebound, 3-assist performance.

[CWSapp757]

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Loving that bracket image man. Good stuff

[fnz21]

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VAPARAISO vs. ST. LOUIS

Valparaiso started out hot in both of their tournament games so far, and this one was no different. They jumped out to a 15-7 lead, but St. Louis climbed back, scoring 29 of the next 43 points. They led 36-29 at the half. The Billikens pushed that lead to 14 points with 4 minutes to play and they went absolutely cold. Missed shot and missed shot, coupled with smart possessions by the Crusaders, allowed the game to get tight again SLU had a chance to put it away but Josh Sanders missed a free throw allowing Valpo to cut the lead to two on their next possession. Valpo found themselves down two with one final possession when Lionel Eddins made a three pointer with under 5 seconds to play. The Billikens couldn’t get a quality shot off in time for the win. Valparaiso is headed to the Elite Eight with a 65-64 win. All of Eddins points came from behind the arc, while DeAndre Richardson and Courtland Cambridge combined for 31 pints and 10 rebounds on 15-19 shooting. Whitney Wallace was shut down offensively with only two points for St. Louis, but had three steals. Louisville transfer Quinton McClinton led the Billikens with 15 points.

FLORIDA STATE vs. UCLA

If only first half of this game could have been like the second. In the only real stinker of the tournament. UCLA and FSU played a great second half of basketball, each scoring 39 points. The only problem was that UCLA had built a 13 point lead by halftime. The Seminoles cut the lead to single digits (but never less than 8) on three separate occasions. In fact, the Bruins never got more than a 14 points lead in the second half. They shut down FSU’s Alonzo Sullivan in the first half (0-6), and he never took another shot in the game. Darius Williams-Parker had 15-5-3-3, with four threes, but missed some key points of the game in foul trouble. The ‘Noles shut down Lou Gaines and Nathaniel Augustine, but Brandon Bishop had a career-high 26 points and Reggie Miller-Williams had 24. Bishop added 5 assists and 5 blocks. UCLA advances to face Cinderella in the Elite Eight, winning this one 82-69.

SYRACUSE vs. UNLV

Michael Pittman of Syracuse scored the first 6 points of this game, and his offensive production served as a nice barometer of the team’s overall scoring output. The Orange led the Runnin’ Rebels 36-31 at halftime. The game was very close for the first 30 minutes. Syracuse broke away with scores like 48-41, 62-49, and 73-64, but UNLV came roaring back in the final two minutes to force the game to 75-72 with a press that forced 12 total turnovers on the night. Michael Pittman scored came up with big shots and rebounds on the defensive end to finish with 23 points in the 82-72 Syracuse victory. But when he failed to score (and turned the ball over 6 times), the Syracuse offense seemed to sputter. UNLV held Dugan St. Clair to just 3 points, and a lot of his minutes went to Sid Holston off the bench. Erwin Billings finished with 18, and Keena Banjo added 13 off the bench. Donte Holloway led the game with 29 points for UNLV. Jared West finished with 12 and Stefan Thurman finished with 16 and 8 assists.

MICHIGAN vs. GEORGIA TECH

This game seemed to be a game of patterns. First the teams went back and forth with each possession. You score, I score. You miss, I miss. You turn it over, I turn it over. No team had a larger lead than 5 points. Georgia Tech led by 3 at halftime. In the second half the offenses traded 5/6/7 point runs for essentially the entire half. The Yellow Jackets were leading by one with possession and a six second shot clock differential. Twice, they passed up good shots in favor of taking more time off the clock and they ended up taking a terrible shot with 4 seconds on the shot clock. With only 3 fouls in the half, Georgia Tech fouled the Wolverines after they got to half court. They let another second slip off the clock before their next foul. With 3.7 seconds left and still a foul to give, PG Cortez Smalls tried to go for the steal on the inbound. Except he left his man wide open in the corner. Michigan realized this immediately and found Antwan Babock alone in the corner. He opted to drive to the basket and Justin Lucas saved the season with a block that went out of bounds. With .8 seconds left Michigan found Ernest Riley with the inbounds pass. He made the shot but he was about half a second too late. Georgia Tech advances, 64-63. Kyle Williams led Michigan with 24 points. Justin Lucas led Georgia Tech with 20. If the Yellow Jackets want to beat Syracuse. They are going to need to have better play from points guard Cortez Smalls. Not only did he leave his man wide open in the final seconds. He had terrible shot selection and played suspect defense at key points in the game.

CINCINNATI vs. KENTUCKY
One of the most overused phrases in the game of basketball is “Who is their go-to scorer?” The Cincinnati Bearcats might lack an elite, crunch time scorer. But when all five players on the court can make a basket, while limit your offensive options? Early on in the game, Cincinnati built a 22-12 lead that they maintained for a good bit, but then almost surrendered before halftime. The Bearcats led 36-32, and Kentucky scored 11 of the last 13 of the half. Cincinnati wasn’t about to let that happen again as they started the second half on a 15-4 run, pushing their lead to 15. Kentucky found themselves down 5-0 from the beginning, and never managed a lead. Both teams had their bright spots statistically. Kentucky had 8 steals and 5 blocks. Cincinnati had 9 second chance points and outrebounded the Wildcats 30-16. Kentucky’s leading scorers were Omari Matthews Jr. and Delvon Dickey with 17 points each. The problem was that they both play the same position and were rarely on the floor together. Cornell Northern led Cincinnati with 15 points (7 rebounds and 3 steals). Taj Myles had 12-7-5. Kamarr Mathis had 11 points off the bench. Cincinnati advanced 72-57.

NORTH CAROLINA vs. PURDUE

When people watch North Carolina play, they’re blown away by their athleticism and every possession is something to watch. When people watch Purdue play, they know the ball is going to end up in Derek Stewart’s hands and that he’s going to lead the team in scoring and just about everything else. Today was not one of those times. In the first half Stewart had 5 points. Center La’Ryan Brazelton had a career high 15 points in the first half (6 off of offensive rebounds). But the Biolermakers found themselves down by 9 at the half. Early in the second half, Brazelton picked up fouls 3 and 4 in back to back plays and sat until the final two minutes. But the offense played better without him on the floor. Stewart got going, and Anthony Bonner filled in just fine at the center position. Purdue inched back into this game and then Brazelton checked back in. It seemed like everyone on the Tarheels was hitting the big shots all game long, and the final two minutes were no different there. The difference was that Purdue was answering every UNC layup with a three pointer. First, Armando Childress made the first three pointer of his career. Then Isaiah Bryant dribbled down and made one, too, to tie the game at 71. North Carolina had the ball with 28 seconds left and found themselves facing double teams and the threat of Purdue having fouls to give. Brazelton became the automatic double team guy, running from player to player, but when it came time to foul he backed off to not foul out. Except he left his man, Wilson Randall wide open, and he made the shot with 1.7 left to play. Purdue inbounded to half court and called timeout. One shot, maybe a dribble or two. In bounding from half court, was Armando Childress who heaved the ball to the other end of the court and found Derek Stewart at the wing. With two defenders on him. He took the three, and made it anyway. All-American Derek Stewart and the Boilermakers would live another day. Purdue advances 74-73.

[fnz21]

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DUKE vs. OHIO STATE

Usually led by senior guard Markus Jefferson, the Blue Devils can score in a lot of ways. Tonight was Shawn Vincent’s night. Duke got the ball to him early and often, and, while he made less than 50% of his shots, the volume of shots taken led to a solid night for the sophomore forward. He finished with 19 points and 5 boards in a tough game against Ohio State. Ohio State led by four at halftime, but struggled to maintain consistency offensively in the second half. Ben Turner had 20 points, and Stephen Castellanos had 17 off the bench. The problem is, both players play the same position and rarely see the floor together. Duke figured this out early in the second half and forced Turner to go 5-13 (but make all 10 of his free throws). Duke found a way to limit both players’ touches and held on for a 66-63 victory.

CINCINNATI vs. PURDUE

For all the praise that Purdue forward Derek Stewart gets for his offensive ability, defense is where he shines the most. He spent all night on the Bearcats two best scorers (Taj Myles and Montrell Baker), who combined to shoot 5-18. In fact, when he wasn’t guarding them, they went 4 of 6 from the field. Cincinnati only had 1 double-digit scorer in Kamarr Mathis, who did his damage off the bench. Purdue also only had 1 double-digit scorer: La’Ryan Brzelton, who had a career high 15 points. Cincinnati held Derek Stewart to just 4 points, but Armando Childress managed 14 rebounds, and Purdue advanced the Final Four, 67-61.

VALPARAISO vs. UCLA

In the only double-digit win of the round, UCLA shut down Valpo’s Courtland Cambridge and rode that success to a 77-64 victory. Cambridge had 7 points and 8 rebounds on 3-11 shooting and only made it to the free throw line on one occasion. Raheem Douglas led the Crusaders with 16 points and 9 assists. For the Bruins, Reggie Miller-Williams had 12 assists and Brandon Bishop had an all-around 24-5-7 performance. Christian Anderson had 14 rebounds.

SYRACUSE vs. GEORGIA TECH

From the opening tip, Syracuse seemed to be nervously clinging to a lead. Even when it was 0-0, even when they had an 11 point lead in the first half. The team had 21 turnovers, in a sloppy game from both teams. Both teams had their bright spots: The Orange’s Michael Pittman had 20 points, Orlando Dobson had 4 steals, Keena Banjo had 5 blocks. The Yellow Jackets’ Justin Lucas had 15 points and 3 steals, Kris Perkins had 10 rebounds. But even Georgia Tech had 19 turnovers. Syrcause still managed to eek out a win, despite this game not being their best execution. They advance the Final Four, 74-67.

[fnz21]

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DUKE vs. PURDUE
In the first semifinal, the big matchup was on the wing: Markus Jefferson vs. Derek Stewart. 2nd team All-American vs 1st team All-American. Derek Stewart won the battle, but his team struggled out of the gate and couldn’t win the war. Duke led 43-31 at halftime, and never let up, winning 70-55 and advancing the National Championship. Jefferson went 1-8 form the field and finished with 2 points and 4 rebounds. Chris Crawford had 18 points off the bench to lead the Blue Devils. Derek Stewart led Purdue with 11 points. Senior forward managed zero points on no shot attempts which really stalled the Boilermakers’ offense. La’Ryan Brazelton added 6 blocks to his 6 points and 6 rebounds.

UCLA vs. SYRACUSE
The second semifinal definitely proved more exciting. Despite Syracuse leading for the entire first half, there were 12 lead changes in the second half in a game that came down the final possession. With 40 seconds left, Syracuse held the ball for as long as they could, but Michael Pittman couldn’t pass on an open drive to the basket with 17 seconds left. This gave the Orange the lead, but gave the Bruins time to get a good look to tie, or win, the game. Brandon Bishop drove the lane and got blocked by Erwin Billings with 6 seconds left, but managed to get the ball back seconds later. He hoisted up a three pointer (he was 3-4 from there before that point), but it hit the backboard and missed the rim completely. Syracuse advanced, 71-69, to face conference rival, Duke, a team that they split their previous meetings with this season. For UCLA, Bishop finished with 19 points. Lou Gaines added 1 rebounds, but had 4 turnovers. Michael Pittman had 14 points and 8 rebounds for Syracuse, and Erwin Billings led the team with 16 points.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: DUKE vs. SYRACUSE
It was clear after the first 6 minutes that this would be a classic Markus Jefferson performance: “I’ll take care of the scoring, you take care of everything else.” Jefferson made his first 4 shots and scored 10 of the Blue Devils’ first 19, but could his teammates “take care of everything else?” Duke stormed out of the gate to an 11-4 lead, but Syracuse went on an 11-0 run late in the first half to gain a 37-29 lead. They led 41-33 at the half. Duke then started the second half with an 11-0 run of their own, but were plagued by turnovers caused by the Orange’s press all game, ever really allowing themselves to break away for too long. Duke PG Marshawn Williams took a while to get going, going 0-4 from the field in the first half, but ended the game with 10 points and 9 rebounds. The Blue Devils eventually took a 72-63 lead on back to back to back three with 2:48 remaining but turned the ball over on three of the next four possessions to allow Syracuse back in the game. With a 78-70 lead with 21.4 seconds left, the game seemed all but over. Syracuse had the ball and Michael Pittman made a three 11 seconds later. Syracuse was fouled on the inbounds, but Marshawn Williams missed the first free throw and Syracuse got the rebound, drove the length of the court and Orlando Dobson got fouled. He made both free throws, and Syracuse was down three with 9 seconds. Senior Adam Kron was fouled, after replacing Marshawn Williams for free throw purposes, and the senior sealed the National Championship for the Blue Devils at the free throw line. Duke won, 80-75. For the Orange, Orlando Dobson finished with 21 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. For Duke, Markus Jefferson was name MOP with 31 points on 11-13 shooting (6-7 from three). As a team Duke went 11-19 from beyond the arc.



OFFSEASON STORYLINES

DRAFT DECISIONS

Central Florida junior Joe Sherrill fulfilled his graduation promise and will leave the school after his junior season, degree in hand. Sherrill is the most hyped player in a long time. Many NBA front offices have been position themselves to trade up in whatever draft Sherrill was part of.

Duke freshman Marshawn Williams is leaving school after one year. As one of the top freshmen recruits, it wasn’t a shock to anyone. Many people feel that he’s the second best prospect in the draft.

Dominique Morales is leaving Ohio State after just one year post-transfer from Penn State. He is expected to be a mid-first round pick, and could wind up in the lottery with a good workout. Ben Turner is also leaving OSU.

Richard Ziri and Duncan Atkinson both wrapped up their collegiate careers. The senior wings should both be drafted in the middle third of the draft.

Qa’rraan King is forgoing his senior year at UNC and entering the draft. C Justin Turner will return for his senior season for the Tar Heels. He is an All-American favorite.

PG Clifford Martin is leaving the University of Cincinnati after two seasons, just like Leroy Bradford did two years earlier.

PG Trevor McCalebb is leaving Tennessee after his sophomore season, and PG LaRon Williams is leaving Wake Forest after one season. Both should be lottery picks.

Sophomore PF Tahj Bailey is leaving the University of Kentucky after two seasons. This is no surprise as he could have easily left after last year. Bailey is the only early loss for Kentucky (Brice Holcomb is graduating). Whitney Miller, Scottie Matela, Omari Matthews, Jr. and Gabriel Wilkerson will all return in key roles for the Wildcats.

Florida State C Alonzo Sullivan is leaving after one season in Tallahassee.

UCLA is losing a trio of forwards: Lou Gaines, Christian Anderson and Nathaniel Augustine are all leaing for the NBA. Gaines figures to be a top 5 pick. Augustine has a chance to be a lottery pick after his one season as a Bruin after transferring from Kentucky. Sophomore guard Brandon Bishop has elected to remain at the university, and figures to be the team’s key weapon next season.

Syracuse’s only early NBA departure will be junior forward Michael Pittman (Dugan St. Clair and Randall Madison are both seniors). Both Erwin Billings and Orlando Dobson surprised some by staying in school.

UNLV stars, freshman Jared West, and sophomore Donte Holloway are returning for another year.

Michigan’s Kyle Williams will return or his senior season. Antwan Babcock will be the only key loss for the Wolverines.

Star freshman Justin Lucas is leaving after his lone season at Georgia Tech. He figures to be a top 5 pick.

OTHER NEWS

PF Keena Banjo is transferring from Syracuse to Marshall to be closer to his ailing grandmother. He will be eligible to play immediately.

Michigan State senior Dru Gaffney is using the graduate transfer rule to stick around in the college ranks for one more season. HE will enroll at Cincinnati and should replace Clifford Martin as the team’s starting point guard.

Markus Jefferson may have graduated from Duke this past season, but the family tradition continues in Durham. Markus’s brother Malik, and small forward, sat out this past season after transferring from Rutgers. He will have three years of eligibility remaining. Also in the fold now is Mikal Jefferson, a freshman who will be Dannorriss Perry’s primary backup at the PG spot.

C Barkley Weatherspoon will be eligible to play at Indiana this season after transferring from Louisiana Tech. He should for a formidable tag team in the post with budding star Malcom Porter in Bloomington.

West Virginia transfer Kevon Clinton will join UNC castoff Vincent Alexander at Charlotte this season. Both were former top 25 recruits. Alexander played in 21 games last year, as a nagging wrist injusry kept him out for a third of the season.

Duke forward Genesis Tatum has packed his bags and headed for Spokane, WA. Tatum will enroll at Gonzaga and will three years of eligibility remaining after he sits out a year.

[MarvellousOne]

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I really love the depth that has been put into your draft classes. Keep up the good work! Can't wait until DC3 is out!

[fnz21]

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I really love the depth that has been put into your draft classes. Keep up the good work! Can't wait until DC3 is out!

They should be out later today!

I'm getting anxious to actually get to play my MyLeague with these. I'm still in my first season (with at least one Real Class, can't decide if I'm going to go with a second real class or not).

So hopefully these should be out in a few hours, then the work begins on class 4.