ASSOCIATION PROGRESS

[stewaat]

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Well with the patch I guess I'm going to give the association mode another try. Once again I'm going to take over the Bobcats and sim the first season so I don't have to worry about "realism".

Bobcats record: 12-17 (29 game seasons)
Playoffs: No
Draft Lottery: #10 odds | #10 pick

NBA Awards:
MVP - Kobe Bryant | 27.4 ppg, 5.0 apg
ROY - Derrick Rose | 15.2 ppg, 5.7 apg
6th Man - Lamar Odom | 10.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Def. POY - Dwight Howard | 21.8 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 2.9 bpg
Most Improved - Nate Robinson | 17.7 ppg, 5.2 apg

NBA Champs : Houston Rockets def Miami Heat 3-0
Finals MVP : Yao Ming | 16.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.4 bpg

Team Options:
DECLINED Jared Dudley | 3.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg
DECLINED Adam Morrison | 8.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg

Re-signing:
PG Raymond Felton (80 rating) | 12.4 ppg, 6.9 apg
+ Wanted to test free agency
SG Shannon Brown (71 rating) | 1.4 ppg
+ Won't re-sign
PF Sean May (76 rating) | 1.8 ppg, 1.3 rpg
+ Wants $5.11M, not gonna happen
C Ryan Hollins (69 overall) | DNP in 08-09
+ No chance on signing this guy

Trades:
Charlotte receives:
PG Marcus Banks (75 rating) | 7.7 ppg, 3.3 apg
2009 1st round pick (#19)

Miami receives:
PG D.J. Augustin (76 rating) | 5.4 ppg, 2.6 apg
C Nazr Mohammed (75 rating) | 4.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg

Analysis:
I'm planning on signing Raymond Felton through free agency and he's about $8M/year. I need to free up some cap space because I'd also like to get a PF through free agency or the draft. I have the center position well supplied and I get Banks as a legit backup guard. He's a tough defender and can shoot, I like his game. I'm going to try and package my draft picks, #10 and #19, to move up and get a quality big man rookie. My cap after this deal will be $12.53M, which gives me enough to get Felton and a PF if I need to.

Miami will get a quality PG to battle it out with Mario Chalmers to see who is the future of the Heat. Chalmers averaged 7.4 pg and 5.1 apg last season, so he'll get pushed by Augustin. The Heat are also thin at the "bigs". They have Michael Beasley at PF (83 rating) and Mark Blount (73 rating) and Udonis Haslem (79 rating) at C. This gives them a solid veteran who can rebound and play defense. The Heat need to put Beasley at the 3, Haslem at the 4, and Mohammed at the 5. That would be their best line up IMHO.

Trade #2
Charlotte receives:
2009 1st round pick (#2)

Minnesota receives:
2009 1st round picks (#10 & #19)
2010 1st round pick

I see a guy I really, really want and I'm selling out to get him. He is going to be a stud at PF. Gerald Wallace is going to play the 4. He's also from UNC!!!

What do you guys think?

Free Agency:
Signed PG Raymond Felton to a lucrative 5-year deal worth $51M over the 5 years. There was serious heat on Felton in free agency and in my desperation I had to offer him all I could.

2009 line up:
PG - Raymond Felton (82)
SG - Jason Richardson (84)
SF - Rob Washington (80) *Rookie*
PF - Gerald Wallace (84)
C - Emeka Okafor (85)

I'm very undersized and thin. One injury and my team will not win, at all.

Bench:
PG - Marcus Banks (76)
SG - Matt Carroll (73)
C - Alexis Ajinca (72)
PF - Clay Sessions (63) *Rookie*

I have nobody else worth mentioning, seriously. Carroll has a $5.5M contract for 4 more years and he's not a great player. I have all my money tied up in my starters and they're not good enough to win, even in the East.

I need to play over my head to have a chance at the Playoffs this season, but I think if Rob Washington is as good as advertised I can make a run.

[GameOver]

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Now that the patch is out im starting an association the question is the team im down to kings or memphis i want to make a bad team good.

[JBH3]

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Yeah, I've noticed it happens after training. Um, so far it hasn't corrupted any of my saves but I'm not far very in my assoc...

This glitch ticks me off...because of it I'm reluctant to move forward in my 76ers association. I can't afford to sit and play the games only to have it crash-out on me in the end...

I haven't deleted my saved files for my 76ers association, but I started a new association w/ the Wizards - this one being much more mindful of when I train my players etc.

Played my 1st game after simming the first 16 to get to December 2nd...I lost in a home blowout to the Lakers; 124-100.

Haven't fired Eddie Jordan yet, but w/ a record of 6-11 and the 3rd worst team in the East AND after this 24 point home loss - He's done.

I'll post more on this new association, and I've written a more 'detailed' entry on my new blog...

http://www.operationsports.com/JBH3/blog/

[HHHRVD55]

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Just in case anybody was wondering, I haven't given up on my Jazz association. My X-box decided to get an error so I had to send it away for repair. So, it'll be a few weeks before I can get back to it and finish taking the Jazz to the (hopefully) championship!

[shay29]

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I'm playing with the Hornets. I think I'm finally about done tweaking the sliders. I got blown out a few games trying to get them to the point where I was happy with them. I'm currently 9-7, third in the southwest division behind the spurs and rockets, and th in the east. I play whatever games I would want to watch in real life and sim the rest, but I try to play teams ranked higher than me in the power rankings, or the teams in my division. Last night, I played the Nuggets, who actually played with some D and forced quite a few turnovers. Tonight, I've simmed ahead to the Grizzlies game on 12/6. They're 9-10 and right behind me in the division, so I'm gonna take that one myself.

Team-wise, I've had problems with Getting CP3 into foul trouble. But I think we've got a good team and a strong bench. I could use one more all-star quality player at SG, but Mo Pete has held up pretty well for me. The only player I haven't decided what to do with is Rasual Butler. I just don't see a need for him. My line up is:

PG - Paul/James
SG - Peterson/Brown
SF - Stojakovic/Posey
PF - West/Wright
C - Chandler/Ely/Armstrong
6th Man - Posey
RP - Wright!
RP - James
BW (Backup) - Brown
BW (No need) - Butler
BW (Backup) - Ely
BW (Limited Minutes - Needs to Develop) - Armstrong
BW (Roster Filler) - Marks

This thread is entertaining, so I'll let you guys (and females? anyone, am I alone here?) let you know how this home game against the griz goes.

[shay29]

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Well, N.O. vs Memphis was easy. 125-105 Hornets. Rudy Gay was the only player really contributing offensively for the Grizzlies. When O.J. Mayo and Conley step up, they'll probably become contenders. Their problem was a complete lack of defense, letting me shoot 62% from the field. They're rated 68 in D to my 80.

David West was the player of the game, hands down. He was unstoppable. 35 minutes: 20 points, 11 boards, and 5 assists. Paul only played 29 minutes, missing most of the 3rd quarter b/c of foul trouble. He also sat out most of the 4th when he picked up his 5th foul and we were up by about 20 most of the quarter anyway. He finished with 20 points, 12 assists, and 3 turnovers. Mo Pete played 29 minutes bringing in 16 points, 3 boards, and 3 assists.

Grizzlies
Gay - 41 minutes: 36 points, 9 boards, and 4 assists
Conley - 32 minutes: 14 points, 12 assists, and 3 turnovers
Mayo - 39 minutes: 12 points, 2 boards, 2 assists

In other news in my franchise, the Wizards somehow acquired Jameer Nelson from the Magic in exchange for DeShawn Stevenson (who I swear we need to get rid of in real life) and Nick Young. I can't understand why the Magic would've done this, but I leave trades on in my association.

With 2 years and 7.57M on his contract, I need to find a way to dump Butler.

[The Chef]

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Im currently 12-9 with Detroit but I cant shoot to save my life with Iverson so he costs me some games at times so now Ive basically made him the pass first PG and relied more on Hamilton, Prince and Co. to win games which has led to a 4 game win streak currently. I find myself almost having to force myself to play the game though as most teams seem to play very similar styles of basketball and Im quickly losing interest in the game completely. I may have to turn to online if this keeps up, anyone else really struggling to find the interest in playing this game for similar reasons?

[jfsolo]

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After the patch came down I wanted to start a new clean season with the Grizz, so I simmed through the rest of the first season. I finished with 28 Wins and ended up with the 3rd worst record, but ended up picking 5th after the Lottery.

I was also eager to get some new "unknown" blood into the league. I spent a lot of time editing the draft class, crafting it with fake, but specific archetypes, like they did in NFLHead Coach.

I missed out on getting the "David Robinson" type Center and the "Jerry West" two-guard, I made, so I had to settle for the Greek "Scottie Pippen" named Lamados Diamatopoulos. I didn't rename any of the players I just changed their ratings and tendencies.

I got a nice "Ben Wallace" type Center with the 24th pick, that I got because for some reason the CPU Hawks had to have Chris Mihm.

Through development drills I made Mayo and Java the Critt into great perimeter defenders, adding L.D. has made my Grizz into a tough defensive team.

I go through the Pre-Season locking team down until the last tune up where I let the Wizards shoot 63%, not being able to contain Arenas, Butler, or Jamison. I was a little worried about the opener against the Rockets(Two years in a row against them!!)

Adelman must have worked them too hard in the Pre-Season because by the end of the first quarter T-Mac. Skip, and Yao were all out of gas(green Icon) and bascially stayed that way for the whole game.

By the 4th quarter none of the could do anything-Battier, Ariza(How could the Lakers let him go to Houston?) and Scola kept them in the game for a while, but I pulled away late and won 104-86. I held them to 38% shooting from the field.

I think I can make the playoffs this season.

[JBH3]

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I've updated my Wizards Assoc. Blog:

The Wizards - An NBA 2K9 Association - Character Commitment Connection

To update...

After simming to the 12/5/08 gm vs the Lakers, a 124-100 loss which sparked a 4 gm losing streak, I'm 3-1 over my last 4.

Find out how big of beast DeShawn Stevenson, and what he did in two wins against Philly....

http://www.osatwork.com/JBH3/blog/

[AI3]

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Ive started a new pistons association.
but will have to start again soon, when 2k updates their roster since they signed mcdyess.

but anyways.
this season i am 2-2, losing my first 2 games.
currently on a 2 games win streak.

my current roster is.

pg-iverson
sg-hamilton
sf-prince
pf-amir johnson
c-rasheed wallace

sixth man-maxiell
role players - stuckey & balkman

my only trades so far in the season was hermann and 2nd rnd pick 09 for balkman and 2nd rnd pick 09 from the nuggets.

the season started off pretty good imo. but couldve been better.

[dazpoo23]

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nice trade, balkman would be a good fit.

I love detroits team but ive never been too keen on Amir

[-Boss-]

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2008-2009 Phoenix Suns Season

Starting Line-Up
Steve Nash
Raja Bell
Matt Barnes
Amare Stoudemire
Shaquille O'Neal

Bench
Leandro Barbosa (6th Man)
Boris Diaw
Grant Hill
Goran Dragic
Robin Lopez
Sean Singletary*
Louis Amundson*
Alando Tucker*

*Doesn't get minutes

• Amare is averaging 24.5 PPG & 9.0 RPG
• Steve Nash is averaging 13.8 PPG & 9.0 APG
• Leandro Barbosa is averaging 13 PPG

I am 17-11 and have won 6 of my last 7 games. Nash, Barbosa, and Amare have been tearing it up the past 7 games. Barbosa is averaging 28 PPG, Nash is averaging 19 PPG and 11 APG and Amare is avearging 29 PPG, 11 RPG and 3 APG.

I changed my sliders and raised up to Superstar so maybe this will effect some of my recent scores (have been complete blowouts).

[AI3]

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okay, im back
heres an update on my team.

i am now 6-4. The 2 games i lost were against the Celtics and the Lakers. Both were close game, but they both pulled away from me in the 4th quarter.

i made a few new changes with my roster.

Starters
PG - Stuckey
SG - Iverson
SF - Hamilton
PF - Prince
C - Sheed

i made a trade which involved Amir Johnson and Aaron Afflalo.
This is what happened

Thunder gets:
Amir Johnson
Aaron Afflalo
2nd round pick 09 (from nuggets)

Pistons gets:
D.J. White
Kyle Weaver
2nd round pick 09

my bench now is

sixth man - Maxiell
Role Player - Balkman
Dj White
Kyle Weaver
Will Bynum
Kwame Brown
Walter Sharpe
Alex Acker (IR)
C. Samb (IR)
I think theres one more but i cant remember.

I may think about making a other trade, and get myself another role player, Ive got 1 Role player, rest are prospects and bench warmers.

But this trade probably wont happen till sometime in December. Still in November. Got a long way to go.

well thats it for now.

[KLima878]

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I'm 9-11 witht the Bulls and in 4th place behind The Cavs, Pistons and Pacers.

My starting 5 is
Rose
Gordon
Deng
Thomas
Gooden

Hinrich got hurt diving for a loose ball and will be out 3 more weeks.

I was trying to come up with a trade involving Deng for gerald Wallace but Wallace just got hurt and is out for the year.

[JBH3]

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After the patch came down I wanted to start a new clean season with the Grizz, so I simmed through the rest of the first season. I finished with 28 Wins and ended up with the 3rd worst record, but ended up picking 5th after the Lottery.

I was also eager to get some new "unknown" blood into the league. I spent a lot of time editing the draft class, crafting it with fake, but specific archetypes, like they did in NFLHead Coach.

I missed out on getting the "David Robinson" type Center and the "Jerry West" two-guard, I made, so I had to settle for the Greek "Scottie Pippen" named Lamados Diamatopoulos. I didn't rename any of the players I just changed their ratings and tendencies.

I got a nice "Ben Wallace" type Center with the 24th pick, that I got because for some reason the CPU Hawks had to have Chris Mihm.

Through development drills I made Mayo and Java the Critt into great perimeter defenders, adding L.D. has made my Grizz into a tough defensive team.

I go through the Pre-Season locking team down until the last tune up where I let the Wizards shoot 63%, not being able to contain Arenas, Butler, or Jamison. I was a little worried about the opener against the Rockets(Two years in a row against them!!)

Adelman must have worked them too hard in the Pre-Season because by the end of the first quarter T-Mac. Skip, and Yao were all out of gas(green Icon) and bascially stayed that way for the whole game.

By the 4th quarter none of the could do anything-Battier, Ariza(How could the Lakers let him go to Houston?) and Scola kept them in the game for a while, but I pulled away late and won 104-86. I held them to 38% shooting from the field.

I think I can make the playoffs this season.

Nice write-up...where are your Grizzlies at now?