ASSOCIATION PROGRESS

[spydaman4]

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Team: Memphis Grizzles
Difficulty: All-Star 10 mins; nogsters sliders and rosters

Well just lost a game to the rockets 125-94. The game wasn't even close. Mayo's 31 pts, 8 rebounds and 8 assist couldnt helped me. I never took the lead. The most I down was by 32. Even when the Rockets had Mutombo, Scola and Hayes on the floor together, we could do squat. Yao Ming completely destroyed me scoring 24 pts and grabbing 16 rebounds along with 6 blocks and 2 steals and assists. I couldn't head fake against this team. Whenever I attepmt it, STEAL!!!. The Rockets had 20 steals altogether with Alston and Battier leading the way with 6 each.
There were many instances where i would slam the controller down out of frustration. I know its just a game but gosh it seems real to me, thats how real NBA 2K9 is lol.

Im currently 27-35, tied for 10th place and the chances of me making the playoffs is none. At this point im looking towards the offseason. I dont know what could be the problem. I try to get everyone on the team involved besides Mayo and Gay but dammit no one is stepping up. I shouldve traded Conley when I had the chance. Hell Lowry is doing a better job than him. Gasol is soft as pudding and Arthur is still a development. No depth in the bench whatsoever. I have some major reconstruction this offseason for this team.

Ill keep yall updated if a "miracle" happens...

[DmoneyH3]

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Howard is probably the most realistic option, considering dallas continuall non-improvment and desire to shake things up. Just throw Outlaw, Webster and a first at them, they should bite.

Outlaw is my fv payer, no way am I moving him.
My only assets I am willing to move are Blake, Watson, Webster, both 1sts (Bobcats and Thunder) and Thabeet.
Well, shoot, was ready to move on Gerald Wallace and he is banged up 2-4 weeks.
I need to make a move though and I may just overpay for Granger. Indy is going no where and I can offer Thabeet and 2 high picks (Char is currently last) plus cap relief.

[DmoneyH3]

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Well, with Wallace off of the market and a move needing to be made to consolidate, I threw the house at Granger.

I traded
Steve Blake (78)
Martell Webster (80)
Hasheem Thabeet (78)
2010 OKC 1st
2010 Charlotte 1st
2010 PDX 2nd

For
Danny Granger (85)
Jimmy Oakley (fictional C)
2010 Indy 2nd

Not sure I will keep it, but it sure does shore up the 7-8 man rotation.

[spydaman4]

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Well I just wrapped up playing my first season as the Grizzles and I must say it was a struggle. The Orlando Magic defeated the Houston Rockets in the finals 4-3. We finished the season with a 32-50 and had the 4th pick in the draft. I declined Buckner's player option and didnt resign anyone cause I feel they wasnt producing (Miles, Warrick, Ross and some other guy). So in the draft, I drafted Blake Leach in the first round. A 6'6" 233lbs SF that can be a major upgrade from Miles as hes a backup to Gay. In the second round, I drafted a kid named Reggie Houston. A 6'7" 200lbs SG. In free agency, I managed to grab Carlos Boozer for a post threat and Quentin Richardson to give my bench some depth. I was looking at Milsap as my starting PF since he was much younger than Boozer but I wanted Boozer cause I felt he can take the attention and pressure from Gay and Mayo. My team is basically the same but just added one major piece to make us a legitimate threat in the Western Conference.

Cap Room: $3.87M

My starting 5:

PG Mike Conley 79
SG OJ Mayo 86
SF Rudy Gay 82
PF Carlos Boozer 87
C Marc Gasol 81

Bench:

PG Kyle Lowry 77
SG Quentin Richardson 75
PF Darrell Arthur 73
SF Blake Leach (Rookie) 79
C Darko Milicic 80
C Hamed Haddadi 77
PG Marko Jaric 70

IR

SG Reggie Houston (Rookie) 64

[mjh91]

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Well I just wrapped up playing my first season as the Grizzles and I must say it was a struggle. The Orlando Magic defeated the Houston Rockets in the finals 4-3. We finished the season with a 32-50 and had the 4th pick in the draft. I declined Buckner's player option and didnt resign anyone cause I feel they wasnt producing (Miles, Warrick, Ross and some other guy). So in the draft, I drafted Blake Leach in the first round. A 6'6" 233lbs SF that can be a major upgrade from Miles as hes a backup to Gay. In the second round, I drafted a kid named Reggie Houston. A 6'7" 200lbs SG. In free agency, I managed to grab Carlos Boozer for a post threat and Quentin Richardson to give my bench some depth. I was looking at Milsap as my starting PF since he was much younger than Boozer but I wanted Boozer cause I felt he can take the attention and pressure from Gay and Mayo. My team is basically the same but just added one major piece to make us a legitimate threat in the Western Conference.

Cap Room: $3.87M

My starting 5:

PG Mike Conley 79
SG OJ Mayo 86
SF Rudy Gay 82
PF Carlos Boozer 87
C Marc Gasol 81

Bench:

PG Kyle Lowry 77
SG Quentin Richardson 75
PF Darrell Arthur 73
SF Blake Leach (Rookie) 79
C Darko Milicic 80
C Hamed Haddadi 77
PG Marko Jaric 70

IR

SG Reggie Houston (Rookie) 64

I like it. You have that young core of guys, and then the veteran team leader in Boozer. Should be good enough for a playoff spot.

[leafsfan2008]

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I won another championship on my Raptors chise, which was my second in a row. Robert Horry retired during the offseason. As well, I let Bargnani go to free agency. I did, however, sign Lamarcus Aldridge to a five year deal. I also traded Jason Kapono to Utah for Kyle Korver and I picked up Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Luke Ridnour from free agency. My new roster:

Roko Ukic
Anthony Parker
Shawn Marion
Lamarcus Aldridge
Chris Bosh
Kris Humphries
Clarence Baldwin
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Kyle Korver
Luke Ridnour
Vitaly Potapenko
Jerome James

I went 2-5 during the preseason, and the regular season didn't start very well for me. I lost my opener 99-98 against the Bobcats thanks to a buzzer beating three by Danny Granger. I then thumped the Knicks in the second game to go to 1-1, which is where I stand heading into my next game, which is against the Chicago Bulls.

[dazpoo23]

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Horry? Shareef? Potepenko?

I dont think any of these guys are even in my game anymore, and your entering your THIRD season(I presume).

[dazpoo23]

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These are the trades i made in the trade thread

These are my trades for my '10 knicks roster.

Greg Monroe(2nd year forward, picked 4th overall)
to BUCKS for:
John Wall(rookie PG, also 4th overall)

This trade sures up my front court, adds a great prospect and big athletic PG to run my franchise for a while. Bucks already had sessions running point and there best PF was Warrick so this helps them out too, though monroes upside isnt near the level of wall, hes much better than him now.



THREE TEAM TRADE:

Knicks;Q.Rich(to TOR), 2nd pick(to TOR), R.Butler(to TOR),B.Simmons(to PHI)
Raptors;R.Mason(to NY)
76ers;Jason Smith(to NY)

Simmons is on minimum contract and rated 78, so philly saves 2mil on smiths contract plus there loaded at PF and C.
Raptors get two good shooters in Butler and Richardson as well as a good second rounder.
NYK get to gamble on a prospective big and secure a good consistent shooter in mason, but he has a ridiculous contract courtesy of raptors general manager.


NEW ROSTER
Duhon/Wall/Livingston
Mason/McCleod(rookie)
James/Gallinari
Lee/Jeffries/Doleac(FA)
Moore/J.Smith-or-Dampier

[spydaman4]

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^^^^^^^^^^ Lebron James at SF?

[Nodima]

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Amidst all the Amare trade rumors, I got excited and tried to forge a trade with the Grizzlies (Amare was my main guy in 2K6 but I haven't messed with him since). Eventually it worked out, and a month into the season I'm really struggling to avoid simming ahead to 2010 because...

PG: Lowry (leading league with 56 assists per 100 possessions), Francis
SG: Mayo, Ross, Buckner
SF: Gay, Miles
PF: Stoudamire, Arthur, Warrick
C: Jeff Foster, Stoudamire, Dwayne Jones

Grizzles trade Marc Gasol, Darko Milicic, 2009 1st Round Pick and Mike Conley to the Suns for Amare Stoudamire.
Grizzlies trade Marko Jaric to Indiana Pacers for Jeff Foster.

My future looks like this...

08-09: +$14.34mil cap room, -750k budget
09-10: +$30.62mil cap room, -254k budget
10-11: +$59mil cap room, +$10.32mil budget
lolz

Our record is 6-7 with majority simmed, I think I am 3-0 in games played. We traded for Foster right before I posted this because our rebounding is atrocious, I don't know how that will affect the team yet especially since Jaric played pretty effective 8-10mins a game drawing charges. It's hard not to resist moving ahead though, might create two saves from this roster.

[dazpoo23]

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Yes Lebron at SF.

^^ Oh

The first thing ithought whe i saw that article yesterday was how to get amare onto my team, its what motivated me to play again. It didnt work out though cause i was already past the '10 offseason, he eventually went to the bulls, but hey that was one of the realistic options.

[Nodima]

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I couldn't resist simming ahead at least one season. :-P I'm scheming big time for next year, I'm not sure exactly what we're going to do but I made a conscious decision to pile up on star power by passing up on Luc Richard, who was 1st Team All-Rookie. My goal is still LeBron, but perhaps Wade instead at this point.

Roster heading into the season...I'll try to update on this year as it goes...

PG: Mayo (89); Lowry (78 6th Man)
SG: Turkoglu (84); Wells (75); Buckner (68)
SF: Gay (91); Ryan Gomes (79)
PF: Stoudamire (94); Arthur (80)
C: Nesterovic (75); Haddadi 73

Chemistry: 64%
09-10 Cap: +$4.52mil
10-11 Cap: +$48.65mil
11-12 Cap: +$50.15mil
Expiring Contracts: Lowry, Nesterovic, Gay, Arthur (TO), Gomes (TO), Mayo (TO), Stoudamire (PO), Buckner (PO)

My biggest fears heading into the season: Too much size clogs up the court; Turkoglu loses playmaking ability without a true center to feed off of; too much star power leads to struggles to find touches for everyone; underachieving leading to an inability to sign LeBron or even worse Gay leaving in FA (would rather resign Gay than just get LeBron).

What to do with my wing situation once I got LeBron would be anyone's guess, hence possibly grabbing Wade instead.

[leafsfan2008]

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Horry? Shareef? Potepenko?

I dont think any of these guys are even in my game anymore, and your entering your THIRD season(I presume).

You presume correctly. I am now in Season 3 of my chise.

[spydaman4]

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Yes Lebron at SF.

^^ Oh

The first thing ithought whe i saw that article yesterday was how to get amare onto my team, its what motivated me to play again. It didnt work out though cause i was already past the '10 offseason, he eventually went to the bulls, but hey that was one of the realistic options.

Nice pick up on Lebron.

How did you manage to snag him?

[dazpoo23]

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He was a 2010 free agent signing.

also add, ive just signed joey dorsey to replace some of my injured bigs(i messed withthe durarbility sliders, now every players fallen)
It was a tight call between dorsey and Sheldon Williams. Im thinking of moving Jason Smith for a SG aswell.