Re: How's Your Association Going? (2K11)
First time posting about my association but I started a 29 gamer after the Carmelo trade and I took control of my Knickerbockers. Played all 29 games but only on 5 minute quarters so the scores ended up more like high school games.
I left most of the lineup/roster alone with the exception of trading roger mason for a 2nd rd pick because he was complaining about PT and I also made a trade for Jefferies because I needed another big to spell Amare and Turiaf.
I finished the regular season as the 1 seed in the East at 20-9 and Carmelo took home the MVP as I ran most of the offense through him. Amare ended up with defensive player of the year as he had a tremendous number of blocks and steals. Not to mention his rebounding. Landry Fields was in the running for rookie of the year but it went to John Wall.
That being said, we drew the Wizards in the first round of the playoffs. Fell behind in game one as Wall was going off but at the half I switched my defensive assignments because I didn't feel Billups was fast enough to keep up with Wall and he was blowing right by him. I put Fields on Wall and he shut him down in the second half (0 points). We upped the offensive tempo and ball pressure and ended up pulling away in the 4th.
Game two, I started Fields on Wall and once again, he was great defensively. I usually control the defender guarding the PG and every time Wall tried to drive, I was able to stay in front of him with Fields. Wall finished with 2 points and we blew them out for the 2-0 series lead.
Game 3 was a different story, Wall adjusted and became an assist machine. As I became more worried about his passing, he started to score a bit and ended up player of the game hitting a three with 3.0 seconds left on the clock to put the Wizards up 1. I took the timeout to move the ball up court and ran an inbound play for Melo but Billups intercepted the pass, ran into the screen and shot an off balanced 15 footer that clanked off the front rim. Wizards win the game. Series at 2-1 Knicks.
Can't wait to play the next game. I know one thing for sure, I want Chris Paul at PG. Billups is showing his age. I'm trying to decide how to go about it. I could pick up Bilups option next year and maybe draft a PG to split time with him until Paul becomes a FA (I'm not a fan of Toney Douglas) or I could pick up the option and try to trade him, Douglas and my picks for Paul. I'm sure it would probably take a little more but I could try to find the right combo to make it work.
The other issue I have is I don't feel I have a solid scorer off the bench and when Landry and Melo are sitting, I have a tough time scoring. Any thoughts on who I could target in the draft as a sixth man either late 1st or early second round? I also need to fill a bit more of the hole that Jefferies is temporarily plugging. I was looking at Fab Melo in the draft. Anyone draft him and see how he plays? I don't need huge inside scoring from him but I'd like him to develop into a solid defensive/rebounding presence inside. Or I could target someone in FA keeping in mind that eventually I want Paul and need to keep some cap room free.
Thanks for reading, I'll try to update as I progress through the playoffs and into the off season.
First time posting about my association but I started a 29 gamer after the Carmelo trade and I took control of my Knickerbockers. Played all 29 games but only on 5 minute quarters so the scores ended up more like high school games.
I left most of the lineup/roster alone with the exception of trading roger mason for a 2nd rd pick because he was complaining about PT and I also made a trade for Jefferies because I needed another big to spell Amare and Turiaf.
I finished the regular season as the 1 seed in the East at 20-9 and Carmelo took home the MVP as I ran most of the offense through him. Amare ended up with defensive player of the year as he had a tremendous number of blocks and steals. Not to mention his rebounding. Landry Fields was in the running for rookie of the year but it went to John Wall.
That being said, we drew the Wizards in the first round of the playoffs. Fell behind in game one as Wall was going off but at the half I switched my defensive assignments because I didn't feel Billups was fast enough to keep up with Wall and he was blowing right by him. I put Fields on Wall and he shut him down in the second half (0 points). We upped the offensive tempo and ball pressure and ended up pulling away in the 4th.
Game two, I started Fields on Wall and once again, he was great defensively. I usually control the defender guarding the PG and every time Wall tried to drive, I was able to stay in front of him with Fields. Wall finished with 2 points and we blew them out for the 2-0 series lead.
Game 3 was a different story, Wall adjusted and became an assist machine. As I became more worried about his passing, he started to score a bit and ended up player of the game hitting a three with 3.0 seconds left on the clock to put the Wizards up 1. I took the timeout to move the ball up court and ran an inbound play for Melo but Billups intercepted the pass, ran into the screen and shot an off balanced 15 footer that clanked off the front rim. Wizards win the game. Series at 2-1 Knicks.
Can't wait to play the next game. I know one thing for sure, I want Chris Paul at PG. Billups is showing his age. I'm trying to decide how to go about it. I could pick up Bilups option next year and maybe draft a PG to split time with him until Paul becomes a FA (I'm not a fan of Toney Douglas) or I could pick up the option and try to trade him, Douglas and my picks for Paul. I'm sure it would probably take a little more but I could try to find the right combo to make it work.
The other issue I have is I don't feel I have a solid scorer off the bench and when Landry and Melo are sitting, I have a tough time scoring. Any thoughts on who I could target in the draft as a sixth man either late 1st or early second round? I also need to fill a bit more of the hole that Jefferies is temporarily plugging. I was looking at Fab Melo in the draft. Anyone draft him and see how he plays? I don't need huge inside scoring from him but I'd like him to develop into a solid defensive/rebounding presence inside. Or I could target someone in FA keeping in mind that eventually I want Paul and need to keep some cap room free.
Thanks for reading, I'll try to update as I progress through the playoffs and into the off season.
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