The Game Changers NBA 2K14 Fictional Draft Classes by CWSapp757/Dreece for XBOX 360

[BlindSideNZ]

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I actually have to agree with Blindside on this one. Although Holden is a great choice, I think classes 2 through 4 (Especially 4) have a lot of potential starters and maybe even stars. I mean, you got Bishop and Livingston in draft class two, Jabarr Wilson and Taijuan Conway in DC 3 and a bunch of guys in DC 4. I wouldn't feel bad about picking up Augustin at all.

Man I have so much love for Livingston! The both of them. Gregory is my preferred weapon though. Seriously you guys have put so much into these I'm forever stuck on options. Although I'm yet to get into DC4. Very much intrigued by it

[CWSapp757]

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I will post the rest of the scores up to the final four tomorrow morning since my boss just called me and told me I don't have to come to work due to inclement weather (YAYYYYYYY). With that out of the way I do want to let you guys know that I DO listen when you tell my stuff. A few people have contacted me telling me how much they miss learning more of the "personal" information about the players. I understand that even though these guys are fictional, we all like to treat these guys as if they are real. It is part of the reason we go through as much trouble as we do to put out the scouting report with the classes. With that being said, I want to introduce a new section of the scouting report.... the "Did You Know" section. I won't wait to put out the scouting report and instead wanted to let you guys have this new section here in the thread so I can get some feedback and see what you think. If you like it, we will continue to utilize it and expand on it going forward. Hope you enjoy.

DID YOU KNOW

- PG Samer Shakur, SG Siraaj Shakur and C Salim Shakur are brothers. Salim was the 12^th ranked offensive tackle as a high school session and wanted to play pro football. Siraaj is a culinary major and wants to open his own restaurant. Samer is a self proclaimed Bob Marley fanatic.

- F Ibeamaka Eze, C Kaikara Eze and C Osase Eze are brothers and also happen to be three of the smartest athletes in the country. The three came to the country from Nigeria to become doctors and all graduated from Harvard with 4.0 GPAs.

- G Jimmy Stevens is a dog lover (and animal lover in general) and spends lots of his free time training dogs.

- G Dmitri Egorov learned the English language early in his teenage years stating that he knew he would “be an NBA player one day”.

- G Tyrell Carrington seriously considered quitting basketball after the death of his brother Jaron Carrington (who verbally committed to St. John’s as a senior) two years ago. “I had so many emotions and at one point I did not feel that basketball was a part of my future. Eventually though, the event that almost kept me from playing basketball is the reason that I play today. I play for him”.

- G Xander Finnegan considered transferring from Indiana after playing second fiddle to both Kyrie Haywood and Lavelle Thornton for years. Finnegan stated that his mother was the only reason that he stayed after his sophomore year.

- While many people actually believe it is a nickname, “Hoop” is actually G Ricky Hoop’s birthname. What are the odds that a kid with the last name Hoop would end up in the NBA.

- G Leon Robinson stated that he was “MUCH more interested in chess s a high school student”. Robinson stated that he continues to look at the game as a “chess match” and also plays with friends at least once a week.

- F Dejuan Frazier may not be afraid of the spotlight on the court, but is terrified of public speaking. Similar to Marshawn Lynch, Frazier avoids the media and public interviews at all cost. He has stated that he has hired someone to help him but that he is simply “not there yet”.

- F Mateus Joanes is actually an excellent writer and writes poetry in his spare time. He has stated that he plans to use money from his professional basketball career to start a website where poets can share their work.

- F Travis Madison may not even be the best athlete in his family. His younger sister Melissa Madison will be on the USA Olympic Gymnastic team this summer.

- F Anthony Murray named F Mercy Jackson the Godfather of his child and stated that if Mercy does not recover from his heart surgery to have an NBA career he would “make sure that he is ok”.

- F Dylan Turner has openly stated that although he went to school at Washington, his dream is to play for a professional team in the state of California.

- F Kai Bennett and F Jeremiah Devlin have had an ongoing rivalry with one another. Both have been reported as saying that they have respect for the game of the other individual but simply “don’t like each other”.

- Although he does not like to speak about it, F Carl Holmes has had an ongoing issue with knee injuries throughout high school and some of college. Although he had no injury issues last year, it could be a problem in the future.

- PF Mercy Jackson was regarded as a top 3 pick until he announced that he would need heart surgery. To draft him now would mean that you would have to go without him for almost the entire year but he is still considered by many to have one of the brightest futures of all of the available players in this draft.

- F Daquan Nix as a sophomore in high school was considered as a future lock as a number one pick once he declared for the draft. Nix attributes his dip in the rankings to “general life issues and balancing the responsibilities of being a student athlete”.

- F Luis Ramos’ favorite movie is Titanic… a movie that came out before he was even born. Ramos said that he is a huge fan of romance movies and watches them constantly on his down time.

- C C.J. Daniels always thought growing up that he would be a truck driver because that is what his father has done all of his life. Daniels said that not until he started being recruited as a high school senior did he realize that being a professional basketball player was a career that he should consider taking seriously.

- C Jackson MuCullough has stated that close friend and former Michigan guard Detroit Johnson watches just about all of his games and calls him after each one to critique him and give him pointers.

- C Raheem Parker was torn between the decision of leaving Connecticut and coming back for another year. Parker stated that although he loved college, he felt that his responsibility to take care of his family was more important. He has vowed to return and obtain his degree however.

- C Lavelle Thornton is a self proclaimed gym rat. Thornton has compared himself to Ray Allen in his preparation for games as he consistently arrives hours before everyone and stays hours after everyone leaves whenever possible.



- C Andre Whitaker is addicted to video games. According to him, his perfect day would consist of playing video games from dusk until dawn. Currently his favorite game is NBA 2k20 and he says he is “ecstatic” about the idea of being in next year’s version of the game.

[BlindSideNZ]

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Without quoting that whole part man! That was awesome! Making
Me feel so much more connected to these dudes which in turn will make drafting even harder but seriously thank you so damn much

[darkwolf80]

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I actually have to agree with Blindside on this one. Although Holden is a great choice, I think classes 2 through 4 (Especially 4) have a lot of potential starters and maybe even stars. I mean, you got Bishop and Livingston in draft class two, Jabarr Wilson and Taijuan Conway in DC 3 and a bunch of guys in DC 4. I wouldn't feel bad about picking up Augustin at all.

I was able to get Bishop from class two. He's a beast down under. Great replacement for Dirk. And I absolutely love Augustin. So smooth. Skill set reminds of Pippen back in the day, just not as good defensively. I was also able to sign Jimmy Butler to hold down SF until Augustin gets a year or two under his belt, and to probably take over for Monta after he leaves next year. Now to just find a good PG. I basically brought back the same Mavs team just with Monroe at Center and Augustin for year 2. Ended up biting me as they missed the playoffs by a couple of games. Shall see how season 3 goes. It's my last one with Dirk as he said he is retiring after this year.

[BlindSideNZ]

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I was able to get Bishop from class two. He's a beast down under. Great replacement for Dirk. And I absolutely love Augustin. So smooth. Skill set reminds of Pippen back in the day, just not as good defensively. I was also able to sign Jimmy Butler to hold down SF until Augustin gets a year or two under his belt, and to probably take over for Monta after he leaves next year. Now to just find a good PG. I basically brought back the same Mavs team just with Monroe at Center and Augustin for year 2. Ended up biting me as they missed the playoffs by a couple of games. Shall see how season 3 goes. It's my last one with Dirk as he said he is retiring after this year.

Nice man! Sounds like things are coming back together in Dallas. I like the pippin reference also. I see it now you've said it. Can't argue with a point forward. Little big of Iggy in there also! By year 4 I think you'll be safely in the playoffs!

[CWSapp757]

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SECOND ROUND


EAST
1) Oregon (30 – 2) 81
9) Oklahoma (23 – 10) 67
Oregon: Sr. G Orlando Sampson – 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists

5) UCLA (26 – 7) 65
4) Wisconsin (26 – 7) 69
Wisconsin: Sr. F Keenan Thompson – 16 points, 6 rebounds

6) LSU (25 – 7) 59
3) North Carolina (28 – 5) 71
North Carolina: Jr. F Anthony Murray – 19 points

10) St. Mary’s (24 – 7) 49
2) Central Conn. St. (32 – 1) 80
Central Conn. St.: Sr. G Siraaj Shakur - 18 points

MIDWEST
1) Ohio State (30 – 4) 79
8) Arkansas (24 – 7) 69
Ohio State: Sr. G Marquise Addison – 14 points, 7 assists

5) Harvard (28 – 5) 65
4) Duke (26 – 6) 58
Harvard: Sr. F Osaze Eze – 14 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks

6) Texas Tech (25 – 8) 71
3) Baylor (28 – 6) 83
Baylor: Sr. G Antonio Coley – 23 points, 3 steals

7) Illinois (23 – 9) 61
2) Kansas (28 – 4) 64
Kansas: Jr. G Arius Williams – 17 points, 6 rebounds

WEST
1) Memphis (31 – 3) 76
9) Old Dominion (26 – 6) 54
Memphis: Fr. F Dejuan Frazier – 11 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks, 4 steals

12) Lehigh (22 – 9) 59
4) Texas A&M (27 – 6) 86
Texas A&M: So. G Ayo Wilson: 26 points, 5 assists, 3 steals

6) NC State (24 – 7) 69
3) Butler (29 – 5) 63
NC State: Fr. C Emmanuel Washington – 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks

10) Virginia Tech (22 – 10) 79
2) Michigan (29 – 4) 76
Virginia Tech: So. G Wilbur Adams – 19 points, 6 assists

SOUTH
1) Arizona (29 – 3) 80
8) Wichita State (26 – 6) 79
Arizona: So. F Paul Hernandez – 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals

5) Providence (25 – 7) 67
4) Temple (27 – 6) 91
Temple: Fr. G Whakil Blackshear – 40 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals

11) Georgia (21 – 11) 66
3) Indiana (27 – 6) 65
Georgia: Jr. F R. J. Sullivan – 13 points, 13 rebounds

7) UNLV (25 – 6) 60
2) Kentucky (29 – 3) 67
Kentucky: Fr. C Sophomore – 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks

[CWSapp757]

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SWEET 16


EAST

1) Oregon (30 – 2) 60
4) Wisconsin (26 – 7) 54
Oregon: So. C Colin Henry – 17 points, 6 rebounds


3) North Carolina (28 – 5) 70
2) Central Conn. St. (32 – 1) 75
Central Conn. St.: So. Salim Shakur 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists



MIDWEST
1) Ohio State (30 – 4) 57
5) Harvard (28 – 5) 53
Ohio State: So. F Cameron Ramsey – 14 points, 6 rebounds


3) Baylor (28 – 6) 65
2) Kansas (28 – 4) 63
Baylor: Sr. G Antonio Coley – 19 points


WEST
1) Memphis (31 – 3) 64
4) Texas A&M (27 – 6) 68
Texas A&M: So. G Ayo Wilson: 15 points, 8 assists, 2 steals, 1 block


6) NC State (24 – 7) 78
10) Virginia Tech (22 – 10) 86
Virginia Tech: So. G Wilbur Adams – 22 points, 9 assists, 2 steals


SOUTH
1) Arizona (29 – 3) 82
4) Temple (27 – 6) 86
Temple: Fr. G Whakil Blackshear – 36 points, 3 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 steals


11) Georgia (21 – 11) 69
2) Kentucky (29 – 3) 74
Kentucky: Jr. C Joe Spearman – 20 points, 6 rebounds



Well there you have it. Our final eight teams will go in to battle and the results will be posted tomorrow. Following that Dreece will post the final four and then we are planning for a late Friday (possibly Early Saturday) release. VTCRB, looks like the numbers fell your way for your Va. Tech boys. Wilbur showing out lol.











ELITE 8 MATCHUPS


EAST
1) Oregon (30 – 2)
2) Central Conn. St. (32 – 1)


MIDWEST
1) Ohio State (30 – 4)
3) Baylor (28 – 6)


WEST
4) Texas A&M (27 – 6)
10) Virginia Tech (22 – 10)


SOUTH
4) Temple (27 – 6)
2) Kentucky (29 – 3)

[vtcrb]

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SWEET 16


EAST

1) Oregon (30 – 2) 60
4) Wisconsin (26 – 7) 54
Oregon: So. C Colin Henry – 17 points, 6 rebounds


3) North Carolina (28 – 5) 70
2) Central Conn. St. (32 – 1) 75
Central Conn. St.: So. Salim Shakur 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists



MIDWEST
1) Ohio State (30 – 4) 57
5) Harvard (28 – 5) 53
Ohio State: So. F Cameron Ramsey – 14 points, 6 rebounds


3) Baylor (28 – 6) 65
2) Kansas (28 – 4) 63
Baylor: Sr. G Antonio Coley – 19 points


WEST
1) Memphis (31 – 3) 64
4) Texas A&M (27 – 6) 68
Texas A&M: So. G Ayo Wilson: 15 points, 8 assists, 2 steals, 1 block


6) NC State (24 – 7) 78
10) Virginia Tech (22 – 10) 86
Virginia Tech: So. G Wilbur Adams – 22 points, 9 assists, 2 steals


SOUTH
1) Arizona (29 – 3) 82
4) Temple (27 – 6) 86
Temple: Fr. G Whakil Blackshear – 36 points, 3 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 steals


11) Georgia (21 – 11) 69
2) Kentucky (29 – 3) 74
Kentucky: Jr. C Joe Spearman – 20 points, 6 rebounds



Well there you have it. Our final eight teams will go in to battle and the results will be posted tomorrow. Following that Dreece will post the final four and then we are planning for a late Friday (possibly Early Saturday) release. VTCRB, looks like the numbers fell your way for your Va. Tech boys. Wilbur showing out lol.











ELITE 8 MATCHUPS


EAST
1) Oregon (30 – 2)
2) Central Conn. St. (32 – 1)


MIDWEST
1) Ohio State (30 – 4)
3) Baylor (28 – 6)


WEST
4) Texas A&M (27 – 6)
10) Virginia Tech (22 – 10)


SOUTH
4) Temple (27 – 6)
2) Kentucky (29 – 3)

Wilbur is reminding me of Danny and the Miracles(88 Kansas).

[BlindSideNZ]

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3 out of four picks remaining, works for me.

[Dawgfan1]

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Man, Georgia put up a fight this year! Beating the 6 and 11 seeds and only losing to the 2 seed by 5! It looked like they might've done a 1983! I'm impressed with their tournament performance (I know the winners are chosen by a random number generator)!

[darkwolf80]

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I know we are in the middle of tournament madness, but had to share.
In year four I was able to sign Lillard for my star PG, to lead J. Butler, Augustin, Bishop, and Monroe. Drafted A. Ramirez and Rayshaun Smith. Signed Ilyasova and Jimmer for bench depth. Unfortunately, Bishop tore a MCL about halfway through season, so had to sign Gasol for frontcourt depth. Still made playoffs as a 3 seed.

And this is what I'm excited about sharing: First game Augustin has a triple double!! 20pts/10rebs/10assts. My rebuild is looking to be a year ahead of plan. Missing Bishop hurts, but Lillard(28pts/6assts) and Augustin are going to lead me to a title!

[BlindSideNZ]

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I know we are in the middle of tournament madness, but had to share.
In year four I was able to sign Lillard for my star PG, to lead J. Butler, Augustin, Bishop, and Monroe. Drafted A. Ramirez and Rayshaun Smith. Signed Ilyasova and Jimmer for bench depth. Unfortunately, Bishop tore a MCL about halfway through season, so had to sign Gasol for frontcourt depth. Still made playoffs as a 3 seed.

And this is what I'm excited about sharing: First game Augustin has a triple double!! 20pts/10rebs/10assts. My rebuild is looking to be a year ahead of plan. Missing Bishop hurts, but Lillard(28pts/6assts) and Augustin are going to lead me to a title!

Oh man. That is a painful loss! Quick question? Have you been using the Develpment drills on augustin?

[Dreece]

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Oh man. That is a painful loss! Quick question? Have you been using the Develpment drills on augustin?

I hate those in season development drills...makes it to easy to build your player up. And the cpu doesn't use them so it seem to create an unfair balance IMO.

[BlindSideNZ]

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I hate those in season development drills...makes it to easy to build your player up. And the cpu doesn't use them so it seem to create an unfair balance IMO.

Actually I really like that POV. I rarely used them mostly cause I could t be bothered but I'm gonna stick with off season drills

On another note due to a corrupted file I had to restart. But my boy Ashley Walker beat out Adam Cameron for rookie of the year. Averaging 9.7 points and 9.9 assists.

[darkwolf80]

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I hate those in season development drills...makes it to easy to build your player up. And the cpu doesn't use them so it seem to create an unfair balance IMO.

Yeah I don't do those as well. Mainly cause I don't want to spend the time.
Just use Offseason drills on my young guys.