2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

[trekfan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

I think you should aim for Donic or Mushid -- both are two guards who can be primary ball-handlers when called upon and would give the 76ers playermakers at nearly every position. The staggering of the minutes would be important, as I'd ideally give Simmons/Donic/Fultz each a decent chunk of a quarter to function as the point guard, but roll them all out together as a lineup of death whenever.

A lineup of Fultz/Donic/Simmons/Saric/Embiid is insane. Who do you collapse on? How do you stop that kind of passing, floor-spacing, and unguardable talent? Gonna be really tough. The 76ers need a two-guard who can play long-term with Embiid/Fultz/Simmons ... you could also make the case Fultz IS an SG, in which case you need a point guard who can spot up and knock them down from deep on kickouts. Lots of flexibility on that roster, though.

[georgiafan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

March 15th Update

Things haven't gotten any better for the 76ers as it would be 4 more Losses (6 total) before finally getting a win. That win would come against the Heat so the 76ers got some redemption in a 5 point game. Then a loss to the lowly Nets before picking up another win vs the Pacers making it 2 out of 3. Some more good news is 3 of the next 4 games are against non playoff teams and Robert Covington is back healthy.


At the beginning of this I posted 4 major storylines to follow and now that the regular season is 1 month away lets take a look at those and see how things are looking.

1. Is this the year we see results and the 76ers make the playoffs ?

With 16 games to go we are currently 8.5 games out of the 8th seed so unless the team goes on a crazy long winning streak the playoffs will have to wait a year.


2. Can Embiid stay healthy and justify the new contract after dominating in just 31 games last year?

Things got off to such a good start for Embiid, but unfortunately after playing 50 games he broke his vertebrae and missed the rest of the season. You can tell from the standings the team just isn't the same without him.


3. Can Fultz score 20 a game as rookie ? Was it the right move to trade up to #1 and pass on Ball ?

Fultz hasn't been great, but he has been solid and at only 19 years old the sky is still the limit for him. He is currently at 12.4 points a game so he isn't going to come close to 20. A bright spot for him as been his rebounds and assist both of which are over 4 per game. He is shooting only .329 from 3 and .413 from the field. Lonzo Ball is having a good all around year and overall has similar numbers to Fultz so its still to early to tell if the trade up was worth it.


4. How will former #1 overall pick Ben Simmons play in his rookie year ?

Now finally on to some good news Ben has passed expectations this year being named a all star and likely the rookie of the year. He is averaging 17.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.0 assist, 1.5 steals, 0.6 blocks on .531 % shooting. He is only 21 years old so its going to be a fun watching him lead the team for the next 10-15 years.

NBA Standings - Updated: Mar 15, 2018
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Raptors	47	21	-	8-3	21-11
Pistons	44	23	2.5	8-3	25-11
Cavs	40	27	6.5	8-5	23-14
Celtics	40	28	7.0	8-4	22-16
Wizards	39	30	8.5	7-3	21-13
Hornets	38	31	9.5	8-4	19-12
Bucks	37	31	10.0	6-5	20-16
Magic (8th seed)	36	33	11.5	5-8	17-19
Pacers	35	35	13.0	7-7	19-19
Heat	30	39	17.5	6-6	17-21
76ers (10th)	26	40	20.0	4-7	11-18
Knicks	23	45	24.0	5-7	14-21
Bulls	21	46	25.5	1-10	12-22
Nets	21	47	26.0	3-7	11-23
Hawks	18	51	29.5	3-8	11-27
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Warriors	57	11	-	7-2	27-9
Rockets	48	19	8.5	7-4	24-10
Clippers	44	22	12.0	9-3	24-12
Thunder	45	25	13.0	6-7	22-13
Spurs	44	24	13	9-3	25-9
Pelicans	41	27	16	5-3	20-14
Timberwolves	41	28	16.5	7-4	20-14
Nuggets (8th seed)	33	35	24.0	7-5	20-18
Grizzles	30	37	26.5	6-7	13-24
Jazz	30	38	27.0	6-6	13-20
Trailblazers	29	38	27.5	3-7	14-19
Kings	25	44	32.5	2-9	11-24
Lakers	21	47	36.0	5-7	9-26
Suns	20	49	37.5	4-6	13-24
Mavericks	18	50	39.0	2-10	10-28

Key Injuries for the Playoff teams
Pos	Player	Injury Note
C	Triston Thompson	6-8 weeks (Fractured Arm)
PF	T.J Leaf	Season (ACL)
PF	Nemanja Bjelica	Season (achillies)
SG	C.J Mccolum	6-8 weeks (high ankle)
PG	Kyle Lowry	6-8 weeks (high ankle)
PF	David Lee (pistons)	2-4 weeks (pulled muscle)
PF	Michael Beasley (thunder)	2-4 weeks (high ankle)
PG	Russell Westbrook	1-2 weeks (twisted knee)
SG	Victor Oladipo	1-2 weeks (bruised heel)
PF	Pascal Siakam	1-2 weeks (pinched nerve)

[georgiafan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

I think you should aim for Donic or Mushid -- both are two guards who can be primary ball-handlers when called upon and would give the 76ers playermakers at nearly every position. The staggering of the minutes would be important, as I'd ideally give Simmons/Donic/Fultz each a decent chunk of a quarter to function as the point guard, but roll them all out together as a lineup of death whenever.

A lineup of Fultz/Donic/Simmons/Saric/Embiid is insane. Who do you collapse on? How do you stop that kind of passing, floor-spacing, and unguardable talent? Gonna be really tough. The 76ers need a two-guard who can play long-term with Embiid/Fultz/Simmons ... you could also make the case Fultz IS an SG, in which case you need a point guard who can spot up and knock them down from deep on kickouts. Lots of flexibility on that roster, though.

I have never really fooled with the advanced rotations line up I need to look into that. In my head I have something that I want to do it should work. I need to run a test offseason and find out. Yea With Simmons being able play so many positions along with cap space and 1 or 2 high draft picks gives me so many options. I honestly wanna draft bol bol next year I think that would be cool as I followe his dad as a kid

[georgiafan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

Back to Back Wins

With Covington back the 76ers picked up 2 wins even if it was against two bad teams its still good to see. The streak could reach as much as 6 games with some winnable games coming up vs the Hornets, Grizzles and Magic.







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[georgiafan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

March 29th Update

Since our last update the 76ers have been playing some really good basketball winning 5 of 7 games. The playoffs are still not likely with 6 games back and only 8 games to go. If your wondering if Robert Covington is going to get paid this offseason well the 76ers have won 6 of 8 since he returned.

Its not all positive news as we entered the 4th quarter up 9 points and ended up losing by 10 points thanks to insane shooting, Simmons fouling out and Jokic going for 30, 11 and 7.

The most exciting win of the year may have been vs the Magic when Peyton missed a free throw and then Covington hit a 3 at the buzzer to send to OT. Simmons would take over in OT for a 4 point victory.

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Mar 29,
Points		PPG	Rebounds		REB
	1. Damian Lillard	28.0		1. Hasssan Whiteside	12.9
	2. James Harden	28.0		2. Andre Drummond	12.8
	3. Kyrie Irving	27.5		3. Karl Anthony Towns	12.5
	4. Seth Curry	26.9		4. Rudy Gobert	12.4
	5. Russell Westbrook	26.3		5. Anthony Davis	12.1
Assist		AST	Steals		STL
	1. Chris Paul	11.7		1. John Wall	2.7
	2. Russell Westbrook	8.7		2. Chris Paul	2.7
	3. Kyle Lowry	8.7		3. Kyle Lowry	2.2
	4. Ricky Rubio	8.2		4. Andre Drummond	2.2
	5. James Hardin	7.9		5. 3 players	2.1
Blocks		BLK	FG %		FG%
	1. Rudy Gobert	2.6		1. Javale Mcgee	.587
	2. Myles Turner	2.5		2. Clint Capela	.576
	3. Mark Gasol	2.2		3. Nerlens Noel	.558
	4. Hassan Whiteside	2.0		4. Steven Adams	.558
	5. Robin Lopez	1.8		5. Giannis Antetokoumpo	.548
3 %		3 %	+ / -		+-
	1. Kevin Durant	.461		1. Stephen Curry	1016
	2. Kawhi Leonard	.456		2. Klay Thompson	907
	3. CJ McCollum	.455		3. Kevin Durant	841
	4. Kyle Korver	.451		4. Draymond Green	821
	5. Luke Kennard	.442		5. James Hardin	642

NBA Standings - Updated: Mar 15, 2018
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Raptors - x	51	24	-	N/A	N/A
Pistons - x	49	26	2.0	N/A	N/A
Cavs	45	30	6.0	N/A	N/A
Celtics	43	32	8.0	N/A	N/A
Hornets	43	33	8.5	N/A	N/A
Wizards	41	34	10.0	N/A	N/A
Bucks	39	36	12.0	N/A	N/A
Magic (8th seed)	38	36	12.5	N/A	N/A
Pacers	37	39	14.5	N/A	N/A
Heat	34	42	17.5	N/A	N/A
76ers (10th)	32	42	18.5	N/A	N/A
Nets	25	50	26.0	N/A	N/A
Knicks	24	52	27.5	N/A	N/A
Bulls	23	52	28.0	N/A	N/A
Hawks	19	56	32.0	N/A	N/A
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Warriors - z	63	12	-	N/A	N/A
Rockets - x	54	21	9.0	N/A	N/A
Clippers - x	49	26	14.0	N/A	N/A
Thunder - x	49	27	14.5	N/A	N/A
Spurs - x	48	28	15.5	N/A	N/A
Pelicans - x	49	29	17	N/A	N/A
Timberwolves - x	45	31	18.5	N/A	N/A
Nuggets (8th seed)	38	37	25.0	N/A	N/A
Jazz	26	39	27.0	N/A	N/A
Trailblazers	32	43	31.0	N/A	N/A
Grizzles	31	44	32	N/A	N/A
Kings	28	48	35.5	N/A	N/A
Lakers	24	50	38.5	N/A	N/A
Suns	22	54	41.5	N/A	N/A
Mavericks	20	55	43.0	N/A	N/A

[georgiafan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

End of Season 17 / 18 Report

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Jun 8, 2018
Points		PPG	Rebounds		REB
	1. Damian Lillard	28.2		1. Hasssan Whiteside	13.0
	2. James Harden	27.9		2. Karl Anthony Towns	12.6
	3. Kyrie Irving	27.2		3. Andre Drummond	12.4
	4. Seth Curry	26.9		4. Rudy Gobert	12.5
	5. Russell Westbrook	26.2		5. Deandre Jordan	12.1
Assist		AST	Steals		STL
	1. Chris Paul	11.6		1. John Wall	2.7
	2. Russell Westbrook	8.7		2. Chris Paul	2.7
	3. Kyle Lowry	8.7		3. Kyle Lowry	2.2
	4. Ricky Rubio	8.2		4. Jimmy Butler	2.2
	5. James Hardin	7.9		5. 3 players with	2.1
Blocks		BLK	FG %		FG%
	1. Rudy Gobert	2.7		1. Javale Mcgee	.582
	2. Myles Turner	2.4		2. Clint Capela	.578
	3. Mark Gasol	2.2		3. Steven Adams	.562
	4. Deandre Jordan	2.2		4. Nerlens Noel	.552
	5. Hassan Whiteside	1.8		5. Jahlil Okafor	.552
3 %		3 %	+ / -		+-
	1. Kevin Durant	.461		1. Stephen Curry	1127
	2. CJ McCollum	.455		2. Klay Thompson	1030
	3. Kawhi Leonard	.453		3. Kevin Durant	951
	4. Luke Kennard	.451		4. Draymond Green	916
	5. Klay Thompson	.450		5. James Hardin	722

76ers Stats - 1 END
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
Ben Simmons	82	32.2	17.9	8.7	5.0	1.3	0.6	2.4	.526
Joel Embiid	50	28.8	15.9	9.4	2.1	0.8	1.8	1.9	463
Markelle Fultz	74	31.5	12.7	4.2	5.0	1.1	0.4	2.3	.416
J.J Redick	68	29.4	10.9	2.3	2.2	0.6	0.0	1.3	.481
Robert Covington	62	26.6	12.2	2.0	1.9	1.7	0.6	1.8	.447
Jahlil Okafor	75	22.9	12.2	5.1	0.7	0.3	1.0	0.8	.552
Dario Saric	82	28.6	10.6	6.7	1.7	0.6	0.3	1.6	.449
Jerryd Bayless	82	20.6	8.6	1.9	3.3	0.5	0.0	1.1	.455
Richaun Holmes	74	16.4	8.9	4.9	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.6	.536
T.J McConnell	82	16.9	4.7	1.6	4.4	1.1	0.0	1.3	.449
Amir Johnson	38	10.7	3.8	3.1	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.5	.508
Justin Anderson	42	14.2	6.2	2.8	0.9	0.3	0.2	0.8	.415
Nik Stauskas	7	4.4	0.6	0	0	0.3	0	0.2	.500
Tim Luwawu Cabarrot	14	10.2	2.4	0.9	1.1	0.2	0.1	0.5	.310

AWARD WINNERS 17 / 18
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	Russell Westbrook	PG	Thunder
Rookie of the Year	Ben Simmons **	SF	76ers
Sixth Man of the Year	Milos Teodsic	PG	Clippers
Defensive Player of the Year	Rudy Gobert	C	Jazz
Most Improved Player	Domantas Sabonis	PF	Pacers
Coach of the Year	Steve Kerr	C	Warriors

[trekfan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

Well, the Magic got in as the 8th seed (surprised!), and the Raptors scored the 1st seed?! Toronto has an easy path to the ECF if they can past the winner of the Hornets/Celtics series. The Cavs/Bucks is the most interesting Round 1 series in the East, while the Rockets vs. Pelicans catch my attention out West -- it's guards (CP3, The Beard) vs Bigs (Boogie and the Brow).

[georgiafan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

Well, the Magic got in as the 8th seed (surprised!), and the Raptors scored the 1st seed?! Toronto has an easy path to the ECF if they can past the winner of the Hornets/Celtics series. The Cavs/Bucks is the most interesting Round 1 series in the East, while the Rockets vs. Pelicans catch my attention out West -- it's guards (CP3, The Beard) vs Bigs (Boogie and the Brow).

The cavs just couldn’t stay healthy all year outside of LeBron all the major players got hurt at some point. Yea some fun 1st round matchups.

I’m gonna go ahead and post the playoff results tonight I left the award winners at work so I’ll post those tomorrow. I’m ready to get into the offseason stuff

[georgiafan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

2018 Playoff Recap

The Warriors once again won the NBA finals for the 3rd time in 4 years with a blowout win in game 7.

The Pistons after being the #1 seed all year got a tough draw in round 1 as the Wizards went cold the final 2 weeks to drop to the 7th seed. The Wizards also had some big injuries during the regular season.

The Magic surprised everyone and beat the Raptors in game 5 and made it all the way to the ECF.

The Cavs also got upset by the Wizards in round 2 and it was never much of a series.

The thunder despite having all the star power couldn't make it out of the 1st round.

2017 / 2018 Award Winners
Award	Player	Pos	Team
All-NBA 1st Team
All-NBA 1st Team	Russell Wesrbrook	G	Thunder
	James Hardin	G	Rockets
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	F	Bucks
	Lebron James	F	Cavs
	Demarcus Cousins	C
All-NBA 2nd Team
All-NBA 2nd Team	Stephen Curry	G	Warriors
	John Wall	G	Wizards
	Anthony Davis	F	Pelicans
	Kevin Durant	F	Warriors
	Karl Anthony Towns	C	Timberwolves
All-NBA 3rd Team
All-NBA 3rd Team	Daman Lillard	G	Trailblazers
	Kyrie Irving	G	Celtics
	Kawhi Leonard	F	Spurs
	Paul George	F	Thunder
	Mark Gasol	C	Grizzles
All-Defensive 1st Team
All-Defensive 1st Team	John Wall	G	Wizards
	Jimmy Butler	G	Timberwolves
	Anthony Davis	F	Pelicans
	Draymond Green	F	Warriors
	Rudy Gobert	C	Jazz
All-Defensive 2nd Team
All-Defensive 2nd Team	Lonzo Ball	G	Lakers
	Patrick Beverly	G	Clippers
	Giannis Antetokounmpo	F	Bucks
	Kawhi Leonard	F	Spurs
	Andre Drummond	C	Pistons
All-Rookie 1st Team
All-Rookie 1st Team	Lonzo Ball	G	Lakers
	Markelle Fultz	G	76ers
	Ben Simmons	F	76ers
	Lauri Markkanen	F	Bulls
	John Collins	F	Hawks
All-Rookie 2nd Team
All-Rookie 2nd Team	De'aaron Fox	G	Kings
	Milos Teodosic	G	Clippers
	Dennis Smith Jr.	G	Mavericks
	Jayson Tatum	F	Celtics
	Frank Ntilikina	G	Knicks

[trekfan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

Man, 2K's sim engine LOVES the Wizards -- it's bizarre, in past years the Wizards always seemed to be bad no matter what you did. This year, they just go the distance ... but they got slaughtered by the West, as any team in the East really would.

Offseason's going to be interesting -- where does Melo and PG13 go? How do the Cavs reload? Is LeBron LeGone?

[georgiafan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

Man, 2K's sim engine LOVES the Wizards -- it's bizarre, in past years the Wizards always seemed to be bad no matter what you did. This year, they just go the distance ... but they got slaughtered by the West, as any team in the East really would.

Offseason's going to be interesting -- where does Melo and PG13 go? How do the Cavs reload? Is LeBron LeGone?

Overall I was just pleased that the Warriors won as I was afraid something silly was going to happen. Yea the Wizards was a surprise to win the east

I am beyond excited for the offseason I had to control myself to slow down and make sure I do things correctly. I've some more things to post here in a bit and working on some more things in my head.

[georgiafan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

2018 Offseason Part 1

The offseason saw some greats retire while Dirk, Vince Carter and Manu was expected. Joe Johnson and Dewayne Wade was a bit of a surprise with David West and Udonis Haslem also retiring .

The 76ers are beyond excited for the staff bringing in a top notch Head Scout and Trainer. The person that will get the headlines is Paul Pierce signing on to be the assistant coach.

What everyone wants to talk about is the draft lottery with 3 teams possible of having two lottery picks in 76ers, Bulls and Suns. Will the Lakers pick fall outside the top 5 and the 76ers get to keep it ? Boston didn't make it out of the 1st round and now might not get a lottery pick when this time last year everyone thought they would have two. The Pacers and Jazz are expected to be 13th and 14th and face similar problems. They are not good enough to win the title, but also not bad enough to get a top 3 pick. Will one of them get lucky and jump up ?

[georgiafan]

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Lottery Results

Biggest Winners

Suns If jumping all the way up from 3 to 1 isn't good enough they also secure the Heat pick at #11.

Knicks The jump from 6 to 3 is huge and this will allow for a young player to be brought in to develop alongside KP. Would the Knicks think about trading this pick for a proven player ?

76ers Everything went as expected and this young 76ers team has picks 8 and 12 setting up kinds of options as they also have 3 early 2nd round picks.



Biggest Losers

Hawks The Hawks tanked on purpose and ended up dropping from 4 to 1. Overall the team is still in good shape and has 4 draft picks in the 1st round.

Celtics The lakers late season win streak made the chance of the pick going to the Celtics very unlikely. Something tells me Danny Ainge has something up his sleeve.

Cavs When they traded for the Nets pick many thought it was a lock for a top 3. It ended up dropping 1 spot to the 5th pick.

[georgiafan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

NBA Lottery Teams Preview

Suns
Draft Picks - 1 & 11
Major Needs - PG
Trade Block - Tyson Chandler & Jared Dudley (expiring contract)
Biggest Questions

Do you take BPA Michael Porter even though you are loaded at SF & PF ?

Do you need to trade up for Trevon Duval or will he fall to 11 ?

Is this the year the Suns finally find a trade for Dudley and Chandler ?


Mavs
Draft Picks - #2
Major Needs - PF
Trade Block - None
Biggest Questions

Marvin Bagley is too perfect of a fit to pass up on right ?

Should they pay Noel & Curry ?


Knicks
Draft Picks #3
Major Needs - SF & PF
Trade Block - Lance Thomas
Biggest Questions

Teaming Doncic up with KP is a match made In heaven right ?

Should they bring back Kanter if he opts out ?


Hawks
Draft Picks - 4, 18, 24, 29, 31
Major Needs - Center
Trade Block - Draft picks, 19 Cavs 1st, Bazemore, Teletovic, Belinelli, Muscala
Biggest Questions

What will the Hawks do with 5 of the first 31 draft picks ?

Do they attach some of them to trade Plumlee's contract ?

Do you take a big man in Bamba / Ayton to team with Collins ?


Grizzles
Draft Picks - 5 , 10 & two 2's (9, 12)
Major Needs - SG & SF
Trade Block - Mike Conley
Biggest Questions -

The hole at SG is to big to pass on Rawle Akins or Kostja Mushidi right ?

What do you do at 10 a lot of options with potential that should be around like PF P.J Washington, SF Miles Bridges and SF Emanuel Akot ?

Do you see what you can get for Mike Conley ? Would the Knicks offer #3 and Frank Ntilikina for Conley and the 10th?


Bulls
Draft Picks - 6 & 9
Major Needs - Everywhere except PF
Trade Block - Robin Lopez
Biggest Questions

Do you take BPA and worry about the details later ?

Robin Lopez has been a hot name in trade talks what can you get for him ?


Kings
Draft Picks - 7
Major Needs - SG / SF
Trade Block - Kofus, Temple and Shumpert
Biggest Questions

With no 1st round pick next year how do you draft a differnce maker at 7 ?

You have 3 players all around 9 million on last year of there contract. Should you take on more bad salary for a draft pick next year ?


76ers
Draft Picks - 8, 12, 34, 36, 42
Major Needs - SG
Trade Block - Draft Picks, Bayless
Biggest Questions

Does two more young guys make this team a legit playoff team ?

Should they trade up into the draft and get one of the SG ?


Jazz
Draft Picks - 13 & 26
Major Needs - A star
Trade Block - Alec Burks, Draft Picks
Biggest Questions

While the Jazz have depth at all positions how can they get a star player to compete in the West ?

The Jazz are stuck in the in between phase how do they get out of it ?


Pacers
Draft Picks - 14
Major Needs - SF
Trade Block - Cory Joseph, Thaddeus Young
Biggest Questions

The Pacers are stuck in the in between phase how do they get out of it ?

Should they trade back with the Hawks ?

[georgiafan]

Re: 2k18 - 76ers "the process needs results"

Trade Alert

Cavs - After failing to make the finals for the first time since Lebron came back its no surprise to see once again a top draft pick traded for a veteran player. The big news here is that Lebron has told the front office if they made this move he would come back for one more year. A 19 year old wasn't going to help the Cavs win one more championship and Gasol was 2nd team All NBA this year. He should have a good 3+ years in him playing at a high level. If they are able to sign Isaiah Thomas that makes for a great big 3.

Grizzles - After not making the playoffs this year the grit and grind era has officially came to a end. With Gasol getting older and stuck in the loaded western conference it was time to trade him and doing so got the 5th pick in the draft. His contract isn't great, but Triston Thompson can come in and provide solid center play. This now gives the Grizzles pick 5 and 10 to add some wing pieces to go along with Mike Conley assuming he isn't traded also.