The long journey of a Padawan: FLM Wizards

[coachmac75]

Re: The long journey of a Padawan: FLM Wizards

Zion crucifies Wizards at last second to avoid a masterstroke

Pelicans in the Capital Arena. With Zion, Jalen Green, Ingram, Alexander Walker, Hayes or Ball, coach HumbleServant with an impresive armada on the floor.

With Brown Jr starting for a second game in a row, Wizards try to elevarte their level and offered a pretty good game. Overall both team play better offense than defense, and finally Pelicans show better composure in the final minute to manage well the last possession and a Zion Williamson (34/8/1) getting a basket at the very last second to offer the win to New-Orleans.

Wizards were close but did not create the surprise.

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New Orleans Pelicans at Washington Wizards
Jun 16, 2020	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New Orleans (15-8)	31	34	34	37	136
Washington (3-17)	30	38	34	32	134

New Orleans Pelicans
TEAM TOTALS		54-102	11-36	17-17	56	38	6	7	10	136

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.Wall	28	7-12	2-3	7-7	7	9	2	0	0	23
B.Beal	33	11-24	4-7	4-4	2	7	0	0	2	30
T.Brown jr	39	10-17	3-5	0-0	6	5	0	0	1	23
J.Juminga	32	3-13	1-6	4-6	6	3	2	0	1	11
T.Bryant	26	6-8	1-1	2-2	12	3	3	0	0	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R.Hachimura	27	4-12	1-3	3-3	5	4	1	0	2	12
M.Wagner	23	1-5	0-0	0-0	9	2	2	1	0	2
C.Anthony	20	7-16	2-3	0-0	2	7	0	0	2	16
P.Eboua	12	1-4	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2
TEAM TOTALS		50-11	14-28	20-22	55	41	7	1	8	134

[coachmac75]

Re: The long journey of a Padawan: FLM Wizards

Wizards blow a 14 points lead in a bad loss against Lakers

In a visit to the West Coast the Wizkids had to face the Lebron james and Anthony Davis pair.

For once Wizards had a great game early getting up and maintaining an advantage over Lakers until the 3rd quarter. But in the end the inability to slow down James (37/6/4) and Davis (31/17/1) settled the game as a win for LA.

Wizards looking forward for Lebron to be in FA

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Washington Wizards at Los Angeles Lakers
Jun 16, 2020	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington (3-18)	37	23	23	29	112
Los Angeles (4-9)	29	31	36	34	130

Washington Wizards
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.Wall	29	7-14	2-3	2-4	2	8	1	0	1	18
B.Beal	33	7-20	2-10	2-2	4	8	2	0	3	18
T.Brown Jr	35	9-19	4-6	1-1	3	1	2	0	1	23
J.Kuninga	35	4-9	0-3	3-3	4	7	1	1	1	11
T.Bryant	26	2-4	0-0	2-2	8	2	1	0	2	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R.Hachimura	28	4-11	0-3	0-0	9	0	2	0	2	8
M.Wagner	22	7-10	0-1	1-1	4	4	2	1	1	15
C.Anthony	19	5-7	1-2	0-0	0	3	1	0	2	11
P.Eboua	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	2
TEAM TOTALS		46-96	9-28	11-13	39	35	13	2	14	112

Los Angeles Lakers
TEAM TOTALS		47-90	8-27	28-32	60	22	12	5	15	130

[coachmac75]

Re: The long journey of a Padawan: FLM Wizards

3ND Over for 2k20, time for a Conclusion

Unfortunatelty the 3ND league has stopped activities for 2k20 until an eventual return for 2k21...

There will not be a 4th season of 3ND league.
We will never know whether Bradley Beal would have taken his option year or not.

I have to say it has been a really great videogame experience. I want to thanks the members of 3ND because they helped me a lot growing my game and basketball knowdlege and i really enjoyed my time there.

I got winless in first season, won 3 games for the second season...
I was still miles away from the top 2-3 players but it was really getting closer with the rest of the band.

But it is gone... like most league it died by lack of activity and appetite.

We had a good third of the league which played less than 15 games when playoff were due to start.
We stopped managing injuries pretty much in this 3rd season.
People looked eager, some guys rage quitting after a loss or not even saying GG at the end of what was a good game.
I even had tyrouble getting more than 23 or 24 games out of 29 because it was pretty much impossible to reach the few misisng guys in last couple of weeks.
Playoff were taking forever with no one complaining.
Admin looked bored and disapointed.

Announcement came at the end of the playoff when supposed to start the offseason.

Time for a conclusion...

So this will end my Padawan story.

To the question initially asked on whether you can still be a total noob within a league full of veteran players, i think the answer is yes you can with few conditions.

• First, you need to accept to get destroyed for the most part.
• Second, despite getting destroyed you need to be cool and positive and keep learning and competing. A bit liek Rudy mindset at Notre Dame.
• Third, you need a league which allow you to grow in a good meanningful environment.

For me at this stage I am not looking at a new online 2k league because I dont think it is the best way to enjoy this game now.

I will now use all the knowldege and experience to start a Wizards franchise offline picking solid roster/rookie class/sliders.

I strongly think, in a similar way as MLB the Show, 2k can offer an offline experience no online league can deliver.

• The lag free gameplay offline is really enjoyable.
• Playing a real 82 games season with 12mn quarter, applying your own control over trades and progression...
• and most important of evrything : injuries. How many 2k league have realistic injuries ? I saw 4 leagues this year none of them did. I want injuries even season ending in my teams and other teams with a simulation tool for me and solid sliders for CPU games.

I will take the best from my 3ND experience (starting by my playbook), I feel like it is going to rock. I enjoyed so much writing these article that I may start a new story...