This dynasty will be done in MyNBA Eras in 2k23 starting with the Magic and Bird Era which begins in the 1983-84 NBA season. It differs as I'm going to play through history as it happened and see how things play out in the game when set up with the same situations as real life. This means I will be playing in commissioner mode and making all the transactions, lineup changes, injuries and draft picks as they happened in real life. Will 2k have things spot on? Will a team who underperformed in real life take a leap and change history?
As far as playing games I use a random number generator to pick a game to play from each day. With this mode having correct schedules for each team I'll control the team that won the game in real life to try to keep things accurate for that game. I'll be making posts for each date on the calendar with the nights results, news stories from around the league, even some real life news and pop culture happenings on that date. I use the New York Times archives quite often and will have that assist me in giving the readers backstory into why things are happening around the league instead of just random injuries, benchings and roster moves.
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Can Anybody Stop The Champs?
The 1983-84 NBA season is just days from tipoff and the question on everybody's mind is if anybody can dethrone the defending champions, The Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers are coming off a completely dominating run in last season's playoffs as the fierce duo of league MVP Moses Malone and Julius Erving lead the champions to a 12-1 record in the playoffs, including a 4-0 sweep against the banged up Los Angeles Lakers in the finals. Dr. J and Moses come back to try to be the first team to defend their championship since the 1969 Celtics championship team.
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The Season Starts With Replacement Referees
A big story from the offseason is the NBA referees striking against the league to get a bigger piece of the quickly growing NBA financial pool. An unnamed referee said that with Larry Bird getting a multimillion dollar contract in the offseason the referees are left to pick up pennies in comparison. With the referees currently striking the preseason games were more reminiscent of the Wild West, highlighted by a fist fight between the Celtics Larry Bird and Sixers power forward Marc Iavoaroni. Will the NBA strike a deal with the referees to make sure this all important season goes off without a hitch?
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Ralph Sampson Arrives With Large Expectations
One of the most exciting number one picks in the history of the NBA Draft comes into the league this season as 7 foot 4 center from the University of Virginia, Ralph Sampson will make his debut in the league. Sampson was completely dominant in college basketball and before he even steps onto the floor he is drawing comparisons to young versions of Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Sampson looks to immediately become the focus of the young and talented Houston Rockets as they look to take a step up in the West and give the Lakers some serious competition.
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