Boston's Battle for Banner 18 (and Beyond)

[jeremym480]

Settings
System - PS4
Mode - MyLeague (30+ Team Control)
Difficulty/Sliders - WIP
Rosters - CelticLG - I'm using opening night rosters and will make all of the moves IRL on the date that it happened through 12/25
Draft Class - Da InFaMoUs NY with CelticLG's edits and additions
Season Length - 82 Games
Playoff Format - 7-7-7-7
Play Schedule - I want to get through multiple seasons so there will be a lot of simming. I will play the first three games of the season if full, then season I will play the first 5 games of the season, then two full games per month the rest of the season. Aside from that the weeks will alternate between full sim weeks and sim with the option to intervene.

Playoffs will be 1 Full game between 1-3 and 1 full game between 4-6, plus all Game 7's will be played.
MyLeague Settings - Mostly Barncore's with some my own settings mixed in.
Posting Format - I'll post screenshots of all of my games played in full and recaps for month-end, All-Star break, etc. I'd do trade recaps as well. However, my main goal is to get deep into this franchise so lengthy write-ups will be few and far between.



I'm looking forward to getting started tonight, hopefully I'll have a good run given the late start. Thanks for following and Go C's!

[jeremym480]

Additions: Robert Williams III, Brad Wanamaker
Subtractions: Shane Larkin, Greg Monroe

2017-18 Record: 55-27

Team Leaders
Scoring: Kyrie Irving, 24.4 PPG
Rebounding: AL Horford, 7.4 RPG
Assists: Kyrie Irving, 5.1 APG
Steals: Marcus Smart, 1.3 SPG
Blocks: Al Horford, 1.1 BPG
FG%: Daniel Theis, .541
3P%: Jayson Tatum, .434

Honors
All Rookie 1st Team: Jayson Tatum
All-Defensive Second Team: Al Horford

Strengths: They are just chock full of quality players. They're loaded and are probably the deepest team in the entire NBA. They have star power, creative play-makers, fine shooters, lockdown defenders, paint enforcers and great young talent. It’s an embarrassment of riches... Oh yes, and don't forget Brad Stevens. He has done an outstanding job maximizing the team’s talent and they should only get better as they continue to grow.

Weaknesses: Honestly, they shouldn't have any as long as no one let's their ego get in the way. I guess if I had to say something other than that, then Health would be it. Irving has a history of missing significant time and Hayward is coming off a brutal injury that made him miss the entire 2017-18 season. I expect those guys to be rusty but they should be fine eventually. Is everybody going to be happy with their minutes and shots? That's up to Stevens to balance and as long as they're winning, then I don't think it will be a problem.

Prediction: 1st in the Atlantic Division, 1st in the Eastern Conference and should be NBA Finals or bust.

[jeremym480]

18-19 Boston Celtics Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
46	Aron Baynes	C	32	6-10	260	5.19M
7	Jaylen Brown	SG	22	6-7	220	5.17M
50	PJ Dozier	PG	22	6-6	205	Two-Way
20	Gordon Hayward	SF	28	6-8	225	31.21M
42	Al Horford	C	32	6-10	245	28.93M
11	Kyrie Irving	PG	26	6-3	193	20.01M
13	Marcus Morris	PF	29	6-9	235	5.37M
37	Semi Ojeleye	PF	24	6-7	241	1.38M
12	Terry Rozier	PG	24	6-1	190	3.05M
36	Marcus Smart	SG	24	6-4	220	11.66M
27	Daniel Theis	PF	26	6-8	243	1.38M
9	Brad Wanamaker	PG	29	6-4	210	838K
44	Robert Williams	C	21	6-10	240	1.65M
30	Guerschon Yabusele	PF	23	6-8	260	2.67M

Boston Celtics Depth Chart - 18-19
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Kyrie Irving	Terry Rozier	Brad Wanamaker	Walter Lemon Jr (2W)
SG	Jaylen Brown	Marcus Smart	PJ Dozier (2W)
SF	Jayson Tatum	Marcus Morris	Semi Ojeleye	Jabari Bird (Suspended)
PF	Gordon Hayward	Daniel Theis	Guerschon Yabusele
C	Al Horford	Aron Baynes	Robert Williams

[jeremym480]

EMBIID AND THE 76ERS COMEBACK FROM DOWN 24 AHD GET THE OVERTIME WIN SPOLING BOSTON'S OPENING NIGHT





KAWHI WAS TOO MUCH, SCORING 42 POINTS ON 13-19 FROM THE FIELD AS THE RAPTORS GET THE EASY W OVER THE CELTICS






TERRY ROZIER GOES DOWN WITH BROKEN RIBS AND WILL MISS THE NEXT 2-4 WEEKS



KYRIE & TATUM EACH SCORE 29 POINTS, HELPING BOSTON TO GET THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE 18-19 SEASON







BOSTON FINISHED OUT OCTOBER 3-4 WITH TWO WINS OVER DETRIOT AND LOSSES TO ORLANDO AND OKC.

[zackebarsch10]

Hey Jeremy,

can you post your complete slider set as your stats look very promising and well balanced. Thanks in advance.

[jeremym480]

Quote: Originally Posted by zackebarsch10

Hey Jeremy, can you post your complete slider set as your stats look very promising and well balanced. Thanks in advance.

I'm mostly using Schnaidt's sliders but have made a few adjustments of my own (mainly making them a little friendlier from the user). Also, I should note that I switched to Real Player % instead of Shot Timing. Shot timing is too quick for me this year so I switched for now.

This is the thread for the sliders: https://forums.operationsports.com/f...y-sliders.html


And these are the adjustments that I made (if nothing is noted then i used Schaidt's settings:

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Inside Shot Success - 44/38
Close Shot Success - 44/40
Mid-Range Shot Success - 45/41
3PT Success - 45/44
Layup Success - 45/40
Dunk in Traffic Frequency - 60
Dunk in Traffic Success - 85/90
Pass Accuracy - 45/25
Alley-Oop Success - 50/50
Contact Shot Success - 40/20
Ball Security - 70
Body-Up Sensitivity - 10
Pass Speed - 54

Attributes

Acceleration - 50
Vertical – 25
Strength – 60
Stamina – 50
Speed – 50
Durability - 50
Hustle – 50
Ball Handling – 50
Hands – 55
Offensive Awareness - 50
Defensive Awareness – 45
Offensive Consistency - 50
Defensive Consistency - 50
Fatigue Rate – 50
Lateral Quickness - 40

Tendencies

*for CPU Only**
Take Inside Shots - 50
Take Close Shots - 21
Take Mid-Range Shots - 65
Take 3PT Shots - 57
Post Shots - 75
Attack the Basket - 75
Look for Post Players - 65
Throw Alley-Oops - 90

*For Both User and CPU*
Attempt Dunks - 65
Attempt Putbacks - 90
Play Passing Lanes - 65
Go for On-Ball Steals - 55/70
Contest Shots - 70
Backdoor Cuts - 75

Fouls

Over the Back Foul Frequency - 80
Charging Foul Frequency - 75
Blocking Foul Frequency - 85/100
Reaching Foul Frequency - 85/90
Shooting Foul Frequency - 90
Loose Ball Foul Frequency - 95

They're still a WIP because I didn't really test them but I'll wait until I get 5-10 games under my belt before making any adjustments.

[jeremym480]

NOVEMBER UPDATE



STANDINGS THROUGH 10/31/18

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[professional2019]

Following, good luck sir.