X's Blazers Dynasty (NBA Live 06)

[H Rock]

4-3. (I'm not risking those bonus points).

[BOSS]

I haven't been following lately so I ain't gonna guess for now.
When are you puttin up scouting report of next year guys ?

[Mark.]

vs Mil - Win
@ Was - Win
vs Dal - Loss
@ Uta - Loss
vs Pho - Loss
@ LAL - Win
@ Min - Win

Yeah you'll make it

[brad feet]

hey man....... nice to see your dynasty still going strong...... i've been so busy with so many deadlines at work...... well, i hope i can catch up with this one..... and keep it up.....

[kibaxx7]

Nice stats by Dehere there... the play of the trimester looks nice.

[Buckley]

vs Mil W
@ Was L
vs Dal L
@ Uta W
vs Pho L
@ LAL L
@ Min W


EROM: Gay
WROM: Dehere
EPOM: Iverson
WPOM: Kobe

You will make the playoffs

[pHLo]

vs Mil W
@ Was L
vs Dal L
@ Uta W
vs Pho L
@ LAL W
@ Min W

-> 4:3

EROM: Gay
WROM: Dehere
EPOM: LeBron
WPOM: T-Mac

[HonorGlow]

Hey the X, I got your stats this morning...Thank you! And of course, thanks for proactively sending me your Live Card! I'll be doing your shout out here...hopefully tonight when I get home.

I hope the sign in on liveGMC and upload process went smoothely. Later on the off-season of Live '06(hopefully August) I'd like to get together with you and a panel of liveGMC vets on an MSN meeting to have a brainstorming meeting for '07 on how we can get liveGMC a'hoppin now that we kind of have two+ years under our belts and see the strengths and weaknesses that have been shown.

I really feel that '07 is the year for liveGMC now that I'm more confident in certain areas of programming and we can really improve the NBA Live Dynasty mode experience... ...all in the name of NBA LIVE!

[Anthony15]

vs Mil - W
@ Was - L
vs Dal - L
@ Uta - W
vs Pho - L
@ LAL - L
@ Min - W

EROM: Gay
WROM: Dehere
EPOM: LeBron
WPOM: Anthony

[Andreas Dahl]

3-4

EPOM: LeBron
EROM: Gay
WPOM: Brand
WROM: Morrison

And yea, you'll make the playoffs

[HonorGlow]

5-2

That's my prediction for the month...

[killer_cr0ss0ver]

heres my prediction my friend. a 4-3 card for this month

vs Mil (W)
@ Was (W)
vs Dal (L)
@ Uta (W)
vs Pho (L)
@ LAL (L)
@ Min (W)

[The X]

at least a couple of you have faith that my Blazers can turn it around & make the playoffs

on to the comments....

Hey the X, I got your stats this morning...Thank you! And of course, thanks for proactively sending me your Live Card! I'll be doing your shout out here...hopefully tonight when I get home.

I hope the sign in on liveGMC and upload process went smoothely. Later on the off-season of Live '06(hopefully August) I'd like to get together with you and a panel of liveGMC vets on an MSN meeting to have a brainstorming meeting for '07 on how we can get liveGMC a'hoppin now that we kind of have two+ years under our belts and see the strengths and weaknesses that have been shown.

I really feel that '07 is the year for liveGMC now that I'm more confident in certain areas of programming and we can really improve the NBA Live Dynasty mode experience... ...all in the name of NBA LIVE!

sounds good, let me know when you need my assistance

Nice stats by Dehere there... the play of the trimester looks nice.

cheers, yep, that was one heck of a play, I had to catch the moment for everyone

hey man....... nice to see your dynasty still going strong...... i've been so busy with so many deadlines at work...... well, i hope i can catch up with this one..... and keep it up.....

cheers, yep, I've been busy at work too so I can empathise with your lack of available time....

I haven't been following lately so I ain't gonna guess for now.
When are you puttin up scouting report of next year guys ?

probably start doing them after March summary....

also, for anyone who hasn't gotten me their profiles, please get them in ASAP or I'll just spin a web of intrigue

[HonorGlow]

Hey The X...please check your PM, it's regarding your Birdie submission...trying to do something different

[The X]

BLAZERS MONTHLY RECAP - MARCH 2007


The February 23 comeback win in Miami might have been the most important game of the season for the Portland Trailblazers. The reason: the team finally came together & despite losing in Toronto, the Blazers believed that they could make the playoffs. Fast forward to the end of March: Portland goes a superb 6-1 for the month to finish March with a winning record of 15-14, and in great position to earn one of the low playoff seeds. Outside of a tough loss against the Suns, the Blazers played as well as they could, as coach Nate McMillan trialled a different rotation late in games & it worked, as the team didn't squander opportunities as they have done in the past.

A big reason for the team's success in March was the emergence of rookies Andrew "The X" Watson & Severin Harding, who were used effectively late in close games. Both rookies had their best stretch of play for the season (Watson - 7.2ppg, 1.3apg, 83.3% FT, clutch shooting; Harding - 5.2ppg, 3.4rpg, clutch defense & rebounding) & both proved that they can not yet be written off as busts. McMillan also used his bench extensively & went with whoever had the hot hand, whether it was Jarrett Jack, Mo Peterson or Watson.

Portland has no games in April, so it will be a month where the Blazers wait and see whether they will be in the playoffs. Looking at the teams around them, the Blazers should be able to squeak in to the 7th or 8th playoff spot, provided nothing dramatic happens in the next month.


THE MONTH THAT WAS (MAR '07)







PLAYER EVOLUTION (MAR '07)









BLAZERS AMONGST THE LEAGUE LEADERS

F/C- Zach Randolph - 23.5ppg (12th in NBA), 54.9% FG (18th in NBA)
G- Sebastian Telfair - 6.7apg (14th in NBA)
C- Joel Przybilla - 1.71bpg (19th in NBA)
F- David Lee - 55.4% FG (13th in NBA)

[The X]

AROUND THE LEAGUE (MARCH '07)


STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division
Central Division
Southeast Division


WESTERN CONFERENCE

Northwest Division
Pacific Division
Southwest Division


AWARDS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Eastern Conference Player of the Month - Kirk Hinrich (Chicago Bulls)
Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month - Tiago Splitter (Chicago Bulls)


WESTERN CONFERENCE

Western Conference Player of the Month - Kevin Garnett (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Western Conference Rookie of the Month - Vince Dehere (New Orleans-Oklahoma City Hornets)


MVP WATCH


MVP Candidates


TRANSACTIONS

No transactions for month


KEY INJURIES


This one hurts the Bulls as their playoff aspirations go out the window


How on earth will the Wolves manage 2 weeks without Ha's production (2.2ppg, 4.5rpg)?!?


My brother just can't get a break on these woeful Wizards

[Cornerthree]

Zach only 0.66 BPG?

WOW Portland's doing nice

[The X]

MARCH '07 PICKS:


Sit

Total = 0.0 points (out of 1.0 points) + 0.000 bonus points


Jugs

Total = 0.0 points (out of 1.0 points) + 0.000 bonus points


H Rock

Total = 0.0 points (out of 1.0 points) + 0.000 bonus points


Mark.

Total = 0.0 points (out of 1.0 points) + 0.000 bonus points


cwebbiverson

Total = 0.0 points (out of 1.0 points) + 0.005 bonus points


pHLo

Total = 0.0 points (out of 1.0 points) + 0.005 bonus points


Anthony15

Total = 0.0 points (out of 1.0 points) + 0.005 bonus points


Andreas Dahl

Total = 0.0 points (out of 1.0 points) + 0.001 bonus points


HonorGlow

Total = 0.5 points (out of 1.0 points) + 0.000 bonus points


killer_cr0ss0ver

Total = 0.0 points (out of 1.0 points) + 0.000 bonus points

[The X]

NLSC POWER/INFLUENCE RATINGS (thru Mar '07)


pHLo (0.781, 13.5/20.0pts + 0.106 bonuses)

cwebbiverson (0.672, 11.5/19.0pts + 0.067 bonuses)

Jugs (0.590, 10.5/19.0pts + 0.0635 bonuses)

Andreas Dahl (0.565, 10.0/20.0pts + 0.0645 bonuses)

The X (0.556, 8.0/15.0pts + 0.0225 bonuses)

Crunk-Lao (0.544, 8.0/15.0pts + 0.0105 bonuses)

H Rock (0.532, 8.5/20.0pts + 0.107 bonuses)

Sit (0.456, 8.0/20.0pts + 0.056 bonuses)

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D-Weaver99027 (0.585, 8.0/14.0pts + 0.014 bonuses)

Malfa (0.557, 7.0/14.0pts + 0.057 bonuses)

Anthony15 (0.513, 6.5/14.0pts + 0.049 bonuses)

Shaun (0.477, 5.0/11.0pts + 0.022 bonuses)

Thierry² (0.726, 5.0/7.0pts + 0.012 bonuses)

Mark (0.345, 1.5/5.0pts + 0.045 bonuses)

keepnitgangsta1 (0.395, 1.5/4.0pts + 0.020 bonuses)

Peachy (0.348, 1.0/3.0pts + 0.015 bonuses)

BHMMAFIA (1.018, 2.0/2.0pts + 0.018 bonuses)

HonorGlow (0.251, 0.5/2.0pts + 0.001 bonuses)

killer_cr0ss0ver (0.011, 0.0/2.0pts + 0.011 bonuses)

zmac|two3 (1.031, 1.0/1.0pts + 0.031 bonuses)

[Mark.]

Nice stuff dude, hopefully you get that last spot Also good luck for this wednesday

[The X]

Zach only 0.66 BPG?

WOW Portland's doing nice

what can I say?!? he's pretty soft on the defensive end I guess....more likely excuse is that I've got 3 other shotblockers on my roster - Big Joel Przy-bizz, Thin Theopold Ratliff & Ed Griff....all those guys are doing the dirty work, which leaves Zach to only worry about his offensive game

Nice stuff dude, hopefully you get that last spot Also good luck for this wednesday

cheers, so do I....I'm predicting our 1st game to be somewhere between Sit's 1st game & a good outing

[Buckley]

so....what are we gonna predict in apri with no games to play?? anyway, nice recap...and good luck on making the playoffs.

[Fresh8]

Good work X! Looks like you're making an impact in ur rookie season too! And my Pacers are looking like having a crack at making it too!

And just noticed ur Fighting Irsish update: Looks like you guys should have fun in the first game!

Just so you know... the Fakers opened the season with a 33-20 loss. We won the last quarter 12-7 and the first quarter 6-4 but the other team controlled the game in the middle two quarters... we only managed 2 points. However, it was a good loss cause we played real good D... this is a team that beat us by 40 in the preseason. So it was a good effort. And when u said practise... we've had practise too! I ended up teaching them a simple version of the triangle offence

[The X]

...from the Chronicles of the 2006 Birdie Project:(info)


The X's Portland 2006-07 end of season Birdie Breakdown:

Once again The X uses pure brut force to get the job done as for a record 16th out of 17 submissions (Gilbert Arenas, a PG was the only exception), his Team MVP is a PF. Zach Randolph once again takes Team MVP honors with a weighted Birdie efficiency score of 24.14 - and his 'reversible' LiveCard is now enabled.

The X's time has finally come as he's somehow managed to crack the top 25:
This Dynasty instance is currently ranked #25 on the Official 2006 Birdie Board


(view entire list here)

The qualifers:
Z. Randolph 23.5 ppg (ranks 6th)
Z. Randolph 10.3 rpg (ranks 5th)
S. Telfair 6.7 apg (ranks 5th)
D. Miles 1.28 spg (ranks 8th)
J. Przybilla 1.71 bpg (ranks 10th)
Z. Randolph 0.549 field goal% (ranks 5th)
M. Webster 0.877 free throw% (ranks 5th)
M. Peterson 0.406 3 point% (ranks 5th)


Complete 'Birdie Breakdown' coverage AND to see Randolph 's' reversible' Live Card clickhere.


HonorGlow: Hopefully I'll get a genome warrior to be my Team MVP...although if this ever happens, he's no doubt going to be a PF

[The X]

so....what are we gonna predict in apri with no games to play?? anyway, nice recap...and good luck on making the playoffs.

you guys can just predict the awards for the month....so no penalties involved for the month, so is worth giving it a crack....

will maybe have predictions for End of Season Awards, but probably won't do that until closer to the playoffs....

Good work X! Looks like you're making an impact in ur rookie season too! And my Pacers are looking like having a crack at making it too!

And just noticed ur Fighting Irsish update: Looks like you guys should have fun in the first game!

Just so you know... the Fakers opened the season with a 33-20 loss. We won the last quarter 12-7 and the first quarter 6-4 but the other team controlled the game in the middle two quarters... we only managed 2 points. However, it was a good loss cause we played real good D... this is a team that beat us by 40 in the preseason. So it was a good effort. And when u said practise... we've had practise too! I ended up teaching them a simple version of the triangle offence

cheers, yep, the rooks finally had an impact....my guy had a big impact on at least 3 of the games for that month, so I've gotta be proud that he's finally stepping up to the plate

as for the Fakers, can't believe the score was so low....33-20....damn....we play same length of quarters as you & no stoppage on clock, but lowest scoring game I've seen is around 43-38, but that is a rarity, with most games having both teams in the high 40's to 50's....some games can get out to the 60-100 range, but not as likely....

but yep, game should be fun....our team only has 5 players at the moment, so that means no reserves....we are all unfit apart from one of us who is bulked up....he's the Ben Wallace of the team, grabbing boards & blocking shots....we have only 2 players 6 feet or taller (me & another guy) & we will probably be the go-to-guys on the team as we have the only recognisable bball background out of the team....funnily enough, both of us play more like SG's than big men, so our team is a bit back to front....the rest of the guys don't have too much experience or just aren't very good, but each has their role & strengths & weaknesses....we have no great ballhandler, so we'll all help out where needed....we'll be playing a 2-3 zone....but we will play it very tight & dare the other team to shoot the long ball, as not many people outside of me can consistently hit the trey....I figure most of the guys don't know how to defend so we may as well play negative basketball & crowd the defensive lane so the other team gets no easy baskets & the defensive boardwork is a little easier....as the team improves, I may be tempted to run a 1-3-1 zone but we'll see....if we're behind, I'll eventually teach the guys a basic halfcourt trap....can't really do full-court as most of us are unfit....looking forward to Wednesday though