[Live 03] Birth of the Phoenix :: 3-0 [Game 4 Preview]

[c0nr4d]

___________________Birth of the Phoenix:
_______________The Story of the 2002-03 Phoenix Suns

_____Following a season of mediocrity and a sense of disappointment, the Phoenix Suns landed the ninth pick in the 2002 NBA Draft and selected the high-school phenom Amare Stoudemire. Determined to make a change in Phoenix, the team’s owners found a new General Manager in the legendary Charles Barkley. He vowed to turn the franchise around and try to accomplish something he had never attained in his illustrious career, a Championship trophy.
_____Barkley’s first order of business was to rid the Suns of the cancerous attitude that Stephon Marbury possessed. In a prophetic manner, Charles saw the future of the Suns being held in the hands of a skillful point-guard from Canada, none other than Steve Nash. Due to Starbury’s bloated, undeserved contract, a package of players was required to make the Nash Deal happen. The final deal sent Marbury, Bo Outlaw, and Jake Tsakalidis to the Dallas Mavericks for Nash, Nick Van Exel, and Evan Eschmeyer:



_____Barkley’s next order of business was to fill the major gap at the center position for the Suns. An aging Patrick Ewing had not been signed by any team from free agency, and Barkley knew the sting of not winning a championship, so Charles decided to give Patrick a chance to start for his Suns.
_____The next change for Phoenix needed to happen at the starting power-forward position. Tom Gugliotta was carrying an enormous contract and had not been able to produce for the team. Barkley found an ample replacement for Gugs in New York, where Antonio McDyess was residing. Because of Tom’s exorbitant contract, again a package of players had to be put together for the deal to go through. The final deal sent Nick Van Exel and Scott Williams to New York for McDyess and Felton Spencer:



_____After some preliminary workouts with the team, Barkley saw that Patrick Ewing was is no position to start for his team, so the only option was to trade him in replace for a more-able body at center. Further, the Suns were in need of a reputable back-up point guard. Both of these needs were discovered in Houston with the Rockets. Kelvin Cato and Moochie Norris would fill Barkley’s voids, and also give him a nice trade opportunity to get rid of Tom Gugliotta:



_____A final piece of Barkley’s recreation of the Suns came in a last free-agent signing. The backup shooting-guard for his current line-up was Casey Jacobsen, who was not a game-proven player, as Charles wanted, so he turned to a veteran of the position, Mitch Richmond. In Mitch, Barkley saw the same passion and drive he had possessed in his later years in the league.



_____So the pieces are now set for a change to be made in Phoenix, where a new team has risen out of the flames of recent disappointment and regret. The new starting line-up will take on challenges from the league’s greatest players and Barkley and his staff will develop the upcoming talent they have acquired in Joe Johnson and Amare Stoudemite. Here is the final roster for the 2002-03 Phoenix Suns:

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[c0nr4d]

Game Settings:

Game: NBA Live 2003
Skill Level: All-Star
Quarter Length: 6:00
Length of Season: 56 games
Rosters: original EA rosters
Simulated Games: 12:00 quarters


To set the stage for the 2002-03 season, here are some other roster changes in the NBA:




*This will be updated as trades and/or free-agent signings are made throughout the season.*

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Game One Preview:



The Sonics match up well against the Suns in the backcourt, so Phoenix will try to take advantage of the frontcourt weakness of Seattle. The main match up to watch will be the struggle between the premier point guards and how they can lead their respective teams to victory.

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Looks awesome c0n.

Sweet. Conrad has a dynasty..

Just looked at the Topic poster and knew, this will be awesome..

Good luck!

the 'M' of Run TMC is in the house - awesome! although that's messed up for chuck to bring in patrick... then cut him hahah

Mitch Richmond has won a ring with LA.

dude, YES!

ahh retro style dynasty very cool

looks hot!
good luck with this!

Sweeeet..
Why do you still play Live 03? (I've never played with this)

Sweet i look forward to this most likely will be cool and your team looks great can't wait for your first game against the Sonics should be a great dual between Nash and Payton, finally good luck

This looks great, you had some turnaround with all the trades and signings.
Good luck!

i cant recongnize who those last 6 players were who changed teams...

Sweeeet..
Why do you still play Live 03? (I've never played with this)

THIS should answer that question

i cant recongnize who those last 6 players were who changed teams...

Hakeem - Sixers
Zo - Kings
V. Lenard - Spurs
JR Rider - Lakers
T. Hardaway - Cavs
R. Strickland - Magic


Thanks to everybody for the words of encouragement! I'm hoping to put up the first recap tommorow night prolly...so stay tuned

btw: Jackal, i fixed the err of my story (thx for the wisdom)

'POS' computer hahah! awesome

i can't wait for this dynasty; Live '03 (or it might've been Sega's 2k3; can't remember which was the better game that year) was what got me interested in the 'dynasty mode' feature; anyway, this looks promising; looking forward to seeing Amare overtake McDyess for the PF spot!

Really nice man... nice setup. Do you have this season rosters for Live 03?

This looks good. Odd choice for game and rosters, but it works! Hopefully Amare develops as he does in real life. Your biggest weakness is at the Center position, which Amare should be able to fill pretty soon.

So when you´re gonna update, I´m gonna looking forward to it.

So when you´re gonna update, I´m gonna looking forward to it.

ditto

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WOW!!
Nice game presentation.
Good win

Good luck in the future

The recap looks great, very creative work.
Nice game by McDyess, and Moochie had some Nash-ish assist numbers.
Good luck!

What a game of McDyess
Good Luck with this dinasty