Portland Portable [2-2]

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Portland Portable: A Trailblazers Dynasty on PSP



Prologue: Last season was one to forget for the Portland Trail Blazers, despite the 50 wins and an appearance in the NBA Playoffs. Only Andre Miller and Martell Webster managed to play in all 82 games while injuries cost the team significant time from All-Star Brandon Roy, centers Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla, and key rotation players Nic Batum and Rudy Fernandez. In order to make the leap from just a team out in the first round of the playoffs to an actual championship contender, the Blazers first and foremost will need good health. Unfortunately neither Oden nor Przybilla is expected to be ready when training camp opens… It has to get better, right?

Association Settings:

Game: NBA 2K11 (PSP)
Season Length: 29 games
Playoff Length: 5-5-5-7
Simmed Quarter Length: 12 minutes
Played Quarter Length: 10 minutes
Rosters: Default (as of August 10, 2010)
Difficulty: Hall-of-Fame
Fatigue: On
Injuries: On
Real Player FT%: On
Preseason Games: Off
Owner Firing: Off
Trade Override: Off
Allow CPU Trades: On
Team Chemistry: On
Progressive Fatigue: On

The Trailblazers:

Starters:



PG: Jerryd Bayless #4 / 6'3'' / 200 lbs / 3 yrs. pro
SG: Brandon Roy #7 / 6'6'' / 211 lbs / 5 yrs. pro
SF: Nicolas Batum # 88 / 6'8'' / 200 lbs. / 3 yrs. pro
PF: LaMarcus Aldridge #12 / 6'11'' / 240 lbs. / 5 yrs. pro
C: Greg Oden #52 / 7'0'' / 285 lbs. / 3 yrs. pro

Bench:


F/C: Marcus Camby #23 / 6'11'' / 235 lbs. / 15 yrs. pro
G: Rudy Fernandez #5 / 6'6'' / 185 lbs / 3 yrs. pro
G: Andre Miller #24 / 6'2'' / 200lbs / 12 yrs. pro
G/F: Wesley Matthews #2 / 6'5'' / 220 lbs/ 2 yrs. pro
F: Jeff Pendergraph #23 / 6'9'' / 240 lbs / 2 yrs. pro
C: Joel Przybilla #10 / 7'1'' / 245 lbs. / 11 yrs. pro
F: Luke Babbitt #11 / 6'9'' / 225 lbs. / rookie

Reserve:

G: Patrick Mills #8 / 6'0'' / 185 lbs. / 2 yrs. pro
F: Dante Cunningham #33 / 6'8 / 230 lbs. / 2 yrs. pro
G: Elliot Williams #9 / 6'5'' / 180 lbs. /rookie

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Individual Highs:
Most Pts in a Game: Rudy Fernandez - 29 (11/10/10 vs Nets)
Most Pts in a Qtr: Rudy Fernanzez - 23 (11/19/10 vs Bucks)
Most Pts in a Half: Rudy Fernandez - 25 (11/19/10 vs Bucks)
Most 3 Pointers: Rudy Fernandez - 5 ( 11/19/10 vs Bucks)
Most Assists: Jerryd Bayless - 10 (11/19/10 vs Bucks)
Most Rebounds: LaMarcus Aldridge - 11 (11/19/10 vs Bucks)
Most Off Rebounds: J. Przybilla - 2 (11/19/10 vs Bucks)
Most Blocks: M. Camby - 3 (11/09/10 vs Nets)
Most Steals: J. Bayless - 6 (11/19/10 vs Bucks)

Team Leaders:
Points: R. Fernandez 20.5 pts / Brandon Roy 16.8 pts
Rebounds: L. Aldridge 6.0 rebs / M. Camby 5.0 rebs
Assists: J. Bayless 5.0 asts / Brandon Roy 4.0 asts
Blocks: M. Camby 1.3 blks / J. Przybilla 1.0 blk

Games Schedule:
11/07/10 @ Toronto Raptors (L 67-88)
11/09/10 @ New Jersey Nets (W 96-91)
11/10/10 @ Boston Celtics (L 101-119)
11/19/10 vs Milwaukee Bucks (W 106-97)
11/24/10 @ Orlando Magic
11/26/10 @ Dallas Mavericks

Team Transactions / Injuries:
11/10/10 - Andre Miller (twisted ankle) - 5 days

[dare]

The association is good but I find the players improve so fast, even bench players are 90 overall. Anyways goodluck with this

[rise]

I think I'd start Camby at the C and bump Fernandez up to SF and start him there. Interesting to see a PSP association,

[Absynthe]

The association is good but I find the players improve so fast, even bench players are 90 overall. Anyways goodluck with this

thanks dare. yeah, the ratings are pretty high but I think it's probably because the PSP version still uses the old 50-99 rating system instead of 25-99 in other consoles.

I think I'd start Camby at the C and bump Fernandez up to SF and start him there. Interesting to see a PSP association,

yeah, I'd consider that. Though I also thought of putting Rudy on the trading block just like in RL.

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League Transactions:

11/06/10 Signed Allen Iverson.

11/06/10 Signed Rafer Alston.

11/06/10 Signed Brevin Knight.

11/06/10 Signed Larry Hughes (1 year).

11/06/10 Signed Ethan Thomas.

11/13/10 Signed Wally Szczerbiak.

11/13/10 Signed Jamaal Tinsley.

11/13/10 Signed Michael Finley.

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[Game 1] Raptors 88 - Trail Blazers 67


Game Recap: The Raptors shot 54% from the field to beat the Trail Blazers in the season debut for both teams. 5 Raptors scored in double-figures in a balanced offensive attack. The Blazers on the other hand, shot poorly from the field and was out-rebounded 23-40 as they start their season on a grim note.

Top Performers:
Brandon Roy: 18 points, 5 rebs, 4 asts.

Andrea Bargnani: 18 points, 6 rebs, 2 blks, 8/10 FGs.
Leandro Barbosa/David Andersen/Jose Calderon: 12 points.

Quarter Scoring:
Por - 23 / 16 / 13 / 15 - 67
Tor - 28 / 19 / 21 / 20 - 88

[Game 2] Trail Blazers 96 - Nets 91

Game Recap: The Trail Blazers withstood early hot-shooting from the New Jersey Nets and used a big 3rd quarter to defeat the Nets. Back-up Rudy Fernandez had a huge game as he scored game-high 29 points including a perfect 12/12 from the free throw line.

Top Performers:
Rudy Fernandez: 29 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts, 4 stls, 3/7 3-pt FG, 12-12 FT's.
Brandon Roy: 18 pts, 5 astss
Greg Oden: 12 pts, 3 rebs.

Terrence Williams: 19 pts, 9/13 FG's.
Brooke Lopez: 15 pts, 5 rebs.
Devin Harris: 13 pts, 8 asts.

Quarter scoring:
Por - 24 / 17 / 35 / 20 - 96
NJ - 24 / 25 / 23 / 19 - 91

[rise]

I think I'd start Camby at the C and bump Fernandez up to SF and start him there. Interesting to see a PSP association,

yeah, I'd consider that. Though I also thought of putting Rudy on the trading block just like in RL.

Don't do it unless he's unhappy in the game as well, other wise he's a beast.

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[Game 3] Celtics 119 - Trail Blazers 101

Game recap: The Boston Celtics relied on their "Big 4" and a very effective offense to trash the Portland Trail Blazers. The Celtics, known more for their defense, displayed a very potent offense in this game led by Ray Allen, who scored 29 points including four 3-pointers. The Trail Blazers again struggled from the field where they shot less then 50% and suffered their 2nd defeat 3 games into the season.

Top Performers:
Brandon Roy - 15 pts, 4 asts, 2 blks.
Dante Cunningham - 10 pts, 4 rebs.
Jerryd Bayless - 8 pts, 6 asts, 3 rebs, 0 TO's.

Ray Allen - 29 pts, 4/6 3-pt FGs, 5 rebs, 4asts.
Kevin Garnett - 18 pts, 9 rebs.
Rajon Rondo - 14 points, 10 asts, 8 asts, 2 stls.
Paul Pierce - 16 pts, 5 rebs.

Quarter scoring:
Por - 23 / 22 / 24 / 32 - 101
Bos - 17 / 27 / 33 / 39 - 116

[Game 4] Trail Blazers 106 - Bucks 97

Game Recap: After a tight 1st half, Rudy Fernandez poured 23 big points in the 3rd quarter as the Trail Blazers pulled out a 106-97 win over the league's highest scoring team. Fernandez was phenomenal in the 3rd quarter hitting an array of 3 pointers and mid-range jumpshots that left the Bucks defenders shaking their heads in disbelief. "He is too good for a back-up", Bucks coach Scott Skiles said as Milwaukee suffered their 1st loss of the season. Jerryd Bayless got his 1st start of the season and responded well, scoring 13 points and dishing out 10 asts. Brandon Jennings led the Bucks with 26 markers and 5 dimes.

Top Performers:
Rudy Fernandez: 28 pts, 10/22 FG's, 5/10 3-pts.
LaMarcus Aldridge: 16 pts, 11 rebs.
Jerryd Bayless: 13 pts, 10 asts.

Brandon Jennings: 26 pts, 5 asts.
John Salmons 18 pts, 7/10 FG's.

Quarter scoring:
Por - 30 / 21 / 38 / 17 - 106
Mil - 25 / 28 / 31 / 13 - 97

[Absynthe]

I have to do my association all over again as my saved file got corrupted after playing my 4th game . I played my 1st 4 games all over again and interestingly enough, I still end up with a 2-2 win-loss record, this time though, I lost the 2 games that I won the 1st time around and won the 2 games that I lost last time. I also adjusted the quarter lengths to 10 (played) and 12 (simmed) for more realistic results. I have edited all the recaps and stats to reflect the new ones.

[kibaxx7]

Corruption But quick fix Keep it up!