The Force Up North S2 | 1-1 | V.S. Cavs/Minor trade/@ DET

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Chris Paul also went to the cavs in mind too, i edited Irving to sg just to keep it realistic (even tho cp3 would never pick the cavs over clips )

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Chris Paul also went to the cavs in mind too, i edited Irving to sg just to keep it realistic (even tho cp3 would never pick the cavs over clips )

I saw that. I feel like he's gone to the Cavs in one of my MyPlayers or past associations too. He went to the Cavs in my friend's MyPlayer, and I think I've seem him on the Cavs before in another association/dynasty on this site. I don't know why he always goes there; it might just be coincidence. I'll just let them sort it out between him and Irving. I just played the first game and Irving (listed as sixth man), didn't play at all until the fourth quarter, which he played all of.

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New-look Raps drop home opener to new-look Cavs: 63-71

Ex-Philly teammates Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner were reunited in this one, both playing on different teams from last season.

Cavs

J.R. Smith: 22 Pts (9-12 FG, 3-4 3PT), 10 Reb, 2 Ast
Chris Paul: 18 Pts, 5 Ast, 2 Stl
Evan Turner: 10 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk
Kyrie Irving: 6 Pts (6 Min)

Raps

Nick Young: 17 Pts (14 Min), 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl
Hasheem Thabeet: 14 Pts (16 Min, 5-5 FG, 4-4 FT), 1 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk
Andrea Bargnani: 11 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk
Andre Iguodala: 8 Pts, 3 Reb, 8 Ast, 1 Stl (Stats just like real life!)



The Cavaliers have quite the task of trying to satisfy the need in minutes of both Kyrie Iriving and Chris Paul (recently acquired via free agency), both too small to be a mainstay at the shooting guard position.

Raps shake up starting lineup after home opening loss

TORONTO (AP) -- The Raptors will move Linas Kleiza, Jerryd Bayless, and Samuel Dalembert to the bench, bringing Hasheem Thabeet, J.J. Barea, and Nick Young into the starting lineup. This lineup (Iguodala, Young, Barea, Thabeet, Bargnani) rode out the end of the first game and fit well together. Coach Dwane Casey had this to say to the press: "In this compressed 14 game season we can't wait a lot of time to let the lineups work themselves out. Nick went off in limited minutes, and he did so in training camp also, and we thought these lineup moves would really benefit the team going forward." Kleiza will reportedly fall out of the rotation completely, as Casey only wants a nine-man rotation max going forward. Minutes were too sparse.

On another note, Ed Davis, Gary Forbes, and probably eventually Kleiza are all pissed and it says they demand trades. I'll have to look to trade them all in a package sometime soon.

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Raptors waive Forbes, trade Ed Davis and Kleiza to Hawks



TORONTO (AP) -- Three players not getting the minutes that expected, and not being afraid to express it, were sent packing from the Raptors organization. Gary Forbes, having the smallest contract of the three, was placed on waivers, while Ed Davis and Linas Kleiza were traded to the Atlanta Hawks for prospect Brent Chambers, Zaza Pachulia, and their 2014 2nd round draft pick. Pachulia can be used sparingly as a third-string center, and has only this year left on his contract, while Chambers (a bit of a project rated a 53 overall) was a second round draft pick by the Hawks, who can play both small forward and shooting guard, standing at 6'7".

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Raptors escape Detroit with a W: 68-62

Andre Iguodala showed off his athleticism on this one, scaling Greg Monroe for the posterization.


Raptors

Nick Young: 20 points (4-6 3PT), 4 rebounds, 4 assits, 2 steals, 2 blocks
Andrea Bargnani: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
Brandon Bass: 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist
Andre Iguodala: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Samuel Dalembert: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 blocks

Pistons

Rodney Stuckey: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
Brandon Knight: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks
Ben Gordon: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
Tayshaun Prince: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist



Nick Young range!; a couple feet beyond the three-point arc. He would knock down this shot for 3 of his 20 points.

Notes

*Raptors outscored the Pistons 23-13 in the 4th quarter
*Next game: V.S. [2-0]

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I now have Gold, so I can upload HQ pictures. I may revive this if I have the time and plug my Xbox back in.