[0-6] The Bullets Are Back. | What Could've/Should've Been..

Now that you're on Page 4, why don't you come over and help me to Page 10?

Also Lamrock, I have same no motivation as you... I think I played the games too long ago and it's a bitch to come back and recap haha

Definitely try to sign Marc Gasol if you have the chance and things don't go too well this season. He would be a great compliment to Blatche, or most likely the other way around.

Diary Of Kyle Washburn

The opening to the Bullets' season was rough as expected. Despite 37 points by Gil in the opener, we were embarrassed by the Pacers on our home court, losing by 15. The following night, the defending champion Orlando Magic (sans Vince) came to town and edged us out. Darko is having a strong start to the season, as are Gil and J-Ho. Unfortunately, Blatche is slumping and the team has given up an average of 116 points per game. Here's hoping we turn this around, before this season goes to waste like the last couple Wizards years.

[ Image ] Bullets Forever - "Don't ever think it can't get any worse, because it can"

Despite Arenas's 37, Pacers Blow Out Bullets In Opener
Pacers 121, Bullets 106 | Team Stats

October 28, 2010 - Gilbert Arenas had 37 off the bench, Josh Howard and Darko Milicic looked solid and the team shot 50% from the field. Not the easiest fifteen point loss to swallow. In the season opener and unveiling of the new Bullets court and jerseys, Washington was embarrassed as usual. Danny Granger outdid Arenas with 38, while #1 overall pick John Wall had a debut to remember with 20 points and 17 dimes. The team played awful defense, undermining its 106 points.

The game was all Pacers from the start. Indiana opened up the game with a 14-2 run. Arenas was promptly subbed in for Larry Hughes to stop the bleeding. With Dahntay Jones and Brandon Rush out, TJ Ford was starting at the 2, but neither he nor Ramon Sessions capitalized on the small SG mismatch. Indiana held off a mini-run sparked by Arenas to take a 30-23 lead going into the second. Gilbert and Josh started to get hot, while Darko crashed the boards. Unfortunately, the continued complacency on the defensive end prove costly, and Washington entered halftime down 12. Arenas had 15, while Danny Granger had 20.

Gil caught fire in the third. He scored 13 of his eventual 37, and the Bullets pulled to within 3 with 4 minutes left in the quarter. Granger hit a pair of threes to stop the bleeding, and John Wall drew two fouls against Arenas, ending the quarter on a sour note. The Bullets endured their first scoring drought early in the final period, as Indiana opened the period with an 13-4 run. Washington would not come within single digits again. Despite efforts by Gilbert, Darko and Josh, Indiana held our team off for a 121-106 triumph. I didn't join the chorus of boos because my mouth was full from the chalupa I got (gotta love having a high-paced team for chalupa threshold purposes).

All in all, the loss was disheartening. The Pacers were clearly picked as an easy win to kick off the new Bullets era, but we were still blown out. Granger took a dump on our "defense", while John Wall had quite the debut to remember. We have the defending champs tomorrow night, and despite Vince Carter being out until the all-star break (at the earliest), there is no way in hell we're winning. I wish I was a Blazers fan.

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Sure, John Wall had a good game, but you know what? So did Darko. John Wall = Darko.

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Gil posterized Danny Granger. Granger responded by dropping 38 points on us. Worth it.
[ Image ] 30 34 27 30 121 [1-0] | Granger: 38/1/1; Wall: 20/5/17; Hibbert: 16/9/0
[ Image ] 23 29 32 22 106 [0-1] | Arenas: 37/2/3 | Howard: 18/7/0 | Milicic: 10/9/2 blocks, 5-6 FG

Magic Hold Off Bullets Run, Pull Out Win

October 29, 2010 - The Washington Bullets were suffered a demoralizing blowout in their opener at the hands of the Indiana Pacers, and were expected to be blown out by the defending champs. The Bullets didn't seem to get the memo. Washington overcame an early 8 point deficit to keep up with the Magic and make a game of it. Thanks to big nights by Gilbert Arenas (30 points), and Ramon Sessions (8-11 FG), the Bullets led by 1 entering the fourth. However, the Magic locked down on the defensive end, and would prove to be too much. Orlando took a 7 point lead early in the fourth, and held on to win it 111-107.

[ Image ] 32 26 23 30 111 [2-0] | Howard: 24/16/4 blocks; Lewis: 24/5/0; Nelson: 15/1/8
[ Image ] 24 27 31 25 107 [0-2] | Arenas: 30/3/4 | Sessions: 19/5/2, 8-11 FG | Motiejunas 13/3/0, 13 minutes

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Injury Report

Nick Collison (SEA): Strained Abdomen: 2-4 weeks
Aaron Brooks (HOU): Torn Achilles: 4-6 weeks
Andrea Bargnani (TOR): Torn ACL: 8-10 weeks
Brandon Rush (IND): Torn Achilles: 2-4 months
Caron Butler (DAL): Strained Achilles: 2-4 weeks
Vince Carter (ORL): Torn Achilles: 4-6 months

Players of the Week

[ Image ] LeBron James (CLE): 28.5 PPG, 9.3 APG, 8.0 RPG, Cavs: 2-2
[ Image ] Kevin Durant (SEA): 27.7 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, Sonics: 3-0

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Also Lamrock, I have same no motivation as you... I think I played the games too long ago and it's a bitch to come back and recap haha

Thats the same for me lol...amongst other factors, mine might stall for a while before i start it up again

on topic, bad loss to Indiana in the opener, losing to the Magic is not a surprise, but INDIANA PACERS?!

Same thing happened to me in Claws Season 2. What I'm doing for season 3 is I write the game recap as soon as I finish playing the game, so basically even though I'm a bit ahead of where my thread is at, the recaps are already written so I don't have to worry about going back and writing like 2 months worth of them. Seems to be helping.

Wow what a bad defense you have. Milicic is playing okay though, maybe he can turn into a solid guy in his 303204925th season. Quite realistic stats. You seem to be able to score Gil at will. That's a start.

Bad start to the season but hopefully you can get a win soon.

Darko is the best pick up of the off season

wow two loss but you got a good loss against Orlando, hope you revived Darko's career

Arenas is a beast off the bench, he's a better 'shooting' guard then a point guard. Darko paying well, that's odd.

Darko is gonna be an All-Star I hope!

Darko is gonna be an All-Star I hope!

That's too much of asking, don't you think? Great games by Gil.

my god... you're lucky you're not facing Thierry's Pacers with Wall, Granger AND Flash... it would've been a 50+ blowout

but at least your squad showed signs of toughness v. ORL; i know Agent Ze... Six won't put up with getting schooled nightly though and will really start to take over this team soon

some serious injuries going on, espec. to the defending champs - Vinsanity ouch!

Thanks guys. Darko's been outplaying McGee so I think I'm going to insert him into the starting five. Team is struggling so far, (players develop way too fast in this game, so my low 80's overall team rating is one of the worst in the league) but I'm starting to get a grasp on the team and the sliders.

For better or worse, I'm only a couple games past this last recap, and simmed games are easy to report on.

Darko starting

players develop way too fast in this game, so my low 80's overall team rating is one of the worst in the league

don't really get what you mean here, care to elaborate?

do you mean the league's ratings are inflated by a lot already, or....

Almost all players under 30 tend to improve by 3-5 overall points each season in this game. I edit some of them down (Ronald Stuckey improving from 72 to 79 was the worst), but its pretty annoying. When guys like DeRozan improve its ok, but its stupid when guys like Jose Calderon become superstars over summer.

Almost all players under 30 tend to improve by 3-5 overall points each season in this game. I edit some of them down (Ronald Stuckey improving from 72 to 79 was the worst), but its pretty annoying. When guys like DeRozan improve its ok, but its stupid when guys like Jose Calderon become superstars over summer.

I've noticed many of the players' potential ratings are all very high, try editing some down and see if that helps

Doing that doesn't work either. I had Thornton's at 25, but he still went from 68 to 72.

Not the best way too start the season

Tough loss against Orlando, but hopefully you were able to bounce back in the games that you're not motivated to recap right now (I know exactly how you feel). What difficulty are you playing on though? I tend to get very similar results in my association when playing on Superstar, and was wondering if that was the case.

When's the next update?

Soon I think. Still fucking with the sliders. 2K couldn't have done a worse job with this game if they tried.

Taking all of the enjoyment out of it I guess.

Pretty much. Gameplay is total dogshit. It was a bit more bearable with the opening night Clippers rosters, but the lack of on-ball D (even when set to 100!) gets to you.

Diary Of Kyle Washburn

This season continues to completely suck. The team is 0-6, "good" for worst in the league. Our defense is worse than the Toronto Craptors' and Darko Milicic has been arguably our best big man. Less than two weeks in, my job security is already non-existent, and there is no end in sight. This team has had no injuries, yet could still challenge last year's New Jersey Nets' record for futility to open the season. Perhaps it is overreacting, but I think I've put together a horrible team. Here's hoping we can turn it around without breaking any more franchise records for sucking.

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89 [ Image ] @ [ Image ] 99 | Team Stats

November 1, 2010 - In the 2007-08 season, the Los Angeles Clippers lost star player Elton Brand for the season, but still managed to open the season with a 4-0 record. Unfortunately for them, they were who we thought they were as they would win just 19 more to finish a bleak 23-59 year. This offseason, our team lost its two best players in Steve Nash and Amar'e Stoudemire. With a win over the Bullets tonight, we have improved to a 4-0 record against all odds.

It didn't look like it would be from the start. The Bullets opened on fire with a 14-3 run, and finished the first quarter 30-21. We got back on track, as Leandro Barbosa (our man - league scoring leader with 32.7 PPG coming into the game) found his shot. Rookie Ed Davis showed why the Suns acquired him with some excellent hustle off the bench, and shut down the slumping Andray Blatche. Gilbert Arenas was the only guy generating offense for Washington as we opened up a two point halftime lead.

The game was very close in the third, with the two teams trading leads. Their guards Arenas and Ramon Sessions were unstoppable, but the rest of the team was neutralized. Meanwhile, Barbosa and Davis continued to shoulder the load for us. We clung to a measly one point lead going into the fourth. Then, Jordan Farmar saved the day. Farmar hit a pair of dagger threes, forced the ball out of Arenas and Sessions' hands and helped us to a double digit lead midway through the period. Darko Milicic had a double-double, but the rest of Washington's supporting cast just didn't come to play. We hold on to win 99-89.

As great as it is to start a season 4-0, it brings up some concerns. The face that it took a fluke night from Farmar and a tremendous game from Ed Davis to edge out a probable 50 loss team shows that this team could lack the mettle down the stretch. While I know this team can't contend, I think this team is a lot better than those '08 Clippers. Our Saturday game in Cleveland will be a major test of the legitimacy of both our team and Barbosa's MVP candidacy.

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Ramon Sessions and Darko Milicic had decent outings, but when they are two of your top 3 players, you're going to suck.
WAS 30 18 25 16 89 [0-3] | Arenas: 27/4/4, 10-14 FG | Sessions: 19/0/4, 8-10 FG | Milicic: 11/12/0
PHX 21 29 24 25 99 [4-0] | Barbosa: 26/2/3 | Ed Davis: 16/11/2 | Farmar: 15/2/7

Bullets Fall To 0-4 With Loss In Utah

November 3, 2010 - Neither team shot particularly well, but in the end, the Utah Jazz got the last laugh as they defeated the winless Washington Bullets. The first half was closely contested, but behind their big 3 of Deron, Boozer and rookie Evan Turner, they took a small third quarter lead and never looked back. Gilbert Arenas led his team in scoring with 20 for the fourth straight time, and Ramon Sessions filled the stat sheet, but it was not enough.

[ Image ] 25 16 20 19 80 [0-4] | Arenas: 20/3/5 | Sessions: 16/7/5 | Howard: 15/6/1
[ Image ] 21 20 25 23 89 [3-2] | Williams: 18/2/10 | Boozer: 15/11/0, 6-9 FG | Turner: 14/6/6

Tyreke Flirts With Triple Double In Rout Of Bullets

November 4, 2010 - Its early, but the Kings might actually be a threat this season. Led by 2010 rookie of the year Tyreke Evans, the Kings destroyed the Washington Bullets, who fall to 0-5. Gilbert Arenas once again led all scorers with 22, while JaVale McGee and Andray Blatche had their best games of the season for Washington, but as usual, the rest of the team was ineffective. The Kings improve to 3-1, tied with the Lakers for #2 in the Pacific Division.

[ Image ] 17 23 26 25 91 [0-5] | McGee: 17/8/0 | Arenas: 22/2/3 | Blatche: 14/7/2
[ Image ] 27 29 30 23 109 [3-1] | Evans: 20/8/9, 5 steals | Cousins: 13/7/2 | Garcia: 16/3/2

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Undefeated Heat Burn Winless Bullets
[ Image ] Wizards 90 [ Image ] Heat 101

7:30 PM ET, November 6, 2010
American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
Team Stats

This game went exactly as planned. The winless Washington Bullets traveled to Miami to face the Heat, one of four undefeated teams in the league (the others being Phoenix, Portland and Orlando). The Heat blew out the Bullets, leading by as many as 25 in the second half, before settling for a modest 101-90 win. The Heat shot 72% from the field in the first three quarters.

Gilbert Arenas (the team's scoring leader yet again) and Ramon Sessions continued to be the terrible Bullets' only bright spots, putting in solid games. Unfortunately for them, the rest of the team's play was lackadaisical and their defense was worse. Dwyane Wade, Amar'e Stoudemire and even Jermaine "the drain" O'Neal lit them up. The Heat look like legit title contenders, while the Bullets look like legit lottery contenders.

Don't let the final score fool you, the Heat dominated. They held a 87-64 edge going into the fourth, before the team's bench scored a gentleman's 14 points in the fourth, enough for the win and free food for the crowd. This is going to be a long season series for Washington.

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White rookie big men Ray Lliach and Donatas Motiejunas were on display in tonight's fourth quarter.
WAS 23 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 90 | Arenas: 19/1/9 | Sessions: 14/2/5, 6-9 FG | Blatche: 11/7/2
MIA 32 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 101 | Wade: 26/2/6 | Stoudemire: 22/8/1 | O'Neal: 16/10/2, 7-8 FG

Around The NBA

Injury Report

Nick Collison (SEA): Strained Abdomen: 1-2 weeks
Aaron Brooks (HOU): Torn Achilles: 4-6 weeks
Andrea Bargnani (TOR): Torn ACL: 6-8 weeks
Brandon Rush (IND): Torn Achilles: 2-4 months
Caron Butler (DAL): Strained Achilles: 1-2 weeks
Vince Carter (ORL): Torn Achilles: 4-6 months
Dahntay Jones (IND): Broken Hand: 2-4 weeks
Sherron Collins (SEA): Severe Ankle Sprain: 1-2 weeks

Players of the Week

[ Image ] LeBron James (CLE): 30.0 PPG, 8.7 APG, 8.3 RPG, Cavs: 4-3 (2-1)
[ Image ] Chris Bosh (POR): 31.5 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 2.5 APG, Blazers: 6-0 (4-0)

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