Fire & Ice: Speed Y4 1-1

[megarover]

1-1 this is one heck of a series.

[Oznogrd]

Speed cant find their Offense, Upset by 8th seeded Sixers
St. Louis 55 - 76ers 81

There is no article. Simply a large headline "We just couldnt fucking beat them"-Speed Coach Raul Duke with his head in his hands.


Notable Speed Performances
Carlos Boozer 31 pts 8 reb 1 ast 2 stl 3 blk

Notable Sixers Performances
Thaddeus Young 14 pts 3 reb 4 ast 3 stl 1 blk
Larry Hughes 14 pts 3 reb
Lou Williams 11 pts 2 reb 2 ast 2 stl

Up Next: Offseason Shakeups...as the Speed go try to figure out what the fuck went wrong

(I played half this game and was getting beat so bad i simmed to the end...fuck that sucks lol 4th season is a go people)

[shadowgrin]

That's what you get for relying only on two players (Rubio, Boozer) to get the job done.

Coach Raul Duke with his head in his hands.

Like this? -

[Oznogrd]

after 6 days of not firing up a game on xbox due to schoolwork i've decided summer school blows and due to other obligations (homework, blogging commitment i bit off more than i could chew on, and girlfriend) this thing is getting shelved at least till my 2 classes a day 5 days a week shit stops. By the time i get home at night, i just dont feel like playing/writing something up.

So until further notice: the St. Louis Speed story is on hold. Hopefully I won't bail but no promises. If i do end up bailing: thanks everyone that followed this poorly written clusterfuck to this point.

[shadowgrin]

Hey, at least you finished something unlike some members here that quit before even completing a year of association play or at least reach the ASG.

[kibaxx7]

I must completely agree with that

[Oznogrd]

So for the first time in months i fired up 2k9 last night and played a couple of Speed games. I had done the y3 offseason..copy pasting my notes rather than writing the whole thing up


Playoffs Round 1
Thunder def T’Wolves
Spurs def Suns
Rockets def Blazers
Grizzlies def Lakers
76ers def Speed
Raptors def Magic
Heat def Celtics
Pacers def Bulls
Playoffs Round 2
Thunder def Spurs
Grizzlies def Rockets
Raptors def 76ers
Heat Def Pacers
Conference finals
Raptors def Heat
Grizzlies def Thunder
Finals
Grizzlies sweep Raptors
Finals MVP
Dirk Nowitzki 15.1 PPG 6.2 rpg 3.3 apg .7 spg .6 bpg
Retiring Players
Chucky Atkins 13 years age 37
Derek Fisher 16 years age 37
Retiring Coaches
Doc Rivers 12 years
Gregg Popovich 15 years
Don Nelson 32 years
Byron Scott 11 years
Staff Signing
Rasheed Harden Headcoach 5.4 Million/1 year (Offense b Defense A Teacher A Potential C)
Lionel Griffen 100k NBA Scout/1 year (Level F Potential C)
Douglas Slaughter 1 year 1.00 m Prospect Scout (Level A Potential B)
Team Player Options
Ricky Rubio’s Team Option for 3.97 M accepted
Dennis Grove 494k 2 year team declined
Notable Declines: Gerald Wallace, Mo williams, Jamer Nelson, Lou Williams, Rashard Lewis, Lamar Odom, Brandon Bass, Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Player Re-signing
Kevin Love 13.68 M 10% back 6 years no option Role starter and guaranteed.
Dennis Grove waived
Draft Lottery
Chances: 14. GSW 13. DEN 12. DAL 11. CLE 10. ATL 9. UTA 8 CHA 7 WAS 6 Sac 5 LAC 4 MIL 3 DET 2 NYK 1 NOH
Order
1. NO 2 LAC 3 DET 4 NYK 5 MIL 6 SAC 7 Was 8 Cha 9 Uta 10 ATL 11 Cle 12 DAL 13 DEN 14 GS
Pre Draft Workouts
Casey Stapleton PF: NBA Comparison: Amare
-Upside, can contribute right away, capable low post defender-
-Poor court vision, lack intensity
Percy Douglas PF: Jeff Foster
-Could be great, solid in low post, Clutch
-poor judgement passing, doesn’t move well, no range
Wally Knight C, Primoz Brezec
-Contribute Right Away
-Upside
-Low post capable
Speed terrible, poor shooting, lacks intensity.
Draft
Ryan Lindsey C from Kentucky Darko Strength: Low post D: potential, rebounder Weak:bad man defense, limited range, no perimeter shooting
DJ Jefferies PG NC State NBA Comparison Chucky Atkins
Rookie Signing
Ryan Lindsey Prospect 850k 2+2 Prospect
DJ jefferies 456k 10% back 1 _ prospect
Free Agency
No signings Notable Moves: Pacers get Odom, Jamison To rockets, Shaw to Grizz, Spurs resign Duncan, Rashard Lewis to Bobcats
Training Camps
Love Big Man D Camp (now 91 rated)
Rubio Perimeter Shooting Camp (now 96)
McCants Perimeter Shooting Camp (now 85)
Boozer Big Man D Camp (now 98)
Ariza Offensive Fundamentals Camp (now 83)

So No big changes to the roster. Will use second post to do results from first 2 games later.

[Oznogrd]

Speed squeak by Celtics
St. Louis 97 - Boston 92

Notable Speed Performances
Carlos Boozer 26 pts 5 reb 1 ast 1 stl
Ricky Rubio 19 pts 2 reb 17 ast 3 stl 1 blk
Kevin Love 18 pts 7 reb 2 ast 2 stl
Rashad Mccants 16 pts 2 ast
Trevor Ariza 10 pts 1 reb 1 ast 1 stl

Notable Celtics Performances
Kevin Garnett 23 pts 8 reb 3 ast 2 stl
Ray Allen 21 pts 2 reb 6 ast 2 stl
Martell Webster 19 Pts 3 ast 1 stl
Kendrick Perkins 10 pts 5 reb 1 ast 2 stl 2 blk

Speed fall in 2nd game to T'Wolves
St. Louis 91 - Minnesota 100

Notable Speed Performances
Kevin Love 25 pts 3 reb 1 ast 2 stl 1 blk
Ricky Rubio 22 pts 1 reb 11 ast 2 stl 2 blk
Carlos Boozer 21 pts 7 reb 2 ast 1 stl
Trevor Ariza 10 pts 7 reb 1 ast 2 stl

Notable TImberwolves Performances
Al Jefferson 31 pts 8 reb 4 ast 1 stl 2 blk
Jose Calderon 21 pts 6 ast 1 stl
Corey Brewer 17 pts 3 reb 2 ast 3 blk


Up Next: Detroit


Fair warning, not sure if this will ever get back to full write ups with screens, just figured i'd keep yall updated if i play it again.