Sensational: 76ers Franchise (Game 6 Up!)

[Keo]

Great victory against the Kings, 107-104, this shows how tough this game was. Now it's Playoff time, good luck . I can't wait too see the previews and the recaps also.

Thanks Diogo, good to see you around again. I hope you join as a rookie, you'd be the next Nene.

Damn! I'm sorry man, school's been getting in the way. I never have time to check this dynasty out.

I know what you mean, I haven't been able to get anything done here as you can see due to school. Good to see you still support me though, hopefully I'll see you in the draft.

Great, you finally reached the playoffs with a great record, can't wait for the month recap. Hope i'll be able to join

Yeah, I reall gave it a huge push near the end and got a great record. You'd be surprised to see how I finished in the standings. Of course you can join, I'll have the info coming up!

[Diogo]

Great victory against the Kings, 107-104, this shows how tough this game was. Now it's Playoff time, good luck . I can't wait too see the previews and the recaps also.

Thanks Diogo, good to see you around again. I hope you join as a rookie, you'd be the next Nene.

Thanks, I really apreciatte that

[Keo]

Sixers Big Winners, T-Mac Takes Main Prize


All the individual player award winners of the Regular season were announced by the NBA and a couple members of the Philadelphia 76ers were rewarded. These are the individual player award winners for the season:


MVP: Tracy McGrady- Houston Rockets

Not much surprise here, Tracy McGrady's spectacular season with an impressive league leading 34 Points Per Game and guiding the Houston Rockets to take the final play-off spot in the West. It will be interesting to see how T-Mac leads his team against Sacramento in the first round.




Defensive Player: Ben Wallace- Detroit Pistons

Big Ben has done it again, he's the big man in Detroit swatting shots and grabbing boards and giving it all he's got every night. Not a big surprise that Ben Wallace collects the hardware again this season for his defensive abilities that will guide the Pistons to success. His next challenge will be to shut down Shaq in the play-offs. Is he up to it? You bet.




6th Man: Brevin Knight- Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia's own Brevin Knight was recognized for leading the league's surprise best bench this season with the 6th man award. The Sixers made a very smart move signing Knight in the beginning of the season hoping he would be a good backup for star Allen Iverson and he turned out to be great and now he wins the 6th man award. Knight will be a free agent this summer but you bet that he'll be coming back to the city of brotherly love and staying for years to come.




Most Improved: Marc Jackson- Philadelphia 76ers

Another Sixer who gets credited and this time it's Marc Jackson. He lost the 6th man award to fellow teammate Brevin Knight but he was rewarded with the Most Improved Player award after along with Brevin Knight and Rodney Rogers leading the Sixers bench and guiding the team to success. Marc Jackson also led Philly's bench in scoring and gets credited with huge imporvements from his previous year.




Rookie of the Year: Dwight Howard- Orlando Magic

Dwight Howard was a force in his first year with 16+ points per game and a high rebounding average. Howard beat out Sacramento's Emeka Okafor for the award. Although the Orlando Magic missed the play-offs this year, Howard along with Steve Francis and the rest of the Magic squad will be ready next season and Howard will be even bigger and better.

[Sac-1]

Not much of a surprise that Ben won defensive player of the year, I don't think i've ever seen anyone else win the award in my game and congrats on Knight getting the Sixth man award and Marc Jackson wasn't able to get Sixth man but he got Most improved. Good luck in the playoffs but first we have to see the April recap.

[Keo]

Thanks Sac. There won't be an April Recap, just the Play-offs preview. I'll be doing the All-NBA Teams, etc. next!

[Kemp]

Pretty good presentation on the players awards. Big Ben again winning the defensive player award, no surprise there. Kind of disappointed that AI did not get the MVP award but lets hope the Sixers can win a title in this season.

[Kobe101]

Congrats on your awards!

[Keo]

Thanks to both.

[Diogo]

Marc Jackson was a surprise for me, Howard too. I was expecting too see Iverson as MVP, but T-Mac was deserving it. Again, I wish you good luck in the Playoffs and congratulations for winning these 2 awards.

[Keo]

All-NBA, Rookie Teams Announced



All-NBA Team



C- Shaquille O'Neal- Miami Heat
F/C- Jermaine O'Neal- Indiana Pacers
F- Shawn Marion- Phoenix Suns
F/G- Tracy McGrady- Houston Rockets
G- Allen Iverson- Philadelphia 76ers

Not too much surprise when the All-NBA Teams were announced except the fact that Kobe Bryant who lost the MVP race to Tracy McGrady was left off and replaced by Suns forward Shawn Marion who made a bid at the Defensive Player Award which went to Detroit's Ben Wallace. Kobe Bryant single-handedly brought the Lakers to the Play-offs and was this year's biggest snub. But, some good names up there with Miami's Shaquille O'Neal who had one of the best seasons of his career with the Miami Heat. Jermaine O'Neal, who led the Pacers to a second place finish in the East. They lost the conference to the 76ers near the end but Jermaine was the big factor in the Pacers success this season. Shawn Marion, played well on both the offensive and defensive ends and was a surprise in this year's All-NBA Team but he certainly deserved it. Tracey McGrady was an easy choice having won MVP and led the league in scoring. And finally Philadelphia's Allen Iverson was a sure pick after having lost the MVP race, he was among the league's to in scoring, assists and steals.


All-Rookie Team



C/F- Nenad Krstic- New Jersey Nets
F/C- Dwight Howard- Orlando Magic
F/C- Emeka Okafor- Sacramento Kings
F/G- Luol Deng- Chicago Bulls
G- Ben Gordon- Chicago Bulls

Another big snub, this time on the Rookie Team and that was Andre Iguodala, he averaged more than 12 points a game with the Sixers and was always making high flying dunks which showed up on the highlight reels. But again there were players that did deserve it and we start with one of this season's surprise players, Nets' center Nenad Krstic. When the Nets had no option at center they turned to Krstic. This was a big oppertunity for him to take a big step in his career and he blew us all away. He averaged a double-double and was a good choice for the All-Rookie team. Dwight Howard of the Magic was an obvious choice after winning the rookie award. His team did not make the play-offs but Howard was still a big factor on the team. The year's biggest free agent signing was Sacramento's Emeka Okafor who lost the rookie of the year but was not left off the All-Rookie team. He averaged an impressive 14 points per game and 12 rebounds per game with the loaded Kings squad. It will be interesting to see if he returns to Sacramento for next year but now, he wants to win the NBA Championship and he's certainly on the right team. Luol Deng who finished 1-2 with teammate Ben Gordon in scoring for all rookies. He also averaged an impressive 7.7 rebounds per game. Ben Gordon led all rookies in scoring with 19 points per game but played on a struggling Bulls team who failed to come close to the Play-offs. The Bulls should be a much better team come next season.

[Kobe101]

Nice recap! Good job with Iverson!

[Keo]

Wow, that was fast. Thanks kobe!

[Sac-1]

No surprise on the NBA team, great to see the Kings Emeka Okafor on the rookie team. Can't wait to see what dengster says about Deng. So the Playoffs are next right?

[Keo]

Rookie info. and Play-offs preview are next Sac.

[Buckley]

nice recap of the awards........good luck in the playoffs....sixers have a very deep bench...

[nbalive744]

cant wait for that playoffs preview great awards recap, how much time did it take you?

[Keo]

nice recap of the awards........good luck in the playoffs....sixers have a very deep bench...

Thanks cwebbiverson, yes I did have a great bench this season and it turned out to be a big factor to the team's success. Hopefully I'll see you at the draft?

cant wait for that playoffs preview great awards recap, how much time did it take you?

Thanks. It didn't take me much time. Hopfully you'd like to join as a rookie as well.

Thanks guys, good to have the support of two Philly fans.

[Keo]

Play-Offs Preview



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Western Conference


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My Predictions:

Philadelphia 4 Toronto 1
Miami 2 Detroit 4
Cleveland 4 New Jersey 2
Indiana 4 New York 1

Sacramento 4 Houston 1
Dallas 4 Phoenix 3
Minnesota 4 LA Lakers 3
San Antonio 4 Denver 1

[ShAuN]

Awsome francihse. I like how you presented the Awards, and the playoff teams. Good luck in the playoffs man

[Keo]

And finally, here's the rookie info.:


BIO

First Name:
Last Name:
Nickname: (you could use your username if you like)
Birthday: (Example: Jan.1, 1988)
Location of Birth: (Example: Philadelphia, PA, USA)

INFO

Height: (No higher than 7 feet please!)
Weight:
Primary Position:
Secondary Position:
Hand:
Jersey #:
School: (if you haven't got to college yet just say N/A)

RATINGS (KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS 03, RATINGS START FROM 50 NOT 0, I CAN STILL EDIT IT FOR YOU THOUGH, 85 IS THE MAXIMUM, NOTHING HIGHER!)

Field Goals:
3 Pointers:
Free Throws:
Dunking:
Inside Scoring:
Off. Rebounding:
Jumping:
Strength:
Quickness:
Speed:
Passing:
Dribbling:
Off. Awareness:
Def. Rebounds:
Stealing:
Blocking:
Def. Awareness:
Endurance:
Hardiness:
Primacy:
NBA Comparison:
Gear: (Bands, etc.)
Sock Length: (ex. low, mid. low which is the usual, mid, high, double high)
Face: (I doubt that any of you have CF's for 03 but if you do, send it. If not, these are your options:
- Tell me what you look like and I'll do my best, describe your appearance).
- Recommended: Choose another NBA Player's face that matches yours.
- Give me a pic of yourself and again I'll do my best.

That's all. I hope lots of you join.

[Keo]

Awsome francihse. I like how you presented the Awards, and the playoff teams. Good luck in the playoffs man

Thanks Shaun, haven't seen you around in a while. I hope you'll be joining as a rookie in the Draft. See ya around, I appreciate your support.

[Diogo]

Toronto did the Playoffs??? That was a surprise too... looks like this 1st round gonna be easy to the Sixers.

[Keo]

Yes, they barely squeezed in. Should be an easy round but I'm not going to underestimate them. You out of all people should know how tough it is in the Play-offs in 03. SEND IN YOUR ROOKIE INFO!

[Kobe101]

Good job on the brackets.Can you tell me where to get them? I dont think I'll join your story.

[Keo]

Join my story and I'll tell you.