NC Domination [6-3] 6 Games and Way Way Way Too Many Trades

You forgot to answer the final question.

z02, Woops, fixed

Who will win? (West or East) [2 point] East
2. West's score: (within 10) [2 points] 130
3. East's score: (within 10) [2 points] 150
4. Overtime? (yes or no) [1 point] No
5. West's leading scorer: [2 points] Kobe
6. East's leading scorer: [2 points] LeBron
7. West's leading rebounder: [2 points] Bogut
8. East's leading rebounder: [2 points] Dwight
9. Tyson Chandler's points: (within 5) [1 point] 11
10. Tyson Chandler's rebounds: (within 5) [1 point] 7
11. All-Star MVP: [2 points] LeBron

1. Who will win? (West or East) [2 point] West
2. West's score: (within 10) [2 points] 155
3. East's score: (within 10) [2 points] 148
4. Overtime? (yes or no) [1 point] No
5. West's leading scorer: [2 points] Kobe
6. East's leading scorer: [2 points] LeBron
7. West's leading rebounder: [2 points] Amar'e
8. East's leading rebounder: [2 points] Dwight
9. Tyson Chandler's points: (within 5) [1 point] 12
10. Tyson Chandler's rebounds: (within 5) [1 point] 10
11. All-Star MVP: [2 points] Kobe

Me, to the Spurs?

Last edited by kibaxx7 on Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:41 am, edited 1 time in total.

Three point and Thierry... You guys forgot to predict the trade also.

Three-point, I'm not sure I have an NLSCer from you. You can get yourself in a future draft if you want by simply filling out the form on the first page.

I'll post the All-Star Game tomorrow, then a deadline trades summary, and then there are 11 games until the playoffs! Hopefully I make it...

Before I do any of that, the Domination have a little bit of a... situation. Stay tuned in the next couple hours for that.

The Domination have nearly three weeks between games, not including the All-Star Game, which only Tyson Chandler is participating in. They made their trade, and were blessed with a great rest period in which the new players could get situated.

This was Zee Otoo's idea. Some of the team, however, had a different idea on how to spend some time off.

Zee Otoo called off all practices for two days to give the team a breather. What he found in the first practice back, however, was no-shows from a third of the team! Both newcomers, Adam Morrison and Marcis Haislip, were absent, along with rookie Eric Rivers and veterans Walter Herrmann and Bonzi Wells.

The players remained out of practice for the remainder of the week (just Friday and Saturday) and returned to find Zee Otoo furious. "Where the HELL have you guys been?" he shouted.

All five had different excuses: Wells claimed he had a sore knee, while Herrmann said he was in Argentina, visiting family. Adam Morrison maintained that he went back to San Francisco, because he never got a chance to move out after the trade. Marcus Haislip simply "forgot about practice" and Eric Rivers faked losing his voice, barely whispering, "I was sick", as if he had laryngitis.

Zee Otoo knew they were hiding something, but he didn't care, as he was ticked off at Haislip's attitude toward practice in particular. "Marcus, I thought you'd realize that I can release you from your contract right now, if I wanted to? You're one practice from being released. You'd better give me a reason not to waive your ass tomorrow. If you don't show up for practice I'll fine the living shit out of you, and then I'll waive your ass. You can't afford to "forget" about your first practice with a new team. I would've thought that with all the different teams stupid enough to take you on their rosters, you'd know that by now. You've got to give me a damn good reason not to let you go tomorrow."

Just as angrily, Zee Otoo turned around to the rest of the group. "I don't care what you guys were doing, I just want you guys to all be here at practice, giving it 100% all the time. I don't want bull shit excuses of why you weren't here or what not. Rivers, you stand to lose just as much as Marcus Haislip, because I could waive you just as easily as I could do to Haislip's contract. You would've gone undrafted and unnoticed if it weren't for this team, and you need to show some respect to it, by showing up to practice instead of working on faking laryngitis. You're not exactly in a good position to do that. You could be working on your shot instead."

Adam Morrison went, "Ohhhh, SNAP! Brotha, ya," but broke off hastily when he remembered his poor ahooting was the reason why he traded to Golden State in the first place.


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(in a restaurant on Sunday afternoon, hours before the All-Star game. 14 players, excluding Tyson Chandler, who was getting ready for the game, are eating Mexican food for lunch. Zee Otoo was not present.)

Alexander Henderson: Dude, this is a great taco.
Harrington: Yeah, second only to my dunks. (laughs) You could increase your vertical with tacos.
A.H.: You mean like hang a taco from the backboard and keep raising the taco so I jump higher and higher to reach it?
Harrington: Nah, I was thinking putting a taco on the ground for you to jump over to improve your jump, maybe even stacking two or three, but I think these tacos are too tall for your do that.
(others laugh, but Marcus Haislip continues to laugh long after everyone stopped, causing others to stare.)
Dudley: Hey, Haislip, where were you guys?
(Haislip glanced around as if looking to make sure his coach and GM were not there, but Morrison answers for him)
Morrison: Out in San Francisco.
Nene: All of you? We couldn't have gone on a field trip with you guys?
Eric Rivers: Yeah, we all went.
Fernandez: But what were you guys doing there? We tried to reach you guys; we couldn't even get through to your cell phones.
Haislip (glancing around again): mmmmmm... This is a really good taco.
Herrmann (unable to keep a straight face): What kind did you get?
(Harrington slaps both of them)
Harrington: Seriously, where were you and what were you doing?
Haislip: Oh you know, the usual stuff an NBA player does in California: you know, eat, drink, go to strip clubs, record a rap CD...
Dudley: You recorded a rap CD?
Haislip: Yeah...
Dudley: With Adam Morrison?
Haislip: Yeah, his rhymes is tight. Kinda like my game on openin' night.
Morrison: You didn't even play on opening night, dog. I scored 17 according to my scoring log.
Harrington: You guys suck. Your rhymes aren't even cool. You got some recordings? I need something to laugh at. FOOL.

(the guys pay for their food and head back to the practice court)

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As the players came back to the gym, chatting about various topics, Zee Otoo heard the words, "I got me a mixtape, bitches!!!" come out of Marcus Haislip. Zee Otoo facepalmed, almost hoping Marcus Haislip would give him a reason to waive him, fearing this one man would be a major distraction to the team. However, after the practice was over, Marcus Haislip had made his mark, with several offensive rebounds, and a pair of putback dunks. He was totally useless outside of 8 feet from either hoop, but he was an inside presence Zee Otoo knew he might need with his slightly thin frontcourt. On the down(?)side, Marcus promised to bring the team the mixtape that had kept a third of the team out of practice. Across the country.

Zee decided he'd let his team have the evening off and let them watch the All-Star Game. He gave in and told Haislip to bring the mixtape.

Haislip: Practice? Pshhh... I'd rather be workin' on becoming the next Tupac!

Three point and Thierry... You guys forgot to predict the trade also.

My bad, edited

Derrick Rose Nails Game-Winner, Lamarcus Aldridge Hits The Record Books, But Dwight Howard Brings Home All-Star MVP

WEST: 52 | 105 | 166 | 228 | Lamarcus Aldridge: 15 points (6-11 FG%, 0-0 3P%, 3-3 FT%), 16 rebounds, 7 assists, 8 steals, 7 blocks, 5 turnovers, 5 fouls (first 7-7-7-7-7 statline in NBA history)
EAST: 63 | 103 | 158 | 229 | Dwight Howard: 27 points (11-21 FG%, 0-1 3P%, 5-8 FT%), 25 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 6 turnovers, 5 fouls (third career 25/25)

Since the introduction of the double-length All-Star game, players have done ridiculous things: LeBron James scored 69 points plus a quadruple-double two years ago. Now Lamarcus Aldridge, currently the leading candidate for Defensive Player of the Year and runner-up for Most Valuable Player altogether, has now put together the first five-by-seven statline in NBA history since steals and blocks were officially recorded in the early 70's. Aldridge currently has averages of 20 points, 12 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, and 2.0 steals in 17 games this season.

Also notable is the highest point total ever in an NBA game. The East beat the West in regulation 229-228 behind Derrick Rose's reverse dunk with three-tenths of a second left.

Notable snubs include Chris Bosh (22ppg, 8rpg), Jared Dudley (25ppg), Aaron Brooks (24ppg, 6 apg), Devin Andrews (18ppg, 7rpg, 6apg, 2spg), Dirk Nowitzki (23ppg, 10rpg, injured), Kevin Martin (21ppg, 2spg), Jerryd Bayless (23ppg, 6apg), Steve Nash (21ppg, 11apg).

Darren Collison and Lamarcus Aldridge were the only first-time All-Stars in the game.

West

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Pos.  No.   Name         Pts   Mins  FGM   FGA   FG%   3PM   3PA   3P%   FTM   FTA   FT%   Rebs  Blk   Stl   Ast   TO    Fouls     
PF    12    L. Aldridge  15    34    6     11    .545  0     0     .000  3     3     1.000 16    7     8     7     5     5     
SF    15    C. Anthony   41    18    14    17    .824  3     6     .500  10    13    .769  1     2     0     3     1     2     
C     6     A. Bogut     6     14    3     4     .750  0     0     .000  0     0     .000  3     0     3     2     0     2     
SG    24    K. Bryant    38    31    13    28    .464  0     6     .000  12    16    .750  2     0     6     9     7     4     
PG    2     D. Collison  8     9     4     6     .667  0     0     .000  0     0     .000  0     0     1     3     6     5     
PG    30    S. Curry     14    14    6     12    .500  2     6     .333  0     0     .000  2     0     2     5     7     4     
SF    35    K. Durant    36    30    14    20    .700  4     7     .571  4     4     1.000 5     2     6     1     2     5     
SG    8     M. Ellis     28    24    7     8     .875  3     4     .750  11    14    .786  0     0     3     7     10    5     
PG    9     T. Parker    12    17    3     6     .500  0     1     .000  6     6     1.000 1     0     2     20    8     5     
PG    3     C. Paul      0     6     0     0     .000  0     0     .000  0     0     .000  1     0     0     2     3     5     
PF    1     A. Stoudemire18    35    9     14    .643  0     0     .000  0     0     .000  9     2     5     7     0     4     
C     11    M. Yao       12    14    6     9     .667  0     0     .000  0     1     .000  7     5     0     1     0     4     

East

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Pos.  No.   Name         Pts   Mins  FGM   FGA   FG%   3PM   3PA   3P%   FTM   FTA   FT%   Rebs  Blk   Stl   Ast   TO    Fouls     
SG    9     G. Arenas    4     13    2     6     .333  0     1     .000  0     0     .000  2     0     0     4     1     1     
PF    5     C. Boozer    10    11    4     9     .444  0     0     .000  2     4     .500  7     0     1     3     1     4     
C     6     T. Chandler  21    20    10    16    .625  0     0     .000  1     2     .500  10    1     1     4     3     4     
PG    20    R. Felton    9     23    4     12    .333  0     5     .000  1     2     .500  6     0     2     5     5     2     
C     12    D. Howard    27    29    11    21    .524  0     1     .000  5     8     .625  25    2     3     5     6     5     
SF    6     L. James     36    29    15    20    .750  2     4     .500  4     7     .571  6     3     1     10    4     6     
PG    9     R. Rondo     10    12    5     8     .625  0     1     .000  0     0     .000  6     1     2     5     3     1     
PG    1     D. Rose      12    26    5     14    .357  1     8     .125  1     4     .250  2     1     4     7     8     3     
PF    5     J. Smith     23    22    10    14    .714  0     3     .000  3     5     .600  11    0     2     5     7     4     
SG    3     D. Wade      39    23    16    32    .500  4     13    .308  3     5     .600  4     0     0     6     3     6     
SF    3     G. Wallace   27    24    12    16    .750  1     4     .250  2     4     .500  8     1     0     5     4     6     
PG    8     D. Williams  11    13    4     9     .444  3     4     .750  0     0     .000  1     1     1     5     2     1     

Dwight Howard, Aaron Brooks, Al Horford, and Joe Johnson Headline Deadline Trades

LAL: Kosta Koufos, Trey Johnson (C+)
POR: Arron Afflalo, Darius Washington (B-)

Makes sense for both sides. LA has too much wasted talent behind Kobe Bryant (Arron Afflalo, Jordan Crawford, Avery Bradley all play SG), plus LA has had a gaping hole at the 3 behind Trevor Ariza. Trey Johnson should fit pretty well with the rebuilding Lakers, but Johnson has a long way to go before he is known as a threat. Afflalo should give Portland another option on offense from off the bench, or starting while Wesley Matthews is injured.

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BOS: Sam Saxon, Chris Andersen (B-)
TOR: Delonte West, Tomaki Nzingha (C-)

Both teams will likely miss the playoffs. Boston is building for the future and by bringing in Samuel Saxon, have gone in the right direction. Boston severely lacked size, and have traded two guards for two bigs. Saxon could start in front of Kevin Garnett as early as next season if Garnett regresses a lot. Toronto was offloading contracts in this deal.

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ATL: Dwight Howard, JJ Redick, Avery Orr (A)
ORL: Joe Johnson, Al Horford, Boris Diaw (A+)

Dwight Howard finally got out of Orlando and the Magic found the perfect deal, trading him for three former All-Stars. The Magic will remain in contention for the playoffs without a question, and the Atlanta Hawks have definitely become a force to be reckoned with, as they now have Howard and Kevin Love, the league's two leading rebounders, plus three other stars in Mo Williams and Marvin Williams, and Jamal Crawford. Dwight Howard announced after the trade that he was "99% sure" he would sign a 7-year, $140M contract with the Hawks in the offseason, when he would become a free agent.

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CHA: Aaron Brooks, Taj Gibson, Steve Novak (A)
HOU: Ty Lawson, Thurman, Axel Gomez (B+)

Another blockbuster trade that is building a contender. The Bobcats seriously have five All-Star caliber players right now in Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace, Raymond Felton, sixth man Stephen Jackson, and now, Aaron Brooks. Brooks and Felton are now likely the second highest-scoring backcourt duo in the NBA, with 25 (Felton) and 24 (Brooks) points per game. Dallas' Monta Ellis and Chris Paul might score more. The two also have a combined average of 14 apg. Sources have confirmed that Aaron Brooks will play as an undersized SG. Houston acquired solid young talent for their agitated star: Lawson, Thurman, and Gomez were all very active players off the bench. Sources say Gomez, who was an avid Rockets fan growing up, will start. The Bobcats' front office allegedly had no idea Gomez had been a fan of the Rockets or that he grew up in Houston and that it was a complete coincidence.

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CHI: Primoz Brezec, Trevor Ariza
LAL: Robert Taylor, Tarence Kinsey (C-)

This one makes less sense for the Lakers. True, they get a young, yet slowly improving, point guard in Taylor, but it came at the expense of their starting small forward. Now only Tarence Kinsey and Trey Johnson can play the 3. This trade is better for the Bulls, who get much-needed size, at the expense of the Lakers.

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MIA: Ronny McElwrath (C+)
LAC: Udonis Haslem

Miami could have done better than this. They needed depth behind Dwyane Wade and Mike Miller, but all they got was a rookie project who rarely found playing time with the Clippers. On the bright side, Miami got rid of the logjam at the 4 and the Clippers needed more size. Haslem is aging, and is unlikely to see the floor for more than 10 minutes a night wherever he plays.

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MIL: Francisco Garcia, James Posey (C-)
IND: Jordan Hill, Josh Powell (C+)

True, Indiana has almost no depth at the 4 or 5, but again, they could have done better than two guys that have totaled three games (all by Powell) between them for a non-playoff team. They have never cracked the regular rotation with the Bucks. On the other side, Milwaukee gets rid of depth at the 4, and replaces it with two guys with large expiring contracts.

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MEM: Larry Hughes, Ike Diogu, Stephen Graham (B-)
PHI: Chris Wilcox, Samuel Dalembert, Craig Brackins

Memphis had a logjam of talented forwards and centers. To say the least, Philadelphia was lacking there. This trade fixes that.

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NCD: Adam Morrison, Marcus Haislip (B-)
GSW: Anthony Morrow, Dexter Pittman (C+)

Anthony Morrow would miss the remainder of the season with a torn MCL. Since the announcement, they started shopping him. Short-team, it was a good move, but long-term... not so good. They only got Marcus Haislip and Adam Morrison in return. Morrison is now in his second stint with the Domination, who traded him after shooting struggles, The sharpshooting Morrow is in his second stint with the Warriors, and Dexter Pittman ended his sixth stint with an NBA team without playing a game. Overall, it was a decent trade on both sides, but North Carolina should have looked for a better return. Morrow has led the league in three-point percentage twice.

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WAS: Kelenna Azubuike (D)
DAL: Corey Brewer (B-)

What... a... steal. Dallas just picked up another defensive stopper, while giving up a guy who was mediocre on both ends of the floor. The only incentive for Washington is that Azubuike has an expiring deal, and Corey Brewer's deal is worth $4 million for each of the next three years if he picks up a player option.

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DAL: Andrew Miles, Tony Allen (A)
NOH: John Salmons, Jonas Jerebko

Two more defensive stoppers for Dallas? How are they getting these deals so easily? New Orleans is clearly rebuilding and are shedding contracts like you wouldn't believe. Allen is a top-notch defensive guard, while Miles is a 6'9 320-pound-shot swatter and lock-down defender. They give up expiring deals in Jerebko and Salmons, and there's no question Dallas is eying their third consecutive Finals run. They are clearly the most talented team i the league.

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CHA: Courtney Lee, Dijon Thompson (B+)
NYK: Taj Gibson, Gani Lawal (C+)

...and another contender trades for a defensive stud. Do the Bobcats really need more defense? It wouldn't hurt...

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NJN: Kyrylo Fesenko (C+)
UTA: Jordan Farmar (B-)

Jordan Farmar has found himself the odd one out in New Jersey, suddenly behind three other point guards. He clearly needed to leave, and Utah needed a point guard after Deron Williams left. He won't start with D.J. Augustin there, but he should be a serviceable backup. Fesenko didn't get much playing time in Utah, so he was shipped off to a team with an underperforming Ronny Turiaf (2ppg, 3rpg, 24.0 FG%) as a backup. Expect to see Turiaf become a 12th man / reserve soon.

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DET: Dave Griffin, Michael Sweetney (B-)
LAC: Nick Fazekas, Raphael Bolin (C+)

Dave Griffin was not a replacement for the former Clipper Blake Griffin. After Blake Griffin refused all extensions to stay with the Clippers, the Clippers drafted another Griffin with, supposedly, a similar game. The only problem is that Dave Griffin is a starting power forward and averages under five rebounds per game. Pause, then read that last sentence. Five rebounds. Good thing Bolin averages 13 and 9. Why would Detroit make this trade? Griffin is a 16ppg scorer and great dunker with potential as a shot blocker and can even play center at 6'7. The 6'10 Bolin can't say that, but he can rebound. The other thing going for Detroit won't have to pay Nick Fazekas' $5M/year contract for the next eighteen months.

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DEN: Ricky Rubio
MIA: Paul Millsap (B-)

This trade is about even. Ricky Rubio was behind Jrue Holiday and Marion Chalmers in Miami, while Millsap was behind Blake Griffin, Al Harrington, Carmelo Anthony, Norman Solomon, and even Renaldo Balkman at times, in the Denver rotation. The only weird thing about this trade: why would Miami try to fix something that hasn't broken? They've won two championships with Rubio starting!

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MIN: Danillo Gallinari, Hakim Warrick, Zaza Pachulia (C)
CLE: Nick Young, Chase Budinger, Martell Webster (A-)

This is a steal for Cleveland, but it comes at the expense of the Cavaliers' only true backup center (they are now stuck playing JJ Hickson at the 5). Nick Young is on fire, scoring nearly 30 a game in his last five, while Budinger is another potent scorer. Webster is a solid shooter, and he has also transformed into a very good defender in recent months. This should work out great for Cleveland. Minnesota will see Wilson Chandler and Danillo Gallinari reunited after multiple stops, they also get Hakim Warrick and Zaza Pachulia, who are both decent backups to Milicic and Wilson Chandler. However, this trade could very well be known as a complete steal if Nick Young breaks out. If he does, he and Deron Williams could make Cleveland more than just a borderline playoff team.

Awesome, me going to Houston. I must have a pretty good rating to start over Lawson, too. Some of the trade grades are good... when you put beer as a trade grade, that means the other team was raped!

460 pts?

Once again an epic score in the All Star Game

I love you playing them 12 minutes, i wish i could do that in 2k11 too. Dwight Howard 25 rebounds, hell yeah

Awesome, me going to Houston. I must have a pretty good rating to start over Lawson, too. Some of the trade grades are good... when you put beer as a trade grade, that means the other team was raped!

lol, my mistake. All the "B" ratings turned to beer because of the bbcode.
Lawson had an interesting situation. Charlotte had a bit of a logjam at the PG, and then he got injured, so he came back as like the 3rd string PG, so I edited him to make him a SG, and he became a good starter at the 2 when S-Jax got injured, so he remains a 2/1 instead of a 1/2 and now he's Houston's 6th man.

460 pts?

Happens...

Once again an epic score in the All Star Game

I love you playing them 12 minutes, i wish i could do that in 2k11 too. Dwight Howard 25 rebounds, hell yeah

It's great when you want to set records (or have records set against you). LMA's five-by-seven would never be possible in a normal-length NBA game.

Yes but i like it

and you only do this once a season so its just fine. In 2k11 you dont have many opportunities for that, maybe change the sliders completely and speed up the Game speed to 100%, never tried that.

Well, there's a task for someone- create 2k sliders that let you score 200.

Well, I've got 2k11, but I'm going to continue this on Live. I'll likely run this franchise another season, and then maybe transfer over after that, or just continue in Live 2003.

Anyways, who's up for a little rap from Adam Morrison and company? Don't expect anything great, but i felt like I had to make The Greatness That Is Ammo, spit some rhymes. Just for fun. I'll post the next story in the next couple days.
(props to the creator of "Scal says", Brian Scalabrine and Robert Swift doing a rap gave me this idea a long time ago, but I never came around to writing one... now a year later, I have written one!)

Can I write it pleaaaase

I've already written it. I'll post it in a couple days. It's hilarious.

Although, if anyone can write a short rap, involving any Dominators, I could stand to dish out some points. Just post it here and I'll rate it. Better rap, more points.

My name is Ammo, I have an epic staaache,
attempting huge dunks during practice, SMAAASH!

5/10 because it was epic. It could definitely be longer though.

I don't believe you have an NLSCer here in this story though.

Everybody knows who it is, its AmMo!
A projectile to be fired out of a gun- yo!

Ill be all gangsta up here,
buying underaged women beer.

My Stash is so hairy,
to be honest its scary.

Haislip knows he can rap?
He sounds like a elephant taking a krapp.

Yes, I wrote it with a K,
so I can later say "He`s Gay"

If you think this was cool,
then you look like a fool.

Not my best work, I will think of something for Haislip too

I am Ammo, not enough?

Cruzerr made me laugh, pretty good. You get 8.

Valdis.... yeah, never mind.


By the way guys,

You can write one for Ammo, Hailsip, Eric Rivers (5'6 reserve point guard), Walter Herrmann, or Bonzi Wells. Or all of them.

Did I get any points? Also, Can I involve my own rookie?

As I mentioned you got 8 points (out of ten)

Your points go toward your player, but the rap is about the domination