X's NBA2k6 Story [Pseudo Update *17/7/06*]

[The X]

X's NBA2k6 Story


I got the game a couple of weeks ago for my XBox 360 & have been very impressed. I have decided to start an Association & am keen to get into the thick of things. Whilst this isn't my usual NBA Live dynasty, it is what it is. Sometimes I'll show more pics, sometimes I won't. Sometimes there'll be more updates, sometimes there won't. I'll continue doing it whilst it remains fun. Hopefully I'll keep this one rolling until NBA2k7 comes out but we'll see how it goes. Like always, I like to keep a record of my dynasty to keep a track of what is going on. Hopefully a couple of you might enjoy it. Any questions or queries, please fire away.


SETTINGS:

Season Length: 29 Games
NO Preseason Games
Trade Deadline ON
Owner Firings ON
CPU Trades ON
Play-off Format: 3-3-3-3 (I was tempted to go 3-5-5-5 but went with best of 3)
Team Chemistry ON
Quarter Length: 9 minutes (this could change depending on what scores are like)
SUPERSTAR Difficulty
Sim Quarter Length: 12 minutes
Sliders: My Own (will adjust as time goes on to promote realism)
Rosters: Up-to-date

Will play about half my games, sim the rest. Still working on the correct formula.


Enjoy
X

[The X]

ROSTER


STARTERS
C - P.J. Brown
PF- David West
SF- Shane Battier
SG- J.R. Smith
PG- Chris Paul

BENCH
PF- Vladimir Radmanovic
PG- Gary Payton
PG- Beno Udrih
SG- Kirk Synder
SG- Carlos Delfino
PF- Brandon Bass
C- Sean Marks

IR
SG- Timmy Gray ('06)
PF - Kelly Gooding ('06) (broken toe, out 28 days)


Current Team Chemistry = 13%


TRANSACTION HISTORY

2006/07:

Nov '06: Trades SF Desmond Mason, rookie PG Ray Young and New Orleans' 2008 1st Round pick to Charlotte for PG Gary Payton, Charlotte's 2007 1st Round pick and Charlotte's 2008 2nd Round pick


2006 Off-Season:

July '06: Signs SG Shane Battier to a 4 year deal worth about $5.00M per year
July '06: Signs PF Vladimir Radmanovic to a 4 year deal worth about $3.25M per year
June '06:Drafts PF Kelly Gooding (#3 overall) of UMass, PF Timmy Gray (#8 overall) of Rhode Island and PG Ray Young (#32 overall) of UCLA
June '06: C Elden Campbell retires
June '06: Waives PF Donnell Harvey, PG Eddie Gill and SF Ansu Sesay
June '06: Re-signs C Sean Marks for $540k for 1 year


2005/06:

10/12/2005: Signs PF Donnell Harvey for $330k for 1 year
10/12/2005: Signs C Jelani McCoy for $330k for 1 year
10/12/2005: Trades SF Rasual Butler to Detroit for SG Carlos Delfino
10/12/2005: Trades PF Jackson Vroman to Indiana for PG Eddie Gill
10/12/2005: Trades PG Speedy Claxton and C Aaron Williams to Atlanta for Atlanta's 2006 1st Round pick and 2007 2nd Round pick
08/12/2005: Trades PF Marc Jackson and PG Moochie Norris to San Antonio for PG Beno Udrih and C Sean Marks
01/11/2005: Signs SF Ansu Sesay for $330k for 1 year
01/11/2005: Signs C Elden Campbell for $330k for 1 year

[The X]

HALL OF FAME/VIP


TEAM AWARDS:

CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS:
-

PLAYOFF APPEARANCES:
-


PLAYER AWARDS:

No players have yet to received any awards.


PLAYER ACHIEVEMENTS:

ALL-ROOKIE 1st TEAM:
PG- Chris Paul ('05/06)


PLAYER RECORDS:

Individual Game Records:
Points: -
Rebounds: -
Assists: -
Steals: -
Blocks: -
FG Made: -
3Pt Made: -
FT Made: -

[The X]

THE MAN IN THE HOTSEAT


As per usual, Watson hadn't ironed his shirt, so his swish suit saved the day

After injuries & inconsistent play cut short his playing career in Europe, Andrew Watson looked ahead towards the challenges that would face him off the court. Watson couldn't have been happier as in only 2 short years he had earnt himself a front office position for Italian giant Benetton Treviso. With his contact expiring in 2005, he looked to re-up with the team that had given him an opportunity to not only play the game, but be involved with it after he was done. Unfortunately Benetton's owner didn't want to pay Watson his market value & still considered him a bit of an intern, at the ripe young age of 24. Since he didn't have many other options, Watson was going to accept his measly offer until an unexpected call came through from his agent.

Hornets' owner Ryan Lantz, a renowned tight arse around NBA circles, was shopping for a new GM, a cheap one at that. Offering well below NBA market value, Lantz could not find any takers. So he looked towards Europe & had heard a little about a former kid, a good kid, business saavy at such a young age was going to re-sign with Treviso. Lantz thought that he could finally run the team as he wanted, using young Watson as a puppet for him to run the team as he wanted it run.

Watson hung up the phone from his agent, he had just accepted his dream role. He had always dreamed about being an NBA GM, he just never thought it was possible. Whilst the money was low for the importance of the role, it was still well above what Benetton was offering. Sure there were doubts whether the Hornets' situation was a good one, considering Hurricane Katrina & all, but this was too good an opportunity to pass up. As he dozed off, he had left a notepad on his bedside table with some illegible scribble reading:

Year 1 Goals:
1. Bring in personnel to support coach Byron Scott & develop young talents like draftee Chris Paul & up-and-comers like David West.
2. Look to add more talent, at the right price of course.
6. Spend the team's money wisely & keep that tyrant owner off my back.
4. Surprise the league & all my doubters.

THE TEAM & OWNER


The team that Watson inherits is a joke & it's owner might not be willing to spend the $$$'s required to bring this team back into prominence


THE COACHING STAFF


Scott is secured for another 2 years at a relatively cheap price, so he'll likely get given some leeway, especially considering the roster he's working with


In the last year of his contract, Carter is solid, but not the sort of teacher that these young Hornets require, nor the strategist that Scott probably needs behind him


Forrest has a big year of travel ahead of him. He probably needs some help though as an elite NBA team needs top class scouting. Anything less wil just not do


Keep P.J.'s old legs together & everyone will be happy


Sorry for pic quality....will try to improve if possible That's all for the updates today, I'm going to get into the Association right now....will post team's roster & other info in coming days....

enjoy
X

[Jugs]

Looking good . Good luck with the Hornets and use a lot of your development time on Chris Paul and JR Smith

[hammertime23]

Very good dynasty start and great pics. Great team selection. The pics are pretty good quality. What kind of tv do you have?

[Scotty]

good luck with Dynasty, look forward to seeing some of those xbox 360 screenshots

[Jing]

wow those screenshots look in pretty good quality

[zakIrah]

Is that an LCD screen? and I take it that it's a 360 association? Good luck . Oh and keep J.R for a few years, boy can he grow to be a superstar. I traded him off to Orlando in my dynasty and after 3 years he's an all star

[The X]

Looking good . Good luck with the Hornets and use a lot of your development time on Chris Paul and JR Smith

yep will do, especially with Chris Paul & David West....they are underrated, especially West, so I want to bring them to where they're at by season's end, or somewhat closer....

can you tell me what effect practices have? is it just for game-by-game stat increases?

Very good dynasty start and great pics. Great team selection. The pics are pretty good quality. What kind of tv do you have?

cheers....tv is LG 26" Widescreen HDTV LCD....

good luck with Dynasty, look forward to seeing some of those xbox 360 screenshots

cheers, will try to show a few different ones that show other parts of the 2k6 Association mode....

wow those screenshots look in pretty good quality

cheers, will probably use my sister's digital camera to get better shots as my camera just isn't capturing how good it is

Is that an LCD screen? and I take it that it's a 360 association? Good luck . Oh and keep J.R for a few years, boy can he grow to be a superstar. I traded him off to Orlando in my dynasty and after 3 years he's an all star

yes, it's an LCD screen....yes it's a 360 Association as I mentioned in my opening post....will see about J.R, he's not on the block yet, but we'll see....

[Kbryant8]

Daaamn,nice
If you play against LA then take pics of KOBE also
anyways keep it up ! ! !
Graphics looks nice also,LCD TV?

[Mark.]

Awesome X, ill deffinately be following this one Are you going to sign more scouts?

[Ruff Ryder]

Daaamn,nice
If you play against LA then take pics of KOBE also
anyways keep it up ! ! !
Graphics looks nice also,LCD TV?

cheers....tv is LG 26" Widescreen HDTV LCD....

yes, it's an LCD screen....

Yea looks good so far. Are we gonna get video too?

[rongotai]

Good start, Very Nicely presented

Whats your team chemistry at the moment ?

[JoshD]

Nice start so far, keep up the nice work, CP3 for ROY

[BOSS]

Awesome X, ill deffinately be following this one Are you going to sign more scouts?

Word.
I was wondering where you were.
How things going ?
CP3 for ROY definetly.

[The X]

Daaamn,nice
If you play against LA then take pics of KOBE also
anyways keep it up ! ! !
Graphics looks nice also,LCD TV?

Lakers were actually my 2nd game of the season but unfortunately is was a sim game....maybe next season, sorry besides, if you wanna see Kobe pics, go to Matthew's "My Very Own" 2k6 Association

Awesome X, ill deffinately be following this one Are you going to sign more scouts?

sounds good....you must have a sixth sense with my dynasties....you're already knowing which way I'm heading

Daaamn,nice
If you play against LA then take pics of KOBE also
anyways keep it up ! ! !
Graphics looks nice also,LCD TV?

cheers....tv is LG 26" Widescreen HDTV LCD....

yes, it's an LCD screen....

Yea looks good so far. Are we gonna get video too?

possibly....just need to know where I can upload & if I need to know anything else....won't have too many, maybe once in a while....

Good start, Very Nicely presented

Whats your team chemistry at the moment ?

cheers....team chemistry to start with is 40 got it up to 41 but it's back to 40....tough crowd to please I guess or maybe the prospect of having to play with the likes of Vroman is enough to sour any team

Nice start so far, keep up the nice work, CP3 for ROY

we'll see as there are a couple of other rooks who started out strongly....hope so though

Awesome X, ill deffinately be following this one Are you going to sign more scouts?

Word.
I was wondering where you were.
How things going ?
CP3 for ROY definetly.

I had been busy studying....things are going alright....how about yourself?

[BOSS]

Things have been good.
Good to see you back.
And bad news for you Aussies who lost to Italy.
I ain't a fan of Italy either

[The X]

Things have been good.
Good to see you back.
And bad news for you Aussies who lost to Italy.
I ain't a fan of Italy either

yeah was tough....check the following post for my thoughts on the game & more:

http://www.nbaliveforums.com/sutra616471.php#616471

[The X]

THE MAN IN THE HOTSEAT



Watson is staunch in his approach that the building blocks must first be put in place before building an empire


OPENING DAY SIGNINGS FOR HORNETS

GM Watson didn't wow anyone with his first couple of signings in his new role. He signed veteran bigman Elden Campbell, who is back for another stint with the Hornets, and forward Ansu Sesay. Both were signed to 1 year deals at league minimum. Campbell is expected to bring in some veteran leadership for some of the younger players. Let's see if he can last the season though. Sesay was brought into shore up the forward spots. Sesay is a bit of a tweener but is rangey enough to possibly give the team some effective minutes every now & then. Still it's nothing to write home about for Watson.


HORNETS ADD DEPTH TO THEIR SCOUTING DEPARTMENT

In what is probably his biggest move to date, GM Watson signed Julius Davenport to a 5 year deal at $1M per year. Davenport is a former NBA starter from the mid-80s & since leaving the league has done a variety of consultancy work for various teams, but never committed himself to one franchise. With the money Watson waved infront of him, Davenport could not turn down such a lucrative offer. Davenport is considered a Master scout amongst his peers as he regularly finds diamonds in the rough & is not afraid to burst a few bubbles to get his job done.

GM Watson also signed another scout in Salvadore Terry to a 1 year deal at $350k per year. Watson has been previously linked to Terry when he played in Italy, & has now taken that relationship with him to the NBA. Terry has a solid feel of the European game & how it translates to the NBA, so his experience in international scouting should be invaluable.

With these two signings, Watson has filled out the Hornets' staff. If anything can be taken from these signings, it's that Watson strongly believes that the NBA Draft is an important tool in building a team. Information on prospects means power, and Watson will take any advantage that he can get over his opponent.

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That's all for today....I'll head back off to try & finish the month of November....also, updated roster lineup at top of page

enjoy
X

[Mark.]

Nice stuff, good signings with your scouts, get the Big Gun plus an international specialist.

I like the Sesay signing, i'm a fan of forwards that can play both positions. Campbell (you've got him as Elden Williams in your roster) on the other hand I possibly wouldnt have signed, although im a fan of using small ball line-ups and dont mind being a bit undermanned in the Big Bodies department

BTW your Fighting Irish Watch hasnt been upadted in a while...

[The X]

Nice stuff, good signings with your scouts, get the Big Gun plus an international specialist.

I like the Sesay signing, i'm a fan of forwards that can play both positions. Campbell (you've got him as Elden Williams in your roster) on the other hand I possibly wouldnt have signed, although im a fan of using small ball line-ups and dont mind being a bit undermanned in the Big Bodies department

BTW your Fighting Irish Watch hasnt been upadted in a while...

Fighting Irish haven't played a game for 3 weeks due to byes & State of Origins....we got a game tonight & may have one or two new players who can play a little bit so that should help....Irish Update should be updated in next couple of days....

as for the changes, that scout isn't actually an international specialist, there ain't really specialist for different regions like Live....just different grades (Master, Good, Average, Poor)....just had to weave him into the story

I also like having combo forwards & before I signed Sesay, the team didn't really have any....I also tend to go smaller, having someone like David West....Campbell is solid in limited minutes....

btw, more roster movement in the future gotta luv the Trading Block....makes trading so much easier & less painstaking

[Its_asdf]

I guess this means that you won't be updating your Blazers dynasty anymore.

Oh well, I hope J.R. Smith is staying although realistically I think he's being shopped around.

I foresee an All-Star appearance by Chris Paul as well.

[Lamrock]

The Xbox 360 Version's menus look better than the Xbox version's. 2K6 is pretty fun, and good luck with this Association. I'll be reading it. I just started one of my own.Still, you should at least complete the playoffs in your Blazers Live Dynasty.

[The X]

I guess this means that you won't be updating your Blazers dynasty anymore.

Oh well, I hope J.R. Smith is staying although realistically I think he's being shopped around.

I foresee an All-Star appearance by Chris Paul as well.

can't see Paul cracking All-Star in his 1st year, but we'll see....

as for J.R. Smith, he's with the team now....it's really a tough call whether to move him or not....at the moment he's not on the trading block....

as for my Blazers' dynasty, I still have the intention of going back to it in some shape or form....a wrap-up type thing....

The Xbox 360 Version's menus look better than the Xbox version's. 2K6 is pretty fun, and good luck with this Association. I'll be reading it. I just started one of my own.Still, you should at least complete the playoffs in your Blazers Live Dynasty.

yeah, the menus are sweet & easy to navigate through quickly....

will probably finish out playoffs in Blazers' dynasty & change ownership & sim out rest....