(07)Raptors (5-6): Bosh & Bargs - Week 3 Recap Up

by **TheMC5** on Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:18 am

Preamble: This dynasty will be started with the 06-07 opening night rosters, and the first season will be simmed. I'll approach all team decisions as realistically as possible. I'll be firing/hiring coaches around the league, as well as occasionally re-working CPU teams line-ups for maximum realism. I'll be using the Draft Mod, so many of this year's rookies will be in season 2, which is when I'll start playing games. More updates to come soon.

Note: Turns out I won't be using the draft mod for this dynasty. Everytime I run it, it assigns incorrect heights and weights to some players, e.g. Josh McRoberts - 6'1", 185 lbs. This would be OK if it were only incorrect physical attributes, cause I could edit it, but I think what's happening is some players are being assigned the stats of others, and I'm not prepared to do all the work necessary to change that. So no real rookies, but whatever.

Oh, and for anyone wondering why I'm back with an 07 dynasty, well, I don't trust Live 08 to be any good, so I decided to not buy any more EA NBA games until they've released a couple of good games in a row.

06-07 OPENING NIGHT ROSTER

STARTING 5
C - Rasho Nesterovic
PF - Chris Bosh
SF - Morris Peterson
SG - Anthony Parker
PG - T.J. Ford

BENCH
PF - Andrea Bargnani
SF - Jorge Garbajosa
SF - Joey Graham
PG - Jose Calderon
SG - Fred Jones
PG - Darrick Martin
C - Pape Sow

RESERVES
PF - Kris Humphries
PF - Uros Slokar
SF - P.J. Tucker

by **Phantom18** on Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:33 pm

TheMC5,
I got some roster suggestions if you'd like them, please PM me.
But good luck, looks good so far.

by **McDwyane** on Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:27 pm

Nice seeing you nack in action..good luck with this (Y)

by **Clutch** on Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:29 am

right on MC5; i'm interested to see if you'll keep the lineup as is or make some changes - will follow to see how this develops so GL!

by **TheMC5** on Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:14 am

Thanks for the kind words, everyone.

Snarky, feel free to post any roster suggestions in the thread. I'm not sure how many moves I'll make, but ideas are always welcome.

BD5, like I said above, I'm not sure how many moves I'll make, but there will be some. Bosh and Bargnani are staying, but I'll probably move either Ford or Calderon in the off-season, and I'm already desperately trying to move Fred Jones.

First year recap will be up pretty soon. I'm about halfway through simming it.

by **Phantom18** on Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:20 am

sign that center who used to play for the rockets hes a FA i think or hes a Knick depending on your roster
Kelvin Cato- nice vertical good rebounder good dunker, cant shoot worth shit though

by **Marquis** on Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:31 am

Dude, this sounds really promising. Looking forward to the 1st season recap.

by **Chaser7** on Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:09 am

cant waiut bargnani will be goood

by **TheMC5** on Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:34 pm

Thanks again, everyone.

Snarky - I'm not so big on Cato. He's really old, and all he can do rebound. He wouldn't get any PT on my team. Plus, the 1st season has been simmed, recap up...right now!

2006-07 SEASON IN REVIEW

TORONTO RAPTORS FINAL ROSTER

C - Andrea Bargnani - 76 | Rasho Nesterovic - 68 | Pape Sow - 61
PF - Chris Bosh - 91 | Eduardo Najera - 70 | Kris Humphries - 62
SF - Joey Graham - 73 | Jorge Garbajosa - 72 | P.J. Tucker - 57
SG - Anthony Parker - 76 | Morris Peterson - 74 | Quinton Ross - 65
PG - T.J. Ford - 78 | Jose Calderon - 71 | Darrick Martin - 62

TEAM RECORD: 44-38

TEAM STATS

SEASON STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

LEAGUE LEADERS

POINTS PER GAME

REBOUNDS PER GAME

ASSISTS PER GAME

BLOCKS PER GAME

STEALS PER GAME

ALL-STAR WEEKEND

ROOKIE CHALLENGE

ROOKIE TEAM
C - Andrea Bargnani (TOR), LaMarcus Aldridge (POR)
PF - Tyrus Thomas (CHI), Paul Millsap (UTA)
SF - Jorge Garbajosa (TOR)
SG - Brandon Roy (POR), Rudy Gay (MEM), Adam Morrison (CHA)
PG - Marcus Williams (NJN), Randy Foye (MIN)

SOPHOMORE TEAM
C - Andrew Bogut (MIL)
PF - Marvin Williams (ATL), David Lee (NYK)
SF - Danny Granger (IND)
SG - Luther Head (HOU), Monta Ellis (GSW)
PG - Chris Paul (NOH), Deron Williams (UTA), Raymond Felton (CHA), Jarrett Jack (POR)

FINAL SCORE: Rookies 110 - Sophomores 120
ROOKIE CHALLENGE MVP: Marvin Williams | 29 PTS | 9 REB | 6 AST | 1 BLK | 10/13 FG | 3/3 3PT | 6/8 FT |

3PT SHOOTOUT

CONTESTANTS: Anthony Parker (TOR), Joe Johnson (ATL), Chauncey Billups (DET), Damon Stoudemire (MEM), Rashard Lewis (SEA), Baron Davis (GSW), Manu Ginobili (SAS), Tracy McGrady (HOU)

WINNER: Chauncey Billups

DUNK CONTEST

CONTESTANTS: Chris Bosh (TOR), Dwight Howard (ORL), DeShawn Stevenson (WAS), Rudy Gay (MEM)

WINNER: Dwight Howard

ALL-STAR GAME

EASTERN ALL-STARS
C - Jermaine O'Neal (IND), Shaquille O'Neal (MIA)
PF - Chris Bosh (TOR), Chris Webber (PHI)
SF - LeBron James (CLE), Gerald Wallace (CHA), Richard Jefferson (NJN)
SG - Gilbert Arenas (WAS), Michael Redd (MIL)
PG - Allen Iverson (PHI), Stephon Marbury (NYK), Raymond Felton (CHA)

WESTERN ALL-STARS
C - Yao Ming (HOU), Pau Gasol (MEM)
PF - Tim Duncan (SAS), Dirk Nowitzki (DAL), Kevin Garnett (MIN), Elton Brand (LAC)
SF - Carmelo Anthony (DEN), Rashard Lewis (SEA)
SG - Tracy McGardy (HOU), Kobe Bryant (LAL)
PG - Baron Davis (GSW), Damon Stoudemire (MEM)

FINAL SCORE: EAST 117 - WEST 104
ALL-STAR GAME MVP: Gilbert Arenas | 33 PTS | 3 REB | 3 AST | 5 STL | 12/20 FG | 8/11 3PT | 1/2 FT |

TEAM TRANSACTIONS

11/4/06 - PHO signs F Randolph Morris
11/7/06 - SAC signs G Sergei Monia
11/14/06 - CHA trades C Melvin Ely to POR for G Dan Dickau
11/27/06 - TOR releases F Uros Slokar
11/28/06 - TOR signs C Mario Kasun

12/2/06 - NOH signs C Peter John Ramos
12/3/06 - LAC fires head coach Mike Dunleavy - Elgin Baylor named interim head coach
12/10/06 - LAC hires Lenny Wilkens as head coach
12/26/06 - WAS fires head coach Eddie Jordan
12/26/06 - WAS hires Paul Silas as head coach
12/30/06 - CHI trades F Viktor Khryapa to CLE for G Shannon Brown
12/31/06 - SEA trades G Desmond Farmer to MEM for F Alexandre Johnson

1/1/07 - WAS releases F Andray Blatche
1/2/07 - TOR trades G Fred Jones to DEN for F Eduardo Najera
1/5/07 - TOR trades C Mario Kasun to LAC for G Quinton Ross
1/9/07 - WAS signs G Will Conroy
1/13/07 - NOH trade C Hilton Armstrong to SAC for G Quincy Douby
1/17/07 - NYK trades G Mardy Collins to DET for F Jason Maxiell
1/20/07 - DEN trades G DerMarr Johnson to SEA for C Johan Petro
1/30/07 - NYK trades C Kelvin Cato to ATL for G Salim Stoudemire

2/13/07 - NOH fires head coach Byron Scott
2/13/07 - MIA trades G Robert Hite to NOH for F Marcus Vinicius
2/15/07 - NOH hires Stan Van Gundy as head coach
2/18/07 - HOU trades G Bob Sura, 1st round draft pick to NOH for G Bobby Jackson
2/22/07 - DET trades G Chauncey Billups, F Tayshaun Prince, C Dale Davis to DEN for C Nene, G Andre Miller, F Linas Kleiza

NBA AWARDS

Note: I decide the winner of each award, cause the computer has no freaking clue. So if these awards seem eerily probable, it's because I'm picking the winners, not EA.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
KOBE BRYANT (LAL) | 78 GP | 26.6 PPG | 4.4 RPG | 5.3 APG | 1.99 SPG | 0.56 BPG | .500 FG% | .380 3PT% | .856 FT% |
Kobe won his first MVP award not by virtue of his statistical dominance - his points per game dropped by about 9 - but by his improved leadership and ability to trust his teammates. Don't let his assist totals fool you, Kobe was making the pass that lead to the assist. From training camp his focus was simply on winning, and that's exactly what the Lakers did, posting their best record in the post-Shaq era, one win shy of 50. Had Kobe played all 82 games, they likely would have won 50. The Lakers were 0-4 in games Kobe missed.

RUNNER-UP: TRACY MCGRADY (HOU) | 75 GP | 30.2 PPG | 4.3 RPG | 7.6 APG | 2.32 SPG | 0.72 BPG | .462 FG% | .353 3PT% | .761 FT% |

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
BRANDON ROY (POR) | 82 GP | 20.1 PPG | 3.4 RPG | 5.6 APG | 1.70 SPG | 0.50 BPG | .454 FG% | .500 3PT% | .823 FT% |
Roy was an absolute lock for ROY. He was head and shoulders above all other rookies, and has become the Blazers de facto franchise player.

RUNNER-UP: ANDREA BARGNANI (TOR) | 78 GP | 8.3 PPG | 7.1 RPG | 3.7 APG | 0.63 SPG | 1.22 BPG | .430 FG% | .384 3PT% | .720 FT% |

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
SHAWN MARION (PHO) | 79 GP | 16.3 PPG | 9.2 RPG | 2.0 APG | 1.97 SPG | 2.38 BPG | .447 FG% | .297 3PT% | .799 FT% |
Shawn Marion captured his first (and long overdue) Defensive Player of the Year Award, narrowly missing the 2 BPG, 2 SPG milestone. He defends everyone from Tony Parker to Kevin Garnett effectively, and his rebounding ability often keys the Suns fast break.

RUNNER-UP: GERALD WALLACE (CHA) | 82 GP | 20.3 PPG | 8.7 RPG | 1.2 APG | 1.96 SPG | 2.11 BPG | .447 FG% | .325 3PT% | .622 FT% |

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
LUKE WALTON (LAL) | 78 GP | 15.0 PPG | 6.0 RPG | 4.7 APG | 1.10 SPG | 0.63 BPG | .429 FG% | .373 3PT% | .701 FT% |
Walton improved in every statistical category except FT% to earn this year's MIP award. He tripled his points per game and blocks, and doubled (or almost-doubled) his rebounds, assists, and steals, all while shooting an improved percentage from the floor.

RUNNER-UP: JARRETT JACK (POR) | 82 GP | 14.8 PPG | 2.6 RPG | 6.5 APG | 1.10 SPG | 0.46 BPG | .415 FG% | .345 3PT% | .818 FT% |

6TH MAN AWARD
BOBBY JACKSON (HOU) | 79 GP | 14.2 PPG | 2.3 RPG | 4.8 APG | 0.94 SPG | 0.23 BPG | .440 FG% | .376 3PT% | .805 FT% |
Bobby Jackson was traded to Houston days prior to the trade deadline, and the Rockets initially played him their starting PG. After about 15 games and the Rockets struggling, Rafer Alston reclaimed his starting duties, and Houston rolled off 8 wins to end the season.

RUNNER-UP: JOSE CALDERON (TOR) | 77 GP | 9.9 PPG | 1.8 RPG | 4.0 APG | 0.71 SPG | 0.22 BPG | .436 FG% | .231 3PT% | .801 FT% |

COACH OF THE YEAR
SCOTT SKILES (CHI) 51-31
Skiles guided the young Bulls to their best season since MJ's departure, claiming 1st place in the East. Though the Bulls battled injuries, notably to Kirk Hinrich and Andres Nocioni, Skiles always found a way to win. The Bulls are also nasty to play against. They're smart, physical, and defensive - in other words, perfectly built for play-off basketball. Now if only they had a low-post threat...

RUNNER-UP: MAURICE CHEEKS (PHI) 50-32

ALL NBA 1ST TEAM
C - Yao Ming (HOU)
PF - Dirk Nowitzki (DAL)
SF - Tracy McGrady (HOU)
SG - Kobe Bryant (LAL)
PG - Gilbert Arenas (WAS)

ALL NBA 2ND TEAM
C - Amare Stoudemire (PHO)
PF - Tim Duncan (SAS)
SF - Gerald Wallace (CHA)
SG - Dwyane Wade (MIA)
PG - Baron Davis (GSW)

ALL NBA 3RD TEAM
C - Jermaine O'Neal (IND)
PF - Kevin Garnett (MIN)
SF - LeBron James (CLE)
SG - Paul Pierce (BOS)
PG - Steve Nash (PHO)

ALL DEFENSIVE 1ST TEAM
C - Jermaine O'Neal (IND)
PF - Shawn Marion (PHO)
SF - Gerald Walace (CHA)
SG - Tracy McGrady (HOU)
PG - Jason Kidd (NJN)

ALL DEFENSIVE 2ND TEAM
C - Ben Wallace (CHI)
PF - Tim Duncan (SAS)
SF - Bruce Bowen (SAS)
SG - Kobe Bryant (LAL)
PG - Chauncey Billups (DEN)

ALL ROOKIE 1ST TEAM
C - Andrea Bargnani (TOR)
PF - Jorge Garbajosa (TOR)
SF - Adam Morrison (CHA)
SG - Brandon Roye (POR)
PG - Randy Foye (MIN)

ALL ROOKIE 2ND TEAM
C - LaMarcus Aldridge (POR)
PF - Paul Millsap (UTA)
SF - Tyrus Thomas (CHI)
SG - Rudy Gay (MEM)
PG - Marcus Williams (NJN)

OK, that's it for the season. Playoff recap up next.

by **Clutch** on Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:30 am

i F'n love this dynasty already

Tmac - league leading scorer - yep yep

Marv Williams - rookie challenge mvp - what a line!

Dwight dunk champ - you go big fella

Tmac/yao - western AS starters - sawweeeet; don't think this ever happens in my dynasty unfortunately just because they can't/don't pull the same stats in comp v comp watched games vs simmed games

1/2/07 - TOR trades G Fred Jones to DEN for F Eduardo Najera - expiring contract yea? i actually was diggin' Najera's steady contributions and was thinking to resign but he was re-packaged in trade unfortunately;

2/22/07 - DET trades G Chauncey Billups, F Tayshaun Prince, C Dale Davis to DEN for C Nene, G Andre Miller, F Linas Kleiza - wow :shock:

franchise facelift no doubt; is this before the AI trade?

ALL NBA 1ST TEAM
C - Yao Ming (HOU)
SF - Tracy McGrady (HOU)

again, sawweeeet! great start MC5; this is really feeling like a real dynasty in the make and not just a season played; looking forward to playoff recaps and off-season (Y)

by **Marquis** on Sat Oct 27, 2007 5:58 am

This is really great. I'm following for sure. (Y)

by **TheMC5** on Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:07 am

Thanks, BD5.

Najera actually has one year left on his contract, but it's 1 less than Jones. Plus, my team really needed some defense and toughness, and Najera gives you just that. Besides, he's European, so as the Raptors I almost have to trade for him. :wink:

The Detroit-Denver trade was prior to the AI trade. I started with 06-07 opening night rosters, so AI and C-Webb are still in Philly, Murphy and Bumleavy are still in Golden State, etc. That was a forced trade by me, though. I figure there's almost always at least 1 blockbuster trade per year, and since both Denver and Detroit were really struggling at the trade deadline, I thought a major shakeup was in order for both teams. Detroit would have been a lot better following the deal, but Nene got injured for the last month and a half of the season.

Just for fun, here's both team's final rosters.

DETROIT
C - Nene, Nazr Mohammed
PF - Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess, Amir Johnson
SF - Linas Kleiza, Carlos Delfino, Ronald Dupree
SG - Rip Hamilton, Flip Murray, Mardy Collins
PG - Andre Miller, Lindsay Hunter, Will Blalock

DENVER
C - Marcus Camby, Dale Davis, Jamal Sampson, Johan Petro
PF - Kenyon Martin, Joe Smith, Reggie Evans
SF - Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith
SG - Tayshaun Prince, Fred Jones, Julius Hodge, Yakhouba Diawara
PG - Chauncey Billups, Earl Boykins

After the off-season, I'll be doing a team-by-team preview/review, which will help shed some light on why certain moves were made. Should be good.

Marquis, thanks man. I'll try not to disappoint.

by **TheMC5** on Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:49 pm

PLAYOFF RECAP

ROUND 1

EASTERN CONFERENCE
(1) CHICAGO VS. (8) DETROIT
Chicago wins series 4-0
Game 1: DET 79 - CHI 102
Game 2: DET 97 - CHI 113
Game 3: CHI 110 - DET 69
Game 4: CHI 107 - DET 78

(4) MIAMI VS. (5) NEW JERSEY
New Jersey wins series 4-1
Game 1: NJN 103 - MIA 116
Game 2: NJN 103 - MIA 93
Game 3: MIA 105 - NJN 110
Game 4: MIA 102 - NJN 105
Game 5: NJN 95 - MIA 86

(3) CLEVELAND VS. (6) TORONTO
Cleveland wins series 4-0
Game 1: TOR 113 - CLE 117 (OT)
Game 2: TOR 74 - CLE 94
Game 3: CLE 115 - TOR 107
Game 4: CLE 94 - TOR 93

(2) PHILADELPHIA VS. (7) ORLANDO
Philadelphia wins series 4-0
Game 1: ORL 102 - PHI 135
Game 2: ORL 81 - PHI 102
Game 3: PHI 103 - ORL 76
Game 4: PHI 81 - ORL 77

WESTERN CONFERENCE
(1) PHOENIX VS. (8) GOLDEN STATE
Phoenix wins series 4-0
Game 1: GSW 87 - PHO 102
Game 2: GSW 91 - PHO 110
Game 3: PHO 93 - GSW 75
Game 4: PHO 100 - GSW 64

(4) UTAH VS. (5) HOUSTON
Houston wins series 4-3
Game 1: HOU 104 - UTA 116
Game 2: HOU 93 - UTA 99
Game 3: UTA 106 - HOU 114
Game 4: UTA 74 - HOU 97
Game 5: HOU 94 - UTA 88
Game 6: UTA 98 - HOU 94
Game 7: HOU 116 - UTA 99

(3) SAN ANTONIO VS. (6) LA LAKERS
Los Angeles wins series 4-3
Game 1: LAL 111 - SAS 105
Game 2: LAL 90 - SAS 99
Game 3: SAS 126 - LAL 98
Game 4: SAS 101 - LAL 93
Game 5: LAL 111 - SAS 108
Game 6: SAS 95 - LAL 103
Game 7: LAL 93 - SAS 89

(2) DALLAS VS. (7) SACRAMENTO
Dallas wins series 4-0
Game 1: SAC 83 - DAL 95
Game 2: SAC 87 - DAL 105
Game 3: DAL 110 - SAC 81
Game 4: DAL 100 - SAC 94

ROUND 2

EASTERN CONFERENCE
(1) CHICAGO VS. (5) NEW JERSEY
New Jersey wins series 4-3
Game 1: NJN 83 - CHI 82
Game 2: NJN 106 - CHI 104
Game 3: CHI 93 - NJN 97
Game 4: CHI 115 - NJN 96
Game 5: NJN 86 - CHI 99
Game 6: CHI 115 - NJN 83
Game 7: NJN 112 - CHI 80

(2) PHILADELPHIA VS. (3) CLEVELAND
Cleveland wins series 4-1
Game 1: CLE 88 - PHI 84
Game 2: CLE 91 - PHI 71
Game 3: PHI 88 - CLE 102
Game 4: PHI 88 - CLE 81
Game 5: CLE 94 - PHI 90

WESTERN CONFERENCE
(1) PHOENIX VS. (5) HOUSTON
Phoenix wins series 4-1
Game 1: HOU 101 - PHO 109
Game 2: HOU 92 - PHO 105
Game 3: PHO 114 - HOU 91
Game 4: PHO 102 - HOU 108
Game 5: HOU 97 - PHO 99

(2) DALLAS VS. (6) LA LAKERS
Dallas wins series 4-1
Game 1: LAL 108 - DAL 89
Game 2: LAL 97 - DAL 106
Game 3: DAL 111 - LAL 102
Game 4: DAL 127 - LAL 109
Game 5: LAL 71 - DAL 107

CONFERENCE FINALS

EASTERN FINALS
(3) CLEVELAND VS. (5) NEW JERSEY
Cleveland wins series 4-3
[b]Game 1: NJN 115 - CLE 117
Game 2: NJN 99 - CLE 83
Game 3: CLE 90 - NJN 88
Game 4: CLE 96 - NJN 102
Game 5: NJN 108 - CLE 102
Game 6: CLE 126 - NJN 91
Game 7: NJN 90 - CLE 94

WESTERN FINALS
(1) PHOENIX VS. (2) DALLAS
Phoenix wins series 4-1
Game 1: DAL 91 - PHO 93
Game 2: DAL 102 - PHO 109
Game 3: PHO 115 - DAL 94
Game 4: PHO 110 - DAL 113
Game 5: DAL 88 - PHO 95

NBA FINALS

(1) PHOENIX VS. (3) CLEVELAND
Phoenix wins series 4-0
Game 1: CLE 86 - PHO 103
Game 2: CLE 85 - PHO 107
Game 3: PHO 109 - CLE 85
Game 4: PHO 106 - CLE 98

NBA CHAMPIONS: Phoenix Suns
FINALS MVP: Steve Nash (PHO) | 18 GP | 20.3 PPG | 3.1 RPG | 9.4 APG | 1.61 SPG | 0.61 BPG | .503 FG% | .365 3PT% | .977 FT% |

by **Chaser7** on Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:13 pm

How did you force a trade if you were controlling the Raptors? Also you kinda ripped off the Pistons.. They now have a major hole at SF.. Did you just do it so you could make it easier for you in the Eastern Conference? lol :wink:

by **TheMC5** on Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:34 pm

blazersrule wrote:How did you force a trade if you were controlling the Raptors? Also you kinda ripped off the Pistons.. They now have a major hole at SF.. Did you just do it so you could make it easier for you in the Eastern Conference? lol

I forced trades by .dbf editing. And I disagree with your assessment of the Pistons-Nuggets deal. Sure, Detroit has a big hole at SF, but they filled the big hole they had at C with one of the best young big men in the league. I think it was a pretty fair deal - both teams got 2 really good players and a rotation guy. The only reason Detroit wasn't higher in the standings was because Nene got injured shortly after the Pistons got him. And the only reason they got swept in the first round was cause Rip Hamilton got injured in the 1st game of the series.

by **Marquis** on Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:09 pm

Some interesting matchups in the playoffs. Too bad Mavericks were defeated by Suns, but seems that they are unstoppable in simulation.

by **Its_asdf** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:31 am

Oh man, I was wondering when someone would put up a solid Raptors dynasty. You know that I'll definitely keep tabs on this one.

by **TheMC5** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:11 am

Marquis, I think that was actually the first time the Suns have won the title in one of my 07 dynasties. Usually it's the Spurs, occasionally the Mavs or Rockets as well. But they were definitely unstoppable in the playoffs, only losing 2 games (1 to HOU, 1 to DAL).

ASDF, this will be more than solid. It will be spectacular. Like I said in the first post, I'm almost acting as GM for all 30 teams, doing things like hiring/firing head coaches, changing player rotations of struggling teams or teams with injuries, making trades and signing free agents (all via .dbf editing, duh). So hopefully there's actually a realistic amount of roster movement. One of the things that annoys me most about playing LIVE's dynasty mode is that quite often, like 5 or 6 years in, many teams will still have basically the same starting lineups, which is total crap. So in this dynasty, if for instance a team that should be really good is under-achieving (i.e. DEN/DET), then roster moves will be made. Also, it sucks being in like year 20 and having Jerry Sloan win Coach of the Year. Jerry Sloan will probably be dead in 20 years. He certainly won't still be coaching Utah.

Off-season recap/season preview up next. Lots of crazy stuff happened!

by **Lamrock** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:22 am

TheMC5 wrote:this will be more than solid. It will be spectacular.

How egotistical of you to say; especially considering that you are automatically hurt by the fact that you don't have real rookies. I'm sure this will be good, and the presentation has been spot-on, but still.

by **TheMC5** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:29 am

Lamrock93 wrote:
TheMC5 wrote:this will be more than solid. It will be spectacular.

How egotistical of you to say; especially considering that you are automatically hurt by the fact that you don't have real rookies. I'm sure this will be good, and the presentation has been spot-on, but still.

I know sarcasm/subtle humor doesn't translate well on the internets, but it was said with tongue planted firmly in cheek, or whatever the internet equivalent would be.

Thanks for reading, though. I hope I can live up to the lofty expectations I've set for myself.

Oh, and the lack of real rookies isn't too big a deal for me, cause I'm hoping this will last at least a few more seasons, which means I'd be stuck with CPU generated rookies next year, anyway. Plus, like most things, I'm editing the rookies so that there isn't a retarded amount of 6'1" shooting guards, or players with 90 speed but 40 quickness, or 90 dunking but 40 jumping, or sub 20 awareness, etc.

by **TheMC5** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:18 pm

OFF-SEASON RECAP

DRAFT RECAP
Note: I decided to honor the previously acquired draft picks in big trades, such as Atlanta giving up their 1st rounder from the Joe Johnson trade, or Chicago getting NY's pick from the Curry deal, as they were big pieces of the trade. If Phoenix doesn't get a 1st rounder from the Hawks, there's no way they deal Joe Johnson, so in the interest of realism, I took that into consideration. I may have forgotten a couple, but what's done is done. I'll include the scouting report for all lottery picks, as well. No 2nd round recap, cause no one gives a shit about the 2nd round, anyway.

ROUND 1
1. CHICAGO (via NYK) - Gonzalo Rodriguez, SF (6'7" - 231lbs - 23yrs - North Carolina)
- excellent shooting stroke
- very talented shot blocker
- good offensive awareness
2. WASHINGTON - Marcos Leon, PF (6'9" - 220lbs - 21yrs - Colorado)
- comfortable shooting the ball
- speed a minor concern
- injuries a major concern
3. PORTLAND - Gary Webb, PG (5'10" - 203lbs - 21yrs - Tennessee)
- below average quickness
- hasn't missed many games due to injury
- solid jump shooter
4. NEW ORLEANS - Furious Gomez, PF (6'6" - 267lbs - 22yrs - SMU)
- hasn't missed many games due to injury
- definitely not a clutch shooter
- finishes dunks with authority
5. CHARLOTTE - Jim Jackman, PF (6'8" - 221lbs - 23yrs - Stanford)
- regularly outworks opponents on the offensive glass
- below average quickness
- great conditioning
6. LA CLIPPERS - Lawrence Connors, SF (6'7" - 235lbs - 20yrs - Gergetown)
- understands how to play the game on the offensive end
- poor lateral quickness
- somewhat injury prone
7. MILWAUKEE - Victor Torres, PF (6'11" - 207lbs - 21yrs - SW Texas State)
- very poor height on jump
- works hard to reach his potential
- no problem hitting free throws
8. PHOENIX (via ATL) - Steven Ortiz, SF (6'7" - 241lbs - 21yrs - Kansas)
- very good strength
- questionable ability to learn
- good defensive rebounder
9. MEMPHIS - Ivan Dickey, PG (6'2" - 214lbs - 21yrs - Georgia Tech)
- absolutely loves to dunk
- liability on the defensive end
- injuries a minor concern
10. DENVER - Rudy Bianchi, PG (6'1" - 184lbs - 20yrs - Europe)
- good dribbler
- lacks fundamentals
- consistent from the free throw line
11. MINNESOTA - Stanislav Obradovic, C (6'11" - 288lbs - 23yrs - Europe)
- good awareness on offense
- very slow off the dribble
- doesn't get injured very easily
12. SEATTLE - Ron William, SF (6'7" - 229lbs - 23yrs - Louisiana Tech)
- consistent shooter
- causes problems for the opposition due to his shot blocking ability
- good quickness
13. ATLANTA (via IND) - Abraham Maier, PG (6'1" - 210lbs - 23yrs - Texas Southern)
- defensive awareness below average
- poor dribbler
- can't get it done in crunch time
14. BOSTON - Stephen Matthews, SG (6'6" - 221lbs - 21yrs - Maryland)
- handles the ball well
- no experience taking big shots
- good at causing turnovers for the opposition
15. DETROIT - Kyle Cunningham, PG (6'1" - 205lbs - 23yrs - Temple)
16. GOLDEN STATE - Kareem Coleman, SG (6'3" - 200lbs - 22yrs - Utah)
17. DETROIT (via ORL) - Furious Jayme, PF (6'9" - 261 - 19yrs - Gonzaga)
18. UTAH - Ayeshi Vega, PG (5'11" - 171lbs - 20yrs - Tennessee)
19. TORONTO - Ivan Medina, PF (6'9" - 221lbs - 22yrs - Georgia Tech)
20. SACRAMENTO - Angel Rubio, PG (6'1" - 171lbs - 23yrs - Louisville)
21. MIAMI - Ruslan Denisov, PG (6'1" - 209lbs - 20yrs - Europe)
22. NEW JERSEY - Brooks Young, PF (6'7" - 259 - 23yrs - Georgia)
23. CLEVELAND - Dion Harrison, PG (6'2" - 194lbs - 20yrs - La Salle)
24. LA LAKERS - Peter Brown, PF (6'7" - 242lbs - 23yrs - Tennessee)
25. PHILADELPHIA - Simon Marshall, PG (5'9" - 185lbs - 21yrs - Indiana)
26. NEW YORK (via CHI) - Corey MacKenna, SG (6'3" - 218lbs - 22yrs - Duke)
27. NEW ORLEANS (via HOU) - Aleksy Farkas, PG (5'10" - 184lbs - 20yrs - Europe)
28. SAN ANTONIO - Toby Aguilar, SF (6'6" - 212lbs - 21yrs - Michigan)
29. DALLAS - Jose Sampson, SF (6'7" - 244lbs - 23yrs - North Carolina)
30. PHOENIX - Gavin Ferguson, PF (6'9" - 220lbs - 20yrs - Tennessee)

OFF-SEASON TRANSACTIONS

RE-SIGNINGS
Note: All contract dollars expressed in millions, unless otherwise noted

IND re-signs PF Al Harrington for $52.26/5yrs
MEM re-signs SF Eddie Jones for $10.01/2yrs
MEM re-signs SG Terence Kinsey for $6.29/2yrs
DAL re-signs SF Josh Howard for $49.11/5yrs
DAL re-signs PG Juan Jose Barea for $511k/1yr
HOU re-signs PF Chuck Hayes for $21.40/5yrs
HOU re-signs PG Bobby Jackson for $21.22/2yrs
TOR re-signs PF Chris Bosh for $60.00/5yrs
DET re-signs SG Flip Murray for $5.22/1yr
CLE re-signs SF LeBron James for $64.47/5yrs
LAL re-signs PG Smush Parker for $25.19/4yrs
MIA re-signs SG Dwyane Wade for $63.54/5yrs
ORL re-signs SF Grant Hill for $8.68/1yr
ORL re-signs PF Darko Milicic for $9.10/4yrs
GSW re-signs SF Mikael Pietrus for $36.29/5yrs
MIL re-signs PG Mo Williams for $31.65/5yrs
WAS re-signs SF Jarvis Hayes for $12.86/3yrs
LAC re-signs C Chris Kaman for $33.98/5yrs
PHO re-signs SF James Jones for $4.68/2yrs
PHO re-signs SF Boris Diaw for $41.30/5yrs
ATL re-signs C Kalvin Cato for $2.02/1yr
BOS re-signs SF Paul Pierce for $79.92/5yrs
BOS re-signs C Kendrick Perkins for $1.78/1yr
DEN re-signs SF Carmelo Anthony for $31.29/3yrs
SEA re-signs PF Chris Wilcox for $32.72/5yrs
SEA re-signs PG Luke Ridnour for $12.70/3yrs
CHI re-signs SF Andres Nocioni for $30.43/5yrs
CHI re-signs PG Kirk Hinrich for $44.41/5yrs
NJN re-signs SG Vince Carter for $62.51/4yrs
POR re-signs C Jamal Magloire for $19.97/3yrs

FREE AGENT SIGNINGS
Note: The vast majority of these signings were done by the CPU. Very few were forced by me via .dbf editing

UTA signs PG Raul Lopez for $771k/1yr
CHI signs PG Dijon Wagner for $798k/1yr
ATL signs PG Dee Brown for $11.02/5yrs
MIL signs SG C.J. Miles for $744k/1yr
ATL signs SG Alexandar Pavlovic for $2.42/1yr
TOR signs SG Leandro Barbosa for $23.36/4yrs
HOU signs SF Damir Markota for $412k/1yr
MEM signs SF Mike Hall for $7.34/4yrs
CLE signs PF Amir Johnson for $744k/1yr
SAS signs PF Alexander Johnson $664k/1yr
PHI signs PF Randolph Morris for $5.92/3yrs
CLE signs C Jake Tsakalidis for $932k/1yr
LAC signs C Francisco Elson for $7.83/4yrs
CHI signs C Nick Collison for $18.37/3yrs
WAS signs PG Chris Quinn for $664k/1yr
SEA signs SG Desmond Farmer for $664k/1yr
DAL signs PF Augustus Hughes for $412k/1yr
LAL signs PF Paul Millsap for $10.85/2yrs
MIA signs C Jamal Sampson for $798k/1yr
HOU signs C Anderson Varejao for $5.22/1yr
SAC signs PG Ronnie Price for $744/1yr
LAC signs SG Sergei Monia for $744k/1yr
ORL signs SG Hassan Adams for $6.78/3yrs
CHA signs SG Jason Terry for $49.91/4yrs
SEA signs SF Laron Profit for $798k/1yr
DAL signs SF Steve Novak for $10.64/5yrs
MIA signs PF Jens Klein for $412k/1yr
WAS signs C Mario Kasun $771k/1yr
NOH signs C Alonzo Mourning for $7.93/1yr
MIL signs PG John Lucas III for $744k/1yr
CHA signs PG Will Blalock for $9.58/5yrs
DAL signs SG Royal Ivey for $771k/1yr
NOH signs SF Jiri Welsch for $798k/1yr
NOH signs C Peter John Ramos for $744k/1yr
ORL signs C Melvin Ely for $2.02/1yr
CHA signs SG Kelenna Azubuike for $3.57/2yrs
CHA signs SF Steve Padgett for $7.51/3yrs
UTA signs PG Brian Chase for $664k/1yr
IND signs PG Eddie Gill for $1.63/1yr
NOH signs PG Jannero Pargo for $1.95/1yr
SAC signs PG Jason Hart for $2.00/1yr
WAS signs PG Will Conroy for $7.95/4yrs
NOH signs SG Desmond Mason for $44.00/5yrs
NOH signs SG Devin Brown for $42.77/5yrs
MEM signs SF Dahntay Jones for $8.06/2yrs
NJN signs SF Zoran Planinic for $8.82/5yrs
MIL signs SF Ruben Patterson for $11.93/2yrs
DAL signs SF Jerry Stackhouse for $17.97/2yrs
GSW signs SF Matt Barnes for $17.73/3yrs
MIA signs SF James Posey for $6.74/1yr
POR signs SF Travis Outlaw for $24.59/4yrs
HOU signs SF Bonzi Wells for $28.74/3yrs
DAL signs PF Keith Van Horn for $17.73/3yrs
SEA signs PF Danny Fortson for $8.24/3yrs
CHI signs PF Mike Sweetney for $9.68/5yrs
MIN signs PF Nikolozs Tskitishvilli for $9.84/5yrs
MIN signs PF Craig Smith for $2.23/1yr
PHI signs PF Chris Webber for $9.60/1yr
CLE signs PF Drew Gooden for $33.50/4yrs
NOH signs PF David West for $44.12/5yrs
ORL signs SG Morris Peterson for $14.02/2yrs

TEAM TRANSACTIONS

LAC trades SG Corey Maggette, SF Lawrence Connors, PF Tim Thomas, 2008 1st round draft pick to UTA for SF Andrei Kirilenko, SG Ronnie Brewer, PG Ayeshi Vega

BOS trades PG Delonte West, SG Gerald Green, SF Wally Szczerbiak to NOH for PF David West, SF Desmond Mason

MIN trades PF Kevin Garnett, C Mark Madsen, PF Erick Cano to ORL for SF Grant Hill, SF Trevor Ariza, C Darko Milicic, PG Carlos Arroyo, SF Hedo Turkoglu, 2008 1st round draft pick

MIN trades SF Grant Hill to BOS for 2008 1st round draft pick

POR trades PF Zach Randolph, PG Juan Dixon to GSW for C Troy Murphy, PF Ike Diogu, 2008 1st round pick

WAS trades PF Daruis Songaila to IND for SG Sarunas Jasikevicius, 2008 2nd round draft pick

ATL releases PF Solomon Jones

BOS releases SG Allan Ray

IND fires head coach Rick Carlisle, hires Rick Adelman as new head coach

MEM fires head coach Mike Fratello, hires Eddie Jordan as new head coach

MIL fires head coach Terry Stotts, hires Byron Scott as new head coach

MIN fires head coach Dwayne Casey, hires Mike Dunleavy Sr. as new head coach

SEA fires head coach Bob Hill, hires Larry Brown as new head coach

RETIRED PLAYERS LIST

PG Sam Cassell
PG Lindsay Hunter
C Antonio Davis
SF Eric Williams
PF Brian Grant
C Zarko Rebraca
C Theo Ratliff
SG Aaron McKie
SG Bob Sura
PF Christian Laettner
PG Howard Eisley
SF Toni Kukoc
PF Clifford Robinson
C Dale Davis
SF Stacey Augmon
C Kevin Willis
PF Aaron Williams
PF Vin Baker

Up next: Comprehensive team-by-team season preview, explaining the roster moves, coaching changes, and outlook for the coming season.

by **jonthefon** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:03 pm

Holy cow, a KG trade to ORLANDO! Sick combo with Dwight right there. Warriors ripping off Blazers, IMO, but Randolph is a cancer...although not so much in-game.

And that UNC first pick for the Bulls....hahahaha, Knicks.

by **Chaser7** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:16 pm

Jonthefon, you know he's making all the trades himself...

by **TheMC5** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:03 pm

blazersrule wrote:Jonthefon, you know he's making all the trades himself...

Not true. I'm making a few trades myself. The vast majority are done by the computer. But yes, those 2 deals were mine, and an explanation will come in the season previews. Believe me, I am not making trades just to screw over 1 team or another. There is a rhyme and reason to all this, you'll see.

by **Chaser7** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:10 pm

good luck then, cant wait for season preview especailly for the dubs (Y)

(like the randolph trade a lot for the Warriors, maybe they will be as good as my warriors in my dynasty...)

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