[2K10][5-1] 09-10 Blazers | Nov 7th | Miller Traded For...

by **TomCat** on Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:35 pm

Season Length: 82 Games
Play NBA D-League Games: On
Team Chemistry: On
Player Roles: On
Progressive Fatigue: On
Trade Deadline: On
Trade Override: Off
Allow CPU Trades: On
Preseason Games: On (From 10/11 season onwards)
Injuries: On
Headline Ticker: On
Fantasy Draft: No
Customize League: Off
Substitution Method: Rotation
Conference Quarterfinals: Best of 7
Conference Semifinals: Best of 7
Conference Finals: Best of 7
NBA Finals: Best of 7
Quarter Length: 9 Minutes
Sim Quarter Length: 12 Minutes

TEAM LEADERS
PPG - Brandon Roy [22.7]
RPG - Greg Oden [9.7]
APG - Steve Blake [7.5]
BPG - Greg Oden [0.7]
SPG - 6 Tied [0.5]
FG% - Joel Przybilla [80%]

BEST PERFORMANCES
Points - Brandon Roy | 31 | Saturday, October 31st 2009 @ Rockets
Rebounds - Greg Oden | 13 | Friday, November 6th 2009 vs Spurs
Assists - Steve Blake | 14 | Friday, November 6th 2009 vs Spurs
Blocks - Travis Outlaw | 2 | Tuesday, October 27th 2009 vs Rockets + Joel Przybilla | 2 | Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 vs Hawks
Steals - Travis Outlaw | 2 | Saturday, October 31st 2009 @ Rockets + Andre Miller | 2 | Sunday, November 1st 2009 @ Thunder

PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS PLAYER AWARDS

Patrick Mills |0.0 PPG |0.0 RPG | 0.7 APG | 0.0 BPG |0.0 SPG | .000 FG% | 3 Games played
Jeff Pendergraph | N/A PPG |N/A RPG | N/A APG | N/A BPG | N/A SPG | N/A FG% |
Dante Cunningham | 0.0 PPG |1.0 RPG | 0.0 APG | 0.0 BPG | 1.0 SPG | N/A FG% | 1 Game Played

TRANSACTIONS
Hawks Sign Wally Szczerbiak to 1yr/$946K Deal
Bobcats Sign Al Simmons to 1yr/$1.75M Deal
Blazers trade Andre Miller, Juwan Howard, '10 2nd round pick & '11 2nd round pick to Pistons for Richard Hamilton
Knicks sign Jerry Stackhouse to 1yr/$724K Deal

ALL-STAR VOTING
West:
PG: Chauncey Billups | DEN | 224847
SG: Kobe Bryant | LAL | 308565
SF: Kevin Durant | OKC | 139994
PF: Dirk Nowitzki | DAL | 187675
C: Emeka Okafor | NOH | 120905
East:
PG: Rajon Rondo | BOS | 226243
SG: Dwyane Wade | MIA | 310788
SF: LeBron James | CLE | 427929
PF: Chris Bosh | TOR | 197459
C: Dwight Howard | ORL | 199035

AWARDS

PLAYER OF THE WEEK [EAST | WEST]
Oct 27-31 | Dwyane Wade [MIA] | Monta Ellis [GSW]

NLSC ROOKIE DRAFTEES

I'm going to limit it to 10 rookies per draft, so get in while you can

Use this template please..

Code: Select all: [b]First Name:[/b] [b]Last Name:[/b] [b]College/Country:[/b] [b]Age (Minimum of 19):[/b] [b]Jersey Number:[/b] [b]Dominant Hand:[/b] [b]Primary Position:[/b] [b]Secondary Position (optional):[/b] [b]Play Style (e.g scoring, defensive, pass-first):[/b] [b]Personality (Neutral, Expressive, Unpredictable or Laid Back):[/b] [b]Height:[/b] [b]Weight (145 minimum):[/b] [b]Skin Tone (1-6 [1 being darkest]):[/b] [b]Muscle Tone (Buff or Ripped):[/b] [b]Hair Style/Color:[/b] [b]Facial Hair Style/Color:[/b] [b]Tattoos:[/b] [b]Accessories:[/b] [b]5 best attributes (e.g shot close, pass, steal, 3pt shot, dunk):[/b] [b]5 next best attributes:[/b] [b]Another 5 best attributes:[/b] [b]Shooting style:[/b]

* Note - The 3 sets of 5 attributes are what I will rate higher than others.. for example the first set of 5 will all be rated at 80, then the next 5 rated at 75.. then 70.. Remaining skills will be set at the default according to the playing style selected. I'm going to make everyone's offensive and defensive awareness, default at 65, unless someone puts it in their best attributes.. Also i would recommend choosing attributes that comply to your playing style

Current NLSC Draftees:
TomCat: Todd Cooper | PG | 5'8" | Projected - Lottery | NBA Comparison - Michael Conley
Sit: Will Sit | SG | 6'6" | Projected - Top 5 | NBA Comparison - Joe Johnson
Mark.: Mark Moore | PG | 6'4" | Projected - Mid-Late First Round | NBA Comparison - Keyon Dooling
Hova-: Chris Hova | PG | 6'3" | Projected - Lottery | NBA Comparison - Luke Ridnour
dare: Julian Martin | SG | 6'5" | Projected - Lottery | NBA Comparison - Marquis Daniels
Thierry.: Thierry Tirieux | SF | 6'7" | Projected - Top 5 | NBA Comparison - Rudy Gay
Martti.: Martti Must | SF | 6'7" | Projected - Top 5 | NBA Comparison - Kevin Durant
Its_asdf: Henry Ly | PG | 6'7" | Projected - Lottery | NBA Comparison - Deron Williams

by **Dee.** on Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:58 pm

Following.

by **hova-** on Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:47 pm

Good luck with this one (Y)

by **TomCat** on Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:50 pm

Thanks guys it's going to be a very similar layout to my Live 06 Blazers Dynasty, except with the wonders of technology :bowdown:

i'll be able to add screenshots through 2kSports.com

First game preview will be up in a few minutes

by **Fresh8** on Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:07 pm

I will be following this one. (Y)

by **TomCat** on Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:07 pm

The match-up of Roy and Ariza will be one to keep an eye on

The Rockets are bound to struggle in their season opener with both of their stars (Yao and McGrady) out with injuries, so off-season acquisition Trevor Ariza will have to take on the task of being the star of the team. The Blazers come into this season with the strongest team on paper they have had for years and big things are expected from them this upcoming season. A win to start this 09/10 season is crucial for both teams, as they will want to be getting out to a quick start in the very tough Western Conference. This should be a highly entertaining and possibly high scoring match as we kick off the season on opening night.

by **kibaxx7** on Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:30 pm

You kept Andre Miller

Nice start TomCat. (Y)

Following!

by **hova-** on Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:33 am

Good luck against the Yao/T-Mac less Rockets. You can definitely grab a win.

by **Martti.** on Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:47 am

hova- wrote:Good luck against the Yao/T-Mac less Rockets. You can definitely grab a win.

by **TomCat** on Fri Dec 04, 2009 4:56 pm

Thierry. wrote:You kept Andre Miller Nice start TomCat. Following!

Yeah he's a good passer and stuff but a trade is still a possibility though..

Martti. wrote:
hova- wrote:Good luck against the Yao/T-Mac less Rockets. You can definitely grab a win.

Thanks guys, I've played the game already and will have a recap up soon.

by **3PK_Pistons** on Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:14 pm

I look forward to the franchise story, it is well formatted, considered and will attract quiet an audience. You have clearly put some effort into this, and I will be watching with intent to see how the Blazers manage the Andre Miller situation. How good Greg Oden really is and whether Rudy Fernandez can capture the form that makes him one of the most potent bench scorers in the NBA. Should be a gem, best of luck Tomcat.

by **TomCat** on Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:16 pm

3PK_Pistons wrote:I look forward to the franchise story, it is well formatted, considered and will attract quiet an audience. You have clearly put some effort into this, and I will be watching with intent to see how the Blazers manage the Andre Miller situation. How good Greg Oden really is and whether Rudy Fernandez can capture the form that makes him one of the most potent bench scorers in the NBA. Should be a gem, best of luck Tomcat.

Thanks mate. I would have the recap of the Rockets game up by now but having some issues with embedding my highlight video..

by **TomCat** on Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:27 pm

Blazers survive Houston comeback to win Season opener

First Quarter:
As was stated in the preview in the lead up to this game, Trevor Ariza was expected to be the go to man right from the start. Well he didn't disappoint, scoring the first basket of the match to give the Rockets a 2 point lead. However, Portland quickly tightened up on D and went on an 11-2 scoring run (7 points of which were scored by Brandon Roy) which was capped off by a Brandon Roy 3-pointer. Rookie Patty Mills got his first career NBA minutes when he was subbed into the game at PG with 5:03 remaining in the 1st quarter. From here on the Blazers controlled the entire first quarter, led by Brandon Roy who played every minute of the quarter and knocked down an unbelievable 19 points. The work off the bench was not un-noticed either with Travis Outlaw doing some great work on the defensive end including 2 blocks and a defensive rebound. There wasn't really anything positive the Rockets could've taken out of this opening quarter except a highlight reel near half court buzzer beater to end the quarter by Carl Landry to cut the deficit back to 13 at the 1st quarter break, 15-28.

Second Quarter:
The Rockets started the second quarter almost the same as the first, getting the first bucket. But instead of Ariza it was Battier and instead of a 2 point jumper it was a 3, cutting the deficit to 10. But on the next possession, the Blazers hit right back with a 3 of their own from Travis Outlaw who was playing great off the bench. Australian rookie David Andersen scored his first NBA points on a bank hook to cut the lead back to 22-33. Greg Oden was owning the paint on the offensive end in the latter half of the quarter, jamming it down almost everytime he recieved the ball down low. The Blazers continued to control the game throughout the remainder of the half, holding the Rockets to just 37 points on 40% FG shooting. The score at half time, Rockets 37-52 Blazers.

Player At The Half:
Brandon Roy | 21 Points | 3 Assists | 2 Rebounds

Third Quarter:
The Rockets again opened the quarter with a basket to cut the lead to 13. The first half of the 3rd quarter went pretty much basket for basket with the big men doing the work for the Blazers and some sweet jump shooting from the Rockets guards. Some poor work boxing out by the Rockets allowed the Blazers to get 2 offensive rebounds on the same possession which lead to a Steve Blake 3-pointer to extend the margin to 16, 71-55. Teams just can't win games in the NBA when giving up offensive rebounds that easily. The game continued to go basket for basket until the buzzer sounded to end the third quarter, Rockets 63-77 Blazers. Some Rockets fans had already left the building, even though logically the Rockets could still come back and win this one.

Fourth Quarter:
The Rockets began the final term on a 4-0 run by a free throw made and a 3-pointer from Ariza who has shot lights out from behind the arc all game. The lead was cut to 10. However Portland is a much classier team than to lose their cool over this and regained their composure to hold onto an 11 point lead with 5:09 remaining in the match. In the immediate next possession for the Rockets a nicely drew out play by Rick Adelman set up Aaron Brooks for the open 3 to cut the lead to 8. A missed short range jumper by Oden on the other end turned into a mid range Brooks jumper for the Rockets to cut the lead to 6. Now was the time for the Blazers to regain their composure and attempt to close out this game in the remaining 4 minutes, but the Rockets kept coming and their run would not stop, with another unanswered bucket, this time by Ariza to cut the lead to 4, 80-84 with just under 4 minutes remaining in the match. And again by Brooks! now 82-84. The scoring run was finally stopped by a 3 point play by Oden to extend the lead back out to 5 with 3:09 remaining. Another basket by Brooks and a turnover by Aldridge gave the Rockets back the ball only 3 points behind. Clutch defense by the Blazers with a block by Oden gave them the ball with a 3 point lead with 1:40 remaining and a chance to make it tough for the Rockets to complete their comeback. However another turnover off a bad pass by Oden gave the Rockets the ball right back. A clutch fade-away by Battier with 1:24 left on the clock cut the lead to 1 and made it anyone's game. A shooting foul sent Greg Oden to the line where he hit 2 clutch free throws to give the Blazers a 3 point lead once again. A short floater by Brooks again cut the lead back to 1 with 42.4 seconds remaining. Greg Oden missed a mid range jumper with 18 seconds to go but a huge offensive rebound by Aldridge forced Houston to intentionally foul Steve Blake with 11 seconds remaining. Blake cooly stepped up to the line and hit the first. The second was a brick but another offensive rebound, this time by Oden, forced the Rockets again to foul. This time Andre Miller would go to the line, who did not disappoint, giving Portland a 4 point lead with 5.3 remaining on the clock and Houston calling a timeout. A four point play is the only chance for Houston now but instead they went for the quick 2 point, which was dropped by Scola, but no time remaining gave the Blazers a 2 point win. Poor rebounding and poor clock management in the end gives Portland a win on opening night in their home opener, 92-90
Final Score: Rockets 90-92 Blazers

POR | 28 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 92
HOU | 15 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 90

Player Of The Game:
Brandon Roy | 25 Points | 7 Assists | 2 Rebounds | 1 Steal

GAME LEADERS
Points: Trevor Ariza [25] | Brandon Roy [25]
Rebounds: Luis Scola [7] | Greg Oden [8]
Assists: Aaron Brooks [9] | Brandon Roy [7]
Blocks: N/A | Travis Outlaw [2]
Steals: Trevor Ariza [3] | Brandon Roy + Steve Blake [1]

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
Trevor Ariza | 25 Points | 7 Assists | 4 Rebounds | 3 Steals
Aaron Brooks | 17 Points | 9 Assists
Greg Oden | 18 Points | 8 Rebounds | 4 Assists | 1 Block

FACTORS TO THE RESULT
Rebounds | HOU - 27 | POR - 36
Blocks | HOU - 0 | POR - 4
Free Throws Made | HOU - 8 | POR - 19

ROOKIE WATCH
Patty Mills | 3 Minutes | 2 Assists

GAME IMAGES

[From left to right] Trevor Ariza showing off his range | Steve Blake taking on the defense at the rim | Greg Oden arguing a foul call
Click here for complete game photo gallery

HIGHLIGHT OF THE GAME

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Carl Landry dropping a long bomb from near half court to beat the buzzer at quarter time

UP NEXT
A round-up of the day's action from around the league on opening night [Oct 27]

EDIT: Link added for entire game photo gallery..

by **3PK_Pistons** on Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:40 pm

Excellent layout, well thought out analysis, competent writing and great wrap-up. Overall a neat section, you have an extremely strong foundation to form your franchise story, and I hope you the utmost success. I think the end of game wrap-up was short but gave the audience (well in particular me) the basic idea or plot if you may, of how the game went and why the game was won/lost, in this case won. Furthermore, the pictures and highlight of the game make the feature more aesthetically pleasing and therefore, easier to read and stay focused. Congrats (Y)

by **Cartar** on Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:23 pm

3PK_Pistons wrote:Excellent layout, well thought out analysis, competent writing and great wrap-up. Overall a neat section, you have an extremely strong foundation to form your franchise story, and I hope you the utmost success. I think the end of game wrap-up was short but gave the audience (well in particular me) the basic idea or plot if you may, of how the game went and why the game was won/lost, in this case won. Furthermore, the pictures and highlight of the game make the feature more aesthetically pleasing and therefore, easier to read and stay focused. Congrats

You're back?

by **TomCat** on Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:29 pm

Cartar wrote:
3PK_Pistons wrote:Excellent layout, well thought out analysis, competent writing and great wrap-up. Overall a neat section, you have an extremely strong foundation to form your franchise story, and I hope you the utmost success. I think the end of game wrap-up was short but gave the audience (well in particular me) the basic idea or plot if you may, of how the game went and why the game was won/lost, in this case won. Furthermore, the pictures and highlight of the game make the feature more aesthetically pleasing and therefore, easier to read and stay focused. Congrats

You're back?

Haha. You see he's under the name "3PK_Pistons"? Well that's another account he made so he could get on here and ask to be allowed to be back on here under his old user name. He is allowed back now (posting under the name "3PK" again), so we'll be seeing a lot more of him (Y)

. You can check out what happened over at the mod requests thread. And don't worry we're not gonna start up another Photoshop thread haha.

by **kibaxx7** on Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:13 am

Liking the layout. (Y)

Keep it up!

by **Lightning Strike** on Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:48 pm

Cool, another Blazers association, nice to see you contributing too TomCat! Lucky win against Houston, and wow Landry released that ball pretty quick. That was a nice write up too, I like how you've broken up the recap into separate quarters.

by **TomCat** on Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:27 pm

Lightning Strike, Hey thanks for the positive feedback mate. Yeah I thought I might start a story on here, because it keeps me more interested in playing it as well. When Landry made that shot it made me laugh a fair bit lol.

So when are we going to see a story from you up here?

by **TomCat** on Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:51 pm

Around the league: Tuesday, October 27th 2009

Opening night consisted of four games played. The games and results are as follows:

[0-1] Houston 90 @ 92 Portland [1-0]
Player Of The Game | Brandon Roy | 25 Points | 7 Assists | 2 Rebounds | 1 Steal

[1-0] Boston 109 @ 97 Cleveland [0-1]
Player Of The Game | Kevin Garnett | 17 Points | 13 Rebounds | 5 Blocks | 1 Assist | 1 Steal

[0-1] Washington 105 @ 119 Dallas [1-0]
Player Of The Game | Dirk Nowitzki | 28 Points | 6 Rebounds | 2 Assists | 1 Block

[0-1] LA Clippers 91 @ 93 LA Lakers [1-0]
Player Of The Game | Kobe Bryant | 26 Points | 4 Assists | 3 Rebounds | 2 Steals | 1 Block

2 Injuries occurred during the night's action:

Kendrick Perkins of the Boston Celtics came down very hard while attempting to pull down a rebound during the 3rd quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He did not return to the game and it was later diagnosed that he now has a broken ankle. The medical staff estimate that he will be out for 6-8 weeks.

Daniel Green of the Cleveland Cavaliers has been diagnosed with a case of Plantar Fasciitis, and while he is still able to play with this injury located in his right foot, it is expected that this condition may hang around and affect his playing performance for around 1-2 weeks.

by **hova-** on Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:51 pm

Good recaps. Nice win. Perkin's also injured in mine and the Celtics have problems without him.

by **TomCat** on Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:02 pm

hova-, Thanks. Yeah I noticed that he was injured in yours as well. I wouldn't mind playing the Celtics while he's still injured. I play them on January 22 which is around the time he comes back. Should be interesting..

by **Lightning Strike** on Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:30 pm

TomCat wrote:Lightning Strike, Hey thanks for the positive feedback mate. Yeah I thought I might start a story on here, because it keeps me more interested in playing it as well. When Landry made that shot it made me laugh a fair bit lol.

So when are we going to see a story from you up here?

You're welcome mate, and I agree with you, frequently visiting this section always motivates me to play 2K9, and I'll be getting 2K10 for Christmas.

As for a story from me, I'm not too sure mate, I would love to say sometime around this month but I'll just have to see for now.

Nice win from my Celtics, but ouch Perkin's out for up to 8 weeks?!

by **Martti.** on Sun Dec 06, 2009 2:19 am

Great win. Love your recap style.

by **TomCat** on Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:22 pm

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