The Boys of Mo Town [1-1]::Magic defeated Pistons

[Breine524]

The Boys of Mo Town
Detroit Pistons Dynasty


(thank you Google for the image)

After failing with my first 2 dynasties, I'll try doing a new dynasty again. This time i chose Detroit Pistons. I was a fan of Pistons, especially the 03-04 Pistons. I will try to keep this dynasty active as possible. I won't promise that I'll update this everyday considering that I have work and also have personal obligations.

Feedbacks are very much appreciated. I know all your comments will help me improve as dynasty maker. Wish me luck people. Enjoy reading.

Dynasty / Game Settings:
NBA Version: NBA Live 08 (PC)
Season Length: 82 games
Level: Superstar
In-game Quarter Length: 10mins
Simulated Quarter Length: 12mins
Playoff Length: 7-7-7-7
Simulation Type: Intervention
Shot Control: User

Slider:
USER | USER | USER --- CPU | CPU | CPU

[Breine524]

2007-08 TEAM ROSTER


TEAM ARTICLES
September 2007
• 09/10/10 - Pistons Announce Training Camp Games
• 09/12/07: Training Camp (Day 1)
• 09/14/07: Training Camp (Day 2)
• 09/15/07: Pistons Announce 2007 Preseason Schedule
• 09/17/07: Heat rally from 17 down to clip Pistons at finish
• 09/19/07: James' 37 points helps Cavs past upset-minded Pistons
• 09/22/07: Detroit Pistons 2007-08 Season Preview

November 2007
• 11/01/07: Game #1 Detroit at Miami (Pregame Report | Recap)
• 11/02/07: Game #2 Detroit at Orlando (Pregame Report | Recap)


GAME RESULTS
• Game #1: Detroit at Miami (W 90-85)
• Game #2: Detroit at Orlando (L 89-94)

[Breine524]

NEWS AROUND THE LEAGUE

STANDINGS

AWARDS

[Breine524]

2007-08 TEAM SCHEDULE
NOVEMBER | DECEMBER | JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH | APRIL

[Breine524]

PISTONS ANNOUNCE TRAINING CAMP GAMES
Monday, September 10, 2007

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. --- Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars announced the club’s training camp games today. The training camp will consist of two 5 vs 5 games that will test each players' potential.

The games (and lineups) will be as follows:

Day 1:
Blue (K.Brown | C.Villanueva | J.Jerebko | B.Gordon | R.Stuckey)
White (B.Wallace | C.Wilcox | T.Prince | R.Hamilton | C.Atkins)

Day 2:
Blue (C.Wilcox | J.Maxiel | A.Daye | R.Stuckey | W.Bynum)
White (K.Brown | B.Wallace | D.Summers | B.Gordon | C.Atkins)

[Breine524]

Training Camp: Day 1
Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Blue - 39 | 36 - White
BOXSCORE

NOTABLE PLAYERS
Richard Hamilton - 22 points, 5/5 in the free throw line, 4 rebounds.
Ben Gordon - 15 points, 6-of-9 in the field.
Charlie Villanueva - 9 points, 4-of-5 in the field, 3 rebounds, 3 steals.

NOTABLE FLYERS
Chucky Atkins - 0-of-4 in the field, 4 turnovers, 1 foul.
Kwame Brown - 4 fouls, 1 turnover.
Rodney Stuckey - 5 turnovers, 1 foul, 2-of-6 in the field.

COACH'S NOTES
"Rip proves that he can still play as the team's go-to-guy, 22 points within 12 minutes for a 32-year old man is not an easy job. He also played with a veteran mentality, drawing fouls and knocking down freethrow shots. Ben Gordon's performance is also great, Rip and him had a little duel on the game. Scoring back-and-forth, they combined for 37 points in the game which had a total score of 75 points. These two guys will be deadly on the court especially on crunch time.

I'm also impressed at the performance of CV31 and Jonas Jerebko. Charlie had 9 points in 4-of-5 shooting, 3 rebounds and 3 steals. He showed his defensive side without committing any errors, neither foul or turnover. So as Jerebko - even though he is still a rookie, he did all what i instructed to him. Shoot whenever he is open, grab rebounds, pass the ball to the point guard - he did it all without any errors.

On the other side, I was disappointed in the performance of Chucky Atkins. 4 turnovers is a no-no to me, if he commits one maybe I can understand that but 4? nah. Stuckey's performance is a little bit poor, 7 assists from him is expected - but 5 turnovers is not. He also didn't select his shots, there was a time that he is open - he didn't shoot. There's a time that he was doubled - he still penetrates.

Well, this is the first day. Overall I'm happy with their performance. I will still evaluate their performance on the next days. I'm not saying that we will have a very good team or a playoff contender team. But other teams might be surprised when they face us."

[Breine524]

Training Camp: Day 2
Friday, September 14, 2007

Blue - 36 | 33 - White
BOXSCORE

NOTABLE PLAYERS
Will Bynum - 14 points, 2 out of 3 beyond the arc, 4 assists.
Austin Daye - 8 points, 3 rebounds.
Jason Maxiel - 4 points, 2 out of 2 in the field, 8 rebounds.

NOTABLE FLYERS
Ben Gordon - 5 out of 14 in the field (36%), 2 assists, 3 turnovers, 2 fouls.
Chris Wilcox - 2 points, 1 out of 6 in the field.
Rodney Stuckey - 3 out of 9 in the field, 1 assist.

COACH'S NOTES
"Will Bynum played well, 14 points and 4 assists for a point guard who played for only 12 minutes deserves a playing time in my team. Austin Daye and Summers also did a good job, their stats are almost identical. With Prince, Jerebko, Daye and Summers - I have a pretty good wingmen. But playing time is my problem for them, I will look at my options coming this season. 8 rebounds from Maxiel is really impressive, though I expected that from him, he almost fill all the stat line in the game.

Ben Gordon did not find his touch today, I was expecting him to score anytime. But he just made 35% of his shots. Stuckey did not play well at the 2-spot, he knows that he's not a shooter beyond the arc but still he attempted twice. Atkins played good compare to his game on day one, but still as a back-up point guard, I'm expecting more from him.

The others played good. I hope to see more of them in the next days."

[Cleveland wins]

Very impressive dynasty, pistons might be good this year, i'd love to see what do you with Austin Daye and how he developes. I'm a big fan of Austin Daye, and i feel like he can be the next Teyshawn Prince offensively at least, i saw him play before and he played very well offensively. Are you going to make any big trades? WIth this pistons team because of Gordon and Villy, pistons' dynasty are one of my favorite dynasty stories.

[Breine524]

Very impressive dynasty, pistons might be good this year, i'd love to see what do you with Austin Daye and how he developes. I'm a big fan of Austin Daye, and i feel like he can be the next Teyshawn Prince offensively at least, i saw him play before and he played very well offensively. Are you going to make any big trades? WIth this pistons team because of Gordon and Villy, pistons' dynasty are one of my favorite dynasty stories.

as of now, I don't have plans yet on Daye.. as long as he can contribute to the team then I might keep him, he's one of my options if I traded for some players. regarding with the trades, I'm not sure if I'll trade. maybe I'll just keep my roster until next season and get a good rookie/s.

[Breine524]

PISTONS ANNOUNCE 2007 PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Monday, September 15, 2007

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. --- The Detroit Pistons announced today that the club will open their two-game 2007 preseason schedule at the Miami HEAT on Wednesday, September 17.

One of the team's two games will be played at The Palace, featuring game against the Cleveland Cavaliers (September 19)

[Clutch]

not bad so far! i'd make the 'Schedule' clickable links instead of displayed pics (just my pref); and maybe include a few pics highlighting some of your key guys (for instance, "Will Bynum played well, 14 points and 4 assists for a point guard who played for only 12 minutes" might have a small pic of Bynum in action)

i like detroit (mostly historic detroit teams) so i'm curious to see how this pans out - GL

[Breine524]

not bad so far! i'd make the 'Schedule' clickable links instead of displayed pics (just my pref); and maybe include a few pics highlighting some of your key guys (for instance, "Will Bynum played well, 14 points and 4 assists for a point guard who played for only 12 minutes" might have a small pic of Bynum in action)

i like detroit (mostly historic detroit teams) so i'm curious to see how this pans out - GL

schedule thread updated. as for the pics. the graphics of live 08 sucks, and i sucks at taking picture.. so i'm not sure if i'm gonna put pictures.

[Breine524]

Heat rally from 17 down to clip Pistons at finish
Wednesday, September 17, 2007


Jermaine O'Neal finished with 24 points and 7 rebounds to lead the Heat

- 85 | 89 -
BOXSCORE

NOTABLE PLAYERS
Pistons
Richard Hamilton - 16 points, 2-for-3 beyond the arc, 19 minutes.
Rodney Stuckey - 13 assists.
Will Bynum - 8 points, 9 minutes.

Heat
Jermaine O' Neal - 24 points, 7 rebounds.
Mario Chalmers - 23 points, 8 assists.
Carlos Arroyo - 10 points, 3-for-4 in the field, 4-for-4 in the charity stripe, 3 minutes.

NOTABLE FLYERS
Pistons
Chucky Atkins - 3 turnovers, 1 fouls, 10 minutes.
Austin Daye - 2 points, 1-for-4 in the field.
Tayshaun Prince - 4 points, 2-for-5 in the field, 11 minutes.

Heat
Dwayne Wade - 30 minutes, 16 points, 8-for-14 in the field, 0-for-2 beyond the arc.
Michael Beasley - 0 points, 0-for-3 in the field, 4 rebounds, 25 minutes.
Quentin Richardson - 9 points, 4-for-12 in the field, 3 turnovers.

COACH'S NOTES
"When the final buzzer sounds, I was like.. What the heck?!

We were ahead by 17 points entering the final quarter. I decided to rest my starters and let the second unit play. The Heat scored, it's ok. Then they scored again, it's ok. But as the clock is running out, I looked at the score and we we're just leading by 3 with only 3 minutes remaining. That's all I remember, bad game."

[Breine524]

James' 37 points helps Cavs past upset-minded Pistons
Friday, September 19, 2007


Lebron James goes for a monster dunk over Richard Hamilton. James finished with 37 points to lead the Cavaliers on a win over the Pistons

- 111 | 78 -
BOXSCORE

NOTABLE PLAYERS
Cavaliers
Lebron James - 37 points, 17-for-20 in the field.
Shaquille O'Neal - 17 points, 7-for-12 in the field, 3-for-5 in the free throw line.
Antawn Jamison - 16 points, 9 rebounds.

Pistons
None

NOTABLE FLYERS
Cavaliers
Mo Williams - 11 turnovers, 4-for-11 in the field

Pistons
Detroit Pistons - 43% Field Goals Made, 29 rebounds, 14 assists.

COACH'S NOTES
"Poor performance!"

[Bucket]

0-2 bad start for Pistons.

[tommy]

I really like the title BOYS OF MOTOWN

[Breine524]

0-2 bad start for Pistons.

yes it is.. i must win the next two games to see my team's potential. however, the 2 loss made us know what are weaknesses is. anyway, it's preseason yet.

I really like the title BOYS OF MOTOWN

thank you then.. i hope to see you around.

thank you for visiting guys!

[Breine524]

season will now begin..

[Breine524]

DETROIT PISTONS 2007-08 SEASON PREVIEW
Monday, September 22, 2007

Starting Line-Up:
C - Ben Wallace
PF - Charlie Villanueva
SF - Tayshaun Prince
SG - Richard Hamilton
PG - Rodney Stuckey

Bench:
SG - Ben Gordon
PF - Jason Maxiel
SF - Jonas Jerebko
PG - Will Bynum
SF - Austin Daye
PF - Chris Wilcox
C - Kwame Brown

Inactive List:
SF - Dejuan Summers
PG - Chucky Atkins

The Pistons were a playoff team last year that got better in the offseason. How many teams can say that? Probably about half of them. Even if you’re the eighth seed and didn’t get a ton better, it’s still a good situation to be in.

And yes, the Pistons improved. Center is the only spot that’s down, and the upgrades elsewhere more than make up for it.

Point guard: Rodney Stuckey is a year older, and hopefully a year better. He improved last year from his rookie season. A Rajon Rondo-like jump in Year 3 would be ideal. But at worst, he’s the same.

Shooting guard: Richard Hamilton will regain his starting role, and there’s no doubt he’s better than Allen Iverson. Iverson no longer has the legs to finish around the basket. Hamilton is one of the best-conditioned players in the league.

Small forward: Tayshaun Prince is back, and there’s no reason to expect much difference in production. He has basically leveled off.

Power forward: Antonio McDyess played admirably last year. But Charlie Villanueva, who might not start but will likely see the most minutes at power forward, is also a quality player. Although he’s not as good defensively, his Player Efficiency Rating (18.6) was higher than McDyess’ (16.6). And McDyess benefited from a 20-game break when the Nuggets bought him out. Villanueva, 25, will produce all season.

Center: However the minutes shake out between Chris Wilcox, Kwame Brown and Ben Wallace, they won’t be as good as Rasheed Wallace. But Sheed wasn’t that great last year. He looked old and disinterested, so the drop here won’t be too steep.

Bench: Ben Gordon will be a strong contender for sixth man of the year. He easily makes the bench better – especially given that Richard Hamilton played better as a starter last year. (Gordon’s added bonus: taking the best player away from a division rival).

Coaching: Michael Curry was terrible. John Kuester will also be in his first year as a head coach. But he spent 13 years as an NBA assistant – 12 more than Curry.

The Pistons are rebuilding while remaining a playoff team. They probably won’t appear in the conference finals, which, until last year, seemed like an annual rite. But this plan by Joe Dumars sure beats a visit to the lottery.

Season Prediction:
Last year’s record: 39-43

Crowd says: 36-46

I say: 44-38

source

[Breine524]

Pregame Report: Game #1
Thursday, November 1, 2007

vs

Venue: American Airlines Arena (Miami, Florida)
Time: Thursday, 10:00 pm (EST)

Standings: Pistons (0-0) | Heat (0-0)

Probable Starters:
Pistons
C : Ben Wallace
PF: Charlie Villanueva
SF: Tayshaun Prince
SG: Richard Hamilton
PG: Rodney Stuckey

Heat
C : Jermaine O' Neal
PF: Michael Beasley
SF: Dorell Wright
SG: Dwayne Wade
PG: Rafer Alston

Team Leaders: N/A
Season Series: 0-0

Key Matchup:
Richard Hamilton
vs
Dwayne Wade

[Breine524]

Unfortunately, I can't start this Dynasty now. I downloaded the TUP10. The default detail setting on my live08 goes to TUP10 so it sucks. So I change the settings (thanks to dare who helped me), but the settings does not overwrite the settings on my dynasty so I need to restart my Dynasty again. And when I restart it, the game crashes when I'm hiring the Team Staff. So I guess I have to wait for the TUP10 to be fixed.

[kibaxx7]

You could try desinstalling Live 08 and then install it again without the TUP10.

And, don't go with Pregame Reports / Previews. It already happened with me, at least 4 times.

[Breine524]

You could try desinstalling Live 08 and then install it again without the TUP10.

And, don't go with Pregame Reports / Previews. It already happened with me, at least 4 times.

Unfortunately, I have no Live 08 installer here. I'm a internet shop manager and the installer is at the cousin of the shop owner, the cousin of the owner is now at California. I have the back-up of sgsm of the Live 08 i'm using (the one I'm using before I installed the TUP10) but I didn't try yet to put it, I'm afraid it might crash again.

Btw, what do you mean on the "Pregame Reports / Previews" thing? I was confused.

[kibaxx7]

The "Pregame Reports" you posted (this one against Atlanta). I did it a lot of times in my previous stories and I just got bored of doing them. Just posting the recap will do it.

[Breine524]

The "Pregame Reports" you posted (this one against Atlanta). I did it a lot of times in my previous stories and I just got bored of doing them. Just posting the recap will do it.

I'm just adding a feature on my thread. Besides the recap itself will have no recap, it will be just like the "Training Camp" recaps, but this time I'll add picture.

I was inspired by this dynasty.