../Boston Fantasy Draft 2003-2004\..

[Jackal]

I would suggest getting Lewis at SF or Bender (change from PF to SF)...size rules.

[Mark.]

Yeah i still got Hedo, but Tayshun can handle himself alright. If i face up agaisnt a tall SF i just play Dirk there and start Kwame.

My only MVP Candidate is Wade he is averaging 19.9ppg 56% 6.9rpg 2.6spg and 10.0apg, but his assists are dropping a little.

Im sitting first in the east and second in the league, cant remember behind who.

BTW thanks for the feedback and nice words.

[Andrew]

Wade's playing really well. Are you aiming for ROY?

[Mark.]

Well he is looking like the front-runner, but i don't know yet, maybe MVP is more in my eyes lol

Nah ROY wud do jst fine, i was very supprised to find him in the MVP candidates.

[Andrew]

I'd say if he wins the MVP award, his numbers should be good enough for him to be named ROY too.

[Mark.]

Novemeber 14 2003 5:30pm

Cleveland Cavs (5-3) @ Boston Celtics (6-2)

This match up was set to be yet another scoring focused game, both team coming in with an arsenal of scoring and atletic talent. The big match ups were thought to be C-Webb vs Dirk Nowitski (An Athletic big man with great passing abilities vs a superb shooter) and Gilbert Arenas vs Dwyane Wade (Both explosive, quick players) also eyes were on the hot shooting Michael Redd and poor shooting (35%) Quentin Richardson.

Starters

Celtics
F:Tayshun Prince
F:Dirk Nowitski
C:Eddy Curry
G:Michael Redd -C
G:Dwyane Wade

Cavs
F:James Posey
F:Chris Webber
C:Mark Blount
G:Quentin Richardson
G:Gilber Arenas

The first quarter started with a fizzel, the Cavs shooting a high percentage but getting less shots and the Celts shooting a low percentage and shooting loads. C-Webb was owing Dirk in the post so the double team had to be called. At the end of the first the Cavs were leading 22-20.

The second quarter saw the Cavs have a strong run at the start jumping out to a 10 point lead but, during the alst 3 minutes Dirk went on a rampage hitting 4/4 and 2/2 from beyond the arc.

Half Time 46-46

The third saw the most amazing quarter by the Celtics scoring a season high 42 points while the Cavs could only manage 23. Michael Redd was on fire contantly finding himself open and draining the 3, while Tyrone Lue was crashing the boards and playing the passing lanes well, filling in for a TO troubled Wade. At the end of 3 the Celts were up 88-69.

The Fourth quarter saw the Celts bring on the bench to finish it off, Gilbert had 3 runaway dunks in a row and the Cavs were contantly trying to run the court and shorten the lead, but it was a helpless fight.

End Score 119-106 Celtics Win

POG Michael Redd 39 points 8 rebs 2 stls 5 ast

Top Performers

Dirk Nowitski 31p 4rebs 3stl 2ast
Tyrone Lue 6p 6rebs 4stl 6ast
Dwyane Wade 13p 5/12 4rebs 4stl 9ast 8TO!!

Gilbert Arenas 24p 4rebs 2stl 10 ast
Quentin Richardson 22p 10/14 5rebs 2stl 6ast
Chris Webber 20p 10/15 5rebs 2blk 3stl 2ast

Interview with Cleveland Coach Paul Silas

Press -"You had a tough loss here in boston tonight, what do you think you lost on?"

Silas -"Well at half time i tried to seem confident in the changing room, but it was hard, since it was close i knew chances were the game was gone for us. I like to think of the Celts as the old Bulls with MJ, they kill teams in the 3rd then coast the fourth"

Press -"A very good observation, what about Wade's game, you must have come in being weary of him, since hes having such a stellar rookie season"

Silas -"Yeah well I told Gilbert that he had to step up his D tonight, even at the cost of his offense. But there was not much need, Dwyane was a Rookie tonight, not a super star, but you look at his stats for the game and he still did a great job, people need to remember that Wade, just like Lebron and Carmelo are rookies and you cant expect them to be consistant every night."

Press -"You must be dissapointed you didnt get a excellent rookie this season, since you were going to be getting Lebron if not for the re-draft"

Silas -"Yeah its was a dissapointment, but look at the team i got, tonight didnt show how good we are, we have a lot of talent"

Press -"Thanks Paul, good luck for the season"

Next Game Boston (7-2) @ New York (7-2) New York are lead by a huge front court: Jermaine O'neal, Zydrunas Ilgauskis and Antwan Jamison.

League Update

Division Leaders

Pacific
Los Angles Clippers 5-1
Phoenix Suns 6-3

Mid West
Memphis 7-2
Minnesota 6-4

Central
Chicago 7-4
Indiana 5-5

Atlantic
Boston 7-2
New York 7-2

League Leaders

Points
Dirk Nowitski 27.9 Boston

Rebounds
Ben Wallace 14.3 Los Angeles Clippers

Blocks
Ben Wallace 4.2 Los Angeles Clippers

Steals
Dwyane Wade 2.8 Boston

Assists
Dwyane Wade 9.9 Boston

[Andrew]

I see you have a change to take the sole lead in the Atlantic. Good luck!

[Mark.]

Celtics Trade Curry!!

Boston-
Today it was announced by the Celtics management that Center Eddy Curry had been traded away. The trade saw Curry sent to D.C. for versitile foward Johnathon Bender. When asked why this trade as put through Celtics GM Match_66 replied, "Mainly because of the emergence of Kwame Brown, who has fought well for a starting spot, also we get Bender who is a great foward who can be efeective starting or off the bench. I think this trade will work well for Eddy, he will be able to take a much larger role in Washington and get more playing time.

Bender will be coming off the bench or starting at foward along with Dirk Nowitski.


Celtics Take Lead!! (Looks like Andrew's good luck payed off)

November 17 2004 7:30pm

Boston Celtics (7-2) @ New York Knicks (7-2)

Starters

Celtics
F:Johnathon Bender
F:Dirk Nowitski
C:Kwame Brown
G:Michael Redd -C
G:Dwyane Wade

Knicks
F:Antwan Jamison
F:Jermaine O'Neal
C:Zydrunas Ilgauskis
G:Kerry Kittles
G:Tony Parker

This game looked to be the hardest yet for the Celtics. The New York Kincks brought a very talented front court to the game, backed up by a top ranked back court. Look for the front courts of both teams to battle it out down low.

The first quarter was a slow affair with the Knicks looking to dominate, but the Celtics managed to tag along, and in the final minutes went on a nice little run to close out the first quarter 32-25 in front.

The second quarter the Celtics build up a nice lead behind a 15 point quarter effort from Bender. The Knicks then tried to mount a comeback but Boston managed to withstand the offensive onslaught and come out on top at half time

Half Time Score: 63-52 Celtics Lead

The third quarter saw the whole game go to stew with both teams playing defense like a Junior High team, and the offense was not much better just mainly fast breaks. Antwan Jamison was strong for the Knicks during this quarter. At 3rd quarter time the score was 93-89 in favour of the Celts.

The fourth was another pathetic attempt at quality basktball, once more just a fast break contest, the Celtics began to falter near the end allowing the Knicks back into the game but they managed to hang on for the win.

End Score 122-117

POG Dwyane Wade 23p 8/16 4rebs 6stls 6TO 5ast

Top Perfomers

Johnathon Bender 23p 9/14 3rebs
Dirk Nowitski 20p 8/18 8rebs 2stl
Michael Redd 32p 12/25 2rebs 3ast
Tyronne Lue 6p 2/3 3rebs 4stls 11ast

Antwan Jamison 24p 10rebs 2stl 4ast
Jermaine O'Neal 12p 8rebs 3blk 5ast
Kerry Kittles 22p 2stls 4ast

Inerview with Johnathon Bender on his new team:

Press -"How are you enjoying your new team, its must have been a supprise as there was no hints this was going to happen"

JB -"Yes i was sad to leave D.C. but coming to this great team who has a huge title chance is great, the team plays great together and there is a incredible understanding between everyone, man just look how well they managed to fit me in, in just my first game."

Press -"Were you supprised that you started?"

JB -"Yeah i was i was expecting to be coming off the bench to do my job, which i was happy doing, but since the Knicks had a huge front court coach must had thought it was good to go with size"

Press -"Well thanks for that"

This win puts the Celtics on top of the Atlantic, East and League, while the Clippers still lead the West.

Next game November 19th 2004 New Orleans @ Boston.

Previous Meeting 112-93 Boston win @ New Orleans.

Top Perfomers:

Dwyane Wade 33p 12/20 8rebs 2stl 5asts
Dirk Nowitski 29p 9/18 11rebs 4ast
Tayshun Prince 14p 27mins 5rebs
Walter McCarty 17p 29mins 5rebs 6ast

Lamar Odom 19p 10rebs 2stl
Gary Payton 10p 3rebs 2stl 6ast
Derek Anderson 21p 3rebs 4ast

[Macca]

Whoa, alot has happened since I've been away. The trade was alright, for starters I'd have to say. Was Bender the only option, and could there have been maybe a 3 team deal?? Im only asking.

Anyway, good to see that you're on the winning path again mate. Dwyane and Dirk. Has a nice ring to it doesn't it?? Those two are unstoppable, it's like a Stockton and Malone thing except the whole colour thing, black and white, is the other way around. Anyway, those two make a great trio. I'm really looking foward to your next post. Any ideas for future trades, or will we have to wait and see??

Great work Match, keep it up mate.

Macca

P.S. My dynasty, really needs some voice, its more empty than George W. Bush himself....hiao!!

[FanOfAll]

let me start off by saying that i love your team...it's awesome and sounds like you're having lots of fun with your dynasty.

You rekon Miller yould be good at the two??

I know it's too late but that's a big NO. I know, as Andrew said, Miller plays some 2 when Boykins comes in, but that's only out of necessity...Miller is a pure 1 with limited range and a bad shot...even when he does play the "2" (it's really more like 2 point guards than a point and a shooting guard), he gets the ball, either drives or does the pick and roll with a big man. I just want to mention that Wade is much more of a 2 than Miller is...Wade plays more 2 than Miller does, as Alston frequently comes in and plays the point. Wade only plays a few minutes at the 1, where it's clear he's a 2, not a 1. I just wanted to point that out to you...although it doesn't matter since, this is NBA Live .

That's a really interesting trade you made (the Curry-Bender one). Personally I've never liked Bender and I prefer to keep a pure center, but hey, we're all different. Love the Redd pickup though...gives your team range and another potent offensive scorer who plays good defense. Nice dynasty so far, you're doing well, so keep it up!

[James_1]

i would never ever start andre at the 2 position. he is a solid 1 man.

[Mark.]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

On the Bender trade, it was really spur-of-the moment aye. Curry was not playing that well and Brown was performing muhc better on the boards, which is what i wanted out of my starting center, Plus Bender is gonna be a great 6th man, cos he can play 4 of the 5 positions, maybe even the 1 if im in heaps of trouble

Anyway, ive been away so ill play a game tomorrow.

[Mark.]

Right Recap up soon, but i want to show some pics, but need some hosting for them, any ideas?

[Mark.]

Series Now at 2-0!!

November 19th 2004
7pm

New Orleans Hornets (6-5) @ Boston Celtics (8-2)

Starters

Celtics
F:Tayshun Prince
F:Dirk Nowitski
C:Kwame Brown
G:Michael Redd -C
G:Dwyane Wade

Hornets
F:Kendrick Brown
F:Lamar Odom
C:Vlade Divac
G:Derek Anderson
G:Gary Payton

In the previous match up between these two teams the Celtics came out victorious playing away at New Orleans. Dwyane Wade was very effective scoring 33 points, to prove his point that he can match up against stellar guards like Payton. Look for Wade to once again have a strong game while Payton will hope to put on a good show to keep up his end.

The game started out as most Boston home games have seemed to this season, Boston running lots of set for the first 6 minutes. But at the 5 minute mark the Celtics swithced to a full court press, which worked incredibly puching them out on a 15-2 run to finish the quarter ahead 29-16. Kwame Brown was out muscling Divac racking up 8 boards.

The second quarter saw Boston play some extremely good defense, mainly done by the bench players especially Johnathon Bender who had 3 blocks in the quarter. On the offenseive end Bender was on show aas well, playing really we under the hoop. The Celtics managed to hold the Hornets to just 14 points in the second quarter.

Halftime Score: 63-30 Boston Lead


Johnathon Bender having to adjust one of is second quarter baskets due to some good D from Divac. - Bender made the shot.

The Third quater saw a better quarter from the Hornets who were only out scored by the Celtics by 7 points. Tayshun Prince had a strong quarter, while he was accompanied by Redd who had 24 points by the end of the 3rd. Lue had racked up 9 asts by this time.


Prince soaring in for two of his 13 points.

The fourth quarter was nothing but a crowd pleaser, both teams slacking off on defense and showing the crowds, some good family fun action . Although at the start of the fourth the Hornets tried a comeback but to no avail, and admitted defeat.

Final Score: 123-76 Boston Win

POG: Michael Redd 30p 12/20fg 5/9 3pt 8rebs 2stls 3asts

Top Performers:

Kwame Brown 17p 8/9fg 1/1 3pt 13rebs 1stl
Dirk Nowitski 13p 9rebs 1stl 1blk 4ast
Dwyane Wade 19p 8/11 6rebs 1stl 11ast
Tyrone Lue 6p 2stl 9ast

Gary Payton 14p 3rebs 2stl 6ast
Vlade Divac 12p 7rebs 1blk 1stl
Derek Anderson 18p 5rebs 3stl


Wade the rising star of the Celtics.

Interview with Hornets Guard Gary Payton:

Press -"Gary, another loss tonight, you havent really had a good game against the Celtics yet this season"

GP -"Yeah we jsut cant perform agaisnt these guys, i guess they beat us at home so going to Boston where they are really strong was going to be harder."

Press -"What about Dwyane Wade, there is a bit of a rivalry between you two now"

Gp -"Oh i spose you could say that, hes a great player, plays a lot like i used to except he has some killer hops."

Press -"Thanks GP, good luck for the season"

Next up the Celtics are facing the 7-5 Phillidelphia 76ers @ Phillidelphia.

In Other League News
The Utah Jazz are struck by the injury bug with Darius Miles being out for 3 weeks and Andre Miller out for 2 weeks

[James_1]

wow u really did wollop them there.

[alexboom]

I can't see the pics ...

[James_1]

neither....

[Mark.]

Yeah they werent showing up for me either for a start, but then i right clicked and went to show pic, and then they did. I am hosting them in a yahoo album.

[FanOfAll]

start a tripod account and upload them there. last time i checked they allowed external hotlinking for pics.

[Mark.]

Ok i just lost this whole post because of the whole couldnt find server thing

So i played two games won both one home agaisnt Philli and one away against New York. Redd has played well in both and Dirk broke his scoring drought. Wade is still playing like an All- Star 19ppg 54%fg 6rpg 3spg 9.5apg.

Im Looking to do a trade to get some more rebounding, Kwame is not bad, but Dirk aint that good and Bender and Mccarty aint either, its mainly my guards that do the work.

I will trade Prince, Bender (Reluctantly), Bell, Mccarty or the last 5 players on my roster. If anyone has a really good idea, maybe even Dirk, cso his role hsa dropped a lot wiht the emergance of Wade and play of Redd.

any ideas id love.

[Mark.]

Sorry guys for no pics this post, havent got rnd to setting up another pic hosting thing, plus i would have to turn on my comp in my room and then would end up playing another game and getting no sleep tonight

LOSS LOSS LOSS LOSS LOSS .................


November 24th
11-2 Boston Celtics @ 6-8 Orlando Magic

Starters

Celtics
F:Tayshun Prince
F:Dirk Nowitski
C:Kwame Brown edit
G:Michael Redd -C
G:Dwyane Wade

Magic
F:Corey Maggette
F:Antonio McDyess
C:Derrick Coleman
G:Tracy McGrady
G:Damon Stoudamire

The team tipped to be the best vs the team that is the best so far. Boston came into this game as the most hyped up team this season, while Orlando has been recieving hype for the opposite reasons. Orlando was ment to trash all comers this season, haveing the first pic in the draft and a good balance of talent and leadership, yet they havent performed. While Boston on the other hand has opened many eyes, shooting out to a league best record and turning into a strong team from some excellent trading by GM Match_66. This game was set to explode.

The first quarter was a dissapointment for the fans as both teams quietly ran their sets and played a slow game. T-Mac was quiet for the Magic who were getting good production from Maggete. The Celtics played rather average on offense but thier defense helped them to a 21-15 lead at the end of the first.

The second saw another closely fought quarter with Brown playing very solid, going at Coleman 100%, he ended the half with 15p and 7rebs. Once again it was the Boston defense that helped them out to take a 45-41 halftime lead.

Halftime Score: 45-41 Celtics

The third was much the same as the rest of the game, nice and slow, but the Magic fans began to chant for some action. But it was the Celtics that provided going on a 8 point fast break run, including 2 alley oops by Wade to Redd and Brown. The Celtics closed out the third 70-60.

The fourth quarter saw a huge collapse from the Celtics that you would only expect to see from a high school team. The Magic lived up to their name going on a shooting spree and speeding past the Celtics to a 5 point lead with 2 minutes left 83-78. The Celtics knuckled down to pull it within one point with 15 seconds left, but the clutch shot from Michael Redd was off giving the Magic the win.

Final Score: 89-88 Magic Win

POG: Corey Maggette 32p 14/19 3rebs 2stl 1ast

Top Performers:

Tracy Mcgrady 21p 10/12 6rebs 1blk 2stl 1ast
Antonio Mcdyess 6p 9rebs
Damon Stoudamire 4p 3rebs 2stl 14ast

Kwame Brown 29p 13/19 13rebs 3blk 3ast
Dirk Nowitski 15p 7/18 12 rebs 3blk 4stl 2ast
Michael Redd 17p 7/18 5ast

Interview with Boston GM Match_66:

Press -"A loss for the Celtics tonight, not a common result for you lately"

M66 -"Yeah we played far to relaxed, in the final quarter and that shocked us, we made a comeback but it wasnt enough"

Press -"There has been talk of another trade brewing in Boston, any real truth behind this?"

M66 -"Well i dont really want to lose any of our current players but we do need some more strenght inside."

Press -"Thanks for that Match, we hope the next game is a win"

Next game for the Celtics:

28th Novemeber 6-8 Bucks @ 11-3 Celtics.

[Mark.]

TRADE!!

It was announced today by the Boston Management that F Tayshun Price and F Marcus Haslip had been traded for C Michael Olowakandi.

[Andrew]

Good trade. Are you planning to start Curry or the Kandi Man?

[James_1]

intresting trade. dont u already have e-curry?

[Mark.]

Nah wont be starting Curry, cos i traded him earlier for Bender, bit of a throw away, but Eddy jst wasnt working dat well for me and Kwame was playing really well.

My new Starting Line-up will be:
C: Kandi
PF: Kwame
SF:Dirk
SG: Redd
PG: Wade

I might try Wade at 6th man occasionly though andplay Lue at PG, since Lue has been pretty impressive at the point. Alternativley i could Bench either Kandy or Kwame and play Redd at SF and move Dirk back to PF, if the opponents SF is rather small or unskilled.