The Force Up North S2 | 1-1 | V.S. Cavs/Minor trade/@ DET

[cavs4872]

Disclaimer: I know I just started and abandoned a Nuggets association a couple months ago, but I didn't feel like starting something in 2K12. I don't know why, but for dynasty/association mode I really enjoy playing Live more than 2K; I like 2K more for online and MyPlayer. There's something about Live's arcade style and plastic looking graphics that I strangely like. This section also seems to need a boost in activity, so I hope to bring that.

I found a great set of rosters from hoopheavenbris aka BiggD that are current to this season. You can find those here. Enjoy the dynasty and here's to making it a success!

Update: For the start of the 2012-13 season I have converted to 2K12.

The Toronto Raptors [NBA 2K12]



Roster

Starting Lineup



PG: J.J. Barea | 68 (OVR)
SG: Nick Young | 73
SF: Andre Iguodala | 86
PF: Andrea Bargnani | 78
C: Hasheem Thabeet | 53

Role Players



C: Samuel Dalembert (Sixth Man) | 68
PF: Brandon Bass | 70
PG: Jerryd Bayless | 70
SF: Quentin Richardson | 68

Inactive Bench



C: Solomon Alabi | 52
C: Zaza Pachulia | 59
SF: Brent Chambers | 53

Injured Reserve
None


Head Coach: Dwane Casey

Settings

Difficulty: Pro (for now)
Quarter Length: 7 Min Played, 7 Sim
Season Length: 14 Games
Playoff Format: 3-3-5-5
Injuries: On
Preseason Games: Off
Allow CPU Trades: On

[cavs4872]

Dynasty Guide (Begins in 11-12)

• Season 1 [21-61] (NBA Live 10): Pgs 1-2 | Did not qualify for playoffs

[cavs4872]

Reserved for possible future use

[mp3]

Nice to see you back man, what nba live will you be using ?

[Martti.]

mp3, check the title.

Don't really care what game you use, make sure you keep this rolling.

[Rta]

Nice to see new Dynasty on nba live 10.

[cavs4872]

Thanks guys, and yes, it's NBA Live 10

[cavs4872]

Rasheed Wallace returns to the NBA, signs a 2 year contract with the Lakers



Rasheed Wallace will come out of retirement to take another shot at adding another title to his career. He will surely add a veteran presence and a voice in the locker room for an already championship-level team.

Allen Iverson comes back to the NBA, in with Orlando for 1 season



After a stint overseas, Allen Iverson will come back to the NBA for a guaranteed year with the Magic. It is unknown at this point whether he will start or come off the bench. Perhaps Orlando is doing this as an attempt to get Dwight Howard to stick around.

Kirilenko, Brooks return from overseas, come back to their respective teams



Andrei Kirilenko and Aaron Brooks will come back to their respective teams, Utah and Phoenix, after spending some time overseas. Both have signed a 1-year contract.


Other Headlines:

Watch out for the Thunder and Kevin Durant
Griffin believes Clippers can win it all this upcoming season
It's looking like a rebuilding year for the Timberwolves

[cavs4872]

Raptors bring back sharpshooter Kapono for 3 years, $5.7M



Kapono is a former Raptor and 2-time three-point shootout champion. He played with Toronto from 2007-2009.

[mp3]

mp3, check the title.

Don't really care what game you use, make sure you keep this rolling.

HAHA missed that one!

[Manimalia]

Love the current Raptors team. Derozan, Johnson and Barg are some of my favourite players. Also, Bayless and Amir Johnson are nice off the bench. Plus Kapono always plays well in Toronto. Will definitely follow.

[Kenny]

I recognise those headlines

Anyway, best of luck with this. Nice to see another Live 10 dynasty. If you're unsure about how many minutes you should sim, just do a trial with the settings you have now. I'd generally recommend having more minutes simmed, but that's only because I play an up-tempo game.

[cavs4872]

Love the current Raptors team. Derozan, Johnson and Barg are some of my favourite players. Also, Bayless and Amir Johnson are nice off the bench. Plus Kapono always plays well in Toronto. Will definitely follow.

Good comment because DeRozan, Bargs, and James Johnson are the three guys I want to build around although Johnson might take some developing to become a good player. He's only a 65 overall now. And at some point I plan on Bayless taking the reigns of the starting PG and Amir Johnson is a good bench player Kapono is a great shooter in this game but the sub logic has some trouble putting him in lol

I recognise those headlines

Anyway, best of luck with this. Nice to see another Live 10 dynasty. If you're unsure about how many minutes you should sim, just do a trial with the settings you have now. I'd generally recommend having more minutes simmed, but that's only because I play an up-tempo game.

More minutes simmed was what used to work for me but I did do a couple of tests and I'm surprised because 6 min played for me matches up well with 6 min simmed

[cavs4872]

Rookie Irving & timely buckets by Harangody help Cavs hold off Raptors



REC | TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FNL
[1-0] | 22 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 66
[0-1] | 8 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 58

Sure 6 points and 3 rebounds aren't impressive stats, but what Luke Harangody did in the waning moments of the game was probably more than Cavs' head coach Mike Brown expected out of him. The Raptors were struggling all game and trailed by a large margin, but in the second half DeMar DeRozan led a huge comeback rally. Harangody,who just played 3 minutes answered every bucket of his with a quick 6 points in the final minutes of the game. Neither coach called a time-out, and left the outcome of the game to their second units. DeMar DeRozan really showed potential in this game of being the Raptor's future star, as well as Andrea Bargnani.

Key Performers

Cleveland Cavaliers

- Kyrie Irving: 17 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl
- Antawn Jamison: 14 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Blk

Toronto Raptors

- DeMar DeRozan: 18 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast
- Andrea Bargnani: 16 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk


Injury Report

None

[Martti.]

Bargs with double-figure rebounds? In 6-min quarters? Holy shit.

[cavs4872]

lol I was thinking the same thing. No matter who the players is, the starting centers and power forwards always seem to get double digit boards.

[qfrmcpt310]

Tough loss, but at least your Center and Power forward can reach double figures in rebounds unlike 2k where Dwight could end up with 7 a game

[cavs4872]

I think it's the way Live plays; the paint gets really congested by the power forwards and centers and there really isn't any room for the other positions.

I like your sig dude

[Radioman]

I am looking forward to Live 13

Tough loss against the Cavaliers, i think its is going to be a difficult season for you. Allen Iverson signed with Orlando? I want to see how he competes there.

[mp3]

Strangly i too am really looking forward to nba live 13, i love 2k but always liked the nba live dynastys up until 2005 so hopefully this time off has given EA a chance to improve the whole overall game.

Tough loss to the Cavs man!

[cavs4872]

I am looking forward to Live 13

Tough loss against the Cavaliers, i think its is going to be a difficult season for you. Allen Iverson signed with Orlando? I want to see how he competes there.

It will probably be a lottery-bound season for us indeed. I did the Iverson move as a way of the Magic trying to convince Howard to stay, except this is the 09-10 season in the game so he isn't a free agent for a couple of seasons (3 I think).

Strangly i too am really looking forward to nba live 13, i love 2k but always liked the nba live dynastys up until 2005 so hopefully this time off has given EA a chance to improve the whole overall game.

Tough loss to the Cavs man!

Thanks for checking in man... I'm just hoping Live 13 isn't so good it makes me think about quitting this dynasty


And an interesting note guys: I've been playing and simming a couple of games here and there and in all 3 games I've played Jose Calderon has had the same stats: 2 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast. I know that's low production for him, but still, very weird...

[Cruzerr]

Ey, Toronto. Much love, my main man DeRozan can shine now. Deffo going to follow.

But Harangody coming up with a clutch shot....

[cavs4872]

Good to have another follower on board Is that DeRozan in your avatar?

[Cruzerr]

It is, always loved him. I try to trade him for every team I play in

[cavs4872]

Calderon, Bargnani hit with toe injuries in early November



Raptors' G Jose Calderon and F/C Andrea Bargnani both sustained toe injuries in early November, but both were able to play through the injuries. They have both fully healed and are 100%.

Simulated Games: Oct 30th - Nov 24th (Record: 5-9)

Key Games

11/07/2009: @ DAL (W 44-36)

Key Performers

@

- Calderon: 18 Pts (5/8 3PT), 5 Ast
- Bargnani: 13 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

- Nowitzki: 12 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 Blk
- Carter: 10 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk

11/11/2009: V.S. CHI (W 39-30)

Key Performers

@

- DeRozan: 16 Pts (8/10 FT), 1 Reb, 1 Stl
- James Johnson: 9 Pts, 2 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

- Rose: 13 Pts, 4 Ast, 1 Stl
- Boozer: 12 Pts, 3 Reb

11/20/2009: V.S. MIA (W 43-35)

Key Performers

@

- Bargnani: 15 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk
- Calderon: 9 Pts, 2 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl
- DeRozan: 9 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

- Wade: 14 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast
- Bosh: 10 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Blk
- L. James: 3 Pts (1/7 FG, 1/4 3PT), 1 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Blk

Other Games

• 10/30/2009: @ MEM (L 40-47)
• 11/01/2009: V.S. ORL (L 29-47)
• 11/04/2009: V.S. DET (L 30-39)
• 11/06/2009: @ NOH (W 37-26)
• 11/09/2009: @ SAS (L 47-54)
• 11/13/2009: @ LAC (L 27-38)
• 11/15/2009: @ PHX (L 36-46)
• 11/17/2009: @ DEN (L 32-37)
• 11/18/2009: @ UTA (W 42-41)
• 11/22/2009: V.S. ORL (L 31-48)
• 11/24/2009: V.S. IND (L 32-36)



Sim Quarter Length upped from 6 to 8 min after these games


Anyone know how to get subs to play during simulated games instead of a bunch of DNPs?