Trailblazing into the Future [8-8][Shareef, no injury]

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Hi everyone, i'm magadag25

Who the hell you might ask, well i don't care. Anyways, Yesterday i finally got some money and went out and purchased Nba Live 2005, so i've decided to do a Portland Trailblazers dynasty.

Settings:

Andrew's Sliders, slightly modified
All-Star Difficulty
Sim Quarter Length 12 Minutes
Quarter Length 9 Minutes
Simulation Type Intervention
Playoffs Length 7-7-7-7
Roster Update v1.13 from nbalive.org
Simulation Injuries Yes

CURRENT ROSTER

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Training Camp 2004

21/10/2004

It is time for the Portland Trailblazers Training Camp

The Coaching Staff have decided to Concentrate on Defence this year
"I think our defence was mediocre last season so we decided to work on it in this year's training camp," General Manager Robert Skrnjug said, "I think we can turn it around this season with (Zach) Randolph, Shareef (Abdur-Rahim) and Darius Miles."

The most improved player in this year's training camp was new rookie Sebastian Telfair


GM Robert Skrnjug also mentioned about a few trades involving the Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs, maybe even a Free Agent Signing.

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Opening Night Rosters

1/11/2004
As GM Robert Skrnjug mentioned at the Portland Training Camp, some trades and signages have been made.

Skrnjug decided to sign Rookie Corsley Edwards. Corsley was drafted 58th by the Sacramento Kings in the 2004 drafted but the Kings decided not to sign him. Skrnjug thinks this 6"9, 275lb Power Forward can become a Zach Randolph.
Trading away Travis Outlaw, who has heaps of potential, wasn't agreed by many staff members at Portland. But he was traded to a player, according to Skrnjug, who has the potential to become a consistent shooter. Ha Seung-Jin didn't fit in the team.
Trading Nick Van Exel for Brian Grant was purely for we needed a back up Power Forward.
The Opening Night Roster looks like this


The November 2004 Schedule -


I look forward on meeting you in Oakland for the first game against the Golden State Warriors.

Yours Truly, magadag25

Sports writer and Columnist

[Sac-1]

Nice start....good luck in your first game

[Its_asdf]

I don't think trading for Brian Grant was a good idea, since Van Exel's contract was about to expire after this season and Brian Grant is very undersized and is still locked up for quite a long time on a huge contract.

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Early Season Jitters Hit Trailblazers

3/11/2004


The first game of the season for the Portland Trailblazers was a roadtrip down the coast to Oakland to verse Baron Davis and the Golden State Warriors

Starting line-ups

It was strange to see Baron Davis starting this game on the bench, maybe some secret injury problems or computer sim problems

1st Half Recap
The 1st quarter started out being a high scoring, yet even, affair.

Derek Anderson slamming it down

Zach Randolph attacking the basket

Darius Miles baseline drive and dunk

The 2nd quarter was when the Warriors started to take their game up a notch establishing an 80-65 lead over the Trailblazers.

Sebastian Telfair on the Fast Break

Damon Stoudamire knocking down a 3 pointer over Baron Davis
Key Players of the half


2nd Half Recap
The 3rd Quarter belonged to the Trailblazers comeback. Cutting the Deficit from 21 to 6 in the first 7 minutes, it took a while but patience was the key. The lead was 8 at 3 quarter time.

Darius Miles blocking Baron Davis on the fast break

Another Zach Randolph Dunk

Baron Davis was too hot to handle off the bench

The 4th quarter belonged to the Warriors as they established a 20+ point lead. The Final Score was 160 - 136.

Zach Randolph's 42 points, 9 Rebounds, weren't enough for the Portland Trailblazers as they go 0-1 to start the season

Player of the Game

Derek Fisher showing us why he is on starting line up over Baron Davis.

Box Scores



Robert Skrnjug refused to comment on the game. Darius Miles, who got fouled out early in the 4th quarter, had this to say - "We tried our hardest, especially in the 3rd quarter, but we had to many damn fouls."

Golden State's Mike Dunleavy Jr had this to say - "Derek (Fisher) played extremely well today, i hope to see more of this."

The next game for the Trailblazers is in 2 days against the LA Clippers in Portland. Until then, Cheers,
magadag25

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Nice start....good luck in your first game

You gave me bad luck

I don't think trading for Brian Grant was a good idea, since Van Exel's contract was about to expire after this season and Brian Grant is very undersized and is still locked up for quite a long time on a huge contract.

I didn't like Van Exel, and i think Telfair has a lot of potential. You're correct about it wasn't a good idea so i dont know what to say now i'll just hope he won't lose any games for us

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Trailblazers Slump at home
Simmed Game

5/11/2004

The Portland Trailblazers have now slumped down to a 0-2 record with a 114 - 92 loss at home against the LA Clippers.

Shareef Abdur-Rahim played well with 21 points and 8 rebounds.
Damon Stoudamire added 18 points and 8 assists.

Elton Brand starred for the Clippers with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Bobby Simmons also contributed with 25 points.
Rick Brunson also surprised the Trailblazers with 11 points in 14 minutes off the bench.

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Robert Skrnjug said he will make some roster changes involving trades and releases and signages. That night he released Viktor Krhyapa and Richie Frahm.

He decided to sign Chris Jeffries. Robert Skrnjug said the team needed a 2nd back up Small Forward.
Trading Brian Grant for Antonio Davis was for salary cap reasons as Antonio Davis's contract expires in 2 years but Brian Grant's expires in 3 years

Thankyou and goodnight,
magadag25

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Maybe Rahim at SF, Zach at PF, and Theo at C.

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Maybe Rahim at SF, Zach at PF, and Theo at C.

Narh i want Miles, Randolph and Abdur-Rahim all playing at the same time

[YoG!]

Miles at SG then

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Miles at SG then

Lol i might do that, have Ratliff, Randolph, Abdur-Rahim, Miles, Stoudamire.
Then Patterson, Derek Anderson, Diaw, Antonio Davis and Telfair on the bench.

What do you guys think about that line-up?

[AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy]

Nice start, but the Brian Grant trade was awful... Good thing you got rid of him...

Now go sign coach McMillan...

[Its_asdf]

You sort of redeemed yourself with that trade for Antonio Davis, Davis can still be quite an effective player for his age, and even though he's still 6'9, he's bulky as hell and takes up a lot of room in the paint, and let's not forget his mid range jumper.

Davis was a Raptor once........ Still one of my favourites too.

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Trailblazers Win in Overtime

7/11/2004


The Trailblazers next game was in the great country named Canada against the Toronto Raptors

Starting line-ups

I would have preferred Bosh at the C and Donyell Marshall at the PF. Portland replaced Derek Anderson with Ruben Patterson on the Starting 5 as SG.

1st Half Recap
The 1st quarter started off as a shot swapping type game. Each team going shot for shot with the Trailblazers finishing the quarter up 31 to 27.

Zach Randolph Slamming it down

Darius Miles blocking Jalen Rose

Derek Anderson burning Lamond Murray

The 2nd quarter was pretty much the same, the Trailblazers managed to hold the lead at half time. Half time score - 61-59.


Zach Randolph with another dunk

Zach Randolph blocking Rafer Alston

Darius Miles blocking Lamond Murray

Zach once again keeping his team in the lead

Key players At the Half


2nd Half Recap
The 3rd Quarter all went wrong for the Trailblazers and went right for the Raptors. The Trailblazers were comitting too many turnovers and the Raptors made them pay. The Raptors stole the lead and were up 84-77 at the 3 quarter break.


Zach Randolph continuing his strong play but the guards let down the team with turnovers.

We just can't get enough of Zach... We love him.

The 4th quarter started off the way the 3rd quarter was played, Raptors playing strong and Trailblazers turning the ball over. Suddenly, the Trailblazers surprised the Raptors and began to make a comeback with 5 minutes to go. Eventually the Trailblazers got within 4 points with 1 minute left. Bosh went for a lay-up and got blocked and the Trailblazers scored a lay-up. With 12 seconds left and Toronto up by 2 and they had an inbound pass, they inbounded the ball and poor Rafael Araujo didn't catch the ball and it went out of bounds. Then the Trailblazers inbounded the ball, got it to Shareef Abdur-Rahim who held it for 5 seconds and then schooled his opponent off the dribble and scored a lay-up to take into overtime! The scores were even at 108 a piece.


This was one of Ruben Patterson's two field goals of the night.

Darius Miles got fouled, was falling to the ground, flicked it up and COUNTED and he scored the and 1.

Another Zach Randolph Dunk

Overtime Recap
Overtime began with Damon Stoudamire hitting a key 3 pointer and the lead was pretty much 3 points for 4 minutes. Then the Raptors began fouling and the Trailblazers scored their free throws and the Raptors missed their attempts to tie or win the game. The Final Score was 130 to 122.


Damon Stoudamire's key 3 pointer.

Theo Ratliff blocking Jalen Rose

Darius Miles rejecting Chris Bosh, Bosh was lucky not to injure his hand

Player of the Game

No Surprises here. With all those dunks. He deserves Player of the Game because he kept his team alive in the 3rd quarter and grabbed 16 important Rebounds.

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Zach Randolph's comments on the game, "I think we were lucky with this win, but it's always good to win in Canada."
ESPN Reporter, "How do you think you played today?"
Zach, "I think I played exceptionally well today, i was in a good rhythym offensively and in the 2nd half and overtime, I began to rebound well."

The Raptors' Jalen Rose had this to say, "I was disappointed with the loss, i got rejected too many times, but what can you do if the defence is good."

The Traiblazers next game is against the New Jersey Nets in New Jersey.

Thankyou for joining us and Good Night

Thanks, magadag25

Sports writer and Columnist

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Nice start, but the Brian Grant trade was awful... Good thing you got rid of him...

Now go sign coach McMillan...

When i just got the game a few days ago, i was doing a Traiblazers dynasty and i traded van exel for Grant, then i did another play around dynasty and traded for Davis then somehow i thought of Grant over Davis oh well.

I might sign McMillan next season if i learn how to .dbf edit Coaches

You sort of redeemed yourself with that trade for Antonio Davis, Davis can still be quite an effective player for his age, and even though he's still 6'9, he's bulky as hell and takes up a lot of room in the paint, and let's not forget his mid range jumper.

Davis was a Raptor once........ Still one of my favourites too.

Yeah I like Davis and his bulkiness, he can play the 4 and 5 spot and relieve pressure for Randolph when Ratliff is tired as well.

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Trailblazers Front Court dominate in Close Win

9/11/2004


Portland travel east to face the New Jersey Nets coming off an overtime win in Toronto.

Starting line-ups


Same line-up that won the game against the Raptors. New Jersey has a good back court.

1st Half Recap
The New Jersey Nets grabbed an early 8 point lead with a 14 to 6 start. The Nets continued to dominate the backcourt putting the Blazers into fould trouble. Despite having 2 players getting injured, Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Sebastien Telfair, and 2 players with 2 fouls on the bench, Darius Miles and Derek Anderson, Zach Randolph and the frontcourt began to expose that it was a Nets weakness and they started a comeback to finish the quarter only down by 1 point.


Zach Randolph with an early dunk.

Antonio Davis showing he still can slam it down.

Shareef Abdur-Rahim with the block.

The injuries.

The Nets quickly came out and made the lead 7 points but the Trailblazers managed to make the deficit 1 point again. Shareef Abdur-Rahim was put back after recovering from his minor injury quite quickly. The teams began to swap the lead, the Blazers were using their front court well but the Nets were using their back court well. Shareef Abdur-Rahim began to catch fire, scoring 12 of the next 14 points for the Blazers to help them gain a 9 point lead to close the half up 69-60.


Zach Randolph surrounded by Nets, dunks it.

Despite an injury concern, Shareef slams it down.

Key players At the Half


2nd Half Recap

The Trailblazers continued to dominant the front court in this quarter, despite Ruben Patterson and Derek Anderson committing their 4th foul each, thus forcing Sebastien Telfair, with the risk of getting a major injury, to come back on. The Nets back court began to make a mini run, coming to within 10 points but the Trailblazers held on, making good passes and shots. Suddenly the Nets began to make a comeback, scoring 8 points in a row to cut the deficit to 2 but the Trailblazers held on with the 3rd quarter score at 95-91.


Darius Miles with the 'Grab the crotch' dunk.

Darius Miles showing off his dunking abilities.

Also his blocking abilities.

The 4th quarter was quite boring until the final 2 minutes. The Nets made a run and tied the game at 116 a piece. The Nets stole the lead makeing 3/4 Free Throws. But Damon Stoudamire hit a 3 over Vince Carter to take back the lead. Kidd hit a jump shot but Shareef Abdur-Rahim dunked the ball and got fouled and scored the and 1. Vince Carter missed a 3 point shot but Nenad Krstic rebounded the ball and got fouled but missed his 2 Free throws so the Nets sent Patterson to the line but he missed his Free Throws. Richard Jefferson got fouled on the shot and made both Free Throws and then they sent Damon Stoudamire to the line and he scored both Free throws. The game ended with the Blazers taking this one 126 to 123.


Zach Randolph with another dunk.

Theo Ratliff rejecting Vince Carter when he was going for a dunk.

Player of the Game


Zach Randolph once again coming up big in this game, being 1 assist short of a Triple Double.

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Theo Ratilff had this to say about his performance, "24 points off the bench was quite an achievement for me, Ruben, Derek and Darius have to stop fouling so much."

The Nets' Vince Carter, "I was disappointed with the loss, we had a good start but our front court was weaker than the Blazers' front court and it showed. Our backcourt needs to improve but Travis Best did well off the bench."

The Trailblazers next game is tommorow against the Celtics in Boston.

Thankyou again and good night everybody, magadag25

Sports writer and Columnist

[The X]

ughh....that roster patch is horrible....Khryapa has overall rating of 30

try sizing down some of those pics bro so us 56k-ers can handle it

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Yo man easy with the pics. Some people who 56k are fucked if they have to go in this thread.

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Yeah Khryapa, i don't know much about him but i know he doesn't deserve overall rating of 30, some .dbf editing needed there.....

Are .png smaller than .jpeg? yeah i've been considering to resize them anyways a small update -

Trailblazers Injury Update

Sebastien Telfair and Shareef Abdur-Rahim have both suffered minor injuries.

Sebastien Telfair has a sprained wrist and will take 6 days to recover
Shareef Abdur-Rahim has a sprained finger and will take 4 days to recover

The Coaching staff have decided not to play Sebastien Telfair for the next few days until he recovers and to place Shareef Abdur-Rahim on the bench for Theo Ratliff, who has been great off the bench. Shareef is to have limited minutes off the bench. The coaching staff do not want to risk further injury with these two players.

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I know it is a bit early, but I'll make the Season go faster so for now, If anyone wants to be involved in this Dynasty as a Rookie, for the 2005 Draft, send your cyberface

Send your cyberfaces to nicejugs25@hotmail.com

You must also submit this information as well -


Players Name:
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth (City,State or Country)
Height:
Build:
Accessories:
Hand:
Position 1:
Position 2:
College:
Player Comparison:

Don't send your preferred stats

Also mention what type of player you want to be

E.g. 3 point specialist
Defensive Beast in the paint
Passing PG
Run 'n' Gun SG
Rebounding SF

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NLSC Rookie List 2005

So far, the NLSC rookies for the 2005 draft are:

Robert Skrnjug (magadag25)
Sam Anurak (CB4)
Niklas Andersson (Salkin 70)
Jan Nesseltrager (EZJ)


If anyone else wants to join, read the post above.

Edit: If anybody has a Roko Ukic, Nate Robinson, Gerald Green, Sean May and Martynas Andriuskevičius cyberfaces, could they send them to me as well.

I am going to include the top 10 picks of the 2005 draft in the the draft as well (Bogut, Marvin, Felton etc.)

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Edit: If anybody has a Roko Ukic, Nate Robinson, Gerald Green, Sean May and Martynas Andriuskevičius cyberfaces, could they send them to me as well.

I am going to include the top 10 picks of the 2005 draft in the the draft as well (Bogut, Marvin, Felton etc.)

Look for the downloads on .org

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Portland lose in close game
(simmed game)

10/11/2004

The Portland Trailblazers headed to Boston to verse the Celtics who are undefeated at 3-0.

The first quarter belonged to the Boston Celtics as they grabbed a 4 point lead at the end of the quarter. In the 2nd quarter, the Blazers came back and held the Celtics to only 9 points as they made a 6 point lead to end the half. The 3rd quarter was pretty much even with the Blazers holding a 4 point lead. The Celtics came back and took the game 73-71 in the final quarter.

Zach Randolph played execptionally well, only have 1 minute rest and producing 30 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks. Damon Stoudamire also scored 13 points and 7 assists.

For the Celtics, Antoine Walker managed 13 points with 5-20 shooting but grabbed 18 rebounds. Their scoring was evened out with Paul Pierce being the top scorer with 16 points.

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Zach Randolph after the game, "I was disappointed with this loss, my supporting cast wasn't all that great. we play the Raptors again this Saturday, hopefully we can bounce back."

Antoine Walker after the game, "We kept the other team to a low score but we couldn't score ourselves, we have to work on that."

The Trailblazers head back home to play the Toronto Raptors this Saturday.

Portland Just hold on in Home victory
(simmed game)

13/11/2004

The Portland Trailblazers played their second home game this season against the Toronto Raptors. The Trailblazers were looking to bounce back after a heart breaking loss against the Celtics.

The first quarter belonged to the Trailblazers as they out scored the Raptors 38 to 19. The 2nd quarter was more even as the half finished with the Trailblazers up 60 to 39. The Raptors began to make a come back, out scoring the Trailblazers 30 to 19. The come back also continued in the 4th quarter but the Trailblazers managed to hold on to win 96-93.

Zach Randolph played well again, scoring 22 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Damon Stoudamire also played great, scoring 21 points and dishing out 8 assists in only 23 minutes of game time.

Rafer Alston scored the most for the Raptors, scoring 22 points. Chris Bosh scored 16 points and grabbed 11 boards.

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Damon Stoudamire in the post game interview, "I believe i shot well tonight, only missing 5 shots out of 14 and scored 2-2 Free throws. We have a 4 day rest so we have time to rest and setup for the game against the Grizzlies at home."

Morris Peterson after the game, "We tried to make a comeback, but we weren't strong enough. The first half let us down."

The next game for the Portland Trailblazers is in 4 days on Wednesday at home against the Memphis Grizzlies.

After the game, the Doctors confirmed that Shareef Abdur-Rahim is on the mend and should be 100%. Shareef was placed back on the starting line-up ahead of Theo Ratliff.

That is all, stay tuned for more updates and don't forget the NLSC rookie spots are available

magadag25

Sports writer and Columnist

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Scouting Report

14/11/2004

GM Robert Skrnjug sent a Scout to Australia and found a guy named Robert Skrnjug from Geelong. The Scout watched Robert play a game for the local team, the Geelong Supercats. That game, Robert Skrnjug scored 45 points, blocked 5 shots, grabbed 4 rebounds, and dished out 10 assists. The scout, James Nichols, was quite surprised by this performance. His position type was kinda confusing because the teams didn't have a guy above 6"8 and he was a 6"7 who could play pretty much any position.



His best attributes are Dunking, Jumping, Blocking, Passing, Stamina, Speed and Inside Scoring.

His weaknesses were Free Throws, Dribbling, Stealing, 3 pointers, Field Goals and Strength.

Scout James Nichols took him to some further training sessions and was amazed that his vertical leap was 43" and his 3/4 court sprint was 2.97 seconds.


Internet Fan projected look of Robert Skrnjug in a Trailblazers jersey

Good Night, magadag25

Sports writer and Columnist