Mark's Magic Dynasty: 3-4 : Nov Week 2 Up : 19/10

Holy shit, before I started my Blazer dynasty I was planning on doing a Magic dynasty and trading for Miles as well. Great minds think a like, I suppose.

You really got a good steal out of that trade, although D-Miles doesn't fill the need of a shooter that the Magic sorely need and will clog up your cap space like fast food clogging up your arteries, I'm a big fan of underachieving athletic players.... So I have to root for Miles. I'm going to have to follow this dynasty even closer now.

Excellent work on the presentation! This is so very graphically appealing - scoreboards =

Ross is one of those guys who's valuable in the actual NBA but is crippled in Live. Makes me wish they'd rewrite the engine with a better defensive system.

Thanks, im glad you like the scoredboards Yeah I like Ross as a player, even in Live he would have been useful, but I couldn't get a trade to workout

Holy shit, before I started my Blazer dynasty I was planning on doing a Magic dynasty and trading for Miles as well. Great minds think a like, I suppose.

You really got a good steal out of that trade, although D-Miles doesn't fill the need of a shooter that the Magic sorely need and will clog up your cap space like fast food clogging up your arteries, I'm a big fan of underachieving athletic players.... So I have to root for Miles. I'm going to have to follow this dynasty even closer now.

Haha yeap, great minds do think a like. The trade is really paying off, D-Miles has been performing very well as you will see in the next weeks update.

This has been sweet so far! Will keep on following this one

Nice stuff Mate. your graphics look awesome and that Miles for Garrity and dooling is a pretty good trade. Good Stuff

This has been sweet so far! Will keep on following this one

Cheers mate

Nice stuff Mate. your graphics look awesome and that Miles for Garrity and dooling is a pretty good trade. Good Stuff

Yeah that trade is really paying off as you will see soon Working on Week 2 update now, 5 games so its gonna be quite big

Nov 5: @ Atlanta Hawks (Simmed Game)


Boxscores: [Magic]|[Hawks]---------<-Click

Game Notes: Magic Rookie JJ Redick went down with an injury during the 3rd quarter (See injury report at end of update).

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Nov 6: vs Washington Wizards (Played Game)


Boxscores: [Wizards]|[Magic]-------<-Click->------Player of the Game: [Jameer Nelson]

Recap:
The Magic managed to bounce back from two losses in a row
with a strong performace of the supposedly playoff bound Washington Wizards.
The Magic played with a hunger during the first half, obviously eager to get the season back on track early on in the season.

The Magic scored and impressive 69 points in the first half to take a 18 point lead into the 3rd quarter.
From then on it was smooth sailing, still managing to score the same amount as the Wizards.

The win was mainly orchastrated by PG Jameer Nelson who has been on fire so far this season.
When asked about his form Nelso replied:
"Ive really been feeling good recently, my shot has been on and ive been able to create offense quite easily
if we keep playing like we did tonight we are going have a good season"
"Jameer has been playing amazing lately, on current form there aren't many other PG's as good as him in the L,
the was he has been playing reminds me of his Saint Joe's days" - Dwight Howard on Nelson's form.

Nelson scored an impressive 28 points while adding 5 assists, shooting 50%.
Dwight Howard bounced back from his poor game against the Hawks with 21 and 11.
Gilbert Areans kept pace with Nelson scoring 29 points and dishing out 6 assists.
4 other players (Jamison, Butler, Haywood and Stevenson) scored in double figures.


Media:

Both Nelson and Arenas had great games tonight, Nelson is turning heads with his recent form.
Other Photos (All Miles Dunks):[1][2][3]

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Nov 8: vs Seatle Supersonics (Played Game)


Boxscores: [Sonics]|[Magic]---------<-Click->--------Player of the Game: [Dwight Howard]

Recap:
Orlando continued their strong play from the previous game with a close win over Seattle.
The game was a close affair with the lead changing hands a total of 10 times.
The deciding factor was the strong inside play from Howard, especially in the 4th quarter.

The Sonics will be dissapointed with the loss as they managed to stick with the Magic for a lot of the game,
But after a strong 3rd quarter run by the Magic the lead stayed in Orlando's hand till the end.

Dwight Howard had a dominating performance with 27 points, 16 boards and 3 blocks.
Darius Miles continued to prove his value with 15 points on 5/5 shooting.
Ray Allen led the Sonics with 32 points, 8 assists, 6 boards and 4 steals.
Chris Wilcox battled it out with Howard scoring 21 points in the defeat.


Media:

Tonight spectators got to see both a great outside scoring performance and inside scoring performance.
Other Photos:[1]

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Nov 10: @ Indiana Pacers (Simmed Game)


Boxscores: [Magic]|[Pacers]-------<-Click

Game Note: Dwight Howard went down with an injury during the 3rd Q, see Injury Report

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Nov 11: @ Minnesota Timberwolves (Played Game)


Boxscores: [Magic]|[Wolves]-------<-Click->-------Player of the Game: [Kevin Garnett]

Recap:
With Dwight Howard out many had counted the Magic out for this game.
But heading into the 4th it appeared that Orlando had proved them wrong, however that was when Kevin Garnett exploded.
KG went on to score 27 of the Wolves 43 points in the 4th quarter, totally exposing the Magic's interior defense.

The Magic looked to be playing well for the majority of the game, Darius Miles was playing well in Howards place,
Darko was nailing his inside shots, Nelson was terrorising the Wolves backcourt.
However once the Wolves got on a run at the start of the 4th the Magic never recovered, looking lost for the rest of the game.

KG had a huge game with 44 points and 20 rebounds, shooting 20-28 from the floor.
Ricky Davis played well with 17 points and 5 rebounds in 29 minutes.
Jameer Nelson once again led the Magic with 24 points a 7 assists.
Darius Miles had a great game with 15 points, 15 boards and 5 assists, playing all 5 positions during the game.


Media:

KG with the big dunk on Miles, then Miles getting his own back, it was an interesting battle when these two were matched up.


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Relevant Rumors:



After 11 years in the league it looks like Grant Hill might be making this 12th his last.
Rumor started circulating recently that Hill was looking to finish it up at the end of this season
and after a bit of reasearch Assistant Head Coach Rafael Saez confirmed the that the rumor was true.
"Im a bit dissapoint Grant didnt talk to us about this first before letting it out to the media,
we would have liked to discuss it with him first as we would love for him to keep his career going
but its his decision and we will stick by him whatever he decides on." - Head Coach Brian Hill.

With this recent news, the trade the Magic recently made for Darius Miles looks even better as they
will have a swing man to fill Hill's void immediately if required.

Word has also been criculating that the Magic are looking to sign another Big man to help out when Howard or Milicic go down with Injury.
In the latest game the Magic were exposed down low by Garnett.
While there isnt any KG stopping talent in the Free Agent pool, simply another body to take fouls would be sufficient.
Possible signings are athletic forward Marcus Haislip and Veteran Brian Grant.
Haislip is apprently looking for a multiyear contract which may not suit the Magic, while Grant is looking for a 2 year deal.


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Injury Report:

The Magic suffered two critical injuries this week.

Firstly on the 5th they lost rookie JJ Redick during the game against the Hawks.



This significantly hurts the Magic in the shooting department, especially from long range.
Redick will hoping to return for the first game next week against the Celtics.

The second injury was to 3rd year sensation Dwight Howard who went down during a foul vs the Pacers.



The Magic sorely missed Howard vs the Wolves as Garnett tore the paint up, many would expect Milicic to step up
but guarding players of Garnett's calibre may still be a bit above his skill level.
Howard will likely be out for the whole of the next week, expect to see Milicic start at PF and Battie take over at C.

Rotation after injuries: [Playing Time][Starters]

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Next Weeks Games:



This week is a lot easier on the Magic, they will finish their road trip
against the Celtics then head home to face the Nuggets and Bobcats.
Orlando will be hoping to win at least 2 of the 3 games, but without Howard this may be difficult.

Very good presentation... tough luck with D Howard and JJ out...

And whens my banners gonna be made?

some mixed results there good luck for next weeks games

Very good presentation... tough luck with D Howard and JJ out...

And whens my banners gonna be made?

Cheers mate, yeah the injuries are gonna make things interesting, Banners coming soon, got exams on currently, a lot of this stuff I did awhile ago.

some mixed results there good luck for next weeks games

Cheers mate, next week should hopefully be a bit easier

It must have been a mission to write all of this man... 2 hrs? 3 hrs?

Good effort and love the style brother!

Thats an excellent presentation Congrats

These 2 first played games were good. Jameer Nelson had great stats, as well as Dwight.

And at the game against Minny you just got killed at the 4th quarter wow, and Garnett statline was

EDIT: I recommend you not to sign Haislip to the multiyear extension, because he will cause some problems in the future with the salary cap. Grant for 2 years is good, hope he still has some energy to contribute well

gigantic update mark... I like Miles in that Magic jersey

Also the detail on Nelson's Tats...

I'm liking the weekly update thing.

I almost blew a load when I saw Ariza starting. Keep him there.

It must have been a mission to write all of this man... 2 hrs? 3 hrs?

Good effort and love the style brother!

Yeah it took awhile, I was just putting it together while I did other stuff, probably about 3 hrs from the time I started it, but if id focused it could have been done in under a hour

Thats an excellent presentation Congrats

These 2 first played games were good. Jameer Nelson had great stats, as well as Dwight.

And at the game against Minny you just got killed at the 4th quarter wow, and Garnett statline was

EDIT: I recommend you not to sign Haislip to the multiyear extension, because he will cause some problems in the future with the salary cap. Grant for 2 years is good, hope he still has some energy to contribute well

Cheers, yeah I can't wait to get Howard back. Yeah ill probably hold back on Haislip, but Grant could be a good idea

gigantic update mark... I like Miles in that Magic jersey

Also the detail on Nelson's Tats...

Yeah Miles does seem to fit into a Magic top quite nicely

I'm liking the weekly update thing.

I almost blew a load when I saw Ariza starting. Keep him there.

Haha! Yes my plan worked. Yeah the weekly upadte is good, easier than having to do an update for everygame.

Yea, Miles does look good in the jersey. Tough luck with Howard and JJ but thats just how it goes sometimes. Its only a few days anyway.


KG killed you man, what happened?! You need one of those teaching you how to play D videos.

Damn, I'm really likin' this. Hope you can keep it up, I'm very interested.

More touches for Darko after the injury to Howard! I've spent so long convincing people that Darko doesn't suck just because he was stuck behind four PFs in Detroit for so long.

Great presentation, nice win against the Wizards

Really like the presentation, seems you're having a tough time because of the injuries... GL!

Nice win. I like your animations for the scoreboard and what not. What are you going to do with Hill? Get 'em out!

another very impressive dynasty....shame the game isn't up to scratch though, otherwise I would think this would be a long term affair

Awesome presentation dude. You had many tough losses there but good luck

after seeing this dynasty, I really remember how much I like this new Magic team....I'll probably use them in multi-player Association in Other GAmes....Howard, Nelson, JJ etc, & different deals to yours....but yeah, should be good once i get the game....

I almost blew a load when I saw Ariza starting.

I did when I saw KG's stat line.

Good stuff Mark, sexy presentation. Keep it up.

Thanks for all the comments guys

@ The X, I look forward to reading about your Magic Association


Ive got some bad news, I managed to get a virus which decided to destroy my computer from the inside out, so ive had to reformatt my drives (it was due for a clean out anyway) I amanged to save most of my Live stuff, but in my frustration I forgot to save my most recent save file, however I still have a back up from during one of the first weeks. Im gonna sim up to where I was, try to get similar outcomes from the game. Then ill start from there

Ill tyr to make the same trades, but will let you know if they dont go through