[05] The Bosh Era Starts Now! Followers Please Read!!!

[WhoElseCouldItB]

*First of all I would like to thank iGoT5oNiT for allowing me to base my layouts off of his (articles, box scores, etc..) because I am on a console as well. Hopefully mine will be as great as his. Thanks again.Also, I have Live 06 too but I chose 05 because I thought the Freestyle abilities on the 06 version were just easy ways of getting easy points whereas in 05, the CPU won't let you just dunk on them continuously and the CPU seems to be much smarter in 05. So without further ado, enjoy the Dynasty!*

.SETTINGS.

Difficulty: Superstar
Schedule Type: Random
Season Length: 82 (Undecided on how I'll play the games)
Simulated Quarter Length:
In Game Quarter Length: 12 (might change)
Playoff Length: 7-7-7-7
Simulated Injuries: Yes
Fantasy Draft: No
Simulation Type: Regular
Sliders: Andrew's NBA Live 05 Sliders

[Martti.]

I'll be following this already by that title.. Bosh is currently my favourite player..

If you wan't, you can use my ideas also.. From my dynasty.

Good luck!

[WhoElseCouldItB]

.Sam Mitchell: The Biography (courtesy of NBA.com).


During Sam Mitchell’s 13-year NBA career he was held in high regard around the league as a student of the game. When he finally hung up his sneakers in 2002, he went from student to teacher in his new role as an NBA coach. Following two seasons as an assistant coach, Mitchell was named the sixth head coach in franchise history June 29, 2004.
Although the Raptors finished 33-49 in Mitchell’s first season, the campaign under his direction was highlighted by the implementation of a more up-tempo style of play that saw the team’s points per game average increase by 14.3 over the previous season, the third-highest jump in NBA history. He and his staff also oversaw the maturation of second-year forward Chris Bosh into a potential all-star.

In May of 2004, Mitchell was named the lead assistant coach of the expansion Charlotte Bobcats. He assisted them in player workouts and draft preparation during his brief stay. He spent the prior two seasons on the Milwaukee Bucks’ bench, first assisting George Karl and then Terry Porter. The Bucks qualified for postseason play the past two years with Mitchell as an assistant, running his personal playoff streak as a player and coach to eight consecutive seasons.

During the 2003-04 season, the Bucks finished with a 41-41 mark and Mitchell played a role in the development of Michael Redd into a first-time NBA All-Star. Mitchell’s first NBA season as an assistant coach came in 2002-03 when he worked under George Karl, the 13th all-time winningest coach in league history. The Bucks finished that season with a 42-40 mark.

Mitchell split his playing career between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Indiana Pacers. He appeared in 994 regular season games and 59 postseason contests, missing just 40 games to injury or illness throughout his career. He posted averages of 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists. He ranks first all-time in Timberwolves history in games played with 757 and second with 7,161 points, 1,773 free throws made, 2,664 field goals made, 3,030 rebounds and 449 steals.

Mitchell began his NBA career in 1989 as a free agent with the expansion Minnesota Timberwolves. He signed his first NBA contract on Minnesota player personnel director Billy McKinney’s back prior to a summer league game in San Antonio. He played three seasons in Minnesota before being acquired by the Indiana Pacers in September 1992. He returned to Minnesota as a free agent in 1995 where he played an instrumental role in the on-and off-court development of 18-year-old rookie Kevin Garnett, who became the first player in 20 years to be drafted directly out of high school. Garnett has gone on to be a seven-time all-star and is the league’s reigning MVP.

Mitchell was drafted in the third round (54th overall) by the Houston Rockets in the 1985 NBA Draft. Before entering the NBA, Mitchell played in the Continental Basketball Association for three seasons where he helped the Rapid City (S.D.) Thrillers to a championship and also in France’s top professional league for two seasons (1987-89).

The all-time leading scorer at Mercer University with 1,986 points, Mitchell was the Trans-America Athletic Conference (TAAC) Player of the Year as a senior and a two-time All-TAAC First Team selection. He led Mercer to the TAAC championship and an NCAA tournament berth in 1985. He was also tabbed the most valuable player of the annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament predraft camp in 1985.

Mitchell was born September 2, 1963. He and his wife, Anita, have four children: Morgann and Maya, and twins Rhagan and Rhana. He has been active in numerous charitable efforts through the years, particularly Special Olympics.


.The Sam Mitchell Era: Part 1 (2004-2005 Recap).

The Sam Mitchell era got off to a good start as the Raptors won 4 of their first 5 games. However the joy was short lived as the Raptors came back to earth fast, as a disgruntled Vince Carter continued to sulk, which hit rock bottom in a November 12th loss in Seattle as he told the Supersonics what play the team was going to run in the waning moments of an 88-87 loss. Through December the Raptors struggled badly winning just 3 of 15 games, as they finally gave up on Vince Carter as he was traded to the New Jersey Nets for Eric Williams, Aaron Williams, Alonzo Mourning, and two first-round draft picks. Mourning a future Hall of Famer refused to play for the Raptors and forced a buyout as he returned to the Miami Heat where he had his best years. Meanwhile the Raptors would go to finish tied for last place in the Atlantic Division with a 33-49 record, while Chris Bosh started to emerge as the new star of the Toronto with a solid 16.8 ppg and 8.9 rpg in just his second year.

Toronto Raptors Player Stats
Toronto Raptors 2004-2005 Season Results

[WhoElseCouldItB]

I'll be following this already by that title.. Bosh is currently my favourite player..

If you wan't, you can use my ideas also.. From my dynasty.

Good luck!

Thanks for the offer and I'll look into it.

[mcwhiteboy]

sweet the raps il follow

[WhoElseCouldItB]

sweet the raps il follow

thnx...appreciate it.

[WhoElseCouldItB]

.Big Changes in the Raptor Locker Room.

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With the news out, Sam Mitchell released the Final Roster heading into the 2005-2006 NBA season. It goes as follows:



With the Final Rosters set, Sam Mitchell wrote down key notes he will abide by and called them the teams philosophy:

Our team is semi-young, I want to give the younger guys the minutes they deserve because they will be our future. We have fast young guys at our disposal, I think we will do fine our fast break sisutation. As for shooting, I noticed that we are deadly from the arc. I think we are more of a outside shooting team with Bosh and Araujo in the inside to help us out. I also notice no real spark in our team on offense, we are more finesse than physical. So we may need to take our time and utilize the clock to get our points. Finally, our defense is solid and can commit numerous turnovers, but as for defensive set, I think we'll do just fine rolling with man then switching to a 2-3 trapping zone from time to time.

"Hopefully this will all help us in our Home Opener against the San Antonio Spurs. I think I will put Bosh at Center just to see how he works with the bigger guys. I'll have Donyell Marshall work against Tim Duncan, too. I have faith, and I know they wont let me down."

[Pistol]

THIS LOOKS GREAT! I love it, I might still a thing or two from you, lol...but hey I'm confused, VC still on your team?

[WhoElseCouldItB]

THIS LOOKS GREAT! I love it, I might still a thing or two from you, lol...but hey I'm confused, VC still on your team?

Thanks and yeah he is but not for long im looking at trading him away for a few reasons. 1) cap room, 2) wont need him with the offense i plan on using with the team, and 3) trying to live up to the real life issue he was facing with the team when he wasnt happy with them. Hopefully you'll still follow.

[Pistol]

MOS DEF...I love your presentation so far, I will def follow, I'm starting an association with Wizards, just planning out presentation and everything, so yea.

[WhoElseCouldItB]

That sounds cool and Gilbert Arenas is one of my favorit players so I'll be following it. Feel free to use some of my ideas if you want.

[WhoElseCouldItB]

San Antonio Spurs @ Toronto Raptors (Preview)

Tale of the Tape


Coach's Log:

San Antonio Spurs
Strengths: The Spurs offense runs through the Big Fundamental (Tim Duncan) in the low-post, and Ginobili and Parker run rampant on the perimeter. They have excellent spot-up shooters who thrive off of the penetration and dish outto the perimeter. Probably one of the top three defensive teams in the league.They just might be the best all-around team in the league, and are extremely versatile.

Weaknesses: They basically have no weaknesses to exploit. However, if Tim Duncan is injured or out for long stretches, they may struggle offensively.

[WhoElseCouldItB]

San Antonio Spurs @ Toronto Raptors (Results)

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Team Statistics
San Antonio Box Score
Toronto Box Score
Player of the Game
Player of the Day


Injuries of the Day

Lebron James| Torn Achilles| 10 Days
Michael Redd| Sprained Wrist| 8 Days
Doug Christie| Sprained Knee| 5 Days

*Next Game: Vs. Golden State Warriors (0-1)*

[WhoElseCouldItB]

Oh yeah. Dont worry about the Raptor schedule in the articles. Updates on them will begin the first day of the new month (November 1, 2004). Keep Following!

[Pistol]

BIG WIN atta boy 30 points and 15 rebounds for BOSH!?!?!?! What a beast, you might wanna keep Vinsanity too, lol...22 pts could help in the future...

WARRIORS ARE NEXT

[TheMC5]

Being a Canadian and a die hard Raptor fan, I'll be following this. Chris Bosh is a bad, bad man.

One thing though: Vince Carter? Seriously? F**k Vince Carter. And remember, I say this as a die hard Canadian Raptor fan.

And then I laugh to myself and think of how bad the Nets suck, and how good the Raptors are, and I resent Vince Carter a little less.

But nonetheless...

TRADE VINCE CARTER


Edit: Just saw the earlier post made about trading Vince Carter. I'm an idiot. But Vince still sucks.

[WhoElseCouldItB]

Being a Canadian and a die hard Raptor fan, I'll be following this. Chris Bosh is a bad, bad man.

One thing though: Vince Carter? Seriously? F**k Vince Carter. And remember, I say this as a die hard Canadian Raptor fan.

And then I laugh to myself and think of how bad the Nets suck, and how good the Raptors are, and I resent Vince Carter a little less.

But nonetheless...

TRADE VINCE CARTER


Edit: Just saw the earlier post made about trading Vince Carter. I'm an idiot. But Vince still sucks.

This was a funny post man. Hahaha...Yeah Dont know where I want to put him but if you guys have any suggestions let me know and ill take it into consideration. Thanks.

[Elbeen]

trade him for a point guard

[TheMC5]

This was a funny post man. Hahaha...Yeah Dont know where I want to put him but if you guys have any suggestions let me know and ill take it into consideration. Thanks.

I'm not sure where the best place to trade him would be, cause I'm not sure what the salaries are like in 05. But I'd look into to getting a better starting Center. Maybe bring back Marcus Camby. Camby is mad ballin'. Remember the beginning of last year, before he got injured, he was putting up something like 17 PPG, 13 RPG, 4 AST, 3 BLK, 2 STL, and he was getting serious MVP consideration? That was sweet. I love Camby, but I love any player who plays D.

[WhoElseCouldItB]

trade him for a point guard

i already have two solid point guards in bradley and alston...so i might go with TheMC5's idea and bring Camby back where he belongs...look out for it.

[TheMC5]

trade him for a point guard

i already have two solid point guards in bradley and alston...so i might go with TheMC5's idea and bring Camby back where he belongs...look out for it.

A Camby/Bosh frontline would be ridiculous! Do it! Can you imagine the havok they could wreak on the defensive end with their length and quickness?

[WhoElseCouldItB]

Golden State Warriors @ Toronto Raptors (Preview)

Tale of the Tape


Coach's Log:

Key players: SG Jason Richardson, SF Mike Dunleavy Jr.

Strengths: They are an excellent fast-breaking team who can score a bunch of points off the fastbreak in a hurry. Derek Fisher is an excellent three-pointshooter, so don't give him too many uncontested looks from downtown. Richardsonwill take it to the rack, and also has the ability to hit the three-point shot.Dunleavy is a very good shooter, so keep a hand in his face at all times.

Weaknesses: They don't have a very strong low-post game on the offensive end,but get the job done defensively in terms of rebounding the ball. They commitsilly fouls down low, which hurts them because they don't have much heightoff the bench.

[WhoElseCouldItB]

Golden State Warriors @ Toronto Raptors (Results)

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Team Stats
Golden State Box Score
Toronto Box Score
Player of the Game
Player of the Day


Injuries of the Day

Gordon Giricek| Broken Nose| 3 Weeks

*Next Game: @ Golden State (1-1)*

[WhoElseCouldItB]

TOTAL MALFUNCTION!!!! MY WHOLE DATA GOT ERASED BECAUSE MY LIL COUSIN "NEEDED SPACE" FOR HIS OTHER GAME!!!! IM GOING TO KILL HIM, NOW I HAVE NO DYNASTY.... NOW I GOTTA START OVER FROM THE VERY BEGINNING...sorry to all followers but hopefully ill get this raptor dynasty up n running from the beginning....

[TheMC5]

Sucks dude. Hopefully you can get a new one going soon. Good luck.