[NBA Live 2005] 06-07 Chicago Bulls | ASW 07 | 27-22

[Arget]

whos jerseys are those? awesome pics, could you upload the indiana pacers jersey, mine the numbers are out of place, thanks

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They are Leans, he was kind enough to send me the buni's for me to improt myself and I think he will release them in the 05announcements soon. I can't upload them myself because they aren't yet released and aren't my own work. They were just the buni fsh files though so the numbers wouldn't change.

[Its_asdf]

Glad to see another person that has fallen in love with Haislip in the game.

[Mark.]

Looking good bro, I have to admint that I hadn't recognised that you were doing a dynasty due to my inactivity recently in this section. I really like your presentation, its well set out making it really easy to read.

Keep up the good work

Oh and try win some games

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Bulls Dismantle Kings, Thomas Impresses

Bulls 125 | Kings 105

Chicago dominated the 1-6 Sacramento Kings Tuesday with a 20 point win. The game was tightly contested up till late in the 3rd quarter, when Bulls rookie forward Tyrus THomas took over, manhandling Kenny Thomas and beating his man to the hoop for easy dunks and put backs. Luol Deng led the way for the Bulls with 23 points while Hinrich and Gordon chipped in with 17 and 18 respectively. It was Thomas' biggest game of the season thus far, as he played a career high 31 minutes en route to 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Marcus Haislip played well in limited time, posting 9 and 7, including a 3 pointer after a block on Kings center Brad Miller early in the fourth to extend the Bulls' lead to 15. The now 2-3 Bulls head off on a 5 game west coast trip tommorow, which include stops at some of the leagues best teams so far, Phoenix, Denver and Golden State.

Play of the Game - Tyrus Thomas dunks it hard off the sweet pass from Kirk Hinrich

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Bulls Fall Apart In Fourth, Drop To Warriors

Bulls 102 | Warriors 107

The Golden State Warriors dropped 40 points on the Bulls in the fourth quarter to seal the lead and the game, behind 30 points from both Jason Richardson and Baron Davis. Davis also added 5 rebounds and 8 assists as the high octane Warriors offence was too much for Chicago. Almost every one for the Bulls struggled offensively, so much so that they went to Ben Wallace on offence to drag themselves back into the game as he took advantage of the much weaker Andris Biedrins. Wallace finished with 16 but only managed to pull down 9 rebounds which led Chicago. Kirk Hinrich struggled with his shot but found other ways to help as he came close to a triple-double with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. The Bulls kept the game close until the final three minutes when Baron Davis began to take over. One of the bright spots for Chicago was the great play of Marcus Haislip, who scored 8 points and added 6 rebounds on 4-5 shooting in just 9 minutes.

Play of the Game - Thabo Sefolosha finds Ben Wallace for drive and dunk

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Denver Can't Get It Done Late, Bulls Come Away With Win

Bulls 126 | Nuggets 119

Chicago managed to hold on to the lead as the Nuggets rallied late in the game and came away with a win Friday night. The game was exciting throughout but got particularly interested when Allen Iverson began heating up, as he scored 12 of his 26 points in the final period, keeping the game close. Carmelo Anthony was held in check by Chicago's Luol Deng and managed just 13 points on 5-13 shooting. Rookie Thabo Sefolosha had a break out game with 13 points, 11 scored in the first half. He also added 2 rebounds and 3 assists, alternating between both guard spots. Denver pulled it cose in the final moments, but failed to stop Ben Gordon on defence as he beat down the Nuggets each time they got back up, posting 26 points, including 8-8 from the free throw line which eventually killed the Nuggets. Ben Wallace had a season high 6 blocks, holding opposing center Marcus Camby to just 10 points on 3-8 shooting.

Play of the Game - Tyrus Thomas takes advantage of Allen Iverson down low

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Its_asdf, thanks, Haislip is great.

Mark., thanks for the compliment. Honestly I find it very hard to win. I don't know why, but I do think its quite a challenge to win when you don't have one play you can count on each time down, as Gordon is quite short and tough to get going because he is blocked quite easily. When he's open though, he's money.

... Or maybe I just suck

[looser]

Finally some wins!!!

Tough loss @ Warriors...Davis and Richardson had a great game...30 for boths

[anubisak]

good dynasty I like the new look very similar to mine but with better pic quality..

[TomCat]

that week was a bit better, hope to see more out of this team.

Thabo for ROY!!

[Lamrock]

Alright! Your first winning week! This is a really quality dynasty.

[Its_asdf]

Nice to see Ben Wallace get some sort of offensive rhythm the past few games against Denver and Golden State. It's reminiscent of the Larry Brown days of Detriot when he was given much more freedom offensively.

I'm also glad to see Tyrus Thomas playing well in your dyansty. A perfect example of that is when he took a crap on Iverson in that video. I also hope that Thabo can somehow get more minutes. He really is one of the more underappreciated players on the Bulls team.

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Guys, sorry bout this, but I am going to start this dynasty again. I have been working on thedynasty roster trying to get trades too work but it just won't happen. I figure I can quit now, start over and edit my posts with the new recaps. After all, I'm only 3 (well 4 now) weeks into this so its better to do it early rather than late. Sorry but I just can't live with no trades

I will have the same roster (Haislip signed) and keep all the articles other than my recaps, which will be replaced with the new ones. Sorry bout this guys, but I think its for the best.

Also, I'll update the draft picks

Thanks for the comments everyone, hopefully Week 1 will be up soon!

EDIT: It seems its a bug with Live 2005 that can't be fixed, so I will be carrying on. Sucks, but blockbusters rarely happen in Live anyway so I guess it ain't to bad. Week 4 will be up soon, thanks for the comments everyone!

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Bulls Roll Over Kobe-Less Lakers

Bulls 114 | Lakers 105

The Lakers were never in the game without their leader Kobe Bryant. Bryant, who sprained his thumb early in the month is set to return next week. Lamar Odom played well for the Lakers, leading the team in scoring and rebounding, finishing with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Marcus Haislip had a big game off the bench for the Bulls, finishing with 14 points in just 16 minutes of playing time. Thrid year forward Luol Deng was frustrated all game by the Lakers Maurice Evans, fouling out in the third period and failing to reach double digits in scoring for the first time this season as he shot just 4-18 from the field. Ben Gordon once again lead Chicago with 22 points, followed by Kirk Hinrichs 17 points and 6 assists. Chicago still has 3 more games to play in this final week of the month.

Play of the Game - Rookie Tyrus Thomas finishes the quick outlet pass

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Suns Too Much For Bulls, Phoenix Cruises To Win

Bulls 100 | Suns 113

Phoenix comfortably disposed of the Bulls for the second time this month behind a huge perrformance from Amare Stoudemire. Nash once again picked apart the Bulls defence to find Stoudemire time after time, as Amare finished 25 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks, not too mention being 7-7 from the free throw line. Stoudemire's frontcourt partner Shawn Marion was not able to play tonight due to a sore thigh, but Suns officials reported he should be ready to go come the next game or two. Chicago pulled close early in the third quarter behind strong showing from their core, but Nash was clutch hitting big threes late and hitting important free throws down the stretch to keep the game just out of reach. Chicago heads to Utah tommorow to prepare for their game against the Jazz Wednesday night.

Play of the Game - Amare Stoudemire makes a big block on Sefolosha but Tyrus Thomas comes to the rescue

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Deng Leads Bulls To Shocking Comeback Over Jazz

Bulls 126 | Jazz 121

Luol Deng sparked a shocking comeback over the Utah Jazz as Chicago came back from a 19 point deficit at one point in the third quarter. The Bulls started out down just 3 come the start of the fourth but fell behind by double digits until deep into the final minutes. Ben Gordon nailed big shots in down the stretch and Luol Deng hit two 3 pointers in the final 3 minutes to drag Chicago back into the game. Utah suddenly went cold late and Chicago went on a huge run to seal the game and come away with a 5 point win. Luol Deng played 46 minutes and posted 28 points and 9 rebounds to lead the Bulls, while Ben Gordon chipped in with 28 of his own and Kirk Hnrich and Ben Wallace added double-doubles in the exciting win. Gordon showed off his well known ability in the clutch by nailing shot after shot despite double teams, eventually sinking the Jazz' hope for a win.

Play of the Game - Tyrus Thomas slams down a left handed jam on the break

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Hinrich, Bulls Drop Lowly Cavaliers

Bulls 120 | Cavaliers 109

Chicago won its second straight game beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-109 Saturday night. Kirk Hinrich dominated the game with 33 point, 4 rebound, 11 assist performance to lead the Bulls. Cleveland made a push in the third quarter but were knocked out for good in the fourth as Andres Nocioni began to heat up. LeBron James lead the way for the Cav's with 34 points but struggled defensively as Deng, Nocioni and Sefolosha had a relatively easy time getting points while being guarded by the 22 year old All Star. Bulls rookie Tyrus Thomas had a huge game defensively en route to career highs in rebounding and blocked shots, with 15 and 5 respectively. Chicago finished the month with a 6-5 recod, currently sitting at 5th in the Eastern Conference. They head back to Chicago for the first time in 14 days on Wednesday to host the Lakers who should have superstar Kobe Bryant back in action.

Play of the Game - Bulls rookie Tyrus Thomas finishes the alley oop from Luol Deng

[Tuomas]

Wow, great stuff. Don't exhaust yourself

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Thanks Tuomas, and yeah, I am exhausted

I'll get a recap of November up either tommorow or the next day, and update the first post with all the standings, stats, etc.

Offtopic: Do you know Petteri Koponen? He's looking like a pretty nice draft prospect, possible lottery pick.

[Its_asdf]

Nothing really to say to be honest. Just keep up the good work man.

[Tuomas]

Offtopic: Do you know Petteri Koponen? He's looking like a pretty nice draft prospect, possible lottery pick.

Yea, I know something about him... I just fear that he's one of those normal finnish players with no toughness at all.

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Player of the Month - Eastern Conference: Vince Carter New Jersey Nets

Statistics: 29.9 PPG | 4.6 RPG | 7.0 APG | 1.07 BPG | 1.64 SPG

Player of the Month - Western Conference: Josh Howard Dallas Mavericks

Statistics: 24.1 PPG | 8.3 RPG | 5.0 APG | 1.31 BPG | 1.75 SPG


Rookie of the Month - Eastern Conference: Jorge Garbajosa Toronto Raptors

Statistics: 17.1 PPG | 6.7 RPG | 4.5 APG | 0.5 BPG | 1.25 SPG

Rookie of the Month - Western Conference: Rudy Gay Memphis Grizzlies

Statistics: 17.9 PPG | 3.5 RPG | 3.3 APG | 0.4 BPG | 1.07 SPG

Around the Association - November

The Chicago Bulls started out slow, but have slowly worked their way back up to a respectable record, currently sitting at 6-5, good for 4th in the Eastern Conference. Ben Gordon, Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich have led the way offensively for Chicago while Ben Wallace and rookie Tyrus Thomas hold down the defensive side of things. Both Rookies have been fantastic for Chicago through the first month of play, contributing in big ways for this young but talented team.

As for the rest of the NBA, the Sacramento Kings have been hot news as of late. The Kings started a dismal 1-7 but are now winners of 7 straight and sit at 8-7, despite injuries to key players on their roster. The Kings look to continue this great play through December and into the new year behind star guards Mike Bibby and Kevin Martin.

MVP Candidates

[Tuomas]

VC I like the looks of this one, however, Howard for Dallas? How are their teams doing?

[Sacke12]

You had a great week, 3 wins. Keep it up! Your dynasty is great, love the photos. The photo on LeBron from the Cavs game looks incredible

Maybe I start playing Live 05 again....

[Martti.]

Oh man, great graphics.. Awesome Cavaliers court!

Good luck with this.. Keep dunkin' with T-Time..

[Lamrock]

Still looking great. Your finally doing well.

Though it won't be the same, can't you DBF edit some REALISTIC trades? Artificial trades are better than the unrealistic 1-for-1 trades the game makes.

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How are their teams doing?

I think of the top of my head Dallas is a high-ish seed in the West, San Antonio leads the West, the Cavs are the worst team in the league (I think they lost Z and Larry Hughes at one point, Kobe has only played like 2 games and I think the Lakers are something like 5-10). All the standings are in the first post, along with stats and some other stuff.

Sacke12, you should, IMO the best game in the series (although I didn't play 2004 much at all)

Thanks -km-, he easily leads this team in "highlight-reel" plays.

Lamrock, thanks, and yes I may try fiddling round with the DBF trades. Actually I might do that "real-time" and do some big time offseason trades that may occur this offseason in the real league.

I won't be playing Live today because I'm getting this wierd tooth removed and some other stuff done, and the dentist is giving me Valium for some reason, should be fun

[Its_asdf]

Glad to see Gay and Garbo (two of my favourite rooks) winning the monthly awards.

Out of the 5 MVP candidates, I hope Josh Howard is the one that wins it.

[TomCat]

Shannon, i have used those little heading thingo's in my Blazers dynasty. i hope it is ok with you