A LEGEND IS BORN II

[homicide1550]

Wow.. KD leading the league in scoring and J-Kidd in assists.. That is one hell of a combination...

[Fresh8]

Monthly Recap: December
Part Three: Around The League

Monthly Recaps are divided into several parts in order to give readers a quick and organized overview. Part Three of the Monthly Recap is the ‘Around the League’ recap, which features transactions and other League news. Part Four will feature the All- NLSC Rookie Focus!

Transactions

The Pacers made a surprise deal for Luis Scola in exchange for Marquis Daniels. One would think that would keep them on top of the Eastern Conference but it didn’t. Indiana spent some time at the top before embarking on a huge losing streak. However, Scola has started to fit into the team and they are back to their winning ways for now. Indiana may have made the best deal of the season if they find themselves going far in this season’s postseason!

December Trades:

5 Dec – Spurs F K Thomas traded for Wizards C D Songalia
5 Dec – Rockets F L Scola traded for Pacers F M Daniels

Player Awards

LeBron James and Chris Paul Named Players Of The Month

LeBron James took out his second straight Player of the Month award as reigning MVP Chris Paul was awarded his first for the year.

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Chara and Steele Honored As Rookies of the Month

Moses Chara had a strong December; the rookie phenomenon winning Rookie of the Month for the second straight month. Barney Steele of New Jersey also made it two for two.

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News

Steve Nash Breaks Hand as Portland Gains Momentum

The Portland Trailblazers had their fifth win in eight games before star PG Steve Nash broke his hand. The former MVP is expected to be out of action for another fortnight. “Losing Steve was huge,” Portland’s Brandon Roy said, “He runs this team so well, when he went out we really ran out of steam.”

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Adam Morrison Unhappy

The Seattle Stealth’s Adam Morrison has reportedly demanded a trade due to lack of playing time. The former Gonzaga star has been injured for most of the month and has not played much for the team since being sidelined. He is currently averaging 11 ppg for the Stealth and believes he deserves a bigger role on the team.

Stealth GM Will Sit has stated that reports of Morrison’s unhappiness are fake.

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Klemen Pirc Injured

Klemen Pirc has proved to be a steal for the Washington Wizards. His strong play of late included a career high 23 points in a win against the Chicago Bulls. However, the rookie from Slovenia suffered an unfortunate ankle injury in training and is expected to be out for a week.

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[StupidBoy]

Wow, nice to be acknowledged as a steal tough, it sucks to be injured I hope I'll be back soon and continue with my strong play Can I see my full stats from some of my games?

[Fresh8]

Monthly Recap: December
Part Four: NLSC Rookie Focus

Monthly Recaps are divided into several parts in order to give readers a quick and organized overview. Part Four of the Monthly Recap is the NLSC Rookie Focus where one NLSC rookie is chosen to be presented to you, the reader, in order for you to get to know them better. Part Five will feature the All- Team Focus.

Player Focus: Martti Must


Martti Must, always a team player, gives a thumbs up to Rudy Gay

#24 | PF | Memphis Grizzlies (11-20) |
6’8” | 247 lbs | Age: 22 | North Carolina |
2009 Draft | Round: 1 |Pick: 5 |

Position Rank: 32nd
Overall Rank: 186th
Role: Starter – Replaceable if upgrade comes along
Agent: "It’s amazing to see my client this happy. Whatever you’re doing, please keep it up!"
09-10 Statistics: 10.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.7 apg, 0.9 bpg, 31 GP, 31 GS

“Playing for Memphis is eye opening…”

All of his life, Must has been a winner. He won games by himself for his national team, Estonia, in European ‘B Division’ Championships; for his high school teams in Estonia; and won national titles with the Tar Heels in his sophomore year. Must thought he was destined to win on any team he played for, whether he was the star or a role player.

However, his attitude changed when he was drafted by Memphis. After a 20 point drubbing in the Grizzlies’ season opener, Must knew he was in for a long season. “I’ve never really been on a losing team before,” he says, “This will take some adjusting to.”

The big man was always criticized for his lack of athletic ability but his technical ability has more than made for that. Although he has struggled to score on some nights, he always hustles and makes himself a factor everywhere else on the score sheet. Must expected to be a star in College but never got a chance as he played with Reshawn Tyson who destined to be the Tar Heels’ number one option. That experience served him well as he made the transition to the NBA, where he is playing for Rudy Gay and OJ Mayo’s team.

“My experience with UNC helped me realize that I don’t need to score all the points to help my team win,” Must states, “I’ve played with some pretty good players in my life and I know that Rudy, OJ, and even Michael (Conley Jr) can carry this team on their shoulders. My job is to support them.” Marrti hasn’t done a bad job individually though as he has beaten All-Star talents Shawn Marion and Lamar Odom to a spot in the team’s starting five. His work ethic and positive attitude has many buzzing about his potential to be a key contributor on a title-contender in the future.

NLSC Rookie Statistics

Byron Brock 8.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 0.3 apg
Mark Moore 12.3 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 4.3 apg
Martti Must 10.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.7 apg
Klemen Pirc 6.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.1 apg
Zoilo Resurreccion 11.2 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 8.4 apg
Andrew Watson 18.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.9 apg

[homicide1550]

Hmmm... My scoring average slightly went up, I wonder if I would be able to crack the Top 5 in assists by season's end...

[C-77]

hey what happened to Chara? he's not already top 5 in scoring what's his statline now

[Fresh8]

we're still checking and reading this thread, don't worry about it
focus on defence! every game you got more than 100 points... you can't win always with poor def

Thanks for still checking. The best is yet to come!

yup, agree with KlemenPipic, i have the same problem as well, since senior school started, i hardly have time to finish the school work...let alone update my association
you are doing great right now, getting the 8th seed so far, the Durant - Kidd combo is working well for you it seems, those two are leading the league in points and assists..keep it up!

Thanks man, we just need David Lee to come back and lead the team in rebounding. He started the season poorly...

Yeah the Kidd-Durant combo is looking ace. I think a trade deffinately needs to be looked into though.

Well, we did trade for Bassy man. And the team isn't doing too bad right now.

told ya the Kidd-Durant combo is a deadly backourt!,but yeah you should focus on defense remember offense wins games while defense wins championships exactly what happened in last years Finals!

Don't remind me about last year's Finals.

Wow.. KD leading the league in scoring and J-Kidd in assists.. That is one hell of a combination...

Yeah man

Wow, nice to be acknowledged as a steal tough, it sucks to be injured I hope I'll be back soon and continue with my strong play Can I see my full stats from some of my games?

You had 23 points from off the bench in one game (career high)... your scoring is pretty much up and down. Some game you might score 8 or 10 points, in others you will only have 2 or 4... but thats wat u get when you play with Agent Zero...

Hmmm... My scoring average slightly went up, I wonder if I would be able to crack the Top 5 in assists by season's end...

And the Sixers are in the hunt for a playoff spot, something not many of the NLSCers can boast about!

hey what happened to Chara? he's not already top 5 in scoring what's his statline now

Chara had a slight dip last month... what can you do?

I will post his stats when I look at the next!

[Fresh8]

Monthly Recap: December
Part Five: Team Focus

Monthly Recaps are divided into several parts in order to give readers a quick and organized overview. Part Five of the Monthly Recap is the Team Focus. This gives readers an opportunity to see how certain teams are going and to give them an idea of what their rosters look like now. A new team is presented each month and it is up to you to nominate one!



TEAM RECORD 18-13 (2nd Division, 4th Conference)
TEAM CHEMISTRY 85%

TEAM ROSTER

Player | Statistics (PPG, RPG, APG)

PG TJ Ford | 17.3, 4.4, 8.5
SG Brandon Rush | 12.7, 5.2, 0.5
SF Danny Granger | 25.3, 5.4, 0.9
PF Luis Scola | 7.3, 6.5, 1.6
C Roy Hibbert | 2.9, 4.0, 1.3

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PG Jamaal Tinsley | 9.6, 2.4, 5.7
SF Mike Dunleavy Jr | 13.5, 2.7, 2.1
PF Troy Murphy | 8.8, 4.8, 1.1
PG Travis Diener | 6.0, 0.6, 2.1

TEAM REPORT

Many things happen for a reason. And many things don’t happen for a reason. If you asked the Indiana Pacers Front Office a year ago, they were trying desperately to offload Jamaal Tinsley. Tinsley didn’t want to be with the Pacers anymore and the team didn’t want him. A trade for TJ Ford pushed Tinsley onto the bench and the team didn’t need him anymore.

A trade never eventuated despite all of the rumors. What Indiana didn’t lose became their gain as Tinsley has been a prime reason the Indiana’s revival this season. “Not leaving the team is a blessing,” Tinsley reflects, “We have a great group of guys here and we have started to gel. We don’t let our egos get into the way.”

With Tinsley, Mike Dunleavy Jr, and Troy Murphy coming off of the bench for the Pacers; the team has stayed at the top of the Eastern Conference for the first two months of the season. A trade at the start of the month brought Argentine Luis Scola to the team. At first, his addition hurt more than it helped the team as Indiana’s eight game winning streaked promptly ended and was followed by five straight losses.

“That was only a slight bump in the road,” star player Danny Granger said, “But it was a tough stretch.” During the five game losing streak, two consecutive losses came at the buzzer and each by a margin of three points. “We’re a young team and it took a while to adjust. Troy went to the bench so that Luis could start and it just changed the whole dynamic of the team.”

The Pacers did get it right eventually and have been back on their winning way; currently on a three game winning streak. The success of the team has been based on three things; the success of the their point guards Ford and Tinsley, a solid starting five backed up by a deep bench, and Danny Granger.

“Danny has stepped up this year,” Pacers Coach Jim O’Brien says of his star forward, “He has become one of the best scorers in the league.” Granger is averaging 25.3 ppg as well as 5.4 rpg, 1.5 spg, and 1.7 bpg. His shooting has been very efficient too as he is scoring at clips of .516 from the field and .473 from behind the arc. O’Brien adds, “In the playoffs, this team will go as far Danny will take us.”

[The X]

Shit, I'm surprising myself here....good to be on a high octane team

[Miniseys]

I think you made a little mistake, Tinsley isn't a PF.
Your dynasty looks great, I'm following.

[Martti.]

I love my player focus. I've been following this since it started and will do so in the future, no matter what the recaps look like or how deep they are.

Best of luck!

[homicide1550]

WTF?! The Pacers are fourth in the East with that line-up? That is really surprising...

[The X]

WTF?! The Pacers are fourth in the East with that line-up? That is really surprising...

It is the East after all

[Fresh8]

Shit, I'm surprising myself here....good to be on a high octane team

Virtual X keeps getting better and better... and the Nuggets are right in it for homecourt advantage in the playoffs.

I think you made a little mistake, Tinsley isn't a PF.
Your dynasty looks great, I'm following.

Thanks man. And fixed... thanks for noting!

I love my player focus. I've been following this since it started and will do so in the future, no matter what the recaps look like or how deep they are.

Best of luck!

Glad you loved it man!

WTF?! The Pacers are fourth in the East with that line-up? That is really surprising...

As X said, this is the Leastern Conference.

But hey, reminds me of last season's Clippers in this dynasty. Look at them now.

[Fresh8]

Seattle Stealth Acquire Former High School Prodigy

January 11, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves and Seattle Stealth have been involved in a deal; the main pieces of the deal being the team’s back up point guards. Sebastian Telfair has been dealt to Seattle with Brian Cardinal in exchange for veteran Earl Watson, French big man Johan Petro and the Stealth’s first round pick for the upcoming Draft.

The Stealth, who have a 20-18 record entering tomorrow night’s game against the New York Knicks, were expected to be shipping disgruntled Adam Morrison in exchange for Telfair. However, a change in plan occurred and the team decided that Watson was expendable if the team is to attempt to develop the 24 year old Telfair.

“We believe Sebastian still has potential to develop into a steady playmaker and someone our team can rely on when Jason Kidd is ready to hang the jersey up,” Stealth General Manager Will Sit said at a press conference, “I’m not going to lie. I really do think Sebastian is the point guard of our team’s future.”

Telfair, who had his best game this season with a 10 assist effort in a 130-105 win against the Phoenix Suns just a fortnight ago, was the 13th overall pick of the 2004 NBA Draft. After playing two seasons for the Portland Trailblazers, the 6’0” PG has spent time in Boston before landing in Minnesota as a part of the Celtics’ deal to acquire Kevin Garnett.

Telfair reportedly impressed the Stealth with his assist to turnover ratio of 3.04. He is currently averaging 4.7 ppg and 3.8 apg, all in limited minutes. He barely records a turnover per game (0.8). Telfair’s weak shooting has been an issue as he is only a career .397 shooter from the field. The Stealth have vowed to work with him on his shot though and hope that they can give the Brooklyn native another weapon at his disposal.

The Timberwolves, who are 19-17, needed an experienced player and receive the well-respected Earl Watson. Watson is averaging 8.3 ppg and 4.7 apg on .477 shooting from the field. He was an important member of the Stealth for the past season and a half, providing an instant offensive spark whenever stepping onto the court from the bench. He was satisfied to finish his career in Seattle but welcomes the new challenge he faces in Minnesota, “Hopefully I will help the Wolves make the playoffs.”

The seldom-used Brian Cardinal is expected to be waived by the Stealth and Telfair is expected to make his debut in tomorrow night’s game at Madison Square Garden.

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[Martti.]

Great pick-up in Telfair, always liked him. I would've expected you trade Morrison though...

Hope everything works out for you.

[Fresh8]

Seattle Enjoy Come From Behind Victory

Preview | Box Score | Recap


Kevin Durant dunks over New York’s Byron Brock

12 January, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) – David Lee survived a hostile return to Madison Square Garden, scoring 27 points in a win against the team he played four seasons for. The Knicks held a double digit lead for a long stretch in the third quarter but affairs soon got testy between Lee and his old teammates.

Former teammate Zach Randolph shoved Lee into the stands. A small scuffle erupted near the baseline before officials broke the players up. Lee would then go on to record 13 of his 27 points in the third. “I used that (incident) as motivation. The fans were booing and it sort of broke my heart a bit,” Lee said after the game, “I played here for a few years and got a lot of love. I guess it was different to be on the other side.”

George Karl was proud of how his star forward handled the atmosphere, “He (Lee) didn’t shy away. The crowd weren’t going to let him have it, they really wanted to try and get in his head.” Team mate Kevin Durant also praised Lee, “It was great to see David play so well after being treated like that. The fans didn’t show him any respect.”

Lee’s scoring helped the Stealth close the gap to 2 points and headed into the fourth quarter trailing 66-64. New York came out of the break looking to seal the deal. The Knicks had their noses in front 72-64 with 8 minutes left in the game before Durant and Jeff Green stepped up. The pair led the Stealth on a 15-0 run; Durant’s dunk, with 2:33 remaining, over rookie Byron Brock capping the scoring run and leaving the stunned crowd silent.

The Knicks didn’t back off though and scored three straight baskets to cut the score line to a meager three points at 81-78. Lee then scored a bucket in the post with 1:09 left on the clock before stealing the ball at halfway and passed ahead to Durant who dunked the ball and put his team up 85-78 with 1:01 left.

Randolph hit a wide open jumper with 41.0 seconds left before Danilo Gallinari closed the gap to three points for the second time in the waning minutes of the match; the score 85-82 after the Italian’s dunk. However, it was too little too late as the Stealth ran the clock down and Jason Kidd calmly sunk the game-clinching 18-footer with 2.8 ticks left on the clock.

Notes: Sebastian Telfair, recently acquired from Minnesota, made his debut for Seattle. He finished the game with 5 points and 6 assists… Brian Cardinal , also acquired in the deal that netted Telfair, was waived this morning by Seattle… The Stealth have announced that Brad Miller will be out for another week due to his broken toe… Knicks SG Raja Bell was injured during a training session two days ago and thus was in street clothes for this game…

Quarter-by-Quarter Team Score

Seattle (Away) 19 – 17 – 28 – 23 – 87
New York (Home) 22 – 21 – 23 – 16– 82

Jordan Player of the Game

Kevin Durant
23 Points
11-17 FG
1-3 3PT
4 Rebounds
4 Assists
1 Steal

Key Performers

21-18 Seattle

D Lee 27 pt, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk, 13-20 FG, 1-2 FT
J Green 16 pt, 5 reb, 3 ast, 7-9 FG, 2-3 3PT
J Kidd 8 pt, 1 reb, 10 ast, 2 stl, 4-7 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-1 FT

11-28 New York

C Duhon 30 pt, 5 ast, 10-23 FG, 3-12 3PT, 7-10 FT
Z Randolph 18 pt, 8 reb, 9-9 FG
J Crawford 10 pt, 7 ast, 2 stl, 5-12 FG, 0-3 3PT
B Brock 8 pt, 4 reb, 2 blk, 4-4 FG

[KlemenPipic]

great win only 2 reb from Lee? that's bad

[Gea]

Lee did ok, but only 2 rebounds? Also this association is awesome!

[Miniseys]

Great dynasty! It's good you got Telfair, I just wouldn't have included your first round pick.

[C-77]

yeah why you include the first round pick! and didn't trade morrison instead

[kibaxx7]

I wouldn't have traded your first round pick either, but I think you got a great player in Telfair in return. So, good But bad game from Lee, man

[Fresh8]

Great pick-up in Telfair, always liked him. I would've expected you trade Morrison though...

Hope everything works out for you.

Thanks man! I like Telfair too

great win only 2 reb from Lee? that's bad

Run and Gun man!

Lee did ok, but only 2 rebounds? Also this association is awesome!

Thanks man. Hope you keep reading!

Great dynasty! It's good you got Telfair, I just wouldn't have included your first round pick.

I had to or else it wouldn't have gone through...

yeah why you include the first round pick! and didn't trade morrison instead

As I said... I had to include the first rounder... so I rather give them Watson than Morrison...

I wouldn't have traded your first round pick either, but I think you got a great player in Telfair in return. So, good But bad game from Lee, man

Lee played good though!

[KlemenPipic]

But bad game from Lee, man

why bad? Lee 27 pt, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk, 13-20 FG, 1-2 FT

[Lamrock]

Its a shame to hear that you'll need to compact some of the recaps, but judging by the subsequent recaps, this is still going pretty strong. I really hope you continue to keep this going. This is already one of the greatest dynasty (association, whatever) stories ever made, and I'm really into it.

Don't like the trade much. Watson and Petro for Bassy and Cardinal is already an even trade, and with the first round pick you lose a potentially decent prospect and a fallback if the Sonics choke again.\

Keep it up. Can't wait for your next updates.

P.S. What ever happened to Payton?