Vancouver Grizzlies - 1998/99 (2nd year)

[tsmoha]

@megarover: McDyess had only this one season with the Suns irl And as for Ewing, your wish is my command! I made a "Legends"-card a while ago.. and as I'm currently playing the February-games, I thought I would share two more cards in the meantime:

[ThaKidMac]

I just caught up on this and I love it. Reef is one of my all time favorites and you're definitely doing my boy justice, keep at it. Can't wait to see what direction you go in the draft.

[megarover]

EWWWWING !!!!! It wont take long for Bowen to beat out Mack for the starting role ya know. He is the master of the corner 3.

[tsmoha]

@ThaKidMac: Thanks, man! Shareef is also one of my favourites ever, so I will do my best to help him becoming one of the best in the league

@megarover: So far, Bowen does have some problems finding his touch.. we'll see if he can replace Mack at some time..

February Part #1: Grizzlies with another loss against Sam Cassell and his Nets



Vancouver had a promising start and Bobby Jackson had a strong first quarter as well.. the rookie guard looked a bit out of place in the previous games and he's feeling some pressure from Grizzlies' first-round pick (next picture)..


..Antonio Daniels. Being replaced by Jackson as starting point guard early in the season, Daniels seems to find his place in the team and against the Nets, he had a perfect match, shooting 7-7 overall, 3-3 from 3-point-range! His 19 points helped the Grizzlies building a comfortable HT-lead..


..but two desastrous quarters made Vancouver losing their second match-up against the Nets: Sam Cassell and Keith Van Horn (who struggled in first game against the Grizzlies) had both some very strong numbers.. Vancouver now is 9-39, they managed to win against the Rockets a few days ago.

[tsmoha]

Grizzlies add depth: "The Real Deal" is coming from Australia

John Rillie, a guard aged 26, signed a contract with the Vancouver Grizzlies. "The Real Deal" or "JR" (as he's called Down Under) can play both point and shooting guard. With CJ Bruton already on the roster, Rillie will be the Grizzlies' second Aussie. He averaged 13.5ppg in the last two seasons with Adelaide (NBL), while shooting 41% from 3-point-range in his first season with the team. "It's an honour to play in the NBA and to join CJ here", said Rillie: "I will do my best to help this team and to get some minutes in the rotation".

Rillie joins the team as a free agent, as the season in Australia ended September last year.

[Radioman]

Honestly i did not know this player yet, but i googled him.

I hope he can give you some support in the future.

[tsmoha]

Honestly i did not know this player yet, but i googled him.

I hope he can give you some support in the future.

Honestly i also didn't know this player I added a couple of real free agents to the game (as this version of the 97-98 Mod had only one real FA) and as I like this kind of "exotic" players, I just wanted to give him a shot. We may add a (today) more well-known FA soon, but that's other news

[megarover]

John Rillie? Well always good to add some depth in the backcourt.

[tsmoha]

@megarover: Agreed Maybe Rillie will be more prominent in a few (in-game) years..

@all: As always, while playing the next matches, I will share some new trading cards.. this time, a Spurs-special:

[megarover]

Your cards are on point as usual. Can't be having a Spur's card without the Admiral though.

[tsmoha]

@megarover: Thanks, man! I will do a Robinson-card soon

February Part #2: Reeves' big night leads Grizzlies over Pacers



The league-leading Pacers were expected to blow the worst NBA-team, but the whole team struggled to score against a surprising strong Grizzlies defense: Reggie Miller had a couple of threes, but also was only 8-24 from the field.. Still, he got better in second half and had 20 points in total..


Abdur-Rahim, who's still hoping for being nominated as an All-Star, proved his value for the team, finishing with a double-double (22/12) and scoring 9-15 from the field (including 2-4 from 3-point range).. rookie guard Antonio Daniels had 8 assists and showed that he can become a decent playmaker in the future..


..but Grizzlies' most important player today was Bryant Reeves: "Big Country" won the matchup against MVP-contender Rick Smits, who was limited to 8 points (4-13 shooting) and who found himself in early foul trouble as well.. Reeves made his best match of the season, scoring 33 points while shooting very good 11-15 from the field and adding 11 made FT's as well. Vancouver's center had some problems to improve his game in first half the season, but if he continues like that, the Grizzlies will have a solid co-leader.

[megarover]

That was a HUGE win. Whoever was guarding Miller did a pretty good job making him take bad shots.

Great Night for Reeves too. The Pacers aren't an easy team to dominate inside.Rik Smits for MVP?

[Radioman]

Barkley on Pacers, if he ever get a ring? would be great together with Miller.

[tsmoha]

That was a HUGE win. Whoever was guarding Miller did a pretty good job making him take bad shots.

Great Night for Reeves too. The Pacers aren't an easy team to dominate inside.Rik Smits for MVP?

Miller was guarded by Mack and Bowen for most of the time.. and yes, Smits is within the Top-5 in MVP-race.. I will give an update on the MVP contenders right after the All-Star-Game, which ain't that far away

@Radioman: At least the Pacers are leading the league right now There's definitely a chance for the ring.

[tsmoha]

Rillie's out for 6 weeks - Grizzlies sign Stephen Jackson

Vancouver's new shooting guard John Rillie did appear in two matches before he broke his hand and will be out for 4-6 weeks.. So the team needed to react immediately: the Grizzlies sign rookie guard Stephen Jackson (19 years old) for the remainder of the season (plus a team option). Jackson was selected 43rd overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns, yet did not receive an opportunity to perform, as he was waived by the team on October 30. Following this development, Jackson then saw action in six games with the La Crosse Bobcats over two on-and-off seasons in the CBA, in which he averaged 2.7 points in 12.7 minutes per game.. He was going to sign with Sidney in Australia's NBL, but now he has a chance to prove his skills in NBA.

Jackson isn't expected to hit the Grizzlies' rotation immediately, as Rodrick Rhodes will replace Rillie in the next couple of games.

[Solaris Phase Two]

Stephen Jackson can develop into a good player on your rebuilding grizzlies

[Kenny]

Love the fact you have CJ Bruton on your team; he's probably my favourite NBL player

[megarover]

Captain Jack on the Grizzlies. Even though he probably wont crack the rotation he'll make a serviceable guard in a year or two.

[tsmoha]

@megarover/Dmastawwe: We will be patient with Jackson and our rotation but he's definitely some potential (as we all know).. I didn't know he has been with the Grizzlies irl, too (in 1999.. but he was waived after three weeks)..

@badreligionau: Nice to hear that there's someone knowing Bruton And he's even your favourite player in NBL. Nice! Don't expect him to become a star on our team though

@all: As always, two new trading cards while waiting for a new recap (NOTE: On this and a couple of my previous cards, I forgot to change the player's draft-informations.. both Eisley and Divac were drafted, I'm too tired to change it now, but will do so on my next releases):

[Its_asdf]

Oh man those teal jerseys are a killer on the eyes. Being a Canadian I loved the Grizz and I really liked Shareef back in the day even though he was a bit of an empty stat player. Hopefully you can turn things around.

[megarover]

A Divac card huh. I never really liked him with all his flopping but man he could pass the ball for a big man. I swear sometimes I think your casually naming all the players on them early 00's Kings teams. I'm guessing Webber is coming soon

[SuperHueyNewton]

Man I haven't been in this in days. Still got the nice cards though btw

[tsmoha]

@SuperHuey: Thanks, man! Just keep following from time to time

@megarover: 00's Kings?! Guess you will like my next cards..

@Its_asdf: Shareef is my all-time favourite, so yeah, I hope he will help this Grizzlies here doing better than irl And yes, the teal jerseys are... well... but I like the white ones

@all: We got some news...

[megarover]

I knew Shareef would get the respect he deserved . Bobby J obviously made the rookie team too. Nothing too crazy about the All-Star teams expect that there isn't a single Laker (Shaq and Kobe) and Smits as the only Pacer.

[jyap18]

Who can explain to me the rules in trading in Dynasty? I want to have my trade but it said that there is no salary cap space. Please explain to me carefully and very detailed. Tnx