[CYOA] Final Chapter?

[KidJustin]

JASON WILLIAMS UNHAPPY IN ORLANDO

Backup PG, Jason Williams, of the Orlando Magic has been very upset with Otis Smith and the team for what his role has become. Last season Williams was an important part of the rotation at backup point guard, now since the signing of Chris Duhon and the acquisition of Gilbert Arenas, he has found himself completely out of the rotation and even had some DNP - coach's decisions.

Williams was suspended by the team for not showing up to practices without any reason, which forced the Magic to cut the veteran point guard.

The Memphis Grizzlies are however are interested in Williams and are expected to sign him for the rest of the season.

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[KidJustin]

Chapter X. Curry wants to Play

Clippers training facility in Playa Vista

VDN is giving out instructions and going over plays to the team sitting at center court

Eddy Curry, raising his hand, "Coach! Coach!"

VDN, "Eddy, we will be done soon. Just relax. Then you can go home."

Curry, "Huh? What? No, Coach!?"

VDN, "Wilson, you've known him longer...what does he want? Is he hungry again?"

Wilson Chandler, "Beats me coach, we never really talked to him in New York. Mike [D'antoni] always had us say away, as if there was a "Do Not Feed The Bears" sign at his locker."

VDN, "Uhh, whatever. Eddy, what do you want?"

Curry, "I want to play Coach! I am ready! I've been training and everything!"

The entire gym went silent and stood in shock, even trainer Jasen Powell, in another room felt awkward for a moment.

Wilson, "HAHAHAHA! Good one EC, Good one."

The rest of the team laughed along and then VDN continued on with practice. Curry sat at the sidelines watching.

[..]

In the parking lot after practice

Curry sees GM KidJustin, "Hey KidJustin, I need to ask you something..."

KidJustin, "What's up big fella?"

Curry, "You see, since Cook got trade...well...."

KidJustin, "What is it Eddy, I don't have all day...."

Curry, "Can I play!? I want to get on the floor! Please! I can do it! I can take Cook's spot in the rotation!"

KidJustin, "You do know Cook didn't have a spot in the rotation....?"

Curry, "Oh..."

KidJustin, "But I'll talk to Coach Vinny and see what I can do."

Curry, "Awesome! Finally I can get a jersey! I've been wearing street clothes since forever."

[..]

KidJustin calls up VDN, "Hey Vinny...yea he just talked to me too..."

"Well we can't really do anything. If we make him a jersey then we need to pay extra for extra material..."

"That is exactly what I thought, old Sterling wont go for the extra pay...looks like we gotta keep Curry on the bench"

"A mascot you say? Hm...now that's an idea..."

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[KidJustin]

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES FIRE HEAD COACH LIONEL HOLLINS

The Memphis Grizzlies Fired Head Coach Lionel Hollins a few days ago and replaced him with a new head coach, Jordan Wager.

The Grizzlies have recently lost 3 in a row after consecutively beating the red hot Atlanta Hawks, snapping their 11 game win streak and then defeating the Miami Heat in their next game.

Trouble started early as they opened the season 0-6. Since that terrible start the Grizzlies have been up and down and have not shown any consistency.

The new Head Coach Jordan Wager, enjoyed his first NBA win against the NJ Nets on the first day he was hired, today he will face off against the red hot Los Angeles Clippers who are on a 9 game win streaks. To make things more difficult, the Clippers just defeated the Boston Celtics to tie a LA franchise record for largest home win streak. Wager better be ready because the Clippers are looking to set a new record tonight against the rookie coach.

[KidJustin]

CLIPPERS REJECT A PAIR OF OFFERS

The Clippers did peruse guard Ramon Session very heavily this offseason, but as a back up for Baron Davis, not his replacement. Also Eric Bledsoe has shown real promise as a backup PG. Regardless of Baron's large contract size, the Clippers are not even considering trading away the Leagues assist leader. Who's going to be passing to Blake?

A trade of former number 1 over all picks, the only problem: One is a superstar in the making, the other has barely even played in the NBA. No deal for Blake Griffin, end of story.

[KidJustin]

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 10-3 Streak: 9W		vs.		MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 7-14 Streak: 1L
Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 19, 2010 - 6:30 PM (PST)
Matchups
Baron Davis		PG	Mike Conley
Eric Gordon		SG	OJ Mayo
Wilson Chandler		SF	Rudy Gay
Blake Griffin		PF	Zach Randolph
DeAndre Jordan		C	Marc Gasol

CLIPPERS TURN CLOSE GAME INTO A BLOWOUT FOR NEW RECORD 9 STRAIGHT HOME WINS



THE FACTS: The Grizzlies have been a team at the bottom this season, but with a new head coach they have found new life. Randy Foye returns in this game after missing 3 weeks. For the first time in many games the Clippers found themselves trailing after the 1Q and as much as 15 points. The Grizzlies did it with hot 3PT shooting, forcing turnovers, and drawing fouls. The Clippers would make a comeback in the 2Q to be behind by only 7 points at the break. The Clippers would finally take the lead after the 3Q, behind Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon. Blake score 14 points in the 3Q without missing a shot. Baron, DeAndre, and Chandler, as well as Gasol and Randolph for the Grizziles got their 4th fouls in the 3Q. Baron Davis came alive in the 4Q scoring 8 straight after having 0 in the first 3 quarters. His run would allow the Clippers to lead by as many as 20 points. OJ Mayo and Rudy Gay tired to get close in the final minute, scoring 4 straight 3 PTs, and trimmed the lead to 12, but were not able to get back into the game

THE STAT: Blake Griffin, almost perfect. 14-15 FG with 7-7 FT

QUOTABLE: Randy Foye on his game back, "It feels good to be back on the court, to play with the team again. And you can tell they need me especially when Baron is in foul trouble."

HOT: Blake Griffin missed only 1 shot the entire game, including from the free throw line to score a game high 35 points

Hot Honorable Mention: Baron Davis was 0-6 in the first 3 Q with only 3 assists and 4 fouls. In the 1Q he scored 10 points and 8 assists to finish with a double-double (10 points 11 assists)

NOT: After a decent 1st half, the Grizzlies were ice cold in the 2nd half scoring only 49 points (compared to 65 in the 1st) on 33% shooting (compared to 47% in the 1st)

GOOD MOVE: In the final seconds of the 2Q, the Clippers made a run to cut the lead to 10. Eric Gordon drove baseline and threw down a 1-handed tomahawk jam and drew a foul. After hitting his free throw the Clippers were withing 7 at halftime


BAD MOVE: On a mismatch Blake Griffin was switched on Mike Conley, with the Grizzlies moving the ball, Marc Gasol was open at the perimeter. Blake Griffin decided to help even though Gasol had no range there, Gasol passed to an open Conley, Blake decided to run back and ended up fouling Conley shooting a 3 Pointer. Luckily he missed the shot, but did go on to make all 3 free throws

Injuries: N/A

Next Game: vs Hornets


Final Score:
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (126) - MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (114)

Player of the Game:
Blake Griffin

35 Points, 14 Rebounds, 14-15 FG, 7-7 FT

Pressbook








New Coach: Jordan Wagner

Create-A-Caption
During tonight's Clippers, we got some wacky photos and its your chance to tell the story!

Create a caption that fits either of the follow photos:
Photo 1: Randy Foye swatted in return

Photo 2: Grizzlies go the other way

Photo 3:OJ Mayo

ATTENTION Agents: Participating in Create-a-Caption will earn you a maximum of 1 Point per photo. Captions must make sense and be unique! Create-A-Caption postings for this game will be open until 2 games from now, vs. Jazz

Game recap layout inspired by dare and George7

*Note: I changed to Albys RR5 normal sliders on this game, and will continue to use it from now on

[KidJustin]

Contest: #11 Monthly Contest - January

Prediction the following stats for the month of January:

Code: Select all

[u]Leaders of the Month[/u]
[i](1 Point for correct player, 2 Points for correct stat - with margin of +/- 0.6)[/i]
[b]Points:[/b]
[b]Rebounds:[/b]
[b]Assists:[/b]
[b]Steals:[/b]
[b]Blocks:[/b]
[b]3 Pointers Made:[/b]
[b]Free Throws Made:[/b]

[u]Standings of the Month[/u]
[b]Overall Record by the end of the Month[/b][i](5 Points)[/i]:
[b]Record for the current month ONLY[/b][i](3 Points)[/i]:

[u]Win-Loss Results[/u]
[i](1 Point for each correct result)[/i]
[b]vs 76ers:[/b]
[b]vs Blazers:[/b]
[b]vs Suns:[/b]
[b]@ Thunder:[/b]
[b]vs Thunder (back-to-back):[/b]
[b]vs Heat:[/b]
[b]vs Kings:[/b]
[b]@ Mavericks:[/b]
[b]vs Lakers:[/b]
[b]@ Blazers:[/b]
[b]vs Knicks:[/b]

Contest type: Prediction
Rewards: Winner(s) will receive Points per correct preduction (Points awarded stated above)
Length of Contest: Open until: Posting of Philadelphia 76ers game recap (3 games from now)
Rules: Agents must post their answer to the contest on this thread only to be accepted. Once the Agent makes their submission, it is final unless I (KidJustin) allows otherwise.
Hint: N/A

Good luck!
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[Warlock95]

Leaders of the Month
(1 Point for correct player, 2 Points for correct stat - with margin of +/- 0.6)
Points: Blake Griffin 31.3
Rebounds: Blake Griffin 11.4
Assists: Baron Davis 10.2
Steals: Baron Davis 4.3
Blocks: Blake Griffin 2.1
3 Pointers Made: Eric Gordon 41
Free Throws Made: Eric Gordon 36

Standings of the Month
Overall Record by the end of the Month(5 Points): 16-9
Record for the current month ONLY(3 Points): 5-6

Win-Loss Results
(1 Point for each correct result)
vs 76ers: W
vs Blazers: W
vs Suns: W
@ Thunder: L
vs Thunder (back-to-back): L
vs Heat: L
vs Kings: W
@ Mavericks: L
Battle of Los Angeles: L
@ Blazers: W
vs Knicks: L

(Celtics game)
(1)KG: Um, Shaq, what's that?
SHAQ: Oh, nothing. Just the troublesome ghost of Lorenzen Wright.

(2) Ben Wallace's new brown mohawk didn't catch on well.

(3)REF: Bow down to me, my slave.
GRIFFIN: Yes, master.

(Grizzlies game)
(1)GASOL: This is for saying my brother is better than me!

(2)Lorenzen Wright's ghost shows up yet again, causing a stampede.

(3)What is this?! I asked for ORANGE JUICE and MAYOnnaise!

[Bucket]

Leaders of the Month
(1 Point for correct player, 2 Points for correct stat - with margin of +/- 0.6)
Points: Blake Griffin
Rebounds: Blake Griffin
Assists: Baron Davis
Steals: Baron Davis
Blocks: Ben Wallace
3 Pointers Made: Eric Gordon
Free Throws Made: Eric Gordon

Standings of the Month
Overall Record by the end of the Month(5 Points): 17-8
Record for the current month ONLY(3 Points): 6-5

Win-Loss Results
(1 Point for each correct result)
vs 76ers: W
vs Blazers: W
vs Suns: L
@ Thunder: L
vs Thunder (back-to-back): L
vs Heat: L
vs Kings: W
@ Mavericks: W
vs Lakers: L
@ Blazers: W
vs Knicks: W

[KidJustin]

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 12-3 Streak: 11W		vs.		NEW ORLEANS HORNETS 9-6 Streak: 1L
Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 21, 2010 - 7:30 PM (PST)
Matchups
Baron Davis		PG	Chris Paul
Eric Gordon		SG	Marco Belinelli
Wilson Chandler		SF	Trevor Ariza
Blake Griffin		PF	David West
DeAndre Jordan		C	Emeka Okafor

FIGHT BREAKS OUT BUT GRIFFIN HAS CAREER NIGHT CLIPPERS WIN



THE FACTS: In the Clippers game before Christmas, the Clippers decided to wear their road red uniforms. The Clippers were shooting poorly, but were able to get to the line. On the other side, the Clippers play smart defense and committed only 8 fouls (compared to the Hornets 21 fouls)and only allowed the Hornets to go to the line 6 times, and none until 24 seconds left in the 3Q. The Clippers lead most of the way, but the Hornets kept close, trailing by double-digits only once and were able to get back within single-digits quickly. Blake Griffin scored 43 points, which includes the game-icing 2 free throws to push the lead to 7 in the final moments

THE STAT: Free Throw shooting, Hornets 6-6 vs. Clippers 19-37
Chris Paul shot the first free throw for the Hornets with only 24 seconds renaming in the 3Q on an and1 foul.

QUOTABLE: Blake Griffin on the fight, "DJ and I were just looking for Eric, there is no reason why anyone should grab a player by the neck. That's just wrong"

HOT: Blake Griffin set a new career high and a new Clippers franchise rookie record with 43 Points in this game. The fans started chanting "MVP" as he was shooting free throws late in the 4Q.

Defensive Hot: DeAndre Jordan did not score much, but his defense was excellent with 7 block shots and only 1 foul.


NOT: Marcus Thronton scored only 10 points when he thought he had the green light going 4-14 (28%)

GOOD MOVE: DUNK OF THE NIGHT: Blake Griffin makes Aaron Gray another color, Pale White from fear!


BAD MOVE: With 3 minutes left in the 4Q Stanley Robinson put a headlock Eric Gordon as he was driving to the basket. Both DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin game to their teammates aid as did Trevor Ariza for his. The three exchanged words and each of them, including Robinson were charged with technical fouls. After reviewing the play the Refs decided that Robinson was to be ejected from the game. Since the technical fouls canceled out, Eric Gordon continued with this free throws, making both of them.


Injuries: N/A

Next Game: vs Jazz


Final Score:
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (115) - NEW ORLEANS HORNETS (108)

Player of the Game:
Blake Griffin

New Career High 43 Points, 8 Rebounds, 2 Blocks

Pressbook

[KidJustin]

LOS ANGELES LAKERS 10-8 Streak: 1L 6th in the West		vs.		MIAMI HEAT 13-4 Streak: 1L 3rd in the East
Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 25, 2010 - 7:30 PM (PST)
Matchups
Derek Fisher		PG	Mario Chalmers
Kobe Bryant		SG	Dwyane Wade
Richard Jefferson		SF	LeBron James
Lamar Odum		PF	Udonis Haslem
Pau Gasol		C	Chris Bosh

We all know who Santa will be watching...

But I want to know, which team should I pick?
PLEASE VOTE ON WHICH TEAM I SHOULD PLAY AS!!

[George7]

I vote for Lakers

[Bucket]

Lakers

[Houndy]

Heat

[KidJustin]

you guys posting....are u voting at the top also?



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Agents, reminder that the January contest is up and is suppose to be due within 2 games (not including the xmas game)

[KidJustin]

Contest: #12 Christmas Contest

Make the predictions for tonight's game:

Code: Select all

[b]Player of the Game[/b] [i](2 points)[/i]:

[u]Trio with the most points[/u] [i](4 points)[/i]
[i]Select one[/i]:
[b]LeBron James-Dwyane Wade-Chris Bosh[/b] or [b]Kobe Bryant-Richard Jefferson-Pau Gasol[/b]

[u]Game results[/u] [i](1 points)[/i]
[i]Select one[/i]:
[b]Heat Win[/b] or [b]Lakers Win[/b]

[u]Game flow:[/u] [i](2 points)[/i]
[i]Select one[/i]:
[b]Close game (margin of victory less than 10)[/b] or [b]Blow out (margin of victory more than 10)[/b]

[u]Which coach will stand up first:[/u] [i](5 points)[/i]
[i]Select one[/i]:
[b]Heat Coach Spo[/b] or [b]Lakers Coach Jackson[/b]

Contest type: Prediction
Rewards: Winner(s) will receive Points per correct preduction (Points awarded stated above)
Length of Contest: Open until:
Rules: Agents must post their answer to the contest on this thread only to be accepted. Once the Agent makes their submission, it is final unless I (KidJustin) allows otherwise.
Hint: N/A

Good luck!
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[Warlock95]

Player of the Game (2 points): Kobe

Trio with the most points (4 points)
Select one:
Kobe Bryant-Richard Jefferson-Pau Gasol

Game results (1 points)
Select one:
Lakers Win

Game flow: (2 points)
Select one:
Close game (margin of victory less than 10)

Which coach will stand up first: (5 points)
Select one:
Heat Coach Spo

[Murat]

Player of the Game (2 points): Kobe Bryant

Trio with the most points (4 points)
Select one:
Kobe Bryant-Richard Jefferson-Pau Gasol

Game results (1 points)
Select one:
Lakers Win

Game flow: (2 points)
Select one:
Close game (margin of victory less than 10)

Which coach will stand up first: (5 points)
Select one:
Heat Coach Spo

Lakers 4ever

[Bucket]

Player of the Game (2 points): LeBron James

Trio with the most points (4 points)
Select one: LeBron James-Dwyane Wade-Chris Bosh
LeBron James-Dwyane Wade-Chris Bosh

Game results (1 points)
Select one: Heat win
Heat Win

Game flow: (2 points)
Select one: Close game (margin of victory less than 10)
Close game (margin of victory less than 10)

Which coach will stand up first: (5 points)
Select one: Lakers Coach Jackson
Lakers Coach Jackson

[mpac]

Player of the Game (2 points):
Kobe Bryant

Trio with the most points (4 points)
Select one:
Kobe Bryant-Richard Jefferson-Pau Gasol

Game results (1 points)
Select one:
Lakers Win

Game flow: (2 points)
Select one:
Close game (margin of victory less than 10)

Which coach will stand up first: (5 points)


Select one:
Lakers Coach Jackson

[George7]

Player of the Game (2 points): Kobe Bryant

Trio with the most points (4 points)
Select one:
LeBron James-Dwyane Wade-Chris Bosh

Game results (1 points)
Select one:
Lakers Win

Game flow: (2 points)
Select one:
Close game (margin of victory less than 10)

Which coach will stand up first: (5 points)
Select one:
Heat Coach Spo

[kibaxx7]

Player of the Game (2 points): Dwyane Wade

Trio with the most points (4 points)
Select one:
LeBron James-Dwyane Wade-Chris Bosh

Game results (1 points)
Select one:
Heat Win

Game flow: (2 points)
Select one:
Close game (margin of victory less than 10)

Which coach will stand up first: (5 points)
Select one:
Heat Coach Spo

[KidJustin]

contests answer postings are kind of slow....i'm not getting everyone's contest posts...

should i worry about that? or just post things as fast as i want to even though some people miss out on the points?...


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by the way George7, u missed the player of the game

[Lamrock]

I'd do away with the contest myself, but you do have the best Clippers association so I'm no authority. Have you considered upping the difficulty though? The Clippers playing at a .800 clip isn't the most realistic thing in the world.

Awesome story though. Keep it going

[KidJustin]

Lamrock, i understand ur position on the contest, but i'll manage with it

...the Clippers are on a 14 game homestand. IRL Clippers were awesome at home...so its somewhat realisitc

there is a roadtrip coming p for the entire month of FEb...might be harder

i'm currently using Alby's normal sliders, but i was thinking of changing to hard for the next game. if im still winning easily, ill change to up the difficulty

[Bucket]

It's maybe unrealistic but KidJustin made a trades and it's his own Clippers team.