1989 Mavericks (5-1) Larry does it again..../POLL

[Houndy]

82 Games
PortlandBlazer's 1989-1990 roster
5-7-7-7 Playoff Format
All-Star Difficulty
12 minute play/sim
Control 30

DISCLAIMER: I am going to say a few things. First of all, this is on Xbox, so the courts will be the current logos. Also, the Raptors, Bobcats, and Grizzles had to be put into here. They all suck, and I will be simming the games against them (Blazer put 50 and below players on the teams)Retro jerseys will be used for all the games (Minus the Nets), and the draft class will be generated with the exception of two-three players from the real life draft.

[Houndy]

Reserved

If you want to know why I reserved these posts, here is why, in order

Organization (League news, Trades, etc)
Roster
NLSC'ers

[Houndy]

[Houndy]

EVER WANTED TO PLAY ON YOUR FAVORITE TEAM? EVEN BETTER, IN THE 1990s? THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!

Taking a page out of Radioman's book (credit to him), I will be placing NLSCers on teams in the 1991 season. If you are the first 7 people to send it requests, I will send you message asking for your favorite team. You will be rated in the 70's, and a back up, but hey, no contests or anything! Just signing up. The other 3 will be placed in the lottery, so its a win-win I guess. Here's the application:

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[b][u]Skin Tone (6 lightest, 1 darkest) and Body Type (buff or ripped)[/u][/b]:
[b][u]Appearance (hair style, face, facial hair, tattoos, accessories, shoes, etc.)[/u][/b]:
[b][u]5 Strengths[/u][/b]:
[b][u]5 Weaknesses[/u][/b]:
[b][u]Other Stuff (background info, shooting style, hotspots, etc.)[/u][/b]:

PLAYERS/COLLEGE/TEAM
Cluster Jackson: Texas Longhorns/Unknown

[Fresh8]

Reserved

[Houndy]

NBA adds five new teams

New York- The NBA has announced that it will add 5 new NBA teams for the 1989-1990 NBA season.

In addition to the previously announced Minnesota Timberwolves, and Orlando Magic, the league has also announced adding three more teams.

The league has added another team to Charlotte, with the arrival of the Charlotte Bobcats. Owner JC Fricks had this to say in the press conference, "I am excited to be apart of the ever-growing National Basketball Association, and hope to build our team up into a prime contender."

Vancouver was the next destination for the NBA. The NBA said they were deciding between a Louisiana team (possibly the New Orleans Gators) and Vancouver. The league decided expansion over money.

"New Orleans gave us more money, but we decided to bring the NBA to Canada. We hope to get an owner who can possibly fund an arena for us. Right now, the Grizzles will play at the General Motors Palace."

The last team went to Toronto, which made it 2 teams for Canada. People in Toronto stood outside the Sky Dome screaming, "WE ARE THE RAPTORS!"

New General Manager Ryan Thomas had this to say.

"I am excited to bring another team to Toronto. I am happy for Canada for having two teams. But, only one team will make the playoffs, and that will be us."

There will be no expansion draft, and each team's rosters are expected to be made up of undrafted rookies.

"Your prize is Derrick Coleman, or Gary Payton. Congratulations for entering the league a fail!" said a sign in New Orleans, where fans were rallied to see who was chosen.

Another said, "Screw you Jazz."

[Radioman]

for retro Time

Dont' care about the additional teams just accept them its fun anyway.


Good Luck with the Mavs!

I am excited how your Roster will look like. Derek Harper and Armen Gilliam in?


I am glad to see another retro story

[Bucket]

Retro time
It's a only roster?

[kibaxx7]

This will be entertaining I guess Derek Harper, Alex English?

[shadowgrin]

What the. Don't you have some active story? Make up your mind. You're probably worse than Thierry. At least his stories crash and burn before he starts his new ones.

[Sequel®]

Who's Thierry?

[kibaxx7]

That would be me.

[shadowgrin]

No you're not. Impostor. Thierry Henry. Football player that plays for the New York Red Bulls in MLS (Major League Soccer, US).

[kibaxx7]

Well, he has 5 stories on him (Monaco, Juve, Arsenal, Barca, Red Bulls).

[rise]

Come on Houndy! I liked your Toronto (C)raptors story!

I had a lot of points too!

[George7]

Good Luck on this.Nice idea about the retros.Hopefully this will go far...

[Bucket]

Retro jerseys will be used for all the games (Minus the Nets)

Thunder had a Sonics jerseys?

[Houndy]

I hope you guys know that I'm continuing the Raptors one, this is just on the side. I wouldn't ditch the Raptors. There's an update on that association.

Valdis, I replaced them with the Sonics

[Houndy]

EDIT: READ THIS BEFORE READING THE ACTUAL RECAP.
If you see names similar like "Alex" Ajinca it's not a typo, I meant that. Don't freak out if you see similar player names.

Before I post the 3 game recap, here is how I will run the association.

It's really like dare and Martti's associations, where they play a game of the week. I will be doing the same, but expect slow updates, as my Raptors one is more of a priority than this one.

[Houndy]

Dallas Mavericks 114 (2-0) @Los Angeles Clippers 92 (1-1)

The Mavs' first road game was a success, even if it was on Halloween.

Rolando Blackman had 24 points and 13 assists, on route to leading the Mavs to a 114-92 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers and Ron Harper.

Harper, who had an unbelievable 39 points and 13 assists in a win over Golden State, was kept quiet, and had only 21 points. Danny Manning was the only player besides Harper that was actually a threat to the Mavs, with 18 points. Starting Point Guard Gary Grant had a quiet double-double, with 10 points and 11 assists.

Besides Blackman, other Mavs stepped it up as well. Ron Tarpley provided a spark off the bench, scoring 20 points, and grabbing 6 rebounds. Sam Perkins nailed two three pointers late to give the Mavs a sure win. His 16 points also helped. High-scoring machine Adrian Dantley only had 15 points, but his 7 rebounds gave many fast break opportunities, like the ones that helped Perkins nail the two threes.

Mavericks
Rolando Blackman: 24 points, 13 assists (Player of the Game)
Ron Tarpley: 20 points, 6 rebounds
Sam Perkins: 16 points, 5 rebounds
Adrian Dantley: 15 points, 7 rebounds

Clippers
Ron Harper: 21 points, 8 rebounds
Danny Manning: 18 points
Gary Grant: 10 points, 11 assists

Charlotte Bobcats 77 (0-0) @ Dallas Mavericks 107 (0-0)

Bobcats
Alex Ajinca: 20 points, 11 rebounds
Jack Smith: 11 points

Mavericks
Rolando Blackman: 27 points, 7 assists
Sam Perkins: 20 points, 6 rebounds
Adrian Dantley: 18 points
James Donaldson: 15 points, 12 rebounds

Vancouver Grizzles 73 (0-1) @ Dallas Mavericks 99 (1-0)

Grizzles
Shaun Williams: 19 points
Derrick Jones: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 7 turnovers
Jerry Banks: 14 points, 5 rebounds

Mavericks
Adrian Dantley: 29 points
Rolando Blackman: 24 points
Derek Harper: 17 points, 7 assists
Ron Tarpley: 14 points, 7 rebounds

[Radioman]

Congratulations for the nice start !

I am excited how it will be against the dominating Western Teams of that era like the Lakers, Blazers, Rockets, Suns and Jazz.
This will be very hard to make top 8 in the West
But the Clippers team isnt that bad ; Benoit Benjamin, Danny Manning, Ron Harper and this strange guy named Gary Grant

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[kibaxx7]

Blackman and Dantley, what a duo. Please don't trash this man, looks good!

[megarover]

Going 3-0 against bad teams is a heck of a lot better than going 0-3 against those teams.

[Grandmama Johnson]

Really interesting idea, Houndy. I remember the Mavs being awful back in the day, hopefully you can change that!

Following.

[The X]

Nice to see Rolando Blackman dominating