NELLIEBALL! | Finished.

12/3: @ Hornets W
12/4: @ Rockets L
12/6: Vs. Wolves W
12/9: Vs. Pistons W
12/10: @ Lakers L
12/12: Vs. Hawks L
12/15: Vs. Knicks W
12/18: @ Nuggets L
12/20: Vs. Jazz W
12/23: Vs. Grizzlies W
12/29: @ Thunder W
12/30: @ Spurs L

Predicted Record (12 games): 7-5

East Player of the Month (DEC): Dwayne Wade
East Rookie of the Month (DEC): Jordan Hill
West Player of the Month (DEC): Kobe Bryant
West Rookie of the Month (DEC): Blake Griffin

Nelliepoints Leaders (December):
1. Monta Ellis
2. Stephen Jackson
3. Steve Nash

Last edited by Eirsej on Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:05 am, edited 1 time in total.

Jrue Holiday is on the Suns in this dynasty, not the Sixers. My bad for not making that clear. Consult this post if you don't know that conference a rookie is in.

12/3: @ Hornets W
12/4: @ Rockets W
12/6: Vs. Wolves W
12/9: Vs. Pistons L
12/10: @ Lakers L
12/12: Vs. Hawks W
12/15: Vs. Knicks W
12/18: @ Nuggets L
12/20: Vs. Jazz W
12/23: Vs. Grizzlies W
12/29: @ Thunder W
12/30: @ Spurs L

Predicted Record (12 games): 8-4

East Player of the Month (DEC): D.Howard
East Rookie of the Month (DEC): J.Harden
West Player of the Month (DEC): K.Bryant
West Rookie of the Month (DEC): B.Griffin

Nelliepoints Leaders (December):
1. M.Ellis
2. A.Randolph
3. R.Rubio

12/3: @ Hornets L
12/4: @ Rockets L
12/6: Vs. Wolves W
12/9: Vs. Pistons L
12/10: @ Lakers L
12/12: Vs. Hawks W
12/15: Vs. Knicks W
12/18: @ Nuggets W
12/20: Vs. Jazz L
12/23: Vs. Grizzlies W
12/29: @ Thunder W
12/30: @ Spurs L

Predicted Record (12 games): 6-6

East Player of the Month (DEC): LeBron James
East Rookie of the Month (DEC): James Harden
West Player of the Month (DEC): Kobe Bryant
West Rookie of the Month (DEC): Jrue Holiday

Nelliepoints Leaders (December):
1. Anthony Randolph
2. Monta Ellis
3. Ricky Rubio

12/3: @ Hornets L
12/4: @ Rockets W
12/6: Vs. Wolves W
12/9: Vs. Pistons W
12/10: @ Lakers L
12/12: Vs. Hawks W
12/15: Vs. Knicks W
12/18: @ Nuggets W
12/20: Vs. Jazz L
12/23: Vs. Grizzlies W
12/29: @ Thunder L
12/30: @ Spurs L

Predicted Record (12 games): 7-5

East Player of the Month (DEC): LeBron James
East Rookie of the Month (DEC): James Harden
West Player of the Month (DEC): Kobe Bryant
West Rookie of the Month (DEC): Blake Griffin

Nelliepoints Leaders (December):
1. Monta Ellis
2. Stephen Jackson
3. Anthony Randolph

12/3: @ Hornets L
12/4: @ Rockets W
12/6: Vs. Wolves W
12/9: Vs. Pistons W
12/10: @ Lakers L
12/12: Vs. Hawks W
12/15: Vs. Knicks W
12/18: @ Nuggets L
12/20: Vs. Jazz L
12/23: Vs. Grizzlies W
12/29: @ Thunder W
12/30: @ Spurs L

Predicted Record (12 games): 7-5

East Player of the Month (DEC): Dwight Howard
East Rookie of the Month (DEC): James Harden
West Player of the Month (DEC): Kevin Durant
West Rookie of the Month (DEC): Ricky Rubio

Nelliepoints Leaders (December):
1. Monta Ellis
2. Anthony Randolph
3. Steve Nash

12/3: @ Hornets W
12/4: @ Rockets W
12/6: Vs. Wolves W
12/9: Vs. Pistons W
12/10: @ Lakers L
12/12: Vs. Hawks L
12/15: Vs. Knicks W
12/18: @ Nuggets L
12/20: Vs. Jazz L
12/23: Vs. Grizzlies W
12/29: @ Thunder W
12/30: @ Spurs L

Predicted Record (12 games): 7-5

East Player of the Month (DEC): Lebron James.
East Rookie of the Month (DEC): James Harden.
West Player of the Month (DEC): Kevin Durant.
West Rookie of the Month (DEC): Blake Griffin.

Nelliepoints Leaders (December):
1. Monta Ellis.
2. Anthony Randolph.
3. Ricky Rubio.

Thank god I ended up not getting 2K. And I'll be back for good now. I actually have a little dynasty project in the works to kill some time this summer. It's kind of a different concept than my past faliures, but I guess you'll see how it turns out.

I'll take a shot at your NELLIEBALL! game, though I'll probably fail miserably.

12/3: @ Hornets L
12/4: @ Rockets W
12/6: Vs. Wolves W
12/9: Vs. Pistons W
12/10: @ Lakers L
12/12: Vs. Hawks W
12/15: Vs. Knicks W
12/18: @ Nuggets L
12/20: Vs. Jazz L
12/23: Vs. Grizzlies W
12/29: @ Thunder W
12/30: @ Spurs L

Predicted Record (12 games): 7-5

East Player: Rajon Rondo
West Player: Kevin Durant
East Rookie: James Harden
West Rookie: Jrue Holiday

Nelliepoints Leaders:

1. Anthony Randolph
2. Monta Ellis
3. Stephen Jackson

Jrue Holiday is on the Suns in this dynasty, not the Sixers. My bad for not making that clear.

Edited it.

Skillmatic, Thank god you didn't end up getting 2K? How come? Your new dynasty sounds interesting. I'm looking forward to it.

What I like about this move is the plausibility of the Heat wanting to acquire Maggette to appease Wade. Pryzbilla is also a great add, he's probably one of the most underrated post defenders out there. As much as I like Turiaf he's definitely an upgrade.

Sorry about the lack of updates for the past couple of days. Just a reminder to get your predictions in for those who haven't. You have one more day to do so!

Nellieball Chronicles

Chapter 2: Los Warriors

Liam Washburn had just started Solitaire game #577 of his NBA career when Ricky Rubio entered his office.

"Hey Ricky! Whats up? How's America treating you?", Washburn said, greeting the young Spaniard.

"Eh, es good, good. I quiero Golden State very much but, eh, I is how you say... lonely. Mi best friend Rudy Fernandez is en Portville y there is no Spain players in los Warriors," Rubio complained.

"I see. Well, I'm afraid Rudy might be difficult to acquire. We're shopping a couple players, but I can't make any guarantees", Liam said sympathetically.

"Well, Joventut habla they would, how you say, waive the buyout y I voy to Spain."

"Ah, I see. That's how it is, huh? Well, I can't guarantee it'll happen immediately but I'll do my best," offered Washburn.

"Dos weeks," Rubio said firmly, holding up two fingers.

"Tres?"

"Dos," Ricky said, leaving the room.

"Fuck," Liam said, returning to his game.

Days later, at practice...

Don Nelson set up a white board with a bunch of elaborate diagrams. Okay, gather round gang, I have a new lineup I want to show you. Its called the bizarro 5. Andris will play the point, Anthony the 2, Captain Jack... still the 3, then Monta and Steve playing the Power Forward and Center positions respectively. I expect this will destroy defenses with mismatches and get us that championship trophy!," the coach exclaimed enthusiastically.

"I don't thi-", Steve Nash began to say before being cut off by Monta Ellis: "It's brilliant!"

"I know, I'm a god damn genius", Nelson grinned.

Just then, Liam Washburn emerged in the practice gym, and whispered something in coach Nelson's ear.

"Okay guys, there has been a trade," said Nellie.

All the players gasped, Randolph started to cry, Darko shouted obscenities in his native tongue and Captain Jack instinctively pull out one of his pistols.

"Ronnie, you're headed to Portland. Corey, Marco, you guys are going to play for the Heat now," prompting Maggette and Belinelli to high-five each other, and Turiaf to shrug. The other 11 players breathed sighs of relief, and Stephen Jackson got his guns in the air in celebration. Finally, Rubio asked: "Cuando is we getting?"

"Rudy Fernandez, Joel Pryzbilla and Mark Blount", Liam announced.

"Did someone say blunt?", Captain Jack asked.

"No, Mark Blount," prompting half the team to groan. Ricky Rubio gave Liam the thumbs-up, and the three outgoing players went to pack their things. Finally, Nelson said "Okay, with this trade, we'll need Ricky to shift to the 4 and Stephen to the 5..."

Monta Ellis ran up to Liam and handed him a CD. "Hey, Liam, my man, give this mixtape a listen dawg. Its pretty dope."

"Uh, thanks Monta, will do..."

"Sweet, thanks dawg," Ellis said, running off.

Later that day...

"Still on that laptop, eh" asked Darko Milicic, Liam's best friend on the team, stemming from their fondness for Indie music. Darko had been playing horrible, but Liam freused to notice this fact, as he got him tickets for the impending Pavement reunion concert. He even traded Turiaf to clear up more time for his friend.

"Yeah, just doing GM stuff, you know?," Washburn replied.

"I don't get it though, you put several hours of the day on that laptop, and yet all you've done so far is make a couple trades and sign a couple players. There can't be that much to what you do. What takes so long?," asked Milicic.

"Can I let you in on a little secret Darko?," Washburn asked, whispering in the 7-footer's ear.

"OH. That explains everything," Darko replied. "Anyway, I better get going. If I don't sew my jersey back it up, they'll dock it from my pay. See you man."

"Later," Liam said, before getting butterflies in his stomach. 'Oh shit, he better not tell anybody...'

Don Nelson then came into Liam's office. "Liam, why the fuck did you trade Ronnie over Darko? Look at Darko's averages this year. Jesus!" Nelson shouted, before leaving the room and slamming the door. Washburn looked at the averaged and vomited a little. 'Shit...'

He then turned on the TV. "And #1 on the hip-hop charts is "Poppin' Caps (The Cap Poppin' Song)" by Monta Ellis featuring Stephen Jackson"

Somewhere in Portland...

"Make the call Bitchard," Blazers assistant General Manager Tom Penn said to the Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard.

"Get that gun away from me and I will."

"Alright fine," Penn said, shoving the phone into Pritchard's hands.

"Hello, Mr. Allen? Its Kevin. I'm afraid I quit."

Lol, will Jackson be pulling out a gun each chapter? And yeah, 2K would've really slowed down my CPU and it seems like the simengine is really crappy.

My computer can barely run Livebut the 360 version has online play and doesn't have the same issues with currupted files. The sim engine isn't great, but its better than Live's, and is fairly acceptable in general.

And I'm trying to keep this dynasty as realistic as possible, so yes, Captain Jack will be pulling out a gun in every chapter.

great story man, i sense some big incident is going to happen with all those guns around

Nice chapter! Rubio's English looks alright. In an interview for Kings TV, he spoke pretty much the same way.

Wouldn't be surprised if Jackson pulled a gun out during the game and shot a ref maybe..

The Warriors didn't have a Noche Latina jersey? Los Warriors sounds great

Recap lost because I did something stupid. Sorry for the inconvenience. Here are the results though:

Warriors 117 Hornets 103
1. Jackson: 27/3/4
2. Nash: 17/5/12
3. Randolph: 17/13/1

Record: 11-8

Warriors 112 Rockets 114
1. Ellis: 30/3/6
2. Randolph: 15/11/2
3. Biedrins: 12/10/1

Record: 11-9

Wolves 88 Warriors 106
1. Ellis: 19/5/5
2. Fernandez: 18/5/2
3. Rubio: 13/2/9

Record: 12-9

Pistons 99 Warriors 111
1. Ellis: 31/2/2
2. Rubio: 18/2/5
3. Randolph: 12/10/4

Record: 13-9

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Bosh stepping it up and creating a shot in a clutch situation? Ridiculous.

Harsh/humourous words for the Timberwolves in both your recap and for the grading of their trade as well, but most of it is justified I guess.

Overall, it looks like this week's been good to you with Ellis stepping it up in the last three games.

The Wizards/Wolves trade doesn't work as well with Washington taking Hill, but Minnesota is atrocious anyway. Bosh+Yao = win. I didn't intend for Ellis to be the franchise player, but he has taken the team on his shoulders. He really intimidated Monta in the Hornets game. The next KG is coming into his own though.

nice wins you got there, too bad about that 2 point loss to the Rockets, but i wouldn't worry about it, you team is on a roll, Keep it up!
lol at the T-wolves with 7 power forwards...

your pics are looking quite nice, what camera do you use?

The T-Wolves acquire 4 guys to the position, theyhave their franchise player. (Big Al)

13-9 is impressive. The trade really helped you.

Bosh and Yao - now that's a frontline.

finally got through this man and it is pure entertainment at it's finest! especially meaningful as a lifetime bay area native and W's fan ("Run run TMC!"); damn i wish they'd make bold trade decisions and FA signings like that in reallife

Anthony Randolph is impressive... after posting 42 on real life... hopefully he will be the next KG.