| Bucks | Fear The Deer! | Nov. 2

[Fresh8]

Enjoy your 3 week break!

[Clutch]

from your earlier post:

I've simulated with both scenarios, but no big free agent has emerged. And plus, I can re-sign him if no-one else is interested.

made me laugh as i've used such similar off-season 'tactics' to get a better re-signing deal from players initially asking too much

nice job signing Battier though never been a fan of 1-dimensional "Flight" White; hopefully in here i'll learn to appreciate him

[kibaxx7]

Enjoy your break man.

[megarover]

Have fun bro

[Martti.]

from your earlier post:

I've simulated with both scenarios, but no big free agent has emerged. And plus, I can re-sign him if no-one else is interested.

made me laugh as i've used such similar off-season 'tactics' to get a better re-signing deal from players initially asking too much

nice job signing Battier though never been a fan of 1-dimensional "Flight" White; hopefully in here i'll learn to appreciate him

Once Durant became a free agent, signed with the Raptors and the Raps won like 6 titles straight, so using many scenarios can really make things interesting.

And White is everything but one-dimensional in Live 06, he's like Lebron, only shoots better.

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And thanks everyone, the whether is currently ruining my holiday though. Like 13 degrees and raining, nice summer eh?

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And who do you think has the best chance to win next year? Lakers? And what do you think of my chances now with Hannibal, Battier and Flight? Team rosters on the last page

[Dee.]

While you guys in Estonia have rain,we are enjoying 29+ degrees of Heat.
I'd love to see you go to the Finals,and maybe winning,knowing Jennings should become a bit better,Battier can lock down Opponent Stars.

[Martti.]

2011/12 Prediction Game!

So to help your guys develop and break into the starting line-ups, I decided that this season should begin with a prediction game. The start is still far away, probably in July.

Here is the prediction form, pretty easy. Just copy the from below. You can earn points to spend on your virtual player. And if you don't have one yet, you can apply for next years draft. Durantula already expressed interest so if anyone else wants to join, go ahead and predict and send me your info via pm.

Points -

Questions 1-6 - 10 points.
Question 7 - correct 10 points; -/+ 1-2 wins 7 points; +/- 3-6 wins - 3 points.
Question 8 - Correct - 10 points, /+ 1-2 players - 5 points.

1. Will Stephon Mayberry lead the Knicks to the Playoffs?
Answer
2. Will the Bucks reach the Eastern Conference Finals again?
Answer
3. Who will be the Bucks leading scorer?
Answer
4. Which NLSC rookie will average the most points?
Answer
5. Which sophomore NLSC-er will average the most points?
Answer
6. Will the Lakers repeat as Champions?
Answer
7. How many wins will the Bucks get?
Answer
8. How many NLSC players will be in the All-Star Game?
Answer

Just copy this :

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[b]* Will Stephon Mayberry lead the Knicks to the Playoffs?[/b]
Answer
[b]* Will the Bucks reach the Eastern Conference Finals again?[/b]
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[b]* Who will be the Bucks leading scorer? [/b]
Answer
[b]* Which NLSC rookie will average the most points?[/b]
Answer
[b]* Which sophomore NLSC-er will average the most points? [/b]
Answer
[b]* Will the Lakers repeat as Champions?[/b]
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[b]* How many wins will the Bucks get?[/b]
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[b]* How many NLSC players will be in the All-Star Game?[/b]
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Have fun!

[Clutch]

requesting a few bits of info in order to make a better educated guess (as opposed to a blind one):

1. Will Stephon Mayberry lead the Knicks to the Playoffs?

Who's on their roster to start the season?

4. Which NLSC rookie will average the most points?

List of available players pls;

5. Which sophomore NLSC-er will average the most points?

Same as #4 above

[Martti.]

Clutch,
1. See last page. (The bench is the same, plus Chris-Douglas Roberts. No Gallinari, traded for Fred Jones. JJ Madden is also there and Jordan Hill is there with Darko.)
viewtopic.php?p=1208325#p1208325 (Link of starting line-ups.)

4. Todd Cooper, Julian Martin, Aaron Moore, Manfred Nissley, X Factor, Dirk Brezhnev. (All are coming of the bench with pretty much the same overall (74-77), all except Brezhnev are PG-s, Brezhnev is a PF.
viewtopic.php?p=1207725#p1207725 (Link of the draft.)

5. Thierry Tirieux, William Sit, Huit Ocho, Carl Cruz, Lenny Crabman, JJ Madden, Zoilo Resurreccion, Z Sky, Jerry Dieudonne, Karlis Jansons.
Thierry was an All-Star starter, Sit was ROY. Only four of them are starters, so it's probably between you, Sit and Thierry and Cruz (C-77).
The final stats last season -


Can't give you more specific stats or overalls, as I'm not home. If you need more thorough information, then you'll have to wait til July.

[Clutch]

perfect - thx Martti! nothing else needed; will post my preds in a day or so

[Valor]

good to see this one still going strong, sorry for the lack of replies from me, have been busy and very much absent from the NLSC lately


what's with the weak-ass lineup in Chi-town?

[Martti.]

good to see this one still going strong, sorry for the lack of replies from me, have been busy and very much absent from the NLSC lately


what's with the weak-ass lineup in Chi-town?

No worries, nice to see you drop by.

And the Bulls line-up is actually pretty good. T-Time is like 82 or something, Live 06 just loves him. Rose (Almost 90) and Deng (over 85) keep developing and Cruz is like ~83. So they might even make a run for the title. They still have Hinrich and Noah too.

[kibaxx7]

* Will Stephon Mayberry lead the Knicks to the Playoffs?
Yes
* Will the Bucks reach the Eastern Conference Finals again?
Yes
* Who will be the Bucks leading scorer?
Jennings (edited, I wrote "Yes" here)
* Which NLSC rookie will average the most points?
Todd Cooper
* Which sophomore NLSC-er will average the most points?
Me, of course.
* Will the Lakers repeat as Champions?
No
* How many wins will the Bucks get?
29 games, right? 18 wins.
* How many NLSC players will be in the All-Star Game?
3

Once again, I lead the Rooks in 3 of 5 categories and I don't win ROY? Incredible

[dare]

Oh damn I forgot it's 29 games, just change mine to 19

[Bucket]

* Will Stephon Mayberry lead the Knicks to the Playoffs?
Yes
* Will the Bucks reach the Eastern Conference Finals again?
Yes
* Who will be the Bucks leading scorer?
Brandon Jennings
* Which NLSC rookie will average the most points?
Aaron Moore
* Which sophomore NLSC-er will average the most points?
Thierry Tirieux
* Will the Lakers repeat as Champions?
No
* How many wins will the Bucks get?
19
* How many NLSC players will be in the All-Star Game?
2

[Clutch]

* Will Stephon Mayberry lead the Knicks to the Playoffs?
nope
* Will the Bucks reach the Eastern Conference Finals again?
yep
* Who will be the Bucks leading scorer?
Redd
* Which NLSC rookie will average the most points?
J-Mart
* Which sophomore NLSC-er will average the most points?
Thierry
* Will the Lakers repeat as Champions?
nope
* How many wins will the Bucks get?
22
* How many NLSC players will be in the All-Star Game?
2

[Murat]

* Will Stephon Mayberry lead the Knicks to the Playoffs?
no
* Will the Bucks reach the Eastern Conference Finals again?
yes
* Who will be the Bucks leading scorer?
Redd/Jennings
* Which NLSC rookie will average the most points?
Manfred
* Which sophomore NLSC-er will average the most points?
Thierry
* Will the Lakers repeat as Champions?
no
* How many wins will the Bucks get?
15-20
* How many NLSC players will be in the All-Star Game?
1

[megarover]

* Will Stephon Mayberry lead the Knicks to the Playoffs?
no
* Will the Bucks reach the Eastern Conference Finals again?
yes
* Who will be the Bucks leading scorer?
Redd
* Which NLSC rookie will average the most points?
Manfred
* Which sophomore NLSC-er will average the most points?
Thierry
* Will the Lakers repeat as Champions?
no
* How many wins will the Bucks get?
20
* How many NLSC players will be in the All-Star Game?
1

[Fresh8]

* Will Stephon Mayberry lead the Knicks to the Playoffs?
No
* Will the Bucks reach the Eastern Conference Finals again?
Yes
* Who will be the Bucks leading scorer?
Jennings
* Which NLSC rookie will average the most points?
Branchez
* Which sophomore NLSC-er will average the most points?
Sit
* Will the Lakers repeat as Champions?
No
* How many wins will the Bucks get?
20
* How many NLSC players will be in the All-Star Game?
1

[Martti.]

Thanks guys for all your entries. Durantula and Badger, you can start sending me your info too.

Found my old Live 06 as I'm back home and installed it on my laptop. Started a dynasty with Oklahoma City, only simulating to see how far I can get with this team. Increased the cap space to 82M too so some guys could exchange teams after like 1 season.

First season :

Starting line-up :

Krstic, Green, Durant, Sefolosha, Westbrook

Durant was on fire, led the league in scoring and won MIP. Won 44 games and made the playoffs, but was swept in 4 games.

Second season :

Transactions : Signed Hakim Warrick and Wally Szczerbiak.

Starting Line-up :

Krstic, Green, Durant, Sefolosha, Westbrook

Durant was injured for most of the season, played in only 22 games. Wally and some rookie I had played most of the games. Won 34 games and didn't qualify for the Playoffs.

Third season :

Transactions : Signed Dwyane Wade and Joakim Noah

Starting Line-up :

Noah, Green, Durant, Wade, Westbrook

With my moves, I thought I'd win like 70 games and win the title for the next 5 year or so because I had all the guys on the bench still there (Krstic, Harden, Collison, Ibaka, Maynor). Turned off injuries to see what this team can really do. Was a bit shocked as I only won 44 games and lost in 5 games in the first round.

Fourth season :

Transactions : Signed DJ Augustin and got a good PF from the draft

Starting Line-up :

Noah, Green, Durant, Wade, Westbrook

Thought this would be the year. But Live still messed things up. Wade averaged 11 points while Harden had 12 off the bench. He did win 6th man of the year though. But at least I won 50 games. But still I was destined to a first round exit, this time in 7 games.

Fifth season :

Transactions : Cap Space is screwed, got some bad rookie.

Starting Line-up :

Noah, Green, Durant, Wade, Westbrook

Durant has developed up to 99 and with Wade at 94, the best duo in the league. I also have Noah, Harden, Westbrook, Green all in mid-80s. Also, Serge Ibaka has developed to 80. 54 wins, something good. But Portland, who somehow got Gerald Wallace, won 55 and I got the 4th seed. Met them in the second round and lost in 7 games. Weird that the Champs were the Nets with the exact same starting line-up as this season.

Sixth season :

Transactions : Cap Space is screwed, got some bad rookie like last season.

Starting Line-up :

Noah, Green, Durant, Wade, Westbrook

Wade dropped to 91 and Harden jumped to 90, decided to start Wade still. Won 55 games, 1 more then the year before. Durant led the league in scoring again and won MVP, averaging 26-8-6 with 2 blocks and 2 steals. Scott Brooks was COY alslso. An amazing post-season run with 4-0, 4-1, 4-0 to the Finals, meeting with the Bucks. (Jennings, Manu, Gay, Tyrus Thomas, Bogut). But demolished them in 5 games to capture the title I hoped for like 3 seasons ago. Durant was Finals MVP.

Seventh season :

Transactions : Nothing, one rookie, who stinks.

Starting Line-up :

Noah, Green, Durant, Harden, Westbrook

Harden jumped to 92 and Wade dropped to 88, so decided to see what Harden can do. During the season, things clicked very well. They were bombing threes like hell and things were really good. Jeff Green was 84, while Ibaka jumped to 85. Tried starting Ibaka, but lost like 4 straight so went with Green again. Won 59 games and got the fourth seed because of the damn Blazers (Oden, Aldridge, G-Wallace, Roy, Bayless (now right near-90))

To my shock, lost again in the first round to the Clippers in 6 games.

Now I started the 8th season, Durant still 99, Harden is 93. Ibaka is now 87 and Green is 83 so he will be starting. D-Wade dropped to 84, but decided to re-sign him still. Noah and Westbrook play great, suiting well with my scorers Durant, Harden and Green. I think I have like 2-3 season left to capture the title.

If you have any comments or questions, let me know. But seriously, with a line-up of Wade, Durant, Green, Westbrook and Noah, with the OKC guys all developed and matured and a killer bench, shouldn't this team be a champion team?

[Houndy]

* Will Stephon Mayberry lead the Knicks to the Playoffs?
Hell no.
* Will the Bucks reach the Eastern Conference Finals again?
Hell Yes.
* Who will be the Bucks leading scorer?
Jennings
* Which NLSC rookie will average the most points?
Manfred
* Which sophomore NLSC-er will average the most points?
Theirry
* Will the Lakers repeat as Champions?
No way
* How many wins will the Bucks get?
22
* How many NLSC players will be in the All-Star Game?
2

[dare]

Live messes up big time, Surprise Ibaka reached 87. I wouldn't mind seeing this dynasty

[Clutch]

But seriously, with a line-up of Wade, Durant, Green, Westbrook and Noah, with the OKC guys all developed and matured and a killer bench, shouldn't this team be a champion team?

i know Primacy has a lot to do with it regardless of your lineup; there's a Primacy fix batch file included in the PC Proj Patches which you can run that recalculates player ratings, so unless you were doing them regularly (say, once a season and/or after trades) then All-Star players probably weren't dominating as they should've because their Primacy ratings were whack... just a hypothesis anyway

[Justine.]

* Will Stephon Mayberry lead the Knicks to the Playoffs?
No
* Will the Bucks reach the Eastern Conference Finals again?
No
* Who will be the Bucks leading scorer?
Jennings
* Which NLSC rookie will average the most points?
Martin
* Which sophomore NLSC-er will average the most points?
Thierry
* Will the Lakers repeat as Champions?
No
* How many wins will the Bucks get?
19
* How many NLSC players will be in the All-Star Game?
2

[cavs4872]

* Will Stephon Mayberry lead the Knicks to the Playoffs?
No
* Will the Bucks reach the Eastern Conference Finals again?
Yes
* Who will be the Bucks leading scorer?
Brandon Jennings
* Which NLSC rookie will average the most points?
Julian Martin
* Which sophomore NLSC-er will average the most points?
Thierry Tirieux
* Will the Lakers repeat as Champions?
Yes
* How many wins will the Bucks get?
21
* How many NLSC players will be in the All-Star Game?
2