"SmartDudes"Clips[15-0]-Dynasty Over(myb sim->2k11)

[Patr1ck]

you might find yourself growing tired of the Dynasty a bit quicker.

Us, too. I think dynasty posts should be small so I can read it quickly and move on.

[KidJustin]

Clippers make first move of the early season, Young returns home

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS Gets:		WASHINGTON WIZARDS Gets:
	<->
Nick Young		Rasual Butler	Brian Cook

Report from Young's agent, Aaron Mintz, has public stated Young's disgruntled attitude toward the Washington Wizards, which was the catalyst of the motivation of this trade.

Young scored only 2 points after playing only 3 minutes in the Wizards opening night, 1 point victory over the Orlando Magic. Young is one of the few players that did not suffer from a sophomore slump, as his second season was his most promising of his 3 year career. He averaged 10.9 points off the bench with 44% shooting. While his production dipped last season, he did manage to average a higher percentage 40.6% from beyond the arc.

GM Niel Olshey:

The key here is that Young is younger. His natural shooting stroke and scoring abilities has been evident since his playing days here at USC. He will fit in nicely as he grows with our core of young talents.

Capable of playing both the Guard and Small Forward positions, Young is expected to be that microwave off the bench and quite possibly the 6th man of the team. Young is flying in from Atlanta were the team is practicing for their away game against the Hawks. Because the trade was finalized just before the Clippers game in Oakland, Marqus Blakely was activated to fill in Butler's empty spot. It is not yet known if Young will be ready to make his debut Halloween night against the Mavericks.

The one asset the Clippers will surely miss is the shooting stroke of Rasual Butler, and to an extent Brian Cook's. While Cook was yet to be used, he was expected to stretch the floor in the front court. But as a minimum contract and skills far inferior to the current Clippers bigs (Girffin, Smith, Kaman), it is unlikely he would see any playing time anyways. Butler on the other hand, set the Clipper's franchise record for the most 3 Point FG Made and Attempted in a single season. Young is a very talented scorer, but he is not the shooter Butler is.

The perimeter is once again a pressing need for the team, it appears Assistant Reggie Miller has his work cut out for him.

GM Niel Olshey:

We would like to thank Rasual and wish him well in Washington. We will always remember his hard work and dedication for our team, being the only Clipper to play all 82 games last season and set records in 3 point shooting. Butler will be missed here and always welcomed when he comes back to town to play against us.

A press conference in Los Angeles will be held as soon as Young arrives. Neither of the players were available for comments.

[Alpha_]

great move.. you got a young player (N. Young) haha..

[Bucket]

Great move. You have a young team now.

[George7]

Nice move,and beside Butler is still usefull,Young's youth,will cover the gap Rasual left
from me

[KidJustin]

Nice move,and beside Butler is still usefull,Young's youth,will cover the gap Rasual left
from me

not sure if u saw the box score from opening night

but butler finished that game with 0 points...only clipper not to score. he was also the first off the bench that game.

anyways i like butler, but i really like young....to bad i wont be able to play him for a few games :hint: story line

[George7]

I know,but Butler is a good shooter though.

Who is Blakely?

[KidJustin]

Blakely

[George7]

Oh,i see...

[KidJustin]

Oct 30
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS [2-0] at GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS [0-2]
Final Score: 161-111

Clippers slay Warriors behind Baron's Triple-Double

Matcups
	at
Baron Davis	PG	Monta Ellis
Eric Gordon	SG	Stephen Curry
Ryan Gomes	SF	Reggie Williams
Blake Griffin	PF	David Lee
Chris Kaman	C	Andris Biedrins

Typical Nellieball, all offense and no defense. Tonight the Clippers took full advantage of that as they played good defense and took every opportunity to score against the Warrior's non-existent defense. Led behind a Baron Davis Triple-Double, his second as a member of the Clippers, the score was out of reach well before halftime. When the starters sat down at around the 5 minute mark of the 3rd quarter, they would be done for the night and started resting for their next game against the Dallas Mavericks.

Baron pounced on this former team early, getting early steals and scored on each of them. He also did a great job finding his big men inside for easy buckets in route to 18 assists. Eric Gordon continued to prove that he can score at will (for a team high 33 points) as well as play tough defense. The Clippers would lead by as many as 30 points in the second quarter.

The Clippers shot an outstanding 66% from the field and forced the Warriors into 44 turnovers. The Clippers dominated the rebounding battle (39 to 19) as well as the steals (31 to 19). Coach Del Negro told the reserves in the fourth to hold the ball and not run the offense until late in the shot clock, to prevent the score from inflating even more.

Of the Clippers that entered the game, only Marqus Blakely (who made his debut) and Randy Foye scored less than 10 points. Of the rest, Eric Bledsoe did not enter the game, despite most of the main rotational players resting by the fourth quarter. When the Clippers needed a guard to relieve Gordon in the second, Coach Vinny Del Negro called Willie Warren's number. There has been no statement if this was a disciplinary action from his comments earlier.

Nick Young did not arrive at Oracle Arena, instead he will meet the team in Los Angeles as they get ready to face the Dallas Mavericks.

Team Leaders
Stats:
Cippers:
Points: Eric Gordon (33)
Rebounds: Blake Griffin (10)
Assists: Baron Davis (18)

Warriors:
Points: Monta Ellis (36)
Rebounds: David Lee (8)
Assists: Stephen Curry (9)

Photos/Highlights:
Franchise Records Broken:
Most points in a game by the team - 161 (previous 152 on 3/1/98 vs Toronto)
Most FG Made in a game by the team - 72 (previous 67 on 10/29/10 vs Portland)
Most steals in a game by the team - 31 (previous 22 on 11/6/91 at Pheonix)
Largest Margin of Victory - 50 points (previous 37 *twice)

Check the complete Clippers record book here[/quote]

One of many easy Baron dunks	Baron Davis wide open for a 3 in front of Nellie
This was how open the paint was for DJ	Clips only miss on defense, Lee fails to beat the shot clock
Put back slam by Al-Farouq Aminu

Jordan Player of the Game: Baron Davis - Triple-Double (25 points, 18 assists, 10 steals), shooting 85% from the field and 60% from beyond the arc

Box Score:


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BREAKING NEWS! Insider information has rumors circulating that the trade between the LA Clippers and the Washington Wizards on Oct. 30 was being conspired well before the season even started. Coincidentally, Aaron Mintz, Young's agent, also represents Brian Cook. Cook was a very unexpected signing by the Clippers who signed him early on despite still having the time and the available cap space to sign other players before giving Cook a contract. If these reports are true, they maybe the subject of tampering and will be investigated by the league.

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BREAKING NEWS! The Young press conference has been canceled by the team until further notice.

[KidJustin]

short enough? still too long? please let me know

[KidJustin]

Rumor

Allen Iverson close to signing with the Kings
Rumor confirmed by Assist. Head Coach Marc Iavaroni

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Injury

Los Angeles Lakers' Ron Artest with Hyper-Extended Knee - out 8 weeks

[Bucket]

Cool, recaps. You need edit Williams CF name to roster PLAYERPKG.

[Martti.]

Dude, you need to shorten the play quarter a bit. Or at least drop the game speed, scores are way too high and too many FG attempts.

Great triple-double by Baron though and nice acquisition in Young!

[George7]

Baron for MVP!!!

Great win,right length of recap IMO

[deihatein]

Can't keep up with the updates but so far so good, although I am bitter at Baron Davis, I have to say that he really can dominate a game. One of my favorite point guard until he destroy my mavs in 07

[Keef]

Perfect length of recaps but maybe you should play 8-10 min quarters because your scores are too high. Although it might just be once in a while that you get crazy scores and if it is then that's fine.

[KidJustin]

Durantula_MVP, i was trying to hide him in all screen shots

Martti., i think i'll drop game speed and see how that effects it...but again...the warriors had NO defense..
in the fourth quarter i used ONLY scrubs and tried to score VERY little (run down shot clock throw up prayer at 3 sec left...that kind of thing) and didnt play hard D and i still out scored that team 24-18 in that quarter...i think the warriors are just a crap team in this dynasty
thanks for the advice though ....and too bad young coudn't play this game (he really could, but for my story he cant), will he play in the next?

Keef, i really like the 12 min quarters....so i'll take Martti's advice and try to adjust game speed first before i adjust quarter length. but i really think it has to do with the warriors....in RL jenning scored like 50 points in a half or something right? because the portland game i had some struggles and the score wasnt too bad...a little high though so i do think adjustments need to be made. thanks for the tip

[KidJustin]

A house divided?
We caught up with NBA Star, Clippers starting PG Baron Davis having lunch with new Clippers Shooting Assistant Reggie Miller. The UCLA alumnis were asked about their opinion on the Clippers newest addition, former USC alumni Nick Young.

Baron:

He's a good kid, he's a good kid. I'm sure he will fit in nicely with the team. A scorer off the bench that's been in the league for a while will be great for our rookies to ease into the game.

Miller:

Maybe if he went to UCLA he would have learned to be a shooter in addition to a just scorer, but then again Baron went to UCLA...haha

Baron just gave him a "I'll get you later" stare.

When asked if there will be a "house divided" now with a USC alumni joining the team they both answered at the same time...
Baron:

Naw, Don't think so....

Miller:

Yea probably...

They looked at each other with a grin.

Baron & Miller:

Maybe...haha

Baron continued:

You can't really read into these things, the Clippers are a family and Coach (Del Negro) is doing a great job building team chemistry and I know he will continue.

As the waiter came by to take their order
Miller said:

I'll have a Nick Young...I mean a Bean Burrito.

Baron Davis gave out a big laugh.

(just in case you didn't understand the last part: Read Fact 1)

[Bucket]

KidJustin, You don't have a Williams CF?

[KidJustin]

Durantula_MVP, TUP does not have on yet

[Keef]

lol funny story. I'm guessing Young's gonna stir up some trouble?

[Bucket]

KidJustin, I have a Williams CF I can send you via PM I f you want

[KidJustin]

lol funny story. I'm guessing Young's gonna stir up some trouble?

looks can be deceiving check back in maybe 10 minutes

Durantula_MVP, since i dont play the warriors again until Janurary i wont really need it....who made it though maybe i can just ask that person for permission make it TUP offial as well....or maybe one of the team's patchers will make it by the time. thanks though

[KidJustin]

League calls foul, Young/Cook suspended, Clippers/Mintz possible fine


Commissioner David Stern has announced they they will not rescind the trade between the Clippers and Wizards in late October, but additional actions will be taken pending a complete investigation.

David Stern:

We take all business in the league very seriously and frown upon any and all sorts of tampering. I am extremely disappointed with the Los Angeles Clippers and Aaron Mintz. It is very unfortunate for the players, but until our investigation is complete, both Nick Young and Brian Cook will be suspended. No further comments...

The suspension only disallows the players from playing games. They are still allowed to be at the games with their team as well as practice and join in on any other activities the team has scheduled.

Speculations point the main culprit to be Aaron Mintz who pressured both the Clippers organization (in signing Brian Cook) and the Wizards organization (in agreeing to trade Nick Young). The investigation will also reveal if he promised the Clippers Nick Young as well.

Reports indicate that a fine will be charged to both Mintz and the Clippers if there is enough evidence to prove that there was tampering occurring. It is not sure whether any other disciplinary measures are taken in addition to the fine.

Young, who was not able to get enough practice with the team to play on Halloween night, will have to continue to wait before getting on the floor with the Clippers in his new uniform. This will be a major blow to the Clippers bench for the next few games. Willie Warren and Marqus Blakely (who was activated for that game) will have to develop even quicker as they will be expected to pick up the scoring left upon Butler's departure to Washington.

Stern also stated that he does not believe the Wizards or Rasual Butler were at fault and are not expected to be penalized.