Houston, We Had A Dynasty - Officially Retired

[Clutch]

Something big happened in this dynasty, and you're worried about player numbers?

Numbers!? I'm more concerned about Yao's hair... seems to be thinning quick-style especially in the front!

nice work vs LA but tough loss vs OKC... KD's 30/20 is just nasty... btw, looks nothing like KD in the pic; more like Billy Dee Williams

[Axel The Great]

Really. It's not a big deal.

Nice defeat of the Lakers!

OKC killed your winning streak though.

Didn't you already say that once? Anyways, good to know that there's people who don't like the Lakers around here.

I don't know who's better. That Thunder team, or the real life Heat. Anyway, tough loss, even though you know how much I like seeing you lose. Your dynasty and my association are like night and day. And it's strange seeing the Lakers go down so easily too. What's with their almost .500 record?

Probably the real life Heat. I could understand why you like seeing me lose, you're the main sheriff of the realism police.

Kobe declining, Artest being a brick-shooter, and not relying on Bynum and Gasol is why they went down so easily. Their .500 record has to do with the retarded Live sim engine.

Something big happened in this dynasty, and you're worried about player numbers?

Numbers!? I'm more concerned about Yao's hair... seems to be thinning quick-style especially in the front!

nice work vs LA but tough loss vs OKC... KD's 30/20 is just nasty... btw, looks nothing like KD in the pic; more like Billy Dee Williams

lol
That's Live 10's graphics for you.

[rise]

Kobe declining, Artest being a brick-shooter, and not relying on Bynum and Gasol is why they went down so easily. Their .500 record has to do with the retarded Live sim engine.

What's Lamar Odom doing then? (He's the only Laker I care about this year.)

[Axel The Great]

As I told you before, Live10's substitution logic is really messed up, so at most Lamar Odom gets 10 minutes in one game.

[rise]

I don't remember you saying that, but even 10 minutes for a bench player in the simming of Live 2003 is quite lucky. Odom on the bench at all is a waste of talent.

[Andrew]

I can't recall offhand, are you able to edit the jersey numbers for players on CPU controlled teams if you enable the "modify CPU rosters" option? Since you're ending this Dynasty with this season, you can afford to forfeit the Dynasty points you earn by enabling that option (assuming it works, of course).

If not, no big deal. Just one of those things one has to endure with NBA Live 10 (and no PC release).

[Axel The Great]

I don't remember you saying that, but even 10 minutes for a bench player in the simming of Live 2003 is quite lucky. Odom on the bench at all is a waste of talent.

Yay! The Lakers suck!!!

KD with 21 rebounds!

That's Live 10. Substitution logic is fucked up, so there's always 2-3 players who play all game, leading to buffed up stats like that.

Reiterated.

I can't recall offhand, are you able to edit the jersey numbers for players on CPU controlled teams if you enable the "modify CPU rosters" option? Since you're ending this Dynasty with this season, you can afford to forfeit the Dynasty points you earn by enabling that option (assuming it works, of course).

If not, no big deal. Just one of those things one has to endure with NBA Live 10 (and no PC release).

I have it on, but I go to the "edit player" menu, and it still says "you can only edit user-controlled players." Now that I think about it though, number 25 is retired in LA (Gail Goodrich) and number 24 is retired in Oklahoma City (Spencer Haywood), or Seattle, to be correct. Like you said, one of the things we'll have to endure, but it's not like I play against both of those teams every game for it to really matter.

And also to consider the fact that 501stJointFighterWing was the only reader not to congratulate me on the 1000 reply milestone and instead worried about Kenyon Martin, no big deal.

[Andrew]

Yeah, not surprising it lacks that feature. One for the Wishlist.

[Axel The Great]

Definitely.

[Stress Fracture]

I told you Axel.! The Lakers was crushed!

NO! Winning streak broken?! Well, that's okay. The 22 game winning streak can still be achieved. Good luck!

[Axel The Great]

[Helios3D]

Man, I have a lot of back tracking to do...

[Axel The Great]

Welcome back Helios. It's been a long time since I've seen you around here, so that's quite a bit of back tracking you'll be doing.

[Axel The Great]

2-game Recap

[45-8] Houston Rockets 103-86 Dallas Mavericks [18-34]


Kevin Martin completely pwned this game, and this pic is just a small sample of that.

This Mavericks team is in a tough situation, they have very many flaws and they were showcased in this game. One, starting JJ Barea at the point is a bad idea. Two, gone are the days when Jason Kidd could easily pick people's pockets. And three, Louis Amundson and Erick Dampier as your starting frontcourt will get you nowhere in the NBA, and the Mavs' being in the basement of the NBA will show you that. Not much can be said about the game, as the Mavs are just depending on outscoring their opponent to win games this season.

SPOTG-

Kevin Martin
27 points | 6 ast | 3 reb | 1 blk

Top Scorers-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 27
Mavs: Caron Butler- 19

Board Crashers-
Rockets: Yao Ming- 13
Mavs: Louis Amundson- 11

Assists-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 6
Mavs: Jose Barea- 8

Box Scores-
32 26 21 24 103
28 14 20 24 86

[46-8] Houston Rockets 97-88 New Orleans Hornets [23-32]


The Scola seen in this game was the Scola that was seen at the FIBA World Championship.

This game was a huge surprise. Luis Scola, who led the FIBA World Championship in scoring last summer, completely showed up this game. He scored 18 points, going 5/9 from the field, and 8/8 from the free throw line. The negative is that he only managed one rebound, but that's easily explained as he hung around the perimeter on defense, not allowing Emeka Okafor to get close to the basket. The Rockets had a 19-point lead going into the fourth. Chris Paul's late game surge put the Rockets back on their heels, as the lead was chipped down to 10, but thanks to Scola's huge offensive night, he put the Hornets away for good.

"You have to stay aggressive. This is a team that has a great frontcourt, and to be able to explode like that is huge," said the Argentinian himself. "Scola's one of the most underrated players on our team. Us as a team make the mistake of underrating him in not giving him the ball or many chances to shoot," said Donte Greene.

18 points is a season high for Luis Scola, hopefully he can surpass that record or come close to it in the last 27 games of the season, and through the playoffs.

SPOTG-

Yao Ming
12 points | 10 reb | 3 ast | 2 blk

Top Scorers-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 24
Hornets: Chris Paul- 28

Board Crashers-
Rockets: Yao Ming- 10
Hornets: Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Emeka Okafor- 7

Assists-
Rockets: Aaron Brooks- 8
Hornets: Chris Paul- 10

Box Score-
30 23 28 16 97
22 20 20 26 88


Chris Paul literally had to do everything for his team.
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Monthly report up next, and a 3-game Recap tomorrow.
Next 5 games-
Celtics
Nets
Knicks
Magic
Spurs

[Andrew]

Two down, twenty to go.

[Houndy]

I see Boredness

[Helios3D]

2 easy wins..

[George7]

At last an update!!
2 easy wins...

[Axel The Great]

Two down, twenty to go.

Here's to hoping.

I see Boredness

Boredness? How?

2 easy wins..

At last an update!!
2 easy wins...

Yeah, the Hornets game wasn't as easy as it looked though.

[Axel The Great]

February Summary

East Players of the Month-
Player: Devin Harris- 22.1 PPG, 8.1 APG, 1.7 SPG
Rookie: Elmo Ellison [IND]- 15.4 PPG

West Players of the Month-
Player: Channing Frye- 22.7 PPG, 12.1 RPG, 5.2 APG, 2.2 BPG
Rookie: Amory Miller- 16.2 PPG, 1.5 SPG, 1 BPG

MVP Candidates-
Steve Nash- 24.7 PPG, 9.3 APG, 1.1 SPG
Channing Frye- 17.3 PPG, 12.7 RPG, 5.5 APG, 1.9 BPG, 1.2 SPG
Amar'e Stoudemire[SAC]- 29.5 PPG, 12.6 RPG, 2 BPG, 1.1 SPG
Chris Paul- 27.4 PPG, 8.7 APG, 1.7 SPG
Chris Bosh[MIN]- 25.4 PPG, 11 RPG, 1.6 BPG, 1.1 SPG

League Leaders-
Scoring- Amar'e Stoudemire(29.5), Danny Granger(27.7), Kevin Martin and Chris Paul(27.4), Ben Gordon(26.6)
Rebounds- Brook Lopez, Channing Frye, Al Jefferson, and Tim Duncan(12.7), Amar'e Stoudemire(12.6)
Assists- Russell Westbrook(10.2), Tyreke Evans(10), Jose Calderon(9.4), Steve Nash(9.3), Chris Paul(8.7)
Steals- Devin Harris and Danny Granger(1.9), Dwyane Wade, Gerald Wallace, and Mo Williams(1.8)
Blocks- Roy Hibber (2.8), Andrew Bogut and Dwight Howard(2.7), Jermaine O'Neal[MIA](2.6), Joel Przybilla[DET](2.5)

East Standings-
Pacers 31-22*
Pistons 31-24
Raptors 31-27*
Wizards 29-27*
Bucks 28-27
Magic 28-27
Heat 27-27
Knicks 27-28
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Bulls 25-27
Nets 27-30
Cavs 25-29
Bobcats 25-33
76ers 23-33
Celtics 22-34
Hawks 21-35

West Standings-
Rockets 47-8*
Suns 43-14*
Clippers 35-21
Thunder 32-21*
Blazers 32-23
Lakers 27-25
Warriors 27-26
Nuggets 27-28
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Grizzlies 25-32
Kings 23-30
T-Wolves 24-32
Hornets 24-33
Spurs 23-33
Mavs 19-36
Jazz 18-34

*- Notes a division leader
Note: Players without team tags are still with their respective teams from real life.

[Houndy]

Idk, you seem bored

[rise]

I don't think he is bored. How could he possibly get bored with the Rockets?

[Axel The Great]

I get bored of the CPU jacking up shots on All-Star difficulty, and if I move to Superstar, I just get turnover after turnover because the CPU is able to read my mind. I'd much rather be bored than frustrated, so I play on All-Star, and put the settings to the CPU's advantage.

No, I can't get bored with the Rockets. In this next 3-game Recap, you will see games that were much closer than the last two.

[kibaxx7]

Frye still a MVP candidate! Great wins man.

[Axel The Great]

Thierry, unfortunately, he still is.

3-game Recap

[47-8] Houston Rockets 91-78 Boston Celtics [22-34]


When Kevin Martin drives to the rim, you better get out of the way unless you want to get posterized.

In this game, the Rockets saw why the Celtics are way under .500. Trevor Ariza. Brick-shooting Trevor Ariza. He gets the ball in his hands, spot up shot. He gets the ball with Yao Ming in front of him, spot up shot. He gets the ball..... you get the general idea. Ariza managed 10 points despite the abysmal brick shooting. "Ariza is a cancer patient. He's a cancer to us all, no matter how hard we try, the ball still ends up in his hands, and just takes ill-advised shots," said an angry Kevin Garnett after the game. Even though the Rockets won by 13 and Trevor Ariza's brick house building up, it was still an enjoyable game.

In the third quarter, the Celtics did their best to hold the Rockets down, and they did. 13 third quarter points by the Rockets is enough proof to show it, and they had the lead for a chunk of the third quarter. However, Ariza began to finish his brick house in the fourth quarter, and the Rockets shot lights out, and sneaked away with the win. "When you can turn Ariza into Ray Allen, you know you're one heck of a GM," said Ray Allen himself, feeling sorry for his former team.

SPOTG-

Yao Ming
11 points | 18 reb | 3 ast | 1 blk

Top Scorers-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 31
Celtics: Paul Pierce- 28

Board Crashers-
Rockets: Yao Ming- 18
Celtics: Trevor Ariza- 11

Assists-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 7
Celtics: Rajon Rondo- 8

Box Score-
25 18 13 35 91
19 18 25 16 78


Rajon Rondo has a jumpshot now. He scored 13, on mostly jumpshots.

[48-8] Houston Rockets 96-89 New Jersey Nets [27-32]


Behind AB's clutch plays in the second half, the Rockets sneaked away with the win.

After watching a lot of brick shooting, the Rockets wished Ariza had left some bricks behind. The Nets shot over 50% for the first three quarters of the game. The Nets would gain a lead in the third quarter. However, thanks to Aaron Brooks, the Rockets poured in eight unanswered points, and Brooks had a career high 5 steals, ultimately becoming the performer of the game.

Up three, the Rockets needed a basket to seal the game with less than 30 seconds to go. Yao Ming delivered that bucket, banking in a mid-range jumpshot over the Nets' shortest (Nate Robinson, 5'9), and the Nets' tallest (Dan Williams, 7'6) players, putting the Rockets up by five, 94-89. Kevin Martin sealed the game, making two free throws.

SPOTG-

Aaron Brooks
14 points | 9 ast | 5 stl | 1 reb

Top Scorers-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 26
Nets: Brook Lopez- 20

Board Crashers-
Rockets: Yao Ming- 6
Nets: Brook Lopez- 12

Assists-
Rockets: Aaron Brooks- 9
Nets: Devin Harris- 5

Box Score-
24 25 24 23 96
20 23 22 24 89


The Great Wall "Nets" in the game-sealer.

[49-8] Houston Rockets 96-87 New York Knicks [28-28]


Outside of David Lee, the Knicks did a turrible job rebounding the ball.

One can say the Knicks choked in this one. They had the momentum, they had the tools, and they had old man Tracy McGrady, but they blew it. Tons of offensive rebounds for the Rockets cost them the game. The Rockets lead ballooned to 19 in the third quarter, but the Knicks chipped it down to 11 going into the fourth. In the fourth, the Knicks came within six, but then just started jacking up shots, and after not rebounding the ball, they were defeated by Houston.

"Teams get too excited when they are keeping up with us, they choke in the fourth quarter. That's probably why we assembled a 16-game win streak this season, and hopefully we can assemble a bigger win streak within the next few games," said Kyle Lowry. The Rockets clinched two things by winning this game, a 50-win or greater season, and the first playoff berth of the whole NBA.

SPOTG-

Yao Ming
12 points | 10 reb | 4 ast | 1 blk | 1 stl

Top Scorers-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 26
Knicks: Chris Duhon- 23

Board Crashers-
Rockets: Yao Ming- 10
Knicks: David Lee- 14

Assists-
Rockets: Aaron Brooks- 6
Knicks: Chris Duhon- 8

Box Score-
25 25 22 24 96
18 23 18 28 87


T-Mac only managed 6 points in this game.


Now that a playoff spot is clinched, Martin is probably out to get his second scoring title.

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Yao Ming shows no mercy toward his former teammate T-Mac.
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These three games were much closer and more challenging than I've had in a while. Now that I have the right settings, this can be a lot more enjoyable.