OKC - Five-peat! Final summary

I tried to copy the real life deals as best I could. It was hard because of players not being on their real teams and injuries etc.

I had nothing to do with the Rou/Bosh deal. They pulled that one off after I'd done the others.

Bosh for Roy is ridiculous. Can't you override it?

Lolz. Roy for Bosh? Now Miami have 2 superstars if we count injuries of Roy. BTW nice team that you made.

Edit: Why do Charlotte is colored in teal? Charlotte Hornets?

Bosh for Roy is ridiculous. Can't you override it?

I guess it is pretty ridiculous. They have Travis Outlaw starting at center now.

Lolz. Roy for Bosh? Now Miami have 2 superstars if we count injuries of Roy. BTW nice team that you made.

I guess it is a huge gamble for Miami. They only really have Ilgauskas as an option at center.

I'm really happy with this team. I hope that Lopez and Horford can emulate what Oden and Aldridge did on my last Dynasty.

Edit: Why do Charlotte is colored in teal? Charlotte Hornets?

I thought their jerseys were a greeny blue colour I guess.

Would this be better?

9/12/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [17-4] vs Houston Rockets [7-16]

Weakened Rockets no match for Thunder



OKC - 27 29 29 27 112
HOU - 14 22 29 21 86

Player of the Game: Al Horford


OKC _______ HOU
45-91 - FGM/A - 36-79
3-12 - 3PTM/A - 2-7
19-20 - FTM/A - 12-15
39 - Rebounds - 31
26 - Assists - 23
9 - Blocks - 9
15 - Steals - 5
13 - Turnovers - 22
9 - Fouls - 12


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 26
Kevin Martin - 26
Jared Dudley - 20
Brook Lopez - 20
Courtney Lee - 16
James Harden - 14
Al Horford - 10
Russell Westbrook - 10
Shannon Brown - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 11
Kevin Martin - 6
Chuck Hayes - 5
Kyle Lowry - 5
Brook Lopez - 4

Rebounds
Al Horford - 11
Brook Lopez - 10
Jordan Hill - 9
Chuck Hayes - 7
Jared Dudley - 6
Serge Ibaka - 6

Video Highlights
Westbrook nails a rare three.
Flash

10/12/10

Breaking news from Miami



The Miami Heat have rescinded their trade offer to Portland for Brandon Roy after he failed a medical examination by Heat doctors.
According to a source within the Heat, there was minor damage discovered in Roy's knees that made the Heat pull the plug on the deal.
Given Roy's history of problems with his knees and hamstrings throughout his career, the Heat decided the risk was too high.
This means that Miami's 'big 3' will remain intact. They currently sit atop the eastern conference with a 21-4 record.

That's a nice one too, here comes mine. I have two.

Blue Cats - Success
Old School Bobcats

(don't look at sentences )

Nice idea to make all the deadline deals; good call on reversing the puzzling Bosh/Roy swap, too. Doesn't look like the trade did much for the Rockets though, that one certainly wasn't close.

I don't think Dragic even played in that game.

I'm not really used to having 2 slow-moving big men on the court at the same time. I'm having to adjust from from perimeter game.
I've lost 2 of my best three point shooters in Green and Mayo, so I'll probably be looking inside to Lopez and Horford for points.

In the 2 games since the Lopez trade I've scored 113 and 112. Not far off the 116 per game I've been averaging this season.

11/12/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [18-4] vs San Antonio Spurs [4-18]

Spurs' poor run continues against Thunder



OKC - 27 30 23 33 113
SAS - 28 24 20 26 98

Player of the Game: Tony Parker


OKC _______ SAS
48-99 - FGM/A - 39-90
5-14 - 3PTM/A - 4-14
12-13 - FTM/A - 16-23
41 - Rebounds - 44
23 - Assists - 15
11 - Blocks - 9
10 - Steals - 1
14 - Turnovers - 21
14 - Fouls - 8


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 26
Tony Parker - 25
George Hill - 19
Tim Duncan - 16
Richard Jefferson - 16
James Harden - 15
Brook Lopez - 12
Al Horford - 12
Shannon Brown - 11
Serge Ibaka - 10
DeJuan Blair - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 10
Tony Parker - 10
Brook Lopez - 4

Rebounds
Tim Duncan - 11
Richard Jefferson - 9
Brook Lopez - 8
Al Horford - 8
Serge Ibaka - 7
DeJuan Blair - 7
George Hill - 7

Video Highlights
Brown sinks the three with the clock running out, then Hill outdoes him.
Flash

Westbrook sets Durant up for the dunk.
Flash
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Horford had foul trouble in the first half. Ibaka filled in pretty well.

You're certainly on a roll at the moment. Strange to see the Spurs at 4-18 (now 4-19) with that roster.

I don't think Dragic even played in that game.

I just figured out why that was.

Somehow I traded Dudley to Houston instead of Dragic. Fixed now though.

14/12/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [19-4] vs Atlanta Hawks [13-10]

Huge fourth quarter helps Thunder keep up winning streak



OKC - 27 41 22 46 136
ATL - 33 39 22 35 129

Player of the Game: Joe Johnson


OKC _______ ATL
50-101 - FGM/A - 53-106
7-17 - 3PTM/A - 8-16
29-29 - FTM/A - 15-18
43 - Rebounds - 32
28 - Assists - 36
12 - Blocks - 9
12 - Steals - 8
24 - Turnovers - 26
12 - Fouls - 16


Top Scorers
Joe Johnson - 32
Kevin Durant - 28
Brook Lopez - 25
Kirk Hinrich - 25
Josh Smith - 24
Al Horford - 24
Shannon Brown - 21
James Harden - 18
Grant Hill - 17
Marvin Williams - 12
Anthony Parker - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 18
Kirk Hinrich - 12
Grant Hill - 11

Rebounds
Marvin Williams - 12
Brook Lopez - 11
Al Horford - 10
Josh Smith - 7
Joe Johnson - 7
Kevin Durant - 5
James Harden - 5

Video Highlights
Durant decides to take the shot after no one comes at him.
Flash

Westbrook finishes the game in style.
Flash
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I shot 76% (19-25) from the field in the fourth quarter. Probably in my top 5 highest scoring quarters ever.

15/12/10

House and Thunder agree buyout



Oklahoma City have today released a statement announcing that Eddie House has had his contract terminated by mutual consent.
The 32 year old point guard was acquired by the Thunder in a three-team trade that saw them land Brook Lopez.
General Manager Sam Presti said "We feel this is the best outcome for both parties. Eddie can now look for a new team."
"I had a long chat with him yesterday and we both agreed that this was a good move because he wasn't going to get much playing time here."
House was in the last year of his contract that was worth $1.40m per season.

Looks like quite a shootout in the fourth, nice win to keep the streak going. I'm guessing you've got something brewing with the release of House?

No, not really. I just didn't need him. It's hard enough finding time for Westbrook, Harden, Brown, Matthews and Murray in the 2 guard positions.
Even with House gone, Murray will probably only get used if Westbrook and Matthews both get in foul trouble.

I was thinking of signing a further backup power forward, but then I figured I could just use Rocco Roe there. He's 213cm and 108kg.

16/12/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [20-4] vs Cleveland Cavaliers [14-8]

Thunder comfortable in win over Cavaliers



OKC - 28 22 24 37 111
CLE - 19 22 24 17 82

Player of the Game: Brook Lopez


OKC _______ CLE
42-85 - FGM/A - 36-74
5-15 - 3PTM/A - 0-8
22-22 - FTM/A - 10-16
32 - Rebounds - 33
25 - Assists - 21
10 - Blocks - 4
11 - Steals - 2
13 - Turnovers - 25
12 - Fouls - 15


Top Scorers
Kevin Durant - 25
Brook Lopez - 22
Baron Davis - 21
Antawn Jamison - 19
James Harden - 19
Thabo Sefolosha - 17
Al Horford - 16
Corey Brewer - 10

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 18
Baron Davis - 7
Bobby Brown - 6

Rebounds
Anderson Varejao - 11
Brook Lopez - 10
Al Horford - 8
Antawn Jamison - 7
Joey Graham - 5
Thabo Sefolosha - 5

Video Highlights
Westbrook gives Davis no room to move in the corner.
Flash

Brown takes advantage of the double team on Lopez.
Flash

17/12/10

Thunder sign free agent Weems



Oklahoma City have today announced the signing of free agent shooting guard Sonny Weems.
Weems, who can play as a guard or a forward, was released by Toronto at the end of last season.
He has signed a 2 year contract worth $1.65m and will likely be backup behind James Harden and Shannon Brown.
Weems said "I'm really glad to have another opportunity to play in the NBA. Especially with this great team."

Apart from that blowout loss, seems the Cavs aren't doing too badly without LeBron. Solid pickup in Weems.

Yeah, their record surprised me. Apart from Jamison and Davis, they don't really have any star players. Or players rated over 80 anyway.

Great picture of the massive beards.

It's annoying not being able to trade injured players. There are a couple of other real life trades I wanted to do, but can't because of injuries.

18/12/10

Oklahoma City Thunder [21-4] vs Milwaukee Bucks [9-14]

Bucks end Thunder winning streak in overtime classic



OKC - 31 26 30 24 19 130
MIL - 28 27 27 29 28 139

Player of the Game: Brandon Jennings


OKC _______ MIL
52-118 - FGM/A - 55-102
5-23 - 3PTM/A - 10-24
21-21 - FTM/A - 19-25
40 - Rebounds - 53
36 - Assists - 36
13 - Blocks - 9
19 - Steals - 3
21 - Turnovers - 28
16 - Fouls - 12


Top Scorers
Brandon Jennings - 38
Michael Redd - 35
Kevin Durant - 31
Brook Lopez - 26
John Salmons - 20
Andrew Bogut - 18
Corey Maggette - 18
James Harden - 17
Al Horford - 16
Russell Westbrook - 14

Assists
Russell Westbrook - 20
John Salmons - 12
Brandon Jennings - 10
Al Horford - 6

Rebounds
Al Horford - 12
Andrew Bogut - 11
John Salmons - 9
Corey Maggette - 8
Brook Lopez - 8
Kevin Durant - 6
Michael Redd - 6
Brandon Jennings - 6
Drew Gooden - 6
Kendrick Perkins - 6

Video Highlights
Brewer with a massive block.
Flash

Weems sinks a three on his debut.
Flash

Brown blocks Jennings, then Durant sinks a three on the fast break.
Flash
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They shot 80% (12-15) in overtime. I shot 38%.

Shame the streak came to an end but at least it sounds like an exciting game. Mind you, it also sounds like the AI was pretty brutal in OT with those shooting percentages.

Overtime games are always exciting. I always feel I can win them, but when they get a couple of stops in a row it's really hard.

Westbrook is averaging 14.4 assists per game in the last 10 games. About 19 per game in the last 3.
I still can't seem to get Durant to score as much as I'd like though.