Wizards are champions again!

[Phil89]

22/12/13

Washington Wizards [15-9] vs Indiana Pacers [14-15]

Deja vu as Wizards beat Pacers for second night in a row



WAS - 19 19 32 30 100
IND - 26 21 24 23 92

Player of the Game: John Wall
(18pts, 1reb, 11ast, 1stl)
(7-13 FG, 0-0 3PT, 4-8 FT)


Top Scorers
Bradley Beal - 21
John Wall - 18
George Hill - 18
Paul George - 16
Nerlens Noel - 15
Gerald Green - 12
Vince Carter - 11
Roy Hibbert - 10

Rebounds
Nerlens Noel - 9
Roy Hibbert - 8
Tyler Hansbrough - 6
Kenyon Martin - 6
Danny Granger - 6
Paul George - 6
Thabo Sefolosha - 5

Assists
John Wall - 11
George Hill - 9
Jarrett Jack - 6
DeMar DeRozan - 6
Pau Gasol - 5

Steals
Jarrett Jack - 2
Gerald Green - 2
George Hill - 2

Blocks
Kenyon Martin - 2
Derrick Favors - 2

[Mark.]

Yeah a really young team with oodles of potential.

I really like how Beal is playing for you, kind of like real life "Brimming with confidence!" I forget, is he starting or a 6th man?

[Phil89]

He's been starting since day one of this

I could play him in the Harden role (I've even got Sefolosha now lol), but I use Gasol/Jack as my sixth man because I need Beal to be one of my main scorers.

[SuperHueyNewton]

Wall back on his assists streak WOOHOO!!

[Mark.]

Yeah fair enough, get Beal going early on is a good idea.

[Phil89]

Sefolosha actually made an identical shot at the end of the first quarter, but that replay wouldn't upload. Crazy to have two of these in the same game.

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[Phil89]

26/12/13

Washington Wizards [16-9] vs Milwaukee Bucks [10-19]

Wizards grab home win despite Ellis' big night



WAS - 25 30 23 31 109
MIL - 24 23 19 35 101

Player of the Game: John Wall
(19pts, 3reb, 12ast, 1stl)
(9-13 FG, 0-0 3PT, 1-1 FT)


Top Scorers
Monta Ellis - 38
DeMar DeRozan - 21
John Wall - 19
Nerlens Noel - 17
Brandon Jennings - 16
Bradley Beal - 14
Derrick Favors - 10

Rebounds
Nerlens Noel - 13
Ekpe Udoh - 11
Ersan Ilyasova - 5

Assists
John Wall - 12
Brandon Jennings - 8
Jarrett Jack - 6
DeMar DeRozan - 6
Thabo Sefolosha - 5
Ishmael Smith - 5

Steals
Brandon Jennings - 4
Monta Ellis - 4
Trevor Ariza - 3
Ekpe Udoh - 2
DeMar DeRozan - 2

Blocks
Thabo Sefolosha - 3
Nerlens Noel - 2

[Mark.]

Man Noel is turning into a defensive beast for you. Living up to expectations! I am torn who I will select if I get a top pick with my Magic.... Noel, Smart, Baz or McLemore?

[SuperHueyNewton]

Getting 38 and still lose would make me furious if I were Monta

[Phil89]

I was actually leading by like 24 points midway through the last quarter, but I think I started taking lazy shots and Ellis kept scoring and the game looked closer than it was.

Man Noel is turning into a defensive beast for you. Living up to expectations! I am torn who I will select if I get a top pick with my Magic.... Noel, Smart, Baz or McLemore?

I guess it depends what draft class file you are using. Muhammad was higher rated than Noel on this one and the other two weren't that high. But if you are using a more recent draft class McLemore would probably be rated highest.

Also depends on what you plan on doing with your roster moving forward. Having Noel inside the paint has improved my defensive play immensely.

Getting 38 and still lose would make me furious if I were Monta

He always drops big numbers against me.

Game may have been closer if Okafor hadn't been out injured. Weird how after giving Jennings and Ellis big contracts the Bucks have become crap. Don't see how they could reach the finals again this year.

[Andrew]

Haven't commented in a while, but good to see you doing a little better after that rocky first season.

[Mark.]

I guess it depends what draft class file you are using. Muhammad was higher rated than Noel on this one and the other two weren't that high. But if you are using a more recent draft class McLemore would probably be rated highest.

Also depends on what you plan on doing with your roster moving forward. Having Noel inside the paint has improved my defensive play immensely.

Yeah I think my draft class is a bit out dated, but I intend to update it using the Roster Editor before entering the off season so that will probably leave all four of those guys pretty similar which will make my choice more dependent on direction.

[Phil89]

Haven't commented in a while, but good to see you doing a little better after that rocky first season.

Thanks for checking in. I figured that you didn't like the Wizards or something.

Wall/Beal/Noel isn't quite Rose/Durant/Griffin, but I'm really enjoying this game and slowly turning the franchise around.

I guess it depends what draft class file you are using. Muhammad was higher rated than Noel on this one and the other two weren't that high. But if you are using a more recent draft class McLemore would probably be rated highest.

Also depends on what you plan on doing with your roster moving forward. Having Noel inside the paint has improved my defensive play immensely.

Yeah I think my draft class is a bit out dated, but I intend to update it using the Roster Editor before entering the off season so that will probably leave all four of those guys pretty similar which will make my choice more dependent on direction.

Well I started this thread a few days before you started yours, so the draft class you're using may be more up-to-date anyway.

It would be funny if you drafted Muhammad considering that he's playing for the Magic in this game too.

[Mark.]

Yeah I just want to make sure Victor Oldaopioipiaio (or however you spell it) is in etc.

Haha yeah would be funny, although I think I am leaning towards and PG or Big Man at this stage.

[Phil89]

Don't recognize that name, so he probably wasn't in the draft class I used.

[Phil89]

28/12/13

Washington Wizards [17-9] vs Orlando Magic [8-20]

Wizards control Magic in Washington



WAS - 34 24 29 22 109
ORL - 21 27 17 20 85

Player of the Game: John Wall
(20pts, 6reb, 25ast, 2blk)
(7-8 FG, 0-0 3PT, 6-7 FT)


Top Scorers
Bradley Beal - 27
Nerlens Noel - 20
John Wall - 20
DeMar DeRozan - 16
Arron Afflalo - 16
Shabazz Muhammad - 14
Glen Davis - 14
Jameer Nelson - 10
Derrick Favors - 10

Rebounds
Derrick Favors - 8
Glen Davis - 7
Nerlens Noel - 6
Bradley Beal - 6
John Wall - 6
DeMar DeRozan - 5

Assists
John Wall - 25
Jameer Nelson - 6
Shabazz Muhammad - 6
Hedo Turkoglu - 6
DeMar DeRozan - 5

Steals
Arron Afflalo - 4
Hedo Turkoglu - 4
Andrew Nicholson - 3
Glen Davis - 2
Bradley Beal - 2

Blocks
John Wall - 2

Wall had 11 assists in the first quarter. Beal 12pts (6/6) and Noel 10pts (5/5) benefited from them the most. Both went on to have great shooting nights, Beal 27pts (12-15) and Noel 20pts (10-10).

[Mark.]

Hmmm not happy about the result But massive game by Wall, man your team must have shot like 75%+!!

[Phil89]

I'm just helping them get Andrew Wiggins or Jabari Parker to put next to Shabazz by continuing their crap record!

And I probably shot over 75% as Wall was getting everyone open dunks in the paint, which is why Noel went 10-10 fga/m. There wasn't really much interior defense being played by the Magic which also helped.

[SuperHueyNewton]

Wall said, "GET THAT $H!# Outta here!!"

[BaubaS]

Try to beat Skile's 30 assists record.

[wdt92]

Awesome Dynasty so far! I really liked the beginning with the streak of losing. Made the team easier to follow for me as it seemed much more realistic in rebuilding. Nice game with Wall! I noticed the steals #s for the Magic though, did he [Wall] have a lot of turnovers that game?

[Phil89]

Wall leads the league in turnovers But I'll take 4 turnovers per game if he's also getting 15+ assists.

[Phil89]

29/12/13

Cleveland Cavaliers [13-15] vs Washington Wizards [18-9]

Wizards drop game in Cleveland despite Beal's big night



CLE - 24 24 25 31 104
WAS - 25 21 23 26 95

Player of the Game: Dion Waiters
(18pts, 7reb, 5ast, 2stl)
(7-14 FG, 0-0 3PT, 4-4 FT)


Top Scorers
Bradley Beal - 30
Tristan Thompson - 20
JR Smith - 19
Dion Waiters - 18
Nerlens Noel - 16
Adonis Thomas - 12
Jarrett Jack - 11
Anderson Varejao - 11
CJ Miles - 10

Rebounds
Tristan Thompson - 9
Dion Waiters - 7
Pau Gasol - 6
Derrick Favors - 6

Assists
John Wall - 17
Dion Waiters - 5

Steals
Anderson Varejao - 2
Dion Waiters - 2

Blocks
Daniel Gibson - 2
DeMar DeRozan - 2

For some reason Kyrie started on the bench for them. Didn't help me much though.

[Phil89]

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December 2013 Summary

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Transactions

[Mark.]

League is looking a lot changed from this year. I thought the Spurs would be doing a little better than they are.