[Live 06] 3rd year franchise started with the 97/98 roster

[dadaucha]

Hi!

I’ve started my dynasty with the 97/98 roster, which I download from somewhere. This roster is made quite well with a lot of details. It felt great to have all those legends like MJ or Karl Malone when they were on top of their game.

I wanted a challenge, so I started with the worst team: the Memphis/Vancouver Grizzlies. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (aka Reef) actually was on his own the first season (25.0ppg). But I still won the title.

29Games
6 minutes quarters
3-3-3-3 playoffs

Summary of the second season:

In my second season Reef got support from Cedric Ceballos, who was signed as a free agent. Also 5 rookies filled the roster because there was a lack of players everywhere. Cedric Ceballos was a great help for Reef, he even scored more points than him: Reef 19.5ppg, Ceballos 24.8ppg. Moreover Antonio Daniels stepped up to a reliable playmaker: 11,5ppg, 4.3ass in 14.7min. George Lynch also has been solid: 10.5ppg in 13.3min. To make the team effort complete, the rookies Howard (7.5ppg in 9.4min) and Iwanaka (7.5ppg, 7.2rpg, 4.46blk in 12.9min) proved their skills. The team won the title again and Antonio Daniels was elected 6th Man of the year.

1999/2000 roster introduction:

Christopher “Toro” Iwanaka (62)

C – 2,24m 137kg
Pro: 1
Last Year’s stats: 7.5ppg, 7.2rpg, 1.8ass, 4.46blk in 12.9min (28games, 21 started)

pro: “Toro” was last year’s great surprise. No one knew that he would turn out to be such a great defensive presence. With his blocks he kept the opponent from the board, allowing few easy baskets. Even more surprising was his offense. He scored 20+ on two occasions.

con: His critics say he has already reached the top of his potential, what might be true because he can’t be even more effective. If he can keep up this level, he will also be in the starting spot this year.

Gervaisse Howard (66)

PF/C – 2,03m 110kg
Pro: 1
Last Year’s Stats: 7.5ppg, 2.5rpg, 1,5ass in 9.4min (24games, 18 started)

pro: He has surprised everyone. Just planned as a reserve, he benefited form an injury to Abdur-Rahim. Once he was in the starting spot he stepped up to the teams second leading scorer, always scoring 10+ and 20+ several times. His numbers decreased when Reef was back, but he is able to achieve a lot in reduced minutes. He also has a quite good midrange shot, which opens spaces for Reef and other low post presences

con: Has to get more athletic to create his own shot and compensated his size with strength

Shareef “Reef” Abdur-Rahim (84)

SF/PF – 2,06m 112kg
Pro: 3
Last Year’s stats: 19.5ppg, 3.2rpg, 2.4ass in 19,3min (17games, 17started)

pro: He can always score from everywhere, from the drive, from the midrange, even 3pts, but he prefers the low post. He’s their franchise guy; he’s still young and very talented

con: He now has to play more SF. That means shooting from the midrange and driving past smaller and quicker defenders. He isn’t bad at these two factors but there’s room for improvement

Cedric Ceballos (72)

SG/SF – 1,98m 86kg
Pro: 9
Last Year’s Stats: 24.8ppg, 1.4stl, 3.14ass in 20.3min (29games, 29started)

pro: He was last year’s top scorer. With his athleticism und his quite developed midrange shot.

con: He begins to feel his age. He’s over thirty now and his first step isn’t as good as it was. Most experts say it’ll be his last season with the Grizzlies. They have already signed Tim Thomas as his successor

Mugsy Bogues (70)

PG – 1,60m 65kg
Pro: 12
Last Year’s Stats: first year with the team

pro: Last season they clearly recognized that they were badly needing a point guard. Antonio Daniels played very well, but he played SG, too, so they needed another PG. Rookie Doron Snow will need some time to get a good PG and Moochie Norris isn’t a solid PG, too.
That’s why they signed Mugsy. He has some quite good shooting touch, can penetrate and pass the ball.

con: They won’t keep him for long, they just needed a veteran playmaker, who can control the ball and create his own shot, to support Antonio Daniels, who needs breaks in the game without risking a cut in the flow in the game.

Antonio Daniels (67)

PG/SG - 1,93m 92kg
Pro: 2

Last Year’s stats: 11.5ppg, 4.3ass in 14.7min (29games, 0started)

pro: Was the 6th man of the year last season. He gives them quite a good push when he comes of the bench. Can create his own shot and has shown that he can take responsibility in last year’s playoffs (16ppg). With Mugsy Bogues he got a backup, who can really support him und give him a breather when he needs one.

con: His field goal percentage still isn’t good, he tends to take a lot of shots, but if he’s hot, he can lead the team. He could increase his passing, which isn’t bad, but to be a real leader he needs to show some more.

Tim Thomas (69)

SG?/SF/PF – 2,08m 109kg
Pro: 2
Last Year’s stats: first year with the team

pro: He is said to be Cedric Ceballos’ successor. That means that there’s no pressure on him this year, so that he can develop without being disturbed. His good shooting will definitely be a benefit to the team

con: If he really wants to be like Cedric Ceballos next year, he will have to play some SG, too, because they are very deep in the forward positions. That raises the questions if he can play SG. He’s not the most athletic guy, but his shot would fit the position. If he can manage to do this properly, he’ll have a big future with the team

George Lynch (70)

PF – 2,03m 107kg
Pro: 6
Last Year’s stats: 10.5ppg, 3.2rpg, 2.0ass in 13.3 min (29games, 3started)

pro: He’s the consistency in person. He gives full effort in every game and leads by example.

con: As a hard worker his game is limited to low post game and a few midrange shots. Also young players Howard and Thomas will try to steal some of his minutes

Dan Rasmusson (70)

C/PF – 2,11m 118kg
Pro: 1
Last Year’s stats: 5.9ppg, 5.1rpg in 9.0min (28games, 3 started)

pro: He’s incredibly talented, he can score, he can rebound and can change shots. He’ll be their future, because he has potential while Iwanaka is limited

con: His biggest problem is his shot blocking. 0.04blk are incredibly few for a 6’11’ center. That was the main reason why he couldn’t establish a starting position. Moreover he gets a lot of fouls, because he tries to block shots, but he hits the opponent’s hands instead.

Doron Snow (67)

PG – 1,80m 96kg
Pro: 1
Last Year’s stats: 3.9ppg, 2.9ass in 8.8min (29games, 1started)

pro: He actually has a quite good shot, but….

con: … he can’t get by any defender. He isn’t slow, but his ball handling is really bad, his crossovers just don’t work. So he can’t get into good position to penetrate, pass the ball or create his own shot. At least he has potential…

Vito Price (68)

SG/SF – 1,98m 111kg
Pro: R
Last Year’s stats: rookie

pro: He’s a real good defender, who can stop opponents and steal the ball from them. He can drive by defender and is quicker than u would guess from his weight

con: His midrange shot still raises question marks. If he can hit those shots, he should be able to establish a spot in their rotation. But there are a lot of players on his position. He won’t play SF very often and if Tim Thomas can manage to play SG, he’ll have problems to get playing time at all.

G. Marshall (65)

C – 2,13m 126kg
Pro: R
Last Year’s stats: rookie

pro: Like every year there’s nothing decided in their big men rotation, so it’ll be important how he does in his first few games. Because there’s always foul trouble on their centers he’ll get his minutes, even as a 3rd center. He can score with his pure power and can also block shots, which is important to the coaches.

con: He hasn’t proven anything. As a rookie center he always runs the risk of getting into discredit with the coaches and then his minutes will decrease.

Other players:

Theodore “Blue” Edwards: 1,93m SG/SF, veteran player with passing skills
Sam Mack: 2,01m SF/SG, quite good shooter, but inconsistent
Moochie Norris: 1,85m PG, quick playmaker, good passer, no scorer

[dadaucha]

Season Opener against Phoenix

Reef, Grizzlies beat Suns 98-57, but loose Howard and Lynch to day-to-day injuries

The Grizzlies were glad to start the season at home with an easy oponent like the Suns, which are reduced to McDyess, Kidd and Kevin Johnson. And with McDyess in foul trouble early, the Suns didn't have a chance at all, giving the Grizzlies a chance to rotate their new lineup.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim lead the team 30pts in just 18min, C.Ceballos added 16, Tim Thomas scored 10 off the bench.
Rookie Swingman Vito Price showed his skills scoring 8pts and 2ass in just 8min. Toro Iwanaka started where he stopped last season, blocking 5 shots to keep the Suns out of the paint.
The most shocking moment was, when they lost George Lynch (4pts and 8reb in just 6min) to an injury at the end of the third quarter. His backup Gervaisse Howard (8pts, 3reb, 2ass in 10min) didn't manage to play more than a minute without being injured himself. The Grizzlies changed their rotation, Reef played PF and Tim Thomas saw some playing time on the SF position.
All in all it was a never contested win. Lynch and Howard should be ready to play in their game

[Pr1kolaz]

nice game for Shareef Can't wait for more games. Capture some screenshots !

[dadaucha]

THX

I will add some screenshots, but i had to get Fraps first. Now it's so much easier to make screenshots

[Pr1kolaz]

THX

I will add some screenshots, but i had to get Fraps first. Now it's so much easier to make screenshots

I want fraps too ! Where did you get from ?

[dadaucha]

i just entered it in google, it's free...

[z3ro3 is bACk]

NICE win!!! haha....98-57. Phoenix had no chance. But ill be following....

[dadaucha]

Grizzlies fight hard to beat Cleveland 85-74

This game was harder than the result tells. The Cavs played hard on defense and looked fluid on offense. So they lead 22-18 after the first quarter. They even made it 28-18 early in 2nd quarter. They Grizzlies had a hard time bouncing back but succeded to tie the game at half time 41-41.
In the second half Vancouver made their into their normal defense style, admiting just 33 points in second half, but had to fight hard on offense (no player scored more than 16points). In the end the Grizzlies were quite happy about their 85-74 win.
Shareef and Cedric Ceballos lead the team with scoring 16points each and combining for 11 assists. Some players didn't finish in double digits but nearly did it.
The worst thing that happened was the injury to starting center Toro Iwanaka, who really pushed the time with 6pts, 6red and 8blk in just 11min. But he went out with 3:30 to go in the fourth quarter with an ellbow injury. Doctors say he'll miss at least 3 games, including the next matchup against the Lakers. Without him it'll be a lot harder to contain Shaq.

-notes-
PG Antonio Daniels, who played real solid last year, starts the season competly out of shape. He has only scored 6 points, 10ass in their first to matchups, shooting 2-9 from the field. So it was a good decision by the training staff to sign Mugsy Bogues (15pts, 8ass, 1 3pter in 2 games), who can take Daniels' part till he finds his way back to his better days last season, scoring 16ppg in the playoffs.



Duell of the Giants: Ilgauskas 2,21m vs Iwanaka 2,24m

Mugsy Bogues will start at PG this year

Reef had a hard time competing with Ilgauskas downlow

Mugsy hits his first 3pter this year

Toro slams it down hard against 3 defenders

Gervaisse Howards shows a monsterblock against Shawn Kemp





Howard proves his midrange shot

Rookie Vito Price drives to the basket, gets fould and converts the 3pt-play

Dan Rasmussen isn't affraid to take the contact, scorers the basket and gets the foul

Toro Iwanaka got injured after scoring this basket and being fouled

Reef slams it down hard on an alley-oop by Mugsy

Nice Block by Tim Thomas against Wes Person

[dadaucha]

OMG. can someone tell me how to add pictures poperly....

u see that doesn't work...


THX for your help, now it works

[Martti.]

Upload to www.imageshack.us and copy the last link tahat says direct link to the image.

[dadaucha]

Howard, Young Guns had to take over in Grizzlies win against LA Lakers

It was a real strange game. The stars like Ceballos (bad shooting, 8pts, 6ass), Daniels (out of shape again) and Abdur-Rahim (injured in 2nd quarter) couldn't help the young team. So the young players had to proove what they can do when they have to take the responsibilty. And there was a massive shift in personal:

Last years' crunchtime lineup vs This years' crunchtime lineup

C Iwanaka------------------------C Rasmusson
PF Lynch---------------------------PF Howard
SF Abdur-Rahim------------------SF Thomas
SG Ceballos-----------------------SG Price
PG Daniels------------------------PG Bogues

And they showed some good effort:

Rasmusson had foultrouble early but managed to finish the game with 7red in 11min. Howard was the star of the night. The sophomore PF had 27pts and 4reb in 17min. Thomas came off the bench to take Reef's spot in the lineup. He scored 18pts and grabbed 3 boards in 16min. Price did what he can do best: Drive to the basket with all his strenght and draw fouls. He finished with 11pts and 4reb in 9min. Veteran playmaker Musgy Bogues was the head the system. He organised the game with 9ass.

The game ended 73-86. The game was tied after the first, then Vancouver had a strong quarter, then it was LA's turn. But the Grizzlies had the strenght to win the game with a conivincin 4th quarter perfomance, winnig this quarter 27-16

-notes-
Reef has a serious back injury. He will be out 5 weeks, which might be 8 games. With Iwanaka and Abdur-Rahim out the Grizzlies will have to rely on players like Howard and Thomas and have to hope that Ceballos can get back to his former skill


Reef finishes on a alley-oop by Mugsy

Howard draws the offeniv foul on Kobe

Reef gets injured. He will be out 5 weeks

Ceballos slams it down after an alley-oop pass by Mugsy (9ass)

Vito Price draws the foul

Gervaisse Howard had 27 points

Even Shaq couldn't stop him

[dadaucha]

Grizzlies find their mix again, beating Atlanta 100-75

On the one hand they have won, but on other hand they are struggling for some consistency. The team still has no go-to-guy. There are 3 candidates ,and if Reef is back, even 4.
Ceballos scored 20 against the Hawks, benefting from playing more SF because Rookie Vito Price started as SG (6pts, 6ass, 2stl in 14min).
Tim Thomas scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half. He added 3 steals.
Gervaisse Howard hasn't been as good as last game, scoring 9pts, 2reb, 2ass in 12min. The main reason for that was the strong effort by backup George Lynch. The veteran PF had 14pts, 3reb in 13min.
Mugsy Bogues again did a good job organising their game with 7ass. He also had a season-high 13 points.
The game was a continous series of ups and downs in the first half. The Grizzlies led by 10 very early, but the Hawks had a 10-0 run to get back in the game. The score was 46-41 for the Grizzlies at halftime.
But in the second half they showed their best performance this year offensivly: They scored 28 and 26 points in the final quarters. Especially Tim Thomas showed why he could be the goto-guy: he had 18pts in the sceond half.


Gervaisse Howard, who maybe is the most entertaining Grizzly, had a monsterblock against Blaylock

Little guy, with a big heart: Mugsy draws the foul on Bo Outlaw and scores the basket

Dan Rasmusson slams it down on Dikembe Mutombo. (Funny: is Mutombo waving into the camera??)

Tim Thomas goes up very high for a fastbreak dunk

Cedric Ceballos was able to help the team again

[dadaucha]

Grizzlies beat Bobcats, GM angry

Despite tonights 89-70 win against Charlotte, GM Taucher (thats me) was burning red with anger. His team scored, but wasn't motivated on both sides of the floor. They committed horrible turnovers, played without any ideas. On the other side they didn't contest shots.

Only Tim Thomas put a little smile on his face, scoring 21 points. Cedric Ceballos scored 16pts, 12 of them in first half. But he didn't play much in the second half, becausen the coaches were deeply upset with his shot selection. The same happened to Vito Price: Because of horrible shooting veteran Theodore Edwards (6pts,2reb,1ass in 6min) finished the game instead of him. Lynch and Howard recorded 10 points each. Howard added 6 boards and 3 blocks. Rookie big men Gomer Marshall did a good job with 6pts, 7reb and 4blk in 9min.

The GM and the coach are now thinking about consequences, which might be changes in playing time for some players but also a trade, which might involve Cedric Ceballos, Sam Mack, Antonio Daniels and Doron Snow. They all play way beneath their limits.


Tim Thomas was the only really convincing player against Charlotte. He has 21 points, including this 3pter

Ceballos can still slam, but his midrange shot is a bit rusty this season

Mugsy always gives 120%

Dan Rasmusson doesn't benefit from his increased time on the floor

[dadaucha]

Expertes wonder: "How can they win a game, with basketball like that???"

And the experts are right. The Grizzlies weren't solid in the last few games, but this time they really did everything worng and came away with it!!! They won (67-83) because their oponent was even worse.
Vito Price led them in scoring with 18points (7-14FG), followed by Tim Thomas with 16pts (6-13FG). Ceballos, Lynch and Howard had their bad day, scoring 8pts each and combining for 10-33FG. The centers did a good job, both scoring 10pts with 5-5FG. But they both had foul trouble, so the Grizzlies couldn't use this good shooting

A trade is very likely now and might happen even today. Ceballos might leave, togehther with Mack. Antonio Daniels has been far away from his normal form, too, so they might replace him.


Howard scored the first 3 baskets for them, but then he struggled

Price was their best player, but he wasn't convincing, too

Daniels has the look for the undefended Howard

Vito price slams it down

One of the few highlights: Alley-oop to Ceballos by Daniels

Mugsy tried, but he couldn't lead the team

[Pr1kolaz]

OMG nice dynasty, but U MUST upload smaller screens !

[dadaucha]

You're right. I haven't thought about those who have a slower internet connection.
I'll change this, i promise

Can anyone tell me, how to get this pictures smaller without lowering the resolution in the game?

[dadaucha]

Grizzlies back to old strength, win running game against Nets

One thing is quite clear: The Grizzlies like to control the pace of the game. New Jersey had real problems on offense, scoring only 59 points. The Grizzlies used this and scored an enormous amount of points on fastbreaks, especially by Ceballos (26pts) and Price (30pts).
With a strong start the Grizzlis had a good foundation for the rest of the game. They started the game with an 10-0 run and won the first quarter 28-10. New Jersey never had a chance, the game ended 106-59.
Price and Ceballos weren't only scoring, they helped the team by combining for 6reb, 7ass and 5 stl.
Gervaisse Howard had 17pts and 6reb. Tim Thomas had 13pts. But btoh of them were quite unrecognised, especially when u see numbers like Price's 24 scond-half-points.


Spectacular as ever: Gerv Howard

Price scored most of his points on fast breaks

Ceballos is kind of reborn

[dadaucha]

Solid game makes Grizzlies more confident

This game was definitely decided in the first half. The Grizzlies won it 32-50. The second half wasn't a hard fight because both teams turned down the effort. The final result was 70-90.
Ceballos had his second good game in a row, scoring 26 again. He was supported by Tim Thomas (16pts), Gerv Howard (14pts) und George Lynch (10pts, 5 reb). Rookie center Gomer Marshall had an tremendous effort, grabing 10 boards in 9min. He also added 4pts, 3ass and 2 blk



Tim Thomas had 16pts

Gerv Howard scored 14

And of course he slamed some of them down

Gomer Marshall converts the Alley-oop

[dadaucha]

Another big win for the Grizzlies, no one doubts their re-gained abilities

93-65 - what a huge win again. The Grizzlies are definitely back in the league with chances to beat everyone. The foundation for this win was laid in the first and the last quarter. They dominated these quarters 24-15 and 22-9.
Ceballos had a good game again scoring 18pts in the first half, 26 in total.
Tim Thomas added 17pts, 3ass and 3stl. Vito Price had 14pts and 8ass.
That was really necessary because the Grizzlies have a real PG problem. Mugsy Bogues doesn't hit shots anymore, Daniels and Snow couldn't show their talent all the season long. Now they are trying a new version with veteran SG/SF Theodore "Blue" Edwards as PG. Edwards has always shown good passing skills (4.6ass in 97/98, 2.8ass in 98/99) but he has never played PG before. He also doesn't have a shooting touch, but he has tremendous speed and ballhandling abilities, which he uses to create rooms for his teammates. He had 2pts, 3ass and 2stl tonight.
Moreover center Toro Iwanaka is injured again. He went out in the second quarter after scoring 4pts, adding 2 boards and 2 blocks. Gomer Marshall was busy again because Dan Rasmusson (4pts, 1reb) had foul trouble early. He did a good job again, putting 8pts, 7reb and 3blk on the scoreboard.

-notes-
Iwanaka will be back for his next game
Abdur-Rahim will miss the 2 games. He could already play again, but the team has done well the last 3 games without him, so they won't take any risks


Iwanaka blocks this shot, but he left the game in pain

Ceballos led the team once more with 28 points

Tim Thomas scores on the drive

Gerv Howard had a quiet night with 6pts and 6reb

U won't believe that this alley-oop went in....but it did

Edwards is said to be their new playmaker. Here he dishes out one of his 3 assists

[dadaucha]

One half was enough to beat restructured Bulls

The Grizzlies have once more shown that they can fight to win a game. Chicago was real tough on defense, especially Scottie Pippen proved all his skill to limit his opponent. Tim Thomas only scored 6pts though having a good shooting touch but he simply had no opportunities. The shooting guards had an easier job to do because since MJ has retired this summer his replacement couldn’t come close to MJs effort, being a thread on offense and defense. Ceballos used this to score 26 again, Vito Price had 11pts and 3stls. Gerv Howard scored 10pts, most from midrange shots, which was very important because the Bulls did a good job defending the basket. Theodore Edwards had his first start at PG and did a good job. With his 9ass he helped to trick the Bulls defense but he has to improve his offense (4pts).
Chicago did a good job in the first half, giving the Grizzlies just a small 45-40 lead. But in the second half they increased their defensive effort, allowing only 26 points and scoring 42 themselves.
All in all it wasn’t hard to win, but it was a good experience for the young players to play against such a good defense.


Edwards proves his passing skills

Ceballos goes for the slam

Gerv Howard spread the defense

[dadaucha]

Thomas, Iwnaka help Grizzlies past Mavs

Once again the first half was a real battle, but in the second half they hit the switch and made it a clear 87-68 win (40-36 at halftime).

Iwanaka underlined his reputation as the world's best shotblocker, blocking 12 shots. He added 14pts and 8 boards. He nearly had a triple-double and was named player of the day. Tim Thomas led them offensively with 25 points. Mugsy Bogues had 5pts and 7ass. Vito Price added 12pts.

-notes-
Abdur-Rahim will be back for the next game. It'll be interessting to see their rotation change


Alley-Oop to Toro

Thomas led the Team in scoring

Toro blockes really everything

Gerv Howard didn't score much, but was good for some show

[anubisak]

great now the dynasty looks better...keep the good work

[dadaucha]

It took me quite some time to change all the screens. i hope you all are contempt now

[dadaucha]

Grizzlies put on great show in Reefs comeback

Reef was back with the team. Moreover tehy had a weak oponent. So it was the perfect oportunity to show alle their skills ans make the game a kind of comeback show.
109-70 - the result says it all. They scored a season-high 62 points in the first half, buildinf a 30 points lead at halftime. The game was done after that. The Grizzlies started to rotate after that, gave thier starters a few additional breaks. They even lost the 3rd quarter 22-25, but that didn't matter at all. They cruised to their never contested 109-70 win.
It was a team effort: 11players scored, 5 in double digits. Reef did a good job in his first game after being out 5 weeks, he scored 21 and added 4ass. Ceballos also had 4ass and 19pts. Tim Thomas had 18pts in 12min. Gerv Howard scored 11pts and 4reb in just 10min. Vito Price had 10pts off the bench.

If the Grizzlies can keep this run going, they will be very successfull again.


Reefs first points after his injury

He had 21pts in total

The 3 centers rotated, no one being extraordinary, but all very solid

Ceballos against 3 defenders

[dadaucha]

Outstanding Grizzlies beat Jazz by 49

The Grizzlies are definitly on a roll right now.
But the game did start quite strange: The Grizzlies were trailing 21-24 after the first quarter. But the second quarter was maybe their best in franchise history. The not just turned the game around, they pulverized their oppenent. They won this quarter 36-9 (!!), being extremly disciplined on defense and using this to score easy points in transition. Their defensive effort continued in the secoond half, admitting only 27 points, while scoring 52 themselves.
The team was lead by a trio of players: Reef had 18 points, 5 boards and 4 assists, Cedirc Ceballos scores 25, added 5 dishes and 2 steales. Tim Thomas had 21 points and 3 assists in just 12 minutes.
Other players also were quite good: Gerv Howard had 10 points and 7 boards in 11 minutes. Vito Price can handle his reduced minutes, contributing 9pts and 4ass in 8 minutes.
All 3 Centers did a good job too: Iwanaka had 6pts, 9reb, 3ass and 4 blocks. Rasmusson had 10 points and 4 rebounds in only 5 minutes. Gomer Marshall had 4reb, 3ass and 3 blocks in 5min.
Blue Edwards did a good job passing the ball, dishing 8ass



Vito price goes to the basket, dunks it and gets the foul

He converts the layup after the very nice pass by Mugsy

Reef scores on the alley-oop by Ceballos

Generational shift: Thomas (21pts) goes by living legend Malone (13pts)