Bulls 2008/2009 Dynasty [NBA Live 09/Xbox 360]

[Andrew]

Chicago Bulls 2008/2009 Dynasty (NBA Live 09 - Xbox 360)

Welcome to my NBA Live 09 (Xbox 360) Chicago Bulls Dynasty Thread! I know I'm a little late this year but between other things getting in the way and waiting for an NBA Live 365 update that suited my tastes and was relatively issue-free, my main Dynasty has been pushed back a bit. In any case, I'm ready to play. As usual, I'll be trying to play all 82 games with 12 minute quarters. The rosters themselves are the January 2nd 365 update, with some corrected positions and reordered to ignore injuries.

Staff

Scout: Albert Palmer
Team Doctor: Drew Sigmund
Defensive Coach: Scott Parker
Offensive Coach: Eddie Hunt

Roster

C: Mehmet Okur/Joakim Noah/Aaron Gray
F: Drew Gooden/Tyrus Thomas
F: Luol Deng/Andres Nocioni/CJ Miles
G: Ben Gordon/Thabo Sefolosha
G: Derrick Rose/Kirk Hinrich

Inactive

IR1: Lindsey Hunter
IR2: Cedric Simmons
IR3: Michael Ruffin

October 27th, 2008
Bulls acquire Okur, Miles


Okur and Hughes trade places on the eve of the Bulls' season opener

CHICAGO, IL -- On the eve of the 2008/2009 season, the Chicago Bulls have completed a trade with Utah that will send guard Larry Hughes to the Jazz in exchange for centre Mehmet Okur and swingman CJ Miles. Okur and Miles are expected to be in uniform tomorrow night when the Bulls open their season against Central Division rivals the Milwaukee Bucks.

Hughes, acquired in a midseason trade for Ben Wallace last season, posted averages of 12 ppg, 3.1 rpg and 3.1 apg for the Bulls in 28 games last season, including 25 starts. However, he logged less than thirty minutes per game for the first time since the 2002 season and shot just 38.7% from the field. With the selection of Derrick Rose as the first overall pick in the 2008 Draft and Ben Gordon pegged as the starting shooting guard, it appeared as though Hughes' minutes would be further limited this season.

Mehmet Okur appeared in 72 games for the Jazz last season, scoring 14.5 ppg to go along with 7.7 rpg. He is likely to step immediately into the starting lineup and adds an offensive punch to the frontcourt with the added ability to stretch the defense with his shooting touch from the outside. CJ Miles, in his fourth NBA season after being drafted out of high school, played sparingly last season but is a tremendously athletic player who will likely battle Thabo Sefolosha for backup minutes at shooting guard and small forward.

For the Jazz, the trade will allow Paul Millsap to move into the starting lineup alongside All-Star forward Carlos Boozer. Hughes is expected to start ahead of Kyle Korver and Ronnie Brewer, complimenting Deron Williams in the backcourt.

[Mandich]

Finally!!!! Will definetly follow this one!

[Cartar]

Your back ! The trade looks actually quite good for both sides, Chicago gains a solid center, while Millsap can now start for the Jazz and they get a better starting shooting guard. Hopefully this continues as long as your 06 was.

[Fresh8]

Good luck with your season. Will be reading.

[Kite]

Hope the dynasty goes well! I'll be following it.

[Valor]

finally you are back Andrew good luck with this one

[Iggy]

Welcome back, Andrew I'll follow this one. I think, you should swap Gooden with Okur in starting 5.

[Oskar]

I'm so going to follow it. Okur is a quite good fit, actually really good fit and CJ Miles should fit next to Derrick Rose aswell, he's athletic, can play D and has a good spot-up J. Really nice trade for the Bulls, not so sure about the Jazz, though. I don't really expect either Boozer or Millsap be succesful at the 5. Still, looks terrific. Best of luck !

Iggy, Gooden sucks.

[Andrew]

Thanks for the kind words of encouragement, everyone. I'll post some game results and recaps after I've played a few and before that, probably an article or two to continue to set the mood. I've got a USB capture device so I should be able to get a few screenshots though the quality isn't always great.

I'm quite happy with the Hughes trade, if it doesn't work out for the Jazz though they only have themselves to blame; I put Hughes on the block and that's the offer they made me.

[JaoSming]

I've got a USB capture device so I should be able to get a few screenshots though the quality isn't always great.

Upload screens to EA Sports World and take them off of there?

[Andrew]

I'll probably do that too, though I'll have to rely on the capture device for any menu-based screenshots of course.

[The X]

Not surprised that Larry Hughes was the first out of the door

[hova-]

I will definitely follow this one. Good Luck with the Bulls (maybe the most stacked roster youve ever had in your Bulls dynasty, but also making it harder).

Memo is a nice addition with his inside scoring but I hope he can also help your crashing the boards a bit.

[Andrew]

Not surprised that Larry Hughes was the first out of the door

Yep, that one was on the cards before I even picked up the game last October.

[C-77]

I'll definitely follow this

[Rondo]

Andrew's dynastys are always good. I'll be following.

[Kenny]

I shall be following this one, I like the amount of detail you put in your dynasties.

Oh, and congrats on getting rid of Larry Hughes, Okur will definitely be a valuable contributor

[Andrew]

Thanks, I should have some game results up soon. Other things have been getting in the way of gaming the last couple of days.

I'm definitely happy with the Hughes trade, as I mentioned the Jazz actually offered it when I put Hughes on the trading block which surprised me though 09 does feature a few more two-for-one deals and the like being offered by the CPU.

[Cleveland wins]

Hey good dynasty. It looks like you invested in a good scout, what's the ratings of your scout? That's a good hughes trade , you ever think of trading maybe, gooden and hunter for say maybe a chris wilcox? Wilcox being athletic and all. I'm looking forward to seeing who you drafted in the upcoming draft, by the way what kind of players are you scouting this year? And what kind of player do you plan on drafting in the offseason?

[Andrew]

My scout's rated E, in the 360 version you need to earn Dynasty points to ugprade and develop the abilities of your staff. I haven't started scouting anyone yet as I've only just started the Dynasty, so I'm not looking at the offseason for a while yet. I acquired Wilcox in my 06 Dynasty and I'd probably acquire him again but I'd prefer not to make too many trades early on, so I'll be seeing how this lineup plays before tinkering further.

[Fresh8]

I see Andrew is a Chris WIlcox fan.

Wilcox is great in 2K9, don't know how he would compare in Live but he does the job for me - scoring wise. I have difficulty on the glass with him though, don't know why. Brad Miller is more realiable in that department.

[Andrew]

Not so much but he's one of those players who you can have a lot of success with in video games, usually moreso than his real life counterpart (though he's a pretty solid player when he's healthy).

[Fresh8]

Well, I should correct myself, Andrew is a virtual-Chris Wilcox fan.

[Andrew]

That's better. I've also been a fan of virtual Darius Miles earlier this decade and a fan of virtual Mike Bibby for a couple of years too. You tend to find these players who play great in video games and/or develop really quickly and they become good options to have in Dynasty games for a couple of years.

[Mandich]

You should also start being a virtual fan of recaps, I'm dying out here