Pouncing on Opportunity (NBA Live 06)

[Mark.]

nice scouting reports man. and i've love for a team to build a stadium like that haha

Haha yeah thatd be awesome watching games on a court like that

[Arcane]

awesome scouting reports

[rongotai]

Nice the 360 practise court

Do me

[Marquis]

Nice scouting reports man

[Jugs]

Cool scouting reports, nice Ben Wallace and Birdman comparisons . I find it weird to that I suck at shooting but a great dribbler

[hova-]

Sweet scouting reports I like it !

[kibaxx7]

Nice reports Mark

[CouchPotato94]

Great as always. 3-0 for April. Are you going to draft yourself if you, uh, fall to yourself?

[BOSS]

Yo.
Good reports bro.
Creative presentation.
That Moore guy skinny as hell. Haha
But he has the skill of TP which is goood.
BTW, when your doing mine, make me wear Jordans X.
Once again, good shit.

[Mark.]

awesome scouting reports

Nice scouting reports man

Sweet scouting reports I like it !

Nice reports Mark

Cheers, I dont usually write much so those were quite tough

Nice the 360 practise court

Do me

Yeah probs goes out to AD for that awesome next gen court

You will possibly be in next years draft if you get your points high enough

Great as always. 3-0 for April. Are you going to draft yourself if you, uh, fall to yourself?

Cheers dude, well as ive already said, if I get an offer to GM for another team ill take it so I dunno where ill be picking if that happens, ive put myself to be drafted near the end of the first so if im still Detroit I might be avaliable then

Yo.
Good reports bro.
Creative presentation.
That Moore guy skinny as hell. Haha
But he has the skill of TP which is goood.
BTW, when your doing mine, make me wear Jordans X.
Once again, good shit.

Haha, dude a runners gotta be skinny, Yeah dude, you and Jing are up next so shouldnt be too far away, got a prediction for April?

[BOSS]

THREE DASH OH

[Laxation]

2-1 this month. It would be good to have a loss going into the playoffs, just to get it out of the way.

[Mark.]

3 games left and the Pistons are looking to have the home court through out the playoffs.
playing at a superior level that most teams havent been able to match the 76ers dont look to pose too much trouble.
Look for Chris Webber to try cause trouble for the Detroit big men,
while AI puts pressure on the Pistons backcourt, this should free up guys like Iugodala and Dalembert for some easy baskets.


Boxscores: [76ers]|[Pistons]


The Pistons came into this game expecting a tough game but nothing too hard.
But very hard is what they got, it took an extra period of time for the league leading Pistons to keep their streak alive.
Allen Iverson caused trouble all game for the Pistons, which as expected allowed players like
Andre Iugodala and Samuel Dalembert to get easy baskets.

The game was very up and down, the 76ers destroyed the Pistons in the first quarter,
then in th second the scores were almost switched with Detroit running over Philly.
Detroit pulled their lead out some mroe in the third, however the 76ers fought bakc hard in the fourth.
OT was a very close fought battle, however the Pistons managed to sneak through withthe 2 points win.

Tayshuan Prince led the Pistosn with 30, 10 and 6 assists.
Ben Wallace had an amazing 9 steals, he also had 14 rebounds.
Allen Iverson led the 76ers with 39 points he also had 8 assists and 5 boards.
Andre Iguodala had 22 points, but also a shocking 10 turnovers.


Iggy got a lot of easy buckets like these, his 10 turnovers is dissapointing though.

While still shooting well, Rip was held relatively quiet || Prince with the big block on Iggy

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The Blazers will be the easiest opponents for the Pistons this month
Look for an easy win for the Detroit team.


Boxscores:[Pistons]|[Blazers]


The Pistons probably came into this game too relaxed which resulted in them having to play catch up for a lot of the game.
However a decent blasting from Coach Saunders at half time saw them come out firing.
THe pistons went on to outscore the Blazers by 9 in the third, then finish them off in the 4th scoring 13 more than Portland.
Pistons Coach Flip Saunders was not impressed with the performance:
"We cant afford to let teams get into a grove against us on offense,
this is the Blazers we are talking about, they may be in the playoffs,
but a team like us shouldnt struggle through a half against them."

Rip Hamilton had a great double double with 23 points and 12 assists on 9-15 shooting.
Chauncy Billups was great with 25 points, on 10-15 shooting and 4-9 from downtown.
Darius Miles lived up to his talent with a great all round game with 23 points, 6 boards and 6 assists.
Sebastian Telfair finished with 15 points and 11 assists as he battled with a more experienced PG.


D Miles had a great game, here with the little floater|| Ben Wallace went down with an injury, but thankfully he was cleared to play by the playoffs.

Billups hitting one of his 9 3 point attempts. || The Blazers will be dissapointed with this loss, but must be happy they made the post season.

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Winning tonights game will send the Pistons into the playoffs on a 7 game winning streak.
It will also mean they have the edge in confidence if they are to face the Grizzlies in this years finals.
Look for an intense match up as both teams will look to have the upper hand on the other going into the playoffs.
The Pistons will be without Center Ben Wallace who will be out for the remainder of the regular season.


Boxscores: [Grizzlies]|[Pistons]


Chauncy shot well, the Pistons shot well,
and the team goes through into the playoffs having swept the final two months of the reg season.
Playing without Ben Wallace the Pistons dropped 37 in the first quarter and never looked back.
Leading for the whole gmae from the 5 minute mark the Pistons never looked pressured which will
sure give them confidence going into the post season.

Chauncy Billups scored 36 points on 12-17 shooting and 5-8 from 3 point land, he also added 4 boards and 4 assists.
Rasheed Wallace had a good game in Ben's absence with 22 points 7 boards 4assists and 3 blocks.
Pau Gasol was difficult for the Pistons to stop with 29 points, 11 boards and 5 assists.
Shane Battier had a terrible shooting night going 5 - 20 from the field.




Chauncy Billups has been unstoppable the last few games of the season, shooting great percentages from all areas.

Battier making his only 3 pointer of the night.


Next up: April Recap

[Jing]

good stuff man. the pistons have a 21 game winning streak in my dynasty, they are insane

[Mark.]

Argh f** it, I didnt see that I put Pistons twice in the Portland game Banner, well the Second Detroit is meant to be Portland

[HonorGlow]

...from the Chronicles of the 2006 Birdie Project:(info)

Mark's Detroit 2005-06 end of season Birdie Breakdown:

Rasheed Wallace, what you can say about this guy? You hate him
unless he's on your own team. And the Pistons have been reaping the
benefits month and month as he lands Team MVP honors for the season with
a weighted Birdie efficiency score of 19.60 - and his 'reversible' LiveCard is now enabled.

Moving up the ranks:
This Dynasty instance is currently ranked #31 on the Official 2006 Birdie Board


(view entire list here)

The qualifers:
R. Hamilton 25.5 ppg (ranks 4th)
B. Wallace 11 rpg (ranks 3rd)
C. Billups 9.6 apg (ranks 1st)
C. Billups 3.66 spg (ranks 1st)
B. Wallace 3 bpg (ranks 2nd)
R. Hamilton 0.526 field goal% (ranks 7th)
T. Prince 0.789 free throw% (ranks 10th)
R. Hamilton 0.5 3 point% (ranks 1st)

Complete 'Birdie Breakdown' coverage AND to see Wallace 's' reversible' Live Card clickhere.

Also, check out the new Birdie History, see how Mark improved!

Mark: Thanks for coming out of nowhere and contributing your end of season stats...yeh! Obviously, I wish you well on your playoff run...(don't forget to save your tstat and pstat files at the end of it all ) Right now, it's been cool thinkin of your Dynasties as the "Birdie Grandfathers" since you've been participating since it's inception. I'll be keeping an eye out on your progress!

[KIG1]

Nice screenshots like always Mark

[BOSS]

Told ya that ud be 3-0.
Good screens as always bro.
Nice work.
Down to the wire in the game vs 76ers.
Nice number by AI.
Can't wait for what you doing next .

[Laxation]

And he retains the top spot

Good luck in the playoffs, I'm looking forward to it.

[Arcane]

you are dominating the league

[rongotai]

Woot playoff time

[Jugs]

You beat my Pistons.. I mean Blazers Even though I predicted 3-0, lol.

Can't wait till draft lol. But good luck in the play-offs.

[Marquis]

Good victories Mark, but i thought you will lose against Grizzlies
Good luck in playoffs. You should go easily to Final

[hova-]

Well good wins, just what I had expected, keep running in playoffs ... Im looking forward to East Finals vs Heat

[Anthony15]

Heh Rasheed - MVP? I was hoping it'll be Rip or Chauncey!