* Scroll down for rules and details
- 165 (155) Martti **
160 (130) Oskar RF
150 (135) Valor *
125 Lamrock **
105 (90) Kaiser Kobe
100 (90) Oli
100 (75) PeeBo ***
100 (90) weechees *
95 (85) OrlMagic *
55 (50) Ratrac
50 (35) homicide1550 *
50 Chaser7
40 Jemesouviens
35 newc
30 Ipsofire
10 nba baller
- Skillmatic
single number = no points change
(x) = previous total
* = 'JUMBO' hits counter
red = ON FIRE!
RF = ROYAL FLUSH counter
'08-09 season start roster
PREFACE (Season 2 Begins on Pg 12)
- "Houston Rockets: Season 2" kicks off with the departures of Deron Williams and Mike James to Atlanta for the reacquisition of Shane Battier and addition of Speedy Claxton.
But owner Les Alexander's blockbuster move would be sending Marvin Williams, Brevin Knight and a second-round draftee to Sacramento for defensive specialist, Ron Artest.
- New to Season 2 and inspired by Lamrock and others who have held mini-games and contests within their dynasties, I've decided to host my first contest beginning - now!
This is most likely Dikembe Mutombo's final season and he's always been one of my favorite players (who else can get away with wagging their finger after swatting the crap out of you, or crashing a Georgetown bar and yelling, "Who wants to sex Mutombo?" while everyone stares back in silence) so in tribute, this contest is rightfully called,
Fan of the Year, THE 'JUMBO MUTOMBO' CONTEST
THE GAME
It's a game of simple point accumulation - viewer with the highest total points at the end of the regular season, wins! (In the event of a tie, the contest will continue only for those qualified squaring off in 'sudden death' elimination thru the Playoffs)
Here's how it works.
SCORING POINTS
Anytime during the regular season and BEFORE I post the next game recap, you can enter just by posting the names of two (2) Rockets players and a 'Jumbo Mutombo' number (explained below)
If either or both of the players you chose qualifies for any categories below, you earn the points listed
Player of the Game: +5 points
Rockets Highest Scorer: +5 points
Rockets Best FG%: +10 points
If your choices match all three above (PotG, High Scorer AND best FG%) +5 additional bonus points
In the event that multiple players tie for a category after a game, all elligible players qualify as a 'win' and receive the points for the appropriate category (example: Both McGrady and Yao are Highest Scorers, ending the game with 29 points a piece; if you've selected either or both, each is worth +5 points)
Okay. The "2 names" part is simple enough, now here's the wildcard:
THE 'JUMBO' FACTOR
As the season is in honor of Mutombo, he'll play a huge role in the outcome of this contest.
In addition to two names, you'll also give me one number. This number represents your guess of what Dikembe's total stat line will be for the night (by 'line' I mean the 5 main categories: Pts+Rebs+Ast+Blk+Stl all added together)
It'll be tricky, but if you guess correctly? It's worth: +20 points
As you can see, you're never 'out of it' even if you're starting late. If you're vibin' Mutombo and guessing correctly, you can get right back in the game quick-style
Oh, and obviously Mutombo must play at least 1 minute. If coach Jackson doesn't play him, a "0" guess doesn't count as a win (Now, if he does log at least 1 minute of game time and comes up empty across the board and you've guessed "0", then that's +20 big ones for you!)
THE ROYAL FLUSH
Get ALL above correct (and I doubt this will happen often if ever) but if it does, that's pretty special so: +10 additional bonus points
Again, here's a quick summary,
- POINTS SUMMARY
Player of the Game: +5 points
Rockets High Scorer: +5 points
Rockets Best FG%: +10 points
All three above (PotG, High Scorer AND best FG%) +5 additional bonus points
Correct 'Jumbo' number: +20 points
Royal Flush (everything above correct): additional +10 bonus points
ACCEPTABLE FORMATS
Acceptable entries are, 2 Rocket player names AND 1 number
Ex: "TMac, Yao, 12"
"Artest & Graham, two"
"Speedy, Ron, 5"
all perfectly understandable and acceptable (but be specific if players share the same last name; I think right now there are no double-ups so this shouldn't be a problem)
Unacceptable entries:
anything vague or unclear, like just numbers:
Ex: 14, 1, 11 (Unclear and thus voided/does NOT qualify)
CONTEST RULES
The only rule is that your selections/picks MUST be posted BEFORE the next game recap to be counted. Sometimes there are lapses between recaps; sometimes I do 'em right away. I'll try to keep at least once/week. But as long as you post picks before I post the next game results, your entry will qualify
Once a game is finished and recapped, everything 'resets' and any previous picks are void. You'll need to post/pick two new players and a 'Jumbo' number after each game to qualify for the next coming game. Previously posted selections do NOT "carry over" as selections for the next game (EXCEPTION: In the event that I post MULTIPLE games at once which rarely but sometimes happens, your picks DO carry over and qualify for ALL games posted in that lot of games)
I will post screen captures of both 'High Scorer' and 'FG% High' as well as the 'Mutombo Line' at the end of every recap along with the usual boxscores, pics etc. Also, I'll keep a running contest 'Leader' board somewhere accessible so you can see where you rank (most likely here on the first page, first post)
[EDIT: I previously mentioned not wanting to be the 'points police' and that you'd have to send me your totals after each game. Well, since we started, I've found keeping the totals myself to be easy, so I guess I AM the 'points police' lol]
Now… the Prize.
PRIZE WINNER
Aside from bragging rights among your fellow NLSCers, I've been trying to think of something cool and this is all I got but I think it's kinda fun
The winner of "Fan of the Year" will earn....... a 1-yr, minimum-salaried contract on the Rockets' Season 3 (next season) roster as a "create-a-player" walk-on!
That's right, YOU (or at least your 'virtual' self) will be right in the thick of things rubbin' elbows with Tracy and Yao trying to stop LeBron or swatting Kobe (Just don't expect to be replacing anybody in the starting line up anytime soon as you'll be realistically/low overall-rated and thus spend most of the times cheering from the bench)
Still, courtside seats and occasional scrub minutes and possible mention in future game recaps as a player - what more could you ask! I may have to do it by just DBF editing a CPU-created rookie or something like that, but I'll worry about those details later
That's the 'long-term' prize plan anyway and yeah, I know that's all a looong way off and who knows if this dynasty even makes it that far... but then again, who knew it'd make it this far?
Anyway, hope you guys participate and I'll try keep the momentum; the upcoming changes in Season 2 definitely make it more fun for me and hopefully for you the viewer as well
Enjoy,
Clutch