X's T'wolves (NBA 2K11)

[The X]

X's T'WOLVES ASSOCIATION

No guarantees but 2k11 has made me want to give it another go. Tried to find as bad a team as possible but with some semi-likeable pieces & here I am, starting an Association with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gotta luv David Kahn, he's breathed new life & given me a team to mold with SF's galore, Darko & that Peko guy getting nice fat deals for no good reason. Bring it on Kahn, bring it on.

Anyways, let's get the formalities out of the way:

Version: 2K11
Game Style: Custom
Difficulty: All-Star
Roster: 2K Default (with Rubio CAP downloaded & edited for realism purposes)

Season Length: 29 games (I will play half, sim half)
Playoff Format: 3-3-5-5 (the 3-3-3-3 would've made more sense with shorter season but I want the big series to matter more)

Play Quarter Length: 10 minutes
Sim Quarter Length: 12 minutes

Rookies: Generics (what else could they be? )
NLSC-ers: Appears I have gone against my word & put a few in.

As always, enjoy

[The X]

WOLVES DEN


CURRENT ROSTER

STARTERS
C- Jesse Brown (Arkansas), Rookie
PF- Johan Svensson (Sweden), 2nd Year
SF- Michael Beasley (Kansas State), 5th Year
SG- Eric Gordon (Indiana), 5th Year
PG- Ricky Rubio (Spain), 2nd Year

BENCH
SG- Arron Afflalo (UCLA), 6th Year
PF- Kris Humphries (Minnesota), 9th Year
SG- Richard Sharpe (South Carolina), Rookie
C- Joel Przybilla (Minnesota), 13th Year
PG- Dwight Woolridge (Kansas), Rookie
PF- Kevin Love (UCLA), 5th Year [OUT - broken wrist (4-6 weeks)]
SF- Jaime Buford (Vanderbilt), Rookie [OUT - broken ankle (6-8 weeks)]

IR
N/A

SENT DOWN TO D-LEAGUE
C- Alonzo Warren (Vanderbilt), Rookie

REGULAR SEASON RECORDS

2012/13:
Record: 14-15 (Pro Rata: 40-42)
Result: 8th in Western Conference
1st Trimester Report
2nd Trimester Report
3rd Trimester Report

2011/12:
Record: 14-15 (Pro Rata: 40-42)
Result: 9th in Western Conference
1st Trimester Report
2nd Trimester Report
3rd Trimester Report

2010/11:
Record: 8-21 (Pro Rata: 23-59)
Result: 15th in Western Conference
1st Trimester Report
2nd Trimester Report
3rd Trimester Report

PLAYOFF RECORDS

2012/13:
Record: 10-5 (Pro Rata: 16-10)
Result: NBA Champions

2011/12:
Record: N/A, missed playoffs
Result: N/A, missed playoffs

2010/11:
Record: N/A, missed playoffs
Result: N/A, missed playoffs

PLAYER AWARDS / ACCOLADES

2012/13:
NBA Finals MVP: PF- Michael Beasley Link
All-Rookie 1st Team: SF- Jaime Buford; C- Jesse Brown Link
All-Rookie 2nd Team: PG- Dwight Woolridge Link

2011/12:
All-Rookie 1st Team: PG- Floyd Bradley Link
All-Rookie 2nd Team: PG- Ricky Rubio; PF- Johan Svensson Link

2010/11:
All-Rookie 1st Team: SF- Wesley Johnson Link
Rookie Game MVP: SF- Wesley Johnson [Rookies] Story

OFF-SEASON ARCHIVES

2012:
Team Options / Player Re-signing
Rookie Signing / Free Agency Period

2011:
Team Personnel / Team Options / Player Re-signing
Rookie Signing / Free Agency Period

TRANSACTION HISTORY

2012/13:
February '13: Trades PG Floyd Bradley and PF Jeff Pendergraph to Phoenix for their 2013 and 2014 1st Round Picks Story
November '12: Trades SF Corey Brewer and PF Jordan Hill to Toronto for their 2013 1st Round Pick Story

2012 Off-Season:
June '12: Trades SG Wayne Ellington and the Knicks' 2012 2nd Round Pick to Cleveland and C Nikolai Pekovic to Toronto for SG Aaron Afflalo and the Raptors' 2012 2nd Round Pick
June '12: Trades PF Benjamin Dragic to New York for PF Kris Humphries and their 2012 2nd Round Pick
June '12: Trades PG Marcel Moore to New York for PF Jeff Pendergraph and their 2012 1st Round Pick
June '12: Re-signed PF Michael Beasley to a 3 year, $45m contract extension, with a player option for the 4th year

2011/12:
Feb '12: Re-signed SG Eric Gordon to a 5 year, $75m contract extension, with a team option for the 6th year
Jan '12: Trades PG Jonny Flynn and our 2013 2nd Round Pick to Los Angeles Clippers for SG Eric Gordon and their 2012 1st Round Pick Story
Jan '12: Re-signed PF Kevin Love to a 6 year, $82m contract extension

2011 Off-Season:
July '11: Signed C Joel Przybilla to a 1 year, $1.2m deal, with a team option for the 2nd year
June '11: Trades SG Chuck Smith to Toronto for PG Floyd Bradley and their 2012 1st Round Pick
June '11: Trades SF Wesley Johnson and PF Anthony Tolliver to Golden State for SG Chuck Smith

2010/11:
Jan '11: Trades PG Luke Ridnour and C Kosta Koufos to Houston for PF Jordan Hill and PG Stephon Marbury Story

NOTABLE INJURY HISTORY

2012/13:
June '13: SF Jaime Buford out for 6-8 weeks with broken ankle
May '13: PF Kevin Love out for 4-6 weeks with broken wrist

2011/12:
Mar '12: SF Corey Brewer out for 2-4 weeks with separated shoulder
Dec '11: PG Ricky Rubio out for 4-6 weeks with broken wrist
Dec '11: C Joel Przybilla out for 6-8 weeks with broken ankle
Nov '11: PG Ricky Rubio out for 2-4 weeks with lower back strain

2010/11:
Feb '11: PF Jordan Hill out for 4-6 weeks with broken wrist
Jan '11: PG Jonny Flynn out for 2-4 weeks with lower back strain

PAST ROSTERS

2012/13:
Post-Trade Roster (Early Feb '13)
Opening Night Roster

2011/12:
Post-Trade Roster (Late Jan '12)
Opening Night Roster

2010/11:
Post-Trade Roster (Late Jan '11)
Opening Night Roster

OBJECTIVES

1. Double Trouble: 10+ points, 10+ rebounds in a winning effort [COMPLETED 15/02/2011]
2. Darko's Block Party: 5 blocks (nominated by Sit) [COMPLETED 15/02/2011]
3. Thanks for Nothing Larry: Beat Charlotte by 10+ points (nominated by shadowGrinch)
4. Darko the Impenetrable: Hold an opposing team's star centre (Dwight Howard, Yao, All-Star level) to less than 10 points (nominated by shadowGrinch)
5. No Harm, No Foul: 30+ minutes, 6+ rebounds, 2+ blocks, 0 fouls (nominated by shadowGrinch)
6. From Serbia with Love: Beat Milwaukee, outscore, outrebound and outblock Croatian-blooded Aussie Andrew Bogut
7. Darko's a Triple Double Waiting to Happen: 10-10-10 game (nominated by Sit)
8. All for Nothing: Back-to-back-to-back 20 point games in losing efforts
9. Mr Versatility: 5-5-5-5-5 game (nominated by Sit)
10. The Perfect Storm: Score 23+ points, 16+ rebounds, 5+ assists, 6+ blocks, 2+ steals, 2 or less turnovers, 55.5%+ FG%, 100.0% FT with at least 2 taken in 40 or less minutes

[The X]

THE ASSOCIATION


NBA CHAMPIONS

2012/13: Minnesota Timberwolves Coverage
2011/12: Cleveland Cavaliers Coverage
2010/11: Miami Heat Coverage

PLAYER AWARDS / ACCOLADES

2012/13:
Awards
Player Accolades
All-Star Teams

2011/12:
Awards
Player Accolades
All-Star Teams

2010/11:
Awards
Player Accolades
All-Star Teams

HALL OF FAME

2013:
PG- Steve Nash: 17 seasons, 14.6ppg, 8.2apg [url=???]Story[/url]
G- Allen Iverson: 17 seasons, 25.2ppg, 5.8apg, 2.0spg [url=???]Story[/url]

2012:
PG- Jason Kidd: 18 seasons, 13.3ppg, 6.6rpg, 9.2apg, 2.0spg Story

2011:
C- Shaquille O'Neal: 19 seasons, 23.9ppg, 11.0rpg, 2.3bpg Story

SEASON ARCHIVES

2012/13:
1st Trimester Report
2nd Trimester Report
3rd Trimester Report

2011/12:
1st Trimester Report
2nd Trimester Report
3rd Trimester Report
NLSC Multiverse - Season Recap

2010/11:
1st Trimester Report
2nd Trimester Report
3rd Trimester Report

OFF-SEASON ARCHIVES

2012:
Retirees
Team / Player Options
Coaching Carousel
NBA Draft Lottery
Mock Draft (Post-Draft Lottery)
Pre-Draft Rumours
NBA Draft Coverage (Pre-Draft) (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3)
Free Agency Period
Updated Rosters

2011:
Retirees
Team / Player Options
NBA Draft Lottery
Mock Draft v1.0 (Post-Draft Lottery)
Pre-Draft Rumours
Mock Draft v2.0 (Final Pre-Draft)
NBA Draft Coverage (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3)
Free Agency Period
Updated Rosters

NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS

2012/13:

Feb '13: Indiana trades C Javelle McGee to San Antonio for PG Tony Parker
Feb '13: Indiana trades PG T.J. Ford to Brooklyn Nets for C Hasheem Thabeet
Feb '13: Indiana trades PF Lamar Odom and SG Leandro Barbosa to Orlando for PG Jameer Nelson and SG Marc Scott
Feb '13: Dallas trades PF Dirk Nowitzki and SF Alex Cummings to Philadelphia for PG Louis Williams and PF Elton Brand
Feb '13: Oklahoma City trades SF Dorrell Wright to Sacramento for SF Tracy Lee
Feb '13: Charlotte trades PG George Hill and their 2013 2nd Round Draft Pick to Sacramento for SG Francisco Garcia and their 2014 1st Round Draft Pick
Jan '13: Charlotte trades SG Gerald Henderson and PG Delonte West to Orlando for SG Andy Woodson and SG J.J. Redick
Dec '12: San Antonio trades SG Stephen Jackson to Utah for PG Baron Davis

2011/12:
Feb '12: Sacramento trades PG Lambros Washburn to Washington for PG Patrick Mills and their 2012 1st Round Draft Pick
Jan '12: Dallas trades SG Jason Terry and PF Brian Cook to Detroit for PF Charlie Villanueva and SG Tracy McGrady
Jan '12: Charlotte trades SG Stephen Jackson to San Antonio for PG George Hill and PF Antonio McDyess
Jan '12: Portland trades PG Andre Miller and SG Rudy Fernandez to Utah for SF Gordon Hayward
Jan '12: Cleveland trades PF Antawn Jamison and PG Ramon Sessions to Indiana for SF Danny Granger and PF Tyler Hansbrough
Dec '11: Indiana trades SG Vince Carter to New Orleans for SG Marcus Thornton
Nov '11: Washington signs PG Patrick Mills to a 1 year, $3.5m deal
Nov '11: LA Clippers trades PG Baron Davis and their 2013 1st Round Pick to Utah for C Mehmet Okur and PF Jeremy Evans

2010/11:
Feb '11: Milwaukee trades SG Carlos Delfino and their 2011 2nd Round Pick to Phoenix for PF Channing Frye and their 2011 1st Round Pick
Jan '11: Golden State trades C Andris Biedrins and PF Vladimir Radmanovic to Milwaukee for SG Michael Redd and their 2012 2nd Round Pick
Jan '11: Portland trades C Joel Przybilla and PG Patrick Mills to Toronto for PG Jose Calderon
Jan '11: Detroit trades C Ben Wallace and SF DaJuan Summers to Orlando for PG Chris Duhon and their 2012 1st Round Pick
Jan '11: Utah trades SF Andrei "AK47" Kirilenko to Washington for PF Andray Blatche and PG Kirk Hinrich
Jan '11: Detroit trades SG Richard Hamilton and SG Tracy McGrady to Denver for PF Kenyon Martin and SG Coby Karl
Dec '10: Detroit trades SG Ben Gordon to Phoenix for SF Josh Childress and SF Jared Dudley
Dec '10: Houston signs the best PG in the League, PG Stephon Marbury to a 1 year, $2.17m deal
Dec '10: Dallas trades C Tyson Chandler and the corpse formerly known as C Alexis Ajinca to Los Angeles Clippers for SG Randy Foye and PF Brian "I ain't no" Cook
Dec '10: Detroit trades PG Will Bynum and their 2011 1st Round Pick to Philadelphia for SF Thaddeus Young
Nov '10: Golden State trades PF David Lee to Houston for SF Shane Battier and PG Kyle Lowry Analysis
Nov '10: Los Angeles Lakers trades SG Sasha "Machine" Vujacic to Oklahoma City for SG Thabo Sefolosha and their 2011 2nd Round Pick
Nov '10: Boston signs SG Allen "The Answer" Iverson to a 1 year, $5.76m deal Analysis

MAJOR INJURIES

2012/13:
N/A

2011/12:
N/A

2010/11:
April '11: Phoenix PG Steve Nash out for the season with a broken patella
Jan '11: Phoenix SF Grant Hill out for the season with a torn MCL Story
Dec '10: Los Angeles Lakers PF Pau Gasol out for the season with a torn MCL
Dec '10: Miami PF Udonis Haslem out for the season with a torn patella tendon
Dec '10: Denver SG J.R. Smith out for the season with a torn MCL

SCOUTING ARCHIVES

2012/13:
N/A

2011/12:
3rd Trimester Report - NCAA
3rd Trimester Report - NLSC Multiverse

2010/11:
1st Trimester Report - Europe
NLSC Multiverse
2nd Trimester Report - NCAA

[Fresh8]

I care.

Let's see what you can do with this one. I want to see you bring in Patty Mills if possible also.

[Valor]

I care.

Let's see what you can do with this one. I want to see you bring in Patty Mills if possible also.

Me too even though i won't be able to see it until after my exams

[Martti.]

I hope Beasley becomes your scoring leader. And I'll be following for sure, your stories have been great.

[Lamrock]

Looking forward to this. As alway, am a fan of your stories. Good luck with this. Try not to get too bummed out with the team like I did!

[George7]

T'Wolves!
That would be interesting!I really liked you Bobcats dynasty,after reading it from the HOF section.

[kibaxx7]

After seeing Beasley and the Wolves defeat the Lakers a few days ago, this will be interesting. And with The X controlling them, even more.

[rise]

Get Wesley Johnson the ROTY and make Martell Webster and All-Star!

[Cartar]

Gotta luv David Kahn, he's breathed new life & given me a team to mold with SF's galore, Darko & that Peko guy getting nice fat deals for no good reason.

I think the Pekovic guy could turn out to be a great steal for them. Darko deal is of course overpayed, but he's not that bad.

Good luck nevertheless.

[The X]

Thanks for comments everybody. Won't quote everybody unless specific questions, but as always, comments are always appreciated.

I want to see you bring in Patty Mills if possible also.

No plans for major shake ups. This team will get a chance to prove itself (or not) first.

I hope Beasley becomes your scoring leader.

After seeing Beasley and the Wolves defeat the Lakers a few days ago, this will be interesting.

Beas has a chance to Martti. He will be given every chance. Don't forget Kevin Love though

Try not to get too bummed out with the team like I did!

Tried them in 2k10 but they didn't have enough hook for me. Kahn trading away Jefferson & Sessions, bringing in Beasley, Webster, Wesley Johnson & Ridnour, as well as giving deals to Darko & Peko seemed to give the team more hook.

Get Wesley Johnson the ROTY and make Martell Webster and All-Star!

Anything's possible although the latter is unlikely to happen. I haven't set my starting lineup (I'll post roster tonight). I've got to make a choice on starting SG. Webster is likely to start as a 6th man & will battle Brewer for starting spot.

I think the Pekovic guy could turn out to be a great steal for them. Darko deal is of course overpayed, but he's not that bad.

Let's see if he can do anything. He'll get a chance, but Darko will get the first roll of the dice.

[Houndy]

Good luck with the post Al Jeff Wolves. Who can be good

[Hedonist]

Nice choice of team. They can become great. I am/was contemplating to play with them too.

Oh and Darko isn't overpaid. One of the cheapest starting centers in the league and he can still have a decent career because he's still young. There are far worse contracts in the NBA.

[hova-]

Hell yeah, an X Association. Definitely looking forward to this one. Ah and that Peko guy is (at least in real life) a pretty solid Euro big man. I hope you can turn things around in Minny.

[The X]

Ahh well, it looks like a Darko vs Peko battle is on the cards

[|)e8*]

Nice! Can't Wait

[Mark.]

Gotta start Darko at this stage surely. Personally I like Kevin Looooaave at the 4 and then I guess everyone moves down and Martell can bring scoring from the second unit.

Good luck with this though. Looking forward to it.

[The X]

Gotta start Darko at this stage surely. Personally I like Kevin Looooaave at the 4 and then I guess everyone moves down and Martell can bring scoring from the second unit.

Good luck with this though. Looking forward to it.

At this stage I'm experimenting, so lineup will likely change. Love will play both the 4 & the 5. Either way, he'll play big minutes

Although I had marked Brewer as my starter, I think Martell might be better suited for role. We will soon find out.

Darko will get his chance.

[The X]

2010/11 OPENING NIGHT ROSTER

STARTERS
PF- Kevin Love (UCLA), 3rd Year
PF- Michael Beasley (Kansas State), 3rd Year
SF- Wesley Johnson (Syracuse), Rookie
SF- Martell Webster (Seattle Prep HS - WA), 6th Year
PG- Jonny Flynn (Syracuse), 2nd Year

BENCH
SG- Corey Brewer (Florida), 4th Year
PG- Luke Ridnour (Oregon), 8th Year
C- Darko Milicic (Serbia), 8th Year
SG- Wayne Ellington (North Carolina), 2nd Year
PF- Anthony Tolliver (Creighton), 3rd Year
C- Nikola Pekovic (Montenegro), Rookie
PG- Sebastian Telfair (Abraham Lincoln HS - NY), 7th Year

IR
SF- Lazar Hayward (Marquette), Rookie
C- Kosta Koufos (Ohio State), 3rd Year

SENT DOWN TO D-LEAGUE
N/A

DRAFT RIGHTS HELD
PG- Ricky Rubio (Spain)

[The X]

DON'T WORRY, WE'RE KAHN-TASTIC

An open letter to our fans.

The time for talk is over.

Okay, not quite. Right after this long-winded letter. Because we do have a lot of good things to talk about.

Fourteen months ago we laid out a plan: First, we would become a running team that plays an exciting up-tempo style of basketball. Second, we would get younger in order to build a team that could improve together and compete for a number of years. Third, we would instill a culture of hard work throughout our organization. Fourth, transparency. We'll always let you know exactly what's going on, occasionally via long-winded letters.

That was our plan over a year ago and it hasn't changed one iota. In the off-season we added young, athletic wing players Wesley Johnson, Martell Webster and Lazar Hayward. They join Jonny Flynn, Corey Brewer and Wayne Ellington as guys who can get up and down the floor quickly and shoot the ball from the perimeter. We re-signed Darko Milicic and added Nikola Pekovic, giving us two more up-tempo big men to run with one of the best outlet passers in the game, Kevin Love. We took advantage of our cap room to acquire a potential star in Michael Beasley, who was the number one prospect in his high school class of 2007 and averaged 26 points and 12 rebounds in his one college season. And finally, we added Luke Ridnour, a push-the-pace player who becomes the team's elder statesman at the age of 29.

We now have more shooting, athleticism and depth at every position, which will make us a better team this season. So will we challenge for the NBA championship this year?

Not likely.

Ouch. This honesty thing is a bit painful. But the reality is, we still need that one dominant player.

It's possible that that player could already be on our roster. We have eight guys who were selected in the top seven picks of their respective drafts, and the average age of those players is 22. So the potential is there for someone to emerge. But in case that doesn't happen, we'll continue to manage our salary cap so that we have the flexibility to make that one move that can change a franchise.

We are confident, however, that this team will be exciting to watch. For the first time in years Wolves fans are going to feel like they're missing out if they aren't in the arena. So in addition to player development we're working hard on fan development, starting with variable pricing and Flex Pack ticket packages that let you pick the games and seats that you want. The bottom line for fans is: We're making it easier than ever for you to be part of our turnaround.

There's been a lot of talk this off-season. The naysayers certainly have been vocal. And while we can understand a certain amount of skepticism, we know we've turned the corner. And we're anxious to get after that first tipped ball so we can start to prove it.

Enough talk. It's time to play.

Oh, wait. We forgot to talk about Rubio.

Next time.

Source: Star Tribune, 13/09/10

[Mark.]

Nice stuff dude. How are you working it within the game regarding Rubio? Or does 2k11 account for draft rights? Damn I can wait for my copy to arrive! Monday I guess.

[dare]

Nice you have try this stuff again, hoping that Beasley isn't a bust this time.

[The X]

Nice stuff dude. How are you working it within the game regarding Rubio? Or does 2k11 account for draft rights? Damn I can wait for my copy to arrive! Monday I guess.

Nah, he's just my 15th man. I just won't ever use him. I don't mind his $2m odd contract since I'm well under cap anyways. I downloaded, then edited his CAP & added him to the Wolves, who conveniently had one roster spot open.

Would be great if the game did handle draft rights though. Probably a good 5-6 years away if we are lucky.


EDIT: Finished beautifying first few posts of this thread. All things going well I should be good to start season tomorrow.

[The X]

Just finished playing a couple of games. I've got trade override OFF & CPU trades ON. I knew there'd be a few iffy ones in first season. First one is Thabo going to Lakers with 2nd Round pick for Sasha Vujacic

I knew Thabo would go in a bad deal. It happens in EVERY Association in the 1st year in 2k11. So I'll let that slide. I'm a couple of weeks in, that's the only trade to date. Iverson signed for MLE with Celtics as he does in EVERY Association. Rest of signings are minimum around the league & all make sense.

Funny trade offer. Hornets were trying to dupe me. Offered Ariza & Thornton for Love & rights to Ricky Rubio. Obviously didn't bother to counter offer

Question, is there any way to upload any specific photos from Pressbook? I don't want to upload 50+ photos every game, just the really good ones. Any ideas? Anybody tried it?