Road to Glory II

[Valor]

Sidenote: I know Thierry is praying for season-ending injuries to Joe Johnson, John Salmons, Marvin Williams and James Johnson so he can play big minutes for once

My bad, just saw this. I would very grateful, if you catch my drift.

Not like i could give them those Not editing their durability ratings either, just leave it to chance

[Lamrock]

Oden!

[Valor]

Oden!

I guess your only consolation is that Roy still has his meniscus here

Oh, and the fact that Oden's injury woes are a problem for the Spurs instead of the Blazers now

[Valor]

Rookie heroics help Blazers upset Heat in Miami

In the duel of rookie point guards, Sit wins this round

Miami, FL - Dwyane Wade versus Brandon Roy was supposed to be the match-up of the game.

They were topped, by a rookie no less.

After struggling for much of the game, Blazers rookie Will Sit turned it on in the forth quarter, scoring 10 of his 14 points and dished out 4 assists in the final period to give his team a 99-84 victory over the Miami Heat, as well as gave him a personal victory over fellow rookie point guard Liam Washburn.

His fourth quarter heroics netted him the player of the game honors despite his 2-15 performance in the first half, Sit finished with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

On the other-hand, Miami's own rookie Liam Washburn didn't do too badly himself, as he shone for much of the game with his deadly shooting. Washburn had 17 points and 4 assists on a very efficient 7 for 13 from the field, including a perfect 2 for 2 from the great beyond. However, his 6 turnovers would prove to be costly for the Heat.

The duel between the superstars wasn't too shabby either, as Dwyane Wade still poured in 27 points despite a poor shooting night where he went 10 for 26 from the field, Wade also had 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the losing effort while the Blazers' Brandon Roy turned in 23 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists himself, but like Wade, had a poor night offensively, making just 8 of his 22 attempts and was 0 for 6 from three point territory.

LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers while rookie Stanley Robinson had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Rudy Fernandez chipped in 13 off the bench as five Blazers scored in double figures.

The Miami Heat also had five in double figures as Michael Beasley and Josh Smith scored 12 apiece while Jermaine O'Neal had 11 points. Smith and O'Neal also swatted 4 and 3 shots respectively and O'Neal notched a double-double with 10 rebounds.

However, Smith only played 19 minutes due to foul trouble and fouled out with 3:41 left in the third quarter. Without the presence of the former defensive player of the year, the Blazers, specifically Will Sit, were able to attack inside and finish.

"I thought there were some unnecessary calls" said Smith "But it is what it is, so I'll leave it at that"

The Blazers now see their record rise past the .500 mark as they hit 15-14 while the Miami Heat drop to 15-11 for the season and remain as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference






Highlights

[Lamrock]

Definitely did not throw this game.

[Mandich]

interesting how the Blazers have a 26 lower overall and still manage to get a convincing win

[Fresh8]

interesting how the Blazers have a 26 lower overall and still manage to get a convincing win

Cause they have me.

Also... Vintage Sit performance mirroring my performance IRL last week. Only Sit could shoot so shitty and still win POTG.

[Valor]

Definitely did not throw this game.

Yeah, you played pretty well, shame about the loss

interesting how the Blazers have a 26 lower overall and still manage to get a convincing win

Thats why it was an upset, shocked the hell outta me

Only Sit could shoot so shitty and still win POTG.

Indeed...

[kibaxx7]

Another nice duel for Will and Liam

[Houndy]

Will did good, but man, it's all about L-Train. The Heat are 98, damn.

[Fresh8]

Sit: 6 ast/1 TO
L-Train: 4 ast/6 TO

I'm not good at math but I believe I am superior.

[Alpha_]

Sit AKA "THE BIRDMAN" played pretty well!

[Valor]

Another nice duel for Will and Liam

Yup, good point guard play

Will did good, but man, it's all about L-Train. The Heat are 98, damn.

They have Wade, Beasley, Josh Smith and a good Jermaine O'Neal. Not surprised really

Sit AKA "THE BIRDMAN" played pretty well!

The hair is more ridiculous looking than the real Birdman

[Valor]

Monthly Recap: December 2011
Part One: Chicago Bulls Monthly Recap

December Results - 11W 5L



December 2nd @ Sacramento Kings
Win 110-108 Game Recap

December 4th @ Portland Trailblazers
Win 103-102 Game Recap

December 5th @ LA Lakers
Loss 75-93 Game Recap

December 9th vs Utah Jazz
Win 106-94
Outstanding Players:
Utah: Xavier Henry 24 pts, Deron Williams 14 pts 9 ast, Jordan Farmar 17 pts (off the bench), Al Thornton 15 pts
Chicago: Derrick Rose 24 pts 7 ast, Carlos Boozer 17 pts 10 reb, Joakim Noah 15 pts 10 reb, Kirk Hinrich 16 pts 6 ast 3 stl

December 11th vs Toronto Raptors
Win 101-96
Outstanding Players:
Toronto: Andrea Bargnani 21 pts 9 reb, Jonas Valanciunas 13 pts 8 reb 4 blk
Chicago: Derrick Rose 23 pts 9 ast 4 blk 2 stl, Luol Deng 18 pts 8 reb, Carlos Boozer 16 pts 12 reb, Kyle Korver 18 pts (off the bench)

December 12th @ Orlando Magic
Loss 93-96
Outstanding Players:
Orlando: Dwight Howard 10 pts 23 reb 4 blk, Vince Carter 24 pts, Jameer Nelson 16 pts 9 ast
Chicago: Derrick Rose 23 pts 9 ast 4 stl, Joakim Noah 14 pts 13 reb 3 blk 2 stl, Carlos Boozer 13 pts 9 reb

December 14th @ Washington Wizards
Win 147-145 (2OT)
Outstanding Players:
Washington: Gilbert Arenas 35 pts 6 reb 18 ast (career high ast), Chris Bosh 31 pts 14 reb, Mike Miller 24 pts 6 reb
Chicago: Derrick Rose 38 pts 4 reb 11 ast, Kirk Hinrich 21 pts 8 ast, Joakim Noah 18 pts 13 reb 3 blk

December 16th vs Charlotte Bobcats
Win 101-99
Outstanding Players:
Charlotte: Stephen Jackson 27 pts 6 reb, Tyson Chandler 17 pts 15 reb, Yi Jianlian 14 pts 12 reb
Chicago: Derrick Rose 26 pts 9 ast 6 stl (career high stl), Carlos Boozer 17 pts 6 reb, Anthony Morrow 16 pts (off the bench)

December 18th @ Houston Rockets
Win 112-111 Game Recap

December 19th @ Dallas Mavericks
Loss 96-98 Game Recap

December 21st vs Detroit Pistons
Win 130-82
Outstanding Players:
Detroit: Richard Hamilton 32 pts, Charlie Villanueva 16 pts 7 reb, Kyle Irving 8 pts 10 ast
Chicago: Derrick Rose 31 pts 10 ast, Carlos Boozer 22 pts 13 reb, Joakim Noah 18 pts 11 reb 3 blk, Taj Gibson 12 pts 8 reb (off the bench)

December 22nd @ New York Knicks
Loss 70-94
Outstanding Players:
New York: Ed Davis 22 pts 11 reb, Raymond Felton 13 pts 6 ast, Channing Frye 11 pts 8 reb, Dejuan Blair 4 pts 10 reb (off the bench)
Chicago: Derrick Rose 24 pts 6 ast, Carlos Boozer 14 pts 12 reb, Kirk Hinrich 11 pts 6 ast

December 26th vs Atlanta Hawks
Win 83-68
Outstanding Players:
Atlanta: Joe Johnson 15 pts 9 reb, John Salmons 12 pts, Marvin Williams 6 pts 11 reb 6 ast
Chicago: Derrick Rose 22 pts 6 ast, Shaquille O'Neal 13 pts 5 reb (off the bench), Joakim Noah 10 pts 10 reb 5 blk

December 27th @ Miami Heat
Win 94-79
Outstanding Players:
Miami: Dwyane Wade 16 pts 9 ast, Michael Beasley 19 pts 8 reb, Liam Washburn 10 pts 8 reb 3 ast
Chicago: Joakim Noah 20 pts 16 reb 2 blk (career high pts), Derrick Rose 20 pts 6 reb 4 ast, Shaquille O'Neal 11 pts 8 reb (off the bench)

December 29th @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Win 103-72
Outstanding Players:
Cleveland: Nate Robinson 25 pts, Jordan Hill 8 pts 12 reb, Kyle Lowry 6 pts 6 ast (off the bench)
Chicago: Derrick Rose 27 pts 13 ast, Carlos Boozer 26 pts 8 reb, Joakim Noah 10 pts 16 reb 5 ast 4 blk, Kirk Hinrich 18 pts 7 ast

December 30th vs Houston Rockets
Loss 111-118
Outstanding Players:
Houston: Kevin Martin 54 pts (career high), Jonny Flynn 16 pts 5 reb 17 ast (career high ast), Trevor Ariza 16 pts 8 reb
Chicago: Derrick Rose 25 pts 9 ast, Joakim Noah 16 pts 11 reb, Taj Gibson 8 pts 6 reb (off the bench)





Chicago Bulls Player Stats

- Bold Indicates Team Leader


Chicago Bulls Metric Stats

- Bold Indicates Team Leader



Chi-Town Plays of the Month

What are you doing Henry!? Did you not get the Memo?


Welcome to the NBA, Martti Must!


Get up or get out the way!!

[Martti.]

Don't mind being posterized, but hate those ugly-ass McDonalds jerseys the Rockets have.

[Axel The Great]

They're not that bad. They're actually better than the primary road jerseys imo.

A good month, judging by all the W's. Mondays weren't good days for basketball for you guys it seems.

[hova-]

11-5 is pretty good. Martti's getting disses in every D. Crybaby, posterized by Noah, what comes next?

[Fresh8]

11-5 is pretty good. Martti's getting disses in every D. Crybaby, posterized by Noah, what comes next?

Sit scores 50 against Rockets

[Axel The Great]

You wish Sit. Yao would totally block all of your shots.

[Valor]

Don't mind being posterized, but hate those ugly-ass McDonalds jerseys the Rockets have.

They're not that bad. They're actually better than the primary road jerseys imo.

I concur with Axel on this

Mondays weren't good days for basketball for you guys it seems.

Sucks how the league always gives us back to backs on Mondays...and also against contenders too...sigh

speaking of back to backs, I only won once in the second game out of those 6 back to backs we had this month

11-5 is pretty good. Martti's getting disses in every D. Crybaby, posterized by Noah, what comes next?

Trust me when I say it's not intentional, he should have gotten out of the way

Sit scores 50 against Rockets

Maybe 50 attempts...don't think 50 is a mark reachable for you lot...for now

You wish Sit. Yao would totally block all of your shots.

As you'll see in the later parts of the December Recap, Yao is dominating on the defensive end at the moment

[Valor]

Monthly Recaps: December 2011
Part Two: Around the League

League Standings
Western Conference Standings

1. New Orleans Hornets (29-3)*
2. Los Angeles Lakers (27-5)*
3. Houston Rockets (23-8)
4. Oklahoma City Thunder (22-10)*
5. Dallas Mavericks (19-11)
6. Sacramento Kings (19-12)
7. San Antonio Spurs (18-12)
8. Portland Trailblazers (16-16)
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9. Golden State Warriors (15-18)
10. Phoenix Suns (14-17)
11. Denver Nuggets (14-18)
12. Utah Jazz (13-21)
13. Memphis Grizzlies (10-23)
14. Minnesota Timberwolves (9-24)
15. Los Angeles Clippers (8-23)

* Denotes Division Leader

Eastern Conference Standings
1. Orlando Magic (23-7)*
2. Chicago Bulls (20-11)*
3. Washington Wizards (19-12)
4. Boston Celtics (18-14)*
5. Milwaukee Bucks (20-14)
6. Miami Heat (17-13)
7. Philadelphia 76ers (17-15)
8. Atlanta Hawks (16-15)
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9. New Jersey Nets (16-17)
10. Charlotte Bobcats (14-16)
11. Cleveland Cavaliers (12-18)
12. New York Knicks (8-23)
13. Toronto Raptors (6-26)
14. Indiana Pacers (6-26)
15. Detroit Pistons (5-25)

* Denotes Division Leader




League Leaders


1. Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) 30.5
2. Amare Stoudemire (Phoenix) 29.2
3. Dwyane Wade (Miami) 28.1
4. Carmelo Anthony (Milwaukee) 27.7
5. Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) 27.2


1. Dwight Howard (Orlando) 12.6
2. Joakim Noah (Chicago) 12.5
3. Tim Duncan (San Antonio) 11.1
- Kevin Garnett (Boston) 11.1
4. Yao Ming (Houston) 11.0
5. Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee) 10.7


1. Jason Kidd (Dallas) 11.8
2. Chris Paul (New Orleans) 11.0
3. Steve Nash (Phoenix) 10.0
4. Jonny Flynn (Houston) 9.0
5. Tony Parker (San Antonio) 8.9
- Stephen Curry (Golden State) 8.9
- Ty Lawson (Denver) 8.9


1. Raymond Felton (New York) 3.0
2. Chris Paul (New Orleans) 2.8
- Dwyane Wade (Miami) 2.8
3. Devin Harris (New Jersey) 2.5
4. Rajon Rondo (Boston) 2.4
5. Ronnie Brewer (Minnesota) 2.3
- Delonte West (Toronto) 2.3


1. Dwight Howard (Orlando) 3.3
2. Yao Ming (Houston) 3.1
3. Joakim Noah (Chicago) 2.9
4. Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee) 2.8
5. Tyrus Thomas (Washington) 2.6


Player Efficiency Rating (PER)
1. Chris Paul (New Orleans) 32.1
2. Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) 30.4
3. Dwyane Wade (Miami) 28.8
4. Amare Stoudemire (Phoenix) 27.3
5. Carmelo Anthony (Milwaukee) 27.2
6. Derrick Rose (Chicago) 26.5
7. Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) 25.2
8. Pau Gasol (LA Lakers) 24.8
9. Joe Johnson (Atlanta) 24.5
10. Gilbert Arenas (Washington) 24.3


Rookie Leaders

1. Will Sit (Portland) 16.0
2. Harrison Barnes (Milwaukee) 15.5
3. Liam Washburn (Miami) 12.4
4. Perry Jones (Indiana) 10.9
5. Jeffery Taylor (Phoenix) 8.9


1. Perry Jones (Indiana) 8.1
2. Jonas Valanciunas (Toronto) 7.3
3. Octavius Ocho (San Antonio) 5.7
4. Harrison Barnes (Milwaukee) 4.7
5. Martti Must (Houston) 4.5


1. Liam Washburn (Miami) 6.8
2. Will Sit (Portland) 4.2
3. Kyrie Irving (Detroit) 3.0
4. Perry Jones (Indiana) 1.2
5. Harrison Barnes (Milwaukee) 1.1


1. Perry Jones (Indiana) 1.1
2. Kyrie Irving (Detroit) 0.7
3. Will Sit (Portland) 0.6
4. Jeffery Taylor (Phoenix) 0.5
- Rodney Williams (Minnesota) 0.5
5. Kemba Walker (New Orleans) 0.4


1. Jonas Valanciunas (Toronto) 1.8
2. Perry Jones (Indiana) 1.6
3. Octavius Ocho (San Antonio) 1.5
4. Martti Must (Houston) 1.0
5. Enes Kanter (Denver) 0.7
- Greg Smith (Cleveland) 0.7

Players of the Week
Week: East | West
Oct 27-29: Gilbert Arenas (Washington) | LeBron James (Sacramento)
Oct 30-Nov 5: Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Nov 6-12: Dwight Howard (Orlando) | LeBron James (Sacramento)
Nov 13-19: Dwyane Wade (Miami) | Amare Stoudemire (Phoenix)
Nov 20-26: Rajon Rondo (Boston) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Nov 27-Dec 3: Dwyane Wade (Miami) | Amare Stoudemire (Phoenix)
Dec 4-10: Dwyane Wade (Miami) | LeBron James (Sacramento)
Dec 11-17: Gilbert Arenas (Washington) | LeBron James (Sacramento)
Dec 18-24: Dwyane Wade (Miami) | Chris Paul (New Orleans)
Dec 25-31: Gilbert Arenas (Washington) | LeBron James (Sacramento)

Players of the Month
East: Dwyane Wade (Miami)
West: LeBron James (Sacramento)

Rookies of the Month
East: Perry Jones (Indiana)
West: Will Sit (Portland)



Player Movement
- 12/16/11
Pacers Fire Head Coach Jim O'Brien
Pacers Hire Head Coach Darryl Monroe

- 12/18/11
Kings Sign Chris Wilcox to 2YR/$1.83M deal

- 12/23/11
Celtics Sign Kwame Brown to 2YR/$4.00M deal
Celtics Sign Glen Davis to 2YR/$5.00M deal

- 12/25/11
Cavaliers Sign JJ Hickson to 2YR/$3.00M deal


Injury Report

[Fresh8]

I can jump over Yao

[Valor]

I can jump over Yao

Na, Yao can jump in the virtual NBA man, maybe Hasheem Thabeet, but not Yao

[Valor]

Monthly Recaps: December 2011
Part Three: Rookie Rankings

1. Perry Jones, PF, Indiana Pacers
G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT%
28 | 28 | 34.0 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .386 | .240 | .738

Last Month: 1 | Drafted: 5


2. Liam Washburn, PG, Miami Heat
G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT%
30 | 30 | 29.6 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .447 | .500 | .727

Last Month: 4 | Drafted: 17


3. Will Sit, PG, Portland Trailblazers
G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT%
32 | 32 | 30.3 | 16.0 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .421 | .417 | .822

Last Month: 2 | Drafted: 14


4. Jonas Valanciunas, PF, Toronto Raptors
G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT%
32 | 0 | 25.9 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 | .507 | .000 | .660

Last Month: 5 | Drafted: 4


5. Harrison Barnes, SF, Milwaukee Bucks
G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT%
34 | 8 | 26.3 | 15.5 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .465 | .383 | .861

Last Month: 3 | Drafted: 1


6. Octavius Ocho, C, San Antonio Spurs
G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT%
30 | 5 | 17.7 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | .542 | .000 | .435

Last Month: 7 | Drafted: 13


7. Martti Must, PF, Houston Rockets
G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT%
31 | 0 | 16.5 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .505 | .466 | .833

Last Month: 8 | Drafted: 25


8. Jeffery Taylor, SG, Phoenix Suns
G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT%
31 | 18 | 16.3 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .419 | .270 | .739

Last Month: 6 | Drafted: 26


9. Kyrie Irving, PG, Detroit Pistons
G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT%
30 | 16 | 15.5 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .442 | .397 | .666

Last Month: N/A | Drafted: 8


10. Tiny Gallon, PF, Memphis Grizzlies
G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT%
33 | 33 | 23.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | .385 | .000 | .773

Last Month: 9 | Drafted: 12

[Axel The Great]

Lamrock and Sit are having good seasons.

Good to see Yao dominating the defensive end, as you told me earlier. He outdoes his real life counterpart in this association.