[CYOA] Final Chapter?

[Albys]

This is a very great Association!


I'm curious for your opinion about RR7 Super Sim sliders...

[KidJustin]

I'm curious for your opinion about RR7 Super Sim sliders...

best so far

i can play freely without worry about scoring way too many points...its also tough enough to make each game a challenge (as it is for the Clippers no matter the opponent)

i'm debating over using it on the all-star or superstar level though


....but then again, my player stats are based on rr4...does it make a difference?

[KidJustin]

WASHINGTON WIZARDS 17-21 Streak: 1W		vs.		LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 20-12 Streak: 1L
Verizon Center - Washington, DC
Feb. 11, 2011 - 7:00 PM (PST)
Matchups
John Wall		PG	Baron Davis
Allen Iverson		SG	Eric Gordon
Josh Howard		SF	Wilson Chandler
Andre Blatche		PF	Blake Griffin
Samuel Dalembert		C	DeAndre Jordan

IVERSON CLOSES THE GAME FOR THE WIZARDS



THE FACTS: The Clippers looked comfortable on offense early on, possibly still up from the Celtics game, but despite a 5-game skid, the Wizards were matching each shot. It was not until midway through the 1Q when Blake was called for his 2nd foul that the Wizards would put on a run as the Clippers went cold. The lead would grow to as big as 12 points. In the 2Q the Clippers game back, lead by the defense of Wilson Chandler, who recorded a career high 6 blocks and hit 3 3-pointers in the 2Q to help give the Clippers a 1 point lead going into the half. The second half tight, but the Clippers appeared to be in control, until the Wizards lead a charge to take a 4 point lead late in the game.

Final Moments: 2 minutes remaining 101-99
With the Clippers down 2, they needed a stop. John Wall went for a dunk but Blake Griffin was there for the block. Blake kept control of the ball, went coast-to-coast and tied the game on a slam dunk.
Allen Iverson would step up and answer with a bucket of his own, then a missed Clipper FG and Iverson scored again to put the Wizards up by 4.
A few missed possessions go by and the Clippers are forced to foul to stop the clock. Iverson hits 2 more free throws, 6 point lead.
Blake is hammered in his layup, but no whistle. Blake fouls Iverson and fouls out. Iverson hits 2 more free throws, 8 point lead.
Gordon misses his 3 point attempt, but Ben Wallace is there for the rebound and is fouled. Hits 1 of 2 free throws.
Wizards dribble out the clock and escape with a 7 point lead.

THE STAT: With the game tied with less than 2 mins to go, the Wizards out scored the Clippers 8-1

QUOTABLE: Allen Iverson on closing the game, "It's what I do. It's why I'm here."

HOT: Wilson Chandler 3 3-Pointers during the Clippers comeback in the 2Q, but his defense was hot the whole game, including a career high 6 blocks

NOT: Eric Gordon continued his shooting struggles hitting only 7 for 20 shots

GOOD MOVE: John Wall went baseline for a slam dunk and then on the very next play Blake Griffin went straight down the lane for a slam of his own


BAD MOVE: (for John Wall) John Wall got an outlet pass for a fast break and went for a monster slam, but was swatted by Wilson Chandler


Injuries: N/A

Next Game: @ Raptors (6 of 9 Game Road Trip)


Final Score:
WASHINGTON WIZARDS (109) - LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (102)

Player of the Game:
John Wall

27 Points, 9 Assists, 3 Steals

Pressbook





Create-A-Caption
During tonight's Clippers, we got some wacky photos and its your chance to tell the story!

Create a caption that fits either of the follow photos:
Photo: #1 Picks Face Off

ATTENTION Agents: Participating in Create-a-Caption will earn you a maximum of 1 Point per photo. Captions must make sense and be unique! Create-A-Caption postings for this game will be open until 2 games from now, vs.

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Upcoming Matchup:

[KidJustin]

Chapter XVI. KidJustin Kidnapped

KJ wakes up groggy again and tied up to a chair

KJ, "ohh.....where...am I?"

Mystery Person, "Ahh I can see the drugs are wearing off. Don't worry, let's just say...you're somewhere you probably haven't been before..."

KJ tries to peek out of the small window...he barely see flag.



KJ whispers, "no...I can't be..."

KJ yells at the Mystery Person, "DMM...What do you want from me!?"

Mystery Person, "DMM...haha "Don't Make Me"...I haven't heard that nickname in years...At least I know you remember me now..."

KJ, "Don't flatter yourself...It just means your basketball skills are so sorry, I couldn't forget you if i wanted to. Like a nasty oil stain on my nice shirt!"

DMM, "Shut the F*ck Up!" as he hits KJ across the head

DMM gets on the phone, "Yo Thierry...yea he's up. Alright I'll ask him...." and hangs up the phone.

KJ, "Who was that?...Is that who is behind this...is that who your boss is?"

DMM, "Shut it! I'm the one who is going to be asking the questions here...."

DMM, "Do you know a Jerome Barkhorm?"

KJ, "No...why?"

DMM, "Well first our guys were following Curry. For some reason he stopped over at Stanton Island. Some other guys got to him before we could...but he left the files on his table. A little while later some kid finds and opens it up. Well our guys have been following him recently..and now It appears he got the documents for the antidote..."

KJ, "What? How? I've never heard about this guy...look you have to let me go...I'm not even involved with whatever is going on now.."

DMM, "If you say so...Thierry wants me to hold on to you for now..just in case. And he said if he doesn't get that antidote...then you will definitely pay"

DMM, "Well you've done a lot to him...and me....maybe you'll have to pay either way...hahah"

Suddenly a different phone rings on the table....

DMM, "Shit! What time is it?? I got to get to my game....Alright you, you'll be staying here for a while until we figure out what is going on...."

DMM walks out of the room and locks it

KJ, "What am I going to do?"

KJ looks up and see that DMM left the phone on the table

KJ, "Maybe if I can just get to it....."

KJ starts to try to move the chair closer and closer to the table....

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Story Map

[Warlock95]

BLAKE: I'm number one!
JOHN: No, I'm number one!

[mpac]

Haier Shooting Stars
2 Point - All or Nothing
Finalists (pick 2 teams): team new york, team chicago
1 Points
Winner: team new york

Taco Bell Skills Challenge
2 Point - All or Nothing
Finalists (pick 2 players): d rose, rondo
1 Points
Winner: d rose

Foot Locker 3-Point Shootout
3 Point - All or Nothing
Finalists (pick 3 players): ray allen jason terry paul pierce
1 Points
Winner: ray allen

Sprite Slam Dunk Contest
2 Point - All or Nothing
Finalists (pick 2 teams): blake griffin serge ibaka
1 Points
Winner: blake griffin

T-Moble Rookie Challenge
1 Point
Winning Team: rookies
2 Points
MVP: blake griffin

NBA All-Star Game 2011
1 Point
Winning Team: east
2 Points
MVP: d wade

[KidJustin]

TORONTO RAPTORS 10-25 Streak: 2L		vs.		LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 21-12 Streak: 1W
Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
Feb. 13, 2011 - 6:00 PM (PST)
Matchups
Jose Calderon		PG	Baron Davis
DeMar DeRozan		SG	Eric Gordon
Julian Wright		SF	Wilson Chandler
Amir Johnson		PF	Blake Griffin
Andrea Bargniani		C	DeAndre Jordan

headline



THE FACTS: The game was close in the first half as both teams traded leads, but neither fell behind by more than 6 points. Bargnani was on the floor most of the time the Raptors were ahead and when he was in foul trouble, it was the Clippers who were ahead. Coming out of the locker room, the Clippers appeared to have turned it on the 3Q extending the lead to as much as 10 points and practically taking control of the game. But DeMar DeRozan just kept scoring and did his best to keep the Raptors close, he would finish with a game high 38 points. The Clippers would lead going into the 4Q and that is when Blake Griffin took over. Not by his scoring alone, but his all around game. Blake was dunking, stealing, rebounding, making plays, and he even hit a 3 pointer. Blake Griffin lead his team to victory behind his 2nd Career Triple Double (27 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists).

THE STAT: With the Raptors main guys (Bargnani and Calderon) in foul trouble and shooting poorly, LA native DeMar DeRozan erupted for 38 points, but it was not enough to hold of the Clippers who had 6 players score in double figures

QUOTABLE: Blake Griffin, "I just have to go out there and play hard. I don't even think of my stats, I just do what I have to to win."

HOT: Blake Griffin had his 2nd Career Triple-Double with 27 points, 15 Rebounds, 10 Assists

NOT: Andrea Bargnani and Jose Calderon were both in foul trouble (5 fouls each) and shot poorly for a combined 8 for 28 scoring only a combined 23 points

GOOD MOVE: Blake Griffin's jumpshot was long, but Ben Wallace was there for a massive 1-handed put back slam


BAD MOVE: After DeAndre Jordan blocked Leandro Barbosa's layup attempt, the Clippers assumed they would get the ball, instead Barbosa picked it up and dished it to an open Jermaine O'Neal for the easy dunk

Injuries: N/A

Next Game: @ Orlando Magic (7 of 9 Game Road Trip)


Final Score:
TORONTO RAPTORS (112) - LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (124)

Player of the Game:
Blake Griffin

2nd Career Triple-Double 27 Points, 15 Rebounds, 10 Assists

Pressbook




Create-A-Caption
During tonight's Clippers, we got some wacky photos and its your chance to tell the story!

Create a caption that fits either of the follow photos:
Photo: Amir Johnson with the dunk

ATTENTION Agents: Participating in Create-a-Caption will earn you a maximum of 1 Point per photo. Captions must make sense and be unique! Create-A-Caption postings for this game will be open until 2 games from now, vs. Miami Heat

Game recap layout inspired by dare and George7

[KidJustin]

GOING ON VACATION! ASSOCIATION WILL BE ON PAUSE FOR A FEW DAYS

I just wanted to let my readers know that I will be going on vacation for 4 days...starting Thursday. So this Association will be on hold for a while (not sure if I can play a game when I get back)

I still have tomorrow...and I wanted to get both Orlando and Miami games out since after that is the all-star break...but I might only get through Orlando...we will see

anyways, hopefully no one misses me too much

**This is NOT part of the "Other Guys Association" story!

[Ch4os]

Haier Shooting Stars
2 Point - All or Nothing
Finalists (pick 2 teams):La-Chicago
1 Points
Winner:Chicago

Taco Bell Skills Challenge
2 Point - All or Nothing
Finalists (pick 2 players):Westbrook:Rose
1 Points
Winner:Rose

Foot Locker 3-Point Shootout
3 Point - All or Nothing
Finalists (pick 3 players):Ray Allen,Daniel Gibson,Jason Terry
1 Points
Winner:Daniel Gibson

Sprite Slam Dunk Contest
2 Point - All or Nothing
Finalists (pick 2 teams):Blake Griffin:Andre Igudala
1 Points
Winner:Griffin

T-Moble Rookie Challenge
1 Point
Winning Team:Rookies
2 Points
MVP:Wall

NBA All-Star Game 2011
1 Point
Winning Team:East
2 Points
MVP:Wade

[puttincomputers]

Create-A-Caption

Ouch! Posterized? Double Ouch!

[Warlock95]

"First I wanted a Michael Jordan poster, you gave me a pic of some scrub*. Now I asked you for a Magic Johnson poster, and you give me THIS?!?!"

*DeAndre

[KidJustin]

BLAKE GRIFFIN IS THE HARDEST WORKING MAN IN THE NBA

After recording his second career triple-double in a win against the Raptors in Toronto, superstar Blake Griffin spent valentines day with the team at the sunny beaches of Florida. Blake better of enjoyed the day off as much as he could as he is about to go to work.

Once Blake Griffin steps on the floor tonight against the Orlando Magic, he will start the hardest working weekend of his young career. Blake Griffin will be the first NBA player, and possible only the athlete, to compete in 5 major sports venues in 5 straight days!

Blake Griffin and the Clippers will face off against Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic tonight, and then immediately after the team will take a quick flight to South Beach where they will face LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and the rest of the Miami Heat tomorrow night, and then he will fly back to Los Angeles to compete with his fellow rookies (including the Clippers own Eric Bledsoe and Al-Farouq Aminu) in the Rookie Challenge, and then the next night he will participate in the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, and finally to cap it off he will start along side Kobe Bryant in the 60th NBA All-Star Game.

Whew....What a week for the rookie!

[Bucket]

Hardest working man in NBA?
HOWARD not Griffin

[dare]

When I saw the title I thought that it will be an article of Griffin working so hard to improve his skills.

[Warlock95]

Hardest working man in NBA?
HOWARD not Griffin

Dwight? Josh? Juwan? The Duck? Which one?

[George7]

When I saw the title I thought that it will be an article of Griffin working so hard to improve his skills.

agreed with dare

Anyways,have fun on your vacation

[Lamrock]

Maybe I just don't notice it as there's so much here, but do you ever name the winners of the caption contest?

Anyway, my attempt: Blake: "Canada's a fucking backwards country. Me getting dunked on, universal health care that takes 60 fucking years to get a kidney, fucking taxed up the ass[size], [size=10]fucking assholes saying "eh"....

[kibaxx7]

Haier Shooting Stars
2 Point - All or Nothing
Finalists (pick 2 teams): Los Angeles - Chicago
1 Points
Winner: Los Angeles

Taco Bell Skills Challenge
2 Point - All or Nothing
Finalists (pick 2 players): Westbrook - Rose
1 Points
Winner: Westbrook

Foot Locker 3-Point Shootout
3 Point - All or Nothing
Finalists (pick 3 players): Ray Allen - Daniel Gibson - Jason Terry
1 Points
Winner: Ray Allen

Sprite Slam Dunk Contest
2 Point - All or Nothing
Finalists (pick 2 teams): Blake Griffin, Andre Iguodala
1 Points
Winner: Blake Griffin

T-Moble Rookie Challenge
1 Point
Winning Team: Sophs
2 Points
MVP: Stephen Curry

NBA All-Star Game 2011
1 Point
Winning Team: East
2 Points
MVP: LeBron James

[KidJustin]

Maybe I just don't notice it as there's so much here, but do you ever name the winners of the caption contest?

Anyway, my attempt: Blake: "Canada's a fucking backwards country. Me getting dunked on, universal health care that takes 60 fucking years to get a kidney, fucking taxed up the ass[size], [size=10]fucking assholes saying "eh"....

i dont name winners...i just give one point to anyone who participates (its in the details in the create-a-caption)

i want to name a winner...but im not sure how...i feel like i might be too bias if i decided and having polls would take too long...

ill look into maybe doing that (announce a winner) it next season...


well im back from vacation! if im not too tired ill play and post the Orlando game...

@dare/George...
haha i just wrote anything real quick just to leave u guys with something while i went on vacation n i just thought Blakes schedule coming up was CRAZY

[KidJustin]

ORLANDO MAGIC 24-14 Streak: 1W		vs.		LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 21-13 Streak: 1L
Amway Center - Orlando, FL
Feb. 16, 2011 - 7:00 PM (PST)
Matchups
Jameer Nelson		PG	Baron Davis
Jason Richardson		SG	Eric Gordon
Hedo Turkoglu		SF	Wilson Chandler
Brandon Bass		PF	Blake Griffin
Dwight Howard		C	DeAndre Jordan

TEAM EFFORT DEFEATS ALL-STAR EFFORT



THE FACTS: Eric Gordon and Blake Griffin entered this game looking to dominate as they combined for 28 points in the 1Q, but it did come as a cost as no other Clipper scored until Eric Bledsoe hit a 3 pointer with less that 2 minutes left in the quarter. Without other production from the Clippers the Magic were able to keep the game close. The lead for either team grew only as high as 7 points, until late in the game. Late in the 3Q Eric Gordon drew 4th foul on Dwight Howard which had Stan Van Gundy put him on the bench. Suddenly Gilbert Arenas woke up and made 2 consecutive 3 pointers to give the Magic a 6 point lead. By the 4Q all of the Magic players were scoring as 7 different Magic players ended with double digits in scoring and an 8th with 9 points. The Magic grew the lead to 11 points before VDN called a timeout. With only 4 minutes remaining and the Clippers now down by 20, VDN was forced to rest Eric Gordon and Blake Griffin who have not had a break the entire 2nd Half. VDN decided to save their energy since they have another big game tomorrow night against the East's top Miami Heat.

THE STAT: In the final 4 minutes with Eric Gordon and Blake Griffin resting on the bench, the Clippers scored only 2 points. The Magic out scored the Clippers in the 4Q 41-18 and won the game by 29 points

QUOTABLE: Eric Gordon, "You just want to be out there and play especially on a night when things are going good for you. You just wish things were going good for your teammates too..."

HOT: Dwight Howard, season high 29 points on 12-13 shooting

NOT: Any Clipper not named Eric Gordon or Blake Griffin:
Eric Gordon+Blake Griffin: 70 points 26-39 (66%)
Rest of the team: 34 points 12-41 (29%)

GOOD MOVE: Pick and Roll Eric Gordon-Blake Griffin, Blake finishes with a Windmill Jam over Howard


BAD MOVE: (for Wilson Chandler) In the 1Q, Chandler looked like he had a clear dunk but Dwight Howard came flying in from the weak side to swat the weak shot out of the way


Injuries: N/A

Next Game: @ Heat (back-to-back, 8 of 9 Game Road Trip)


Final Score:
ORLANDO MAGIC (133) - LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (104)

Player of the Game:
Dwight Howard

Season High 29 Points, 13 Rebounds, 5 Blocks, 12-13 FG

Pressbook





Create-A-Caption
During tonight's Clippers, we got some wacky photos and its your chance to tell the story!

Create a caption that fits either of the follow photos:
Photo: Baron Davis and Jameer Nelson

ATTENTION Agents: Participating in Create-a-Caption will earn you a maximum of 1 Point per photo. Captions must make sense and be unique! Create-A-Caption postings for this game will be open until 2 games from now, vs. Suns

Game recap layout inspired by dare and George7

[puttincomputers]

The Baron of Davistown tells the handsome, but troublesome, son of Neal he is under arrest.

[kibaxx7]

You're in a little funk right now man, the last three or four games I remember reading (maybe I'm mistaken!) were losses. Good luck against the Heat, you're gonna need it.

[KidJustin]

You're in a little funk right now man, the last three or four games I remember reading (maybe I'm mistaken!) were losses. Good luck against the Heat, you're gonna need it.

Roadtrip woes.... 2-5 now...

no matter how good i play...the road kills the Clippers...RL and association

and the way the rest of the team is playing...(not confident)..i will need all the luck i can get against the heat...who will be looking for revenge, i know it

all-star weekend should be a good break...then the last road game against Suns!

and then back home (hopefully the easy game to get the momentum back) against the timberwolves

also trade deadline is nearing! everyone should get ready for a monster recap! I know the Spurs have something up their sleeve

[Warlock95]

CAC: I never knew Baron liked groping men.

About the road trip: Spurs would be very hard to beat. Suns are easier to beat now that Amare has left and it's Grandpa Nash who's leading the team.

[KidJustin]

MIAMI HEAT 28-9 Streak: 1L		vs.		LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 22-13 Streak: 1W
AmericanAirlines Arena - Miami, FL
Feb. 17, 2011 - 7:00 PM (PST)
Matchups
Mario Chalmers		PG	Baron Davis
Dwyane Wade		SG	Eric Gordon
LeBron James		SF	Wilson Chandler
Chris Bosh		PF	Blake Griffin
Zydrunas Ilgauskas		C	DeAndre Jordan

JORDAN'S CAREER NIGHT SNAPS HEAT 11-GAME WIN STREAK



THE FACTS: After an embarrassing night against the Magic, the Clippers were looking to bounce back before the young Clippers core went off to the All-Star events this weekend. Blake Griffin started the game with a 3 pointer over Chris Bosh and they seemed to take control. The Clippers jumped out to an early 22 point lead by the 2Q. Their offense was much better with 3 players scoring over 20 points (Jordan 26-Career High, Griffin 26, Gordon 23), but it was defense and rebounding that won the Clippers the game. Dwyane Wade did his best finishing with 40 points since LeBron had been struggling (shot 6-17 scoring only 23 points) to bring the Heat back. The Heat would come back and take the lead for the first time late in the 4Q, but once again solid defense allowed the Clippers to escape South Beach with a 2 point win. Before Blake Griffin fouled out, he essentially sealed the game on a windmill jam over Mario Chalmers, after this it was Eric Gordon finishing it at the free throw line.


THE STAT: The Clippers and Heat are first and second in the league in assists, in this game the Clippers had 40 compared to the Heat 29

QUOTABLE: Blake Griffin, "You just have to keep playing. I have a great opportunity. I played against Dwight for the first time, then LeBron again, tomorrow will start my first, but not last All-Star weekend"

HOT: DeAndre Jordan scored a career high 26 points and missed only 2 field goals, he also went 4 for 6 from the free throw line

NOT: LeBron James 1st Half, great Clippers defense limited him to only 7 points shooting 1-6 (his points came from a 3 pointer and the rest free throws)

GOOD MOVE: Nick Young tipped the ball away in the final seconds and was able to get it down the court an alley-oop it to DeAndre Jordan with 0.8 seconds remaining. This lead to Jordan finishing the game with a career high 26 points



BAD MOVE: LeBron James thought he had a clear layup, but missed it completely


Injuries: N/A

Next Game: ALL-STAR WEEKEND then @ Suns (9 of 9 Game Road Trip)


Final Score:
MIAMI HEAT (124) - LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (126)

Player of the Game:
Blake Griffin

26 Points, 10 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 1 Block

Pressbook






Create-A-Caption
During tonight's Clippers, we got some wacky photos and its your chance to tell the story!

Create a caption that fits either of the follow photos:
Photo: Chris Bosh hangs after a dunk

ATTENTION Agents: Participating in Create-a-Caption will earn you a maximum of 1 Point per photo. Captions must make sense and be unique! Create-A-Caption postings for this game will be open until 2 games from now, vs. Timberwolves

Game recap layout inspired by dare and George7