Kevin wrote:I would like to know if any of you guys are interested in participating in sort of like a contest thing where you send me details of the way you want your player to be, what position you want to play, height, weight, etc. so I can at least get some people active around here (if there are any). Just reply here if any of you are interested.
Its going to be like this:
Every week, I'll be giving you questions (a guessing question, probably) about this Dynasty and you will find out the answer after I post the week after that.
I'll be grading you on how close you are to that number and the more and more you are successful at answering the questions, the higher your player is going to be rated.
What do you guys think?
Derrick Rose is once again, out for the whole season with a broken patella.
We saw some flashes of the 2011 Derrick Rose but unfortunately, it was short-lived as we saw him in pain again on the court.
Rose injured his knee when he went to grab the offensive rebound against Pacers Center Roy Hibbert.
Derrick Rose was having his best season so far after his MVP season. He was averaging 22.7 points per game (his highest since his MVP season), 5.4 rebounds per game (career high), 4.6 assists per game, and 1.6 steals per game (another career high)
Another point guard, Marcus Smart, was also already sidelined for the season with a Torn MCL.
Martti. wrote:I'll give it a go as well. And I think this new method of using points is better. That way you can build your player as you see fit.
7th guy .Michael_OS wrote:I would also like to declare for the draft >:)
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Monthly Recap Part 1 of 2
Eastern Conference Standings
New York Knicks (23-9)
Chicago Bulls (24-10)
Cleveland Cavaliers (23-10)
Miami Heat (20-13)
Toronto Raptors (17-14)
Boston Celtics (18-15)
Indiana Pacers (17-17)
Orlando Magic (17-20)
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Philadelphia 76ers (14-18)
Milwaukee Bucks (14-18)
Charlotte Hornets (14-21)
Detroit Pistons (13-21)
Atlanta Hawks (13-21)
Brooklyn Nets (12-23)
Washington Wizards (11-22)
Western Conference Standings
Golden State Warriors (26-7)
New Orleans Pelicans (22-11)
Oklahoma City Thunder (20-14)
Los Angeles Clippers (18-13)
Portland Trailblazers (19-15)
San Antonio Spurs (18-15)
Dallas Mavericks (17-16)
Memphis Grizzlies (18-17)
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Los Angeles Lakers (16-18)
Houston Rockets (16-18)
Denver Nuggets (14-18)
Utah Jazz (14-20)
Minnesota Timberwolves (13-21)
Phoenix Suns (12-21)
Sacramento Kings (9-26)
Players of the Month
East: Michael Carter-Williams [MIL] (20.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 8.1 apg, 1.7 spg, 0.9 bpg)
West: Stephen Curry [GSW] (29.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 7.7 apg, 2.4 spg, 0.1 bpg)
Rookies of the Month
East: Karl-Anthony Towns [WAS] (4.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.1 spg, 0.9 bpg)
West: Emmanuel Mudiay [LAL] (13.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 5.9 apg, 2.2 spg, 1.2 bpg)
Monthly Leaders
Points:
Stephen Curry [GSW] 29.3
Kevin Durant [OKC] 25.2
LeBron James [CLE] 24.9
Damian Lillard [POR] 24.0
Carmelo Anthony [NYK] 22.8
Offensive Rebounds:
Andre Drummond [DET] 3.4
Zach Randolph [MEM] 2.9
Dwight Howard [HOU] 2.9
R. Gobert [UTA] 2.9
A. Len [PHX] 2.9
Rebounds:
Chris Bosh [MIA] 12.5
Dwight Howard [HOU] 11.8
Andre Drummond [DET] 11.0
Demarcus Cousins [SAC] 11.0
Julius Randle [LAL] 10.6
Assists:
Ricky Rubio [MIN] 9.0
Jose Calderon [NYK] 9.0
Ty Lawson [DEN] 8.7
Jrue Holiday [NOP] 8.6
Russell Westbrook [OKC] 8.4
Steals:
Ricky Rubio [MIN] 2.5
Stephen Curry [GSW] 2.4
Rajon Rondo [DAL] 2.2
Emmanuel Mudiay [LAL] 2.2
Thaddeus Young [BKN] 2.0
Blocks:
Julius Randle [LAL] 2.3
Anthony Davis [NOP] 2.0
Roy Hibbert [IND] 1.9
Serge Ibaka [OKC] 1.9
Rudy Gobert [UTA] 1.7
Transactions
Notable Signings:
Wizards sign Nene to 1yr/$1.78M deal
Grizzlies sign Courtney Lee to 4yr/$13.92M deal
Thunder sign Kevin Durant to 5yr/$110.40M deal
Heat sign Dwyane Poole to 1yr/$3.17M deal
Pistons sign Przemek Karnowski to 1yr/$2.54M deal
Trades:
Clippers trade Austin Rivers | Jazz trade Samuel Dalembert and '15 2nd round pick
Hirings/Firings
Kings fire head coach George Karl; Hire head coach Laurence Maxwell
Wizards fire head coach Randy Wittman; Hire head coach Jason Kidd
Notable Injured Players:
Out for Season:
Marcin Gortat [Torn MCL]
Marcus Smart [Torn ACL]
Eric Bledsoe [Torn MCL]
Jeff Green [Torn MCL]
Gorgui Dieng [Torn MCL]
Out for 8-10 Months:
Derrick Rose [Broken Patella]
Out for 4-8 Weeks:
DeMarre Carroll [Torn MCL]
Karl-Anthony Towns [Torn Meniscus]
DeAndre Jordan [Torn MCL]
Shabazz Muhammad [Torn Hand Ligament]
Iman Shumpert [Torn Hamstring]
Trevor Booker [Torn MCL]
Tim Hardaway Jr. [Broken Finger]
Sam Dekkker [Broken Hand]
Monta Ellis [Broken Back]
January Monthly Report
In the Mild, Mild East.....
The New York Knicks continue to impress everybody with their stellar play this season compared to last year’s. Melo and the Knicks are almost going to tie their number of wins last season in just 3 months. The Knicks’ front office tried to strengthen their roster after last season in Free Agency where they signed Russian Center, Timofey Mozgov, Turkish Center Omer Asik, and the former Laker, Andrew Bynum.
Bynum is starting to look like his old self after the Knicks gave him another chance to play in the NBA. He is averaging 13.9 points per game, 8.3 rebounds per game, and 1.2 blocks per game.
Excluding the Knicks, the Eastern Conference is still the same with the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers fighting for the 2nd seed; LeBron’s Cavs are just 1 win away from Rose’s Bulls.
Even though Taj Gibson left to join the Utah Jazz, the Bulls didn’t miss him that much when they signed Javale McGee and re-signed Joakim Noah. The Bulls however will miss star point guard Derrick Rose again for the season as Rose broke his patella when they played against the Indiana Pacers last week.
Meanwhile in the Wild, Wild West…
The Golden State Warriors are back to their winning ways as they host a 26-7 record, the first in the NBA, all thanks to Stephen Curry’s performance this season. Curry is averaging 29.1 points per game, 7.3 rebounds per game, 7.9 assists per game, and 2.4 steals per game while shooting at 46%; all are career highs.
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the New Orleans Pelicans seems to be the equivalent of the Cavs-Bulls rivalry in the East. Both clubs have been playing good so far.
Even though the Mavs and the Spurs are playing well, one Texas-based team’s season isn’t going as good as they planned it would be. No thanks to Dwight “Mr. Soft” Howard’s performance this season. The former Magic and Laker is averaging career lows this season with 13.1 points per game and 11.5 rebounds per game.
Meanwhile, the Lakers are surprisingly tied with the Rockets in W-L. It’ll surprise you more when you hear that more than half (9 out of 13 players) of their players are 23 years old and below. With the exceptions being Kobe Bryant (37), Nick Young (30), DeMarre Carroll (29), and Hassan Whiteside (26).
Player Reviews:
Julius Randle
Randle is one of my favorite players in my current roster, including Bryant, Mudiay, and Embiid. He's my go-to guy in offense and defense. He can shoot the ball beyond the free throw line, he can fade away in the post, he can use his body and foot work to use a hook shot against a taller defender, he can just do it all. I am willing to do anything just to keep this guy here in LA. Except some 40-20 games when he hits his prime later on.
After Kobe retires, he should be the face of this dynasty. He is currently averaging 15.7 ppg, 2.6 org, 10.7 rpg, and 2.3 bpg. Not bad for the former sixth man of the year.
Joel Embiid
Very tall and injury-prone guy. I swear, his sore knee doesn't heal at all. But like Randle, he is skilled offensively although he sometimes gets his ankles broken by the opposing player when he switches because of the pick and roll. I can see him staying here for a long time but I'd rather go and sign another big like Aldridge when the time is right.
Kevin wrote:Michael_OS, Martti, Lamrock, TGsoGood, Solaris Phase Two and Fizz3476 please fill this out and PM it to me.
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Shoutout to Martti. I got the template from his Heat thread.
Yeah, I figured why not? He hasn't announced that he is retiring in my association so screw it, I'll re-sign him and he seemed very happy about it.Kenny wrote:That's cool man. I know if I had the opportunity, I'd extend the career of my favourite player as far as possible as well. Hopefully it'll help the longevity of this thread too
Laker forward Kelly Oubre goes down last night with a torn hand ligament and is expected to be out for 6 to 8 weeks.
Oubre’s on-court impact will be missed by the Lakers as the forward from Kansas was averaging 9.1 points per game, 3.2 rebounds per game, 2.1 assists per game while shooting at 43% from the field.
Nick Young, who was replaced by Kelly Oubre in the starting lineup a month ago, will return in the starting lineup.
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