Lamrock wrote:Shame your undefeated streak came to an end in a simmed game, but it's looking like this could be your year!
Things are looking really good so far.
Maybe I'll win 2 games against the Warriors in the playoffs this year
Lamrock wrote:Shame your undefeated streak came to an end in a simmed game, but it's looking like this could be your year!
Simmed Game
PHX - 27 26 26 31 110
LAC - 34 27 22 28 111
POTG: Blake Griffin (28pts, 11reb, 1ast, 1stl, 1blk)
Record: 9-3
Simmed Game
PHX - 25 29 20 22 86
DEN - 17 18 23 24 82
POTG: Devin Booker (21pts, 4reb, 5ast, 1stl, 1blk)
Record: 10-4
Valor wrote:Still unbeaten in played games, seems like you've got a handle on the new guys
Phil89 wrote:Valor wrote:Still unbeaten in played games, seems like you've got a handle on the new guys
Thanks for the jinx But seriously, I feel like my bench is much stronger this season.
The cpu rotations do give me a bench line-up of Lopez, Jeanne, Knox, Bayless and MCW at times, but it somehow still works well enough.
Phil89 wrote:He'd probably make the all-star team if it wasn't for his performances in the sim games
Valor wrote:Phil89 wrote:He'd probably make the all-star team if it wasn't for his performances in the sim games
How's the voting like for Len usually? Is he even close or?
Phil89 wrote:For all the crazy games that Len produces, he is still only averaging 12 points and 9 rebounds per game. I guess the sim version of him is closer to his real life counterpart
Phil89 wrote:Valor wrote:Phil89 wrote:He'd probably make the all-star team if it wasn't for his performances in the sim games
How's the voting like for Len usually? Is he even close or?
Honestly, I don't think I've ever seen any of my players show up in the voting. The western conference is insanely talent-filled.
Current voting:
Frontcourt: Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins, Nikola Jokic, Gordon Hayward, Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony, Draymond Green.
Backcourt: Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Chris Paul, Jimmy Butler, Damian Lillard, Klay Thompson, D'Angelo Russell, CJ McCollum, Rodney Hood.
Booker is putting up similar numbers to Hood, so maybe he can sneak in if we maintain our good record.
For all the crazy games that Len produces, he is still only averaging 12 points and 9 rebounds per game. I guess the sim version of him is closer to his real life counterpart
Simmed Game
PHX - 21 20 19 24 184
SAS - 27 24 30 25 106
POTG: Kawhi Leonard (26pts, 3reb, 4ast, 4stl, 1blk)
Record: 11-5
Kevin wrote:Phil89 wrote:For all the crazy games that Len produces, he is still only averaging 12 points and 9 rebounds per game. I guess the sim version of him is closer to his real life counterpart
I actually noticed something weird when playing MyLeague in 2k17. If you start a new season and play the first game, whatever the outcome of your players' stats would be will make their stats of the season hovering somewhere above/below that.
Like if you played and got Len to get 20 pts and 10 rebs, the sim version of him would base it's performance off of that.
Contract Extensions
01/11/18 - Boston re-signed Paul George (4 years / $114 million)
04/11/18 - Indiana re-signed Myles Turner (4 years / $78 million)
06/11/18 - LA Lakers re-signed Larry Nance Jr (3 years / $33 million)
08/11/18 - Philadelphia re-signed John Wall (4 years / $110 million)
17/11/18 - Washington re-signed Jahlil Okafor (4 years / $66 million)
Valor wrote:I swear Sim Len and Played Len are two different players, rarely misses a shot when you use him
Simmed Game
PHX - 19 19 29 30 197
SFW - 24 30 31 32 117
POTG: Kevin Durant (31pts, 9reb, 6ast, 3stl, 1blk)
Record: 11-7
A trade involving the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns was completed today, league officials have announced.
The complex deal sees the Suns send Eric Bledsoe, Alan Williams and Allonzo Trier to Milwaukee, whilst receiving forward Mirza Teletovic back from the Bucks. Phoenix also gained guards Marcus Smart and EC Matthews from the Celtics.
Boston acquired guards Malcolm Brogdon and Shaun Livingston from the Bucks to round out the deal.
With the intent of chasing a championship, the Celtics made a major move in the off-season by trading fan favourite Isaiah Thomas to Cleveland for all-star Kyrie Irving. This latest deal looks likely to help them get another step closer to their end goal.
They have acquired another offensive threat in Malcolm Brogdon, who should be a great fourth option behind their current "big three" of Kyrie Irving, Paul George and Al Horford. Brogdon will likely take over the starting shooting guard role from veteran Tony Allen and make the Celtics an even more potent offensive force.
Even though Smart was locked in to a fairly favourable long-term contract, it's no real surprise that the Celtics decided to trade him. His body language has been poor ever since Kyrie arrived and it became clear that he would remain stuck in the backup point guard role.
That is why replacing him with a veteran role player like Shaun Livingston could be a masterstroke by Danny Ainge. Livingston has previously shown himself extremely capable and willing to fill that reserve playmaker role, having done so on the immensely good Warriors championship-winning team.
Milwaukee have been lacking a quality playmaker for a while and they will be hoping that Eric Bledsoe can fill that void. They previously brought in Matthew Dellavedova and Shaun Livingston, who had both been successful backups on championship teams, but both failed to shine in the starting role.
The Bucks have hit gold in the draft in the form of Greek forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and now that he is developing into a legitimate superstar, they need to do everything in their power to build a winning team around him in order to keep him happy.
Bledsoe certainly fits in with the team profile that they have built in terms of his length and toughness. The defensive potential of this team is crazy when you look at the wingspans of guys like Giannis, Bledsoe, Khris Middleton, Jabari Parker, Thon Maker and John Henson.
Phoenix initiated this trade after they failed to reach a mutually beneficial extension with the expiring Bledsoe. With so many of their young core under the age of twenty-four, it didn't make sense for them to give an enormous contract extension to a 28 year old with a bad injury history.
Marcus Smart could prove to be the perfect backcourt partner for rising star Devin Booker. Whilst being a capable playmaker, he excels most at being a lockdown defender and should be able to cover up any deficiencies that the offensively-minded Booker may have.
The Suns' management have done really well to set up a very promising young roster. Booker, Smart, Dragan Bender, Marquese Chriss, Kevin Knox and Jonathan Jeanne are all twenty-four or younger, whilst standout performer Alex Len is still just twenty-five years old.
Trading Bledsoe also means that Booker is now the only major player they need to worry about re-signing at the end of the season. It's almost impossible to imagine them not matching any offers that come his way.
Boston receive
Malcolm Brogdon - 25 - SG - $1m - 1 year (79)
Shaun Livingston - 33 - PG - $4m - 1 year (76)
Projected line-up:
Al Horford - Thaddeus Young - Paul George - Malcolm Brogdon - Kyrie Irving
Reserves:
Shaun Livingston, Tyler Zeller, Tony Allen, Iman Shumpert, Jason Smith, Brandon Rush, Jarnell Stokes, Langston Galloway, Malik Pope, Channing Frye
Milwaukee receive
Eric Bledsoe - 28 - PG - $15m - 1 year (81)
Alan Williams - 25 - PF - $1m - 1 year (72)
Allonzo Trier - 22 - SG - $1.2m - 1 year (71)
Projected line-up:
Thon Maker - Giannis Antetokounmpo - Jabari Parker - Khris Middleton - Eric Bledsoe
Reserves:
John Henson, Marques Bolden, Matthew Dellavedova, Miles Plumlee, Jaren Jackson Jr, Rashad Vaughn, Tony Snell, Alan Williams, Allonzo Trier, Aaron Holiday
Phoenix receive
Marcus Smart - 24 - PG - $43m - 4 years (78)
Mirza Teletovic - 33 - PF - $10.5m - 1 year (73)
EC Matthews - 22 - SG - $2m - 2 years (67)
Projected line-up:
Alex Len - Dragan Bender - Andre Iguodala - Devin Booker - Marcus Smart
Reserves:
Michael Carter-Williams, Jerryd Bayless, Marquese Chriss, Robin Lopez, Kevin Knox, Mirza Teletovic, Jonathan Jeanne, Josh Huestis, EC Matthews, Kerwin Roach
Valor wrote:Damn, a back to back against the Warriors. Talk about brutal scheduling.
At least your simmed game was a closer affair...
Phil89 wrote:Valor wrote:Damn, a back to back against the Warriors. Talk about brutal scheduling.
At least your simmed game was a closer affair...
It really sucked..
But at least it was one less game that I actually have to actually play against them myself
Simmed Game
PHX - 29 26 20 28 103
DEN - 21 13 14 28 176
POTG: Kevin Knox (24pts, 6reb, 1ast, 2stl)
Record: 13-7
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