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Game: NBA 2K17
Console: PC
Roster: Updated 2K17 Roster
Season Length: 82 Games
Playoff Format: Best of 7
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Goal: Finish the career of Mike Budenholzer & play every game player locked as the team's best player
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Game: NBA 2K17
Console: PC
Roster: Updated 2K17 Roster
Season Length: 82 Games
Playoff Format: Best of 7
Sliders: Hov's 2K17 Sliders
Goal: Finish the career of Mike Budenholzer & play every game player locked as the team's best player
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AROUND THE NBA: LEAGUE NEWS
2016-17 Season
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PLAYOFF PREVIEWS
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END OF YEAR RECAPS
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"First off let me say it was a great win for us tonight. We had a great offensive rhythm out the gate, which I believe the guys really responded to the criticisms that were out there in our local media about this team's offensive punch. We have a lot of great weapons that got out on the break tonight following Paul's lead. While the boxscore says only four steals, he was tipping almost every pass that was headed his way. Following the first few tips, our entire team began defensively digging in. We definitely had slip-ups, but at this point in the season, I was really proud of how we bounced back following our back-to-back losses against Cleveland and Chicago. As a whole, we hit a better percentage of our threes tonight, we got about thirty-five percent. Then looking at Paul alone, he had a monster game tonight hitting seventy-one percent of his shots. I think the team is better suited to one another learning a better way to get open looks and not take good shots when great shots are available which shows in us having twenty-eight assists increasing from all of our previous games' average of twenty-three. All in all, I think tonight is a good win for us and shows not only us as staff, our players, but our fans what we are capable of becoming as this team grows this season."
- Mike Budenholzer
"I'll tell you something, Ernie, hearing the news last night about Kawhi Leonard is turrible. Not only for the San Antonio Spurs, who I joke with often about the big ole women they got down there, but also for the entire league. Him going out with that torn ACL last night is going to really harm the entire NBA. I don't think there is anyone in the West with him gone to challenge the Warriors. As of right now, I don't think OKC even with their nine and two record can actually challenge the firepower Golden State has. I know we joke a lot on this show, and we have to talk about the basketball side, but it is a real tragedy that it had to happen to this young man on a personal level, Ernie. But man what an impact these type of injuries have on these athletes in their personal lives. It just is a bad situation all around. We here really wish you the best Kawhi!"
- Charles Barkley
"It truly was an impressive game tonight. I was very impressed with our guys, and how they not only attacked on the offensive end but picked up one another's lapses tonight. Offensively, Paul was down from usual shooting only four of twelve (4-12 FG) from the field. Dennis and Ersan picked up that shooting punch we needed. Ersan really attacked in the half finishing with fifteen on eighty percent shooting from the field. Dennis especially in the second half really picked up the pace and made them begin playing our brand of ball which ultimately cemented the game for us. Dwight was impressive in how he cleaned up the boards and Paul made sure to contribute in the areas he could tonight. I actually on their side was impressed by Chris Bosh with how many minutes he had to play but also the contribution he had. Though we picked up the win tonight, they can really be proud of how good of a player he's become. While they were down, he pushed the offense and scored five for five in the fourth. The guy really has shown a championship pedigree that they can be proud of as an organization. Also looking at the two bigs [Bosh & Whiteside], those guys didn't miss shooting fourteen for fourteen from the free throw line. Looking at the two box scores, I think at the end of the day, we really have grown at sharing the ball with the thirty-three (33) assists we had tonight. As a team, we finished up with very good shooting splits (55% FG, 37% 3PT, 70% FT) and I think we can only continue to grow and get better."
- Mike Budenholzer
Adamb34n wrote:Really enjoying the write-ups and the direction you are taking the story so far! It will be interesting to see if you guys play at a pace to get you into the playoffs in the east.
Also, really weird seeing Bosh playing for Miami, but it is a good sight! That was a monster stat line. I wonder that if he had never his health problems if he could have kept up his production. Bosh is perfectly built for today's league.
"What can I say? It was one of those nights that their guys got going and had a great game against us. They started on the defensive end, Giannis was everywhere from the get go getting his two blocks and two steals in the first quarter, and that ignited the entire team on that side of the floor. Then when our guys finally started going, Paul hitting the two big threes heading into the second quarter, Jabari really picked up on their side offensively. I mean looking at the box score, Jabari matched Paul almost blow for blow, and then added all of their guys started hitting their shots and our threes started going in and out. You can't win shooting nineteen percent from three, only having twenty-two assists, and having seventeen turnovers. That isn't a formula for any winning basketball, and in sloppy mistakes, we got away from winning basketball. However, despite all of that, our guys showed heart, but the game was decided by the half. That's a statement on how good of a brand of basketball Milwaukee played tonight. All the credit in the world deserves to be handed to those guys from Coach Kidd, down through the roster. There is a reason they're now nine-and-one and are number one in the Eastern Conference."
- Mike Budenholzer
"Ersan will definitely be missed facing Charlotte tomorrow, but I think we have a real solid group of guys who will pick up the slack as well as bring new things to the table. And for Ersan, he is just a pro in every sense of the word. So I have no doubt in my mind he will rehab effectively then be back better than ever as soon as he is greenlit. He took that hit last night against Milwaukee, and you can tell it knocked the wind out of him, but I'm just glad our medical staff picked it up so quickly with his ribs being bruised so we can give him the rest he needs to properly recover and not do any major damage to his body."
- Mike Budenholzer
"I'm really disappointed in all of our guys tonight, and in myself. I didn't make quick enough subs when we needed them, I didn't give them a proper direction to go out there and execute to the best of their ability, and that is on me. We also really fell into the same pattern we did against Milwaukee, tonight against Charlotte. That doesn't mean to discredit their coaching staff, or their players play tonight because they were both very impressive. However, I am saying tonight we played poorly on the defensive end. We left shooters wide open, we didn't have any urgency to get to cutters going into the paint, and as a result, we let them get fifty-two points in the paint alone. Then on we were on the offensive end, we fell in love with the three ball and didn't attack the paint. I think it is very telling we only got to the line for ten attempts to contrast their twenty-six attempts tonight. As a whole, I think this game just tells how poorly our effort was, and we didn't show them the respect they deserved. With all of that said, I must give the utmost credit and respect to that Hornets team. They went out there and executed very well, and played a great brand of team-first basketball any team in this league can admire."
- Mike Budenholzer
"Tonight really was about poor free throw shooting on our end and poor rebounding. First, you have to give Coach Hornacek and those guys the utmost credit for their hustle and drive to the boards and how that team operates. Tonight, they shot fifty-one percent from the field mainly focusing on the paint with their forty-eight points from that area, and they beat us on the boards outrebounding us by nine. Defensively we will have to figure out ways to stop such an aggressive attack inside from Derrick [Rose] and the multiple bigs they run. Which, despite what the critics have said about the two big lineups they run with O'Quinn and Noah for the lack of offensive production, those two guys have been keeping their bench well in the rebounding game with their play alone. Tonight they combined for fifteen rebounds just coming off the bench in sub-twenty-five minutes, and I think that has been a great reason for why that team is now nine-and-four and second in the Eastern Conference. Looking at us tonight, we did everything offensively right. We had twenty-seven assists for the night which is a good respectable number, our bench was in the game with forty-nine points, we shot well enough to stretch the floor with thirty-five percent from three. It was essentially just giving up free points at the line and not being able to attack the break due to lack of rebounding. I think a lot of that would have been different if Dwight didn't foul out in the third, but that is part of the game. Going forward, he will have to find ways to keep battling but stay out of foul trouble. The rest of our bigs did the best they could to make up Dwight's absence. Paul, in particular, did an excellent job leading tonight making up the slack grabbing thirteen big rebounds. Ersan, in his return game, did such a great job showcasing why we missed his production tonight shooting it great. Despite another big loss, I think we are moving in the right direction from the last few games, it is just going to be a grind getting back into the right winning habits."
- Mike Budenholzer
"Well, I have to say on the report coming out in Atlanta, I very much respect Wesley Adams as a reporter, so I do think the man is on the nose. Now I know it is just a quick tweet and there is a slightly longer analysis from Mr. Adams on his website. However, there is no doubt something must be done down there because right now the Hawks are playing mediocre basketball. There is no other way to put it. The team is struggling just to make five hundred, and for the standards of excellence that the organization has held itself accountable to over the timeframe of Coach Bud's tenure, that just isn't acceptable! So I don't doubt the rumor or report that was placed out there by Wesley Adams and those boys. I mean the man is a bit silly at times, but if anyone knows anything about that organization, it is him. So, since we're on the topic of Atlanta, let me discuss why I think this reported move by Coach Budenholzer is the correct assertion and move for that team. Right now, Dwight Howard has struggled to even get his typical ten plus rebounds a night, offensively Dwight Howard, as much as I like him, has been struggling through his career to be consistent. Might I add, Paul Millsap has offensively an advantage over most bigs that will be guarding him at that position, and defensively he has been a defensive player of the year candidate this year. Needless to say, he should be an All-Star for the East right now if the game happens. Right now Millsap and Dwight are rebounding close to the same level, and getting smaller to close the game should pick up the offense for that team. There is really nothing else that can be said about the Hawks right now! They have just been mediocre to a below-average team this year."
- Stephen A. Smith
"To start, the same respect as always goes out to their coaching staff and players within the team. Those guys were dominant, and their gameplan to get Anthony Davis different touches from around the paint through the mid-range to even the nice pick and pop for the open three that didn't fall was impressive. We played a tough game, and I think this was the comeback game we needed. Dwight was dominant from the jump, and he really took to the heart the criticism the media has had against him as of late. All night, you can tell he wanted the boards and he grabbed as many as I think anyone reasonably could expect from him. I believe it was previously reported, but we definitely shifted our end of game lineups, and it ended up helping all parties we hoped it would. Taurean, who is such a talented and gifted young rookie coming in, really improved his play by spending much more time playing a small ball position. He looked more comfortable and it helped us get two open threes that hit fifty percent of. Further, it obviously helped Dwight, and spacing the floor for him and Paul did wonders for both of their fourth quarter numbers. Dwight kept us in the game with boards after boards, and Paul hit three big shots in the fourth that cemented the lead for us. Looking at the box, I think it is clear our defense and together play really put us over the top tonight. We didn't particularly shoot well, but we had a lot of passes to great looks and I think that will only improve going into the next game."
- Mike Budenholzer
"Tonight was one of those games where the box score doesn't actually tell the story. We lost by nine, but the truth is both teams were battling until the last possession. We had a great offensive night tonight shooting right at fifty percent from the field and thirty-eight percent from three. We spaced the floor well I felt, and our bigs did their jobs tremendously. I think ultimately the credit has to be given to that Pacers team for the job they did tonight. Paul George was a distraction often on offense, and from an observational standpoint, you must assume that is by design from Coach McMillan. From that their offense was smooth running through Paul George as a point-forward. They forced us into way too many turnovers. Tonight we had twenty, and that led to twenty easy fast break points for them. There were too many messy mistakes on our end, but we are showing consistency in a lot of ways and improving night-to-night. If we can stay battling and competitive as the season moves on, I have a lot of faith in this team."
- Mike Budenholzer
"First, let me congratulate the excellent defense that Coach Snyder has those guys playing. When you look at the stats, we shouldn't have won tonight. They held us at forty percent shooting, they ran us off the three-point line, and they contested just about every shot we threw up. I thought Rudy Gobert, in particular, was very impressive on that end. His reach is just so extraordinary that he gets to the ball for so many blocks. Tonight though for us, was just making sure we played just as gritty as those guys do. We got into the passing lanes, we made sure to try and strip the ball when cutters come across with quick passes. Paul did an excellent job tonight picking off a lot of passes, but his form of pushing the ball towards our side so we can get a fast break was crucial for our win tonight. I thought Dwight did an excellent job grabbing boards to try and stop Gobert's dominance. I think Hardaway's seven-for-seven at the free throw line in the second half was just as huge for us as we just struggled to score. It was a great win for us to get us back to five-hundred and remaining competitive in the Conference."
- Mike Budenholzer
"Well I wouldn't sleep on Atlanta, that's for sure. I don't think they're yet good enough to beat the Cavaliers in a Playoff series, but in the East that is the only team right now, I think Atlanta would definitely lose to. All of the other teams are a wash for them. After their win last night against the Warriors, I think the NBA just got put on notice how dangerous that team can be. They let Curry score his forty-nine, but Millsap had thirty-two, Hardaway and Dwight had over twenty, and they held both Thompson and Green to below ten points each. I think for this NBA, this Hawks team will be a bad matchup for most teams. For one, they're well coached, two they're extremely versatile. You saw last night that the team could put rookie Taurean Prince on Draymond Green to match the offensive push and floor spacing, and they rotated Dwight in for size switching him in for Millsap when needed. I just think they will just be scary and as they have won three in a row, it seems like they're starting to get their footing after a rough start to the season. Now one of those teams was the Lakers, so it could be a bad read on that regard, but a win against the Warriors is obviously great, and a win against the Jazz really isn't shabby. Also, the rumors are the team is getting even deeper. They have been working out guards to try and get another player into the mix. As I said, I wouldn't sleep on that team."
- Chris Broussard
Adamb34n wrote:I think it all depends on what you really value off the bench and what fits most with your team. Nate could be an interesting spark plug, especially given that this is for a third string guard. He's not going to be a good facilitator though, like Vasquez. Jackson is younger and doesn't really offer a particular strong skill set I feel like in one area, but he could bring a little youth when Calderon doesn't have it on particular nights. I would probably go with Vasquez, but Nate is enticing because he can score in bunches.
"First, despite the deficit, credit must be given to Phoenix. Those guys could have laid over and died after the third, but they fought and clawed and tried to get back in the game in the fourth. We have a lot of respect for them and their coaching staff. They had a lot of open looks that didn't fall for them, and sometimes that just tells a story for the team. Phoenix, however, has always been a very class organization from my past with them in San Antonio, and they will bounce back from this loss. Coach Watson has done a great job with what he was given. For us, secondly, I think we did an excellent job tonight on both sides of the floor. We had seven guys in double-digit scoring, shot well from the floor with fifty percent, and thirty-five from three. We also did all of that on thirty-one assists. I think that offensively this is the brand of basketball we like to play, a very team-oriented game, that has multiple facets that you have to defend. All the guys stood out to me on that end, but Dennis really needs to be praised for leading us as our point. He did an excellent job tonight and has really grown and learned what we need for him, and has done a great job in the last few games in picking up when to go and when to wait. On the defensive end, all the guys pitched in for thirteen steals. Dennis had four of them, Dwight was huge for us in steals in the paint, having all four of his in the first half. Then protecting the rim, both Paul and Dwight did an excellent job for us. Paul had one block but held his matchups to thirty-five percent shooting. Dwight had a great three blocks, which we expect from him, and did a great job making Tyson [Chandler] and Alex [Len] have tough nights early on. It was just a great win for us."
- Mike Budenholzer
Andrew wrote:Ah, that's brutal. I lost my NBA 2K17 MyCAREER save on PS4 under similar circumstances. Like I said in this week's Monday Tip-Off, the online components are getting in the way of retro gaming and dusting off old saves.
Looking at your squad, I feel they could be a really good underdog/Cinderella story. Teams in real life can play better than the sum of their parts, and that's the case on the virtual hardwood as well, only with a much higher ceiling. I think a trade or two could set up a good What If/What Might Have Been scenario though, so if you're not feeling the roster as is, I'd say go for it.
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