wait Denver with the second worst record in the league but didn't get the top 10 picks? Did they trade the pick
Yep, would have been Kemba Walker. But you got Jimmy Butler instead.
wait Denver with the second worst record in the league but didn't get the top 10 picks? Did they trade the pick
TidyYou'll find out when I do the rest of the preview.
But you've gone up.
The heat isn't doing much for my sunburn.11/12 Season Preview East
@hobbers - Boston Celtics (51-31, 2nd Round)
hobbers might have begun feeling the creaking in his bones, but his skills are still up to snuff. He's also helped along by the fact that his teammate Yi Jianlian took a hefty step forwards over the summer. Is this finally the year?
@Samid - Charlotte Bobcats (16-66)
I can tell you one thing about Samid: he's going to score some points. I can tell you another thing: he's not making the playoffs this year with Charlotte.
@Skizzo - Indiana Pacers (43-39, 1st Round)
Skizzo's Pacers aren't the worst team around, but it's hard to see him making the playoffs again this year. The man himself seems to have stabilized at a still-playable level, but his hopes of superstardom have probably left for good.
@weetee - Atlanta Hawks (30-52)
weetee's Hawks shouldn't be very good, but there's actually a chance that they are. They don't have any superstars, but they've got plenty of perfectly decent players. If they stay healthy that might just be enough to make a fair playoff run. weetee himself is still getting better. Well, slightly better.
@V.O. - Net Jersey Nets (54-28, 2nd Round)
V.O. is now only the 3rd best player on the Nets, after Rose and Korolev, but that results in a team with three very good players. Hell, C.J. Miles as the 4th is quite good, and while the big acquisition Eddy Curry took a large step backwards over the summer, he's still no slouch. V.O. is also looking for a ring, and this might be his best chance yet.
@Salt Bailly - Toronto Raptors (39-43, 1st Round)
Salt Bailly is now 34 years old, which everyone who has passed that age knows is the point when your body starts yearning for the sweet release of death. He seems to be soldiering on, though. His Raptors made a shock run to make the playoffs last season, but I wouldn't expect a repeat this season. Not that I expected it last season, so who knows?
@BenitoSTARR - New York Knicks (39-43)
The Hammer is rusting. BenitoSTARR is still a very good players, but with the ascendancy of Kevin Durant and starting his own slow decline, he's probably won his last MVP. 5 is a very good number. He's still looking for a ring, which is still not completely out of the question despite missing the playoffs last season. Also he's only 30, which is hardly ancient.
@Dan & @The Cat - Detroit Pistons (37-45)
We've got the future and the past in beautiful harmony on the Detroit Pistons. Dan is in his 17th year as an NBA player, and it's starting to show. He might still have one decent season in him, so fingers crossed. The Cub, on the other hand, surely has a long career ahead of him. He's taking leaps forward too, and might start challenging old altodevil for the Defensive Player of the Year title some day soon.
@sebsheep - Miami Heat (41-41, 1st Round)
SebJr is another one with a bright future ahead of him. He's still only decently good, but he's already gotten quite a bit better since last season. He's also got plenty of time to improve further. We'll see what his Miami Heat do this season, but another playoff visit isn't completely out of the question.
which everyone who has passed that age knows is the point when your body starts yearning for the sweet release of death.
hobbers has never won it?
Lo.l. Lma.o even.
What happened to the Wiz?
where's LeBron chillin' at @nimic ? Just curious
Alto literally blocked their development. He destroyed the game for personal fame.I wonder if it would be worth turning the real life modifier up slightly if this was ever run again. Seems crazy that none of the all time greats have ever really done well.
I wonder if it would be worth turning the real life modifier up slightly if this was ever run again. Seems crazy that none of the all time greats have ever really done well.
Some have, it's just that you guys have been so good that it's hard to notice them. Vince Carter was great for example, and now Kevin Durant is going to win MVP for the foreseeable future.
Yeah I was more thinking LeBron and Kobe being so stunted seems really weird, and I'm guessing it'd make it more of a challenge for us lot to be so dominant that way.
Just say it. They‘re cheats.You can also build your players in ways that make them better than they should be by just rating points. I.e. altodevil, BenitoSTARR, Samid in particular.
Please let it be alto. Please.One player is not going to be happy about what happens to them in the last days of the season.