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20/21 Season Preview Part 3
20/21 Season Preview Part 3
@sebsheep @BenitoSTARR @Solius @Stobzilla @reelworld @oneniltothearsenal @Dan @altodevil @hobbers @Heine
BenitwoSTARRLET & SebJr - New Orleans Pelicans (28-54)
It's difficult to gauge how good the New Orleans Pelicans are, or how bad they are. Last season they were very bad, but this is largely a new team. They've started the season poorly, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Their two best players got even better, and they added SebJr. He got worse, technically, but only physically - no surprise given he just entered his 30s (tick-tock). His skills actually got better, though. We'll see if the Assist King is still the Assist King in New Orleans, given the two better players are both also guards. The true star(let) is BenitwoSTARRLET, who is coming into her own. At least as far as her rating is concerned; it's still not entirely clear how her insane dad-inspired build is going to translate to the league.
reelworld II, Two Nil, Stobzilla II & Solius - New York Knicks (63-19, Conference Finals)
Solius just loves RedCafe. There's no other explanation for the fact that he so frequently finds himself on teams with one, two and now three other Cafites. The craziest part is that he's actually still a pretty good player, despite being the 3rd oldest player in the league. He's declining, obviously, but he's going to be a decent back-up scorer if the Knicks need one, though there are many good players to get it done. reelworld II is perhaps at his peak, as is Two Nil, who was already one of those better-than-his-rating players. Now that is rating is 80, what does that mean for the league? The only negative is that Stobzilla II got quite a bit worse over the summer, now that he's into his 30s. He's still a very good player, mind, and the Knicks have DeAndre Ayton coming up too, to relieve the pressure.
The Knicks are some way off the pure firepower of the other Caf-Quad team, the Spurs, but with a significantly deeper team. I don't think that makes them favourites or anything, but I'd be very surprised not to see the New York boys in the NBA Final this year. They haven't been there since 2002, in BenitoSTARR's heyday. Actually, before BenitoSTARR's heyday, given he won all 5 of his MVPs after that. In fact, the MVP getting a ring is a rare occurrence, only having happened 4 times since we started in 1996.
Dan II - Philadelphia 76ers (44-38, 1st Round)
You know, the 76ers don't look too shabby this year. The addition of John Collins was shrewd. The biggest worry will be that they're lacking a good Center. The scoring should already be taken care of, as Dan II will certainly be in the running for scoring leader this season. He's not going to give you a lot else, though his physicality is improving to the point where he might not be a complete defensive liability either. It'll be interesting to see what Dan II can do on a non-terrible team.
Nobbers, Heine, Sonius & altodevil - San Antonio Spurs (79-3, Champions)
What is there to say about the Spurs that I didn't already say last time, and the time before that, and before that? They've got the best starting 5 in the history of the NBA. It seems to have gotten even better, particularly with non-Cafite (presumably) Jamal Murray improving nicely himself. Heine takes the step up into the very elite of the league, ratings wise. Though I suspect that Nobbers' decline will hurt them more than Heine's improvements will help them. Sonius also got significantly better, though, and he's now consistently adding scoring to his great defensive skills. The Spurs will hope that this offsets the continued decline of altodevil. Though if you're relying on a 42-year old to win, you've got bigger problems.
It's hard to predict anything other than a repeat championship for a team that went 79-3 in the regular season and 16-0 in the playoffs last season. Though if we're going by tradition they're going to lose, it being an odd year. It also remains to be seen how potentially no longer having the best player on the court is going to affect them in the playoffs.
@sebsheep @BenitoSTARR @Solius @Stobzilla @reelworld @oneniltothearsenal @Dan @altodevil @hobbers @Heine
BenitwoSTARRLET & SebJr - New Orleans Pelicans (28-54)
It's difficult to gauge how good the New Orleans Pelicans are, or how bad they are. Last season they were very bad, but this is largely a new team. They've started the season poorly, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Their two best players got even better, and they added SebJr. He got worse, technically, but only physically - no surprise given he just entered his 30s (tick-tock). His skills actually got better, though. We'll see if the Assist King is still the Assist King in New Orleans, given the two better players are both also guards. The true star(let) is BenitwoSTARRLET, who is coming into her own. At least as far as her rating is concerned; it's still not entirely clear how her insane dad-inspired build is going to translate to the league.
reelworld II, Two Nil, Stobzilla II & Solius - New York Knicks (63-19, Conference Finals)
Solius just loves RedCafe. There's no other explanation for the fact that he so frequently finds himself on teams with one, two and now three other Cafites. The craziest part is that he's actually still a pretty good player, despite being the 3rd oldest player in the league. He's declining, obviously, but he's going to be a decent back-up scorer if the Knicks need one, though there are many good players to get it done. reelworld II is perhaps at his peak, as is Two Nil, who was already one of those better-than-his-rating players. Now that is rating is 80, what does that mean for the league? The only negative is that Stobzilla II got quite a bit worse over the summer, now that he's into his 30s. He's still a very good player, mind, and the Knicks have DeAndre Ayton coming up too, to relieve the pressure.
The Knicks are some way off the pure firepower of the other Caf-Quad team, the Spurs, but with a significantly deeper team. I don't think that makes them favourites or anything, but I'd be very surprised not to see the New York boys in the NBA Final this year. They haven't been there since 2002, in BenitoSTARR's heyday. Actually, before BenitoSTARR's heyday, given he won all 5 of his MVPs after that. In fact, the MVP getting a ring is a rare occurrence, only having happened 4 times since we started in 1996.
Dan II - Philadelphia 76ers (44-38, 1st Round)
You know, the 76ers don't look too shabby this year. The addition of John Collins was shrewd. The biggest worry will be that they're lacking a good Center. The scoring should already be taken care of, as Dan II will certainly be in the running for scoring leader this season. He's not going to give you a lot else, though his physicality is improving to the point where he might not be a complete defensive liability either. It'll be interesting to see what Dan II can do on a non-terrible team.
Nobbers, Heine, Sonius & altodevil - San Antonio Spurs (79-3, Champions)
What is there to say about the Spurs that I didn't already say last time, and the time before that, and before that? They've got the best starting 5 in the history of the NBA. It seems to have gotten even better, particularly with non-Cafite (presumably) Jamal Murray improving nicely himself. Heine takes the step up into the very elite of the league, ratings wise. Though I suspect that Nobbers' decline will hurt them more than Heine's improvements will help them. Sonius also got significantly better, though, and he's now consistently adding scoring to his great defensive skills. The Spurs will hope that this offsets the continued decline of altodevil. Though if you're relying on a 42-year old to win, you've got bigger problems.
It's hard to predict anything other than a repeat championship for a team that went 79-3 in the regular season and 16-0 in the playoffs last season. Though if we're going by tradition they're going to lose, it being an odd year. It also remains to be seen how potentially no longer having the best player on the court is going to affect them in the playoffs.
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1-5.... can this lot even shoot when I create the chances?
6-0 and our team looks great still. Hopefully we can repeat even though nobbers spent the offseason partying rather than training. Looking at myself I should be able to really compete for DPOY this year, but I guess someone with more rebounds will get it
hmm, couldn't know at the time I asked this but @BenitoSTARRLET also in a shared second place with 6x100
minor detail here but shouldn't go unacknowledged
20/21 30-Game Update
20/21 30-Game Update
@BenitoSTARR @Dan @Dr. Dwayne @P-Nut @Salt Bailly @Skizzo @Solius @Stobzilla @The Cat @V.O. @altodevil @hobbers @oneniltothearsenal @reelworld @sebsheep @weetee @Heine
Feats
Injuries
It's not like you've never been injured before, I just haven't included them unless they were really big. Only 6+ games included, and I may have missed some. These are not in order.
Standings
I guess Dan II is on a good team! I expected him to get to the playoffs, but that MOV is quite good. We'll see if it lasts, though. The Knicks boys are coming, for sure. Unlike P-Nut, who is most definitely not going anywhere. Except maybe to another team at the end of the season, or into retirement. Then we've got the current play-in teams of Hawks (Skizzlet), Heat (Lil-Nut, BenitoSTARRR) and Cavs (Dr. Junior). I'm loath to make a prediction, since I'm always wrong about the teams around there in the standings - at least in the East.
Now this is a surprise. I guess part of it could be explained by injuries, but as I mentioned, everyone has had injuries in previous seasons as well. There's such a massive MOV difference for the Spurs in particular. It can't all be Nobbers getting 3 points worse, can it? Or altodevil getting worse? It's possible injuries are more and more impactful, as their team gets shallower and shallower. Houston are also a bit worse than last year, but much, much closer to their rivals in any case.
Pepper Bailly is the big surprise, though I guess 10th seed is only 6 wins behind, and 6th seed is 3. The same goes for sontodevil and The Cub. It's really tight in the West, with lots of good teams and a few very, very bad ones. Like the Warriors, where hobbers is enjoying the... sun? I assume they have a lot of sun in San Francisco. BenitwoSTARRLET and SebJr should have ambitions to move up to the playoff spots, and if they do they have to get going before the gap is too big. There's no resting in the West.
League leaders
Player stats
@BenitoSTARR @Dan @Dr. Dwayne @P-Nut @Salt Bailly @Skizzo @Solius @Stobzilla @The Cat @V.O. @altodevil @hobbers @oneniltothearsenal @reelworld @sebsheep @weetee @Heine
Feats
Injuries
It's not like you've never been injured before, I just haven't included them unless they were really big. Only 6+ games included, and I may have missed some. These are not in order.
Standings
I guess Dan II is on a good team! I expected him to get to the playoffs, but that MOV is quite good. We'll see if it lasts, though. The Knicks boys are coming, for sure. Unlike P-Nut, who is most definitely not going anywhere. Except maybe to another team at the end of the season, or into retirement. Then we've got the current play-in teams of Hawks (Skizzlet), Heat (Lil-Nut, BenitoSTARRR) and Cavs (Dr. Junior). I'm loath to make a prediction, since I'm always wrong about the teams around there in the standings - at least in the East.
Now this is a surprise. I guess part of it could be explained by injuries, but as I mentioned, everyone has had injuries in previous seasons as well. There's such a massive MOV difference for the Spurs in particular. It can't all be Nobbers getting 3 points worse, can it? Or altodevil getting worse? It's possible injuries are more and more impactful, as their team gets shallower and shallower. Houston are also a bit worse than last year, but much, much closer to their rivals in any case.
Pepper Bailly is the big surprise, though I guess 10th seed is only 6 wins behind, and 6th seed is 3. The same goes for sontodevil and The Cub. It's really tight in the West, with lots of good teams and a few very, very bad ones. Like the Warriors, where hobbers is enjoying the... sun? I assume they have a lot of sun in San Francisco. BenitwoSTARRLET and SebJr should have ambitions to move up to the playoff spots, and if they do they have to get going before the gap is too big. There's no resting in the West.
League leaders
Player stats
9th in rebounds playing 20 minutes a game
Is there rebound rate @nimic
Per 36 minutes, you've got 19.4 rebounds. That's 4th, though the 3 ahead of you have played a combined total of 6 games. Or do you mean TRB% (available rebounds grabbed)? You're on 28.7%, 3rd in the league. Same caveat as the other.
I think I meant the latter. Career TRB% would be cool to see if there is a minimum games played caveat
Washington falling off without me and New Orleans improving with me.
Yet we have other people out here claiming to be the GOAT...
Yet we have other people out here claiming to be the GOAT...
The word injury is triggering me today.
breakthrough season
I forgot the trades, so here:
Black hole
@nimic there‘s a tiny R next to my name, what does it stand for?
With all the other letters? Rebounder.
Not sure how you earned that tag
No idea either but still not half as time warpey as nobbers earning an A with less than 6 assists per game. If I read the table properly that is.
A is Athlete
I asked about this earlier, 3 is 3 point shooter, Di is Internal Defence, Dp is Perimeter Defence, V is Voulme Scorer, Ps is Passer, B is Ball Handler, Po is Inside Scorer. Did I miss any?
Also, seems like our injuries is taking a toll, but rather have them now than when playoffs come around
I asked about this earlier, 3 is 3 point shooter, Di is Internal Defence, Dp is Perimeter Defence, V is Voulme Scorer, Ps is Passer, B is Ball Handler, Po is Inside Scorer. Did I miss any?
Also, seems like our injuries is taking a toll, but rather have them now than when playoffs come around
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Nope, that's it.
2021 All Star Weekend
20/21 All Star Weekend Part 1
@BenitoSTARR @Dan @Dr. Dwayne @P-Nut @Salt Bailly @Skizzo @Solius @Stobzilla @The Cat @V.O. @altodevil @hobbers @oneniltothearsenal @reelworld @sebsheep @weetee @Heine
Feats
Trades
BenitoSTARR (Heat > Pacers), Lil-Nut (Miami) - that can't be good for BenitoSTARR's self-esteem.
hobbers (Warriors > Nets)
BenitoSTARR (Pacers > Grizzlies), sontodevil & The Cub (Grizzlies) - And he moves again! It looks like a lot, but in reality it's just a load of bad players for BenitoSTARR.
sontodevil, The Cub & BenitoSTARR (Grizzlies) - I guess?
Dr. Junior (Cavaliers), Skizzlet (Hawks)
Dan II (76ers), Lil-Nut (Heat)
Standings
Slam Dunk Contest
I'm just going to skip the spoilers this time, the result is way too sad to dwell on:
@BenitoSTARR @Dan @Dr. Dwayne @P-Nut @Salt Bailly @Skizzo @Solius @Stobzilla @The Cat @V.O. @altodevil @hobbers @oneniltothearsenal @reelworld @sebsheep @weetee @Heine
Feats
Trades
BenitoSTARR (Heat > Pacers), Lil-Nut (Miami) - that can't be good for BenitoSTARR's self-esteem.
hobbers (Warriors > Nets)
BenitoSTARR (Pacers > Grizzlies), sontodevil & The Cub (Grizzlies) - And he moves again! It looks like a lot, but in reality it's just a load of bad players for BenitoSTARR.
sontodevil, The Cub & BenitoSTARR (Grizzlies) - I guess?
Dr. Junior (Cavaliers), Skizzlet (Hawks)
Dan II (76ers), Lil-Nut (Heat)
Standings
Slam Dunk Contest
I'm just going to skip the spoilers this time, the result is way too sad to dwell on:
20/21 All Star Weekend Part 2
3 Point Contest
1st Round - 4 advance
Klay Thompson: 24
Jamal Murray 24:
reelworld II is out with that. And Nobbers. Obviously.
SebJr needs at least 25 here.
SebJr moves on to the 2nd round, along with BenitwoSTARRLET, Dan II and weeweetee.
2nd Round - 2 advance
That's not good enough, he's out!
It'll be Dan II against BenitwoSTARRLET - the two previous winners of the bunch.
Final round
It's BenitwoSTARRLET! Dan II shot better overall, but not when it counted.
All Star Game
Draft
3 Point Contest
1st Round - 4 advance
Klay Thompson: 24
Jamal Murray 24:
reelworld II is out with that. And Nobbers. Obviously.
SebJr needs at least 25 here.
SebJr moves on to the 2nd round, along with BenitwoSTARRLET, Dan II and weeweetee.
2nd Round - 2 advance
That's not good enough, he's out!
It'll be Dan II against BenitwoSTARRLET - the two previous winners of the bunch.
Final round
It's BenitwoSTARRLET! Dan II shot better overall, but not when it counted.
All Star Game
Draft
Jrue Holiday was a great pick by me
Best +\- in the all star game, doing the invisible things
Nimic posting updates at the end of pages, undefeated.
I refuse to play by your rules
Did original P-Nut retire?
You were a part of a trade for James Harden, and I guess Washington had other ideas for the future.
My performance in that all star game 
No problem, Jrue stepped in. Team chemistry was top notch.My performance in that all star game
@nimic how‘s determined who’s gonna choose first, Two or wwt?
Oh I forgot:
It must be the economy.
Traded without knowing and then left clubless, surely he just hangs it all up.
He's in a Motel 8 with a hooker some whisky and some very cheap blow.
Surprised he can afford it the contracts I've been on lately