NBA 2k18 Franchise - Grizzlies Need a Rebuild

[MKnight82]

2 minutes ago, titans0021 said:

Jackson Baldwin. Good lord.

Have you ever seen that description in the top right before?  "One of a Kind"?  For instance Lebron's and Kawhi's say "All Around Superstar".  

Lebron has 35 Badges, Baldwin has 37.  The next closest I could find were Kevin Durant and Russell Westbook who have 28 each.  

[titans0021]

6 minutes ago, MKnight82 said:

Have you ever seen that description in the top right before?  "One of a Kind"?  For instance Lebron's and Kawhi's say "All Around Superstar".  

Lebron has 35 Badges, Baldwin has 37.  The next closest I could find were Kevin Durant and Russell Westbook who have 28 each.  

I think I once made Giannis' potential 99 last year and then played five or six years and eventually he got the "one of a kind" label, but yeah, it's almost always just all-around superstar. He's going to run the league for a decade.

[MKnight82]

All Star Break Update

All Star Break Standings
West			East
Seed	Team	Record	Seed	Team	Record
1	Rockets	38-20	1	Hawks	41-16
2	Jazz	32-26	2	Cavaliers	41-18
3	Nuggets	32-26	3	Wizards	40-18
4	Thunder	32-27	4	Bucks	35-22
5	Lakers	31-27	5	Knicks	35-24
6	Timberwolves	32-29	6	Nets	33-22
7	Warriors	30-27	7	Bulls	30-27
8	Suns	28-29	8	Hornets	30-29
9	Pelicans	28-29	9	76ers	28-29
10	Mavericks	28-30	10	Pacers	28-29
11	Grizzlies	28-31	11	Magic	27-30
12	Trailblazers	26-32	12	Celtics	24-35
13	Spurs	23-33	13	Raptors	20-39
14	Kings	21-35	14	Heat	16-41
15	Clippers	15-44	15	Pistons	14-42
*Indicates I have their first round pick

 

Ok, being in 11th place in the West really isn't that great, but when you compare it to the fact that I won 16 total games all of last season 28 wins at the All Star Break is pretty awesome.  I actually have the same win total as the 8th place team, I just have 2 more losses, so I'm right in the thick of the playoff hunt.  I see no need to make a trade at the deadline this year.  I'm going to stick with what I have and hope I can do well in the 2nd half of the season.  

[MKnight82]

1 minute ago, titans0021 said:

I think I once made Giannis' potential 99 last year and then played five or six years and eventually he got the "one of a kind" label, but yeah, it's almost always just all-around superstar. He's going to run the league for a decade.

I also reduced the aging regression slider down to 30 (its default is 50), which is why you're seeing a 36 year old Lebron still a 98 OVR.  Baldwin could legit be the best player in the league for the next 15 seasons.  

[MKnight82]

End of the Season – Year 5

Final Record 34-48, or 13^th in the West and 18 games behind first place.  I really bombed in the 2^nd half of the season, winning only 6 games after the All Star Break.  34 wins is an 18 win improvement from last year though so it’s a step in the right direction.  There’s been no mention of being fired from my owner, so I think he realizes progress is being made. 

Season Stats - Year 5
Points Per Game		Rebounds Per Game		Assists Per Game		Steals Per Game		Blocks Per Game
PG Mark Carpenter	16.2	PF Noah Vonleh	7.3	PG Mark Carpenter	4.2	PG Mark Carpenter	2.4	PG Mark Carpenter	1
SG Wally Hayes	15.9	PF Ivan Rabb	7.2	PG Alan Clark	3.4	SF Carson Harrison	1.2	PF Jud Stafford	0.9
PF Ivan Rabb	12.8	PF Jud Stafford	6.5	SG Wally Hayes	2.4	SG Wally Hayes	1.0	C Josh George	0.8

 

More scoring stats are up from last year, and the rebounding is a little better (but not ideal).  My assists are still way down and my blocks are pathetic.  I really need a legitimate Center, and might have to replace Carpenter soon if he doesn't improve.  

 

Final Standings

End of the Season Standings - Year 5
West			East
Seed	Team	Record	Seed	Team	Record
1	Rockets	52-30	1	Cavaliers	60-22
2	Nuggets	50-32	2	Hawks	57-25
3	Jazz	48-34	3	Wizards	53-29
4	Lakers	48-34	4	Bucks	53-29
5	Thunder	45-37	5	Nets	48-34
6	Timberwolves	45-37	6	Knicks	48-34
7	Kings	39-43	7	Bulls	48-34
8	Trailblazers	37-45	8	Pacers	44-38
9	Warriors	37-45	9	76ers	43-39
10	Suns	37-45	9	Magic	38-44
11	Pelicans	37-45	10	Hornets	38-44
12	Mavericks	36-46	11	Celtics	33-49
13	Grizzlies	34-48	12	Raptors	25-57
14	Spurs	29-53	13	Heat	24-58
15	Clippers	20-62	15	Pistons	24-58
*Indicates I have their first round pick

 

It looks like the East has surpassed the West as the premier conference in the league.  The Cavs, Hawks, Wizards and Bucks all had better records than any team in the West.   

 

Award Winners

MVP – Jackson Baldwin, Hawks (his first of many I presume)

ROTY – Sagana Enyeama, Kings (of course)

6^th Man of the Year – Andre Drummond, Nuggets (interesting)

Defensive POTY – Mirko Petrovic, Hawks (they have MVP and DPOY on same roster)

Most Improved Player – Isaiah Whitehead, Pelicans

Coach of the Year – Tyronn Lue, Cavaliers

Executive of the Year – Cavaliers GM

 

1^st Team All NBA

G – Freddie Staples, Cavaliers (2018 #3 pick)

G – John Wall, Wizards

F – Jackson Baldwin, Hawks (2018 #1 pick)

F – Giannis Antetokounmp, Bucks

C – Karl-Anthony Towns, Timberwolves

 

2^nd Team All NBA

G – Lonzo Ball, Lakers

G – James Harden, Rockets

F – Kawhi Leonard, Spurs

F – Anthony Davis, Pelicans

C – Mirko Petrovic, Hawks (2018 #2 pick)

 

3^rd Team All NBA

G – Russell Westbrook, Thunder

G – Markelle Fultz, 76ers

F – Lebron James, Cavaliers

F – Jabari Parker, Bucks

C – Nikola Jokic, Nuggets

 

All Rookie 1^st Team

G – Sagana Enyeama, Kings

C – Sylvester Gatens, Celtics (I knew he would be good)

F – Jud Stafford, Grizzlies

F – Jack Brooks, Hornets

G – Larry Bosh, 76ers

 

All Rookie 2^nd Team

G – Erno Marai, Thunder

G – JJ Kemp, Pistons

F – Antonio Gibson, Clippers

G – Nicholas Holcomb, Celtics

F – Luther Howell, Trailblazers

[MKnight82]

Offseason Happenings

The #6 seed Timberwolves won the NBA Championship over the #5 seed Nets.  (If you’re wondering, the Nets now have a 91 OVR D’Angelo Russell, they signed 89 OVR Kevin Love, drafted that good Center prospect Oscar Robinson 85 OVR, and signed 85 OVR Carmelo Anthony)

Karl-Anthony Towns won Finals MVP.

Notable Retirements: Andre Iguodala, Al Jefferson, JR Smith, Chris Bosh (yes he was still playing), Rudy Gay

Staff Retirements: Jacque Vaughn

HOF Inductees: Chris Bosh

Jersey Retirements: None

 

Year 6 Budget

Player Payroll - $111.44 mil

Staff Payroll - $15.00 mil

Arena Operations - $13.81 mil

Team Operations - $40.00 mil

Promotions - $7.50 mil

[MKnight82]

I've gotta get up early in the morning so I'll have to do the offseason tomorrow.  

[JBURGE]

I don't like how good these rookie classes are

[MKnight82]

7 minutes ago, JBURGE25 said:

I don't like how good these rookie classes are

The Year 1 draft is scripted and is part of the MyGM storyline.  It is seriously overpowered.  That is why I skipped it.  The other drafts have been pretty solid IMO.  

[JBURGE]

2 minutes ago, MKnight82 said:

The Year 1 draft is scripted and is part of the MyGM storyline.  It is seriously overpowered.  That is why I skipped it.  The other drafts have been pretty solid IMO.  

Is that Baldwin kid scripted? 

The 91 rookie that came out the last draft is just dumb. 

[MKnight82]

2 minutes ago, JBURGE25 said:

Is that Baldwin kid scripted? 

The 91 rookie that came out the last draft is just dumb. 

Top 25 Players in the League - Year 5
Rank	Position	Name	Team	OVR	Age
1	SF	Lebron James	Cavaliers	98	36
2	SG	James Harden	Rockets	98	32
3	SF	Jackson Baldwin	Hawks	97	23
4	PF	Anthony Davis	Pelicans	96	28
5	SF	Kawhi Leonard	Spurs	96	30
6	SF	Kevin Durant	Bulls	96	33
7	SF	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Bucks	95	26
8	PG	Russell Westbrook	Thunder	95	32
9	SG	Jimmy Butler	Timberwolves	95	32
10	PG	Stephen Curry	Warriors	95	33
11	PG	Freddie Staples	Cavaliers	94	24
12	C	Mirko Petrovic	Hawks	95	23
13	C	Karl-Anthony Towns	Timberwolves	94	25
14	C	Demarcus Cousins	Pelicans	93	31
15	PG	Damian Lillard	Trailblazers	93	31
16	PG	Kyrie Irving	Timberwolves	92	29
17	PG	Isaiah Thomas	Cavaliers	92	32
18	PF	Daniel Haston	Thunder	92	25
19	SG	Klay Thompson	Warriors	92	31
20	PG	Markelle Fultz	76ers	91	23
21	C	Rudy Gobert	Jazz	91	29
22	PG	Sagana Enyeama	Kings	91	22
23	C	Nikola Jokic	Nuggets	91	26
24	SF	Gordon Hayward	Celtics	91	31
25	PG	Lonzo Ball	Lakers	91	23

 

There are currently 5 CPU generated players in the top 25 in my league.  3 of them (highlighted in Red) are from the scripted 2018 draft.  The other 2 (in blue) were random drafts.  This list was at the beginning of Year 5, so other than the scripted draft it looks pretty good to me.  

[JBURGE]

I would agree I just prefer the progression rather than the starting out at 88-91 every year. Nice to see you have a more realistic class here. Those superstar players should be a once in 5-10 year thing, you know? Unless you turn draft quality up

[MKnight82]

3 minutes ago, JBURGE25 said:

I would agree I just prefer the progression rather than the starting out at 88-91 every year. Nice to see you have a more realistic class here. Those superstar players should be a once in 5-10 year thing, you know? Unless you turn draft quality up

The draft quality slider was left on default.  I don't think a Superstar entering the league every 4 drafts or so is a bad thing.  The worst part about my long franchise modes in the past was the league kept losing talent and not replenishing it fast enough.  I'd rather have the challenge of trying to beat all these stars than beat down a bunch of scrubs.  Remember I'm not taking any Top 5 picks, so basically the league is just stacking the deck against me.  

[JBURGE]

5 minutes ago, MKnight82 said:

The draft quality slider was left on default.  I don't think a Superstar entering the league every 4 drafts or so is a bad thing.  The worst part about my long franchise modes in the past was the league kept losing talent and not replenishing it fast enough.  I'd rather have the challenge of trying to beat all these stars than beat down a bunch of scrubs.  Remember I'm not taking any Top 5 picks, so basically the league is just stacking the deck against me.  

I remember very well. All I have to do is look at your records

I get what you're saying though. 

[O'Doyle Rules]

Been following. Maybe you could skip your draft trade down rule for one yea?.