theJ Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Oh yeah, they definitely read that post. Game 2 Magic (1) (0-1) @ Spurs (5) (1-0) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Spurs 25 30 20 31 106 Magic 31 26 17 31 105 Player Pts Reb Ast FG 3PT FT Harrison Barnes 14 6 4 5-13 2-2 2-2 Damien Lillard 28 6 6 7-14 2-3 12-12 Dale Burke 24 7 2 10-16 2-4 2-4 Marty McGuire 26 7 11 12-23 2-8 0-0 Key Stat Spurs 29/31 FT, Magic 16/22 Burke is a beast from the FT lines. Draws so much contact. But not in this game, and it would have been critical to a win. Got to get game 3, or it's probably over. And i'll have to do it on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 So close. Game 3 Magic (1) (0-2) @ Spurs (5) (2-0) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Spurs 19 31 28 29 107 Magic 22 28 23 30 103 Player Pts Reb Ast FG 3PT FT Harrison Barnes 21 7 1 8-13 4-4 1-2 Damien Lillard 24 2 6 6-11 4-6 8-8 Dale Burke 21 5 5 9-14 2-6 1-2 Marty McGuire 18 4 10 8-14 1-5 1-2 Key Stat Spurs 13/24 from 3, Magic 6/20 Spurs just taking to my team offensively. The great D i saw during the regular season is just not present here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Welp. Game 4 Magic (1) (0-3) @ Spurs (5) (3-0) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Spurs 28 32 36 14 110 Magic 19 23 32 30 104 Player Pts Reb Ast FG 3PT FT Harrison Barnes 13 7 6 5-10 2-3 1-1 Damien Lillard 29 1 8 9-14 2-4 9-11 Dale Burke 27 7 3 10-20 3-7 4-5 Marty McGuire 21 5 10 7-22 3-8 4-7 Key Stat Spurs 50% from field, Magic 44% I think i had that coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 I'm not going to change the strategy i posted earlier though. If i ever trade for #1 picks again, it's going to be because i think the team's window is closed and i need to sell some parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Had some nice player progression this offseason. A few notes and thoughts. Markieff Morris and Kyle Lowry are on their way out already. Leonard Gray's deal is also up, though i'd like to bring him back. It may not be realistic though, because of the following. I need to get Gatson and Sheridan some more PT. A 5 and 3 point improvement is no joke, and to get really good progression they needs PT. The problem is that doesn't leave me with a backup Center, and Gatson is a stretch 4 anyway. Sheridan could probably do it, but it's not ideal. The thing i'd really like to do is start Gatson over Elliott. But i know that will tick him right the hell off. I can technically "start" 6 by giving them starting minutes, but that will mean the bench gets very little minutes. I'd also like to get Gatling at least a little PT. I know he can develop if given some attention. 2019-20 Off-season Player Progression Position Name New OVR Improvement Prv OVR PG Marty McGuire 96 -1 97 SF Dale Burke 96 0 96 PF Chad Elliott 83 0 83 SG Vin Hill 82 2 80 C Meyers Leonard 79 0 79 SG Dana James 77 2 75 PF Gerald Gatson 74 5 69 PF Scot Sheridan 73 3 70 PF Markieff Morris 71 0 71 C Leonard Gray 69 0 69 SG Ivan Jukic 66 -1 67 PG Kyle Lowry 63 -3 66 SG Marvin Flowers 58 3 55 C Oliver Gatling 51 3 48 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Preliminary look at the 2020-21 roster (back to the future!). I don't know yet if Hill will re-sign, but i'll probably try. Jucik didn't enjoy his stay on the team, so maybe i'll be able to trade him for a 2nd round pick or low level player to try and develop. I've noticed that younger players are generally ok with a lack of PT, but the older guys want a Role designation and 8-12 min/game. Which i can't give to everyone. Doing the math (which i showed on the side, four low level players with a tiny bit of PT could give great PT to the other three guys that really need the PT. Or i bring back a guy like Leonard and subtract about 3 MPG from each of James/Gatson/Sheridan. Decisions. 2020-21 Preliminary Roster Spot Position Name Age OVR Potential Yearly Salary Years Left MPG 1 PG Marty McGuire 27 96 B+ 16.04 2 32 2 SG Vin Hill 24 82 B 2.67 1 30 3 SF Dale Burke 28 96 A+ 16.71 2 32 4 PF Chad Elliott 27 83 C+ 10.25 1+1P 30 5 C Myers Leonard 28 79 A 7.66 3 30 6 SG Dana James 22 77 A- 3.14 1+2T 24 7 PF Gerald Gatson 21 74 A+ 3.46 1+2T 26 8 PF Scot Sheridan 25 73 A- 2.67 RFA 20 9 Player TBD 4 10 SG Ivan Jucik / TBD 28 66 B 1.93 1 4 11 PG Marvin Flowers 23 58 C- 1.45 1+2T 4 12 C Oliver Gatling 23 51 B 0.582 1 4 RES RES RES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Typed this up before work. Thought people might be interested to see the season by season progression of the team so far. Season Record Postseason Results Awards 2012-13 19-63 - 2013-14 27-55 - Dale Burke ROY 2014-15 27-55 - Marty McGuire ROY 2015-16 45-37 Lost Round 1 (1-4) vs. Pistons 2016-17 44-38 Won Round 1 (4-2) vs. Bobcats Lost Round 2 (3-4) vs. Bulls 2017-18 51-31 Won Round 1 (4-0) vs. Pistons Won Round 2 (4-1) vs. Bulls Lost Semi-Finals (1-4) vs. Bobcats Eric Bledsoe 6th Man 2018-19 68-14 Won Round 1 (4-1) vs. Knicks Won Round 2 (4-1) vs. Pistons Won Semi-Finals (4-1) vs. Bobcats Won NBA Finals (4-0) vs. Rockets Dale Burke NBA MVP Dillon Kerr COY Dale Burke Finals MVP 2019-20 65-17 Won Round 1 (4-2) vs. Sixers Won Round 2 (4-1) vs. Pistons Won Semi-Finals (4-1) vs. Bucks Lost NBA Finals (0-4) vs. Spurs Marty McGuire NBA MVP Dillon Kerr COY Dana James ROY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Just imagine how lopsided it would have been had you drafted Dwayne Coleman instead of Elliot. I say trade away Elliott and start Gatson. He's 21, has A+ potential, and Elliott has been a chronic under achiever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 hour ago, THE DUKE said: Just imagine how lopsided it would have been had you drafted Dwayne Coleman instead of Elliot. I say trade away Elliott and start Gatson. He's 21, has A+ potential, and Elliott has been a chronic under achiever I think about that every time i play the Pistons or update the Top 25 list. Coleman ended up a beast. I also wonder if he would have developed being the 3rd wheel on offense. We'll never know. As for trading Elliott, i've been considering that. It's probably the right move since it would clear PT for Gatson and Sheridan. I'll dangle him and see what offers i get. Maybe a P4P trade would make more sense here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, theJ said: I think about that every time i play the Pistons or update the Top 25 list. Coleman ended up a beast. I also wonder if he would have developed being the 3rd wheel on offense. We'll never know. As for trading Elliott, i've been considering that. It's probably the right move since it would clear PT for Gatson and Sheridan. I'll dangle him and see what offers i get. Maybe a P4P trade would make more sense here. Could try packing Elliott and Leonard to see if you can upgrade at C. Or Just swap Elliott for a legit reserve SF to back up Burke. Maybe a younger guy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, THE DUKE said: Could try packing Elliott and Leonard to see if you can upgrade at C. Or Just swap Elliott for a legit reserve SF to back up Burke. Maybe a younger guy. Both good ideas. I'd like to find someone with some positional versatility, maybe a SF/SG, or C/PF. I noticed when playing an actual game that it's hard to rotate guys that don't have versatility. They end up playing out position. I don't know how the sim engine gets it to work, or if it affects the actual results or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBURGE Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, THE DUKE said: Could try packing Elliott and Leonard to see if you can upgrade at C. Or Just swap Elliott for a legit reserve SF to back up Burke. Maybe a younger guy. Won't be easy to package with Leonard now that he got paid. Those two players are 20m in cap, so he'd have to offload them for a bad contract and something else. I agree with Elliot, he turned out to be a bum. Also, how is McGuire regressing at 27? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, JBURGE said: Won't be easy to package with Leonard now that he got paid. Those two players are 20m in cap, so he'd have to offload them for a bad contract and something else. I agree with Elliot, he turned out to be a bum. Also, how is McGuire regressing at 27? Derrick Rose? Nagging injuries piling up? Could try to offset with a bad expiring contract Edited August 4, 2020 by THE DUKE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 55 minutes ago, JBURGE said: Also, how is McGuire regressing at 27? I didn't get a good look at it because the game freaked out and sped past the progression screen (there's no way to go back to it). I had to calculate his regression (and everyone else's) based on the notes in my spreadsheet. I also thought it was weird though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 57 minutes ago, JBURGE said: Won't be easy to package with Leonard now that he got paid. Those two players are 20m in cap, so he'd have to offload them for a bad contract and something else. I agree with Elliot, he turned out to be a bum. This is a good point. I'll probably have to take on a contract that i don't really want, since most teams are up against the cap. There are no shortage of bad contracts though. The AI hits me up with about 45 proposed trades/season for old guys with bad contracts haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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