01/02 Season Preview
Power Rankings
Teams and Players (as I said, I went a week into the season by mistake, so you get a glimpse of how your team is initially doing)
@V.O. -
Cleveland Cavaliers (30-52)
V.O. and Cleveland missed the playoffs last season, and it's not exactly clear why it would be any different this season. At least V.O. improved slightly. He's also got that nice, very long, contract of his, so if he wants to be on a good team before he's closer to 30 than 20 he should do something about it.
@Salt Bailly &
@Dr. Dwayne -
Denver Nuggets (24-58)
Finally,
Salt Bailly is no longer alone.
Dr. Dwayne decided the team with the worst regular season record last season was the place for him. To be fair, it's not exactly the same team anymore. Dr. Dwayne has continued improving, and it's definitely unthinkable that we could see him and Salt Bailly in the playoffs. Salt Bailly himself has, of course, not improved
or declined. Since his first season he has been either 61 or 62 overall rating, with one season at 64. Reliable.
@Stobzilla -
Memphis Grizzlies (35-47)
Speaking of Dr. Dwayne, here's
Stobzilla - who is no longer on speaking terms with him. It's hard to see Memphis (as they are now called) have a very good season, but it should be noted that Stobzilla got somewhat better over the summer. Several teammates seem to have improved as well, maybe filling the Dr. shaped hole left behind by he who should not be named?
@oneniltothearsenal -
Miami Heat (40-42)
Don't be fooled by all the red on
oneniltothearsenal's profile. At 72 he's still one of the best players in the league. His issues so far have had more to do with his teammates. Is this season going to be any different? Maybe? There have been some improvements, in any case.
@BenitoSTARR -
New York Knicks (59-23)
BenitoSTARR continues improving, although in baby steps. He took his team to another year of topping the Eastern Conference, though last year he failed to win the Championship afterwards. This year the Power Rankings actually
don't have the Knicks 6th anymore, but 2nd. And you can see why, with no weak spots in the starting 5.
@Samid -
Orlando Magic (27-55)
If Dr. Dwayne is He Who Should Not Be Named
, Samid has been He Who Should Not Play. At least so far. He took a great leap over the summer, though, and while 49 overall rating isn't strictly
good, it should be enough for the AI coaches to realize he's on the team. He's also got a very particular set of skills, which might not cause him to do so poorly. His team
is expected to do very poorly, though.