You've had that made up since day 1 haven't you?
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Champaign today it is!
Guess thanks @Solius, my best game reads like a stinker tho?
And Knicks losing to the Nets?
Guess thanks @Solius, my best game reads like a stinker tho?
And Knicks losing to the Nets?
*sad hammer noises*Champaign today it is!
Guess thanks @Solius, my best game reads like a stinker tho?
And Knicks losing to the Nets?
Yea, just checked - our shooting stat is almost identical except you take a massive amount of more shots.
Never in doubt!
00/01 Season Review & Awards
00/01 Season Review and Awards (part 1)
Awards
Not a bad haul. @Solius making the 2nd All-League Team (with @oneniltothearsenal and @V.O.), as well as wining Finals MVP. @BenitoSTARR is on the first. We've also got the very familiar trio of @altodevil, oneniltothearsenal and @hobbers onthe 1st All-Defensive Team, with altodevil also winning Defensive Player of the Year. Again. Also, @sebsheep is the 6th Man of the Year!
I'll do the personal stats a little bit differently this time. Partly to try something new out, and partly because I accidentally let the game run one week into the new season, so it would have the wrong stats in the place I usually show.
Games - Minutes Played - Field Goals & % - 3 Pointers and % - 2 Pointers and % - Free Throw % - Total Rebounds - Assists - Turnovers - Steals - Blocks - Personal Fouls - Points (per game)
@weetee @sebsheep @reelworld @oneniltothearsenal @hobbers @altodevil @V.O. @The Cat @Stobzilla @Solius @Skizzo @Samid @Salt Bailly @Dr. Dwayne @Dan @BenitoSTARR
Statistical Feats
Awards
Not a bad haul. @Solius making the 2nd All-League Team (with @oneniltothearsenal and @V.O.), as well as wining Finals MVP. @BenitoSTARR is on the first. We've also got the very familiar trio of @altodevil, oneniltothearsenal and @hobbers onthe 1st All-Defensive Team, with altodevil also winning Defensive Player of the Year. Again. Also, @sebsheep is the 6th Man of the Year!
I'll do the personal stats a little bit differently this time. Partly to try something new out, and partly because I accidentally let the game run one week into the new season, so it would have the wrong stats in the place I usually show.
Games - Minutes Played - Field Goals & % - 3 Pointers and % - 2 Pointers and % - Free Throw % - Total Rebounds - Assists - Turnovers - Steals - Blocks - Personal Fouls - Points (per game)
@weetee @sebsheep @reelworld @oneniltothearsenal @hobbers @altodevil @V.O. @The Cat @Stobzilla @Solius @Skizzo @Samid @Salt Bailly @Dr. Dwayne @Dan @BenitoSTARR
Statistical Feats
Best free thrower in the league you'll never sing that
Since you've been in purgatory until now, and since I accidentally simmed a week into the new season, I feel it's fine to let you know in advance that you are getting a little bit better. And it's making you play a lotta bit more. I'm talking nearly orders of magnitude.
Once again the best offensive weapon. Also making the defensive 2nd team too.
I'm smoking expensive cigars on the bench.
I wonder how many FTs you got in that half an hour you played this season?
But Alto having almost the highest FG% despite his attributes makes AI scratch its head I hope.
My feat
2001 Draft, Free Agency and Trades
2001 Draft, Free Agency and Trades
Draft
@Dr. Dwayne has left @Stobzilla and the Vancouver Grizzlies to join @Salt Bailly on the Denver Nuggets ($11.73M/year through 2006)
@sebsheep has signed a new contract with the Portland Trailblazers ($12.57M/year through 2006)
@V.O. has signed a new contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers ($13.82M/year through 2006)
@Samid has been traded from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers
Name change
The Vancouver Grizzlies have moved, and are now the Memphis Grizzlies.
Draft
- Andrei Kirilenko to Washington Wizards
- Pau Gasol to San Antonio Spurs
- Tony Parker to Sacramento Kings
- Jason Richardson to Denver Nuggets
- Gilbert Arenas to Milwaukee Bucks
- Richard Jefferson to Orlando Magic
- Gerald Wallace to Indiana Pacers
- Joe Johnson to Los Angeles Lakers
- Shane Battier to Cleveland Cavaliers
- Kenny Satterfield to Phoenix Suns
@Dr. Dwayne has left @Stobzilla and the Vancouver Grizzlies to join @Salt Bailly on the Denver Nuggets ($11.73M/year through 2006)
@sebsheep has signed a new contract with the Portland Trailblazers ($12.57M/year through 2006)
@V.O. has signed a new contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers ($13.82M/year through 2006)
@Samid has been traded from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers
Name change
The Vancouver Grizzlies have moved, and are now the Memphis Grizzlies.
Laughs in alto.
Worrying that there's no mention of my salary.
Unchanged, since you're on the same contract. Nobody actually signs anyone in the NBA, they all play for the organization so they just pass contracts around. You get paid a paltry $1.57M, but you only have one year left.
Actually Sacramento made some moves too. altodevil is the longest-serving player on the Kings now.
Tony Parker ain't enough. But he might help.
FFS
Can I offer you one Shaq?
Hey, at least you made the playoffs. Briefly.FFS
feck you Dwayne, turn coat.
@Dr. Dwayne: Welcome to the hurt.
Pau is pretty good isnt he
Did we even draft anyone?
@nimic is it still possible for you to give us a player profil update for the new season (despite that it started already)? You know, with the changed attributes and all?
You drafted Jamaal Tinsley
It is, and I'm going to. It'll just give you a tiny peek into how the season started when I show your teams (I can't be arsed to edit away one week's worth of team record).
I won‘t complain. Thanks anyway!
Word.
Google tells me he was talented but troubled. Maybe he can reach his full potential in this universe.
Actually that gave me an idea, from next draft onwards I'll do the top 10 in the draft but also whoever your teams draft.
01/02 Season Preview
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.
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.
01/02 Season Preview cont.
@Skizzo & @Dan - Philadelphia 76ers (37-45)
I don't feel like there's a lot to say about Skizzo and Dan. They weren't very far away from the playoffs last season, but nor were they particularly close. Dan has declined a little bit, but it's unlikely to make a very great difference. Their team has gotten a little bit better, I suppose?
@sebsheep - Portland Trailblazers (42-40)
sebsheep was one of the few Cafites to make the playoffs last season. His Portland could do it again, but it's certainly not a given with the way the team has developed since last season. It's still a decent team, but no more than that, surely.
@hobbers - San Antonio Spurs (31-51)
It sure seems like hobbers is basically manifesting his own growth. It can't be a coincidence that the greenest character has the greenest ratings. 87 is honestly quite a ridiculous overall rating. This isn't Football Manager, where you can get several players over 190. In this game 80+ is GOAT-territory, and 90+ is near impossible. You could play a save for a hundred seasons and not have a player reach 90. If hobbers is unable to get his team to the playoffs now, I think he has to accept some amount of mockery.
@altodevil - Sacramento Kings (31-51)
Speaking of people not taking their teams to the playoffs, here's altodevil. On one hand it's quite a new team, which includes newly signed Shaq. On the other hand, there are still some pretty big gaps in the squad. In any case it will be interesting to see how two the two big Centers co-exist. Or if they can.
@The Cat, @weetee & @Solius - Seattle Supersonics (59-23)
We've come to our latest NBA Champions. Will they repeat their feat this year? They certainly seem to be the odds favourites again, and you can see why. Very minor ratings declines for Solius and weetee are more than made up for by The Cat, who takes a leap into the 60s. If they want to make a dynasty they better do it quickly, because by the team screen you can clearly see a) that they are way over the salary cap (which is going to be expensive), and two players in the starting 5 have cheap contracts that run out after this season.
@reelworld - Washington Wizards (31-51)
You can't see reelworld on the team, but I promise that he's down there somewhere. At 47 rating he's not going to be deemed good enough to start, but he is going to get to play. He's also quite Samid-esque in his ability set, so I think he might not do too poorly when he does play. His team isn't great, but it's not particularly bad either, with some improvements across the board since last season. Might we even catch them in the playoffs?
@Skizzo & @Dan - Philadelphia 76ers (37-45)
I don't feel like there's a lot to say about Skizzo and Dan. They weren't very far away from the playoffs last season, but nor were they particularly close. Dan has declined a little bit, but it's unlikely to make a very great difference. Their team has gotten a little bit better, I suppose?
@sebsheep - Portland Trailblazers (42-40)
sebsheep was one of the few Cafites to make the playoffs last season. His Portland could do it again, but it's certainly not a given with the way the team has developed since last season. It's still a decent team, but no more than that, surely.
@hobbers - San Antonio Spurs (31-51)
It sure seems like hobbers is basically manifesting his own growth. It can't be a coincidence that the greenest character has the greenest ratings. 87 is honestly quite a ridiculous overall rating. This isn't Football Manager, where you can get several players over 190. In this game 80+ is GOAT-territory, and 90+ is near impossible. You could play a save for a hundred seasons and not have a player reach 90. If hobbers is unable to get his team to the playoffs now, I think he has to accept some amount of mockery.
@altodevil - Sacramento Kings (31-51)
Speaking of people not taking their teams to the playoffs, here's altodevil. On one hand it's quite a new team, which includes newly signed Shaq. On the other hand, there are still some pretty big gaps in the squad. In any case it will be interesting to see how two the two big Centers co-exist. Or if they can.
@The Cat, @weetee & @Solius - Seattle Supersonics (59-23)
We've come to our latest NBA Champions. Will they repeat their feat this year? They certainly seem to be the odds favourites again, and you can see why. Very minor ratings declines for Solius and weetee are more than made up for by The Cat, who takes a leap into the 60s. If they want to make a dynasty they better do it quickly, because by the team screen you can clearly see a) that they are way over the salary cap (which is going to be expensive), and two players in the starting 5 have cheap contracts that run out after this season.
@reelworld - Washington Wizards (31-51)
You can't see reelworld on the team, but I promise that he's down there somewhere. At 47 rating he's not going to be deemed good enough to start, but he is going to get to play. He's also quite Samid-esque in his ability set, so I think he might not do too poorly when he does play. His team isn't great, but it's not particularly bad either, with some improvements across the board since last season. Might we even catch them in the playoffs?
Jumping: 2
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.
You call that a great leap?!
You have 1 height, so I rather don't think the jumping is what's going to save you.
Skizzo killed my development.