Real Deal

Charlotte needs to LOSE. Damn, go Deer!

Can't get any better than the Knicks and Warriors, then.

Actually, can that even be done? How many user-controlled teams can you have at once in 2k10?

Ah, I thought you meant coaching changes...as in, Phil Jackson to Brian Shaw. The mock has only simulated with a video game once, with NBA Live (and that was a LONG time ago), so yeah, there will probably be something like that involved.

It's not that in-depth. Sim leagues are best for that. The mock focuses on your off-season moves, then takes that team into a full season, no trades for 82 games, then to the playoffs to see who literally made the best off-season moves. Seems way too basic, but a ton of people favor it over the leagues. Sim leagues are fun, don't get me wrong...but sometimes, they are a lot of work, and that's why a ton of them fail, with a lot of members dropping out mid-season.

Last call for anyone interested.

New rules for round two: 1) 16 lines max. 2) At least one of those lines must be about your opponent's favorite sports team (basketball, football, etc). 3) One line has to end with your opponent's display name on OTR. You can exclude numbers. For example, "Fish" can be used in this battle. 4) Cussing will be censored if you decide to use it. Don't bypass the censor with asterisks or other symbols. 5) If you say Dick Vitale's first name, please censor it yourself by typing [expletive]. In the manner it would be used in this contest, it should be filtered out. NOBODY ELSE POST IN THIS TOPIC UNTIL THE SECOND RAP IS ADDED. After both competitors are finished, members can place their vote. Please explain your vote. The lower seeds (in terms of position) go first. Based on this match-up, Fish7718 will be asked to post his, followed by Swish. You have two days to post. Good luck, fellas. Run yo mouth!

(14).infinite (13)Fish7718 (3)Riot (11)Swish (5)Confidence (6)YugoRocketsFan (8)s.t.a.t. Fish7718 pretty much had a bye in the first round, due to Matt not posting a rap, so I'm faced with a tough decision. I'm going to take the best of the losers (the one who was closest to pulling off the win) and I'm going to drop him back into the tournament. Re-seeding based on first-round performance... (1)Swish (8)Fish7718 (4)Riot (5).infinite (3)Legacy (6)Confidence (2)s.t.a.t. (7)YugoRocketsFan The two who didn't have a first-round opponent grab the lower seeds (because they were given a bye, basically). Paul (50) will replace anyone who does not post a rap, so this will be avoided for the 2nd round. If there are two, NeTs15VC will be the next one in line.

Good job you two. 7-0 s.t.a.t., gonna go ahead and lock it up.

The idea is that it's Cleveland or the Knicks...but I have a gut feeling the Knicks aren't even on his mind right now, and it's the Nets that he's thinking about, especially with the rich owner who will shower him with money, expensive teammates, sponsorships, and anything else he wants.

http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/columns/story?page=LeBronNY-100402

I would think the free agency period would be good for Cleveland. It can be used as an incentive. Win it all, or risk losing James. Is there even the slightest thought that maybe Ferry brought Jamison in because he was worried about losing LeBron, if they don't bring home the rings?

I wouldn't say that much, because momentum can be built on favorable scheduling. Once you play a top four seeded team in the first round, you will likely have to play them 6-7 times to beat them, and that's all without the usual bad teams in between, and the 2-3 days rest and home-cooking on long streaks. The Warriors matched up well with the Mavericks from the start. They went 3-0 against the Mavericks in the regular season, including 29 and 17-point blowouts.

I had to split that from the other topic. Its'a great, great read.

That's why he's working the young girls who are probably too young to flash in the first place, but don't know anything about animals to begin with.

Whoever that was actually got a few girls to flash. I found a picture with him getting it done (won't post it here because it's inappropriate). It worked for a while. Guess those girls didn't want to save the bird.

Close your browser, then re-open it and go to OTR, and click a link to a topic. Look up at the URL the entire time you're browsing. Do you get a "s=i3i543hh54h634lh63kl" extension? Obviously, the numbers will vary...but see if you get that. Also, do the forum makers (read/unread, the basketballs you see on the main index) refuse to change sometimes, after reading a topic?

Our defense is a lot more inconsistent than it was last season. Just because we're ranked in the top five doesn't make us consistent. We play excellent, outstanding defense for most of the game, but we falter and give up a lot of points when we can't afford to, and that's one of two of the biggest reasons why we are on the losing end of games.

Ask where your friends work, and get connected that way. Terry got his job as a manager at Hibbett Sports, partially by doing that.

The margin of victory is understandable. They blew out some bad teams...but they did destroy the Spurs. @ Philadelphia (+21) vs. Golden State (+27) @ New Jersey (+10) vs. LA Lakers (+2) vs. LA Clippers (+26) vs. Chicago (+29) @ Washington (+14) vs. Charlotte (-7) vs. San Antonio (+26) @ Miami (+6) @ Philadelphia (+16) @ Atlanta (-2) vs. Minnesota (+9) vs. Denver (+6) It's impressive, nonetheless.

Lakers/Cavs Finals, Lakers win. I'm not going to do it again, lol.

Well, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLLLLLLLE!!!!!!!

People that say his defense is bad...they don't understand what he has to do, and they apparently don't see how bad Farmar and Fisher are. There are times where Gasol has to come out and defend a guard on the perimeter, even without a switch on a screen, because Fisher loses him (and I have no idea how, it just happens). Kobe sacrifices the three to deflect penetrating guards. He's been doing it forever. It doesn't help that we have two soft bigs in the middle, who those guards aren't scared of.

He's gone. There's no way Phil will put up with that.