So a few days ago i came up with an idea that Ryan and i could each do separately. The idea was that we both create a franchise in "The Association" mode. The idea came to me because i had been talking with a fellow twitter friend about what i would do as Raptors gm. Now obviously, the moves made on NBA 2k11 aren't going to be as realistic. Despite having a "no force trades" setting in the game, at least 75% of moves you make there, would not happen in real life. I remember playing older 2k sports and EA games and creating this amazing team from scratch through trades which increasingly got more valuable. Then this year i did fantasy sports online for the first time with others and i was shocked at how hard it was to get a deal done.
Anyways, today you will see what happened in my first season as Raptors gm. Ryan will most likely post his season tomorrow. This will probably be an every second week (most likely friday) sort of thing. We will give you everything that went on from pre-season information and trades, all of the way to the end of the playoffs. The next blog for me about my 2k11 franchise will be about off season stuff, as in where i got in the draft lottery, who i picked, who i signed/re-sign and so on. Then the next one will be about the next year. So all in all a full season (from beginning to the beginning of the next one) will be spread over two blogs.
Things to Note:
- We simulate every game, we don't play them
- Quarter/Sim quarter length is 12 minutes
- Subs are based on fatigue
- downloaded top rated "2011 ESPN draft class"
- Beside the month will be the team record for that month
Here We Go:
Last Years Statistics:
Last years record ~ (40-42) Overall ~ 29th
Average age ~ 32 Offense ~ 26th
Team salary ~ 54.36 m Defense ~ 29th
Cap Room ~ 3.64 m
*Before Season*
- Raptors trade Andrea Bargnani to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Love
- Raptors trade Reggie Evans, Linas Kleiza and 2011 second round pick to the Chicago Bulls for C.J Watson and Kyle Korver
October (0-2)
*Nothing Happens*
November (4-11)
November 10th 2010 - Demar Derozan broken back - Out 6-8 weeks
December (5-10)
December 10th 2010 - Raptors trade Leandro Barbosa & Amir Johnson to the Orlando Magic for Jason Richardson & 2011 second round pick.
December 23rd 2010 - Demar Derozan Returns
December 30th 2010 - Raptors trade Ed Davis, Julian Wright & Demar Derozan to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Antawn Jamison, J.J Hickson & Cavaliers 2011 1st round pick
January (7-9)
*Nothing Happens*
February (4-7)
February 17th 2011 - Raptors trade Antawn Jamison to the Golden State Warriors for Reggie Williams
March (4-10)
*Nothing Happens*
April (2-6)
*Nothing Happens*
Playoffs: The Miami Heat win the 2011 NBA championship
*End Of Season*
- Finished 27-55 (15th in Eastern Conference)
- Budget ~ 58.00 m
- Cap Room ~ 12.57 m
- Poised for 1st and 6th overall pick (lottery has not been done)
Home | Road | Division | Conference | PF | PA | Difference |
(15-26) | (12-29) | (8-8) | (17-35) | 97.3 | 104.4 | -7.1 |
Conclusion:
When it comes to win-loss record we had a pretty tough season, but i like where we're heading. I was dissapointed to have to trade Demar Derozan but J.J Hickson is around the same age and was a lot more developed when it came to scoring and rebounding. I was also dissapointed to have to trade Antawn Jamison so quickly but he wanted out, plus he didn't quiet fit into our future plans. By trading him we went from no cap space to about 12 million, which will give us a lot of options for free agency. I hope to be able to trade Jose Calderon in order to get a good backup SG for Jason Richardson. We have Kyle Korver but he isn't the best player in the game but would makes a solid addition to the bench. Korver can also play SF and that is where i plan on spending most of the 12 million we have in cap space. Currently our starting SF is Sonny Weems, who makes a good backup but if we want to compete we need to do better than that. By trading Calderon that will free-up the PG spot and we will most likely end up drafting either Brandon Knight, Kyrie Irving or Kemba Walker. We are also projected to get the 6th pick which we will probably end up using on a SF as well, just to be safe. 6th is a high pick and we would like that pick to be a starter. With Kevin Love and C and J.J Hickson at PF we can't take a guy who would be a backup. There's a good chance i will end up swinging a trade with the 6th pick, but we'll just see how the draft goes and what other teams offer us.
Anyways i hope you enjoyed reading this and will continue to follow along with my teams progression. Also, be sure to check out Ryan and what his team does when he posts tomorrow!
No comments:
Post a Comment