Libid21's Hawks NBA 2k8 Association

[mattlanta]

I hope you guys here at Hawksquawk mind if I make a topic here sort of as a journal as of how my season and association is going with the Atlanta Hawks in NBA 2k8. I play on Superstar mode, and I try to make the sub in and outs as realistic as in real life.

A lot of teams trade a ridiculous amount of times, so I'm thinking of overriding all the trade offers for one year to try and keep all of the rosters as realistic as possible.

Anyways, I'll post when I play my first game.

[mattlanta]

Mavericks @ Hawks - L 83-91

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Smith - 25 - 7 - 3 - 1 - 2

Johnson - 14 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 0

Bibby - 12 - 0 - 5 - 1 - 0

Williams - 10 - 6 - 2 - 0 - 2

Horford - 8 - 6 - 2 - 1 - 1

Childress - 6 - 1 - 4 - 3 - 0

Stoudamire - 3 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0

Law - 3 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0

Claxton - 2 - 2 - 3 - 0 - 0

Pachulia - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 2

West - DNP (Coach's Decision)

Jones - DNP (Coach's Decision)

[Theeyo]

I normally keep the CPU trading off the 1st year and activate it during the 2 week period before the deadline and then i turn it back on during the off season.

[mattlanta]

Hawks @ Pistons - W 86 - 74

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Horford - 18 - 10 - 1 - 2 - 0

Smith - 16 - 7 - 2 - 2 - 3

Johnson - 12 - 4 - 6 - 1 - 1

Williams - 9 - 7 - 3 - 2 - 0

Claxton - 9 - 1 - 3 - 2 - 0

Childress - 7 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 0

Pachulia - 6 - 3 - 0 - 0 - 1

Stoudamire - 5 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0

Bibby - 4 - 1 - 8 - 3 - 0

Law - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0

West - DNP (Coach's Decision)

Jones - DNP (Coach's Decision)

Johnson, Bibby, and Marvin Williams struggled on the floor today. Johnson went 5-12, Bibby 2-10, and Williams 4-15.

[mattlanta]

Hawks @ Nets - L 85 - 93

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Johnson - 20 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 0

Horford - 18 - 8 - 3 - 2 - 2

Smith - 14 - 5 - 1 - 1 - 3

Williams - 12 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0

Childress - 11 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1

Pachulia - 6 - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0

Bibby - 2 - 1 - 11 - 3 - 0

Claxton - 2 - 3 - 4 - 0 - 0

Law - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0

Stoudamire - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

West - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Bibby had another terrible game. going 1 - 7. For some reason, Jefferson makes all of his threes even if I had someone like Josh Smith jumping right in front of him at the same time.

[mattlanta]

Suns @ Hawks - L 79 - 102

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Johnson - 9 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 1

Bibby - 13 - 4 - 11 - 3 - 0

Smith - 13 - 4 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 1

Childress - 8 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 1

Stoudamire - 7 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0

Horford - 6 - 10 - 1 - 1 - 1

Pachulia - 6 - 6 - 0 - 0 - 0

Williams - 4 - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0

Claxton - 3 - 0 - 3 - 1 - 0

Law - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

West - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0

Jones - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0

Bibby had another terrible game. I don't know what's up with him. I don't think I'm doing anything wrong, I think he's just on a slump. If he doesn't get off of it soon, I'll be trading him away right before the trade deadline. I might package him for Marvin for a decent to good small forward and a big man and start Claxton (I'm comfortable using him).

[mattlanta]

So tempting... I would pull this trigger right away, but I'm trying to keep the first season as realistic as possible. I might offer this to the Nets again if the players stay solid and if they don't get injured in the game.

Trade Offer between Hawks and Nets...

Hawks Get:

Richard Jefferson

Marcus Williams

DeSagana Diop

Nets' 1st Round Pick

Nets Get:

Mike Bibby

Marvin Williams

Lineup:

Claxton - Law/Williams (Will let them battle it out after season).

Johnson - Stoudamire

Jefferson - Childress

Smith - Jones

Horford - Diop - Pachulia

It would of been oh so good in real life lol.

Anyways, yeah... tough schedule since I'm now playing on Hall of Fame, and I've faced very tough teams so far. Right now, I'm playing the Celts, and for some reason, 2k Sports made Pruitt really good. Maybe he has a relative working for 2k Sports or something... who knows.

[mattlanta]

Hawks @ Celtics - W 108 - 102 (OT)

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Williams - 24 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1

Smith - 22 - 11 - 4 - 6 - 2

Johnson - 19 - 4 - 10 - 1 - 1

Horford - 18 - 14 - 2 - 1 - 0

Bibby - 9 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 0

Childress - 7 - 3 - 3 - 0

Pachulia - 4 - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0

Stoudamire - 3 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Jones - 2 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0

Claxton - 0 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 0

West - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Law - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0

Almost lost...

[mattlanta]

Wizards @ Hawks - W 109 - 85

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Childress - 16 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 0

Johnson - 16 - 2 - 5 - 1 - 1

Smith - 16 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 1

Williams - 15 - 4 - 5 - 2 - 1

Horford - 14 - 12 - 1 - 1 - 0

Bibby - 11 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 0

Claxton - 8 - 1 - 5 - 0 - 0

Stoudamire - 7 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0

Pachulia - 4 - 3 - 1 - 2

Law - 2 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 0

West - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Jones - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

[mattlanta]

Bobcats (5-2) @ Hawks (3-3) - L 104 - 99

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Bibby - 22 - 2 - 9 - 0 - 0

Horford - 18 - 10 - 0 - 2 - 1

Johnson - 16 - 2 - 7 - 1 - 1

Smith - 15 - 5 - 2 - 0 - 3

Williams - 12 - 4 - 0 - 0 - 2

Childress - 6 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 3

Pachulia - 4 - 5 - 0 - 0 - 0

Claxton - 4 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0

Law - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 0

Stoudamire - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0

Jones - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0

West - DNP (Coach's Decision)

Next Game vs Sonics (3-5)

[mattlanta]

Sonics (3-6) @ Hawks (3-4) - W 88 - 67

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Williams - 21 - 2 - 3 - 1 - 0

Johnson - 21 = 3 = 4 = 1 = 1

Smith - 13 - 5 - 1 - 4 - 4

Horford - 12 - 12 - 3 - 1 - 0

Bibby - 9 - 4 - 9 - 0 - 0

Claxton - 8 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 0

Law - 4 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 0

Stoudamire - 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0

West - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Jones - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0

Childress - 0 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 1

Pachulia - 0 - 6 - 0 - 0 - 0

Next Game @ Bucks (5-2)

[mattlanta]

Hawks (4-4) @ Bucks (5-2) - W 97 - 81

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Bibby - 23 - 0 - 8 - 1 - 0

Johnson - 14 - 4 - 5 - 3 - 0

Williams - 12 - 4 - 4 - 2 - 0

Childress - 11 - 4 - 3 - 0 - 0

Smith - 11 - 7 - 2 - 1 - 3

Horford - 10 - 13 - 0 - 0 - 1

Law - 6 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 0

Claxton - 6 - 0 - 6 - 2 - 0

Stoudamire - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1

West - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Jones - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0

Pachulia - 0 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 2

Yay, I've finally started getting comfortable with Bibby's style of play in the game. Johnson, for some reason, hasn't been scoring as many points as I thought he would. I always get 20+ pts with him in other games, but in this association, I keep forgetting about him.

Next Game vs Spurs (7-3)

[mattlanta]

Spurs (5-2) @ Hawks (5-4) - W 122 - 114 (OT)

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Johnson - 36 - 4 - 5 - 2 - 1

Smith - 24 - 8 - 4 - 2 - 4

Horford - 22 - 15 - 2 - 1 - 1

Bibby - 10 - 1 - 15 - 1 - 0

Williams - 8 - 6 - 4 - 0 - 0

Stoudamire - 6 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0

Law - 5 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0

Pachulia - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 0

Childress - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 0

Claxton - 3 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 0

West - DNP (Coach's Decision)

Jones - DNP (Coach's Decision)

Next Game @ Heat (7-3)

[mattlanta]

I did some major roster rebuilding. I shook the core up a bit, but you'll see why. I made three trades. I mentioned the biggest one earlier in this thread somewhere.

Trade #1 (Nets):

Hawks Get:

SF Richard Jefferson

C DeSagana Diop

2008 1st Round Draft Pick

2009 1st Round Draft Pick

Nets Get:

PG Mike Bibby

SF Marvin Williams

Trade #2:

Hawks Get:

PG Mike Conley

Grizzlies Get:

SF Josh Childress

2009 1st Round Draft Pick (ATL)

Trade #3:

Hawks Get:

PG/SG Rodney Stuckey

Pistons Get:

PG Acie Law

I freed up A LOT of space with my trade, so hopefully I can resign Smith without suffering too big of a setback next season. I might also be able to resign Diop if I want him back or find another decent free agent in the offseason. Even though it's still early, I'm thinking championship after this trade.

Lineups:

Starters: Conley - Johnson - Jefferson - Smith - Horford

Role Players: Stuckey (6th Man) - Diop - Claxton (Mentor)

Bench Warmers: Stoudamire - Pachulia - Jones - West

[mattlanta]

Hawks (6-4) @ Heat (7-3) - W 104 - 99

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Jefferson - 20 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 0

Smith - 20 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1

Johnson - 18 - 2 - 4 - 0 - 1

Horford - 14 - 8 - 1 - 1 - 1

Stuckey - 13 - 3 - 4 - 0 - 0

Conley - 8 - 3 - 14 - 2 - 1

Claxton - 6 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 1

Stoudamire - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Diop - 2 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0

Pachulia - 1 - 3 - 0 - 0 - 0

Jones - DNP (Coach's Decision)

West - DNP (Coach's Decision)

Next Game @ Timberwolves (4-6)

[mattlanta]

Hawks (7-4) @ Timberwolves (4-6) - W 104 - 97

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Johnson - 24 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 0

Smith - 18 - 8 - 4 - 1 - 2

Conley - 15 - 2 - 13 - 3 - 0 - 3

Jefferson - 15 - 3 2 - 3 - 1

Horford - 12 - 7 - 1 - 1 - 1

Diop - 8 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 0

Stuckey - 8 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1

Stoudamire - 4 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Claxton - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0

Pachulia - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1

Jones - DNP (Coach's Decision)

West - DNP (Coach's Decision)

Next Game @ Bulls (4-8)

[mattlanta]

Hawks (8-4) @ Bulls (4-8) - L 77 - 82

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Conley - 18 - 2 - 5 - 6 - 0

Johnson - 17 - 0 - 5 - 0 - 1

Jefferson - 14 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 0

Horford - 14 - 8 - 0 - 1 - 2

Smith - 10 - 7 - 1 - 0 - 4

Diop - 2 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1

Pachulia - 2 - 3 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0

Jones - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0

Stoudamire - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Claxton - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0

Stuckey - 0 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 0

West - DNP (Coach's Decision)

Next Game vs Bucks (6-6)

[Admin]

You must be on summer vacation or something to have this much time to play 2k8. If you can keep up with posting the stats for the entire season I will be impressed. Seems like a huge pain in the *ss to type those out each time.

[mattlanta]

Yeah, I'm on summer vacation. My internet has been a huge pain as well because it's been really slow lately, so I try to use the computer when every one else that's on the connection (we have four computers using this connection) is sleeping and has their computer turned off.

[mattlanta]

Bucks (6-6) @ Hawks (8-5) - L 102 - 104

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Jefferson - 35 - 4 - 6 - 1 - 1

Stuckey - 21 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 0

Johnson - 16 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 0

Conley - 10 - 2 - 15 - 0 - 0

Horford - 10 - 10 - 3 - 2 - 1

Smith - 8 - 2 - 3 - 0 - 5

Diop - 2 - 1 - 0 - 2 - 2

Claxton - 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Stoudamire - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Pachulia - 0 - 3 - 0 - 1 - 1

Jones - DNP (Coach's Decision)

West - DNP (Coach's Decision)

I'm really thinking of releasing Diop. His morale is really bringing down the team, and Pachulia, even though his morale is pretty low, still produces while Diop doesn't do squat. He got outrebounded more than once today by Williams, and he doesn't even contest shots. I'm thinking of just releasing him and signing another big or maybe even giving Pachulia + Jones a chance.

Next Game vs Hornets (9-7)