Libid21's NBA 2k8 Association Thread III

[mattlanta]

Okay, so the past two games have got me pumped up, so I'm making a new NBA 2k8 association topic, yes... NBA 2k8. I traded for Maurice Evans, and I signed Flip Murray.

This is what my roster looks like:

PGs: Bibby, Claxton, Law

SGs: Johnson, Evans, Murray, West

SFs: Williams

PFs: Smith, Horford, Jones

Cs: Pachulia

I couldn't find Randolph Morris in the game, and Hunter is obviously not in the game either, so I'm going to have to give Solomon Jones some more minutes unlike in real life. I purposely ripped myself off to get Flip Murray and Maurice Evans. In the process of the trades/signings, I got rid of Josh Childress and Salim Stoudemire. To make the trade valid, I had to trade for Arroyo in Orlando, but I just ended up trading him and the 2008 NBA draft first roudn pick for the 2009 NBA first round draft pick so I wouldn't have to worry about unrealistically having a first round prospect on my roster next year. Also I'll probably draft a PF/C prospect in the second round, and that in effect would be my 'Othello Hunter' on the 2009 roster. Anyways... I'll see how many games I can get in.

[mattlanta]

Hawks (0-0) @ Mavericks (0-1) - W 105 - 98

PLAYER - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Johnson - 33 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 1

Smith - 18 - 4 - 4 - 1 - 0

Evans - 13 - 0 - 2 - 1 - 0

Bibby - 12 - 3 - 8 - 2 - 1

Horford - 10 - 6 - 0 - 1 - 2

Williams - 9 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0

Pachulia - 4 - 10 - 1 - 1 - 0

Law - 4 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0

Murray - 2 - 2 - 5 - 1 - 0

Claxton - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Jones - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

West - DNP (Coach's Decision)

Player of the Game: Joe Johnson

I came back from a deficit just like the real Hawks did against the 76ers tonight. Haha. Here's the box score...

TEAM - 1st - 2nd - 3Rrd - 4th

Mavericks - 28 - 24 - 28 - 18

Hawks - 17 - 17 - 42 - 29

As you can see, I made up for most of the points I let up in the third quarter. About 8 of the poitns in the fourth quarter were from free throws shot because Dallas was intentionally fouling me. I'm fairly happy with how I didn't let Dirk control the game. He scored 24 points, with 10 rebounds and 6 assists, along with 2 blocks though, but I guess you can't complain.

I need to fix my rotation. Smith and Horford are getting too many minutes, and Flip Murray deserves more...

Next Game @ Pistons (2-0)

[mattlanta]

Hawks (1-0) @ Pistons (2-0) - W 86 - 81

STATS - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Johnson - 19 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 0

Horford - 17 - 4 - 0 - 1 - 1

Murray - 15 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1

Smith - 12 - 6 - 0 - 1 - 3

Evans - 9 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0

Williams - 6 - 7 - 2 - 1 - 1

Pachulia - 6 - 5 - 0 - 0 - 1

Law - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0

Bibby - 0 - 1 - 9 - 0 - 0

Claxton - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Jones - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 2

West - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0

Player of the Game: Joe Johnson

I was winning by I think a dozen after the third quarter so I put out Speedy, Acie, West, Evans, and Jones. I know it's small, but my players were still exhausted from last game, and they have two games almost right after, so I'm trying to keep them fresh. So anyways, yeah, the Pistons almost came back when that happened. Flip Murray WAS 3-3 from the three point line, and JJ made 1 as well. So here's the box score...

TEAM - 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th

Hawks - 24 - 17 - 28 - 17

Pistons - 25 - 16 - 16 - 24

I think playing with Childress, who's shot I found very hard to master every time I played with him, gives me a bonus. Evans and Murray are much better scorers from the outside, so thanks to Sund for signing Evans and Murray in real life. :P

Next Game @ Nets (2-1)

[mattlanta]

Hawks (2-0) @ Nets (2-1) - W 103 - 96

PLAYER - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Johnson - 28 - 5 - 5 - 1 - 0

Smith - 26 - 9 - 3 - 0 - 3

Horford - 12 - 11 - 3 - 1 - 0

Williams - 8 - 5 - 1 - 1 - 1

Pachulia - 8 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 1

Evans - 7 - 2 - 2 - 0 - 1

Bibby - 6 - 0 - 7 - 1 - 0

Claxton - 4 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 0

Law - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Murray - 2 - 0 - 6 - 2 - 1

West - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Jones - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0

Player of the Game: Josh Smith

TEAM - 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th

Hawks - 21 - 25 - 21 - 32

Nets - 19 - 27 - 18 - 32

Next Game vs. Suns (3-1)

[mattlanta]

Hawks (3-0) @ Suns (3-1) - L 105 - 94

PLAYER - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Smith - 32 - 6 - 4 - 2 - 2

Evans - 15 - 3 - 3 - 1 - 1

Williams - 10 - 4 - 0 - 0 - 1

Johnson - 9 - 2 - 7 - 1 - 0

Horford - 8 - 8 - 0 - 1 - 2

Murray - 8 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 0

Bibby - 4 - 3 - 10 - 2 - 0

Law - 3 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0

Pachulia - 3 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 0

Jones - 2 - 4 - 0 - 1 - 0

Claxton - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0

West - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0

Player of the Game: Amare Stoudemire (18 Pts, 14 Rebs, 3 Asts, 4 Blks, 2 Stls)

TEAM - 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th

Suns - 20 - 25 - 36 - 24

Hawks - 26 - 20 - 24 - 24

Joe Johnson sucked. 4-16 shooting, 1-6 from the perimeter.

Next Game @ Celtics (1-2)

[Swish]

Nice line from Amare there...do you control a specific person or switch around at random?

[mattlanta]

Nice line from Amare there...do you control a specific person or switch around at random?

I switch around at random, but on defense when I'm playing someone like Dirk, Garnett, or any forward that might be able to just randomly dominate the game, I control Josh Smith. In crunch time, I go with Joe Johnson and post up most of the times, unless Josh Smith has a lane open. In that case, I just lead Smith to the basket, and then follow it up with a dunk.

[mattlanta]

Hawks (3-1) @ Celtics (1-2) - L 98 - 114

PLAYER - Pts - Rebs - Asts - Stls - Blks

Johnson 25 - 2 - 8 - 1 - 1

Bibby - 21 - 0 - 4 - 2 - 0

Smith - 18 - 8 - 5 - 2 - 1

Williams - 11 - 1 - 2 - 0 - 2

Evans - 8 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0

Horford - 6 - 8 - 1 - 0 - 0

Murray - 5 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 1

Pachulia - 4 - 8 - 0 - 0 - 1

Law - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0 - 0

Jones - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0

Claxton - DNP (Coach's Decision)

West - DNP (Coach's Decision)

Player of the Game: Gabe Pruitt (18 Pts, 2 Rebs, 12 Asts, 0 Blks, 2 Stls)

TEAM - 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th

Hawks - 22 - 30 - 30 - 16

Celtics - 29 - 19 - 26 - 40

I thought I had this game in the bag... but then as you can see, my defense just went down the drain in the fourth quarter, and I was making stupid turnovers and taking ill-advised shots.

There was one play where it was so unrealistic, that it was funny. Rajon Rondo boxed out Pachulia and got the rebound not once, but twice in a row. Haha! That was hilarious.

Next Game vs. Wizards (1-4)