Motor City Basketball: Restoring the Pistons' Glory

Postby Myles Nelson » Sat May 07, 2011 1:17 am

I honestly hate the trade aspect of this game... Just tried to package Paul George and Rodney Stuckey for Ricky Rubio, then packaged Paul George, Rodney Stuckey, Ed Davis and Antoine Wright for Steph Curry and Derrick Favors and although both gave me the check marks, when I hit the "Make Trade" button, I got this pop-up "You've at least got to come close to matching the best thing from our side of the deal if you want to make a trade."

I can see why Golden State might say that, because 3 1st round picks might not be enough (sarcasm), but really Minnesota? Rubio, according to the ratings, is the exact same as George and Stuckey!
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Postby Tim Moungey » Sat May 07, 2011 2:40 am

Try changing Davis's preferences via player instructions.
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Postby Myles Nelson » Sat May 07, 2011 12:13 pm

Yeah I've called the head coach to tell him about Ed Davis probably... three or four times. I'm gonna keep doing it until Davis learns haha
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January + Trade

Postby Myles Nelson » Thu May 19, 2011 8:46 pm

I really dislike going through this game so slowly, so I'm going to pick up the pace a bit. Not going to do game by game recaps, but just post results and my thoughts.

Miami 118, Detroit 73
Chicago 96, Detroit 65

Thoughts and Trade
I'm fine with getting blown out, I really don't mind it at all, especially since we are aiming for a top draft pick. What I do mind is the fact that George, Davis and Stuckey, the supposed future of my franchise, are all shooting under 40%. That's just horrific. So I hit the phones and start wheeling and dealing. I originally think about getting Omer Asik, but I think I can do better, so I target the best post player available, especially since he's getting no minutes on his current team.

Detroit Pistons trade
Ed Davis
Paul George
2013 1st Round Pick

Portland Trailblazers trade
Greg Oden
Jordan Crawford
2011 1st Round Pick
2013 1st Round Pick

Winner
Detroit, by far. Davis will never fit in to Detroit shooting 30+% in the post and loving the jumpshot, and George didn't look like he was going to improve. The Pistons snagged a 20s pick and swapped their 2013 pick. It seems as though the Blazers are banking on the Pistons continuing to suck in 2013, although Detroit has no such intentions.

I'm ecstatic to receive Oden. He becomes the starting center as Jordan Crawford becomes the backup swingman. Crawford and Jerebko make up a young and good backup swing core, while Oden and Taj Gibson up front create a young potent front court. Now just to do something about Stuckey...

Game Results
Washington 89, Detroit 78 - Despite Oden's 2-8 shooting, his 10 point, 14 rebound, 7 assist and 4 block debut was well-received.
Atlanta 94, Detroit 90 - A close loss to a potent Atlanta team.
Detroit 108, Philadelphia 85 - Big games from Jason Williams (30 points), Oden (16 points, 17 rebounds) and Jerebko (19 points), gave us a nice win.

After this game I decide to help my one competitor (Phoenix) out a little for some future considerations. Here's the trade.

Detroit Pistons trade
Tayshaun Prince
2012 2nd round pick

Phoenix Suns trade
Grant Hill
2011 2nd round pick
2012 2nd round pick

Winner
Both teams. The Pistons send Tayshaun Prince away and get back Grant Hill, a very comparable player who also has an expiring contract. The difference here is in the 2nd round picks. The Pistons pick up an extra 2nd rounder, and swap comparable 2012 picks.

We really just kind of did this so that Phoenix would be better than us and we'd have a better chance of getting a #1 pick, and at the very worst getting a #4 pick. Hopefully it pans out. Jonas Jerebko gets the starting spot, which he rightfully deserves.

Game Results
Memphis 107, Detroit 97 - Taj Gibson and Oden chip in 20 and 18, respectively, as we only lose to Memphis by 10.
Chicago 122, Detroit 80 - Stuckey comes back to go 4-19, reminding me that I still have to trade him.
Detroit 102, San Antonio 94 - Great games from Gordon and Oden propel us to a victory over San Antonio.
Los Angeles Lakers 96, Detroit 67 - This is ridiculous. Stuckey had more turnovers than assists.
Denver 108, Detroit 87 - We just didn't come prepared.
Phoenix 128, Detroit 94 - Stuckey had 9 turnovers. I can't take it anymore.

I look around the league, feel out Minnesota for Rubio again since they have Flynn, Sessions and Augustin already but they won't budge. New Orleans won't deal Collison, and Felton has too big of a contract. I figure that I might as well just wait and see if I can get Kyrie or Brandon Knight, see how they look as a point guard, and if they don't look good enough then I'll deal with the PG situation then. Either way, Stuckey will be gone by the beginning of next season.

Detroit 98, Minnesota 77 - The day after I try to shop Stuckey for Rubio, Stuckey gets 26 points, 12 assists and 3 turnovers against Rubio who only gets 2 assists.
Detroit 108, Clippers 89 - Stuckey follows that up with a 10 turnover game.

We went 5-9 in the month of January, and made some (in my opinion) great trades. We have also officially become the worst team in the NBA.
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January Recap

Postby Myles Nelson » Thu May 19, 2011 9:06 pm

East Standings
New Jersey Nets (37-9)
Chicago Bulls (29-17)
New York Knicks (26-18)
Boston Celtics (25-20)
Orlando Magic (34-20)
Indiana Pacers (22-22)
Miami Heat (21-23)
Atlanta Hawks (21-25)

Cleveland Cavaliers (20-29)
Toronto Raptors (18-29)
Washington Wizards (17-28)
Charlotte Bobcats (16-29)
Milwaukee Bucks (16-30)
Philadelphia 76ers (13-34)
Detroit Pistons (10-33)

West Standings
Los Angeles Lakers (35-9)
New Orleans Hornets (35-12)
Denver Nuggets (32-13)
San Antonio Spurs (29-13)
Dallas Mavericks (30-15)
Houston Rockets (28-16)
Portland Trailblazers (27-19)
Oklahoma City Thunder (26-20)

Los Angeles Clippers (23-24)
Memphis Grizzlies (20-25)
Golden State Warriors (18-27)
Utah Jazz (17-27)
Minnesota Timberwolves (17-29)
Sacramento Kings (14-29)
Phoenix Suns (12-34)

Injuries
Denver forward Al Harrington is done for the year with a torn MCL.
Toronto forward Reggie Evans broke his hand and is out for two months.

Trades
None. No one else is as trigger happy as me apparently.

Pistons stats
Stuckey: 14.6 points per game on 37% shooting, 5.9 assists, 4.3 turnovers.
Oden: 11.1 points on 56% shooting, 7.2 rebounds, 1.8 blocks.
Gordon: 10 points per game on 39.5% shooting.
Hill: 9.8 points on 47.5% from the floor, 2.2 assists.
Gibson: 8.6 points on 47%, 6.2 rebounds, 1.2 blocks.
Jerebko: 8 points on 52%, 4.1 rebounds.
Crawford: 7.2 points, 41% shooting from beyond the arc.

I'm really pleased with every one, especially Oden and Jerebko. I hope Oden starts taking more than 7.5 shots per game.
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Postby Myles Nelson » Thu May 19, 2011 9:15 pm

Game Results
Magic 102, Pistons 98
Warriors 105, Pistons 88
Pistons 83, Pacers 80
Pistons 92, Raptors 90 - Grant Hill breaks his leg in this game. Jerebko, Crawford, and Nazr Mohammed pick up the minutes at SF (Mohammed, really? Freaking Eddie Jordan)
Celtics 110, Pistons 88 - Jerebko goes 7 for 7 and Crawford goes 5-9 from beyond.
Lakers 103, Pistons 96 - Oden and Jerebko carry us as we nearly defeat the reigning champs.
Bucks 115, Pistons 98
Pistons 113, Kings 105 - Stuckey and Oden carry us in this one, with 26 and 21 respectively.
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All Star Weekend!

Postby Myles Nelson » Thu May 19, 2011 9:45 pm

All Star Weekend 2011 was held in Los Angeles, and it had some exciting competition.

Minnesota forward Stanley Robinson (who the hell is that?) beat out Charlotte forward Derrick Brown (who the hell is that?!) in the Slam Dunk competition.

Mike Miller won the 3 Point Shootout over Ricky Rubio and Raja Bell.

Stephen Curry dropped 33 points to bury the Rookies, 122-112. Jerebko and Gibson represented the Pistons, Jerebko the only one scoring with 5 points.

Dirk, Yao and CP3 each had 20 points to beat the East, led by Wade's 29 and James's 28. CP3 took home the MVP with 20 points, 14 assists, and 6 steals.

Trades
Lakers trade: Sasha Vujacic, 2011 1st round pick
Warriors trade: Kelenna Azubuike

Winner: Lakers. That 1st pick is going to be one of the last picks, and Vujacic is useless. Azubuike is a big upgrade for the defending champions.

Trail Blazers trade: Rudy Fernandez, Joel Przybilla
Bucks trade: Corey Maggette

Winner: Blazers. They gave up two players of little consequence for a high octane small forward. This spells trouble for my 1st round pick, but oh well. Pure salary dump for the struggling Bucks.

Nuggets trade: Maurice Evans
Cavaliers trade: Anthony Parker

Winner: Both teams I guess. Seems like a very even swap.

Hornets trade: David West
Grizzlies trade: Josh Childress

Winner: Grizzlies. I know this creates a huge post log jam with Randolph, Greg Monroe, Marc Gasol and West, but they got way more talent in this trade than they gave up.

Hornets trade: Al Farouq Aminu, Darius Songaila, Morris Peterson
Kings trade: Carlos Boozer

Winner: Hornets easily. Songaila and Peterson are mere throw ins, and Aminu is not going to be anything special, and no where near as good as Boozer is now.

Rockets trade: Shane Battier, Jared Jeffries
Cavaliers trade: Antawn Jamison

Winner: I'm inclined to say the Rockets, because now they have capable players at every position, but they gave up a lot of defense and toughness in Battier, who will start for the Cavs. They're banking on Hickson picking up where Jamison left off.
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Postby Myles Nelson » Thu May 19, 2011 9:59 pm

By the way, I know I've made a lot of roster moves lately, so here's an updated Pistons roster.

PG Rodney Stuckey (3.0/3.0) 24 years old 6'5" 205 lbs, 1 year at 2.7 million
PG Jason Williams (1.5/1.5) 35 y/o 6'1" 180 lbs, 2 years at 1.2 mil
PG Antonio Daniels (1.5/1.5) 35 y/o 6'4" 205 lbs, 1 year at 1.2 mil
SG Ben Gordon (2.0/2.0) 27 y/o 6'3" 200 lbs, 4 years worth 46 mil
SG Gerald Henderson (1.0/1.0) 22 y/o 6'5" 215 lbs, 1 year at 2 mil
SG Jordan Crawford (2.0/2.5) 22 y/o, 6'4" 198, 2 years at 1 mil
SF Jonas Jerebko (2.5/2.5) 23 y/o, 6'9" 210 lbs, 3 years at 500k
SF Grant Hill (2.5/2.5) 37 y/o, 6'8" 225 lbs, 1 year at 3.3 mil
PF Jason Maxiell (1.5/1.5) 27 y/o 6'7" 260 lbs, 3 years at 5 mil
PF Chris Wilcox (1.0/1.0) 27 y/o 6'10" 240 lbs, 1 year at 3 mil
PF Taj Gibson (2.5/2.5) 25 y/o 6'9" 210 lbs, 2 years at 1 mil
C Nazr Mohammed (2.0/2.0) 32 y/o 6'10" 250 lbs, 1 year at 6 mil
C Theo Ratliff (1.0/1.0) 37 y/o 6'10" 235 lbs, 2 years at 1.2 mil
C Greg Oden (3.0/3.0) 22 y/o 7'0" 285 lbs, 6 years worth 36 mil

Average age: 28.2 years old
2011 Salary: 47 million
2012 Guaranteed salary: 27 million

Record: 13-39
Home: 10-15
Away: 3-24

Team Stats
PPG: 89.7 (30)
APG: 19.7 (30)
RPG: 40.6 (20)
BPG: 4.4 (21)
SPG: 6.5 (25)
TOPG: 14.9 (23)

Opponent Stats
PPG: 102.6 (26)
APG: 23.0 (22)
RPG: 44.2 (29)
BPG: 5.0 (17)
SPG: 6.9 (7)
TOPG: 13.0 (27)

Depth Chart
PG Rodney Stuckey (34 minutes)
SG Ben Gordon (24)
SF Jonas Jerebko (30)
PF Taj Gibson (30)
C Greg Oden (34)
6. Nazr Mohammed (22)
7. Jordan Crawford (24)
8. Jason Maxiell (18)
9. Jason Williams (14)
10. Antonio Daniels (0)
11. Theo Ratliff (10)
12. Chris Wilcox (0)
Inactive: Grant Hill (broken leg - 56 days)
D-League: Gerald Henderson (3.1 points on 26% shooting down there, ouch)
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Postby zike_42 » Thu May 19, 2011 10:04 pm

I know how it feels about the length of writing games up but if you keep the story flowing no-one is going to care.

Great pick-up in Jordan Crawford, he should be good for you down the line, and it's funny that Ricky Rubio was in the 3 point contest, by all accounts he isn't the best shooter out there.
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Postby Myles Nelson » Thu May 19, 2011 10:07 pm

Yeah, I thought that was weird about Rubio too, but he's shooting 48.6% from three in the game, 88/181 at this point.
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