An NBA 2K10 Solution

by Cosmis on Nov 28, 2009 10:26 PM CST

Recently, while using the wonderful NBA 2K10 to live out my Bulls fantasies, I happened upon a wonderful solution to the Bulls' current moroseness.

The first season (this current season), I stayed with the status quo that is our below-average Bulls, trading Kirk to the Thunder for a first-rounder and Etan Thomas at the deadline. The team finished 35-47 and missed the playoffs.

Rose averaged 20 and 8, Noah 12 and 14, Deng 17 and 8. I went into the lottery with a 4.3% chance of victory, and won. Having downloaded the actual 2010 Draft Class (John Wall, etc), I decided to pick Oklahoma's Willie Warren with the number one pick, and then picked Tennessee's Tyler Smith with the Thunder's pick, #25 (the Thunder reached the NBA Finals, losing in 5 to Boston.)

Then I traded Pargo, Salmons and my second round pick to New Orleans for their first rounder, North Carolina's Ed Davis. After that I traded Luol Deng and some junk to Denver for a future first-rounder and Ty Lawson. Brad Miller retired after 2011, the same year that Derrick Rose won the scoring title and finished second in the MVP voting. He averaged almost 28 per game, with 9 assists and 3 rebounds.

2010- 30-52, missed playoffs

2011- 44-40, second round

Now, in 2012, my lineup is this.

PG- Derrick Rose (Overall 90) / Ty Lawson (Overall 78) / Marcus Jordan (2011 second rounder; Overall 60)

SG- Willie Warren (Overall 80) / Francisco Garcia (Overall 72)

SF- Lamar Odom (Overall 79) / Tyler Smith (Overall 68) / Robbie Hummel (Overall 61)

PF- Ed Davis (Overall 77) / James Johnson (Overall 65)

C- Joakim Noah (Overall 76) / Jordan Hill (Overall 66)

Charlie Bell and Solomon Jones are my reserves.

Oh and I fired VDN and hired a generic coach whose name escapes me.

We can only dream of such things with Gar PaxDorf at the helm...

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wow thunder in the finals

kinda makes this whole senario impossible…
and everything else

I'm cuckoo for Kukoc!!!

by Yibs on Nov 29, 2009 10:17 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

That would be a way for JR to save money while improving coaching.

Oh and I fired VDN and hired a generic coach whose name escapes me.

"Then you need a center so if the ball gets stuck between the rim and backboard he can reach up and knock it loose instead of having to spend 15 minutes trying to hit it with a broom stick." – Sam Smith

by Granny Waiters on Nov 29, 2009 1:14 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

Sadly, the generic coaches make more money than Vinny does in NBA 2K10

I tried to fire VDN and hire a generic coach, but I didn’t have enough money available in my staff budget. Fucking Reinsdorf – even in a video game, he’s a tightwad.

by Big D on Nov 29, 2009 2:08 PM CST up reply actions

I was thinking of modifying the game software to take real-time inputs from the official scorers,

and then it could replace VDN.

by Granny Waiters on Nov 29, 2009 3:46 PM CST up reply actions

I also traded Hinrich to the Thunder for a 1st round pick

Unfortunately, Lebron, Wade, and Bosh all ended up resigning with their teams, and I ended up losing a bidding war for Carlos Boozer. A preview of things to come?

by Big D on Nov 29, 2009 2:12 PM CST reply actions

yeah I lost out on Boozer AND Al Jefferson

I still like the Ed Davis/Willie Warren combo…

Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make that Linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's okay to lose, to die, but don't die without trying, without giving it your best.- Walter Payton

by Cosmis on Nov 29, 2009 7:00 PM CST up reply actions

I decided to dump

salary but keep a core. My line up for the bulls consists of rose-arenas-deng-thomas-noah but i gutted the bench and built depth through the draft. everyone seems to be improving except for noah who has been stuck at 75 for 3 seasons.

don't let the bed bugs bite

by Rex Grossman on Dec 1, 2009 1:15 PM CST reply actions

Acquire a low post scoring PF

and then see how Noah’s results shift.

12/31: Fire Vinny Del Negro.

by NBA Observer on Dec 1, 2009 2:07 PM CST up reply actions

but when you do that

Noah starts complaining about playing time and leaves at first opportunity.

but for that one or two years, Noah averages a good 15 and 12.

by Cosmis on Dec 2, 2009 8:09 PM CST up reply actions

But you play Noah at center!

Boooooo.

I support the Tornado Release ... and Young Bucks.

by Prevenge on Dec 3, 2009 1:34 PM CST up reply actions

yeah

but having Boozer means that Noah isn’t the “top dog” in the frontcourt, so his minutes usually drop from 38 or so to 32 or so, and apparently the loss of six minutes per game pisses him right the fuck off…

by Cosmis on Dec 3, 2009 10:12 PM CST up reply actions

the only way

I can aquire another pf is to move tyrus, and he refuses to waive his no trade clause (I was stuck in a bidding war) Noah is now getting worse but I picked up thabeet for a bag of peanuts (a scrub and a second rounder) and he is steadily improving. the Bulls have been number one in the power rankings for 3 seasons using Rose-Arenas-Deng-Thomas-Noah. Vinny even won coach of the year

don't let the bed bugs bite

by Rex Grossman on Dec 3, 2009 10:17 AM CST reply actions

Someone play with the Thunder but trade Green for Noah.

Keep Westbrook, Hardin, Durant and Noah. Go with Sefo, Krstic, Collison, etc. See what happens. I’m curious.

People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett

by tyger1147 on Dec 3, 2009 2:28 PM CST reply actions

it's really easy

to become dominant with the Thunder, from what I’ve seen. Durant, Westbrook, Harden and Green are all tailor-made (at least for 2k10’s purposes) of becoming all-star level talent.

And Krstic is servicable. By the time their big 4 are 25, they’re all at least 80s Overall.

I suppose that’s not too far off from what may happen in a few years.

by Cosmis on Dec 3, 2009 10:13 PM CST up reply actions

Agree.

The only mistake they’ve made with the past four high-profile picks is Green over Noah. Not a bad idea at the time, although I thought they took Green way too high.Hindsight, though, with Noah and a plethora of PF projects available this year. For one, Kyle Singler is a poor man’s Jeff Green while Joakim Noah is a rich man’s Nenad. I don’t see how they get a C as good as Noah from this point forward. But there will be plenty of opportunity to get Jeff Green types.

For instance, imagine having Westbrook, Hardin, Durant and Noah, and then offering Tyrus Thomas $10 million per year this summer. Yowzas.

In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).

Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.

by tyger1147 on Dec 6, 2009 4:19 PM CST up reply actions