November 3rd-20th Games

Good game man....there was a time in the 2nd half where I felt like I might be able to make a comeback but then you would pull away again. I really need to work on not committing so many turnovers.

Me and Gngsta4Lyphe started a game last night but it was laggy as all hell. Everything was in slow motion. When you hit the pass or shoot buttons it would take a couple of seconds before it actually did anything.

Just frustrated as shit right now.

Played 3 games (TOR/MEM/NJ) and got housed in all three. No matter how well I run offensive plays, I cannot get any open shots. The easiest passes are tipped and picked. Every time i get a lead the CPU goes off and negates all the positives I have done. My defenders are all over their guys yet their 60OVR rated players nail every shot. I dont know how much longer I can play this game on these settings.

Other than the trade talk is anyone actually having fun with this? Damn this is maddening. i know winning every game gets boring, but shit damn the games could at least be satisfying and have a certain level of fun.

I feel your pain Mike, but over half the league wanted to stick with All Star. All I can tell you is to keep at it I guess, until such time as more people decide they want us to switch I don't see it happening.

For what it's worth, I find user games to be a blast but I will fully admit I prefer playing on Pro over All Star for the CPU games.

I understand. It is just frustrating. Haven't played a user game yet so there is that to look forward to. Im sorry to complain so much, I will tone that down. i just like my relaxation time (which is seemingly never) with video games to be fun, not stressful

Wizards 88 @ Cleveland 62

GG BDSDIGITAL . This is a game that was very very close for the first half, but at the start of the second half the transition game and Nick Young from deep were the ultimate undoing of the Cavs. The Wizards would win the second half by 20 using that technique. On the other side, the Cavs were very reliant on the deep ball, especially so once they got behind in the 3rd quarter. Unfortunately for them, this was just one of those days that there was a lid on the basket as they went 4/23 from deep.

Stats:
Baron Davis 17 points, 2 reb, 5 ast, 2 blk
Antwan Jamison 8 points, 9 reb

Nick Young 30 points, 3 reb, 2 stl, 10-16 shooting (6-8 from 3)
John Wall 18 points, 3 reb, 7 ast, 2 blk
Andray Blatche 11 points, 13 reb, 5 blk

yeah fuck it. I couldn't do anything else...might as well start chucking it.

I tried to do it the right way. I was running plays and moving the ball around to the open shooters and it worked for a minute, but then Young started hitting everything and I couldn't make a layup. Not to mention when Young wasn't draining 3's, Wizard big's were just hook shotting over guys. It was pretty pathetic on my end.

Wow, I'm not good at this game. Here is a rundown of my night last night - I don't have stats because by the end I was too frustrated to want to keep them.

Game 1 - Houston - A lot, Minnesota - in the 60's

Not much to say aside from the fact that Houston lit me up in the 1st quarter to about a 20 point lead, I couldn't complete passes or make shots, and it went downhill from there.

Game 2 - Miami - A lot, Minnesota - in the 70's (I think, may have been the 60's)

I actually had this game close at the end of the 1st, down only 2. But then the 2nd quarter started, Miami made about 10 straight shots, I missed about 8-10 in a row (including several point blank by Gasol, which was a trend for the night) and that's all she wrote.

Game 3 - Detroit 81, Minnesota 80

I was actually ahead in this game for about 3 quarters total, and took the lead on a 3 pointer with 4.3 seconds to play. But of course, the CPU just hands the ball to Hamilton, who proceeds dribble through 2 guys and make a jump shot with 6'11" Anthony Randolph in his face for the win. I wasted a dominating effort by Beasley, who put up like 37 points. Gasol, for the 3rd game in a row, was a disaster at making shots, going like 5-16, with most of those misses being within 3 feet of the rim.

Wizards 91 @ 76ers 74

This one was actually a 3 point game through 3 quarters and to that point, every time it looked like the Wiz were poised to put it away, Jrue Holliday came up huge to key a Sixers run to get them right back into it. A +14 differential in the 4th quarter ended up being the big difference for the Wizards as they won their 4th straight user game. Nick Young was also very good shooting the ball again but his 7 TOs are something he'll need to work on.

Stats:
Jrue Holliday 29 points, 3 reb, 1 ast, 4 stl, 2 blk
Maurice Speights 6 points, 12 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl, 2 blk

Nick Young 29 points, 4 reb, 2 ast, 7 turnovers
Andray Blatche 13 points, 12 reb, 4 stl, 4 blk
John Wall 12 points, 2 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl

Dru50 RynoAid

Have yall came up with any rules as far as lineup's go? I'm thinking of going with a bigger lineup. A.Parker isn't doing anything for me at all. I want to move Gee to SG and Jameson to SF then mix and match Varejao, Erden, and Samuels in the 4 & 5. It gives me a little more size and seems to be a more effective lineup for what I want to do.

Seeing as the Cavs have done that in real life I don't think it should be disallowed. Doesn't Jamison's Player Card list him as a PF|SF anyway?

That's what I was thinking but I wanted to run it by the dudes in charge. Yes, he is listed as both. Varejao isn't a Center either. He might be listed as a center, but we all know he's a 4.

I see no problem with that.

Milwaukee79
Portland 59

Milwaukee rolled over the Blazers at the Rose Garden. This game got ugly really quickly as Milwaukee jumped out to a 17-2 lead in the first quarter, and never looked back

Houston 104
Portland 72

It may be hard to believe this, but Portland played really well in this game. It held a three point in the first quarter. The game continued to be close throughout the second quarter. But as the game progressed from the first half to the second half, the Blazers defense struggled to stop the Rockets. The Rockets continued to have open shots inside, and did not miss. For the half the Rockets shot over 60% from the floor in the second half.

Minnesota lost 2 CPU games last night, one to Indiana in a game that was close till halftime and one to Memphis where we were down 15-20 points the whole game. That puts me at 0-5 in CPU games with only one where I actually had a shot at winning. Ah well...I'd have a shot if I could figure out how to make shots in the post with Gasol I think I could compete. I miss 5-6 shots a game from point blank range with him, if any has any tips on what I may be doing wrong I'd appreciate the help.