Warriors: Done Playing

The Warriors franchise has been one that's struggled for many years. Things started to get better for the team after they brought in some young talent to compliment the aging players, but timing was wrong and the chemisty completely fell apart. What seemed to be the Warriors entering a era of fantastic basketball turned quickly into drought and the Warriors were still incomplete. The franchise has recently been taken over by a new GM: M. Kush.

M. Kush, in a recent interview, stated, "We have a great team with a lot of young talent. (Monta) Ellis is likely to become one of the best guards in the game if we could just get the right team around him."

Kush was obviously hinting at making a lot of changes and trying to focus the main part of his offense around Monta Ellis.

Warriors' head coach, Don Nelson, is well known for his run and gun style of play as well as creating certain mismatches on the court. He likes to use a lot of players who can jump into multiple positions and continue to be useful in whatever situation they find themselves in.

CURRENT ROSTER

I will go into detail on how it got this way soon.

STARTERS

(PG) Leandro Barbosa - Leandro plays a very fast-paced game and can get down the court very quickly. He has a decent mid-range shot and can stroke in from the three-point line. He stands a bit taller than most point guards and it has helped tremendously in creating shots for him. The only I have about him in this position is his lack of passing skill. Hopefully it will be something we can work on to limit his turnovers.

(SG) Monta Ellis - Ellis is an excellent finisher and with this team shaped up the way it is that is exactly what they need at the shooting guard position. Monta is a little short but makes up for it with his excellent fast break abilities. Being at the 2-guard has opened his game up and I think he will develop into the all-star he was meant to be when he entered the league.

(SF) Ronnie Brewer - Ronnie is a rare breed of basketball player. He has a decent mid-range jumper that can be very helpful in half-court play, but what really stands out in his game is his ability to disrupt the opposing teams offense as well as run the court to perform a beautiful finish at the basket. Ronnie has amazing dunking skills can fly with the best of them and that is why he won the starting position. Brewer could be replaced by Richardson in the starting lineup if things don't work out correctly.

(PF) LaMarcus Aldridge - Aldridge fits in perfectly with this style of offense. He's fast enough to run the court and has a jumper that most his size can't handle. Aldridge rebounds like a beast and I expect he and Monta will be a perfect one-two punch for the offense.

(C) Andris Biedrins - At center we have Andris Biedrins, a rebound expert. Andris' main focus will be creating second chances for our offense and outrebounding the opponent on the other side of the court. Andris will be our player who averages points by doing the dirty work. I look forward to seeing how he works with the team as it is now.

RESERVES

(SG/SF) Jason Richardson - Expected to be our back seat scorer.
(SF/PF) Anthony Randolph - Has yet to prove himself, but has excellent rebounding and fast break abilities.
(SG/SF) Kelenna Azubuike - Great shooter.
(C/PF) Channing Frye - Good shooting big man. Can distract middle defenders.
(PF) Mikki Moore
(PG) Ronnie Price
(SF) Devean George

WARRIORS NEWS

Since the start of the season.

10/27 FRYE SENT TO WARRIORS; SUNS GET WRIGHT: The Warriors, looking to finish rebuilding their team, has made several trades today, this one included. In this deal the Warriors sent Brandan Wright to the Suns in exchange for Channing Frye and Taylor Griffin. Frye is expected to play as a shooting center for the fast-paced Warriors' offense.

10/27 UTAH TRADES BREWER TO WARRIORS FOR RONNY TURIAF: Another trade made by the Warriors today involved the Utah Jazz. The Jazz, hoping it translates into lottery, acquired the Warriors 2010 first round pick, Anthony Morrow, and Ronny Turiaf in exchange for Ronnie Brewer and Ronnie Price. The Warriors hope Brewer will perform well enough to uphold the pick they just traded away.

10/27 WARRIORS TRADE JAX TO TRAIL BLAZERS FOR ALDRIDGE: Stephen Jackson, a player who has been talking about trade for a while now, was traded along with C.J. Watson and a 2010 2nd round pick to the Blazers for LaMarcus Aldridge and a 2010 1st round pick. This has put the Warriors very close to the team they want to run with this season.

10/29 JASON RICHARDSON HEADED BACK TO GOLDEN STATE FOLLOWING MULTI-PLAYER DEAL: Kush told reporters today that this would be the last trade on his agenda and most would agree that the Warriors came out fairly ahead in this one, however they did lose a future great by completing the deal. The Warriors dealt aging Corey Maggette, Speedy Claxton, and up and coming Stephen Curry to the Suns in exchange for Jason Richardson and Leandro Barbosa. Time will tell whether this was a good trade for either team.

RECORD

(3-0)

PAST 3 GAMES

1. 10/28 -

WARRIORS - 86

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ROCKETS - 81

1. 15 - 14
2. 27 - 22
3. 21 - 20
4. 23 - 25

2. 10/30 -

SUNS - 91

@

WARRIORS - 97

1. 20 - 31
2. 15 - 19
3. 29 - 24
4. 27 - 23

3. 11/04 -

WARRIORS - 88

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GRIZZLIES - 66

1. 24 - 16
2. 12 - 19
3. 26 - 19
4. 26 - 12

NBA Live 10 Dynamic Season

For those of you who don't know what NBA Live 2010's Dynamic Season is, it is a game mode where you take over a team and play them in the real season going on. Every game around you is simulated with the exact results it had in real life, the only changes made in the seasons are the ones you make in your game. Dwayne Wade puts up a 50 point game in real life, his stats for the night reflect it. But in user controlled games your stats compile through the season as you play them, look of it as a way of changing history for a team. Injuries, trades and hot/cold streaks are even taken from real life into the Dynamic Season.

For this year I will be taking over four teams for a look into their run to the NBA Championship. Two will be from the Eastern Conference, two from the West.



First, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Of course the Cavs are headlined by the top player in the league, LeBron James. They have also added Shaquille O'Neal and Anthony Parker in the off season. Will the Shaq and LeBron duo be able to take the Cavaliers to a championship. Will LeBron be able to put up a season even better than last years MVP campaign with a better supporting cast?



The second team will be the Washington Wizards. This is more of a personal choice as they are my favorite team and Gilbert Arenas is my favorite player. The Wizards are coming off a terrible season due to the injuries of their three stars, Gilbert Arenas, Caron Butler and Antwan Jamison. The Wizards have added Randy Foye and Mike Miller to try to turn this ship around. Will they be able to stave off injury this season and fulfill their potential under new head coach Flip Saunders?



The third team being covered will be the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder go into their second season in Oklahoma City since moving from Seattle. The Thunder is one of the youngest teams in the league, and they are led by rising star Kevin Durant. Durant is joined by fellow youngsters Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook. Can Durant put this team on his shoulders and carry them to the postseason, or will the team need more time to develop into a contender?



The final team being covered is the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers are the defending NBA Champions, and they have one of the most recognized athletes in the world at the helm, Kobe Bryant. The Lakers aren't a one man show anymore though. Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom, Derek Fisher, and the new addition of previously hated rival Ron Artest will make the Lakers the favorite to repeat as champions. The story here will be if Artest can fit in, and to see if Kobe still performs to his dominate levels. If the Lakers stay healthy look for them to win another championship.

Meet the 2009 Atlanta Hawks

Original Thread @ 2KSports.com

Difficulty: All Star
Sliders: My Own Tweaks
Minutes: 12
Substitutions: By Rotation
Season Length: 82 games

Starting Line Up:

PG) Chris Duhan
SG) Wilson Chandler
SF) Al Harrington
PF) Jarred Jeffries
C) David Lee

6th Man: Nate Robinson

Honestly speaking, Everyone except 2 players are coming off of my salary cap. I will be rebuilding throughout the season with any trades that are fair, then going in the off season and trying to make a big free agent splash with either Lebron or Wade. It will be a season full of growing pains thats for sure, but it will be worth it.

Upcoming 3 games.
@ Miami Heat
@ Charlotte Bobcats
vs. Philadelphia 76ers

(Voice of VMI Basketball, Wade Branner)

Wade: And that will do it folks. The Keydets lose in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament to UCLA 91-69. Nothing to be ashamed of. VMI will finish the season at 21-8.
The VMI fans that made the trip give Coach Allen a standing ovation, Coach Allen acknowledges them, as they know that this is probably his final game as Head Coach as the takes he next step in his bright future.
Coach Allen put this program on the map, taking the program to the NCAA tournament in 9 of his 10 seasons, 7 conference titles, 8 conference tournament championships, and 7 straight conference Coach of the Year awards.
Thanks Coach Allen, we will be back with the wrap up after these words.