Real Deal

Jordan hit $33 million when he was 35 years old, putting up 29/6/4 on 46.5% FG. Kobe has been making under $25 million his entire career. He's due for $28-29 million a year ($86 million contract).

Kobe and Ron were very good for us on defense, but Gasol and Odom were amazing the entire game, both sides of the ball.

SUPER. Thanks. I'll take a look.

Smitty is going to wait a bit, so he can figure the program out. It's most important that he does. We can't have the simmer quitting in the middle of the league, fellas. I'm going to run a quick mock, if any of you are interested. It's very simple, and I'll even code the trade checker before we start. It'll get you guys prepared for the league, if you want to look at it that way. Sign-ups are in the announcements.

Yeah, please, for the love of the game, get the two seed. I'd rather not have to watch my Lakers get destroyed by the pick and roll.

I'm inclined to believe that Bosh would be more enthusiastic about the season if Hedo wasn't such a loser on both ends of the court.

Cleveland didn't get Amare because Phoenix never really had any intention of trading him in the first place. Plus, if he was being dealt, he was going to be traded to Miami, because that was his first option destination as a free agent, and Kerr and Amare had an understanding that he put a lot into his time at Phoenix, and he deserved to dictate the trade. The rumors that teams were talking to Kerr and the Suns were true, but Phoenix was just sticking him out there to get a projected estimate on his value for this summer.

Yeah, I figured that would make things much easier on the bottom 10 in the first round, giving them a possible all-star and a borderline all-star, while the superstars go to the other teams.

Cool, thanks. I would've checked myself, but Terry has my PS3, and he's about an hour away from me. Gotta get it back this weekend, haha.

This should be a gimme for the Heat. They win tonight, and Milwaukee loses, and Miami takes the 5th seed and gets closer to avoiding the Magic and the 7th seed. But, Granger may change that plan, especially at home.

Any bets that Phoenix will hang 140 on the Pistons?

If OKC and San Antonio lose the rest of their games, and Memphis wins their remaining eight, the Grizzlies are in the playoffs. Fat chance, so neither team is really playing for anything here. I'll take New Orleans, even though they beat good teams and lose to bad ones. The Grizz are in the middle, so maybe it's a coin flip.

Rooting against the Magic, for once. They are catching us, and we need to maintain home court against the other 14 playoff teams we haven't lost it to yet.

Boston has the top four seed locked, but I'm not too sure they want to play the Heat in the first round. Might as well lose this game so can they play an inexperienced Bucks team, despite how hot they are.

Rose wants to make the playoffs, so they better win this one. They need two wins to catch up to Toronto.

Go Lakers!

Charlotte needs to LOSE. Damn, go Deer!

Can't get any better than the Knicks and Warriors, then.

Actually, can that even be done? How many user-controlled teams can you have at once in 2k10?

Ah, I thought you meant coaching changes...as in, Phil Jackson to Brian Shaw. The mock has only simulated with a video game once, with NBA Live (and that was a LONG time ago), so yeah, there will probably be something like that involved.

It's not that in-depth. Sim leagues are best for that. The mock focuses on your off-season moves, then takes that team into a full season, no trades for 82 games, then to the playoffs to see who literally made the best off-season moves. Seems way too basic, but a ton of people favor it over the leagues. Sim leagues are fun, don't get me wrong...but sometimes, they are a lot of work, and that's why a ton of them fail, with a lot of members dropping out mid-season.

Last call for anyone interested.

New rules for round two: 1) 16 lines max. 2) At least one of those lines must be about your opponent's favorite sports team (basketball, football, etc). 3) One line has to end with your opponent's display name on OTR. You can exclude numbers. For example, "Fish" can be used in this battle. 4) Cussing will be censored if you decide to use it. Don't bypass the censor with asterisks or other symbols. 5) If you say Dick Vitale's first name, please censor it yourself by typing [expletive]. In the manner it would be used in this contest, it should be filtered out. NOBODY ELSE POST IN THIS TOPIC UNTIL THE SECOND RAP IS ADDED. After both competitors are finished, members can place their vote. Please explain your vote. The lower seeds (in terms of position) go first. Based on this match-up, Fish7718 will be asked to post his, followed by Swish. You have two days to post. Good luck, fellas. Run yo mouth!

(14).infinite (13)Fish7718 (3)Riot (11)Swish (5)Confidence (6)YugoRocketsFan (8)s.t.a.t. Fish7718 pretty much had a bye in the first round, due to Matt not posting a rap, so I'm faced with a tough decision. I'm going to take the best of the losers (the one who was closest to pulling off the win) and I'm going to drop him back into the tournament. Re-seeding based on first-round performance... (1)Swish (8)Fish7718 (4)Riot (5).infinite (3)Legacy (6)Confidence (2)s.t.a.t. (7)YugoRocketsFan The two who didn't have a first-round opponent grab the lower seeds (because they were given a bye, basically). Paul (50) will replace anyone who does not post a rap, so this will be avoided for the 2nd round. If there are two, NeTs15VC will be the next one in line.