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55410.19 in reply to 55410.17
Date: 11/9/2008 6:51:10 PM
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Thanks. I was hoping to get through to the finals this season, but that obviously didn't happen because of my putting little effort into improving my inside game.

Let's just hope next season is different.

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55410.20 in reply to 55410.18
Date: 11/9/2008 7:07:48 PM
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Well, I made the finals, mostly due to PP playoff normalling. Ecstatic to be here considering my preseason goal was 5th place in my division.

Now, to get destroyed in the finals.


Um, I playoff normaled.

And you'll likely win Game 1 because of too many minutes to my starters against TWSS.

Congrats on making the finals

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55410.21 in reply to 55410.19
Date: 11/9/2008 7:10:06 PM
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Thanks. I was hoping to get through to the finals this season, but that obviously didn't happen because of my putting little effort into improving my inside game.

Let's just hope next season is different.


I think this is a fault of many guard trainers, not just your team. No matter how good your perimeter shooting is, you're going to miss ~50% of your shots, and someone is going to rebound those misses. You improve your chances of winning if that someone plays for your team.

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55410.22 in reply to 55410.17
Date: 11/9/2008 7:27:17 PM
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HOW DOES A TEAM GET A SHOT CLOCK VIOLATION WITH A 6 SECOND POSSESSION??

Sorry.

Well that was painful to watch, I didn't think I had a chance but to be that close reeeeeally hurts.

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55410.23 in reply to 55410.22
Date: 11/9/2008 7:30:48 PM
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Just kidding, apparently it's a known issue. Still can't fathom how I can't get a shot off in 6 seconds with an outside game that scored 85 points. Oh well.

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55410.24 in reply to 55410.21
Date: 11/9/2008 10:38:00 PM
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Well, I'm making some moves to correct that problem for next season. Let's either hope the draft turns out well or the transfer market is friendly. Both would be nice, but I'll take either one right now...

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55410.25 in reply to 55410.22
Date: 11/10/2008 4:46:43 AM
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I think the "shot clock violation" is just a wording issue anytime either clock runs out with no shots taken.

Other issues with that game:
= Iin the first quarter (around 5:40 left), I had a possession 32 seconds long with no shot, followed by someone (Nichols I think) making a steal.
= In the opening seconds of overtime, Kelly wins the jump ball, and in the same second there are 3-4 substitutions from my team (including Kelly heading to the bench) and a shot clock violation against my Machines.

It felt so lousy to win on a "shot clock violation" though. It still feels like a stolen victory.



In lighter news, my brain reads something dirty about intercourse with a sewer mammal every time I see the name Ufuk Kirat.


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55410.26 in reply to 55410.24
Date: 11/10/2008 4:47:50 AM
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Well, I'm making some moves to correct that problem for next season. Let's either hope the draft turns out well or the transfer market is friendly. Both would be nice, but I'll take either one right now...


How bad is your inside game if the draft could help it???

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55410.27 in reply to 55410.25
Date: 11/10/2008 9:09:33 AM
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wow, the overtime shot clock/sub thing is true, that's crazy i've never seen anything like that. i'll submit a bug report or something.

the 32 second possession didn't happen, one of your guys got a shot off at 24 seconds, i fouled him, then you had another possession when nichols stole the ball.

and yeah, ufuk makes me giggle when i think of his name.

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55410.28 in reply to 55410.26
Date: 11/10/2008 10:16:47 AM
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The draft comment was more about picking up an outside trainee so that I could sell one of my current trainees, which would then allow me to (hopefully) have enough cash to buy a big-man.

That said, my inside game is pretty bad. And by pretty bad, I mean AWFUL.

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55410.29 in reply to 55410.28
Date: 11/10/2008 4:21:41 PM
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I just realized that my SG Marcus Nichols was for some reason picked up for the NT semi game even though he didn't play. And I also found out that he's #1 in the USA in FT made and attempted (#23 and 44 in the WORLD), how random is that?

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