Post by delap on Jul 19, 2021 10:19:52 GMT -5
As part of the 10-season celebration, I invited an august group of GMs to answer 10 questions about the past, present, and future of the league.
It sure looks like the expectations are heavy upon the shoulders of Ank, that the SLOKAR video is everyone's style, and that Tim and Fecta are popular choices to be alone with at the beach. What other intrigue awaits you, reader, as you immerse yourself into the minds of our most elite executives?
1. We've seen a solid mix of GMs win titles so far in 6.0, meaning we've seen seasoned sim-leaguers like Soup and Druce bring it home, younger GMs like andrewluck and chap, a mix of 4.0/5.0 players, etc. Who do you see as the next 1st-time champion in 6.0 and why?
JHB: I think just based on the results so far this year there's a pretty good chance we have a new 1st time champion this season among the group of Ank, Dirt, and myself with us pulling in about 70% of the fracs and then a decent outside chance at the title for guys like 20s, Delap, and Ian.
Dirt probably has the best chance at the title just because he's got the best performing team with a mix of very talented veterans and the easiest path (the Spurs are the #2 team in the conference sheesh).
20s: Ank is the obvious answer here because his team is a contender right now and he just added another 1.2 in Caron Butler for next season and moving forward. If the Knicks don't win a title with this group, it will be considered a disappointment so I will go with him as the next first time champion in 6.0. Other contenders would include Dirt, Ian, jhb.
TimPig: Probably JHB or Ankly. Both of their rosters are relatively young and near the top of their conference. It’s undeniably the weaker of the two conferences, so neither should have much trouble getting to the top with a modicum of effort, and then hoping for the best when they make it to the Finals. Ankly will be adding a 1.2 to the two 1.1s currently on his roster, one of which he received for his previous 1.1, so if he isn’t able to win a title in the next 2-3 seasons, it should be considered a failure/embarrassment. JHB, on the other hand, might run into some cap issues quickly so he’ll have some tough decisions to make to retain his depth, particularly Roy Hibbert and Anthony Randolph.
Heebs: The Knicks. Ankly has the core and if he keeps it together he'll likely win a couple of championships with this roster. Irving, Embiid, and whomever he picks after a day on the clock will be a formidable group in what is still a very talented east.
Trofie: The three that jump out to me at the moment would be Dirt, Ank, JHB. All have very good teams this year but Dirt and JHB have some bigger contracts that could limit them moving forward. Ank is adding another top pick this draft and appears to be poised for a long term run so I'll go with Ank even though its very possible that JHB or Dirt win it this year.
Dr. Delap: The correct answers are Ank, JHB, and Delap, in that order.
2. A slight variation on the question above, assuming no trades/new draft selections: Whose roster is the best, as is, for the next 5 seasons in each conference?
20s: I am also assuming that contracts are not a concern so everyone on the team now stays on the team even if they are expiring. In that case, I would probably go with the Knicks over the Hawks and 76ers in the East due to more youth across the board in New York. Antonio Gates is 32 and he is a big part of that Hawks team. Ellis and Carr are 30 and 29 respectively so I was almost tempted to still say the 76ers, but I think by the end of that 5 year window a 34 and 35 year old Carr and Ellis would have seen noticeable decline.
(West) With current rosters and no new draft picks I am taking the Grizzlies because they are the youngest, fully built out team at this point. If draft picks and trades were included, I would go with the Lakers.
Heebs: The Hawks and it's not really close. They've got a very talented roster despite the lack of a PG. And they are very deep everywhere except for PG. The Hawks should trade for a PG IMO.
Trofie: As is assuming decent Tc's, out west you'll have the Clippers, Grizzlies , and Spurs . The Clippers are more established, but the Grizzlies and Spurs have young talented players, if they get reasonable TC help those teams could make big jumps.
In the East you have the Knicks, Sixers, Hawks, Raps, and Bullets as the top moving forward. The Sixers are in the worst Cap situation of those teams, but still have the best players. The Knicks have 2 elite players and great role players and will add a stud here. Hawks have a similar team to the sixers , a couple heavy hitters and role players although his elite players aren't on the sixers level; but if Coleman becomes elite he will jump Bankz. The Raptors have a young elite wing in Ceballos and elite big man Horford. I don't love the depth down low and Felton looks to have taken a step back. The team that could surprise and make a run would be the Bullets. If Love can figure it out and Capela continues to develop they should be good down low, and they have one of the best collections of wings in the league, Smart has some To issues but his efficiency is off the charts. I will stop rambling though and say for the 5 years I will take the Sixers.
In the East you have the Knicks, Sixers, Hawks, Raps, and Bullets as the top moving forward. The Sixers are in the worst Cap situation of those teams, but still have the best players. The Knicks have 2 elite players and great role players and will add a stud here. Hawks have a similar team to the sixers , a couple heavy hitters and role players although his elite players aren't on the sixers level; but if Coleman becomes elite he will jump Bankz. The Raptors have a young elite wing in Ceballos and elite big man Horford. I don't love the depth down low and Felton looks to have taken a step back. The team that could surprise and make a run would be the Bullets. If Love can figure it out and Capela continues to develop they should be good down low, and they have one of the best collections of wings in the league, Smart has some To issues but his efficiency is off the charts. I will stop rambling though and say for the 5 years I will take the Sixers.
JHB: East - Knicks, since he's already selected Butler I think the combo of Embiid/Butler/Irving is the best core in the league and I don't know how you can dispute that. That doesn't include vets he has like Sharrar, Gminski, and Wrenn as well.
West - This is really tough because there are some teams that are better now but I want to give this to Druce because I think he has a lot of good pieces and most of them are still improving. I think Harris has more room to grow and I love Blatche.
West - This is really tough because there are some teams that are better now but I want to give this to Druce because I think he has a lot of good pieces and most of them are still improving. I think Harris has more room to grow and I love Blatche.
TimPig: The best as is in the East and overall, should be the Knicks. Kyrie and Embiid are both young and on rookie contracts, so they should be good for a long time. Doug Wrenn is locked up and Dave Jamerson is a cost-controlled asset for three seasons. That should cover four of their starters, and they ought to have the means to fill in that fifth spot pretty easily. With as much scoring as they’ll have, even an MLE big who can play a bit of defense ought to be just fine.
The West is really difficult when we’re ignoring future draft picks. With the question posed as it is, I guess I’d have to say the Grizzlies? They’re a good team now and all of their primary contributors are 26 or younger. I see some of the other teams that are currently at the top needing to shuffle in the next 2-3 seasons, so this conference is a bit harder to project five seasons out.
The West is really difficult when we’re ignoring future draft picks. With the question posed as it is, I guess I’d have to say the Grizzlies? They’re a good team now and all of their primary contributors are 26 or younger. I see some of the other teams that are currently at the top needing to shuffle in the next 2-3 seasons, so this conference is a bit harder to project five seasons out.
Dr. Delap: The correct answers are the Knicks and the Grizzlies
3. Handsome Pete has thrown up two articles previewing the draft classes from the pre-Brown v. The Board of Education era of "basketball" (found here: tmbslsix.proboards.com/thread/2390/3013-draft-class and here: tmbslsix.proboards.com/thread/2460/3013-draft-class-ii). Judging from names, nicknames, and pictures alone... who are you excited about? Should these guys have their physical statures changed or should we let it roll? How do we feel about having so many segregationists in the league?
TimPig: Jack “Jumpin’ Jack” McCracken is intriguing. Best player of all-time (by the AAU organization)? Zero qualms about launching from anywhere on the court? And “jumpin’” as his nickname?! Sounds like an inside/outside scoring monster. And those ears…
I think we should try and make an effort to adjust height so that it’s more appropriate for sim league today. It shouldn’t be flat across the board, but maybe something like an additional 6 inches for bigs, 4 inches for wings, and 2 inches for point guards or something like that.
I think we should try and make an effort to adjust height so that it’s more appropriate for sim league today. It shouldn’t be flat across the board, but maybe something like an additional 6 inches for bigs, 4 inches for wings, and 2 inches for point guards or something like that.
Trofie: Most of these guys look like the product of incest, I can only assume most are from the south. The most interesting name would be Fuzzy Vandivier , you know his parents hated him. I don't think the physical statures should change because that makes no sense. As far a segregationists , I can only assume Dump and the Boston Celtics will be trading assets to move into this draft. No further comment.
Heebs: To be honest, I expected a few more Dicks out of that class than there are. I like the names I know, so the famous coaches probably excite me the most.
It's a good question whether we should alter their statutes. Personally, I feel like we should have their statures altered to fit more with the classes we've got in the league. But on the other hand I don't have a good pick in that class so I've got little to lose if we stick with the real stats. If we start altering classes to make them more cookie cutter, where do we stop?
It's a good question whether we should alter their statutes. Personally, I feel like we should have their statures altered to fit more with the classes we've got in the league. But on the other hand I don't have a good pick in that class so I've got little to lose if we stick with the real stats. If we start altering classes to make them more cookie cutter, where do we stop?
JHB: I'm going to be totally honest with you, I haven't even read Pete's article or looked at a single player from that class because the draft profile burnout is real. I think we ought to just let these guys roll with the size and weights they have on file. It's one class and since it's a collection of several drafts there should be some talent that can shine through despite some smaller statures.
20s: Some guys I am excited about are Caveman Barlow and Mighty Mite Sedran as well as Cum Posey. I think we should definitely alter the physical statures for the big men otherwise they will be at an extreme disadvantage and I don''t really think that will be fun for anyone or fair to the teams who have top picks in that draft. I don't know what you mean by the segregationists comment... that the incoming players are segregationists? Well, that would be unfortunate.
Dr. Delap: The correct answers are "The Babe Ruth of Basketball" and "Cum Posey". Also, they should just be made at the size they are, as God and eric intended.
4. So far, 2 of our 9 title teams ('01 Grizz, '05 Nets) have won without a single player on the team making the ASG or an All-League Team at the end of their championship season. Is there a sustainable winning formula that involves playing 5-6 deep without the most elite players or has the league reached a point where this kind of balance is unlikely to occur again? What team construction would you take if given the option between 5-6 B players or 1-2 A players, 1-2 B players, and 1-2 C players?
Heebs: Given that the Pacers have tried to build a strong/balanced team without anyone (outside of maybe Clyde) as a superstar I'm going to say that I've been doing it wrong and would rather have two elite studs. Honestly I think there are just a lot of very good but not elite players in the league that I don't really know who those "A" players are at this point outside of your Kyrie/CP3s where there is no depth to the position. If you look at bigs/wings, though, there are so many top level starters that the distinction between A and B players is not clear.
Trofie: Both those teams have some really good guys, so I'm not truly swayed by the ASG as its Software driven. I think they probably had some elite guys for the Times. I would always take the elite players given the chance because that has worked out well for me thus far.
JHB: I've always said the key to being a top half of the bracket playoff team is as much about limiting minutes to bad players as it is finding true superstars. If you can keep almost all of your minutes to going to guys that are sub-.125 WS/48 guys (with the exceptions of shot blockers who aren't going to pop in Win Shares) then you can always be pretty good. And if you're in the playoffs you can always make some noise. You're always going to want to have 1 or 2 elite guys if you want to feel good about your chances of winning a title once the playoffs start but going deep and making sure you're not sacrificing minutes to guys that absolutely suck isn't that hard to do.
TimPig: The sustainable winning formula seems to be a team with two excellent starters, three solid starters, and some flexibility behind them. I guess this falls in line more closely with the “1-2 A players, 1-2 B players, and 1-2 C players” lineup, but it definitely needs to be 2 A players in this situation, or 1 A player and 3 B+ players at the very least. I don’t see a team with 2-3 elite players (e.g. the Timberwolves) having sustained success. There’s just too much dependence on those two (or even three) players to carry the load, and in the playoffs one off game can change the outcome. They’ll continue to see regular season success where it’s an 82-game slog, but when every game matters it’s tougher to overcome the occasional bad games.
Dr. Delap: The correct answer is to have the best players, idiots. 2 elites is the way to go.
5. There has been a constant chatter in shout about SGs underachieving, random bigs overachieving, and a general lack of depth for PGs. Can you share some of your personal feelings about the way positions are stacked up in 6.0 currently? Is there anything in our setup that should be tweaked?
TimPig: I read this question planning to complain about point guards, but after reviewing, I think I’m generally OK with where all of the positions stand after looking at win shares and some of the different names. In my opinion, there’s a pretty clear line between the elite, the very good, the good, and the average or bad. I think that’s how it should be - there shouldn’t be large quantities of elite players at every position. The only thing that irks me in general about builds are point guards who “might have turnover issues” turning it over 4-6 times in college, making them nearly dead on arrival. Not a major complaint, but it means there’s a lot of luck involved in some big name point guards (e.g. Gary Payton and Chris Jackson) needing a lot of luck to play the position they’re meant to play.
JHB: I think we need to focus more on making sure that SGs on a baseline at least score more efficiently to make up for their lack of other contributions relative to other positions (not as many rebounds, etc.), especially since they are harder to improve with uppies with the inside cap. PG is similar in that way but a lot of their value in WS metrics can be made up with A:TO numbers. All in all, the league is fairly balanced but it is pretty glaring in college stats how your JAG bigs look way more productive than your JAG wings.
20s: I think the positions actually stack up really well and are pretty balanced. A few things I would enjoy seeing are:
- Occasional SG with higher than 70 starting inside
- Occassional SF with high starting threes
- Occassional SG and SF with high starting block and steal attributes so we can really have a couple lockdown wing defenders. I would like to see most of these guys be weaker on the offensive end.
But other than that, not any complaints from me. I think there have been plenty of 'random' SGs who have blown up as well.
- Occasional SG with higher than 70 starting inside
- Occassional SF with high starting threes
- Occassional SG and SF with high starting block and steal attributes so we can really have a couple lockdown wing defenders. I would like to see most of these guys be weaker on the offensive end.
But other than that, not any complaints from me. I think there have been plenty of 'random' SGs who have blown up as well.
Heebs: Bigs have leveled off in terms of their dominance, which I appreciate. I think there is the most balance in this group as you have strong offensive bigs, strong defensive bigs, and some combo bigs. There aren't really any elite two-way bigs, but I expect Embiid and Yao will be the Kyrie/CP3 of the big man position.
Wings are a little more bottlenecked as there are quite a few "elite" wings. I've been on record for a while saying that the meta for wings is to have a software SF play SG, so it's not surprising people are complaining about that. Between the attribute cap on inside scoring and the differences in TC growth, it is an advantage to have your SG be a software SF if possible.
I don't mind having superstar PGs. I wish we had a model like that for other positions where you had a few clear stars at each position that become the gold standard and have attention of all of the league for trades/FA. So there is a general lack of depth at the top, but I like that.
Wings are a little more bottlenecked as there are quite a few "elite" wings. I've been on record for a while saying that the meta for wings is to have a software SF play SG, so it's not surprising people are complaining about that. Between the attribute cap on inside scoring and the differences in TC growth, it is an advantage to have your SG be a software SF if possible.
I don't mind having superstar PGs. I wish we had a model like that for other positions where you had a few clear stars at each position that become the gold standard and have attention of all of the league for trades/FA. So there is a general lack of depth at the top, but I like that.
Trofie: Random bigs overachieving will always be a thing with the No Inside cap for Bigs , which I don't have an issue with. In the end they won't be that well rounded so they can only be so good. The inside Cap kills the Sg's and Pg's to an extent. I'd like to see the cap raised to 80 on Sg's and 75 on Pg's to see how that goes. I don't like the fact that these players are built knowing they can't get much better in a attribute but there is no regard for how bad they can be in other attributes. If you're going to cap them on the high side, there should also be low caps.
Dr. Delap: The correct answer is to build lower inside bigs (some, not all) and to build more SGs with at cap/above cap inside.
6. 10 seasons of articles... what sticks out in your mind as the best of the best? What has changed the way you think about sim? What article gave you the most joy?
Trofie: I like both Podcasts and written Articles. I enjoy most the pods outside of a few so none really stick out there. The Article I liked most was probably 20's contender articles as they were really well done as was My Contender article. Ank has been known to put out some hit articles such as "Knicks beat Heat". Outside of that I like most of the content , Yawn , Dirt, and Pete do a great job as well.
JHB: My favorite article experience in 6.0 is still the SLOKAR article. I have also really enjoyed working on the rookie draft performance articles that I released and it has made me give more consideration to not just throwing out cash to pick up seconds on longshots unless I know I'll have the capacity to try and develop them. I did a lot of that during the rebuild and while I was able to somewhat get something in Rex Walters, he wasn't appealing enough to get a big trade package and he wasn't good enough for me to want to resign him when the time came. There were a couple other guys that were tantalizing like Mark Buford but just not high enough in the pecking order to get my uppies. So seeing the value of 2nd rounders, I'll probably actually make sure I can develop a guy instead of just spamming 2nds in the future. Those articles have also made me think a lot differently about the GM ability of several guys in the league (no further comments).
Heebs: I can't view imgur links on my laptop and most of the TMBSL is done on my laptop, so a lot of the articles I can't even read. I really enjoy BKs tier pods. I like any article/pod that provokes discussion/outrage/drama. Overreactions, rankings, etc. I don't care for the statistical analysis except for the take aways. I thought eric's first series in 4.0 was good because in addition to the data he tried to dumb it down for folks that don't have the background to follow some of the statistical analysis. Nothing so far has changed the way I think about sim. I miss mock drafts, but I think that's a feature of the draft grade reveals and slow draft through the season. Also we need more post-draft grades. Maybe I'll dust off the ole Cuban Report.
TimPig: I think my favorite recurring article may be JHB’s draft success analysis. Drafting and developing players is my favorite part of the league (more so than free agency or trading), so it was cool to put some more objective measurement behind it. I can’t say any articles have really changed the way I think about sim. Pete’s Slokar video was, of course, probably the most creative and funny piece of content that’s been posted.
20s: This is a really large question and I don't think I could accurately answer it without doing some major research, but off the top of my head the ones that come to mind are yawn's "It's Always Grizzly in Philadelphia" and pete's "SLOKAR" video. There have been others that have been great and extremely useful and interesting, but those two were the most unique and entertaining for me. I think the humorous ones stick out the most when I think back to great articles.
Dr. Delap: The correct answer is the SLOKAR article and Soup's Lunch Table Roundtable, that was great.
7. Desert Island scenario: You are shipwrecked with 3 other GMs and you know help is on the way... but you also know that it will take 60 days to reach you. You ALL have to survive until help arrives. Who are the 3 GMs you want with you and why?
TimPig: Fecta is first. We get along well so I don’t see us wanting to kill each other after 60 days. He’s also used to eating mulch and foraging for his food, so maintaining his survival shouldn’t be difficult.
Second is probably Heebs. He seems pretty in touch with his inner boy scout and overall seems like he’d be pretty good in survival situations. He also doesn’t have a personality that drives me up the wall.
The last one is tough since this whole exercise is dependent on survival and I’m not sure I know enough about a lot of people in the league to know who combines personality and survival skills in such a way that we’re surviving for 60 days. I’ll go with BA for the third spot. All around nice guy who doesn’t get enough credit in the league. He strikes me as someone who is well-composed and has a personality that won’t make you miserable after 60 days.
Second is probably Heebs. He seems pretty in touch with his inner boy scout and overall seems like he’d be pretty good in survival situations. He also doesn’t have a personality that drives me up the wall.
The last one is tough since this whole exercise is dependent on survival and I’m not sure I know enough about a lot of people in the league to know who combines personality and survival skills in such a way that we’re surviving for 60 days. I’ll go with BA for the third spot. All around nice guy who doesn’t get enough credit in the league. He strikes me as someone who is well-composed and has a personality that won’t make you miserable after 60 days.
Trofie: I don't really know who is handy in this group , but you'd need 3 guys that will get along so you couldn't take a druce and bankz combo , or Bk and anybody combo. I surprisingly don't mind Bk but he would probably get old after 60 days as would most people. I'd probably take 3 level headed guys that could all get along and seem to have some intelligence. This is really hard because I like most the guys in the league and feel like I could get along with all of them. That being said
Dirt- seems handy and I know I could get along with him for 60 days
Heebs- Rockclimbing guy , intelligent and would get along with Dirt
Yawn- Backpacker outdoorsy guy that would get along with anyone
I think you could put Bankz in with anyone in that group as well, I just don't think he's an outdoorsy guy
Another Group I think could do well together would be
Druce
20's
Pete
Dirt- seems handy and I know I could get along with him for 60 days
Heebs- Rockclimbing guy , intelligent and would get along with Dirt
Yawn- Backpacker outdoorsy guy that would get along with anyone
I think you could put Bankz in with anyone in that group as well, I just don't think he's an outdoorsy guy
Another Group I think could do well together would be
Druce
20's
Pete
20s: - jhb because he was an eagle scout and probably wouldn't get on my nerves as much as BK.
- trofie because he watches a lot of survivor and seems like he would know what he is doing; also gbr
- timpig because I know he is in good shape and probably would be a good bet to survive
- trofie because he watches a lot of survivor and seems like he would know what he is doing; also gbr
- timpig because I know he is in good shape and probably would be a good bet to survive
JHB: Dirt - he seems resourceful and handy, I feel like he knows how to hunt
Fecta - unlikely to each much, especially not any meat that dirt catches while hunting, more food for me
Pete - for the good vibes
Fecta - unlikely to each much, especially not any meat that dirt catches while hunting, more food for me
Pete - for the good vibes
Heebs: Yawn, Chap, and Tim. In addition to being three easy dudes to get along with, each of these GMs have a specific skillset that would complement the team.
Tim is our hunter with his athletic prowess. Additionally, he is an experienced cook and will be able to help prepare tasty meals.
Yawn is our naturalist. In addition to being able to identify plants that are edible, he's a big hiker and won't mind canvassing the island gathering food for us. He's also an experienced camper and will be able to help us establish bivys to keep us dry on the island.
Chap is our swiss army knife. I feel like he may be a boy scout if I had to guess. Plus he's got the engineering/physics background to help us develop traps and shelters and shit. Plus he's a little overweight so if we get desperate we can always eat him.
Tim is our hunter with his athletic prowess. Additionally, he is an experienced cook and will be able to help prepare tasty meals.
Yawn is our naturalist. In addition to being able to identify plants that are edible, he's a big hiker and won't mind canvassing the island gathering food for us. He's also an experienced camper and will be able to help us establish bivys to keep us dry on the island.
Chap is our swiss army knife. I feel like he may be a boy scout if I had to guess. Plus he's got the engineering/physics background to help us develop traps and shelters and shit. Plus he's a little overweight so if we get desperate we can always eat him.
Dr. Delap: The correct answer is Tim, Fecta, and Heebs.
8. Who are your favorite players in NBA history from your personal fandom... and how do you think eric will manage to bust them when they inevitably reach TMBSL 6.0?
JHB: Everyone knows I'm an unapologetic Russell Westbrook stan and I knew that eric would bust him regardless because he thinks efficiency is important (lame). Other favorites of mine include Robert Tractor Traylor who will likely be a Big Baby type with high strength and questionable inside scoring that can't do much else.
Trofie: Unfortunately for me my favorite players are ones that Eric would undoubtedly bust. Guys that are fun to watch that the nerds hate. I don't relaly watch much NBA anymore. It's not that I don't enjoy the product it's that I never had a "team" I was a fan of players and when they retired so did my fandom. Hopefully some GBR guys can make the league here in the future and I can reignite that passion.
Allen Iverson- most know he's my favorite player, I actually would watch him as a young kid when he played at Georgetown and that got me hooked. Those Big East tourneys with Kittle, Ray Allen , oh boy.
Jr Smith - has never seen a shot he didn't like , pulled up from 30 ft and didn't give a fuck, also had insane hopping ability.
Kmart- Was a lot of fun to watch as was that Nuggets team with Iverson, Jr Smith, Melo, Kmart, Nene , Birdman . Oh wow
Allen Iverson- most know he's my favorite player, I actually would watch him as a young kid when he played at Georgetown and that got me hooked. Those Big East tourneys with Kittle, Ray Allen , oh boy.
Jr Smith - has never seen a shot he didn't like , pulled up from 30 ft and didn't give a fuck, also had insane hopping ability.
Kmart- Was a lot of fun to watch as was that Nuggets team with Iverson, Jr Smith, Melo, Kmart, Nene , Birdman . Oh wow
20s: - Larry Johson
- Muggsy Bogues
- Chris Paul
Those are probably the main three and we've already seen Chris Paul. I think Larry Johnson should be a very strong rebounding and scoring player, but his defense will probably leave something to be desired. Muggsy Bogues seems to always end up as a good defensive and pass first PG who steals the ball and doesn't turn it over, but won't do much scoring for you. I'm sure that is what he will be again, but so far in 6.0 that type of PG is probably more valuable than they were in the past.
- Muggsy Bogues
- Chris Paul
Those are probably the main three and we've already seen Chris Paul. I think Larry Johnson should be a very strong rebounding and scoring player, but his defense will probably leave something to be desired. Muggsy Bogues seems to always end up as a good defensive and pass first PG who steals the ball and doesn't turn it over, but won't do much scoring for you. I'm sure that is what he will be again, but so far in 6.0 that type of PG is probably more valuable than they were in the past.
Heebs: Reggie Miller. Eric won't have to try to bust him - he is just not built for success in TMBSL and will suffer from Maggette syndrome.
Victor Oladipo. His combination of elite athleticism, defensive prowess, and potential should be enough to make him a starter in the league. But if I had to guess he'll have 3+ TOPG, which is how eric will bust him.
Victor Oladipo. His combination of elite athleticism, defensive prowess, and potential should be enough to make him a starter in the league. But if I had to guess he'll have 3+ TOPG, which is how eric will bust him.
TimPig: I haven’t watched the NBA for a super long time. When I was young, I was a Bulls fan because I was from Illinois, though I never paid all that close of attention. More recently, my favorite players have been Zach Lavine, Michael Porter Jr., and Zion Williamson. Lavine has already busted, so we don’t need to get into how eric will wreck him. If I have to come up with a way to bust Porter, he’s built as a power forward with high jumper and three point shooting but terrible strength. He won’t be able to play small forward and his rebounds and defense at power forward will kill his potential to ever be good. For Williamson, a jumper that can’t be fixed and massive turnovers seem like the best way to ruin him.
Dr. Delap: The correct answers are Dirk, Luka, and Scottie Pippen.
9. In Memoriam: We've lost 5 GMs from the outset of 6.0, including stalwarts Ward and Soup. This is a Safe Space (copyright - TimPig)... let it out. Tell all of the GMs who have left what you really think of them.
TimPig: For GMs who were around a bit longer, I remember losing Ward, Troybarnes, and Soup. I guess we also lost Tyler and irush, then GBG, Boomslick, and maybe a couple others I’m forgetting?
Ward has been around since I joined back in 4.0. For some 50 sim years, he’d been hinting at wanting to quit and kind of did for half a season at the end of 5.0 before he saw the signup list for 6.0. I liked Ward a lot and I don’t think we ever had any long-term beef. He was very successful and easy to trade with, but he never really did much outside of what’s required - no articles, never participated in any games, no podcasts, infrequent shouts, etc. so I never really got to know him outside of trade negotiations.
Ward has been around since I joined back in 4.0. For some 50 sim years, he’d been hinting at wanting to quit and kind of did for half a season at the end of 5.0 before he saw the signup list for 6.0. I liked Ward a lot and I don’t think we ever had any long-term beef. He was very successful and easy to trade with, but he never really did much outside of what’s required - no articles, never participated in any games, no podcasts, infrequent shouts, etc. so I never really got to know him outside of trade negotiations.
I felt the same way about Troy as a GM and, based on his activity in 5.0, expected him to be around for a long time. I don’t really remember if he did many articles in 5.0 outside of his podcasts, but he was usually very willing to help out if needed (creation draft thread, improvements). I was pretty disappointed to see him leave, especially when he was building something successful.
Heebs: Ward - good dude and appreciated him GMing in 6.0 despite his lack of interest. Surprised he lasted as long as he did.
Soup - Love soup. Lost a step GMing for sure. Probably should have retired earlier to preserve his legacy, but at least he didn't go full fledged Favre.
Tyler - I honestly know nothing about him.
GBG - There goes my hero . . . Get it? Cause he looks like Dave Grohl?
Troybarnes - Wished he would have stuck around. Seemed like a solid GM.
Soup - Love soup. Lost a step GMing for sure. Probably should have retired earlier to preserve his legacy, but at least he didn't go full fledged Favre.
Tyler - I honestly know nothing about him.
GBG - There goes my hero . . . Get it? Cause he looks like Dave Grohl?
Troybarnes - Wished he would have stuck around. Seemed like a solid GM.
Trofie: Ward - great guy , still in some college football league with him so I'll still get to interact with him.
Soup- Same can be said about soup. I'll still have some interaction with him
GBG- my buddy outside of this league , talk to him multiple times a week. Just couldn't get into sim league as he does alot outside of here.
The other guys I don't remember or care to comment on them.
Soup- Same can be said about soup. I'll still have some interaction with him
GBG- my buddy outside of this league , talk to him multiple times a week. Just couldn't get into sim league as he does alot outside of here.
The other guys I don't remember or care to comment on them.
JHB: Irush - don't be mad because you're dogshit at sim
GBG - gets on my nerves during mafia games
Ward - you're cool
Soup -
Who was the last one?
GBG - gets on my nerves during mafia games
Ward - you're cool
Soup -
Who was the last one?
20s: - gbg
- irush
- ward
- soup
- boomslick
- troybarnes
- tyler
I count 7! I don't have much to say to any of them except boomslick and irush. I want to say fuck boomslick, you suck, I don't know why you joined the league and then bailed right away, but you also didn't have the decency to come and post that you quit so that sap daddy could take over control of your team earlier.
Same to irush, fuck you for just holding the league hostage for an entire year instead of just posting that you quit like the other 5 fine gentlemen did. To those five, I respect your decisions and you are welcome back at any time as far as I am concerned.
- irush
- ward
- soup
- boomslick
- troybarnes
- tyler
I count 7! I don't have much to say to any of them except boomslick and irush. I want to say fuck boomslick, you suck, I don't know why you joined the league and then bailed right away, but you also didn't have the decency to come and post that you quit so that sap daddy could take over control of your team earlier.
Same to irush, fuck you for just holding the league hostage for an entire year instead of just posting that you quit like the other 5 fine gentlemen did. To those five, I respect your decisions and you are welcome back at any time as far as I am concerned.
Dr. Delap: The correct answers are that we miss Ward and Troy and that boomslick is the worst. Whoever brought that guy on board is also the worst.
10. Finish it off with a shout-out from yourself to any other GM in the league... it can be a love note, a screed, a rant, or a pox upon their house... your call.
20s: Shout out to ankly for being entertaining in shout. Keep it up. Shout out to skrouse for doing all the banking work, I appreciate it. Shout out to jhb for doing the profiles and the owed assets for so long, I know that was a lot of work. Enjoy your retirement from one of the jobs. Shout out to handsomepete for writing some good articles.
TimPig: Shoutout to 20s - I only ever knew him as a commissioner during 4.0, but I’m really glad he’s back in a GM capacity and I hope he sticks around. Always a pleasant and level-headed Shout presence, tons of content, responsive to PMs. Overall, just a really good guy to have here and he makes the league a better place.
Heebs: Shout out to TimPig for giving us a 10-season head start in 6.0. Appreciate you, man.
Trofie: I think the league overall is in a great place. There are some things that can be tuned but there always will be. I think the success of the league is greatly Driven By Eric. I was hard on him to start as he is to black and white for my taste but he really is the best commish we've ever had and he doesn't get emotionally involved and his Integrity is the reason the league will continue to be great. People (myself included) can be hard on him at times , but at the end of the day he's devoting a ton of his free time to making this work and I appreciate that.
JHB: BK - try shutting the fuck up sometimes
Dr. Delap: The correct answer is a big thank you to eric for his constancy and a big boo to the few of you that ruin shout on a bi-weekly basis. Just be cool, guys. It's 2021 and we are all in our 30s, we are past the need for pot-stirring, it's not fun.
