Build a Franchise (Season 6) Regular Season Thread

[E-Balla]

Curry even with a bad 2nd half is getting 5 stars. He's next level right now. I get what you're saying but the second you made the trade I knew we were doomed at least for 2 years. Now it's looking like 3 lol.

Don't forget he currently holds the 2nd most ping pong balls in the Wembanyama sweepstakes.

Yeah MPH is in prime position to single handedly kill BaF with his dominance. If he gets Wemby consider the league dead lmao. About to be 20 tanking squads each year.

[TerrenceClarke]

Best Team in BAF then tries act like he the Grizz on the low…

[mpharris36]

Me scrolling through that huge ass trade last year:

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And then I saw it:

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Deeeez probably had to move one of them or risk losing both. I just wish he hadn't sent him to those dastardly Spurs. I was a contendah! And then I wasn't.

that trade took weeks...maybe even a month to make all the salaries work and get everyone what they wanted. Hours and hours were spent on it. I kinda feel slighted that it just get portrayed and I lucked into that trade. Oh well.

Hard work puts you in a position where luck will take you over the edge. A lot of people felt I got lucky last year with Moses. Other people know I was chasing Moses hard before I got him because I had him as my Hassan Whiteside candidate of the year and ended up being right. The same has happened with Allen this year. Of course I got lucky and DeMar ended up with the highest Clutch rating which was newly added (I've won a bunch of games in the 4th this year after losing many in the 4th last year) and Allen ended up with a 98 defense (single handedly saving me from my biggest team weakness) but I only benefitted from that luck because I shot for those guys.

You saw a GM that was panicking with a player they assumed they couldn't resign and you capitalized off it. That's a smart play.

Everyone has to risk it for the biscuit at some point. Melo went the young guy approach and a lot of people (including myself) thought he overpaid for some of the young guys and a couple he did but you hit on a couple and he build a powerhouse in the east.

NE early risked it by trading Curry for Westbrook (when a lot of people were like what are you doing, including myself). And he won a chip.

Smash continues to to basically change his team and strategy every year and is always super competitive. If it wasn't for that trade he most likely is lifting up the trophy since he build a powerhouse.

The list goes on and on. I traded a lot of my accumulated assets for a 1 year run. I wanted to win and saw a pathway. I had no idea how the offseason would play out and who I would and wouldn't be able to retain. Some people might not have been open to selling everything for a 1 year run.

If someone offered Curry a sizeable contract I was ready to pivot to more of the Jrue Holiday type FA in the $200ish types. If anything that may have made me stronger this year...

[bringbackhoffa]

I might as well throw it in here... DeMar is on the block. I'm not catching San Antonio at this rate and he's by far my best contract (4.5 stars, will be at least 4 stars next year, and is only on a $345/3 deal) so if there's any deals that might give me the edge that's it. If you're looking for a star to take you over the top and get your team up one level just let me know.

If we're doing a deal for another player I'd at least need another All Star level player back (maybe not an All Star, but on that tier) or a young great prospect I have at All Star potential. A star for star swap can also make sense if another team just wants to shake it up and hope DeMar can outperform their current star.

Also accepting cap dumps for him. If you can give me a usable role player or two while getting me at least $20 under the salary cap I'm probably also down for it.

Kemba (who's also looking like he'll maintain his ratings going into next year and is on a 3 year deal) and Holmes (playing him currently as a showcase off the bench. 3-0 so far in games where he's entered the rotation and he has a positive +/-) are available for if you want to take on a salary dump. I was going to reach out to teams but I realize with a lot of the guys traded already a bunch of the teams I want to contact might already have agreed to deals.

See what a little drama does? DeMar on the block BaF! Get him quick!!!

IYKYK but DeMar being on the block isn't a new development lol. I just wanted to try it for the first quarter of a season just in case. According to my SRS calculations San Antonio is in a class of their own about 3 steps ahead of everyone else. Me and Hoffa are in the next tier at about +10 level. I probably need to be about a +12-14 team to have a chance at an upset so I'm willing to go big. The whole reason I put DeMar on a 3 year was to make sure he's still easily tradable.

Nice I'm a +10 when I have been tinkering with my line up and off/def every 3 to 5 games, will be nice to see where it is when I find the one I like. Speaking off, new line up tnt againt the Nets going to throw the 3ant at the 1,2 and 3

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[E-Balla]

that trade took weeks...maybe even a month to make all the salaries work and get everyone what they wanted. Hours and hours were spent on it. I kinda feel slighted that it just get portrayed and I lucked into that trade. Oh well.

Hard work puts you in a position where luck will take you over the edge. A lot of people felt I got lucky last year with Moses. Other people know I was chasing Moses hard before I got him because I had him as my Hassan Whiteside candidate of the year and ended up being right. The same has happened with Allen this year. Of course I got lucky and DeMar ended up with the highest Clutch rating which was newly added (I've won a bunch of games in the 4th this year after losing many in the 4th last year) and Allen ended up with a 98 defense (single handedly saving me from my biggest team weakness) but I only benefitted from that luck because I shot for those guys.

You saw a GM that was panicking with a player they assumed they couldn't resign and you capitalized off it. That's a smart play.

Everyone has to risk it for the biscuit at some point. Melo went the young guy approach and a lot of people (including myself) thought he overpaid for some of the young guys and a couple he did but you hit on a couple and he build a powerhouse in the east.

NE early risked it by trading Curry for Westbrook (when a lot of people were like what are you doing, including myself). And he won a chip.

Smash continues to to basically change his team and strategy every year and is always super competitive. If it wasn't for that trade he most likely is lifting up the trophy since he build a powerhouse.

The list goes on and on. I traded a lot of my accumulated assets for a 1 year run. I wanted to win and saw a pathway. I had no idea how the offseason would play out and who I would and wouldn't be able to retain. Some people might not have been open to selling everything for a 1 year run.

If someone offered Curry a sizeable contract I was ready to pivot to more of the Jrue Holiday type FA in the $200ish types. If anything that may have made me stronger this year...

Yeah anyone that gave out a $400+ contract that didn't first offer it to all the top 5 players (Durant, Embiid, Jokic, Curry, and LeBron) fumbled tremendously. I knew I wouldn't have enough cap for Curry to be my team star, but if you did and you were willing to pay a lot of money for a star and you didn't list those guys first on your offer sheet IDK what you were thinking. I think I even put in a bid for those guys at $350 (which was where I started for all my bids for superstars).

[E-Balla]

See what a little drama does? DeMar on the block BaF! Get him quick!!!

IYKYK but DeMar being on the block isn't a new development lol. I just wanted to try it for the first quarter of a season just in case. According to my SRS calculations San Antonio is in a class of their own about 3 steps ahead of everyone else. Me and Hoffa are in the next tier at about +10 level. I probably need to be about a +12-14 team to have a chance at an upset so I'm willing to go big. The whole reason I put DeMar on a 3 year was to make sure he's still easily tradable.

Nice I'm a +10 when I have been tinkering with my line up and off/def every 3 to 5 games, will be nice to see where it is when I find the one I like. Speaking off, new line up tnt againt the Nets going to throw the 3ant at the 1,2 and 3

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You've started KD, Ja, and Horford all year. Your lineup changes haven't been that significant tbh. Edwards off the bench might be the only big change you made and it was a positive one.

[NewEra]

At the end of the day, I can't knock anyone's hustle. MPH got the deal done and won a chip. We could've slowed him down, but he arguably got stronger. Don't forget he let Mikal walk and pulled off a crazy deal for Herbert. He traded Haliburton and got Bane, and while doing all of this he's managed his draft capital really well. EB often refers to me as the "best GM in the game", but imo the best GM is whoever holds that trophy until one of us takes it. Right now it's Harris until proven otherwise

[NewEra]

Did NE just land spicy p?

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It has been discussed though not likely.

[mpharris36]

Best Team in BAF then tries act like he the Grizz on the low…

I try not to upset the SIM gods...

[3toheadmelo]

[NewEra]

Curry even with a bad 2nd half is getting 5 stars. He's next level right now. I get what you're saying but the second you made the trade I knew we were doomed at least for 2 years. Now it's looking like 3 lol.

Don't forget he currently holds the 2nd most ping pong balls in the Wembanyama sweepstakes.

Can I get acknowledged for whooping you the other day though?
One of my favorite GM minds. Depalama folks! Very patient, yet strategic. Don't sleep on him.

[TerrenceClarke]

At the end of the day, I can't knock anyone's hustle. MPH got the deal done and won a chip. We could've slowed him down, but he arguably got stronger. Don't forget he let Mikal walk and pulled off a crazy deal for Herbert. He traded Haliburton and got Bane, and while doing all of this he's managed his draft capital really well. EB often refers to me as the "best GM in the game", but imo the best GM is whoever holds that trophy until one of us takes it. Right now it's Terrence Clarke until proven otherwise

Thanks man I was not expecting anyone to give me that title so soon. Appreciate it.

[Capn'O]

Yeah anyone that gave out a $400+ contract that didn't first offer it to all the top 5 players (Durant, Embiid, Jokic, Curry, and LeBron) fumbled tremendously.

Um... Tatum?

Ehhhhh Durant got poached for $475 and Embiid and Jokic would've cost over $500 to poach. LeBron is old and a 3year was in the $500 range for poaching. The only one that really slipped through the cracks was Curry and his ranking is decisively not Top 5. But why tie yourself up with a loser bid at $400? It was $500 or go home basically. A correct bid for Curry started at about $430. That probably would have knocked mpharris off the scent because it moves his needle towards $400 on a 5yr.

I wish it had happened so that dastardly mpharris didn't get him again but it would have set me back to do it. Even with a kinda wack ranking I have no regrets on grabbing Brown where I did.

[NewEra]

Nice little appearance by Smash today. He's due for a chip like a woman on the verge of delivery and his silence of late tells me he's cooking.

[Smash3]

At the end of the day, I can't knock anyone's hustle. MPH got the deal done and won a chip. We could've slowed him down, but he arguably got stronger. Don't forget he let Mikal walk and pulled off a crazy deal for Herbert. He traded Haliburton and got Bane, and while doing all of this he's managed his draft capital really well. EB often refers to me as the "best GM in the game", but imo the best GM is whoever holds that trophy until one of us takes it. Right now it's Harris until proven otherwise

You can make the case for MP to be the best executive, but I don't think winning the title makes you the best GM, just like in real life where winning the title does not make you the best executive in the league.

[E-Balla]

Best Team in BAF then tries act like he the Grizz on the low…

I try not to upset the SIM gods...

They don't care about gloating, ask me how I know...

[Smash3]

Nice little appearance by Smash today. He's due for a chip like a woman on the verge of delivery and his silence of late tells me he's cooking.

[NewEra]

At the end of the day, I can't knock anyone's hustle. MPH got the deal done and won a chip. We could've slowed him down, but he arguably got stronger. Don't forget he let Mikal walk and pulled off a crazy deal for Herbert. He traded Haliburton and got Bane, and while doing all of this he's managed his draft capital really well. EB often refers to me as the "best GM in the game", but imo the best GM is whoever holds that trophy until one of us takes it. Right now it's Harris until proven otherwise

You can make the case for MP to be the best executive, but I don't think winning the title makes you the best GM, just like in real life where winning the title does not make you the best executive in the league.

Good point. EB is right. I'm the best. j/k
Quite honestly man, we have a handful of really good ones. And though DK traded Joker for Barrett he's one of them.
I couldn't do a true ranking. Would be too difficult.
MPH gets that respect currently though. Winning a chip in BaF ain't easy lol.

[E-Balla]

Yeah anyone that gave out a $400+ contract that didn't first offer it to all the top 5 players (Durant, Embiid, Jokic, Curry, and LeBron) fumbled tremendously.

Um... Tatum?

Ehhhhh Durant got poached for $475 and Embiid and Jokic would've cost over $500 to poach. LeBron is old and a 3year was in the $500 range for poaching. The only one that really slipped through the cracks was Curry and his ranking is decisively not Top 5. But why tie yourself up with a loser bid at $400? It was $500 or go home basically. A correct bid for Curry started at about $430. That probably would have knocked mpharris off the scent because it moves his needle towards $400 on a 5yr.

I wish it had happened so that dastardly mpharris didn't get him again but it would have set me back to do it. Even with a kinda wack ranking I have no regrets on grabbing Brown where I did.

I'm talking top 5 guys in the sim. Tatum is top 5 IRL, but underrated in the sim so far. Hopefully they get him right next year.

And I said if you offered anyone over $400 and didn't toss that money at the top 5 guys you were slacking. Didn't necessarily say that's the minimum you should've started at. I sent in a ton of bids I expected to get overwritten for top players, Demar was like 8th on my first signing list lol.

[3toheadmelo]

Yeah anyone that gave out a $400+ contract that didn't first offer it to all the top 5 players (Durant, Embiid, Jokic, Curry, and LeBron) fumbled tremendously.

Um... Tatum?

Ehhhhh Durant got poached for $475 and Embiid and Jokic would've cost over $500 to poach. LeBron is old and a 3year was in the $500 range for poaching. The only one that really slipped through the cracks was Curry and his ranking is decisively not Top 5. But why tie yourself up with a loser bid at $400? It was $500 or go home basically. A correct bid for Curry started at about $430. That probably would have knocked mpharris off the scent because it moves his needle towards $400 on a 5yr.

I wish it had happened so that dastardly mpharris didn't get him again but it would have set me back to do it. Even with a kinda wack ranking I have no regrets on grabbing Brown where I did.

I'm talking top 5 guys in the sim. Tatum is top 5 IRL, but underrated in the sim so far. Hopefully they get him right next year.

And I said if you offered anyone over $400 and didn't toss that money at the top 5 guys you were slacking. Didn't necessarily say that's the minimum you should've started at. I sent in a ton of bids I expected to get overwritten for top players, Demar was like 8th on my first signing list lol.

tatum been kinda ass in the sim for years now but im hoping this 30 ppg irl takes him to star dom next year in the sim