Build a Franchise (Season 6)- Discussion Thread continued

[HerSports85]

Maybe you and HerSports pissed Rich off before?

This was my thinking as well lol

its not on my end or at least not that I'm aware of. I have a hard time believing HS pissed off anyone as well. Lineup manipulation is one thing but I hope teams aren't selectively playing or not playing guys due to opponents. Potentially effecting playoffs/seeding is nasty business.

Don't really think its a funny matter tho.

lol Nope did nothing to him. I do think it's lame how he's handled this entire season. How are you tanking with Sabonis, Butler, Brunson and Jerami Grant. What's the point of playing the game if you're going to cheat it.

This is part of the reason I've been less active. Some Gms have come in and made this a complete joke.

[bishnykfan]

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The Golden State Warriors have agreed to sign Isaiah Thomas for $1/1 year.

[NewEra]

Maybe you and HerSports pissed Rich off before?

This was my thinking as well lol

its not on my end or at least not that I'm aware of. I have a hard time believing HS pissed off anyone as well. Lineup manipulation is one thing but I hope teams aren't selectively playing or not playing guys due to opponents. Potentially effecting playoffs/seeding is nasty business.

Don't really think its a funny matter tho.

I mean...I don't understand it either. Never seen this done before. They're in 10th place right now (could be much higher if not for the questionable tanking), but I'm sure my guy Ribs (just one game behind) isn't complaining lol. He could catch a free ride to the play-in if Rich continues to sit his best players. Playing them against you and HS though is quite the mystery.

[3toheadmelo]

When Tatum and Giddey get those bumps next year

[NewEra]

I've been catching some strays from EB about how the Spurs toughest path to the chip is OKC, DAL, BOS, etc. Some of y'all letting these regular season wins make you talk crazy. Got no respect for the OG's.

[Fat]

Maybe you and HerSports pissed Rich off before?

This was my thinking as well lol

its not on my end or at least not that I'm aware of. I have a hard time believing HS pissed off anyone as well. Lineup manipulation is one thing but I hope teams aren't selectively playing or not playing guys due to opponents. Potentially effecting playoffs/seeding is nasty business.

Don't really think it’s a funny matter tho.

I don’t see it as nasty business

1- playing your best players still puts them at risk for potential big injury so him picking and choosing opponents still comes with a gamble as well as lowers the chances of a higher pick

2- there’s complaints about tanking but if a team decides to play his best players against comp that’s now a complaint as well just because it effects playoffs/seeding?

This is Baf not the real NBA.

[mpharris36]

This was my thinking as well lol

its not on my end or at least not that I'm aware of. I have a hard time believing HS pissed off anyone as well. Lineup manipulation is one thing but I hope teams aren't selectively playing or not playing guys due to opponents. Potentially effecting playoffs/seeding is nasty business.

Don't really think its a funny matter tho.

lol Nope did nothing to him. I do think it's lame how he's handled this entire season. How are you tanking with Sabonis, Butler, Brunson and Jerami Grant. What's the point of playing the game if you're going to cheat it.

This is part of the reason I've been less active. Some Gms have come in and made a complete this a complete joke.

Hopefully something does get addressed in the offseason. But its one thing to impact your own teams odds but to potentially swing the tide on impacting playoffs whether intentionally or unintentionally just jumped out to me.

[mpharris36]

This was my thinking as well lol

its not on my end or at least not that I'm aware of. I have a hard time believing HS pissed off anyone as well. Lineup manipulation is one thing but I hope teams aren't selectively playing or not playing guys due to opponents. Potentially effecting playoffs/seeding is nasty business.

Don't really think it’s a funny matter tho.

I don’t see it as nasty business

1- playing your best players still puts them at risk for potential big injury so him picking and choosing opponents still comes with a gamble.

2- there’s complaints about tanking but if a team decides to play his best players against comp that’s now a complaint as well just because it effects playoffs/seeding?

This is Baf not the real NBA.

So if you play your starters vs CHI but don't want to play your starters vs lets say NY and NY beats out out CHI by a game or so for HCA that is impactful the playoffs.

I'm not going to get into the lineup manipulation stuff...but if the whole point was let me manage however I want...but if you are specifically selecting certain teams to try to beat and then the other 90% of the games you tank you don't think that isn't nasty business?

[NewEra]

Win streak now at 12. Haven't lost since before the All-Star break.

Proud of these cats!

Zion Williamson- 36pts, 11ast, 5rebs
Rudy Gobert- 23pts, 13rebs, 6ast, 2stls
Derrick White- 24pts, 4ast, 4rbs, 1stl
Klay Thompson- 19pts, 4stls, 4rebs
Russell Westbrook- 12pts, 4ast
Gary Trent Jr. 12pts, 3rebs
Nic Claxton- 12pts, 5rebs
DFS- 2pts, 2stls, 2blks, 3ast, 4rebs

GG Cap! Much respect.

GG Sir. I had a loss penciled going in with literally no front line against Rudy Maybe we'll get a healthy rematch in the playoffs.

Once I saw the injury report I immediately went to Post-Focus

[mpharris36]

This was my thinking as well lol

its not on my end or at least not that I'm aware of. I have a hard time believing HS pissed off anyone as well. Lineup manipulation is one thing but I hope teams aren't selectively playing or not playing guys due to opponents. Potentially effecting playoffs/seeding is nasty business.

Don't really think its a funny matter tho.

I mean...I don't understand it either. Never seen this done before. They're in 10th place right now (could be much higher if not for the questionable tanking), but I'm sure my guy Ribs (just one game behind) isn't complaining lol. He could catch a free ride to the play-in if Rich continues to sit his best players. Playing them against you and HS though is quite the mystery.

I honestly don't even care about me as much since my seeding is kinda locked but there is some really legit battles for seeding and playoffs right now...if these "good" teams are sitting starters vs 90% of the teams but then decide to play starters vs say a CHI or another team and they win a game because there team is more than capable playoff team that will have direct impact on playoffs which I think is kinda bad for the game.

if your going to sit players at least do it vs everyone.

[Fat]

its not on my end or at least not that I'm aware of. I have a hard time believing HS pissed off anyone as well. Lineup manipulation is one thing but I hope teams aren't selectively playing or not playing guys due to opponents. Potentially effecting playoffs/seeding is nasty business.

Don't really think it’s a funny matter tho.

I don’t see it as nasty business

1- playing your best players still puts them at risk for potential big injury so him picking and choosing opponents still comes with a gamble.

2- there’s complaints about tanking but if a team decides to play his best players against comp that’s now a complaint as well just because it effects playoffs/seeding?

This is Baf not the real NBA.

So if you play your starters vs CHI but don't want to play your starters vs lets say NY and NY beats out out CHI by a game or so for HCA that is impactful the playoffs.

I'm not going to get into the lineup manipulation stuff...but if the whole point was let me manage however I want...but if you are specifically selecting certain teams to try to beat and then the other 90% of the games you tank you don't think that isn't nasty business?

I think it brings a fun factor and extra suspense to the game and the start of a potential rivalry . I don’t know I look at things in a different way.

What’s really the solution force teams to use certain lineups?

[3toheadmelo]

It’s his team, what he chooses to do with it is his choice

[mpharris36]

I don’t see it as nasty business

1- playing your best players still puts them at risk for potential big injury so him picking and choosing opponents still comes with a gamble.

2- there’s complaints about tanking but if a team decides to play his best players against comp that’s now a complaint as well just because it effects playoffs/seeding?

This is Baf not the real NBA.

So if you play your starters vs CHI but don't want to play your starters vs lets say NY and NY beats out out CHI by a game or so for HCA that is impactful the playoffs.

I'm not going to get into the lineup manipulation stuff...but if the whole point was let me manage however I want...but if you are specifically selecting certain teams to try to beat and then the other 90% of the games you tank you don't think that isn't nasty business?

I think it brings a fun factor and extra suspense to the game and the start of a potential rivalry . I don’t know I look at things in a different way.

What’s really the solution force teams to use certain lineups?

I don't know. Something the majority of the league hopefully can come to a solution in the offseason. But in this case you think its ok to intentionally try to lose a vast majority of the time but then decide to randomly play starters vs another team in the playoff hunt, just for rivalry sake? Seems odd.

It wouldn't matter for a team like TC/Memphis because his team is organically bad. But you and Brooklyn have legit good teams. It's impactful.

[NewEra]

It’s his team, what he chooses to do with it is his choice

Ultimately that's been my stance when it comes to tanking, but I like when GMs choose a direction and stick to it. The back and forth is weird. As for the manipulation, teams have been manipulating seeding for years. Rich is just doing it in a different way by playing both sides, but as we draw closer to the playoffs some teams try to either "avoid" or "secure" certain first round matchups by either "load managing" or increasing minutes of their best players. This is another way of manipulating playoff seeding.

[mpharris36]

It’s his team, what he chooses to do with it is his choice

Ultimately that's been my stance when it comes to tanking, but I like when GMs choose a direction and stick to it. The back and forth is weird. As for the manipulation, teams have been manipulating seeding for years. Rich is just doing it in a different way by playing both sides, but as we draw closer to the playoffs some teams try to either "avoid" or "secure" certain first round matchups by either "load managing" or increasing minutes of their best players. This is another way of manipulating playoff seeding.

That is fair...if you are trying to avoid certain teams matchups in playoffs thats all fair in the game ...but he is clearly trying to miss the playoffs. So its just stood out that its odd that your trying to miss it but randomly play a couple games to bring the good players back. So he's not manipulating anything for himself.

I only noticed it because I obviously played them and was surprised the game was so close then I saw the game log and was like good for Richard he's going to finish out the season and shoot for the playoffs...then I just saw him switch back to the tanking lineup vs Lakers...its just was odd.

Basically I get the end game of sitting all your good players you are trying for a top pick. Its easy to understand why teams do it and there are no current rules against it...whether someone likes it or not. What I don't get is the random switch up. If someone can give me a good explanation on it I would be all ears.

[mpharris36]

I've been catching some strays from EB about how the Spurs toughest path to the chip is OKC, DAL, BOS, etc. Some of y'all letting these regular season wins make you talk crazy. Got no respect for the OG's.

I'm not sleeping on GS either. If anything NE will make playoff games ugly with his defense.

you must have missed this!

[NewEra]

In the spirit of the "Pick up game" thread (that thread is funny as heck), This season we should all meet up in person to watch Bish SIM the playoffs. May need to bring some boxing gloves

[2010]

4 consecutive days off for the Raptors is killin me. Feels like an All Star break or something.

[br7knicks]

4 consecutive days off for the Raptors is killin me. Feels like an All Star break or something.

at one point i had like 4 games in like 14 days, or something like that. it wasn't even ASB

[TerrenceClarke]

November: 10.9 points, 2.6 assists, .5 steals, 51.1 FG percentage

December: 12.3 points, 2.7 assists, .6 steals 50.4 FG percentage

January: 13.6 points, 3.1 assists, 2.0 steals. 51.3 FG percentage

February: 4.9 points, 3.9 assists, 2.2 steals, 50.0 FG percentage

Last 10 games: 19.7 points, 4.7 assists, 2.1 steals, 58 FG percentage

Jalen Williams’ 3-point shooting percentage by month

November: 29.3 percent

December: 31.6 percent

January: 32.5 percent

February: 37.5 percent

Last 10 games: 50 percent

While Williams’ 10-game stretch may be a hot streak anomaly, the pattern clearly points to a bonafide scoring threat who is finding his sea legs. His true shooting percentage of 59.6, leads all rookies, most notably front-court scorers Keegan Murray and Ben Mathurin. Williams ranks fourth in points and first in field goal percentage ranks first among all rookies who aren’t centers that camp out underneath the rim. Williams’ most recent 10-game stretch underscores that with increased volume, he has superstar potential. While Gilgeous-Alexander sat out five games after the All-Star Break to recuperate from a series of nagging injuries, Williams boosted his efficiency.