Feels a bit strange creating the league seeing how I was a rookie 2 seasons ago before coming in and shocking the GAF sports world w/ back-back championships but here we are, as the quest for a 3 peat begins
We've taken about a month break from this game, which last season ran about 3 months and was 24 games. Had a little bit of drama, and had an exciting finish the last few weeks of the season for playoffs seedings.
A lot of people have expressed to me the desire for a shorter season, so for season 5 I'll probably set the number of games at 16 instead of 24. Only thing lower than 16 is 8. . . and that wouldn't be very fun.
So post here if you all are interested in playing in another league(vets) and if you'd like to keep the same team you've been using, and if you're new and would like to join you can do so as well keep in mind that you'll have to pick your team after the vets do.
*Please don't join if you don't think you'll be able to finish. Last season we made it through the entire season w/ only 1 drop and it was quite enjoyable*.
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I'm debating if I wanna run with the Magic again or go with the Suns.
Settings:
Hall of Fame difficulty
8 minute quarters
16 game season
Best of 5 playoff series
Trades ON (deadline is week 8)
Scheduling - normal
Rules
This league is not a cheese-ball affair. Not saying that you have to run a play everytime you bring the ball up the court but we want to make sure this game is played with some simulation aspects. Everybody has a different opinion on what sim ball is and that's fine, just please use your best judgment. If we wanted to play with people using exploits and other cheese we'd play random people, the whole point of a league is to avoid that style of play. This game is one of the best sports games out there when it is played the right way.
-50 points in paint allowed. Excludes 2nd chance points and fast break points. So if I have 60 total PIP but 10 of those came from 2nd chance buckets then I am ok. 50 points is plenty to have in paint.
-No trapping outside of the paint
-Full court pressure allowed if down by 10 points, otherwise you wait at half court for your opponent to bring the ball up.
-When a timeout is called, do not press A to skip ahead. This time is used for changing lineups etc, and if you skip ahead your opponent could get screwed because the game will send in whoever you had already in your lineup when making subs at the time your opponent pressed A. Just be patient.
-If you are up by 15-20, do not rub it in your opponent's face by playing your starters because you wanna see how many points you can get with a particular player. We had some issues with this last season so let's try and keep this in check in season 5. Everybody is competitive, but we can still show some sportsmanship.
-We will play a minimum of 2 games a week. Maybe more depending on the flow of games that week, but at least 2.
*Again if you don't think you'll be able to finish the season please don't sign up. I've cut the amount of games from 24 to 16 so please only sign up if you intend to stay.*
GamerTags
Smokey Bones - dboythagr8
AirBrian - AirBrian
AKAball - Akaballa2k
CB3 - ColdBlooded3
DCX - DCX gaf
Matrix - matrixadw
Shawnwhann - Professa Skillz
GCQuinton - Wsv771
BigBlackGamer - Big Black Gamer
Dark Faze - Phatal FaZe
ChrisJames - MightbeWrong
Truelize - Truelize
vumpler - SpoonKillah
Cerrius - Cerrius
Teams
Smokey - Magic
Matrix - Rockets
CB3 - Lakers
AirBrian - Bulls
Quinton - Jazz
DCX - Knicks
Shawn - Spurs
akaballa - Nuggets
Dark Faze - Sonics
BigBlackGamer - mavs
vumpler - Grizz
ChrisJames - Pistons
Truelize- Celtics
Cerrius - Heat
We've taken about a month break from this game, which last season ran about 3 months and was 24 games. Had a little bit of drama, and had an exciting finish the last few weeks of the season for playoffs seedings.
A lot of people have expressed to me the desire for a shorter season, so for season 5 I'll probably set the number of games at 16 instead of 24. Only thing lower than 16 is 8. . . and that wouldn't be very fun.
So post here if you all are interested in playing in another league(vets) and if you'd like to keep the same team you've been using, and if you're new and would like to join you can do so as well keep in mind that you'll have to pick your team after the vets do.
*Please don't join if you don't think you'll be able to finish. Last season we made it through the entire season w/ only 1 drop and it was quite enjoyable*.
---
I'm debating if I wanna run with the Magic again or go with the Suns.
Settings:
Hall of Fame difficulty
8 minute quarters
16 game season
Best of 5 playoff series
Trades ON (deadline is week 8)
Scheduling - normal
Rules
This league is not a cheese-ball affair. Not saying that you have to run a play everytime you bring the ball up the court but we want to make sure this game is played with some simulation aspects. Everybody has a different opinion on what sim ball is and that's fine, just please use your best judgment. If we wanted to play with people using exploits and other cheese we'd play random people, the whole point of a league is to avoid that style of play. This game is one of the best sports games out there when it is played the right way.
-50 points in paint allowed. Excludes 2nd chance points and fast break points. So if I have 60 total PIP but 10 of those came from 2nd chance buckets then I am ok. 50 points is plenty to have in paint.
-No trapping outside of the paint
-Full court pressure allowed if down by 10 points, otherwise you wait at half court for your opponent to bring the ball up.
-When a timeout is called, do not press A to skip ahead. This time is used for changing lineups etc, and if you skip ahead your opponent could get screwed because the game will send in whoever you had already in your lineup when making subs at the time your opponent pressed A. Just be patient.
-If you are up by 15-20, do not rub it in your opponent's face by playing your starters because you wanna see how many points you can get with a particular player. We had some issues with this last season so let's try and keep this in check in season 5. Everybody is competitive, but we can still show some sportsmanship.
-We will play a minimum of 2 games a week. Maybe more depending on the flow of games that week, but at least 2.
*Again if you don't think you'll be able to finish the season please don't sign up. I've cut the amount of games from 24 to 16 so please only sign up if you intend to stay.*
GamerTags
Smokey Bones - dboythagr8
AirBrian - AirBrian
AKAball - Akaballa2k
CB3 - ColdBlooded3
DCX - DCX gaf
Matrix - matrixadw
Shawnwhann - Professa Skillz
GCQuinton - Wsv771
BigBlackGamer - Big Black Gamer
Dark Faze - Phatal FaZe
ChrisJames - MightbeWrong
Truelize - Truelize
vumpler - SpoonKillah
Cerrius - Cerrius
Teams
Smokey - Magic
Matrix - Rockets
CB3 - Lakers
AirBrian - Bulls
Quinton - Jazz
DCX - Knicks
Shawn - Spurs
akaballa - Nuggets
Dark Faze - Sonics
BigBlackGamer - mavs
vumpler - Grizz
ChrisJames - Pistons
Truelize- Celtics
Cerrius - Heat
