Post by Sarawak on Nov 18, 2016 17:30:31 GMT
Team: Sarawak Fire Horse B.C.
Last Year's Record: 53-29
Key Losses this year: Andrew Bynum, Sheed Wallace, Sam Jones, Bo LaMar, Kermit Washington
Team focus: (rebuilding, contending, etc) Contending
Transactions:
Coaching Staff:
6/19/2008 Fire Horse BC Hired Dennis Spangler as Assistant for $500,000 for 5 years
6/19/2008 Fire Horse BC Hired Landon Brown as Assistant for $500,000 for 3 years
Draft:
6/25/2008 Fire Horse BC Draft PG Eugene Shue with pick #18 of round 1.
Free Agency:
7/30/2008 Fire Horse BC Sign SG Tim Hardaway Jr. for $456,000 over one year.
7/28/2008 Fire Horse BC Sign SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for $456,000 over one year.
7/22/2008 Fire Horse BC Re-sign C Kermit Washington for $810,000 over one year.
7/22/2008 Fire Horse BC Sign PF Jim Chones for $1,000,000 over one year.
7/21/2008 Fire Horse BC Sign C Bud Olsen for $6,000,000 over 3 years.
7/21/2008 Fire Horse BC Sign PF Efe Aydan for $2,000,000 over 2 years.
Trades
Blazers send:
PG Foots Walker
Fire Horse sends:
PF Kermit Washington
10/21/2008 REAL Trade 2009 Lakers 2nd Round draft pick to the Fire Horse BC
10/21/2008 REAL Trade C Marc Gasol to the Fire Horse BC
10/21/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade 2009 Brose Baskets 1st Round draft pick to the REAL
10/21/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade SG Sam Jones to the REAL
10/21/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade C Neal Walk to the REAL
10/21/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade SF Calvin Natt to the REAL
10/1/2008 Celtics Trade PG Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to the Fire Horse BC
10/1/2008 Celtics Trade 2009 Brose Baskets 1st Round draft pick to the Fire Horse BC
10/1/2008 Celtics Trade C Neal Walk to the Fire Horse BC
10/1/2008 Celtics Trade SG Steve Kerr to the Fire Horse BC
10/1/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade PG Vladimir Pistelak to the Celtics
10/1/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade SG Bo Lamar to the Celtics
10/1/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade C Andrew Bynum to the Celtics
6/19/2008 Celtics Trade PF Jabari Parker to the Fire Horse BC
6/19/2008 Celtics Trade SG Cazzie Russell to the Fire Horse BC
6/19/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade PF Rasheed Wallace to the Celtics
Review:
After having the best record in Eurasia last year, Sarawak went out and made massive changes to the roster. In fact the only starter that will be returning this year is PG, Chris Paul. Due to being right up against the hardcap the team had to make a convoluted series of moves to put together a team they feel will be right up there in the top 4 in the conference again this year. Out goes Andrew Bynum, Sheed Wallace, Sam Jones and Calvin Natt and in comes Cazzie Russell, MKG, Eugene Shue, Steve Kerr and Marc Gasol. The results are a very different style of team and one that is more reflective of the type of team I ran in legends with athelticism and defense being built around an excellent PG and C. In free agency the team signed way too many bigs using split MLE's and minimums and after all of it's wheeling and dealing is a bit short beyond it's top 8 in the rotation.
Projected Lineup:
C Marc Gasol
PF MKG
SF Cazzie Russell
SG Eugene Shue
PG CP3
3rd Guard: Steve Kerr
3rd Post: Jim Chones
3rd Wing: Dave Winfield
Summary:
Outside of the question of if Shue is ready to start as a rookie or if Steve Kerr should be the starting SG, this is a pretty potent lineup. It is full of good atheltes, passers and defenders with mayube not quite the emphasis on the ability to shoot from the perimeter the GM is known for favoring in the pass. The bench is a mix of really strong or really deep. A really strong third guard situation with Steve Kerr is off set by Foots Walker being the 4th guard and hopefully only playing mop up minutes with nothing of note behind it. Wing has a proven fit for the system in Dave Winfield who only really scores in transition and on put backs. Downlown the team has a bevy of options led by Chones, Olsen and Aydan which gives the team some versatility. This roster will go as far as CP3 and Gasol can lead them with a host or very talented role players hopefully being enough behind a big two.
Three Thoughts:
The Good: Defense. If the team plays a slow pace they might hold the opposition to 95 points per game, the defense is that good.
The Bad: Bench scoring. Outside of Kerr there is not much offensive firepower off the bench.
The Ugly: Deep guard depth. The first three guards are a good mix, not the best in the league but a nice deep trio. Beyond that the team better hope for no injuries as it is nothing but question marks.
Projection:
Projected Record: 57-25, 2nd in Eurasia East, Conference Title Contender
Exceed projection if: They stay healthy, the role players score enough and they add some depth at guard.
Does not meet projection if: Injuries on the perimeter cause problems and/or the teams reliance on atheltic, defensive minded roleplayers backfires.
Last Year's Record: 53-29
Key Losses this year: Andrew Bynum, Sheed Wallace, Sam Jones, Bo LaMar, Kermit Washington
Team focus: (rebuilding, contending, etc) Contending
Transactions:
Coaching Staff:
6/19/2008 Fire Horse BC Hired Dennis Spangler as Assistant for $500,000 for 5 years
6/19/2008 Fire Horse BC Hired Landon Brown as Assistant for $500,000 for 3 years
Draft:
6/25/2008 Fire Horse BC Draft PG Eugene Shue with pick #18 of round 1.
Free Agency:
7/30/2008 Fire Horse BC Sign SG Tim Hardaway Jr. for $456,000 over one year.
7/28/2008 Fire Horse BC Sign SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for $456,000 over one year.
7/22/2008 Fire Horse BC Re-sign C Kermit Washington for $810,000 over one year.
7/22/2008 Fire Horse BC Sign PF Jim Chones for $1,000,000 over one year.
7/21/2008 Fire Horse BC Sign C Bud Olsen for $6,000,000 over 3 years.
7/21/2008 Fire Horse BC Sign PF Efe Aydan for $2,000,000 over 2 years.
Trades
Blazers send:
PG Foots Walker
Fire Horse sends:
PF Kermit Washington
10/21/2008 REAL Trade 2009 Lakers 2nd Round draft pick to the Fire Horse BC
10/21/2008 REAL Trade C Marc Gasol to the Fire Horse BC
10/21/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade 2009 Brose Baskets 1st Round draft pick to the REAL
10/21/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade SG Sam Jones to the REAL
10/21/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade C Neal Walk to the REAL
10/21/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade SF Calvin Natt to the REAL
10/1/2008 Celtics Trade PG Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to the Fire Horse BC
10/1/2008 Celtics Trade 2009 Brose Baskets 1st Round draft pick to the Fire Horse BC
10/1/2008 Celtics Trade C Neal Walk to the Fire Horse BC
10/1/2008 Celtics Trade SG Steve Kerr to the Fire Horse BC
10/1/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade PG Vladimir Pistelak to the Celtics
10/1/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade SG Bo Lamar to the Celtics
10/1/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade C Andrew Bynum to the Celtics
6/19/2008 Celtics Trade PF Jabari Parker to the Fire Horse BC
6/19/2008 Celtics Trade SG Cazzie Russell to the Fire Horse BC
6/19/2008 Fire Horse BC Trade PF Rasheed Wallace to the Celtics
Review:
After having the best record in Eurasia last year, Sarawak went out and made massive changes to the roster. In fact the only starter that will be returning this year is PG, Chris Paul. Due to being right up against the hardcap the team had to make a convoluted series of moves to put together a team they feel will be right up there in the top 4 in the conference again this year. Out goes Andrew Bynum, Sheed Wallace, Sam Jones and Calvin Natt and in comes Cazzie Russell, MKG, Eugene Shue, Steve Kerr and Marc Gasol. The results are a very different style of team and one that is more reflective of the type of team I ran in legends with athelticism and defense being built around an excellent PG and C. In free agency the team signed way too many bigs using split MLE's and minimums and after all of it's wheeling and dealing is a bit short beyond it's top 8 in the rotation.
Projected Lineup:
C Marc Gasol
PF MKG
SF Cazzie Russell
SG Eugene Shue
PG CP3
3rd Guard: Steve Kerr
3rd Post: Jim Chones
3rd Wing: Dave Winfield
Summary:
Outside of the question of if Shue is ready to start as a rookie or if Steve Kerr should be the starting SG, this is a pretty potent lineup. It is full of good atheltes, passers and defenders with mayube not quite the emphasis on the ability to shoot from the perimeter the GM is known for favoring in the pass. The bench is a mix of really strong or really deep. A really strong third guard situation with Steve Kerr is off set by Foots Walker being the 4th guard and hopefully only playing mop up minutes with nothing of note behind it. Wing has a proven fit for the system in Dave Winfield who only really scores in transition and on put backs. Downlown the team has a bevy of options led by Chones, Olsen and Aydan which gives the team some versatility. This roster will go as far as CP3 and Gasol can lead them with a host or very talented role players hopefully being enough behind a big two.
Three Thoughts:
The Good: Defense. If the team plays a slow pace they might hold the opposition to 95 points per game, the defense is that good.
The Bad: Bench scoring. Outside of Kerr there is not much offensive firepower off the bench.
The Ugly: Deep guard depth. The first three guards are a good mix, not the best in the league but a nice deep trio. Beyond that the team better hope for no injuries as it is nothing but question marks.
Projection:
Projected Record: 57-25, 2nd in Eurasia East, Conference Title Contender
Exceed projection if: They stay healthy, the role players score enough and they add some depth at guard.
Does not meet projection if: Injuries on the perimeter cause problems and/or the teams reliance on atheltic, defensive minded roleplayers backfires.
