NEW PATCH AVAILABLE (WEDNESDAY)
May, 22 - Wednesday's patch (NLL_Round2Day03.ROS) is up. There will be a new one on Friday.
LOTTO
May, 20 - Our live lottery will be held during the weekend of June 8th. More specific details to follow.
INJURIES
May, 18 - Injuries are updated for Week 1 of Round 2. Adjust your rosters by Sunday night. Injuries will go up on Fri this coming week rather than Sat since I will be out of town.
LOTTERY ODDS AND SIMULATOR
ROUND 1, WEEK 3 INJURIES
PLAYOFF PATCH
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· Anthony Davis Named NLL ROY (10 comments)
· Jerryd Bayless Wins Most Improved (11 comments)
· Roy Hibbert Wins DPOY (8 comments)
· Final PRs (8 comments)
· Jamal Crawford Wins Sixth Man Award (6 comments)
· Graduating from Rookie to Sophmore (4 comments)
· One mans mock draft. (11 comments)
· Over and Underachievers (5 comments)
| merencio | Congrats to San Antonio as they have found the cornerstone for year to come, thatŽs rare to find. Also Nando was a bit underrated as a rook, as I was very surprised by how well he responded. Nice to know he was remembered. |
| leeroy | thanks guys. very lucky to land that pick last year and its worked out well. can finally see some promise for the spurs for the first time in s long time |
| vt | Josh Smith also mattered this season. ;) |
| darko | Pretty sure Josh Smiths name hit the headlines more than Lamb. ;) |
| vt | I think the two times per week tickers about Lamb's D-League status and his every breath kept him in the forefront of everyone's conscious throughout the season. |
| nick | Lol Lamb played 28 games and got three 1st place votes. Davis is deserving though. I would've been satisfied with either him or lillard winning it |
| pennywise | That's scary. Lol. Also, who gave Nando a 1st place vote and why? |
| houndy | The way Davis led the Spurs won my vote. Congrats to Leeroy and Mr. Davis! |
| darko | Wow lamb got 3 1st place votes, didnt even think he would get 1. Congrats to Leeroy and Davis! |
| vt | Congrats, Leeroy! |
| proid | JB Finally gets some acknowledgement other than being traded for Russell Westbrook on draft day :) Congrtatulations. |
| dare | Thanks for those who give some love to Villanueva lol |
| nick | Deserving winner! |
| daved | i gave cartier martin my 3rd vote - i honestly think NLL Cartier is exactly what this award is about (as is bayless who is the clear winner) |
| djdrew | wtg houndy, also former Hawk/current Blazer superstar-in-the-making Cartier Martin with a first place vote lmao! |
| houndy | Trade worked out for both of us |
| vt | Congrats, Houndy. I don't mind that I traded him b/c the pick I got for him helped me land Lillard. |
| houndy | My boy did great filling in for Rose |
| merencio | deserved!!! I want as many point as @penny gets!! I know it will be less than what magritte will get but still... lmao |
| pennywise | I think as much as I get for not having a nominee. Lol |
| magritte | How many GM points do I get for an 11th place finisher. I bet it's a lot! |
| nick | Well yeh it's an individual award, but i mean, a team is made up of individuals, and hibbert's defense can't have been THAT good if his team was top 5 worst defense in the league. Marc Gasol won it in the NBA cos Memphis were the 2nd best defensive team in the league and Gasol was a big reason for that. But Hibbert got the most blocks in the league so he won. For the record i personally have no complaints about 6th man winner. And also if it were a big name winner then lebron would've won it |
| pennywise | and BTW, when Tyson Chandler won it in 2011/12 for the Knicks, they weren't in top ten in team D. |
| pennywise | Seems to me like DPOY is supposed to be best defensive player, not best D player on best defensive teams. I think I voted for Lebron, but can't really remember now. Too much voting lately...lol. But if Hibbert was deemed best defensive player, so be it....This seems to mirror the complaints about the 6th man, I could care less if the guy plays starter minutes. When Detlef Schrempf won it 2 years in a row, he averaged well over 30 min a game each year. He also was always on the floor in crunch time. Let's be honest, part of our voting tends to roll on popularity contests anyway. So often the BIG NAMES get the nod, even though others may be more deserving. Congrats to Hibbert and the Bulls. They got a nice little surprise to end their season and build off of for next year! |
| dazman32 | Yeah i voted for Lebron, Duncan and Ibaka for that reason. Cheers though Nick. |
| nick | Chicago were 26th in defensive efficiency in the league, Lakers were 24th. People obviously are not taking into account the impact a player has on their team's defense. Congrats to daz though |
| laddas | That's why this is the NLL ;) My vote went to kg though, very surprised Hibbert won it! |
| tmacf13 | Steph curry being on here is pretty funny. Lots of steals, but no one would consider him for dpoy in the nba. |
| dazman32 | very surprised considering the teams performance this year, but happy for the big man to get some individual recognition. well done big Roy! |
| nick | I wonder what the person who voted for Gary Neal (6.6ppg) over Crawford (28ppg) was smoking? |
| vt | Well some bozo nominated JR Smith who started in all 82 games. |
| darko | Maybe Ben has a better chance to win rookie of the year :) |
| houndy | lmfao Ben Gordon |
| leeroy | a bigger shock was one of the guys who got a first place vote started more games than he came off the bench lol |
| darko | SHOCKING! |
| pennywise | with all the ppl returning to college, he may sneak into the 1st round...don't forget that with most mocks, there are about 4-7 international players. Not all teams do well scouting overseas... |
| greenmig | ah ok cool. i have no clue about college, lol, but i do have 3 2nd rnders...;) |
| badwolf | he's projected as a late 2nd rounder atm, 53rd on Dx |
| greenmig | Id love to pick Hardaway Jnr....however I traded my 1st :'( |
| magritte | Sheed. That makes sense. You could play knight as your sixth man |
| magritte | Haha. I did mean smart |
| sheed36 | I'm lock on Kentavious Caldwell-Pope . i will not pick another PG |
| pennywise | Banks? didn't you mean Smart? |
| badwolf | nice write up, a bit early, you have plenty of players projected in 2nd round. And you seem down on Harris ;) |
| magritte | Oh yeah. I forgot. I just realized there are many picks that have changed hands. Looks like I have to do another one after the lottery. |
| dare | Nice write up, Sac will get GS pick though. |
| badwolf | Lakers and spurs aren't overachievers. As for Bucks, other then first two weeks we're doing fine without a starting nba sg, sf or pf. We're actually badly constructed for this season. I'm trying to trade one of the pgs, mostly holiday, for a starting sg, sf for a long time, since before the season started, but there are none available worth him. If Harris gets starting sf. ratings for next season and we get a solid pf, then we'll be much more dangerous. Now we're basically Russ against the world. paul Pierce was our best player last year and he left a giant hole at scoring wing. |
| greenmig | ty for the writeup. i would suggst that we are underachieving....vs if i was healthy.. |
| pennywise | There are definitely other teams that could fit in this article....Philly and Lakers should both be underachievers, with their rosters. LA was considered to be a top 3 team out West when the season started. I think I would have Clippers as an overachiever too, no one was talking about the "other" LA team early on, but now they are in top 3 in conference. |
| houndy | I was about to say how is Denver and underachieving team? I didn't expect this team to be that good, yet MKG and the Rooks carried the load. |
| nick | Err i don't think Denver were ever hyped as one of the best teams. In fact once i traded Granger away i can recall a radio show saying Denver had fallen into a good but not great team. My w/l record is actually higher than i expected too. |
| merencio | WeŽll matter again someday, thatŽs for sure!! |
| merencio | Oh BTW @pennywise, it makes me sad too to think about the players I wouldŽve had! Tough break, we pick up the pieces and move on, nothing I can do about it. |
| nick | Haha great show. :D You 3 should do more! |
| sheed36 | LOL Come on no Linsanity love ? Nice show |
| laddas | Now that's a fuckin show! Haha what a laugh! Good show boys! |
| merencio | Funniest show I've listened to by far, lol. Nice work as always guys. |
| vt | It's like the 80 year old actress staring at a photo of herself when she was young. "I used to be so beautiful...." |
| leeroy | i understand where your coming from. I've been in the same position. I think these guys have the biggest problem with how it looks. i don't really have a problem with it.. more wins for the rest of us :) |
| darko | Thats true leeroy, now that i looked i did bench him in week 14. But i think my starting lineup was better without boozer hogging the ball. Mullens really shined with boozer on the bench, rather than trying to start him with boozer. Im already thinking next season maybe start Mullens and have Boozer as a 6th man because he seems to be an effective scorer off the bench. While Mullens can score and has better defense. Then again we could be using a whole different engine. Id really love to be in the playoffs right now rather than have a top 10 pick. |
| leeroy | I think the issue lies with how blatant and early it starts. I mean Boozer has been benched since week 14. before that the guy was killing it all season. |
| darko | I was trying to win all season, up until around week 17 when i was 12 games back and no chance to get a playoff spot. Just dont have enough talent to put together a winning streak this season. |
| pennywise | We slam GS, but he's trying to win. We slam you because you know how to win, but tank. |
| pennywise | Nah. I just pick on u because in 2 seasons, you are being an obvious tanker. I believe if you did this in the real NBA, Stern would be issuing fines |
| darko | *Done, damn cant edit these. :( |
| darko | Guess this is the "what have you dont lately" league. 1 championship, 5 division titles, and 2 losing seasons and im mostly known for tanking. lol |
| Mavs4Life | I get Kobe another week? Awesome, I don't think we were getting past Miami in the 1st rnd anyways, so if we could just make the playoffs, I'll be contempt and I'll see what to do in the offseason. |
| Mavs4Life | I get Kobe another week? Awesome, I don't think we were getting past Miami in the 1st rnd anyways, so if we could just make the playoffs, I'll be contempt and I'll see what to do in the offseason. |
| leeroy | Great show guys. Sounds like you all had a blast, very funny stuff. |
| darko | Nice writeup! |
| merencio | Thanks houndy, hopefully, as royal said, we can find these diamonds in the second so we can make that storm come sooner than expected. |
| djdrew | I guess the silver lining is that I didn't make it on the list...unless of course that is because there is no silver lining on the blazers sinking ship lol....with that being said ...loved the article! |
| houndy | With a lotto pick and a better all-around Rose coming, I'd be scared of my team. However Utah would scare me the most in the West. He knows what he is doing, and when you have someone doing that, you're just waiting for the storm to come |
| pennywise | Very nice insider royal! |
| magritte | Very nice article. I will say, youth does not interest me. The five oldest teams in the league (taking us out) are 205-105, while the five youngest are 142-166. If this were the NBA, I would agree that youth is the way to rebuild, but certainly not in this league. |
| merencio | Quality Insider article, nice work Royal! |
| alejandro | Hawks have the names, but I think the Wiz will turn it around real quick, just need to luck into a top 3 talent and pray the Bulls amnesty Boozer. They would look really good. |
| dazman32 | Nice one Royal, great idea to try and lift the spirits of the struggling teams. |
| pennywise | really good write up Houndy! |
| nick | You typed a shitload, but all for the better! Great writeup, very detailed |
| greenmig | My boy Zeller is blossoming B-) |
| houndy | Damn I just realized I typed a lot |
| houndy | Lillard |
| darko | Too bad Lamb was in and out of D-league. |
| leeroy | While I'm biased the only thing I will say in favor of Davis, in a game that accentuates guard play he has been a key to my team getting as close to a playoff spot as we have, make it or not |
| Bigdaddy789961 | your right shevd hit the Rookie wall big time |
| merencio | Finally some love for my man De Colo, he's been solid. |
| nick | I didn't realise you could changes the positions, that's cool, glad i found that out before it's my turn |
| vt | Yeah, it's just a guide. |
| pennywise | are you sure? Its the only set up where you can move the positions and change who is where. That isn't possible for the Team rankings, which have actual fixed positions.... |
| darko | I think you are supposed to leave it as they are though. |
| pennywise | I think most ppl that do the Rookie Rankings do not realize they can determine the top ten. Instead, they just use whatever is given to them. I know when I did them, I added 3 players and changed the order. |
| vt | we should set a min # of games... |
| houndy | Agreed with the last part. What the hell is Cunningham doing on this list? |
| dunadan | test rr |
| dunadan | test rr |
| badwolf | We could use min games played rule, to elimnate guys like Cunningham |
| darko | Just saying he had a great week, and prob would have won rookie of the week, but those are the breaks. |
| vt | Lol...then what are you doing if you're not complaining?! |
| nick | maybe it'd be better to allow nomination for both potw + rotw, but if the players gets VOTED for both then the runner up rookie gets the award instead. |
| darko | cretin = Certain. |
| darko | Lamb had a great week, its too bad that qualified him for player of the week instead of rookie of the week. My 1-3 record pretty much screwed him out of winning player of the week. He would have for cretin won rookie of the week. But those are the rules, and im not trying to complaining about them. |
| nick | 3 rooks in the top 10! |
| darko | Jeremy Lamb getting the start this week, so he will probably drop in rankings. LOL |
| Mavs4Life | Don't forget about that Brow Game-winner |
| pennywise | too funny!!! |
| nick | lol @ BRK and ATL's ones |
| merencio | awesome!! |
| dazman32 | Lol very good |
| laddas | Bahaha! Good one! |
| Bigdaddy789961 | lol right my bad |
| sheed36 | ASK LADDAS LMFAO |
| Bigdaddy789961 | yo is it bad that the GM has been saying that all week too? |
| magritte | I'm in. |
| tmacf13 | Boyd should write these every week. |
| merencio | LOL! I think I just peed a little too! Best one yet! |
| greenmig | Nice analysis bro...I LOL'ed @ BKN... |
| sheed36 | which $10 million sucks more this year !!! LOL |
| pennywise | My 1st #1 spot in the power rankings!!! Only took half my team going down with injuries to get here!! When I saw ur opening and that I was 1st, I thought u were gonna be 2nd Boyd. Lol |
| magritte | Much like Dr. Phil, I'm here to help, Darko. |
| dazman32 | Brilliant! |
| darko | LOL, never thought of playing players out of position! |
| nick | Great read!! Good post-trade-deadline-tumbleweed-period entertainment |
| nick | "Here come the Nugs!!" *manu gets injured* ...aaaand there go the nugs. Also penny, winning the division pushes me up to top 4 not top 3. |
| pennywise | I believe that 4th is the best I can do. Denver clinched their division so they become the 3 seed. I would need to overtake the Clippers to get the 4th. It looks highly probable that clippers and I will be slated to play in round 1 of the playoffs. |
| dunadan | test pr |
| alejandro | eh, right now only the Lakers look a bit like underachievers to me, they are too talented and experienced to be struggling this much. Anyone from the top 6 in the east could win the conference and I would be hard pressed to call it an upset. |
| djdrew | Look at the bigdaddy on top of the hill for at least this week!! grats bro |
| vt | More sandbox mentality to take craig's phrase. We're 8th overall in the league. The underachiever tag is replayed each and every week. Moving on... |
| merencio | good one rasho! |
| javijoe | I've never had a high pick! =/ But great write-up! |
| Bigdaddy789961 | DAMNIT AMARE!!! smh |
| darko | Actually i was 2-3, had the odd 5 game week last week. :) |
| magritte | Nash lasted 24 hours and I got younger in all of my deals. Again, not sure how your comment makes sense. You are right, I definitely prefer veterans, as almost all of the best teams in the NLL are older teams |
| nick | You traded Gasol for Nash who's like 4 years older. Your franchise player is 34. Your starting 5 are all over 30. You've always been more inclined towards vets than youth year in year out, so you'll have to excuse me if my comment was outdated |
| magritte | I'm not quite sure how getting rid of Gasol and bringing in a guy like Varejao that won't even play until next year can be deemed win now mode. Confusing |
| dazman32 | So 2 years? Would have had to be the shortest rebuild in history. Give it time. |
| pennywise | Pro tip: nice work nick! |
| Mavs4Life | 5th o.o |
| nick | Well in March 2011 you made multiple trades where you traded key players for picks. Surely there was rebuilding intention behind trading away Joe Johnson for a 1st round pick. |
| dazman32 | Pro tip: The rebuild has only been going for 15 months. It began in December of 2011. |
| vt | QN |
| merencio | Oh man, this next matchup gives me the chills! Both teams have different types of strength. The game could go up to 110 every night. |
| vt | QN |
| greenmig | inserting chalmers into starting PG = stroke of pure genius...not even the professor saw this one coming ;) |
| sheed36 | best news ever 8) |
| merencio | sure is |
| WALLrus | Melanie Iglesias is a babe haha |
| vt | QN |
| houndy | 15 points in the bank! And yeah, I was a salary freak back then lol |
| vt | I also remember you freaking out when I told you that you had to sign him. LOL |
| vt | QN- good way to get 15pts, eh? |
| vt | QN |
| vt | QN |
| vt | QN |
· [May. 19] Utah exercises its team-option for Linas Kleiza.
· [May. 19] Aaron Gray exercises his player-option with Dallas.
· [May. 19] Charlie Villanueva exercises his player-option with Houston.
· [Apr. 28] D.J. White signs with the Phoenix Suns for 1 year and the minimum salary of $ 473,604. (4 comments)
· [Apr. 28] The Phoenix Suns release Jarvis Varnado into free-agency.
Which Series Will Most Likely Go to Game 7?
| SAC-DEN |
| LAC-DAL |
| MIA-PHI |
| CLE-NY |
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