#SLOE: People's Basketball Sim League

Hey all. How are you? Are you ready??? I said ARE… YOU… not entertained? I hope so, because it seems like the whole PBSL has be reinvigorated. Several people are flipping the script on their teams, and are looking to put the crosshairs on the Detroit Pisstons. The Omega conference, rightly named last year, was so bad last year that Nate wanted to realign everyone again because the Alpha was a bloodbath comparatively. Well, like TC Death and Sim taxes, the omega conference in the span of one real life month has flipped the script and the balance of powers across SLOE is all new (hmmm. I think I have a good idea for a new article now).

Anyways, I am one of the teams that decided to go full in on taking down the champ, or at least set myself up for the eventual self implosion. I thought last season was even going to be a great one given the moves I made. I got Fly Williams fr the Nets and Jalen Hood-Schifino from the Blazers to be great quality top end players to go with Lew and Kessler. Then I got Cottrill for a draft pick that felt like another quality depth pick I could get back in RFA at a discount to build out a solid six of sorts. It all went downhill after the draft… TC went alright in that regard, but Lew is increasingly showing he will not be the outright top three player I expected when I drafted him. Then there was almost zero sims last season where I did not have at least have one injury to a player that kept them out the full sim. Idk. It was a tough year. I would have usually thrown the towel in for a good draft pick by sim four, but I didn’t have my own pick. So I fought on. Constantly changing gameplans to try to get a winning sim. The hard work eventually paid off, getting the eight seed and giving the Raptors fits in the playoffs.

This offseason, I decided was finally my time to go in. I traded for SVG knowing he is a great player that would fit this team (the Booger fit I always envisioned). I have everyone else back, sans Cottrill. I let that <expletive deleted> go to Dallas on an overpay and have the better player in Parker the MLE in return. All in all, I think as long as I don’t have a repeat of last years injury woes I am a top flight team in the game. Let’s see though.


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Desert here,

your conference is pretty loaded with quality teams. It feels like the deeper conference now. What seed do you need to secure to consider the regular season a success?

How are you going to show case the steal of this year UFA, Candice Parker. Is she going to come off the bench and win 6 man of the year, or is she in the starting line up?

Sham Smith, Bulls.com: At 24, it might be a little early to make a final call on Lew's ceiling, but he does appear to be brilliant on one end of the floor and deficient on the other for a player with purple potential. With Stan Van Gundy coming to the Celtics this offseason, is it SVG's team now? And what do you think bringing in Van Gundy will do for Lew's growth?

After some tough luck, Boston is in the mix again. Fly and SVG are positioned to make a huge splash. How do you like their fit with Lew?

Black Superman wrote:Desert here,

your conference is pretty loaded with quality teams. It feels like the deeper conference now. What seed do you need to secure to consider the regular season a success?

Cue the Paul Rudd “look at us meme” in reference to the conference strength now…

I would have said top four last season before the injuries. I think this season it is probably myself, Warriors, Bulls, and Mavs at the top of the conference. So I’d say a top four finish.


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LazyTitanSmash wrote:How are you going to show case the steal of this year UFA, Candice Parker. Is she going to come off the bench and win 6 man of the year, or is she in the starting line up?

I’ve already almost traded her away I think… She is going to be coming in off the bench in a role that sees them playing 1-3. May get sixth man considerations, but may not play enough minutes for any serious debates.


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garbageman wrote:Sham Smith, Bulls.com: At 24, it might be a little early to make a final call on Lew's ceiling, but he does appear to be brilliant on one end of the floor and deficient on the other for a player with purple potential. With Stan Van Gundy coming to the Celtics this offseason, is it SVG's team now? And what do you think bringing in Van Gundy will do for Lew's growth?

I drafted Lew knowing he would not be the best defender, I think I just thought he would have progressed more in the offensive game. Even last season, I would have argued that it may have been Fly’s team before Lew. Hopefully Lew steps forward this year and starts to take over some games, but yeah… for the time being it is probably more of SVG’s or Fly’s team.


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greepleairport wrote:After some tough luck, Boston is in the mix again. Fly and SVG are positioned to make a huge splash. How do you like their fit with Lew?

I think the three of them are great complimentary players. One is super versatile and can do a little of everything (Fly), one is a great two way player right now (SVG), and the last is hopefully going to be a lights out shooter (Lew).


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Picks Emmington of the New Orleans Advocate,

It seems like the last couple of seasons you've gone back and forth on whether or not you want to tank or try to make a push. If you don't see the results you want to early on this season, will you go into to tank/rebuild mode or do you think you will try to make a big splash via trade to get back into the playoffs?

Do you the SVG was the piece missing for you team to make a run or maybe another move may be needed?

What is your team's biggest strength? What do you most want to improve?

BigDaddyd8720 wrote:Picks Emmington of the New Orleans Advocate,

It seems like the last couple of seasons you've gone back and forth on whether or not you want to tank or try to make a push. If you don't see the results you want to early on this season, will you go into to tank/rebuild mode or do you think you will try to make a big splash via trade to get back into the playoffs?

I’m always one shit things from pivoting. If I get a broken leg to Stan or Lew, maybe? It is just usually I wind up seeing it’s better to be bad and hope I get a good pick for the future then fight for an eight seed that probably won’t materialize based on team performance.


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Its been a few seasons and we haven't really seen the Celtics make a splash in a while. Do you think sliding into the playoffs because the Nuggets tanked was the jumpstart that you needed as a manager to start pushing again? Have you thought about what you could get in return for Lew and SVG once you throw in the towel by Sim4 again?

pennpanther1 wrote:What is your team's biggest strength? What do you most want to improve?

Our biggest strength is our determination to not be the team with the worst record out of all of the Celtics Tree’s teams. Biggest actual improvement would be an actual PG, but finding an avenue to that seems to be a challenge.


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Jedihero wrote:Its been a few seasons and we haven't really seen the Celtics make a splash in a while. Do you think sliding into the playoffs because the Nuggets tanked was the jumpstart that you needed as a manager to start pushing again? Have you thought about what you could get in return for Lew and SVG once you throw in the towel by Sim4 again?

I think the Nuggets are so worried about their own team, they didn’t realize how much my team really did just play better down the stretch and earned that last spot.


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Eazy P wrote:Do you the SVG was the piece missing for you team to make a run or maybe another move may be needed?

I mentioned it briefly in my presser how he replaced the Booger sized hole in my team, so yeah I do. They have similar roles and builds which is good.


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AngryBanana wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 9:48 am

Jedihero wrote:Its been a few seasons and we haven't really seen the Celtics make a splash in a while. Do you think sliding into the playoffs because the Nuggets tanked was the jumpstart that you needed as a manager to start pushing again? Have you thought about what you could get in return for Lew and SVG once you throw in the towel by Sim4 again?

I think the Nuggets are so worried about their own team, they didn’t realize how much my team really did just play better down the stretch and earned that last spot.


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They had, by their own admission, tanked the season for a better draft pick. Does that sway your answer or are you still delusional that you actually had a better team?

Miguel Treviño Morales, Teremana.com; Everyone is trying to figure out how to beat the Pistons. However, based on preseason results, is there a team in the Omega conference that got your attention?

jlmarines wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 1:20 pm Miguel Treviño Morales, Teremana.com; Everyone is trying to figure out how to beat the Pistons. However, based on preseason results, is there a team in the Omega conference that got your attention?

Thanks for this important question. Yes. I. believe. that. we. can. win.