#SLOE: People's Basketball Sim League

Well ladies and gentlemen,

We Did It!
This group of individuals has gone into a new mode of being.
We banded together to lift up this great sport and take it to new heights.
We toiled through days and weeks of opportunities and adjustments, just to prove that this mountain of a task was not beyond our capabilities.
We showed patience and skill, and planned our best plans, and now is the time to see, who will land the first ship?

The Washington Bullets are proud to announce great optimism for the 1980 season.
We hired a kid, Mike Lowry, fresh out of high school to manage our roster.
He is a lil awkward, and likes to play with electronics, but he also loves the game of basketball!
When he ran his plan down, I have to say I wasn't sold right away.

He said the league is ripe for a pivot.
I don't know, Kareem has dominated the recent history, but he made some sense when he pointed to the 3-point line.
He said the future is in the guards, especially guards that can pass, handle, and shoot from outside.
I can't say for sure that he's right, but considering the rule change, I guess it's my job to make sure this happens.

The Washington Bullets will be lobbying heavily for rule more rule changes that favor fast pace and high scoring.
If we have to buy a few referees, we're not above it.
We're here to get money, and it takes money to make money.

We're very happy with our inaugural draft class.
Brad Davis is certainly going to pick on some weak backcourts in our division and lead us to a playoff appearance.
We added some strong wing support in Michael Ray Richardson and Alvan Adams.
We're expecting that backcourt play to carry the heavy side of the game for us.

Our trade block has not been released yet, but we're likely to be active this season.
Haven't yet decided which direction we'll head, and probably will wait a few sims to see where we are, but we fully expect to move pieces at the trade deadline.

Our starting five will be:
Kent Benson
Alvan Adams
Terry Tyler
Micheal Ray Richardson
Brad Davis

We're going to share the ball and score a ton of points.
This is the future of the NPBSL.

Hope you enjoy the show.

Chet Youbetcha, Dimmadome News: You have an impressive guard core, as you mentioned, but are you afraid that you are too ahead of the curb in having a strong backcourt with a weak front court? The league is still very much built towards bigs it seems.

Mike Royko, Chicago Tribune: You mentioned paying off refs, how much do you think that will cost? I hear the going rate has increased over recent years. Last I checked it was a solid 3 points.

Do you see anyone from your bench being the top contributor that will get you to the post season?

Moses Malome, Bay Area News Group: You came out of preseason with a winning record. Do you think this is a proper preview of your season to come? Or did you under/over perform?

AngryBanana wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2024 12:16 pm Chet Youbetcha, Dimmadome News: You have an impressive guard core, as you mentioned, but are you afraid that you are too ahead of the curb in having a strong backcourt with a weak front court? The league is still very much built towards bigs it seems.

Tell you the truth, I really don't know what this software is capable of.
Does logic play out over brut force?
I don't know
Our plan is to:
Aim
Fire
Calibrate
and Fire Some More
Something's gonna hit

greepleairport wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2024 3:17 pm Moses Malome, Bay Area News Group: You came out of preseason with a winning record. Do you think this is a proper preview of your season to come? Or did you under/over perform?

I certainly believe we will have a winning record.
That is not enough for us.
We're looking for a deep playoff run, and we're willing to put some chips on the table to get there.

logpmess wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2024 2:34 pm Mike Royko, Chicago Tribune: You mentioned paying off refs, how much do you think that will cost? I hear the going rate has increased over recent years. Last I checked it was a solid 3 points.

Do you see anyone from your bench being the top contributor that will get you to the post season?

I'm hoping to get a package deal.
Maybe 40 calls over 5 games.
According to the preseason stats we can't get to the line to save our lives.
And that wouldn't matter much, because we're at the bottom of the league in throw percentage as well.
We just have to hope the ref's aren't looking when we leg-whip people in the painted area.

Can you confirm your team's defensive motto is "Defend, Deny, Depose"?

Will the Bullets take a shoot first and ask questions later approach this season?

IamQuailman wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2024 10:30 am Can you confirm your team's defensive motto is "Defend, Deny, Depose"?

Absolutely!
The Revolution will be televised and streamed on DAZN
Talks with NBA League Pass fell through

Eazy P wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2024 11:15 am Will the Bullets take a shoot first and ask questions later approach this season?

Shoot First
Shoot Second
No Questions

Random Reporter: So, how do you plan on implementing this never-before seen pace & space strategy? Do any of your players have experience with your ideal style of play?

Xist2Inspire wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2024 3:12 pm Random Reporter: So, how do you plan on implementing this never-before seen pace & space strategy? Do any of your players have experience with your ideal style of play?

Well that's the challenge.
We know what we're good at, and what we're bad at.
Now we have to adjust to the factors of competing against other teams with particular strengths and weaknesses.
It's a feeling out process.
I don't think many players in our league have the experienced this style of play.