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    jksander got a reaction from PointGuard in Randall DeSevers; A DDS:PB4 Dynasty Report   
    November 22, 2014

    Washington Americans (7-1) @ Atlanta Eagles (4-6)

     

    We're in fourth in the division, half a game out of last place, and we get the chance to host the top team in the Division for an early-season challenge. This is the kind of game you have to win early in the year if you want to build momentum. We've won all our home games thus far, but our losing record has fans on the fence about spending money to see us live when they can watch from home. We need to play well and encourage them that's not the way.

     

    Especially with five of our next nine games here at home.

     

    It is KILLING us not to have Horford ready and able, and Washington controled the pace and tenor of this game from the start, leading 11-18 with 2:46 to go in the first quarter. We never got control of things the remainder of the half, going into the break trailing 38-49.

     

    We trailed by 16 early in the third quarter, but with 5:07 remaining in that period we pulled within eight thanks to a three by Korver, down 52-60. We inched our way back in, and with 10:36 to play in the game we took a 67-66 lead on a Ray Allen three! But we could not maintain the momentum, as Washington rallied to go up 71-81 with just seven minutes remaining. By that point, with Horford struggling to stay on the floor for even a few minutes, we just didn't have any good options for high-powered scoring. We fought hard, keeping the loss within single digits but losing nonetheless 88-97.

     

    ATL Player of the Game: Jeff Teague (18 pts 1 reb 7 ast 1 stl 1 blk)

    ATL Honorable Mentions: Tim Duncan (13 pts 13 reb 1 stl 1 blk); Andre Blatche (10 pts 4 reb 2 ast 1 stl)

     

    Made another big trade, to get former Indiana player Cody Zeller from Charlotte, in exchange for Pero Antic and our first round pick for next year (we still have the first rounder from San Antonio). Zeller will get immediate starting minutes, and should be able to fit in the lineup as a big contributor. Antic was never going anywhere with us, and we need young guys who can score and defend. Anyone who has seen him play in the past knows his explosive athleticism. And though he's yet to show it in the pros, I think he's capable of being just as good in the NBA as he was in college. He just needs the right push.

     

    New lineup:

     

    PG - Jeff Teague (6'2” 180 lbs) 3.0/3.0

    SG - Kyle Korver (6'7” 212 lbs) 2.5/2.5

    SF - DeMarre Carroll (6'8” 225 lbs) 2.5/2.5

    PF - Tim Duncan (6'11” 260 lbs) 4.0/4.0

    C - Al Horford (6'10” 245 lbs) 4.5/4.5

     

    6 - Cody Zeller (7'0” 230 lbs) 2.5/2.5

    7 - Jarrett Jack (6'3” 197 lbs) 2.0/2.0

    8 - Ray Allen (6'5” 205 lbs) 2.0/2.0

    9 - Thabo Sefolosha (6'7” 215 lbs) 2.0/2.0

    10 - Elton Brand (6'9” 254 lbs) 1.5/1.5

    11 - Shelvin Mack (6'2” 205 lbs) 1.5/1.5

    12 - Kent Bazemore (6'5” 195 lbs) 1.5/2.0

    13 - Mike Muscala (6'11” 230 lbs) 1.5/1.5

    14 - Adreian Payne (6'10” 245 lbs) 1.0/1.5

    15 - John Jenkins (6'4” 212 lbs) 1.0/1.0

     

    Zeller will start at center in place of Horford until he is ready for full-time minutes again, at which point he should perform well as a solid swing-man at PF / C from the sixth spot.

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    jksander reacted to PointGuard in Randall DeSevers; A DDS:PB4 Dynasty Report   
    Aaarggghhhh...so close!
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    jksander got a reaction from Chris in Randall DeSevers; A DDS:PB4 Dynasty Report   
    No worries, Chris, all you deteleted was some banter between me and PG. No big loss And now some games! And a big trade (at least in my opinion.)
     
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    November 10, 2014
    Toronto Dinos (4-0) @ Atlanta Eagles (1-2)
     
    The game stayed close early as we fought for a signature early-season victory, leading 18-17 against Toronto with four minutes to play in the first quarter. But though we built six point leads twice in the game, we never capitalized on that, allowing Toronto to roar back, the Dinos taking a 31-33 lead on us with 6:44 to go in the first half. We fought hard enough to retake the lead and go into the half up 47-45, but this game was very much still in play with 24 minutes to go.
     
    We opened the second half on an 8-2 run, creating our largest lead of the game at 55-47 with 8:44 to go in the third quarter. And over the next three minutes we blew things up, expanding the lead to 15 while Al Horford put a few more notches into the best game of his season thus far! At the end of three we led 75-57 and had this one well in hand, readying ourselves for clean-up as we took our first key upset of the season! Even though Toronto would outscore us 40-27 in the final quarter, we'd win this one in the end 102-97.
     
    No chance to rest on our win though, as we have five of our next six games on the road over the next week and a half. If we don't find a way to get wins on the road, we'll soon be in serious trouble. Time for our team to step up and prove we're worthy of notice!
     
    ATL Player of the Game: Al Horford (28 pts 14 reb 1 ast 2 stl)
    ATL Honorable Mentions: DeMarre Carroll (15 pts 4 reb 1 ast); Kyle Korver (12 pts 5 reb 2 ast 2 stl)
     
    November 12, 2014
    Atlanta Eagles (2-2) @ Okahoma City Twisters (4-1)
     
    Both teams came out fired up in this one, and though we held a ten point lead early, we went into the second quarter holding a much more tenuous 30-27 advantage over the 4-1 Twisters. Our offense inevitably cooled, and this became a pitched defensive battle, though after several minutes chasing their wind, we blew past the Twisters 47-46 on a Teague dunk with 2:14 to go in the half. We did trail, however, at the half by a 53-57 margin, that despite 17 points and four boards from Horford in the first half alone.
     
    Through the third quarter it seemed all we could do to stay within two posessions, trailing 72-77 with 3:42 to go in the quarter. But Elton Brand nailed a deuce with 1:55 to go in the third, pulling us within three and for a moment it looked like we might hold things together. Then the bottom dropped out, Oklahoma City ran back to a ten point lead, and suddenly we had a quarter to play and no gas in the tank. They went on to crush us 99-114.
     
    ATL Player of the Game: Al Horford (24 pts 9 reb 3 ast 2 stl)
    ATL Honorable Mentions: Jeff Teague (17 pts 7 reb 10 ast); DeMarre Carroll (15 pts 4 reb 4 ast 2 stl)
     
    Trade News: We've made a deal with San Antonio, sending us Tim Duncan in exchange for Paul Milsaup. The Outlaws will also be sending us their first round pick in 2015. This doesn't change much for us initially except that now we have Duncan, a veteran, to provide real consistent offense AND defense alongside Horford. And we'll have an additional first-rounder next year to help fill out our roster of guards.
     
    Our updated roster:
     
    Roster
    PG - Jeff Teague (6'2” 180 lbs) 3.0/3.0
    SG - Kyle Korver (6'7” 212 lbs) 2.5/2.5
    SF - DeMarre Carroll (6'8” 225 lbs) 2.5/2.5
    PF - Tim Duncan (6'11” 260 lbs) 4.0/4.0
    C - Al Horford (6'10” 245 lbs) 4.5/4.5
     
    6 - Jarrett Jack (6'3” 197 lbs) 2.0/2.0
    7 - Ray Allen (6'5” 205 lbs) 2.0/2.0
    8 - Thabo Sefolosha (6'7” 215 lbs) 2.0/2.0
    9 - Elton Brand (6'9” 254 lbs) 1.5/1.5
    10 - Shelvin Mack (6'2” 205 lbs) 1.5/1.5
    11 - Kent Bazemore (6'5” 195 lbs) 1.5/2.0
    12 - Mike Muscala (6'11” 230 lbs) 1.5/1.5
    13 - Pero Antic (6'11” 260 lbs) 1.0/1.0
    14 - Adreian Payne (6'10” 245 lbs) 1.0/1.5
    15 - John Jenkins (6'4” 212 lbs) 1.0/1.0
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    jksander reacted to Chris in Randall DeSevers; A DDS:PB4 Dynasty Report   
    Hey guys I'm really sorry. I messed up my apache server trying to fix a registration problem and had to restore from 4am last night.
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    jksander reacted to PointGuard in Who's Bret Vandergard and what's he done for us lately? [DDSCB3]   
    DeLawn West, Eastern Washington Eagles’ player:
     
    Game #4, Nov. 25, 2013: Eastern Washington Eagles (0-3) at Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (2-1)
     
    Man, another freakin’ road game. I’m beginning to question the leadership affecting the Eastern Washington basketball team. The AD, Swede Olaffson, really messed up on our schedule. And Vandergard’s choice of starters is killing this team. I didn’t say much at first, but his starting all these freshman is a big mistake. The team would be doing a helluva lot better if he’d start me instead of Terence Hillier at SF. Hillier is really a PF and he’s doing a terrible job at SF. I didn’t say much for a while, but watching from the bench as we continue to crash and burn had gotten me so pissed off that I’ve let Hillier have it a few times. The coaching staff has come between us and tried to throttle me, but nobody else on this team will speak up and we’re going to continue to fall on our faces until they finally figure out they’re giving minutes to the wrong guys.
     
    Well, another night on the bench for me. So I might as well let you know what really goes on in this game tonight.
     
    Same bunch of guys start tonight who’ve led us to 3 straight losses. We’re up against another team that’s been scoring most of their points inside and our starters have just been letting guys blow by them for easy baskets. Bethune-Cookman is pretty weak at SF, so I sure wish I was in there so we could get some offense at the 3.
     
    Hillier wears down so quickly. Coach V then replaces him after 4 minute of play with Joe Blackwell rather than me. Another poor decision. Blackwell picks up 2 fouls in just over a minute of play. And again the coaches pass me, instead inserting Travis Dawson at SF. Hillier comes back in and does nothing except get tired and finally I’m in with 6:20 to play in the half. I force a couple quick turnovers by the Wildcats and hit a 3 in my first minute on the court. For once the coach left me in for enough time for me to put some numbers on the board. I scored 5 points in just over 6 minutes of play and we cut the Wildcats’ lead to 36-31. Michael Taylor and (surprisingly) Terence Hillier led our scoring with 6 points apiece.
     
    With 16:05 to play, we finally got a lead at 41-40. Hillier was dragging by then and I was sent back into light a bigger fire. But our guards began turning the ball over and we fell behind once again. After just 4 minutes on the court, Hillier was brought back in and I was back on the bench. We fell further behind from that point and lost our 4th straight game. This sucks!
     
    Final Score: Bethune-Cookman (3-1)—81, Eastern Washington (0-4)—64.
     
    Team stats:
     
    FG %: 57% (29-51) vs 53% (28-53) in favor of B-C
    FT %: 70% (21-30) vs 70% (7-10) in favor of B-C
    3 pt %: 100% (1-1) vs 33% (2-6) in favor of EWU
    Reb: 26 (including 7 offensive reb) vs 23 (including 9 offensive reb) in favor of B-C
    Turnovers: 13 vs 21 in favor of B-C
    Blocks: 2 vs 2 so even
    Steals: 8 vs 5 in favor of B-C
    Assists: 15 vs 9 in favor of B-C
    Fouls: 14 vs 22 in favor of B-C
    Pts in paint: 42 vs 36 in favor of B-C
    2nd chance pts: 15 vs 12 in favor of EWU
    Fast break pts: 20 vs 16 in favor of EWU
    Biggest lead: 17 vs 2 in favor of B-C
    Lead changes: 11
    Times tied: 2
     
    Leading Eagles’ players: C Michael Taylor-14 pts, 5 reb; PF Cory Davis-11 pts, 6 reb, 1 assist; SF Terence Hillier-10 pts, 4 reb, 1 assist, 1 steal; PF Cory Davis-10 pts, 3 reb; C Odie Joseph-7 pts, 6 reb, 1 assist, 1 steal.
     
    Bethune-Cookman’s PF Michael Selden was the player of the game with 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks
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    jksander reacted to PointGuard in Who's Bret Vandergard and what's he done for us lately? [DDSCB3]   
    Sunan, waiter at Bangkok Garden Restaurant:
     
    Ms Rozniak is back at our restaurant. She’s been here several times. She’s a good customer, so we give her the table she likes in the back corner. She’s always been a good tipper, so I’m happy to be able to wait on her table.
     
    Tonight she’s with some tall guy, and she’s really dressed sexy…a slinky dress with lots of cleavage. She seems to be making most of the decisions about drinks and food. But I guess that is because she’s been here fairly often, and he seems not to know anything about the restaurant or our menu.
     
    The guy hasn’t said much to me at all and he seems sort of ill at ease, but she’s particularly bubbly. Maybe that’s because she’s downed several drinks. Towards the end of the dinner, she introduces me to him (Bret Van-something) and says he is the new basketball coach at Eastern Washington. He gives me a business card and writes on the back of it, telling me “If you want to see our team play, just bring this card to the ticket office and they’ll provide you with tickets for two good seats.”
     
    As they get up to leave, she wobbles slightly and giggles, then takes his arm to steady herself while saying, “Bret, I really have had too much to drink so I think you better take control…of the car and drive us back to Cheney.”
     
    She leaves a VERY nice tip. The valet later tells me he also got a good tip and a nice view. We get better tips than the valets, but there are other benefits to being a valet.
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    jksander reacted to PointGuard in Who's Bret Vandergard and what's he done for us lately? [DDSCB3]   
    This dynasty report will be written from the perspective of several individuals (rather than from the perspective of the head coach). Each of these individuals will be identified at the beginning of his/her posting for this dynasty.
     
    Initial season: 2013-2014
     
    Initial program: Eastern Washington Eagles. Team prestige--16, Big Sky Conference prestige--28, Facilities--C, Academics--C- (Min SAT of 860), Reese Court (6,000 capacity).
     
    Initial Recruiting level: Normal
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    jksander got a reaction from Chris in Randall DeSevers; A DDS:PB4 Dynasty Report   
    lol! That's hilarious ... I'm too blind for the marines ... I'd wash out in five minutes
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    jksander got a reaction from Chris in Randall DeSevers; A DDS:PB4 Dynasty Report   
    My goal with this, btw, is to go "low and slow" to really get the ins and outs of the game. I am NOT an NBA junkie, so this is all new to me. If anyone wants to chime in and tell me things about bird rights and salary shenanigans, feel free. Also: so far no bites on trades, the trading engine seems really tough if we go up against the AI for a player they like. I will try putting players "on the block" and see what kind of offers I get. Would really love to beef up my guards here in Hotlanta ... lol

    Also, could not take the Pacers as that would be too painful with how badly they've played this year. I just don't think I could handle trying to clean up that mess
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    jksander reacted to Chris in Randall DeSevers; A DDS:PB4 Dynasty Report   
    Awesome. This is going to be great Jon!
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    jksander reacted to PointGuard in Randall DeSevers; A DDS:PB4 Dynasty Report   
    Hey, it's JK!  Good to see you playing and reporting.  First time I'd ever seen your picture though....for some reason I had envisioned you as this ex-Marine  (LOL).
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    October 4, 2014
    Atlanta Eagles owner Stewart Malkin has announced the hiring of Randall DeSevers as the team's new General Manager. DeSevers spent time as a D-II head coach with the University of Southern Indiana for several years before joining the Eagles' organization four years ago as lead assistant coach / chief scouting guru. During those four years the Eagles made the playoffs all four times, but failed to get past the Conference Semis in all but his first season (2010-11). The Eagles are looking at a breakout season, however, and will be looking to DeSevers to make big moves to ensure the team becomes a power in the Eastern Conference.
     
    Head Coach Mike Budenholzer, now in his second year with the Eagles, has his work cut out for him, with pressure high to win big after last year's 38-44 campaign which ended in a playoff defeat at the hands of Indiana's Racers. “We've put together the groundwork for a top contender,” he tells the WS Sports Network. “Now we have to win those games, which is what they pay me for. I intend to do just that.”
     
    Roster
    PG - Jeff Teague (6'2” 180 lbs) 3.0/3.0
    SG - Kyle Korver (6'7” 212 lbs) 2.5/2.5
    SF - DeMarre Carroll (6'8” 225 lbs) 2.5/2.5
    PF - Paul Milsap (6'8” 250 lbs) 4.0/4.0
    C - Al Horford (6'10” 245 lbs) 4.5/4.5
     
    6 - Mike Scott (6'8” 237 lbs) 2.0/2.0
    7 - Thabo Sefolosha (6'7” 215 lbs) 2.0/2.0
    8 - Elton Brand (6'9” 254 lbs) 1.5/1.5
    9 - Shelvin Mack (6'2” 205 lbs) 1.5/1.5
    10 - Kent Bazemore (6'5” 195 lbs) 1.5/2.0
    11 - Dennis Schroeder (6'2” 168 lbs) 1.5/2.0
    12 - Mike Muscala (6'11” 230 lbs) 1.5/1.5
    13 - Pero Antic (6'11” 260 lbs) 1.0/1.0
    14 - Adreian Payne (6'10” 245 lbs) 1.0/1.5
    15 - John Jenkins (6'4” 212 lbs) 1.0/1.0