apokolypz
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Post by apokolypz on May 1, 2014 21:47:33 GMT
Ask any players or the GM any questions you have!
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Post by malice on May 1, 2014 23:07:26 GMT
As one of the founding members of this sim league, your team's had quite the rollercoaster ride. What does this season hold for the Clippers?
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Post by shorty on May 2, 2014 5:21:24 GMT
What does the Clippers hope to achieve this season now that AK47 is in town?
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Post by BrazilianDude on May 2, 2014 15:25:28 GMT
Big trade recently to aquire AK47 but there are rumors swirling that the russian super star could be moved again?
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Post by celticfan on May 4, 2014 1:28:36 GMT
how good do you think James Harden can be?
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Post by malice on May 4, 2014 1:52:24 GMT
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apokolypz
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Post by apokolypz on May 4, 2014 4:03:56 GMT
As one of the founding members of this sim league, your team's had quite the rollercoaster ride. What does this season hold for the Clippers? I don't know if my team will truly contend this year but I love the versatility we have, and the combination of youth and veterans we have. In reference to the "roller coaster ride" comment, I have to say - I'm truly jealous of shortyman's GM abilities. He manages to stay relevant by wheeling and dealing his stars around and making a new winning team out of an old one. Usually once I start to lose games or chemistry, I just blow it up and start anew. He manages to ride through the storm and it's admirable. |
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apokolypz
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Post by apokolypz on May 4, 2014 4:04:49 GMT
What does the Clippers hope to achieve this season now that AK47 is in town? Simply make some noise. I think we have the talent to make the 4th or 5th seed and scare some of the top seeded teams. I think we need some more front court defense but overall I like the direction we're headed. |
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apokolypz
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Post by apokolypz on May 4, 2014 4:05:58 GMT
Big trade recently to aquire AK47 but there are rumors swirling that the russian super star could be moved again? Chances of that seem slim. There was a tempting offer for moving him for former Clipper Elton Brand - allowing the former favorite of this town to retire where he should. Unfortunately, that was only going to happen if another deal was agreed upon before hand, and that never happened. |
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apokolypz
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Post by apokolypz on May 4, 2014 4:07:23 GMT
how good do you think James Harden can be? We already know he can score - as shown by his 25 PPG outing in his rookie year, easily nabbing the Rookie of the Year award. His handling for a SG is phenomenal, the only real question right now is his defense. He has the beard to be a great defender, he just needs to show the effort. If can work on that, I think he could be a #1 SG in this league, but it won't come easy. Defense is one of the hardest things to learn. |
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Post by bloop on May 4, 2014 5:07:25 GMT
Big wins this sim that really sent a statements to the other owners. What is allowing your team to take that next step this season?
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apokolypz
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Post by apokolypz on May 4, 2014 18:55:28 GMT
Big wins this sim that really sent a statements to the other owners. What is allowing your team to take that next step this season? I think bringing in Kirilenko and Collison are the main reasons. The past three or four seasons, I've been having teams full of youth with no veteran leadership. I brought in two big time veterans who can still ball very well. They've been leading the team to wins. |
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Post by B Town on May 5, 2014 2:22:29 GMT
Is Ty Lawson you're future point guard? What do you expect from him in the future?
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Post by bloop on May 7, 2014 1:20:30 GMT
Is James Harden having the type of season you expected him to have following a ROTY award?
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apokolypz
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Post by apokolypz on May 7, 2014 5:07:59 GMT
Is Ty Lawson you're future point guard? What do you expect from him in the future? I do hope so. He had a huge rookie year for us, but he seemed to plateau. It seemed like he's be a superstar, but unfortunately by having a huge rookie year it seems like he simply reached his peak very, very early. If he can work on his passing and finishing abilities a bit, I don't see why he can't stay as our point guard for a very long time. He and Harden create a great back court. |
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Post by apokolypz on May 7, 2014 5:10:13 GMT
Is James Harden having the type of season you expected him to have following a ROTY award? I can understand why you'd ask this question, but really - he's playing great. He's improved his shooting percentages; marginally in FG and 3PT, but significantly in free throws. He's also improved his rebounding, assist numbers, and steals. The only thing that went down was scoring - but he's on a much better team. He's improved in decision making and his all around game. It's not a lot but it shows he's maturing. |
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Post by malice on May 10, 2014 0:20:28 GMT
You sit atop the Western Conference, and would be the favourites to win the West... but do you like your chances vs whoever comes out of the East?
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Post by malice on May 10, 2014 0:21:10 GMT
Could you make your answer count clear please? Makes it a LOT easier on me - given we have quite a few active Q&As now...
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Post by somerandomguy on May 12, 2014 11:08:58 GMT
(I wasn't around to see this, so I'm a bit ignorant about Harden)
James Harden had a phenomenal rookie season averaging 25 points per game, then this season it dipped to 20.7 ppg in about the same amount of minutes, how did that happen and do you think he can get back to averaging what he averaged in his rookie year again?
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Post by celticfan on May 12, 2014 20:54:12 GMT
Do you feel Lawson/Harden can be one of the best backcourts eventually?
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