San Antonio Spurs: For Old Time Sake | 2k13 Association

Welcome to my NBA 2k13 Association thread. I will be controlling the San Antonio Spurs for one season. Here are the settings I am using, along with what custom sliders and rosters I will use.

Start Date: Beginning of Season
Season Length: 82 Games
Team Chemistry: On
Player Roles: Off
Progressive Fatigue: Off
Trade Deadline: On
Trade Override: Off
Allow CPU Trades: On
Preseason Games: On
Injuries: On
Fantasy Draft: None
Customize League: Off
All Playoff series are Best of 7
Quarter Length: 9 Minutes
Sim Quarter Length: 11 Minutes
Custom Sliders are copied from OperationSports user schnaidt1’s “Holy Game Play Batman”
Rosters are Bedwardsroy19 & Team’s 2k13 Roster Project, found again on OperationSports

I plan on playing through the first 10 games or so of the season and then just doing weekly recaps until around the all-star time. I will play a few games around there, then sim more doing recaps, and then for the last 10 games or so I will also play them myself. I will play all playoff games (provided I make the playoffs, haha). I will do around the league stuff as well, covering injuries, transactions, rumors, and more. There will be features such as Spurs player twitters, articles, and more.

I hope you enjoy reading and I await your feedback, praise, hate, etc.

[B]Notable updates (articles and whatnot) :
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[URL="http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8421685&postcount=31"]clippersfan86 update #1[/URL]
[URL="http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8428760&postcount=41"]clippersfan86 update #2[/URL]
[URL="http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8443148&postcount=62"]How Deep? A look at the spurs title hopes[/URL]
[URL="http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8445965&postcount=76"]trades anyone? pt1[/URL]
[URL="http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8445971&postcount=77"]trades anyone? pt2[/URL]
[URL="http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8452732&postcount=99"]Bledsoe trade announcement[/URL]
[URL="http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8455858&postcount=104"]all-star starters announced[/URL]
[URL="http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8456053&postcount=105"]other all-star stuff[/URL]
[URL="http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8459158&postcount=111"]greg monroe trade announcement per woj[/URL]
[URL="http://insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8468564&postcount=120"]r.c. buford presser highlights[/URL]

End of Regular Season Team Stats
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Spurs Injury Report:

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Scoring title went to Carmelo Anthony, who averaged 30.2ppg (2476 total points)

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October 24th, 2012

[CENTER][U][B]So…what now?[/B] 2012-13 Spurs Season Preview[/U]

[I]Coming off of a disappointing 4-2 loss to the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, this season may be the Big Three’s final shot at another ring.[/I]

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Age is a cruel mistress. Tim Duncan (36), Tony Parker (30), and Manu Ginobili (35) learned that the hard way in the Western Conference Finals against the young Spurs core of Kevin Durant (24), Russell Westbrook (23), and James Harden (23). That’s all in the past now, and the Spurs have to look forward to [hopefully] better and brighter things in the upcoming season.

The Spurs lost nobody in the offseason, re-signing Tim Duncan, Danny Green, Boris Diaw, and Patty Mills. However nothing was gained either, and when teams like the Lakers and the Heat further improve their rosters, one has to wonder where San Antonio sits. Well according to NBA.com, they are #1 headed into the season.

Despite no big name new faces, the Spurs retaining franchise cornerstone Tim Duncan (15.4ppg/9.0rpg/1.5bpg on 49% from the field in 28mpg) as well as fourth year player Danny Green who saw increases across the board on his statistics with a 11.6mpg increase last season was very pivotal.

“I think it’s obvious we want to keep these guys together for as long as possible. This team has a chemistry I’m almost afraid to touch and this upcoming season I see no reason why they won’t finish first in the West again with this roster,” General Manager R.C. Buford commented during a press conference late last week.

By now we know what to expect from the Big Three not only in terms of production but also minutes. Popovich will give them as much rest as possible until the playoffs. This places more pressure in the regular season on the youth of San Antonio. 21 year old NBA sophomore Kawhi Leonard is seen as someone who will be a mainstay for the Spurs foreseeable future. After the Spurs traded Richard Jefferson to the Golden State Warriors for Stephen Jackson last season, rookie Leonard embraced the starting small forward spot for the Spurs. While statistically he didn’t blow anyone’s mind last year, his play goes beyond the score sheet.

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[I][SIZE="2"]Tim Duncan (left) has helped mentor Kawhi Leonard (right)
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When reporters caught up with Tony Parker yesterday, he had this to say on Kawhi: “Kawhi [Leonard] is so active; I mean sometimes I think there are three or four of him out on the court. Defensively he’s not afraid of guarding the other team’s best player and that’s a great trait to have. I can’t wait to see what he can do for us this year. I’m excited.”

While plenty of questions exist for the Spurs headed into the season, time is the only thing to answer them. Their first game is October 31, when they’ll play in New Orleans against the Hornets, a game that will mark the debut of this year’s #1 lottery pick: Anthony Davis.

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These pre-season rankings did not take into account any trades (such as the Houston Rocket's addition of James Harden).

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Simulated the 4th quarter.
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POTG: Kawhi Leonard

Recap:

The visiting Spurs didn't make Anthony Davis' NBA debut easy, as the Hornets fell 91-76 on Wednesday night. Davis contributed 19 points and a game high 9 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to stop San Antonio.

"Individually I had a good game tonight, but we still didn't get the win and that's all that matters. They're [Spurs] a great team and a great test of where we are as a team. We all have to own up after a loss but I'll be the first to say I have to continue adjusting to the NBA tempo and improving my game. Hope to get them next time." Davis said after the game.

Tim Duncan had some words regarding the rookie. "He [Anthony Davis] has a lot of talent. To step in to your first NBA game and perform like that is amazing. We struggled to stop him down low and I think personally I underestimated his shooting range. [He's] Got a lot of potential and I don't doubt he'll be an all-star one day, but tonight is ours to celebrate."

The Spurs win can be contributed to fantastic two-way play. Not only did they shoot the ball over 50%, they limited the Hornets to just over 40%.

Kawhi Leonard was the story tonight, missing only one shot and scoring 18 points in the win.

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"Some nights the ball rolls how you want it to. I got good touches and my teammates really helped open the floor for me to attack the basket." Leonard said.

Following this solid performance the Spurs head home tonight and ready to face the Oklahoma City Thunder tomorrow. The same Thunder team that knocked the Spurs out of the playoffs just a few months ago.

"The loss is still tender, but it's a new season and a clean slate. We can only look forward and play our game to beat them on our home court." Gregg Popovich commented.

This will be the Thunder's debut for the 2012-13 season. It's their first game without guard James Harden, who was traded to the Houston Rockets along with Cole Aldrich, Daequan Cook, and Lazar Hayward for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, two first round picks and a second round pick. Harden scored 29 points in his debut as a Rocket as they defeated the Pistons 101-99. Tomorrow we'll see if Martin and Lamb can fill the hole Harden left.

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Eww look at the Thunder's starting lineup. Silly 2K[B][/B]

[QUOTE=Mr. I'm So Rad]Eww look at the Thunder's starting lineup. Silly 2K[B][/B][/QUOTE]
Durant at PF is really annoying to play against. Him and Westbrook are tearing me apart. I can't guard them.

The Thunder are complete cheese in 2K13 especially against the CPU on Hall Of Fame.

[QUOTE=Mr. I'm So Rad]The Thunder are complete cheese in 2K13 especially against the CPU on Hall Of Fame.[/QUOTE]
Holy shit that was the most ridiculous game I've ever played of 2k.

Box score and recap coming.

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POTG: Tony Parker

Recap:
An overtime thriller concluded in San Antonio late Thursday night with the sold out Spurs crowd rejoicing as the Thunder fell.

The Spurs were led by Tony Parker, who scored 30 points and dished 11 assists while not turning the ball over once.

"[Russell] Westbrook was taking it to me early. Beating me off the dribble possession after possession. I became determined to make his job as a defender as hard as mine was. When I started hitting several shots in a row and collapsing the defense when I drove I was able to pass to my open teammates giving them shots they hit," Parker explained.

Parker was also responsible for the three-pointer that put the Spurs into overtime, after running down the clock.

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"Even though he was our leading scorer Tony [Parker] was the last option on that play. We had [Matt] Bonner screen him but that didn't work, we had Danny Green cutting and getting screens and that didn't work. As well as a few other options that didn't come to fruition. It came down to a make or go home shot with no chance for a rebound and you saw what happened," Gregg Popovich spoke in the press conference post-game.

When overtime came it wasn't Parker who was the hero. Kawhi Leonard scored 6 of their 12 points, including two free throws from a Russell Westbrook blocking foul with seconds left that put the Spurs up by 2. Not only that, but he was the one who put his hand directly in the face of Kevin Durant's 3 pointer to force the near miss. That shot would have won Oklahoma the game.

"There wasn't a single moment of that overtime that wasn't tense. When I went up for that layup and I heard the whistle blow I thought for sure it would be [a] charging [call] and I was devastated. Seeing that it was a blocking [foul] on Westbrook and I'd have two shots at the line to take the lead I really had to calm myself and focus," Kawhi Leonard said.

Kevin Durant scored a season high 43 points in the loss to bring him past the 10,000 career point mark.

The Spurs will get a day of rest tomorrow and then play another home game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday.

November 2, 2012

Article:

[B]Manu Ginobili's Contract[/B]

Starting shooting guard Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs spoke yesterday about his contract situation, as well as his future in the NBA.

Just one day after a 123-121 victory in overtime over the Oklahoma City Thunder, Ginobili announced his contract is to be extended by 1 year by the Spurs organization.

"We shook hands on it early this morning. I love the San Antonio fans and I love the Spurs. I've been interested in getting this done and now it's being set in stone." Ginobili said.

The extension is substantially smaller than what he is currently receiving. This year the 11 year veteran is set to make $14.11 million, while the extension is said to be closer to $5.0 million.

"Looking ahead into the future I want to allow the front office to have more leeway in the upcoming off-season. We both agreed that this is a fair price."

The estimated near $10.0 million cut will surely give the Spurs money to operate with. As of now the Spurs salary in 2013-14 is $36.54 million. With the salary cap set to be around $60.0 million, that leaves close to $23.50 million in cap room. This number will be different by then, as both Matt Bonner and Patrick Mills have team options in 2013-14, while Boris Diaw has a player option.

"We've got a lot to decide leading up to the next off-season and during. I always have to look ahead but the way things pan out during the regular- and post-season really affects these things. I'm very happy to have Ginobili on board another year." R.C. Buford, G.M. of the Spurs said.

As the Spurs are only 2 games into the 82 game season, the phrase "upcoming offseason" seems a bit strange, but this foresight is what helped San Antonio be a dynasty since the arrival of Tim Duncan.

This extension guarantees the Big Three of Ginobili, Parker, and Duncan to be together at least one more year, provided no trades or retirements occur.

"As of now I think I'll have to retire after the 2014 season, but that decision is a ways away yet. It all depends how I'm playing and how my body is doing." Manu spoke when asked about retirement.

Knowing he has another year of guaranteed money, Manu Ginobili will hope to defeat the Utah Jazz tomorrow.

Manu ain't retiring. He gonna sign with the Heat :kobe:

I didn't mention the three-point shooting in the recap but that's ok.

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Why isnt Splitter starting?That guy is going to demand a trade sooner or later.

[QUOTE=Brujesino]Why isnt Splitter starting?That guy is going to demand a trade sooner or later.[/QUOTE]
diaw is actually rated higher. im still deciding who i like more and how i want to move the lineups around.

i do think despite his higher rating diaw is worse in the game.

just finished jazz game. was very boring to play. box score and recap coming shortly. this is the last game i'll do today. don't expect this many each day :oldlol:

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POTG: Kawhi Leonard

Recap:
The San Antonio Spurs extended their winning streak to three, concluding their first week of NBA action on a good note with a 79-72 win over the Utah Jazz.

The Spurs played their brand of basketball in the first quarter. They dictated the pace and flowed smoothly both offensively and defensively.

"We had cohesiveness out there. The ball was moving around well and as a team we were doing everything we have practiced." Tim Duncan said. He finished with a modest 9 points and 4 rebounds in just 18 minutes.

It was another good night for Kawhi Leonard, who put in 17 points going 6-8 from the field. Leonard is shooting 68% from the field after three games.

"Our ability to spread the floor as a team was shown tonight. Although we got a little too sloppy after the first quarter as we became too confident with our lead, we were able to hold on primarily due to good defense," Leonard spoke in the post-game press conference.

Defense definitely was the Spurs brightest spot, holding the Jazz to just 43% from the field.

The Spurs can look to improve their offensive execution as they prepare to face the Pacers on Monday. Turning the ball over 15 times is not something Gregg Popovich likes to see. Nor is 2-11 from three.

"I mean you have those nights where everything doesn't just go your way. We want to limit those nights as much as possible of course and we're lucky we were able to get the win with bad performance in those two categories. Our transition defense helped make our turnovers less negative than they could have been," said Popovich post-game.

San Antonio will enjoy a day off on Sunday before they face the Pacers on Monday, their third game in a row at home.

Decided against showing each player of the week. I'll highlight it if a Spurs player wins it though.

Also I won't update team stats or standings after just this week.

Kawhi playing like Detleff Schrempf

Kawhi is quite the beast. I give him the second most minutes behind Tony Parker.

With these sliders it really opens up his ability to attack the basket efficiently, and he actually plays really well when I have the bench unit on plus him.

Cool shit man, you putting a lot of effort into this. Too bad association mode sucks.

[QUOTE=Brujesino]Why isnt Splitter starting?That guy is going to demand a trade sooner or later.[/QUOTE]

Player roles is inactivated, so it doesn't matter.

[QUOTE=LamarOdom]Player roles is inactivated, so it doesn't matter.[/QUOTE]
Does that thing work?

[QUOTE=jcsrplumply]Does that thing work?[/QUOTE]
player roles is stupid and unrealistic, so it just makes everything harder.

[QUOTE=LamarOdom]Cool shit man, you putting a lot of effort into this. Too bad association mode sucks.
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thanks! and yeah, I hope 2k puts good work into it for 2k14 but after all these years I have my doubts it'll ever improve.

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POTG: Tony Parker

Recap:
Starting and ending strong helped the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Indiana Pacers 93-75 on Monday night.

The Spurs outscored the Pacers 59-37 in the first and fourth quarter combined.

Tim Duncan spoke on the game. "Coach [Gregg Popovich] stresses us to start the game out well, especially on our home court. We want to dictate what's going on and make the opposing team play our game of basketball. That worked tonight, and we finished strong as well." Duncan finished with 11 points and 5 rebounds in 17 minutes of play.

The Pacers did a very good job staying with the Spurs in the second and third quarters, but their inability to both stop the Spurs offense and execute their offense in the fourth quarter made it impossible for a comeback.

"Defensively we started to lose them for some stretches in the fourth, and you can't expect to win doing that. This is something we really need to correct in our play," Pacers head coach Frank Vogel said after the loss.

The Pacers were led on offense by Danny Granger, who had 17 points and 6 rebounds on 43% shooting from the field.

San Antonio struggled with turnovers once again, committing sixteen over the stretch of the game.

"We all made some mistakes with controlling the ball offensively and we know we can't get caught napping like this, especially against the [Los Angeles] Clippers," Tony Parker said. Parker was tied for the most turnovers on the team with 3 along with Gary Neal and Manu Ginobili. He finished with 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.

The Spurs will face the Clippers on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Both teams are 4-0 on the season. L.A. has the largest point differential in the league, beating their opponents by an average of 18.8 points per game. Lob City would welcome 16 turnovers or more turnovers from the Spurs with open arms.

Kawhi Leonard is my early season MVP pick.

clippersfan86.com/articles/clippers-will-win-vs-spurs

[U]The Spurs have no chance against the Clippers.
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Both teams have started the season off 4-0 and tonight the Clippers will extend it to 5-0 while the Spurs will go to 4-1. I watched the Oklahoma/San Antonio game and was severly unimpressed by SA. First off, the only reason they won that game is lucky three pointers. I think that's their best three point performance they'll see in the next five years. They were completely inept at guarding Westbrook as he slashed, and Chris Paul will do the same tomorrow to the slow defense.

Yes, I said it, slow defense. The Spurs are an old team who can't keep up with the pace of the Clippers. Lob City is going to run them out of the building with their pace. The only guy on the Spurs starting lineup that is as fast as any of the Clippers starters is Kawhi Leonard and I have reason to believe he's a steroid abuser and will be gone from the league in about two years.

Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili have been nothing special this season. I'll take my chances in saying that if they suck it up tomorrow and force Leonard and Parker to carry the load again it'll be game, set, and match. It's not like Tim Duncan has a chance against Blake Griffin anyways, who is the best two-way power forward in the NBA right now.

The Clippers defend against the Spurs very well, due to athletic advantage. Tony Parker will not be able to break down any sort of Clippers defense if he tries to penetrate. Without him this team is just a 40 year old washed up Tim Duncan and a bunch of spot up shooters who can't create a shot if their lives depended on it. Add in some roleplaying bigs who have no ability on the court except height and weight, and this game is a recipie for disaster for Gregg Popovich.

I predict the Clippers win by at least 12 points.

gay

:oldlol:

[QUOTE=Brujesino]:oldlol:[/QUOTE]
Thank you for appreciating my satire.

I don't plan on updating anything on this thread today. I might quickly do up the clippers game preview.

I will update the standings at the end of this ingame week, as well as some other stuff on the frontpage. I think I'll do a sort of around the league thing per month, we'll see what I can think up in that department.

[B]Suggestions are really appreciated. [/B]I have a pretty good rough idea of how I want this all to run but there's room for more (relative to what I have the ability to do).

Cool thread, keep it up.

I'm going to play the Clippers game now but I don't feel like doing a preview. I hope that's quite alright.

[QUOTE=Maniak]I'm going to play the Clippers game now but I don't feel like doing a preview. I hope that's quite alright.[/QUOTE]
just make a post game reaction by clippersfan86

[QUOTE=Brujesino]just make a post game reaction by clippersfan86[/QUOTE]
that sounds fair.

Correct date is November 7th, 2012.
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POTG: Kawhi Leonard

Recap:
With their 96-88 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night, the San Antonio Spurs remain undefeated on the season.

Largely in part due to Kawhi Leonard stepping up so far this season, he had another fantastic nights scoring 20 points and adding 3 rebounds and 2 steals.

"We're playing our style right now at our pace and it's going exactly as planned, undefeated so far," Leonard said post-game.

Chris Paul led the Clippers solidly and almost helped pull off the comeback in the fourth quarter (Clippers outscored Spurs 31-22 in the 4th), but it wasn't all there for the Clippers.

"Making mistakes down the stretch is problematic against this team, we've learned from previous meetings. Their ability to start games so well this season has left other teams to go back to the drawing board and now we're in that category as well." Paul commented after the game. He had 15 points, 11 assists, and 6 rebounds in the loss.

Tim Duncan had a quiet night with just 3 points (1-3) and 4 rebounds in 20 minutes, but Tiago Splitter stepped up in his place. Splitter scored a season high 11 points and pulled down 8 rebounds (another season high) in just 13 minutes of play.

"Given touches and great looks from my teammates tonight helped me play this well. I hope to stay in this groove for our upcoming games," Splitter said.

Splitter also helped the Spurs bench outscore the Clippers 33-19.

These two teams will meet again later this month on the 19th in San Antonio.