Post by Akomplice on Jun 10, 2010 17:18:01 GMT -5
In this article I will look at a few things that stood out to me in SSBLV3. We start things off by looking at the domination of the Eastern Conference. There were nine championships, the Eastern Conference won 7 of them. The Atlanta Hawks won 3, The Bullets won 2, Knicks won 1 and the Bucks won the final championship ever in the league. For the West the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves won the only championships for the Western Conference.
The all time victory leader was the New York Knicks who had one of the most fearsome front courts in the league. Rik Smits and Roy Tarpley lead a dominant attack and certainly was a duo that caused problems for all teams. I think anyone saw this happening as Smits was a defensive beast and Tarpley was a walking double double. The team that lost the most was the Chicago Bulls. Looking back I can't recall a definitive franchise player for the Bulls, it's ironic that the league ended when they finally found the Answer to what they were looking for all along.
The very first pick in the creation draft was Michael Jordan. He went first overall to the Washington Bullets. He eventually led them to two titles and was the most dominant point guard that this league ever seen. The other first round picks in the draft were Gary Payton, Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O'Neal, Anfernee Hardaway, Jason Kidd, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki.
Who can forget some great blunders in SSBL history? When the creation draft started the Raptors wanted to start a young team that can grow with hopefully the first pick in the draft. The Raptors had the ninth overall pick and selected center Vlade Divac. They passed on such talents as Scottie Pippen, Larry Bird, Kevin Johnson, Domnique Wilkens etc. To make things even worse they ended up with the sixth pick in the 1990 draft and selected Toni Kukoc who never panned out.
Who can forget Mark Blount? The most winningest general managers Len Bias decided to leave the league because of a typing error. He believed he was getting a center that was 7'10. However everyone knew that this was a mistake, except on Knicks GM. He was in such a uproar that he decided to walk away and never look back. His whereabouts are now unknown.
Looking at some of the records:
Game:
Points: 67 Karl Malone PF Trailblazers 1992
FG: 25 Karl Malone PF Trailblazers 1992
FGA: 44 Michael Jordan PG Celtics 1996
FT: 25 Hakeem Olajuwon C Warriors 1990
FTA: 30 Charles Barkley PF 76ers 1989
3P: 10 Drazen Petrovic SG Celtics 1995
3PA: 17 Reggie Miller SG Hawks 1992
Steals: 10 Alvin Robertson SG Magic 1990
Assists: 24 John Stockton PG Supersonics 1991
Rebounds: 28 Dikembe Mutombo C Timberwolves 1992
Blocks: 14 Andrew Lang C Hawks 1994
Turnovers: 14 Isiah Thomas PG Magic 1990
Career:
Games: 736 Rex Chapman SG 1997
Points: 21178 Michael Jordan PG 1997
Rebounds: 9124 Hakeem Olajuwon C 1997
Assists: 6814 Terry Porter PG 1997
Steals: 1804 Gary Payton PG 1997
Blocks: 2794 Patrick Ewing C 1997
Turnovers: 2985 Hakeem Olajuwon C 1997
Field Goals: 7994 Michael Jordan PG 1997
Free Throws: 5154 Rik Smits C 1997
3 Pointers: 2027 Reggie Miller SF 1997
Double Doubles: 553 Hakeem Olajuwon C 1997
Triple Doubles: 28 Magic Johnson PG 1994
Team:
Points per Game: 110.7 Celtics 1996
Points Allowed per Game: 89.2 Kings 1989
Rebounds per Game: 53.9 Celtics 1996
Assists per Game: 26.7 Knicks 1994
Steals per Game: 12.5 Kings 1993
Blocks per Game: 9.9 Mavericks 1994
Turnovers per Game: 18.8 Bullets 1997
Field Goal %: .477 Knicks 1996
Free Throw %: .829 Bucks 1997
3 Point %: .444 Mavericks 1994
Drazen Petrovic won four three point shootouts. No other player won more than one. Some other winners include Dana Barros, Reggie Miller, Michael Adams, Mark Price and Chuck Person. The Slam Dunk Contest had two players who won twice, Michael Jordan and Reggie Lewis. Other winners included Stacy Augmon, Clyde Drexler, Dennis Hopson, Spud Webb and Otis Smith.
There was never a hall of fame player inducted. Most sim leagues don't believe in the Hall Of Fame and this league was no different.
Looking back it was an interest sim league that had it's up and downs. Hopefully we can all make this league one of the best out there.
The all time victory leader was the New York Knicks who had one of the most fearsome front courts in the league. Rik Smits and Roy Tarpley lead a dominant attack and certainly was a duo that caused problems for all teams. I think anyone saw this happening as Smits was a defensive beast and Tarpley was a walking double double. The team that lost the most was the Chicago Bulls. Looking back I can't recall a definitive franchise player for the Bulls, it's ironic that the league ended when they finally found the Answer to what they were looking for all along.
The very first pick in the creation draft was Michael Jordan. He went first overall to the Washington Bullets. He eventually led them to two titles and was the most dominant point guard that this league ever seen. The other first round picks in the draft were Gary Payton, Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O'Neal, Anfernee Hardaway, Jason Kidd, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki.
Who can forget some great blunders in SSBL history? When the creation draft started the Raptors wanted to start a young team that can grow with hopefully the first pick in the draft. The Raptors had the ninth overall pick and selected center Vlade Divac. They passed on such talents as Scottie Pippen, Larry Bird, Kevin Johnson, Domnique Wilkens etc. To make things even worse they ended up with the sixth pick in the 1990 draft and selected Toni Kukoc who never panned out.
Who can forget Mark Blount? The most winningest general managers Len Bias decided to leave the league because of a typing error. He believed he was getting a center that was 7'10. However everyone knew that this was a mistake, except on Knicks GM. He was in such a uproar that he decided to walk away and never look back. His whereabouts are now unknown.
Looking at some of the records:
Game:
Points: 67 Karl Malone PF Trailblazers 1992
FG: 25 Karl Malone PF Trailblazers 1992
FGA: 44 Michael Jordan PG Celtics 1996
FT: 25 Hakeem Olajuwon C Warriors 1990
FTA: 30 Charles Barkley PF 76ers 1989
3P: 10 Drazen Petrovic SG Celtics 1995
3PA: 17 Reggie Miller SG Hawks 1992
Steals: 10 Alvin Robertson SG Magic 1990
Assists: 24 John Stockton PG Supersonics 1991
Rebounds: 28 Dikembe Mutombo C Timberwolves 1992
Blocks: 14 Andrew Lang C Hawks 1994
Turnovers: 14 Isiah Thomas PG Magic 1990
Career:
Games: 736 Rex Chapman SG 1997
Points: 21178 Michael Jordan PG 1997
Rebounds: 9124 Hakeem Olajuwon C 1997
Assists: 6814 Terry Porter PG 1997
Steals: 1804 Gary Payton PG 1997
Blocks: 2794 Patrick Ewing C 1997
Turnovers: 2985 Hakeem Olajuwon C 1997
Field Goals: 7994 Michael Jordan PG 1997
Free Throws: 5154 Rik Smits C 1997
3 Pointers: 2027 Reggie Miller SF 1997
Double Doubles: 553 Hakeem Olajuwon C 1997
Triple Doubles: 28 Magic Johnson PG 1994
Team:
Points per Game: 110.7 Celtics 1996
Points Allowed per Game: 89.2 Kings 1989
Rebounds per Game: 53.9 Celtics 1996
Assists per Game: 26.7 Knicks 1994
Steals per Game: 12.5 Kings 1993
Blocks per Game: 9.9 Mavericks 1994
Turnovers per Game: 18.8 Bullets 1997
Field Goal %: .477 Knicks 1996
Free Throw %: .829 Bucks 1997
3 Point %: .444 Mavericks 1994
Drazen Petrovic won four three point shootouts. No other player won more than one. Some other winners include Dana Barros, Reggie Miller, Michael Adams, Mark Price and Chuck Person. The Slam Dunk Contest had two players who won twice, Michael Jordan and Reggie Lewis. Other winners included Stacy Augmon, Clyde Drexler, Dennis Hopson, Spud Webb and Otis Smith.
There was never a hall of fame player inducted. Most sim leagues don't believe in the Hall Of Fame and this league was no different.
Looking back it was an interest sim league that had it's up and downs. Hopefully we can all make this league one of the best out there.
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