Bigs
Abraham Joum Maker Bol - Good shooting stretch big. Solid shot-blocker with good post defense. Slightly above average rebounder. Handles are so-so. Needs to hit the weights.
Sam Funches - Decent scorer inside and outside. Might get close to a steal and block a game. Serviceable post...
Box scores and DCs: sharing my analysis spreadsheet for everyone to use
Everyone knows that one of the most critical parts of the game is optimizing your team’s DC. Knowing the right DC to use requires understanding the input variables (DC rotation and settings) to drive the desired output...
By Steven “The Soul of Tony Yayo is Trapped Inside Me, Free Me From This Wretched Imprecation” Tsai
The Reaper is indiscriminate in its brutality. It gets what it wants — randomized, entropic cruelty that rips across everything we know. It’s life’s great equalizer, as well as its perpetual...
2015 has been all over the place, but I wanted to do a check-in now that we're two-thirds of the way through the regular season. I notice there are no teams with fewer than 11 TOs, there's usually a couple in the 10's. Only one team ( Nuggets ) has a positive double-digit point differential. And in...
Ever wondered what would happen if you switched places with an alternate reality's version of yourself? Well some players in SLN and the NBA got to do just that, it worked for some...others not so much. Let's dive into 10 players, 5 of the best SLN outcomes vs real life and 5 of the worst. Since...
The popular SLN GMs as ____ series returns. I got really bored today and needed a break so I decided to write this, which is an idea that has been marinating for a while. Enjoy!
Ashes - The Watcher
Quietly, the Watcher sits and observes from afar, only involving himself when the universe...
Background: When David (Kipke to the SLN layman) told me about the league and various strategies, he mentioned that Nav ran his SLOR team like a hedge fund. He constantly pushed the cap and paid the luxury tax (they had different hard cap rules) and...
TL; DR: More free RP for a quick post! Prob wait til after FA to fill it out.
In addition to Team Awards, GMs can earn a quick and dirty 125RP by replying in this thread and filling out the below questionnaire - not required, but why not? Copy down the questions in a reply post and fill 'em out....
Every year, every GM's got his studs and it's duds, his craftiest moves and most embarrassing flops. For 75RPs, fill out the answers to the following questions and post it in the thread - think of these as your...
Let’s begin by addressing the elephant in the room, because the elephant is air-dropping nudes to the rest of the room and shamelessly chortling. How did Jake attach such detailed diagrams of...
Ni hao. After a 1 year hiatus I am back with team stats. Some quick takeaways:
Pistons way underperformed their point differential. Wild for a team with 4.5 ppg more than opponents to be only 4 games over .500
Spurs also seem way better than their record suggests (especially taking into account...
Taking a break from IRL mock drafting to make you guys a fake mock draft (mock mock draft?) — a reminder that this board is chock full of humor so it should get extra RP bonuses teehee (?) I dunno it's late and I need to get on with my life.
I just used the pre-tiebreaker order so it'll be a tad...
This Big Board pun and the glorious frenzy RP windfall hitting our bank accounts this season got me thinking about the bounty times of 2015. Many of our sacred ranks graduated college in this fine year, and some might say our collectively brilliant GM...
Hi All – in one of the most fascinating FA classes the SLN has seen, the current MVP in Kyrie Irving said fuck that RFA and made himself a FA too. I wanted to write a fun article on which teams are in the running, and what they can offer Kyrie from a basketball standpoint and from a life...
Reminder from the last time we did this: I feel like this stat has been less relevant than it was in other leagues - like SLOR - because Ashes has created such a great landscape of bigs that we don't have the homogenized Def/Reb group on every team. SO:...
Merv beat me to the punch and did this for every team, but I was determined to finish my article up as it is a little different. I tried to touch on the draft, talk about strengths and weaknesses, and give my advice on what the heck the team should do. Only touched on the Atlantic division as this...
Teams Near the HC or Sub MLE
Boston
Total Salary: $80,642,453
21st Pick
Key FAs: None
Boston looks like they won't have the MLE to add to the roster. We know Joe is desperate to make some moves but only if you're willing to take back someone not named Paul or Michael. I think the most likely...
I think we can all agree that all things being equal, supercamping a player is the best way to try to maximize their development. You pick up an extra 2 RC points in addition to the strength bonus. They are Ashes-endorsed. They are the ultimate developmental shot in the arm. I mean,...
The folks down at ESPN were discussing in a recent production meeting the lack of content focused around SLN these days. In honor of the 19th season of the league, noted Page 2 writer and occasional ESPN the Ocho host, Sill Bimmons, along with fellow ESPN the Ocho host, Pepper Brooks, pitched and...
What's up SLN fam! I'm back with over/under achievers comparing point differential to win %. As of Day 85, there is definitely a larger discrepancy between win % and point differential than usual:
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Overachievers (difference of 2 or more places):
The Jazz,...
It’s Tonger again, back with another nerdy article. I’ve been noodling on this article over the past 3 seasons as I’ve gotten up to speed on the league and how it works. There’s an incredible amount of depth to the league and to the simulation engine...
Credit to Jwoo for the article idea – time is waning on MDW and it’s 3am in Portugal, but Tarik Black ain’t gonna camp himself so here we are. These are the rostered guys who are technically eligible for the frenzy based on ratings that have no...
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Congrats to Merv and the Magic on a championship. Play that song! Draft is starting tomorrow 7/6 at 11am CT. The Nets are on the clock and can pick at anytime.
Player pool:
Draft Order:
Round 1:
| # | Team | Trade | Player |
|:------:|:------:|:------:|:------:|
| 1 | New Jersey Nets | |...
Reward Camps happen right before TC and are inputted manually by ashes. We're getting this thread posted now so people can start thinking about how they want to spend their camps.
Reminders:
You should aim to have these posted 1-2 days after the draft is completed. If you're not in the playoffs,...
Had a great first year in Long Island with gobs of 3&D potential - but we’ll likely go in a different direction in that spot. Open to moving, would be willing to make a lateral move for a bigger or smaller player. If you’re looking for this type in 2027 draft and can’t snag, feel free to reach out!
