Sim League Nirvana

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2015-16 Offseason Questionnaire

1. Draft thoughts? Sleepers, busts, your draft, other drafts, whatever.

Loved Jamal Murray at the top of this draft, think he's going to end up totally OP. I thought Siakam definitely fell too far (would have taken him over Chriss, Poeltl, Sabonis). VanVleet was another guy I thought people could have reached for and didn't, I bet he has a very successful SLN career.

2. How do you feel about your offseason, and what are your goals for this coming season?

Solid! We retained all of our fellas and the old guys survived camps so that's good. Beasley had a monster camp which bodes well for us. I've got a heft amount of expiring salary to play with now, so may make a move for one more star to fill out the team. Goal is the division, the conference and the ship.

3. Thoughts on TC? How did it go for ya? What do you want to see in preseason?

I think it went as well as I could have hoped, except didn't have any massive pops. Young fellas took solid steps forward, old fellas held the line. Nothing disasterous and nothing crazy good. Looking forward to seeing Tarik Black in preseason!

4. Who wins each division and why?

Atlantic: Celtics! We didn't get Jamal til 30 games in last year and missed the division title by 2 games. Might have a couple more moves in the tank too...
Central: Hawks. Raptors should give them a good fight but KD seems to have had a monstrous camp and this team was top 5 in the conference having him for like 20 games last year.
Midwest: Nuggets. If it ain't broke, don't hesitate to pay Monta the GDP of Luxembourg.
Pacific: I mean I guess Phoenix? This division has 5 tankers, the Kings trying an Inside Offense with an average age of Joe Biden, and then the Suns. What I would give to be in this group.

5. That was our 20th season! If you went back in time, what would you tell your 1996 SLN GM version of yourself? Tips, tricks, regrets, etc.

Don't ever tank. Even if there's a fire

6. Pitch the most underrated player on your roster.

Jordan Hamilton is incredible. I locked him up on a 4-year 2.5M AAV contract and it's just allowed me to keep really nice depth at the wing spot at all times even when we've had injuries. He scores efficiently, plays defense, elite wing rebounding, and just ticked up to A- Inside!

7. What stips would you come up with for the Zion / Ja draft? Both of those guys have had up-and-down careers so far (for different reasons)

Zion gains 10 pounds every year he's in the league. The GM that has to drafts Ja has to take a real life gun safety course in their home state.

8. What would you spend your brainpower on at a silent retreat?

Spankbank of Jeff McInnis box scores.

9. Thoughts on your real life sports team(s).

Thank fucking god the Celtics won. Gonna have to sit through a 3-win Patriots season, but it's all worth it because the Celtics won. The league/media trying to drive a wedge into the Boston superteam by selecting Derrick White for team USA over Brown is hilarious.

10. Movies, TV, books, games, whatever recommendations.

House of the Dragon season 2 is a lot better than season 1.

Bonus: add a pic/gif of how you feel about your season

Joe wrote: July 11th, 2024, 4:55 pm 1. Draft thoughts? Sleepers, busts, your draft, other drafts, whatever.

Loved Jamal Murray at the top of this draft, think he's going to end up totally OP. I thought Siakam definitely fell too far (would have taken him over Chriss, Poeltl, Sabonis). VanVleet was another guy I thought people could have reached for and didn't, I bet he has a very successful SLN career.

SMH, this guy had Murray 2 and Sabonis and Poeltl above Siakam on his big board. Take away the RP for fraudulent propaganda!

1. Draft thoughts? Sleepers, busts, your draft, other drafts, whatever.

Initial: Jordo is the KING of the 1st overall pick.

Sleepers: Pascal if Wes can figure him out, Zubats, DFS, Levert, Beasley, GPII, Korkmaz(fr dk how he fell that far), probs Bembry.

Busts: None(too soon to tell)

My Draft: That marks my most disappointing fall yet. I wont be a bitch anymore about it bc i did realize i moved up from 8 to 3 in order to draft Griffin. Apologies to Ashes for just being an asshole and projecting that onto him and the league. Aside from that, Sabonis IRL is the best player from this draft so i had to even though my last 5 drafts i have a drafted a PF with my first pick lmao. I think he will be a stud by maybe his 5th season. Ulis was a lottery ticket and partly bc I think the NBA and his own accident ruined his shot at being a legit player.

If i held onto 17, i was going to take Zubats. 23 i wouldve taken DJ Jr or Beasley so good on Ralph and Josh. If i held onto both 29 and 30 i probably would’ve reunited the Hernangomez brothers, i like Jesse pitting them as rivals now.

Other Drafts: Truly loved what my smelly brother Ralph did. Idk why but i loved the Derrick Jones Jr and Guerschon picks. I thought Nick was going to take Bender at 7 and Tyler maybe take Dejounte or Pascal at 8. I think TLC will be a legit role player and Chriss will be a fun build regardless. I also liked Simmons(i just have no balls i guess). Tyler snagging Hield at 16 will probably work out. Josh has been killing the draft since he started his rebuild so good on him for doing it again.


2. How do you feel about your offseason, and what are your goals for this coming season?

Thought i needed to get rid of one of my 3/4 guys and Tobias just felt like he was impeding on Jabaris growth, so im cool w that. I wanted Darko and Monta but i knew i couldnt make it work so ill keep this tank filled up for now. Really just want to keep the youngins getting more PT, even though that doesnt determine TC gains, i think it helps. Im going to start needing to figure out who stays and goes out of all my draft picks as well.

3. Thoughts on TC? How did it go for ya? What do you want to see in preseason?

Overall, pretty mid. I just want to see what all my players losing Handles means. I hope in preseason that Delly and Sabonis look good. I want someone at the 2 to be a 3/D with low turnovers so hopefully that is JRich as well. Im waiting for day 30 when Parker becomes the dude.

4. Who wins each division and why?

Atlantic: Nets, i think the finals run was legit.
Central: Hawks, weird division rn but a whole yr of KD/Russ.
Midwest: Nuggets, time for the champs to run it back.
Pacific: Kings, Suns arent ready and Jesse just wins.

5. That was our 20th season! If you went back in time, what would you tell your 1996 SLN GM version of yourself? Tips, tricks, regrets, etc.

Hey, you have a few friends who are doing this weird NBA sim thing. Its not like 2K, dont join.

6. Pitch the most underrated player on your roster.

Every year its “well that rating is only this” or a chart that shows some players working with a made up formula while others dont. Look at the boxes. Give Jimmer 10 mins a night and he will give you 12 points on some of the best shooting splits. But no, people would rather pay Admo an MLE or more for the same thing. Yall are goofy.


7. What stips would you come up with for the Zion / Ja draft? Both of those guys have had up-and-down careers so far (for different reasons)

Zion, no stip. Do we all realize how fucking good he is? If he plays all the games he is closer to Anthony Edwards than he is Ben Simmons.

Ja Morant; every offseason Ashes does a roll on whether Ja gets into an incident or not.
If an incident is rolled, another roll occurs to decide the severity, and he will be unable to play for a certain amt of time.

If TWO offseasons in a row Ja is given a suspension, he loses -5 potential.

If no incident was rolled, another roll occurs at day 60. If it hits, same as before. If no incident is rolled, then there is no roll until NEXT day 60(skipping the offseason roll) AND JA is given +10 Potential.

Idk i was going to go more in depth and add shit but i think this is simple enough and adds intrigue and excitement.

8. What would you spend your brainpower on at a silent retreat?

Figuring out how i tried so hard and got so far, but in the end, it doesnt even matter.

9. Thoughts on your real life sports team(s).

Wizards doing an amazing job rn. Nats are on a massive come up. Ravens arent hitting women this offseason so major plus. Capitals look like they wanna get Ovi to pass gretzky fast. Mbappe finally left PSG, thank fuck, stupid ninja turtle. Dortmund are still poor, RIP hummels and reus. Uhm Bama got Sears back so fuck yea. Football team looks like its ready to prove people wrong. Finally, Mason Nation babyyy

10. Movies, TV, books, games, whatever recommendations.
I finally finished the Fallout show and it felt like it was part of the game series(which its not) so that was well done. Might watch House of Dragans soon but idk. Been tossing on old samurai movies(Yojimbo, Seven Samurais, etc) in the background. Still need a PS5 but life.

1. Draft thoughts? Sleepers, busts, your draft, other drafts, whatever.
Jaylen is going to be amazing. Two way wings are so tough to find in this league. Caruso was a steal. I semi regret not getting Siakam but also trading back and getting RP and a future pick wasnt that bad. Hope Thon Maker eats in the NDL. Also Kris Dunn is going to be incredible. Lots of good PGs now

2. How do you feel about your offseason, and what are your goals for this coming season?
Well we lost Harrison Barnes after putting a lot of faith and RP into his super camp but retained former NDL stud Jared Sullinger at a decent contract. We have a ton of flexibility. We have a defense first team right now, I want to see how we fall into this very competitve east. If we aren't good, I will sell, but if we are, I might buy, but need to keep cap flexibility for Nerlens next year and Lavine the year after

3. Thoughts on TC? How did it go for ya? What do you want to see in preseason?
TC was actually pretty good in the land. DLO got much better and is now probably playable. Lavine to a B+ defense was a shock based on his notes. Jennings to an A- was an even bigger shock. Was hoping for an improvement from Nerlens on D to a flat A or getting that rebounding to a A-, but his handles did go up to a C- so hopefully he can cut down those TOs. Disappointed with the Kyle Anderson regression though overall, very pleased (though no movement from Thon was a bummer)

4. Who wins each division and why?

Atlantic: Nets - they were just in the ship and got better, though this division is now insanely more competitive
Central: Hawks - KD and Russ - im not sure if they have enough rebounding from their bigs, but the star power is there
Midwest: Nugs - they just won the whole thing
Pacific: Kings - Inside offense is going to be weird and IDK how good this team actually will be, but the division is quite bad

5. That was our 20th season! If you went back in time, what would you tell your 1996 SLN GM version of yourself? Tips, tricks, regrets, etc.
Be involved early on. I didnt really know what was going on and did not content and paid little attention/made little deals. Put myself in a whole. Also, stay patient and understand where your team is at vs the rest of the league.

6. Pitch the most underrated player on your roster.
Tomas Satoransky. He is a dog! great backup PG!

7. What stips would you come up with for the Zion / Ja draft? Both of those guys have had up-and-down careers so far (for different reasons)
At some point in his career, Ja will be suspended for half a season for gun issues. For zion, he gets + 10 strength for the first ten years, but - 5 quickness due to him being a fatty

8. What would you spend your brainpower on at a silent retreat?
I would not do that because fuck that

9. Thoughts on your real life sports team(s).
Wizards are cooking. Sad to see Deni go, but drafted well, and made some great bargin bin FA pick ups. Excited for the redskins and JD5 to start up. Nova got some solid transfers, but still have no faith in the new coach.

10. Movies, TV, books, games, whatever recommendations.
Angels and Demons was really good. HOD so far has been crazy and fun and exciting. Really havent played any new games since I got back from my trip. Just trying to finish Last of Us 2 and trying to get thru Elden Ring but i keep dying and losing all of my runes then rage quitting. Oh well go Cavs!

1. Draft thoughts? Sleepers, busts, your draft, other drafts, whatever.

Merv and I agreed on our deal prior to the draft so I was really split between Brown and Murray at 1. I was leaning Murray until I saw his scouts, he's a big time stud but I dont see him effective playing the 2 next parker for the next couple of seasons, the clear pick was Brown despite how much I hate the real one.

2. How do you feel about your offseason, and what are your goals for this coming season?

I think overall pretty good but not perfect. I think the Kawhi trade was a win win for all. I will lose the DJ trade if Grant doesnt turn into a solid wing but if he does i'm now juggling two fun windows with Parker and Love but a young core of Brown, Jones and Grant. Hopefully in a down year for the west I can still win some games.

3. Thoughts on TC? How did it go for ya? What do you want to see in preseason?

Honestly couldnt have gone better, great improvement from JB and Tyus, Grants ratings are looking pretty good. Parker held the line and Love went up to A outside.

4. Who wins each division and why?

Atlantic: Nets, what an aswesome core
Central: Hawks, two words - Scrony Tony
Midwest: Nuggs, great team, better GM
Pacific: Kangz, see above

5. That was our 20th season! If you went back in time, what would you tell your 1996 SLN GM version of yourself? Tips, tricks, regrets, etc.

You're gonna be so miserable while you tank, but dont hit the gas before youre ready.

6. Pitch the most underrated player on your roster.

I have a fetish for low volume wings that do the dirty work which is why Gerald Wallace will forever be my favorite SLN player ever. PJ Tucker is that guy too!

7. What stips would you come up with for the Zion / Ja draft? Both of those guys have had up-and-down careers so far (for different reasons)

Cool injury stip for Zion, and I need some dice rolls for JA

8. What would you spend your brainpower on at a silent retreat?

hell yea

9. Thoughts on your real life sports team(s).

Giants hard knocks is amazing

10. Movies, TV, books, games, whatever recommendations.

Love Island USA, shits gas

Bonus: add a pic/gif of how you feel about your season

1. Draft thoughts? Sleepers, busts, your draft, other drafts, whatever.

We had a pick! Two picks actually, but couldnt use the 28th pick because we needed to reserve space for an OJ Mayo offer. Was happy to get Lavert, who looks to have some potential in the tank and had fun notes. As for others' drafts, I thought Sabonis went pretty high given his notes, which let Ingram fall a spot too far to the Grizz. Also liked them grabbing Kris Dunn - he looks to be a real Micheal Williams type.

2. How do you feel about your offseason, and what are your goals for this coming season?

TC was rough, but maybe to be expected given the age of our team - and the most important guys beside Tobi (Conley, McCants, Bynum, Batum, RoCo, Lavert) all held the line or got better. Very happy to get Tobias in the building and see how he can help us - very happy to trade some meh picks for guy with pedigree on a great deal.

Goal is always to win a championship! But with this roster we'll need some good bounces for that to happen - if we can see RoCo break out and maybe make a trade or two to set us up for future success, I'll call the season a win.

3. Thoughts on TC? How did it go for ya? What do you want to see in preseason?

Oops, already answered this. TC was rough. Preseason should be exciting though! I missed getting a preseason 2 DC in last year, so this will be my first look at fully camped RoCo in a starting role. Also very curious to see what Gerald Henderson looks like - picked him up on the minimum in FA this offseason and his ratings are very easy on the eyes.

4. Who wins each division and why?

Atlantic: Nets - should only get better with another year of development for Rudy and AD
Central: This division is a fucking bloodbath as always. I think the Hawks are in the best position, but think it'll be tight between them, us, the Raptors, and the Pistons, depending on Kyrie's virtuous status. Pacers should be good too, but I think are probably a move away from competing for the division (a non-biased observer may say the same thing about the Bulls)
Midwest: Trippie deckie chickie NUGGIES
Pacific: Kings. All in on this weird inside lineup, almost more excited to see the Kings sim than to see us

5. That was our 20th season! If you went back in time, what would you tell your 1996 SLN GM version of yourself? Tips, tricks, regrets, etc.
Don't trust Voshon Lenard.

6. Pitch the most underrated player on your roster.
See: Bulls got WINGS trade block, but I think Nic Batum is criminally underrated. His per 36 stats over the last 3 years are basically 3 or 4 points short of on par with some of the best SFs in the league. Obviously those 3-4 points matter, but he's way better than people give him credit for.

7. What stips would you come up with for the Zion / Ja draft? Both of those guys have had up-and-down careers so far (for different reasons)

IDK but make sure Charlotte doesn't draft Ja, wouldn't want to see him team up with AK47

8. What would you spend your brainpower on at a silent retreat?

Is that how that works? I thought the whole point is to like charge up brainpower by not using it? maybe?

9. Thoughts on your real life sports team(s).

Pretty sick and tired of football not being on if I'm being honest. No doubt about it, I am ready to be hurt again.

Apparently hoopheads liked the Giddey trade from the Bulls perspective? Idk, just please tank for two seasons and lets try to get lucky with one of these generational guys coming up.

10. Movies, TV, books, games, whatever recommendations.

1. Draft thoughts? Sleepers, busts, your draft, other drafts, whatever.
I was happy to take a flier on Bender at 10. Looks like he's got potential and went +2 in TC across Def and Reb so he may be on his way to a fun super camp. Brown and Murray were a clear top two IMO, they are both going to be stars. Also really liked the Siakam pick, think he'll be great in SLN

2. How do you feel about your offseason, and what are your goals for this coming season?
Pumped about our offseason! Tanking was boring. Our team won 37 games last season with Turner, Burke, Dipo, and scrubs. Hoping that organic development for all the young guys + the additions of Embiid (for at least half a season, if not more, pending his last preseason injury dice roll), Rudy Gay, Redick, Biyombo, and Petro will firmly put us in title contention this season

3. Thoughts on TC? How did it go for ya? What do you want to see in preseason?
Great TC. Our young guys went a combined +11 and Turner / Embiid look like they will be monsters for years

4. Who wins each division and why?

Atlantic: Knicks. I think we've got the top end talent and depth to contend with the Nets and Celtics but the division will be tough
Central: Raptors. Deep, balanced team but another brutal division with lots of tough squads
Midwest: Nuggets. Da champs
Pacific: Kings. I think everyone but Sacramento and Phoenix are tanking

5. That was our 20th season! If you went back in time, what would you tell your 1996 SLN GM version of yourself? Tips, tricks, regrets, etc.
Don't trade the Bulls 03 pick, even if it looks like they're a lock for the playoffs

6. Pitch the most underrated player on your roster.
Johan Petro. 3.5:1 STOCK:TO, 13 boards per 36, and he never shoots it. Prototypical large rear

7. What stips would you come up with for the Zion / Ja draft? Both of those guys have had up-and-down careers so far (for different reasons)
This was my q from last season's questionnaire!
Zion: dice roll every time he gets injured to see whether his injuries are extended; when he returns, he's zapped of some quickness and gains weight (twist on the Roy stip)
Ja: dice roll every time he plays in Denver to see if he'll be suspended for the rest of the season

8. What would you spend your brainpower on at a silent retreat?
I don't think I could do a silent retreat. I'd lose my mind

9. Thoughts on your real life sports team(s).
As if I couldn't love Brunson any more, he just took a sweetheart deal to help the team build around / extend its core. I'm bullish on the Bridges deal and think they will be legit contenders this season

The Giants make me sad. Maybe next year

10. Movies, TV, books, games, whatever recommendations.
I know I'm late to the game but just started The Bear and it's solid so far
Also catching up on House of the Dragon (but behind so no spoilers plz)

1. Draft thoughts? Sleepers, busts, your draft, other drafts, whatever. I think the last time I had a draft pick was in 2012, and I think the last time I had a good draft pick was in 2007. So I'm looking forward to 2017

2. How do you feel about your offseason, and what are your goals for this coming season? Picked up two more picks, will continue to deal

3. Thoughts on TC? How did it go for ya? What do you want to see in preseason? It was a fine TC, but I don't have many players I care about anymore

4. Who wins each division and why?

Atlantic: Celtics - Some core guys showed slight improvement and it'll be a full season of Crawford
Central: Raptors - I guess? I have the Hawks pick so don't want to put Hawks
Midwest: Nuggets - Do it again!
Pacific: Kings - Jesse's Inside Funhouse will be a fun watch

5. That was our 20th season! If you went back in time, what would you tell your 1996 SLN GM version of yourself? Tips, tricks, regrets, etc. I'm washed, so I don't think I should be giving myself advice

6. Pitch the most underrated player on your roster. They're all good, come get them

7. What stips would you come up with for the Zion / Ja draft? Both of those guys have had up-and-down careers so far (for different reasons) Zion has a dice roll every season that causes him to gain weight / lose quickness. Ja has a dice roll in his early seasons that can cause him to be negatively influenced by his friends

8. What would you spend your brainpower on at a silent retreat? How to invent the next Pet Rock

9. Thoughts on your real life sports team(s). Celtics are quite good, which is nice because the Patriots stink

10. Movies, TV, books, games, whatever recommendations. House of the Dragon, The Bear

1. Draft thoughts? Sleepers, busts, your draft, other drafts, whatever.
We didn’t do a ton of draft research this year. We didn’t have a pick and weren’t thinking about using cap space on a rookie. it originally didn’t make sense and felt like a waste of space. then the mitten fell to 27 and we completely switched course - a 180. We traded in to grab 2 picks for the price of 1 and nabbed Skal Labissiere with 29 overall. idk if you guys remember Skal because he never really didn’t anything but he was the #1 overall center in the 2015 recruiting class. Coach Cal was comparing him to AD. The guy is Haitian so we already know he can go full pirate and scrum it on the block down low.

As for the rest of the draft i really liked the Caruso, Siakam and Buddy Hield picks.

2. How do you feel about your offseason, and what are your goals for this coming season?
It wasn’t a great offseason by any means but we addressed our backup wing dilemma, retained Jordan Hill who stepped up for us in the playoffs, and added some prospects to the Baby Hawk pipeline. We feel this backcourt is special but worry about our frontcourt near-term. We will be running FC by committee this year. Need some Law Firm aka Benjarvis Green-Ellis type to carry the load.

3. Thoughts on TC? How did it go for ya? What do you want to see in preseason?
TC was fine. Mostly the same. Slight defensive regression from Tyreke and Russ but progression from KD. Jordan Hill went +1 rebounding but -1 defense. He will have to play a big role this year if no one else steps up. I’m looking closest at Ant Randolph who went +1 rebounding, is showing B+ inside, B defense, B rebounding and has shown nice stocks in past years. Maybe there’s something under the hood there like a Malik Allen.

4. Who wins each division and why?

Atlantic: is this the strongest the Atlantic has ever been? Celtics roll by out scoring everyone.
Central: Hawks. Best backcourt in the league. FC needs work but we got the law firm of Gibson, Hill and Randolph.
Midwest: T’Wolves. This team is a powerhouse out West. I bet they make the leap with more scoring at the 2.
Pacific: Kings. this division sucks and Jesse’s mad scientist experiment will wreak havoc on this division.

5. That was our 20th season! If you went back in time, what would you tell your 1996 SLN GM version of yourself? Tips, tricks, regrets, etc.
Holy shit don’t do drugs that night you randomly traded Terrell Brandon. There was literally no need. I was first in the East prior to that trade. WTF was that. And just for Jayant to quit!

6. Pitch the most underrated player on your roster.
Pat Beverley was all defense that one year he started. need i say more?

7. What stips would you come up with for the Zion / Ja draft? Both of those guys have had up-and-down careers so far (for different reasons)
Zion has a cheeseburger problem. He eats a cheeseburger a day and when injured he eats a cheeseburger every meal of every day. Every cheeseburger eaten accounts for -1RP to the GM of Zions team.

Ja posts pictures of guns and videos of promotion of violence regularly and misses half of the regular season but not postseason. Coin flip for which half of the season he misses. If he plays for a team in a state with strict gun restrictions Ja gets -5 strength. If he plays for a team with loose gun restrictions +5 strength. If he plays for a team in a state that allows no license carry +10 strength, +10 Jumping, +5 Quickness, -10 Passing. No matter what state he lives in he still misses 60 days of the season but returns for post season.

8. What would you spend your brainpower on at a silent retreat?
Trying to speak in morse code using my sphincter.

9. Thoughts on your real life sports team(s).
Really excited to see the Pats play every team close. Ready for them to lose a bunch of games if Jacoby absolutely stinks. The team is spicy. The pats had a top 5 defense last year and every defensive player is returning. Think about that for a second even if you already have. The pats had the worst offense ever assembled with the worst quarterback ever known to man running the show. Think about how much the defense was on the field because the mac show was picked, or fumbled or the likely 3 and out. The defense is solid and did it all year without Gonzales and Judon. How do you repair that shit offense? They got Cleveland’s OC who is known to be a big runner / play action playcaller. The line is still a work in progress for pass protection but each of these guys can run block. I expect a real level of competence from the offense this year and we’ll see if that’s enough to win games with a team that loves to muck it up. Hope Mayo is THAT guy and reinvigorates the energy in the NE locker room. It a big part of the game and BB was just killing these guys and that just doesn’t work anymore. Anyway, HOT TAKE You won’t want to play NE come end of season and… Caleb Williams is a bust!

10. Movies, TV, books, games, whatever recommendations.
i haven’t seen a good movie in awhile. AI is ruining hollywood. for TV i’m watching Fauda. incredible show.

Bonus: add a pic/gif of how you feel about your season

1. Draft thoughts? Sleepers, busts, your draft, other drafts, whatever.

Will be super interesting to see who ends up being good. Rooting for Jamal Murray for my guy Jack

2. How do you feel about your offseason, and what are your goals for this coming season?

I’m excited to have Hayward. He’s an offensive upgrade at the 2 on a long term deal so I’m hoping he and Kyrie are a good duo I can lean on for a while. And then I moved Eddie G for Kwame just to have less score inefficiency

3. Thoughts on TC? How did it go for ya? What do you want to see in preseason?

Largely pretty neutral TC, so not a ton to be thrilled about nor mad about.

4. Who wins each division and why?

Atlantic: Nets - great team and they’re back
Central: Pistons - Kyrie when he gets back
Midwest: Jazz
Pacific: Boban

5. That was our 20th season! If you went back in time, what would you tell your 1996 SLN GM version of yourself? Tips, tricks, regrets, etc.

Angle for an invite to the league earlier

6. Pitch the most underrated player on your roster.

Draymond. People are down on him but I think he’s just a late bloomer, in part because he’s not fully camped yet. I think he’ll end up looking great, especially on the long term I got him on.

7. What stips would you come up with for the Zion / Ja draft? Both of those guys have had up-and-down careers so far (for different reasons)

Zion - Zion’s weight tends to fluctuate. Each season, look to his weight stand for clues on underlying changes to his Strength, Quickness, and Stamina stats for that season.

Ja - As his star shines brighter, his off court behavior can become riskier. For his first 5 seasons, as he leads the league in stats and receives more league awards, his risk of potential suspensions increases.

8. What would you spend your brainpower on at a silent retreat?

Boban Boban Boban Boban Boban

9. Thoughts on your real life sports team(s).

The Cubs suck

10. Movies, TV, books, games, whatever recommendations.

Bear Season 3 had some high highs and some low lows. I really want to see Longlegs