Post by Jay on Jun 12, 2009 1:43:40 GMT -5
Sometime before my internship started, my interest in sims just died. My activity had dropped and I barely checked up on how my team was doing. My team was exactly what I had set out for it to be, young with manageable contracts and tons of unique talent, yet it didn't excite me at all. I was basically treading water. We happened to be at the top of the conference at the time, and I figured I might as well go for the gusto while I'm here. That's when I decided to make the Durant trade, a deal I told CC hell no too earlier in the season, That was the writing on the wall for me, I just hoped it would get me a championship. Obviously that went down in flames.
The telling thing to me happened today, when Kevin Durant got injured in Game 4 of the 1st round. Normally I overreact like it was a family tragedy, go all emo, and spam the boards. It'll genuinely piss me off for like 10 minutes, until I go do something. When I saw that injury, I just laughed. There was no feeling, no emotion, just laughter. I honestly didn't care. And that's what I like about sim leagues, that I cared about how my team did. That when I lost, it bothered me. That I would sit on the boards for 2 hours looking for deals to do. Now, it's just post dumb videos and IM Maniac. If I don't care anymore, I don't want to do it.
I've been in sim leagues, non-stop, since 2003-04. It's about time I find something else to do, if only for a while. My first sim was BBS thanks to FearTheFro3, where I was an immature jackass who got fired for missing bids and not improving his team. Now my legacy here will be the guy who never won, and who's last trade was a massive failure that most will believe lead to his resignation. In some weird way, I feel like I have come full circle. I shall end my sim career where it began. (Yes, technically I'm in NBN. Technically. That won't last.)
I'd wish the league good luck, but it really doesn't need it. Like the Spinners once said, "I'll be around".
The telling thing to me happened today, when Kevin Durant got injured in Game 4 of the 1st round. Normally I overreact like it was a family tragedy, go all emo, and spam the boards. It'll genuinely piss me off for like 10 minutes, until I go do something. When I saw that injury, I just laughed. There was no feeling, no emotion, just laughter. I honestly didn't care. And that's what I like about sim leagues, that I cared about how my team did. That when I lost, it bothered me. That I would sit on the boards for 2 hours looking for deals to do. Now, it's just post dumb videos and IM Maniac. If I don't care anymore, I don't want to do it.
I've been in sim leagues, non-stop, since 2003-04. It's about time I find something else to do, if only for a while. My first sim was BBS thanks to FearTheFro3, where I was an immature jackass who got fired for missing bids and not improving his team. Now my legacy here will be the guy who never won, and who's last trade was a massive failure that most will believe lead to his resignation. In some weird way, I feel like I have come full circle. I shall end my sim career where it began. (Yes, technically I'm in NBN. Technically. That won't last.)
I'd wish the league good luck, but it really doesn't need it. Like the Spinners once said, "I'll be around".
I love this kid's infatuation with me.
