Post by Outlawz on Jun 15, 2009 22:59:48 GMT -5
It's getting hot once again with another edition of the Hot Seat. We are joined by GM of the Philadelphia Sixers, Maniac.
Let's talk about your team. Where do you think your team is at? You always seem to assemble good teams but can't get over the hump what are you going to do this year to try to get over the hump?
- Pray? I’m not sure. I feel like I, again, have one of the more talented teams in the league. I think moving Blair will help us some. Roe is still a really good player and compliments Azuolas perfectly. Camby can fill the shot-blocking role quite well and should suffice as a starter. A lack of wing-depth really killed us last year after Sutton got hurt. Plus, I lost some salary so now I can try to sign good leftover FA’s. Really just gave me a ton more flexibility. Other than that, I’ll look throughout the year to try and upgrade Mancini or Camby. I’m always looking to upgrade my team despite not making a ton of trades. I just make trades when I consider them timely and necessary.
Who are the top 3 teams from each conference and why?
- I think the top two teams in the East right now are the Bucks and my team. The Bucks have a really solid line-up from top-to-bottom and are the defending Eastern Conference Champs. They have to have the nod as the top team right now. They also have a lot of line-up flexibility which is nice. My team is what it is. I think they are good enough to win a championship but who knows? We’ll score a ton and have a bunch of fun box scores. I like the Magic a lot. Right now I’d say they are the third best team in the conference but it seems the Knicks have something big up their sleeve that could put them in contention. Should be interesting. Alright, I’m not changing all this but the Knicks got Bigelow in the middle of typing shit. Makes him a contender definitely. Play is a homo. A giant, raging homo.
- The West is a clusterfuck. Spurs have a really nasty trio right now. I’d mark them as the best team in the West at the moment, but I’m definitely not sold on Skoals at PG. The Wolves will be really good with Duck and Rubio but I don’t think they are good enough to win a championship. The Sonics lost some key pieces. I don’t know. Grizzlies look solid but they are just a random assimilation of talent. Gun to my head I’ll go with the Spurs, Wolves, and Sonics.
You recently brung up injuries as really taking away from teams success. If you were spence what would you do about injuries and how would you implement it.
- Yeah, injuries really suck. Some of them are so random. It just seems like FBB targets certain teams throughout a year and makes life as miserable as possible. It’s a tough call, however, and I understand that. On one hand, it’s pretty unrealistic to turn off injuries. On the other hand, they blow. I think we should have some sort of system where a team can have a guy play through an injury in the playoffs. People play through crazy shit all the time. A lot of teams get fucked right before the playoffs and have no way of making a move to rectify the situation. That just sucks. Personally, I’d turn injuries off. I always do in video games anyway. Fuck Madden’s injuries.
Recently, someone named you as one of the 5 most angry gm's. Do you think that's fair? Where does this anger stem from? Is maniac really a maniac?
- Yeah, I wouldn’t really argue that. I have a pretty quick temper. I’m not really a very angry person in real life at all. This whole c-word thing has given me a bit of a different perspective on life so I’m not nearly as angry as I used to be. However, human nature is what it is. I’ll always have a quick temper and be argumentative. I can’t say I particularly dislike anyone GM on a personal level. Some people annoy me from time-to-time but that’s it. But yeah, I do have a track record of being a pretty angry dude in this league. I think I’d get along with most GM’s in real life. I’m a pretty calm, outgoing person.
You have gotten into it with lots of people. State on your opinions on these people. Who i've chosen randomly
habes - spence - basone - martinez - dj – nanz
- Habes and I have had riffs in the past but it’s all good. I don’t mind him in the least bit. He called me on the phone not too long ago and left me a voicemail. Fun times. He’s done a really good job building his team also. I hated the direction they were going in until recently. Good work. Spence sucks. Nah, he’s a great person. He’s a much better person than most of us. He gives me lectures from time-to-time on what I need to work on as a person. I feel like he might be God. Basone is alright also. Again, we’ll probably always bicker occasionally but that’s fine. It is what it is. They are who we thought they were…and we let em’ off the hook. I’ll never like Marty. Probably the only GM that I can say I personally dislike. He’s a tool. Sad thing is, he’s not a very bright tool. How’s the saying go? Not the brightest tool in the shed? Yeah. Don’t care about DJ either way. He’s alright. I don’t really care for him very much as a GM but I don’t know anything about him as a person. Nanz is good also. I don’t like JoePa at all though. I hate Penn State. But Nanz is a really good GM and is a friendly person.
This is completely random but based on just personalities who do you think are the 5 ugliest gm's..lol
- Really is a random, strange question. Marty is a given. He just sucks. His personality would definitely make him a hideous, hideous person. Ducky probably takes the next spot. He’s into some weird shit and that also translates to an ugly person. Ashes is a bit of a prick so I’m sure he’d be really ugly also. Probably would have to go with CC as well. He’s so random. I don’t really think he has a very pretty personality. Scott is boring as shit so I guess he gets the final distinction for this one. On another note, shout-out to how ugly Derwin actually is in real life. I know he’s not in the league anymore, but sheesh, what a looker that one is. Pretty sure he’ll stand in for Jabba the Hut if they ever make another Star Wars.
LMAO @ the derwin comment
If you could challenge anyone to a cage match who would it be and what would be the outcome?
- Well, I’d really get my ass beat right now because I’m in a wheelchair. I’d need time to train and figure out a way to use this to my advantage. Definitely would have to trick out my wheelchair somehow. Need turbo on that bitch or something. To answer the question, it would be Ducky. If he dies, he dies.
Good stuff, Maniac. You are now off the hot seat