Post by Outlawz on Aug 15, 2008 14:46:00 GMT -5
Welcome to the hotseat ebener.. I believe this is your 2nd time. Are you ready for the tough questions?
Yeah, hopefully I can live up to the expectations of Habes this time.
Lets start off with your team. What made you rebuild again? Where do you see your team in 2-3 seasons??
The rebulild started when I received a huge, huge offer for Carmelo. The team I had built was a team that would would 48 games or so a year for a while, and I see that as a failure. If you don't win it all, you've failed, it's that simple to me. I really don't understand how people sit on teams for years that they know can get in the playoffs but never have the chance to win it all, that's what it's all about.
I see myself potentially tanking for 1 more season, but that all depends on TC. I've stockpiled a ton of young talent/youth (will be writing a nice article tomorrow) and picks that will be helpful. After that I see myself starting to contend and add talent. I feel very confident in saying that this is the best team I've ever assembled in BBS, better than the title team.
Lets talk about the draft. Besides rubio and roe do you see anyone standing out in this draft class? Was evans going 2 a shocker for you
I know there's probably a few sleepers past #2, but I just don't see a ton of stars developing, especially after that TC last year. I do however feel that Ebanks or Clark will blow up. It's just a hunch but seeing that they both didn't have notes gives me the feeling that one is going to be a complete beast.
Evans going #2 would have been a shocker to me, but that is before the draft notes. Every year people live by those notes, and they clearly favored Evans. If he has star potential then he's got the rating set to be completely dominant. He's going to be a scorer, it's a matter of if he can develop his defense or not. I do believe that Roe clearly has the second best rating set in this draft though.
Let's ask some tougher questions now.. Whose the better commish play or spence?
1) In answering this question, I will not be biased against Play, I'll save that for the next answer. Regardless, I do believe Spencer beats out Play. Spencer sims very consistently, he makes the draft files, he always does the notes, he gets literally everything done for this league, he even has a college program in the works for the future. I'm not dissing Play's simming, I just think Spencer is better at creating ideas to promote activity and knows how to boost a league. You can tell that Spencer really does enjoy simming and interacting with the league, he's always working on something to improve it.
Straying from BBS.. Why do you feel is the real reason you got fired from the nbn? Do you think play was justified?
2) The reason I got fired from NBN is because before BBS, I was much more active in NBN. Once I got into BBS I made sure I had 200 posts a season, why the hell wouldn't I, it makes my team better. People can say they are in sim leagues for the social aspect, to compete, or for a taste of both. I'm a very competitive person who enjoys socializing as well. I love the environment here so I'm going to post more. If he had a problem with me not posting much in NBN, all it would have took is a simple IM. How hard is that? The reasons that I were fired were for not posting, not being online the boards often, and not doing anything with my team. I had a lineup of Billups/Rip/Prince/Boozer/Sheed and this year the only remaining member of that was Billups. I was always online, just not posting much.
Play was not justified in firing me, it was obvious by the marority of the league. I received IMs and messages from many members of the league saying how it was bullshit (No, not BBS guys). It was obvious to me too when I was invited back, but I declined because I felt betrayed. There were people who had barely 5 posts in a month, didn't make any changes with their team, and did nothing but weren't fired.
He's a fucking hypocrite, he fires me in NBN, yet he doesn't give a flying fuck about BBS. And then after that, he tells me he wants to fight me in person? Seriously WTF, you want to fight someone because they have a disagreement with you on an online message board? That might be the stupidest thing I've ever heard. You might have a problem there Play..... Could you imagine us meeting up and people being like what are you fighting over? "HE FUCKING CALLED ME OUT ON A MESSAGE BOARD."
How do you feel about the whole Will situation. Whats your take on it? Was anyone at fault? is will a fag for leaving how he left?
3) I'm probably going to disappoint on the Will situation. I was gone all day when it occurred and I didn't read through the entire thing. What I do know is that I never had a big problem with Will, he did alot for NBN. However, whenever a conflict occurs he just seems like he turns into a different person. He's not bigger than any league and we all know that. It's obvious he has a vendetta against BBS, it would be stupid for him to lie about that. I mean he started all the fuss because Habes made a few posts he didn't find funny? WTF obviously everyone isn't going to have the same personalities. That's what I love about BBS, we have a good time talking about whatever we want and that's not even getting into the simming aspect of it.
It's a really bad way for Will to go out, from what I've seen he basically quit because someone got hired over someone else. Why the hell would you leave when you have a problem with a few guys? That's ridiculous, of course your not going to get along with every single GM, it's just like life, fucking deal with it. You don't have to go whine and quit over it, especially when you've invested so much into the league.
Regardless of performance who are 2-3 guys you would love to see fired?
Regardless of performance....hmmmm
1) Play.....woahhh suprise!!!!! Me and Play were pretty cool, he clearly wanted to fire me, he could have just talked to me in a minute on AIM, but he obviously had his mind made up that instead of he would be a prick to try to set the example of me, even though I wasn't the most deserving. Fuck yourself.
2) Maniac, this is only if the Steelers beat the Jags this year. I will be so pissed off that when Maniac starts talking shit I'll hate him and wish he would have been fired, so yeah there. BTW Maniac, make a fucking trade! Keep Arenas out of the East though fucker.
3) Marty - Although you really piss me off sometimes, I actually haven't had a problem with anything you've said in a while. Oh well, I'm sure it's just a matter of time before you say something fucking stupid and I get all angry and go on a rant. I mean seriously, at least I haven't heard you call anyone a peasant in a while.
If you had to rank yourself as a gm with the other 29 gms what number would you give yourself ?
Your better, Mark is better, Aaron is better, and Krup is better. So I'll go with 5. Nah, I was just giving you guys some props, I'm fucking number one, Nelly told me so. I've won it in this league and it will be a HUGE disappointment to me if I don't get a title or two with this team I've built now.
Last couple of questions..
How many rings do you see yourself winning in the next 10 seasons?
I think this is the best team I've ever set up in a league before, I'm very excited. I think we can realistically win 2-3 championships in the next 10 years. My goal is 2, which is very possible, but I'll focus on getting my 2nd BBS Title first. I definitely have the pieces and talent, it's just a matter of putting everything together when it becomes time to fill up with contenders. I've already started looking into it, and feel I've got a great opportunity.
Who do you see as the early favorites to win the title next season?
It's so hard to tell before FA/TC. As of right now, you can't deny the Bucks, they deserve that. They've gotta get Pargo back, and if they don't, they gotta find at least a pg of his calibar. Without that, I don't think they would have a chance. Depending how Nanz's offseason goes, I think he could really win it, he got deep this year but Durant could blow up this TC too. A lot will clear up after FA/TC. I also think Mark could have a really good chance (like the other 2 teams, has players to bring back) if he doesn't tear it up. I think he got unlucky this postseason, he dominated the regular season.
Any last words?
I'm a fucking idiot that went to the Sox game last night isntead of today, fucking back to back to back to back. So pissed.
Krup, don't forget about those 2 RC's haha.
Spencer, give me Aldridge/Roy.
Fuck yourself Play.
You are now off the hot seat
