Testing my Metal---from JUST playing to REALLY playing! - iceberg760's Blog

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Testing my Metal---from JUST playing to REALLY playing!

Posted on September 15, 2015 at 03:11 PM.

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Normally each year I play HOF, 12Min, Sim settings against my fellow OS brethren with whatever team (just so I see a good matchup)�Me being a jump shooter, it normally takes me a quarter to figure out how/who can shoot�I've had some great games against the likes of AsainPowwwa, AllStarDaDon, WeaponX, etc (way 2 many to recall)�this time around, I am gonna try it DIFFERENTLY�

This time, I will run in 2 Leagues�On the PS4 (PSN is Crown_n_Smoke) in CoachK's League as the Milwaukee Bucks (a favorite of mine over the last few years--loved their size and youth, forces me to play more up and down)�.On the Xbox (GT is Iceberg760) I am playing in VannwolfHawks "Sim City" Lge as the Sacramento Kings (another favorite of mine; again, young legs--putting more shots up!)�.first time since2k9\2k10 that i'm just gonna focus on a couple teams---has me excited!!

Between the 2 leagues, the prerequisite on games is 8 games a week, I believe�Will make the time weekday evenings and my weekends are pretty much clear since my kids get on my nerves (17 & 19----you KNOW what I'm talking about!). The first couple October weeks will be spent breaking apart each team, every lil' Iso, learning each players hot spots (is he a good dribbler, can he shoot off the dribble, which SG, SF has a back to the basket game, what can I extract from my 10th man off the bench---as I ALWAYS go 10 deep), etc..actual league play does not start until the end of the month, ample enough time to figure out both teams identity.

So far I've played a handful of games in CoachK's Coach2K League/1st off I gotta say�some STIFF competition�I've ran against the Celtics, the Nuggets, the Clippers. Great coaching! I really like how league is setup (Zero on the Help Sliders, Game must be Twitched, Google+)�I have to figure out how my SG Middleton shoots---his release is one way offline and another Online//I need consistent play from him�Been able to get some Great minutes out of Mayo and Bayless but if Middleton isn't the anchor, it is for nothing�Greg Monroe, John Henson, and Jabari Parker have been adequate on the Block but I really need to focus on more point production out of them (Monroe and Parker if I'm calling out names) -- Parker had a great game against the Clippers: 9pts, 9rebs, 7dimes but I have to find ways to maximize him on the Offensive end. The Greek Freak is an entirely different quandary---he has been my defensive stopper on the perimeter but dude can't shoot a J to save his life---gotta work on my 'cutting' game with him!!

I haven't had the pleasure of playing against any of the Guys from Sim City league but have been taking a look at the folks within the league/over the years I've ran against AlabamaRob, City of Bpt43, Gator yall kno, and TyFromPhilly�I am planning for the stiffest competition that I've come across on the One--Will not be bringing a dull knife to a gunfight!!! I see where the Commish VannWolfHawk has implement On Ball & Off Ball D--Interesting�b/c that pick and roll has to be the hardest to defend when the CPU has to damn sense half the time; yeah, look forward to exploring that on 2k16..I expect my Kings to be highly competitive/Rudy Gay being a poor man's Durant while Cousins will hope that the Coach will make him into the beast that he is on the blocks (if he isn't an all-star, blame goes to the Coach/Owner!!). Do I play Rondo the lion's share of the PG minutes when he doesn�t give me anything outside of the paint? Does McLemore force me to play him just because he's the most athletic guy even though I just read a killer article in SI on Seth Curry (lol), do I have too many bigs (Cousins, Cauley-Stein, Koufos)---NOPE!!! We enter into the Season with questions, but we will answer them or heads will roll---I'm talking Executioner type head rolling!

***the way I see it, I'll be playing about 8 games a week with ONLY 2 teams--I will live, breathe, and eat Bucks/Kings basketball..these 2 teams are middle of the road--now the question remains" will I drive into oncoming traffic or will I be able to navigate this upcoming season while stopping off for the occassional burger, brew, and _____ (fill in the blank)..lol�stay tuned, I'm gonna do a weekly blog update on OS to keep you up to date with my squads�I'll use it as therapy and a checklist to make sure that I'm heading in the right direction�

my homeboy RobRey told me once "I treat my body like a Temple, you treat yours like a Crackhouse"�so on 9/25----we will see�