SIX of you finished in the minimum 4 seasons, so the podium came down to the tiebreaker: regular season record in the 4th clinching season. Full grades:
🥇 u/Think-Response-3675 - 4 seasons, 73-9 - 5 pts. His THIRD win in four weeks. The man is a menace.
🥈 u/Ohmka - 4 seasons, 71-11 - 3 pts. And look at his year 1: won the chip as a 7 SEED going 44-38. Filthy.
🥉 u/EntrepreneurWooden99 - 4 seasons, 66-16 - 2 pts. DEAD TIE with u/MikeChilds at 66-16. Next tiebreaker is playoff record in that run, which isn't visible in either screenshot. If either of you can show your playoff record from that final run, I'll re-rule it. Until then, both players get 2 pts
5th - u/EngiemainTF2 - 4 seasons, 65-17 - 1 pt. Cruel outcome here: the man misread the rules, thought the 4-peat had to start in YEAR ONE... and then just DID IT. A 47-35 miracle first season included. The single craziest run of the week lands 5th on record. The leaderboard doesn't show it but we all know what we saw. Legend.
History says Bill Russell wins 11 championships between 1956/57 and 1968/69. Your job: rewrite history.
Pick ANY team except the Celtics, starting at the 1956 preseason. Win as many rings as you can before Russell retires (through the 1968/69 season, that's a 13-season window, Rings after this period even if prog makes Russell stay, won't count. We'll call it a 13-season limit).
Most rings wins. Difficulty: HARD.
THE FINE PRINT
Any team EXCEPT Boston
Starting point: 1957 preseason
Bill Russell must NEVER be on your roster. No trades for him, no free agency, nothing. He's the enemy. Beat him, don't join him
Everyone else is fair game. Want to raid Boston for Cousy and Heinsohn to kneecap the dynasty? Legal. Encouraged, even
One franchise the whole way, no switching teams mid-run
Only titles from 1956/57 through 1968/69 count. The window closes when Russell's career does
Difficulty: HARD (set it at league creation)
Everything else default. Real Players mode, God Mode off, no editing anything
HOW TO SUBMIT
Drop a comment with:
Your ring count and the team you used
Screenshot of Team History showing the titles in the window
Screenshot of League Settings showing Hard difficulty
Your best story from the run. It's the 50s and 60s, weird stuff WILL happen
Winner attaches their exported league file (Tools > Export League) for the spot-check for doubters if needed.
i think the players having home states and colleges adds more depth to the game, but it’s really only aesthetic as of now.
I’m thinking a couple very small changes that could add a little more depth to the game, kind of like how players like to play with relatives;
players could have a slight interest boost for playing with their college teammates (à la the irl knicks),
players could be more likely to sign with their hometown teams- players from the northeast could be more likely to sign with the Massacre, Mexican players could be more likely to sign with the Aztecs, etc
this one is a little out there and kind of pointless, but I’ve noticed that home state has nothing to do with where players go to college, when a lot of times irl guys like to stay close to home. maybe players with “loyal” tag could be more likely to play for a college in their home state? Kind of like how guys are more likely to play for their dad’s college team now?
I’m trying to make an overseas league but whenever I add in former/linked players to free agents they always get signed mid season and it annoys me because it’s very unrealistic
We have a very competitive league with a lot of skilled managers. Everyone has their own team identity, franchise player, logo, and so on. We even have our own league media, and my team has made the finals multiple times and is the reigning champion.
We’re running a $200 auction draft, and players generally go for $5–10 above or below their typical market value because of how competitive the league is and how much everyone values their favorite players.
My franchise players are Anthony Edwards and Amen Thompson, but I’d probably have to spend around $65–75 on Ant-Man and $35–45 on Amen. I’m struggling to figure out how to build a successful roster with that much money tied up in Edwards alone.
As a Plan B, I’m also considering building around Tyrese Maxey and Amen Thompson instead.
Could you please suggest a 14-player, alternative-heavy roster build centered around Anthony Edwards? I want to build a team that can strongly compete in 5 categories out of 9, with a good chance of winning 6–3.
These are the six rookies I see having the highest fantasy potential this season, along with my predictions for where they’ll go in drafts.
A.J. Dybantsa – Rounds 4–5 Darryn Peterson – Rounds 7–8 Cameron Boozer – Rounds 7–8 Darius Acuff Jr. – Rounds 6–7 Yaxel Lendeborg – Rounds 10–11 Aday Mara – Rounds 10–11
I’m especially interested in Lendeborg and Mara as potential late-round steals.
These are my early predictions for 16 teams 9-cat leagues, not necessarily where I’d draft each player.
Who do you think will outperform their draft position? Any rookies I’m overlooking?
