Post by DarthVegito on Mar 16, 2014 20:16:50 GMT -6
There is a stage set up with a table and a few chairs. Darth walks in thru a set of double doors. Directly behind him walks Penny "Greatness" Hardaway. John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra are set up off to the side, playing the most amazing intro music ever played.
They sit down and Darth begins to speak and silence ensues.
DV: I would like to thank everyone for coming today. Before I begin I want to first and foremost thank the great fans of the Great Dallas Mavericks. We know it was a VERY long season last year and we appreciate all of you sticking by us through our rebuilding process. We'll start by talking about that very process. As we stated at the start of last season, we did not feel like we could truly contend with the team as constructed. So we decided to rebuild and man was it a painful process. We grabbed to record for worst season in sim league history. Not something we are proud of in any way. But the silver lining was that we ended up landing the #2 overall pick in the draft. That draft choice was the easiest we've ever made. As you all know the young man sitting next to me, Anfernee "Penny" "Greatness" Hardaway, was our guy. This guy does it all and will no doubt fill up the stat sheet. We like to think of him as the ultimate combo guard. His handles are good enough to excel at the point and being the amazing physical specimen he is, he can play the 2,3, and even the 4. And we plan on playing him at all of those spots wherever needed. He is excited about being here and has been working VERY hard ever since draft day. Oh and I think he wanted to say one thing.
Penny: I will win the Rookie of the Year award and I have EVERY intention on being named an All-Star THIS season. That is all.
DV: *chuckles* Well that's why we picked that guy. He's a hard worker and determined. He is absolutely perfect for this team. So after we took Penny we then used some of our picks to grab the #8 overall pick because we saw someone else we really liked. That was of course Bryon Russell. We feel that Bryon will eventually be a defensive cog on this team. A much needed anchor at the 3. That then gave us arguably the best back court in the league. Great defense, great handling, and great ability to get steals and make turnovers. We then had HUGE holes in the front court that needed to be addressed. With plenty of cap space, we knew we could make a splash in Free Agency. The only problem is that we as a franchise don't like leaving many things up to chance, so we came to an agreement with Chicago. The involved doing a Sign-and-Trade for big man Rony Seikaly. Everything ended up going very smoothly with that deal. We'd like to thank the Bulls GM for making that deal seamless once again. We then had to take a chance at FA and it paid off. We offered one of our former players, Horace Grant, a max deal and he chose to come back to the great city of Dallas. Picked up a few other free agents along the way. Made a trade a few days ago for veteran big man, Robert Parrish.
We are VERY VERY excited about the start of this season. Yes we were the worst team in sim league history last year, but we are focused on the present and future and plan on being one of the best teams in sim league history for MANY years to come. I've heard rumblings of possibly being an early GMOY candidate. Well here's what I say to that: Let me earn it. Will this team improve from last year? Of course it will, it's easy to improve on the worst ever. But let me earn it. Here's what I did do: I flipped this team in ONE year. One of the best and quickest rebuilds ever. I didn't make one move. I didn't make two moves. I made MOVE after MOVE to achieve this. Yeah we landed a great player in Penny Hardaway. Don't give me credit for picking him. 28 other GMs would have taken Penny there. Judge me for the entire rebuild. If you feel like at the end of the regular that the results yield me a GMOY vote, then vote for me. If not, then don't.
Our expectations for this season are up in the air to be honest. We want to compete for the division title. But the team is in its first year together so we have to temper expectations a bit. But would we be surprised if we turn into a true contender in our first year? Hell no we wouldn't be. We have a nice mix of young guys and vets on this team and all of these guys are extremely hard workers and only want to win. We have some tough teams in the Western Conference and the Midwest is no longer a pushover division as it was last year. So I'd say we'll be disappointed if we don't push for a playoff spot at least. But we're going to be modest for now. The season is not underway yet and until we can back up our talk we won't talk. Just sit back and enjoy this show in Great Dallas. I promise that you won't be bored.
They sit down and Darth begins to speak and silence ensues.
DV: I would like to thank everyone for coming today. Before I begin I want to first and foremost thank the great fans of the Great Dallas Mavericks. We know it was a VERY long season last year and we appreciate all of you sticking by us through our rebuilding process. We'll start by talking about that very process. As we stated at the start of last season, we did not feel like we could truly contend with the team as constructed. So we decided to rebuild and man was it a painful process. We grabbed to record for worst season in sim league history. Not something we are proud of in any way. But the silver lining was that we ended up landing the #2 overall pick in the draft. That draft choice was the easiest we've ever made. As you all know the young man sitting next to me, Anfernee "Penny" "Greatness" Hardaway, was our guy. This guy does it all and will no doubt fill up the stat sheet. We like to think of him as the ultimate combo guard. His handles are good enough to excel at the point and being the amazing physical specimen he is, he can play the 2,3, and even the 4. And we plan on playing him at all of those spots wherever needed. He is excited about being here and has been working VERY hard ever since draft day. Oh and I think he wanted to say one thing.
Penny: I will win the Rookie of the Year award and I have EVERY intention on being named an All-Star THIS season. That is all.
DV: *chuckles* Well that's why we picked that guy. He's a hard worker and determined. He is absolutely perfect for this team. So after we took Penny we then used some of our picks to grab the #8 overall pick because we saw someone else we really liked. That was of course Bryon Russell. We feel that Bryon will eventually be a defensive cog on this team. A much needed anchor at the 3. That then gave us arguably the best back court in the league. Great defense, great handling, and great ability to get steals and make turnovers. We then had HUGE holes in the front court that needed to be addressed. With plenty of cap space, we knew we could make a splash in Free Agency. The only problem is that we as a franchise don't like leaving many things up to chance, so we came to an agreement with Chicago. The involved doing a Sign-and-Trade for big man Rony Seikaly. Everything ended up going very smoothly with that deal. We'd like to thank the Bulls GM for making that deal seamless once again. We then had to take a chance at FA and it paid off. We offered one of our former players, Horace Grant, a max deal and he chose to come back to the great city of Dallas. Picked up a few other free agents along the way. Made a trade a few days ago for veteran big man, Robert Parrish.
We are VERY VERY excited about the start of this season. Yes we were the worst team in sim league history last year, but we are focused on the present and future and plan on being one of the best teams in sim league history for MANY years to come. I've heard rumblings of possibly being an early GMOY candidate. Well here's what I say to that: Let me earn it. Will this team improve from last year? Of course it will, it's easy to improve on the worst ever. But let me earn it. Here's what I did do: I flipped this team in ONE year. One of the best and quickest rebuilds ever. I didn't make one move. I didn't make two moves. I made MOVE after MOVE to achieve this. Yeah we landed a great player in Penny Hardaway. Don't give me credit for picking him. 28 other GMs would have taken Penny there. Judge me for the entire rebuild. If you feel like at the end of the regular that the results yield me a GMOY vote, then vote for me. If not, then don't.
Our expectations for this season are up in the air to be honest. We want to compete for the division title. But the team is in its first year together so we have to temper expectations a bit. But would we be surprised if we turn into a true contender in our first year? Hell no we wouldn't be. We have a nice mix of young guys and vets on this team and all of these guys are extremely hard workers and only want to win. We have some tough teams in the Western Conference and the Midwest is no longer a pushover division as it was last year. So I'd say we'll be disappointed if we don't push for a playoff spot at least. But we're going to be modest for now. The season is not underway yet and until we can back up our talk we won't talk. Just sit back and enjoy this show in Great Dallas. I promise that you won't be bored.
Questions??
