Intro: Welcome to your new office and home for the years to come here in Charlotte. As you are aware we are a team that is trying to get out of the slumps and trying to rebuild from scratch. Although it has been seven years since our inaugural season in 2004-2005 we still are struggling to find the right fits for this team. We have made the playoffs only once in our past history as a franchise. Things need to change and although it feels like we are constantly having turnover here in Charlotte, we still are hopeful that you will be the one to steer us back on course for the playoffs. Your task is simple rebuild the whole organization from ground up. That was a joke, it won’t be easy but lets see what you can do. As you know this past draft we made what seems to have been one of the first smart picks in franchise history. With Kemba Walker we know exactly what we are getting, a born leader with skills that can turn him into one of the elite point guards in the NBA. Other than him we really have no idea what direction to go, hope you have a plan ready. All I know is there are a few past mistakes that we will have to live with going forward in the future. We will talk about that more when we sit down as an organization and come up with a basic outline or plan to follow. You will play a key role in helping rebuild this team, and of course we as a front office will be giving you plenty of tasks and objectives to accomplish along the way but for the most part we are going to rely on your managing skills to get us out of this mess. (Weeks Pass) After going through all of our options we have come to a conclusion of what type of team we want to rebuild and the strategies that will be used to accomplish it. Thanks for your help you contributed a lot to our meeting and we were easily able to see why you got this job. So just to review a few key points to our meeting, we will be rebuilding our team with players that are young and athletic. Also we will rely on the draft tremendously in the first 2 years. As for long-term success we are planning on having a break out season in year 4. With our four-year plan we see ourselves being a powerhouse in the east in the seasons to follow year 4. Although many might laugh at this vision that we have created, we feel like you are going to bring great things to the city of Charlotte.
Roster Rules: Pre-Season 1
1) We are not wanting to get rid of any of our first round draft picks for the first two seasons in any of the trades that we construct.
2) You can trade through out the season up to the trade deadline as much as you feel fit.
3) We are wanting to build a young athletic team, so all players on the roster need to be under the age of 23.
4) Now there are a few players that we are wanting to keep so take a look below at a list of the players we want to keep.
Roster Tasks: Pre-Season 1
Second Chance: Alexis Ajinca
1) Kemba Walker is our future so we will be building our team around him, he is off-limits.
2) Bismack Biyombo was our other player in this past draft, keep him on the roster I promise even though he is raw right now we can develop him into the next Serge Ibaka.
3) This is going to sound a little weird but I feel like we need to give one of our past players a *Second Chance…. His name is Alexis Ajinca, I don’t feel like we ever gave him a chance to show us what his skills were. He was picked 20th overall in the 2008 draft out of France. I know this is crazy but I think he can be one of the most dominant centers in the league. Go pick him up out of free agency and sign him to a 5 year deal as a starter. You will oversee the development of this young player and will need to make sure he succeeds so as to not make a fool out of the two of us. Give him a *Second Chance and make sure he sees action on the court. *Second Chance: new feature added!
4) As for everyone else, do whats the best for our team, but remember everyone needs to be 23 years of age or under.
5) Flip our second round picks for another first round pick in this coming draft. You can package them with a player if need be. Make a trade with a team that you feel is going to be bad, because you will not be able to trade after you have seen the draft order.
6) We will need to have 6 players on our team with B ratings or higher in the category: Athleticism.
Team Goals: Season 1
1) Develop Alexis Ajinca by using a Developement Drill on him every month of the season.
2) Finish Outside of the bottom 5 teams in the league.
3) Play a Rookie 30+ Min Per Game
4) Have 2 players named to one of the All-Rookie teams.
5) Win the Rookie of The Year Award
Second Chance Goals for Alexis Ajinca: Season 1
1) Improve Points Per Game and Rebounds Per Game over last years stats. More than 4.2 PPG and 2.3 RPG
2) Name a Starter at beginning of Season 1.
3) Play 30+ Min Per Game
4) Improve Position Rank Into one of the Top 100 Centers. Current Rank is 117th amongst active Centers.
Roster Rules: Off-Seasons 1-4
1) You can sign any Free Agent but their age can not be older than Alexis Ajinca.
2) You can not make any Draft Day Trades for Picks, or Trade away our Picks.
3) Unfortunately we get screwed again and will have to pass on Anthony Davis even if he is still there when we are on the clock in the draft.
Roster Rules: Seasons 2-4
1) Can only trade away 2 players each year before trade deadline, we will need to start building a strong team chemistry after our first season.
2) Never allowed to trade away Kemba Walker, Bismack Biyombo, or Alexis Ajinca
3) No age restrictions on roster after fourth season.
4) Keep at least 6 players on the team with B ratings or higher in the category: Athleticism.
Team Goals: Seasons 2-4
1) Make the Playoffs Twice
2) By Year 4 we need to be a threat in the Eastern Conference so that in future years we can fight for a Title.
3) We need to have at least 4 All Star appearances throughout the seasons by our players.
4) Bismack Biyombo should be named to an All-Defensive Team by Year 4.
5) Kemba Walker should be one of our highest rated players in year 4 with an 84+ ovr. (You will need to use developement drills and send him to camps in the off-seasons.)
Second Chance Goals for Alexis Ajinca: Seasons 2-4
1) Continue to use development drills every month for the next 4 seasons.
2) Send to camps in the off-seasons, the one that allows players to grow their potential might be smart to send him to.
3) Average 12+ PPG
4) Average 10+ RPG
5) Named an All-Star in the Eastern Conference
6) Make an All-NBA Team
7) Named Most Improved Player of The Year
Association Settings: All Seasons
1) If you are not playing on Hall of Fame you should increase the difficulty during playoffs to Hall of Fame.
2) If not playing on Hall of Fame mode, every 2 years you should increase the difficulty level.
3) This was written for 82 game seasons, if you sim you should play 1 game out of every 5 but not limited to just playing 1 game. Never simulating more than 4 in a row.
4) This was also written under the guidelines of 10 min quarters and 12 min simulated quarters.
5) Trade Override: Off
6) Team Chemistry: On
7) Player Roles: On (Must have 5 Starters, 1 Sixth Man, 2 Role Players and the rest must be set to Bench Warmers)
8) Progressive Fatigue and Injuries: On
** All of my Story Lines were created using the Official 2k12 Roster Update, the latest and last one available.
Thanks for checking this story line out for Association Mode in NBA 2k12. I am hoping to create one of these for each team in NBA 2k12 and then to try to create some other possible story lines in association mode in order to make this mode a bit more challenging and fun to play. If you have any comments or questions please leave a response for me. Also if you try this out please give us some updates on the changes and moves that you make. Be sure to include the goals and tasks and whether they were completed or not. Hope you have fun with this and enjoyed it. I really appreciate your guys feedback, it keeps me motivated.
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