Post by afromaniac085 on Feb 11, 2006 10:32:21 GMT -5
Game 2 did not go down the way Afro, Silk or the coach Fearthefro085 invisioned. Puma trailed by 18 at half-time. AFro thunder was rageing. "arrrhhh! come on guys! do you want to win?" he yelled at his teamates in the locker-room as he beat a locker. "calm down, we got a comeback somewhere in us" fearthefro said trying to get his star to relax. It just got worse. Down by 30 at the end of the 3rd quater, it appeared puma's season was over. Alpha had dissappeared, dispite playing well in game1 he missed all 3 of his fgs and finished with just 3 points. Puma managed a late 4th quater rally, but it wasn't enough. The final score: 143-126Afro couldn't accept the loss, Reebok was the better team, just not 17 points better.
Later in the locker room Alpha male was the first player to leave. He went out the back-door to avoid the press, saying "c ya lata" over his shoulder. He didn't want to handle the media after playing so bad. It was obvious since mid-season that Alpha Male would not be re-joining their team for another season. The locker room was silent. no one spoke. "should we cheer for Reebok?" T-balla asked to break the silence. There was a long pause. "I'm not watching no finals" Afro said slamming his locker. Swatmaster chuckled in the corner.
Early the next day, Fearthefro and AFRomaniac087, the gm were having thier annual post-season disscussion. Afro-man, the owner was late. He usually let Fearthefro and Afromaniac087 handle everything, but he was a very visible owner. He spent many hours confronting the commish about minor technicalities, and usually lost. Management was in a serious crisis. Alpha Male, Salim stoudamire, And Spike were all Fas, and all were likely to leave. "Alpha male is done, stick a fork in him" Fearthefro stated. After talking to Alpha Male, resigning was out of the question. "what? if we give him a good enough offer..." AFro-man said. "no stick a fork in him". It was done, they would let Alpha-Male walk. "and Silk is retiring...no?" afromaniac087 talked to silk's agent earlier and knew retirement was silk's plan. "...and spike..."
"stick a fork in him, hes gone" fearthefro said.
Spike was a Free agent he had developed intrest from the struggling Adidas and Reebok. Puma officials hadn't spoke to Spike about a new contract, but the word on the street was that he wanted to go elsewhere. Spike was a Star, but he never really had a chance to truely shine, he wanted to be a star. He hadn't really ever gotten any awards, or many all-star invites. To him Puma wasn't the place to get those awards. He was tired of being "Elton Brand", he wanted to be KG. Retirement wasn't such a far out idea for Spike. He had been thinking about it since preseason.
"well we got two pathatic draft picks, what are going to do about it?" AFro man said to change the mood. "t-ball and swatmaster will do fine down low..." fearthefro said to himself. He got up and paced around the spacious office. "afro thunder can run point...and we draft 2 sfs from this sf rich draft pool to play sg/sf." "but what about Barry slam?" afromaniac087 asked. He inked barry last season to replace silk. "i stuck a fork in him a long time ago, if he plays sg we'll be lucky to make the playoffs" fearthefro said. "next year is not our year, i'll see if i can nab a few more draft picks..." afromaniac087 added. fearthefro and AFromaniac087 began to walk out of the office in a bitter mood. This imagine of next year wasn't too hot. Afroman stopped them, just as they reached the door. "oh and... afrothunder... he...might be retiring, just fyi"
Later that day, afro was hanging around the stadium sitting on the bench, trying to decide what to do. Spike came up to him. "yo man whats up" afro said after high-fiving him. "free-agentcy ya know how it is, so...uhh what brings you here" Spike said. "dude, i'm thinking about hanging it up." AFro said in a dry tone. "yeah, i thought about it too, but you can't retire now, your team will need you next year!" spike said. "ha, half the team is gone next season" afro replied. "hey, history tells you that you should retire when your still strong, so your legacy will be strong. Thats not the way to go, you should keep playing til' you can't breathe after a game, til you legs begin to crumble, til your bloods pours out like sweat, keep playing, for the glory of the game." AFro listened to spike. And he would never regret it.
Afromaniac087, delighted by afrothunder's news spent hours on the phones, trying to land a top 3 pick. For several days, there was no luck. This deep draft had every team fantasisizing thier dream team. Afromaniac087 was actually getting desperate. This was when his hunt for an assistant gm got started. It wouldn't be finished until after the season. AFromaniac087 had already garnateed that puma would win the season 5 championship, and with every time he spoke to FA, the game ,that became a closer and closer to a reality. The game wanted to play for every team once, much like Alpha Male a year before. However he wouldn't sign with the team until a day before the season started. T-balla was really his only real trade asset.
A few days later Fearthefro was back from his vacation. He called Timmy Jonhson into his office. "yeah whats up coach" Timmy brought a lot of good spirit into the locker room. Although sometimes he could get a little cocky and carefree. Timmy was always good to have around. "timmy your our center next season, our ONLY big guy, this draft is thin, so the low post belongs to you" Fearthefro said in a stern voice. "what about T-balla?" "traded to nike for 3 draft picks" Swatmaster was surprised. Usually he hears about stuff like that. "our season is on your shoulders Timmy" Fearthefro said. It didn't have much of an effect on him. AFro thunder was just as surprised as Timmy johnson was. T-balla was a fantastic post presence, he was looking forward to playing with t-balla for another year. Fearthefro also wanted to speak to afrothunder. "afro, your our leader, your our superstar, this is YOUR team" AFro was a little taken back by his words, but laughed it off. "haha don't worry coach, whos got fro juice? i got fro juice!"
Draft night was a big night. It would make or break puma's season. AFromaniac087 was hoping to pick up t-bone late in the first round to strenghen thier frontcourt but, was stunned when adidas grabbed him with the first pick. The 5th, 6th and 7th picks all belonged to puma, and afromaniac087 was not going to waste them. Afromaniac087 was actually surprised by the amount of talent still availble at this point in the draft. " at this point i was just thinking, wow, we might actually have a good team next season" says afromaniac087. He went on to draft Kyle "loco" Koller , Randy "playmaker" Moss, and Larry "Magic" Bird. Those 3 would go on to have a phenomenal season. And Down the road, be the core of many Puma teams. The team was locked and loaded, Playmaker running point, afrothunder at the 2, magic and loco at the forward positions, swatmaster would be the center and Game would be the "energy guy" off the bench. Havoc and Matrix were brought in to bring some front court depth, and later underdog would be as well. A team loaded with rookies and inexperience, but not short at all with talent. Get ready, puma is on the prowl!
Later in the locker room Alpha male was the first player to leave. He went out the back-door to avoid the press, saying "c ya lata" over his shoulder. He didn't want to handle the media after playing so bad. It was obvious since mid-season that Alpha Male would not be re-joining their team for another season. The locker room was silent. no one spoke. "should we cheer for Reebok?" T-balla asked to break the silence. There was a long pause. "I'm not watching no finals" Afro said slamming his locker. Swatmaster chuckled in the corner.
Early the next day, Fearthefro and AFRomaniac087, the gm were having thier annual post-season disscussion. Afro-man, the owner was late. He usually let Fearthefro and Afromaniac087 handle everything, but he was a very visible owner. He spent many hours confronting the commish about minor technicalities, and usually lost. Management was in a serious crisis. Alpha Male, Salim stoudamire, And Spike were all Fas, and all were likely to leave. "Alpha male is done, stick a fork in him" Fearthefro stated. After talking to Alpha Male, resigning was out of the question. "what? if we give him a good enough offer..." AFro-man said. "no stick a fork in him". It was done, they would let Alpha-Male walk. "and Silk is retiring...no?" afromaniac087 talked to silk's agent earlier and knew retirement was silk's plan. "...and spike..."
"stick a fork in him, hes gone" fearthefro said.
Spike was a Free agent he had developed intrest from the struggling Adidas and Reebok. Puma officials hadn't spoke to Spike about a new contract, but the word on the street was that he wanted to go elsewhere. Spike was a Star, but he never really had a chance to truely shine, he wanted to be a star. He hadn't really ever gotten any awards, or many all-star invites. To him Puma wasn't the place to get those awards. He was tired of being "Elton Brand", he wanted to be KG. Retirement wasn't such a far out idea for Spike. He had been thinking about it since preseason.
"well we got two pathatic draft picks, what are going to do about it?" AFro man said to change the mood. "t-ball and swatmaster will do fine down low..." fearthefro said to himself. He got up and paced around the spacious office. "afro thunder can run point...and we draft 2 sfs from this sf rich draft pool to play sg/sf." "but what about Barry slam?" afromaniac087 asked. He inked barry last season to replace silk. "i stuck a fork in him a long time ago, if he plays sg we'll be lucky to make the playoffs" fearthefro said. "next year is not our year, i'll see if i can nab a few more draft picks..." afromaniac087 added. fearthefro and AFromaniac087 began to walk out of the office in a bitter mood. This imagine of next year wasn't too hot. Afroman stopped them, just as they reached the door. "oh and... afrothunder... he...might be retiring, just fyi"
Later that day, afro was hanging around the stadium sitting on the bench, trying to decide what to do. Spike came up to him. "yo man whats up" afro said after high-fiving him. "free-agentcy ya know how it is, so...uhh what brings you here" Spike said. "dude, i'm thinking about hanging it up." AFro said in a dry tone. "yeah, i thought about it too, but you can't retire now, your team will need you next year!" spike said. "ha, half the team is gone next season" afro replied. "hey, history tells you that you should retire when your still strong, so your legacy will be strong. Thats not the way to go, you should keep playing til' you can't breathe after a game, til you legs begin to crumble, til your bloods pours out like sweat, keep playing, for the glory of the game." AFro listened to spike. And he would never regret it.
Afromaniac087, delighted by afrothunder's news spent hours on the phones, trying to land a top 3 pick. For several days, there was no luck. This deep draft had every team fantasisizing thier dream team. Afromaniac087 was actually getting desperate. This was when his hunt for an assistant gm got started. It wouldn't be finished until after the season. AFromaniac087 had already garnateed that puma would win the season 5 championship, and with every time he spoke to FA, the game ,that became a closer and closer to a reality. The game wanted to play for every team once, much like Alpha Male a year before. However he wouldn't sign with the team until a day before the season started. T-balla was really his only real trade asset.
A few days later Fearthefro was back from his vacation. He called Timmy Jonhson into his office. "yeah whats up coach" Timmy brought a lot of good spirit into the locker room. Although sometimes he could get a little cocky and carefree. Timmy was always good to have around. "timmy your our center next season, our ONLY big guy, this draft is thin, so the low post belongs to you" Fearthefro said in a stern voice. "what about T-balla?" "traded to nike for 3 draft picks" Swatmaster was surprised. Usually he hears about stuff like that. "our season is on your shoulders Timmy" Fearthefro said. It didn't have much of an effect on him. AFro thunder was just as surprised as Timmy johnson was. T-balla was a fantastic post presence, he was looking forward to playing with t-balla for another year. Fearthefro also wanted to speak to afrothunder. "afro, your our leader, your our superstar, this is YOUR team" AFro was a little taken back by his words, but laughed it off. "haha don't worry coach, whos got fro juice? i got fro juice!"
Draft night was a big night. It would make or break puma's season. AFromaniac087 was hoping to pick up t-bone late in the first round to strenghen thier frontcourt but, was stunned when adidas grabbed him with the first pick. The 5th, 6th and 7th picks all belonged to puma, and afromaniac087 was not going to waste them. Afromaniac087 was actually surprised by the amount of talent still availble at this point in the draft. " at this point i was just thinking, wow, we might actually have a good team next season" says afromaniac087. He went on to draft Kyle "loco" Koller , Randy "playmaker" Moss, and Larry "Magic" Bird. Those 3 would go on to have a phenomenal season. And Down the road, be the core of many Puma teams. The team was locked and loaded, Playmaker running point, afrothunder at the 2, magic and loco at the forward positions, swatmaster would be the center and Game would be the "energy guy" off the bench. Havoc and Matrix were brought in to bring some front court depth, and later underdog would be as well. A team loaded with rookies and inexperience, but not short at all with talent. Get ready, puma is on the prowl!