EDMONTON OILERS - 2k8 END OF SEASON 1 RECAP

Well It's all over. Leading the Edmonton Oliers I swept each round of the playoffs. The Coyotes tested the Oilers briefly in the Western Conference Finals. In the Stanley Cup Finals the Canadiens were simply no match and were slaughtered.

2008 AWARDS

Stanley Cup - Edmonton Oilers (Awarded to NHL Champions)

Clarence S. Campbell - Edmonton Oilers (Team from Western Conference to Advance to Finals)

Prince Of Wales - Montreal Canadiens (Team from Eastern Conference to Advance to Finals)

Presidents Cup - Edmonton Oilers (Awarded to Team with best regular season record)

Art Ross - Joe Thornton (Regular Season Points Leader)

Hart Memorial - Marian Gaborik (MVP of Regular Season)

James Norris Memorial - Shea Weber (Best all-round Defenseman)

Lady Byng Memorial - Marian Gaborik (Best and Fairest - sportmanship and high ability)

Calder Memorial - Jack Johnson (Rookie of the Year)

Conn Smyth - Marian Gaborik (MVP of Playoffs)

Vezina - Roberto Luongo (Best Goalie)

William M. Jennings - Roberto Luongo (Fewest Goals Allowed - Min. 25 Games)

Frank J. Selke - Sidney Crosby (Best Forward who excels in defensive aspects)

Lester B. Pearson - Marian Gaborik (MVP selected by NHLPA)

Maurice 'Rocket' Richards - Alex Ovechkin (Top Goal Scorer of Regular Season)

TEAM STATS

16W 0L 112 G (7PG) 28 GA (1.75PG) 36.5 ShotsPG 19.18 S% 45.5 pp% 94.1 PK%

LEADERS PLAYOFFS

GOALS

1.Alex Ovechkin 18

2. Evgeni Malkin 17 (Montreal)

3. Sidney Crosby 16

4. Milan Michalek 13

ASSISTS

1. Marian Gaborik 18

1. Scott Gomez 18 (Montreal)

3. Anze Kopitar 16

4. Patrick Kalus 14 (Montreal)

POINTS

1. Sidney Crosby 29

2. Marian Gaborik 28

3. Scott Gomez 26 (FULL ON! - Montreal)

4. Alex Ovechkin 25

PLUS/MINUS

1. Shea Weber 38

2. Jack Johnson 37

3. Marian Gaborik 31

4. Patrice Bergeron 29

4. Sidney Crosby 29

SHOTS ON GOAL

1. Alex Ovechkin 93

2. Olli Jokinen 72 (New York Isl)

3. Rick Nash 70 (Pittsburgh)

4. Sidney Crosby 68

POWER PLAY GOALS

1. Evgeni Malkin 6 (Montreal)

2. Rick Nash 5 (Pittsburgh)

2. Nicolas Hagman 5 (Montreal)

4. Scott Gomez 4 (Montreal)

5. Olli Jokinen 4 (New York Isl)

POWER PLAY ASSISTS

1. Scott Gomez 9 (Montreal)

2. Steve Ott 8 (Montreal)

2. Mats Sundin 8 (New York Isl)

2, Marc Savard 8 (Columbus)

SHORT HANDED GOALS

1. Alex Ovechkin 2

1. Milan Michalek 2

1. Alexander Radulov 2 (Phoenix)

SHORT HANDED ASSISTS

1. Marc-Edouard Vlasic 2

GAME WINNING GOALS

1. Evgeni Malkin 4 (Montreal)

2. Sidney Crosby 3

2. Olli Jokinen 3 (New York Isl)

2. Rick Nash 3 (Pittsburgh)

2. Steve Bernier 3

2. Scott Gomez 3 (Montreal)

2. Alexander Radulov 3 (Phoenix)

OVERTIME GOALS

1. Jason Pominville 2 (Carolina)

HAT TRICKS

1. Alexander Ovechkin 2

2. Milan Michalek 1

2. Sidney Crosby 1

2. Peter Forsberg 1 (Florida)

etc

GOALS PER GAME

1. Alexander Ovechkin 1.12

2. Sidney Crosby 1.00

2. Peter Forsberg 1.00

4. Evgeni Malkin .85

4. Rick Nash .85

ASSISTS PER GAME

1. Alex Tanguay 1.14 (Florida) 2. Marian Gaborik 1.12

3. Kyle Calder 1.00 (Los Angeles)

3. Anze Kopitar 1.00

3. Cory Stillman 1.00 (Tampa Bay)

POINTS PER GAME

1. Sidney Crosby 1.81

2. Marian Gaborik 1.75

3. Peter Forsberg 1.71 (Florida)

4. Alexander Ovechkin 1.56

5. Anze Kopitar (.44

6. Alex Tanguay 1.43 (Florida)

7. Scott Gomez 1.30 (Montreal)

8. Rick Nash 1.23 (Pittsburgh)

9. Teemu Selanne 1.20 (Buffalo)

9. Evgeni Malkin 1.20 (Montreal)

PRODUCTION

1. Rob Schremp 9:36

2. Sidney Crosby 10:16

3. Marian Gaborik 10:57

4. Enver Lisin 11:04

5. Alexander Ovechkin 11:28

6. Vojtech Polak 11:49

7. Anze Kopitar 11:54

8. Peter Forsberg 12:45 (Florida)

9. Scott Gomez 13:13 (Montreal)

10. Chris Drury 14:42 (Los Angeles)

PLAYER STATS - PLAYOFFS

16 Games Played

Crosby - 16G 13A 29P +29 6 PIM 68 SOG (23.5%) 71.3%Face 77 Hits 3 Game Winners 2 PowPG 1 PowPA 10:16 Prod Gaborik - 10G 18A 28P +31 0 PIM 51 SOG (19.6%) 100% Face 40 Hits 2 Game Winners 1 PowPG 1 PowPA 1 ShortHG 10:57 Prod Bergeron - 8G 8A 16P +29 2 PIM 45 SOG (17.8%) 33.3% Face 60 Hits 1 Game Winner 1 PowPG 18:00 Prod

Ovechkin -18G 7A 25P +22 4 PIM 93 SOG (19.4%) 33.3%Face 76 Hits 1 Game Winner 1 PowPG 1 PowPA 2 ShortHG 11:28 Prod

Kopitar - 7G 16A 23P +23 2 PIM 45 SOG (15.6%) 73.0%Face 65 Hits 1 PowPA 11:54 Prod

Michalek - 13G 4A 17P +25 2 PIM 47 SOG (27.7%) 62.5% Face 53 Hits 1 Game Winner 1 PowPG 18:00 Prod

Bernier - 4G 6A 10P +8 0 PIM 27 SOG (14.8%) 0%Face 50 Hits 3 Game Winners 19:00 Prod Kessel - 3G 10A 13P +12 0 PIM 33 SOG (9.1%) 73.3%Face 42 Hits 15:41 Prod Eriksson - 7G 5A 12P +8 2 PIM 41 SOG (17.1%) 0%Face 25 Hits 1 Game Winner 16:00 Prod

Polak - 6G 6A 12P +15 2 PIM 15 SOG (40%) 0%Face 24 Hits 11:49 Prod Shremp - 8G 7A 15P +15 2 PIM 34 SOG (23.5%) 64.3%Face 34 Hits 1 Game Winner 9:36 Prod Lisin - 4G 9A 13P +15 0 PIM 24 SOG (16.7%) 0%Face 13 Hits 11:04 Prod

Weber - 3G 10A 13P +38 4 PIM 14 SOG (21.4%) 0%Face 96 Hits 1 Game Winner 27:41 Prod Johnson - 2G 8A 10P +37 2 PIM 13 SOG (15.4%) 0%Face 99 Hits 33:47 Prod

Mezsaros - 2G 9A 11P +28 2 PIM 10 SOG (20%) 0%Face 74 Hits 1 Game Winner 1 PowPA 29:21 Prod Vlasic - 1G 8A 9P +28 2 PIM 6 SOG (16.7%) 0%Face 80 Hits 1 Game Winner 1 PowPA 37:13 Prod

McCarty - 16G 13A 29P +29 6 PIM 68 SOG (23.5%) 71.3%Face 77 Hits 3 Game Winners 2 PowPG 1 PowPA 10:16 Prod Parent - 0G 4A 4P +15 0 PIM 10 SOG (0%) 0%Face 50 Hits 1:05:30 Prod

Marc-Andre Fleury 16W 0L 5 Shut Outs 28 GA (1.76 Pergame) 355 Shots Against 327 Saves 92.1% 1 PP GoalA 23 PP Saves 95.8 Save % 0 SH Goals 3 SH Saves

Chris Osgood - DNP

EDMONTON OILERS @ MONTREAL CANADIENS

Game 4

SWEEP! And what a massive broom it was... GAME FINAL

EDMONTON 11 d MONTREAL 1

1st Star Alex Ovechkin 2G 2A

2nd Star Steve Bernier 1G 1A Game Winning Goal

3rd Star Anze Kopitar

TEAM STATS

Shots 40 -26

Goals 11 - 1

Saves 25 (96%) - 29 (73%)

Passing - 103/126 (82%) - 125/138 (91%)

Face-offs - 21/32 (66%)

Breakaways - 1/4 - 0/7

One Timers - 0/2 - 0/4

Possession - 49.7%

Hits - 65 - 36

Penalties (PIM) - 2 - 2

Power Play - 0/1 - 0/1

Shorthand - 2/1 - 0/1

PLAYER STATS

Crosby - 0 Points +/- 0 4 SOG 6/9 Face 6 Hits 22 mins

Gaborik - 0 Points +/- 0 2 SOG 5 Hits 22 mins

Bergeron - 0G 1A 1P +1 2 SOG 20 min 2 PIM

Ovechkin - 2G (1SH) 2A 4P +4 6 SOG (33.3%) 0/1 Face 19.5 min

Kopitar - 2G 1A 3P +5 4 SOG (50%) 6/8 Face 7 Hits 17 min

Michalek - 2G (1SH) 0A 2P +5 3 SOG (66%) 1/2 Face 15.5 min

Bernier - 1G 1A 2P +1 4 SOG (25%) 7 Hits 13 min

Kessel - 0G 2A 2P +2 5/8 Face 14 min

Eriksson - 1G A 1P +1 4 SOG (25%) 13 min

Polak - 1G 0A 1P +3 1 SOG (100%) 6.5 min

Shremp - 1G 1A 2P +3 3 SOG (33.3%) 3/4 Face 7 min

Lisin - 1G 2A 3P +3 2 SOG (50%) 7 min

Weber - 0 Points +1 6 Hits 23.5 min

Johnson - 0G 1A 1P +2 6 Hits 21.5 min

Mezsaros - 0G 2A 2P +5 1 SOG 19 min

Vlasic - 0G 2A 2P +4 2 SOG 0 21.5 min

McCarty - 0 Points +4 17 min

Parent = 0G 1A 1P +4 2 SOG 17 min

MONTREAL

Peter Kalus - 0G 1A 1P -1

Patrick Eaves - 0G 1A 1P -1

Evgeni Malkin - 1G 0A 1P -1 Brent Burns -7

Teppo Numinem -7

EDMONTON OILERS @ MONTREAL CANADIENS

Game 3

Well any concerns about a change of fortune on the road were quickly disposed of after the 1st quarter. A 4 Goal lead with a 20-4 Shots on Goal advantage.

GAME FINAL

EDMONTON 11 d MONTREAL 1

1st Star Milan Michalek 3 Goals 0 Assists 2nd Star Anze Kopitar 1 Goal 3 Assists 3rd Star Steve Bernier 1 Goal 0 Assists (Game Winning Goal)

TEAM STATS

Shots 45 -24 Goals 11 - 1 Saves 23 (96%) - 34 (76%) Passing - 124/154 (81%) - 109/123 (89%) Face-offs - 29/39 (74%) Breakaways - 2/5 - 0/5 On Timers - 0/10 - 0/5 Possession - 48.7% Hits - 53 - 41 Penalties (PIM) - 4 - 4 Power Play - 2/2 - 0/2 Shorthand - 0/2 - 0/2

PLAYER STATS

Crosby - 1G (PP) 1A 2P +2 2PIM 5 SOG (20%) 8/11 Face 5 Hits 17.5 min Gaborik - 1G 1A 2P +2 3 SOG (33.3%) 17.5 min Bergeron - 2G (1PP) 0A 2P +2 3 SOG (66.6%) 16 min

Ovechkin - 0G 4A (1PP) 4P +3 10 SOG 1/1 Face 8 Hits 20.5 min Kopitar - 1G 3A (1PP) 4P +3 5 SOG (20%) 8/11 Face 5 Hits 19 min Michalek - 3G 0A 3P +4 5 SOG (60%) 13.5 min

Bernier - 1G 0A 1P +1 6 SOG (16.6%) 13 min Kessel - 0G 1A 1P +2 3 SOG 7/8 Face 13.5 min Eriksson - 0G 1A 1P +1 1 SOG 13 min

Polak - 1G 1A 2P +1 1 SOG (100%) 10 min

Shremp - 0 Points 5/8 Face 9.5 min Lisin - 1G 0A 1P +1 3 SOG (33.3%) 9.5 min

Weber - 0G 2A 2P +4 5 Hits 21.5 min Johnson - 0 Points +4 20 min

Mezsaros - 0G 1A (PP) 1P +2 21.5 min Vlasic - 0 Points +3 2 PIM 0 23 min

McCarty - 0G 3A 3P +2 7 Hits 17 min Parent = 0 Points +2 17 min

MONTREAL

Steve Ott - 0G 1A 1P -4 Niklas Hagman - 1G 0A 1P -4 Scott Gomez - 0G 1A 1P -4

Brent Burns -6

NHL Stanley Cup 2k8 - Game 2

EDMONTON OILERS v MONTREAL CANADIENS

Game 2

Well i was less successful in my objectives, but still got the win on the board.

RESULT

EDMONTON 8 d MONTREAL 4

1st Star Alex Ovechkin 4 Goals 0 Assists

2nd Star Milan Michalek 2 Goals 1 Assist

3rd Star Marion Gaborik 1 Goal 0 Assists (Game Winning Goal)

TEAM STATS

Shots 43 -24

Goals 8 - 4

Saves 20 (83%) - 35 (81%)

Passing - 115/144 (80%) - 137/148 (93%)

Face-offs - 27/38 (71%)

Breakaways - 1/5

On Timers - 0/5 - 3/10

Possession - 47.3%

Hits - 64 - 45

Penalties (PIM) - 6 - 4

Power Play - 1/2 - 1/3

Shorthand - 1/3 - 0/2

PLAYER STATS

Crosby - 1G 2A (1PP) 3P +1 2PIM 13 SOG (7.5%) 11/15 Face 22 min

Gaborik - 1G 0A 1P +1 4 SOG (25.0%) 20 min

Bergeron - 0 Points + 1 2 SOG 0/2 Face 5 Hits 18 min

Ovechkin - 4G (1PP 1SH) 0A 4P +2 14 SOG (28.5%) 0/1 Face 21.5 min

Kopitar - 0G 1A 1P +2 2SOG 10/10 Face 19 min

Michalek - 2G 1A 3P +2 3SOG (66.6%) 1/2 Face 6 Hits 17.5 min

Bernier - 0 Points +/- 0 1 SOG 9 min

Kessel - 0G 1A 1P +1 4/5 Face 12.5 min

Erikkson - 0 Points +/- 0 1 2 PIM 1 SOG 9 min

Polak - 0 Points +/- 0 2 PIM 7 min

Shremp - 0G 1A 1P +/- 0 1 SOG 1/3 Face 7 min

Lisin - 0 Points +/- 0 1 SOG 7 min

Weber - 0 Points +2 20 min

Johnson - 0 Points +1 1SOG 9 Hits 17.5 min

Mezsaros - 0G 1A 1P +/- 0 19 min

Vlasic - 0G 1A (PP) 1P +/- 0 21 min

McCarty - 0G 1A 1P +2 6 Hits 21 min

Parent = 0 Points +2 21 min

MONTREAL

Peter Kalus - 1G 1A 2P -3

Patrocl Eaves - 1G 1A 2P -3

Evgeni Malkin - 0G 2A 2P -3

Steve Ott - 0G 1A 1P -2

Patrik Stefan - 1G 0A 1P +1

Todd Marchant - 0G 1A 1P +1

Niklas Hagman - 0G 1A 1P -2

Niclas Havelid - 0G 1A 1P

Scott Gomez - 1G 0A 1P -2

NHL 2k8 - Stanley Cup Playoffs

EDMONTON OILERS v MONTREAL CANADIENS Game 1 Evgeni Malkin and Scott Gomez of the Canadiens were both leading the stats for the playoffs (only due to playing more games than my leaders Crosby and Gaborik), so my objectives for the game: 1. Win 2. Lock down Gomez and Malkin 3. Get Crosby and Gaborik (ie my 1st line) going. Boy did i do that! RESULT Edmonton 11 Montral 0 1st Star - Sidney Crosby 3 Goals 2 Assists 2nd Star - Marc-Andre Fleury - 26 Saves 0 Goals Allowed 3rd Star - Marion Gavorik - 1 Goal 4 Assists TEAM STATS Shots 32 Pass 113/132 (86 Percent) F-Off 22/30 (73% Percent) Brealaways 1/1 1-Timers 1/10 Poss% - 51.1% Penalty Minutes - 2 Short Handed - 1/1 PLAYER STATS Crosby - 3G 2A 5P +6 75.0% (Game Win G)22.5 min Gaborik - 1G 4A 5P +6 33.3% 21.5 min Bergeron -1G 2A 3P +6 24.0% 23 min Ovechkin - 2G 0A 2P +2 40.0% 19 min Kopitar - 0G 1A 1P +2 3 Shots 19.5 min Michalek - 1G (SH) 0A 1P +3 33.3% 21.5 min Bernier - 1G 0A 1P +2 100% 5.5 min Kessel - 0G 2A 2P +3 1 Shot 9 min Eriksson - 1G 1A 2P +2 100% 5 min 4th Line - Pointless - 1 Shot each for Polak and Schremp (10 minutes) D Lines Johnson - 0G 2A 2P +7 0 Shots 23.5 min Weber - 1G 0A 1P +7 25.0% 23.5 min 7 Hits Vlasic - 0G 2A 2P +3 0 Shots 23.5 min 7 Hits Meszaros - 0G 1A 1P +3 0 shots 23.5 min 5 Hits McCarty - 13 min 0G 1A 1P +1 0 Shots Parent - 13 min 0 Points +1 0 Shots Opponent Malkin - -9 (+/-)

NHL 2k8 Season Recap

EDMONTON OILERS won the west 67-10-5 139 GF 399 GA 214 BIGGEST WIN Final Game of Season - 13-2 v VANCOUVER 1st Line LW P. BERGERON 87 Late Season Pickup C. S. CROSBY 99 45G 54A 13.9% 3PPG 4PPA 2SHG RW M. GABORIK 89 54G 48A 15.1% 1PPG 5PPA 1SHG 3 SHA (3rd Pts) 2nd Line LW A. OVECHKIN 98 67G(1st) 29A 16.0% 6PPG 1PPA 4SHG 5HAT C. A. KOPITAR 87 28G 56A 13.7% 2PPG 2PPA 2SHA (1st Team Prod.) RW.M. MICHALEK 87 51G 30A 19.8% 2PPG 4SHG 3rd Line LW L. ERIKKSON 79 24G 11A 15.0% (4 Goal Game) C. P. KESSEL 84 18G 23A 10.9% RW S. BERNIER 79 20G 21A 12.6% 4th Line LW V. POLAR 74 15G 11A 22.0% 1PPA (2nd Team Prod) C. R. SCHREMP 76 11G 18A 16.1% RW E. LISIN 73 11G 13A 14.2% D LINE 1 J. JOHNSON 86 Late Season Pickup S. WEBER 86 3G 49A 3.5% 2PPA 1SHG 2SHA 18PIM DLINE 2 M. VLASIC 82 2G 32A 3.0% 1PPG 1SHG 1SHA 8PIM A. MESZAROS 82 Late Season Pickup DLINE 3 D. MCCARTY 75 6G 29A 10.0% 30PIM Enforcer R. PARENT 78 Late Season Pickup GOALIES M. FLEURY 88 39-3 2.66GAA 88.5S% 1SO C. OSGOOD 78 28-7 2.48GAA 89.9S% 1SO

Bunnings Relays

From February until July I worked for 'The Otter Group' who produce a number of hardware lines specialising in nails, fasteners and screws. 'Proline', another company who run screw lines had managed to sell and negotiate a new national layout so working for Otter i worked alongside Proline relaying Bunnings stores thoughout Victoria. THE OTTER CREW Angela Jackson - Geez she had a serious attitude when i first started. Nothing changed! hahah. Nah she ended up being pretty cool. Definitely one of the boys and loves it. Would never tell anyone who her boyfriend was though. Sara - My god. No offense but there was something wrong with her. Impossible to communicate with. Bianca - 'Coach' was under the pump. Down a few members she had to look after the team and work a territory. Always possitive, happy and helpful. Daniel - The rumoured affair with Sarah never happened. Always remember working with him and Daniher's Mitre 10 with that guy who laughed like Waluigi. The PROLINE TEAM Steve Stewart - the brains of the operation. He was all about his 'A-Team'. No wonder we all had so much fun. Soggy Sao. Used to go on about Otter Packaging all the time. Greg - Nearly got in a dust up with a customer who didnt care that he was not allowed into our work area. Go Greg. Paige - She'll have a long and distinguished career as a plumber. She could never get Carlos' security on the way, or security acknowledged right. Beth - Greg's young wife. hahaha. What was i supposed to think Shane O'Brien - what a funny guy, needed a few more coffess to relax i reckon. I'm going to bere TILL F$#^# EIGHT O'CLOCK!!!!! Thanks for popping in today mate. Mudda Mudda from the 'Wherethefuckarewe' Tribe 'C'mon. Do it' Arnold Schwarzanegger style Bloody Shnotter!, I used to say Proline was Hoeline. Jay Lee - awesome bloke, has seen a bit of action in his time. Carlos - The coolest fellow wog i have ever known. Phone prank we played while in Wodonga. 'He's in good hands' Apparantly he rung Nova won morning. Dave Hughes said to him 'You make a good point there Carlo!' Rounders sayings 'Paahhy himm. Paaahhy tha tman his mahney' Arnold Schwarzanegger - Good morning gents! Carlos telling Steve after checcking out the stickers 'Carry on' Graeme - Kenny Rogers was very 'hands on' with his work Good memories from this job. Great people, enjoyable work and flexible hours. Asides from having to be at a particular place 2 days out of the week at 7 in the morning. Some long drives but got through it all easily with my routine, Coffee thermus, The Basketball Jones, and my Ipod music. I listened to a fair bit of Illmatic, Woke up This Morning - Sopranos theme, Open Fire, and the Relapse album when it came out in late May. I think the biggest day i worked was at the Melton store. I think i did the whole store in one day - got up and left home by 5.15 and got home after 9.30 at night. A big 16 hour plus day.

Whats the go Joe?

Hey, I havent done much writting of late as you have probably notest. But I'm going to make more of an effort now and will at least attempt to diarize significant events every few days. Doesnt matter how simple. Im going to start by re-capping the last 6 months or so and then try do scribe in my diary from america. I want to get all this done before i leave. So busy times ahead

Karaoke-ing it Up in Wodonga with the work crew

My god. where to start I'll let the music speak for itself. Enjoy! I'll track down the other culprits

NBA 2K9 - New York Knicks

BEST STATS GAME EVER!! Milwaukee B. @ New York K. O 80 D 72 Ov 72 O 80 D 89 Ov 84 Bucks have - Turkoglu, Baron Davis, Okafor, Mike Miller and Eddy Curry. Not much else. They do rate pretty well though. By the way. Last night i took on the L.A Lakers who had the best defensive team ever. They had J. Kidd, L. Hughes, J. Posey, B. Wallace, A.Horford. There ratings were Off 59 Def 100 Ovr 95. Does that mean their defense rating was actually 137? Anyway. I jumped out of the blocks and built up a nice 8 point lead. I stretched this to 18 in the third and seemingly had it in hand. At the start of the 4th Q the Bucks started raining in 3's and the lead was only 3 points with 5 minutes left. However the starters regained control and thanks to KG controlling the paint and Delonte West's 3 point shooting the final score looked pretty one sided Final Score New York d 34 38 35 35 142 Milwaukee 26 30 33 36 125 Jordan Brand Player of the Game Kevin Garnett - 40 points (18-20 FG). 14 boards, 11 assists, 2 blocks KG's +/- was +36. Incredible My first triple double in the game Top Performers New York D. West - 20 points (4-6 3ptrs), 10 assists D. Granger - 27 points (2-2 3ptrs), 4 boards J. Calderon - 10 points, 11 assists Milwaukee B. Davis - 34 points (11-13 FT, 5-10 3ptrs), 5 boards, 13 assists, 3 steals He did only shoot 9-23 from the field Dud of the Night Rodney Stuckey. In 8 minutes - 6 points (3-6 FG), 2 turnovers and a +/- rating of -15 Team Stats 8-13 3ptrs - highest ever 25-8 fast break advantage

NBA 2K9 - New York Knicks

New York @ Phoenix 70 92 OV 81 74 84 OV 78 Suns Lineup PG - C. Paul SG - M. Webster SF - S. Battier PF - Z. Randolph C - T. Chandler Bench - Q. Richardson, J. Salmons, U. Haslem, A. Brooks I looked at this and thought that there was no way the Suns would keep up with me. As long as i played CP3 well i thought i would run away with it. Well i did keep him in check. He did pull off a couple of nice passes but that was nothing like CP3 taking on the Mavs in last years playoffs. He racked up his assits by passing to a 3 point shooter who was not closed out properly. Gradually I pulled away in the 2nd half to build an 8 point buffer and from there i wasnt really too worried. After KG got doubled teamed in the post and kicked out to Calderon who knocked down the 3 the game was over. A solid win thanks to the play of KG and Calderon with some good minutes off the bench from Mutombo and Maxiell. Final score Knicks d 28 32 31 35 123 theSuns 30 27 22 42 121 Jordan Brand Player of the Game Kevin Garnett - 49 points, 13 boards, 6 assists Top Performers New York J. Calderon - 16 points, 12 assists J Maxiell - 14 points, 6 boards in 20 minutes D. Mutombo - 10 points, 6 boards, 2 blocks in 18 minutes Phoenix M. Webster - 38 points (5-12 3ptrs) C. Paul - 16 points 15 assists (7-17 FG) T. Chandler - 15 points, 8 boards, 4 assists Team Stats The Suns shot a ridiculous 15-34 from the 3 point line. Meanwhile i pounded it inside - 92 to 48 points in the paint, 38 to 23 rebound advantage. 17 in a row.....

NBA 2K9 - New York Knicks

Well its been a bit of a lay off. Firstly work tuckers me out to much to play during the week and secondly i havent blogged the last 1/2 dozen games or so. So all things considering i was expecting a tough game no matter who the opponent Tonight i headed to Sac-town to take on the Kings who despite having a poor overall rating were sitting on 12-11 for the season. And they have an awesome young lienup Sacramento Kings - OFF 73 DEF 62 OVR 68 PG - R. Westbrook SG - B. Roy SF - K.Durant PF - T. Murphy C - M. Okur Off the bench - Kenyon Martin, T. Outlaw, R. Butler, M. James and scrubs New York Knicks - Off 71 DEF 92 OVR 82 My lineup just for the update consists of PG - J Calderon SG - D. West (D. Stevenson injured Plantar Fasciitis) SF - D. Granger PF - K. Garnett C - D. Mutombo (Z. Ilgauskus injured strained hamstring) Bench - R. Stuckey, T. Prince, J. Maxiell, P. Hardaway, L. Hunter, L. Mbah a Moute, C. Anderson. At the moment i only use an 8 man rotation so they all get good minutes I had a few false starts of this game during the week. I would start one up but pretty much fall asleep after half a quarter. In each of these tries Brandon Roy was the mayne mayne so i expected something similar. Not tonight. He went 4-10 for 9 points, but played significant minutes at the point and dished out 11 spoons. My mayne trouble was Mehmet and Big Kev. Only some stingy defense kept me in the game. The full court press proving successful in keeping me close with the Kings who were shooting a sky high FG percentage. Tayshaun Prince and Granger were doing well and caused some double teams freeing up some 3 point shots which helped, but i was to sloppy on the pick and roll turning the ball over with regularity. In the final Q i came back from 10 down to make it real tight in the final minutes. I was playing solid D getting a hand up and had chances to get the go ahead but could not deliver. A tied ball game with 20 seconds left and Kings ball. PLaying tight d once again i caused a brick shot but the y snared the rebound. K. Durant got the ball with 5 seconds left and hit a 15 footer. i was down 2 123 to 121 with 5.1 seconds left. Inbound play after the timeout. Tayshaun Prince flashed from the far side across the key and i hit him with the pass. He turned the corner and made the lay in to even the score with 1.7 left. Timeout - Westbrook off the inbound pass goes for the 30 foot 3 pointer. No good. Overtime! Garnett got the tip and the Knicks never looked back closing out the game with a 16-6 run. Game Final New York d 30 30 29 34 16 139 Sacamento 27 36 29 31 6 129 Jordan Brand Player of the Game Tayshaun Prince - 48 points*, 4 boards, 11 assists* off the bench * denotes career highs Top Performers New York D. Granger - 28 points, 3 boards, 3 assists K. Garnett - 26 points (13-15 FG), 15 boards 3 assists J. Calderon - 11 points, 12 assists Sacramento M. Okur - 30 points, 10 boards, 3 assists K. Durant - 21 points (3-4 3ptrs), 5 boards, 4 assists, 6 steals R. Westbrook - 16 points, 12 assists Knicks have now won 16 in a row.

Nba 2K9 New York Knicks Game 13

Knicks vs Wizards Game Final Knicks d 34 30 33 38 135 Wizards 35 33 37 24 129 Player of the Game KG - 28 points, 5 boards, 4 assists (14-17 FG) Granger - 22 points - 3-5 3ptrs Damien Wilkins (2nd game for the Knicks) - 13 points in 12 minutes (3-4 3ptrs) J. Calderon - 9 points, 15 assists R. Stuckey - 4 points 13 assists Best play of the Game - Calderon defending against G. Oden in the post and blocking his shot.

NBA 2K9 - New York Knicks Game 12

New York @ 82 88 85 Milwaukee 80 70 74 Well what a barn burner this one was. Baron Davis was lights out from downtown, while Okafor was unstoppable in the paint. Danny Granger was MASS IVE. 21 points in the first quarter and 52 for the game including a crucial baseline jumper in double overtime to seal the game. KG was pretty standard although he did miss a few shots. Stuckey had aweosme energy off the bench and was on the floor when it counted. Calderon was serviceable but could not find any shots and was not getting into the lane. The Knicks are rolling and are now on a 5 game winning streak. Game Final New York d 29 35 28 33 25 150 Milwaukee 36 32 32 25 18 143 in double overtime Jordan Brand Player of the Game Danny Granger - 52 pts (22-28 FG%, 2-2 3ptrs), 4 boards, 5 assists Granger's 52 points are a franchise record. Top Performers New York K. Garnett - 43 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks R. Stuckey - 14 points, 6 assists, 2 steals Milwaukee B. Davis - 40 points, 12 assists, 4 boards E. Curry - 32 points, 7 boards, 4 steals E. Okafor - 21 points, 14 boards, 5 assists, 4 blocks Dud of the Night Hedo Turkoglu - 43 minutes, 9 points on 4-15 shooting. 5 assists and 3 steals though Team Stats The only thing i can see that is any real advantage for me is FG% advantage - 67 to 56 and freethrows - 22-26 to 9-12

NBA 2k9 - New York Knicks Game 11

New York @ 82 83 83 Boston Celts 80 68 69 Boston Lineup Starters - D. Williams, J. Richardson, W. Szcerbiak. L. Aldridge, A. Koufos Bench - J. Tinsley, E. Jones, M. Carroll, W. Chandler, A. Randolph, M. Taylor, D. Arthur Deron Williams is tough to stop. And the Celtics do have the luck of the Irish. They hit 2 buzzer beaters with a hand in their face for 6 points they did not deserve. Luckily in the first half i was hitting some solid shots with Stevenson and Granger curling off screens for open jumpers. Meanwhile Big Z and KG were owning the paint. The game was broken open in the 3rd quarter on a 15-4 run by the Knicks which saw Stevenson and Granger jsut tear up the open floor. Thanks to great D Danny G. and Stevenson got out on the wings for fast break layups helping their points and assists. D-Will wasnt about to give up despite being on hte receiving end of several hard fouls. KG carried the Knicks over the line with his career night. Final Score New York d 34 38 36 32 140 Boston Celts 36 31 29 37 133 Jordan Brand Player of the Game Kevin Garnett - 47 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists Top Performers New York D. Stevenson - 25 points, 3 boards, 9 assists (2-4 3ptrs) Z. Illgauskas - 21 points, 8 boards, 3 blocks D. Granger - 18 points, 3 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals (2-3 3ptrs) J. Calderon - 8 points, 12 assists Boston D. Williams - 38 points, 9 assists, 3 steals J. Richardson - 23 points K. Koufos - 27 points, 9 boards, 7 assists Dud of the Night L. Aldridge - 33 minutes - 6 points on 3-8 shooting. Team Stats 73% FG shooting 100 points in the paint 45 assists 4-8 3ptrs 16-19 FT's

NBA 2K9 New York Knicks Game 10

Dallas (3-6) @ 81 72 80 New York (6-3) 82 83 83 Dallas Lineup St. 5 - M. Williams, J. Stackhouse, P. Pierce, D. West, M. Doleac Bench - DJ Augustin, A. Parker, C. Wilcox, A. Carter, J. Kapono, D. Jones Woah! Thats pretty decent 1 through 4 for Dallas. Strange they are only 3-6. See how we go. I'll see if i can get Big Z going and Garnett should do ok against West and in minutes at the pivot. After leading the first quarter Paul Pierce and Herry Stackhouse exploded. Not to mention Mo. Williams finding everybody. I managed to keep it within 6-7 points until the fourth and luckily Pierce and Stakhouse went cold. Only West kept the Mavs in it. But New York was way too good outscoring the Mavs 43 to 21 in the final quarter. Maxiell scored all 12 of his points in the quarter, while Ilgauskas controlled the boards and nailed some easy baskets. Ryan Gomes also continued his great form making the most of his minutes. Good solid win for the boys tonight over a quality team. Game Final New York d 34 33 29 43 139 Dallas Mavs 31 42 29 21 123 Jordan Brand Player of the Game Kevin Garnett - 22 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals Top Performers New York D. Stevenson - 27 points, 4 assists Z. Ilgauskus - 19 points (8-12 FG), 11 boards R. Gomes - 20 points (9-11 FG), 2 assists D. Granger - 20 points, 5 assists, 3 steals Dallas M. Williams - 26 points, 14 assists, 2 steals D. West - 20 points, 7 boards, 4 assists 2 steals P. Pierce - 20 points, 4 boards, 5 assists M. Doleac - 19 points (9-11 FG), 10 boards DUD of the Night Probably Paul Pierce in the 2nd half - despite being lights out early he only shot 7-16 for the game. Team Stats 65% from the Field 41% downtown 18-20 FT 13 steals 21-6 fast break points

NBA 2K9 New York Knicks Game 9

Oklohoma City (4-4) @ 71 80 76 New YOrk Knicks (5-3) 82 83 83 Thunder Lineup St 5 - A. Iveron, J. Johnson, A. Mourning, D. Galinari, B. Wright Bench - J. Farmar, L. Kleiza, L. Wright, B. Knight, D. Anderson, D. Marshall A great opening quarter by the Knicks saw them pull out to a 38-27 lead capped by a Marquis Daniels three. Jose Calderon led the way with 5 points and 6 assists. KG looked dominant early going 5-5 for 10 points. Stevenson also opened up well going 5-7 for 11 points. Barndon Wright opened up well putting an exclamation mark on his great first quarter with a huge tomahwak over KG. The small lineup of the Thunder will have trouble against the powerful Knicks frontline. The 2nd quarter continued much as the first with Knicks extending the lead at one stage to 22. A great FG % of 75 and shooting 4-5 from downtown and the Knicks went to the dressing rooms up 75-59 at the half. KG and Calderon led the Knicks with 20 points and 11 points and 9 assists respectively. Daniels, Granger and Stevenson were all playing well shooting a good clip from the field. The 3rd quarter begun and Joe Johnson finally woke up for the Thunder, connecting twice from downtown capping 4 straight buckets for the Armadillo Cowboy. Garnett continued to go to work having 32 points through 3 quarters. A buzzer beating 3 by Ryan Gomes kept the Thunder at bay with Knicks ahead by 18 with one quarter to play. The 4th quarter saw the Thunder pull no closer than 13 as the Knicks completed their first blowout win of the season. Game Final New York d 38 37 32 24 131 Oklahoma C 27 32 30 20 109 Jordan Brand Player of the Game J. Calderon - 20 points (9-12 FG), 14 assists, 5 steals Top Performers New York K. Garnett - 34 points, 7 boards, 5 blocks D. Granger - 16 points (7-8 FG) D. Stevenson - 15 points, 3 boards, 5 assists Z. Ilgauskas - 13 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 2 blocks Oklomama A. Iverson - 22 points, 11 assists, 4 steals J. Johnson - 21 points, 6 assists, 2 blocks DUD of the Game Brevin Knight or Jordan Farmar shot a combined 6-16, but nothing really special Team Stats i shot 65% for the game including 6-10 from downtown 23-8 fastbreak points advantage was huge A 36-23 rebounding advantage no real suprise against the Thunder's small lineup.

NBA 2K9 - New York Knicks Game 8

New York @ 81 82 81 Memphis 65 72 68 Memphis St. 5 - R. Alston, L. Barbosa, D.J. White, D. Howard, L. Odom Bench - C. Brewer, B. Lopez, S. Williams, A. Law, L. Ridnour, K. Weaver, T. Allen After building up an early 5 point lead and getting some of the Memphis starters in foul trouble - Barbosa, Howard and Alston, the Grizzlies' reserves started to peg back the lead and led at quarter time. They extended it to 10 points but New York managed to peg it back with a late run to close out the half. In the 3rd New York came out asleep as the Memphis lead ballooned to 13. But from there on in some good defense swung the game dramatically. Stuckey started to have his way and with some solid PT from Ariza, these two proved to be the only real assets off the bench. A great third quarter saw me ahead by 9 with one to play. Memphis hovered around as i bided my time before re-inserting the starters. Once it got back to only a 6 point lead i put the starters back on the floor - and from there led by KG, it was all over. Good clock management and taking care of the ball prevented any last minute comeback and when Danny Granger hit a three from the top of the circle the game was all over. Game Final New York d 27 28 36 28 119 Memphis 33 26 23 25 107 Jordan Brand Player of the Game K. Garnett - 29 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks Top Performers New York D. Granger - 16 points 3 boards R. Stuckey - 8 points, 10 assists in 18 minutes P.T T. Ariza - 9 points in 8 minutes P.T Memphis R. Alston - 21 points, 6 assists L. Odom - 17 points, 11 rebounds 5 blocks DUD of the Night No one really - perhaps the Memphis starters for gettin gin foul trouble. Dwight Howard only played 25 minutes due to his happy hands. Team Stats New York kept Memphis to only48% FG. Shot 20-23 FT. Only 7 turnovers 80 points in paint 10-4 fast break points New York are now 5 wins 3 losses on the season.

NBA 2K9 Game New York Knicks Game 7

New York @ 82 83 83 San Antonio 81 83 82 I've had enough of Sasha. So he is gawn. His efficiency rating was absolute rubbish. Statement from owner 'We thank Sasha for everything he has contributed. And we wish him the best of luck with his new team'. In other words thanks for nothing sunshine. So in a three team deal i acquired Deshawn Stevenson and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. This meant parting with Kendrick Perkins who had been serviceable, but still expendable when you can welcome Big Z into the mix. So basically my rotation consists of - Guard - Calderon, Stuckey Shooting G - Stevenson, Daniels Small Forward - Granger, Gomes, Ariza Power Forward - Garnett Maxiell Centre - Big Z, Varejo, Mutombo So now lets get to tonight's game against the San Antonio Suns err Spurs Starting 5 - K. Ollie,J. Crawford,S. Marion,A. Stoudamire, S. O'Neal Bench - E. House, A. Thornton, A. Harrington, Wow this one was a great game. It had its swings the whole way with the Spurs going on a massive run to open the 3rd quarter. But this was answered by the Knicks thanks to gerat energy from Daniels and as the 4th quarter started a 13 point defecit had been turned into a 6 point lead. Asides from Stoudamire's opening quarter burst he had been pretty quiet. A big highlight was STAT's massive windmill attempt that saw him take off from a fair way out. Would have been the dunk of the game... WAIT. make that the season! but he either came up short or was denied by KG or Big Z. The elad changed numerous times in the final minutes with each team trading baskets for a 1 point lead either way. Some clutch free throws by Granger and Garnett kept the score even in the final minute. The final play of the game saw me call a timeout with 8 seconds left trailing by 2 points. Garnett had been the man to go to in the 1/2 court game and after he inbounded the ball to Calderon he got the ball back with 4 seconds at the high post. Stoudamire was up close. Garnett drives into the lane and goes for the left handed finger role as time expires to send it to over time. No joy. Game over. Game Final Spurs d 32 26 28 29 115 Knicks 30 33 26 24 113 Jordan Brand Player of the Game Shaquille O'Neal - 26 points (13-16 FG), 6 boards, 4blocks 2 steals Top Performers Spurs A. Stoudamire - 20 points (10-14 FG), 8 boards. 3 assists J Crawford - 19 points, 8 assists K Ollie - 15 points, 10 assists, 3 steals Knicks K. Garnett - 32 points (13-18 FG), 4 boards, 4 blocks Z. Ilgauskas - 21 points (10-12 FG), 5 assists J. Calderon - 6 points, 12 assists Dud of the Game Garnett for not taking it strong to the cup for the final play. Go up hard and either put it through or go to the line. Too soft Kevin.. Much too soft Team Stats Pretty even apart from rebounding. but what could i expect against there massive front line. 29-17 rebounds and a 12-0 2nd chance points advantage for the Spurs. The Spurs only shot 2-14 from 3pt range. Anywhere within that they were deadly.

NBA 2K9 - New York Knicks Game 6

Utah @ 72 74 73 New York 75 85 80 What a crap game for me defensively. I could just not slow Utah down. Green got off to a good start for the Jazz proving unstoppable inside. Mind you - my defense was that crap that they may as well have been playing against midgets. After a high scoring first half i was only down by 2 but a massive run by the Jazz in the third quarter blew the game open and after another mini run by the Jazz to open the 4th the game was soon in the books with the Jazz resting their starters. Final Score Utah d 33 44 39 32 148 New York 30 45 24 31 130 Jordan Brand Player of the Game Al Jefferson - 28 points (14-17 FG) 12 rebounds, 6 blocks, 2 steals Top Performers Utah M. Green - 23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks B. Gordon - 23 points, 6 assists A. Miller - 16 points, 12 assists L. Hunter - 11 points, 10 assists in 18 minutes off the bench New York K. Garnett - 37 points, 7 rebounds R. Stuckey - 17 points, 7 assists DUD of the Game Sasha Vujacic - 10 points 4-12 FG in 31 minutes Team Stats I was pretty much worked over in all aspects of the game Allowing Utah to shoot 60% from the field from the entire game was poor Utah also shot 8-17 3ptrs They also had 46 assists to my 30 43-30 on the glass leading to a 28-21 2nd chance point defecit as well. I did win the bench points 49-45. Yay