Hoops Playground 48905d (1974 - 2024)

Playoff Schedule

Game	Series
1	Gamblers @ Menjai First Round	Box
1	Seaturtles @ Smokeshow First Round	Box
2	Menjai @ Gamblers First Round	Box
2	Smokeshow @ Seaturtles First Round	Box
3	Seaturtles @ Smokeshow First Round	Box
1	Smokeshow @ Menjai Final Round	Box
2	Menjai @ Smokeshow Final Round	Box

Latest Results

Date	Matchup
2/26	Menjai @ Smokeshow
2/26	Smokeshow @ Menjai
2/26	Seaturtles @ Smokeshow
2/25	Menjai @ Gamblers
2/25	Smokeshow @ Seaturtles

League Chat

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How it works

The game is simple! Draft your five-man squad and follow them as they compete against nine other teams. First team to 80 points wins each game. No refs, no subs, just playground hoops! The top four teams after 40 games play in a playoff tournament (best-of-three) to decide the champ! Play in as many leagues as you want (up to three at once, or up to ten for active site donors). Read more about the simulator.

Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STK
Menjai (jamin)	34	10	.773	-	L2
Smokeshow (bph1978)	32	13	.711	-	W3
Seaturtles (jaredhamann)	28	15	.651	-	L1
Glitz (Mav54)	22	18	.550	-	W1
Gamblers (dunroche)	22	20	.524	1	L3
Knackers (Malael)	21	19	.525	1	W2
Sharks (dynasty)	18	22	.450	4	L2
Highlanders (dynasty8)	11	29	.275	11	L2
Cows (DylanD)	10	30	.250	12	L8
Peaches (Sayori885u986)	9	31	.225	13	L5

Upcoming Games

Day	Visitor		Home
No games scheduled.

Transaction Log

2/25/2024 Gamblers
Benched PF Rick Mahorn
Added PF Ryan Anderson

2/25/2024 Gamblers
Benched C Caldwell Jones
Added C Chris Boucher

2/23/2024 Gamblers
Benched SF Cliff Robinson
Added SF Robert Covington

2/23/2024 Gamblers
Benched SF Metta World
Added SF Cliff Robinson

2/23/2024 Gamblers
Benched C Clifford Ray
Added C Caldwell Jones

2/23/2024 Gamblers
Benched C Mark Eaton
Added C Clifford Ray

2/23/2024 Gamblers
Benched PF Bobby Jones
Added PF Rick Mahorn

2/23/2024 Gamblers
Benched C Andre Drummond
Added C Mark Eaton

2/23/2024 Gamblers
Benched C DeAndre Jordan
Added C Andre Drummond

2/15/2024 Glitz
Benched PF Anthony Davis
Added PF Elvin Hayes

2/14/2024 Glitz
Benched PF Andrei Kirilenko
Added PF Anthony Davis

2/14/2024 Glitz
Benched PG Gary Payton
Added PG Walt Frazier

2/14/2024 Glitz
Benched PG Chris Paul
Added PG Gary Payton

2/13/2024 Glitz
Benched PF Kevin McHale
Added PF Andrei Kirilenko

2/13/2024 Glitz
Benched SG Paul Pierce
Added SG Sidney Moncrief

2/12/2024 Glitz
Benched SG Fat Lever
Added SG Paul Pierce

2/12/2024 Knackers
Benched PG Tim Hardaway
Added PG Steve Kerr

2/12/2024 Gamblers
Benched SF Julius Erving
Added SF Metta World

2/11/2024 Ballers
Benched PG Anfernee Hardaway
Added PG Tim Hardaway

2/11/2024 Ballers
Benched SF Adrian Dantley
Added SF Dan Majerle

2/11/2024 Ballers
Benched PF Karl Malone
Added PF Draymond Green

More rules

Ties are broken based on total points scored during the season. In the rare case a team has the same record and the same total points, a coin flip will break the tie. Playoff series are best-of-three.

Sim Info

The game uses player's real-life "Per 36-minutes" stats to determine the likelihood of any given event occuring during a possession, such as a steal, block or turnover. Field goals and three-pointers are determined based on real-life FG percentages (with offensive win-share and defensive win-share based on BasketballReference.com also contributing to the sim results). Players' attributes are not part of the equation. In other words, it doesn't matter how tall a player was, how fast he was, what style he played with. Only his stats matter.

The playground aspect of the game means players with high OWS (offensive win share) can sometimes score a little better from the field, because they won't ever take free throws. Big men sometimes shoot worse from the field than expected, because they are going up against the best defensive centers in the game.

Players will attempt baskets with the same frequency they did in real life, relative to the other players on the court. This helps prevent someone using a player with a high field goal percentage and having them make an unrealistic amount of attempts. Keep in mind, when you have a lineup of all-time greats, every player took a lot of attempts, which means field-goal distribution will be fairly even across your lineup (unless you purposely draft a lineup with one superstar and a bunch of complementary teammates - in that scenario, it's more likely your star will get the majority of attempts.) Managers have some discretion over the share of field goals each player gets.

Because this game was built quickly and meant to mimick a 5-on-5 "street ball" scenario, there is no fatigue, substitutions or game clock. First team to score 80 wins. Players will still get fouled based on real-life stats, but there are no free throws.