Hoops Playground 4a41c0 (2000 - 2024)

Playoff Schedule

Game	Series
1	The GOAT @ C’s First Round	Box
1	Crusaders ✝️ @ Clippers First Round	Box
2	Clippers @ Crusaders ✝️ First Round	Box
2	C’s @ The GOAT First Round	Box
1	The GOAT @ Clippers Final Round	Box
2	Clippers @ The GOAT Final Round	Box

Latest Results

Date	Matchup
11/25	Clippers @ The GOAT
11/24	The GOAT @ Clippers
11/24	Clippers @ Crusaders ✝️
11/24	C’s @ The GOAT
11/24	The GOAT @ C’s

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
Clippers (dshearer)	40	4	.909	-	W7
C’s (cubbbiedoug)	28	14	.667	-	L3
The GOAT (dalbpho8)	28	16	.636	-	L2
Crusaders ✝️ (wortguy)	22	20	.524	-	L2
Knackers (Malael)	20	20	.500	1	W5
Musicmen (dunroche)	19	21	.475	2	L1
Ballers (filler)	17	23	.425	4	L2
Sharks (Jefffreyb)	14	26	.350	7	W1
Hornets (Followtheson)	13	27	.325	8	L2
Westbrick (breuer_elbows)	5	35	.125	16	L8

Upcoming Games

Day	Visitor		Home
No games scheduled.

Transaction Log

11/24/2023 Crusaders ✝️
Benched PF Serge Ibaka
Added PF Chris Andersen

11/23/2023 Crusaders ✝️
Benched SF Jamario Moon
Added SF Kyle Anderson

11/21/2023 Crusaders ✝️
Benched SF Paul Pierce
Added SF Jamario Moon

11/21/2023 Musicmen
Benched SF Corey Kispert
Added SF Metta World

11/20/2023 Crusaders ✝️
Benched PG Baron Davis
Added PG Darren Collison

11/20/2023 Musicmen
Benched SF Luol Deng
Added SF Corey Kispert

11/20/2023 Crusaders ✝️
Benched PF Kevin Garnett
Added PF Serge Ibaka

11/20/2023 Crusaders ✝️
Benched SF Bruce Bowen
Added SF Paul Pierce

11/17/2023 Crusaders ✝️
Benched SF Shane Battier
Added SF Bruce Bowen

11/17/2023 Crusaders ✝️
Benched PG Alex Caruso
Added PG Baron Davis

11/16/2023 Musicmen
Benched SG Luka Doncic
Added SG Spencer Dinwiddie

11/16/2023 Knackers
Benched PG Gary Payton
Added PG Tyrese Haliburton

11/16/2023 Crusaders ✝️
Benched PG Gary Payton
Added PG Alex Caruso

11/14/2023 Musicmen
Benched PF Domantas Sabonis
Added PF Josh Smith

11/14/2023 Musicmen
Benched SG Eddie Jones
Added SG Luka Doncic

11/14/2023 Crusaders ✝️
Benched SF Donyell Marshall
Added SF Shane Battier

11/11/2023 Hornets
Benched SG Victor Oladipo
Added SG Matisse Thybulle

11/10/2023 Westbrick
Benched SG Fred Hoiberg
Added SG Aaron McKie

11/10/2023 Westbrick
Benched C Jason Collins
Added C Andris Biedrins

11/10/2023 Snowstorm
Benched SG Kobe Bryant
Added SG Fred Hoiberg

11/10/2023 Snowstorm
Benched C Jarron Collins
Added C Jason Collins

11/10/2023 Snowstorm
Benched C Shaquille O'Neal
Added C Jarron Collins

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.