Generation Gap: A Look at Sim League Generations (421 views)

[Lazy Pete]

This is a project inspired by 20s Navidad and his love of categorizing people by their generations. I thought, in that spirit, I could go through the various draft classes and try to categorize players by generations, pulling out some overarching trends and themes. I also put together all-generation teams. I even included the more recent draft classes, so in 5 seasons when I didn't include your all-league player, you can bump this and make me look stupid.

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Creationus Period (3000-3003)

All-Generation team
PG: David Thompson
Wing: Rick Barry
Wing: George Gervin
Big: Bill Lanier
Big: Bill Walton

2nd team
PG: Magic Johnson
Wing: Julius Erving
Wing: Larry Kenon
Big: Cliff T. Robinson
Big: Catfish Cathasach

Best player: David Thompson
Most decorated player: Magic Johnson

Lasting legacy: Ruled the 1st 10+ years of the league; Gave birth to the “argonian revolution” of tanking; Grant Hill lol turnovers; elite handling for all guards; Dynasties from Jazz and Mavs; position checks to uncover gems, i.e. Catfish or Reggie King

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The Silver Age (3004-3006, 3008)

All-generation team:
PG: Oscar Robertson
Wing: Stanley Robinson
Wing: Charles Barkley
Big: Greg Monroe
Big: Emeka Okafor

2nd team:
PG: Alvin Robertson
Wing: Michael Jordan
Wing: Champ Godbolt
Big: Boogie Cousins
Big: Wilt Chamberlain

Best player: Stanley Robinson
Most decorated player: Oscar Robertson

Lasting Legacy: Back to back classes w/ claim as best ever (04 and 05); tankapalooza for 3004; Scatluck steals Dwight; Oscar game 7 choke jobs are born

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The Great Drought (3007, 3009-3010)

All-generation team:
PG: Gary Payton
Wing: Gary Bossert
Wing: Clyde Drexler
Big: Derrick Coleman
Big: David Robinson

2nd team:
PG: Sedale Threatt
Wing: Dale Ellis
Wing: Hank Gathers
Big: Dwayne Schintzius
Big: Manute Bol

Best player: Gary Bossert
Most decorated player: Gary Bossert

Lasting Legacy: Fason’s multi-year tanking strategy begins; Very few alpha-dog players; Two of the greatest scorers in league history in back to back years

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The Golden Age (3011-3014)

All-generation team:
PG: Aaron Harrison
Wing: Kristaps Porzingis
Wing: Georges Niang
Big: Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Big: Myles Turner

2nd team:
PG: Mike Conley
Wing: Ray Allen
Wing: Kevin Durant
Big: Jermaine O’Neal
Big: Greg Oden

Best player: Aaron Harrison
Most decorated player: Aaron Harrison

Lasting Legacy: Bankztank beats on against an unceasing tide of busts; HarryG shows up to ruin everyone's day; the seeds of the Thunder dynasty are sown

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Dawn of the Age of Soup (3015-3017)

All-generation team:
PG: Steph Curry
Wing: Frank Selvy
Wing: George McCloud
Big: DeJuan Blair
Big: Bob Pettit

2nd team:
PG: Dutch Burch
Wing: Chase Budinger
Wing: Michael Smith
Big: Blake Griffin
Big: BJ Mullens

Best player: DeJuan Blair
Most decorated player: Frank Selvy

Lasting Legacy: The Nike Hoops Summit is born and dies; The first round of Soup-created players; Tim Hardaway aka the straw that broke Ian's back;

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The Baby Bloomers (3018-3020)

All-generation team:
PG: Damon Stoudamire
Wing: Ronald Savage
Wing: Rudy Gay
Big: Kevin Garnett
Big: Tobi Oyedeji

2nd team:
PG: Isiah Thomas
Wing: Brandon Roy
Wing: Mark Aguirre
Big: Big Country
Big: LaMarcus Aldridge

Best player: Ron Savage
Most decorated player: Damon Stoudamire

Lasting Legacy: Explosion of late-blooming prospects; Buck Williams becomes bait to seal the Thunder dynasty; first inkling of dominant created prospects

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Fason World Order (3021-3023)

All-generation team:
PG: Terrell Brandon
Wing: Larry Johnson
Wing: George Ackles
Big: Bill Russell
Big: Dikembe Mutombo

2nd team:
PG: Bob Cousy
Wing: Paul Arizin
Wing: Sandor Clegane
Big: Courtney Edney
Big: Gregor Clegane

Best player: Larry Johnson
Most decorated player: Bob Cousy/Terrell Brandon

Lasting Legacy: Fason’s created players; Wings heavy but bigs light; Ackles and Grandmama in a UNLV wing rivalry; Will this look the same in a couple seasons?

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Anno Dominate aka The Year of Our Lord Kyresus (3024-present)

Too Early All-generation team:
PG: Kyrie Irving
Wing: Len Bias
Wing: Michael Beasley
Big: Arvydas Sabonis
Big: Joel Embiid

Best player: Kyrie Irving
Most decorated player: who's to say?

Early legacy/questions: Eric player creation begins, Eric's pet peeve players start to suck, coincidence?; Will Saric or another overtake Kyrie as the best in the generation?

[Souper Troopers]

Lol I made 4 of 5 latest generation lol.

[Souper Troopers]

Great article

[Deleted]

Pete does good work

[Face-in]

The FWO wouldn't exist if you guys hadn't taken injury removal away from me.

[Heebs]

Outstanding article.

[KwYawnza]

This is pretty great user pedro

[Buster 5000]

I plan on reading this at some point.