Rules

League Conduct:

One thing that we won’t tolerate in this league is blatant disrespect. We expect all members to show respect, not only to all admins, but fellow members as well. I think with all of us being adults we should have an idea of where that line gets crossed. Disagreements will happen. But there is a proper way to handle those without resorting to personal insults/attacks.
we also expect all members to be active. This means meeting your game deadline and contacting your opponent via PM preferably before advance so you have ample time to schedule the game. Any owner that fails to follow these two key rules will be removed from our league.
These rules are a basis for the way the game is supposed to be played. Every single thing can’t possibly be written down but it should give you a good enough of an idea to know what type of league this is and how we expect the game to be played . Remember SIM Gameplay is more important than WINNING at all costs. Sim over Win.

Game Recording/Twitch Streaming:

Streaming in this league is mandatory in order to make sure all players are following the rules and any complaints that arise can be addressed by looking at the game footage.
Be sure to have your stream quality setting on low to prevent any unnecessary lag during the lag.
Team twitch links can be found on the forum under the respective thread (link will be added once page is created).
The HOME team Must stream game play. However, In the event that one of the teams is unable stream due to poor internet connection then one stream will suffice. All that matters is that the game is streamed by someone so that admins as well as members can watch the game.
Make sure to have your twitch broadcasts set to archive so that the game can be reviewed by an admin in case any rule violations are reported.
To make reviews of specific rule violations easier on everyone, you can press the share button on the ps controller and press square to save a video clip of the previous 3-5-15 minutes depending on what your setting is. This clip can then be uploaded to youtube and sent to admins for review
Using the same method as above, we also encourage all members to save clips of their highlights and put them on youtube so that they can be considered for future league highlight reels.
– NO Flash Pausing, No replaying , or No changing setups & Settings (Utilize during TimeOuts) while in Game Play (Call timeout if you wish to change settings and et or do it before tip off)

PLAYER POSITIONS:

Players are only allowed to play their Primary & Secondary position that’s displayed on NBA 2K17 only.

QUITTING:

Quitting results in disciplinary actions: 1ST OFFENSE ( 1 game Top player suspension ), 2ND OFFENSE ( 2 game suspension of Top Player) 3RD OFFENSE ( You will automatically be removed from the league.
You can quit If you and your opponent agree to quitting the game because of the score. The loser must quit so the game will be simulated only if it is okay with both parties.

OFFENSIVE GAME PLAY:

PLAY CALLING

– This is a SIM STYLE League so ideally you should be utilizing your offensive playbook to run plays to get great looks & Shots at the basket.
– you don’t have to run plays every single time you you come down the court, but a 3rd (75%) of your attack should be play calling.
– DO NOT ABUSE running same plays over & over. Mix up your offensive attack
– MISMATCHES: Take advantage of the mismatches if it presents itself. Ex. Exploit guards defending bigs in the post or Bigs defending guards out on perimeter.
– DRIBBLE MOVES: Utilize to get pass a defender. No turboing left to right just to get pass your defender.
– SHOT ATTEMPTS: Share the wealth. Never should one player on your team have more shots them the whole team combined. “unacceptable ”
– FAST BREAKING: You may fast break after a turnover (turnovers are basically anything goes on the fast break) Airball, steal, Blocked Shot.
After a point guard ,shooting guard or small forward gets a rebound you may turbo up the court, but cannot pass until after half-court line.
If big gets a rebound, need to outlet to a wing, (cannot chuck a pass up, must be within own 3pt line or near that area to allow the defense at least a chance to set)
You may not turbo the ball up with your big that gets the rebound
An outlet pass must be made to the PG or a good ball handler that initiates the offense
You must not advance the ball until after crossing the half court line in all situations EXCEPT turnovers.

DEFENSIVE GAME PLAY:

Exception: You may switch Off-Ball to defend the pick & roll, but you must immediately switch back to On-Ball afterwards.

–Zone Defense:

You are allowed to play zone (Make sure you are the closest man to the ball) at any point during the game, but Not the whole Qtr & Not to be abused. NOTE: Do not switch in and out of zone defense to stop a play being ran by your opponent. Make changes before opponent crosses half court.

Press/Traps:

No full court Pressing or Traps during game unless down in the 4th. Pg to Pg full court pressure is allowed all game. If the PG is In the back court trying to apply pressure, take advantage and blow right by him.

Double Teams:

Inbound Passes:

you are not allowed to steal an Inbound pass after a made basket UNLESS down really late in 4th. HOWEVER: any inbound pass executed on the sides or underneath basket after turnover are allowed to be stolen

Points in Paint (PIP) RULE

No team should have more then 50% of its team points at the end of a game in the paint. points Off Turnovers will be deducted from overall PIP Total.

Trade Rules

All trades will have the final Approval of The Admin Staff & Its Trade committee. This is to prevent unfair and senseless deals to be made
– IN-SEASON: Members will be allowed 3 Trades Per Season. Owners must complete 14 games in order to become eligible for to make Deals.
– OFF-SEASON: Members are allowed 2 off season deal.
– No Re-Trading of Players: Any players involved in a deal cannot be retraded within that particular season. MUST wait till off-season
– Any players selected via Free Agency must complete 10 games in order to be traded (Mocks 30 day grace period the NBA currently utilizes)
-Trade Deadline is at the 41 game mark for all owners.

Disconnect Rule

1st Half
– Game relatively close in the 1st qtr will be subject to a full restart
– Games that are of large margin in 1st will be up to the winning team discretion. Winning team can continue new game from that point on n winner will receive a sim win or if they feel like a full restart that’s upon you.

COMPLAINTS:
If you have problems with another player send one of the admins a private message. Don’t use the main chat to humiliate people or call them out!
We are implementing a 4 Strike Policy regarding any game, rule or member complaints. 4 Strikes and you are outta here!
1st Strike–Verbal Warning
2nd Strike-Your Top rated position players will be suspended for 4 games.
3rd Strike-Your Top 2 rated position players will be suspended for 8 games.

4th Strike-You are dropped and banned from the league.

**These penalties are not set in stone and may be modified at an admins discretion.

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