CNBA Rules : (Sign in and Agree)

**Ngc7** Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:43 pm

Here are the rules that you are requiered to follow, for you to be able to play in this league:

Rules

Dont's
* Don't exploit the game's or AI weak points. (*ex: sky hook, shooting from the same spot, using the same play over and over again). Exploiting is when you get excessive on something.
* Don't drive in to the paint all day.
* Don't shoot more than twenty 3 pointers in the game unless down big time.
* Don't quit a game just because you're losing.
* Don't play zone all day.
* Don't swipe at the ball continuously to get steals.
* Don't try to steal the ball after you score, unless you're down in the 4th and it's under 2 minutes.
* Don't inbound pass the ball to the other side unless there's 5 secs or less.
* Don't leave negative feedback
* Don't force fastbreaks.
* Don't play offball defense
* Don't exploit double teaming
* Don't wait on D pass the half-court line to push your opponent into a backcourt violation.
*Don't use lock down D in the backcourt unless it's in the last 2 minutes of a game and you're behind.
* Don't have players playing way out of their position on offense. Be realistic on this. If you have doubts about a player, check his 2k player card for positions.

Do's
* Do play smart.
* Do spread the ball.
* Do exploit the other player's weakness (ex: mismatch)
* Do double team, but not excessive
* Do play partial zone through out the game, but not all day.
* Do shake the FT camera if you have homecourt advantage.
* Do pressure your opponent on the backcourt if you're down in the last two minutes of a game. Backcourt "bumps" will not be allowed and you will be required to give the ball back to your opponent.
* Do leave positive or neutral feedback only
* Do pressure in the backcourt at any time during a game but you are not allowed to use lock-on D until it's the last 2 minutes.
* Do fastbreak off turnovers, blocks, airballs**
* Do pressure the inbounds pass if they're in your side of the court.
* A GM must attempt to draft a semi-conventional team with all positions adequately represented. (no teams full of pg's!)
*Do put in your bench in a blowout.

** Our fast break rules have discouraged pushing the tempo except in certain situations. Because of this, some GM"s have taken advantage of that rule and crash the boards unrealistically. When this is noticed, it is within the rights of the other team to take advantage of your tactics by using the fast break to combat this strategy

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WHEN YOU DROP FROM A PLAYOFF BRACKET BEFORE IT'S COMPLETION IT FREEZES THE LEAGUE SO IT CANNOT BE FINISHED. Any GM that is responsible for freezing a league will be booted and permanently banned from the Elite Sims franchise. There will be no exceptions to this rule.

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Note: If a player breaks a game rule. You need to contact the admin with a msg explaining what happened. This league has a 2 strike you're out policy.
1) Warning that you'll get booted if you break another rule.
2) You're booted off the league!

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Trade Rules
There's some trade restrictions that you'll have to follow:
- Trading deadline is once you reach 20 total games.
- There will be different trade rule scenerios in this league. It all depends on how many players are involved in each trade:

* 2 player trade (No more than 3 rating pt difference)
* 4 player trade (No more than 5 rating pt difference)
* 6 player trade (No more than 7 rating pt difference)

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Game Due Dates

Well we're going to be using the QUE system to update our schedules. Make sure you keep your QUE schedule fresh or atleast with some slots open.
- We will be having a schedule of 5-6 games, per 7 days. If 24 players from the league reach the limit (5 games) before the due date, then we open up the next week.

Here's how many total games you should have by the end of each week:

Week 01: 3-5 (+)
Week 02: 6-9(+)
Week 03: 9-12
Week 04: 15-18
Week 05: 18-20
Week 06: Playoffs

Note: Each time you dont reach the minimum due games per week, you'll get an automatic warning. 2 warnings and you're out.

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Disconection Term
Please report all disco or server drops. Read the terms below and contact the admin to straighten up the situtation. Admin will make a decision after both sides have cleared the situation.

* 2k Server:
When the servers drops the game, the game is recorded, but no stats are recorded for the game on the 2k website. Everything's at 0.

- All 1st quarter server errors will be reseted.
- If a team is up by 20 points in the 2nd quarter and server error happens. That team will be awarded a W.
- If a team is up by 15 points in the 3rd quarter and server error happens. That team will be awarded a W.
- If a team is up by 10 points in the 4th quarter and server error happens. That team will be awarded a W.

* Player Disco / Drop
We know a player disco / drop happens when the black screen with the countdown happens. Sometimes it's the servers, sometimes it's the player's connections, and sadly, sometimes it's the player pulling the plug. Either way... All this stats are recorded and makes it easier to see what was happening. Most of the time the Admin will take care of this with a decision based on the stats and situation. We wont have point difference rules on this. The reason is because player drops are followed really tight by the league. And people can force a disco while they'rer up BIG, or someone can force a disco when the other team's making a big run or is up BIG. Therefore, Player Disco / Drops will be handle by the admin ONLY.

-Note that when someone's connection is loss for having a bad connection or pulling the plug, the stats of the games are recorded.

These rules were created over 15 seasons of Elite Sims by Logik893