Difficulty: Superstar (may raise to HOF later)
Sliders: Simulation
This is a story I've wanted to tell for a while: the first NBA player to be a diagnosed autistic.
I'm really nervous and scared as I write this one--I've never written a dynasty thread before, not to mention being so open about my disability like this.
Oh, if you didn't know, in 1994 or so, I (the guy writing this) was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, which has recently been renamed by the DSM-5 to Autism Spectrum Disorder. As such, I figure I am uniquely qualified to create a player and give him this condition that I have.
However, because this is such a strange disorder which can make a guy act...differently from how the player is presented in the game, I will have to make some changes to the dialogue. However, obviously, the result will be the same whenever possible and practical.
This will be a dynasty following one man's journey through professional basketball. It won't be filled with HTML tables of who the league leaders are in any one category (though they could be mentioned on occasion). And, like Trekfan and his great dynasties, they will be almost completely text. I can't edit pictures, I don't have a video capture device, and I don't have a digital camera (though I may get one of those soon). Hopefully my writing skill will be able to carry the day.
It's just a story that I felt needs telling, particularly since there is a certain real-life basketball player with a mental disorder, who I WANTED to succeed, but instead became something far worse than a draft bust: he became a complete embarrassment to basketball and the disabled.
His name was Royce White.
And his massive failure is the perfect reason why this character would end up going undrafted.
Think about it: After all the fuss he raised and all the fits he threw, would any team DARE take another chance on a guy with a mental/neurological disorder? He'd just end up screwing up team chemistry, and causing unneeded drama in the locker room--and might not even play for you.
And White just had an anxiety disorder. This guy's freakin' autistic.
So the question becomes: can Matthew Wood overcome everything that stands in his way as he tries to play in the NBA and provide for his family the only way he knows how?
You can read more about the idea HERE. Thank you to the 25 people that upvoted the post (as of this writing), as the immense interest in the idea is what made me decide to write my first dynasty thread.
Oh, and if possible, this will be an offline MyCareer file. No outside VC, just skill points. Why?

That's why.
Sliders: Simulation
This is a story I've wanted to tell for a while: the first NBA player to be a diagnosed autistic.
I'm really nervous and scared as I write this one--I've never written a dynasty thread before, not to mention being so open about my disability like this.
Oh, if you didn't know, in 1994 or so, I (the guy writing this) was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, which has recently been renamed by the DSM-5 to Autism Spectrum Disorder. As such, I figure I am uniquely qualified to create a player and give him this condition that I have.
However, because this is such a strange disorder which can make a guy act...differently from how the player is presented in the game, I will have to make some changes to the dialogue. However, obviously, the result will be the same whenever possible and practical.
This will be a dynasty following one man's journey through professional basketball. It won't be filled with HTML tables of who the league leaders are in any one category (though they could be mentioned on occasion). And, like Trekfan and his great dynasties, they will be almost completely text. I can't edit pictures, I don't have a video capture device, and I don't have a digital camera (though I may get one of those soon). Hopefully my writing skill will be able to carry the day.
It's just a story that I felt needs telling, particularly since there is a certain real-life basketball player with a mental disorder, who I WANTED to succeed, but instead became something far worse than a draft bust: he became a complete embarrassment to basketball and the disabled.
His name was Royce White.
And his massive failure is the perfect reason why this character would end up going undrafted.
Think about it: After all the fuss he raised and all the fits he threw, would any team DARE take another chance on a guy with a mental/neurological disorder? He'd just end up screwing up team chemistry, and causing unneeded drama in the locker room--and might not even play for you.
And White just had an anxiety disorder. This guy's freakin' autistic.
So the question becomes: can Matthew Wood overcome everything that stands in his way as he tries to play in the NBA and provide for his family the only way he knows how?
You can read more about the idea HERE. Thank you to the 25 people that upvoted the post (as of this writing), as the immense interest in the idea is what made me decide to write my first dynasty thread.
Oh, and if possible, this will be an offline MyCareer file. No outside VC, just skill points. Why?

That's why.
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