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*** B-BALL PRO BASKETBALL FOR THE COMPUTER *** for IBM Personal Computers and Compatibles SHAREWARE VERSION Copyright (C) 1989 - 1993 by BOBBALL, Inc. Data Files and Programming copyright (C) 1989-93 by BOBBALL, Inc. All Rights Reserved This shareware version of B-BALL is the complete working verion of the B-BALL software with the 1987-88 pro team and player files. Users wishing to obtain other season pro team and player files must first register this software (see order form below). B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer consists of two main programs: 1) The B-BALL Single Game Version 2) The B-BALL Statistical Model for Pro Basketball, which contains: a) the Full Season Version b) the Predict Games Version c) the 82 or 820 Game Schedule Version To install the B-BALL software to your computer hard drive, place the B-BALL floppy disk into your computer floppy drive, access that floppy drive and then access the "bball" subdirectory by typing "cd\bball". Then type "install" to begin the installation program. Simply follow the instructions on your screen. If you should have any problems with the installation program you can simply copy all of the program files to a single subdirectory on your computer hard drive by using the following command from your computer "C" drive: copy a:\bball\*.* c:\bball The B-BALL Single Game Version was designed for those individuals who want a user friendly computer game where the user can coach any of the pro teams (or a draft team) against another pro team or draft team coached by another user or coached by the computer. The B-BALL Full Season Version was designed to be used by the pro teams for team and player analyses. With it the user can play an 82 game season for any of the pro teams against any schedule of opponents or can play the entire pro league season of 1107 games in one hour or less with a comprehensive final statistics files displayed after the games have been played. The B-BALL Predict Games Version was designed for predicting the outcomes of upcoming pro games using statistically updated 1993-94 pro team and player files, where the user can play up to 1000 computer simulated games for each upcoming pro game he wishes to predict the average score, point differential, and total points scored of. The following commands can be typed to start the B-BALL programs or read B-BALL files: BBALL starts the B-BALL software README displays this file READSGV displays a file describing the B-BALL Single Game Version READFSV displays a file describing the B-BALL Full Season Version As soon as any of the programs are started, there is an option to display or print the program instructions. B-BALL PRO BASKETBALL FOR THE COMPUTER (the B-BALL Single Game Version): In obtaining B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer you will get the most statistically accurate user friendly computer pro basketball game available today for IBM and compatible personal computers. In using B-BALL you can play any pro team against another, play pro teams from different seasons against each another, even play teams composed of players that you draft from the different pro teams (even players from different pro seasons drafted onto the same team) against the actual pro teams or against other draft teams. Entire leagues composed of teams of drafted players can also be formed (great for play-by-mail basketball leagues) with up to 28 teams in any single draft team league. This is also ideal for fantasy/rotisserie type leagues where league members can see how their teams would perform against the other fantasy or rotisserie league teams with extremely realistic statistical results. When playing B-BALL you have three different options on how to play any single game. First, you can have the computer play both teams, with either the play-by-play narrative text pausing after each team possession so it can be read or with the narrative text scrolling continuously so games can be played quickly (in a few seconds on most PCs). Second, you can play a team manually (human coach) versus a computer played team, where you, as the team's coach, can make player substitutions, assign a man-to-man defense, press full court, even double team opposing players. Third, you can play both teams in a game manually. When playing a team manually you even have the option of deciding who to pass the ball to in many situations (dependent on your players ball handling abilities) or you can let the computer dictate the passing based on how often the players actually handled the ball in real life while you still coach the team. At the end of a game you have the option of saving both the game box score and also the game statistics. All of the game box scores for any league can be saved for viewing at a later time and all game statistics can be saved to accumulate total player and team statistics. B-BALL has an extensive stats compiler that shows four full screens of statistics for each team including per game stats and single game highs and lows, and also lists league standings, league leaders in eight different categories (scoring, FG%, 3PT FG%, FT%, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots), a team's game scores, and the top ten single game performances by all players in points, FGM, FGA, 3PFGM, 3PFGA, offensive, defensive, and total rebounds, assists, steals, turnovers, and blocked shots for all of the games played in a single league. But most of all you will find that the statistical accuracy of B-BALL closely reflects just how the pro players actually performed in the previous season, moreso than in other computer games. B-BALL was designed specifically with this intent in mind. In terms of the game's playability and user friendly features, we are ALWAYS willing to listen to your ideas on how to improve the game. Any comments or suggestions on B-BALL are most welcome. Most of the game's user friendly features were originally suggestions from customers that have since been incorporated into the game so please do not hesitate to let us know your ideas. Please call Bob Chaikin at 216-291-9243 with your comments (or if you have any problems with the program) or write to B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer BOBBALL, Inc. 1523 Felton Road South Euclid, Ohio 44121 U.S.A. for any further information, including how to obtain future revisions of the B-BALL program and also disks containing pro teams from earlier seasons. Teams from the past that are presently available include those from the following seasons - all of the pro teams from the 1977-78 season through the 1992-93 season, and the ABA of 1975-76. THE B-BALL STATISTICAL MODEL FOR PRO BASKETBALL (B-BALL Full Season Version): B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer, the Full Season Version, is an extremely statistically accurate computer program that simulates professional basketball. It is based on current 1992-93 pro basketball regular season statistics and also past season statistics. The B-BALL Full Season Version can be used in a number of ways, including: a) predicting the outcome of a single upcoming game between two pro teams that is about to be played in real life during the 1992-93 season by playing any number of games between those same two teams, using updated and current team and player files, and determining an average score, point spread, and total points scored between the two teams (easiest if you use the B-BALL Predict Games Version). b) replaying an entire season for all of the pro teams (1107 total games for the 27 pro teams) and obtaining accurate statistical results in less than one hour with complete league, team, and players stats displayed. c) replaying any number of games (up to 82) for any single team against any schedule of opponents to predict the outcome of that team's season. d) determining a team's optimum substitution pattern, i.e. the substitution pattern that results in the most wins for the team. e) determining whether a future trade or free agent signing would be advantageous to a team in terms of producing more wins for that team. f) determine which players and teams produce the most fantasy points for teams in fantasy/rotisserie basketball leagues using any or all of the following statistics (your choice of which to use): 2PFGM, 3PFGM, FTM, REB, AST, ST, TO, BS, FGmissed, and FTmissed. The B-BALL Full Season Version program is ideal for play-by-mail leagues and fantasy/rotisserie type leagues. Using the B-BALL Single Game Version users can draft all of their play-by-mail or fantasy league teams into a single league and then use the B-BALL Full Season Version to have the computer play the entire play-by-mail or fantasy league season in a matter of minutes. It then displays a detailed final statistics file that can also be printed out that contains league totals, league standings, league leaders, all player individual statistics, individual player fantasy/rotisserie points generated per game, per minute, and total based on the statistics you chose to keep track of, and more. This playing of the league season can be performed any number of times to determine consistent results between the league teams. Using the B-BALL Full Season Version you can also determine which players would be best for your fantasy/rotisserie teams, i.e. which players would produce the most fantasy/rotisserie points for your team. Using the program you have the option of using any or all of ten statistical categories in your fantasy/ rotisserie league formula (2PFGM, 3PFGM, FTM, REB, AST, ST, BS, TO, FG missed, and FT missed). You can even simulate player trades or free agent aquisitions and replay a complete 82 game season for your team in a matter of minutes to see if a certain player or players added to your team would increase your team's win total. You can even play your fantasy/rotisserie team against the actual pro teams to see how it would stack up against them. For more information call Bob Chaikin at 216-291-9243 or write to: B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer BOBBALL, Inc. 1523 Felton Road South Euclid, Ohio 44121 U.S.A. THE B-BALL PREDICT GAMES VERSION: The B-BALL Predict Games Version can be used for the purpose of predicting the outcome of upcoming professional basketball games by using statistically updated and current 1993-94 pro team and player files. Since the program simply plays games between two teams, you can play as many games between any two teams that are about to play a game in real life as you feel are necessary to produce an average game outcome. You can play as few as 1 or as many as 1000 computer played games between any two teams for the purpose of determining for each upcoming pro game an average game score, point differential, and total points scored. Games are played very quickly on most personal computers, two to three seconds per game on an IBM 286 compatible, less than one game per second on an IBM 486 compatible. Default team substitution patterns are set up in the program so that players will play approximately the same amount of minutes per game that they are averaging during the current season. However you should change these as you see fit, such as if certain players are injured and not available to play in an upcoming game. In other words, if a team's star player cannot play in an upcoming game, take him out of his team's substitution pattern and replace him with the bench player most likely to play in his place, so that the replayed game outcome reflects that player not actually playing. The accuracy of the program in predicting the outcomes of upcoming pro games is obviously dependent on the players who actually play in those games, thus do not use a team's star player in that team's substitution pattern if he is not available to play in that immediate upcoming game being predicted. After choosing a substitution pattern type, you then choose home and away teams for each pro game to be predicted, with the most games being predicted at one time being 13 (the most games that can be played in any single day since there are 27 pro teams). You simply type in either a team's city, the team nickname, or the team 3 letter code into the home and visitor columns. After typing in both a home and away team for a scheduled upcoming pro game that you want to predict the results of you then type in the number of computer simulated games you want to be played between the two teams (from 1 to 1000 games). As the games are being played the following items are displayed on the screen: 1) the home and away team 2) the total number of games played between the two teams 3) the home team W-L record 4) the score of the most recently played game 5) the average game score 6) the average game point differential 7) the average total points scored per game As opposed to trend analysis programs used for handicapping the outcomes of pro basketball games, the B-BALL Predict Games Version actually plays games between teams involved in upcoming pro games and gives the average outcome based on the players statistical abilities at that time during the season. And unlike trend analysis programs which take into account team trends but do not take into account which players are actually playing in certain games, in B-BALL you can still predict the outcomes of pro games when certain players are injured and not available to play by simply not inserting those players in their team's substitution pattern. Because of the statistical accuracy of the B-BALL software, and also by the nature of what the program actually does, i.e. play computer simulated games between the pro teams based on current team and player statistics, the accuracy of the software is unparalleled by trend analysis software. ORDER FORM B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer (for IBM PCs and Compatibles) Please check the lines for those items you wish to order. Be sure to indicate which size diskettes you prefer. Enclose a check or money order payable to "BOBBALL, Inc." with this order form and send it to: B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer 1523 Felton Road South Euclid, Ohio, 44121, U.S.A. NOW ONLY ___ B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer with the 1992-93 $29.95 pro teams (the B-BALL Single Game Version, Full Season Version, and Predict Games Version) Check each additional season you would like ($9.95 each): ___ 1992-93 pro teams ___ 1986-87 pro teams ___ 1980-81 pro teams ___ 1991-92 pro teams ___ 1985-86 pro teams ___ 1979-80 pro teams ___ 1990-91 pro teams ___ 1984-85 pro teams ___ 1978-79 pro teams ___ 1989-90 pro teams ___ 1983-84 pro teams ___ 1977-78 pro teams ___ 1988-89 pro teams ___ 1982-83 pro teams ___ 1975-76 ABA teams ($4.95 - only 7 teams) ___ 1987-88 pro teams ___ 1981-82 pro teams ----- total cost $ *** A hard disk or high density floppy disk drive is required for saving *** *** statistics and creating draft leagues using both the B-BALL Single *** *** Game Version and B-BALL Full Season Version (Predict Games Version) *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Size of diskettes desired (check one): high density ___ 1.44M 3.5" ___ 1.2M 5.25" low density ___ 720K 3.5" ___ 360K 5.25" (360K low density disks contain compressed files only) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your name and address: Name _________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________ City _________________________________________________ State ________________________ Zip Code ______________ Phone Number _________________________________________ All prices include postage and sales tax. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------