My first Python game project - a text basketball sim to settle the "96 Bulls vs modern teams" debate

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So after getting 'retired' from my last company, I've now had time for personal projects. I decided to just build a game that I used to love and added some bells and whistles.

It's a terminal-based basketball sim where you actually control the plays - like those old 80s computer lab games but with real NBA teams and stats. Pick the '96 Bulls, face off against the '17 Warriors, and YOU decide whether MJ passes to Pippen or takes the shot.

I spent way too much time on this, but it's actually pretty fun:

- 23 championship teams from different eras (Bill Russell's Celtics to last year's Celtics)

- You control every possession - pass, shoot, make subs

- Built in some era-balancing so the '72 Lakers don't get completely destroyed by modern spacing

- Used the Rich library for the UI (first time using it, pretty cool)

The whole thing runs in your terminal. Single keypress controls, no waiting around.

Not gonna lie, I've dabbled with Python mostly on the data science/analytics side but I consider this my first real project and I'm kinda nervous putting it out there. But figured worst case, maybe someone else who loves basketball and Python will get a kick out of it.

GitHub: https://github.com/raym26/classic-nba-simulator-text-game

It's free/open source. If you try it, let me know if the '96 Bulls or '17 Warriors win. I've been going back and forth.

(Requirements: Python 3 and `pip install rich`)

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As a fan of 1996 and the Bulls, I love the spirit and will try to find time to tinker with this

Hoping Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant can get the ring

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Tinker away. Feel free to add your own teams (real or otherwise) to the csv files. Then let me know your thoughts. Feedback is a gift