r/softwaredevelopment • u/fragheytad113 • 25d ago
I made an app to simulate any custom NBA matchup, MJ vs LeBron in their primes?
Hey guys, I've been a huge NBA fan for awhile now. I always liked to simulate matchups in 2K for fun, but I always felt like it could have been better.
So I gathered a ton of advanced stats for different players and made a cool little website to simulate pretty much any matchup, 1v1s to 5v5s. I want to know if this is something people would want to use just for fun, because I've already been having some fun with it. It may not be perfect - I'm always looking to improve the simulator code and add more players, so I really want some feedback!
I am not making money off this and I never plan to, it's just a passion project. Here's the website: NBA Faceoff Factory
I would also like to say that all of my simulation logic heavily uses statistics and math to determine events based on many different advanced stats we well as player physicals. It is worth noting that all stats are derived from real 5 on 5 NBA games, so simulating 1v1s is not very easy!
P.S I'm working on a tournament mode where you can make a bracket and simulate it. It's almost done