2012 CB Draft Western Conference Playoffs: (1) Mavericks vs. (8) Nuggets

[Roy H.]

[Kane3387]

Denver better bring its A Game for this one.

[Kane3387]

Boy is this thread dead.

Alright Roy.

Explain your strategy for defeating Denver and winning this series. How do you accomplish it and why can't Denver stop it?

[ronaldo943]

Wow this thread is dead.

[Roy H.]

Roster:

Roster:

Anderson Varejao / Robin Lopez / Joel Anthony
Lebron James / Elton Brand
Jeff Green / Mike Dunleavy / Linas Kleiza
Thabo Sefolosha / Ben Gordon
Kyrie Irving / Aaron Brooks / Keyon Dooling

Front office:

General Manager: Edgar
Co-General Manager: Roy Hobbs
Head Coach: Larry Bird
Assistant Coaches: Frank Vogel & staff



Why we win, short version:

In a nutshell, because Denver can't stop these two guys:





Why we win, long version:

* Lebron James is the best player in the world, by a large margin.  He averaged 30.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 5.6 assists on 50% shooting in the playoffs.  He did this despite playing against the 1st, 5th, 9th, and 11th best defenses in the NBA.

* Kyrie Irving is the best rookie PG since Chris Paul, and arguably the best rookie period.  He led the NBA in clutch scoring, and is the first rookie since Tim Duncan (and the first rookie guard since Michael Jordan) to average 18 points and a .565 TS%.

* Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett couldn't keep up with Lebron in the playoffs.  There's no way that Ariza and KG can do it, either.

* Lebron will be seeing a ton of time at PF, the position he primarily played in the playoffs.  He posted a 37.1 PER there this year.

* Thabo Sefolosha statistically was the best perimeter defender in the NBA last year, and effectively covered everyone from Tony Parker to Lebron James.

* Elton Brand was one of the very best defenders in the NBA last year, and ranked near the top of the league in both post defense and pick-and-roll defense.

* There isn't a team in this league -- including Denver -- that can match Dallas' versatility.  The Mavericks can play big with a Varejao/Brand/Lebron front line, or they can go small with Brand/Lebron/Green (or Dunleavy).  They can play lock down defense with Varejao/Brand/Lebron/Thabo/Dooling, or they can outscore every team in the league with Brand/Lebron/Green/Gordon/Irving. 

* The Mavericks are the best shooting team in the league.  They have five guys who shot above 36% from 3PT last season, and seven guys with an eFG% above .500.

Candidly, we don't even need to get into Denver's weaknesses, because our team has too many strengths to slow down. 

[Edgar]

People dont want a piece of me? 

[ronaldo943]

Since im new and no one has asked any questions, why is your team call CrotoNats?

[Roy H.]

Since im new and no one has asked any questions, why is your team call CrotoNats?

Edgar's fantasy teams are always called the Crotors (named after an alleged "insider" on the blog).

My fantasy teams are always called The Naturals (after the Roy Hobbs movie).

In 2008, we were co-GMs, and formed the CrotoNats.

[Edgar]

Since im new and no one has asked any questions, why is your team call CrotoNats?

Because Its a fusion of

Edgar´s Crotors & Roy´s Naturals
two of the first teams in almost every single league

of course the Crotors had change names a couple of times
The Crotors, the pandas, the trilobytes, the redz, the demons, but after all theyre all under the CROTOR organization and have to respect that when it comes to corporate fusion.

Basicly add all the stupidity i can bring and common sense roy can to make a undestructible unbeatable force in wich
roy always always tell me who NOT to pick.

[RebusRankin]

Who do we send our ballot to? Do Lucky and I only get one vote? Do we not vote for our series?

[Roy H.]

Who do we send our ballot to? Do Lucky and I only get one vote? Do we not vote for our series?

Send them to CB Draft Voting.  One vote per team, but you can vote for your own team in its matchup.

[ronaldo943]

Who do we send our ballot to? Do Lucky and I only get one vote? Do we not vote for our series?

Send to CB Draft Voting. Only one of you can vote for your series.

[Roy H.]

For those who doubt whether Lebron James can defend PFs (which means, for those who didn't watch the NBA last year) here's Lebron on 7'0" Pau Gasol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v1zSSdba0U

Pau put up 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting.  That's incredible.  Maybe we'll send Lebron out there at center.

[StartOrien]

Question for Roy:

What do you think of Denver as a city?

[ronaldo943]

For those who doubt whether Lebron James can defend PFs (which means, for those who didn't watch the NBA last year) here's Lebron on 7'0" Pau Gasol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v1zSSdba0U

Pau put up 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting.  That's incredible.  Maybe we'll send Lebron out there at center.

That was uncalled for Roy