Here are a few thoughts in reverse order since I didn't hit them all last time.
Washington (Kernewek):
PG: Tim Hardaway Sr. / Gilbert Arenas
SG: Alvin Robertson
SF: Glen Rice / Mark Aguirre
PF: Rasheed Wallace
C: Joakim Noah / Arvydas Sabonis
As others have mentioned, a really strong team! I love the combination of playmaking and scoring at the point guard and small forward positions with the defensive anchors in Robertson, Wallace, and Noah. Put Robertson on the toughest assignment and have Wallace and Noah clean it up. The more I think about it, the more I think Rasheed is a near-perfect power forward for this exercise and he'd love playing alongside the rest of the crew -- Noah will remind him of Ben Wallace but with more passing / skill, Hardaway and Arenas will free him up, as will Rice's spacing. I have two questions: (i) whether Noah is good enough offensively to justify being a starter in this league and (ii) I suppose on that same thread, whether Sabonis should start or you want to double down on the defense.
I wonder if there's a trade somewhere where someone has a need for Arenas' skillset but is willing to help you upgrade at center.
Sacramento (Donoghus):
PG: Mark Price / Rajon Rondo
SG: Mitch Richmond / Andrew Toney
SF: Shawn Marion / Michael Finley
PF: Maurice Lucas / Zach Randolph
C: Vlade Divac
This is a nice team! Vlade has gotten a lot of love in this game and for good reason -- I think he really ties in your team together to help give Lucas, Marion, Richmond an extra injection of passing. Price - Richmond - Marion is a really nice trio too. Price is as close to Nash as you'll get for Marion, and Richmond fits in well with that style too (TMC). The bench is cool and interesting. Rondo is something different. Toney and Finley are fearsome. Z-Bo will come beat you up after you're starting to wear you down. I like that you can go smaller with Marion at the 4. I wonder in that situation who the right center is, but it's a fun look regardless. Cool team.
Cleveland (Roy H.):
PG: Mookie Blaylock / Isaiah Thomas
SG: Manu Ginobili / Reggie Lewis
SF: Andre Iguodala
PF: Elton Brand / Andrei Kirilenko
C: Dikembe Mutombo / DeMarcus Cousins
Maybe my favorite team because of the versatility it has. You can start Cousins or Mutombo and go big as you have in your lineup, or even bigger with Lewis starting and even Manu playing point guard. You can go smaller with Brand at center, Kirilenko at power forward and not lose anything defensively. That's really nice. This is a good example of a team with a surplus of big men who might be a good trading partner for Washington had IT4 not been picked. And nobody here is going to dock you for that pick!
If I'm going to nitpick, it's going to be on modern spacing. Blaylock could shoot okay but scoring isn't what he's there for. Manu yes. Iguodala...if you squint and get lucky? Very volatile. Not Brand, Kirilenko, Mutombo, Cousins. IT4 yes. Reggie Lewis not really. So if you get into more of a run-and-gun situation, can you keep up? Or do you have to rely on slugging it out?
Brooklyn (Moranis):
PG: Maurice Cheeks
SG: Drazen Petrovic / Rip Hamilton
SF: Adrian Dantley / Bruce Bowen
PF: Amare Stoudemire / George McGinnis
C: Pau Gasol / Dan Issel
Hamilton, Bowen, McGinnis were really nice picks to shore up the defense and give you versatility. I like Cheeks in this form with his defense, Petrovic obviously the shooting. Dantley, Amare, Gasol to beat you up. I'm still interested in hearing how you plan to play Dantley, Amare, Gasol together and create enough space for them to thrive. That's the big elephant you've been trying to unlock and I think it's still somewhat there. Petrovic helps with the spacing for sure. I wonder if there's a point guard you can still find who is more of a playmaker and can help unlock some of that for Amare.
I.e., to me it feels like Issel and his shooting is a great pair for Amare but they need a point guard to unlock it. Cheeks and Gasol are a terrific duo. But do Amare and Pau work together? Or do they need to alternate with some of the other guys to make it work? I'm just curious for how you think about it. So much talent here.
Orlando Magic (gouki88):
PG: Terry Porter / Steve Francis
SG: Joe Dumars / Jeff Hornacek
SF: Brandon Roy / Walter Davis
PF: Chris Webber / Terry Cummings
C: Ralph Sampson / Andrew Bogut
A really nice team. I'm a little meh on Franchise but Porter, Dumars, Hornacek is a ton of optionality and defense in the backcourt. The combo guards in this game are really fun and Porter and Dumars are two of the best. Roy and Webber is one of my favorite forward pairings in the game -- so much talent and grace between those two. Davis is a killer. I stand by what I said that Webber is more fun in this format as a center and I agree with Who that starting TC at power forward and Webber at center unlocks a dynamic that other teams can't replicate easily without losing very much. Maybe then you find a swing type to give a little more backup at power forward. Anyways, just an idea. But it's a cool team.
I'll work on some of the others tomorrow!