Celticsblog Fantasy Roster Review

[Roy Hobbs]

The Phoenix Suns' President, IndeedProceed, would like to submit a 'thank you' to wdleehi for not assigning him to a team in Roy's division. The Suns feel like they've got more than a puncher's chance of winning their division.

give it a couple of years and the suns will looking up at the lakers. book it.

C: Darko Milicic
PF: Chris Bosh
SF: Kevin Durant
SG: Rashad McCants
PG: OJ Mayo

Portland has issued a statement that reads in its entirety:  "We ain't scared".

how is tj holding up? reckon you'll get 40 games out of him this season? i hope so.

Thus why we have Steve Blake, who was a top-20 point guard last year. 

How's McCants doing?  Has he driven his coach out of town yet?  Has O.J. assaulted any refs lately?  Has Darko learned to play any semblance of offensive basketball?

[indeedproceed]

The Phoenix Suns' President, IndeedProceed, would like to submit a 'thank you' to wdleehi for not assigning him to a team in Roy's division. The Suns feel like they've got more than a puncher's chance of winning their division.

give it a couple of years and the suns will looking up at the lakers. book it.

C: Darko Milicic
PF: Chris Bosh
SF: Kevin Durant
SG: Rashad McCants
PG: OJ Mayo

I think you're really over estimating OJ Mayo and McCants. I think at the NBA level, OJ Mayo is a lot like a man with no fingers. He can't play point.

McCants is an okay scorer, but he whines and complains and doesn't really play defense. NASA declared him a black hole two years ago and he hasn't passed the ball since.

Durant and Bosh are legit superstars in their own right, and it won't take two years. These guys are awesome

Darko on the other hand is a real ? mark. He's one of the few guys entering his sixth NBA season with the aura of untapped potential. The question is: will see it?

I dunno, I will be scared when Darko starts playing good man to man defense and OJ Mayo has more than a 2:1 ast:to ratio.

As far as actual Pacific winners goes, I think Evantime had it right. At this moment in time I'm leaning towards his Warriors squad, but I think my team and the Clippers are both very competitive. I don't like how the Clips are relying on Artest and Haywood, but Hamilton and Nowitzki are both good (I think overrated in both cases) pros and even superstars.

The thing about the Clips is that Alston has to match his production from last year. That was a career year. I just dunno if he's that type of leader.

My squad:

Mike COnely Jr
Brandon Roy
Caron Butler
Nene
Kendrick Perkins

first guy off the bench: Channing Frye at the 4/5

Actually I duno, when I look at my roster, unless Nene is 100% and Conely does some real growing up before next season, I guess I've got as much a chance of being very medicore as I do of winning anything this year.

[celticmaestro]

The Phoenix Suns' President, IndeedProceed, would like to submit a 'thank you' to wdleehi for not assigning him to a team in Roy's division. The Suns feel like they've got more than a puncher's chance of winning their division.

give it a couple of years and the suns will looking up at the lakers. book it.

C: Darko Milicic
PF: Chris Bosh
SF: Kevin Durant
SG: Rashad McCants
PG: OJ Mayo

Portland has issued a statement that reads in its entirety:  "We ain't scared".

how is tj holding up? reckon you'll get 40 games out of him this season? i hope so.

Thus why we have Steve Blake, who was a top-20 point guard last year. 

How's McCants doing?  Has he driven his coach out of town yet?  Has O.J. assaulted any refs lately?  Has Darko learned to play any semblance of offensive basketball?

i'm not worried, these are all personal issues that will disappear as these players mature. in darko's case, he's expected to do one thing - play d. i'm sure he can manage that. with the offensive skill set of my team, he's not needed to play offensive basketball.

[bucknersrevenge]

ill definitely take some critiques on my Bucks squad

pg-kirk hinrich(27)
sg-ricky davis(28)
sf-brandon rush(23)
pf-josh smith(22)
c -marcus camby(34)

bench: marreese speights(21)

my own critique that i see thus far is unfortunately a team of 2nd and 3rd bananas at best. unfortunately couldnt get in early enough to draft a star and as such leadership is an issue. however i like the way the defense is shaping up with camby and josh protecting the rim and hinrich and rush on the perimeter as solid defenders. i think speights projects as the next solid post big man. hes got moves in the post. he can hit the midrange shot and can rebound and block a shot. great summer league to begin his career. think he has a bright future.

wow...no comments nor advice for my Bucks. do we scare everyone that much or do we need that much work it takes too long to be discussed?? lol

[Scribbles]

Yup I'm in the division of hell known as the Northwest..

Utah Jazz

PG: Beno Udrih       Age 26
SG: Joe Johnson      Age 27
SF: Tracy McGrady    Age 29
PF: LaMarcus Aldrige Age 23
 C: DeSagana Diop    Age 26
 6: Boris Diaw       Age 26

I think the offense is there...but little to no defense with the exception of Diop.  Hopefully the pieces of the puzzle fall right and everything fits together as  I see it. 

 

[Big Ticket]

ill definitely take some critiques on my Bucks squad

pg-kirk hinrich(27)
sg-ricky davis(28)
sf-brandon rush(23)
pf-josh smith(22)
c -marcus camby(34)

bench: marreese speights(21)

my own critique that i see thus far is unfortunately a team of 2nd and 3rd bananas at best. unfortunately couldnt get in early enough to draft a star and as such leadership is an issue. however i like the way the defense is shaping up with camby and josh protecting the rim and hinrich and rush on the perimeter as solid defenders. i think speights projects as the next solid post big man. hes got moves in the post. he can hit the midrange shot and can rebound and block a shot. great summer league to begin his career. think he has a bright future.

wow...no comments nor advice for my Bucks. do we scare everyone that much or do we need that much work it takes too long to be discussed?? lol

My take... your two primary scorers are both jumpshooters with happy trigger fingers that don't shoot for a high percentage.  You have Smith playing out of position and I don't see anyone that is going to get Rush, Smith, or Camby the ball to score.  You have two great help defenders inside, but still a lack of size or bulk, except for your rookie 6th man.  I think the team needs work...

[BigAlTheFuture]

What do you guys think of my team?

PG: Chris Paul
SG: Jeff Green
SF: Travis Outlaw
PF: Yi Jianlian
 C: Brook Lopez

[Big Ticket]

What do you guys think of my team?

PG: Chris Paul
SG: Jeff Green
SF: Travis Outlaw
PF: Yi Jianlian
 C: Brook Lopez

I think Chris Paul is going to be very lonely for a few years.  How did you end up with so few early picks?

[Roy Hobbs]

What do you guys think of my team?

PG: Chris Paul
SG: Jeff Green
SF: Travis Outlaw
PF: Yi Jianlian
 C: Brook Lopez

They're still a few years away, but that's a nice start.  There are a lot of guys with unharnessed potential on that team, but if anybody can tap into it, its CP3.

[Donoghus]

If you haven't already, please post your updated rosters (in the correct format) in the 30 team roster page thread.  Thanks.

[BigAlTheFuture]

What do you guys think of my team?

PG: Chris Paul
SG: Jeff Green
SF: Travis Outlaw
PF: Yi Jianlian
 C: Brook Lopez

They're still a few years away, but that's a nice start.  There are a lot of guys with unharnessed potential on that team, but if anybody can tap into it, its CP3.

How many wins do you think this team will get?

[bucknersrevenge]

ill definitely take some critiques on my Bucks squad

pg-kirk hinrich(27)
sg-ricky davis(28)
sf-brandon rush(23)
pf-josh smith(22)
c -marcus camby(34)

bench: marreese speights(21)

my own critique that i see thus far is unfortunately a team of 2nd and 3rd bananas at best. unfortunately couldnt get in early enough to draft a star and as such leadership is an issue. however i like the way the defense is shaping up with camby and josh protecting the rim and hinrich and rush on the perimeter as solid defenders. i think speights projects as the next solid post big man. hes got moves in the post. he can hit the midrange shot and can rebound and block a shot. great summer league to begin his career. think he has a bright future.

wow...no comments nor advice for my Bucks. do we scare everyone that much or do we need that much work it takes too long to be discussed?? lol

My take... your two primary scorers are both jumpshooters with happy trigger fingers that don't shoot for a high percentage.  You have Smith playing out of position and I don't see anyone that is going to get Rush, Smith, or Camby the ball to score.  You have two great help defenders inside, but still a lack of size or bulk, except for your rookie 6th man.  I think the team needs work...

thanks BT for the critique. for smith i see him playing time at both forward spots. as for him playing out of position. last year he almost exclusively played the 4 in real life so its not nearly as out of position as one might think. plus by him manning minutes at the 4 he can use his athleticism to create certain mismatches at times on offense. he gave boston fits in the series doing this. not to mention by playing some pf he can also play closer to the rim on defense where he can help more with his shot-blocking then he can when hes on the perimeter guarding 3s. but as i said while i will start him at the 4, i plan to play him at BOTH forward spots.

as for hinrich i think you might be underestimating his pg abilities especially in the halfcourt with pick n pop and pick n rolls. hinrichs a smart pg. he knows who to get the ball to and he knows how to make himself a weapon on offense and is as comofrtable playing with the ball as he is off of it. but i do plan to draft another pg to augment the things he can do.

and i agree about needing at least one more big.

TP and thanks for your thoughts.

[Gainesville Celtic]

I'm very happy with my team:

C: Horford (22)
PF: Amare (25)
SF: Gay (21)
SG: Iguodala (24)
PG: Ford (25)

Bench: Martell Webster (21), Steve Blake (28), Udonis Haslem (28)

That is a nice team Roy, I hadn't noticed till now how similar though our teams are (with one less pick on my part):

PG: Delonte West (24)
SG: Allen Iverson (32)
SF: Danny Granger (24)
PF: Tim Duncan (31)
C: Joakim Noah (22)

Bench: Thaddeus Young (19), Brad Miller (31)

We're thinking of starting Noah, to allow Miller and Thad Young to play together so Young can focus more on Offense on the 2nd unit. Plus it will save Miller's legs for the playoffs. Iverson and West will trade Offensive and Defensive PG responsiblities:


Iverson vs. TJ Ford --- Iverson can still stick with Ford; TJ will hope to slow Iverson down on defense

Delonte West vs. Iguodala --- AI2 has a distinct advantage here (2 inches, 25 pounds), but Mr. Wiyah Hangah don't back down from no one.  Plus, we've still got 9 rounds to go for me to find an Iggy-stopper, until then we could frustrate him by putting the bigger Thaddeus Young on him for 10-12 mins...

Granger vs. Gay --- 2 young stars on the rise.  Their per36 numbers are nearly identical. Webster at the backup is a great fit though.

Duncan vs. Amare --- A battle for the ages, who can foul who out?

Noah vs. Horford --- Horford's clearly the better player, but if anyone knows Horford's moves/tricks/tendencies it's his UF teammate of 3 years J. Noah....

B. Miller/Thaddeus Young vs. Haslem/Webster/Blake -- right we've each got a veteran, hard-working  big and a young, dynamic scorer.  I think i have the better former, you have the more advanced latter.  Blake is a great backup PG (i considered him with the Delonte pick but went with Delonte for D...)

Hope i can meet you in the Finals 

[indeedproceed]

ill definitely take some critiques on my Bucks squad

pg-kirk hinrich(27)
sg-ricky davis(28)
sf-brandon rush(23)
pf-josh smith(22)
c -marcus camby(34)

bench: marreese speights(21)

my own critique that i see thus far is unfortunately a team of 2nd and 3rd bananas at best. unfortunately couldnt get in early enough to draft a star and as such leadership is an issue. however i like the way the defense is shaping up with camby and josh protecting the rim and hinrich and rush on the perimeter as solid defenders. i think speights projects as the next solid post big man. hes got moves in the post. he can hit the midrange shot and can rebound and block a shot. great summer league to begin his career. think he has a bright future.

wow...no comments nor advice for my Bucks. do we scare everyone that much or do we need that much work it takes too long to be discussed?? lol

My take... your two primary scorers are both jumpshooters with happy trigger fingers that don't shoot for a high percentage.  You have Smith playing out of position and I don't see anyone that is going to get Rush, Smith, or Camby the ball to score.  You have two great help defenders inside, but still a lack of size or bulk, except for your rookie 6th man.  I think the team needs work...

thanks BT for the critique. for smith i see him playing time at both forward spots. as for him playing out of position. last year he almost exclusively played the 4 in real life so its not nearly as out of position as one might think. plus by him manning minutes at the 4 he can use his athleticism to create certain mismatches at times on offense. he gave boston fits in the series doing this. not to mention by playing some pf he can also play closer to the rim on defense where he can help more with his shot-blocking then he can when hes on the perimeter guarding 3s. but as i said while i will start him at the 4, i plan to play him at BOTH forward spots.

as for hinrich i think you might be underestimating his pg abilities especially in the halfcourt with pick n pop and pick n rolls. hinrichs a smart pg. he knows who to get the ball to and he knows how to make himself a weapon on offense and is as comofrtable playing with the ball as he is off of it. but i do plan to draft another pg to augment the things he can do.

and i agree about needing at least one more big.

TP and thanks for your thoughts.

I think speights could've waiting 2 more rounds. Ricky Davis is a lot like a pot of gold; if you could only reach him there is no telling what you could accomplish. The problem is that much like a fictional pot of gold, no one has ever been able to reach Ricky Davis and turn him into a team player.

[Big Ticket]

ill definitely take some critiques on my Bucks squad

pg-kirk hinrich(27)
sg-ricky davis(28)
sf-brandon rush(23)
pf-josh smith(22)
c -marcus camby(34)

bench: marreese speights(21)

my own critique that i see thus far is unfortunately a team of 2nd and 3rd bananas at best. unfortunately couldnt get in early enough to draft a star and as such leadership is an issue. however i like the way the defense is shaping up with camby and josh protecting the rim and hinrich and rush on the perimeter as solid defenders. i think speights projects as the next solid post big man. hes got moves in the post. he can hit the midrange shot and can rebound and block a shot. great summer league to begin his career. think he has a bright future.

wow...no comments nor advice for my Bucks. do we scare everyone that much or do we need that much work it takes too long to be discussed?? lol

My take... your two primary scorers are both jumpshooters with happy trigger fingers that don't shoot for a high percentage.  You have Smith playing out of position and I don't see anyone that is going to get Rush, Smith, or Camby the ball to score.  You have two great help defenders inside, but still a lack of size or bulk, except for your rookie 6th man.  I think the team needs work...

thanks BT for the critique. for smith i see him playing time at both forward spots. as for him playing out of position. last year he almost exclusively played the 4 in real life so its not nearly as out of position as one might think. plus by him manning minutes at the 4 he can use his athleticism to create certain mismatches at times on offense. he gave boston fits in the series doing this. not to mention by playing some pf he can also play closer to the rim on defense where he can help more with his shot-blocking then he can when hes on the perimeter guarding 3s. but as i said while i will start him at the 4, i plan to play him at BOTH forward spots.

as for hinrich i think you might be underestimating his pg abilities especially in the halfcourt with pick n pop and pick n rolls. hinrichs a smart pg. he knows who to get the ball to and he knows how to make himself a weapon on offense and is as comofrtable playing with the ball as he is off of it. but i do plan to draft another pg to augment the things he can do.

and i agree about needing at least one more big.

TP and thanks for your thoughts.

I know Smith technically played the 4 last year, but that was in a strange, undersized and athletic lineup... if that's the style you're going for, then it would work.  I don't necessarily know if that is a style you do by choice though... more by necessity. 

Hinrich is just coming off a miserable year... maybe he can return to form, maybe not.  I'm also just not a huge fan of Ricky Davis.

But if you like and believe in your team, that is the most important thing.