Celticsblog Fantasy Roster Review

[Gainesville Celtic]

Horford / Haslem
Amare / Wright
Gay / Webster
Iguodala / Mobley
Ford / Blake

Coach: Norman Dale

The team still has some holes, but it's shaping up nicely.

I think the most obvious hole would be the lack of size coming off your bench.

True, in terms of seven-footers.  Still, Haslem and Wright are both around 6'10", which is large enough in today's NBA to play some center.  I also have three picks next round to make something happen.

Haslem's listed height is 6'8...now you know that boy can't be any bigger than 6'6 and a half then.

right, i watched Haslem in college and he's 6-8... don't think he can be as short as 6-6; but he does more with his height than a lot of 6-10 guys...

[wdleehi]

I feel like my team hasn't been getting enough love. Let me know the problems people have with my team and I will do the best to alleviate them.

Dwight Howard/Sean May
Kenyon Martin/Stromile Swift
Al Thornton/Bruce Bowen
Larry Hughes/ Eric Gordon
Steve Nash

We are gonna run until our legs fall off. Unlike other fast break teams we can play defense and rebound.

I put you first in your division.  

I like that Nash is going to make your solid players into good players.

And I think the Howard Nash combo is going to be as good as the Amare Nash combo, except with better defense and rebounding.

[JSD]

My top teams


East - Knicks

Central - Pistons

Southeast - Magic

4th team - nets





Northwest - Portland

Pacific - Warriors

Southeast - Mavs

4th team - Timberwolves

wdleehi you are too funny man.

Why?


You took a PF from the Mavs that wouldn't play much and gave him depth at SF and two real big bodies to defend Shaq. 

Both teams have improved and I got the best player in the deal.

Starters:
C –  Andrew Bogut
PF – Troy Murphy
SF – Gerald Wallace
SG – Kevin Martin
PG – Tony Parker

Bench:
C- Shaquille O’neal
SF – Lamar Odom
SG – Michael Finley
PG – Luke Ridnour

And he still has the best player on the floor.  but now, he has the C to defend and wear down Shaq. 

Ok, where is fairy tale land so thats fine. Say whatever you want, its just one mans biased opinion...

And yes, i do believe you were looking for any excuse possible to knock me down.

Your probably right though, Now that one of my bench players is "contained" the Mavs probably win the division.

[Roy Hobbs]

I like Houston's team.  Murphy is a good fit there.  Yes, the trade probably made Dallas stronger as well (especially in the long run, if things work out) but I think Murphy will definitely help.

[JSD]

I think that's likely to be the consensus right now among observers, but hey, in the name of fun, I'm enjoying the challenge of an uphill climb...

-sw

It looks like someones about to get their first star? 1000 posts = star correct? If so congrats SW

[wdleehi]

My top teams


East - Knicks

Central - Pistons

Southeast - Magic

4th team - nets





Northwest - Portland

Pacific - Warriors

Southeast - Mavs

4th team - Timberwolves

wdleehi you are too funny man.

Why?


You took a PF from the Mavs that wouldn't play much and gave him depth at SF and two real big bodies to defend Shaq. 

Both teams have improved and I got the best player in the deal.

Starters:
C –  Andrew Bogut
PF – Troy Murphy
SF – Gerald Wallace
SG – Kevin Martin
PG – Tony Parker

Bench:
C- Shaquille O’neal
SF – Lamar Odom
SG – Michael Finley
PG – Luke Ridnour

And he still has the best player on the floor.  but now, he has the C to defend and wear down Shaq. 

Ok, where is fairy tale land so thats fine. Say whatever you want, its just one mans biased opinion...

And yes, i do believe you were looking for any excuse possible to knock me down.

Your probably right though, Now that one of my bench players is "contained" the Mavs probably win the division.

You help fix his roster.  Murphy was the the third PF on his lineup.  


He changed that to 2 Cs that go ahead of his C, a backup SG and a young player that has the potential to be the best player in the trade.  


Look at his team before and after.


Gasol     Curry
Boozer    Murphy
Dunleavy
Garcia
J. Nelson  Jaric


now

Gasol      Zo     Curry
Boozer     ZaZa
Dunleavy   Thomas
Garcia     Bonzi
J. Nelson  Jaric


Went from one guy to bang with Shaq to three.  And Shaq is the only one that forces them out of Gasol/Boozer.  

[Evantime34]

I feel like my team hasn't been getting enough love. Let me know the problems people have with my team and I will do the best to alleviate them.

Dwight Howard/Sean May
Kenyon Martin/Stromile Swift
Al Thornton/Bruce Bowen
Larry Hughes/ Eric Gordon
Steve Nash

We are gonna run until our legs fall off. Unlike other fast break teams we can play defense and rebound.

I put you first in your division.  

I like that Nash is going to make your solid players into good players.

And I think the Howard Nash combo is going to be as good as the Amare Nash combo, except with better defense and rebounding.

Thank you for your opinion what do you think I go with for the rest of my picks?

Anyone else have an opinion on my team?

[Roy Hobbs]

I feel like my team hasn't been getting enough love. Let me know the problems people have with my team and I will do the best to alleviate them.

Dwight Howard/Sean May
Kenyon Martin/Stromile Swift
Al Thornton/Bruce Bowen
Larry Hughes/ Eric Gordon
Steve Nash

We are gonna run until our legs fall off. Unlike other fast break teams we can play defense and rebound.

I put you first in your division. 

I like that Nash is going to make your solid players into good players.

And I think the Howard Nash combo is going to be as good as the Amare Nash combo, except with better defense and rebounding.

Thank you for your opinion what do you think I go with for the rest of my picks?

Anyone else have an opinion on my team?

I think the most obvious thing you need (which you're probably well aware of) is somebody decent to play point guard.  Nash has worn down over the past several seasons due to playing too many minutes, and the plan in Phoenix this season is to give him entire games off to rest.  You could use somebody to step in when Nash isn't playing.

[Steve Weinman]

I feel like my team hasn't been getting enough love. Let me know the problems people have with my team and I will do the best to alleviate them.

Dwight Howard/Sean May
Kenyon Martin/Stromile Swift
Al Thornton/Bruce Bowen
Larry Hughes/ Eric Gordon
Steve Nash

We are gonna run until our legs fall off. Unlike other fast break teams we can play defense and rebound.

I put you first in your division. 

I like that Nash is going to make your solid players into good players.

And I think the Howard Nash combo is going to be as good as the Amare Nash combo, except with better defense and rebounding.

Thank you for your opinion what do you think I go with for the rest of my picks?

Anyone else have an opinion on my team?

You're looking pretty good so far, but you've got major problems at the two -- Hughes is an injury prone disaster, and Gordon of course remains something of an unknown commodity at the NBA level (though I expect him to be a nice player, and he should be solid running alongside Nash...lots of easy looks).

I'd be a bit wary of Martin's injury issues as well, but the two remains my major concern.  Particularly with Nash, it's important to have shooters to fill lanes on the wings for him, and you don't really have a perimeter threat in your starting line-up.

But again -- those are relatively small criticisms when you keep in mind that you'll be running Nash and Howard out there along with promising youngster Thornton and a K-Mart who should only be more of a force defensively with Dwight behind him.  Good stuff.

-sw

[Steve Weinman]

I think that's likely to be the consensus right now among observers, but hey, in the name of fun, I'm enjoying the challenge of an uphill climb...

-sw

It looks like someones about to get their first star? 1000 posts = star correct? If so congrats SW

Your conversion is correct, and I'm waddlin' there, albeit slowly but surely.  Thanks for the early congrats Jsaad.

-sw

[JSD]

"You help fix his roster.  Murphy was the the third PF on his lineup. 


He changed that to 2 Cs that go ahead of his C, a backup SG and a young player that has the potential to be the best player in the trade. 


Look at his team before and after.


Gasol     Curry
Boozer    Murphy
Dunleavy
Garcia
J. Nelson  Jaric


now

Gasol      Zo     Curry
Boozer     ZaZa
Dunleavy   Thomas
Garcia     Bonzi
J. Nelson  Jaric


Went from one guy to bang with Shaq to three.  And Shaq is the only one that forces them out of Gasol/Boozer."



I disagree, yes the Mavs lineup has gotten better but they are still top heavy.

- They need another SG or SF coming off of the bench. Tyrus Thomas is not a 2 or 3

- Gasol is out of natural position at C.

- Parker, Martin and Wallace/Odom would have their way in transition or a half court set against Dunleavy, Garcia and J. Nelson. It's really not even close.

[wdleehi]

"You help fix his roster.  Murphy was the the third PF on his lineup. 


He changed that to 2 Cs that go ahead of his C, a backup SG and a young player that has the potential to be the best player in the trade. 


Look at his team before and after.


Gasol     Curry
Boozer    Murphy
Dunleavy
Garcia
J. Nelson  Jaric


now

Gasol      Zo     Curry
Boozer     ZaZa
Dunleavy   Thomas
Garcia     Bonzi
J. Nelson  Jaric


Went from one guy to bang with Shaq to three.  And Shaq is the only one that forces them out of Gasol/Boozer."



I disagree, yes the Mavs lineup has gotten better but they are still top heavy.

- They need another SG or SF coming off of the bench. Tyrus Thomas is not a 2 or 3

- Gasol is out of natural position at C.

- Parker, Martin and Wallace/Odom would have their way in transition or a half court set against Dunleavy, Garcia and J. Nelson. It's really not even close.

Thomas can play a big 3.  Jaric is big enough to play the 2. 

Gasol played C all the way to the NBA finals.  I don't see a Perkins or KG on your team that is going to take him out of his game. 

Wallace isn't a half court player.

Bogut isn't a runner.  (Nor Shaq)  And with both Boozer, Gasol and Mourning, the Mavs will be able to control the tempo because they can control the rebounds. 

[KCattheStripe]

In response to the recent, an appreciated, critiques of my line up:

The worry that my team is a bunch of defensive "sieves". I'm not sure why that would be.

Felton: 1.2 S.A.G with 2 fouls a game. His big man (Okafor) only averaged 3 fouls a game which means PG's weren't exactly blowing by Felton

By the last 2 rounds of the playoffs Stuckey had upped his SAG to over 1 from .9 during the regular season. Also only 2 fouls against against elite opposing players.

Marion and Kirilenko (B-Diddy dunk aside) are proven defenders I don't feel like their abilities need to be reiterated to the point of redundancy.

Blatche, I will admit, is a question mark. But at 21 he was averaging 1.4 blocks and 5.5 boards in reserve minutes. So for a big man, he's ahead of the curve.

I think the worries about how I will deal with bigger teams is a legitimate concern. There aren't many dominate big line ups in our league but one of them is in my own conference, the Magic. And that's why I think Charlie Villanueva was such a big pick up for me. One of the things I set out to do with this line up is being able to have versatility in the line up so I'd never be out of the game.

Against the Magic this would probably be my line up:

PG: Stuckey
SG: Marion
SF: Kirilenko
PF: Villanueva
C: Blatche

I would have Stuckey guard AI so Marion doesn't get torched, and those three would cause as much havoc in the backcourt as Duncan and Miller will cause down low. Also, I lose nothing defensively down low, either way my team is outmatched on the block, but I still have two 6-11 guys rebounding with decent athleticism and am wreaking havoc on their backcourt.

[JSD]

Wdleehi,

I like the Mavs team but I still see far bigger holes at 1,2 and 3 spot then the ones I have at 4 and 5. If the Mavs go big Rockets match-up. Rockets go small Mavs cannot.


We'll agree to disagree.

[wdleehi]

In response to the recent, an appreciated, critiques of my line up:

The worry that my team is a bunch of defensive "sieves". I'm not sure why that would be.

Felton: 1.2 S.A.G with 2 fouls a game. His big man (Okafor) only averaged 3 fouls a game which means PG's weren't exactly blowing by Felton

By the last 2 rounds of the playoffs Stuckey had upped his SAG to over 1 from .9 during the regular season. Also only 2 fouls against against elite opposing players.

Marion and Kirilenko (B-Diddy dunk aside) are proven defenders I don't feel like their abilities need to be reiterated to the point of redundancy.

Blatche, I will admit, is a question mark. But at 21 he was averaging 1.4 blocks and 5.5 boards in reserve minutes. So for a big man, he's ahead of the curve.

I think the worries about how I will deal with bigger teams is a legitimate concern. There aren't many dominate big line ups in our league but one of them is in my own conference, the Magic. And that's why I think Charlie Villanueva was such a big pick up for me. One of the things I set out to do with this line up is being able to have versatility in the line up so I'd never be out of the game.

Against the Magic this would probably be my line up:

PG: Stuckey
SG: Marion
SF: Kirilenko
PF: Villanueva
C: Blatche

I would have Stuckey guard AI so Marion doesn't get torched, and those three would cause as much havoc in the backcourt as Duncan and Miller will cause down low. Also, I lose nothing defensively down low, either way my team is outmatched on the block, but I still have two 6-11 guys rebounding with decent athleticism and am wreaking havoc on their backcourt.

I think your team will have issues dealing with the Magic in tour division because you don't have the size to match up.