Is Your Pick Two Team Better than When it Started?

[celticsclay]

My team won't compete for the title this year or next, but it's improved over the current Thunder, I think.

C: Oden
PF: Brand
SF: Durant
SG: Morrow
PG: Westbrook

BN: Villanueva
BN: Blatche
BN: Garcia

There are still some holes, but I'm happy with the core.  In time, I see Brand taking over as the backup center, with one of the backup bigs moving into the starting lineup.

Your team clearly will rise or fall with the health of one very large man.

[wdleehi]

Can you paste your current rosters when asking about your team.  Makes it so much easier.

[indeedproceed]

My team won't compete for the title this year or next, but it's improved over the current Thunder, I think.

C: Oden
PF: Brand
SF: Durant
SG: Morrow
PG: Westbrook

BN: Villanueva
BN: Blatche
BN: Garcia

There are still some holes, but I'm happy with the core.  In time, I see Brand taking over as the backup center, with one of the backup bigs moving into the starting lineup.

Don't like Brand as a fit.

And Blatche is to immature.  I would be worried about him in the lockerroom.


Rest of the team is very nice.

I wonder if Morrow is the right fit next to Durant.

How is he when he's not shooting 3's? Good/passable/bad/poor defender?

[Roy Hobbs]

My team won't compete for the title this year or next, but it's improved over the current Thunder, I think.

C: Oden
PF: Brand
SF: Durant
SG: Morrow
PG: Westbrook

BN: Villanueva
BN: Blatche
BN: Garcia

There are still some holes, but I'm happy with the core.  In time, I see Brand taking over as the backup center, with one of the backup bigs moving into the starting lineup.

Don't like Brand as a fit.

And Blatche is to immature.  I would be worried about him in the lockerroom.


Rest of the team is very nice.

Brand is a binkie of mine, but I think he'd be okay.  His contract is obviously a drag, but I think he can regain at least some of his form.  If not, like I said, I'll slide him over to backup C.

I hear you completely on Blatche, but the talent is undeniable.  He's definitely a knucklehead, though.

[Who]

I really haven't been all that active this game, but what does everyone think of my Timberpuppies?

Minnesota Timberwolves (Fafnir)-
Luke Ridnour, Rudy Fernandez, Luol Deng, Al Jefferson, Kevin Love
Darren Collison, Corey Maggette, Nick Collison

I'd start Darren Collison ahead of Luke Ridnour. A better overall player a much better defender. I like that starting five of Collison + Rudy + Deng + Big Al + Love. Great balance offensively and a nice group of perimeter defenders. Very good on the backboards too. Three strong bench players, a wing (Maggette) + a big (Collison) + a guard (Ridnour), so a very good eight man rotation.

The lack of defensive ability amongst the bigs holds the team back in a big way. Below average but serviceable (team overall). Very good on the backboards (team overall). A lot of talented offensive players but it lacks that creative force (playmaker) on the perimeter, and not a lot of three point shooting but that's largely offset by the quality of the two point jump shooters. A good-to-very good offensive team overall.

I'm thinking somewhere in the 45 win range. If you could add a good defensive big with mobility (a Varejao type) who can play both big man positions defensively and bring Love off the bench as a sixth man, that would do wonders for this team. A 50-54 win team.

[Roy Hobbs]

My team won't compete for the title this year or next, but it's improved over the current Thunder, I think.

C: Oden
PF: Brand
SF: Durant
SG: Morrow
PG: Westbrook

BN: Villanueva
BN: Blatche
BN: Garcia

There are still some holes, but I'm happy with the core.  In time, I see Brand taking over as the backup center, with one of the backup bigs moving into the starting lineup.

Don't like Brand as a fit.

And Blatche is to immature.  I would be worried about him in the lockerroom.


Rest of the team is very nice.

I wonder if Morrow is the right fit next to Durant.

How is he when he's not shooting 3's? Good/passable/bad/poor defender?

Like a lot of players, he's fine when he makes a defensive effort, and poor when he doesn't. 

[celticsclay]

PG: Tony Parker
SG: Leandro Barbosa
SF: Shawn Marion
PF: Tim Duncan
Center: Samuel Dalembert

Bench: Jarrett Jack, Darrell Arthur (playing his first games of the season soon), Roger Mason Jr...

Will probably add some more wily veterans after the next round of buyouts on the non contending teams. Ive also awarded myself the number one pick in next years draft and plan to select Wall.

[wdleehi]

PG: Tony Parker
SG: Leandro Barbosa
SF: Shawn Marion
PF: Tim Duncan
Center: Samuel Dalembert

Bench: Jarrett Jack, Darrell Arthur (playing his first games of the season soon), Roger Mason Jr...

Will probably add some more wily veterans after the next round of buyouts on the non contending teams. Ive also awarded myself the number one pick in next years draft and plan to select Wall.

The backcourt is just to small. 

How will they defend Kobe?  Roy?  Martin? 

[PLamb]

Knicks

Starters

PG: George Hill
SG: Ray Allen
SF: Grant Hill
PF: Zach Randolph
C:  Nene Hilario

Bench

PG: Ty Lawson
SG: Anthony Parker
SF: Matt Barnes
PF: Kenyon Martin
C:  Louis Amundson

What do you think so far Mr Who?

[celticsclay]

PG: Tony Parker
SG: Leandro Barbosa
SF: Shawn Marion
PF: Tim Duncan
Center: Samuel Dalembert

Bench: Jarrett Jack, Darrell Arthur (playing his first games of the season soon), Roger Mason Jr...

Will probably add some more wily veterans after the next round of buyouts on the non contending teams. Ive also awarded myself the number one pick in next years draft and plan to select Wall.

The backcourt is just to small. 

How will they defend Kobe?  Roy?  Martin? 

Jarrett Jack plays pretty big and looks like he is becoming a pretty good defender...I can still add a defensive stopper for sure. However, how many teams are stopping Kobe and Roy no matter who guards them? I have two excellent interior defenders and a very athletic small forward. How would my team get stopped? They would clean the glass and dominate!

[Truck Lewis]

The SacTown Kings

C:  Andrew Bynum
PF: David West
SF: Caron Butler
SG: Corey Brewer
PG: Tyreke Evans

Bench: Emeka Okafor, Jared Dudley, Marcus Thornton, and Brandon Rush

[Roy Hobbs]

1. Age
Allen - 34
Grant Hill 37
Martin 32
Parker 34
Everyone else - 29 or less
Allen, Hill and Martin though older are superior athletes and still extremely productive starters on their teams, Parker will be a role player and not a starter on this team yet is having another very good shooting year
Age, no worry

Hmm...  I seem to remember a certain Plamb talking about the historical trends of wing players, suggesting that they fall off precipitously after they reach a certain age.  Specifically, I think this Plamb was referring to Ray Allen, in particular.

[wdleehi]

The SacTown Kings

C:  Andrew Bynum
PF: David West
SF: Caron Butler
SG: Corey Brewer
PG: Tyreke Evans

Bench: Emeka Okafor, Jared Dudley, Marcus Thornton, and Brandon Rush

I think you need a snipper. 

[Who]

My team won't compete for the title this year or next, but it's improved over the current Thunder, I think.

C: Oden
SF: Durant
PG: Westbrook

I thought this trio was one of the best (top four orfive) in the league at the start of this process. I was expecting a championship contender.

It had all the right ingredients to build for a title winning side. An excellent interior defender in Oden + the best defensive point guard in the league is amazing foundation defensively. One of the best rebounders in the league in Oden + two good rebounding perimeter players. One of the best scorers in the league + two other solid scorers. Potentially devastating in transition with Westbrook + Durant. Excellent foundation to build a team around.

Add one more good scorer + stopper on the wing + good complementary role players who play defense and can hit jump shots and that Thunder team would have been elite.

[Roy Hobbs]

The SacTown Kings

C:  Andrew Bynum
PF: David West
SF: Caron Butler
SG: Corey Brewer
PG: Tyreke Evans

Bench: Emeka Okafor, Jared Dudley, Marcus Thornton, and Brandon Rush

It's a good, relatively young team.  Here's my question:  by the time you're ready to contend, will West and Butler be too old?  They're already going on 30. 

I'm impressed with the team, though.