'Pick Two' Draft 2012 Team/Keeper Selections

[Who]

MGent
Dallas Mavs, Jason Terry, Dirk

Downright shocked that Dallas lasted that long. 

[The Walker Wiggle]

Condensed season + less effective supporting cast + rebuilding year = poor performance from Dirk.

+ Plus playing your way in to shape vs. Pau Gasol, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love and Lamarcus Aldridge, not to mention Millsap. Finals MVP to sixth best power forward in the West.

For sure. The West is brutal, and right now there are clearly four PF's outplaying him with ease that he has to face on a nightly basis.

And in the face of declining offensive, it's not as if he can hang his hat on defense like KG or even the Mavericks record which at 14-11 is the same as Portland's, worse then either L.A. team's, and only a win better than Utah's and Minnesota's.

If he's chosen as a reserve it's only as the sentimental pick.

[Bahku]

MGent
Dallas Mavs, Jason Terry, Dirk

Downright shocked that Dallas lasted that long.  

Me, too ... steal of the draft, IMHO.

Congrats MGent!

[The Walker Wiggle]

Condensed season + less effective supporting cast + rebuilding year = poor performance from Dirk.

Get the feeling that he might've not put the full effort in over the summer.

It was the champagne diet. But he's a competitor, and fully expect him to run off a month of brilliant basketball at some point.

[mgent]

You guys do realize he lost 3 MAJOR pieces of their rotation?  Not to mention pretty much losing Jason Kidd, the guy who ran that team.  Going from 8 and 8 to 4 and 5 on 28% shooting.

With an almost 39 year old Kidd, Vince Carter, and especially with no JJ Barea, Dirk's pick and roll/pop game has taken a huge hit.

Also, everybody knows that teams just happen to play better vs. the current champs.

Dirk and Terry are two of the best guys you can ask for in a close game, all they need is some actual help to get the team through the first 3 quarters.

[The Walker Wiggle]

So WW, if somebody traded Dirk at the trade deadline last year of a keeper fantasy basketball league and said they wanted to get rid of him before his decline, would they be vindicated at this point?

Absolutely! As long as they didn't throw in Paul Pierce who after a slow start is going berserk, returning top 10 value - 22.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.2 steals over his last 10.

On a related note, I'm going to again say how much I love the Captain, who is possibly still underrated. He's been a better playmaker this season than ballyhooed point-forward Andre Iguodala, Brandon Jennings, even rookie of the year Kyrie Irving.

[The Walker Wiggle]

You guys do realize he lost 3 MAJOR pieces of their rotation?  Not to mention pretty much losing Jason Kidd, the guy who ran that team.  Going from 8 and 8 to 4 and 5 on 28% shooting.

DeShawn Stevenson is so chuffed on this post right here.

[mgent]

You guys do realize he lost 3 MAJOR pieces of their rotation?  Not to mention pretty much losing Jason Kidd, the guy who ran that team.  Going from 8 and 8 to 4 and 5 on 28% shooting.

With an almost 39 year old Kidd, Vince Carter, and especially with no JJ Barea, Dirk's pick and roll/pop game has taken a huge hit.

Dirk and Terry are two of the best guys you can ask for in a close game, all they need is some actual help to get the team through the first 3 quarters.

DeShawn Stevenson is so chuffed on this post right here.

He's the 3rd...  I wasn't counting Butler, but you could.  He was the reason for their fast start.

[indeedproceed]

You guys do realize he lost 3 MAJOR pieces of their rotation?  Not to mention pretty much losing Jason Kidd, the guy who ran that team.  Going from 8 and 8 to 4 and 5 on 28% shooting.

DeShawn Stevenson is so chuffed on this post right here.

Meanwhile Ian Mahinmi is like 'What am I, chopped goose liver on a toasted slice of long cylindrical bread with a thin drizzle of olive oil and canapes?'

(He's french. They take their metaphors super specific over there)

[slamtheking]

So, to recap:

1) Ottawaceltic is out. Take him off your Christmas list.
2) Merovech is in, put him on your christmas list.
3) Redz, Merovech, and justin_bobo can all pick at any time. Hopefully now.
4) Teams already picked:

Boston Celtics
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Houston Rockets
LA Clippers
LA Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
Miami Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves
New York Knicks
NJ Nets
OKC Thunder
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
Portland Trailblazers

IP - sorry if I'm dense on this point but just to be clear, Merovich is not automatically assigned to Ottawa's draft spot but will end up in the inverse position of whenever he eventually picks his team-->correct?  To provide an example for clarity -- if he waits until after everyone else has picked teams, he then gets the first pick amongst remaining players?

[indeedproceed]

So, to recap:

1) Ottawaceltic is out. Take him off your Christmas list.
2) Merovech is in, put him on your christmas list.
3) Redz, Merovech, and justin_bobo can all pick at any time. Hopefully now.
4) Teams already picked:

Boston Celtics
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Houston Rockets
LA Clippers
LA Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
Miami Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves
New York Knicks
NJ Nets
OKC Thunder
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
Portland Trailblazers

IP - sorry if I'm dense on this point but just to be clear, Merovich is not automatically assigned to Ottawa's draft spot but will end up in the inverse position of whenever he eventually picks his team-->correct?  To provide an example for clarity -- if he waits until after everyone else has picked teams, he then gets the first pick amongst remaining players?

Yup, but he'd better not wait.

[Redz]

Heck with it, I'm not going with the best talent available but I'll take my favorite young big man.

DETROIT PISTONS

Greg Monroe
Brandon Knight

Good for you...have fun.

Gotta say though there is one team there that I am shocked is still there at this point.

me too

I probably should have taken them, but I'll enjoy suffering with the youngin's

[theswitch]

At this point, there are a few really really good teams for both now and the future considering where you'd be picking. Might be the best spot in the draft, really.

[The Walker Wiggle]

At this point, there are a few really really good teams for both now and the future considering where you'd be picking. Might be the best spot in the draft, really.

Outside of the handful of teams with two top players, I'd agree with that.

[StartOrien]

Condensed season + less effective supporting cast + rebuilding year = poor performance from Dirk.

Get the feeling that he might've not put the full effort in over the summer.

It was the champagne diet. But he's a competitor, and fully expect him to run off a month of brilliant basketball at some point.

100% agree