'Pick Two' Draft 2012 Team/Keeper Selections

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1.       Lucky17 (OKC Thunder   Westbrook/ Durant)
2.       KCatTheStripe (Miami Heat   James/Wade)
3.       Bahku  (LA Clippers   Griffin/Paul)
4.       slamtheking  (Chicago Bulls   Rose/Noah)
5.       Who  (LA Lakers   Bryant/Gasol)
6.       33-00-32  (Minnesota Timberwolves   Rubio/Love)
7.       Edgar  (Boston Celtics   Pierce/Garnett)
8.       GreenFaith1819 (Memphis Grizzlies   Gay/Gasol)
9.       OttawaCeltic
10.       IP  (NY Knicks   Anthony/Stoudemire)
11.       theswitch (Orlando Magic   D.Howard/R.Anderson)
12.       nickagneta  (Cleveland Cavaliers   Irving/Varejao)
13.       The Walker Wiggle  (Portland Blazers   Aldridge/G.Wallace)
14.       Rondo2287  (Houston Rockets   Lowry/Kev Martin)
15.       BostonArizona  (NJ Nets   D.Williams/B.Lopez)
16.       Yoki_IsTheName (Philadelphia 76ers Igouadala/Hawes)
17.       Redz
18.       justin_bobo
19.       mgent
20.       riah32
21.       RebusRankin
22.       StartOrien
23.       Evantime34
24.       celticpride07
25.       ChampKind
26.       Atzar
27.       wdleehi
28.       Celtic Fan Forever

[Rondo2287]

Can we have an open discussion about replacing ottawa celtic?

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Can we have an open discussion about replacing ottawa celtic?

Nope.

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Can we have an open discussion about replacing ottawa celtic?

Nope.

I know a guy...

[jgod213]

some interesting selections being made over "more established" franchise players.

i guess i'll assume you guys have 'team of the future' voting as well?

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some interesting selections being made over "more established" franchise players.

i guess i'll assume you guys have 'team of the future' voting as well?

No voting, no awards, just for funsies.

[nickagneta]

Philadelphia and Houston fell into that category of a team that is a really good team but that they have no elite talent in any one guy. There's about 6 teams in the league like that that I wanted to avoid taking. I admit they are better than teams like Cleveland and New jersey but in essence you are looking for the best talent you can find in two players.

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Philadelphia and Houston fell into that category of a team that is a really good team but that they have no elite talent in any one guy. There's about 6 teams in the league like that that I wanted to avoid taking. I admit they are better than teams like Cleveland and New jersey but in essence you are looking for the best talent you can find in two players.

Exactly. You're not getting a complete team of solid supporting players, you're building that. Why not start out with elite talent?

That said, Kyle Lowry is pretty clearly the best player on a 14-11 team in a tough Western Conference. He's not on the elite level of the top tier players in the league, but with the way he's been playing so far, and his age, and everything else, he's a pretty awesome building block.

[jgod213]

some interesting selections being made over "more established" franchise players.

i guess i'll assume you guys have 'team of the future' voting as well?

No voting, no awards, just for funsies.

awww man, i was hoping to witness a nice flame war or two. i guess there's still hope...

so for the record, is it safe to say that amare is officially your binkie, IP?

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some interesting selections being made over "more established" franchise players.

i guess i'll assume you guys have 'team of the future' voting as well?

No voting, no awards, just for funsies.

awww man, i was hoping to witness a nice flame war or two. i guess there's still hope...

so for the record, is it safe to say that amare is officially your binkie, IP?

I've always been an Amar'e fan, and since I live in NY (not the city, the state..there is other stuff in the state besides NYC), if you're hoping to see a basketball game in a bar that isn't on TNT or ESPN, you've got to choose between Knicks or Nets.

[nickagneta]

Philadelphia and Houston fell into that category of a team that is a really good team but that they have no elite talent in any one guy. There's about 6 teams in the league like that that I wanted to avoid taking. I admit they are better than teams like Cleveland and New jersey but in essence you are looking for the best talent you can find in two players.

Exactly. You're not getting a complete team of solid supporting players, you're building that. Why not start out with elite talent?

That said, Kyle Lowry is pretty clearly the best player on a 14-11 team in a tough Western Conference. He's not on the elite level of the top tier players in the league, but with the way he's been playing so far, and his age, and everything else, he's a pretty awesome building block.

Roy and I had our choices down to Portland or Cleveland and thought Cleveland would be more fun. If this was a competition though, we might have gone with a team that is still on the board because of the elite talent in one particular player.

[Edgar]

Amare is bad

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Amare is bad

Ha, Edgars say the darnedest things!

[StartOrien]

Philadelphia and Houston fell into that category of a team that is a really good team but that they have no elite talent in any one guy. There's about 6 teams in the league like that that I wanted to avoid taking. I admit they are better than teams like Cleveland and New jersey but in essence you are looking for the best talent you can find in two players.

Exactly. You're not getting a complete team of solid supporting players, you're building that. Why not start out with elite talent?

That said, Kyle Lowry is pretty clearly the best player on a 14-11 team in a tough Western Conference. He's not on the elite level of the top tier players in the league, but with the way he's been playing so far, and his age, and everything else, he's a pretty awesome building block.

Roy and I had our choices down to Portland or Cleveland and thought Cleveland would be more fun. If this was a competition though, we might have gone with a team that is still on the board because of the elite talent in one particular player.

Ya, it's tough to pass on an Eduardo Najera-type, but sometimes you gotta go with your heart.

[nickagneta]

Edgar might have a point about Amare for the rest of the year though.

How's the death of his brother gonna effect him and his play when he returns. Will he dedicate his play to his brother and become a monster or will he mentally go into a shell and play even worse than he has in this season in which he has clearly taken a step backwards?

For the rest of this year Amare could suck