'Pick Two' Draft 2012 Team/Keeper Selections

[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.

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

Or a Derrick Brown type.

[indeedproceed]

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

I'll bet you tommy points Amare goes nuts the rest of the year. His brother's death will be a bit of a catalyst. Melo is out for a week or two, and once Stat gets back watch him put up monster numbers. I'd bet money on it.

[jgod213]

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

I'll bet you tommy points Amare goes nuts the rest of the year. His brother's death will be a bit of a catalyst. Melo is out for a week or two, and once Stat gets back watch him put up monster numbers. I'd bet money on it.

Especially now with a real point guard running the show (did i really just say that?)

[mgent]

I'd definitely be interested in moving back if my team gets taken in the next two picks.

[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

I'll bet you tommy points Amare goes nuts the rest of the year. His brother's death will be a bit of a catalyst. Melo is out for a week or two, and once Stat gets back watch him put up monster numbers. I'd bet money on it.

I hope so. Roy's H2H fantasy team that I co-GM with him could really use Amare returning to monster Amare form.

As could your CB Draft team

[Redz]

Guys,

I should have a few minutes at about 12:45

Will do my best to make a selection then

sorry

[indeedproceed]

Guys,

I should have a few minutes at about 12:45

Will do my best to make a selection then

sorry

To make it easier, here are the teams off the table, in alphabetical order:

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

Don't pick one of those teams.

To everyone else, learn from Redz' mistake and LEAVE A LIST!!! LEAVE A LIST! LEAVE ONE!

[theswitch]

Guys,

I should have a few minutes at about 12:45

Will do my best to make a selection then

sorry

To make it easier, here are the teams off the table, in alphabetical order:

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
Philadelphia 76ers
Portland Trailblazers

Don't pick one of those teams.

To everyone else, learn from Redz' mistake and LEAVE A LIST!!! LEAVE A LIST! LEAVE ONE!

Jeez, everyone forgets the Magic!

[indeedproceed]

And the magic. Don't pick the magic.

[KCattheStripe]

PICK THE MAGIC!

[indeedproceed]

Redz has to pick,

then justin_bobo, then mgent. Be ready to pick, guys.

[KCattheStripe]

I pick the Magic with Jason Richardson and JJ Reddick as my keepers.

[Merovech]

Hey, so I guess I'm replacing OttawaCeltic.  Should I pick in his spot (aka as soon as possible), after Redz, or last?

[indeedproceed]

Hey, so I guess I'm replacing OttawaCeltic.  Should I pick in his spot (aka as soon as possible), after Redz, or last?

Cool, yes pick now.

[mgent]

Ahhhhh, that sucks.

I blame Redz.