2012 - CB Draft: "How's My Team Look?"

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Hows my team look?

PG - Kyrie Irving
SG - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist / Brandon Rush
SF - Harrison Barnes / (MKG plays some minutes here too)
PF - Thaddeus Young
C  - Andrew Bogut

[Kane3387]

Hows my team look?

PG - TBD
SG - TBD
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - Ersan Ilyasova
C  - Andrew Bynum

Bench - Anthony Randolph

[nickagneta]

Hows my team look?

PG - Kyrie Irving
SG - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist / Brandon Rush
SF - Harrison Barnes / (MKG plays some minutes here too)
PF - Thaddeus Young
C  - Andrew Bogut

Young and talented and a Team of the Future lock for a top 2 finish in that voting....if you don't keep trading away assets.

[nickagneta]

Hows my team look?

PG - TBD
SG - TBD
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - Ersan Ilyasova
C  - Andrew Bynum

Bench - Anthony Randolph

Great frontcourt but can you get what you need to fill out the backcourt with just 6th, 7th, and 8th round picks. You might need to move a star to get some quality in the backcourt I am afraid, though there are still some gems left.

[indeedproceed]

Hows my team look?

PG - TBD
SG - TBD
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - Ersan Ilyasova
C  - Andrew Bynum

Bench - Anthony Randolph

Waiting til the 6th round to sort your backcourt is a power move. Honestly I don't really know what to make of it til then.

[Kane3387]

Hows my team look?

PG - TBD
SG - TBD
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - Ersan Ilyasova
C  - Andrew Bynum

Bench - Anthony Randolph

Waiting til the 6th round to sort your backcourt is a power move. Honestly I don't really know what to make of it til then.

There are quality guards left who have the skill set to compliment my team nicely. After the third round it really becomes all about skill set and fit.

[Kane3387]

Hows my team look?

PG - TBD
SG - TBD
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - Ersan Ilyasova
C  - Andrew Bynum

Bench - Anthony Randolph

Great frontcourt but can you get what you need to fill out the backcourt with just 6th, 7th, and 8th round picks. You might need to move a star to get some quality in the backcourt I am afraid, though there are still some gems left.

Yeah there are some nice fits out there. I might have to wheel and deal but Bynum and Durant are staying. Thanks for the post. TP

[indeedproceed]

Hows my team look?

PG - TBD
SG - TBD
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - Ersan Ilyasova
C  - Andrew Bynum

Bench - Anthony Randolph

Waiting til the 6th round to sort your backcourt is a power move. Honestly I don't really know what to make of it til then.

There are quality guards left who have the skill set to compliment my team nicely. After the third round it really becomes all about skill set and fit.

They certainly matter a lot more.

[Who]

Hows my team look?

PG - Kyrie Irving
SG - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist / Brandon Rush
SF - Harrison Barnes / (MKG plays some minutes here too)
PF - Thaddeus Young
C  - Andrew Bogut

Young and talented and a Team of the Future lock for a top 2 finish in that voting....if you don't keep trading away assets.

Yeah, an excellent young team. In the running for Team of the Future.

Looked like you were in trouble there for awhile but I thought the Michael Kidd-Gilchrest and Harrison Barnes really added a lot of value to your team.

Kyrie Irving, MKG and Barnes is a very impressive group of young prospects to work with. Bogut is a nice guiding presence for them to learn off of. Thaddeus Young is still a young veteran who can help the transition and be part of the future.

[Who]

Hows my team look?

PG - TBD
SG - TBD
SF - Kevin Durant
PF - Ersan Ilyasova
C  - Andrew Bynum

Bench - Anthony Randolph

Durant, Bynum, Ilyasova, A. Randolph, 6.15, 7.11, 7.23, 8.5, 8.15, 8.18, 9.23, 10.15, 13.23

I think you should have no problem building a very strong supporting cast to go along with Durant and A.Bynum with those picks.

In a very good position. Title contender.

[nickagneta]

PG: Stephen Curry
SG: Dwyane Wade
SF: Jared Dudley
PF: Chris Bosh
C: Nikola Pekovic

I really like this team, especially if Curry has a bounce back year with his health. Pekovic setting screens for Wade is going to open Wade up so much more than the players he plays with on his current Miami squad and the ability to kick to shooters like Dudley and Curry will be deadly.

Have been out of the loop for a few days and haven't seen all the teams but I can't see how this team isn't a title contender.

IP has done it again people.

[nickagneta]

PG: Lowry
SG: Gordon
SF: Granger
PF: Bronnie
C: Brand

Not sure what I think of this team. I personally hate LeBron but acknowledge his greatness. I think Granger and Lowry are good additions but really not a fan of Brand or Ben Gordon's games. LeBron gets you a deep playoff run, kinda automatically but I am going to take a wait and see approach here.

My guess is Brand might be coming off the bench when all is said and done and that would be a very good thing.

[nickagneta]

How's this team look:

Pg:Jeff Teague
SG:Thorton or Henderson-
SF:Deng
PF:Amare
C:Magee

Sixth Man: Henderson or Thorton

thoughts on this squad!!!

I always thought Amare was a head case and severely over rated. Last year he was but will he stay that way. As NY is constructed, he might because they are going to give the ball to Melo and he ain't gonna share and Amare won't like that.

McGee has always been a head case but some of that may have been the Washington effect. He showed me something in Denver.

Deng is a top notch SF and Teague and Thornton are good offensive players that are not great defensively.

Possible first round playoff exit team as I see it right now though there's tons of time to do work.

Problem is Amare is your superstar and I think has proven he doesn't have what it takes to be THAT guy and take a team deep in the playoffs on his shoulders.

[The Walker Wiggle]

Houston Boxers

PG: Russell Westbrook
SG: Iman Shumpert
SF: Paul George
PF: Dontas Valanciunas
C: Marcin Gortat

Can ValyVal play the 4? i honestly have no idea.

i have him in our CB keeper fantasy league and would love to know the answer haha...

He can play both as he has excellent lateral movement, a non-stop effort button, quickness, a developing mid range game and tremendous low post and pick and roll game.

On the Boxers, he is more a PF/C and can play both playing PF when paired with Gortat and center when paired with others.

As has been said, he will probably play a lot of center as Toronto is switching Bargs to PF and letting Bargs be Mr. Outside and Val be Mr. Inside. But on teams with a pure center, I am sure Val would play both positions.

Nope sorry, Valanciunas is a center. A great talent sure, but you're asking him to learn a new position while also learning the American game, that's not putting him in a position to succeed. Fire your international scout, you meant to draft the other Lithuanian rookie.

Also, in two weeks I'm going to kill you with your own posts about keeping players at their positions.

KG at center 4 life.

[nickagneta]

Houston Boxers

PG: Russell Westbrook
SG: Iman Shumpert
SF: Paul George
PF: Dontas Valanciunas
C: Marcin Gortat

Can ValyVal play the 4? i honestly have no idea.

i have him in our CB keeper fantasy league and would love to know the answer haha...

He can play both as he has excellent lateral movement, a non-stop effort button, quickness, a developing mid range game and tremendous low post and pick and roll game.

On the Boxers, he is more a PF/C and can play both playing PF when paired with Gortat and center when paired with others.

As has been said, he will probably play a lot of center as Toronto is switching Bargs to PF and letting Bargs be Mr. Outside and Val be Mr. Inside. But on teams with a pure center, I am sure Val would play both positions.

Nope sorry, Valanciunas is a center. A great talent sure, but you're asking him to learn a new position while also learning the American game, that's not putting him in a position to succeed. Fire your international scout, you meant to draft the other Lithuanian rookie.

Also, in two weeks I'm going to kill you with your own posts about keeping players at their positions.

KG at center 4 life.

Kid is 19 and has played both positions for years. We expect growing pains but he can play both positions. Our international scouts are doing a great job, thank you.

And if in two weeks you are killing me with I told you so's, I'll be good with that because it means I am in the playoffs. As I see things, that's a good thing.