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

[BigAlTheFuture]

I got left hanging twice. What you guys think about the Suns?!

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I got left hanging twice. What you guys think about the Suns?!

I think you have done a stellar job building around Kevin Love and have one of the finest teams in the CB league. I am surprised your squad isn't being mentioned as one of the best teams more often than it is.

[Evantime34]

team is in the sig. How does it look?

Your team has to be the favorite for team of the future.  The question for me is whether you have enough of the gritty type of guys who will help you contend next year.  The talent is there, but Cousins is a knucklehead, and Anderson is a bit soft. 

Also, the obvious concern is injuries in your back court.  Going forward, will either Curry or Rose fully recover, or will they have ongoing issues?

Cousins is a very young player who we expect to continue to mature.

How is Anderson soft? I know he is known as just a three point shooter who hangs around the outside but if this were true he wouldn't be 5th in the league in terms of offensive rebounds.

Rose is one of the best athletes in the world. He has elite athleticism even among nba players (elite athleticism usually goes hand in hand with elite recovery time). He is known as an extremely hard worker. He also has never had an injury history in the past so it's unlikely it will linger.

As far as Curry you argued earlier on the thread that he isn't injury prone so I'm going to take your word on that.

The bottom line is I start 5 guys that can all shoot well. Cousins can work in the post knowing that if he faces a double he'll kick it to either an elite or very good shooter. I expect him to get a lot of single coverage and to thrive with it.

[Evantime34]

I got left hanging twice. What you guys think about the Suns?!

I really like the pairing of Nash with Love and Noah.

[BigAlTheFuture]

I got left hanging twice. What you guys think about the Suns?!

I think you have done a stellar job building around Kevin Love and have one of the finest teams in the CB league. I am surprised your squad isn't being mentioned as one of the best teams more often than it is.

Well, thanks for the kind words, sir. TP

I believe Kevin Love is the best power forward in the game. With the right supporting cast, K-Love would be a legit 1st option on a championship team.

[Rondo2287]

I got left hanging twice. What you guys think about the Suns?!

I think you have done a stellar job building around Kevin Love and have one of the finest teams in the CB league. I am surprised your squad isn't being mentioned as one of the best teams more often than it is.

Well, thanks for the kind words, sir. TP

I believe Kevin Love is the best power forward in the game. With the right supporting cast, K-Love would be a legit 1st option on a championship team.

Bigal, I love your team.  I think it would be fun to watch as well as very competitive.  My question is that with your team as constituted could you slow it down in the playoffs and win a half court series?

[Rondo2287]

The Hawks
PG: George Hill
SG: Kobe
SF: Mbah A Moute
PF: David West
C:  Tim Duncan/Sam Dalembert

Coach - Phil Jackson

Be very afraid....

Excellent team as always Rondo. Hill is just the type of PG you want alongside Kobe and Duncan is just the veteran you want to keep Kobe from going all "hero ball" on you 100% of the time.

And with Kobe's boy Phil there running the triangle with the passing big man and Kobe, this is a dangerous team.

Thank you for the kind words nick.  8.5 is gonna be a very important pick for me, hopefullymimdont screw it up!

[action781]

The Hawks
PG: George Hill
SG: Kobe
SF: Mbah A Moute
PF: David West
C:  Tim Duncan/Sam Dalembert

Coach - Phil Jackson

Be very afraid....

Any concerns that Phil Jackson and Tim Duncan become super best friends, and decide to quit basketball so they can focus in on starting up their own swim with the dolphin business in the West Caymans?

yes, but those are only mild concerns

[nickagneta]

In chat...come talk trade

[Rondo2287]

The Hawks
PG: George Hill
SG: Kobe
SF: Mbah A Moute
PF: David West
C:  Tim Duncan/Sam Dalembert

Coach - Phil Jackson

Be very afraid....

Any concerns that Phil Jackson and Tim Duncan become super best friends, and decide to quit basketball so they can focus in on starting up their own swim with the dolphin business in the West Caymans?

yes, but those are only mild concerns

What do you think about my team action, I have seen you analyzing a bunch of other squads!

[action781]

I got left hanging twice. What you guys think about the Suns?!

I think you have done a stellar job building around Kevin Love and have one of the finest teams in the CB league. I am surprised your squad isn't being mentioned as one of the best teams more often than it is.

As a person who isn't so high on Love, I really like what you've surrounded him with.  Love the DeRozan pick, but I think you should start him.  Prince and Noah can't be counted on much for offense in that starting lineup.

[indeedproceed]

team is in the sig. How does it look?

Your team has to be the favorite for team of the future.  The question for me is whether you have enough of the gritty type of guys who will help you contend next year.  The talent is there, but Cousins is a knucklehead, and Anderson is a bit soft. 

Also, the obvious concern is injuries in your back court.  Going forward, will either Curry or Rose fully recover, or will they have ongoing issues?

Cousins is a very young player who we expect to continue to mature.

How is Anderson soft? I know he is known as just a three point shooter who hangs around the outside but if this were true he wouldn't be 5th in the league in terms of offensive rebounds.

Rose is one of the best athletes in the world. He has elite athleticism even among nba players (elite athleticism usually goes hand in hand with elite recovery time). He is known as an extremely hard worker. He also has never had an injury history in the past so it's unlikely it will linger.

As far as Curry you argued earlier on the thread that he isn't injury prone so I'm going to take your word on that.

The bottom line is I start 5 guys that can all shoot well. Cousins can work in the post knowing that if he faces a double he'll kick it to either an elite or very good shooter. I expect him to get a lot of single coverage and to thrive with it.

The Anderson soft thing is from his play towards the end of last season, and especially the playoffs.

[BigAlTheFuture]

I got left hanging twice. What you guys think about the Suns?!

I think you have done a stellar job building around Kevin Love and have one of the finest teams in the CB league. I am surprised your squad isn't being mentioned as one of the best teams more often than it is.

Well, thanks for the kind words, sir. TP

I believe Kevin Love is the best power forward in the game. With the right supporting cast, K-Love would be a legit 1st option on a championship team.

Bigal, I love your team.  I think it would be fun to watch as well as very competitive.  My question is that with your team as constituted could you slow it down in the playoffs and win a half court series?

Most definitely. Like I said before, I think a Steve Nash/Kevin Love P&R would be deadly. We also like the floor spacing we have with J-Rich in the starting lineup, now. He had his most efficient scoring seasons when he played with Steve Nash a few years back. After a drop in production with the Magic, I fully expect him to have a better season playing alongside Steve Nash, again.

I got left hanging twice. What you guys think about the Suns?!

I think you have done a stellar job building around Kevin Love and have one of the finest teams in the CB league. I am surprised your squad isn't being mentioned as one of the best teams more often than it is.

As a person who isn't so high on Love, I really like what you've surrounded him with.  Love the DeRozan pick, but I think you should start him.  Prince and Noah can't be counted on much for offense in that starting lineup.

I think DeRozan will be better off coming off the bench for us. He has great potential and will play big minutes for this team. I just think Jason Richardson is a better fit with Nash and Love at this point.

We see DeRozan playing a James Harden-esque role for us. We feel confident with him leading the 2nd unit.

[action781]

What do you think about my team action, I have seen you analyzing a bunch of other squads!

I believe I posted earlier today about yours in this thread?  I think I said something along the lines of love it, just continue to gather some depth at C so Timmy D can have some days off.

I really do like it.  Completely solid, you're on the right track.  Hill is a proven fit alongside Duncan and also is the textbook type of PG to play with Kobe.  You've got some center depth.  West as a 3rd option?  Awesome.  All around solid defense.  Absolutely zero to dislike about this team so far, hope you can continue.

[jgod213]

I'm curious to know what people think of my backourt

PG - Andre Miller
SG - Joe Johnson

I've always loved Andre Miller's game but i've always had a tough time figuring out what type of player he ideally fits with in a backcourt. He's definitely got an "old-dude-at-the-Y game" but he still keeps putting up numbers.