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

[action781]

A PM I received today:

interested in tony parker willing to give

tyreke evans
12.2
12.6
13.10

What do you think guys?  Should I take it?!?! 

Haha, I already busted him up for it, but thought I'd share for fun and also as a reminder to others that I'm not in the game and the team in my sig is my team from last year's draft that I'm just too darn proud of to delete.

[ronaldo943]

... i did, did you ever see this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypPX_MfxfG0



Or this??



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zouJmzWswMs

Lol i love how kobe is in both of them either way griffin and perkins arent a good combination.

[ronaldo943]

A PM I received today:

interested in tony parker willing to give

tyreke evans
12.2
12.6
13.10

What do you think guys?  Should I take it?!?! 

Haha, I already busted him up for it, but thought I'd share for fun and also as a reminder to others that I'm not in the game and the team in my sig is my team from last year's draft that I'm just too darn proud of to delete.

Take it lol what place did you come in last year and why arent you participating this year?

[action781]

A PM I received today:

interested in tony parker willing to give

tyreke evans
12.2
12.6
13.10

What do you think guys?  Should I take it?!?! 

Haha, I already busted him up for it, but thought I'd share for fun and also as a reminder to others that I'm not in the game and the team in my sig is my team from last year's draft that I'm just too darn proud of to delete.

Take it lol what place did you come in last year and why arent you participating this year?

We came in ROBBED place last year.  Ain't that right, SO?

Its too intense for me to be a GM haha and I didn't want to commit to it.  I am having withdrawals though haha, so I'm going to get back in and co-GM next year with my cousin.

I also think this game greatly benefits from some outsider impartial perspective.  I remember Who provided that last year and it really added a lot to the game.  I saw that he was GMing this year, so thought I could attempt to fill 25% of his shoes.

[RebusRankin]

Action team up with Lucky, GC and I next year for the 4 man Dream Team. 

I'm thinking 1000 pms exchanged per day easy and tons of trades.

[Lucky17]

Action team up with Lucky, GC and I next year for the 4 man Dream Team. 

I'm thinking 1000 pms exchanged per day easy and tons of trades.

Oh, yeah! The TPs will rain down.

[indeedproceed]

Rubio/Augustin
Brewer/Brooks
Melo
Blake/BBD
Perk/Mozgov

I think Perkins is holding you back from making the leap into the top 4. Mozgov isn't going to help address it either, I don't think. You need a above average help defender next to Blake, and need to get more athletic. In a perfect world, it's Ibaka, but he's likely outside your price range. But the template is the same; a very strong help defender and a guy who can make a 15 foot jumper.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Action team up with Lucky, GC and I next year for the 4 man Dream Team. 

I'm thinking 1000 pms exchanged per day easy and tons of trades.

You guys are teaming up? But we need more players though?

[indeedproceed]

We've made some changes and additions since earlier today.

PG: Chris Paul/Luke Ridnour
SG: Wes Matthews/Landry Fields
SF: Danny Granger/Chase Budinger
PF: Nene/Michael Beasley/Amir Johnson
C:  Spencer Hawes/Nene/Amir Johnson (emergency minutes)

Will look to add shooting, size, and strength tomorrow.

How good is Spencer Hawes? That's the question I have to keep asking myself when trying to judge your team. How good is Spencer Hawes and how bad is Danny Granger?

We know Hawes can score, and can hit a jumper. But he's never fulfilled the promise he had in Sac, he doesn't seem to be very tough or a very good rebounder. Nene isn't an especially good rebounder either.

But then how much will the Chris Paul effect change Hawes and Granger's fortunes?

I don't have answers, but the only thing I'm sure of is that your team is very good.

[action781]

Action team up with Lucky, GC and I next year for the 4 man Dream Team. 

I'm thinking 1000 pms exchanged per day easy and tons of trades.

Dream team?  Try...

[The Walker Wiggle]

THE DUBS

The beginnings of a bench.

SG Manu Ginobili/ Delonte West
SG Klay Thompson
Point Forward Andre Iguodala
PF Anthony Davis
C Channing Frye/ Bismack Biyombo

[action781]

We've made some changes and additions since earlier today.

PG: Chris Paul/Luke Ridnour
SG: Wes Matthews/Landry Fields
SF: Danny Granger/Chase Budinger
PF: Nene/Michael Beasley/Amir Johnson
C:  Spencer Hawes/Nene/Amir Johnson (emergency minutes)

Will look to add shooting, size, and strength tomorrow.

How good is Spencer Hawes? That's the question I have to keep asking myself when trying to judge your team. How good is Spencer Hawes and how bad is Danny Granger?

We know Hawes can score, and can hit a jumper. But he's never fulfilled the promise he had in Sac, he doesn't seem to be very tough or a very good rebounder. Nene isn't an especially good rebounder either.

But then how much will the Chris Paul effect change Hawes and Granger's fortunes?

I don't have answers, but the only thing I'm sure of is that your team is very good.

I think Chris Paul can make them all better while being a baller himself.  Granger is a stud 3 point shooter and has 1. never had a guy like Paul to get him the ball and 2. never not been the focus of an entire defense to contain/shut down

[indeedproceed]

THE DUBS

The beginnings of a bench.

SG Manu Ginobili/ Delonte West
SG Klay Thompson
Point Forward Andre Iguodala
PF Anthony Davis
C Channing Frye/ Bismack Biyombo

Tell me about Anthony Davis. Like, compare him to a player of similar tendencies you think he'll match his rookie year on offense, and the same on defense. I've watched him in college, but even the best rookies have an acclimation period. Where is Anthony Davis's baseline, potential notwithstanding.

Also someone explain to me why notwithstanding is one word, and not 3.

[indeedproceed]

We've made some changes and additions since earlier today.

PG: Chris Paul/Luke Ridnour
SG: Wes Matthews/Landry Fields
SF: Danny Granger/Chase Budinger
PF: Nene/Michael Beasley/Amir Johnson
C:  Spencer Hawes/Nene/Amir Johnson (emergency minutes)

Will look to add shooting, size, and strength tomorrow.

How good is Spencer Hawes? That's the question I have to keep asking myself when trying to judge your team. How good is Spencer Hawes and how bad is Danny Granger?

We know Hawes can score, and can hit a jumper. But he's never fulfilled the promise he had in Sac, he doesn't seem to be very tough or a very good rebounder. Nene isn't an especially good rebounder either.

But then how much will the Chris Paul effect change Hawes and Granger's fortunes?

I don't have answers, but the only thing I'm sure of is that your team is very good.

I think Chris Paul can make them all better while being a baller himself.  Granger is a stud 3 point shooter and has 1. never had a guy like Paul to get him the ball and 2. never not been the focus of an entire defense to contain/shut down

You think shutting down Danny Granger is priority #1 still? I'm pretty sure he faced mostly single coverage last season, with 3 other double digit scorers around him at all times usually.

[The Walker Wiggle]

We've made some changes and additions since earlier today.

PG: Chris Paul/Luke Ridnour
SG: Wes Matthews/Landry Fields
SF: Danny Granger/Chase Budinger
PF: Nene/Michael Beasley/Amir Johnson
C:  Spencer Hawes/Nene/Amir Johnson (emergency minutes)

Will look to add shooting, size, and strength tomorrow.

I'm not enamored with Hawes and I'd personally prefer one low usage player in the starting five, either Fields or Johnson. But I can see Spencer's value as a floor spacer if Granger's shot isn't falling. I do expect the best point guard in the game to get good looks for Granger, Nene, Beasley, Budinger on down the line.

Excellent depth. Strong perimeter defense. Great size and length in the front court, but mediocre defense? How is the Pistons' rebounding rate?

Tip of the cap. I didn't like the returns on several of the your early trades but this might be the best team in the league.