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

[Lucky17]

Teague should be excellent running the pick and roll with Amare cause teams will wont be able to leave him open for the 3pt line.

Do we have sort of statistical analysis that backs that up, though?

Looks like only 2.5 of Teague's 5.5 assists per game came on shots within 15 feet of the rim.

http://www.hoopdata.com/player.aspx?name=Jeff%20Teague

Now, that may be because Atlanta didn't use the pick and roll, or perhaps because Joe Johnson was the ballhandler in P&R situations. I don't know.

Perhaps someone (Who?) can speak more definitively about Jeff Teague as a P&R partner for Amare.

[Edgar]

Varejao / R. Lopez / J. Anthony
Lebron / Brand
J. Green / Dunleavy / Kleiza
Sefolosha / B. Gordon
Irving / A. Brooks

Would like to see another floor-spacing big available to come off the bench to provide different looks.

How's the defense on the wings? Is there another plus-defender besides Sef (I haven't looked at the numbers)?

Perhaps I'm underrating this squad. It's very good, but I don't feel as though it's the best.

Green can be your floor spacing 4, somehow Kleiza too.

Bron can deffend the wing

Irving will only get better and its fast to cross the pass

and finally yes... youre underrating this squad

Its not very good... its super doooper good

[action781]

Orlando Magic:

Pg:Jeff Teague/Mo Willaims
SG:Thorton/Henderson/Carter
SF:Deng/Marvin Williams/Carter/Odom
PF:Amare/Odom/Mullins
C:Magee/Mullins/Amare

Pretty solid and deep lineup if you ask me.

Well then we won't ask you 

[ronaldo943]

Orlando Magic:

Pg:Jeff Teague/Mo Willaims
SG:Thorton/Henderson/Carter
SF:Deng/Marvin Williams/Carter/Odom
PF:Amare/Odom/Mullins
C:Magee/Mullins/Amare

Pretty solid and deep lineup if you ask me.

Well then we won't ask you 

LOL!

[Kane3387]

Fafnir check PMs please. Thanks.

[wdleehi]

Orlando Magic:

Pg:Jeff Teague/Mo Willaims
SG:Thorton/Henderson/Carter
SF:Deng/Marvin Williams/Carter/Odom
PF:Amare/Odom/Mullins
C:Magee/Mullins/Amare

Pretty solid and deep lineup if you ask me.

A lot of questions about the big men.


Is Amare going to be able to bounce back?

Will Lamar play well after last years embarrassment.  (you don't get the luxury of bringing him back to LA to make his wife happy)

Is McGee going to finally mature and be consistent with the natural gifts he was given?


I have to look at the other rosters, but it would not surprise me if this team misses the playoffs in this exercise. 


Could be a strong "told you so" team by midseason.

[Roy H.]

Orlando Magic:

Pg:Jeff Teague/Mo Willaims
SG:Thorton/Henderson/Carter
SF:Deng/Marvin Williams/Carter/Odom
PF:Amare/Odom/Mullins
C:Magee/Mullins/Amare

Pretty solid and deep lineup if you ask me.

This is definitely my favorite Riah squad.  I'm higher on Amare than most, and really like Deng and Teague.  McGee is a knucklehead, and Odom is a total tossup, but there's a lot of talent on this team.

I just worry about fit / chemistry.

[wdleehi]

Through 11

Cleveland Derps:

Projected starting line-up and rotations:



PG - Jeremy Lin / Jerryd Bayless / Derek Fisher
SG - Brandon Rush  /  Brandon Roy  /  (MKG)
SF - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist  /  Harrison Barnes
PF - Kenneth Faried  /  Kenyon Martin  /  Jason Smith
C  - Andrew Bogut  /  Andre Drummond  /  (Smith)



Roy, while listed at SG will be running point if he plays with Bayless.

Just me, but that's a pretty deep bench if you ask me. And this is assuming Roy is at least 70% of what he used to be, which is very plausible

Lottery team.


The best in their prime talent is a huge injury question mark.

[wdleehi]

Rip it apart...I know I want to:

Boxers

PG: Russell Westbrook/Mario Chalmers/Jordan Farmar
SG: Stephen Curry/Gerald Green
SF: Wilson Chandler/Jonas Jerebko
PF: Donatas Montiejunas/Reggie Evans
C: Marcin Gortat/Jonas Valanciunas

A sure playoff team if there was one more vet, talented, big man. 

[BigAlTheFuture]

Complete team

The Pacers
PG  Rondo
SG  Bradley
SF  Batum
PF Scola
C Monroe

bench
PG Hinrich
SG Beal
SG/SF  Bell
SF/SG Pietrus
PF Landry
PF/C  Seraphin
C/PF Kanter
C  Kwame Brown


Coach : Danny Ainge

This team will play defense for sure. Does it have enough veteran presance and playoff experience to hold up on the playoffs?

I've never understood this theory. If you can play better than the other team, experience shouldn't really matter. Besides, Rondo has enough playoff games under his belt. Bradley, Batum, Scola, Hinrich, etc. have all been to the playoffs.

Good team, commish. Not a contending team... yet. But in a few years when Monroe develops, watch out.

[wdleehi]

Complete team

The Pacers
PG  Rondo
SG  Bradley
SF  Batum
PF Scola
C Monroe

bench
PG Hinrich
SG Beal
SG/SF  Bell
SF/SG Pietrus
PF Landry
PF/C  Seraphin
C/PF Kanter
C  Kwame Brown


Coach : Danny Ainge

Nice team but who takes the last shot? beal?

Like I said earlier, let Rondo run the offense.


In the future, Beal should develop into that type of guy, but we have to be patient.

[Roy H.]

Complete team

The Pacers
PG  Rondo
SG  Bradley
SF  Batum
PF Scola
C Monroe

bench
PG Hinrich
SG Beal
SG/SF  Bell
SF/SG Pietrus
PF Landry
PF/C  Seraphin
C/PF Kanter
C  Kwame Brown


Coach : Danny Ainge

This team will play defense for sure. Does it have enough veteran presance and playoff experience to hold up on the playoffs?

I've never understood this theory. If you can play better than the other team, experience shouldn't really matter. Besides, Rondo has enough playoff games under his belt. Bradley, Batum, Scola, Hinrich, etc. have all been to the playoffs.

Good team, commish. Not a contending team... yet. But in a few years when Monroe develops, watch out.

I'm a believer that experience matters.  While I agree that playing well is what matters, I think that experience helps a team play well in high-pressure situations. 

It doesn't mean that Finals experience is necessary to win -- look at our own big three -- but I think it helps.

[celticpride07]

Okc thunder

Pg: Chauncey Billups/ Andre Miller
Sg: Courtney Lee/ Jamal Crawford
Sf: Caron Butler/ Rashard Lewis
Pf: Serge Ibaka/ Antawn Jamison
C:  Andrew Bynum / Chris Kaman

New thunder  comments?

[Lucky17]

Okc thunder

Pg: Chauncey Billups/ Andre Miller
Sg: Courtney Lee/ Jamal Crawford
Sf: Caron Butler/ Rashard Lewis
Pf: Serge Ibaka/ Antawn Jamison
C:  Andrew Bynum / Chris Kaman

New thunder  comments?

Well, I just lost a hundred plus words due to an errant keystroke, so I'm not so inclined to try it all again now.

SF rotation needs work. Shard is more a 4 these days.

Strong big man rotation. Bynum is still a physical force, Gasol had a more complementary skill set.

Bench needs athleticism and defense on wings. If everyone returns to/stays healthy, a tough veteran squad come playoff time.

[ronaldo943]

Stephen Curry
Kevin Martin
Gerald Wallace
Pau Gasol
DeAndre Jordan

Bench:
Lou Williams
JR Smith
Wilson Chandler
DeJuan Blair
Greg Stiemsma
Steve Novak
Greivis Vasquez
Matt Bonner