Ladies and germs....
Your 2013 CB Pick 2 CHAMPIONS!
Brooklyn Nets
I hope so, because Antoine Walker just put his future championship ring down as collateral for a horse racing bet
Let's break our inevitable ECF down now, though.
C: Chandler >> Gortat. Gortat's a nice player but doesn't do anything better than Chandler except a slight edge in shot blocking. Chandler is clearly the superior defender and rebounder, has a a 5 pt advantage in PER and over double the win shares to boot.
PF: Millsap ~= Boozer. Boozer is a better rebounder but Millsap is a better shooter, passer, and defender, and can actually hit the 3 in a pinch. I'm inclined to give Millsap a small edge, and I'm guessing most here would agree with me, but I'm willing to consider it a wash for argument's sake.
SF: Carmelo >>> Kawhi. Kawhi's a nice young role player, but still just a role player. Carmelo's a top 10 player and future HOFer at the peak of his prime. No contest.
SG: Butler <<< Kobe. I'd probably start Butler over Foye in this matchup to try and slow Kobe down. Still a major matchup advantage in Brooklyn's favor, though - Kobe is slowing down just a bit, but still a top 10-12 player of all-time. Again, no contest.
PG: Conley > Hill. Hill is a slightly better scorer and significantly better rebounder. Conley is a better distributor and a better defender. Pretty much equal as shooters. Very close but I give a small edge to Conley because defense wins made-up championships.
Benches:
Big Men: Davis + O'Neal > Blatche + Haslem. Davis is an up-and-coming big man with pretty sick advanced stats, and O'Neal is playing like his much younger self, dropping double-doubles with multiple blocks coming off Phoenix's bench. Efficiency-wise he hasn't been this effective since 2007, and that's for the entire season, not just this hot streak.
Blatche has had a rejuvenation of his own and is probably the best of the 4 this season, but Haslem has dropped off sharply and is bordering on irrelevancy. Small edge to the Knicks with 2 strong contributors over 1.
Wings: Pondexter + Foye < Barnes + Terry. Almost like the younger versions of Brooklyn's bench here. 2 40+% three point shooters and tough D from Pondexter make me want to call it a push or even give the Knicks a small edge, but respect for the veteran savvy of Brooklyn's guys and Terry's past clutch play swing this Brooklyn's way.
PG: Brooks > de Colo. Nando's still learning the NBA game, and Brooks has better stats despite getting yanked around in Sacramento, and a fair amount of playoff experience to boot.
Deep bench: Villanueva + James Johnson + Beverley >>> Camby + Toine + whoever #13 is. Pretty self-evident - won't be very relevant unless there are injuries or foul trouble, but the Knicks' better deep bench gives them lots of depth and lineup flexibility.
EDIT: Oops, forgot the most important part. KNICKS in 6 - Book it!
That's my (possibly biased, definitely half-assed) breakdown. Feel free to agree with me for TPs, or disagree and watch me get irrationally angry over nothing. Cheers!
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