Tar,
Honestly no alias here, long-time fantasy leaguer that learned how WIS works mainly by trial and error (plus reading EVERYTING in the forums.)
I’ll concede that there is clear usage waste for 20-25 min a game, but I believe this is offset by the defensive matchups and positioning issues that this combination creates. I learned from an open league the importance of double teaming a superstar. Played against a guy that had MJ,(and two other high usage guys), so I decided not to double team and MJ dropped a 50 spot on me and I lost.
So, I think Kobe mandates a double team, leaving more open shots for PP and Howard (at least in theory is the WIS sim does what it says it does.) I’ll also be adding something like 200-400 more threes on this team which (again assuming the sim engine does what it says it does) should cause a defensive positioning nightmare for my opponents. Set it at +3 to stop PP, Kobe and my other long-range shooters and Howard and his close to 60% shooting should go crazy on the inside, set it at -3 to stop Howard and my team should be raining down 3’s the entire game.
I definitely noticed the impact on opponents shooting percentage with strong D ratings in the lineup. Again from an open league I have a team with a couple 100’s and four 90’s and my team has been 1 or 2 in lowest FG% against the entire year. My initial plan was to use my first pick on a 90+ defender that could rebound, I would have been happy with other players, but then I had the opportunity to trade up, so Howard gives me the D of other players, comes very close in the rebounding department, and his offense is a complete bonus as far as I’m concerned.
My plan all along was also to get a 90+ D player in round 3. I was shocked that I had three prime ones to pick from, and Kobe seemed to be the one that offered a little more from an all-around perspective. The real issue now is salary, plus there is a $7million guy that looks like he is NEVER drafted in the ODL that I would have taken in round 5. This guy is 50 efg, 27 or so ast, over 100 triples but his usage is too high, and now I have to restructure my entire plan for the remainder of this team. That darn salary cap….what at nightmare for me at this point.
8/10/2012 6:51 PM (edited)