16. jakotay - Deron Williams, Marques Johnson, Troy Murphy,
deron williams is fast becoming a wis staple. good dimes, shoots some 3's, plays a little def and is efficient. he is a prototype chris paul, a poor man's chris paul, which is the kind of pg you should be drafting at the no 12 or 13 spot, and jaotay wasted no time pulling the plug on deron. nice job there. but in the wis nba, it doesn't take long for an elite player like troy murphy to fall from grace. suddenly, the man no longer plays the no. 3 slot, and his def has been drastically reduced. troy murphy is fast becoming a player without a position to play. sure, he has a 31% dreb, but cannot offensively board, and is not a good pf in this game. he cannot play small forward, so what do you do with this guy? marques is an excellent sf choice, especially that 10 board game of his with great efficiency and nice fta's. i like marques and williams, but murphy is a man without a country. interesting to see what jakotay does in the pf round. grade C+/B-
17. badja - Walt Frazier, Ron Harper, Karl Malone, Tyson Chandler,
badja has been building a solid team, quietly behind our backs. he has said, "screw the 3's, give me quality players who d-up." chandler was a great choice for this team, and will allow the mailman room to operate. this a nice supporting cast for him, which is how you should build a team around malone. i think frazier is a highly under rated ;point man in this sim, and he has so many varied seasons to choose from, depending on what kind of team you're building. lots of boards, enough dimes and fta's, plus def makes him a tough guard to pass on these days. nice pick. i like ron harper's game too. some owners are gonna penalize you for such an average sg when other, more prolific players were available at the time, but i like the pick, especially with malone the top gun. i like this team alot, and the chemistry is there. however, this is a tough team to find the right sf to mesh with. interesting problem. still, strong squad. needs some more boards though. playoff bound so far. grade B+
18. sawtech7 - Chauncey Billups, Alvin Robertson, Jerry Lucas, Artis Gilmore,
landing mr. goatee in the 4th, when artis should have gone right after shaq (or in my opinion, before shaq), was a steal for sawtech. and if sawtech uses jerry lucas's 3065 min season (55% fg) which is so good, his frontcourt leaps to the front as being one of the top 3 in the league. wow. and of course, billups falling as far as he did, makes sawtech either the luciest damn dude in this draft, or one of the most clever. great trio! billups, lucas and artis. good god. i do not like the alvin robertson pick. sawtech needed another scorer with low t.o.'s and fouls here. but he should dish to billups and steal the ball. billups does not steal the ball. however, alvin and billups have strong def credentials, as does artis. and lucas will paint the backboard and dish and shoot well. there should be enough fta's with this team to prevent press defenses from being effective. i like this squad, too. grade B+
19. eleibowitz - Anfernee Hardaway, Clyde Drexler, Marcus Camby, Bob Lanier,
at first glance, this team looks ho-hum. no one player is very intimidating nor brings the kitchen sink. but look closer and you will see how the pieces all fit together quite nicely. this is the epitome of "team." these guys will play together well. lanier was chosen over artis, and at first i thought, MISTAKE! but i see now where lanier is a bit cleaner scorer than artis and shoots his fta's much better. doesn't foul as much, and does not turn the ball over like artis. possessions on this team will be used very efficiently. drexler is a great playmaker, and combines with penny, there's some serious talent in the backcourt. camby always surpasses his boards total in the sim. the sim loves his play. lanier gets the orebs and camby gets the drebs. penny shoots some from the arc, and clyde is a superb mid-range guy. owners are forced to play balanced def against these guys and will be hard pressed to take away the ball. this is a very solid group. as indiviuals, ok, but as a team, an iron fist. good job! grade B+/A-
4/26/2011 3:54 PM (edited)