tricky24 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Chauncey Billups

You'd be hard pressed to get me to say poor things about Billups, but I don't find this pairing that intriguing. You've got a good start but need a lot of things.


empdenied - Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki

I don't see you using a Nowitzki season that has him 100% at SF, so I assume this means you're done with your 4 and 5. Immediately I see a huge lack of rebounding. Most of the high rebounding point guards are already taken, and those that aren't will probably get taken by the time it makes it back to you, so you may have a big problem.


uvasooner I - Magic Johnson, Bob McAdoo

What does he have here? relatively high efg%. boards from the point as well as decent amount from the 4. Gets to the line a lot. Turns the ball over quite a bit, but that's the price you have to pay sometimes. The only thing more frightening than this is uva II.


uvasooner II - Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler

High ast% right off the bat. Decent amount of threes between the two. Great rebounding from the 2 and the 3 spots. Good efg%. There's nothing not to like about this pairing. Can be very flexible about what type of point guard you take, and you still have the 4 and 5 spots to get even more boards.


scudmissle - Artis Gilmore, Carlos Boozer

Love the boozer pick. I was either going Dr. J like I did or Boozer. 7.8 mill for 2500 minutes - you and I both know that's perfect for this league. 10/29 rebounding and reasonably efficient. The only thing I don't like about Boozer is his lack of getting to the line, but at this point it's hard to find many that are and give you everything else you want with the early draft picks. This is a scary front line.. 12/28 + 10/29 = #@%! That puts you on par with the shaq/rodman pairing... or close to it, anyway. The worm is nuts.


98moron - Oscar Robertson, Gary Payton
Two point guards. Well, if you look at the Big O's top two seasons, they're very comparable to Lebron's 08-09 season. Less efficient and less scoring (don't let the real numbers fool you, wis has their own that take precedence), but still, my point remains the same - he's an incredibly solid two guard, and I like the pairing of the pgs. If you didn't already have Oscar, I'd hate the glove pick. I still don't like it overly much, but it works. There are a couple of seasons in particular that I think will work really well.

ncih - David Robinson, Bill Walton

The admiral needs one thing from his compadres at the 3 and the 4: help on the boards. Depending on which season you use, anyway. So getting Walton here was a good move. I think there are much better options out there that could have filled this role, but Walton does give you the right minutes for the right price (ie expensive, which is what you want here).

Quote: Originally posted by scudmissle on 4/02/2010kudos on the champ, ash. outta the blue like papa's moustach in the 4th. those are sweet ones.i dont know if u remember, but it was my stockton (and barkley and another guy) that beat u in a funk finals. lol. stockton's a jewel. i'll trade ya boozer for john.

Thanks man. I remember that team. It was the conference finals, though, not the real finals. I believe that was my first funk52 and I drafted ummm someone who hasn't been drafted (and probably won't be lol) so I can't say their name - but needless to say, I was excited about getting him in the third round, but he should have stayed undrafted. I did have Shaq and Karl Malone, though, and that was a fun frontcourt (along with that other guy I shouldn't've drafted).

lhtgk - Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Scottie Pippen
dh555 - Charles Barkley, Jason Kidd
garyman - Dwight Howard, Steve Nash
sappy - Dwyane Wade, Grant Hill

I'll do this tomorrow. I want to say right now, though, that dh555 has a super scary start. Kidd was the perfect pick to pair up with Chuck.

Quote: Originally Posted By ashamael on 4/02/2010


scudmissle - Artis Gilmore, Carlos boozer

Love the boozer pick. I was either going Dr. J like I did or Boozer. 7.8 mill for 2500 minutes - you and I both know that's perfect for this league. 10/29 rebounding and reasonably efficient. The only thing I don't like about Boozer is his lack of getting to the line, but at this point it's hard to find many that are and give you everything else you want with the early draft picks. This is a scary front line.. 12/28 + 10/29 = #@%! That puts you on par with the shaq/rodman pairing... or close to it, anyway. The worm is nuts.

I tell what may make this pairing even better. if the 2009-10 players comes out Boozer is going to be a beast.

approx 2700 mins(2553 with 5 games to go) eFG%: 56 oreb%: 8.1 dreb%: 30 tov%: 14.3 usg%: 24.9 assist%: approx 12

Okay guys what is your expert opinion? I just picked Fat Lever to pair up with Moses Malone.

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xxevilivexx - Wilt Chamberlain, Paul Pierce, Willis Reed
banditone - Bill Russell, Spencer Haywood, Deron Williams
jtred22 - Shaquille O'Neal, Dennis Rodman
gtak - Chris Paul, Mel Daniels, Wes Unseld
macphisto - Ray Allen, Cedric Maxwell, Tom Boerwinkle, Terry Porter
captainzen - LeBron James, Ben Wallace, Peja Stojakovic

longtallbrad - Michael Jordan, Swen Nater, Robert Parish
katernberg - Kevin Garnett, Dikembe Mutombo, Troy Murphy
vancem - Moses Malone, Fat Lever, David Lee
lhtgk - Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Scottie Pippen, Marcus Camby
dh555 - Charles Barkley, Jason Kidd, Manu Ginobili
garyman - Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, Marques Johnson


sappy - Dwyane Wade, Grant Hill, Buck Williams
ncih - David Robinson, Bill Walton, Donyell Marshall
tricky24 - Hakeem Olajuwon, Chauncey Billups, Kevin Durant
empdenied - Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Harry Gallatin, Tiny Archibald
uvasooner I - Magic Johnson, Bob McAdoo, Terrell Brandon, Larry Nance
uvasooner II - Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Walt Frazier, Horace Grant

scudmissle - Artis Gilmore, Carlos Boozer, Mookie Blaylock, Jerry West
98moron - Oscar Robertson, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Emeka Okafor
ashamael - John Stockton, Julius Erving, Kevin Willis, Danny Granger
shapandrew - Karl Malone, Tracy McGrady, Tyson Chandler, Amare Stoudemire
eleibowitz - Jerry Lucas, Shawn Marion, Vince Carter, Penny Hardaway
coachcroft - Kevin McHale, Kobe Bryant, Bob Lanier, Dana Barros

longtallbrad - Michael Jordan, Swen Nater

Nater is a steal this late. He plays relatively low minutes - but this is a high cap league. That's what you want. He's one of the best rebounders in the sim, pound-for-pound. There's one season where he's a combined 45%+ rebounding. That's serious business. Combine that with His Royal Airness - yeah, scary start.


katernberg - Kevin Garnett, Dikembe Mutombo

One thing is for sure: The mad scientist is working hard to control the defensive boards. Not a bad strategy in any size cap. Garnett can play the 3 or 4, too, so he's got options for taking this team in a couple of different directions.


vancem - Moses Malone, Fat Lever

I like this pairing, and I don't like this pairing. I'll tell you why I like it first: Boards. Anytime you can get boards out of your backcourt, that's a good thing. Fat also plays good defense and can be the one or the two. The thing I don't like... Moses is a low ast% man. Fat isn't very high for a point guard (20-22% for his top seasons). That means you're gonna wanna grab either another point and play fat at the 2, or get a 2 and a 3 that really dish it out. Both are good solutions and possible, so I'm not worried for you.


lhtgk - Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Scottie Pippen

I don't particularly care for Pippen in the sim... he doesn't rebound enough, get to the line enough or shoot enough threes *all in the same season* to fit in with what I typically want in a SF. But he does do a lot of good things and is a nice compliment to Jabbar. You need a board lord at the four, though, and it wouldn't hurt to have a good rebounding guard (or two).


dh555 - Charles Barkley, Jason Kidd

This is frightening. You have dynamic rebounding and have drafted essentially a one and a three. But with positional flexibility, you can still draft all five positions. Kidd has high ast% and Barkley high efg%. Those two together is deadly. Barkley is one of the most dominant paint forces in the sim, while Kidd will give you some threes. Barkley gets to the line a ton. Both will give you several steals a game. Kidd is a rock star on defense, and even the bad Barkley ones are still in the 60s. Even though this is a high cap league, I probably use one of those seasons. You ain't won the championship just yet - still a lot of players to draft - but this is a ridiculously good start.


garyman - Dwight Howard, Steve Nash

Nash is the man in $42 million league. I don't think he has a place in the $52 league. If so, it's a later round draft pick when you make up for his weaknesses. Defense doesn't mean a lot in this sim, but it does mean a little - particularly in higher cap leagues. As of right now, you've got an atrocious tov% and few possessions despite having two 22.1%+ guys (thus making the tov% even more atrocious). You do have a dynamic inside-outside combo, though. You need a really, really good draft the rest of the way IMO.

sappy - Dwyane Wade, Grant Hill

You don't need a point guard. In fact, you can play Wade at the point if you like and get a shooting guard. That's a good feeling to get out of round 2 and realize you don't need a point guard. You can draft all five positions still, so that's good. You've got good rebounding from your backcourt and your SF (should you use Hill there, which you probably should). You've got some turnovers, but that's inevitable. I like the start. Really interested to see how you develop your perimeter game.

Thanks ash. I really respect your opinion. Not sure what to do with Fat or Moses position wise yet. Good options available though.

yea....i was lucky to land kidd....i originally planned to grab mchale or dirk and then use a pg combo of two guys i really like and could snag in later rounds...but this is def a welcome change

there is one player out there still that i cant believe hasnt been drafted....pencil me in for the playoffs if he lasts 8 more picks and falls to me

there's several out there that I'm shocked haven't been drafted. It always goes like that.

xxevilivexx - Wilt Chamberlain, Paul Pierce, Willis Reed

edited: You're right on track with the support type of Wilt (monster 66-67 season is ridiculous!). Don't get too redundant, but don't depend on Wilt to do everything by himself. That's the number one problem people have with Wilt teams. Can't ignore rebounding, assists or paint scoring just because you have the unholy behemoth playing the five. You haven't so far.

banditone - Bill Russell, Spencer Haywood, Deron Williams

I don't dislike Haywood or Russell, but I dislike them together. I do, however, love Deron Williams. He is exactly the type of PG you need with either of these guys.


gtak - Chris Paul, Mel Daniels, Wes Unseld

Formidable. My first reaction upon seeing you draft Daniels was "great pick". Then when I saw Unseld, it was "aw ****." Need some offense from some wings, but you have a very nice specialized trio to start with.


macphisto - Ray Allen, Cedric Maxwell, Tom Boerwinkle, Terry Porter

I feel mediocre about Shuttlesworth in a 52-million cap. His most expensive season is okay. Maxwell has a couple of nice seasons to choose from and will give you some decent boards at the 3. Boerwinkle is a nice third round pick - lot of boards, lot of assists. Lot of fouls, too. Porter is one of the top PGs in $42-million and doesn't lose too much ground in higher cap leagues. For where he went, he was about the best you could ask for. Not sure if the trade worked out for you or not.


captainzen - LeBron James, Ben Wallace, Peja Stojakovic

Loved the Big Ben pick. He could have gone way earlier. Peja, not so much. However, he works well with Lebron (assuming you're using him as a two-guard). Can't say much more without more picks.


longtallbrad - Michael Jordan, Swen Nater, Robert Parish

Be glad peja went. Parish was a great pick-up for you. This team is frightening.

Okay ash I just snagged David Lee in the 3rd round. Haven't addressed certain issues but have a plan.

katernberg - Kevin Garnett, Dikembe Mutombo, Troy Murphy

More defensive boards. Can't complain about Murphy, though. 58% efg%, plenty of threes (which is why that efg% is so high), few turnovers, great defense, and once again, 30% dreb%. Kat's building a gem of a defensive squad. I'm very interested to see what he does with his backcourt, but right now, this is a team that nobody should want to face - at least you don't unless you've got close to 50% oreb%!


vancem - Moses Malone, Fat Lever, David Lee

More boards. Hmm. It's hard to argue that strategy. Lee is a good pick in the third round - it's right where he should go - but I'm not feeling all mushy about it. But vancem says he has a plan, and if the man has a plan, then I'll trust him on it! That plan just had better include offense.


lhtgk - Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Scottie Pippen, Marcus Camby

I really like the Camby pick here. It makes me wonder what Kareem season you're using, though. You've got a lot of defensive boards, but offensive boards don't seem to be as numerous. I do like how you've yourself opportunity to draft expensive bench players, though. Camby doesn't exactly play a ton of minutes, which is perfect in this cap.