shapandrew7 - Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan, Donyell Marshall

What's not to like about MJ? Duncan is one of those guys that is much better IRL than in the sim, but getting him near the bottom of the 2nd is great value. Marshall gives you boards and threes from the 3-spot, which is great. Low tov%, too. Marshall and Jordan's boards will help make up for what Duncan can't do.

uvasooner - Magic Johnson, Zelmo Beaty, Calvin Natt

Magic was easily a great pick. Beaty is much better in 42-cap than 52-cap. Natt is one of those classic uva guys that I never think about until he drafts them. I don't like the feel of this team right now, but sometimes its hard to judge a uva team until it's finished.

Hmm, no late-round steal of Jamison for me this season...

empdenied - Dwyane Wade, Steve Nash, Marcus Camby

Camby is exactly the type of guy emp needed here: little offense, but a lot of boards. Lot of blocks, too. Position inflexibility (and the lack of offense) are my only concerns with Camby, but he's a perfect guy to nab in the third round. Especially when you've got the backcourt that you've got. This is an excellent start to a competitive 42-cap team.


jakotay - Chris Paul, Hakeem Olajuwon, Antawn Jamison

I've already told Coley this, but my main concern with this squad is FTAs: None of these three guys are toward the top for their position in getting to the line. However, I still like this tandem. Jamison gives you some serious boards from the 3 position, an incredibly low tov%, and a not insignificant number of threes. CP3 is amazing and will make both Jamison and the Dream's fg% soar. Olajuwon was in incredible value pick, though he doesn't perform as good in the sim as he seemed to IRL. Really nice thing here is that Coley can still draft a 5, a 4 or a 3 in addition to whoever he gets at SG.


ashamael - Dwight Howard, Troy Murphy, Kevin Johnson

I'm not critiquing my own team (yet), but I like what Dwight Howard brings me... Murphy gives me high efg% and high creb% at the 3, lots of threes, and few turnovers. Between the two of them I have a lot of defensive boards. KJ is one of my all-time favorite players and is a staple for me in a $42-million cap league. He gets to the line a ton, gives me a three a game, has a nice efg% and makes everyone around him better with his 30% ast%. The 96-97 season also has a reasonable tov%, too. I still have a lot of holes to fill, though, and am not liking my prospects at this point.

98average - Larry Bird, Dana Barros, Robert Parish

Was a nice trade-up to grab Parish. Brings offensive boards and high efg% to one of my favorite sim-pairings: Bird/Barros. Both have high efg%, both have good ast% (Bird makes drafting Barros like drafting a cp3 or stockton when it comes to ast%), both make the 3-ball. It's a nice start.

tarheel - Shaquille O'Neal, Mel Daniels, Manu Ginobili

I like the Manu/Shaq pairing for offense. I like Mel/Shaq up front. I like everything about this trio. I truly dig it and feel all kinds of chemistry and synergy happening here.


ncih - Kevin McHale, Ben Wallace, Shawn Kemp

I didn't care overly much for the McHale pick for where it came... but Big Ben makes up for that, then Kemp is icing on the cake. This is a very intimidating front line. What are you gonna do in the backcourt?


rylan127 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Don Buse

I like all three of these guys separate. I just don't care for them together. But, Kobe makes Buse's mediocre ast% okay. You'll get a lot of steals between the two. Buse gives you a ton of minutes for a decent cost. Kareem + Kobe provide a nice one-two scoring punch all over the court. You're still a long way off, but this is a good start. I'm just not feeling a complete circle with the guys available, and the positions you can draft.


robocoach - Oscar Robertson, Dirk Nowitzki, Clyde Drexler

Oscar + Dirk is an interesting pair I never really considered, but it works. Oscar makes up for Dirk's sh*tty offensive rebounding. When you add the Glide to the scenario, and suddenly Dirk is very, very nice. I like this set-up in so many ways. I really am interested to see what kind of support you give this trio, as offensively, you've got a very, very nice thing going here.


felonius - Shawn Marion, Wes Unseld, Gary Payton

I don't particularly care for a team who has the Matrix and the Glove as the main offensive contributors, but you're not done and you're as wily as they come. This is a nice, efficient defensive menace that has a really good start on the possession war. ftas are lacking, and fg% is a concern (this is the main reason for my original statement), but all-in-all, I like where you're going.


eleibowitz - David Robinson, Paul Pierce, Jose Calderon

For some reason, I just always love when people pair the Admiral with the Truth. Yet it always seems to fall short of my expectations. You have the right point guard to get both of these guys the ball, and you have a mean scoring punch all over the court. Not to mention an abundance of FTAs. I love the offensive side of this. I wonder how you plan on winning the possession war, though. I'm sure I know. I really dig this start.


longtallbrad - Chauncey Billups, Dikembe Mutombo, Spencer Haywood

I love Mr. Big Shot. I love deke. I'm not a huge fan of Haywood, but he has his place in this sim. I fear putting him with Billups (who is streaky as hell, but over time is Godly). The two together can shoot you right out of a seven-game series. They can also win it for you real fast. You're all over the defensive boards and have a good start on ftas. Once you get some firepower that's more reliable and some more offensive boards, I think you'll be in good shape.


captainzen - Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Cedric Maxwell, Michael Cage

I like and loathe what you've done here. You've got a good bit of everything, yet very little to fear. The best thing you've got going is the synergy between Allen and Maxwell. One is a 3-point monster while the other has a super high fg%. KG's that midrange guy that I can't stand in this sim, but he gives you defensive boards and high ast%. Cage helps stabilize boards at both ends. ftas would concern me.


dh555 - Tracy McGrady, Jerry Lucas, Connie Hawkins, Al Jefferson

I'm not feeling it. I think this is the first team dh has built in one of these draft leagues that I haven't really liked. Tmac is an ODL stud. Lucas is always a solid guy to have up front. Hawkins is great in a 42-million league for what he does, and Jefferson brings some good stuff to the table, as well. I just don't think you can win a championship with that frontline, though. There are some serious front lines already in this league, and if you get matched up against some of them in the playoffs, you'll be dumbinated. Tmac his the wild card, though, as he can get hot for 10 or 15 games in a row and make your team look like the best ever, then he can shoot 35% from the field for 10 or 15 games and make you wonder why people think he's so great. He is, though, trust me. Fifth round is gonna be my deal breaker. There's a point guard out there that I think turns this team around.


coachcroft - Jason Kidd, Peja Stojakovic, Julius Erving, Nate Thurmond

Oooooooh. I feel this team, I really do. All you need is a paint-monster board lord. Too bad all of those are gone. Still, you can get reliable fg% and high boards still... and you've got great backcourt support in that endeavor with Kidd and Dr. J. Peja + Kidd will give you plenty of threes, too. ftas concern me.


lhtgk - Bill Russell, Karl Malone, Jerry West, Jayson Williams

I wasn't feeling all warm and tingly inside after you picked the logo, but then you got the cab-driver killer and changed my mind again. You've got the boards locked down on both sides. You're going to the line. A lot. And you've got some reasonably efficient scoring there. Need assists, threes.


xxevilivexx - Artis Gilmore, Swen Nater, David Lee, Mark Price

I really like this team. You're going to be a board monster. Gilmore and Price are a NICE inside/outside punch. Lee is super efficient and compliments both very well. I really like Price and think he's underrated in this sim (42-million cap, anyway). You need a guard that can light it up, preferably a bomber, and you're in business.


bsmuke - Bob McAdoo, John Stockton, Scottie Pippen, Willis Reed

Loved this team from the moment you mentioned McAdoo and Stockton together. Pippen is a NICE compliment. Reed brought you back to earth, imo. I think you could have gotten a better rebounder here, or a better offensive guy here, and would have better results. Still, Reed gives you a good bit of both and can work out well with the rest of this. McAdoo/Stockton/Pippen is a big 3 I'd love to have seen actually play together.

I hear you loud and clear, ash. I looked at a lot of dudes for the fourth round and settled on Richmond for his FTAs and a couple hundred 3PMs.

I have my eye on a few prospects I think could fall to me in the fifth round, but it's pretty tough to imagine that I'll be able to help myself much on Oreb% at that point.

If you combined my team with ncih's team, you would have a really, really, good team. Something to consider in those 52 mil leagues.

brad, I haven't used Haywood much before, but I love the other three guys on your team - as long as Haywood fits in that looks like a really strong team.


Things are going pretty well for me right now - I just have to sweat it out until my next pick. There's one specific guy I'm after, and I dunno if he'll fall.

efgs: Unseld 51%, 15% usg; Marion 52%, 22% usg; Payton 50%, 24% usg; Daugherty 57%, 23.6 usg

you are right about FTAs - not going to have as many as I'd like, then again Im not going to foul a lot

I am very happy with my first four picks - they give me a whole lot of good stuff and not too much bad stuff (aside from the big fellas being a little foul-prone, but not overly so). They can all score (usage of 31, 29, 21, 21) and very efficiently (efg% of 57.4%, 56.0%, 54.0%, 51.5%). They can all rebound, so we should be ok without a dominant rebounder. Their combined assist percentage is right around 50%, so I don't need huge assists at the point. We're a little expensive per-minute so far thanks to Manu and Shaq, but I think it'll be alright if I pick well in the last couple rounds.


After 4 rounds, I think this team is a contender, but I haven't used Shaq very often so things might not go quite as well as I'm hoping. And of course, who knows how things will go the rest of the way - we're only at the halfway point of the draft.

My new strategy is probably destined to be a huge failure as I have failed to get a single player I had targeted in the first three rounds.

But, like the captain of the Titanic, it's still full speed ahead!!

tarheel - Shaquille O'Neal, Mel Daniels, Manu Ginobili, Mike Miller

Miller was exactly the type of guy you wanted to put at the 3. You're in great shape heading into the fifth round. Can't remember which Shaq you said you're using, but any of the top 3 seasons work really well with what you've got going here, so it doesn't matter. I like this team more than I really can express. I can't wait to see who plays the "point" for this team.


ashamael - Dwight Howard, Troy Murphy, Kevin Johnson, Vince Carter

I needed offensive boards, ftas, a moderate ast%, and a few threes from my shooting guard who had to have a high efg%. I got those, as well as an extremely low tov%. What I don't have is an efg% from the position that I particularly like (not to mention my highest usg% guy on the team), but the positives (plus he's one of my all-time favorite players since he was in college) trumped that and made me draft him. Fifth round can actually be one of four positions, as howard is 100% at pf/c, murphy at pf/sf, vc at sf/sg.


ncih - Kevin McHale, Ben Wallace, Shawn Kemp, Tony Parker

I no longer care for this team. Parker was not the type of guy I was looking for you to take at the point. But it may still do well - I just don't see it being a consistent winner with absolutely no threes yet and only one starter to draft.


rylan127 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Don Buse, Raja Bell

I like the Bell pick a lot, but you're putting a lot of eggs in one basket. You need help on the boards, and a lot of owners grab board lords in the fifth round, so the plethora of options quickly diminishes once you get there. You might still be alright, though. I love your offensive gameplan. Just need to shore up that possession war.


robocoach - Oscar Robertson, Dirk Nowitzki, Clyde Drexler, Samuel Dalembert

You need rebounds. That's all you really needed after your first three picks. You got 'em with Dalembert. There are better guys out there, to be sure, but you've spent a lot of bank on your first three picks, so it's good that you're keeping that in mind. There are several guys out there you can put at the 3 that will work well with this squad. I like where you're headed!


felonius - Shawn Marion, Wes Unseld, Gary Payton, Brad Daugherty

Yessssss. Daugherty was exactly the type of guy needed here. You know what you need to do in the fifth, and you'll do it. Lot of options out there for that position/role, too. I think I neglected to give you props for the fact that you got the Glove in round 3, so I'm giving them to you now.


eleibowitz - David Robinson, Paul Pierce, Jose Calderon, Richard Jefferson

I don't like the RJ pick at all. He doesn't shoot enough 3s or get enough boards for me to like him. He kind of fits in with with you're doing, but like several owners, you're depending on getting huge rebounds from one position. What Admiral are you planning on using? You need one of his top board seasons no matter who you get next round.



longtallbrad - Chauncey Billups, Dikembe Mutombo, Spencer Haywood, Mitch Richmond

I love Richmond. I was kind of ****** to see you take him because I was seriously considering waiting and grabbing him in the sixth because he never seems to get drafted in this league... He doesn't really help the situation I spoke of before, as he's another one that will shoot you out of series... but when he's hot, it's ridiculous. You'll be unstoppable offensively when he and Billups get on a hot streak at the same time. Are you going to use a 100% sf season of Haywood or you going to use the big daddy season? If so - what are you going to do at the 3?

Ash, you will not like my team. I am trying a new strategy.

Quote: Originally posted by tarheel1991 on 4/28/2010I am very happy with my first four picks - they give me a whole lot of good stuff and not too much bad stuff (aside from the big fellas being a little foul-prone, but not overly so). They can all score (usage of 31, 29, 21, 21) and very efficiently (efg% of 57.4%, 56.0%, 54.0%, 51.5%). They can all rebound, so we should be ok without a dominant rebounder. Their combined assist percentage is right around 50%, so I don't need huge assists at the point. We're a little expensive per-minute so far thanks to Manu and Shaq, but I think it'll be alright if I pick well in the last couple rounds.


After 4 rounds, I think this team is a contender, but I haven't used Shaq very often so things might not go quite as well as I'm hoping. And of course, who knows how things will go the rest of the way - we're only at the halfway point of the draft.

I don't tend to flourish in draft leagues, so take this with a grain of salt. That being, this team is f-cking nasty. Love what you're doing Tarheel. Fully expect this squad to be ferocious.

you guys are gonna be really disappointed when I blow it in the last couple rounds, lol