1) sixernuggets - Dennis Rodman, Bob McAdoo, Kevin Durant, Troy Murphy, Terrell Brandon, Mike Bibby, Jack Sikma
Well, this team certainly won't have any trouble rebounding - dominant squad in that regard. Never been a huge Murphy fan, but he certainly brings some positives. But since he can't defend at SF, Rodman can't switch over and guard good PFs and you might be in trouble defending teams with good frontcourts. Your defense in the backcourt and on the wings is great, though - Brandon was a good pickup. Bibby and Sikma don't impress me much, though. In the end, despite being a good rebounding team, I don't think this team has the offensive efficiency to compete at 52 mil, and frontcourt defense could be a constant problem. Good start, but this team didn't really come together IMO - I see 35-40 wins and no playoffs.
4) sappy - LeBron James, Dikembe Mutombo, Robert Parish, Lamar Odom, J.R. Smith, D. Granger, DeJuan Blair
Any team with Lebron and a great froncourt should have a chance, but I gotta say I don't really like the way you filled this team out. With plenty of usage from Lebron and Parish, and plenty of rebounding already, mid-usage wings with high efficiency were the goal. Odom doesn't really fit that bill for me - efficiency is good but not great. Usage is in the right range, I suppose. But why not someone like Rashard Lewis instead of Odom? More threes, still good rebounding (and you didn't need a dominant SF rebounder with your 1st three picks), and much more efficient than Odom. Granger has high usage, but the efficiency isn't great. Blair is a solid pickup, but what will your frontcourt D look like? Hard to know since Parish seasons are all over the place defensively. I think you said you're using the 74 defense Mutombo. If he's your only post guy with 60+ defense you may be in trouble. This team could burn me, but I just don't think Granger and Odom are the right wings (although Smith could be pretty solid) and I think this team just misses out on the playoffs.
5) banditone - Moses Malone, Bobby Jones, Clyde Drexler, Sydney Moncrief, Elgin Baylor, Jameer Nelson, R. Tarpley
Ugh...Elgin. Team-killer Elgin. Malone and Jones are both good players, Clyde too, and I was often looking at Nelson myself for a bench guy. But Elgin is tough to swallow. There is one Baylor season that, if you use it, might end up being OK and your team could actually make the playoffs. Any other Elgin, no chance. Depending on which Drexler you use, this team either has not enough threes or WAAAAY too few threes, and teams will -3 you all day long. This team plays good defense and rebounds, but not sure if the offense is good enough. I see 30-40 wins, depending on which Baylor and Drexler you pick. Even with the right Drexler and Baylor, you're probably just missing the playoffs.
7) 98average - Abdul Jabbar, Gary Payton, Alonzo Mourning, Andrei Kirilenko, C. Oakley, J. Dumars, E. Pinckney
I have literally never used Kareem in a draft league, so not sure I can evaluate Kareem teams all that well. But this team is kinda "meh" for me. Don't like Payton in a 52 mil - not efficient enough (to be fair, he does a lot of other things though - defense, steals, some rebounding, assists). Mourning seems like he should be a beast (depending on the season) but not sure I've seen many succeed with him. Kirilenko does a whole lot of things well, he and Pinckney should form an interesting SF platoon (although Kirilenko seems to be the backup SG too - not sure how many minutes you drafted and what undrafted players could be backing up the guard spots). Dumars is underwhelming at this cap. This team is really, really good defensively, depending on the Jabbar/Mourning seasons, and good win simply by shutting opponents down. But not sure the offense can keep up. Seems like a .500 squad to me, maybe playoffs in the right division.
8) tricky24 - Chris Paul, Tracy McGrady, Buck Williams, Joel Przybilla, Red Robbins, Raja Bell, Jason Terry
Not a fan of McGrady in a 52 mil...but maybe this is the team for him to succeed. Paul next to him to feed him the rock. A bunch of high-board, low-usage, high-efficiency guys down low. Looking at your team I think you're playing McGrady at SF instead of SG, which is a little disappointing - I think you're going to struggle to a certain extent on the boards. Your big man rotation are great rebounders, Paul and McGrady solid, but Terry and Bell in the 6th and 7th are well below average rebounders. Paul is a monster and could carry this team, but McGrady could shoot you out of games and I worry about rebounding. 40 wins, no playoffs.
9) bluenote - Larry Bird, Mel Daniels, Anfernee Hardaway, Wesley Person, Erick Dampier, Zach Randolph, Michael Cooper
Part of this team looks amazing - the backcourt. Hardaway/Person/Bird is a DREAM rotation at the 1/2/3 in this league (pretty close to my Penny/Drexler/Bird of last season!). They combine for plenty of efficient scoring, plenty of assists, and solid rebounding for the 1/2/3. But the frontcourt...I'm not so sure. It's great rebounding. But it's not all that efficient scoring wise, and the defense is a HUGE concern. Randolph is a bigtime risk/reward pick, but I think he'll hurt more than help. Also, you drafted basically no threes off the bench, instead drafting a defensive specialist (Cooper) that you didn't need given that you already had three 80+ backcourt defenders (unless you're using a lower defense Bird). This was a great chance to take a high efficiency guard who can shoot some threes, without defense being much of a factor. Cooper is just baffling to me. So despite the great backcourt and good rebounding, not sure this team has what it takes. It's right on the verge of being a great team, but I just don't think Daniels/Dampier/Randolph live up to the backcourt. Decent shot at making the playoffs, but don't think you'll make it very far.
10) xxevilivexx - Charles Barkley, Kevin McHale, Horace Grant, Anthony Mason, Rajon Rondo, Doug Christie, Tony Allen
I gotta say, I'm completely baffled by your strategy here. The first two picks are the beginnings of a dominant team. After those two picks - guys with high usage, dominant efficiency, good frontcourt flexibility - your path seemed clear: get assists and threes from the backcourt, find some low-usage boarders to pair with McHale and Barkley. Instead, you immediately draft two more 3/4 players with average rebounding who fill none of your needs (except for good assists from Mason). You then finish off with a rotation of three good backcourt defenders who give you basically no threes. Allen was especially confusing, since all he does is defend and you didn't need that after Rondo and Christie. Would love to hear your thought process on this one, cause I think Grant and Mason were head-scratchers of epic proportions. In the end, you have a team with some strengths (very good defensive team, two dominant scorers, good efficiency overall, good assists) and some glaring weaknesses (rebounding, perimeter offense). You will beat teams who forget to go -3 against you, but struggle against the ones that are smart enough to do so. When I tried to build your team myself, it came out a couple mil over budget, so maybe you've changed your mind and decided to take a low-minute Grant or Mason and try to plug in an underdrafted player. But I just can't see great success for this team - 30 wins IMO.