Posted by mikee1 on 8/31/2020 6:34:00 PM (view original):
What I wanted to do/What I did do:
Assemble five equal strength teams that had three scorers, solid overall defense and rebounding, and aim for GOOD but not GREAT across all five. I took Malone because he’s got many great seasons, and I thought he was the best player available. I took Payton because PG is thin in this format, he plays 100/100 at PG and SG, 90 defense, decent passing and is consistent across five seasons, and set up the next pick- Jesus. I thought Jesus might perform a bit better than he does in the 52 against this (slightly) watered down roster construct. So far, he’s inconsistent. One or two Jesus iterations are hot, the others are the bad kind of icy. Oak and Silas were low usage defense and rebounding picks to bolster the lineup around the “big three”. Kanter had three things I needed- usage, offensive rebounding, and efficiency. Tough to get all three in five seasons, and I can stomach the bad defense (or so I thought). Brandon was intended to be a PG backup but here I am a few games in thinking he’s going to be more than that- I don’t hate it. Oladipo was a ****** pick. One solid season and the rest are just 8mpg backups of mediocrity. Is this when I was in the hospital? I blame that. Redd gives backup usage, threes and efficiency. Humphries acts as my bench Oak and Silas, minus the defense. Randle not a good choice. Looney half decent. Wish I had built some lineups instead of thinking about building lineups, as I would have drafted better backups for Silas at SF.
Who I missed: better backup bigs, and I would have taken Kemba had he fallen to me that round. Payton/Jesus/Kemba I think is a solid backcourt trio in this format. Brandon will now need to shoot 200+ more threes a year!
Expectations: I am hoping to get three or four teams in the playoffs. I think W2 is a miss, but the others could still play decent enough ball to get in.
Next season: I have a better handle on the draft depth, how to manage picks and build on the fly, and will be better off. I love getting slept on (zero nominations for top ten finish!), and this format is closer to the 52 than the ODL, which matches my preference more.
1 Karl Malone
2 Gary Payton
3 Ray Allen
4 Charles Oakley
5 Paul Silas
6 Enes Kanter
7 Terrell Brandon
8 Victor Oladipo
9 Michael Redd
10 Kris Humphries
11 Julius Randle
12 Kevon Looney

Posted by bds9992 on 8/31/2020 7:43:00 PM (view original):
Raise your hand if you had Mo Cheeks, The Rim Protector on your 2020 bingo card. 1.2 blocks per game for Thor.

It's one of the most hilarious things I've seen on this site, and is absolutely not why I drafted him but I'll take it

Posted by longtallbrad on 8/31/2020 8:34:00 PM (view original):

Posted by bds9992 on 8/31/2020 7:43:00 PM (view original):
Raise your hand if you had Mo Cheeks, The Rim Protector on your 2020 bingo card. 1.2 blocks per game for Thor.

It's one of the most hilarious things I've seen on this site, and is absolutely not why I drafted him but I'll take it

It probably won't last, but I'd love it if it did. Think he could be a stretch 4 in today's NBA? :)

In real life, Cheeks seems like a pretty classy, honorable dude.

Posted by bds9992 on 8/31/2020 7:43:00 PM (view original):
Raise your hand if you had Mo Cheeks, The Rim Protector on your 2020 bingo card. 1.2 blocks per game for Thor.

It's one of the most hilarious things I've seen on this site, and is absolutely not why I drafted him but I'll take it