Read at you own risk. The reviews below are not intended to induce hate, constipation, or vomiting.
Grades are based on playoff potential, value at he pick number and over all team composition. F = GM Fired. C = Can't make a playoff run. B = Playoff potential is Believable. A = Apex of this league. I will start the grading with the F's.
Please note that this draft was messed from just after the start IMO when Ash took advantage of Malone . The only thing that made me sicker was watching Ash snag all of my favorites. I totally disagreed with most of Malone's picks especially when he added Glen Rice to a roster that already had Ray Allen. Don't be so confident Ash you aren't the first owner to use Sabonis, Boozer and Gadzurich together. BTW that team didn't win anything.
Draft Spot Grade
24 F sixernuggets- Walt Bellamy Nate Thurmond Walt Frazier Elgin Baylor Henry Bibby Kyle Korver Dale Ellis.
19 F jayharvill - Kevin Garnett Nate Archibald Patrick Ewing B. Cunningham Jeff Hornacek Alonzo Mourning Alvin Robertson.
15 F malone9975 - Hakeem Olajuwon Ray Allen Brent Barry Tyson Chandler Glen Rice Jose Calderon Dale Davis.
13 F mikee1 - David Robinson Scottie Pippen Tom Boerwinkle Darrell Walker Red Robbins Reggie Evans Nate Robinson.
12 F captainzen - Shaquille O'Neal Kevin Mchale Fat Lever Ron Artest Craig Ehlo Johnny Moore Leon Powe.
2 F banditone - LeBron James Dirk Nowitzki Steve Nash Mike Lewis Eddie Jones Rich Kelley Walter Davis.
Sixernuggets: Bellamy is a weak rebounder and defender for this league. Baylor is undraftable at this salary cap due to very high usage and very low EFG%. Henry Bibby simply doesn't belong in this league. Korver and Ellis were both poor choices with a such huge need for a strong backcourt mate for Frazier. I think you are a NCIH 52$ Million virgin so you should do better next time when you most likely will be picking Wilt. Thurmond can help most teams but he won't make a difference maker for these guys.
Jayharvill: Ewing and Mourning a poor rebounders here. Nate Archibald and Billy Cunningham have no place being drafted. Robertson fouls a lot and the team is sorely lacking in threes. Garnett and Hornacek cannot salvage this mess. Too much usage is another problem.
Malone9975: This roster has more some holes. Rice's poor defense, rebounding, and assists make him almost undraftable and he didn't get picked last season. His EFG% isn't that great in his best season either. Adding him to a roster that already had Ray Allen is IMO a mistake. Olajuwan and Chandler are okay up front. But Hakeem has high usage and doesn't get to the line much. Brent Barry as the starting PG and being backed up by Calderon isn't good enough to match the mediocre to top teams in this league in assists or defense. Dale Davis is not a strong player in this league he and can't make the front line good enough to make up for the teams other flaws.
Mikee1: Not enough offensive here at all. Robinson and Boerwinkle both individually have amazing strengths but don't work well together. Neither is 100% effective at PF. Imagine if . . . Ash and 98 were to kiss and make up (with a little bit of French kissing) mixed in! Guess what That's not happening. Pippen is barely a number 3 scorer in this league let alone a number 2. Walker is a backup in this league most of the time and I don't see him working well with the rest of this group. If you use Robbins in his best season he is 39 MPG. Therefore, as a backup to Robinson and Boerwinkle he will still have about 10 to 12 minutes per game left over to play SF where he is not very effective. Getting skipped in round six basically sealed the fate of this team. This team really needed threes and was left without hope by not snagging Michael Redd, or another unamed undrafted PG with 58% EFG, in round six by instead taking Reggie Evans and Nate Robinson . I get it Great D + Great Rebounding + Low Turnovers + No Threes + Little Offense = NO PLAYOFFS.
Captainzen: Shaq needs a lot of help on the boards. McHale is not the answer. Fat Lever can be awesome but not with this bunch. Where are the threes going to come from? Artest's usage takes away from both Shaq and McHale and he doesn't rebound that well. How many times have we seen Craig Ehlo getting destroyed by Jordan on the last play of a playoff game to lose the series back in the day? You know what he didn't play that much better against the rest of the fellas either and doesn't belong here. Ehlo's best season doesn't give this team the offensive punch that it needed. Michael Redd would have at least helped this unit and would have bee a much better fit in round 5. Johnny Moore is a very bad backcourt partner with Lever. Not enough boards, offense at SF, or scoring at the guard positions to be a playoff team in this league. Leon Powe isn't worth drafting in this league.
Banditone: You get an F basically for 2 terrible picks. You had the best PG in the league with Lebron James and you took STEVE NASH in the 3rd round ? ? ? Nash's usage takes away from James and Nowitzki. I've never seen a team in this league win with Nash. The extra turnovers are going to be spectacular and in bad way. Taking Mike Lewis in round 4 who is a turnover king and a foul machine really didn't help your cause. Lewis is a round 6 back up at best in this league. Overall too many turnovers and too few rebounds to contend. But, I would have loved the Eddie Jones pick in round 5 if the round 3 pick had been for a good big man. Rich Kelly and Walter Davis don't add enough to the team to help that much.
Draft Spot Grade
23 C lhtgk - Bill Russell Oscar Robertson Elton Brand Chris Bosh Mark Price Carlos Delfino Kevin Love
21 C tarheel1991 - Karl Malone Ben Wallace Brandon Roy Lamar Odom Brent Price Sidney Moncrief Joakim Noah
14 C garyman - Larry Bird Kevin Willis Mookie Blaylock Clifford Ray Jerry West Jeff Foster Horace Grant
9 C 98average(1) Dwight Howard Shawn Kemp Bobby Jones Andre Iguodala Don Buse Mark Jackson Dennis Scott.
Lhtgk: Didn’t you get the memo, from the man at the top (uvasooner) of the recent history of the KFUNK/NCIH $52 Million Draft, that Bill Russell is no longer a top 30 draft pick? Oscar Robertson was a great 2nd round pick but even in his best season his turnovers are tough to work around. Mark Price added to Oscar will only add to the turnover problem. Elton Brand + Chris Bosh = not enough rebounds along with not high enough EFG% to make up for Russell’s approximately 45% shooting. Delfino doesn’t help the guard position that much. Love is a great 6th round pick up and I would start him. Playoffs unlikely.
Tarheel1991: I like that Malone and Wallace have opposite strengths and weaknesses. Lamar Odom may look to be picked too high but his overall solid stats along with excellent assists for a SF make him a great fit here. The below average defense of Brandon Roy and Brent Price just won’t be able to stop the other guards of the top teams in this league. But Moncrief and Noah were great 6th round picks. Moncrief was a great player and the SIM doesn’t do him justice. The more I type the more I like this team. I was wrong final grade is a B.
Garyman: Loved the Bird pick and he deserved to be chosen higher than 14. In fact I should have taken him at 12. I don’t like Willis at this pick when Walton, Parish, and Daniels were available. Willis’s relatively low FG% and fairly high usage don’t’ seem to fit the best with Bird. Blalock in round 3 was a great pick. Clifford Ray taken in round 4 is baffeling when Pryzbilla, Dampier, Jerome Williams and Gadzurich were all available. West fits in well with Blalock and was a good value in round 5. One of the round 6 picks seems to be wasted by taking 2 bigs when you already had Willis and Ray. I like Horace Grant here better than Jeff Foster. A very low turnover team.
98average(1): I’m still pi$$ed that you took Gilmore and Howard with back-to-back picks thus screwing my plan for my team to be a sure fire contender this season. Howard and Kemp inside will do much damage including fouling the opponents. Bobby Jones went a little bit too high but love his game. . . just not on this roster. Who is the staring PG? Neither Buse or Jackson are dominant at this level. I like the Iguodala pick. Dennis Scott fills a need but you really don’t want to use his best season when you already have Jones and Iguoldala. Overall a low turnover team that will have some success but not enough to make the playoffs.
Draft Spot Grade
1 B tricky24 - Wilt Chamberlain Grant Hill Chauncey Billups Mike Dunleavy Jr Andris Biedrins Chris Dudley Chuck Person
22 B ncih(2) - Dikembe Mutombo Shawn Marion Dana Barros Emeka Okafor Derek Harper Kendrick Perkins J.R. Smith
11 B vancem - Chris Paul Bill Walton Julius Erving Mike Miller Jerome Williams Michael Redd Gheorghe Muresan
8 B jakotay - Charles Barkley Wes Unseld Clyde Drexler Joel Przybilla Anfernee Hardaway Andrew Bogut Danny Fortson
7 B ncih - Magic Johnson Robert Parish David Lee Calvin Natt Nick Anderson Delonte West Pau Gasol
6 B katernberg - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Mel Daniels Gerald Wallace Josh Smith Deron Williams Nate McMillian Dejuan Blair
3 B coachcroft - Dennis Rodman Gary Payton Manu Ginobili Amare Stoudemire Kevin Martin Spencer Haywood Larry Brown
Tricky24: No brainer with Wilt at #1. Grant Hill is a great fit with Wilt. Billups is a third round steal. Dunleavy Jr helps spread the floor. Biedrins in the 5th is a nice choice and for about 25 minutes a game he reminds me a lot of Jerry Lucas. I loved Dudley in RL but don’t like him here. Dudley fouls a lot and is poor shooter. In the last big spot I would have preferred to see Pete Cross drafted. I also like Wes Person a whole lot better than Chuck Person to finish the draft. However, very good offensive plus excellent defense equals the playoffs ands a possible run. One of the better teams I’ve seen with Wilt.
NCIH(2): The team seems to lack offense down low. Marion fits on almost any team and with this teams somewhat limited usage he will get plenty of shots. Very good defense overall. But Barros is a poor defender. JR Smith adds usage and threes. Harper was a great 5th rounder. Mutombo, Okafur and Perkins make a good front except that none of them demand the ball that much on offense. Good chance to make the playoffs.
Vancem: Most likely took Paul too high at # 12. Bird was available and so was Oscar Robertson. I have used both with limited success and took a stab with Paul. Figured I could try to be a uvasooner ( LOL Malone ). In round 2 with Duncan available I took Walton because of his defensive rebounding edge. But that killer inside/outside game of pairing Duncan with Paul really intrigues me. Dr J was a value pick in the 3rd round. Would have taken Brent Barry in round 3 if Duncan would have been my second round pick. Had identified Marques Johnson here at first but he was gone. Really wanted Sabonis in round 4 but that hope was dashed by Ash. With all of the SFs that I loved already gone I took Mike Miller. Miller plays better D and rebounds better than I thought Needed the three’s and the EFG%. Had to get another rebounder in rd 5 and was happy with Jerome Williams. Stole Redd in round 6. Muresan’s best season reminds me of a 27 MPG version of Gilmore’s best season but with more fouls. Better D and lower TOs per 48 minutes than Gilmore too. Wanted Gadzurich but Ash once again took my man. 5th or 6th place in conference projected.
Jakotay: Brilliant mid range game. Not a lot of 3’s but plenty of EFG%. Barkley will dominate at SF. Rebounding is excellent. Don’t have a pure point guard but perhaps that was the point. Don’t know if Fortson was the right choice in the 6th round but now nobody else gets to use him as 10 MPG backup. I would have loved to see Joe Dumars go here to back up Penny and Clyde. .Jameer Nelson would have also made nice back up PG. Bogut is good 6th round pick. Looks like a killer home team because of the increased FG%s you get there.
NCIH(1): Magic is fantastic of course but other than him the team seems to lack any major scoring punch. Would have liked to see either Boozer or Nowitzki be the 2nd round pick at this spot. David Lee going higher than Drexler, Cornbread Maxwell, or Marques Johnson doesn’t make sense to me. Better rebounders could have been had in rounds 4 or 5 than Lee . Both Calvin Natt and Nick Anderson could probably been had in round 6 and not in rounds 4 and 5. Just don’t feel that Delonte West and Pau Gasol add enough to this team to make it to the playoffs. In fact, the more I think about it the more I want to give this team a C instead of a B :(
Katernberg: I sort of like Kareem and Daniels together. Good inside game and you really don’t want to double Kareem. Gerald Wallace was a sweet pick at the 3 for this team in the 3rd round. Confused by the Josh Smith pick in round 4. Smith and Wallace basically play the same position but the later is much better and plays 39 MPG in his best season. Eddie Jones would have been a killer pick here near the end of the 4th round. Deron Williams is an awesome pickup in the 5th. Would have really like to see Dumars go here in the 6th but due to the cost and preference for a bit lower usage Nate McMillian is a fine pick. Dejuan Blair fits in nicely behing Kareem and Daniels. I kind of like these guys. How about a B+ for once!
Coachcroft: Really like this team for the most part except for Larry Brown. You sure are building a lot of good teams right now for a honey-mooner coach. Love the backcourt of Payton and Ginobli on both offense and defense. I can see your evil plan of using Rodman at SF and Amare or Spencer at Center. Martin adds more scoring punch. Overall great rebounding, great defense, solid scoring and low PFs and low TO’s. What the heck for a belated wedding present I’ll give you a B+ grade.
Draft Spot Grade
20 A chris_snid - John Stockton Tracy McGrady Marques Johnson Bob Lanier Larry Smith Matt Barnes Will Perdue
18 A empdenied - Dwyane Wade Swen Nater Troy Murphy Marcus Camby Cedric Ceballos Hersey Hawkins Larry Nance
17 A ashamael - Jason Kidd Kobe Bryant Carlos Boozer Arvydis Sabonis Paul Milsap Mark Landsberger Dan Gadzuric
5 A felonius - Moses Malone Paul Pierce Donyell Marshall Erick Dampier Kevin Johnson Kenny Anderson Al Jefferson
4 A sappy - Michael Jordan Buck Williams Bob McAdoo Terry Porter Reggie Miller Anthony Mason Eddie House
16 A scudmissle - Jerry Lucas Kevin Durant Peja Stojakovic Willis Reed Maurice Cheeks Jayson Williams Art Williams
10 A 98average (2) Artis Gilmore Tim Duncan Cedric Maxwell Terrell Brandon Doug Christie Charlie Ward Tim Hardaway
Chris Snid: Really like the Stockton and McGrady backcourt. Stocktons high EFG% and moderate usage make him a great PG here. McGrady will be the number 1 scorer. Adding Marques Johnson and Bob Lanier to help T Mac with the scoring load really balances the team out. I guess everybody has figured out that Marques Johnson is no longer a 4th or 5th round pick. Johnson is the perfect SF here since Lanier is a bit low on rebounding %s. Both Lanier and Johnson are low in negative numbers and very good on defense. Larry Smith gives this team some OREBs and is also good on defense. Matt Barnes and Will Purdue are very good 6th round picks for this team. Purdue has great numbers at around 18 to 24 MPG depending on the season and low negative numbers.
Empdenied: How did Dewayne Wade drop to the 18th pick in the first round? D Wade will really shine on this team and I love the supporting cast. Nater is a rebounding Machine with very good defense and low negative numbers. Troy Murphy looks like a 3rd round steal and his execellent DREB% and great 3 point shooting at the PF position allowed Larry Nance to be stolen with no reservation in the 6th round. Camby provides more great defense and defensive rebounding while providing blocked shots. I love the way the Camby and Nance compliment the games of Nater and Murphy up front. Ceballos gives the high scoring that will be needed when Wade in on the bench. Never really looked at Hawkins before and that was my bad. Hawkins has the lower usage with high shooing%s along with decent D and very low To’s and Fouls that are a coaches dream when paired with a guy like D Wade. Possible A+.
Ashameal: All of the positive comments that I need to make about this team have pretty much been made in my previous posts etc. Great all around PG play in Kidd Awesome inside/outside scoring balance. Landesberger just adds to the rebounding advantage. Milsap adds to the receipe without taking anything away from the stars. A favorite to win the finals IMO. A+ Grade All the Way.
Felonius: First five picks were all great. Moses + Dampier + Marshall up front are nice mix with tons of boards. Paul Pierce and KJ also compliment each other well. I really like the 9091 season for KJ where he made 519 free throws. Really like the 0607 season of Jefferson as a backup for Dampier and Moses. Kenny Anderson rounds things out well. Great balance, excellent offense, solid defense and the right amount of threes to be a real contender.
Sappy: I really like the Jordan/Porter combo at guard. Buck Williams scores some and gets good boards. McAdoo was third round gem and so was Porter. At first I hated the Miller pick but as a back up to Jordan and Mason at SF I like him a lot. Eddie house provides some needed scoring from the bench but is only 95% at PG in his best season. I would have preferred Jameer Nelson instead of House.. Mason’s best season is 96% at SF which is a concern. Also concerned about bench rebounding. I’m going to have to lower my grade here to an A-.
Scudmissle: I loved every pick. Cheeks will work very well with Durant. Having Peja out side makes double teaming Durant impossible to do with out getting killed. Lucas and Reed will score more than enough inside and provide very good defense and solid rebounding. Scoring Jason Williams in round 6 was killer. Williams gives the offensive rebounds in an area that Reed doesn’t dominate. Art Williams turns the ball over quite a bit and fouls a lot but shoots well and assists well.. As a back up PG I like Andre Miller or others I have mentioned better.
98average: Glimore and Duncan are a great paring. Maxwell gives rebounding and very high EFG% at the SF position. Terrell Brandon works here because of the above average FG% of all of his running mates. Brandon will score tons and the nights that he doesn’t shoot well the others guys most likely will. Doug Christie gives great D, very good EFG%, low usage and low tos and low fouls. I am surprised that 98 has chosen Brandon to be the back up to Hardaway. Charlie Ward is solid. They lost game 1 but they will still do very well.
That’s all Folks. I did my best. Hope you enjoyed it.