Harden and Shaq going to make an interesting combo. Except for backups, you only need like 35% more usage from 3 other plays on the court.

Harden was another guy that I looked at.

Posted by dontburnearl on 7/13/2022 11:06:00 AM (view original):
Harden and Shaq going to make an interesting combo. Except for backups, you only need like 35% more usage from 3 other plays on the court.

Oooffff I really don't like that pairing at all. Shaq needs people not to take the ball out of his hands. If Shaqs on your team it is my humble opinion he should always have the highest usage when he is on the court.
I always try to have my higher usage guys having high eFG and low Tov% and Harden has higher Usage%, Lower eFG, and higher Tov%

Posted by samuelyork93 on 7/13/2022 12:23:00 PM (view original):

Posted by dontburnearl on 7/13/2022 11:06:00 AM (view original):
Harden and Shaq going to make an interesting combo. Except for backups, you only need like 35% more usage from 3 other plays on the court.

Oooffff I really don't like that pairing at all. Shaq needs people not to take the ball out of his hands. If Shaqs on your team it is my humble opinion he should always have the highest usage when he is on the court.
I always try to have my higher usage guys having high eFG and low Tov% and Harden has higher Usage%, Lower eFG, and higher Tov%

I don’t think it works in the ODL, could really do damage here imo

a fun real-world anecdote: a conversation between 2 of Larry Bird's teammates - ex Toronto Blue Jay to former Minnesota Golden Gopher, "hey pass the ball, I'm open" Golden Gopher says "hey I shoot 60% from right here, you'd have to shoot like 46% from out there to make this pass worthwhile"

Posted by samuelyork93 on 7/13/2022 12:23:00 PM (view original):

Posted by dontburnearl on 7/13/2022 11:06:00 AM (view original):
Harden and Shaq going to make an interesting combo. Except for backups, you only need like 35% more usage from 3 other plays on the court.

Oooffff I really don't like that pairing at all. Shaq needs people not to take the ball out of his hands. If Shaqs on your team it is my humble opinion he should always have the highest usage when he is on the court.
I always try to have my higher usage guys having high eFG and low Tov% and Harden has higher Usage%, Lower eFG, and higher Tov%

You may be right. Still, right or wrong, Harden wouldn't have made it past me sitting in the next spot with Howard.

I'm pretty happy so far - I wonder how I am going to ruin it this time

I like my squad. Towns and penny both have high EFG give me 10usage points. Don’t turn the ball over a lot. Both sitting around 13.5 tov %. Towns’ defense sucks but I think that would be pretty easy to cover.

Kareem at #9 seems like a huge steal..

is it Jokic or Mike you wouldn't take before him?

Never used Draymond before. His availability at the top of the third just made this draft more interesting for me. Intriguing flexibility.

Posted by copernicus on 7/14/2022 2:07:00 PM (view original):
is it Jokic or Mike you wouldn't take before him?

Before Kareem?
Neither.
Maybe I'm just too stubborn to draft bad D that early, even though it was successful last season.
MJ has an intriguing advanced stat line, but I think its easier to build team around Kareem.

it is, (sacrilegiously) I think Mike gets drafted way too early anymore because he is Mike and also per the Joker I just don't think you want to be drafting a hole (meaning now I have to address a shortcoming) in your team in this league at this cap that early (same with previous Rodman question)

Probably made a mistake in the 3rd. I took a 20 min/gm player 1 whole round earlier than he went last season... There's at least 1 player I probably should have made work instead

Lillard in the mid 3rd is pure theft