Scanning to see if I can predict the team that will (or at least should) select the one player I can't fricking believe is still on the board.

Posted by longtallbrad on 1/6/2022 4:55:00 PM (view original):
Scanning to see if I can predict the team that will (or at least should) select the one player I can't fricking believe is still on the board.

Spoiler Alert: You guessed it, Frank Stallone


(RIP Norm Macdonald)

Here's what I've got for drafted rosters. Let me know if you spot any mistakes.

1. thomcat - LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Dikembe Mutombo, Wes Unseld, Bobby Jones, Charles Oakley, Buddy Hield
2. amerk1180 - Wilt Chamberlain, Amare Stoudemire, Zach LaVine, Zion Williamson, Walt Frazier, Nikola Mirotic, Evan Fournier,
3. redbooda - Stephen Curry, Paul George, Nikola Vucevic, Devin Booker, Pau Gasol, Rudy Gay, Jarrett Jack
4. ncih - Nikola Jokic, Draymond Green, Anfernee Hardaway, Tom Boerwinkle, Mookie Blaylock, Greg Anthony, DeMarcus Cousins
5. longtallbrad - Giannis Antetokounmpo, Dywane Wade, Jrue Holiday, Jarrett Allen, Tree Rollins, Kyle O’Quinn, Jayson Tatum
6. albiband0 - Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, Donyell Marshall, Joakim Noah, Jimmy Butler, Clifford Ray, Joe Ingles
7. hds1 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Damian Lillard, Ben Simmons, Montrezl Harrell, Chris Boucher, Alvin Robertson, Troy Murphy
8. pharrop - Shaquille O'Neal, Marcus Camby, Kyrie Irving, Andrew Bogut, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Robert Covington, John Henson
9. ysw128 - Michael Jordan, Artis Gilmore, Tyson Chandler, Richaun Holmes, T.J. McConnell, Eric Moreland, Jarred Vanderbilt
10. mikee1 - Chris Paul, Scottie Pippen, Shawn Kemp, Buck Williams, Carlos Boozer, Marvin Williams, Kenneth Faried
11. gerryred - Karl Malone, Bill Russell, Shawn Marion, Derek Harper, Serge Ibaka, Jamaal Tinsley, Tobias Harris
12. seapilots - David Robinson, Bam Adebayo, Klay Thompson, Alonzo Mourning, Mike Conley, Kyle Anderson, Lonzo Ball
13. rjk2781 - Kevin Durant, Andre Drummond, Deron Williams, Brent Barry, Derek Favors, Jose Calderon, Steven Adams
14. dontburnearl - Rudy Gobert, Julius Erving, Chauncey Billups, Jonas Valanciunas, Mark Price, Larry Sanders, Marquese Chriss
15. tarheel1991 - Anthony Davis, Jason Kidd, Larry Nance, Bradley Beal, Enes Kanter, Al Horford, Ray Allen
16. jackedjamie - Larry Bird, Bill Walton, Michael Porter, Jr., Terry Porter, Bobby Portis, Gerald Wallace, De’Anthony Melton
17. midge - DeAndre Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, John Collins, Oscar Robertson, Khris Middleton, Danny Green, Jameer Nelson
18. riftonapple - Dennis Rodman, Kevin McHale, Bob McAdoo, Gary Payton, Kyle Lowry, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kristaps Porzingis
19. mptrey - John Stockton, Karl-Anthony Towns, Elton Brand, Christian Wood, Andrei Kirilenko, Otto Porter, Jr., Emeka Okafor
20. M6speed - Charles Barkley, Ben Wallace, Manu Ginobili, Victor Oladipo, Willis Reed, Jerry West, Chris Anderson
21. samuelyork93 - James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Horace Grant, Jerry Lucas, Mitchell Robinson, Thaddaeus Young, JaVale McGee
22. hoopsdude - Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Mikal Bridges, Paul Pierce, Charlie Ward, Larry Nance, Jr., Delon Wright
23. vancem - Moses Malone, Magic Johnson, Joel Embiid, Robert Parish, Nic Batum, Andre Iguodala, Bo Outlaw
24. copernicus - Clint Capela, Hassan Whiteside, Eric Bledsoe, Pascal Siakam, Domantas Sabonis, Clyde Drexler, Robert Williams

LXXIV $52M Commentary

Pos.	Owner Selection	Year $ / Min
	thomcat
1.	LeBron James	12-13 9,568,985 / 2877
48.	Luka Doncic	20-21 7,199,262 / 2577
49.	Dikembe Mutombo	94-95 8,335,198 / 3100
96.	Wes Unseld	71-72 7,724,303 / 3171
97.	Bobby Jones	75-76 7,233,868 / 2778
144a.	Charles Oakley	94-95 3,320,551 / 1567
144b.	Buddy Hield	18-19 5,981,708 / 2615
	Total	49,363,875 / 18685
	amerk1180
2.	Wilt Chamberlain	66-67 12,481,641 / 3728
47.	Amare Stoudemire	07-08 8,070,251 / 2681
50.	Zach Lavine	20-21 5,926,336 / 2317
95.	Zion Williamson	20-21 6,450,641 / 2308
98.	Walt Frazier	69-70 7,691,581 / 3040
143a.	Nikola Mirotic	17-18 3,446,816 / 1494
143b.	Evan Fournier	20-21 3,005,517 / 1434
	Total	47,072,783 / 17002
	redbooda
3.	Stephen Curry	15-16 8,664,116 / 2700
46.	Paul George	18-19 8,032,239 / 2841
51.	Nikola Vucevic	18-19 7,178,013 / 2510
94.	Devin Booker	19-20 6,851,823 / 2822
99.	Pau Gasol	09-10 6,473,563 / 2403
142a.	Rudy Gay	18-19 4,202,172 / 1842
142b.	Jarrett Jack	11-12 3,805,856 / 1901
	Total	45,207,782 / 17019
	ncih
4.	Nikola Jokic	20-21 8,908,662 / 2834
45.	Draymond Green	15-16 7,334,461 / 2808
52.	Anfernee Hardaway	95-96 8,386,200 / 3015
93.	Tom Boerwinkle	70-71 6,163,504 / 2370
100.	Mookie Blaylock	94-95 7,604,172 / 3069
141a.	Greg Anthony	95-96 4,460,934 / 2096
141b.	DeMarcus Cousins	17-18 4,572,633 / 1737
	Total	47,430,566 / 17929
	longtallbrad
5.	Giannis Antetokounmpo	18-19 7,721,241 / 2358
44.	Dwayne Wade	08-09 9,450,484 / 3048
53.	Jrue Holiday	20-21 5,405,619 / 2172
92.	Jarrett Allen	20-21 5,590,841 / 2122
114.T	Tree Rollins	79-80 5,539,276 / 2123
127a.T	Kyle O'Quinn	16-17 2,852,001 / 1229
127b.T	Jayson Taytum	19-20 6,952,686 / 2580
	Totals	43,512,148 / 15632
	albiband0
6.	Dwight Howard	10-11 9,556,589 / 2935
43.	Steve Nash	06-07 6,749,503 / 2684
54.	Donyell Marshall	03-04 7,740,081 / 2988
91.	Joakim Noah	13-14 7,493,077 / 2820
102.	Jimmy Butler	20-21 5,632,426 / 1988
139a.	Clifford Ray	71-72 4,361,388 / 1872
139b.	Joe Ingles	20-21 4,687,567 / 2127
	Total	46,220,631 / 17414

$52M Team by Team Commentary
1. - 6.

1. thomcat
Luka & LeBron kinda has a ring to it. Mutombo finger wags
while Wes scowls. Both are low U% which will limit post scoring.
Bobby J. is one of the best SF in $52M. Sub Hield can shoot.
Sub Oakley can swing PF/SF so thomcat has good flexibilty.
Will +perimeter defense work against this duo? Will lack of
post scoring counterbalance dynamic duo? Will Luka accept
the Robin role to LBJ as Batman? Can Charles clean house
as well as Alfred? All this and more.....to be continued........
Penguin, Riddler, Catwoman, Joker, copernicus, Midge, ysw128,
pharrop, redbooda, vancem, gerryred the list of villians never end
and won't rest until the cape crusaders are vanquished.
$/Min: roughly 2.7M/1.2k to go (anything over 20K mins is a waste)
doesn't have much left to spend but doesn't need many
minutes. thomcat should get good value on some low minute
subs. Any team with LeBron should make the playoffs.

2. amerk1180
One Wilt equals two Lee Majors plus another half million besides. Even
with $52M to spend Wilt can be tough to build around. Amare is another
expensive player but he is a scoring monster. Wit will cover any of his
deficiencies both on defense & rebounding. Zion @ 95. was a score!
Z will put the bahboing nnnning sound effect into his super cyborglike leaps.
Still Wilt will be called upon to save the day when he crashes on defense.
Ditto bahoinging nannanning for Zach Lavine. Wilt and Walt may need the
Pentagon to help cover this teams lack of defense. Frazier will show up
as the supercool fashionable dude known as Clyde and help with any
bionic wardrobe malfunctions. The outrageous 60's fashions will be on
full display when Wilt & Clyde enter the arena. Mirotic is solid behind Amare.
Fournier will cover remaining SG duties in good fashion. Average Team Defense
may spell doom. Wilt just like Steve Austin will need superhuman performances
to win $52M title.
$/Min: $5M still to spend but still needs about 2700 to 2800 minutes.
that exceed my 2.5/1 ratio which brings the kind of value of player needed
to compete in this elite league. amerk will need to go deep into the Office
of Scientific Information, battling evil for the good of mankind to make these
mere mortal athletes into basketball game winning machines!
stay tuned

3. redbooda
GM Red Booda a distinguished looking man nattily dressed in a Gucci fitted two
piece suit walks up to the podium on Draft day and announces the name Stephen Curry.
Booda nation erupts into raucous pandemonium and wild delirium ensues. With the 2nd
Rd. pick (#46) Paul George is announced a mild cheer fills the air followed by enthusiastic
applause. Could have been looking for a big man here to help Steph but PG rounds out a
very formidable backcourt. When Rd. 3 pick is in Nikola Vucevic is announced a buzz of
excitement begins to grow. Very productive post scorer and rebounder. Defense is of some
question but GM Red can make up for this deficiency later. THEN for some reason Chuck
Barris appears on stage to present 4th Rd. pick and announces Devin Booker. Suddenly
Booda nation is subsumed into "The Gong Show". Nothing against Booker's talent but he
doesn't fit this team. To my knowledge he's never been drafted in $52M. He's a 30 U% ball
hog that will take valuable looks from your previous three picks. Again he can and will score
a decent passer but 29 D rating is matador as the crowd chants ole' with each driving lay in.
Pau Gasol @ 99. now it looks like Red is back on his game. Teaming him with Nikola is a smart
move and tho not dominate they will hold their own as Curry mystifies the studio audience with
his once in a generation wizardry. 6th Rd. Rudy Gay is solid sub for George. THEN Chuck
Barris shows up again and announces Jarrett Jack! What? Who? Why? O.K. Steph needs a
breather but why go from Gucci to Salvation Army Store? Take away those two picks and this
team looks like a solid contender.
$/Min: The good news is redbooda has $6.8M and needs roughly 2800 minutes. That's well within
my 2.5:1 $ to minutes ratio needed to get great value in free agent market. There is some great
player value still available. Choose wisely and fire Barris!
Either way this will be an entertaining team!

4. ncih
Jokic does EVERYTHING VERY WELL! EXCEPT 36D! Oh well every NCIS episode needs a crime
solved and ncih has plenty of time to resolve this dilemma. Leroy Jethro Gibbs and his team are on
the case and won't leave any clues unturned. Picks 45. Draymond Green and 52. Anfernee Hardaway
are star witnesses for the prosecution of the game plan. Boerwinkle solves rebounding clues his defense
won't hold up to opponents offensive behavior especially with the aforementioned D36 next to him vanishing
as Wilt, Shaq, KAJ, Dwight, DRob, Timmy and the rest of the usual suspects commit assault and battery
in arenas across North America. 100. pick Mookie Blaylock is a good value in 5th Rd.and will help the team
get to the truth which can only be discovered by the holder of the $52M Championship trophy. 6th Rd. picks
Greg Anthony and DeMarcus Cousins also help piece together the puzzling crime of the great assist cap caper.
$/Min ncih is in good shape here. About $4.6M with roughly 1800 mins to go. Maybe he'll increase meal
per dium for the crime fighters? NCIS won't stop until a deep playoff run has been executed. Still awaiting the
juries verdict for ncih.

5. longtallbrad
Get me to the Greek on time! Yeah the guy with the unpronounceablenamewho'sgotgame is
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Probably has more $/Min value than any player in data base.
For LTB this is not a problem since $52M goes a long ways. Then as we enter further into the
happiest place on earth the Championship Maker and Super Dropper Taker Dywane (again
check spelling mom!) Wade falls like Dumbo from the platform to 44. and to ltb's amazement
catches air and says "Geez the elephant can fly!" We enter Michael Jackson's 3D show and
we witness Jrue Holiday virtually jump out of the screen at us singing "We Are the Champions".
So far ltb is the most happiest person in the most happiest place. Walking further the constant
and repetitive droning and one of the most obnoxious songs known to man keeps ringing in
our ears. Ironically to our amazement two of the tallest men ever seen are singing "It's a Small
World (after all). They're both singing in such a beautiful falsetto that would make Freddy Mercury
blush that it brings tears to your eyes. Yes it's true both Jarrett Allen and Tree Rollins are the
vocalist and the world just continues to get happier for ltb. Finally the 6th Rd. arrives.
Kyle O'Quinn is asked to join and form a trio for the previous duet of Jarrett and Tree.
The small world is getting a bit more crowded but there is plenty of room in the post and
they'll require plenty of practice to get the winning results. Being even slightly off key in the
$52M brings a quick hook. Jayson Tatum has also fallen but ltb catches him and they both
board Roy's train and ride off into the perfect So Cal sunset.
$/Min: Despite all this mirth and merriment longtallbrad still has some team building to accomplish.
He has somewhere around $8.5M left and needs another 4,200 mins or so. Now the utmost
seriousness is required to skillfully round out the roster. If he is successful they will meet Walt and
celebrate their Title in the most happiest place on earth. Who knows MJ may show up!

6. albiband0
I don't know why but for some this nick reminds me of The Band. One of my favorite groups of all time.
Or perhaps a generic brand of band aids? It's got band in it I think or is it al bib and0? Whatever this is
a very good draft for him. Dwight has come a long way moving up to the #3 overall Center in this draft.
That's good company considered albi-band-0 passed on Kareem and Shaq. al couldn't have gone wrong
with any of these three and I'm sure it was a tough choice. Dwight is a superior rebounder to both KAJ and
Shaq. His U% and efg% nearly equals theirs. Great start! MVP Nash is insane scorer. 61.3 efg% dang. He's
pretty much John Stockton minus the FLOP. The rest of his adv% are first round worthy. Give him a 50+ D
and he'd jump 15 to 20 picks. At 43. it's very solid. So far bi-band0 has charted 2 top ten hits.
Third Rd. Donyell is a deep cut masterpiece must listen along the lines of The Bands "The Shape I'm In".
Which I'm spinning right now. So far albib-and0 has smash Greatest Hits album. Fourth Rd. pick is a
perfect compliment for DH in Joakim Noah. Even the name Joakim has a southern rock sound to it.
"Joakim Noah is my name and I served on the Danville train till Stonewell's calvary came and tore up the
tracks again" Yeah that fits. I can listen to "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" till my ears bleed.
102. Jimmy Butler a great fit alongside Nash.
"life is a carnival believe it or not life is a carnival two bits a shot" yeah I got the earbuds going and digging
albi's greatest hits. Sixth Rd. is an interesting mash up which begins with Clifford Ray (he's been a pick in the
$52M since the inaugural draft of 1922). He's a rock standard the likes of "Up on Cripple Creek". Relative new
comer Joe Ingles is a devastating long range cannon that would make U.S. Grant beam with pride.
With a 19.9 ast% to boot.
$/Min: albiband0 may be singing "When I Paint My Masterpiece" while hoisting the venerated $52M trophy in
jubilant celebration this season. He has nearly $6M to spend and about 2500 mins needed.
Well within my 2.5:1 ratio.

LXXIV $52M Commentary

Pos.	Owner Selection	Year $ / Min
	HDS1
7.	Kareem Abdul- Jabbar	70-71 10,583,527 / 3288
42.	Damien Lillard	19-20 7,399,793 / 2742
55.	Ben Simmons	18-19 6,933,711 / 2700
90.	Montrezl Harrell	18-19 5,762,329 / 2158
103.	Chris Boucher	20-21 4,384,171 / 1655
138a.	Alvin Robertson	85-86 7,395,842 / 2878
138b.	Troy Murphy	08-09 6,230,104 / 2482
	Total	48,689,477 / 17903
	pharrop
8.	Shaquille O'Neal	99-00 9,938,313 / 3163
41.	Marcus Camby	07-08 6,981,982 / 2761
56.	Kyrie Irving	18-19 5,762,931 / 2214
89.	Andrew Bogut	09-10 5,704,594 / 2229
104.	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	20-21 3,126,548 / 1344
137a.	Robert Covington	19-20 6,065,577 / 2635
137b.	John Henson	16-17 2,312,871 / 1123
	Totals	39,892,816 / 15469
	ysw128
9.	Michael Jordan	88-89 10,650,734 / 3255
40.	Artis Gilmore	74-75 10,128,981 / 3410
57.	Tyson Chandler	06-07 6,326,613 / 2522
88.	Richaun Holmes	20-21 5,296,333 / 2030
105.	T.J. McConnell	20-21 4,503,880 / 2046
136a.	Eric Moreland	17-18 1,479,795 / 805
136b.	Jarred Vanderbilt	20-21 2,906,887 / 1298
	Total	41,293,223 / 15366
	mikee1
10.	Chris Paul	08-09 9,220,841 / 3002
39.	Scottie Pippen	96-97 8,099,392 / 3095
58.	Shawn Kemp	95-96 7,918,870 / 2631
87.	Buck Williams	91-92 6,198,413 / 2519
106.	Carlos Boozer	06-07 7,188,355 / 2564
135a.	Marvin Williams	15-16 5,640,169 / 2338
135b.	Kenneth Faried	12-13 5,414,509 / 2248
	Total	49,680,549 / 18397
	gerryred
11.	Karl Malone	89-90 10,021,070 / 3122
38.	Bill Russell	63-64 9,520,158 / 3570
59.	Shawn Marion	06-07 8,410,156 / 3007
86.	Derek Harper	86-87 5,914,052 / 2556
107.	Serge Ibaka	13-14 6,957,000 / 2666
134a.	Tobias Harris	20-21 5,745,276 / 2294
134b.	Jamal Tinsley	03-04 2,679,551 / 1378
	Total	49,274,263 / 18593
	seapilots
12.	David Robinson	90-91 10,097,702 / 3095
37.	Bam Adebayo	20-21 6,936,684 / 2441
60.	Klay Thompson	17-18 5,880,182 / 2504
85.	Alonzo Mourning	99-00 8,097,283 / 2748
108.	Mike Conley	16-17 5,807,772 / 2292
133a.	Kyle Anderson	20-21 5,123,543 / 2150
133b.	Lonzo Ball	20-21 4,315,624 / 1990
	Total	46,258,790 / 17220

$52M Team by Team Commentary
7. - 12.

7. HDS1
Marv Harshman who coached the University of Washington during the 60's when Alcindor played at
UCLA would stand underneath the basket with a broom and block all of his players shots. It was the
only way he could replicate what it was like playing against him. KAJ costs $10.5M and worth every
penny. At 42. the 2019-20 season has engrained Damien Lillard as a 2nd Rd. mainstay. I've never used
him and I'm not sure how much success anyone has had with him? Still 747 3PA @ 40.2% that adv%
stat will cruise at the 43,000 foot altitude no problem. 3rd Rd. 18-19 Simmons still can contribute and
rounds out a solid backcourt. Harrell and Boucher harmonize well at SF. So far HDS is earning his #1
moniker. I love any player who rates 100D and Alvin Robertson fits the bill. The rest of his adv% stats
are not up to $52M standards but he won't be asked to do much on offense. Solid off the bench.
This last guy should have his own TV show called "The Life of Murph". It's like Seinfeld a show about
nothing. First scene stand around on defense checking out the beautiful women in the stands.
Second scene stand close to the basket on defense and grab some uncontested rebounds.
Third scene (D33) guard absolutely no one. Fourth scene anchor yourself deep in the far corner behind
the arc and shoot when you get the ball after all that's why you're getting paid. Fifth scene immediately
start running to the other end of the court when somebody else on the team shoots the ball. Sixth scene
be a good locker room presence. Seventh scene have a few drinks after the game with the guys.
Eighth scene arrive home and try to convince the wife you're not too drunk. Ninth scene while nearly
passed out in the bathroom the wife stands exasperated with arms folded in disgust. Tenth scene
the next morning you ask your son not to chew his Cheerios so loudly. Everyone gathers around the
table laughing along with audience laugh track. Closing credits. The End.
$/Min: HDS1 has spent are lot of money on KAJ and his two SF are expensive. But if you want top flight
players you gotta pay. Has roughly $3.5M to spend and needs about 1800 mins. In pretty good shape.
Will it translate into a deep playoff run? I dunno. Watch "The Life of Murph" streaming on a video service
near you to see how it turns out.

8. pharrop
Yep I'd take Shaq here as well. Unstoppable in the post. 80D is acceptable but not much above average in $52M.
34.7 creb is about average. He can rap, act and do pre/post game commentary. As talented as he is Shaq still
needs lots of help. 2nd Rd. 41. pharrop will address the need right here with Camby. He's the Shaq antidote.
Big Board and 90+D can't rap (can Shaq?), act or mumble his way through post game drivel. Still Dwyane is
on the board here. It would have been fun to put them together. I mean he took a chip with Rudy for me. Maybe
I'm putting too much value in Wade? Camby is a safe pick to build around and plenty of perimeter talent left.
Enter Kyrie (56.) and awesome adv% plenty of usage 29.6%. I'm a Def guy so I'd use the 68D of 18-19.
Commish is in good shape so far. 89. adds the big Aussie Andrew Bogut. Smart move since Camby is going to
be on the bench about 20 mpg. Bogut has two really good seasons. One 09-10 with 23.4 U% (75D) and the other
13-14 12.5 U% 62.7 efg% 38.9 creb. Either one will suffice here. Shai the guy with two last names is a player
everybody wants on their team. Excellent behind Kyrie. Sixth Rd. Covington 90D nuff said. He'll have his hands
full with all these awesome SG of $52M. Finally John Henson needs his own TV show "The Nuppets" a zany
bunch of puppets who oh you're familiar with this one. For gawdsakes sea not again! This is getting repititious!
You try doing 24 team commentaries. I'm close to stealing Dangerfield routines. "I tell ya I get no respect".
$/mins: I got pharrop spending about $40M after seven picks and about 15,5K mins. A ton of dough and a lot
of mins to go. Pharrop is a real pro and he'll turn the rest of the gold into top flight booty. Can he take O'Neal
to a chip? Will have to wait and see final roster.

9. ysw128
The few times I've used Michael have had dismal results. Others owners (way smarter than me) have had
tremendous success with him. 9. is a great time to pick MJ. He's traditionally been top 5 in $52M.
Wanted old time backcourt SuperStar needs Bigs. 40. Artis he'll score in post and good defender
57. Tyson he'll board and play great D. Nice one two punch. 88. Holmes is another one of these modern day
gems at SF. What factory do they make these players in? Wonka?
Maybe it's the Covid? Just do a search 20-21 U% 17-25/efg% 60(min)/DReb%18-22/Def 65(min)/ $6M (max)
and you'll get an entire pg of 50! Anyhoo Richaun is a solid 2030 minute player. I guess that's my point.
T.J. McConnell has matured into a very good low U%/ hi ast%/ above average D/ low TO% PG. He surpassed
Charlie Ward and that is commendable!
In the Sixth Round it seems ysw was doing draft searches off those old milk cartons featuring missing people.
Has anyone ever heard of or even seen either Eric Moreland or Jarred Vanderbilt lately? Are they two tall dudes
who supplement their income working at the car wash? Rumor has it that Moreland has signed with the
Monkey King in China Pro League. I don't know it's only a rumor. Xie'xie'Ni.
$/Mins: ysw128 is another smart owner with plenty of cash to spend. I have him with over $10M in his wallet.
Needs around 4,500 mins. Good 2.5/1 ratio. Is ysw128 smart enough to make MJ the world wide sensation/legend
he was way back in the Nineties. Has time passed the one time GOAT by? Has he gone the way of Bob Pettit?
I dunno. Will have to wait and see final roster. see final roster......see final......
I'm starting to repeat myself. repeat myself....Was DiCaprio really believable as Howard Hughes....DiCaprio as
Howard.....believable as Hughes....Howard Hughes .......Howard...stop I gotta wash my hands!

10. mikee1
This backcourt of Paul & Pippen may be best combo in the league. Top 2 or 3 for sure. Looks like next three
picks round out front court. 58. Kemp has two really good seasons to choose from 93-94 has 100D but a slight
drop off offensively and a dip in creb. 95-96 his finest as a pro D82 better scorer and rebounder. Looks like
mikee is using him at Center so I'd lean to that D100 because so many great post players. Still 95-96 works
as well. I think he's a more natural PF and there is still a couple low usage, high D board lords still available.
Kemp is foul prone and that may get him in trouble with some match ups. 87. Buck is PF or you could use
him at C I suppose. I may be nit picking here but both of these two seem like PF to me. Buck also is an
outstanding SF (99%) which would be a natural fit with such a dynamic hi usage backcourt like the one here.
106. Boozer brings brilliant post scoring and big time Dreb% which is badly needed. 30 something Def is
horrendous but not really too much of a bother considering how strong rest of team is. Sixth Rd of
Marvin Williams gives you some badly needed threes and he's very efficient all around player. Faried is
tenacious SF Board Lord and pretty efficient. Solid combo at SF.
Sitting in my easy chair playing monday morning QB I can't help but think this is a $52M version of small ball.
Tree is still on the board when you took Boozer and that would have been good option. Move Buck to SF and
use Sixth Rd. to fill a couple hi usage subs. It's interesting playing with these line ups and all the what if
possibilities. Hindsight is always 20/20. Mikee probably has it right and I'd really screw up this team.
$/mins: This is one team I may have the wrong years for a couple players so the salary may be off. Either way
it still eats up nearly $50M. Conversely you only need 1K to 1.5K mins. It's going to be tight filling the last 5 spots.

11. gerryred
The first thing that jumps out at me is the different value these first two picks bring. Karl $10M / 3122 mins.
Very expensive but so is the Big Rig he drives. Then Russ $9.5M / 3570 mins he is $500K cheaper and nearly
500 more minutes. That is getting a real bang for your buck. Even with $52M to spend every dollar counts.
Carrying that newly minted and well deserved 100D Russell is a GREAT value! Quick do a $500K with a
500 min minimum search. Never mind I'll do it. What do you get Uwe Blab ugh! Terrible eh. Again you make
the call. Do you want the laconic Uwe Blab sitting on the end of bench waving a towel or 500 virtually free
minutes of Russell? No brainer eh hoser!
I don't think it was that big of a reach to get Bill at 38. Even though you're passing on some great players.
Going to be interesting to see how this shakes out. Super Sun Shawn Marion always a $52M staple. Ranks
right up with there with Bobby Jones, Donyell Marshall etc etc. all good for gerry so far.
86. Derek Harper is a safe pick right here. Harper is the epitome of don't panic (26 ast%)....steady as she
goes (80D).....he's like a huge helping of gooey cheesy Mac & Cheese comfort food (19.6 U% / 53.9 efg%).
He's got one job which is get the ball to Karl where he can score. 107. Serge has plenty of options as far
as years to choose from 18-19 Raptor is a memorable one. Even 16-17 Magic is solid featuring 317 3PA
@ 39%. I chose 13-14 Thunder but plenty of salary flexibility which is advantageous in these draft leagues.
It seems gerry is building a super cool Panic Room in his basement. Safety first! Leave nothing to chance.
"Just in case the Reds decide to push the button down." Thank you Donald Fagen "New Frontier"
Sixth Rd. Tobias Harris oh boy, 20-21 is looking more and more like a very special year for WiS database.
Every team has to have at least one Twenty /Twenty One and nothin wrong with that! Jamal Tinsley is the
secret weapon of the ODL League. Perfect $47M guy. He's a low minute Jason Kidd clone with that lo U%
hi ast% and 82D. If your picking an exacta take this team as one of your horses. It's a safe bet. Just a
great roster so far. You'll be cheering every furlong and at the 3/4 mile mark you'll be wondering will that
38. Russell keep pace or will he bust? That's what make gamblin' so much fun. It's only money after all.
$/Min: Ibaka is the wild card here and gives you some room to maneuver. Still has anywhere from $2M
- $4M to spend and needs 1500 - 3000 minutes. So should be able to fill out the roster with high value
players. Big question is will the New & Improved (100 D)Russell put this team in the Winner's Circle?

12. seapilots
My favorite part of any eval is the critique of my team. Good, bad, funny, stupid or serious I don't care it's
always fun to read what somebody thinks of my team. SO HERE'S WHAT THE LOOPY EVAL WRITER
thinks. If you get the impression I'm kinda goofy just imagine what my wife put's up with and we've been
married over thirty years. God Bless Her!
I've actually won an ODL championship with David Robinson a few years back. I'll never forget it because
somehow Chris Paul fell to me in the Second Rd. (early thirty pick). That'll never happen again and I'm still
not sure how it happened then.
After taking Bam at 37. I thought dang too early what was I thinking? I was all set to take DWade but I used
him last season and wanted to try something else. Plus I was interested to see how far he would fall. I was
intrigued with Bam's 19 ast% which is unique from a high U% post scorer plus 88D is strong with DRob' 100D.
To be honest I thought this draft is on the verge of being a bust.
60. Klay made me feel better because it seems like he was sliding and really good value here. Deep breath
well maybe there's a chance. He covers my trey needs and strong defender, to%. low FL. Not much in the
ast% category. High value PG were dropping like flies off the board. So long story short.....I always hate when
I hear that because it usually means a long winded winding mostly pointless talk that usually has nothing to do
with the point the person is trying to make and the next thing you know you stop listening and wonder when the
noise that your hearin.......geez sorry. Where was I? Oh yeah Point Guard
So I need a PG and need one now in 4th Rd. 85. Alonzo Mourning I just couldn't resist. I'm a sucker for 100D.
Again I'm wondering if this will work. Lots of great efg% but hardly any ast% and I don't pick until
108. Mike Conley. Am I missing something but why is he still available in the middle of 5th Rd.? Feel very
fortunate to get him here.
Sixth Rd. Kyle Anderson was picked because of the threes he brings and then I realized I don't need them. So
kind of a wasted pick. Went we his low minute 93D instead. Lonzo Ball 519 3PA @37.8% seems like a good
$52M pick but maybe I'm still under the 20-21 spell? I'll be happy to make playoffs and don't see this team as a
Title Contender. Good news I won't be doing evals next draft!
$/min: Had about $5.5M left and found some great value in Free Agents. Using Brandon Clarke as starting SF.
Plenty of minutes with this team 19,994. Not sure if that's a good sign. Won't have any fatigue issues. Don't
know if this team is capable of making deep playoff run. It'll be a interesting to see how season goes.

LXXIV $52M Commentary

Pos.	Owner Selection	Year $ / Min
	rjk2781
13.	Kevin Durant	12-13 9,785,107 / 3119
36.	Andre Drummond	17-18 7,371,448 / 2625
61.	Deron Williams	07-08 7,599,447 / 3059
84.	Brent Barry	01-02 7,656,682 / 3040
109.	Derrick Favors	18-19 4,735,605 / 1766
132a.	Jose Calderon	07-08 5,724,419 / 2488
132b.	Steven Adams	19-20 4,696,267 / 1914
	Total	47,568,975 / 18011
	dontburnearl
14.	Rudy Gobert	20-21 7,748,721 / 2491
35.	Julius Erving	81-82 8,239,338 / 2789
62.	Chauncey Billups	05-06 7,644,053 / 2928
83.	Jonas Valanciunas	20-21 5,559,374 / 1999
110.	Mark Price	88-89 6,555,992 / 2728
131a.	Larry Sanders	12-13 4,664,789 / 1937
131b.	Marquese Chriss	19-20 3,670,326 / 1509
	Totals	44,082,593 / 16381
	tarheel1991
15.	Anthony Davis	17-18 8,669,581 / 2727
34.	Jason Kidd	09-10 6,807,364 / 2881
63.	Larry Nance	92-93 7,379,778 / 2753
82.	Bradley Beal	18-19 7,669,087 / 3028
111.	Enes Kanter	20-21 5,289,452 / 2003
130a.	Ray Allen	00-01 7,969,634 / 3129
130b.	Al Horford	17-18 5,509,278 / 2277
	Total	49,294,174 / 18798
	jackedjamie
16.	Larry Bird	87-88 9,022,411 / 2965
33.	Bill Walton	76-77 6,452,109 / 2264
64.	Michael Porter	20-21 5,764,386 / 2178
81.	Terry Porter	90-91 6,667,982 / 2665
112.	Bobby Portis	20-21 3,805,589 / 1563
129a.	Gerald Wallace	09-10 8,455,111 / 3119
129b.	De'Anthony Melton	20-21 2,474,468 / 1191
	Total	42,642,056 / 15945
	midge
17.	DeAndre Jordan	14-15 8,451,075 / 2820
32.	Hakeem Olajuwon	92-93 10,353,108 / 3241
65.	John Collins	19-20 4,487,706 / 1669
80.	Oscar Robertson	63-64 10,804,924 / 3648
113.	Khris Middleton	19-20 5,065,853 / 2082
128a.	Danny Green	12-13 4,898,606 / 2201
128b.	Jameer Nelson	08-09 2,827,576 / 1309
	Total	46,888,218 / 16970
	riftonapple
18.	Dennis Rodman	91-92 9,208,494 / 3301
31.	Kevin McHale	86-87 9,280,278 / 3060
66.	Bob McAdoo	73-74 9,408,105 / 3185
79.	Gary Payton	99-00 9,185,798 / 3425
101.T	Kyle Lowry	16-17 5,586,569 / 2244
140.aT	Bogdan Bogdanovic	20-21 3,227,744 / 1487
140b.T	Kristaps Porzingis	20-21 3,692,907 / 1512
	Total	49,589,895 / 18214

$52M Team by Team Commentary
13. - 18.

13. rjk2781
when K.D. is on and that's almost always. There is no better shooter in the Assoc.
and that includes Steph. His big toe was barely touching the arc and it cost the
Nets a 20-21 title. He was amazing the entire playoff run for Brooklyn. rjk2781
could have taken any of the next five players drafted and been in great shape.
Maybe 13. is unlucky and this may be the most challenging place to pick in the
draft. This is a bold pick sets an adventurous tone for the rest of the story.
Already I'm feeling the Steppenwolf "Born to Be Wild" vibe going on.
Great drum intro, steady straight forward guitar and the bass rift pulls it all together.
Add some fantastic lyrics and Classic Rock never sounded so good.
36. Andre Drummond is the Board Lord who takes the world in a love embrace.
Durant will get your motor running and fire all the guns but he requires Andre
to "Yeah, darlin gonna make it happen" and 15.4 OReB / 33.8 DReb% really
does just that baby! Alright I'm really digging this. I'm a true nature's child. Look
I'm dancing like a hippie chick pulling butterflies out of the air. Cool!
Drummond also has a nice post game to boot. one bummer D63. Dude it's fine.
Got the rest of draft to get that 100D Heavy Metal Thunder Center and we're still
"Racing with the wind." 61. Deron Williams wow this is turning psychodelic....
I'm flying so high right now. His 07-08 is groovy 34 ast% 54.4 efg% 23 U% 70D.
84. Brent Barry is the Jack Nicholson football helmet wearing square who turns
on and drops out. Solid pick except not sure he fits here? it's not a bummer or a
drag man except I'd play KD at SG. It's the $52M man and you gotta maximize
his skill. Deron / Durant backcourt is outta sight man. Why Brent?
Andre needs a rim protector. That 100D Heavy Metal Thunder or am I trippin
too hard.....109. Derrick Favors now you've got the buzz going. D93 60 efg%
low FL lo TO "we can climb so high"! Wish he had more minutes but your still
racing with the wind. Beating this song to death already.
Sixth Round Jose Calderon is vintage and your set at threes & ast% and then
Steven Adams. Huh. Dave's not here man. Adams isn't a great rebounder or defender.
Andre needs a rim protector and Adams is a towel waver.
$/Min: I never want to die and your in very good shape. Still $4 - $5M left in the
budget and looks like 1600 - 1900 mins needs. Plenty of great Free Agent value
available. Yeah darlin you can make it happen! Fun team and has great talent!

14. don'tburnearl
These past three years of the NBA has changed the dynamic of this draft.
Rudy Gobert has established himself along with Jokic & Giannis as legit
top twelve picks. It's dropped the likes Bird, Barkley, Duncan, Rodman and
Anthony Davis. Earl has one of the premier big men and a nice player to
build around. 35. Julius Erving it looks like earl is using him as SF which
means you probably used one of his ABA years. I prefer his 76ers years
and as a SG. It's a shame America missed his rookie 71-72. Julius earned
his nick as Dr. J that season. Wow what an entertaining player he must have
been and he played in arenas barely quarter to half full. For $52M you must
be using either 73-74/74-75/75-76 and they're all very good.
62. Chauncey Billups great ast% very efficient and 80D. Plenty to like
but that 41.8 fg% is a problem. Deadly long range shooter that really juices
his efg%.
83. Jonas Valanciunas big time rebounder and scorer and next to Rudy it
doesn't matter that he can't play defense. Still there will be games they'll need
to rush him to the burn center for trauma relief. There must be something in
this engine that craves assists. With pick 110. Mark Price you've covered that
base to go with Chauncey. His 52.6 fg% is the antidote for Chauncey's poor
2pt%# shooting. Smart and efficient player. Sixth Rd. I really like LARRY
SANDERS to back up Rudy. Perfect combo. With Marquese Chriss your
bringing some relief for your overburdened Centers. A good pick but wish he
had a bit more usage to match Valanciunas. Overall a smart draft and this team
will be dangerous. Not sure if it can get past second round. Then again I've
been wrong before. Don't take a Loopy Eval Writer too seriously!
$/Min: A wad of cash to play with around $8M I reckon. Need 3400 -3500 which is
quite a few but earl should find great value. don'tburnearl is a smart owner and with
so much of a roster to yet to build this team may go deep after all.

15. tarheel1991
A.D. is dominant big and a great start. It's a coin toss between preceding pick Gobert.
Davis brings 30 U% so tarheel can afford the low 14.6 U% that 34. Jason Kidd brings.
Everything else about Kidd is sterling. There are only two or three better Court Generals
in the league. Paired with Davis tarheel has the two most important positions on the
court covered. The 92-93 year of 63. Larry Nance is extraordinary. Eleven years into
his career Larry plays what is arguably his best. 92D, extremely efficient, 19 U%
@ 54.9 efg%, SF 99% with a 25.8 creb. A superb effort when most players are struggling
just to hang on.
82. Bradley Beal is also a nice hi 28.4 U% pairing with Kidd. He launches 596 3PA @ 35%
which is plenty of volume but 35% is a bit low. Then again Kidd shoots his @ 42% so together
the % is more than acceptable. Every team needs a Twenty-Twenty One enter 111. Enes Kanter
and 45.6 creb & 60.5 efg% is just what you need next to A.D. D33 is concerning but with
100D protecting the rim tarheel should be o.k. Sixth Rd. Ray Allen gives tarheel dual hi U%
sharpshooters in the backcourt. The Beal/Allen tandem is scary. Al Horford is the cherry on
top of the thing cherries go on top of. He's a nice back up for A.D. which is where I'd put him
or he can also play PF/SF depending on what years are used. I almost bet the house you'll
see this team deep into the playoffs. I'm interested to see if Kanter will hold up against the
other elite teams.
$/Min: Not much cash left $2-3M but only needs a little over 1000 mins. Well done! Your on
top of the curve and primed for a great season.

16. jackedjamie
How does Larry Legend drop this low? Are the first fifteen owners racist against hicks?
Take your pick of exemplary SF 84-85 (90D), 85-86 (19.5 DReb%, 19.1 ast%) or probably
my favorite 87-88 (D64?) or heck throw in 86-87 for good measure. I've only played one
season in Savage 5 years/5 teams season and Larry is a Monster in that iteration. From
1984 thru 1988 Larry was the best player on planet earth. His Boston Celtics of that era
changed the face of sports on Cable TV and revolutionized the NBA. Everybody in the NBA
got a pay raise and everybody paid more for their Cable TV. Bill Walton 33. is fragile. His
1976-77 season gave everybody who was lucky enough to see him play a glimpse of how
utterly amazing and superlative post play. Remember in the mid Seventies the broadcast
networks (only 3 of them CBS mostly BS had the rights) actually broadcast playoff games
at 11:30 p.m. tape delayed. Nobody realized how good Walton and the Blazers were until
seeing them primetime in the Finals against 76ers. With the 64. Michael Porter jackedjamie
gets back into his time machine and returns to (you guessed it) Twenty-Twenty One. Every
team gotta have one player from this bubble year. This is a solid pick but puzzling because
you're getting almost a Bird clone without the high ast%. McAdoo is still on the board or even
John Collins. Walton is only good for 28mpg and needs quality help in the post. Porter has that
dazzling 64.6 efg% and maybe it's just too much to let pass in the 3rd Rd. Does this mean Bird
plays PF? He can do it but in the $52M you need to maximze and exploit your stats. I don't
think Bird is as good battling the bigs. He needs to be on the wings especially against some
of the weaker SF players his game stats will be eye popping. 81. Terry Porter is a great pick
and will handle the Point. Nothing to criticize here! Again 112. Bobby Portis and on offense he'll
team nicely with M. Porter but both are only avg 50D players and it may curtail any playoff hopes.
Besides I think jackedjamie is suffering from wingmanitis. Good players but a bit too small for $52M.
Sixth Rd. addresses SG with Gerald Wallace who is a great selection especially this late. Teamed
with De'Anthony Melton yay another 20-21 bubble player and you're all set. Some great talent BUT
Bill needs more help in the paint. Not sure if there is enough FA talent to make up the difference.
$/min: Good news for jackedjamie has plenty of cash to spend. $9-10M and about 3000 - 4000 mins
needed. That's a great ratio and should get him the cream of FA big man crop left over. HOWEVER
there is a reason they weren't drafted. I'll be up past midnight watching the tape delayed broadcast to
watch the playoffs. Maybe this will be one? The FA Bigs will tell the story.

17. midge
Tough choice at this spot. DeAndre Jordan brings that 13.6 U% & 71.1 EFG% (YOWZAH), great
90D (almost a $52M must here) and incredible creb 46.2. midge is in the enviable position of getting
to load up on Hi Usage Monsters with the upcoming picks. With pick 32. Hakeem Olajuwon he does
address the usage problem. The Dream brings 28.8 U% 52.5 efg%. D100 and efficiency is still good.
He often slides in the draft because the Usage / efg% isn't quite up to the $52M par. The question
becomes is he worth that $10.3M price tag? With 65. the fast rising young stud John Collins does
a great job matching his talents with this team. Midge has hit the right note mixing the ultra
low U% bass of DeAndre with the hi U% saprano of John C. A Night at the Opera.
In the Fourth Round midge jumps into the wayback machine as selects the new and improved
80. Oscar Robertson. I love players who shoot 777 FT @ 81.1%. It'll be interesting to see how many
he shoots in the $52M. Big price tag $10.3 but he'll play almost the entire game. I love the mystic that
The Big O brings to this league. Are these adv% stats good enough to get deep into playoffs? With
Fifth Rd. Midge returns from Back To The Future to Back To The Present and gets a hi U% monster
113. Khris Middleton WOW 26.4 U% / 57.5 efg% 398 3PA @ 41.7%. These modern day players can
REALLY shoot! Looks like he 'll handle SF but that D42 is a bit of a concern. He a decent passer and
will probably outscore any of his opponents so defense is acceptable as long as you score more points
than the guy you're guarding. That's what counts. No objections with Sixth Rd. Danny Green is super
efficient on offense a great outside the arc shooter w/ D84. Will do a fine job running with The Big O!
Jameer Nelson is very solid PG back up and should play alongside Oscar with great results.
$/Min: Anytime you draft two $10M+ players there will always be a challenge to fill out the roster with
high quality subs needed win a title in the elite $52M league. midge needs about $5 - 6M and about
2,500 - 3000 minutes. midge is a savvy owner and very funny so he should pull this off and challenge
for a deep playoff run. Besides there is a bit of a villain skulking around here. More of a Belichick kind
of villainy than lets say a more fiendish Penguin. I love Burgess Meredith in that role. What's my point?
Ahh I really don't have one....My mind was warped at a young age watching campy Batman TV.

18. riftonapple
Rodman is traditionally a tough player to build around. I guess it's the low 11.1 U% but he's pound for
pound the greatest rebounder of all time. Like midge who preceding with Andre riftonapple is in the
enviable position of drafting hi U% the next few rounds. 31. Kevin McHale fills the hi 24.1 U% / 60.4 efg%
bill. He hardly rebounds. Looks like your playing him at Center (D90) and that may neutralize his
effectiveness. 66. Bobby McAdoo is another great pick 25.1 U% / 55.4 efg% plus like McHale very efficient.
He's traditionally a Center and WifS is very generous giving him a D73. Either PF/C combo you want to use
should work. I had Rodman in a progressive and never made it work to my satisfaction. Rodman is a very
non traditional player and maybe the engine is more conservative? You've done a nice job so far covering
for Dennis and his major usage flaw. Gary Payton at 79. is another smart choice. You couldn't pass on him
with fourth Round pick and I wouldn't either. The 95-96 Glove is very good he shoots too many 3PA for
my liking because that 32.8% is way too low. The $52M league is elite players and full of smart owners.
It's these little flaws that may cost you a playoff spot or a first round exit. Again I love any D100 and Gary
brings the big time swagger needed. Personally I prefer 99-00 GP (520 3PA / 34%) not great but more volume.
That season has a Dwyane Wade vibe to it and I've seen it used with great results in these leagues. You
traded up to 101. Kyle Lowry and he compliments GP nicely. Movin' on up and Movin' on down. Sixth round
everybody needs a Twenty - Twenty One and Bogdan Bogdanovic is the modern day man! Any perimeter
shooter (59% Perimeter) who can shoot at a 60.2 eFG% clip is dangerous and a great addition to any team.
He'll mirror Lowry and compliment Payton nicely! We'll see how Kristaps Porzingis works out. His stats look
good but there's something about him that says he's not playoff caliber. Doing these evals are time consuming
and I'm goofy enough to begin with so I may be off the mark with K.P. and might be wrong counting this team out.
$/Min: Rodman, McHale & McAdoo all $9M+ totals nearly $28M for the trio. Good value but expensive! Around
$3M to spend and need almost 2000 mins. That's gonna make filling out the team with high quality subs tough.
In a league full of elite players and smart owners may mean this team comes up short of playoffs.

LXXIV $52M Commentary

Pos.	Owner Selection	Year $ / Min
	mptrey
19.	John Stockton	94-95 7,704,491 / 2867
30.	Karl AnthonyTowns	17-18 8,503,340 / 2918
67.	Elton Brand	06-07 8,867,478 / 3073
78.	Christian Wood	19-20 4,434,003 / 1647
115.	Andrei Kirilenko	05-06 6,859,231 / 2606
126a.	Otto Porter	17-18 6,031,007 / 2432
126b.	Emeka Okafor	06-07 6,031,556 / 2330
	Total	48,431,106 / 17873
	M6speed
20.	Charles Barkley	87-88 10,050,219 / 3170
29.	Ben Wallace	02-03 7,480,192 / 2876
68.	Manu Ginobili	07-08 6,313,517 / 2299
77.	Victor Oladipo	17-18 6,849,144 / 2552
116.	Willis Reed	69-70 8,614,592 / 3089
125a.	Jerry West	70-71 7,376,593 / 2845
125b.	Chris Andersen	08-09 3,502,723 / 1460
	Total	50,186,980 / 18291
	samuelyork93
21.	James Harden	18-19 9,037,977 / 2867
28.	Kawhi Leonard	15-16 7,017,333 / 2380
69.	Horace Grant	91-92 7,899,800 / 2859
76.	Jerry Lucas	63-64 9,129,205 / 3355
117.	Mitchell Robinson	19-20 4,709,679 / 1755
124a.	Thaddeus Young	20-21 4,503,038 / 1882
124b.	Javale McGee	19-20 3,115,149 / 1306
	Total	45,412,181 / 16404
	hoopsdude
22.	Kevin Garnett	02-03 10,089,965 / 3321
27.	Tim Duncan	97-98 9,400,843 / 3204
70.	Mikal Bridges	20-21 6,606,252 / 2675
75.	Paul Pierce	10-11 7,057,711 / 2774
118.	Charlie Ward	97-98 4,961,764 / 2317
123a.	Larry Nance Jr.	17-18 3,325,030 / 1421
123b.	Delon Wright	20-21 4,538,456 / 1991
	Total	45,980,021 / 17703
	vancem
23.	Moses Malone	78-79 10,593,514 / 3390
26.	Magic Johnson	86-87 8,199,058 / 2904
71.	Joel Embiid	20-21 5,622,945 / 1806
74.	Robert Parish	80-81 6,572,096 / 2298
119.	Nicolas Batum	11-12 5,058,669 / 2226
122a.	Andre Iguodala	11-12 6,318,041 / 2745
122b.	Bo Outlaw	97-98 6,896,569 / 2953
	Total	49,260,892 / 18322
	copernicus
24.	Clint Capela	20-21 6,306,151 / 2162
25.	Hassan Whiteside	15-16 6,425,415 / 2125
72.	Eric Bledsoe	18-19 5,580,291 / 2272
73.	Pascal Siakam	18-19 6,426,620 / 2548
120.	Domantas Sabonis	20-21 6,605,557 / 2541
121a.	Clyde Drexler	94-95 7,115,500 / 2728
122b.	Robert Williams	20-21 3,066,841 / 1122
	Total	41,526,375 / 15498

$52M Team by Team Commentary
19. - 24.

19. mptrey
When all of the high quality Bigs are off the board what do you do? Simple pick the best
PG on the board. John Stockton and that sick 42.9 ast% covers most of your needed dimes.
Master of the flop earns him D80 and 60.7 eFG% highlight Mr. Short Shorts. If only he were
a little more selfish and had a higher Usage%. Steve Nash pulled it off and still had amazing
high ast%. I guess when you're feeding The Mailman for a living you gotta sacrifice and it
worked well.
Well 30. Karl-Anthony Towns is no Mail Man and his 59.6 eFG% is outstanding with 23 U%.
I'm not a K-AT fan and would've went in a different direction here. McHale, Walton or even
Drummond would have worked as well. Or if you're a State Farm fanatic what would a
$52M Stockton / Kidd duo accomplish? At .67 Elton Brand is a perfect match with Stockton.
His 27.9 U% / 52.7 eFG% that should only improve with Stockton dealing him better looks.
I'll check to see if Elton tops 55% for season. An awesome SF year D95, goes to the line
(568 FTA / 77.5%) and very efficient. A perfect $52M player. Then 78. Christian Wood who
seems to be climbing bit by bit with every passing draft. John Collins and him are practically
modern day clones. Plenty to like with his adv% stats. Wonder if Stockton will push that
62 eFG% any higher? Maybe 65 eFG%? crazy good %! mptrey chose a cheaper $4M version
of 115. Andrei Kirilenko which is good. His more expensive years show him as 5 tool player
who is a shut down 100 D and his other stats are a bit too low somehow he still works in this
league as a high minute player. Not complaining with mptrey choice. AK47 is still a hut down
SG defender which will prove very valuable. Sixth Round Otto Porter fits alongside Stockton
in the backcourt. Highly efficient game and especially beyond the arc. Good 6th Rd. value.
Maybe Stockton will bring his 58.1 eFG% to the 60 eFG% range. This team will match up
well against teams loaded with hi DReb% teams because they won't miss much. It was a
nice move getting Emeka Okafor so late in the draft. His D71 will help with K-AT lack of
defense. Still he's a 6th Rd. pick and Emeka will be carrying around plenty of 1st & 2nd Rd.
talent on his back. Can he hold up? Again I'm just not a Karl-Anthony fan and that may
be this teams short fall. This team should shoot very well and that's an important part of
engine success.
$/Min: Using a cheaper Kirilenko has thrown off my calculations. mptrey has drafted wisely
as far as $/Min and should have plenty of cash left to fill out his roster with high quality players.
Since I see he's in my division personally I hope he fails miserably!

20. M6speed
Oh how the mighty have fallen or at least a little bit. With the influx of players from 18 - 21
many of the mid first stalwarts have dropped. M6speed can work this to his great advantage
due to the quick turn into the 2nd Rd. I don't mind spending $10M on first Round pick. So many
things to like about 87-88! Position flexibility, 26.7 U% / 60.4%! (this is late 80's when many hi
usage players were struggling at 45 - 50%). Looks like M6speed is using him at SF which is very
smart! D56 is a small price to pay for the swagger Sir Charles brings game in and game out. 29.
Big Ben gains you rim protector and Board Lord. He drops because of low U% syndrome. Superb
value early in Second Rd. Then you wait and wait (can we GO ON THE CLOCK already!?!) but
patience is a virtue and M6speed used his time to prepare wisely. 68. Manu Ginobili the galloping
gaucho arrives with the jingle jangle of his shiny spurs glistening! I'd take that 07-08 year and
start him at PG. You won't regret it. Scrumpdiddleyumpcious year in every phase of adv%.
Git along little doggies keep them wagons rolling. Quiquiriqui!
Quick turn and 77. Victor Oladipo and his great 90D. A solid year from him but not confident this
was your best option. W/ Manu playing PG your still shy of ast% needed. Great picks still on
the board which would have consolidated backcourt...Bledsoe, Payton, Oscar, Terry Porter, Lowry,
Conley all of them bring very good ast% which is needed. Getting West in Sixth brings some relief.
More about him later. Big drawback to Oladipo is 30.1 U% / 53.7 eFG%. A little too low in $52M
and he's taking some valuable looks from Barkley. 116. Willis Reed another new and improved
with 100D! That's the way I like it uh huh! Great fit with this team. Low post scoring threat which
this team badly needed and solid steady stud along side Ben. Sixth Rd. and back to the greatest
grad from West Virginia. Almost heaven Mountain Mama! You used his most productive year for
$52M league. Fills out the backcourt and brings 24.3 ast% which is much needed.
(631 FTA @ 83.2% WOW) Old timers really knew the value of a well timed hack. Make em pay.
Still Oladipo forced this pick and with my genius 20/20 hindsight it may have cost you some much
needed wins. Since you're in my division it may work out in the end since I don't think my team is
up to par. In any case BL to you. With Chris Anderson to finish off. I'm o.k. with him but I think
he's best used as SF and he's not a Barkley sub so flip him and his tremendous D to
Center behind Wallace. Is that the plan? No problem he'll get the job done there as well.
$/Min: Reed and West are minutes eaters and good $/M value. Looks like about $2M cash
left and and 1500 minutes needed. Oh that's a tough fill! Coming in with too few minutes will
lead to fatigue issues which may cost you the playoffs coming down the stretch.

21. samuelyork93
James Harden is such a lonely figure. Search Usg% min 40 / salary min $9M and he's the
only name. One is the loneliest number that you'll ever know. A ton of usage with a player
that isn't very efficient at least by $52M standards. Those raw numbers are just too good to
pass on. Will we ever see James fall into the Second Round? 1028 3PA @ 36.8%, 858 FTA
@ 87.9%, 25.2 ast% for somebody who pounds the ball so much he can lull defenders into
slumber and take advantage of their lethargy. 54.1 eFG% seems too low but 1909 FGA he
makes up by volume. Putting myself in york's shoes with the Second Round pick I'd go
low usage Board Lord D100 which coincidently a young man known as Big Ben is available.
Samuel ain't walking in my shoes and double downs the Usg%. 28. Kawhi Leonard and
samuelyork93 sets team building logic directly on its head. However a backcourt of Harden
and Leonard is tantalizing. This duo may be one of the most clever of the draft. Kwahi D100
extremely efficient a perfect antidote for Harden.He's one of the absolute gems of the draft
and getting him here is a steal. Whoa Nellie, Whoa Nellie this team is gonna play some
basketball. So far I'm intrigued 69. Horace Grant good pick. Efficiency is top priority and
Horace Grant is top shelf in that regard. All those years playing with MJ paid off. Don't
turn the ball over and limit your opponents shots. Horace learned how to play the game.
Smooth low Usg% (15.5) / hi eFG% (57.8) / D78 / intense dogmatic OReb% (13.5) which
will be very useful because Harden will clang a few too many. So far I'm buying this stock
cause it seems it's ready to soar. 76. Jerry Lucas and it looks like efficiency is the name of
the game. All them Harden TOs are starting to get into samuel's head. D80 is acceptable
for $52M. Don't need much Usg% (16) & good efg% (54). Probably the best option available
left on the board. When you pass on a Second Round Board Lord you have to pay the price
in later rounds. Lucas has a decent 36 creb. Still buying this team. 117. Mitchell Robinson
who never misses a dunk 74.2 eFG% is worth another Whoa Nellie! Wish he had a better
creb but like Grant and Lucas he's rabid dog on offensive glass. I repeat Harden has plenty
of shots skip off the rim. Good strategy so far. Sixth Round and Thaddeus Young is great
backcourt sub who'll cover the needed minutes when Leonard is resting. Javale McGee is
solid pick and $52M sixth round staple. Any extreme pick like Rodman or Harden makes
building a championship team a bigger challenge in this league. Samuelyork has made
some bold picks in Rounds one and two and then surrounded them with very good role
players. samuelyork has done his job and now we'll see how engine treats this team.
$/Min: teams is pretty good shape needs about 3500 minutes with about $7M to spend.
Not much play room but high quality / lo usg% players are easier to find.? fatigue may
be an issue. Might be a dangerous playoff team.

22. hoopsdude
"So the last will be first, and the first will be last"
Matthew 20:16
So following biblical turn logic third from last will be third from first. Logic has never been one of
my strong points. I guess what i'm trying to say is next six picks from last three teams are all pretty
much interchangeable or not. At this point it's obvious I don't know what I'm saying. Maybe just stay
away from quoting Bible verses in team evals is best.
At this point in the draft hoopsdude has a number of great options and you're only four picks away
from another pick. So why not take The Big Ticket Kevin Garnett. He gives you D80, tremendous
efficiency and lo fl/48, 25.6 Usg% / 53 eFG% and 27.9 DReb%. and then five picks later............
27. Timmy Duncan brings the D90 and together with K.G. your interior Defense is set! Both are
very similar players and make a great pairing together. 28.4 Usg% / 54.7 eFG%, 25.8 DReb%,
very efficient and can pass 13.3 ast%. At this point 70. Mikal Bridges leaves me in further
confusion. Yeah I can dig 64.3 eFG% very impressive. 14.9 Usg% is too low for me. Super
efficient and Twenty - Twenty One beyond the Arc Sharp Shooter 359 3PA @ 42.6%. Decent
defender but Mikal seems like a bit of a reach. I'm a traditional team builder and right here I'm
taking the best PG on the board. There are plenty of great ones left and I'm grabbing one. Can
get quality SG/SF later. And then five picks later.....75. Paul Pierce um he's a nice player BUT
way too early. i don't believe he's even been drafted in past two drafts. Maybe 6th Rd,? I don't
like this pick or year 98-99 for Pierce. It's about average for $52M league and so much better
talent left on board. It's always useful to go back in forum and study past two drafts. It'll give
you a good road map as to where other owners have traveled and how they reached their
team building destination. 118. Charlie Ward and I'm beginning to see the method to hoopsdude
madness. C. Ward is ODL minutes per $ value king and he performs same role here except
without the salary urgency. A great pick and fits the K.G. / Timmy awesome front court.
Sixth Round Larry Nance Jr. who is decent player and worthy of 6th Rd. except I don't see how
he fits as a sub for K.G./Timmy. They're both hi Usg% and Jr. is lo 15.5 Usg%. You gain a decent
14.8 ast% but in return average D51. Maybe I'm looking through a dark glass but I'm having trouble
seeing this team compete in very competitive $52M. Finally Delon Wright and Twenty - Twenty One
every team gotta have one or two. Good player and will fill in great behind Ward. I'm good with PGs
just can't get past the Pierce pick. It may drop your team into second division.
$/Min: Plenty of cash left around $7M only need about 2500 mins. Great $/Min ratio. Maybe drop
Pierce to that very good low minute year he has and upgrade the team with Free Agents. There
are some good players left undrafted. This team is in my division so have to be careful with my
criticism. instant karma is gonna get me. gonna knock me right on the head.

23. vancem
2 to go. 2 to go. Do not insert Bible verse here!
Even though a burning bush reference would be appropriate I will refrain. Will Moses Malone take
them to the $52M promised land? I've always liked the 78-79 year for Moses. 44.3 creb D80 you
get a dominant post player with 23.4 Usg% / 54.7 eFG%. Malone was another mid first Rd. pick who
has fallen when modern players have been added to database. Not sure why because I think his
stats hold up against many of those players. Maybe if vancem takes the title his draft stock may rise.
26. Magic Johnson is another legit first rounder who has fallen from grace into second round. Just
like Malone the stats Magic bring are comparable to players of any dozen picks preceding picks.
Especially 35.8 ast%, decent D69 and 24.8 Usg% / 52.6 eFG%. 71. vancem goes insane Usg% with
Joel Embiid 35.3 which is an interesting pick but you can pair him with the rabid dog rebounder Moses.
Joel is not afraid to launch a three or mid range two. I think the two compliment each other pretty well.
So what do you do when your pick comes around again in three spots later. Well go Big again this time
you add a Chief 74. Robert Parish the D91 rim protector. The 27.1 Usg% / 54.5 efg% that only plays
100% Center. So now the plan is brought in focus. Use Parish & Embiid at Center and that rabid dog
OReb machine Moses to handle PF duties. Plus Magic dishing out dimes by the bushel. Embiid may
earn the 6th Man Award if he can raise that eFG% to 55 or 56%. Parish shooting will improve as well.
I've got to believe it's getting better! 119. Nicolas Batum takes over SF duties as a low 11.8 Usg%
player who shoots some threes 310 3PA @ 40.1%, very efficient and play some D67. main thing for
Nicolas is to stay out of the way and don't make any mistakes because he doesn't foul or TO the ball.
Sixth Rd. Andre Iguodala is selected to do exactly what Batum is paid to do. D70 Iggy doesn't foul and
won't turn the ball over. Decent passer with 60.5 eFG% to boot. Bo Outlaw is ditto Batum and Iggy.
It was a simple plan and turned out to be well executed. vancem will most likely win his division and
get coveted first Round bye. From there its gather the livestock, camels, dry goods and whatever booty
you can haul out of Egypt and into the long awaited Promised Land!
$/Min: With all these low Usg players vancem should be in good shape filling out the rest of his roster.
This team is well built and loaded. It's always a good idea to leave yourself enough cash to have
enough flexibility to maximize FA value. Good Job!

24. copernicus
"If you're not first, you're last"
Vince Lombardi
With the last pick of the $52M Draft LXXIV Copernicus select Twenty - Twenty One (of course) (every team
has gotta have one) Clint Capela. Modern day Board Lord 48.5 creb, 19.9 Usg% / 59.4 eFG% and very
efficient. D68 isn't elite but other stats make up for any defensive deficiencies. 25. Hassan Whiteside well
if you have back to back picks might as well load up on Board Lords 42.8 creb, 20.7 Usg% / 60.5 eFG%,
D100 and ladies and gentlemen we have a rim protector! Not quite as efficient as Capela but more than
adequate to dominate $52M. 72. Eric Bledsoe copernicus gets much needed PG 22.9 Usg% / 54.8 eFG%,
D90 and 21.1 ast%. If he had a high 20s or low 30s ast% he'd be easy first rounder. The 377 3PA @ 32.9%
is too low but he's not paid to shoot treys so that stat can be addressed later. With Bigs & PG covered next
on the agenda is first class SF Pick 73. Pascal Siakam 20.8 Usg% / 59.1 eFG%, efficient D70 is adequate.
When in doubt draft Twenty - Twenty One (ETGHO) 120. Damontas Sabonis who is a Big that dishes dimes
from the post 20.8 ast%, shoots 24.1 Usg% / 56.4 eFG%, and decent 26.5 Dreb%. When you draft Sabonis
you have one strategy in mind. Score more points (by the bushel) than the other team. Because D37 means
other team will score a couple bushels themselves. Hassan will be asked to do double duty when these two
are on the court. Sixth Round and it seems this guy gets lost in the Covid shuffle or something Clyde Drexler
is a great pairing with Bledsoe. That 94-95 year is one of his best especially 408 3PA @ 36%. Clyde isn't
known for his shooting outside the arc earlier in his career so he shows a new dimension in his game.
36% is a bit too low but volume and the rest of his game is worth the pick. You can always find a few minutes
for Twenty - Twenty One (every team gotta have one or two or three) Robert Williams. He dunks at
a 72.1 eFG% clip. dang! D88 he'll give Hassan a breather then go sit back down and practice dunking for
a bit. Another very well built team and probably battle to win division and coveted first round bye.
A title contender but may be a bit shy of Title. Sometimes luck and match ups are the unknown variables.
So maybe.... I repeat a contender.
$/Min: Not one player in first five picks exceeded $7M. They all vary from $5.8M to $6.6M. 6th Rd. pick
Drexler is most expensive $7M. It proves you can build a great team without a $9M to $12M player. This
may be the key to the closer to 24. strategy. High value player with lower salary. With the lower salary
you get players with lower minutes. However plenty of FA talent available to finish building a title contender.
That said I'm not against those $9M - $12M players. There is more than one way to build a Title winner.
What is required is to make every pick count and select players that create a good balance of these adv%
stats. Even with $52M to spend your team will have flaws. You can't be great in every category.
GOOD LUCK AND THE END

fun so far!

I am struggling with which year Payton to use.

When did I become a villain?

Posted by Midge on 1/9/2022 7:41:00 PM (view original):
When did I become a villain?

An exhaustive review of your WIS posts over the last three years reveals you as diabolical ( albeit usually humorous )