Four-man core vol. 2: Discussion Thread

[Dr Positivity]

I thought about the Mavs core cause I knew you could get a great slashing wild card in Round 3 easier than a shooter, but the Raptors are a bit more matchup friendly. Having Mikal helps though.

[Dr Positivity]

Need votes in the other thread

[Snakebites]

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I considered taking Harden/CP in the first or second round but I didn't find it to be a particularly easy group to add to in this pool without compromising fit.

Hmm. When flaco said "lets try something different" I guess I assumed he'd pick a different core than what he did in the last game.

[Colbinii]

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I considered taking Harden/CP in the first or second round but I didn't find it to be a particularly easy group to add to in this pool without compromising fit.

Hmm. When flaco said "lets try something different" I guess I assumed he'd pick a different core than what he did in the last game.

I thought the same thing.

Let's try something different

5-out spacing with tons of wings isn't very different

I actually think the other Warrior available would have made for an interesting case with the Boston Core, giving them more playmaking and rim protection.

[Snakebites]

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I considered taking Harden/CP in the first or second round but I didn't find it to be a particularly easy group to add to in this pool without compromising fit.

Hmm. When flaco said "lets try something different" I guess I assumed he'd pick a different core than what he did in the last game.

I thought the same thing.

Let's try something different

5-out spacing with tons of wings isn't very different

I actually think the other Warrior available would have made for an interesting case with the Boston Core, giving them more playmaking and rim protection.

I do think Klay gives the offense more variety- none of Brown, Pierce, or Tatum are nearly as good off ball as he is.

He also took a moderate hit with Smart instead of White (the LR/Flaco war for Derrick White continues).

[parsnips33]

I truly have no idea who to pick now

[flaco]

I would have taken the Thunder core with Harden and a certain elite swing scorer. Would never touch the other guard from the Thunder. I hate his game. Missed out on Harden cause I was offline. Oh well. I guess the Celtics core is deeper with 4 starting-calibre players.

[parsnips33]

Is a player eligible for wild card if they were all-star/all NBA prior to 89-90 season or after the 22-23 season?

[Snakebites]

Is a player eligible for wild card if they were all-star/all NBA prior to 89-90 season or after the 22-23 season?

4. Your four wild cards can be from any team or season from 1989-90 to 2022-23. However, you may select only one wild card who ever earned all-NBA or all-star awards, and the highest career award must be second team all-NBA or lower. All-defensive / all-rookie selections do not count as All-NBA selections. The other three wild cards must have never earned all-NBA or all-star honors.

No. These wordings suggest that accolades before that time frame count.

[tmorgan]

Snakebites neutered the core I wanted to see added to, but I understand the reasoning. The Pistons championship core is utter poop without Billups.

(which is why it was such an awesome team to win a title with)

[parsnips33]

Snakebites neutered the core I wanted to see added to, but I understand the reasoning. The Pistons championship core is utter poop without Billups.

(which is why it was such an awesome team to win a title with)

Strongly considered adding these guys to Jimmy but couldn't pass up Joker

[Snakebites]

Snakebites neutered the core I wanted to see added to, but I understand the reasoning. The Pistons championship core is utter poop without Billups.

(which is why it was such an awesome team to win a title with)

I’ve played enough these to know that at the end of the day it’s hard to win without a bonafide number one option. I thought about running Ray Allen with that core but I wanted to keep things open.

Glad I grabbed Billups though.

[Fadeaway_J]

Snakebites neutered the core I wanted to see added to, but I understand the reasoning. The Pistons championship core is utter poop without Billups.

(which is why it was such an awesome team to win a title with)

Strongly considered adding these guys to Jimmy but couldn't pass up Joker

If I'd been further down the order, I had a pie-in-the-sky plan to take Jimmy and Mikal Bridges, then add that Pistons core. Wasn't very realistic (Jimmy wasn't lasting past the middle, and that 2022-23 season is a game-changer for Bridges), but it would have been interesting to see that group with a legit primary scorer who also fits their ethos to a T.

[Fadeaway_J]

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[Snakebites]

Snakebites neutered the core I wanted to see added to, but I understand the reasoning. The Pistons championship core is utter poop without Billups.

(which is why it was such an awesome team to win a title with)

Strongly considered adding these guys to Jimmy but couldn't pass up Joker

If I'd been further down the order, I had a pie-in-the-sky plan to take Jimmy and Mikal Bridges, then add that Pistons core. Wasn't very realistic (Jimmy wasn't lasting past the middle, and that 2022-23 season is a game-changer for Bridges), but it would have been interesting to see that group with a legit primary scorer who also fits their ethos to a T.

Yeah I ultimately wasn't confident I could get Bridges, the Pistons core, AND the elite all-star wing I'd need to make that pop.

There was too real a concern that Billups would be selected as a wild card, and in addition to that Jimmy was really the only wing I truly felt I could sell as a first option around that group. The closest I could get was Mikal with Ray Allen, and while I loved that fit too, it wasn't worth the risk of not getting the Pistons group AND losing out on other cores I might have been interested in.

I still considered it up until the last second though.

[Larry_Russell]

Seems like we are stuck at 9. Oh well. For transparency purposes, please someone run the lotto for me. I'll then create the draft thread.

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[Fadeaway_J]

Thought Colbinii would save his core for last since he was the only person left to pick one.

[Colbinii]

Thought Colbinii would save his core for last since he was the only person left to pick one.

I was deciding between this core and two others, one of which had a

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who will likely be picked in this draft.

Had I waited, someone could have taken a key piece of these cores.

But I don't think anyone was taking Ostertag or Hornacek.

[Snakebites]

Thought Colbinii would save his core for last since he was the only person left to pick one.

Yeah, you and LR weren't about to waste your All-Star spot on Hornacek and Stock/Malone were both unselectable.

[Snakebites]

Please quote me when Flaco is up.