East Cross Era Duos - R2 - parsnips33 vs MadNess*

[durantbird]

Here is a quick list of what you need in your writeup.

1. Specific years for each player on your team
2. Rotations and minutes for each player
3. Reasoning as to why your team will win and/or why people should vote for you.

Do not vote in this thread until both managers have submitted their writeups.

If writeups aren't posted within 24 hours, we will vote solely based on the players they have drafted (and any rotations they have posted on their roster page).

**First to 3 votes wins the championship**

[MadNESS]

PG: Penny Hardaway (24) | Jason Williams (24) | Joe Dumars
SG: Joe Dumars (32) | Penny Hardaway (16) | Paul Pierce
SF: Paul Pierce (30) | Matisse Thybulle (13) | Joe Dumars (5)
PF: Larry Bird (41) | Paul Pierce (7) | Matisse Thybulle
Cc: Moses Malone (38) | Aron Baynes (10) | Larry Bird

Total: 88.0 | 88.0

85’-86’ Larry Bird - 19.6 FGA
MVP | All NBA 1 | All Star | Champion | FMVP

09’-10’ Paul Pierce - 12.2 FGA
All Star | 41% 3’s

82’-83’ Moses Malone - 16.7 FGA
MVP | All NBA D 1 | All NBA 1 | All Star | Champion

20’-21’ Matisse Thybulle - 3.7 FGA
All NBA D 2 | 3 & D Wing

95’-96’ Penny Hardaway - 14.8 FGA
MVP (3) | All NBA 1 | All Star

09’-10’ Jason Williams - 5.2 FGA
Creator | 38% 3’s | Back Up PG on 59 win team

96’-97’ Joe Dumars - 11.1 FGA
All Star | DPOY (6) | 43% 3’s

15’-16’ Aron Baynes - 4.7 FGA
Enforcer | 17.8 PER

Write up:

Good luck Paranips

Our team consists of two MVP’s, multiple Asll stars, crazy talent, defense and shooting, yet they all fit together really well. We start up front with the best front court in this draft with Larry Bird and Moses Malone. Two polarizing figures who will work together perfectly. No team has defensive capabilities to guard them. Next we have our All NBA 1 dynamic guard in Penny who can play both the 1 and 2 effectively, score on anyone, and distribute while making plays and knows to play with stars. Followed by Paul Pierce as a fourth option which is just nasty. Dumars rounds out the starting 4 with the defensive mindset and more 3 point shooting. Penny with 3 dynamic wings who can shoot, defend and play together with Moses up front. Bench is loaded with different types of talent, Jason Williams is a killer, Thybulle will shut someone down, and Baynes bringa energy and toughness plus 6 hard fouls.

Vs Parsnips

He has know answer for Penny.
Chuck and Larry are an mis match for both teams so know clear advantage.
Giannis is going to have to work full time on defensive against Moses and won’t be able to comb the paint for flashers or doubles.
Dumars would love chasing around Ray all game. He actually thrived at that type of defensive assignment.
Pierce will have a good series.
George Hill as a full time starter will not cut it in these games.

Moses and Bird as just better up front as fit and basketball wise a better pair. Giannis and Barkley is clunky together.

Penny goes bananas. Ness advances

Vote NESS

[durantbird]

20-21 Giannis Antetokounmpo - 18.0 FGA
00-01 Ray Allen - 16.0 FGA
89-90 Charles Barkley - 14.9 FGA
11-12 Andre Iguodala - 10.2 FGA
02-03 Brad Miller - 9.1 FGA
15-16 George Hill - 10.0 FGA
12-13 Shane Battier - 5.0 FGA
05-06 Jason Kapono - 3.5 FGA

Total: 86.7/88.0

George Hill (36) / Andre Iguodala (12)
Ray Allen (38) / Andre Iguodala (10)
Shane Battier (28) / Andre Iguodala (12) / Jason Kapono (8)
Charles Barkley (38) / Giannis Antetopkounmpo (10)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (28) / Brad Miller (20)

[Larry_Russell]

No writeup vote ness

[durantbird]

This is an interesting try by parsnips to build a Giannis-Barkley team, but I like MadNess team quite a lot and with no writeup,

Vote MadNEss

[Fadeaway_J]

This would have needed not only a writeup from parsnips, but an extremely convincing one to get me to vote the other way.

Vote: MadNESS

[durantbird]

MadNess advances

[parsnips33]

Sorry guys, was off the grid this weekend, although I'm sure I would've gotten creamed regardless

Great drafting Ness