Dwight Howard Draft - Semi - durantbird* vs Mr Ringer

[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. Once the writeups are posted, I will add a poll, and the team with the most votes after 24 hours will advance. EACH MANAGER SHOULD ALSO VOTE FOR THEIR OWN TEAM IN THE POLL - IF YOU FAIL TO DO THIS, YOU ARE SIMPLY GIVING AWAY A VOTE. If the votes are tied, we will decide the matchup via AI vote.

You are not required to state or explain your vote, but you are free to comment in the thread if you want to.

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).

[durantbird]

PG: James Harden 2015 - 18.1 - Houston
SG: Joe Dumars 1996 - 8.9 - Lost to Lakers
SF: Kevin Durant 2017 - 16.5 - Two teams finals
PF: Dirk Nowitzki 2011 - 16.2 - No college
C: Alonzo Mourning 1999 - 13.8 - Multiple stints

Bench: Derek Fisher 1998 - 4.6 - Lakers
Bench: James Posey 2008 - 5.6 - 7 franchises
Bench: Bo Outlaw 2000 - 4.1 - Orlando

Rotation:
PG: James Harden 38 / Derek Fisher 10
SG: Joe Dumars 32 / James Posey 12 / Derek Fisher 4
SF: Kevin Durant 33 / James Posey 15
PF: Dirk Nowitzki 38 / Bo Outlaw 5 / Kevin Durant 5
C: Alonzo Mourning 38 / Bo Outlaw 10

87.8/88

vs

Luka 30\Paul 18
Elie 28\Luka 10\Jones 10
Pippen 35\Jones 13
Wallace 30\Grant 18
Shaq 38\Wallace 10

Matchup:
- We were able to put together an incredibly potent team with three MVPs who happen to be three of the best shooters of all time in Harden-Durant-Dirk - with Mourning 99' being second in MVP votes, and Dumars-Mourning complementing our trio perfectly in a no weak-point starting five. Alongside them, we've built an extremely solid bench with three big versatile defenders and glue guys. Harden–Durant–Dirk forms one of the most unguardable offensive cores possible, our off-the-chart shooting ability is going to stretch any defense to the maximum.
- Defensive assignments: Dumars/Posey vs Luka, Harden vs Elie, Durant vs Pippen, Nowitzki vs Rasheed, Mourning vs Shaq.
- We match up well. Dumars even if older still was a reliable defender and got DPOY votes a year later, he's a good counter for Luka with good size (was one of MJ's best defenders). Posey/Fisher can also do credible job on him off the bench. Mourning is a great Shaq counter.
- I think our insane offensive trio of Harden-Durant-Dirk bring more punch than Luka-Shaq, alongside an MVP candidate in Zo and another All-Star level guy in Dumars. Our bench complements our team well with gritty and versatile identity.

[Mr Ringer]

Luka Doncic 21' - 20.5 Category 6
Mario Elie 95' - 6.0 Category 3
Scottie Pippen 91' - 14.1 Category 7
Rasheed Wallace 08' - 11.3 Category 5
Shaquille O'Neal 01' - 19.2 Category 2

Chris Paul 25' - 7.1 Category 8
James Jones 12' - 3.0 (2.9) Category 4
Horace Grant 02' - 6.8 Category 1

88/88

Luka 30\Paul 18
Elie 28\Luka 10\Jones 10
Pippen 35\Jones 13
Wallace 30\Grant 18
Shaq 38\Wallace 10

Defensive assignments: Elie ON Harden, Luka on Dumars, Scottie on KD, Sheed on Dirk, Shaq on Zo.
I know Luka is kind of a soft spot defensively but I built the best fit around him, everyone elite defenders who can cover everything around him, all DPOY candidates and historically well-known defenders who can cover and help Luka in a complete defensive system.

On offense I face the same liability in Harden and take advantage of it.
Elie is a spot up shooter who has to have his respect or he'll punish.
I have 2 of the most unstoppable forces offensively in Luka and Shaq, and they even make each other better with great fit between them.
Luka is unstoppable when building the offense and leading the play, and Shaq can't be contained inside, as proven against Zo as well.
Scottie and Sheed both elite creators and scorers who face match-ups that are simply not on their level.
If I only have Luka as a problem, I face three holes against me with the best tools to expose them.

My bench makes my team depper, smarter and more experienced to emphasize my pros and eliminate my cons almost completely.


Good luck DB

[durantbird]

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Voting is open. Team owners please vote for yourselves

[durantbird]

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