How many games does this team win in the west?

birdzilla113 · Post #1 » by **birdzilla113** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 3:41 am

Darren Collison/Jeryd Bayless
Russell Westbrook/Oj Mayo
James Harden/Chase Budinger
Kevin Love/Ryan Anderson
Brook Lopez/Taj Gibson

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Winsome Gerbil · Post #2 » by **Winsome Gerbil** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 3:45 am

First post, and you ask how a team with 3 of the Top 10 players in the league would do?

Joao Saraiva · Post #3 » by **Joao Saraiva** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 4:27 am

They'll win arround 60 games.

Westbrook and Kevin Love is an ideal combo. You throw Harden out there and it is lethal.

They might have some trouble guarding big SFs or SGs, but they'll score enough to win a lot of those games.

Budinger and Mayo are not players I like too much, but at certain times they'll be great off the bench if they have to hot hand, they'll provide great spacing.

HornetJail · Post #4 » by **HornetJail** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 5:13 am

Replace Kevin Love and Brook Lopez for Al Jefferson and Dirk and I swear I've built this team on 2k before :lol:

They probably come really damn close to winning the West. They are pretty bad defensively, but really, really lethal offensively, with three guys that could light you up for 35 or 40 on any given night.

CaliBullsFan · Post #5 » by **CaliBullsFan** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 5:42 pm

If Love and Lopez are actually healthy then about 57-60 games

Swagalicious · Post #6 » by **Swagalicious** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:44 pm

CaliBullsFan wrote:If Love and Lopez are actually healthy then about 57-60 games

This. Health matters. They win 62-64 games at best and 55 would be their floor.

That team is deeply flawed on defense, though. You'd have to play Taj legit 6th man minutes and also get a smart defensive coach. Collison is solid on that end and I guess with the right coach you could drill some sense into Westbrook so that he channels his energy the right way on defense.

They'll definitely have the best offense in the league. Assuming good coaching, their defense could be Top 5-10. Lopez is a good shot-blocker and has made strides defensively. With the right schemes you could make good use of him on that end.