Derrick Rose Draft Semi - Fadeaway_J* vs durantbird

durantbird · Post #1 » by **durantbird** » Wed Oct 9, 2024 6:28 am

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. Please ensure you give a rationale for your vote; votes with no explanation will not be counted.

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 advances.**

Fadeaway_J wrote:

durantbird · Post #2 » by **durantbird** » Wed Oct 9, 2024 6:36 am

PG: Jrue Holiday 16' - 14.4 (Sixth Man)
SG: Anthony Edwards 24' - 19.7 (Wolves)
SF: Grant Hill 96' - 15.3 (Pistons)
PF: Dirk Nowitzki 11' - 16.2 (One Time MVP)
C: Tyson Chandler 12' - 5.7 (Knicks)

Bench: Alex Caruso 24' - 7.6 (Bulls)
Bench: Mike Miller 14' - 5.4 (Grizzlies)
Bench: Nate Thurmond 76' - 3.7 with multiplier (Cavs)

Rotation:
PG: Jrue Holiday 38 / Alex Caruso 10
SG: Anthony Edwards 32 / Alex Caruso 16
SF: Grant Hill 28 / Mike Miller 14 / Anthony Edwards 6
PF: Dirk Nowitzki 38 / Grant Hill 10
C: Tyson Chandler 38 / Nate Thurmond 10

88/88

Vs

C - Reed (38), Mahorn (10)
PF - Odom (36), Posey (8), Mahorn (4)
SF - Posey (24), Parker (14), Pippen (10)
SG - Bryant (40), Parker (8)
PG - Pippen (28), Porter (20)

Matchup:
- Defensive assignments: Holiday vs Bryant, Hill vs Pippen, Edwards vs Posey, Dirk vs Odom, Chandler vs Reed.
- We are very well equipped to guard Kobe, with Holiday as his main defender, Edwards giving him different looks and being able to double him up guarding Posey, Caruso off the bench and Chandler protecting the paint.
- His team is not well equipped to guard ours with no real good answer to Dirk. Reed going out to guard Dirk will leave him without rim protection, and Odom is only solid.
- Dirk Edwards Hill is a trio that complements each other particularly well. They are not worse if not better than Kobe Pippen Reed, I think Edwards and Hill bring to the table offensive craftiness that Pippen and Reed may lack. Holiday and Chandler round out the lineup perfectly. We also got a great bench.
- Good luck Fade

Post #3 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Thu Oct 10, 2024 12:28 am

Starters
C - Willis Reed (1969-70)

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PF - Lamar Odom (2009-10)

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SF - James Posey (2003-04)

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SG - Kobe Bryant (2007-08)

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PG - Scottie Pippen (1995-96)

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Bench
C/F - Rick Mahorn (1988-89)

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F/G - Anthony Parker (2009-10)

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G - Terry Porter (1997-98)

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Rotations
C - Reed (38), Mahorn (10)
PF - Odom (36), Posey (8), Mahorn (4)
SF - Posey (24), Parker (14), Pippen (10)
SG - Bryant (40), Parker (8)
PG - Pippen (28), Porter (20)

FGA Per Player

Spoiler:

We play an inside-out game based around our MVP duo of Kobe and Reed, with Pippen filling in the blanks as the ultimate third option. Our big selling point is versatility on both ends of the floor. Kobe, Pippen, and Odom can all function as the ballhandler in a pick-and-roll, and both Odom and Reed can be the roll man. Kobe can score in an unparallelled variety of ways, either creating in isolation or moving without the ball. Reed can back his man down in the post, spot up for his deadly midranger, or crash the offensive glass. Pippen, Kobe, Odom, and Posey can make things happen on the break. We have solid shooting around our primary creators between Posey, Parker, and Porter.

Defensively, Reed anchors things in the paint but the rest of the lineup is super switchable. At 6-6, Kobe is our smallest starter, and the 6-10 Odom has the lateral mobility to hang with bigger wings and even some guards. The presence of Pippen and Posey ensures Kobe can avoid the most taxing defensive matchups and conserve his energy for the other end. Mahorn brings an old-school physical edge off the bench.

Matchup
- Initial defensive assignments will be Pippen-Edwards, Kobe-Jrue, Posey-Hill, Odom-Dirk, Reed-Chandler. Kobe getting to chill on Jrue (who was not a good offensive PG prior to 2017-18) allows him to conserve his energy for offense.
- Even with Dirk in the mix, durantbird's shooting is pretty limited. Hill isn't an outside threat at all, Jrue has been erratic his entire career, and Chandler is strictly a rim finisher. Ant can hit the three at good volume, but you really want others spacing the floor for him rather than vice versa. We will focus on walling off the rim and daring anyone but Dirk to beat us with the jumper.
- Chandler is in for a tough challenge in his matchup against Reed. Not only does Reed have the advantage in terms of strength and physicality, but he can also step out and drain the midrange jumper to draw Chandler away from the rim.

Good luck durantbird.

ardee · Post #4 » by **ardee** » Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:10 am

Vote: FadeawayJ

The defensive matchups just favor Fade too much. DB's team is incredible offensively but besides Chandler none of his starters are particularly notable defenders (I don't think 2016 Jrue is really the guy he would eventually become either). Meanwhile Fade has good to elite defenders to sic on all three of DB's top offensive guys.

Post #5 » by **MadNESS** » Thu Oct 10, 2024 3:28 pm

Voting Fade.

Kobe and Pippen is essentially Jordan and Pippen, and I don’t think DB has enough answers for that duo. Dirk will get his, but so will Reed. DB got a squad, but it needs more spacing. Good teams for both drafters.

Dr Positivity · Post #6 » by **Dr Positivity** » Fri Oct 11, 2024 3:56 am

I think the season choices hurt durantbird with 2nd year Hill and less 3pt shooting Holiday beside Edwards, while Kobe/Pippen/Reed is a solid core. Vote Fadeaway.

durantbird · Post #7 » by **durantbird** » Fri Oct 11, 2024 7:03 am

Fadeaway advances