Dikembe Mutombo Draft - R1 - MadNess* vs Jon_3232

[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. 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.**

[Jon_3232]

PG - Mookie Blaylock (38) / Pablo Prigioni (10)
SG - Clyde Drexler (38) / Paul Pierce (10)
SF - Kawhi Leonard (32) / Paul Pierce (16)
PF - Charles Barkley (38) / Kawhi Leonard (6) / Omer Asik (4)
C - Dikembe Mutombo (38) / Omer Asik (10)


1996-97 Mookie Blaylock - 14.9 fga - ATL
1991-92 Clyde Drexler - 19.4 fga - POR (2 Finals)
2015-16 Kawhi Leonard - 15.1 fga - DPOY
1989-90 Charles Barkley - 14.9 fga - PHI
1994-95 Dikembe Mutombo - 7.7 fga - Den
2013-14 Pablo Prigioni - 3 fga - NYK
2013-14 Paul Pierce - 9.5 fga - BRK
2013-14 Omer Asik - 4 fga



87.5/88

GL Ness

Matchup pretty well here. Mookie on Kidd, Drexler on Cooper, Kawhi on Dr J, Barkley on Sheed and Mutombo on Hakeem.
Drexler/Barkley/Kawhi is an elite offensive trio that should get the job done here.

[MadNESS]

PG: Jason Kidd (38) | Jon Barry (10)
SG: Michael Cooper (30) | TR Dunn (12)
SF: Julius Erving (36) | TR Dunn (12)
PF: Rasheed Wallace (32) | Charles Oakley (16)
Cc: Hakeem Olajuwon (40) | Charles Oakley (8)

Total: 87.9 | 88.0 FGA

80’-81’ Julius Dr. J Erving - 18.6 FGA
MVP | All NBA 1 | All Star

93’-94’ Hakeem Olajuwon - 21.2 FGA
MVP | DPOY | All NBA 1 | All NBA D 1 | All Star | Champion | FMVP

01’-02’ Jason Kidd - 13.9 FGA
MVP (2) | All NBA 1 | All NBA D 1 | All Star

07’-08’ Rasheed Wallace - 11.3 FGA
MVP (14) | All Star | DPOY (12) | 36% 3’s

86’-87’ Michael Cooper - 9.0 FGA
DPOY | 6MOTY (3) | All NBA D 1 | Champion | 39% 3’s

84’-85’ TR Dunn - 4.4 FGA
All NBA D 2 | DPOY (7) | Lock Down Wing

92’-93’ Charles Oakley - 5.3 FGA
DPOY (5) | Enforcer

96’-97’ Jon Barry - 4.2 FGA
39% 3’s | Sniper

Category 1 - Michael Cooper
Category 2 - Rasheed Wallace
Category 3 - TR Dunn
Category 4 - Jon Barry
Category 5 - Julius Dr. J Erving
Category 6 - Jason Kidd
Category 7 - Hakeem Olajuwon
Category 8 - Charles Oakley

Write Up:
GL Jon!

Defense:
We have a stiffling & devastating defense. Hakeem up front with Sheed flanking him. Kidd leading the guards with Cooper flanking him. Dr. J although know for his offense was no slouch on defense either. Bench has 2 more elite defenders in Oakley & Dunn. We should be able to lock all teams down in this draft with this team.

Vs. Jon
Straight up. Sheed can contain Barkley, and Oakley can help beat him up as well. Dr. J will start on Kawhi but he will see some Dunn and Cooper. Drexler will mostly see Cooper. Kidd on Mookie. Hakeem can patrol the paint with Deke not being an offensive threat.

Offense:
Kidd pushes pace with Cooper used to running. Hakeem can run the floor well for a big man. Dr. J would be great in transition. Sheed can sort of cherry pick and pop out for 3’s. We push the pace and make teams uncomfortable. Kidd would be able to set up Hakeem for easy shots. Cooper and Sheed spread the floor. Smart hard
Nosed basketball will prevail.

Asik, Pablo, and old Pierce make for a pretty weak bench.
Tough matchup but but I think team Ness
Moves on

Vote Ness

[Dr Positivity]

PG - Mookie Blaylock (38) / Pablo Prigioni (10)
SG - Clyde Drexler (38) / Paul Pierce (10)
SF - Kawhi Leonard (32) / Paul Pierce (16)
PF - Charles Barkley (38) / Kawhi Leonard (6) / Omer Asik (4)
C - Dikembe Mutombo (38) / Omer Asik (10)

Need seasons

[Fadeaway_J]

This looks like it would be a slugfest given the defensive personnel on display. Both teams will have to run when they can, because halfcourt baskets will be hard to come by. I think Jon has a bit more juice there with the Clyde-Kawhi wing combo alongside Chuck, plus even old Pierce is by far the best offensive player on either bench.

Vote: Jon_3232

[wackbone]

This is yet another super close series. By the thinnest of margins, I am going to go with NESS, as both Drexler and Barkley provide some vulnerable points to attack whereas Ness has no such vulnerabilities. Also, Hakeem free to protect the paint looms large as well.

Vote: MadNESS

[JimmyPlopper]

Very close one. I was trying not to vote on it and see if others with a stronger opinion would step forward. Excellent defenses on both teams. I'm actually leaning more toward the SF advantage here which I believe goes to Dr J over Kawhi as the photo finish reason for me to:

vote MadNESS

[Dr Positivity]

I know this will drive him crazy but I think the shooting is too little light around Hakeem on MadNESS side, Jon's frontcourt is also crowded but Kawhi is a different level from 3 than Cooper/Sheed to me the bench pieces really help in that department compared to Dunn 24 minutes. Vote Jon_3232

[durantbird]

Kind of a toss up. I'll go with wack's rationale here.

Vote MadNess

[durantbird]

MadNess advances