Common Theme Pairs Draft 2.0 - Semis - MadNess* vs GeorgeMarcus

[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).

[MadNESS]

PG: John Stockton (37) | Jason Kidd (11)
SG: Mitch Richmond (37) | Jason Kidd (5) | Kyle Korver (6)
SF: Jaylen Brown (38) | Kyle Korver (10)
PF: Shawn Kemp (36) | Kevin Garnett (12)
Cc: Kevin Garnett (26) | Tyson Chandler (22)



07’-08’ Kevin Garnett 13.9 FGA
MVP (3) | DPOY | All NBA 1 | All NBA D 1 | All Star | Champ

11’-12’ Tyson Chandler 5.7 FGA
DPOY | All NBA D 1 | All NBA 3

94’-95’ John Stockton 9.6 FGA
All NBA 1 | MVP (8) | All Star | All NBA D 2 | APG Champ | 45% 3’s

95’-96’ Shawn Kemp 11.9 FGA
MVP (8) | All NBA 2 | All Star | WCC

23’-24’ Jaylen Brown 17.9 FGA
All Star | Champion | 36% 3’s

12’-13’ Jason Kidd 5.4 FGA
6.0/4.3/3.3/1.6 Started 48 games

95’-96’ Mitch Richmond 16.9 FGA
All NBA 3 | MVP (16) | All Star | 44% 3’s

17’-18’ Kyle Korver 6.6 FGA
44% 3’s

Total: 87.9 | 88.0 FGA

Write Up:
GL GM

Straight up on defense except KG on Giannis, Kemp on Sikma.

Plan to completely shut down Giannis and DPOY KG and make someone else on his team make plays.

There is not enough spacing on a Giannis / Butler team here.

On offense we plan to put Sikma in tough situations.

Stockton pick and roll to whoever Sikma is guarding. He cannot defend Kemp or KG, and Giannis cannot double.

Everyone forgets how good Mitch Richmond is.

Spacing, defense, depth carry us on here.

Vote NESS.

[durantbird]

Voting is open. MadNess and GeorgeMarcus, please vote for yourselves

[GeorgeMarcus]

Great Team Ness, I am super busy right now so I am going to concede

[durantbird]

Starting Lineup
80 Jack Sikma - 12.1 FGA - All-Star
19 Giannis Antetokounmpo - 17.3 FGA - MVP, 1st Team All-Defense
08 Paul Pierce - 13.7 FGA - Finals MVP, 3rd Team All-NBA
15 Jimmy Butler - 14.0 FGA - All-Star, 2nd Team All-Defense
21 Mike Conley - 12.5 FGA - All-Star

Bench
92 Charles Oakley - 4.9 FGA
19 Tony Snell - 4.9 FGA
09 Kirk Hinrich - 8.2 FGA

87.6/88 FGA

Rotation
Sikma (33) / Oak (15)
Giannis (38) Oak (10)
Pierce (38) / Butler (10)
Butler (28) / Hinrich (12) / Snell (8)
Conley (35) / Hinrich (13)

Write-up
Our Giannis-centric team complete with All Stars at every position is filled with players who've succeeded at the highest levels in similar supporting roles. Our perimeter players all shot the 3 effectively in their chosen seasons with Butler at 38%, Pierce at 39%, Snell at 40%, and Conley/Hinrich both at 41%. While not being 3pt snipers (mostly an effect of era) both Sikma and Oakley were very effective shooting away from the basket. In addition to spacing we feature high IQ playmaking in Conley/Butler/Sikma/Hinrich to capitalize on Giannis' physical prowess early and often.

[durantbird]

GeorgeMarcus conceded. MadNess advances