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).
14.0 ppg, 12.9 rpg, 1.3 apg, 0.7 spg, 2.1 bpg, .661 FG%, .638 FT%, .675 TS% - Led the NBA in DWS (5.8) - Defensive Player of the Year - All-Defensive First Team
We've surrounded MVP Shai with a lethal supporting cast. Pierce and Siakam are monster co-second bananas who can play off ball and space the floor for Shai as well as create their own shot at a high level. Schrempf brings a similarly varied skill set and carries our second unit. Defensively, we have high-level contributors all over the roster, with Gobert as the anchor, KCP at the point of attack, and the Shai/Pierce/Siakam trio being quality defenders in addition to their offensive talents.
Matchup - We start out with KCP on CP3, Pierce on Mullin, Shai on J-Dub, Gobert on McHale, and Siakam on Porzingis. We feel pretty comfortable switching any of the perimeter matchups. Gobert is not only a formidable obstacle for McHale's post game, but this alignment also allows him to stay near the rim where he's most effective. Siakam is mobile enough to contest Porzingis's threes while having enough size and length to defend him in the post. - The Shai/Pierce combo is a tough one for Dr P to deal with, as J-Dub is the only starter who has a prayer of guarding either. Jrue Holiday has been routinely cooked by Shai over the last couple of years so late prime CP3 (with a major height and weight disadvantate) isn't getting it done. McHale having to defend Siakam out to the arc isn't optimal either. Our positional size and lack of defensive weak spots give us a much better chance of defending them than vice versa. - Schrempf as sixth man solidifies a pretty decisive bench advantage, and the lineups with him at the 3 and Pierce at the 2 will be even more of a nightmare to guard.
PG: Chris Paul (2020: 12.7 FGA) SG: Chris Mullin (1990: 16.3 FGA) SF: Jalen Williams (2025: 16.9 FGA) PF: Kevin McHale (1986: 14.4 FGA) C: Kristaps Porzingis (2024: 13.2 FGA)
PG: Pablo Prigioni (2014: 2.9 FGA = 3.0) SG: Gary Payton II (2022: 4.8 FGA) PF: James Posey (2008: 5.6 FGA)
86.9 / 88
PG: Chris Paul (36) / Pablo Prigioni (12) SG: Chris Mullin (28) / Gary Payton II (20) SF: Jalen Williams (38) / Chris Mullin (6) / James Posey (4) PF: Kevin McHale (24) / James Posey (24) C: Kristaps Porzingis (34) / Kevin McHale (14)
GL Fadeaway
Defensive matchups: Paul on KCP, JDub on SGA, we live with Mullin on Pierce, McHale on Siakam, Porzingis on Gobert.
We have a pretty balanced 5 all star caliber starting lineup with CP's playmaking running the show. McHale in particular should be pretty hard to stop with 4 out around him, Paul feeding him and the TWolves version of Gobert having to keep up with his moves. Having Posey and Payton II off the bench helps with the Mullin defensive matchup, also Mullin can also score on Pierce on the other end. In addition Porzingis not having to leave Gobert allows his size to make a defensive impact. Paul gets to rest more on D against KCP than SGA does against Williams. He has a deeper bench but I believe the 2 worst starters in KCP and Gobert.
