Playoff Upsets Draft - Playin - Larry_Russell* vs Snakebites

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Which team wins?

Poll ended at Thu Jul 31, 2025 8:49 pm

Larry_Russell
7
78%
Snakebites
2
22%
 
Total votes: 9

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Playoff Upsets Draft - Playin - Larry_Russell* vs Snakebites 

Post#1 » by durantbird » Tue Jul 29, 2025 8:45 pm

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).

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Re: Playoff Upsets Draft - Playin - Larry_Russell vs Snakebites 

Post#2 » by Larry_Russell » Wed Jul 30, 2025 1:25 pm

PG: Jamal Murray (2022-23) 16
20ppg, 4rpg, 6.2apg, 1spg, 40% on 6.6-3pta
Champion

SG: Desmond Bane (2024-25) 14.8
19.2ppg, 6.1rpg, 5.3apg, 1.2spg, 39.5% on 14.8-3pta

SF: Paul George (2017-18) 17
22ppg, 5.7rpg, 3.3apg, 2spg, 0.5bpg, 40% on 7.7-3pta
DPOY-4, NBA-3, AS

PF: Shawn Kemp (1995-1996) 11.9
19.6ppg, 11.4rpg, 2.2apg, 1.2spg, 1.6bpg
MVP-8, NBA-2, AS, 12th in DEF votes

C: Nikola Jokic (2022-23) 14.8
24.5ppg, 11.8rpg, 9.8apg, 1.3spg, 0.7bpg, 38.5% on 2.2-3pta
MVP-2 (robbed), NBA-2, AS, Champion

PG/SG: Terry Porter (1999-2000) 6.8
9.5ppg, 2.8rpg, 3.3apg, 0.7spg, 43.5% on 3-3pta

SF/PF: Thabo Sefolosha (2011-12) 3.7
4.8ppg, 3rpg, 1.1apg, 1spg, 0.5bpg, 43.7% on 1.7-3pta

C: Chris Andersen (2010-11) 3
5.6ppg, 5rpg, 0.5apg, 0.5spg, 1.3bpg



PG: Murray (38) / Porter (10)
SG: Bane (38) / Porter (10)
SF: George (38) / Sefolosha (10)
PF: Kemp (38) / Sefolosha (10)
C: Jokic (38) / Andersen (10)

88/88


Defensive matchups
Paul George on Steph Curry - Elite size, speed and ability to disrupt off ball screens.
Bane on Jones - Bane can hold his own here as Jones isnt a dominate creator
Murray on DFS - Murray hides on DFS
Kemp on Giannis - Kemp will cut off angles and making a wall against Giannis - Elite athleticism helps a bunch here
Jokic on Horford - Jokic can hand since Al wont punish off the dribble.


Offensively, Jokic is my Hub.
Bane and Murray run split actions off of Jokic.
Murray/Bane can attack Curry, if Gianis helps then Kemp has the lob dunk.

Jokic can attack Horford 1v1

George/Kemp 2 man game

Pushing the pace off misses - Jokic has 3 outlet targets in Murray, George and Kemp

George can attack mismatches when they come up
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Re: Playoff Upsets Draft - Playin - Larry_Russell vs Snakebites 

Post#3 » by durantbird » Wed Jul 30, 2025 8:48 pm

Snakebites wrote:PG: 2014-15 Steph Curry 16.8 FGA- MVP
SG: 2000-01 Eddie Jones 13.8 FGA
SF: 2019-20 Dorian Finney-Smith 7.4 FGA
PF: 2018-19 Giannis Antetokounmpo 17.3 FGA- MVP
C: 2015-16 Al Horford 12.8 FGA- All Star

B: 2011-12 Andre Iguodala 10.2 FGA- All Star
B: 2024-25 Dante Exum 5.5 FGA
B: 2016-17 David West 3.7 FGA

Total: 87.5/88 FGA

Curry (37)/Exum (11)
Jones (36)/Iguodala (12)
Finney Smith (23)/Iguodala (25)
Antetokounmpo (37)/Finney Smith (11)
Horford (36)/West (12)
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Re: Playoff Upsets Draft - Playin - Larry_Russell vs Snakebites 

Post#4 » by durantbird » Wed Jul 30, 2025 8:50 pm

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Re: Playoff Upsets Draft - Playin - Larry_Russell vs Snakebites 

Post#5 » by Snakebites » Wed Jul 30, 2025 9:08 pm

Sorry. I got really busy and didn’t have time for a writeup today.
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Re: Playoff Upsets Draft - Playin - Larry_Russell vs Snakebites 

Post#6 » by GeorgeMarcus » Wed Jul 30, 2025 9:41 pm

Snakebites wrote:Sorry. I got really busy and didn’t have time for a writeup today.


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Re: Playoff Upsets Draft - Playin - Larry_Russell vs Snakebites 

Post#7 » by durantbird » Fri Aug 1, 2025 5:48 am

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