2010s Draft - Semi - Larry_Russell 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. 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).

[Larry_Russell]

PG/SG: Chauncey Billups (2009-10) 13.2
19.5ppg, 3.1rpg, 5.6apg, 1.1spg, 38.5% on 5.6-3pta
AS, MVP, All NBA, DEF Votes received,

SG: Klay Thompson (2017-18) 16.2
20ppg, 3.8rpg, 2.5apg, 0.8spg, 0.5bpg, 44% on 7.1-3pta
DPOY-11, AS

SF: Lebron James (2012-13) 17.8
26.8ppg, 8rpg, 7.3apg, 1.7spg, 1bpg, 40% on 3.3-3pta
MVP, FMVP, DPOY-2, NBA-1, DEF-1, AS

PF: Al Horford (2017-18) 10.5
13ppg, 7.4rpg, 4.7apg, 0.6spg, 1.1bpg, 43% on 3.1-3pta
DPOY-5, DEF-2, AS

C: Tyson Chandler (2011-12) 5.7
11.3ppg, 10rpg, 1apg, 1spg, 1.4bpg
DPOY, NBA-3, DEF-2, #1 FG%

PG: Lou Williams (2018-19) 15.2
20ppg, 3rpg, 5.4apg, 0.8spg, 36% on 4-3pta
6-MOTY

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

C: Steven Adams (2015-16) 5.3
8ppg, 6.7rpg, 0.8a[g, 0.5spg, 1.1bpg

Offense
PG: Billups (38) / WIlliams (10)
SG: Thompson (28) / Williams (20)
SF: James (38) / Thompson (10)
PF: Horford (38) / Sefolosha (10)
C: Chandler (36) / Adams (12)

Defense
PG: Billups (38) / WIlliams (10)
SG: Thompson (28) / Williams (20)
SF: James (38) / Thompson (10)
PF: Horford (38) / Sefolosha (10)
C: Chandler (36) / Adams (12)

87.6/88


Defense will be mostly straight up with some switching embiid at times.

Billups is a smart heady defender on Steph.
Klay is an ideal defender on Roy

DPOY runner up Lebron gets to roam on defense with only green as his man.

Horford and chandler will be mixing up xoverage on Embiid/draymond.

Horford is embiids father and has historically given joel fits. Having a long athletic dpoy in chandler be the other defender on him is gravy.

Offensively I have too much size, speed and power here coupled with elite shotmaking.

No one cam dedend Lebron. No one. Billups can shoot over Curry, Klay can shoot over roy, Horford cam shoot over Dray and biid will get outrun by Chandler

[Jon_3232]

PG - Steph Curry (38) / Pablo Prigioni (10)
SG - Brandon Roy (38) / Danny Green (8) / Pablo Prigioni (2)
SF - Trevor Ariza (20) / Danny Green (28)
PF - Draymond Green (38) / Trevor Ariza (10)
C - Joel Embiid (38) / Joel Anthony (10)


2015-16 Steph Curry - 20.2 fga
2018-19 Joel Embiid - 18.7 fga
2015-16 Draymond Green - 10.1 fga
2012-13 Danny Green - 8.3 fga
2009-10 Brandon Roy - 16 fga
2012-13 Trevor Ariza - 8.1 fga
2013-14 Pablo Prigioni - 3 fga
2011-13 Joel Anthony - 3 fga


87.4/88 fga




Tough matchup but winnable. Curry and Roy give me a dual shot-creation backcourt that can score at all three levels and put pressure on Billups and Klay. Danny Green, Draymond and Ariza provide the perfect defensive support to chase shooters and rotate on LeBron, with Draymond’s IQ and physicality helping contain drives and orchestrate help defense. Chandler was a great defender, but Embiid’s power, skill, and ability to stretch the floor should overwhelm both Chandler and Horford.

Ariza will start on LeBron to give a bit more size but Danny G will still play big minutes off the bench, mostly straight up matchup on D

[durantbird]

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Voting is open. Team owners please vote for yourselves

[Larry_Russell]

My god I sucl at these drafts..

Havent sniffed a finals in months amd have no understanding as to why I dont do better.

[durantbird]

My god I sucl at these drafts..

Havent sniffed a finals in months amd have no understanding as to why I dont do better.

I thought the Lou Williams FGAs could've been spent better

[Larry_Russell]

My god I sucl at these drafts..

Havent sniffed a finals in months amd have no understanding as to why I dont do better.

I thought the Lou Williams FGAs could've been spent better

Where?

Feel like my starting lineup has great synergy

[durantbird]

My god I sucl at these drafts..

Havent sniffed a finals in months amd have no understanding as to why I dont do better.

I thought the Lou Williams FGAs could've been spent better

Where?

Feel like my starting lineup has great synergy

With this budget, you could've taken undrafted Kyrie with a cheaper backup big. This would've improved your team significantly. Would've helped to bridge the current gap where LeBron is indeed the best player but Steph and Embiid are clearly the second best, and Klay Roy is somewhat comparable

[Dr Positivity]

I agree I would've spread the bench around, but I voted Larry in this matchup as I thought a PNR player in Roy and post player in Embiid in Curry/Draymond offense is a a few too many playstyes for me compared to Lebronball.