The Unpopular Stars draft - Discussion thread

Dr Positivity · Post #221 » by **Dr Positivity** » Sat May 8, 2021 12:55 am

Fadeaway_J wrote:

MadNESS wrote:

lilroddyb wrote:

Snakebites wrote:

wackbone wrote:

Laimbeer wrote:

Colbinii wrote:

parsnips33 wrote:

Please complete roster pages by Sunday, 9 PM ET at which point I will start playoffs with one bye.

wackbone · Post #222 » by **wackbone** » Sat May 8, 2021 1:33 am

Dr Positivity wrote:
Fadeaway_J wrote:

MadNESS wrote:

lilroddyb wrote:

Snakebites wrote:

wackbone wrote:

Laimbeer wrote:

Colbinii wrote:

parsnips33 wrote:

Please complete roster pages by Sunday, 9 PM ET at which point I will start playoffs with one bye.

One bye would be 5 teams left after Round 1. Technically need a "play-in game" then go ahead with 8 teams

Laimbeer · Post #223 » by **Laimbeer** » Sat May 8, 2021 2:23 am

That or one team gets a bye.

wackbone · Post #224 » by **wackbone** » Sat May 8, 2021 2:33 am

Laimbeer wrote:That or one team gets a bye.

One team gets a bye doesn't work. We have 9 teams, so if one team gets a bye, after the first round of games we will have 5 teams left (4 winners+1 bye)

Dr Positivity · Post #225 » by **Dr Positivity** » Sat May 8, 2021 2:38 am

Yes, there will be a play-in

Post #226 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Sat May 8, 2021 12:36 pm

Colbinii wrote:

Up

Laimbeer · Post #227 » by **Laimbeer** » Sat May 8, 2021 1:28 pm

Colbinii wrote:And then Snakebites said "Cousins puts a cap on your defensive potential"

Jones was taken.

Laimbeer · Post #228 » by **Laimbeer** » Sat May 8, 2021 1:30 pm

Dr Positivity wrote:
Laimbeer wrote:Is that prime Giannis? Boogie/KG/Battier/Paul/Giannis is pretty damn good in this game.

He had to go to 2011 Paul and 2008 KG though

Eh, those aren't peak but they're prime seasons. That's worth adding a MVP level player.

Post #229 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Sat May 8, 2021 3:04 pm

parsnips33 wrote:.

Up

Post #230 » by **Snakebites** » Sun May 9, 2021 3:15 am

The irony is that even with Demar eating up 20.9 FGA per game this still feels like as tight and fundamentally sound a team as I've ever built. Even Demar makes sense in his role as an offensive hub off the bench, and the starting lineup is really strong defensively and everyone fits together nicely offensively. The spacing is impeccable too.

I really dig it- one of my favorite teams I've ever built.

wackbone · Post #231 » by **wackbone** » Sun May 9, 2021 12:29 pm

Laimbeer wrote: Dwight Howard ( 2010 ) 10.2 - Defensive Player of Year, 4th in MVP
Dirk Nowitzki ( 2011 ) 16.2 - Voted Peak Season by RealGM PC Forum
James Posey ( 2012 ) 5.9 - Fifth in league in defensive rating, 38.0% on 3.8 3PA
Steph Curry ( 2005 ) 16.8 - Most Valuable Player, 44.3% on 8.1 3PA
Russell Westbrook ( 2018 ) 22.6 - All-NBA, 7th in league in scoring

Alonzo Mourning ( 1996 ) 4.8 - .176 W/S per 48, 4.8 blocks per 36
PJ Tucker ( 2001 ) 5.4 - Defensive stalwart, 37.1% on 3.8 3PA
Brent Barry ( 2000 ) 6.0 - Led league with 47.6% on 3.4 3PA, .157 W/S per 48

87.9 / 88.0

Dwight Howard 38 / Alonzo Mourning 10
Dirk Nowitzki 38 / PJ Tucker 10
James Posey 36 / PJ Tucker 12
Steph Curry 38 / Brent Barry 10
Russell Westbrook 38 / Brent Barry 10

Laimbeer. Most of these years are wayyyyy off lol

Laimbeer · Post #232 » by **Laimbeer** » Sun May 9, 2021 12:48 pm

Fixed.

Post #233 » by **Snakebites** » Sun May 9, 2021 2:00 pm

Yeah I felt like I was taking crazy pills looking at Laimbeer’s roster last night.

I have no idea why Charles Barkley and his 14.9 FGA/G weren’t chosen in this draft. A cheap star going undrafted was a shock.

parsnips33 · Post #234 » by **parsnips33** » Sun May 9, 2021 2:38 pm

Snakebites wrote:Yeah I felt like I was taking crazy pills looking at Laimbeer’s roster last night.

I have no idea why Charles Barkley and his 14.9 FGA/G weren’t chosen in this draft. A cheap star going undrafted was a shock.

I started putting together a plan to take Barkley, even with Duncan and Robinson already drafted, just because the value would have been so good

Dr Positivity · Post #235 » by **Dr Positivity** » Sun May 9, 2021 3:36 pm

It was hard to make Barkley work on a team with a frontcourt unpopular guy.

Laimbeer · Post #236 » by **Laimbeer** » Mon May 10, 2021 1:12 am

Barkley provides no defense or spacing, and a lot of people were stuck with undesirables with the same challenges.

Ewing, AD, Kobe and Porter also didn't go.

Colbinii · Post #237 » by **Colbinii** » Mon May 10, 2021 1:20 am

Laimbeer wrote:Barkley provides no defense or spacing, and a lot of people were stuck with undesirables with the same challenges.

Ewing, AD, Kobe and Porter also didn't go.

I preferred AD to Giannis for fit but I couldn't justify downgrading Prime/Peak Battier for 2014 Heat Battier.

Post #238 » by **Snakebites** » Mon May 10, 2021 1:41 am

Laimbeer wrote:Barkley provides no defense or spacing, and a lot of people were stuck with undesirables with the same challenges.

Ewing, AD, Kobe and Porter also didn't go.

Yeah AD was another big one. I considered taking him. Probably would have if I had a point guard not named Stockton.

Laimbeer · Post #239 » by **Laimbeer** » Mon May 10, 2021 1:48 am

Colbinii wrote:
Laimbeer wrote:Barkley provides no defense or spacing, and a lot of people were stuck with undesirables with the same challenges.

Ewing, AD, Kobe and Porter also didn't go.

I preferred AD to Giannis for fit but I couldn't justify downgrading Prime/Peak Battier for 2014 Heat Battier.

I think Giannis is a better fit, fwiw. You already had Cousins and KG.

Post #240 » by **MadNESS** » Mon May 10, 2021 12:44 pm

So what’s up with this game?