100th FGA/Auction Draft Game: 20th Century Tournament of Winners Rosters

ChicagoSportsFan21 · Post #1 » by **ChicagoSportsFan21** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 5:24 am

Please include this in your roster:

. Players/Franchise selections (remember 8 different franchises)
. Rotations/Depth Chart (all your players must play a minimum of 8 minutes)
. The most important of all, you must show the total FGA per player on your roster AND a total sum of each players FGA to display that it is 85.0 FGAs or less. You can use the .85 multiplier on pre-merger seasons. You will round down if less than 5 or round up if greater than 5 (example 19.58 rounds to 19.6 while 19.52 rounds to 19.5).
. Write-ups for rankings if doing one/just for fun

wackbone · Post #2 » by **wackbone** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 5:45 am

PG: Gary Payton (1996 - 15.8 FGA)
SG: Kobe Bryant (1999 - 15.6 FGA)
SF: Dennis Scott (1996 - 13.6 FGA)
PF: Elvin Hayes (1975 - 20.3*0.85= 17.3 FGA)
C: Bill Russell (1965 - 12.6*0.85= 10.7 FGA)

Bench: Steve Nash (1997 - 2.7 FGA)
Bench: John Salley (1990 - 5.0 FGA)
Bench: Trent Tucker (1993 - 4.3 FGA)

Total: 85/85

Franchises used:
Celtics
Sonics
Bullets/Wizards
Lakers
Magic
Suns
Pistons
Bulls

Rotations:

Payton (28) / Nash (20)
Kobe (28) / Payton (10) / Tucker (10)
Dennis (38) / Kobe (10)
Hayes (38) / Salley (10)
Russell (38) / Salley (10)

Writeup:

Defense wins championships. Dennis Scott is the only person in my starting 5 who isn't an elite defender. Yes this is pre-prime Kobe, but he fulfills his role here as the third/fourth option. Hayes/Russell down low is probably the best 2-way frontcourt in the game. Payton is likely the best defensive PG ever. Kobe will guard the opposing team's best wing.

Offensively, Hayes is a legit Number One option, and Gary Payton, Kobe Bryant, and Bill Russell provide solid support throughout. Dennis Scott is an elite 3 point shooter inserted to spread the floor. We will be tough to stop with so many options.

LA Bird · Post #3 » by **LA Bird** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 6:14 am

Starters
C: 1969 Wes Unseld (14/18/3/52). MVP, All NBA 1st.
PF: 1995 Dennis Rodman (7/17/2/60). All NBA 3rd, All Defense 1st.
SF: 1996 Bobby Phills (15/4/4/56). All Defense 2nd, 44% from 3.
SG: 1991 Michael Jordan (32/6/6/61). MVP, FMVP, All NBA 1st, All Defense 1st.
PG: 1972 Nate Archibald (28/3/9/57). All NBA 2nd.

Bench
C: 1996 Robert Parish (4/4/1/53).
F: 1970 Dave DeBusschere (15/10/3/48). All Defense 1st.
G: 1995 Nate McMillan (5/4/5/50). All Defense 2nd.

Total FGA: 84.9 / 85.0

Spoiler:

Rotation
C: Unseld (36) / Parish (12)
PF: Rodman (32) / DeBusschere (16)
SF: Phills (32) / DeBusschere (16)
SG: Jordan (36) / McMillan (12)
PG: Archibald (36) / McMillan (12)

General writeup
• We are 1 of only 2 teams with two MVPs (Jordan, Unseld).
• Tiny Archibald was top 3 in both points and assists. He would be a great #2 offensive option next to Jordan.
• We have one of the best defense and bench in this game.

euroleague · Post #4 » by **euroleague** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 6:49 am

Maurice Cheeks (38) / Danny Ainge (10)
Paul Pressey (36) / Jalen Rose (6) / Danny Ainge (6)
Connie Hawkins (40) / Jalen Rose (8)
Bob McAdoo (40) / Michael Cage (8)
Shaq (38) / Michael Cage (10)

Cheeks 83-13/3/3/2.3/.4,All-D 1st,All-Star,18.6 PER,9.4 WS
Pressey 86- 4/5/8/2.1/.9, All-D 1st, 18.6 PER, 9.8 WS
Hawkins 68- 27/14/5, MVP, FMVP, 28.8* PER, 17.9* WS
McAdoo 74- 31/15/2/1.2/3.3, MVP (2), 24.7*PER, 15.3^ WS
Shaq 99- 26/11/2/.7/1.7, MVP(6), 30.6* PER, 9^ WS

Danny Ainge 95 - 14.3 PER, 3.4 WS, 37% 3FG
Jalen Rose 95 - 15.1 PER, 3.8 WS
Michael Cage 98 - 10.2 PER, 2.5 WS, 2.9 DBPM

* = league first
^ = league second

FGA 84.9

Spoiler:

Write Up : Three MVP level players in the frontcourt make this a matchup nightmare There are no places to hide here, with the most dominant post player and most dominant stretch 4 ever. Handling the ball at point forward is Hawkins who was called the greatest SF ever in his time. He plays a similar roll to what Penny did. Good luck guarding McAdoo and Shaq without doubles.

Defense: Our guards are both All-D 1st, and should match up well against anyone. Hawkins was an athletic specimen. We've even got solid D off the bench

janmagn · Post #5 » by **janmagn** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 7:17 am

PG: '85 Isiah Thomas 21.2/4.5/13.9 .458/.257/.809/.529 9th in MVP shares; Led the league in apg, AST%; All-NBA 1st 17.4FGA
SG: '84 Andrew Toney 20.4/2.5/4.8 .527/.316/.839/.597 All-Star 14.4FGA
SF: '87 Carey Scurry 5.0/2.9/.8 .498/.308/.701/.562 3.6FGA
PF: '76 Bobby Jones 14.9/9.5/4.0 .581/-/.698/.609 2nd in MVP shares; Led the ABA in FG%, eFG%, TS%, DBPM; All-ABA 2nd, All-Defensive 1st 10.6*0.85 = 9.0 FGA
C: '93 Hakeem Olajuwon 26.1/13.0/3.5 .529/-/.779/.577 DPOY; 2nd in MVP voting; Led the league in bpg, BLK%, DBPM; All-NBA 1st, All-Defensive 1st 19.5FGA

G: '80 Micheal Ray Richardson 15.3/6.6/10.1 .472/.245/.660/.517 Led the league in apg, spg, AST%;All-Defensive 1st 13.0FGA
F: '87 Charles Jones 3.6/4.5/1.0 .474/-/.632/.503 3.2FGA
C: '97 Jim McIlvaine 3.8/4.0/.3 .471/.143/.495/.486 3.4FGA

83.5/85

Rotation:

PG: Thomas (38) - MRR (10)
SG: Toney (38) - MRR (10)
SF: Scurry (20) - MRR (18)
PF: B. Jones (38) - C. Jones (10)
C: Olajuwon (40) - McIlvaine (8)

damecurry · Post #6 » by **damecurry** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 7:38 am

Team Doc. J

Franchise/Player/Year/FGA

Nets / Julius Erving / (1976) / 22.3 X .85 = 19
Lakers / Eddie Jones / (1998) / 12.8
Cavaliers / Mark price / (1992) / 12.5
Pacers / Don Buse / (1976) / 10.6 X .85 = 9
Celtics / Dave Cowens / (1976) / 16.7 X .85 = 14.2

Total: 67.5 / 85

Rotation:

PG: Price (36) / Buse (12)
SG: Jones (30) / Buse (18)
SF: Doc J (42) / Jones (6)
PF:
C: Cowens (34) /

Laimbeer · Post #7 » by **Laimbeer** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 2:00 pm

Rotations:
PG - Magic Johnson (38) / Aaron McKie (10)
SG - Mitch Richmond (38) / Aaron McKie (10)
SF - Detlef Schrempf (36)/ Clifford Robinson (12)
PF - Chris Webber (38) / Clifford Robinson (10)
C - Dikembe Mutombo (36)/ Clifford Robinson (4) / Caldwell Jones (8)

FGA:
Magic Johnson LAL (1985) 11.7 - Second in Most Valuable Player
Dikembe Mutombo ATL (1997) 9.0 - Defensive Player of the Year
Detlef Schrempf SEA(1995) 12.2 - All-NBA, 51.4% on 2.2 3PA, highest VORP, BPM, W/S, PER of career
Mitch Richmond SAC (1996) 16.9 - All-NBA, 43.7% on 6.4 3PA, second highest VORP, BPM, W/S of career
Chris Webber WAS (1997) 16.2 - All-Star, highest VORP and BPM of career
Aaron McKie PHI (1999) 4.7 - 19.2 MPG on second round playoff team, highest steals and assists per 36 of career
Clifford Robinson PHO (1998) 11.2 - 29.5 MPG on playoff team, fourth highest PER & W/S per 48 of career
Caldwell Jones POR (1987) 2.9 - 20.2 MPG on playoff team, 10.4 rebs & 1.8 blks per 36

Total: 84.8/85

Lots of offensive talent around Magic with Deke anchoring the defense.

Dr Positivity · Post #8 » by **Dr Positivity** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 5:19 pm

PG: Kevin Johnson (89: 13.9 FGA) 8th in MVP, 2nd team All-NBA, All-star, .184 WS/48, 3.5 BPM, 20.4 pts, 12.2 ast, 4.2 reb, 1.7 stl, .597 TS%
SG: Doug Christie (97: 11.7 FGA) .107 WS/48, 2.6 BPM, 14.5 pts, 5.3 reb, 3.9 ast, 2.5 stl, 38.4% 3pt
SF: Clyde Drexler (91: 16.3 FGA) 6th in MVP, 2nd team All-NBA, All-star, .209 WS/48, 7.3 BPM, 21.5 pts, 6.7 reb, 6.0 ast, 1.8 stl, .563 TS%
PF: Karl Malone (93: 17.6 FGA) 8th in MVP, 1st team All-NBA, All-star, .238 WS/48, 7.6 BPM, 27.0 pts, 11.2 reb, 3.8 ast, 1.5 stl, 1.0 blk, .612 TS%
C: Nate Thurmond (67: 16.4 FGA * .85 = 13.9) 2nd in MVP, All-star, .125 WS/48, 18.7 pts, 21.3 reb, 2.6 ast

PG/SG: Charlie Ward (98: 6.3 FGA) .148 WS/48, 3.3 BPM, 7.8 pts, 5.7 ast, 3.3 reb, 1.8 stl, .567 TS%, 37.7% 3pt
PF: Kurt Rambis (88: 2.7 FGA) .147 WS/48, 1.3 BPM, 4.0 pts, 3.8 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.6 stl, 0.2 blk (11.8 pts, 11.4 reb, 2.3 ast, 1.7 ast, 0.6 blk per 36), .610 TS%
C: George Johnson (82: 2.6 FGA) .076 WS/48, 2.6 BPM, 5.7 DBPM (leads league), 3.0 pts, 6.1 reb, 1.1 ast, 3.1 blk (leads league) (5.1 pts, 10.4 reb, 1.8 ast, 5.3 blk per 36)

Total FGA: 85 / 85

PG: Kevin Johnson (38) / Charlie Ward (10)
SG: Doug Christie (28) / Charlie Ward (20)
SF: Clyde Drexler (38) / Doug Christie (10)
PF: Karl Malone (38) / Kurt Rambis (10)
C: Nate Thurmond (38) / George Johnson (10)

I have one of the most explosive big 3s on offense in KJ, Drexler and Malone. They are a good fit in the sense all are in their athletic prime which will allow them to continuously to put pressure the opponent. Johnson and Drexler are both great passers for their position which will allow them to run start fast breaks after they rebound and find each other or Malone for transition points. Johnson is a great pick and roll partner with Malone. Surrounding them on the perimeter I have two of the best 3 and D guys in this pool in Christie and Ward who is playing major minutes. Finally at center I have a defensive and rebounding beast in Thurmond who finished 2nd in MVP this season. He is known for being a GOAT level post defender and is likely well over 3 blks per game considering the first year they tracked blocks (74) he had 2.9 and was 32 and past his prime in other stats, while this season in 67 is his peak. Malone and Thurmond is a beastly frontcourt strength wise and should bully opponents. They also both have floor spacing. Rambis and Johnson are no slouches, Rambis is a efficient finisher and rebounder trusted on a stacked Lakers team and Johnson averages 5.3 blks per 36 minutes. I feel this team is a great combination of speed and power with shooters in the supporting cast.

Jon_3232 · Post #9 » by **Jon_3232** » Sat Apr 7, 2018 11:46 pm

C - David Robinson 94-95 (18.4 fga)
PF - Horace Grant 93-94 (12.5 fga)
SF - Jamaal Wilkes 82-83 (16.1 fga)
SG - Joe Dumars 89-90 (14.1 fga)
PG - John Stockton 94-95(9.6 fga)

70.7/85 fga

94-95 David Robinson - Spurs

Spoiler:

94-95 John Stockton - Jazz

Spoiler:

89-90 Joe Dumars - Pistons

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8on · Post #10 » by **8on** » Sun Apr 8, 2018 12:22 am

#100

PG Jason Kidd (38) / Charles Dudley (10)
SG Nick Anderson (36) / Charles Dudley (12)
SF Toni Kukoc (20) / Bob Gross (28)
PF Kevin McHale (40) / Toni Kukoc (8)
C Tim Duncan (40) / Kim Hughes (8)

FGA
1998-99 Tim Duncan (Spurs): 16.9
1986-87 Kevin McHale (Celtics): 17
1998-99 Jason Kidd (Suns): 14
1995-96 Toni Kukoc (Bulls): 9.7
1994-95 Nick Anderson (Magic): 12.1
1975-76 Charles Dudley (Warriors): 4.3
1976-77 Bob Gross (Blazers): 8.7
1978-79 Kim Hughes (Nuggets): 2.2
84.9/85

Disclaimer: Charles Dudley. 6/3/3, 4.6 WS, 52.8% from the field. Neutral defender. Not a scrub

This team’s strengths are a little harder to discern, but I’ll walk you through it.

Our front court is truly sublime. Managed by Jason Kidd, they will do some damage.

They are surrounded by shooters Nick Anderson (41.5% from 3) and the inimitable Toni Kukoc. Championship version Bob Gross will come off our bench.

I’m not sure where we rank, but ‘99 Kidd and Duncan alone is a force to be reckoned with in this field. Add peak McHale to that. We’ll score and defend pretty well.

Vote dantley4prez, if you would

Post #11 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Sun Apr 8, 2018 1:22 pm

Starters
C - Bill Walton (1976-77)

Spoiler:

PF - Anthony Mason (1996-97)

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SF - Rick Barry (1973-74)

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SG - Hersey Hawkins (1991-92)

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PG - Walt Frazier (1969-70)

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Bench
C/F - Sam Perkins (1998-99)

Spoiler:

F - Mario Elie (1994-95)

Spoiler:

G - John Paxson (1992-93)

Spoiler:

Rotations (subject to matchups)
C - Walton (40), Perkins (8)
PF - Mason (38), Perkins (5), Barry (5)
SF - Barry (35), Elie (13)
SG - Hawkins (38), Elie (10)
PG - Frazier (40), Paxson (8)

FGA Per Player
Bill Walton - 14.3 (Blazers)
Walt Frazier - 15.0*0.85 = 12.8 (Knicks)
Rick Barry - 21.8*0.85 = 18.5 (Warriors)
Hersey Hawkins - 13.9
Anthony Mason - 11.3
Mario Elie - 6.0
John Paxson - 3.9
Sam Perkins - 4.2

Total: 84.9/85.0

Post #12 » by **Timmaytime** » Mon Apr 9, 2018 2:49 am

'97 Grant Hill - 15.7
'68 Jerry West - 15.5 (18.2)
'63 Sam Jones - 14.7 (17.2)
'99 Alonzo Mourning - 13.8
'99 Rasheed Wallace - 9.7
'96 Steve Kerr - 5.9
'87 Cedric Maxwell - 5.9
'91 Andrew Lang - 3.0

West (39) / Kerr (9)
Jones (32) / Kerr (16)
Hill (39) / Maxwell (9)
Wallace (32) / Maxwell (16)
Mourning (39) / Lang (9)

We have two elite offensive creators in West & Hill, and we flank them with athletes and shooters. In between the two is Sam Jones, one of the most clutch players ever and an excellent excellent shooter, even from long range. Seriously, go watch some highlights, the guy regularly made shots that would have been near or behind the three point line. In the frontcourt, we have Rasheed Wallace, who is excellent from mid range and still made use of his well-refined back to the basket game. We also have Cedric Maxwell, a great rebounder with one of the best free throw rates ever. Off the bench we bring Steve Kerr to give us just a little bit more long range shooting outside of West/Jones.

On defense, we are anchored by Alonzo Mourning. DPOY in '99, Zo has probably top-3 block timing ever along with Hakeem & Russell, and he's extremely strong for someone in his frame, to fight down low with the big boys. Sheed is another fantastic post defender, and he's quick enough to switch on the perimeter. Jerry West was 6'4" with a nearly 7' wingspan, who played passing lanes better than anybody and could stay in front of any opponent with his length and quickness. Everybody other than Steve Kerr is somewhere between well above average to elite on defense.

This team is loaded with playmakers and elite two-way players, with enough talent to push us through.

Smash3 · Post #13 » by **Smash3** » Mon Apr 9, 2018 9:20 pm

Penny Hardaway
Jeff Hornacek
Bruce Bowen
Kevin Garnett | Larry Nance
Patrick Ewing | Nance

Post #14 » by **Snakebites** » Mon Apr 9, 2018 9:25 pm

PG: Michael Cooper 85-86 7.4 FGA - (All Defensive Second, 5.7 APG, 38% 3 pt)
SG: Sidney Moncrief 81-82 13.3 FGA (DPOY, 13.4 WS, 60% TS, All Defensive 1st, All NBA 2nd)
SF: George Gervin 76-77 16.3 FGA (All NBA 2nd, 60% TS)
PF: Larry Bird 85-86 19.6 FGA (MVP, Finals MVP, 42% 3pt)
C: Bob Lanier 73-74 15.6 FGA (with Multiplier) (3rd in MVP Voting, 14.4 WS, 7.1 DWS, 2nd in NBA in VORP, BPM, DBPM)

Bench:

Ron Harper 96-97 5.3 FGA
Buck Williams 92-93 6.4 FGA
Tree Rollins 94-95 0.8 FGA

Total: 84.7 FGA

Cooper (20)/Moncrief (10)/Harper (18)
Moncrief (28)/Gervin (20)
Gervin (18)/Bird (15)/Cooper (15)
Bird (23)/Williams (25)
Lanier (40)/Rollins (8)

This is easily among the most potent teams in the game, and it hardly skimps on the defensive side of the ball either. Using Larry Bird at power forward for about 60% of his playing time allows us to create matchup problems on the offensive end while playing to his strengths as a defender as well (he was a pretty solid team and post defender). It also allows us to stretch the floor with him, Cooper, and Gervin all as effective shooters creating plenty of room to operate.

Bob Lanier is frankly the perfect center for this outfit as well. He can bang down as a low post player but also had a great mid range jumper and elite passing for a center to help supplement our offense.

Our balanced playmaking from every position makes Cooper- a capable passer used to playing off the ball, a very good point guard for our system. With Gervin, Moncrief, Bird, and Lanier we've frankly got enough firepower to take on anyone on that end of the ball, and guys like Cooper and Harper are exactly the complement we need to that.

Defensively we love that we have both Cooper and Moncrief to match up to our opponent's best perimeter threats. We've also got Buck Williams to help deal with the tougher power forwards in this game and Bob Lanier put together a very strong defensive season in the chosen year as well.

Thanks for your consideration!

Tony Snell · Post #15 » by **Tony Snell** » Mon Apr 9, 2018 11:26 pm

PG: 63/64 Oscar Robertson 22.0*.85=18.7, MVP, 31.4 ppg, 11.0 apg, 9.9 rpg, 20.6 WS (.278/48) - KINGS
SG: 94/95 Reggie Miller 13.5 3rd Team All NBA, 19.6 ppg, 42% 3pt on 5.8 attempts, 2.6 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.2 spg, 11.4 WS (.204/48), 4.3 BPM, 4.3 VORP - PACERS
SF: 96/97 Bryon Russell 7.7 10.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.6 spg, 41% 3pt on 3.3 attempts, 7.4 WS, 3.9 BPM, 3.8 VORP - JAZZ
PF: 63/64 Bob Pettit 21.4*.85=18.2 1st Team All NBA, 27.4 ppg, 15.3 rpg, 3.2 apg, 14.9 WS (.217/48) - HAWKS
C: 69/70 Willis Reed 17.1*.85=14.5 MVP, 1st Team All Defensive, 21.7 ppg, 13.9 rpg, 14.6 WS (.227/48), led NBA in DWS - KNICKS

BE: 96/97 Bo Outlaw 5.1
BE: 92/93 Scott Brooks 4.7
BE: 76/77 Paul Griffin 3.2

Total: 85.0 / 85.0

Rotation:

PG: Robertson (38) Brooks (10)
SG: Miller (38) Russell (10)
SF: Russell (28) Outlaw (20)
PF: Pettit (38) Outlaw (10)
C: Reed (38) Griffin (8) Outlaw (2)

Post #16 » by **GeorgeMarcus** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:14 am

Starting Lineup
'67 Wilt Chamberlain - 14.1 x.85 = 12.1 FGA
'86 James Worthy - 14.5 FGA
'90 Chris Mullin - 16.3 FGA
'98 Steve Smith - 15.1 FGA
'61 Bob Cousy - 18.2 x.85 = 15.5 FGA

Bench
'98 Derrick McKey - 5.7 FGA
'98 Greg Anthony - 4.4 FGA
'93 Larry Smith - 1.3 FGA

84.9/85 FGA

Rotation
Wilt (42) / Smith (6)
Worthy (40) / McKey (4) / Smith (4)
Mullin (32) / McKey (16)
Smith (40) / Mullin (8)
Cousy (38) / Anthony (8)

DroppinDimes · Post #17 » by **DroppinDimes** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:02 am

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 75/76 - 17.9 - 10.5 VORP / NBA MVP / ALL DEFENSIVE 2nd team
John Havlicek - 69/70 - 16.7 - ALL NBA 2ND team / ALL NBA DEFENSIVE 2nd team / 10th in NBA MVP voting
Shawn Kemp - 95/96 - 11.9 - ALL NBA 2nd team / 8th in MVP voting
Alvin Robertson - 85/86 - 13.3 - NBA Defensive player of the year
Derek Harper - 86/87 - 12.9 - ALL -Defensive 2nd team
Craig Hodges - 90/91 - 4.7 -
Keith Askins - 95/96 - 5.2
Felton Spencer - 97/98 - 1.9
84.5 FGA / 85

PG: Derek Harper (40) / Criag Hodges (8)
SG: Alvin Robertson (40) / Craig Hodges (8)
SF: John Havlicek (42) / Keith Askins (6)
PF: Shawn Kemp (38) / Keith Askins (10)
Cc: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) / Felton Spencer (8)

poopdamoop · Post #18 » by **poopdamoop** » Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:52 pm

‘90 Charles Barkley - 25/12/4/2, 66% TS, 9.8 BPM, All-NBA 1st
‘73 Artis Gilmore - 21/18/4/3, All-ABA 1st, All-D 1st, led ABA in WS
‘81 Marques Johnson - 20/7/5/2, 5.9 BPM, All-NBA 2nd
‘98 Tim Hardaway - 19/8/4/2, 35% 3PT, 4,6 BPM, All-NBA 1st
‘93 Dan Majerle - 17/5/4/2, 38% 3PT, 4.0 BPM, All-D 2nd
‘95 Kenny Smith - 11/4/2, 43% 3PT
‘99 Robert Horry - 5/4/2, 44% 3PT, 3.5 BPM
‘88 TR Dunn - 2/3/1, 1.5 BPM

Hardaway(38) / Smith(10)
Majerle(26) / Smith(14) / Dunn(8)
Johnson(38) / Majerle(10)
Barkley(40) / Horry(8)
Gilmore(38) / Horry(10)

Hardaway - 16
Johnson - 15.2
Barkley - 14.9
Majerle - 13.4
Gilmore - 14.6 x 0.85 = 12.4
Smith - 7.3
Horry - 3.8
Dunn - 1.9

84.9

ChicagoSportsFan21 · Post #19 » by **ChicagoSportsFan21** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 4:39 am

Starters:

PG: Terry Porter-Portland Trailblazers-1990-91: 17.0 PTS/8.0 AST/2.0 STL/41.5% 3PT/63.2% TS

-NBA All-Star

SG: Scottie Pippen-Chicago Bulls-1995-96: 19.4 PTS/6.4 REB/5.9 AST/1.7 STL/37.4% 3PT

-NBA Champion, NBA All-Star, All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year

SF: Alex English-Denver Nuggets-1981-82: 25.4 PTS/6.8 REB/5.3 AST/1.1 STL/1.5 BLK/59.6% TS

-NBA All-Star, All-NBA Second Team

PF: Charles Oakley-New York Knicks-1993-94: 11.8 PTS/11.8 REB/1.3 STL

-NBA All-Star, NBA All-Defensive First Team

C: Moses Malone-Philadelphia 76ers-1982-83: 24.5 PTS/15.3 REB/1.1 STL/2.0 BLK

-NBA Champion, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, NBA Most Valuable Player, NBA All-Star, All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, NBA Rebounding Leader

Bench:

F: Rodney McCray-Houston Rockets-1985-96: 10.3 PTS/6.3 REB/3.6 AST

C: Manute Bol-Washington Bullets-1987-88: 2.7 BLK

G: Jon Barry-Golden State Warriors-1995-96: 47.3% 3PT/63.8% TS

Rotation/Depth Chart:

PG: Terry Porter (40)/Rodney McCray (8)
SG: Scottie Pippen (40)/Jon Barry (8)
SF: Alex English (40)/Rodney McCray (8)
PF: Charles Oakley (40)/Rodney McCray (8)
C: Moses Malone (40)/Manute Bol (8)

NOTE-Starters played near or above 40 minutes during their respective seasons in the playoffs. Rotations may change depending on match-ups, but here is a general idea.

FGA:

PG: Terry Porter-Portland Trailblazers-1990-91: 11.7 FGA
SG: Scottie Pippen-Chicago Bulls-1995-96: 15.8 FGA
SF: Alex English-Denver Nuggets-1981-82: 18.9 FGA
PF: Charles Oakley-New York Knicks-1993-94: 9.3 FGA
C: Moses Malone-Philadelphia 76ers-1982-83: 16.7 FGA
F: Rodney McCray-Houston Rockets-1985-96: 7.7 FGA
C: Manute Bol-Washington Bullets-1987-88: 2.1 FGA
G: Jon Barry-Golden State Warriors-1995-96: 2.7 FGA

Total FGA: 84.9/85.0

Write-Up:

I built this team similar to one of the great all time teams in the history of the NBA in 1982-83 Sixers, but this team is on steroids. I built a team around Moses Malone where I he think can excel as the focal point offensively. I put Moses around arguably the greatest "robin" in Pippen. The spacing is great where Moses Malone can do his job inside. I have shooters all over the floor with Porter and even Pippen able to shoot the 3 point shot at a pretty good rate with high volume that year as well as Barry off the bench proving a spark: 41.5% for Porter, 37.4% Pippen, and 47.3% for Barry. Alex English and Charles Oakley are lethal mid-range shooters. Offensive rebounding is going to be key for my team with Oakley/Moses inside especially with their physicality. Porter, Pippen, English, and McCray will excel as playmakers. My offense is potent enough from top to bottom with Moses leading the way and English as a second option. Pippen and Porter are underrated options offensively as 3rd and 4th.

Defensively, I don't see anybody a liability on my team starting. Oakley/Malone were all-nba defensive first team defenders in their respective seasons providing stout front-court defense and elite rebounding. Manute Bol provides elite rim protection with near 3 blocks per game. Pippen is one of the greatest if not the greatest perimeter defender of all time. Porter is a solid defender who was crafty at getting steals 2 per game. Although English was known for his offense, he always worked hard defensively and gave it his all on that end averaging more than one steal and block per game in his season chosen. McCray was a great defender who will provide solid minutes to back him up who is a great 6th man.

Overall, I think I did a pretty good job with the 18th pick in the draft which we never had in this big of a pool of players as well as the draft pool being pretty thin at the end. I deserve a spot in the top four since I believe my team has it all from stars to role players, is balanced offensively and defensively, and has a decent enough bench that have their roles which will play to their strengths which my team needed. Most importantly, ALL my starters are in their peak season arguably so they will be at their best. Vote for ChicagoSportsFan21!