Expanding Era Draft SF2 - flaco* vs. Fadeaway_J

Post #1 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Tue Sep 17, 2024 6:35 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. Please ensure you give a rationale for your vote; votes with no explanation will not be counted.

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).

**First to 3 votes advances.**

Post #2 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Wed Sep 18, 2024 2:57 am

Starters
C - Tim Duncan (2002-03)

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PF - Lamar Odom (2009-10)

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SF - Josh Howard (2006-07)

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SG - Eddie Jones (1997-98)

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PG - Tony Parker (2012-13)

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Bench
F - Boris Diaw (2012-13)

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F/G - Anthony Parker (2009-10)

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G - Patty Mills (2013-14)

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Rotations
C - Duncan (38), Diaw (10)
PF - Odom (34), Diaw (10), Howard (4)
SF - Howard (32), A. Parker (16)
SG - Jones (36), A. Parker (6), Mills (6)
PG - T. Parker (36), Mills (12)

FGA Per Player

Spoiler:

Our first plan of attack is to run off makes and misses. Parker is a monster in transition, and he's flanked by two athletic wings in Jones and Howard, as well as Odom who can function as both a creator and finisher on the break. Even Duncan is athletic enough to beat his man down the floor, although the Spurs didn't use that approach much in his prime. In the halfcourt, we have a good mix of the early-2000s inside-out approach and the Beautiful Game Spurs of the mid-2010s. We can play through peak Duncan in the post, where he can score himself or kick out to guys like Jones, Howard, Mills, and Parker. We also have plenty of intelligent passers (Duncan, Parker, Odom, Diaw), active off-ball players (Jones, Howard, Odom), and the penetration of Parker and Mills to start the ball-movement churn.

Defensively, Duncan is a GOAT-level anchor, Odom and Diaw provide versatility and smarts at the 4, Jones is a shark on the perimeter, and Howard/Parker are solid secondary wing stoppers.

Matchup
- We will start out with Parker on Bowen, Jones on Kobe, Howard on Nash, Odom on Gallo, and Duncan on Robinson. Howard will try to use his length to pressure Nash and contest the pullup jumper.
- Flaco has the stronger top two, but having an additional All-Star in Howard is also significant for us. There's nowhere for Nash to hide defensively; any of Parker, Jones, or Howard can go at him, which we're hoping can wear him down on the offensive end. Parker gets to chill guarding the stationary Bowen in the corner.
- The Odom-Gallo matchup tilts in our favour. Odom is a legit two-way player and a rock-solid playoff performer, neither of which apply to Gallo. Odom will give Duncan far more support defensively and on the glass than Robinson gets from Gallo.

Good luck flaco.

flaco · Post #3 » by **flaco** » Wed Sep 18, 2024 8:57 am

Best of luck, Fade!

Rotations
PG: Steve Nash (36) / Malcolm Brogdon (12)
SG: Kobe Bryant (36) / Malcolm Brogdon (12)
SF: Bruce Bowen (36) / Jared Dudley (12)
PF: Danilo Gallinari (36) / Jared Dudley (12)
C: David Robinson (36) / JaVale McGee (12)

Offense
The big 3 of Nash - Kobe - Robinson should provide more than enough firepower. Gallo and Brogdon provide additional shot creation. All players on the roster but D-Rob and McGee are volume 3pt shooters. Even Kobe averaged 36.1% from 3 on 5.1 attempts per game. D-Rob had a lethal face-up game from mid range. He should have great synergy with both Kobe and Nash in the PnP/PnR. We know for a fact Kobe excelled alongside dominant big men. Nash is an elite floor general. He keeps everyone involved, hence he keeps everyone happy. Josh Howard at 6'7'' lacks the mobility / explosiveness to stay in front of Nash on the perimeter. Nash should be able to expose him off the dribble forcing the defense to collapse and generating all sorts of mismatches. Fwiw, Brogdon made the 50-40-90 club in his selected season. Only 9 players throughout NBA history have made the club, one of them being Steve Nash. Bowen led the league in 3P% in his selected season at 44.1%.

Defense
Robinson drops, but stays close enough to Timmy to deny the open mid-range 2. Bowen and to a lesser extent Kobe share POA duties. We go under the pick and dare Parker to shoot the 3. He's a career 32.4% shooter from the 3pt line attempting only one 3 per game in his selected season. Nash pre-switches and peels off to the corners. All teams have a shooter lurking in the corners. Nash's job is to contest the corner 3. If his opponent attacks him off the dribble, Robinson got his back in the paint.

FGA
2008 Kobe Bryant 20.6

1998 David Robinson 14.6

2003 Steve Nash 13.6

2003 Bruce Bowen 5.8

2017 Danilo Gallinari 11.9
2019 Malcolm Brogdon 11.7
2015 Jared Dudley 5.9
2018 JaVale McGee 3.4

Total: 87.5

ardee · Post #4 » by **ardee** » Wed Sep 18, 2024 11:04 am

Vote: flaco

He again has 3 of the top 4 players in the matchup which is too much when the teams are fairly even otherwise. On offense in particular, I don't see how Fade can keep up. Nash and Kobe are dynamic creators and arguably two of the top 10 offensive players of all time. They'll never have an issue getting a bucket, it would be the GOAT offense. Fade's team is pretty good on that end too but feels more like a high end real NBA team as opposed to an All-Star one.

durantbird · Post #5 » by **durantbird** » Wed Sep 18, 2024 12:13 pm

Agree with ardee. Fade is very balanced but he cannot match with flaco's firepower.

Vote flaco

Laimbeer · Post #6 » by **Laimbeer** » Wed Sep 18, 2024 9:00 pm

Beating DRob, Kobe, and Nash in this pool is a tall order. The talent disparity is big and honestly flaco's fit is good to boot.

Vote = flaco

Post #7 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Wed Sep 18, 2024 9:14 pm

Flaco advances