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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).

Dr Positivity wrote:

lilroddyb wrote:

C: Jarrett Allen 34 min / Rudy Gobert 14 min
Pf: Dirk Nowitzki 38min / Ausar Thompson 10 min
Sf: Jimmy Butler 38 min / Ausar Thompson 10min
Sg: Jason Kidd 24 min / Joe Ingles 24 min
Pg: Darius Garland 36 min / Jason Kidd 12 min

2011 Dirk Nowitzki 16.2
2022 Jimmy Butler 14.5
2009 Jason Kidd 7.6
2025 Jarrett Allen 7.8
2025 Darius Garland 15.7
2021 joe Ingles 8.4
2025 Ausar Thompson 7.8
2021 Rudy Gobert 8.8

tfga: 86.8

Good luck Dr P

Offense
The offense is really versatile with two mvp type scorers ( Jimmy and Dirk ) with good spacing all around, elite playmakers/Passers that can play with other ball dominant players ( Kidd, Darius and Jimmy ), lob and pick and roll players in ( Jarrett Allen with 72ts% and Gobert ), slashers in Jimmy and Darius and finally Dirk at his peak spacing the floor for the others and

Defense

all my guys are elite defenders outside of Darius and Dirk

Defensive matchups

Jarrett/Gobert on Dwight
Dirk on Rasheed
Jimmy butler on DFS/ Luka
Darius Garland on Mike Conley
Jason Kidd / Ausar on Luka

overall

Dr P build a great Luka team but I think the matchup favors me.

Luka will have three elite defenders on him the whole time in Kidd/Butler and Ausar while Butler and Dirk will have easier matchups imo

Dwight Will get his but he is playing against two big elite defensive centers the whole game in Jarret Allen and Gobert

and I think my team is a bit more talented

PG: Mike Conley (2021: 12.5 FGA)
SG: Luka Doncic (2024: 23.6 FGA)
SF: Dorian Finney-Smith (2020: 7.4 FGA)
PF: Rashard Lewis (2009: 13.8 FGA)
C: Dwight Howard (2010: 10.2 FGA)

PG: Fred VanVleet (2018: 7.2 FGA)
SF: Ty Jerome (2025: 8.8 FGA)
C: Larry Nance, Jr. (2024: 4.0 FGA)

87.5 / 88

PG: Mike Conley (38) / Fred VanVleet (10)
SG: Luka Doncic (38) / Fred VanVleet (6) / Ty Jerome (4)
SF: Dorian Finney-Smith (24) / Ty Jerome (24)
PF: Rashard Lewis (38) / Dorian Finney-Smith (10)
C: Dwight Howard (38) / Larry Nance, Jr. (10)

GL lilroddyb

Defensive matchups: Howard on Allen, Rashard on Dirk, DFS on Butler, Doncic on Kidd, Conley on Garland

Tbh roddy's team is excellent but regardless:

- Too much Mavs Kidd on Luka.

- Howard not having to leave Howard/Gobert will help us on D.

- He has a strong bench overall but Ausur for 20 minutes could be a bit over his head.

Overall Doncic has great fit around him with superstar version of the above the rim center, shooters at SF/PF and secondary ballhandler, and FVV and Jerome are difference makers off the bench.

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Matchup is open. Dr and Roddy please vote for yourself

So much for the teams with two MVP types having an insurmountable advantage...

Lilroddyb advances