2024-25 East Cross Standings Draft - R1 - Larry_Russell* vs MadNess

[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: Derrick White (2023-24) 11.5
15.2ppg, 4.2rpg, 5.2apg, 1spg, 1.2bpg, 39.5% on 6.8-3pta
DPOY-8, DEF-2

SG: Ray Allen (2000-01) 16
22ppg, 5.2rpg, 4.6apg, 1.5spg, 43.5% on 5.7-3pta
MVP-11, NBA-3, AS

SF: Kawhi Leonard (2018-19) 18.8
26.6ppg, 7.3rpg, 3.3apg, 1.8spg, 0.5bpg, 37% on 5-3pta
FMVP, MVP-9, DPOY-6, NBA-2, DEF-2, AS

PF: Paul Pierce (2007-08) 13.7
19.6ppg, 5.1rpg, 4.5apg, 1.3spg, 0.5bpg, 39.5% on 4.6-3pta
FMVP, MVP-14, NBA-3, AS

C: Alonzo Mourning (1994-95) 14.3
21.3ppg, 10rpg, 1.5apg, 0.6spg, 3bpg
DPOY-6, AS

PG/SG: Seth Curry (2024-25) 5
6.5ppg, 1.7rpg, 1apg, 0.5spg, 45.6% on 2.7-3pta


SF/PF: Grant Williams (2021-22) 5.6
7.8ppg, 3.6rpg, 1apg, 0.5spg, 0.7bpg, 41% on 3.5-3pta


C: Bismack Biyombo (2014-15) 3
4.8ppg, 6.4rpg, 0.3apg, 0.3spg, 1.5bpg



PG: White (38) / Curry (10)
SG: Allen (38) / Curry (10)
SF: Leonard (38) / Williams (10)
PF: Pierce (38) / Williams (10)
C: Mourning (38) / Biyombo (10)

87.9/88



Defense:
Lets go straight up on this one.

White - Honestly and elite defender at this point. Best shotblocking guard in the league a menace at all times
Allen - My weakest defender, but has a relentless motor and size/speed to stick with Joe Dumars who was far less an offensive threat at this point in his career.
Kawhi - Takes on Tatum. And I love JT, but prime Kawhi defensively is going to make him WORK.
Paul Pierce - Will take on Crash. This is not a tough cover per say for Pierce. He can manage well enough here as Crash was kind of 1 dimensional
Mourning - One of the best at protecting the paint area. He can give KG everything he can handle. He has the speed, athleticism and size to cover everything that KG does.

Offense.
I have a pretty dope offense, imo.
Kawhi at his absoltue peak, he had, arguably, one of the best playoff runs of all time. Adding to him elite shooting and secondary scoring from Ray Allen AND paul pierce and to a slightly smaller degree, Derrick White.
Mourning gives an awesome low post presence when needed as well as an elite rim runner lob target.

4-high volume 3pt shooters with a rim running, screen setter who can post up in the middle is always a recipe for success.

This team can run as well off of defensive stops.

[MadNESS]

PG: Jason Kidd (38) | Ron Harper (10) | Joe Dumars
SG: Joe Dumars (37) | Ron Harper (11) | James Posey
SF: Jayson Tatum (28) | Gerald Wallace (12) | James Posey (8)
PF: Gerald Wallace (26) | Jayson Tatum (12) | P.J. Brown (10)
Cc: Kevin Garnett (38) | P.J. Brown (10) | Gerald Wallace



Total: 87.8 | 88.0 FGA

07’-08’ Kevin Garnett 13.9 FGA
09’-10’ Gerald Wallace 12.4 FGA
23’-24’ Jayson Tatum 19.3 FGA
00’-01’ P.J. Brown 7.0 FGA
01’-02’ Jason Kidd 13.9 FGA
10’-11’ James Posey 4.9 FGA
96’-97’ Joe Dumars 11.1 FGA
96’-97’ Ron Harper 5.3 FGA

Write Up:
GL LR

Crash on Kawhi. Tatum on Pierce. KG on Mourning. Dumars on Ray. Kidd on White.

No table setter for LR. White’s a SG.

This is Hornets Zo, not Heat Zo.

Crash is not 1 dimensional. Rebounded like a good PF while being a SF. 18/10/2/1.5/1 and an All Star.

Kidd sets up the offense, MVP (2) and runs with these athletes.

KG holds the paint down.

My bench > his bench.

Vote NESS

[durantbird]

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Matchup is open. LR and madness please vote for yourselves

[MadNESS]

Gotta get better. This is unacceptable.

[durantbird]

Larry Russell advances