The Dusty Banner Draft - Semi - GeorgeMarcus vs durantbird*

[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).

[durantbird]

PG: Terry Porter 91' - 11.7
SG: Shai Gilgeous Alexander 25' - 21.8
SF: Trevor Ariza 13' - 8.1
PF: Charles Barkley 90' - 14.9
C: Al Horford 16' - 12.8

Bench: Kirk Hinrich 09' - 8.2
Bench: Nicolas Batum 24' - 4.3
Bench: Tyson Chandler 12' - 5.7

Rotation:
PG: Terry Porter 38 / Shai Gilgeous Alexander 10
SG: Shai Gilgeous Alexander 28 / Kirk Hinrich 20
SF: Trevor Ariza 32 / Nicolas Batum 18
PF: Charles Barkley 38 / Al Horford 10
C: Al Horford 26 / Tyson Chandler 22

87.5/88

vs

Embiid (38) / Oakley (10)
Jones (28) / Oakley (10) / Peja (10)
Peja (28) / Elie (15) / Hawkins (5)
Greer (28) / Hawkins (20)
Oscar (40) / Greer (8)

Matchup:
- Defensive assignments: Porter vs Oscar, SGA vs Greer, Ariza vs Peja, Barkley vs Jones, Horford vs Embiid.
- Porter, SGA, Hinrich, Ariza, Batum are all great defenders to throw at Oscar their main engine, or Greer for that matter. Embiid already struggled against Horford in the past, and Chandler is a superb second option to guard him off the bench.
- SGA Barkley are one of the best inside outside combos in the draft, and the pieces around them fit perfectly, with Porter and Horford slotting in comfortably as fitting third and fourth options.
- I don't think any of GM's starting five can guard SGA effectively, which can swing the series alone.
- GM has a nice bench but I like our depth better, and Hinrich/Chandler are the two best bench pieces.

[durantbird]

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Voting is open, GM please vote for yourself

[durantbird]

Starting Lineup:
21 Joel Embiid ~ 17.6 FGA ~ NBA2, MVP-2, DEF2, DPOY-7
83 Bobby Jones ~ 6.2 FGA ~ NBA Champion, DEF1, DPOY-3, 6MOY
04 Peja Stojakovic ~ 17.1 FGA ~ NBA2, MVP-4, 3pt Champion
63 Hal Greer ~ 13.8 FGA (16.2 * .85) ~ NBA2
69 Oscar Robertson ~ 14.5 FGA (17.1 * .85) ~ NBA1

Bench:
92 Charles Oakley ~ 4.9 FGA
95 Mario Elie ~ 6.0 FGA ~ NBA Champion
98 Hersey Hawkins ~ 7.8 FGA

87.9/88 FGA

Rotation:
Embiid (38) / Oakley (10)
Jones (28) / Oakley (10) / Peja (10)
Peja (28) / Elie (15) / Hawkins (5)
Greer (28) / Hawkins (20)
Oscar (40) / Greer (8)

[GeorgeMarcus]

Sorry for the lateness.

Matchups:
Embiid/Oakley --> Horford
Jones/Elie --> Barkley
Peja/Elie --> Ariza
Greer/Hawkins --> SGA
Oscar/Hawkins --> Porter

GL durantbird!

[GeorgeMarcus]

Just curious- Are the votes against me a straight forward assessment of the matchup, or result of not having posted my write up? I suspect some combination between the 2

I actually think my team would fare well in this one but the results are understandable

[Dr Positivity]

Just curious- Are the votes against me a straight forward assessment of the matchup, or result of not having posted my write up? I suspect some combination between the 2

I actually think my team would fare well in this one but the results are understandable

I think you'd have had a pretty decent chance if your write up was in time.

[durantbird]

durantbird advances