25' Top 8 Clubs Draft - Semi - ReggiesKnicks vs Laimbeer*

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Which team wins?

Poll ended at Wed Jul 16, 2025 2:39 pm

ReggiesKnicks
2
25%
Laimbeer
6
75%
 
Total votes: 8

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25' Top 8 Clubs Draft - Semi - ReggiesKnicks vs Laimbeer* 

Post#1 » by durantbird » Mon Jul 14, 2025 2:29 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. 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).

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Re: 25' Top 8 Clubs Draft - Semi - ReggiesKnicks vs Laimbeer 

Post#2 » by Laimbeer » Tue Jul 15, 2025 3:36 am

Bill Walton ( 1986 ) 5.1 -
Paul George ( 2014 ) 17 -
Jayson Tatum ( 2024 ) 19.3 -
Chauncey Billups ( 2010 ) 13.2 -
Tyrese Haliburton ( 2025 ) 13.8 -

Isaiah Hartenstein ( 2024 ) 4.9 -
Anthony Mason ( 1995 ) 6.6 -
Brent Barry ( 2002 ) 7.4 -

87.3

Bill Walton (28) / Isaiah Hartenstein (20)
Paul George (30) / Anthony Mason (18)
Jayson Tatum (38) / Paul George (10)
Chauncey Billups (30) / Brent Barry (18)
Tyrese Haliburton (38) / Chauncey Billups (10)


On offense, we've got playmaking and scoring galore. Hali will run the team most of the time with Billups as backup providing 48 minutes of top notch playmaking. Kemp is not at his best defensively chasing a top drawer wing like Tatum or George, denting his help defense. Walton will work in the high post so Turner won't be camping down there too much.

Defensively, Walton/Kemp is nice in that it creates some congestion. It's Tatum on Turner, with Mason contributing some bumps. George on Bird and Billups on Butler is solid. An improved Hail will be decent on Kyrie in this setup.

I like our bench a bit better with IHart, Barry, and 6MOY Mason.
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Re: 25' Top 8 Clubs Draft - Semi - ReggiesKnicks vs Laimbeer 

Post#3 » by durantbird » Tue Jul 15, 2025 2:38 pm

ReggiesKnicks wrote:Roster Year FGA
Larry Bird 1986 19.6
Jimmy Butler 2018 15.6
Myles Turner 2025 11.3
Shawn Kemp 1996 11.9
Nate McMillan 1996 4.3
Kyrie Irving 2015 16.5
Richard Jefferson 2016 4.2
Jeff Foster 2004 4.4

Total FGA 87.8

Kyrie Irving (38) Nate McMillan (10)
Jimmy Butler (38) Nate McMillan (10)
Larry Bird (28) Richard Jefferson (20)
Shawn Kemp (36) Larry Bird (12)
Myles Turner (32) Jeff Foster (16)
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Re: 25' Top 8 Clubs Draft - Semi - ReggiesKnicks vs Laimbeer 

Post#4 » by durantbird » Tue Jul 15, 2025 2:40 pm

MadNess wrote:...

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ReggiesKnicks wrote:...

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Matchup is open. RK and Laimbeer please vote for yourselves
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Re: 25' Top 8 Clubs Draft - Semi - ReggiesKnicks vs Laimbeer 

Post#5 » by durantbird » Wed Jul 16, 2025 6:13 pm

Laimbeer advances

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