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MadNess wrote:

Laimbeer wrote:

PG: Chauncey Billups (39) | Kobe Bryant (9)
SG: Kobe Bryant (31) | Stephen Jackson (17)
SF: Bruce Bowen (32) | Lamar Odom (16)
PF: Kevin Durant (36) | Lamar Odom (12)
Cc: Dikembe Mutombo (40) | Reggie Evans (8)



Total: 87.8 | 88.0 FGA

07’-08’ Kobe Bryant 20.6 FGA MVP | All NBA 1 | All NBA D 1 | DPOY (5)
05’-06’ Chauncey Billups 12.5 FGA MVP (5) | All NBA 2 | All NBA 2 | All Star
02’-03’ Bruce Bowen 5.8 FGA All NBA D | 44% 3’s
00’-01’ Dikembe Mutombo 7.4 FGA DPOY | All NBA 2 | All NBA D 1 | All Star
08’-09’ Kevin Durant 18.8 FGA 42% 3’s | 25 PPG
08’-09’ Lamar Odom 9.0 FGA Champion
02’-03’ Stephen Jackson 10.2 FGA Champion
04’-05’ Reggie Evans 3.5 FGA 9 RPG | Hustle

Write up:

GL Laimbeer, IMO these are the 2 best teams!

Kobe on Posey so he’s fresh for offense 100% of the time

Bowen will chase Reggie and take him out of the game

Billups on GP3 - good match up here

Durant on 36 year old Karl Malone, obviously a huge mis match each way for both teams

Deke on Alonzo

First thing, I don’t see a pick and role partner for old man Malone.

I think this team struggles to score, especially against a defense like mine

Spacing for Laimbeer is pretty bad especially with Bowen face guarding Reggie.

We plan to get Karl Malone could trouble asap, as he cannot guard KD.

Kobe should have his way this series.

Kobe and KD pick and roles will be tough to defend

Our bench is significantly better than Laimbeers bench

Our spacing is Elite with Billups, Kobe, Bowen, KD, SJax

KD scored 25 a game. He’s going to blow right by old man Malone.

Vote NESS

Alonzo Mourning ( 2000 ) 15.0 - MVP (3), DPOY (1)
Karl Malone ( 2000 ) 18.0 - MVP (4)
James Posey ( 2006 ) 5.9 - DPOY (13)
Reggie Miller ( 2000 ) 12.9 - MVP (13)
Gary Payton ( 2000 ) 20.3 - MVP (6), DPOY (5)

Ervin Johnson ( 2000 ) 3.5 - All-D votes
Glen Rice ( 2003 ) 7.4 - 37.4% on 2.8 3PA
JJ Redick ( 2009 ) 4.7 - 39.8% on 4.1 3PA

87.7

Alonzo Mourning (38) / Ervin Johnson (10)
Karl Malone (38) / Glen Rice (10)
James Posey (36) / Glen Rice (12)
Reggie Miller (38) / JJ Redick (10)
Gary Payton (38) / JJ Redick (10)


Good luck, Ness. I agree we have the two best teams. Maybe I'm biased lol.

On offense we have an elite point guard in Payton with the perimeter gravity of Miller and Posey and the bruising interior of Mourning and Malone. Payton is an excellent P&R handler so yes Malone does have a partner. This version of Durant trying to guard Karl Malone (4th in MVP) will be...ugly...

It's important to note how incomplete Durant was as a player at this point. He wasn't an all-star. Comparing his MVP season to this one - W/S 19.2 v 7.9; BPM 10.2 v 3.3; VORP 9.6 v. 3.8. Huge differences.

Zo/Deke, Malone/Bowen, Posey/Durant, Miller/Billups and Payton/Kobe is pretty solid. Posey was solid on LeBron so should be credible against this version of KD The Payton/Kobe POA matchup is particularly important since their offense seems to be quite dependent on Kobe and Payton was one of his toughest defenders. . Deke and particularly Durant will struggle with the physicality of Zo and Karl.

With this version of KD we have a distinct talent advantage, imo.

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He has a much better bench but I'm pretty low on this version of Durant so it's been harder for me to vote for MadNESS team overall, while Laimbeer always had most stacked starting lineup in this one.