Opening Day Pairs Draft - R1 - Larry_Russell* vs Mr Ringer

[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/SG: Steph Curry (2014-15) 16.8
23.8ppg, 4.3rpg, 7.7apg, 2spg, 44.5% on 8-3pta
MVP, NBA-1, AS

SG: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (2020-21) 7.6
9.7ppg, 2.7rpg, 2apg, 1spg, 0.5bpg, 41%^ on 4.4-3pta
DPOY and All DEF votes received

SF: Anthony Edwards (2024-25) 20.4
27.6ppg, 5.7rpg, 4.5apg, 1.2spg, 39.5% on 10.3-3pta
MVP-7, NBA-2, AS, All DEF Votes Received

PF: James Posey (2007-08) 5.6
7.5ppg, 4.4rpg, 1.5apg, 1spg, 38% on 3.8-3pta
6MOY Votes received, Key run in playoffs

C: Shaquille ONeal (1999-00) 21.1
29.7ppg, 13.6rpg, 3.8apg, 0.5spg, 3bpg
MVP, FMVP, DPOY-2, NBA-1, Def-2, AS, MIP-10

PG/SG: Nickeil Alexander-Walker (2023) 5
6.2ppg, 1.7rpg, 1.8apg, 0.5spg, 0.5bpg, 38.5% on 2.7-3pta

SF/PF: Rick Fox (1999-2000) 6.1
6.5ppg, 2.5rpg, 1.7apg, 0.5spg, 33% on 2.3-3pta

C: Mitchell Robinson (2022-23) 4.7
7.4ppg, 9.5rpg, 1apg, 1spg, 1.8bpg


PG: Curry (38) / NAW (10)
SG: KCP (38) / NAW (10)
SF: Edwards (38) / Fox (10)
PF: Posey (38) / Fox (10)
C: Shaq (38) / Robinson (10)

Defense

Kcp on Brunson
Curry on white
Posey on jdub
Ant on horry
Shaq on Hakeem

I matchup well defensively. Kcp is am elite lead guard defender who can contain brunson.
Curry takes on the lesser threat in white
Posey gets the bigger offensive threat at forward in jdub and edwards on horry
Shaq mans the middle.

3 excellent wing defenders funneling to shaq in the middle.

Offensively I have the most dominate shooter of all time and the most dominate center of all time.
An elite 3 level scorer athletic freak and excellent shooting.

I think my offense is nearly unstoppable.

87.3/88

[Larry_Russell]

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).

Should voting now be opened?

[durantbird]

Jalen Brunson 25' - 18.5
Derrick White 24' - 11.5
Jalen Williams 25' - 16.9
Robert Horry 02' - 5.8
Hakeem Olajuwon 94' - 21.2

Charlie Ward 97' - 4.3
Grant Williams 22' - 5.6
Abdrew Bogut 16' - 4.0

87.8/88


Brunson 38\Ward 10
White 35\JDub 5\Ward 8
JDub 32\Williams 16
Horry 32\Williams 16
Hakeem 38\Bogut 10

[durantbird]

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Voting is open. Team owners please vote for yourselves

[durantbird]

LR advances