Post#3 » by uberhikari » Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:54 am
PG: 2021 James Harden: 25-8-11, 7.6 3PA, 36.2 3P%; All-Star
SG: 2020 Khris Middleton: 21 ppg, 5.7 3PA, 41.5 3P%; All-Star
SF: 2018 Robert Covington: 13 ppg, 6.9 3PA, 36.9 3P%; All-Defense 1st
PF: 2016 Draymond Green: 14-10-7; All-NBA 2nd, All-Defense 1st, DPOY(2)
C: 2023 Nikola Jokic: 25-12-10; All-NBA 1st, MVP(2)
Bench
PG/SG: 2023 Austin Reaves: 13-3-3, 3.4 3PA, 39.8 3P%
SF/PF: 2015 Kyle Korver: 12 ppg, 6 3PA, 49.2 3P%; All-Star
C: 2022 Damian Jones: 8-4, 70 TS%
Rotations
PG: James Harden (37) / Austin Reaves (11)
SG: Khris Middleton (37) / Austin Reaves (11)
SF: Robert Covington (34) / Kyle Korver (14)
PF: Draymond Green (38) / Kyle Korver (10)
C: Nikola Jokic (40) / Damian Jones (8)
Matchups: Middleton on Curry; Covington on Wade; Green on Marion; Harden on Love; Jokic on Gobert.
Overall, my team is significantly deeper, more balanced, and has much better spacing and synergy. After Jokic, Wade, and Curry, the next 3 best players are Draymond, Harden, and Middleton. I also have a significant bench advantage with Korver/Reaves.
Gobert, Marion, and Wade are all non-shooters who can't space the floor, so I can pack the paint against Wade. Covington can play off Wade while using his size/length to make it difficult for him to finish at the rim, and Draymond can play off Marion and be a free safety.
However, the fatal flaw of MadNESS' team is the lack of passing/playmaking. While Wade can run the offense as an on-ball scorer, he shouldn't have this duty full-time. He has a score-first mentality and he doesn't have the passing ability to optimize Curry's off-ball gravity. Even Marion is a dependent scorer whose efficiency in PHO was driven by Nash.
On offense, I have a Jokic dream team. My offense starts with the rebound where Harden, Jokic, or Draymond can all run the fastbreak with Covington, Korver, Reaves, and Middleton trailing for 3's.
In the halfcourt, the amount of dynamic passing and shooting allows me to attack from anywhere on the court. At any time I can have multiple players who can run the P&R as either the ball handler or screener or go in motion via cuts. And I can use Jokic to stretch Gobert all over the court to open up passing lanes or isolate weaker defenders like Love or Curry.
With MadNESS' lack of shooting/space I don't think he can keep up with my offense.