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I thought about the Mavs core cause I knew you could get a great slashing wild card in Round 3 easier than a shooter, but the Raptors are a bit more matchup friendly. Having Mikal helps though.
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durantbird wrote:Dr Positivity wrote:Ok
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I considered taking Harden/CP in the first or second round but I didn't find it to be a particularly easy group to add to in this pool without compromising fit.
Hmm. When flaco said "lets try something different" I guess I assumed he'd pick a different core than what he did in the last game.
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Snakebites wrote:durantbird wrote:Dr Positivity wrote:Ok
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I considered taking Harden/CP in the first or second round but I didn't find it to be a particularly easy group to add to in this pool without compromising fit.
Hmm. When flaco said "lets try something different" I guess I assumed he'd pick a different core than what he did in the last game.
I thought the same thing.
Flaco wrote:Let's try something different
5-out spacing with tons of wings isn't very different
I actually think the other Warrior available would have made for an interesting case with the Boston Core, giving them more playmaking and rim protection.
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Colbinii wrote:Snakebites wrote:durantbird wrote:Up
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I considered taking Harden/CP in the first or second round but I didn't find it to be a particularly easy group to add to in this pool without compromising fit.
Hmm. When flaco said "lets try something different" I guess I assumed he'd pick a different core than what he did in the last game.
I thought the same thing.Flaco wrote:Let's try something different
5-out spacing with tons of wings isn't very different
I actually think the other Warrior available would have made for an interesting case with the Boston Core, giving them more playmaking and rim protection.
I do think Klay gives the offense more variety- none of Brown, Pierce, or Tatum are nearly as good off ball as he is.
He also took a moderate hit with Smart instead of White (the LR/Flaco war for Derrick White continues).
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I truly have no idea who to pick now
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I would have taken the Thunder core with Harden and a certain elite swing scorer. Would never touch the other guard from the Thunder. I hate his game. Missed out on Harden cause I was offline. Oh well. I guess the Celtics core is deeper with 4 starting-calibre players.
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Is a player eligible for wild card if they were all-star/all NBA prior to 89-90 season or after the 22-23 season?
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parsnips33 wrote:Is a player eligible for wild card if they were all-star/all NBA prior to 89-90 season or after the 22-23 season?
4. Your four wild cards can be from any team or season from 1989-90 to 2022-23. However, you may select only one wild card who ever earned all-NBA or all-star awards, and the highest career award must be second team all-NBA or lower. All-defensive / all-rookie selections do not count as All-NBA selections. The other three wild cards must have never earned all-NBA or all-star honors.
No. These wordings suggest that accolades before that time frame count.
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Snakebites neutered the core I wanted to see added to, but I understand the reasoning. The Pistons championship core is utter poop without Billups.
(which is why it was such an awesome team to win a title with)
(which is why it was such an awesome team to win a title with)
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tmorgan wrote:Snakebites neutered the core I wanted to see added to, but I understand the reasoning. The Pistons championship core is utter poop without Billups.
(which is why it was such an awesome team to win a title with)
Strongly considered adding these guys to Jimmy but couldn't pass up Joker
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tmorgan wrote:Snakebites neutered the core I wanted to see added to, but I understand the reasoning. The Pistons championship core is utter poop without Billups.
(which is why it was such an awesome team to win a title with)
I’ve played enough these to know that at the end of the day it’s hard to win without a bonafide number one option. I thought about running Ray Allen with that core but I wanted to keep things open.
Glad I grabbed Billups though.
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parsnips33 wrote:tmorgan wrote:Snakebites neutered the core I wanted to see added to, but I understand the reasoning. The Pistons championship core is utter poop without Billups.
(which is why it was such an awesome team to win a title with)
Strongly considered adding these guys to Jimmy but couldn't pass up Joker
If I'd been further down the order, I had a pie-in-the-sky plan to take Jimmy and Mikal Bridges, then add that Pistons core. Wasn't very realistic (Jimmy wasn't lasting past the middle, and that 2022-23 season is a game-changer for Bridges), but it would have been interesting to see that group with a legit primary scorer who also fits their ethos to a T.
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Fadeaway_J wrote:parsnips33 wrote:tmorgan wrote:Snakebites neutered the core I wanted to see added to, but I understand the reasoning. The Pistons championship core is utter poop without Billups.
(which is why it was such an awesome team to win a title with)
Strongly considered adding these guys to Jimmy but couldn't pass up Joker
If I'd been further down the order, I had a pie-in-the-sky plan to take Jimmy and Mikal Bridges, then add that Pistons core. Wasn't very realistic (Jimmy wasn't lasting past the middle, and that 2022-23 season is a game-changer for Bridges), but it would have been interesting to see that group with a legit primary scorer who also fits their ethos to a T.
Yeah I ultimately wasn't confident I could get Bridges, the Pistons core, AND the elite all-star wing I'd need to make that pop.
There was too real a concern that Billups would be selected as a wild card, and in addition to that Jimmy was really the only wing I truly felt I could sell as a first option around that group. The closest I could get was Mikal with Ray Allen, and while I loved that fit too, it wasn't worth the risk of not getting the Pistons group AND losing out on other cores I might have been interested in.
I still considered it up until the last second though.
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flaco wrote:Seems like we are stuck at 9. Oh well. For transparency purposes, please someone run the lotto for me. I'll then create the draft thread.
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Thought Colbinii would save his core for last since he was the only person left to pick one.
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Fadeaway_J wrote:Thought Colbinii would save his core for last since he was the only person left to pick one.
I was deciding between this core and two others, one of which had a who will likely be picked in this draft.
Had I waited, someone could have taken a key piece of these cores.
But I don't think anyone was taking Ostertag or Hornacek.
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Fadeaway_J wrote:Thought Colbinii would save his core for last since he was the only person left to pick one.
Yeah, you and LR weren't about to waste your All-Star spot on Hornacek and Stock/Malone were both unselectable.
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Please quote me when Flaco is up.
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