PG:
Tim Hardaway (1996-97) 17.1
20.3ppg, 3.5rpg, 8.6apg, 2spg, 34.5% on 7.3-3pta
MVP-4, All NBA 1st, All Star SG:
Kobe Bryant (2007-08) 20.6
28.3ppg, 6.3rpg, 5.4apg, 1.8spg, 0.5bpg, 36% on 5.1-3pta
MVP, DPOY-5, All NBA 1st, All Defense 1st, #1 points, All Star SF:
Shane Battier (2012-13) 5
6.6ppg, 2.3rpg, 1apg, 0.6spg, 0.8spg 43% on 4-3pta
PF:
Chris Bosh (2013-14) 12.1
16.2ppg, 6.6rpg, 1.1apg, 1spg, 1bpg, 34% on 3-3pta
All Star C:
Dwight Howard (2009-10) 10.2
18.3ppg, 13.2rpg, 1.8apg, 1spg, 2.8bpg
MVP-4, DPOY, All NBA 1st, All Defense 1st, #1 FG%, RPG, BPG, DWS, DBPM, All Star PG:
Brian Shaw (1999-00) 4.4
4ppg, 3rpg, 2.7apg, 0.5spg
SG/SF:
Kyle Korver (2017-18) 6.6
9.2ppg, 2.3rpg, 1.2apg, 0.5spg, 0.5bpg, 43.6% on 5.2-3pta
PF/SF:
Lamar Odom (2010-11) 10.9
14.5ppg, 8.7rpg, 3apg, 0.6spg, 0.7bpg, 38.2% on 2.2-3pta
6MOTY PG: Hardaway (38) / Shaw (10)
SG: Kobe (38) / Korver (7.5) / Shaw (2.5)
SF: Battier (26) / Odom (14) / Korver (8)
PF: Bosh (28) / Odom (20)
C: Howard (38) / Bosh (10)
86.9/88
Defense.
We will just stick with a man to man defense here.
Kobe wants Ray Allen. I cannot stop that. And my top level, top 5 in DPOY voting sg will do a great job here. HE is bigger, stronger, faster and more athletic and Ray and will make him work the whole game
Timmy H will take on Kevin Johnson. We are sagging off of him daring him to shoot. With his sub 10% 3pt shooting this is the play here. We will clog that middle up with Timmy sagging back off KJ by feet. This lets the very quick handed and quick footed Hardaway play spots, draw charges and get his hands into passing lanes.
Battier/Odom will take on Dudley and Worthy. When worthy is on the floor we are again going to sag off. Worthy did not shoot 3 pointers at all, so we again will look to clog the lane up and make the game muddy for ness here. Now there is 2 defenders near the paint that will hurt both Worthy and KJs games as they are both predicated on driving the ball.
Howard will match with Nance. Another rim runner, dunker, nance wasnt much of a floor spacer outside of the midrange and he never attempted any shots from distance. This allows Howard to again play within a step from the paint which lets him use his lightning reflexes to protect the rim should KJ or Worthy happen to get around their defenders.
Bosh will take on Garnett. Bosh will be taking on Boston version of KG here. A great player, but less of a scorer in Boston. Mostly midrange - 3pt shooting. Bosh will matchup well here with similar size, speed. Bosh actually did quite well against KG In his career here
https://www.landofbasketball.com/games_between/chris_bosh_vs_kevin_garnett.htmBosh always got up for the challenge against KG and they had some great matchups. And this is with arguable peak Chris Bosh who averaged his most efficient offense and some of the best defense of his career.
My defense is excellent.
Offensively, I have loads of talent here.
My Trio of Kobe, Howard and Timmy are as clkose to unguardable as is gets. Hardaway posses elite speed and handle and has range out to and including the 3pt line. Kevin Johnson is not a great defender here and this will get exposed by Hardaway.
Kobe is Kobe, and I have to assume that Dudley and Cooper will guard him, but if Ray or Worthy get tasked here then that is a big mistake as neither have the chops to defend Kobe. Cooper and Dudley are better equipped, but MVP Kobe is still going to score.
Most people agree that Kobe is the closes thing to Jordan we have seen in a long time, and looking at Jordans stats when defended by Cooper can give you an idea of how Kobe would perform. Jordan did 31.5ppg, 6apg, 5.5rpg against Cooper in his career, even if Kobe gave 80% of that would be 26ppg, 4.5rpg, 4.8apg. I see Kobe having to work hard, but I still see him doing his.
Howard has a big size and athletic advantage in the front court here against KG, an elite defender, but truly not a real defender for Howard as that job fell to Perkins whenever the 2 teams met.
Bosh, Battier, Odom, Korver all give me superior spacing from my role players who all will feed of the gravity my big three create.
I believe I have a elite level offense and defense here and that should power me through to a win.
GL Ness