Franchise Pairs by Common Theme - R1 - Snakebites vs Fadeaway_J*

durantbird · Post #1 » by **durantbird** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 8:27 pm

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).

Snakebites wrote:

Fadeaway_J wrote:

Post #2 » by **Fadeaway_J** » Sat Mar 8, 2025 10:29 pm

Starters
C - Myles Turner (2022-23)

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PF - Kevin Durant (2023-24)

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SF - Jimmy Butler (2022-23)

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SG - Danny Green (2013-14)

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PG - Luka Doncic (2020-21)

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Bench
F/C - Dennis Rodman (1989-90)

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F - Richard Jefferson (2014-15)

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G - Brent Barry (2005-06)

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Rotations
C - Turner (34), Rodman (14)
PF - Durant (36), Rodman (12)
SF - Butler (34), Jefferson (10), Durant (4)
SG - Green (32), Barry (12), Butler (4)
PG - Doncic (40), Barry (8)

FGA Per Player

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Our three-headed monster of Luka, KD, and Butler does the offensive heavy lifting. KD should thrive with a reduced workload, functioning mainly as a play finisher will Luka and to a lesser extent Butler handle the playmaking duties. Butler is an excellent cutter, and this spread floor should allow him to work as a quasi roll man for Luka at times. Turner slots in as a dynamite fourth option who roll to the rim or spot up beyond the arc. Green, Jefferson, and Barry provide additional spacing. Rodman brings value as a rim finisher and offensive rebounder, especially given the attention being drawn by our star trio. Defensively, we have a solid corps of rangy, switchable wings backed up by Turner's rim protection and Rodman's do-it-all skill set.

Matchup
- We start out with Green on Conley, Butler on Ant, Luka on Murphy, KD on KG, and Turner on Gasol. We feel comfortable switching most matchups 1-through-4 (even more so when Rodman comes in), although we'll try to keep Luka out of the main action where possible.
- The size and strength of our superstars makes them tough to deal with as a collective, especially against a team with a smaller PG (Conley) and a so-so wing defender (Murphy). Luka is will love using a movement shooter like Green as a screener like Green to force the switch, to say nothing of what he can do running two-man game with KD or Butler.
- Rodman is the most impactful bench player in the series by some distance.

Good luck Snake.

Post #3 » by **Snakebites** » Sun Mar 9, 2025 5:02 pm

PG: 16-17 Mike Conley Jr. ---14.6 FGA
SG: 23-24 Anthony Edwards ---19.7 FGA
SF: 22-23 Trey Murphy III --- 10.1 FGA
PF: 04-05 Kevin Garnett --- 16.6 FGA
C: 12-13 Marc Gasol --- 10.9 FGA

B: 00-01 Terry Porter --- 5.5 FGA
B: 15-16 Thabo Sefolosha --- 5.0 FGA
B: 20-21 Maxi Kleber --- 5.5 FGA

Total: 87.9/88 FGA

Conley (36)/Porter (12)
Edwards (37)/Thabo (11)
Murphy (36)/Thabo (12)
KG (38)/Kleber (10)
Gasol (36)/Kleber (12)

Alrighty, lets do this.

I've built an offensively sound team that is also a defensive powerhouse. Marc Gasol drops, KG roams all over the place, and my perimeter defense is solid with Conley, Edwards, Thabo, and Porter. I don't think my team has any overall weaknesses and is soundly built all the way across the board. Offensively I have prime Mike Conley (who was actually a 20 ppg scorer and volume 3 point shooter in the chosen season) with proven chemistry alongside both Gasol and Anthony Edwards. He's an effective distributor and P/R ball handler who also slots well with KG, and Trey Murphy gives me a knockdown three point shooter who fits ideally with the rest of the starters as a 5th option. While I'll openly admit that I don't have the firepower of Luka/Suns KD/Butler, I still think that my teams' physicality, defense, and proven fit more than even the odds here.

My favorite thing about KG is he gives me a way to counter heavily perimeter oriented offenses without actually sacrificing size and physicality. In this case, while Fade's front court has great perimeter ability with Turner and KD's shooting, I think it is sorely lacking in physicality and rebounding, which makes my team a tough matchup for him. KG is a great cover for KD who will also be extremely troubling for him to cover on the other side, and Turner will be overmatched in the post by prime Marc Gasol. Turner is a solid rim protector and switchable defender but he and KD are simply going to be overmatched in the paint and on the rebounds.

Thanks everyone! GL Fade!

durantbird · Post #4 » by **durantbird** » Sun Mar 9, 2025 6:08 pm

Laimbeer wrote:

Dr Positivity wrote:

Snakebites wrote:

JimmyPlopper wrote:

Fadeaway_J wrote:

durantbird wrote:

ReggiesKnicks wrote:

wackbone wrote:

MadNess wrote:

migya wrote:

uberhikari wrote:

flaco wrote:

Voting is open. Fade and Snake, please vote for yourselves

durantbird · Post #5 » by **durantbird** » Tue Mar 11, 2025 6:39 am

Fade advances

Post #6 » by **Snakebites** » Tue Mar 11, 2025 2:52 pm

GG.

Liked my team in principle but it was too low on firepower to do better.