State Franchises Draft - Semis - Stan vs GeorgeMarcus*

[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).

[GeorgeMarcus]

Starting Lineup
79 Jack Sikma ~ 12.6 FGA ~ NBA Champion, All-Star, MVP-7
08 Kevin Garnett ~ 13.9 FGA ~ NBA Champion, DPOY, NBA1, MVP-3
25 Jalen Williams ~ 16.9 FGA ~ NBA3, DEF2
01 Ray Allen ~ 16.0 FGA ~ NBA3, MVP-11
25 Tyrese Haliburton ~ 13.8 FGA ~ Most Overrated

Bench
98 Buck Williams ~ 3.6 FGA
15 Andre Iguodala ~ 6.4 FGA ~ Finals MVP
13 Patrick Beverley ~ 4.6 FGA

88/88 FGA

Rotation
Sikma (36) /KG (12)
KG (24) / Buck (16) / Iggy (8)
J Dub (28) / Iggy (20)
Ray (36) / J Dub (8) / Bev (4)
Hali (36) / Bev (12)

Write-Up
Primary Def Assignments:
Hali --> McDaniels
Ray --> Richmond
J Dubs --> Curry
KG --> Zinger
Sikma --> Dray

(major defensive weapons off the bench to fill in gaps throughout the game)

Our offense is designed to maximize the 'everybody eats' philosophy with tons of high IQ ball movement to create mismatches.

GL Stan and great building!

[durantbird]

Roster
2018 Steph Curry: 16.9
1996 Mitch Richmond: 16.9
2016 Draymond Green: 10.1
2024 Kristaps Porzingis: 13.2
1995 Detlef Schrempf: 12.2
2023 Jaden McDaniels: 9.1
2020 George Hill: 6.4
2024 Kevon Looney: 3.1

87.9/88

Rotation
Curry (38) Hill (10)
Richmond (38) Hill (10)
McDaniels (32) Schrempf (16)
Dray (34) Schrempf (14)
Porzingis (36) Looney (8) Dray (4)

[durantbird]

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Voting is open. Stan and GM please vote for yourselves

[Stan]

Roster
2018 Steph Curry: 16.9
1996 Mitch Richmond: 16.9
2016 Draymond Green: 10.1
2024 Kristaps Porzingis: 13.2
1995 Detlef Schrempf: 12.2
2023 Jaden McDaniels: 9.1
2020 George Hill: 6.4
2024 Kevon Looney: 3.1

Rotation
Curry (38) Hill (10)
Richmond (38) Hill (10)
McDaniels (32) Schrempf (16)
Dray (34) Schrempf (14)
Porzingis (36) Looney (8) Dray (4)

Honestly, two pretty evenly matched teams, I'll go over some of the areas where I feel like I have an advantage. His backcourt is not strong defensively, I could hunt for mismatches with his guards for advantageous matchups, and if they try to double Steph he can kick it out to an open man for 3, where I have 5 starters who all shoot nearly 40% from distance. I also think Sikma is a major liability on defense, he'd be our number one target in pick and roll, and I frankly do not see him holding up trying to chase Curry and co around the perimeter.

I also don't think he's getting much production from his bench. Iggy's for sure a nice piece, but I feel when his stars take a rest, his offense could struggle to score points, esp against my defensive personnel. While I have an All-NBA near 20 ppg scorer to come in for scoring relief off the bench, I think I'd be able to increase the lead/catch up during those minutes.

Again, two evenly matched teams, I just feel like mine is more cohesive and his has more aspects that can be exploited.

[durantbird]

GeorgeMarcus advances