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Jordan is always a tough match but I think I got enough of an advantage at most of the other positions to take this one. Shaq is a dominant inside presence that his squad just simply cannot contain with Sheed and Lakers Dwight. Pennys size and playmaking should overwhelm Billups, while his ability to push tempo gives Shaq easier scoring chances in transition. Battier/Pippen/Iggy is an elite trio to rotate on Jordan forcing him into tougher contested looks instead of rhythm jumpers. Meanwhile, KAT stretches the floor against Lamar, pulling him away from help-defense opportunities and punishing him with outside shooting.
Off the bench, Harden adds an elite scoring punch and pick-and-roll creation that no one on Fades bench can match, while Iggy provides defensive versatility to further disrupt Jordan’s rhythm.
Penny on Billups Battier/Iggy/Pippen can all rotate on Jordan Pippen on Jalen Towns on Odom Shaq on Sheed
21.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 5.1 apg, 1.6 spg, 0.7 bpg, .484 FG%, .365 3P%, .789 FT%, 124 3P (1.8 pg), .573 TS% - NBA Champion - NBA All-Star - All-NBA Third Team - All-Defensive Second Team
SG - Michael Jordan (1990-91)
Spoiler:
31.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 5.5 apg, 2.7 spg, 1.0 bpg, .539 FG%, .312 3P%, .851 FT%, .605 TS% - Led the NBA in ppg, PER (31.6), OWS (14.9), WS (20.3), WS/48 (.321), OBPM (8.9), BPM (12.0), VORP (10.8) - NBA Champion - NBA MVP - Finals MVP - NBA All-Star - All-NBA First Team - All-Defensive First Team
PG - Chauncey Billups (2008-09)
Spoiler:
17.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 6.4 apg, 1.2 spg, 0.2 bpg, .418 FG%, .408 3P%, .913 FT%, 162 3P (2.1 pg), .592 TS% - NBA All-Star - All-NBA Third Team
Rotations C - Wallace (30), Howard (18) PF - Odom (38), Wallace (10) SF - Williams (38), Jordan (10) SG - Jordan (30), Beverley (14), Billups (5) PG - Billups (34), Kidd (14)
FGA Per Player
Spoiler:
Michael Jordan - 22.4 Chauncey Billups - 12.4 Rasheed Wallace - 12.9 Jalen Williams - 16.9 Dwight Howard - 4.0 Lamar Odom - 9.0 Jason Kidd - 5.4 Patrick Beverley - 4.6
Total: 87.4/88.0
Offensive setup is similar in broad strokes to the real-life Bulls. J-Dub plays the Pippen role as a secondary playmaker, slasher, and transition force. Billups is a massively upgraded version of the caretaker PGs that typical playing with MJ and Pippen. Sheed gives us a low-post threat, and Odom does a little bit of everything. Our defense is rock solid with plenty of positional size and versatility and no weak spots.
Matchup - Defensive assignments are straight up. Penny and Pippen being shaky shooters allows us to shrink the floor, especially with MJ and J-Dub being excellent help defenders. - We will use Billups pick-and-roll to draw both Shaq and KAT into the action and attack them. This was a big part of how Billups was able to win Finals MVP in 2004, and this version is a level above where he was at that time. Odom is pretty dangerous making reads out of the short roll as well. - Our perimeter trio of MJ, J-Dub, and Billups is a lot more dynamic even when you factor in Harden off the bench.
