BaNT 1st rnd matchups and votes (merged)

sterncohen · Post #61 » by **sterncohen** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:39 am

If we're voting on potential, rocdogg's team is amazing. But we're voting on performance, and Howard, Smith, and Bogut and especially Stuckey are all under-performing. And Smith is out of position. Bosh is terrific, but I just don't see this as a team that comes together and wins big games.

Ballboy's team will present the entertaining spectacle of Baron Davis, Vince Carter, and Rudy Gay trying to share one basketball. In that company Carter will be the selfless veteran - new role for him. But I think they're better at every position except PF, and have a very strong bench to boot.

Ballboy in 5.

Post #62 » by **dockingsched** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:54 am

cellardoor just has a much more balanced/talented/experienced roster

vote for cellardoor

Post #63 » by **dockingsched** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:56 am

i think a couple of bad trades really hurt mj's roster near the end of the game. matching up against a gasol/kg frontcourt with jo/hawes/rasho just wont cut it.

vote for sportsfan

Post #64 » by **VintaGe36** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:56 am

I agree that this one is Cellardoor as well.

Post #65 » by **dockingsched** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:59 am

voting for sterncohen. roster quality + gameplan = win

Post #66 » by **dockingsched** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:01 am

i will not stand for anyone calling shaq vs. biedrins even! biedrins will be lucky to come out of the matchup with his facial structure fully intact.

Post #67 » by **dockingsched** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:03 am

im voting for this last. these writeups deserve extra attention.

Post #68 » by **Gremz** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:07 am

Aw come on now, 5 games? Surely my points at least push it to 6

Post #69 » by **dockingsched** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:12 am

damn, im not really sure i feel good about r0cd0gg deciding to go with howard at sg and smith at sf and a bunch of youngsters around them. i think thats a BAD strategy when the opposition is putting davis/carter/gay/ford/sjax out there. smith is really marginalized playing sf, where at pf he'd be a much bigger strength. big man wise, that 4 man rotation of ballboy looks impressive. i think bosh/bogut is a solid solid starting duo, but they gotta be surrounded by much better shooters, and they're not.

vote for ballboy

ballboy4life · Post #70 » by **ballboy4life** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:25 am

Hard to vote against Kobe in this situation. It was mentioned that Rip and Iguodala are above average defenders, which is true, but there's no one there to be THE stopper. However, my opinion is that the inside combo of Brand/Boozer/Dalembert is going to triumph over West/Chandler/Scola/Wallace. Deron Williams walks over Bibby and the offensive firepower of Addict's team should be able to keep fighting. I'm taking nba_addict in 7.

ballboy4life · Post #71 » by **ballboy4life** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:29 am

The guards will take over for vintage with Allen and Billups v Calderon and Crawford. While I hate the combo of Okafor and Nene down low, the talent discrepancy between the two teams is just too large to overcome the possible chemistry issues which vintage may face. I do believe Gremz created a great chemistry team that would work well together, but then it comes down to it, the firepower will take over. Vintage in 6

ballboy4life · Post #72 » by **ballboy4life** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:30 am

Ballboy in 4 =)

ballboy4life · Post #73 » by **ballboy4life** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:34 am

Agreed dcash. Although as a Bay Area guy, Andris got no shot in this matchup. What I think will happen is kind of like the Mavs Warriors battle a few years back, except the giants prevail in this one! amb1ent has a fabulous team to run and gun with but I don't think they can compete with the big fellas on dcash's roster. Dcash's team is just so well built with complementary depth and physicality. Chris Paul will probably go for 20-20-20 in one of the games =o but it's still Smillstown Homers in 5

sterncohen · Post #74 » by **sterncohen** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:45 pm

If McGrady was healthy, mj's advantage at PG, SG, and SF might have been enough to balance out sportsfan's huge advantage in big men. But this year the combination of Garnett and Gasol is too much for mj's team to handle.

Sportsfan in 6.

sterncohen · Post #75 » by **sterncohen** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:50 pm

Dwayne Wade is going to put up some amazing numbers playing against a backcourt of Nash and Martin. But everything else here is in cellardoor's favor.

Cellardoor in 6.

Mascot · Post #76 » by **Mascot** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:33 pm

Cellardoor in 5

Wade can win one on his own but the rest of his roster just cant match up

SportsFan215 · Post #77 » by **SportsFan215** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:54 pm

I don't see anyone that will stop Nash or Duncan or even Butler and KMart for that matter. On the other hand DWade is one of the best players in the game.

Still I have to go with Cellardoor in 5.

SportsFan215 · Post #78 » by **SportsFan215** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:56 pm

CP3 and Devin Harris is a good matchup, but the combo of Dirk and Shaq is lethal.

dcash in 6.

SportsFan215 · Post #79 » by **SportsFan215** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:04 pm

Baron Davis will reck your team. Chris Bosh is going to be too much for Love, Millsap, Ty Thomas to handle. I am also really high on Jeff Green.

r0cd0gg in 7.

SportsFan215 · Post #80 » by **SportsFan215** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:09 pm

Both teams are solid, but Billups, Ray Ray, Pierce, OKafor, and Nene, including a deep bench is too much to handle.

VintaGe36 in 6.