voting closed Tycobb, Doormatt advance

[EArl]

Please rank these teams 1, 2, and 3 based on who has the best combination of team chemistry, offense, defense, intangibles, and the gm's word. Everyone and anyone is welcomed to vote, you need not have a team in this contest to vote. Feel free to provide a 1-2 sentence explanation of your rankings if you wish.
Remember every player is in their prime.
Here are the rosters for your consideration:



Doormatt:

Spoiler:

G: Steve Nash
G: Glen Rice
F: Caron Butler
F: Theo Ratliff
C: Pau Gasol

6th man: Matt Barnes

Head Coach: Tom Thibodeau

I think my team is pretty straight forward. The goal was to surround Nash with the shooters+pick n roll players he needs to run a GOAT level offense. With Pau, he not only gets a big who can PnR with him, but also a solid defensive player in the middle. Next to Theo (who made a few all defensive teams+led the league in blocks) they have enough defense+rebounding in the middle to let their high powered offense destroy other teams. Rice is a deadly shooter and will be getting wide open looks all day while Caron will offer a go to scoring threat when Nash is tired/off (which is rare). Matt Barnes is the ultimate hustle player that can be subbed in for defensive assignments/when the team wants to really get out and run. Thibs is the ideal coach for this team as Nash has proven it doesnt matter who the coach is (see Gentry), he just needs capable players to run high level offense. Thibs in the meantime will be creating defensive schemes that will lock down anything they see, as he is imo the smartest defensive coach in the league. its no coincidence wherever he goes a great defense follows.

lakeshow47

Spoiler:

Team LakeShow

PG: Norm Nixon
SG: James Worthy
SF: Elgin Baylor
PF: Kurt Rambis
C: Elmore Smith
6th man: Isaiah Rider
Head Coach: Doc Rivers

The balance of my team is ridiculous in it's own right, more importantly my entire starting lineup fits well and they are all efficient players. Baylor is an offensive machine who is considered the LeBron James of his generation while James Worthy can hit the big shot in any big game and he spent some time playing SG for his teams where he was a complete mismatch for the opposing defender. Kurt Rambis did all of the dirty work for his teams - rebounding, defense, hustle; while Elmore Smith was a man amongst boys on the glass and he played wonderful defense who was known for his elite shotblocking abilities. Norm Nixon was a major player during the Showtime Lakers era (15/8/2 statiscally) as a point guard and his abilities fit this uptempo team greatly, it is not often that you find an uptempo team that can play elite defense as well. The scoring off the bench provided by Rider in his prime is almost second to none during his time playing. Doc Rivers is a hall of fame coach who can get the most out of his players both defensively and offensively and most importantly his players will leave it all out on the court for him.

tycobb

Spoiler:

Team TyCobb

PG Jerry West
"Combine a deadly jump shot, tenacious defense, obsessive perfectionism, unabashed confidence, and an uncompromising will to win, and you've got Jerry West, one of the greatest guards in NBA history."

SG Byron Scott
Efficient shooter, plays passing lanes well, and great locker room presence.

SF Adrian Dantley
"On the court, the athletic Dantley was as smooth an outside shooter as could be, a force on the inside with an explosive first step, and a master of psychology."

PF A.C. Green
The Ironman. Great role player, solid defense, and even better makeup.

C Mychal Thompson
Another High BBIQ guy. Great teammate, passer, and efficient scorer. Also great makeup.

6th man: Jim McMillian
Replaced Elgin Baylor and led the Lakers to their 33-game record win streak. Was later traded for C Elmore Smith.

Head Coach: Erik Spoelstra
Can manage team-first ego exceptionally well. Fits the uptempo personnel of roster.

This team is made up of some of basketball's greatest human beings. Led by Hall of Famers Jerry West and Adrian Dantley, this team will have no problem gelling as a unit nor being highly competitive. The teams' goal was to put together a group of highly successful athletes who are efficient offensively, pass the ball well, and athletic to get up and down the court. Really feel that chemistry should play a big role when it comes to winning. All great character guys.

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[EArl]

Vote:
1)Doormatt
2)Lakeshow47
3)Tycobb

[Doormatt]

do i vote or no?

[ROballer]

This bracket is loaded with perimeter talent...the bigs aren't shabby either,but just not as dominant as the ones in other brackets


I would've chosen Ty first if he had more defense.....that team is absurdly good on offense nontheless
Team Doormatt isn't an all beater on D either,but with Thibs as a coach I think they can be decent...great offense also

1.Doormatt
2.TyCobb
3.lakeshow47

[Mirjalovic]

in earlier vote system i have doormat very low, but in this matchup he seems good.

Doormat
TyCobb
lakeshow47

as for 2-3 places, ty & lake teams cancel out each other in most part, but ty has Jerry West.

[EArl]

do i vote or no?

No. Dont vote if your team is in the thread.

[LaLa]

1. TyCobb
2. Doormatt
3. Lakeshow47

TyCobb has the best all around team in my opinion but Doormatt does too, I'd say its 1A TyCobb and 1B Doormatt but if I gotta rank them, TyCobb with the slight edge. Honestly either 3 of these teams could beat each other.

[florencemachine]

1. doormatt
2. lakeshow47
3. tycobb

[Kilroy]

1. Lakeshow
2. Doormatt
3. Tycobb

[dockingsched]

1. lakeshow
2. tycobb
3. doormatt

i really like lakeshow's perimeter combo of worthy and baylor and i think in this particular matchup he can get away with worthy at sg.

between tycobb and doormatt, i just really hate tom thibodeau's ability to mesh with the roster doormatt picked. he's a grind it out type of coach and i don't think is a good match with the free flowing style his offensive oriented team needs to have. i just have a hard time visualizing thibs working well with a perimeter defensive combo of nash/rice.

[MAMBAEMD]

1)Tycobb
2)Doormatt
3)Lakeshow

[hermes]

1. tycobb
2. lakeshow
3. doormatt

[Mamba Mentality]

This bracket is loaded with perimeter talent...the bigs aren't shabby either,but just not as dominant as the ones in other brackets


I would've chosen Ty first if he had more defense.....that team is absurdly good on offense nontheless
Team Doormatt isn't an all beater on D either,but with Thibs as a coach I think they can be decent...great offense also

1.Doormatt
2.TyCobb
3.lakeshow47

Bingo.

[DAX17]

1. Tycobb
2. Doormatt
3. Lakeshow

[TylersLakers]

1) TyCobb
2) Lake Show
3) Doormatt

[Slava]

Tycobb
Doormatt
Lakeshow47

I like Ty's team, Doormatt's team is pretty close. ONly reason Lakeshow is down to 3 is I just see the roster a little imbalanced. It'd have been better to pick another perimeter scorer/passer and play Worthy at 4, Smith at 5 and just go small ball. In short, that team needs a Steve Nash kind of PG.

[crazyeights]

1) Lakeshow
2) TyCobb
3) Doormatt

[EArl]

plumpsen

[TyCobb]

travesty