Post#3 » by poopdamoop » Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:33 pm
PG: '09 Jason Kidd - 9/9/6/2, 41% 3PT
SG: '01 Allen Iverson - 31/5/4/3, MVP, All-NBA 1st
SF: '14 Paul George - 18/8/4, 37% 3PT, All-NBA 3rd, All-D 2nd
PF: '11 Dirk Nowitzki - 23/7/3, 39% 3PT, All-NBA 1st, Finals MVP
C: '77 Bill Walton - 19/14/4/3, All-NBA 2nd, All-D 1st, Finals MVP
SG/SF: '03 Doug Christie - 9/5/4/2, 40% 3PT, All-D 1st
SF/PF: '98 Jerome Williams - 5/5/1
C: '85 George Johnson - 2/3/1
Jason Kidd(36) / Allen Iverson(12)
Allen Iverson(26) / Doug Christie(22)
Paul George(37) / Doug Christie(8) / Jerome Williams(3)
Dirk Nowitzki(37) / Jerome Williams(11)
Bill Walton(38) / George Johnson(8) / Dirk Nowitzki(2)
WRITEUP:
I know that old Kidd isn't as impactful as he used to be, but he's a perfect fit for this team. Much better shooter, able to guard 2s and 3s, and still an elite player on both sides of the ball (4.5 BPM).
In this matchup, we'll put Bird and Melo in tons of PnRs with AI/Dirk, and both of them will get torched on switches. Walton will facilitate from the high post, pulling my opponent's best defender out of the lane and forcing his pretty poor defensive perimeter to scramble. AI/Kidd/Christie will all get chances to slow Steph down - I'm not worried about AI guarding Curry, as he's quick enough to get around screens and was a pretty impactful defender when he didn't have to carry the whole offense. Dirk will guard Melo to start - we're happy to let him chuck away and we've got elite defenders in Kidd, George, and Walton to support Dirk if he gets beat.
Overall, we have the defensive chops to slow down BdeRegt's perimeter and enough offense to exploit guys like Curry and Melo.