The Big Three Draft Discussion

[BdeRegt]

Some players who I considered who went undrafted:

Chris Mullin/Mitch Richmond (I thought about this duo last round-expensive, but lot of fire-power..ended up going for a better fit)
Penny
Cowens
Greek Freak
Deron Williams
Dwight Howard
Artis Gilmore
Bob McAdoo
Elton Brand
Jack Sikma
Dennis Johnson

I can't believe Howard didn't get picked. If I had known he'd last, I would definitely have skipped the Piston trio to get Chris Paul then grabbed Howard in the 3rd round to really load up my starting 5 versus having a deeper bench.

[Zion Wembanyama]

Some players who I considered who went undrafted:

Chris Mullin/Mitch Richmond (I thought about this duo last round-expensive, but lot of fire-power..ended up going for a better fit)
Penny
Cowens
Greek Freak
Deron Williams
Dwight Howard
Artis Gilmore
Bob McAdoo
Elton Brand
Jack Sikma
Dennis Johnson

I can't believe Howard didn't get picked. If I had known he'd last, I would definitely have skipped the Piston trio to get Chris Paul then grabbed Howard in the 3rd round to really load up my starting 5 versus having a deeper bench.

I didn't think CP3 would last past you, or even get that high in the 2nd round.

[BdeRegt]

Some players who I considered who went undrafted:

Chris Mullin/Mitch Richmond (I thought about this duo last round-expensive, but lot of fire-power..ended up going for a better fit)
Penny
Cowens
Greek Freak
Deron Williams
Dwight Howard
Artis Gilmore
Bob McAdoo
Elton Brand
Jack Sikma
Dennis Johnson

I can't believe Howard didn't get picked. If I had known he'd last, I would definitely have skipped the Piston trio to get Chris Paul then grabbed Howard in the 3rd round to really load up my starting 5 versus having a deeper bench.

I didn't think CP3 would last past you, or even get that high in the 2nd round.

I didn’t think Pistons trio would last to me so Paul/DAJ/? was my plan. I thought getting 3 guys who are usually early/mid-round pick was better than CP3. There were some surprising picks that created additional trios available that caused some drops.


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[Laimbeer]

Some players who I considered who went undrafted:

Chris Mullin/Mitch Richmond (I thought about this duo last round-expensive, but lot of fire-power..ended up going for a better fit)
Penny
Cowens
Greek Freak
Deron Williams
Dwight Howard
Artis Gilmore
Bob McAdoo
Elton Brand
Jack Sikma
Dennis Johnson

I realized after picking Nance and Price that Penny and Grant could have been paired. I'd have strongly considered them. Also thought about Gilmore and Gervin instead of Thurmond and Barry but I'd have had to tweak other seasons.

[Fadeaway_J]

Picking Dirk over Kobe was a mistake. There were far more options for filling out the PG and big man spots than having to build a perimeter group entirely from scratch.

[Tony Snell]

I don't hate my team as much as I thought I was going to while watching the players drop off the board in between my 1st and 2nd round picks.

Your bench is a weakness but the starting lineup is top 3 for me

I was very torn on how to use my last pick. I elected to go with the bpa pf in AD over depth. Babbitt is one of the worst players in this game, but I like my 2 backups from the old Celtics. Admittedly, i know very little about their games, but solid advanced numbers and both have all defensive nods.

[ChicagoSportsFan21]

All first round matchups have been posted. They were randomized from random.org (1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, 3 vs 14, and so forth). Good luck!

1. dantley4prez
2. poopdamoop
3. BdeRegt
4. parsnips33
5. janmagn
6. Tony Snell
7. MadNESS
8. Dr. Positivity
9. SuperDario
10. KNguYear
11. Laimbeer
12. ChicagoSportsFan21
13. LA Bird
14. Fadeaway_J
15. Super Powered
16. Snakebites

[Dr Positivity]

Picking Dirk over Kobe was a mistake. There were far more options for filling out the PG and big man spots than having to build a perimeter group entirely from scratch.

I didn't mind the Dirk/low FGAs strategy, for me though I feel you could have done more damage in the 3rd round than George/Stephenson/Hibbert with the room to go after a superstar there

[Fadeaway_J]

Picking Dirk over Kobe was a mistake. There were far more options for filling out the PG and big man spots than having to build a perimeter group entirely from scratch.

I didn't mind the Dirk/low FGAs strategy, for me though I feel you could have done more damage in the 3rd round than George/Stephenson/Hibbert with the room to go after a superstar there

I needed a good defensive wing there and George was the best one available. Maybe I could have gone for a bigger name, but I tend to think raw talent is overvalued a lot of the time. Even on my current team there are barely enough touches to keep Dirk, Clyde, Porter, and PG involved in any meaningful way.

[KNguYear]

My reaction when I saw I drew Ness...

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[Dr Positivity]

My reaction when I saw I drew Ness...

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I have your teams as a dead heat in my ranks (I have you both in the top 6, that and Laimbeer/Snell are both brutal matchups), but I might be in the minority

[Zion Wembanyama]

Some players who I considered who went undrafted:

Chris Mullin/Mitch Richmond (I thought about this duo last round-expensive, but lot of fire-power..ended up going for a better fit)
Penny
Cowens
Greek Freak
Deron Williams
Dwight Howard
Artis Gilmore
Bob McAdoo
Elton Brand
Jack Sikma
Dennis Johnson

I realized after picking Nance and Price that Penny and Grant could have been paired. I'd have strongly considered them. Also thought about Gilmore and Gervin instead of Thurmond and Barry but I'd have had to tweak other seasons.

I considered Penny/Grant/Scott and T-Mac/Deek/filler in the 2nd as well.

[Zion Wembanyama]

My reaction when I saw I drew Ness...

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Seinfield!

HILARIOUS JERRY!

[Zion Wembanyama]

Oooo, I actually like my chances against poop.

[Zion Wembanyama]

Criteria for getting votes in things games is just plain silly.

[GeorgeMarcus]

I'll post my write-up this afternoon

[ChicagoSportsFan21]

Summary of Round 1:

CSF21, poop, Snakebites, KNguYear advance to Round 2.
NEED VOTES-Laimbeer vs Tony Snell, Fadeaway_J vs. BdeRegt, and LA Bird vs. parsnips33
Waiting on write-up from SuperDario for his match-up against Dr. Positivity (one hour and half till deadline)

[ChicagoSportsFan21]

Summary of Round 1:

CSF21, poop, Snakebites, KNguYear, Laimbeer, BdeRegt advance to Round 2.
NEED VOTES-Dr. Positivity vs. SuperDario AND LA Bird vs. parsnips33

[ChicagoSportsFan21]

The threads have been posted for Round 2 match-ups. Here was the order via random.org (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5). Good luck!

1. KNguYear
2. SuperDario
3. Laimbeer
4. LA Bird
5. poopdamoop
6. Snakebites
7. BdeRegt
8. ChicagoSportsFan21

[ChicagoSportsFan21]

The Final Four is set! Good luck! The order is below from random.org (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3).

1. Laimbeer
2. SuperDario
3. ChicagoSportsFan21
4. poopdamoop