Post#2 » by ChicagoSportsFan21 » Sun Jun 17, 2018 5:27 pm
Starting Five:
PG: Chauncey Billups-Detroit Pistons-2004/05: 16.5 PTS/5.8 AST/1.0 STL/42.6% 3PT/60.9% TS
-NBA All-Defensive Second Team
SG: Eddie Jones-Los Angeles Lakers-1997/98: 16.9 PTS/3.1 AST/2.0 STL/38.9% 3PT
-NBA All-Star, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
SF: Julius Erving-New York Nets-1975/76: 29.3 PTS/11.0 REB/5.0 AST/2.5 STL/1.9 BLK
-ABA Champion, ABA Playoffs MVP, ABA Most Valuable Player, ABA All-Star, All-ABA First Team, ABA All-Defensive First Team, ABA Slam Dunk Champion
PF: Karl Malone-Utah Jazz-1998/99: 23.8 PTS/9.4 REB/4.1 AST/1.3 STL
-NBA Most Valuable Player, All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team
C: Moses Malone-Philadelphia 76ers-1982/83: 24.5 PTS/15.3 REB/1.1 STL/2.0 BLK
-NBA Champion, NBA Finals MVP, NBA Most Valuable Player, NBA All-Star, All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, NBA Rebounding Leader
Bench:
G/F: Kyle Korver-Utah Jazz-2009/10: 7.2 PTS/53.6% 3PT/62.0% TS
-NBA Leader/Record for highest 3 point shooting percentage in a season
C: Dikembe Mutombo-Houston Rockets-2006/07: 6.5 REB/1.0 BLK
-NBA Record for oldest player to collect over 20 rebounds in a game
PG-Dave Zeller-Cincinnati Royals-1961/62
Rotation/Depth Chart:
PG: Chauncey Billups (40)/Dave Zeller (8)
SG: Eddie Jones (36)/Kyle Korver (12)
SF: Julius Erving (36)/Kyle Korver (12)
PF: Karl Malone (42)/Julius Erving (6)
C: Moses Malone (40)/Dikembe Mutombo (8)
FGA:
(00s) Chauncey Billups-Detroit Pistons-2004/05: 11.4 FGA
(90s) Eddie Jones-Los Angeles Lakers-1997/98: 12.6 FGA
(70s) Julius Erving-New York Nets-1975/76: 19.0 FGA (22.3 x 0.85)
(Wildcard) Karl Malone-Utah Jazz-1998/99: 16.3 FGA
(80s) Moses Malone-Philadelphia 76ers-1982/83: 16.7 FGA
(10s) Kyle Korver-Utah Jazz-2009/10: 5.4 FGA
(Wildcard) Dikembe Mutombo-Houston Rockets-2006/07: 2.0 FGA
(60s) Dave Zeller-Cincinnati Royals-1961/62: 1.5 FGA (1.7 x 0.85)
Total FGA: 84.9/85.0
Write-Up:
Team Specific: This offense is high powered that will run like a well oiled machine with a multi-faceted attack. Billups/Malone will hit you with the pick and pop. Dr. J is great slashing to the rim. Moses will do the dirty work in the post. Eddie Jones/Korver are great three point shooters alongside Billups. I have the best front-court trio in this game with Dr. J, Karl Malone, and Moses Malone. That's 3 MVPs. You read that correctly..I don't think anybody has 3 MVPs on their team. Defensively, you have five starters who made the all-defensive team in the seasons chosen with nobody being a liability starting. I don't think any other team has five starters who made the all-defensive teams in their season chosen. Not to mention my front-court trio made all-defensive first teams and their elite rebounding prowess they all have. Deke provides rim protection off the bench. Korver provides instant offense off the bench. This team is going to be tough to stop offensively and going to be tough to beat defensively especially with the physicality down low.
Match-Up Specific:
Offensively, my team will attack Nash and Drexler who are his weakest defenders starting. They have no where to hide in my high-powered offensive line-up. I'm assuming Nash will be on Billups while Drexler will be on Erving. A bigger Billups will be able to score in a variety of ways whether it's posting up on a smaller Nash, shooting from the 3 point line, and a ton of pick and pops/rolls with Karl Malone for Nash to struggle with. This is peak Dr. J who should have a favorable match-up against Drexler where defense wasn't his main strength. Green is a great defender, but he has never dealt with somebody like Malone before who is taller/bigger and a flat out scorer. Moses is bigger than Russell as well that will use to his advantage to get offensive rebounds.
Defensively, I match-up well against his team that there is no favorable match-ups for him that he can exploit especially for his perimeter scorers which is his bread and butter offensively. Billups will be on Nash, Eddie Jones will be on Wade, Dr. J will be on Drexler, Karl will be on Draymond, Moses will be on Bill. He's going to have a tough time generating ton of points with my five all-d members starting.
Spacing is another weakness I noticed on Snakebite's team. Yeah Green shot 38% that year, but that was more of anomaly than anything as he is near the low 30ish% shooter in his career from distance. I'll be happy to play off of Green when needed with Wade/Drexler driving to the rim. Nash is only legit three point shooter starting and it can get cramped with most of his starters like to player near the rim. On the other hand, my spacing is better where my back-court has two great three point shooters in Billups/Jones that provide great spacing as well as the ultimate three point specialist in Korver off the bench providing instant offense.
Overall, I have the better defense/offense in this and a great/favorable defensive alignment that I don't see any of his players really going off. Billups/Dr. J have favorable match-ups whom should do well offensively. Spacing is an issue on Snakebite's team too. Snakebites sacrificed defense in the perimeter to gain offense that was much needed after a stout front defense that was limited offensively, but that's going to cost him here as I can exploit that and that will be his achilles heel/downfall. In the end, my team led by my 3 MVPs in Dr. J/Karl Malone/Moses Malone, well-balanced offense, and dominant defense will be too much for Snakebite to overcome.