If teams could ONLY play guys they drafted...

LewisnotMiller · Post #41 » by **LewisnotMiller** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:25 am

gavran wrote:
LewisnotMiller wrote:
uberhikari wrote:The Lakers would be destroyed. Shaq, Kobe, and KAJ weren't drafted by them.

The Warriors would wreck EVERYBODY:

Wilt Chamberlain
Nate Thurmond
Steph Curry
Klay Thompson
Paul Arizin
Draymond Green
Chris Mullin
Rick Barry

You could add the Hardaway 'brothers' to back up the splash brothers. (Penny and Tim)
Mitch Richmond and Robert Parish can help out the bench too.

Vince Carter too.

Damn...forgot that one. Good pick up.

CycklopsGT · Post #42 » by **CycklopsGT** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:31 am

LewisnotMiller wrote:Bill Russell
Larry Bird
Kevin McHale
Paul Pierce
Reggie Lewis
Chauncey Billups
Cedric Maxwell
Dave Cowans
JoJo White
John Havlicek
Tom Sanders
Sam Jones
Tom Heinsohn
Rajon Rondo
KC Jones

I get why people are talking up the Warriors.
I think this is still a pretty damn fine squad though.

Good roster, but Bill Russell is on the Hawks in this case.

CycklopsGT · Post #43 » by **CycklopsGT** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 1:10 pm

babyjax13 wrote:Utah does pretty good

Rudy Gobert/Mark Eaton/Rich Kelley
Karl Malone/Paul Millsap/Thurl Bailey
Dominique Wilkins/Gordon Hayward/Andrei Kirilenko
Donovan Mitchell/Darrell Griffith/Dell Curry
John Stockton/Deron Williams/Mo Williams

Third-string not quite as good but still has a few all-stars.

That actually might be the most well-rounded roster that any team has. Defense, Post-up, power, perimeter scoring, shooting, unselfishness, playmaking. Sleeper team.

Ryoga Hibiki · Post #44 » by **Ryoga Hibiki** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:42 pm

uberhikari wrote:The Lakers would be destroyed. Shaq, Kobe, and KAJ weren't drafted by them.

The Warriors would wreck EVERYBODY:

Wilt Chamberlain
Nate Thurmond
Steph Curry
Klay Thompson
Paul Arizin
Draymond Green
Chris Mullin
Rick Barry

The Bull would also do fairly well

Michael Jordan
Derrick Rose
Jimmy Butler
Luol Deng
Joakim Noah
Artis Gilmore
Horace Grant

You can add on the Warriors guys like Vince Carter, Tim&Penny Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, Latrell Sprewell, Robert Parish...

Ryoga Hibiki · Post #45 » by **Ryoga Hibiki** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:44 pm

The Grizzles have Bibby, Francis, SAR, Battier, Lowry, Conley, Love...

DarkAzcura · Post #46 » by **DarkAzcura** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:53 pm

CycklopsGT wrote:
LewisnotMiller wrote:Bill Russell
Larry Bird
Kevin McHale
Paul Pierce
Reggie Lewis
Chauncey Billups
Cedric Maxwell
Dave Cowans
JoJo White
John Havlicek
Tom Sanders
Sam Jones
Tom Heinsohn
Rajon Rondo
KC Jones

I get why people are talking up the Warriors.
I think this is still a pretty damn fine squad though.

Good roster, but Bill Russell is on the Hawks in this case.

Draft day trade, man. He was not drafted by the Hawks with the intent of playing for the Hawks.

CycklopsGT · Post #47 » by **CycklopsGT** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:12 pm

DarkAzcura wrote:
CycklopsGT wrote:
LewisnotMiller wrote:Bill Russell
Larry Bird
Kevin McHale
Paul Pierce
Reggie Lewis
Chauncey Billups
Cedric Maxwell
Dave Cowans
JoJo White
John Havlicek
Tom Sanders
Sam Jones
Tom Heinsohn
Rajon Rondo
KC Jones

I get why people are talking up the Warriors.
I think this is still a pretty damn fine squad though.

Good roster, but Bill Russell is on the Hawks in this case.

Draft day trade, man. He was not drafted by the Hawks with the intent of playing for the Hawks.

It's up to you, but I think it's really interesting to see what teams actually originally drafted which guys, especially since the Hawks Draft Roster consists almost entirely of guys who never played for them. The Celtics do get Len Bias though, by this measure.

mithrandir17 · Post #48 » by **mithrandir17** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 5:42 pm

Lalouie wrote:
CycklopsGT wrote:Who do you think would be the best teams currently, and who would have the best All-Time Team?

Spoiler:
I'm guessing the Warriors and Thunder would be the ones trading chips, but the Sixers would still have a great core. All-Time, at first I thought the Celtics would crush everyone, then I realized Wilt was drafted by the Warriors .

ehhh, the sixers would have zero 3pt shooters and basically just fultz simmons embiid

If we are just talking about current players in the league this year Sixers team would be
C-Embiid/Vucevic
PF-Thad Young/Saric
SF-Harkless/Iguodala
SG-Jrue Holiday/Lou Williams
PG-Simmons

Fencer reregistered · Post #49 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 5:59 pm

ThumbsUpBaby wrote:Chauncey Billups
Joe Johnson
Paul Pierce
Larry Bird
Dave Cowens

JoJo White
Marcus Smart
Reggie Lewis
Kevin McHale
Al Jefferson

Our Center position for the draft is pretty weak... all things considered.

That's an odd thing to say about a team that drafted both Bill Russell and Dave Cowens. Even McHale could be a center in the modern game.

Fencer reregistered · Post #50 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 6:02 pm

LewisnotMiller wrote:Bill Russell
Larry Bird
Kevin McHale
Paul Pierce
Reggie Lewis
Chauncey Billups
Cedric Maxwell
Dave Cowans
JoJo White
John Havlicek
Tom Sanders
Sam Jones
Tom Heinsohn
Rajon Rondo
KC Jones

I get why people are talking up the Warriors.
I think this is still a pretty damn fine squad though.

Some people aren't counting Russell as a Celtic, since they got him in a draft-day trade. That's bonkers to me.

ThumbsUpBaby · Post #51 » by **ThumbsUpBaby** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:32 pm

Fencer reregistered wrote:
ThumbsUpBaby wrote:Chauncey Billups
Joe Johnson
Paul Pierce
Larry Bird
Dave Cowens

JoJo White
Marcus Smart
Reggie Lewis
Kevin McHale
Al Jefferson

Our Center position for the draft is pretty weak... all things considered.

That's an odd thing to say about a team that drafted both Bill Russell and Dave Cowens. Even McHale could be a center in the modern game.

Russell wasn't drafted by the Celtics. We traded for him. Dave Cowens is clearly in the starting line-up.

MrPerfect1 · Post #52 » by **MrPerfect1** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:42 pm

The All Time Bucks would have a crazy starting 5:

Kareem
Giannis
Dirk
Ray Allen
Prime Moncrief

JasonStern · Post #53 » by **JasonStern** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:56 pm

current Blazers 15 man lineup:

Lillard/Mills/Bayless/Simons/Trent
McCollum/Barton/Crabbe
Batum/Layman/Cunningham
Aldridge/Swanigan
Collins/Leonard

interesting but some definite holes/inexperience.

Effigy · Post #54 » by **Effigy** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:12 pm

uberhikari wrote:

The Bull would also do fairly well

Michael Jordan
Derrick Rose
Jimmy Butler
Luol Deng
Joakim Noah
Artis Gilmore
Horace Grant

You left out Elton Brand and Tony Kukoc.

Rose
Jordan
Butler
Brand
Gilmore

Kukoc, Deng, Noah, Grant, Charles Oakley, Jamal Crawford on the bench

Not bad.

Effigy · Post #55 » by **Effigy** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:15 pm

Pelicans:

Chris Paul
Kobe Bryant
Larry Johnson
Alonzo Morning
Anthony Davis

Yeah, that's not bad.

Jon1798 · Post #56 » by **Jon1798** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:18 pm

Effigy wrote:Pelicans:

Chris Paul
Kobe Bryant
Larry Johnson
Alonzo Morning
Anthony Davis

Yeah, that's not bad.

Man, you beat me by seconds. Baron Davis being a super sub.

mplsfonz23 · Post #57 » by **mplsfonz23** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:39 pm

Klomp wrote:Brandon Roy / Ricky Rubio
Ray Allen / Zach LaVine
Andre Roberson / Wally Szczerbiak / Corey Brewer
Kevin Garnett
Karl-Anthony Towns / Nikola Pekovic

This is the list I was thinking. I would add JR Rider and C Lattener and Pooh Richardson.

mplsfonz23 · Post #58 » by **mplsfonz23** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:42 pm

MrPerfect1 wrote:The All Time Bucks would have a crazy starting 5:

Kareem
Giannis
Dirk
Ray Allen
Prime Moncrief

Wolves drafted Ray.

Fencer reregistered · Post #59 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:42 pm

ThumbsUpBaby wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:
ThumbsUpBaby wrote:Chauncey Billups
Joe Johnson
Paul Pierce
Larry Bird
Dave Cowens

JoJo White
Marcus Smart
Reggie Lewis
Kevin McHale
Al Jefferson

Our Center position for the draft is pretty weak... all things considered.

That's an odd thing to say about a team that drafted both Bill Russell and Dave Cowens. Even McHale could be a center in the modern game.

Russell wasn't drafted by the Celtics. We traded for him. Dave Cowens is clearly in the starting line-up.

As previously noted, I just don't accept that view. Red Auerbach maneuvered at length before the draft to get that pick, with the intention of using it on Russell.

Fencer reregistered · Post #60 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:44 pm

mplsfonz23 wrote:
MrPerfect1 wrote:The All Time Bucks would have a crazy starting 5:

Kareem
Giannis
Dirk
Ray Allen
Prime Moncrief

Wolves drafted Ray.

Giving the Bucks Starbury instead would be a bit of a step down ... but again, I think this makes more sense giving teams the rookies who started their careers with them.

Of course, there are no rules under which the Bucks are assigned both Dirk and Judas Shuttlesworth.