Gregg Popovich Draft - R1 - lilroddyb vs Laimbeer*

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Which team wins?

Poll ended at Wed May 21, 2025 6:22 pm

Laimbeer
5
83%
lilroddyb
1
17%
 
Total votes: 6

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Gregg Popovich Draft - R1 - lilroddyb vs Laimbeer* 

Post#1 » by durantbird » Mon May 19, 2025 4:55 pm

Here is a quick list of what you need in your writeup.

1. Specific years for each player on your team
2. Rotations and minutes for each player
3. Reasoning as to why your team will win and/or why people should vote for you.

Do not vote in this thread until both managers have submitted their writeups. Once the writeups are posted, I will add a poll, and the team with the most votes after 24 hours will advance. EACH MANAGER SHOULD ALSO VOTE FOR THEIR OWN TEAM IN THE POLL - IF YOU FAIL TO DO THIS, YOU ARE SIMPLY GIVING AWAY A VOTE. If the votes are tied, we will decide the matchup via AI vote.

You are not required to state or explain your vote, but you are free to comment in the thread if you want to.

If writeups aren't posted within 24 hours, we will vote solely based on the players they have drafted (and any rotations they have posted on their roster page).

lilroddyb wrote:

Laimbeer wrote:
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Re: Gregg Popovich Draft - R1 - lilroddyb vs Laimbeer 

Post#2 » by Laimbeer » Tue May 20, 2025 12:23 am

Shaquille O'Neal ( 1999 ) 18.1 - 1999
Giannis Antetokounmpo ( 2019 ) 17.3 - One
James Posey ( 2006 ) 5.9 - MIA
Donovan Mitchell ( 2025 ) 18.6 - CLE
Jason Kidd ( 2006 ) 11.3 - BRK

Isaiah Hartenstein ( 2023 ) 4 - NYK
Harrison Barnes ( 2025 ) 8.3 - SAS
Damon Jones ( 2002 ) 4.2 - DET

87.7

Shaquille O'Neal (38) / Isaiah Hartenstein (10)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (38) / Harrison Barnes (10)
James Posey (26) / Harrison Barnes (20)
Donovan Mitchell (38) / James Posey (10)
Jason Kidd (38) / Damon Jones (10)

Good luck, roddy. Really nice team.

Shaq and Giannis are the most physically imposing inside/outside combination we've seen. The Giannis led break with this group will be a staple. In the half-court, Shaq and Mitchell take the pressure off and create problems of their own. This is a unique build but the talent is exceptional - Kidd is the perfect floor general to help bring it together.

Shaq/Embiid, Giannis/Mobley, Kidd/Wade, Posey/Miller, and Mitchell/Prince are pretty solid covers. Wade and Prince aren't reliable volume three point shooters so we've got a little latitude in cheating off and covering threes in rotations. Wade isn't a pure point guard and would probably benefit from a secondary ball handler.

As for intangibles, I wouldn't be real comfortable with Embiid as the centerpiece of a team trying to win big games.
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Re: Gregg Popovich Draft - R1 - lilroddyb vs Laimbeer 

Post#3 » by durantbird » Tue May 20, 2025 6:22 pm

lilroddyb wrote:C: Joel Embiid 38 min / Jason Collins 10 min
Pf: Evan Mobley 36 min / Robert Horry 12 min
Sf: Tayshaun Prince 38 min / Robert Horry 10 min
Sg: Reggie Miller 38 mi / Charlie Ward 10 min
Pg: Dwyane Wade 38 min / Charlie Ward 10 min

2006 Dwyane Wade 18.8
1999 Reggie Miller 13.4
2025 Evan Mobley 12.8
2021 Joel Embiid 17.6
2004 Tayshaun Prince 8.8
2000 Charlie Ward 6.2
2005 Robert Horry 5
2004 Jason Collins 4.9

Tfga: 87.5
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Re: Gregg Popovich Draft - R1 - lilroddyb vs Laimbeer 

Post#4 » by durantbird » Tue May 20, 2025 6:23 pm

MadNess wrote:...

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Voting is open, roddy and beer please vote for yourselves
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Re: Gregg Popovich Draft - R1 - lilroddyb vs Laimbeer 

Post#5 » by durantbird » Wed May 21, 2025 5:25 pm

I'll close this one. One hour to deadline, no writeup yet and large vote difference.

Laimbeer advances

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