No First Club Rings Draft - Playin - Laimbeer* vs Jon_3232

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Which team wins?

Poll ended at Sun Sep 7, 2025 8:16 am

Jon_3232
1
14%
Laimbeer
6
86%
 
Total votes: 7

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Post#1 » by durantbird » Fri Sep 5, 2025 5:55 am

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.

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Re: No First Club Rings Draft - Playin - Laimbeer vs Jon_3232 

Post#2 » by Jon_3232 » Fri Sep 5, 2025 8:43 pm

PG - Damian Lillard (38) / Pablo Prigioni (10)
SG - Clyde Drexler (24) / Danny Green (24)
SF - Andre Iguodala (26) / Clyde Drexler (14) / Danny Green (8)
PF - Kevin Garnett (38) / Andre Iguodala (10)
C - Patrick Ewing (38) / Nick Collison (10)


2017-18 Damian Lillard - 19.4 fga
1990-91 Clyde Drexler - 16.3 fga
2014-15 Andre Iguodala - 6.4 fga
2007-08 Kevin Garnett - 13.9 fga
1991-92 Patrick Ewing - 18.6 fga
2016-17 Danny Green - 6.6 fga
2013-14 Pablo Prigioni - 3 fga
2012-13 Nick Collison - 3.7 fga

87.9/88

Got a lot of talent in this roster which should overwhelm a lot of teams offensively here.
Ewing/Garnett vs Horford/Shaq will be a good one. Both will make each other work on either end but I like my slight talent edge and covers for them.

Dame/Clyde should be able to get buckets against penny and Miller. Green adds 3&d off the bench.

Matchups defensively are mostly straight up. Clyde on Herbert tho with Iggy/Green mostly on Miller
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Re: No First Club Rings Draft - Playin - Laimbeer vs Jon_3232 

Post#3 » by Laimbeer » Sat Sep 6, 2025 1:04 am

Shaquille O'Neal ( 2000 ) 21.1
Al Horford ( 2018 ) 10.5
Herbert Jones ( 2024 ) 7.7
Reggie Miller ( 1995 ) 13.5
Anfernee Hardaway ( 1996 ) 14.8

Alonzo Mourning ( 2006 ) 4.8
Royce O'Neale ( 2021 ) 5.5
Jrue Holiday ( 2024 ) 10.0

87.9

Shaquille O'Neal (38) / Alonzo Mourning (10)
Al Horford (36) / Herbert Jones (12)
Herbert Jones (24) / Royce O'Neale (14) / Reggie Miller (10)
Reggie Miller (28) / Jrue Holiday (20)
Anfernee Hardaway (38) / Jrue Holiday (10)


On offense, Shaq and Penny are joined by the exterior gravity of Miller. Older Iggy isn't an ideal guy to chase Miller and Penny will go wild with Dame.

As I said in the discussion, Jon has a lot of talent but also spacing and synergy issues. There is no reliable three point shooting outside of Dame. This is also a group of scorers who don't thrive in setting up others. One ball is an issue. Iggy and Garnett are not at their peak. Shaq/Ewing, Horford/Garnett, Miller/Iggy, Jones/Drexler, and Penny/Dame is pretty good.

I also think my depth is better.
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Re: No First Club Rings Draft - Playin - Laimbeer vs Jon_3232 

Post#4 » by durantbird » Sat Sep 6, 2025 8:18 am

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Matchup is open. Team owners please vote for yourselves
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Post#5 » by Fadeaway_J » Sat Sep 6, 2025 11:55 am

Laimbeer's bench is crazy. That plus better spacing and fit gets him over here.
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Re: No First Club Rings Draft - Playin - Laimbeer vs Jon_3232 

Post#6 » by Jon_3232 » Sat Sep 6, 2025 8:33 pm

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Re: No First Club Rings Draft - Playin - Laimbeer vs Jon_3232 

Post#7 » by durantbird » Sun Sep 7, 2025 5:21 am

I think this one is decided

Laimbeer advances

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