All-Time NBA Draft Round 1: White Chocolate vs. Eminence

[LogGrad98]

It's about team play. How does Erving and Amare feel about sitting back and watching Maravich chuck 30 shots a game?

This.

The team has to be greater than the sum of the parts. Individual matchups don't mean much really. It is the team approach.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Not that deciding a winner is that simple, but yes.

I agree.. Now on to the bench:

Cousy > Johnson
Artest < Harden
Baylor > Kirilenko
Unseld > Jones
Reed = Cowens

So I have the 3-2 advantage in starters and 3-1 advantage in bench. Plus I think my team chemistry would be nice. Read the excerpt from Dr. J's biography plus you know Stockton and Walton would be great teammates.

 

[LogGrad98]

WC is underestimating older players. Wes Unseld is easily better than Amare, if only from the perspective of a will to win. I see Amare riding the bench in this one.

 

[Elizah Huge]

It's about team play. How does Erving and Amare feel about sitting back and watching Maravich chuck 30 shots a game?

This.

The team has to be greater than the sum of the parts. Individual matchups don't mean much really. It is the team approach.

Right, so you are telling me with the pass first point guard in Stockton out there and Walton who can score off of rebounding, that there isn't enough shots to go around between Dr. J and Maravich? Stoudemire can run the pick and roll with Stockton for easy buckets.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Eminence team is better. I love Harden off the bench, and I don't think WC's old-timers on the second unit have enough scoring or presence to win. I mean Unseld is a 6'7 center, and Reed isn't much bigger.

WC is underestimating older players. Wes Unseld is easily better than Amare, if only from the perspective of a will to win. I see Amare riding the bench in this one.

But, but, but he is 6'7!!!

 

[LogGrad98]

Gotta give this to WC. I think his starting 5 is stronger as a unit, and his bench is deeper. He would outlast and win in 6 games.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I take it you didn't read the excerpt from Dr. J's autobiography huh.. Him and Maravich loved each other and adding Stockton to the mix would just make things even better.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Gotta give this to WC. I think his starting 5 is stronger as a unit, and his bench is deeper. He would outlast and win in 6 games.

Thank you, if I am lucky enough to make the next round I will re-tool my rotation, but strictly for this one I though Stoudemire would match up with Garnett better than Unseld would.

 

[Siro]

But, but, but he is 6'7!!!

He is. Log is wrong. Your bench is too undersized, and your first unit doesn't have enough ball movement IN MY OPINION. Those are your two biggest weaknesses. Your team is not bad, and I think this will be a close match. But I just think Eminence's team has a better feel to it as a unit.

 

[Ron Mexico]

WC team is really good. They match up well and are better at most positions. The only real advantage Eminence's team has is KG but that is not that big to me. Amare is really good in his prime and only a step behind KG.

 

[Elizah Huge]

He is. Log is wrong. Your bench is too undersized, and your first unit doesn't have enough ball movement IN MY OPINION. Those are your two biggest weaknesses. Your team is not bad, and I think this will be a close match. But I just think Eminence's team has a better feel to it as a unit.

You are entitled to your opinion, but Unseld and Reed were both MVP's and there were a ton of great players during their time. They could hold their own, a Stockton, Maravich, and Erving fast break would be something to pay to watch.

 

[Eminence]

Stop me when I'm wrong:

Stockton > Paul

Maravich > Ginobili

Erving > Hill

Stoudemire < Garnett

Walton < Robinson

I really think it's that easy to see.

Time for mine.

Stockton = Paul - Both have their pluses, Stockton is a more efficient shooter(61% vs 58% TS%), Paul turns it over less(21% vs 13% TOV%).

Maravich < Manu - Marivach is a me-first gunner who didn't play defense. Terrible in this type of team environment.

Erving > Hill - Erving is the better one on one scorer, Hill the better passer/defender.

Amare <<< Garnett - Peak Amare, with Peak Nash feeding him the ball came close to KG on offense, while being worse defensively than Boozer, please, don't even compare them, it's not close.

Walton = Robinson - I think Walton had a bit more offensive talent, while Robinson has superior defensive impact due to his mobility.

Fairly equal for four positions, but the gap between KG and Amare is huge.

White Chocolate's team defense is terrible and we will score extremely easily. His offense is a mixmash of parts that don't really fit together. Three ball dominant wings just don't go great Stockton/Pete/Dr.J.