THEE JAZZ FAN'S WRITE-UP
MY TEAM:
Nash. Rondo*
George. Harden.* English
Durant. Alex English. Peja
Davis.* Nance. Coleman
Hakeem.* Cousins Coleman
STARTING LINEUP
STEVE NASH
One of the best ever shooters at the pg position.* Nash one of only six players to have ever shot 50–40–90, and one of two players to do it more then once (Bird is the other).* To put into perspective how good a pg Nash is... Nash is one of 4 pg's to win MVP ever, and he did it twice in 05 and 06. Nash was the leader of a very good, and uptempo system. Nash is what made this team go, and now he has guys like Durant, Hakeem, George, English, and Davis will see a ton of alleyoops from Nash.*
I will have Nash guard the Pistol
PAUL GEORGE
Paul George is still pretty young in his career, but he belongs in this draft, because he is an established star now!!* George has no glaring flaws to his game... He can shoot drive to the rim, pass, has great handles, lead a team, score, good ft shooter, athletic freak, and a LOCK DOWN DEFENDER!* He will spend time guarding Johnson, he has the ability to disrupt Magic.* Disrupt Magic, you disrupt the entire offense.*
KEVIN DURANT
Simply put...* Kevin Durant is special.* He's a 6-9 240lb sf strong enough to hold his own at pf, and yet plays like, and moves like skilled sg. There isn't a player alive that can guard Durant thanks to his perfect combination of power and guard like handles and skills, and can score, and hit his shot from anywhere on the court. Wilkins will be the one defending Durant, and Dominique Wilkins standing at 6-7 200lb's Durant will easily overpower Wilkins and shoot over the top no problem. Wilkins is way over matched. Again like George there are very few flaws to his game. * Durant is the perfectly built offensive player.* *
ANTHONY DAVIS
Davis will make a great glue guy for my team.* In just two years of play, he's already a 20/10 guy, and elite defender, and considered by many already the best pf in the game today, and at-least top 2. Davis is another extremely long athletic stud that has a complete game.* He can play inside and outside. Davis has great touch from 20 feet out, and must be respected from 3.* Moses Malone is not accustomed to guarding on the perimeter.* Before Ellis try's to say Malone will overpower Davis, this simply isn't true.* In Malone's best playing days he was 6-10 215lb's, and Davis Stands at 6-10 220lb's. Don't get me wrong, Malone was a great athlete for his time, but let's face it, they don't come more athletic then Davis.* Davis is a great two way player, but he's here for his elite defense. His combination of elite athletic ability, and length, and uncanny shot blocking timing allowed him to be last years number 1 shot blocker per game.*
HAKEEM OLAJUWON
They don't call him the Dream for nothing.* If you were to build the perfect center, you would end up with Hakeem Olajuwon.* Whether its shooting footwork in the post, rebounding, shot blocking, passing, steals, ft shooting, athletic ability. Anything he did on the court was elite level. The Dream had no flaws, and was, is the most versatile and talented center of all time.* Patrick Ewing is one of the all time greats, but in a NBA finals head to head matchup vs. Hakeem the Dream, Ewing was taken to task. Hakeem's current opponent.
Hakeem>Ewing.
SECOND UNIT:
On my bench I need a high powered offense.* Look at guys like Harden and English. Both are a huge problem for Ellis's backup 6-3 guards can guard Harden, he will live at the ft line, and make plays for his teammates.* During his time in the 80's English was one of the most potent offensive players. No one scored more points in the 80's then English. I've got one of the best backup pg's in the draft in Rondo, a great pass first pg, and defender, and do everything great player, he trumps Lillard.* Peja will get some burn killing Ellis's team for 10-15 minutes knocking down threes.* My bench is also very deep with front court players.* Nance brings athletic ability length, and shot blocking (2.2 for his career), and out dueled Dr J in the first dunk contest, an above the rim player, Coleman was a very skilled offensive player, and could be a stretch 4 and a great post scorer, and could put the ball on the floor and drive to the hoop, and Cousins is a mini Shaq down low, and was tied for 1st in offensive rebounds last year.
GAME OUTLOOK:
I've assembled a team that's pretty much bigger, stronger, quicker, and more athletic then any other team assembled through the draft. This is a team built on precision offense and defense defense defense.* The starters will play an uptempo, athletic brand of basketball.* My team will spread Ellis's team out with lots of pick'n roll and pop. When there's no quick easy buckets my team will spread out and play inside out basketball with Hakeem either taking Ewing to school, or if doubled Hakeem is smart enough, and an elite passer from the post either hitting a cutting Davis who will keep Malone out of the paint or hit an open Durant, George or Nash, all great shooters fom 3.* I have three elite long athletic freaks in my starting units who play elite defense. It will be like the defensive clinic we are used to seeing team USA in past years playing shutdown defense against the usual lesser apponets in international play...
My team is a bad matchup for Ellis, as we are made up of a team of athletes and length, and Ellis's team doesn't have much shooting to speak of.* Magic isn't a shooter, Pisto is good but not great from distance and His backup wings aren't three point shooters and for the most part wasn't a part of their games speaking of Sidney Moncrief 28% life time 3pt shooter, and Earl Monroe, who played before the three point line was created, with the exception for his final year, and he didn't even bother to attempt one 3pointer. Then there is Ellis's backup bigs, Nate Thurmond, Miken, both not phisicaly ready to take on any of my bigs, and both had bad lifetime FG% of 40, and 42. Miken is a center playing pf, and not much of a perimeter game, where as Thurmond is smallish center at 6-11 225 lb's, and not strong enough to deal with Cousins or Coleman. Willkins is a one trick pony, not a great shooter, and can't dribble with his left hand.* With all my long athletic defenders and shot blockers we can sit back in the paint and shut him down completely.*
I think this is a blowout from the start, as my team really isn't challenged much.
