All-Time NBA Draft Round 1: tfivas vs. Rubashov

[Elizah Huge]

Team tfivas:

PG - Chris Paul / Baron Davis
SG - Kobe Bryant / Michael Redd
SF - Andre Iguodala / Shawn Marion
PF - Dirk Nowitzki / Amar'e Stoudemire
C - Pau Gasol / Yao Ming

Team Rubashov:

PG - Steve Nash / Ben Simmons
SG - Mitch Richmond / Dennis Johnson
SF - LeBron James / Detlef Schrempf
PF - Blake Griffin / Horace Grant
C - Moses Malone / Ben Wallace

 

[gandalfe]

Man, this matchup is tough. Especially without any writeups.

 

[Jazz and Utes]

Man, this matchup is tough. Especially without any writeups.

My write up:

LBJ is a bitch, vote for me.

 

[gandalfe]

My write up:

LBJ is a bitch, vote for me.

That's... compelling.

 

[Jazz and Utes]

That's... compelling.

Lol I've been moving all weekend so I didn't even consider a write up. I'll be fine if I lose, he has a good team too.

 

[gandalfe]

Chris Paul = Steve Nash
Kobe Bryant > Mitch Richmond
Andre Iguodola < Lebron James
Dirk Nowitzki > Blake Griffin
Pau Gasol < Moses Malone

Benches are about equal, too.

What finally puts it over the top for me, I think, is how much better Moses Malone is than Pau Gasol.

 

[Rubashov]

Obviously LBJ will dominate the ball, think i've got some decent floor spacing, Also like the idea of the two man game between Nash and Moses, Detlef will play most of the minutes at the 3 and 4, Horace and Ben will split the bench minutes at the 5 and 4 depending on match ups.

 

[The Midnight]

Effectively Kobe vs LeBron. Nowitzki/Gasol prime is better than Moses/Griffin. Starting 5 are equal, so I've gotta go to the bench. tfivas has a better bench IMO, Simmons just doesn't belong in this competition.. and tfivas has Yao, Stoudemire, Marion and Redd?

tfivas for me.

 

[Rubashov]

Effectively Kobe vs LeBron. Nowitzki/Gasol prime is better than Moses/Griffin. Starting 5 are equal, so I've gotta go to the bench. tfivas has a better bench IMO, Simmons just doesn't belong in this competition.. and tfivas has Yao, Stoudemire, Marion and Redd?

tfivas for me.

You would say that being a Kiwi. Richmond and Nash own CP3 and Iggy. Additionally my bench is loaded with great defenders and versatility. Also Gasol better than Moses? Dude he's in the bible for a reason!

 

[The Midnight]

You would say that being a Kiwi. Richmond and Nash own CP3 and Iggy. Additionally my bench is loaded with great defenders and versatility. Also Gasol better than Moses? Dude he's in the bible for a reason!

Then you should have drafted Isaiah Canaan .... he should have been your first pick.

 

[Rubashov]

Then you should have drafted Isaiah Canaan .... he should have been your first pick.

Maybe next year.

 

[elan_prodigy]

Both of these teams are really nice. I think Rubashov's team dominates inside while Tfivas will dominate the perimeter and mid range game. The teams are so hard to split I have this game going to overtime of game 7 in an alltime encounter but have the Kobe, CP and Dirk combo taking it out. With scores tied, CP getting the steal on Lebron on the final play, walks the ball down, passes to Kobe who switches onto Nash with clock running down, drives, gets to his spot, pull up, its good.

Tfivas.

 

[LogGrad98]

Simmons absolutely kills the bench, especially with players of this caliber. They will iso him against Marion, who was a solid defender, and dare him to shoot while they cut off lanes and outside shots. Simmons can't shoot and that liability with be severely brought to bear in a series like this. Basically Simmons will see no PT so it effectively makes them a man down in the rotation.