Jazz Decades NBA Fantasy Draft

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Moses "Chairman of The Boards" Malone

NBA Champion (1983)
13× NBA All-Star (Every year of the 80's)
NBA Finals MVP (1983)
3× NBA Most Valuable Player (1979, 1982–1983)
4× All-NBA First Team (1979, 1982–1983, 1985)
4× All-NBA Second Team (1980–1981, 1984, 1987)
NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1979)
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team

Never averaged under 20 and 10 during in the 80's. Once averaged 30 and 15.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

PG:
SG: D.Wade/ Jeff Malone
SF: J. Drew /
PF: M. Malone /
C: D. Robinson / M.Okur

 

[Dr. Jones]

I'm selecting Dr. J - Julius Erving

Stats ('80s only): 21.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 3.7 APG, 1.7 SPG, 1.6 BPG, 7x NBA All-Star, 1980-81 NBA MVP, 1982-83 NBA Champion

5th all-time leading scorer with 30,026 points.

 

[Ben10]

**** you PKM I thought I was going to get away with picking Dr. J. But such is life, I'll take
Isiah Thomas

Zeke is a 2 time NBA Champion and a Finals MVP. He averaged around 20 PPG, 10 AST, 2 STL a game in the 80's. A great team leader and floor general that could get any place he wanted on the floor. Although considered an epic douchbag by most opposing players, he got the job done and was well like by teamates.

 

[vslice02]

Off-season sucks. Off-season with lock-out ... puke.

This.

What I wouldn't give to watch Kevin Lyde and Lance Allred fumbling passes in summer league action.

 

[prodigy]

this draft moves fast ahah, you guys have done a great job getting your picks in

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

7th pick of 80s NBA Fantasy Chad takes:

A guy who could do a lot and do a lot well. Averaged over 27ppg twice in the 80s over 20ppg a few more times. Good passer averaging 6 assists per game. 6rpg. 2.5 stls per game. Voted as one of the 50 best players ever. Hall of Famer.

G- Stockton
G- Kobe - Drexler
F- Barkley
F- Dantley, Millsap
C-

 

[NUMBERICA]

I think I know who my 80's pick is, but I want to figure out who I'm getting in the 70's first.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I think I know who my 80's pick is, but I want to figure out who I'm getting in the 70's first.

/pinsandneedles

 

[Dr. Jones]

PG -
SG - Julius Erving
SF - Scottie Pippen / Matt Harpring
PF - Kevin Garnett / Thurl Bailey
C - Mark Eaton

 

[NUMBERICA]

Alright, team-building mode is taking over.

With the 8th pick of the 2011 1980's NBA draft, NUMBERICA selects...

REGGIE MILLER

Getting right to the point, I need shooting that I can count on, keep on the court, produce at a high level, and do a little bit of everything. I won't reveal my hand too much or ramble on too much, but I just need shooting and shooting I can count on with a guy I can close games with and can produce at a high level. Miller is THE BEST guy left available in this draft with that kind of ability (and one of the best of all time).

Miller produced at a high rate the second he was drafted and had easily one of his best seasons in '89 (second highest PER for his career, highest eFG%, most PPG) and shot at about 50/40/85. And he shot A LOT of 3s, especially for his time, with more than 25% of his attempts coming from 3, but he still got the line. He was also a good passer and didn't make a lot of mistakes (averaged very few turnovers for his usage rate). Considering that I will have plenty of guys that can handle the ball and score on their own, the fact that he's one of the best off-the-ball guys the league has seen and doesn't make mistakes bodes well for my TEAM. That's what this is about at the end of the day.

 

[NUMBERICA]

With the 1st pick of the 2011 1970's NBA Draft, NUMBERICA selects...

Walt Frazier

Point blank; this guy played a winning game.

With a two-time NBA champion, HOF-er, six-time All-star (one ASG MVP), five All-NBA selections (three 1st, two 2nd), and five All-Defensive 1st team selections, I could do much worse. And that's all in the 70's. Going back a few seasons, you can add two more All-Defensive 1st team and one All-NBA 1st team honors. It certainly helps that he had a killer instinct and was very clutch. Besides all of that, I need at least one true PG (although I will be playing Lebron at the position to at least SOME degree), and Walt is definitely the best I'm going to get at this stage. I looked long and hard at taking Tiny Archibald, but he just wasn't the same player. Had some impressive statistical seasons, but he was up and down and just didn't win like Frazier did. The ELO ranking and most all-time lists agree. Win-share statistics agree. Frazier is also a big guard and adds to a team that I'm trying to make powerful, and it can't be understated that he is one of the defensive greats the league has seen, especially for the time and even moreso for his position.

He also might be one of the most stylish to ever live.

Vicious.