I guess it boils down to this, if you are drafting to compete with other teams then you have already lost.
I thought about other teams, but had the mentality that you guys need to match up with me. That was a good learning experience. Here's how I would match up with your team. (I'll just do starting 5.)
Wilt guards Sabonis -- Wilt is physically superior to Sabonis and should win this match-up, especially if we can push tempo
KG blankets Barkley -- Barkley struggles against athletic PFs with length. He struggled with Malone and Kemp. He's giving up 7 inches on KG. KG would just shoot over the top of Barkley.
Penny would normally front and chase Jordan -- although Nique and Jordan had some famous match-ups. The Bulls used to put Pippen on Penny to save Jordan's energy and fouls. You have to decide whether Jordan guards Dominique or Penny.
Dominique guards Chris Paul and tries to use his size to cut down CP's vision and passing angles -- Penny will also take this assignment. Question: who is CP going to guard?
Amare guards Mullin and uses his length to disrupt or rush him -- I'd rather see Mullin shoot contested jumpers than see CP or Jordan get in the lane. Next questions: who is Mully going to guard?
We maintain single coverage and just switch on screens designed to shake your perimeter players loose.
On my side, I'm not seeing player who could effectively defend Wilt, Amar'e, KG and whichever backcourt player Jordan doesn't guard. I see 3 or 4 match-ups in my favor. You guys are going to have to hit some tough shots.
Sabonis is also going to have to run faster than he's ever run in his life to keep pace with Wilt, who happens to be a track athlete.
