Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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@YoungJefe selects Brandon Roy
2024 annual Jazzfanz All time jazz draft
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Jrue / Rose
Vinsanity / Mullins
Kawhi / Artest
JJJ / Marc / Artest
Wilt / Marc / JJJ
The most dominant center surrounded by shooters with juice and defense. I’m using Wilt’s 66-67 campaign where he became the NBA’s first point center en route to his first NBA championship (with MVP honors). This was also still in Wilt’s athletic prime, being 29 years old but having learned how to win since his empty stat, losing years in the early 60’s.
It’s unclear even using imagination to what extent Wilt’s defense would translate to the modern game, but it is safe to say that he would still be a tier-1 shot blocker. Unfortunately, we have almost no official defensive metrics from this era, but it’s believed that he and Russell blocked in the neighborhood of 8 shots a game (which is probably somewhat an exaggeration but still believable since these eras had no 3-point line and minimal jump shooting). Whatever gap there might be in his defensive ability is filled in by the rest of the roster, putting a lid on easy paint points, a pest at the point of attack, and some of the best perimeter defenders ever on the opposing best wing.
Wilt - true to this version - will first look to pass, including cuts to the lane before moving into a scoring motion. He’ll have the spacing and athletes (this is where Carter shines) to ply both aspects of that offensive attack.
The starting lineup is not locked, with the forward spots being flexible based on the matchup. I can go super big with Marc Gasol as the second big, pretty big with JJJ, or move Artest/Kawhi to the 4 to be more nimble.
The bench lineups likely have Gasol and JJJ as the bigs which provide abundant spacing for Rose to knife through and create havoc, providing a jarring change to the methodical Wilt-centric offense and 48 minutes of point center capability. The rest of the bench is rounded out with Mullins and Artest to provide elite sharpshooting and elite defense, respectively.
10th man probably isn’t in the rotation but we’ll see if someone usable is there when I pick.
Vinsanity / Mullins
Kawhi / Artest
JJJ / Marc / Artest
Wilt / Marc / JJJ
The most dominant center surrounded by shooters with juice and defense. I’m using Wilt’s 66-67 campaign where he became the NBA’s first point center en route to his first NBA championship (with MVP honors). This was also still in Wilt’s athletic prime, being 29 years old but having learned how to win since his empty stat, losing years in the early 60’s.
It’s unclear even using imagination to what extent Wilt’s defense would translate to the modern game, but it is safe to say that he would still be a tier-1 shot blocker. Unfortunately, we have almost no official defensive metrics from this era, but it’s believed that he and Russell blocked in the neighborhood of 8 shots a game (which is probably somewhat an exaggeration but still believable since these eras had no 3-point line and minimal jump shooting). Whatever gap there might be in his defensive ability is filled in by the rest of the roster, putting a lid on easy paint points, a pest at the point of attack, and some of the best perimeter defenders ever on the opposing best wing.
Wilt - true to this version - will first look to pass, including cuts to the lane before moving into a scoring motion. He’ll have the spacing and athletes (this is where Carter shines) to ply both aspects of that offensive attack.
The starting lineup is not locked, with the forward spots being flexible based on the matchup. I can go super big with Marc Gasol as the second big, pretty big with JJJ, or move Artest/Kawhi to the 4 to be more nimble.
The bench lineups likely have Gasol and JJJ as the bigs which provide abundant spacing for Rose to knife through and create havoc, providing a jarring change to the methodical Wilt-centric offense and 48 minutes of point center capability. The rest of the bench is rounded out with Mullins and Artest to provide elite sharpshooting and elite defense, respectively.
10th man probably isn’t in the rotation but we’ll see if someone usable is there when I pick.
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Coach Ellis
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Was looking long and hard at taking him until Artest fell in my lap. Tragically short career but he was special.
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Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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@YoungJefe selects Peja Stojaković
Coach Ellis
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toddychurch
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Adrian Dantley 1977
Great scorer. Need to bury the hatchet between Malone and Dantley once and for all
@Elizah Huge x 2
Great scorer. Need to bury the hatchet between Malone and Dantley once and for all
@Elizah Huge x 2
Yeah I miss white choc.. that was a cool name.You mean @Elizah Huge I assume?
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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Detlef might’ve been an absolute star if he had played in this era.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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I swear to god if I have to put in picks 128 to 131 again I’ll go ape ****. It won’t save.
Coach Ellis
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SG/SF: DeMar DeRozan
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Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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It always happen to the angriest people.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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I am the most well adjusted idiot, idiot!!