spycam1
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Team Spycam1
PG- Lebron James / Tony Parker
SG- Ray Allen / Allen Iverson
SF- Vince Carter / Andrie Kirilenko
PF- David Robinson / Chris Webber
C- Patrick Ewing / Chris Bosh
Team franklin
PG- Steve Nash/Baron Davis
SG- Kobe Bryant/Havlicek
SF- John Havlicek/Ron Artest/Carmelo Anthony
PF- Karl Malone/Willis Reed/O'Neal
C- Big Thurmond/Willis/O'Neal
Spycam1's case:
Down low:
franklin's team is great defensively down low, but is not as good as my team offensively. Ewing, Robinson, and Webber were all big time scorers in their prime, and frank only has one player like that down low--Malone. I win the battle down low.
Perimeter:
Lebron > Kobe, ESPECIALLY if we're talking about them as PG's. I just can't see Kobe starting at PG and being able to make the offense run smoothly. That's just not what he did.
Allen > Artest, ESPECIALLY if we're talking about them as SG's. Artest was a great banger defensively, not chasing shooters like Allen off screens. Allen was simply a better player than Artest in his prime, and the match-up would play to his advantage.
Carter > Anthony. Cater scored just as much as Melo did in his prime, but was a better passer and defender. I think he'd also do much better in a team concept than Melo. The ball stops every time Melo touches it, where as Carter had seasons where he averaged 5APG, and was incredible at moving without the ball, catching alley-oop passes etc. Carter would have great chemistry with Lebron, but Melo and Kobe would have pretty poor chemistry, IMO.
Overall:
I feel my team wins 4/5 matchups in the starting 5, and my pieces would actually mesh together. Kobe at PG forces him to play away from his strengths, as does Nash at SG and so on. My team is more talented, and has better chemistry.
franklin's case:
Malone is going to crush your power forward-less lineup all night long, forcing a switch to Weber. Fine with me. I've got my own 2nd tier player in Jermain O'Neal & playing Weber off as some advantage is a wash. Thurmond, Reed, & Malone are going to press on you all night long & run you off the floor. Your bigs are going to have legs of putty at the end of each game, & will really feel the pain in games 3-4.
Nash will pick & roll you to death & provide dagger outside shooting. Nash 3pt>>>Ray Allen.
I have 3 strong players to stop LeBron James but you have no one that will come close to containing Kobe Bryant. The beauty of playing Artest & Havlicek is that neither is a sacrifice on the offensive end. Throwing 3 players at LeBron while making him work the other end of the floor will slow him down & take him out of the game for extended periods of resting.
Let's look at the benches:
One dimensional Tony Parker vs. tough defending Baron Davis.
Allen Iverson vs. Havlicek
AK47 vs. Ron Artest & Anthony
The Chris Sissies vs. Willis Reed & Jermain O'Neal.
My bench is so much deeper & it's not even close.
PG- Lebron James / Tony Parker
SG- Ray Allen / Allen Iverson
SF- Vince Carter / Andrie Kirilenko
PF- David Robinson / Chris Webber
C- Patrick Ewing / Chris Bosh
Team franklin
PG- Steve Nash/Baron Davis
SG- Kobe Bryant/Havlicek
SF- John Havlicek/Ron Artest/Carmelo Anthony
PF- Karl Malone/Willis Reed/O'Neal
C- Big Thurmond/Willis/O'Neal
Spycam1's case:
Down low:
franklin's team is great defensively down low, but is not as good as my team offensively. Ewing, Robinson, and Webber were all big time scorers in their prime, and frank only has one player like that down low--Malone. I win the battle down low.
Perimeter:
Lebron > Kobe, ESPECIALLY if we're talking about them as PG's. I just can't see Kobe starting at PG and being able to make the offense run smoothly. That's just not what he did.
Allen > Artest, ESPECIALLY if we're talking about them as SG's. Artest was a great banger defensively, not chasing shooters like Allen off screens. Allen was simply a better player than Artest in his prime, and the match-up would play to his advantage.
Carter > Anthony. Cater scored just as much as Melo did in his prime, but was a better passer and defender. I think he'd also do much better in a team concept than Melo. The ball stops every time Melo touches it, where as Carter had seasons where he averaged 5APG, and was incredible at moving without the ball, catching alley-oop passes etc. Carter would have great chemistry with Lebron, but Melo and Kobe would have pretty poor chemistry, IMO.
Overall:
I feel my team wins 4/5 matchups in the starting 5, and my pieces would actually mesh together. Kobe at PG forces him to play away from his strengths, as does Nash at SG and so on. My team is more talented, and has better chemistry.
franklin's case:
Malone is going to crush your power forward-less lineup all night long, forcing a switch to Weber. Fine with me. I've got my own 2nd tier player in Jermain O'Neal & playing Weber off as some advantage is a wash. Thurmond, Reed, & Malone are going to press on you all night long & run you off the floor. Your bigs are going to have legs of putty at the end of each game, & will really feel the pain in games 3-4.
Nash will pick & roll you to death & provide dagger outside shooting. Nash 3pt>>>Ray Allen.
I have 3 strong players to stop LeBron James but you have no one that will come close to containing Kobe Bryant. The beauty of playing Artest & Havlicek is that neither is a sacrifice on the offensive end. Throwing 3 players at LeBron while making him work the other end of the floor will slow him down & take him out of the game for extended periods of resting.
Let's look at the benches:
One dimensional Tony Parker vs. tough defending Baron Davis.
Allen Iverson vs. Havlicek
AK47 vs. Ron Artest & Anthony
The Chris Sissies vs. Willis Reed & Jermain O'Neal.
My bench is so much deeper & it's not even close.
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