2016 80s, 90s, 00s NON MVPs Draft

It's still pretty hot outside in Italy, unfortunately. Guess I can't tell between 90 and 100 lol. I had to stop at Frankfurt for the connecting flight and it was in the 70s there. Should have stayed

 

Spent Erasmus in Italy and been to Florence and Venice. Venice was crowded as F and also flooded at one point, but still nice. Wouldn't spend more than one day there tho...

Florence is the most beautiful city I've ever been to, so many things to see and lovely countryside as well.

Not sure whether my FB links will work, here are some pictures I took (spoilered for size):

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Nice! Yep pics work. Definitely looking forward to it

 

Nice! Now i want to go to Florence too.

 

Definitely recommended. The country itself is super unorganized and it's extremely annoying if you actually have to be there for work or education, but for vacation there are few places with that kind of charme and historical places.

All the people and strangers I met there were also really helpful and friendly, big plus.

 

PG: John Stockton (28) / Mo Cheeks (20)
SG: Alvin Robertson (32) / John Stockton (10) / Allan Houston (6)
SF: Glen Rice (28) / Peja Stojakovic (20)
PF: Pau Gasol (24) / Buck Williams (18) / Terry Cummings (6)
C: Dwight Howard (36) / Pau Gasol (12)

Offense:

My offense will primarily run through one of the best and most creative playmakers in the history of the game in John Stockton (17/14/50%/40%) when he is on the court. The team will rely heavily on the Stockton/Gasol high PnR/PnP mixed in with the Stockton/Dwight PnR. Gasol was a deadly mid range shooter during his prime. Stockton as everyone knows is a threat to shoot off of Gasol’s screens if the opposition defender sits back, or drive and dish to Glen Rice who was a dead eye 3 point shooter shooting 47% from 3 point land on almost 6 attempts a game and over 26 PPG on 60% TS% in that season or just through an alley oop to the above the rim Dwight. To back that all up I have the do it all Alvin Robertson who averaged 17+ PPG, 5+ APG, 5+ RPG, and 3+ steals per game for four consecutive seasons during his prime.

When Dwight sits, Pau will move to the center this becomes even more unstoppable, as opposition centers usually do not have the mobility to properly guard this other than playing back. If he does come out, it will leave the paint open for cutters, and if he doesn’t, Stockton and Gasol will feast. I also have the option of dumping the ball down low to Gasol to create offense and he is a more than capable passer and with 3 point threats like Rice, Stockton and Houston and Peja off the bench.

When Pau and Stockton sit, we’ll go small with Dwight at the center surrounded by shooters. Mo Cheeks off the bench offers another athletic and creative playmaker. An efficient scorer, unselfish and a great passer with spacing coming from the likes of another 40+% dead eye 3 point shooter in Peja Stojakovic. The Cheeks-Dwight PnR will be bread and butter for this unit with shooters around.

Glen Rice, Peja and Houston (who will be used sparingly) all act as spacers, and if anyone decides to try and rotate off of them to help on Stockton / Cheeks drives, they’ll make them pay. They can also take advantage of open cutting lanes if Dwight gets drawn out on PnRs.
Buck Williams is an outstanding offensive rebounder and truly efficient player (again 60 TS% +) who will be used moreso for his outstanding defense. Buck was tough as nails and incredibly reliable in a way and is the ideal role player and leader. Buck was more the classic PF, a physical beast who depended on strength and aggression.
Overall my offense is based on high efficiency and versatility.

Defense:

There is not much to say except this team has really good defense at almost all positions, with a combination of size, strength and defensive smarts.
We have great defenders in Stockton (2nd Team All-Defense), Alvin Robertson (DPOY), Dwight (DPOY, 1st Team All-Defense), Mo Cheeks and Buck Williams (Multiple all defensive 1st) and we have size on our other defenders in Gasol and Rice and we have a shot blocking big in Dwight to protect everything. Stockton, Mo Cheeks and Alvin Robertson can pressure the wings and lock them down (just look at all those steals and accolades) with Hakeem, Pau and Buck procuring rebounds left and right over the opposing frontcourt. I would imagine Hakeem, Pau and Buck laying down the law in the frontcourt establishing a tone of physicality. Due to the defensive quality of our players we will be focusing on single coverage on most players although we can just as easily switch because of the adaptability in these all world defenders.

I don't see how I can lose :grin:

 

Damn, dem brehs are really taking effort into their team presentation. I'd like to do it as well, but am too lazy right now.

TLR presentation: My team is great and full of the best brehs.

 

-> ............................... John Stockton was a great pick and roll point guard. Dwight is a center who wants to play in the post.

 

We are talking the really good Dwight of last decade before Shaq and others got into his head. Plus he was a pretty good post up at the time due to his athleticism. Also used to shoot 60% from the line so no hacking to get into his head.

 

Orlando Dwight played in the post as well. They were an inside out team. Personally, I'd trade Dwight. He's too good to not be marketable, but he also doesn't fit with your best player.

 

Yup, been to Florence, Venice and Milan. Going to Rome later this year. Florence is insanely gorgeous. You should go to the countryside around Florence and to a winery as well. Just beautiful landscape

 

i dont have to explain shizz.. my team can beat ur d-league teams

 

I also feel like my team is pretty self-explanatory given the talent level. Two very versatile big men and wing players who can both shoot, cut, defend, and make plays. They will play a lot like Rick Adelman's Kings. I went for versatility and shooting for the bench and I feel like there is a good mix of guys who can do everything.

 

sorry brehs. been out of the loops lately. are we picking a system to run our team with? when is the bracket being made?

 

Bump....

 

The brehs brothers facing each other in the 1st round.

 

So many good teams, I just checked out 2 matchups and couldn't really decide. A lot of these could come down to benches, if not most.