All NBA DRAFTING Thread

arjun,

How many minutes do you anticipate playing DeJuan Blair per game?

 

48

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i know what you're going to say..."oh dejuan blair only avg 21 mpg" well you know what...we are only aloud 8 players on a team...if we had a full 12 rounds then I could play a 9-10 man rotation and play blair only 21 mpg....but we only have 8 rounds so max 8 players...which means you cant really go by mpg the players averaged in real life...spurs had the luxury of only playin him 21 mpg....with only 8 rounds, we OBVIOUSLY don't...

that being said, I fully expect Andray Blatche to play alot of center. He average 34 mpg last year and is a legit almost 7"...and thats with a Javale McGee on his team....

Blair/Blatche/Lee rotating the center/pf spot...I think i'm alright

 

and before you mention his knees....just know that he played 81 games last season...so suck it b****

by the way...adding blatche and Tony Parker just makes my team that much better than your ****

 

You're mistaken. The rules state that we are subject to real life constraints which means he has no ACL's. And the Spurs didn't have the "luxury" of playing him 21 mpg. They wanted to rest Duncan and play Blair more, but his knees prevented that.

First of all, your team did get a lot better. But that doesn't change the fact that your team's biggest flaw is its lack of depth. You have 1 pick left and you're lacking a backup PG and backup SG/SF.

What exactly do you intend to do about that? Neither Durant nor Jackson can play PG. That means you'd have to draft a combo PG/SG and play him about 25 mpg (assuming you play Parker/Durant/Jackson 40mpg each). But there aren't that many decent PGs left, and there are 7 people who draft before you that need PG's.

And even if you're capable of finding such a player, you still have Parker/Durant/Jackson playing 40mpg each. In other words, you have to play a fatigued core while the rest of us have the luxury of substituting in fresh players.

 

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Dude..you are overexaggerating it like crazy....i was going to draft a combo guard..(so when i do please dont take credit for it )..but being 1 player short does not mean my players will be fatigued and yours ever so fresh...and yes we are subject to real life constraints...but when there are only 8 rounds you can only use real life mpg as a constraint so a certain extent.

Meaning if you have a 38 yr old pg who avg 15 mpg in real life...you cant expect him to play 48 mpg here...Dejuan blair avg 21 mpg in real life...and i plan on him playing close to 27mpg with blatch playing close to 40 who averages 34 in real life...i really don't think thats absurd

look at my break down

between pf and center position
total mpg: 96

Blair: simulation/25 mpg....real life/21mpg
Blatche: simulation/35mpg....real life/34 mpg
Lee: simulation/36mpg....real life/36mpg

now your telling me blair can't play 4 min more cuz of his knees...and 1 min extra for blatche means my front line will be "fatigued" and yours fresh??

shut up.

 

and as far as parker/durant/jackson go...i will still draft 1 more player

4 players to cover 3 positions is weakness...but i will take that weakness anyday to have the team i have....wen it comes down to it...not having 1 more scrub player to take up some minutes on my team is not going to kill me

and this is not a simulation of 82 games...this is team 1 vs team 2...lace em up, give em a ball and a basket...which team is going to win...thats it.

 

FIRST ROUND

Spoiler

1. dharocks - Dwight Howard
2. ICanDunkOnYao - Dirk Nowitzki
3. BleedRocketRed - LeBron James
4. arjun - Kevin Durant
5. Bob MonkeySon - Dwyane Wade
6. Spooner - Derrick Rose
7. freeze00up - Kobe Bryant
8. thething - Chris Paul
9. RedNation - Deron Williams
10. YourSecretLover - Carmelo Anthony
11. Hoopstar - Amar'e Stoudemire
12. wekko368 - Kevin Garnett
13. Spooner (via trade) - Kevin Love
14. Sydeffect- Blake Griffin
15. torque (via trade) - Rajon Rondo
16. Jmcballer88 - LaMarcus Aldridge
17. Efryll - Danny Granger
18. AFS - Rudy Gay
19. da_juice - Kevin Martin
20. VBG - Zach Randolph
21. fadeaway - Pau Gasol
22. Ubigman - Russell Westbrook
23. RedNation - Gerald Wallace
24. RowdyRicky - Marc Gasol

SECOND ROUND

Spoiler

1. Ubigman (via trade) - Chris Bosh
2. RocketsRed14 - Andrew Bogut
3. Ubigman - Al Horford
4. fadeaway - Josh Smith
5. dharocks - Steve Nash
6. da_juice - Andre Iguodala
7. AFS - Al Jefferson
8. Efryll - Andrew Bynum
9. Jmcballer88 - Manu Ginobili
10. Spooner (via trade) - Brook Lopez
11. Sydeffect - Tyson Chandler
12. RocketsRed14 (Via Trade)- Paul Pierce
13. wekko368 - Nene
14. hoopstar - Luol Deng
15. YourSecretLover - Joakim Noah
16. RedNation - Tim Duncan
17. greenhippos (via trade) - Monta Ellis
18. freeze00up - David West
19. ICanDunkOnYao (via trade) - Tyreke Evans
20. Bob MonkeySon - Luis Scola
21. torque (via trade) - Joe Johnson
22. BleedRocketRed - John Wall
23. wekko368 - Stephen Curry
24. VBG - Eric Gordon

THIRD ROUND

Spoiler

1. VBG - Lamar Odom
2. arjun (via trade) - Tony Parker
3. YourSecretLover (via trade) - Serge Ibaka
4. thething (via trade) - Paul Milsap
5. Bob MonkeySon - Roy Hibbert
6. RowdyRicky (via trade) - Ray Allen
7. freeze00up - JaVale McGee
8. arjun (via trade) - David Lee
9. greenhippos (via trade) - JJ Hickson
10. BleedRocketRed (via trade) - Wesley Matthews
11. hoopstar - Marcin Gortat
12. wekko368 - Jason Richardson
13. ICanDunkOnYao (via trade) - Chauncey Billups
14. Sydeffect - James Harden
15. arjun (via trade) - Stephen Jackson
16. Jmcballer88 - Kyle Lowry
17. Efryll - Carl Landry
18. AFS - Raymond Felton
19. da_juice - Elton Brand
20. VBG - Jason Kidd
21. fadeaway - Carlos Boozer
22. greenhippos (via trade) - Jrue Holiday
23. thething (via trade) - Jason Terry
24. Torque (via trade) - Emeka Okafor

FOURTH ROUND

Spoiler

1. RowdyRicky - Wilson Chandler
2. thething (via trade) - Tayshaun Prince
3. RedNation (via trade) - O.J. Mayo
4. BleedRocketRed (via trade) - Marcus Camby
5. VBG - Caron Butler
6. da_juice - Kendrick Perkins
7. AFS - Anderson Varejão
8. Efryll - Landry Fields
9. Jmcballer88 - DeAndre Jordan
10. torque (via trade) - Andrea Bargnani
11. Sydeffect - Dorrell Wright
12. Torque - Danilo Gallinari
13. RocketsRed14 (via trade) - DeMarcus Cousins
14. hoopstar - Ty Lawson
15. fadeaway (via trade) - DeMar DeRozan
16. greenhippos (via trade) - Shawn Marion
17. thething - Chris Kaman
18. freeze00up - Andrei Kirilenko
19. RocketsRed14 (via trade) - Jamal Crawford
20. Bob MonkeySon - Mike Conley
21. thething (via trade) - Devin Harris
22. BleedRocketRed - Derrick Williams
23. greenhippos (via trade) - Channing Frye
24. VBG (via trade) - Nicolas Batum

FIFTH ROUND

Spoiler

1. dharocks - J.R. Smith
2. ICanDunkOnYao - Thaddeus Young
3. fadeaway (via trade) - Chuck Hayes
4. RowdyRicky (via trade) - Goran Dragic
5. BobMonkeySon - Richard Jefferson
6. RowdyRicky (via trade) - Darren Collison
7. freeze00up - Andre Miller
8. RowdyRicky (via trade) - Greg Monroe
9. RedNation - Samuel Dalembert
10. YourSecretLover - Arron Afflalo
11. hoopstar - Metta World Peace
12. wekko368 - Jameer Nelson
13. RocketsRed14 (via trade) - Marcus Thornton
14. Sydeffect - Rodney Stuckey
15. arjun (via trade) - Andray Blatche
16. Jmcballer88 - Michael "I Smoke Bud" Beasley
17. Efryll - Mike Miller
18. AFS - Nick Young
19. da_juice - D.J. Augustin
20. YourSecretLover (via trade) - Kyrie Irving
21. fadeaway - Brandon Jennings
22. Ubigman - Antawn Jamison
23. thething (via trade) - Jeff Green
24. RowdyRicky - Grant Hill

SIXTH ROUND

Spoiler

1. RowdyRicky - Brendan Haywood
2. RocketsRed14 - Jeff Teague
3. Ubigman - Richard Hamilton
4. fadeaway - Shane Battier
5. dharocks (via trade) - John Salmons
6. da_juice - Thabo Sefolosha
7. AFS - Brandon Roy
8. Efryll - JJ Barea
9. Jmcballer88 - Kenyon Martin
10. greenhippos - Tyrus Thomas
11. Sydeffect - Lou Williams
12. torque - Tony Allen
13. ICanDunkOnYao (via trade) - Hedo Turkoglu
14. hoopstar - George Hill
15. VBG (via trade) - Nick Collison
16. torque (via trade) - Kris Kardashian (née Humphries)
17. thething - Andris Biedrins
18. freeze00up - Boris Diaw
19. greenhippos (via trade) - Glen Davis
20. Bob MonkeySon - Vince Carter
21. greenhippos (via trade) - Ronnie Brewer
22. dharocks (via trade) - Taj Gibson
23. wekko368 (via trade) - Chris Wilcox
24. VBG (via trade) - J.J. Redick

SEVENTH ROUND
1. Spooner (via Trade) - Courtney Lee
2. dharocks (via trade) - Kirk Hinrich
3. BleedRocketRed - Aaron Brooks
4. arjun - DeJuan Blair
5. Bob MonkeySon - Ramon Sessions
6. dharocks (via trade) - Ben Gordon
7. freeze00up - Eric Bledsoe
8. RedNation (via trade) - Rudy Fernandez
9. torque (via trade) - Paul George
10. YourSecretLover - Brandon Bass
11. hoopstar - Tyler Hansbrough
12. wekko368 - Corey Maggette
13. ICanDunkOnYao (via trade) - Anthony Randolph
14. Sydeffect - Jared Dudley
15. RocketsRed14 (via trade) - Patrick Patterson
16. Jmcballer88 - Trevor Ariza
17. Efryll - Mo Williams
18. AFS - Enes Kanter
19. da_juice - Darko Milicic
20. Spooner (via trade) - Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
21. fadeaway - Luke Ridnour
22. Ubigman (via trade) - Jose Calderon
23. dharocks (via trade) - Rashard Lewis
24. Ubigman

EIGHT ROUND

Spoiler

1. RowdyRicky
2. RedNation (via trade)
3. Ubigmen
4. BleedRocketRed (via trade)
5. ICanDunkOnYao (via trade)
6. da_juice
7. AFS
8. Efryll
9. Jmcballer88
10. ICanDunkOnYao (via trade)
11. Sydeffect
12. RocketsRed14
13. wekko368
14. hoopstar
15. YourSecretLover
16. Spooner (via trade)
17. arjun (via trade)
18. freeze00up
19. Spooner
20. BobMonkeySon
21. Spooner (via trade)
22. BleedRocketRed
23. RedNation (via trade)
24. YourSecretLover (via trade)

 

PG - Steve Nash
SG - Kirk Hinrich / Ben Gordon
SF - John Salmons / J.R. Smith
PF - Rashard Lewis / Taj Gibson (flip-flop depending on matchup)
C - Dwight Howard

 

Actually, it does. Let's say you play Tony Parker 40 minutes. The human body is subject to diminishing returns. The more he plays, the less efficient he becomes.

If I play Curry 30 minutes and Jameer Nelson 18 minutes, they'll be very fresh and should actually play more efficiently than their regular season numbers (due to playing fewer minutes). And since they'd be fresher, they'd play harder which would force Parker to play harder which would wear him out faster.

 

I thought this simulation was for a 7 game playoff series?

 

even better..ur telling me star players dont avg 40 mpg in 7 game series???


seriously buddy?? and if you have curry and only decided to play him 30 mpg in a 7 game series...well then thats better for your opponent llol...good one

 

I would have chosen a PF/C similar to Troy Murphy in the 2009-10 season, instead of Lewis. With a shooting PF that can rebound reasonably, I think this is one of the best teams to come out of this draft.

The team is quite well balanced now too, though might be short at thte SF position (though Rashard Lewis could help that out)

 

Strongly considered Murphy, but since we're using 2010-11 as a baseline indicator for projected performance, I just didn't feel comfortable with taking him. Not his fault he can't play defense and didn't get any minutes, but them's the breaks.

 

Actually, it's not unprecedented for someone to change their pick before the next person makes their choice. Would anyone have a major problem if I chose someone else?

 

Star players may average 40mpg, but their counterparts are also averaging high minutes. The concept of diminishing returns would apply to both.

However, if I played Curry 30 minutes and Nelson 18 minutes (both less than their season averages), then any diminishing returns would be insignificant. I would have 48 minutes of excellent point guard play.

I don't know how I can explain this any clearer...

 

I won't hbe here much longer so please choose jason thompson or ryan anderson whoever is available first. Thanks.

 

Darn it, I guess I can't change my pick then lol. Wanted Anderson.

 

why would you want to play them less than their season mpg? how does diminishing returns even apply to curry? hes young...hes in shape...he should EASILY be able to play 40 mpg during playoffs. playing him 30 mpg means you are not utilizing him to his full ability....which ilke i said is fine with me..its your team, not too great to start with and now you want to limit your best players minutes to below his season avg for a simulated playoff series..go right ahead LOL

 

Time for the big question... With my 9th pick do I select a player and do a 2 for 1 trade to balance things out, select Yao, or select a coach?