First to 4 votes wins! Anyone is welcome to vote, but please break it down. You can use this scheme: Frontcourt (who has better SF-PF-C) Backcourt (who has better guard combo) Bench Offense Defense Chemistry (which team's players fit on the court better) Or just give main reasons why you think one team will win. If there's no explanation, the vote won't count. If no one gets 4 (explained) votes till 11 pm, we'll count the poll. Winning the poll gives 1 vote, and it's also a tiebreaker. jvu C Marc Gasol F Ersan Ilyasova F Kevin Durant G Paul George G Steve Nash Bench F Kenneth faried G thabo Selasho G Jeremy Lin vs. Sydeffect PG: Derrick Rose SG: Courtney Lee SF: Paul Pierce PF: Pau Gasol C: Marcus Camby Bench Marshon Brooks Dejuan Blair Jermaine O'Neal
frontcourt - jvu. Big man combos seem comparable, both of them make sense together. But Durant over Pierce decides it for jvu. back - Sydeffect. again, i like both of these backcourt, players complement each other well. Paul George over Lee by a little bit. Paul George a much better / bigger athlete. Lee is more skilled / can create. Rose over Nash, though it's not a blowout. Overall, Sydeffect, slightly. bench - jvu defense - even. Advantage to Sydeffect at PG and PF. George and Lee are comparable, same goes for Pierce / Durant. Marc Gasol over Camby. And jvu has Thabo off the bench (though neither bench is great defensively, overall). Overall, I'll say even. offense - jvu. Two very good offensive teams that fit very well together. Jvu has more tools, especially a better transition game. chemistry - even. i don't see chemistry issues with either of these teams. Both have good spacing, especially when you consider that all these bigs can hit a jumper. Both have a clear main ball handler and secondary creators who can play off the ball / shoot. Two well built teams. Overall, jvu. He just has a monster team. Offensively, it's too good. Faried off the bench is brutal, despite his lack of defense.
FC: Jvu Going with the youth movement. Camby has lost a step, Paul Pierce is a rat player, and Pau has been on a decline since the Dallas series 2 years ago. Gasol is already an all-star caliber center and Ilyasova is a young gun coming into his own. Durant is > Pierce already so that's not even a debate. BC: Sydeffect close one, really depends on how much you value Paul George/C Lee. D Rose is defintely better than Nash, and George is definitely better than Lee. But I still feel like Rose is a star player where Nash is an all-star. Vote goes to Syd Bench:Jvu not really close, Jvu has 3 starters on his bench Offense: Jvu Too much fire power. Ilyasova, Durant, George, Nash, even Gasol can shoot! Good Spacing, Nash will run this offense to perfection. Defense: Sydeffect Camby = Defense. Gasol isn't as terrible as others say he is. Lee is also a very good perimeter defender. Sydeffect easily Chemistry: Jvu Good spacing, well balanced, Prototypical PG running an Offense equipped with the best shooter in the league. High low offense with Gasol and Ilyasova is good, high flying energy guy in George is a good compliment to Nash/Durant. Winner: Jvu
