The legacy league was created to pit teams drafted by fellow RR members against each other and allow the general RR populous to vote on who would win this winner take all, single elimination game if all players were at their peak performance.
Each team drafted an 8 man roster. Each team provided a gameplan justification as to why they believe they should get your vote. Each team is allowed 1 post for "in game adjustments." The role of RR community is simple, vote for who you believe should win. Post justification if you want (encouraged) and weigh the pros and cons for all to see, but ultimately, your vote decides who will win this tournament of legends.
DanH Lineup
PG - John Wall - 2015 All-Defensive 2nd team
SG - Clyde "The Glide" Drexler - 10x allstar, retired with 20.4 PPG
SF - Scottie Pippen - 8x All-Defensive 1st team
PF - Dennis Rodman - 2x Defensive Player of the Year, 7x All-Defensive 1st team
C - David Robinson - 4x All-Defensive 1st team
Bench - Marc Gasol - 2013 Defensive Player of the Year
Bench - Andre Iguodala - 2014 All-Defensive 1st team
Bench - Joe Dumars - 4x All-Defensive 1st team
Mack11 Starting 5
PG - Dwane Wade - 3x All-Defensive 2nd team, Finals MVP, 3x NBA Champ
SG - "Pistol" Pete Maravich - 2x All-NBA 1st team, '77 Scoring champ
SF - Tracy McGrady - 2x scoring champ, 2x All-NBA 1st team
PF - Chris Bosh - 10x All-Star, 2x NBA Champ
C - Kareem Abdul Jabar - 6x MVP, 5x All-Defensive 1st team, All-time leading scorer
Bench - Adrian Dantley - 2x scoring champ, 6x All-Star
Bench - Carmelo Anthony - 2x All-NBA 2nd team, 4x All-NBA 3rd team
Bench - Demarcus Cousins - 2015 All-Star avg 24.1 PPG, 12.7 RPG, 1.8 BPG
DanH Gameplan
Offence: After losing the first round at least partly because voters thought I had too little ball movement in the starting lineup, I'll be running John Wall out at point - he's an above average defender, great passer (last year had an assist rate in line with Chris Paul's career average), can run pick and roll, can shoot from distance when open, and can beat pretty much every guy on Mack11's team with speed every possession. Meanwhile, Mack's only real defensive presence inside is Kareem - and he'll have his hands entirely full with the wide array of weapons at the Admiral's disposal. Chris Bosh keeping Rodman off the boards; Melo stopping Pippen; TMac keeping Clyde the Glide out of the lane - all laughable concepts. Even DWade, who is a solid defender, doesn't stand a chance against the speed of Wall. Throw in a great scoring and defensive guard off the bench in Dumars, along with Gasol and Iggy as facilitators, floor spreaders and defenders to fit with any of the higher octane guys (Pippen, Clyde, Wall, Robinson) from the starting lineup, and I think every variation of this lineup has no trouble scoring on Mack's team.
Defence: This is the easy part - yes, Mack has loads of good individual scorers, but they are all matched up with above average to elite defenders, with more elite defenders ready off the bench, and none are great at sharing the ball. Taking on the defensive lineup I have with an ISO-ball set of offensive players is a disaster waiting to happen - Wall and Clyde can hold their own, while Rodman and Pippen will lock down whoever they are assigned to on any given possession, with the Admiral keeping Kareem from taking over. And any sign of his guards going off means Iggy and Dumars off the bench - and there isn't much letdown off the bench with Marc Gasol anchoring the defence there.
Essentially this is a contest of styles - my team passes a LOT (check each of my players' assist rates relative to their position, you can reference my last match for the numbers if you wish) and does the dirty work defensively and on the boards (where my team would absolutely dominate), while Mack's team is a bunch of me-first high octane scorers. And my team can still score - it's just not all they can do.
Mack11 Gameplan
DanH team is lacking spacing, were gonna pack the paint and dare his team to beat us from outside . Dumars is the only reliable long range shooter on his entire squad. Im also gonna put Wade on Drexler and Pistol Pete on Dumars. Wade is better equipped to handle someone like Drexler. On O were running in transition to open up the floor for my many scorers I got on my team. One thing I will say is that DanH has a bunch of good defenders. In the half court were going into Kareem as the 1st option and then have Wade/Maravich/TMAC/ play off of him with Bosh burning anyone who helps off him. When Kareem sits we can still run the same halfcourt O with Cousins in the middle and with Melo playing the 4.
In Game Adjustments - Coming Soon!
So RR faithful, who wins this game?
Each team drafted an 8 man roster. Each team provided a gameplan justification as to why they believe they should get your vote. Each team is allowed 1 post for "in game adjustments." The role of RR community is simple, vote for who you believe should win. Post justification if you want (encouraged) and weigh the pros and cons for all to see, but ultimately, your vote decides who will win this tournament of legends.
DanH Lineup
PG - John Wall - 2015 All-Defensive 2nd team
SG - Clyde "The Glide" Drexler - 10x allstar, retired with 20.4 PPG
SF - Scottie Pippen - 8x All-Defensive 1st team
PF - Dennis Rodman - 2x Defensive Player of the Year, 7x All-Defensive 1st team
C - David Robinson - 4x All-Defensive 1st team
Bench - Marc Gasol - 2013 Defensive Player of the Year
Bench - Andre Iguodala - 2014 All-Defensive 1st team
Bench - Joe Dumars - 4x All-Defensive 1st team
Mack11 Starting 5
PG - Dwane Wade - 3x All-Defensive 2nd team, Finals MVP, 3x NBA Champ
SG - "Pistol" Pete Maravich - 2x All-NBA 1st team, '77 Scoring champ
SF - Tracy McGrady - 2x scoring champ, 2x All-NBA 1st team
PF - Chris Bosh - 10x All-Star, 2x NBA Champ
C - Kareem Abdul Jabar - 6x MVP, 5x All-Defensive 1st team, All-time leading scorer
Bench - Adrian Dantley - 2x scoring champ, 6x All-Star
Bench - Carmelo Anthony - 2x All-NBA 2nd team, 4x All-NBA 3rd team
Bench - Demarcus Cousins - 2015 All-Star avg 24.1 PPG, 12.7 RPG, 1.8 BPG
DanH Gameplan
Offence: After losing the first round at least partly because voters thought I had too little ball movement in the starting lineup, I'll be running John Wall out at point - he's an above average defender, great passer (last year had an assist rate in line with Chris Paul's career average), can run pick and roll, can shoot from distance when open, and can beat pretty much every guy on Mack11's team with speed every possession. Meanwhile, Mack's only real defensive presence inside is Kareem - and he'll have his hands entirely full with the wide array of weapons at the Admiral's disposal. Chris Bosh keeping Rodman off the boards; Melo stopping Pippen; TMac keeping Clyde the Glide out of the lane - all laughable concepts. Even DWade, who is a solid defender, doesn't stand a chance against the speed of Wall. Throw in a great scoring and defensive guard off the bench in Dumars, along with Gasol and Iggy as facilitators, floor spreaders and defenders to fit with any of the higher octane guys (Pippen, Clyde, Wall, Robinson) from the starting lineup, and I think every variation of this lineup has no trouble scoring on Mack's team.
Defence: This is the easy part - yes, Mack has loads of good individual scorers, but they are all matched up with above average to elite defenders, with more elite defenders ready off the bench, and none are great at sharing the ball. Taking on the defensive lineup I have with an ISO-ball set of offensive players is a disaster waiting to happen - Wall and Clyde can hold their own, while Rodman and Pippen will lock down whoever they are assigned to on any given possession, with the Admiral keeping Kareem from taking over. And any sign of his guards going off means Iggy and Dumars off the bench - and there isn't much letdown off the bench with Marc Gasol anchoring the defence there.
Essentially this is a contest of styles - my team passes a LOT (check each of my players' assist rates relative to their position, you can reference my last match for the numbers if you wish) and does the dirty work defensively and on the boards (where my team would absolutely dominate), while Mack's team is a bunch of me-first high octane scorers. And my team can still score - it's just not all they can do.
Mack11 Gameplan
DanH team is lacking spacing, were gonna pack the paint and dare his team to beat us from outside . Dumars is the only reliable long range shooter on his entire squad. Im also gonna put Wade on Drexler and Pistol Pete on Dumars. Wade is better equipped to handle someone like Drexler. On O were running in transition to open up the floor for my many scorers I got on my team. One thing I will say is that DanH has a bunch of good defenders. In the half court were going into Kareem as the 1st option and then have Wade/Maravich/TMAC/ play off of him with Bosh burning anyone who helps off him. When Kareem sits we can still run the same halfcourt O with Cousins in the middle and with Melo playing the 4.
In Game Adjustments - Coming Soon!
So RR faithful, who wins this game?
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