congrats BobLoblaw on the win. Not sure if you strategically chose to prevent me from getting more posts or not, but well played if it was your plan.
Now that I'm eliminated, I am going to address a few though.
Larry Bird in the triple threat in a Dirk-esque elbow game is incredibly lethal. Kawhi is an amazing defender on the dribble, using his length to disrupt, so by giving Bird the triple threat option (as opposed to dribble initiated), it limits Kawhi's impact as a defender and allows the 50-40-90 shooter to keep him off balance with shots and drives. Hard to imagine anyone stopping Bird from there.
I love Sabonis and agree that he is up there with the all time greats. Unfortunately, I need votes to win and the average voter doesn't nearly see Sabonis that way. In fact, one of the other big Sabonis supporters around here is the guy I'm competing with. Too many voters can't get past the older broken down NBA Sabonis.
I think my front court holds up much better in this matchup than people seem to think. McHale was a great post defender but Ibaka is not a back to the basket post scorer and is significantly more athletic than McHale. McHale would struggle in PnR coverage (especially with CP3 running it) as the game has evolved in a way that wouldn't do him any favours. On the flip side, you'd be hard pressed to find a more athletic pair of rim protectors than Ibaka and Howard.
Butler (and Artest) get to guard Kobe with these two watching their backs. I have a hard time believing that Kobe would have an easier time scoring against my defence than Bird would against Kawhi and co. Plus Kobe and Penny are both ISO, non-passing, scorers at their peak. Really would allow the defence to hone in on each possession.
Anyways been a good run. Thought I could make it all the way with this group but came up just a bit short. BobLoblaw has a tough team. This would make one hell of a series in real life.
Now that I'm eliminated, I am going to address a few though.
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Butler (and Artest) get to guard Kobe with these two watching their backs. I have a hard time believing that Kobe would have an easier time scoring against my defence than Bird would against Kawhi and co. Plus Kobe and Penny are both ISO, non-passing, scorers at their peak. Really would allow the defence to hone in on each possession.
Anyways been a good run. Thought I could make it all the way with this group but came up just a bit short. BobLoblaw has a tough team. This would make one hell of a series in real life.
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