hooper
2nd Rounder
Celtics
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Post by hooper on Feb 18, 2022 14:33:38 GMT -6
Please post all responses to my round table here.
This thread is for answers only. Please try to limit dialogue on this thread and keep the discussion here:
Edit: You can claim your $150 as soon as you post.
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Post by Smithy P on Feb 18, 2022 15:28:19 GMT -6
1. Who is the favorite in each conference, and who is the biggest sleeper pick in each conference?
I think in the West I like the Lakers now. They made the right moves to bolster their frontcourt and I gave them my boy Cuttino who is definitely an upgrade over Tinsley.
The East is tough. The Nets and Bulls are just as good or better than they were last year. The Raptors have an MVP favorite and 2 all-stars guaranteed. The Pacers got better with the help of other GMs so they are threatening as well. Speaking of MVPs, Bogdon has elevated his play enough to make them a consistently quality team as well. I think I will go with the 2 time champs here tho.
2. Who is the best player in each conference? Who is the most underrated player in each conference
West: Best player - THE TRUTH most underrated - Draymond East: Best player - Ben Gordon most underrated - Marcus Smart
3. Give us your league wide starting 5: The best player in your opinion at each position...note: this is listed position only. No shooting guards at PG or any of that nonsense
I'm giving a lineup cuz its my body, I do what I want.
C- Joel Embiid/Jusuf Nurkic/Anthony Davis PF- Rafael Arujo/Jared Sullinger/Draymond Green SF- Vince Carter/John Williams/Jabari Parker SG- Paul Pierce/Shane Battier/Ben Gordon PG- Bogdon Bogdonovic/Marcus Smart/Damien Lillard
4. What team has your favorite young core in the ITP? Who do you think will be thriving in 2-3 seasons who might not quite be on the radar yet?
MonkeMans Kings. Amare is 19, TP, Agent 0 and Iggy are all 21. They could be a problem if they can figure out how to sign them all LMAO.
5. If you could change any rules or anything about the league as it stands now, what would it be?
I think its obvious that the whole Raef situation is regrettable. The issue was addressed but the damage is done. That leads me to another issue, the average age of players from the dispersal. Having 95% of the league still under the age of 26 is nuts.
6. Looking back at the dispersal draft here: Rounds 1 and 2 and Rounds 3 and 4....who were the 3 biggest reaches of the draft? Who were the 3 biggest steals
Reaches: Kevin Murphy, Pau Gasol, Aaron Gordon Steals: Poop Jackson, Rafael Arujo, Kandiman
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Post by beatonz on Feb 18, 2022 16:50:01 GMT -6
1. Who is the favorite in each conference, and who is the biggest sleeper pick in each conference?
Going By Division: Atlantic: Brooklyn Nets - They are just dominant. (Best in East) Central: Chicago Bulls - Great make up for a team, recently picked up Beal improving their team defense even more. Midwest: San Antonio Spurs - They have to good of roster to be as bad as they are. Pacific: Sacramento Kings - Hurting from injuries right now, but see them coming back. Golden State is a little surprise but don't think they have as good of a team. (Best in West)
Sleeper: East: Cleveland Cavs - They have beat me twice, they have all the makings of a competitive team with some of the moves they made this year. West: San Antonio Spurs - I picked them as the best as well, but they just aren't doing well right now. I can't see it lasting.
2. Who is the best player in each conference? Who is the most underrated player in each conference
Atlantic: Bogdan Bogdanovic - He has always killed it, but this year he has taken another step. Central: Ben Gordon - Fighting for MVP this season. (Best in East) Midwest: Emeka Okafor - Not much to pick from, but Emeka is no joke. Pacific: Paul Pierce - If only the rest of his team could help him. (Best in West)
Underrated: East: Elfrid Payton - Never gets talked about but is consistently a top passing and top defensive PG. West: Terrence Ross - Has quietly developed into quite the wing.
3. Give us your league wide starting 5: The best player in your opinion at each position...note: this is listed position only. No shooting guards at PG or any of that nonsense
C: Joel Embiid PF: Rafael Araujo SF: Vince Carter SG: Paul Pierce PG: Ben Gordon
Two Raptors, I like it.
4. What team has your favorite young core in the ITP? Who do you think will be thriving in 2-3 seasons who might not quite be on the radar yet?
Cleveland Cavs - Straight up they will be dominating this league for years to come with their core. So much scoring, just need to let them develop and watch out.
5. If you could change any rules or anything about the league as it stands now, what would it be?
I think the cash situation is a little out of control. I think we made some good changes to control it a little better but still seems high to me.
6. Looking back at the dispersal draft here: Rounds 1 and 2 and Rounds 3 and 4....who were the 3 biggest reaches of the draft? Who were the 3 biggest steals
Reach: Aaron Gordon (Round 1, #25) - Thought it was a rough pick at the time and looks like it still was. He hasn't had an owner to help develop him but still. Steal: Luke Jackson or Rafael Araujo - Both taken in the 4th round and both are top players at their positions.
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hooper
2nd Rounder
Celtics
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Post by hooper on Feb 18, 2022 18:50:36 GMT -6
1. Who is the favorite in each conference, and who is the biggest sleeper pick in each conference?
East I gotta go with the Nets until someone knocks them off. In the west, same deal but with the Kings. Sleeper in the east is for sure the Raptors. We say this every season but that roster is loaded. They could easily win it all. In the west, I think with the trades they've made recently the Lakers could get to their second finals. I like the Mobley / Pierce backcourt a lot, and Nurk is a top 3-4 center in the league. A solid winning recipe
2. Who is the best player in each conference? Who is the most underrated player in each conference
Gonna go with Ben Gordon in the east, Paul Pierce in the west
3. Give us your league wide starting 5: The best player in your opinion at each position...note: this is listed position only. No shooting guards at PG or any of that nonsense
C: Okafor / AD / Nurk PF: Tarpley / Randle / Draymond SF: Vince / Crowder / Grant SG: Pierce / Poop / Bogdanovic PG: Gordon / Smarf / Dame
4. What team has your favorite young core in the ITP? Who do you think will be thriving in 2-3 seasons who might not quite be on the radar yet?
I think the Cavs are a good answer. I think my Pacers with Vonleh / Randle / Smart / Lavine is a really nice young core as only Randle is 22. And Kings have 19 year old Amare and some other nice young pieces too. I didn't really think this one through because everyone is so young across the whole league
5. If you could change any rules or anything about the league as it stands now, what would it be?
I think that between the D league having 3 guys on IR and teams needing extra guys to fill out their rotations with the DC settings, it was really hard for me to trade recently because rosters are so full and teams that aren't even good yet like the Bucks and Cavs who are on the come up couldn't even spare a single roster spot to help me facilitate a trade. So idk, I feel like we could do something to make it easier to use roster space. It's tight right now and most teams are at 15 guys with 3 in the g league and a legit 10 in their rotation.
6. Looking back at the dispersal draft here: Rounds 1 and 2 and Rounds 3 and 4....who were the 3 biggest reaches of the draft? Who were the 3 biggest steals
Harper, Murphy, and Jamison are definitely 3 busts that stand out to me. All 3 good have been used better. Jamison honestly recouped his value the best of the 3 I think. And 3 steals are Poop Jackson, Middleton, and then Araujo. Bulls bread and butter was really rounds 2-4.
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Post by josephballin11 on Feb 18, 2022 19:10:45 GMT -6
1. Who is the favorite in each conference, and who is the biggest sleeper pick in each conference? East: Nets--Multiple scorers, Elite rebounding. West: Kings--Very good rebounding, 7 quality players deep. Sleepers East: Pacers--If they can limit turnovers Sleepers West: Lakers--Nurkic and Pierce are all around great players so I wouldnt feel safe against them
2. Who is the best player in each conference? Who is the most underrated player in each conference Best East: Raef--Volume scorer at very efficient levels so far this season. Insane rebounding at PG. Best West: Paul Peirce--Top tier scorer/ELITE Defense
Underrated East: Ben Gordon--Dude is a freaky good scorer and drops hella dimes Underrated West: Dinwiddie--Somebody please rescue him off that roster3. Give us your league wide starting 5: The best player in your opinion at each position...note: this is listed position only. No shooting guards at PG or any of that nonsense
S top doing this to farm Smarf clout C- Embiid--Turnover heavy, but outside of that he has no holes. PF- Jokic--He's 21, uncamped this season, Playoff MVP, and 2 time All NBN 2nd team. SF- Crowder--Revised to a Mavs legend! SG- Paul Peirce--Just nutty, best player in league PG- Raef, but since you are choosing to shelter yourself from the truth--Ben Gordon4. What team has your favorite young core in the ITP? Who do you think will be thriving in 2-3 seasons who might not quite be on the radar yet? Bulls--Beal, Middleton, and Barnes is fun 1-3! Bucks--Chandler should be pretty good in 3 years. IT looks a little shaky, but will be fine!5. If you could change any rules or anything about the league as it stands now, what would it be? Honestly none, I don't have any issues 6. Looking back at the dispersal draft here: Rounds 1 and 2 and Rounds 3 and 4....who were the 3 biggest reaches of the draft? Who were the 3 biggest steals Reaches: Aaron Gordon---Ummm yeah, tough pick Dirk--Over Davis, Embiid, and Dwight is questionable. But Dirk is my all time favorite player, so I would have taken him #1 Ron Harper--His turnovers are a BIG issue IMO.
Steals: Saric and Raef in the 5th LOL. Bogdonavic falling to the 2nd Araujo in the 4th
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Post by Keyser Soze on Feb 22, 2022 4:42:49 GMT -6
1. Who is the favorite in each conference, and who is the biggest sleeper pick in each conference?
The Kings and Nets made it to the Finals, so until somebody bests them they’re the favorites in my eyes. Nets look dominant early on. Kings have had some injuries, but they look like the best west team on paper.
My sleeper in the west was the Lakers last year once they got Nurkic. Unfortunately they stayed asleep and never woke up in the playoffs. I think this year will be different. Pierce and Nurkic is too much talent not to make some noise in the playoffs. On the East side the Raptors. It’s kinda hard to call them a sleeper with the amount of star power they have, but the depth in the East pushes them down into the standings into sleeper territory. They took the Bulls to 7 last year. This year they’re even better.
2. Who is the best player in each conference? Who is the most underrated player in each conference
Best players are Pierce in the West. Gordon in East.
Underrated East - I got a Bulls Harrison Barnes/Middleton tie. Those guys both have superstar scorer ratings but their shot volume gets limited by Luke and now Beal. Elsewhere they’re 30 ppg type scorers. Underrated west - Jamal Crawford. This guy is gonna blow up into a points machine real soon.
3. Give us your league wide starting 5: The best player in your opinion at each position...note: this is listed position only. No shooting guards at PG or any of that nonsense
C - Embiid PF - Araujo SF - Crowder SF - Pierce SG - Gordon
4. What team has your favorite young core in the ITP? Who do you think will be thriving in 2-3 seasons who might not quite be on the radar yet?
I like great outside talent. And the Bulls got the best with Bradley Beal, Khris Middleton, and Harrison Barnes.
The Milwaukee Bucks are coming for sure. Not only do they have #1 overall pick Isiah Thomas, Tyson Chandler, Nene, and Tj Warren. But they also have 6 upcoming first round picks. 3-4 of them could very well end up in the lottery. So they got a whole war chest of assets.
5. If you could change any rules or anything about the league as it stands now, what would it be?
Bring back Joe Curry. At least for a day. So he can see how his seeds have blossomed into a beautiful Knicks tree.
6. Looking back at the dispersal draft here: Rounds 1 and 2 and Rounds 3 and 4....who were the 3 biggest reaches of the draft? Who were the 3 biggest steals
Reaches Joe Johnson - he was such a bad pick, that the Blazers GM quit the league after seeing he was autoed ISO Joe. Dennis Rodman - right off the bat it was clear he would be nothing more than a career role player. Guys with a lot more upside in Barnes and Lavine went right after. Pay Gasol - the 16th overall pick with career averages of 14/9. A field goal percentage under 42. And more turnovers than assists. He’s almost been a net negative for Seattle.
Steals - Pavel Podkolzin - He went in the NINTH ROUND, and he’s become a nice quality starter for a ontender. Araujo - pretty obvious, it’s actually interesting how you had 4 steals in a row with Olowokandi, Araujo, Gary Harris, Orlando Johnson. And Clippers got stuck with Bonzi Wells right after. Raef - Finals MVP in the fifth round.
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Post by yourkers15 on Feb 22, 2022 9:48:28 GMT -6
Sullinger with zero love. He gonna be the best stretch 4 in the league and once he's blocking the right amount of shots he easily could be an MVP canadite.
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Post by Smithy P on Feb 22, 2022 13:12:28 GMT -6
Sullinger with zero love. He gonna be the best stretch 4 in the league and once he's blocking the right amount of shots he easily could be an MVP canadite. 3. Give us your league wide starting 5: The best player in your opinion at each position...note: this is listed position only. No shooting guards at PG or any of that nonsense I'm giving a lineup cuz its my body, I do what I want. C- Joel Embiid/Jusuf Nurkic/Anthony Davis PF- Rafael Arujo/ Jared Sullinger/Draymond Green SF- Vince Carter/John Williams/Jabari Parker SG- Paul Pierce/Shane Battier/Ben Gordon PG- Bogdon Bogdonovic/Marcus Smart/Damien Lillard
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Post by Keyser Soze on Feb 22, 2022 13:56:47 GMT -6
Sullinger with zero love. He gonna be the best stretch 4 in the league and once he's blocking the right amount of shots he easily could be an MVP canadite. 3. Give us your league wide starting 5: The best player in your opinion at each position...note: this is listed position only. No shooting guards at PG or any of that nonsense I'm giving a lineup cuz its my body, I do what I want. C- Joel Embiid/Jusuf Nurkic/Anthony Davis PF- Rafael Arujo/ Jared Sullinger/Draymond Green SF- Vince Carter/John Williams/Jabari Parker SG- Paul Pierce/Shane Battier/Ben Gordon PG- Bogdon Bogdonovic/Marcus Smart/Damien Lillard Hey look everybody peenman peed his pants
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Post by Smithy P on Feb 22, 2022 14:01:27 GMT -6
3. Give us your league wide starting 5: The best player in your opinion at each position...note: this is listed position only. No shooting guards at PG or any of that nonsense I'm giving a lineup cuz its my body, I do what I want. C- Joel Embiid/Jusuf Nurkic/Anthony Davis PF- Rafael Arujo/ Jared Sullinger/Draymond Green SF- Vince Carter/John Williams/Jabari Parker SG- Paul Pierce/Shane Battier/Ben Gordon PG- Bogdon Bogdonovic/Marcus Smart/Damien Lillard Hey look everybody peenman peed his pants Of course I peed my pants. Everyone my age pees their pants; it's the coolest!
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Post by beatonz on Feb 22, 2022 15:00:26 GMT -6
Hey look everybody peenman peed his pants Of course I peed my pants. Everyone my age pees their pants; it's the coolest! If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.
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Kong
2nd Rounder
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Post by Kong on Mar 11, 2022 20:23:17 GMT -6
1. Who is the favorite in each conference, and who is the biggest sleeper pick in each conference?
For the East, the favorite is probably Pacers although some trades I wish didn't happen for reasons I don't like discussing. And for the West, I don't know because Lakers and Wolves got better while I was away. Maybe, Wolves are favorites with Dinwiddie. And about sleepers, Hornets is doing like Marv ever hoped for except he is not around to see it but I wish he returns eventually. And Warriors really tuned their team in the West with particularly with some really good draft picks.
2. Who is the best player in each conference? Who is the most underrated player in each conference
Ben Gordon and Paul Pierce for the best. Darius Miles and Tony Parker for the most underrated. Parker carried my team more than I would like to admit although I am winning some without him so I guess last time he was down I probably should have fixed the Depth Chart like I did now. And Miles made it to the All-Defensive team and put Cavs's defense together to finally win games and on an elite level.
3. Give us your league wide starting 5: The best player in your opinion at each position...note: this is listed position only. No shooting guards at PG or any of that nonsense
Ben Gordon Bogdan Bogdanovic Paul Pierce <- He is listed as SG but he was a SF last Season so putting him here to also include Bogdan Nikola Jokic Emeka Okafor
4. What team has your favorite young core in the ITP? Who do you think will be thriving in 2-3 seasons who might not quite be on the radar yet?
Maybe Kings if TC didn't kill Amare's potential and Arenas's Inside Scoring. So sad. I will say Cavs on how they became elite so fast. Wouldn't be surprised if they finish 1st next Season.
5. If you could change any rules or anything about the league as it stands now, what would it be?
I would let players play 2nd and 3rd backup if it is only for 1 position. Think it makes sense considering there are player that are good but are not fit to play more than 1 position.
6. Looking back at the dispersal draft here: Rounds 1 and 2 and Rounds 3 and 4....who were the 3 biggest reaches of the draft? Who were the 3 biggest steals?
This one is tricky because TC had a huge impact on some players plus player camps happened for some but not all so will try to imagine how it was back in Draft.
Reaches: Antawn Jamison, Thomas Robinson, Dennis Rodman in that order. Rodman's stands out but he was one of the oldest players to open the draft and he was always really limited and his defense should be elite but it isn't that great in here.
Steals: Harrison Barnes, Bodgon Bogdonavic, Rafael Araujo
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800wins
College Bench Warmer
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Post by 800wins on Mar 12, 2022 13:30:44 GMT -6
1. Who is the favorite in each conference, and who is the biggest sleeper pick in each conference?
I'll have to go with the Bulls and Kings. The Bulls don't really have any weaknesses. They have elite perimeter scoring, to the point where they have luxury of bringing an All-star caliber player in Harper off the bench. They're also the leagues top rebounding team, and block shots as well. Just a loaded team. I don't think the King's are as complete on paper,but they're a well-rounded team that benefits from being in a weak west.
2. Who is the best player in each conference? Who is the most underrated player in each conference
I'll have to go with Ben Gordon as the best player in the East and Jae Crowder as the most underrated. For the West I'll say Paul Pierce is the best and Anthony Davis the most underrated
3. Give us your league wide starting 5: The best player in your opinion at each position...note: this is listed position only. No shooting guards at PG or any of that nonsense
PG: Ben Gordon SG: Bogdan Bogdanovich SF: Vince Carter PF: Rafael Aruojo C: Joel Embiid
4. What team has your favorite young core in the ITP? Who do you think will be thriving in 2-3 seasons who might not quite be on the radar yet?
With the whole league being so young, this is a tough question. With that said I'll take the Bulls trio of Beal, Barnes, Middleton for best young core. For Q
5. If you could change any rules or anything about the league as it stands now, what would it be?
The LaFrentz rule would've been effective immediately and for all players instead of grandfathered in. Also don't understand why the whole league is so young
6. Looking back at the dispersal draft here: Rounds 1 and 2 and Rounds 3 and 4....who were the 3 biggest reaches of the draft? Who were the 3 biggest steals
Reaches - Aaron Gordon, Kevin Murphy, Antawn Jamison
Steals - Bogdan Bogdanovich, Luke Jackson, Rafael Aruojo
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