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Originally Posted by thatpfunk
did you have any idea you were so loved on 2p2? does it make you feel all warm and fuzzy?
where do you stand on clutch? what about team chemistry?
if you were given ultimate power for an organization is there a specific type of team and coaching philosophy you would build? to be more specific, do you believe in cobbling together the "best" players you can get or building around a specific player (like finding a center, surround him with jump shooters or find PF and PG combo and surround them with great defenders, etc)? is there a basketball philosophy that you believe is the best or most efficient?
is there any way that working for the new Nets owner is not the best possible job on the market now? can you imagine your life being even more awesome?
thanks for all the responses, really interesting read.
This is a tough question -
There are several different ways to approach this and it really depends on who your dominant player is (assuming you are lucky enough to have one).
On Offense, the ideal situation would be to have a dominant big who commands a double team and surround him with players who can score on the perimeter. If you can add a penetrating pg then you are pretty much set.
This is what the spurs did with Duncan, and this is what Orlando is doing with Howard (minus the penetrating PG). Its also a good example of how when Nelson is actually clicking for ORL they are very tough to beat because now you can get wide open looks from penetration, or from dumping it in to Dwight.
Unfortunately there are very few dominant bigs so this strategy is pretty tough to employ. I think the real x factor in team building is building around what you have or what you can get.
For the NBA you are really just biding your time until you have a great opportunity, be it luckboxing the lottery or making a great free agent acquisition or trade.
And then when you do luckbox, you have to make sure you make the right decisions afterwards.
The two best teams in the league right now are CLE and ORL - they both double luckboxed the lottery (getting the #1 pick and also having a dominant player available at #1). Orlando actually had a decision as a lot of pundits were predicting that Okafor should have gone number 1.
If you don't have a star player, or someone to really build around then you really want to just build an exciting competitive team while spending the least amount of money doing so.
The nets job sounds kind of fun.