LOL +1

Yeah, but what if you draft the Phoenix Suns medical staff?

Michael Jordan who? That would've been ezily the #1 pick IMO. Thread over at that point.

Well, I already gave you DH, so we'll ignore that. Amare is unbelievably sick on offense, but he is ****ing terrible at defense playing at a position where defense is extremely valuable. I'm not saying Bynum is Bill Russell or anything, but he did ok for himself, and looked to be improving, plus he has a size advantage on Amare. When they played this season, Bynum destroyed him. And yes, Bynum is helped greatly by playing with Kobe (the selfishest player in history obv). If only Amare had someone who could get him the ball. When he went down, Bynum was well ahead of Amare in dunks. Why do I keep repeating this stuff about dunks? Because it's about as high % as you can get (only behind a Timmy playoff 3 at the buzzer), and getting a lot of dunks is a really good thing.

This 2nd round has been very entertaining. Some great matchups so far.

Hill/Kemp
Sheed/GP
Chauncy/McHale

Keep it going guys!

I don't think Sheed is considered to be better than Billups anymore.

don't think I am. Didn't he bust his foot in '87?

A lesser version of the 03-04 Pistons will not be the best team in the league.

All part of the plan baby!

A debate??? Of course I'm up for it!

Barkley >> McHale on offense imo.

Let me hear it...

Ya and then u brought up Bird being out in 88-89

Wait....what?

This debate comes up all the time. You post this, I agree completely with you. Rinse and repeat a month later.

I respectfully disagree. The reason that combo was so incredible was that Malone was deadly from 17ft and Stockton was deadly from everywhere, also Malone's wide body and strength allowed for some impossible picks to get around. Couple this with the fact that you've got two lights-out shooters and you've got a PnR that can roll either way.

Kemp a) was a horrible pick setter and b) had an inconsistent jumper for all but the very end of his career. Even in his prime, he couldn't touch Malone in the shooting department..

With a Stockton/Kemp PnR, you're only option is to have Kemp head to the basket. Malone could roll outside and hit the J just as efficiently.

2nd behind Rodman/Reggie imo

Also, to everyone talking about me having 2 guards, I was very close to taking a certain big man who will probably go shortly and would've made a great pick and roll combo for Nash. However, after some more research, I think there are plenty who aren't that much worse than him and Manu was too much to pass up.

Only 19 more picks before I get my guy!!! Someone trade with me!!!!!!!!!!!

busted it towards the end of '86-'87. Ignores docs and balls hard in the playoffs; loses to Lakers in 6.

Has surgery or whatever.

Back for the '87-'88 season, think he missed the first month or whatever. Plays 64 games post-injury, with Bird. Puts up very good numbers.

'88-'89 Bird is out.. McHale puts up pretty much identical numbers as the season before in 78 games.

drafting bynum is like staking a guy who went on a 200 hand heater, seriously.

You do realize that a lower Drtg is better than a high one, right?

So dunking a basketball on NBA defenses is like hitting a bunch of flushdraws? Not exactly the same, but really ****ing similar, amirite?

Barkley was also a much better rebounder and passer than McHale was.

lol, i hate all the currently available defensive metrics (and most of the offensive ones too), but this is very amusing.

omg this cracked me up so much NH and WP.

except the analogy is very poor.

BTW I have a strange feeling that Assani is trying to trade up for my guy. Please, nobody trade with him.