NBA Greats Draft: Let the games begin!!!

[jfiling]

Suggestion, starting with jfiling (no offense to him) we start a 3 hour window for remaining picks. If you miss it, you fall back one spot, if you miss that next 3 hour window you fall back another spot, so on and so forth?

No reason we shouldn't get this done this weekend. only 2.5 rounds to go for Christ sakes.

Works for me. I've had my picked locked and loaded for what seems like days.

[FUDU]

Suggestion, starting with jfiling (no offense to him) we start a 3 hour window for remaining picks. If you miss it, you fall back one spot, if you miss that next 3 hour window you fall back another spot, so on and so forth?

No reason we shouldn't get this done this weekend. only 2.5 rounds to go for Christ sakes.

Works for me. I've had my picked locked and loaded for what seems like days.

Cool since you're ready the clocks starts with buckeye's post. 3 hours, which sounds like it shouldn't take you long at all.

Be aware folks we all know none of us are in front of our PC's every minute, but we all do know this is going on and can check in at least every so many hours. I personally don't think 3 hours is an over the top suggestion (evidenced by each and every one of our posts counts) especially with only a players or two left for our rosters.

[pup]

Sorry, but we have been waiting on Buckeye since 10:30 Thursday AM.

I say we put Jfiling on the clock....um....now.

[FUDU]

Sorry, but we have been waiting on Buckeye since 10:30 Thursday AM.

I say we put Jfiling on the clock....um....now.

Go for it.

Jfiling you're up.

We will deal with any controversial issues as and if they come up.

[jfiling]

Cool.

Coaches for this might be like kickers in fantasy football, but there's one guy who is an absolute no brainer for this format, when a coach is required. I'll take the guy who molded a bunch of head cases and one calm guy into 2-time NBA champs, and took some of the biggest egos on the planet (and two guys I have on my team already) to Olympic Gold.

Charles Jerome Daly.



I'm feeling really good right now:

PG - Lenny Wilkens
SG - Vince Carter
SF - Larry Bird
PF - Charles Barkley
C - Robert Parish

Coach - Chuck Daly

[FUDU]

We might be surprised at how all the rosters are viewed depending on the coaches?

Nice job though, in and out.

buckeye is next and on the clock till10, then tw can go.

[twdelaney34]

So, is it my pick?

[twdelaney34]

Ok, I decided it is my pick.

Off the bench I need a versatile scorer, who can still distribute and play some defense. This guy is probably the closest of all the "Next MJ's" to actually being the "next MJ" (Jury is still out on Kobe and Bron). Athletic, consummate team player and 20, 8 and 6? Yeah, I will take that off my bench. Sure he had some injury problems, and they were in 3 prime years, but otherwise he was spectacular especially when he was younger. Ladies and gentleman at 6'8" 225, SG/SF from Duke University:




Note: Best uniforms...EVER.


Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1994-95 22 DET NBA 70 69 38.3 7.3 15.2 .477 0.1 0.4 .148 5.3 7.3 .732 1.8 4.6 6.4 5.0 1.8 0.9 2.9 2.9 19.9
1995-96 23 DET NBA 80 80 40.8 7.1 15.3 .462 0.1 0.3 .192 6.1 8.1 .751 1.6 8.2 9.8 6.9 1.3 0.6 3.3 3.0 20.2
1996-97 24 DET NBA 80 80 39.3 7.8 15.7 .496 0.1 0.4 .303 5.6 7.9 .711 1.5 7.5 9.0 7.3 1.8 0.6 3.2 2.3 21.4
1997-98 25 DET NBA 81 81 40.7 7.6 16.8 .452 0.0 0.3 .143 5.9 8.0 .740 1.1 6.5 7.7 6.8 1.8 0.7 3.5 2.4 21.1
1998-99 26 DET NBA 50 50 37.0 7.7 16.0 .479 0.0 0.3 .000 5.7 7.6 .752 1.3 5.8 7.1 6.0 1.6 0.5 3.7 2.3 21.1
1999-00 27 DET NBA 74 74 37.5 9.4 19.2 .489 0.5 1.3 .347 6.5 8.2 .795 1.3 5.3 6.6 5.2 1.4 0.6 3.2 2.6 25.8
2000-01 28 ORL NBA 4 4 33.3 4.8 10.8 .442 0.3 0.3 1.000 4.0 6.5 .615 2.0 4.3 6.3 6.3 1.3 0.5 2.8 2.3 13.8
2001-02 29 ORL NBA 14 14 36.6 5.9 13.9 .426 0.0 0.1 .000 4.9 5.7 .863 2.1 6.9 8.9 4.6 0.6 0.3 2.6 2.9 16.8
2002-03 30 ORL NBA 29 29 29.1 5.2 10.6 .492 0.0 0.1 .250 4.1 5.0 .819 1.4 5.7 7.1 4.2 1.0 0.4 2.9 1.6 14.5
2004-05 32 ORL NBA 67 67 34.9 7.7 15.1 .509 0.0 0.2 .231 4.2 5.1 .821 1.1 3.6 4.7 3.3 1.4 0.4 2.4 2.1 19.7
2005-06 33 ORL NBA 21 17 29.2 5.7 11.6 .490 0.1 0.4 .250 3.7 4.9 .765 0.7 3.1 3.8 2.3 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.4 15.1
2006-07 34 ORL NBA 65 64 30.9 5.3 10.2 .518 0.0 0.2 .167 3.8 5.0 .765 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.1 0.9 0.4 2.2 2.2 14.4
2007-08 35 PHO NBA 70 68 31.7 5.1 10.2 .503 0.5 1.5 .317 2.4 2.8 .867 1.1 4.0 5.0 2.9 0.9 0.8 1.4 2.2 13.1
2008-09 36 PHO NBA 82 68 29.8 4.8 9.1 .523 0.3 0.9 .316 2.2 2.7 .808 0.8 4.2 4.9 2.3 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.2 12.0
Career NBA 787 765 35.7 6.8 14.0 .486 0.2 0.6 .278 4.7 6.2 .764 1.3 5.3 6.6 4.7 1.4 0.6 2.7 2.4 18.5

[jfiling]

Grant Hill is a great pick. He was on my short list for players, although I had to take Daly. Just an awesome pick.

[FUDU]

Grant Hill is a nice pick.

FUDU picks Pat Riley as coach, the perfect coach for my roster.

[BooyaCS]

I have my pick ready I am just waiting for Buckeye (or should I just make it)

[FUDU]

I have my pick ready I am just waiting for Buckeye (or should I just make it)

Make your pick now if you want.

My new suggestion is we just finish this right now, meaning anybody and everybody complete their roster all at once at their leisure.

If you need 2 spots then pick both and tough shit for the rest of us I guess, first come first serve?

I'll wait for a few people to say they agree before I implement it as official.

[BooyaCS]

Ok i pick Sam Jones to fill out my starting 5.

PG - Pete maravich
SG - Mr Clutch Sam Jones
SF - Carmelo Anthony
PF - Kevin McHale
C - Kareem

Coach: Red

I am fine with finishing out the rosters.

[twdelaney34]

I completely disagree with making this a an bag free for all at this juncture, just because one guy is falling down on the job. I propose we keep going with the current system. If you want to cut it to 2 hours, fine. But a free for all ruins the integrity of the process.

[FUDU]

I completely disagree with making this a an bag free for all at this juncture, just because one guy is falling down on the job. I propose we keep going with the current system. If you want to cut it to 2 hours, fine. But a free for all ruins the integrity of the process.

Fair enough, we'll stick to the 3 hour limit for now, whoever is up.

[Larvell Blanks]

I agree, a free for all would "take away" from the draft. I like the time limit idea.

My only question is....

who's up?

[BooyaCS]

Doc should be up right now as I just picked.

[Doc]

The big man off the bench...Ben Wallace, PF/C, 4x NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

[rebelwithoutaclue]

Been about 5 hours now so I'm just gonna go. For my instant offense off the bench I'm going with the one and only World B. Free. For my other bench position I'm going with Tom Chambers.

[pup]

Sorry I missed my time.

Instant offense off the bench and a great marksman from behind the arc, I select Dale Ellis as my sniper.

For my backup big, give me Chris Bosh.

[noles1]

Can we get an update on who's up?

Finish line isn't too far away here...

[pup]

updated picks
1. rebel: -- Michael Jordan
2. Pup: -- Bill Russell
3. Doc: -- LeBron James
4. booya: -- Kareem Abdul Jabaar
5. FUDU: -- Wilt Chamberlain
6. twdelaney: -- Earvin "Magic" Johnson
7. jfiling: -- Larry Bird
8. buckeye: -- Shaq O'neal
9. pharaoh: -- Oscar Robertson
10. herm: -- Moses Malone
11. jordankramer: -- Julius "Dr J" Erving
12. Bayou: -- Tim Duncan
13. Larvell: -- Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon
14. noles: --Kobe Bryant
15. Swerb: -- Jerry West
16. CP: -- Karl Malone

Round 2
CP: -- David Robinson
Swerb: -- Elgin Baylor
noles: -- Isaiah Thomas
Larvell: -- John Stockton
Bayou: -- Bob Pettit
jordan: -- Elvin Hayes
Herm: - Rick Berry
Pharoh: Artis Gilmore
buckeye: John Havlicek
jfiling: Chuck Barkley
twdelaney: Scottie Pippen
FUDU: George Gervin
booya: Pete Maravich
Doc: Patrick Ewing
Pup: Kevin Garnett
rebel: Bob Cousy

Round 3
rebel: -- George Mikan
Pup: -- Allen Iverson
Doc: -- Clyde Drexler
booya: -- Kevin McHale
FUDU: -- Jason Kidd
twdelaney: -- Willis Reed
jfiling: -- Robert Parish
buckeye: --Tiny Archibald
pharaoh: --Walt Frazier
herm: --Earl Monroe
jordankramer: --Dwayne Wade
Bayou: --Dominique Wilkens
Larvell: --Adrian Dantley
noles: --Dirk Nowitski
Swerb: --Steve Nash
CP: --Sidney Moncrief

Round 4
CP: -- Gary Payton
Swerb: -- Dwight Howard
noles: -- James Worthy
Larvell:--Reggie Miller
Bayou: --Joe Dumars
jordan: -- Nate Thurmond
Herm: - Wes Unseld
Pharoh:- Carlos Boozer
buckeye: Jerry Lucas
jfiling: Lenny Wilkens
twdelaney: Ray Allen
FUDU: Bernard King
booya: Carmelo Anthony
Doc: Kevin Johnson
Pup: Alex English
rebel: Dennis Rodman

Round 5
rebel: -- Dave Debusschere
Pup: -- Chris Paul
Doc: -- Elton brand
booya: -- Red Aurbach
FUDU: -- Dave Cowens
twdelaney: -- Alonzo Mourning
jfiling: -- Vince Carter
buckeye: --Paul Pierce
pharaoh: --Chris Mullin
herm: --Maurice Cheeks
jordankramer: --Mark Price
Bayou: --Mitch Richmond
Larvell: --Bob McAdoo
noles: --Bob Lanier
Swerb: --Phil Jackson
CP: --Tracy Mcgrady

Rd 6
CP: -- Dikembe Motumbo
Swerb: -- Pau Gasol
noles: -- Dennis Johnson
Larvell:--Chris Webber
Bayou: --Tim Hardaway
jordan: -- Amare Stoudimere
Herm: - Jack Sikma
Pharoh:- Bobby Jones
buckeye:
Jfiling:-Chuck Daley
twdelaney: Grant Hill
FUDU: Pat Riley
booya: Sam Jones
Doc: Ben Wallace
Pup: Dale Ellis
rebel: World B. Free

Rd 7
1. rebel: Tom Chambers
2. Pup: -- Chris Bosh
3. Doc: --
4. booya: --
5. FUDU: --
6. twdelaney: --
7. jfiling: --
8. buckeye: --
9. pharaoh: --
10. herm: --
11. jordankramer: --
12. Bayou: --
13. Larvell: --
14. noles: --
15. Swerb: --
16. CP: --

[BooyaCS]

If Doc isn't going to pick then I am. I have had this pick in mind for hours on end.

My backup F/C need a good big that can muscle people around and really "knock out" KG, Bosh and Amare. Therefore I am going with Rick Mahorn.

[FUDU]

I'm going with Drazen Petrovic, well on his way to being possibly the best 3 point shooter ever and one of the better 2 guards of the 90's before his life was taken.

The pioneer of Eoro's getting their feet we in the association.

[jfiling]

I'm going with Drazen Petrovic, well on his way to being possibly the best 3 point shooter ever and one of the better 2 guards of the 90's before his life was taken.

The pioneer of Eoro's getting their feet we in the association.

Oh, you, #$^#$@!!!!!

He was my next pick, for sure. Now I have to reevaluate everything, because I thought there was no way Petrovic was going before my pick.

[jfiling]

I made the mistake of taking a nap way earlier, which means I may be up for the long haul. I;ll give TW some extra time, but I finally have my next pick loaded and ready to go. I might be taking this way too seriously.

[jfiling]

All right, that was some extra time, and it's not my fault everyone isn't suffering from insomnia like me. I'll take, at F-C, a guy who shouldn't even be available at this point. 8th all-time in points, 27th all-time in rebounds.

Dan Issel.

[FUDU]

I twas Issel or Petrovic, seeing as I already have an killer front court I went with a deadly sharp shooter, I had thoughts of taking Issel for the last 3 rounds.

8th all-time in points, 27th all-time in rebounds.

Not to nit pick you, but he was 115th all time in points, he was an ABA/NBA guy. Not trying to diminish his rep as an all time great hoops guy but you probably did what I did on basketballref.com, saw him in the column as 8th for combined ABA/NBA scoring.

But now that you have him and I don't Cowens will eat him up.

[British_Pharaoh]

I pick Dr Dunkenstein

and he became a good shooter later in his career

Darrell Griffith



PG - Walt Frazier
SG - Oscar Robertson
SF - Chris Mullin
PF - Carlos Boozer
C - Artis Gilmore

Bench - Bobby Jones
Bench - Darrell Griffith

[FUDU]

You want Darrel Griffith...or Larry Nance, b/c your picture is of Nance IIRC, Griffith played for Utah his entire career?

[British_Pharaoh]

I had Nance's picture copied but changed my mind

however did not change the picture

[Doc]

Hey guys, sorry. We should have set up a PM thing where someone lets me know I'm on the clock. I apologize. It's been slow-going and I kinda forgot.

That being said, I'm still looking for my guy, so whomever's after me is more than welcome to go. I think I know my guy, but I'm still looking. So, feel free to skip me and I'll post something a little later.

[twdelaney34]

Jfilling, not that I care cause you didn't take my guy, but I don't think 1 hour from 4 to 5 AM is reasonable for me to make my pick. Just saying.

I will take one of the greats of the 90's for my off the bench big man. Can play F/C, was 6'11'' 230 pounds, 19 points, 10 boards and 2 blocks a game. His athleticism made him a tough maychip on both ends: Shawn Kemp.

Sorry, no picture, doing this from the BB.

[Bayou Tribe]

Alright, just to recap where we are at right now....


Buckeye has 2 picks that can be made at anytime

Doc has one that he is aware of and debating as we speak

Herm is up for another couple of hours, followed by jordan then myself.

[Doc]

OK, here it is. I really needed a backup guard for my team, but I didn't see any I liked. So, there will be some sets where LeBron is handling the ball if KJ is on the bench. So, I wanted a guy who could play on the wing. I ahven't really drafted a pure shooter...but that's about to change as I fill out my bench with...

...from the University of Michigan, Glen Rice.

Team Roster

C - Patrick Ewing
PF - Elton Brand
SF - LeBron James
SG - Clyde Drexler
PG - Kevin Johnson

Bench 1 - Ben Wallace
Bench 2 - Glen Rice

Coach - ?

[Bayou Tribe]

I have one name and one name only left on my list.

I just need Herm and JK to get their picks on. Patiently waiting

[Larvell Blanks]

I have one name and one name only left on my list.

I just need Herm and JK to get their picks on. Patiently waiting

THAT name better not be the one I'm after......just saying

[Bayou Tribe]

You're guy is a guard, right?

Yeah, probably the same guy

[hermanfontenot]

I'll go with Silk, Jamaal Wilkes, 6'6", forward from UCLA.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wilkeja01.html



PG- Mo Cheeks
SG- Earl Monroe
SF- Rick Barry
PF- Wes Unseld
C- Moses Malone

BENCH- Jamaal Wilkes
BENCH- Jack Sikma
BENCH-

COACH-

[Larvell Blanks]

*sigh of relief*

Herm was the one person who I figured would get the guy I'm looking at.

I tried so hard as a kid to mimic Silk's free throw style

[jordan kramer]

i can't think of a better combo guard who can come off the bench and score at this stage in the draft, hope the police don't get me for grand theft, i'm taking Gail Goodrich.

Stumpy was the leading scorer on perhaps the best NBA team ever...the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers. He was also a key component on John Wooden's first undefeated NCAA championship team. He should not be forgotten.

5x all-star
1st team All-NBA '73-'74

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... rga01.html


PG - Mark Price. 4x All-Star, 1 1st team All-NBA
SG - Dwyane Wade. 5x All-Star (and counting), 1 Finals MVP, 1 1st team All-NBA (and counting)
SF - Julius "Dr. J" Erving. 16x All-Star, 4x MVP, 5x 1st team All-NBA, 4x 1st team All-ABA
PF - Elvin Hayes. 12x All-Star, 3x 1st team All-NBA
C - Nate Thurmond. 7x All-Star, 2x 1st team All-Defensive, 3x 2nd team All-Defensive
Bench - Amare Stoudemire. 4x All-Star (and counting), 1 1st team All-NBA (and counting)
Bench - Gail Goodrich. 5x All-Star, 1 1st team All-NBA

in total my team has 53 All-Star appearances (and counting), 16 1st team All-NBA/ABA's (and counting), 4 MVPs, 1 finals MVP, 2 All-Defensive 1st team's. and wait till you guys see my coach

[Bayou Tribe]

Last spot on my roster, need a big man off the bench. Going with the only reg season MVP not selected up to this point, and a member of the NBA All 50 roster. From UCLA,

The Big Red Head, 6'11 Center, Bill Walton

2× NBA Champion (1977, 1986)
1× NBA MVP (1978)
2× NBA All-Star (1977-1978)
1× NBA Finals MVP (1977)
1× All-NBA First Team Selection (1978)
1× All-NBA Second Team Selection (1977)
2× NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection (1977-1978)
1× NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1986)
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
3× USBWA College Player of the Year (1972-1974)
3× Naismith College Player of the Year (1972-1974)
3× Adolph Rupp Trophy (1972-1974)

--------------------------------
C - Tim Duncan
PF - Bob Pettit
SF - Dominique Wilkins
SG - Joe Dumars
PG - Tim Hardaway

Bench - Mitch Richmond
Bench - Bill Walton
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[noles1]

Go to hell, Bayou...

[Larvell Blanks]

Keeping with my teams theme of outscoring the other team, it's time to pick my small swingman for team Blanks.

Ironically with this pick, I have players who were traded for one another. Not often was he one of the most popular players but he was often among the best. Once he was quoted as saying, "“I’ve always felt that I could score on anyone, you just can’t score the same way on everyone.” One of the league's most flashy and prolific scorers during the 1980s, he averaged 20 points per game over the course of his 13-year NBA career. He was selected as the first overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1981 NBA Draft and remained with the Mavericks until 1989. His greatest season came in 1983-84, when he averaged 29.5 points per game, second in the league. He finished the season with 2,330 total points. Both Mavericks single-season scoring records still stand. He was traded to the Pistons, where alongside boyhood friend Isiah Thomas, he won 2 NBA championships.
As my swing guard/ forward Larvell Blanks selects from DePaul where he was the 1980 Player of the Year and 3 time NBA All-Star.

Mark Aguirre


PF - Bob McAdoo
SF - Adrian Dantley
C - Hakeem Olajuwon
SG -Reggie Miller
PG - John Stockton

Bench- Chris Webber
Bench- Mark Aguirre
Coach - TBD

[noles1]

After Bayou took my #1 target I had to dig back into the ranks of the injured centers and pick between 2...

Both at their peak are pretty damn good and present some nice matchups for other big men in this, but in the end, I have to go with the guy that gives me the best matchup combinations while maintaing versatility. He's the lost guy of the late 80's and early 90's because he was on all-around solid teams and just went about his business...plus he only played 8 years.

Guy wore his number in dedication to Richard Petty...

Oh and he punched on MJ... http://www.yougotdunkedon.com/2009/04/t ... herty.html

#43 Brad Daugherty Cleveland Cavaliers C

Points Rebounds Assists Totals

1 SG 6-6 Kobe Bryant 25.1 5.3 4.6 35.1
2 PG 6-1 Isiah Thomas 19.2 3.6 9.3 32.0
3 PF 7-0 Dirk Nowitzki 22.8 8.6 2.7 34.0
4 SF 6-9 James Worthy 17.6 5.1 3.0 25.7
5 C 6-11 Bob Lanier 20.1 10.1 3.1 33.3
6 G 6-4 Dennis Johnson 14.1 3.9 5.0 23.0
7 C 7-0 Brad Daugherty 19.0 9.5 3.7 32.2

Totals 137.9 46.0 31.4 215.3
Avg. 34.5 11.5 7.8 30.8

*Not including Playoff totals.

[Bayou Tribe]

Larvell -- I would have never in a million years guessed your pick. I'll give it to you, you sure do have a theme going.

noles -- I feel your pain, I've had it happen to me twice so far. I had to look through the picks a few times to make sure no one had picked Walton. Daugherty was on my short list as well, nice pick.

[Larvell Blanks]

Larvell -- I would have never in a million years guessed your pick. I'll give it to you, you sure do have a theme going.

noles -- I feel your pain, I've had it happen to me twice so far. I had to look through the picks a few times to make sure no one had picked Walton. Daugherty was on my short list as well, nice pick.

I'm looking to bring back the late 70's/ early 80's 150-145 nailbiters

[aoxo1]

Last spot on my roster, need a big man off the bench. Going with the only reg season MVP not selected up to this point, and a member of the NBA All 50 roster. From UCLA,

The Big Red Head, 6'11 Center, Bill Walton

It's about time. I mean, dude is only one of the greatest 7 or 8 C's of all time. And the greatest passing C to boot. I mean, all he did during one of his two healthy seasons was lead a team to a championship.

Walton should have gone in the first 3 rounds. Before the likes of Patrick Ewing.

[e0y2e3]

Heh.

I was about to say the exact same about Walton as aoxo.

[jfiling]

Jfilling, not that I care cause you didn't take my guy, but I don't think 1 hour from 4 to 5 AM is reasonable for me to make my pick. Just saying.

I will take one of the greats of the 90's for my off the bench big man. Can play F/C, was 6'11'' 230 pounds, 19 points, 10 boards and 2 blocks a game. His athleticism made him a tough maychip on both ends: Shawn Kemp.

Sorry, no picture, doing this from the BB.

Sorry. I was being a bit puckish, but I was up and the 3 hours expired. I'm glad I didn't take your guy, though, because then I'd feel bad, maybe even give him to you if I was out of line.