NBA All Time Mixer Draft

[Wacky Tiger]

We still going?

 

[Danger in Texas]

We still going?

Yeah just two more rounds

 

[Wacky Tiger]

Yeah just two more rounds

What are the categories? Sorry been fairly busy and didnt know we had locked in the extra rounds

 

[Danger in Texas]

What are the categories? Sorry been fairly busy and didnt know we had locked in the extra rounds

All good mate

Have to have been arrested
Have to have played in the league at age 39 or above

Can still switch around categories for players

 

[Danger in Texas]

JT_the_Man skipped, Jimmy_the_Gent up

Wacky Tiger what happened

 

[Jimmy_the_Gent]

Although I already have Jason Kidd who's been arrested, I'll take Willis Reed as my arrested player.

http://www.nytimes.com/1972/07/21/archives/willis-reed-arrested-after-an-auto-incident.html

Willis Reed, the New York Knicks basketball star, was arrested last night in an automobile incident involving an off‐duty patrolman. Mr. Reed was charged with reckless endangerment, menacing, harassment and inipersonating a police officer.

According to the Police, the incident occurred around the corner from the 30‐year‐ord athlete's home at 61‐35 98th Street Rego Park, Queens. ‐They said that a car driven by the off‐duty patrolman, Joseph Guarino, was cut off by another car on 98th Street north of 62d Drive. The patrolman stopped the other car, the police said, identified himself and was told by the other driver, who flashed a miniature patrolman's shield, “I'm a cop, too.”

The driver, later identified as Mr. Reed, was arrested and taken to the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills. He vies later, released for a hearing Aug. 3.

• 2× NBA champion (1970, 1973)
• 2× NBA Finals MVP (1970, 1973)
• NBA Most Valuable Player (1970)
• 7× NBA All-Star (1965–1971)
• NBA All-Star Game MVP (1970)
• All-NBA First Team (1970)
• 4× All-NBA Second Team (1967–1969, 1971)
• NBA All-Defensive First Team (1970)
• NBA Rookie of the Year (1965)
• NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
• No. 19 retired by New York Knicks

 

[Jimmy_the_Gent]

Wadsworth

 

[JT_the_Man]

JT_the_Man skipped, Jimmy_the_Gent up

Wacky Tiger what happened

I was never up?

Selecting in 5

 

[JT_the_Man]

Oh nvm, must've missed the tag.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Will take Robert Parish (over 39) with my last pick.

 

[Wadsworth]

For my last selection, I need to do a bit of shuffling for categories. Two guys I really like who are still available are young big guys - Porzingis and Towns... but my roster probably needs more depth at guard. Perhaps I'm biased being a Wolves supporter and watching them tear apart the Cavs last night, but I'm going to select Jimmy Butler. This continues my focus on legitimate 2-way players - man Butler was good defending Lebron yesterday. He can also do it all on the offensive end - ball-handling and creating his own shot or setting up team-mates. That fits great in an all-time draft.

 

[Wadsworth]

Final Team including revised categories:

PG: Walt Frazier (5x all-star)
SG: Jerry West (League Leader)
SF: Dr J (3 teams)
PF: Garnett (>39yrs old)
C: Abdul Jabbar (UCLA)

Bench:

PG: Kyrie Irving (<#10)
SG: George Gervin (>#40)
SF: Paul Pierce (3pt winner)
PF: Antetokounmpo (1 team)
C: Artis Gilmore (HOF)
Wing Carmelo Anthony (Arrested)
Wing Jimmy Butler (Non-MVP)

Possibly lack real quality at PG, but the ballhandling depth is there with Frazier, West, Irving, Butler and even Antetokounmpo all genuinely able to intiate the offence and handle the ball. In the modern NBA, I don't have enough 3 point shooting, but that's probably more a function of having predominantly older players in my backcourt when the 3 point shot was valued less. I'm relying Frazier and West (and Gervin to an extent although his strength was more getting to the basket) to be able to shoot the 3 ball now that it's much more of a focus in the game. They were very good / elite shooters in their day.

The real strength of my team is the number of genuine 2 way players. Frazier, West, Garnett, Abdul-Jabbar, Antetokounmpo, Gilmore and Butler are all great at both ends. Kyrie's defence this year is what got him the nod over others at his position. So I have very few poor defenders - there are no holes for the opposition to attack.

I really like my squad, but of course I would - I picked it based on my preferences. I'd be keen to see what others think.


nufan is up next.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Footypie32 is up, nufan is autoskipped with two picks

 

[JT_the_Man]

Final Team including revised categories:

PG: Walt Frazier (5x all-star)
SG: Jerry West (League Leader)
SF: Dr J (3 teams)
PF: Garnett (>39yrs old)
C: Abdul Jabbar (UCLA)

Bench:

PG: Kyrie Irving (<#10)
SG: George Gervin (>#40)
SF: Paul Pierce (3pt winner)
PF: Antetokounmpo (1 team)
C: Artis Gilmore (HOF)
Wing Carmelo Anthony (Arrested)
Wing Jimmy Butler (Non-MVP)

Possibly lack real quality at PG, but the ballhandling depth is there with Frazier, West, Irving, Butler and even Antetokounmpo all genuinely able to intiate the offence and handle the ball. In the modern NBA, I don't have enough 3 point shooting, but that's probably more a function of having predominantly older players in my backcourt when the 3 point shot was valued less. I'm relying Frazier and West (and Gervin to an extent although his strength was more getting to the basket) to be able to shoot the 3 ball now that it's much more of a focus in the game. They were very good / elite shooters in their day.

The real strength of my team is the number of genuine 2 way players. Frazier, West, Garnett, Abdul-Jabbar, Antetokounmpo, Gilmore and Butler are all great at both ends. Kyrie's defence this year is what got him the nod over others at his position. So I have very few poor defenders - there are no holes for the opposition to attack.

I really like my squad, but of course I would - I picked it based on my preferences. I'd be keen to see what others think.


nufan is up next.

I know I wanted Melo with my arrested pick. Needed depth at the SF but couldn't switch up my categories to suit.

Team is very solid, your bench will be dropping plenty of buckets and your starting 5 are all great defensively.

 

[Wacky Tiger]

Mookie Blaylock (Arrested)

Dikembe slip over to the 39 and over category

James Harden can slip into the lead lead category

And for my final selection this bloke hasnt won an MVP in 3-5 years this will look like a genius selection

Ben Simmons

 

[Wacky Tiger]

Wacky Tiger:

PG: Chris Paul
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Elgin Baylor
PF: Dirk Nowitzki
C: Hakeem Olajuwon

James Harden
James Worthy
Dikembe Mutombo
Robert Horry
Chauncey Billups
Mookie Blaylock
Ben Simmons

 

[JT_the_Man]

Mookie Blaylock (Arrested)

Dikembe slip over to the 39 and over category

James Harden can slip into the lead lead category

And for my final selection this bloke hasnt won an MVP in 3-5 years this will look like a genius selection

Ben Simmons

Someone just had to pick Simmons, didn't they.

 

[Footypie32]

Ok, I feel like I need a defensive PG. This guy won DPOY twice in a row and from all reports was one of the most well rounded players of his era. He had an eFG% of over 50% for his career.

He played in at least 5 All-Star games

Sidney Moncrief

 

[Danger in Texas]

So nufan has two picks to make if he wishes, but I'll put all the finished teams into a poll in a new thread soon