1995-2015 NBA Wildcard Play-In 1 : 500 vs Nos

[Nosferatu]

500

FIRST HALF
PG - Andre Miller
SG - Michael Redd
SF - Carmelo Anthony
PF - Pau Gasol
C - DeAndre Jordan

SECOND HALF
PG - Steve Nash
SG - Michael Jordan - WC
SF - Rudy Gay
PF - Karl Malone - WC
C - Jermaine O'Neal

VS

NOS

FIRST HALF
PG - Russell Westbrook
SG - Joe Johnson
SF - Rashard Lewis
PF - Zach Randolph
C - Dwight Howard

SECOND HALF
PG - Magic Johnson - WC
SG - Vince Carter
SF - Peja Stojakovic
PF - Carlos Boozer
C - David Robinson - WC

 

[Nosferatu]

500 - 1
NOS - 6

VOTED - Milk, WLK, Shane, Sushi, UK, Femur, Nos

 

[MilkSpiller22]

i got nos... for reasons that include he looks EXACTLY like jesus

 

[wlk3]

I think first half is close, slight lean to 500 lead by Melo... But I think there's no where to hide Nash and Magic gets them the W...

500 - 99
Nos - 103

 

[Shanemansj13]

Yeah I lean to 500 for 1st half but Nos overall.

Nos barely

 

[CitySushi]

I have 500 here.

The first team for Nos doesn't mesh well at all. Your best player in Westbrooks biggest strength is getting to the basket but he has two bigs who clog the lane. Neither of his bigs are good in the pick and roll so it takes a lot of RWs ability away. Lewis is a good compliment because of his shooting but I think Joe is a terrible fit next to him. Melo dominates the ball but he has two great spacers in redd and gasol. 500s first team would have the edge.

The second units are much closer. Obviously there's a huge mismatch with Magic go Nos but Nos has no way to defend a Nash/Malone P&R game either. Add to that Jordan will still get his and I think the mismatches offset.

So in summary, 500 has slight edge first half and a wash in the second half

 

[UK Cowboy]

Nos by a deuce

 

[femurov]

I have Nos... both halves.

 

[Nosferatu]

Who's Nash guarding? I got me in a squeaker...

 

[CitySushi]

I just think it's weird to call out a Nash/Magic mismatch but not address a Malone/Boozer mismatch. Never mind that Jordan would still be a huge bet plus over Carter. Even if you had Magic take it to the post hes going to face a double every time from Malone. You let Boozer kill you. But in a pick and roll there's no way Nos team could guard a Nash/Malone pick and roll with Boozer.

 

[wlk3]

I just think it's weird to call out a Nash/Magic mismatch but not address a Malone/Boozer mismatch. Never mind that Jordan would still be a huge bet plus over Carter. Even if you had Magic take it to the post hes going to face a double every time from Malone. You let Boozer kill you. But in a pick and roll there's no way Nos team could guard a Nash/Malone pick and roll with Boozer.

Great points...

 

[Pack 500]

This is dumb. VC on Jordan and Boozer on Malone but Nash on Magic is a deal breaker? It's not Magic's way to completely take over the game scoring wise anyways. I'm fucking stunned by this. Nash is now on the Barry Sandsrs list of all time greats never to draft

 

[Nosferatu]

I just think it's weird to call out a Nash/Magic mismatch but not address a Malone/Boozer mismatch. Never mind that Jordan would still be a huge bet plus over Carter. Even if you had Magic take it to the post hes going to face a double every time from Malone. You let Boozer kill you. But in a pick and roll there's no way Nos team could guard a Nash/Malone pick and roll with Boozer.

You find it weird that I wouldn't wanna talk about a matchup that I lose, fucking shocking isn't it??

 

[CitySushi]

You find it weird that I wouldn't wanna talk about a matchup that I lose, fucking shocking isn't it??

I find it shocking for others, not you. At worst this should have been a much closer matchup than 6-1.

 

[Nosferatu]

I find it shocking for others, not you. At worst this should have been a much closer matchup than 6-1.

That was a very nicely played insult, bravo... Only one of those votes were mine...

 

[CitySushi]

That was a very nicely played insult, bravo... Only one of those votes were mine...