Decade 24 Minute Draft Play-In Game 4 : Smitty vs Milk

[Nosferatu]

SMITTY

1st & 3rd
PG - Isiah Thomas - 80
SG - Joe Dumars - 80
SF - Jamaal Wilkes - 70
PF - Connie Hawkins - 60
C - Shaquille O'Neal - 90

2nd & 4th
PG - Stephen Curry - 00
SG - David Thompson - 70
SF - Ron Artest - 90
PF - Kevin Love - 00
C - Nate Thurmond - 60

VS

MILK

1st & 3rd
PG - Chris Paul - 00
SG - Kyle Korver - 00
SF - Chet Walker - 60
PF - Karl Malone - 80
C - Wes Unseld - 60

2nd & 4th
PG - Kevin Johnson - 80
SG - Chauncey Billups - 90
SF - Adrian Dantley - 70
PF - Tim Duncan - 90
C - Robert Parrish - 70

 

[Nosferatu]

SMITTY - 6
MILK - 0

VOTED - Femur, WLK, UK, Nos, 500, Shane

 

[UK Cowboy]

A lot of very close individual matchups, biggest mismatch is Shaq vs Unseld. Unseld was a tough SOB, but Shaq would own him.

Smitty

 

[femurov]

I don't like the way Smitty's lineups are set, but I think he has the overall talent edge in this matchup. I vote Smitty.

 

[wlk3]

I agree with Fem, I think Artest and Love should play with Shaq and Detroit playas and play them in the 2&4... Use the other guys to try to run up leads on the 1&3, that would be a lot of fire power! Anyway as is I think he has too much talent... Smitty

 

[Nosferatu]

Duncan would score 50 on Love but Smitty still has the better team.

 

[Pack 500]

Smitty

 

[Shanemansj13]

Very close one but I got Smitty.

 

[Nosferatu]

Smitty moves on...

 

[Ritzarmy]

I vote milk because the matchup was already decided

 

[tlance]

Duncan would score 50 on Love but Smitty still has the better team.

I am a little surprised how one sided this is. I think the Love/Duncan matchup is the most one sided in this entire slate of games. I am going to vote Milk because I think this is a toss up and he is getting no love.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Only thing for Smitty is I dont like Shaq not playing the 4th

 

[UK Cowboy]

Only thing for Smitty is I dont like Shaq not playing the 4th

That's actually the reason I think he won it..I'd give Timmy or Chief a better shot to guard a young Shaq than Unseld. Unseld has a great defender, but just too small(6'7'') to have any chance against a Prime Shaq

 

[Shanemansj13]

That's actually the reason I think he won it..I'd give Timmy or Chief a better shot to guard a young Shaq than Unseld. Unseld has a great defender, but just too small(6'7'') to have any chance against a Prime Shaq

Yeah true, huge mismatch. While I think 500 had great PF's with big mismatches I think he didnt have anyone to guard Shaq on either rotation. That was the reason Smitty won, he had to do with the lineups in general but Unseld is a huge mismatch.

 

[broncosmitty]

Only thing for Smitty is I dont like Shaq not playing the 4th

Why would I want him shooting free throws the entire fourth quarter?

He and DJordan can't be out there at the end of a game. Or Andre Drummond. Or Ben Wallace.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Why would I want him shooting free throws the entire fourth quarter?

He and DJordan can't be out there at the end of a game. Or Andre Drummond. Or Ben Wallace.

You make a good point but he still was so dominant. If you didnt have another very good center then I would say still put him in the 4th but Thurmond will do just fine

 

[broncosmitty]

You make a good point but he still was so dominant. If you didnt have another very good center then I would say still put him in the 4th but Thurmond will do just fine

I don't know what kind of offensive rebound numbers Nate put up in his prime. As they didn't keep the stat until he was 32. But I wanted him in there with Curry and Love.

Wanted Artest with Love also, for help defensively. Wilkes got himself into the more well rounded frontcourt. While Curry, Thompson and Artest each bring something different to the 2nd n 4th squad. Love is no defensive stopper, but he has help from two defensive guys at the 3 and 5 spots. I didn't want Shaq roaming off his man any more than I wanted to see Hack-a-Shaq happen.