Dream Team Draft - rankings due Sunday night
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vikinginferno
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Yeah I only put in the stats just to show that he wasn't just a hustle type player that didn't get many points and assists. I was actually thinking of taking a completely different type of player that definitely would be considered the "better" player, but that really isn't what is needed for me right now.
Also, sorry Larry. For some reason I PMed someone else. I thought you were on the clock already.
kingsnation
All-Star
Crap! Mikan and Red were both of my next picks!! No need to panic... NEVER!
Welcome VF!
Welcome VF!
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tradepeja
Starter
I gotta grab my 6th man while he's still here:
Vinnie "Microwave" Johnson - 6th man
He'll be by backup PG/SG and instant offense. This guy didn't win many accolades in his career but he was infamous for his scoring punch and his sweet clutch shooting. He won the 1990 NBA championship for Detroit on a game-winning mid-range jumper. Now he's mine.
Vinnie "Microwave" Johnson - 6th man
He'll be by backup PG/SG and instant offense. This guy didn't win many accolades in his career but he was infamous for his scoring punch and his sweet clutch shooting. He won the 1990 NBA championship for Detroit on a game-winning mid-range jumper. Now he's mine.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Well, the recent run on coaches has forced me to be a lemming and interrupt my regularly scheduled program to grab my guy while the grabbing is good:
Chuck Daly
Not only coach of the 2x champion Bad Boy Pistons and coach of the Dream Team, but a helluva classy guy, snappy dresser, and former coach of my alma mater (Penn -- which did factor in, we Quakers gotta stick together). Perhaps most importantly given my roster, the one coach who was able to reach Dennis Rodman and keep him moderately under control. In his 13 full seasons in the NBA he never had a losing record and made the playoffs 12 of the 13 years.
Chuck Daly
Not only coach of the 2x champion Bad Boy Pistons and coach of the Dream Team, but a helluva classy guy, snappy dresser, and former coach of my alma mater (Penn -- which did factor in, we Quakers gotta stick together). Perhaps most importantly given my roster, the one coach who was able to reach Dennis Rodman and keep him moderately under control. In his 13 full seasons in the NBA he never had a losing record and made the playoffs 12 of the 13 years.
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SacKings7
Starter
Alrighty, wanted every coach taken so far, but I've planned ahead for these things, and I still get a great one. I'm taking
Larry Brown
Only coach ever to lead 7 NBA teams to the playoffs, and also the only coach ever to win a championship in the NBA as well as NCAA. He hasn't fared so well these past few years, but he's a great coach. as he's won over 1200 games in his career. This selection should also open up some more players to me, as he's been known to handle egos
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Larry Brown
Only coach ever to lead 7 NBA teams to the playoffs, and also the only coach ever to win a championship in the NBA as well as NCAA. He hasn't fared so well these past few years, but he's a great coach. as he's won over 1200 games in his career. This selection should also open up some more players to me, as he's been known to handle egos
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Larry89
Disgruntled Kings Fan
Alrighty, wanted every coach taken so far, but I've planned ahead for these things, and I still get a great one. I'm taking
Larry Brown
Only coach ever to lead 7 NBA teams to the playoffs, and also the only coach ever to win a championship in the NBA as well as NCAA. He hasn't fared so well these past few years, but he's a great coach. as he's won over 1200 games in his career. This selection should also open up some more players to me, as he's been known to handle egos
Yes, like Stephon Marbury
Jespher
Starter
I'm getting my coach in while I can. With KJ running the break, LeBron and Manu on the wings, and Zo and Dwight Howard to finish, rebound, and guard the rim we'll be an unstoppable running force. Just try to outscore us. Big centers (Wilt/Shaq/Yao/etc.) won't be able to keep up or guard the 3-point line, freak athlete teams will get out skilled and out gunned, and those 50s/60s/70s players will have their stamina severly tested. Lets see those old school guys run
! We will run, then run some more, and then run again. Once you think you can't run anymore, then we'll run past you and score off of a made freethrow. His teams are deadly from the 3 point line, vicious in transition, high octane offensive behemoths. He can make even the most mediocre of players into superstar stat stuffers (see Chris Duhon, Al Harrington, Nate Robinson, Quentin Richardson, Shawn Marion, and Steve Nash) and his teams always win! I pick Mr. 7 seconds or less...
Mike D'Antoni - Coach/Offensive God
Playing Career:
Coaching Career:
This guy was a Robert Horry hip check and a Steve Nash bloody nose away from a couple of championships with the Suns. He's a winner, excellent at managing the egos of superstar players, skilled in the NBA and international game, and a class act.
More:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_D'Antoni
! We will run, then run some more, and then run again. Once you think you can't run anymore, then we'll run past you and score off of a made freethrow. His teams are deadly from the 3 point line, vicious in transition, high octane offensive behemoths. He can make even the most mediocre of players into superstar stat stuffers (see Chris Duhon, Al Harrington, Nate Robinson, Quentin Richardson, Shawn Marion, and Steve Nash) and his teams always win! I pick Mr. 7 seconds or less...Mike D'Antoni - Coach/Offensive God
Playing Career:
After a college career at Marshall University, D'Antoni was drafted by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in the 2nd round of the 1973 NBA Draft. He was all-NBA Rookie Second Team choice for 1974. After 3 seasons for the Kings (1973-1976), he played for the Spirits of St. Louis of the American Basketball Association in 1976, and for the San Antonio Spurs (again in the NBA) in 1977. His Spurs career lasted just two games before he found an opportunity to play successfully overseas.
D'Antoni was then called by the Italian team of Olimpia Milano, starting a great European career which saw him become the club's all-time leading scorer. He was voted the league’s top point guard of all time in 1990 and he paced his team to five Italian League titles, two Euroleague titles, two Cups of Italy, one Korac Cup and one Intercontinental Cup. Being of Italian origin, D'Antoni was also selected to play on the Italian national team for the European championship in 1989.
D'Antoni's nickname in Europe was Arsène Lupin for his ability in stealing balls from other players.
Kobe Bryant, star player for the Los Angeles Lakers, grew up in Italy during the height of D'Antoni's European career and cites D'Antoni as the player he loved most growing up as a child. During his early career with the Lakers, Bryant chose to wear the numeral 8, D'Antoni's old jersey number with the Olimpia Milano. Like Bryant, D'Antoni is fluent in Italian.
D'Antoni was then called by the Italian team of Olimpia Milano, starting a great European career which saw him become the club's all-time leading scorer. He was voted the league’s top point guard of all time in 1990 and he paced his team to five Italian League titles, two Euroleague titles, two Cups of Italy, one Korac Cup and one Intercontinental Cup. Being of Italian origin, D'Antoni was also selected to play on the Italian national team for the European championship in 1989.
D'Antoni's nickname in Europe was Arsène Lupin for his ability in stealing balls from other players.
Kobe Bryant, star player for the Los Angeles Lakers, grew up in Italy during the height of D'Antoni's European career and cites D'Antoni as the player he loved most growing up as a child. During his early career with the Lakers, Bryant chose to wear the numeral 8, D'Antoni's old jersey number with the Olimpia Milano. Like Bryant, D'Antoni is fluent in Italian.
Italy
D’Antoni began his career as head coach for his most loyal club, Milan: here he remained for four seasons, from 1990 to 1994, leading the club to the 1992 European Championship Final Four and 1993 Korac Cup. He was then chosen to coach Benetton Treviso, another major Italian basketball club. During his tenure (1994–1997), the team captured the Cup of Europe and Coppa Italia (in 1995) and won the domestic league title in 1996–97. Coach D’Antoni's Italian teams went to the playoffs each season, and he was twice voted the league’s Coach of the Year. In 2001, D'Antoni returned to Italy for a second stint as the coach of Benetton Treviso. In his one season back in Europe, he led the team to a 28–8 record, a league championship and 2002 Euroleague Final Four, coaching a team filled with many former NBA stars.
Early NBA
The first NBA coaching job held by D'Antoni was with the Denver Nuggets in 1997-98 as the club’s director of player personnel. He also did some broadcasting work with TNT during that season. The next year, he became Nuggets head coach, but was fired after a poor performance during the strike-shortened 1998-99 season. D'Antoni then went on to become a scout for San Antonio Spurs during the 1999-2000 season. He was also an assistant for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2000-01.
Phoenix Suns
In 2002, he made his return to the NBA as a Phoenix Suns assistant. In 2003, D'Antoni was hired with 61 games left in the season as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns and, despite leading the team to a poor record in the second half of the year, he received a vote of confidence for producing inspired play from an injury riddled team. The next season, D'Antoni helped the team to acquire Steve Nash, which began an incredible turnaround for the franchise. After the addition of Nash, the D'Antoni-coached Suns won fifty or more games in four consecutive seasons. D'Antoni won the NBA Coach of the Year Award during his first full season with the Suns. His style, dubbed "Seven Seconds or Less", was described in a book of that name.
Team USA
D'Antoni was selected to the coaching staff for the Team USA Olympic Basketball squad under head coach Mike Krzyzewski and participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, winning a bronze medal. Pundits believe his familiarity with the three-point shot and the zone defense, hallmarks of the international game, will be valuable assets to the team.
D'Antoni has dual citizenship in the United States and Italy: this made him the first Italian ever to lead an NBA team. He is fluent in both English and Italian.
New York Knicks
As of May 5, 2008, D'Antoni was told that he was free to speak with other teams about a coaching job next season, although Steve Kerr requested he stay with the Suns. On May 9, D'Antoni was made an offer by the New York Knicks. The next day, D'Antoni accepted the 4 year, $24 million offer and became the Knicks' head coach.
D’Antoni began his career as head coach for his most loyal club, Milan: here he remained for four seasons, from 1990 to 1994, leading the club to the 1992 European Championship Final Four and 1993 Korac Cup. He was then chosen to coach Benetton Treviso, another major Italian basketball club. During his tenure (1994–1997), the team captured the Cup of Europe and Coppa Italia (in 1995) and won the domestic league title in 1996–97. Coach D’Antoni's Italian teams went to the playoffs each season, and he was twice voted the league’s Coach of the Year. In 2001, D'Antoni returned to Italy for a second stint as the coach of Benetton Treviso. In his one season back in Europe, he led the team to a 28–8 record, a league championship and 2002 Euroleague Final Four, coaching a team filled with many former NBA stars.
Early NBA
The first NBA coaching job held by D'Antoni was with the Denver Nuggets in 1997-98 as the club’s director of player personnel. He also did some broadcasting work with TNT during that season. The next year, he became Nuggets head coach, but was fired after a poor performance during the strike-shortened 1998-99 season. D'Antoni then went on to become a scout for San Antonio Spurs during the 1999-2000 season. He was also an assistant for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2000-01.
Phoenix Suns
In 2002, he made his return to the NBA as a Phoenix Suns assistant. In 2003, D'Antoni was hired with 61 games left in the season as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns and, despite leading the team to a poor record in the second half of the year, he received a vote of confidence for producing inspired play from an injury riddled team. The next season, D'Antoni helped the team to acquire Steve Nash, which began an incredible turnaround for the franchise. After the addition of Nash, the D'Antoni-coached Suns won fifty or more games in four consecutive seasons. D'Antoni won the NBA Coach of the Year Award during his first full season with the Suns. His style, dubbed "Seven Seconds or Less", was described in a book of that name.
Team USA
D'Antoni was selected to the coaching staff for the Team USA Olympic Basketball squad under head coach Mike Krzyzewski and participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, winning a bronze medal. Pundits believe his familiarity with the three-point shot and the zone defense, hallmarks of the international game, will be valuable assets to the team.
D'Antoni has dual citizenship in the United States and Italy: this made him the first Italian ever to lead an NBA team. He is fluent in both English and Italian.
New York Knicks
As of May 5, 2008, D'Antoni was told that he was free to speak with other teams about a coaching job next season, although Steve Kerr requested he stay with the Suns. On May 9, D'Antoni was made an offer by the New York Knicks. The next day, D'Antoni accepted the 4 year, $24 million offer and became the Knicks' head coach.
More:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_D'Antoni
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Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Don't think we've been using one with the double boiler approach, outside of the 24 hours of course.
If you're wondering about DDs pick, I would guess he'd probably want you to go ahead and fire it off rather than risk losing it -- its about 3:00 in the morning in his country, and if bdouble pops back on we could run off another half dozen picks before DD makes it back on (figure maybe midnight PT if he is diligent). That is if his guy is still available of course.
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I have DimeDropper's next pick. I still think this is becoming patently unfair to people who aren't here at the precise minute their pick comes up because they can really get left behind, which is liable to happen to me on Wednesday when I have to be away from the computer all day...
Anyway, I'll be posting for DimeDropper in a minute. In future drafts, I think it should be made clear in the introductory rules if it's going to be a speed round draft.
Anyway, I'll be posting for DimeDropper in a minute. In future drafts, I think it should be made clear in the introductory rules if it's going to be a speed round draft.
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This pick is for DIME DROPPER:
He selects Bobby Jones as his premiere 6th man and will fill in the details later.
Note: He sent me a photo link but for some reason it's not working, so I picked this one so everyone would know WHICH Bobby Jones he's selecting.
Oh, look. Now it's working...
He selects Bobby Jones as his premiere 6th man and will fill in the details later.
Note: He sent me a photo link but for some reason it's not working, so I picked this one so everyone would know WHICH Bobby Jones he's selecting.
Oh, look. Now it's working...
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kingsnation
All-Star
So does that mean I'm up?
Jespher
Starter
kingsnation
All-Star
With their 6th Pick, kingsnation selects...
Willis Reed
I'm actually surprised he fell this low and feel very lucky to nab him up here.
2× NBA Champion (1970, 1973)
7× NBA All-Star (1965–1971)
1965 NBA Rookie of the Year
1970 NBA MVP
1970 All NBA First Team
1970 All NBA Defensive First Team
1970 NBA All-Star Game MVP
2× NBA Finals MVP (1970, 1973)
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
New York Knicks #19 retired
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1982)
He brings some toughness and heart to our team, along with an eye for rebounds and a very physical presence in the middle.
The man responsible for helping turn around the Knicks franchise and also for the most famous moment in MSG history, voted by fans:
Willis Reed
I'm actually surprised he fell this low and feel very lucky to nab him up here.
2× NBA Champion (1970, 1973)
7× NBA All-Star (1965–1971)
1965 NBA Rookie of the Year
1970 NBA MVP
1970 All NBA First Team
1970 All NBA Defensive First Team
1970 NBA All-Star Game MVP
2× NBA Finals MVP (1970, 1973)
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
New York Knicks #19 retired
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1982)
He brings some toughness and heart to our team, along with an eye for rebounds and a very physical presence in the middle.
The man responsible for helping turn around the Knicks franchise and also for the most famous moment in MSG history, voted by fans:
kingsnation
All-Star
I shall PM Slab
kingsnation
All-Star
On the clock:
bdouble013 and
Slab.
bdouble013 and
Slab.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Again even though its somebody off my list I feel a little thankful here -- Willis Reed would never accept the role I had in mind for him -- too major of a player. And I have someone in mind more appropriate for the spot anyway. But it was going to be hard to ignore him if he kept on slipping and I was going to end up with some goofy Dream Team thing with 8 20pt scorers on the team or something.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Good luck PMing Slab -- he's a well known deadbeat. 
SLAB
Hall of Famer
Thanks Brick!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Adelman
He may not have a closet full of awards and trophies BUT...
He can handle egos, nut cases, stacked teams and keep chemistry and SUCCESS.
That alone is why he is my coach.
My pick Rick Adelman, Head Coach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Adelman
He may not have a closet full of awards and trophies BUT...
He can handle egos, nut cases, stacked teams and keep chemistry and SUCCESS.
That alone is why he is my coach.
My pick Rick Adelman, Head Coach
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