Let's do this. The rules:
1. Pick the team you are most familiar with.
2. Give skill badge suggestions for the roster. Guess what tier they deserve for badges that might have them.
3. Give personality badge suggestions.
4. If badge suggestion is not obvious, provide evidence as stats, video, or convincing anecdotes.
5. Continue to update your post with evidence over time as needed.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do not be a homer about this-- or try as hard as you can not to be. Think HARD when giving out badges players don't already have, especially with younger players and rookies. No handing out badges like candy because of the one time you saw a player do something.
Think also about what badges to take away.
Lastly feel free to list badge changes you are not sure of with a "?".
I'll start us off.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Stephen Curry:
Skills: Microwave (Human Torch!), Unfazed, Corner Specialist (Gold), Deadeye (Bronze), Limitless Range (Gold), Shot Creator (Gold), Tear Dropper (Silver), Stepback Freeze (Gold), Behind the Back Pro (Silver), Hesitation Stunner (Bronze), Master of In and Out (Silver), Flashy Passer (Silver), Lob City Passer (Silver), Dimer (Silver), Pick Pocket (Bronze), Pick and Roll Maestro (Silver), Break Starter (Bronze)
Personality: Friendly, Low Ego, High Work Ethic (Legendary?), Alpha Dog, Closer, Laid Back, Floor General (Bronze)
Remove: Volume Shooter
What happened to Dialed-In? That was one of the more interesting Badges last year that Thomson and Curry both should have. Are the disadvantages also in Microwave now?
I'm not a SAS fan, but he's right on one thing:
Closer -- Lead league in 4th Q scoring for most of the year. Tied Lilliard on certain metrics (go-ahead makes and percentage in last 24th seconds in end of game, I believe).
Low Ego -- Regularly reduced to 3rd or 4th option with minimal touches in All-Star/Team USA games even when possibly best offensive player on the court. Nary a complaint. Remains extremely unselfish with touches even still. Never had a problem playing next to a ball dominating Monta.
Remove Volume Shooter -- Curry has adjusted his game to distribute more in first halves of games and take up the scoring load as needed (Alpha Dog/Closer). Volume Shooter works against his actual play style as it leaves him cold for most of the game.
Break Starter -- Often reserved for big men, but Curry is often the rebounding guard that throws outlet passes and the occasional ridiculous half court alley-oop on transition.
Klay Thompson:
Skills: Volume Shooter (Gold), Perimeter Lockdown Defender (Bronze)?, Corner Specialist (Silver), Deadeye (Bronze)
Personality: Laid Back, High Work Ethic
Perimeter Lockdown Defender (Bronze)-- Thompson is gaining a reputation as the best 2 way shooting guard in the league with his tenacious on ball defense and length. Actual stats on effectiveness aren't clear but it's certainly not due to a lack of effort and focus.
David Lee:
Skills: Post Spin Technician (Silver), Screen Outlet (Silver), Hustle Points (Bronze), Tenacious Rebounder (Bronze) (This badge should be split up between going after the ball and boxing out - Lee doesn't box out.)
Personality: High Work Ethic, Hardened, Friendly
What happened to Post-Playmaker? Again, one of the more interesting wrinkles for guys like Lee and Bogut.
Andrew Bogut:
Skills: Charge Card (Bronze), Post Lock-down Defender (Gold), Brick Wall (Gold), Eraser (Silver), Lob City Finisher? (Bronze), Defensive Anchor (Gold)
Personality: High Work Ethic, Low Ego, Keep It Real?, Expressive, Enforcer, Mentor
Andre Iguodala:
Skills: Killer Crossover (Bronze), Flashy Passer (Bronze)?, Transition Finisher (Silver), Perimeter Lock-down Defender (Silver), Interceptor (Silver), Lob City Finisher? (Bronze), Hardened, Acrobat (Bronze), Dimer (Bronze)
Personality: High Work Ethic, Expressive, Swagger
Draymond Green:
Skills: Scrapper (Silver), Bruiser (Silver), Charge Card? (Bronze), Lock down Defender (Bronze)
Personality: Mind Games, Enforcer, Keep It Real?, Expressive, Prime Time? (top-2 Warriors in playoffs), Low Ego, Spark Plug (at least defensively)?
Harrison Barnes:
Skills: Transition Finisher (Bronze), Sprite Posterizer? (Bronze) -- Barnes' posterizing has gone down significantly last season. I'd be fine with it being removed completely.
Personality: High Work Ethic, Friendly, Laid Back
Mauresee Speights:
Skills: None.
Personality: Expressive, Unpredictable, Swagger?
Festus Ezeli:
Skills: None. Signs of being a possible Post Lock-down Defender (Bronze).
Personality: Low Ego. Laid Back. Friendly.
Brandon Rush:
Skills: None. Cornerman as soon as he gets it back.
Personality: Reserved.
Ognen Kuzmic:
Skills: None.
Personality: Reserved?
Nemanja Nedovic:
Skills: None.
Personality: Friendly.
Unfamiliar with the following (Welcoming suggestions):
Shaun Livingston, Leandro Barbosa
1. Pick the team you are most familiar with.
2. Give skill badge suggestions for the roster. Guess what tier they deserve for badges that might have them.
3. Give personality badge suggestions.
4. If badge suggestion is not obvious, provide evidence as stats, video, or convincing anecdotes.
5. Continue to update your post with evidence over time as needed.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do not be a homer about this-- or try as hard as you can not to be. Think HARD when giving out badges players don't already have, especially with younger players and rookies. No handing out badges like candy because of the one time you saw a player do something.
Think also about what badges to take away.
Lastly feel free to list badge changes you are not sure of with a "?".
I'll start us off.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Stephen Curry:
Skills: Microwave (Human Torch!), Unfazed, Corner Specialist (Gold), Deadeye (Bronze), Limitless Range (Gold), Shot Creator (Gold), Tear Dropper (Silver), Stepback Freeze (Gold), Behind the Back Pro (Silver), Hesitation Stunner (Bronze), Master of In and Out (Silver), Flashy Passer (Silver), Lob City Passer (Silver), Dimer (Silver), Pick Pocket (Bronze), Pick and Roll Maestro (Silver), Break Starter (Bronze)
Personality: Friendly, Low Ego, High Work Ethic (Legendary?), Alpha Dog, Closer, Laid Back, Floor General (Bronze)
Remove: Volume Shooter
What happened to Dialed-In? That was one of the more interesting Badges last year that Thomson and Curry both should have. Are the disadvantages also in Microwave now?
I'm not a SAS fan, but he's right on one thing:
Closer -- Lead league in 4th Q scoring for most of the year. Tied Lilliard on certain metrics (go-ahead makes and percentage in last 24th seconds in end of game, I believe).
Low Ego -- Regularly reduced to 3rd or 4th option with minimal touches in All-Star/Team USA games even when possibly best offensive player on the court. Nary a complaint. Remains extremely unselfish with touches even still. Never had a problem playing next to a ball dominating Monta.
Remove Volume Shooter -- Curry has adjusted his game to distribute more in first halves of games and take up the scoring load as needed (Alpha Dog/Closer). Volume Shooter works against his actual play style as it leaves him cold for most of the game.
Break Starter -- Often reserved for big men, but Curry is often the rebounding guard that throws outlet passes and the occasional ridiculous half court alley-oop on transition.
Klay Thompson:
Skills: Volume Shooter (Gold), Perimeter Lockdown Defender (Bronze)?, Corner Specialist (Silver), Deadeye (Bronze)
Personality: Laid Back, High Work Ethic
Perimeter Lockdown Defender (Bronze)-- Thompson is gaining a reputation as the best 2 way shooting guard in the league with his tenacious on ball defense and length. Actual stats on effectiveness aren't clear but it's certainly not due to a lack of effort and focus.
David Lee:
Skills: Post Spin Technician (Silver), Screen Outlet (Silver), Hustle Points (Bronze), Tenacious Rebounder (Bronze) (This badge should be split up between going after the ball and boxing out - Lee doesn't box out.)
Personality: High Work Ethic, Hardened, Friendly
What happened to Post-Playmaker? Again, one of the more interesting wrinkles for guys like Lee and Bogut.
Andrew Bogut:
Skills: Charge Card (Bronze), Post Lock-down Defender (Gold), Brick Wall (Gold), Eraser (Silver), Lob City Finisher? (Bronze), Defensive Anchor (Gold)
Personality: High Work Ethic, Low Ego, Keep It Real?, Expressive, Enforcer, Mentor
Andre Iguodala:
Skills: Killer Crossover (Bronze), Flashy Passer (Bronze)?, Transition Finisher (Silver), Perimeter Lock-down Defender (Silver), Interceptor (Silver), Lob City Finisher? (Bronze), Hardened, Acrobat (Bronze), Dimer (Bronze)
Personality: High Work Ethic, Expressive, Swagger
Draymond Green:
Skills: Scrapper (Silver), Bruiser (Silver), Charge Card? (Bronze), Lock down Defender (Bronze)
Personality: Mind Games, Enforcer, Keep It Real?, Expressive, Prime Time? (top-2 Warriors in playoffs), Low Ego, Spark Plug (at least defensively)?
Harrison Barnes:
Skills: Transition Finisher (Bronze), Sprite Posterizer? (Bronze) -- Barnes' posterizing has gone down significantly last season. I'd be fine with it being removed completely.
Personality: High Work Ethic, Friendly, Laid Back
Mauresee Speights:
Skills: None.
Personality: Expressive, Unpredictable, Swagger?
Festus Ezeli:
Skills: None. Signs of being a possible Post Lock-down Defender (Bronze).
Personality: Low Ego. Laid Back. Friendly.
Brandon Rush:
Skills: None. Cornerman as soon as he gets it back.
Personality: Reserved.
Ognen Kuzmic:
Skills: None.
Personality: Reserved?
Nemanja Nedovic:
Skills: None.
Personality: Friendly.
Unfamiliar with the following (Welcoming suggestions):
Shaun Livingston, Leandro Barbosa
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