Re: Best Starting Five to Fit Your Style?
I tend to like to have a balanced team across the board. So here goes
PG- Kyrie Irving: I like to have a guy at the point who can do it all. Pass, handle, drive, shoot, defend, and has athleticism. He needs to be a guy who isn't necessarily the best at any one thing, but is solid at everything and as a result is a very good player. Irving is the top of the line version of what I look for. If i weren't going for a star player then Jeff Teague, Mike Conley, or George Hill would work as well.
SG- Monta Ellis: although I would rather have Harden, he is unrealistic. So I defer to another combo guard here. I like my two guard to be one of 2 things. Either A: a great offensive creator and clutch shooter. Someone who can handle the ball well and play the point if need be. Creates off the dribble and spots up. Or B: a solid perimeter defender with length and strength who can match up with any perimeter player in the league one on one like Tony Allen. Ellis is in the first category. This gives me my go to guy on offense.
SF- Kawhi Leonard: My SF is the complement to my SG. If i have Ellis, the offensive minded player, I want a physical, long, athletic defender like leonard next to him to be my go to on ball defender. He also needs some form of shooting ability and Leonard has it. It came down to Leonard and butler for me. I chose Leonard because he has a slightly better jump shot.
PF- David Lee: I like to have my power forward to be an offensive minded rebounder who can play down low and give me another option on offense. Lee is an excellent post presence who can spread the D with his mid range shot at times, can rebound very well, and is a great passer from the post. He gets the nod over KG who also does these well due to KGs age which is a bigger negative than Lees defense.
C- Marc Gasol: Center is the cog that makes my defense work. I need someone who is a top post defender, and is no slouch when it comes to other areas of the game. Marc Gasol is a masterfully skillful center and in my opinion the second best in the league. He is one of 4 players I would even consider for the position and the most offensively well rounded of the four. The other three are deandre Jordan, Dwight Howard, and Tyson Chandler. If Noel were in the game he too would be on this list. But Gasol is the cream of the crop and is an elite player for my team.
6th man: SF Gordon Hayward: A good scorer off the bench.
Role: C Chris Andersen: Hustle guy on offense off the bench
Role: PG Luke Ridnour: reserve point guard
Role: SG Thabo Sefolosha: another perimeter defender if Leonard gets tired or in foul trouble
BE: PF Udonis Haslem defensive minded bench player who can be a quality player against teams with multiple post players.
BE: PG Kendall Marshall Prospect
BE: C Miles Plumlee Prospect
I tend to like to have a balanced team across the board. So here goes
PG- Kyrie Irving: I like to have a guy at the point who can do it all. Pass, handle, drive, shoot, defend, and has athleticism. He needs to be a guy who isn't necessarily the best at any one thing, but is solid at everything and as a result is a very good player. Irving is the top of the line version of what I look for. If i weren't going for a star player then Jeff Teague, Mike Conley, or George Hill would work as well.
SG- Monta Ellis: although I would rather have Harden, he is unrealistic. So I defer to another combo guard here. I like my two guard to be one of 2 things. Either A: a great offensive creator and clutch shooter. Someone who can handle the ball well and play the point if need be. Creates off the dribble and spots up. Or B: a solid perimeter defender with length and strength who can match up with any perimeter player in the league one on one like Tony Allen. Ellis is in the first category. This gives me my go to guy on offense.
SF- Kawhi Leonard: My SF is the complement to my SG. If i have Ellis, the offensive minded player, I want a physical, long, athletic defender like leonard next to him to be my go to on ball defender. He also needs some form of shooting ability and Leonard has it. It came down to Leonard and butler for me. I chose Leonard because he has a slightly better jump shot.
PF- David Lee: I like to have my power forward to be an offensive minded rebounder who can play down low and give me another option on offense. Lee is an excellent post presence who can spread the D with his mid range shot at times, can rebound very well, and is a great passer from the post. He gets the nod over KG who also does these well due to KGs age which is a bigger negative than Lees defense.
C- Marc Gasol: Center is the cog that makes my defense work. I need someone who is a top post defender, and is no slouch when it comes to other areas of the game. Marc Gasol is a masterfully skillful center and in my opinion the second best in the league. He is one of 4 players I would even consider for the position and the most offensively well rounded of the four. The other three are deandre Jordan, Dwight Howard, and Tyson Chandler. If Noel were in the game he too would be on this list. But Gasol is the cream of the crop and is an elite player for my team.
6th man: SF Gordon Hayward: A good scorer off the bench.
Role: C Chris Andersen: Hustle guy on offense off the bench
Role: PG Luke Ridnour: reserve point guard
Role: SG Thabo Sefolosha: another perimeter defender if Leonard gets tired or in foul trouble
BE: PF Udonis Haslem defensive minded bench player who can be a quality player against teams with multiple post players.
BE: PG Kendall Marshall Prospect
BE: C Miles Plumlee Prospect
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