Needs Vs Wants For RTTP Success

[LegitSkillz]

I am a firm believer that team chemistry and user playstyle is the key to winning games and defeating RTTP. Personnel choice is crucial and adding players that have predefined roles can go a long way. You don't need to have a stacked line up to be successful or spend close to a million in mt. For example my current line up is:

PG - C Gold John wall (4K), Amethyst Jason Kidd (free)

SG - C Gold jimmy butler (4K), C Gold Klay Thompson (6k)

SF - amethyst Clyde drexler (free), C Lebron James (90k)

PF - amethyst Scottie pippen (free), C Paul George (9k)

C - DPOY Dikembe Mutombo (4K), DPOY Marc Gasol (4K)

Reserves - DPOY Kawhi Leonard (8k) and two crap bronze players.

This team causes a lot of havoc and cost around 130k lol. Fully badged the amount would reach 200k or a little more. I have beaten RTTP a few times but I only like using players I'm a fan of in real life or loved watching when I was a kid.

All those players mentioned play solid defence and give opposing teams headaches. Main scorers tend to be John Wall(gets a 2x2 almost every game), Lebron, Drexler, and Thompson. I do a lot of drive and kick and spread the floor on offence since I don't use a natural power forward.

Main POE's used:

Neutral offensive focus, pick and roll, and get shooter open

Patient offence and shoot at will

Limit transition

Defence:

Neutral defensive focus
Play physical defence
Some crash and some run

I feel these selections benefit my team the most and utilizes the skill of the personnel on my team.

My shooters: Klay, Paul, butler stay on the corners and benefit from the drive and kick opportunities John wall provides, but I've also realized drexler plays well alongside Kidd. He hits a lot of clutch 3s, maybe the dimer badge kicking in but who knows.

Mutombo is a traditional centre and his job is basic: rebound, defend, and get hustle points.

Marc is my offensive big off the bench and plays limited minutes since his defence is suspect. I usually put him in for a scoring punch and pick and pop opportunities.

I will not go into detail about the others but anyone who knows b-ball well can shut down any team with these players. I don't spend mt often and have about 200k saved up. Still got over 600 players I'm willing to sell but don't see the line up changing much.

Buy only the players that match your play style. If you like shooting jumpers all the time don't buy players that can barely shoot. I see guys shoot jumpers with John wall and rage quit when he misses jumper after jumper. Additionally, if you want to have a sharp shooting squad you will be doing yourself a big favor investing in an athletic PG who can pass and attack the rim efficiently. A lot of shooters aren't that quick and many don't have the best ball control. Not only is spot up shooting more efficient, it also spreads the floor forcing your opponent to play on ball defence. PG's who are fast and finish well at the rim make the defence collapse (with quality ball handle needed here) I find this to be one of the best remedies against opponents who just user control their C in the paint.

Best affordable Gold athletic PGs (badge up with Dimer, Pick & Roll Maestro, Relentless Finisher, Acrobat, All spin badges, and all ball handling badges)

Lilliard, Westbrook, Wall, and Rose.

Let's add more to this thread to help players who don't have the resources (time, money, patience, and etc) to have a stacked team. Suggests players that flourish in certain schemes and can match up against these diamonds and amethyst players people are spending 100s of thousands of dollars on.

Sorry for the long post everyone haha

Thanks,
LegitSkillz





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[predator122]

Re: Needs Vs Wants For RTTP Success

I think Gary Payton would be fantastic. I picked Curry as my first PG but i am strongly considering picking up Payton as backup instead of Kidd

A fully badged up historic Payton is worth 140k MT which is silly.

[Coach2K]

Re: Needs Vs Wants For RTTP Success

That's a pretty tough team no matter how you look at it.

I'm using an all Indiana born, Indiana high school alums for my squad. I've made it to the fourth seed and now there aren't any restrictions so it's significantly tougher to use the Indiana guys and I see those guys you mention a lot.

I've added Oscar Robertson and just added Larry Bird to my lineup but what you say about matching your playstyle is a good tip. I have to learn how to use the guys I have and so it takes me a while to get any good with a team. Not to mention that I'm 48 years old so I'm a slow learner as well.

It doesn't help that I'm also playing guys with superstar lineups with no lines on black courts, road jerseys at home, etc. lol.

My starters now are:

PG: Oscar Robertson
SG: Eric Gordon
SF: Larry Bird
PF: Shawn Kemp
C: Miles Plumlee

I made it to the fourth seed by substituting Michael Conley for Oscar and Gordon Hayward for Larry. Now that I have Oscar and Larry I have no clue what I'm doing lol.

Since I'm a glutton for punishment, the other thing I've done is put together some MyTeam "house rules" I follow. Here's a list of those.

1. No on screen displays except for icons.
2. All manual coach settings.
3. Defensive assist 0, box out assist 0, manual shot contest with on ball defense.
4. No changes in defensive settings.
5. No quitting.
6. Only Indiana guys on the team.

I made these rules because I think a lot of people think you have to be a settings master, play off ball, have superstars, etc to win the RTTP and I don't think you have to.

I'll admit now that I'm in the fourth seed I'm a little over matched until I figure things out.

I like what you are saying in that putting together a team can be a little like the Dream Team process where you need guys to do certain things even if there are greater players out there overall.

Good stuff, let's hear what you other guys are doing.

I need some practice too, so if any of you guys want some practice hit me up.

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[synistr]

Re: Needs Vs Wants For RTTP Success

I am in the 6th seed but I am taking my time and swapping in and out players every game.

In the 3 gold seeds, I try to have at least 4 players with Defensive Anchor badge. At least one player (preferably two with Floor General). At least one Alpha Dog along with two Beta Dogs.

I definitely have to have 1-2 bigs who have speed. I also pick high hustle players. Reggie Evans fits both categories. I dont have 2 weak bigs, if I have one with low strength then I have another with high strength and play them together.

I like unique players. Noah has anchor and dimer badges....excellent for a spread offense and he is good defensively despite not being very fast.

Trevor Booker is also unique. He is not a good defender, but offensively, he is the fastest PF in the game. There are only 2 PF's with better combination of speed/strength/3pt shooting than Booker, and thats Diamond Love and soon to be Amethyst Draymond.

If you have room for silver Alonzo on your team then he could be useful. He still has a ton of badges and anchor badge.

DR's Wesley Matthews and Derrick Rose are phenomenal silvers because they still have some gold residue. Matthews is still a good defender with good badges and can heat up fast offensively. Rose still has elite speed for any card, much less a silver. He can get to the rim and draw contact just as easy as RWB.

Kobe still has gold residue. Alpha Dog and Closer amongst a ton of other badges. From the outside he isnt effective anymore, but his post game is still a problem for other guards/sf's.

Demarre Carroll is a knock down 3pt shooter and defender....ok as a SF and good in spot minutes as a PF.

DR Lowry is a great 2-way guard that is still pretty cheap. I like Billups as well but Kyle's hot zones are better and his release is easier. Both are very strong PGs.

I have not been posting up much lately but if I were going to...I would use DPOY Marc because he is good 2-way player. Current Blake can do damage too because he is strong, quick, and ferocious anywhere near the basket.

Anyone who hasnt gotten DPOY Mutombo...I dont know what you are waiting on. He is cheap, but will lock down the post game. I shut Boogie down with no problem whatsoever. Mutombo is about a 10th of the cost of Mourning...and while not the offensive player....he has to be the best paint protector in the game currently.

[synistr]

Re: Needs Vs Wants For RTTP Success

1. No on screen displays except for icons.
2. All manual coach settings.
3. Defensive assist 0, box out assist 0, manual shot contest with on ball defense.
4. No changes in defensive settings.
5. No quitting.
6. Only Indiana guys on the team.

Likewise for me.

[LegitSkillz]

Re: Needs Vs Wants For RTTP Success

That's a pretty tough team no matter how you look at it.

I'm using an all Indiana born, Indiana high school alums for my squad. I've made it to the fourth seed and now there aren't any restrictions so it's significantly tougher to use the Indiana guys and I see those guys you mention a lot.

I've added Oscar Robertson and just added Larry Bird to my lineup but what you say about matching your playstyle is a good tip. I have to learn how to use the guys I have and so it takes me a while to get any good with a team. Not to mention that I'm 48 years old so I'm a slow learner as well.

Not to mention, I'm playing guys with superstar lineups with no lines on black courts, road jerseys at home, etc. lol.

My starters now are:

PG: Oscar Robertson
SG: Eric Gordon
SF: Larry Bird
PF: Shawn Kemp
C: Miles Plumlee

I made it to the fourth seed by substituting Michael Conley for Oscar and Gordon Hayward for Larry. Now that I have Oscar and Larry I have no clue what I'm doing lol.

The other thing I've done is put together some MyTeam "house rules" I follow. Here's a list of those.

1. No on screen displays except for icons.
2. All manual coach settings.
3. Defensive assist 0, box out assist 0 and manual shot contest.
4. No changes in defensive settings.
5. No quitting.
6. Only Indiana guys on the team.

I made these rules because I think a lot of people think you have to be a settings master, play off ball, have superstars, etc to win the RTTP and I don't think you have to.

I'll admit now that I'm in the fourth seed I'm a little over matched until I figure things out.

I like what you are saying in that putting together a team can be a little like the Dream Team process where you need guys to do certain things even if there are greater players out there overall.

Good stuff, let's hear what you other guys are doing.

I need some practice too, so if any of you guys want some practice hit me up.

PSN: www-Coach2K-com

With your lineup I would make a few adjustments:

PG - Current Mike Conley - great defender, great shooter, and great playmaker.

SG - Eric Gordon

SF - Oscar Robertson (he can play the 2 and 3 effectively)

PF - Larry Bird - he's not quick enough to play sf but he can help stretch out your offence since he is money from mid range and can hit a few 3s due to his offensive consistency. He also has solid post defence as well.

C - Shawn Kemp - There will be sonics version that will come out soon but the cavs version is good for now. The cavs version has a good mid range and 88 strength. He can hold his own in the post and step out and shoot the jumper.

Give this line up a try. Unorthodox but can work for now.

POE:

Neutral offence focus
Average temp or shoot at will
Run in transition or crash the boards

Neutral defence focus
Play physical defence
Crash defensive glass or limit transition

Pick and pop with Bird. Have Oscar handle the ball on the wings and do drive and kicks to Conley and kemp. You have lots of options with this line up. Also tbt Eric Gordon is fast as hell and finishes well. Good shooter too!

Let me know how it goes!





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[LegitSkillz]

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I am in the 6th seed but I am taking my time and swapping in and out players every game.



In the 3 gold seeds, I try to have at least 4 players with Defensive Anchor badge. At least one player (preferably two with Floor General). At least one Alpha Dog along with two Beta Dogs.



I definitely have to have 1-2 bigs who have speed. I also pick high hustle players. Reggie Evans fits both categories. I dont have 2 weak bigs, if I have one with low strength then I have another with high strength and play them together.



I like unique players. Noah has anchor and dimer badges....excellent for a spread offense and he is good defensively despite not being very fast.



Trevor Booker is also unique. He is not a good defender, but offensively, he is the fastest PF in the game. There are only 2 PF's with better combination of speed/strength/3pt shooting than Booker, and thats Diamond Love and soon to be Amethyst Draymond.



If you have room for silver Alonzo on your team then he could be useful. He still has a ton of badges and anchor badge.



DR's Wesley Matthews and Derrick Rose are phenomenal silvers because they still have some gold residue. Matthews is still a good defender with good badges and can heat up fast offensively. Rose still has elite speed for any card, much less a silver. He can get to the rim and draw contact just as easy as RWB.



Kobe still has gold residue. Alpha Dog and Closer amongst a ton of other badges. From the outside he isnt effective anymore, but his post game is still a problem for other guards/sf's.



Demarre Carroll is a knock down 3pt shooter and defender....ok as a SF and good in spot minutes as a PF.



DR Lowry is a great 2-way guard that is still pretty cheap. I like Billups as well but Kyle's hot zones are better and his release is easier. Both are very strong PGs.



I have not been posting up much lately but if I were going to...I would use DPOY Marc because he is good 2-way player. Current Blake can do damage too because he is strong, quick, and ferocious anywhere near the basket.



Anyone who hasnt gotten DPOY Mutombo...I dont know what you are waiting on. He is cheap, but will lock down the post game. I shut Boogie down with no problem whatsoever. Mutombo is about a 10th of the cost of Mourning...and while not the offensive player....he has to be the best paint protector in the game currently.

I second DPOY Mutombo, he's a beast and can shut down a lot of centers! Great value for the price. Kyle Lowry is nasty. I have him but play him in offline challenges mostly. I have the dynamic cards for him and Derozan. Derozan is a beast too and one of the best slashers and finishers in the game. He gets to the foul line a lot too. Most recent update they upped his shooting stats so hopefully it keeps going up. I'm from Toronto so having their cards was a MUST haha. If Derozan gets a more reliable 3 ball I will use him in the unrestricted seeds for sure! Same goes for Kyle Lowry and his mid range shot!



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[pcaravel]

Re: Needs Vs Wants For RTTP Success

I am a firm believer that team chemistry and user playstyle is the key to winning games and defeating RTTP. Personnel choice is crucial and adding players that have predefined roles can go a long way. You don't need to have a stacked line up to be successful or spend close to a million in mt. For example my current line up is:

PG - C Gold John wall (4K), Amethyst Jason Kidd (free)

SG - C Gold jimmy butler (4K), C Gold Klay Thompson (6k)

SF - amethyst Clyde drexler (free), C Lebron James (90k)

PF - amethyst Scottie pippen (free), C Paul George (9k)

C - DPOY Dikembe Mutombo (4K), DPOY Marc Gasol (4K)

Reserves - DPOY Kawhi Leonard (8k) and two crap bronze players.

This team causes a lot of havoc and cost around 130k lol. Fully badged the amount would reach 200k or a little more. I have beaten RTTP a few times but I only like using players I'm a fan of in real life or loved watching when I was a kid.

All those players mentioned play solid defence and give opposing teams headaches. Main scorers tend to be John Wall(gets a 2x2 almost every game), Lebron, Drexler, and Thompson. I do a lot of drive and kick and spread the floor on offence since I don't use a natural power forward.

Main POE's used:

Neutral offensive focus, pick and roll, and get shooter open

Patient offence and shoot at will

Limit transition

Defence:

Neutral defensive focus
Play physical defence
Some crash and some run

I feel these selections benefit my team the most and utilizes the skill of the personnel on my team.

My shooters: Klay, Paul, butler stay on the corners and benefit from the drive and kick opportunities John wall provides, but I've also realized drexler plays well alongside Kidd. He hits a lot of clutch 3s, maybe the dimer badge kicking in but who knows.

Mutombo is a traditional centre and his job is basic: rebound, defend, and get hustle points.

Marc is my offensive big off the bench and plays limited minutes since his defence is suspect. I usually put him in for a scoring punch and pick and pop opportunities.

I will not go into detail about the others but anyone who knows b-ball well can shut down any team with these players. I don't spend mt often and have about 200k saved up. Still got over 600 players I'm willing to sell but don't see the line up changing much.

Buy only the players that match your play style. If you like shooting jumpers all the time don't buy players that can barely shoot. I see guys shoot jumpers with John wall and rage quit when he misses jumper after jumper. Additionally, if you want to have a sharp shooting squad you will be doing yourself a big favor investing in an athletic PG who can pass and attack the rim efficiently. A lot of shooters aren't that quick and many don't have the best ball control. Not only is spot up shooting more efficient, it also spreads the floor forcing your opponent to play on ball defence. PG's who are fast and finish well at the rim make the defence collapse (with quality ball handle needed here) I find this to be one of the best remedies against opponents who just user control their C in the paint.

Best affordable Gold athletic PGs (badge up with Dimer, Pick & Roll Maestro, Relentless Finisher, Acrobat, All spin badges, and all ball handling badges)

Lilliard, Westbrook, Wall, and Rose.

Let's add more to this thread to help players who don't have the resources (time, money, patience, and etc) to have a stacked team. Suggests players that flourish in certain schemes and can match up against these diamonds and amethyst players people are spending 100s of thousands of dollars on.

Sorry for the long post everyone haha

Thanks,
LegitSkillz

Great post! I really agree that having an athletic PG is crucial. I'm using Westbrook and he is the catalyst of my offence.

What playbook and/or freelance offence do you use? 4-out-1-in?

[LegitSkillz]

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Great post! I really agree that having an athletic PG is crucial. I'm using Westbrook and he is the catalyst of my offence.



What playbook and/or freelance offence do you use? 4-out-1-in?

Yes sir. But I change it up sometimes (not often enough since I'm happy with my current team). In RTTP, I rotate between the warriors, heat, and hawk playbook. Depends which one I'm in the mood for. I find these playbook helpful for my 4-1 scheme. I also shift between spread the floor and corners. These work very well you have an athletic guard controlling the offence. Ex. Westbrook is one player who will always be useful. Due to his finishing ability he's always a threat inside. The moment you break down the defender in front of you (usually the PG or who ever is guarding you) it's an automatic kick out opportunity when you drive the paint. With the corners formation, Klay Thompson hits a corner 3 with ease. And if he's not available I can toss it to drexler on the opposite side. If no one is available just attack the basket because you have an above average chance to get fouled or still finish the play successfully.

Overall just take what the defence gives you. I run SFs at the power forward position so I find there are always options available for me on offence. Downfall is defence since they are not strong enough to contain natural PFs or efficiently protect the paint. Best players I have for those matchups are Lebron and DPOY Leonard. It would be nice to have DR Draymond Green but I don't want to break the bank for him haha. I use to play Current Anthony Davis at PF but his mid-range wasn't reliable enough and he would get over powered in the post due to his strength. He did get a lot of blocks but his production wasn't high enough for me to keep him in the line up. Majority of online players go small so Davis matched up against an elite SF can get ugly real quick. Mind you, I have him fully badged with bruiser, one man fast-break, and acrobat. I use him in my offline challenges and gauntlet.


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[Bubba13laze]

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I agree 100% it is important to have defined roles for players on your team. People that fit your play style, also, the chemistry of your lineup. When it comes to adding pieces to my team I am more concerned with whether or not a player will fit into my rotation and do the jobs I want them too, rather than simply adding cards with better stats.

Knowing your players releases, animations, and having players that you work well with is the most important thing. Definitely, one does not need a stacked roster to compete in this game. The most important thing is knowing the players you have and utilizing their strengths.

I have fairly strict criteria that I require my players to meet. It often leads me to a debate because I want to always use my favourite players from growing up, but at the same time, I need cards that fit my demands, and not all the superstars I idolized have suitable cards for me. This leads me to have to compromise and have some people on my team that I don't necessarily care for irl, but they have good cards and the players do what I want from them. Ultimately, my goal is for my team to consist of only my favourite players, have the role distribution and chemistry I like, and not have to use people I am not super fond of. However, I am not there yet.

Some of the things I look for:
- I have to be able to score with each player on my team. With that in mind, I don't like one dimensional players. I will never have a kyle korver or JJ reddick on my team.
- Everyone on the team needs to be able to defend. I especially like a defensive anchor at the PG and C positions.
- PG and SG need to be able to both handle the ball. Having a SG that can distribute the ball allows me to catch and shoot with my PG.
- PG, SG, SF all need to be able to shoot 3s.
- SG and SF need to be athletic.
- I like a traditional 2 big man lineup, I will only go small ball if my PF can't keep up with the other team's small ball lineup. Ex: KG sometimes can't defend Melo on the 3pt line so I have to put Kawhi at the 4.
- PF needs to be able to shoot the mid-range
- PF needs to be able to pass. I like to run a pick and pop with the PG/PF and if the mid range jumper isn't available I like the PF to kick it down to my C for a dunk.
- C needs low post game. Defense, rebounds, and hustle points are a must. But I also like the C to be able to create for themselves in the post.

I am not going to say my lineup on this thread because it's kind of stacked and I know the purpose of this is to talk about how silvers/golds can compete with amethysts and diamonds.

Here are some relatively cheap cards that can do tons of damage and are able to lockdown defend all the diamonds. All these cards are 20k MT or less.

PG - Chauncey Billups (strong defender, can shut down people who put Lebron at the point, reliable playmaker and knock down shooter. Also has surprisingly great driving layup, gets fouled a lot and they go in through contact)
SG - Rip Hamilton (lockdown defender, excellent shooter, athletic, can finish on the break, and can pass the ball well)
SF - DPOY Kawhi (top notch D, athletic, finishes on the break, can shoot the 3)
PF - Lamarcus Aldridge (excellent midrange, can shoot the 3, good rebounder, defense isn't amazing but far from a liability)
C - DPOY Mutumbo (probably the best low post defender in the game right now, also, his low post offense is surprisingly great, bonus, he can shoot free throws)
C - Silver Tyson Chandler, currently the only card in the game with both 89+ defensive rebound, 89+ offensive rebound, and 70+ free throw. Put post lockdown defender, both crasher badges, and hustle points on him, and I swear he can bang downlow with the best amethyst centres in the game.

Also, Tony Parker and Hassan Whiteside's moment cards I believe are both 20k or less and look deadly.

[Ichi]

Re: Needs Vs Wants For RTTP Success

Well I made a post before I read this thread...

I'm building a team with the same kind of principle you guys are talking about here.

I'm not a great slasher and like to control the tempo with my PG. All my players must have playmaking capabilities to allow me to drive and dish or just move the ball. Also, defence still wins games.

I usually run plays for Noah, as he can then distribute at will to the open man. When the opponent starts figuring that, I'll run some sort of floppy, horns or just screens.

Using that principle and extremely limited MT, I'm currently going with

Rubio for the defence and playmaking abilities - Dimer and Floor general

DPOY Noah for the same reason as Rubio

Danny Green as my 3&D guy.

At the moment I also have DPOY Cooper and TBT Kirilenko.

After facing a guy with Melo, I'm kind of rethinking my team. Cooper is not consistent enough and will probably need to replace him.

Play AK at the 3, Danny Green at the 2 and get a new PF.

[synistr]

Re: Needs Vs Wants For RTTP Success

Well I made a post before I read this thread...

I'm building a team with the same kind of principle you guys are talking about here.

I'm not a great slasher and like to control the tempo with my PG. All my players must have playmaking capabilities to allow me to drive and dish or just move the ball. Also, defence still wins games.

I usually run plays for Noah, as he can then distribute at will to the open man. When the opponent starts figuring that, I'll run some sort of floppy, horns or just screens.

Using that principle and extremely limited MT, I'm currently going with

Rubio for the defence and playmaking abilities - Dimer and Floor general

DPOY Noah for the same reason as Rubio

Danny Green as my 3&D guy.

At the moment I also have DPOY Cooper and TBT Kirilenko.

After facing a guy with Melo, I'm kind of rethinking my team. Cooper is not consistent enough and will probably need to replace him.

Play AK at the 3, Danny Green at the 2 and get a new PF.

AK is great but they jerked him on the badges. Melo is hard to stop if someone knows how to use him....so I usually get someone who can defend him fairly well and make him a liability on the other end. PG13 is good for this when on a budget if using a gold. A good silver option is Khris Middleton. Also Wes Matthews if Melo doesnt post him up.

[Ichi]

Re: Needs Vs Wants For RTTP Success

AK is great but they jerked him on the badges. Melo is hard to stop if someone knows how to use him....so I usually get someone who can defend him fairly well and make him a liability on the other end. PG13 is good for this when on a budget if using a gold. A good silver option is Khris Middleton. Also Wes Matthews if Melo doesnt post him up.

Kris Middleton is a good one. Thank you. Totally forgot about him as an option for the 3. Just picked him up for 1200MT after reading your reply.

PG13 is way out of my league and also doesn't really fit my play style. I built my team with 10k MT so...

[LegitSkillz]

Needs Vs Wants For RTTP Success

I think we are forgetting one silver player who can give melo trouble..... The Greek Freak. Enough said. He can't shoot 3s and his mid isn't great either. His finishing ability is good though. I used him in the restricted seeds at PF and he was a monster on both ends!

Giannis gets a lot of chase down blocks, when you think he gets beat in the post (fadeaways, post spins, etc) he ends up blocking (or disrupting) the shot and usually grabs rebound afterwards. He gets into the passing lanes, terrific help defender, and has decent lateral quickness for his size (76). He also isn't easily fooled on pick and roll plays either! Solid silver I must say.

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[synistr]

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I think we are forgetting one silver player who can give melo trouble..... The Greek Freak. Enough said. He can't shoot 3s and his mid isn't great either. His finishing ability is good though. I used him in the restricted seeds at PF and he was a monster on both ends!

Giannis gets a lot of chase down blocks, when you think he gets beat in the post (fadeaways, post spins, etc) he ends up blocking (or disrupting) the shot and usually grabs rebound afterwards. He gets into the passing lanes, terrific help defender, and has decent lateral quickness for his size (76). He also isn't easily fooled on pick and roll plays either! Solid silver I must say.

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I have to agree, Greek Freak can do some unique things on the court despite his ratings. He plays like a gold card. I ran against him in RTTP and he did a lil damage but he didn't get much playing time which I was happy about. 76 lat quick is ridiculous for a 6'11" player....only WCS has better combination.

One silver I am anticipated about though is reward Metta. Elite silver defender and 3pt shooter.