Maybe I still don't exactly understand how this all works. Are we going for best PER, best scorers, etc. Or are we going for team we think could be the best and putting it to a vote? I'm just drafting players I think would be a good team.
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Maybe I still don't exactly understand how this all works. Are we going for best PER, best scorers, etc. Or are we going for team we think could be the best and putting it to a vote? I'm just drafting players I think would be a good team.
You're trying to build the best team. All the numbers and analytics are evidence of the quality of your picks.
Team that will have the best record in the next 7 years combined.
I am jus getting analytics just to get some real truth about some of these players. Perception is dangerous.
However, analytics doesn't mean facts. I just use them for guidance.
EDIT: at the end of the day..everyone is going to vote randomly based off their biased opinions. LOL
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I don't know if perception is dangerous. For example Gonzo picked Steven Adams before Brook Lopez. Brook Lopez has better numbers for the most part (he's a touch lower on career rebounding average). But if I had to pick between those two I would pick Adams first as well.
Nobody should pick Zach Randolph because he is 36..
I think more accurate way of saying it is "Perception can be really dangerous". As long as you have reason beyond your choices, i think it's okay. But, people perceive something without really understanding value can always backfire.
if you focus on current and past, Lopez does have better metric. But Lopez in general is trending down versus Steven Adams is trending up. For most part the number agrees with that, just because current means one is better than other doesn't mean thats the future
Not to mention, Steven Adams is playing with Westbrook, and he is obviously giving away rebounding to Westbrook. LOL, so you do have to take on some other factors.
Anyways, i am just doing this for my own fun really. Most of this won't matter since everyone is going to vote randomly as **** based off their favorites.
I'll take Tristan Thompson. Great rebounder and defender. And he's only 26
Id completely forgotten about him. I wanted a good power forward and had been racking my brain. Great get.
The injury histories of AD and Embiid are not comparable. AD is not "more injury prone than anyone."
I am a bit surprised that anyone with 246 made 3s from last season is still available. He's had some health issues over the years, but he played 75 games last year, and 60+ in 3 of the last 4. So I'm just going to assume he is now on the mend.
So I'll take Eric Gordon, who's nickname is apparently "The Hobbit." I'd rather not have a nickname if that's the one I had. At any rate, you can never have too many shooters.
So I'll take Eric Gordon, who's nickname is apparently "The Hobbit." I'd rather not have a nickname if that's the one I had. At any rate, you can never have too many shooters.
You suck. Thats who I was going for right now lol. Id held off this long due to injuries and was going to go big man but i figured why not. Thats what i get for waiting. 6th man of the year last year I believe.
Oh well, guess I'll be sticking to a bigger shooter. I'm going Danilo Gallinari. Got his averages up to 39% from deep last year and makes 2 per game. Good fro 18ppg and 5 boards to go along with being able to play the 3 or 4. I'm unsure if I'll start him or Randle at the 4. Looks like I can expect 60 games out of him a year which isn't too shabby. Just turned 29 so a bit older than I'd like but not too bad. I'm choosing him over someone else similar to what I did with Eric Gordon who @gossie21 took. Hopefully it doesn't happen again by the time it gets back to me lol.
Oh well, guess I'll be sticking to a bigger shooter. I'm going Danilo Gallinari. Got his averages up to 39% from deep last year and makes 2 per game. Good fro 18ppg and 5 boards to go along with being able to play the 3 or 4. I'm unsure if I'll start him or Randle at the 4. Looks like I can expect 60 games out of him a year which isn't too shabby. Just turned 29 so a bit older than I'd like but not too bad. I'm choosing him over someone else similar to what I did with Eric Gordon who @gossie21 took. Hopefully it doesn't happen again by the time it gets back to me lol.
nah, his team sucks. LOL, **** Blake G.
I would make some eye raising picks. Assuming someone hasn't already gotten creative already.
I think we figured there may have been something like that going on. Do you want BBN's team?
You're never gonna win the argument that Davis is as injury prone as Embiid, especially on this board. AD has missed 75 games in 5 seasons, Embiid has missed 200+ games in 3 seasons.
Gotta admit, I'm really starting to like this team BBN and I are putting together.
This roster is coming together perfectly.
This roster is coming together perfectly.
This season, he played 75 games, he missed 3 at the end of the season. Which was like... Meh. Both Boogie and him got shut down for the season.
Same thing happened season before. He played 61 games... and then for his "health." They stopped him from playing last 10 games or so.
Every season except the playoff season (oh i wonder why..) A. Davis stops playing the last 10 games or so. He always does have minor injury but they usually prefer keeping him fully healthy and focuses on draft because their team sucks. Except they keep ****ing up the draft.
Davis could probably play on average 5-8 games per season, but by then it's tank mode and no point.
BTW. Joel Embiid still haven't been cleared to play basketball....
He's no Joel Embiid, but let's not forget than Anthony Davis is injury prone. There's gray area between Greg Oden and AC Green.
