Post by Face-in on Mar 30, 2017 19:55:09 GMT -6
After Preseason
Rookies
1. Salado Valarado
-Is going to end up being one of the best bigs in the league. His inside, jump shot, shot blocking, and handles are all probably maxed out. Could see him eventually developing into a DeJuan Blair type of player.
2. Caron Butler
-Grades aren't sexy, but he was really productive during preseason. His low shot blocking may keep him from ever becoming a star two-way player but he should become one of the better SGs in the league by the end of his rookie deal.
3. Jason Williams
-Great looking grades, good production in preseason. He'll probably be the software's choice for ROY. TOs don't look to be an issue. People really need to stop overreacting to two exhibition games before TC is ran.
4.Phil Ford 2.0
-Sadly this will likely be his last appearance in the top five because GBG is a heartless tanker. Motherfucker, I didn't pay 15k for him to ride the bench again.
5. Yao Ming
-Looks as expected, his shot blocking may have some room to grow. He'll probably put up 20/11/2.5 on good shooting percentages.
MVP Candidate
1. Gilbert Arenas-Will be MVP if he stays healthy and matches last season's stats.
2. Lebron James
-The perfect SF outside of the TOs, great craftsmanship from 20s with Lebron's build.
3. Rashard Lewis
-He should lead the league in scoring and lead the Rockets to 65 wins.
-Chris Paul had an amazing preseason, I had a hard time keeping him out of the top five.
4. Larry Bird
-Will be nearly impossible to match his amazing stats from last season. If he leads the TWolves to a title, he's officially the best SF ever in 4.0
5. Tyronn Lue
-This is for MVP, not fifth best player. Damian Lillard chances get hurt by being a teammate of Larry Bird.
-Lue does jump back into the discussion for best player in the league if he can go back to his 3044 numbers.
Contenders in the East
-Chandler was their only loss, but I think Diop will replace a good amount of his production. Pete should win 60+ games as long as Fultz, McGrady and Bridges didn't have disastrous TCs.
2. Hornets
-Last year's champs didn't really lose anyone important. Depth may be an issue with Rudd, Carter, Schrempf and Gasol combining to make over 70 mil. Fecta's roster construction will help him during the playoffs. Also, Vince Carter had an amazing preseason.
3. Nets
-New season, same type of Nets team that will win 55+ games. Heebs still has the assets to make a big move for a star wing that will make him the favorite in the east.
4. Celtics
-Josh Jackson looks like he took a leap this TC. Dump's team should be one of the best defensive and rebounding teams in the league, turnovers could be their downfall.
5. Sixers
-Theus and Randolph are huge losses and caused my team to take a big step back. I'm concerned about my team's scoring and rebounding.
Contenders in the West
1. Rockets-Team should be dominant again with a full season of Chris Paul, he may need to pick up the scoring slack if Baylor has regressed. Would be my number one team overall.
2. TWolves
-Lillard/Bird/Long/Curry is probably the best top 4 in the league. Ayyoe still has all of his picks to add some depth and improve his bigs. This team matches up really well with the Rockets.
3. Kings
-Loved the Benjamin trade and liked the Wade signing because of his defense and upgrades available. Team's season will come down to how well Monk plays at PG. I do think they are a legit title contender and top five team overall.
4. Lakers
-I liked Ian's move for Randolph. Ian's season will depend on how much Billups and Tatum improved. Team may still be a year away from competing for a title.
5. Grizzlies
-Same team that is still solid, team could make a leap if Andrew can upgrade his SG or find an SF that would allow Granger to play SF.
Pacific
1. Lakers-As I said above I'm a fan of this team and think they win 52-55 games.
2. Grizzlies
-Should be right there with the Lakers competing for the division, will become the favorite if they can get another wing. I like them to win 51-54.
3. Sonics
-Team is hanging in there, turnovers kill their chances of competing for anything significant. Not delap's fault, but Alderick Hughes could have been incredible if he had points put into his handles back when he was developing. I think this team will be the 6th-8th seed and win 45-48 games.
4. Clippers
-They surprisingly aren't that bad. Props to Yawn for finding a way to put together a competitive team when he doesn't have his pick. Miner can still score and Derek Anderson looks like he could be decent. Team should hover around .500 and compete for that 8th seed.
5. Blazers
-Majic has some good looking perimeter players and a decent looking future now with Williams. I think they'll win 10-15 games.
6. Suns
-Really bad, see below. Team should win single digit games.
Tankers
1. Suns-This roster is awful with no players to build around long term. Maybe Ank was telling the truth when he said he planned to tank for the rest 4.0.
2. Thunder
-Will challenge the Suns for worst record if Ford sticks on the IR all season. Right there with the Bobcats for worst frontcourt in the league.
3. Magic
-Not much there on this roster, Jonathan Isaac and Harry Giles are interesting prospects, but need to be with a GM that would points into them.
4. Bobcats
-Sad to see Odin revert back to
after last night's TC, I really like his wing trio of KVH, Butler and Prince long term. His bigs are awful and will allow him to stay in the bottom five.5. Blazers
-I was having a hard time coming up with the fifth team so I went with last year's worst team. Williams, Svi, Murray and Bentl will probably keep Majic from having top three odds.
