2023-24 Season Draft R1 - Fifii vs. flaco*

[Fadeaway_J]

Here is a quick list of what you need in your writeup.

1. Specific years for each player on your team
2. Rotations and minutes for each player
3. Reasoning as to why your team will win and/or why people should vote for you.

Do not vote in this thread until both managers have submitted their writeups. Please ensure you give a rationale for your vote; votes with no explanation will not be counted.

If writeups aren't posted within 24 hours, we will vote solely based on the players they have drafted (and any rotations they have posted on their roster page).

**First to 3 votes advances.**

[flaco]

Best of luck, Fifii!



Rotations
PG: Fred VanVleet (38) / Jordan McLaughlin (10)
SG: Anthony Edwards (38) / Keon Ellis (10)
SF: Paul George (38) / Keon Ellis (10)
PF: Giannis Antetokounmpo (22) / Jonathan Isaac (26)
C: Al Horford (32) / Giannis Antetokounmpo (16)

Offense
Giannis and Ant are options #1A and #1B respectively. George is option #2. Everybody else spreads the floor. FVV and Horford provide secondary shot creation. Giannis surrounded by reliable 3pt shooters should be unguardable. He recorded career highs in efficiency this season becoming the first player in NBA history to average 30-10-5 on over 60% shooting.

Defense
Horford may drop or switch. Giannis may roam, drop, switch or fight through. FVV and McLaughlin are my POA defenders. They go over / fight through the pick forcing Brunson to put the ball on the floor and either take the long 2 of the dribble or attack the basket against Horford/Giannis/Isaac. All players on the roster are plus defenders, to say the least. Giannis is a former DPOY. Isaac led the league in Defensive Estimated Plus Minus this season.

A few words on Keon Ellis since he's untested in our games. He became a starter for the Kings after Kevin Huerter suffered a season-ending injury. Never looked back ever since. Started in both of their play-in games. He's 41.7% 3pt shooter on 72.4% 3PAr and a terrific defender recording a DBPM of +2.1.

FGA
Giannis Antetokounmpo 18.8
Paul George 16.7
Anthony Edwards 19.7
Al Horford 6.4
Jonathan Isaac 4.9
Jordan McLaughlin 3.0
Keon Ellis 4.1
Fred VanVleet 13.9

Total: 87.5

[Fifii]

Rotations

PG: Jalen Brunson (40) / Scottie Barnes (8)
SG: Grayson Allen (36) / Peyton Watson (12)
SF: Scottie Barnes (22) / Peyton Watson (16) / KJ Martin (10)
PF: Kevin Durant (38) / Scottie Barnes (10)
C: Ivica Zubac (36) / Walker Kessler (12)

FGA

Jalen Brunson 21.4
Grayson Allen 9.1
Scottie Barnes 15.7
Kevin Durant 19.1
Ivica Zubac 7.6
Peyton Watson 5.6
KJ Martin 3.0
Walker Kessler 5.5

Total: 87/88

Offense :

In offense I attack Al in iso. Al is very slow so Jalen drive and scored or drive and pass to Grayson ( the best shooter from three in this season ) if he would be double team. Fred and J Mac doesn’t have a size if on PG will be Scottie so he haunts theirs and push theirs to the paint and plays post up and easy score or pass if he will be double team. Grayson run and targeting screens like shooter. KD has the bal and play iso on slowest guys like Al or smallest like FVV. A lot of p&r between my guards and Zu.

On defense:

Jalen Brunson can play on help defense because FVV isn’t good shooter from midrange and this is the same thing about J Mac. Watson is my lock down defender who can stopping one on one Ant. Grayson Allen is hiding on smallest players. KJ Martin if he played more minutes he can defend players like Jayson Tatum and steal ball from him so he also playing good D. Zu can defend even Jokic and Doncic on p&r so he can be very useful in help and very well protected the paint. Barnes has size to guard George and Giannis. Walker Kessler like a backup center is fine. He isn’t black hole in D.


Sorry that is too late , but personal reasons.

[Dr Positivity]

I like George as the compliment to Edwards/Giannis more than I do Barnes between Brunson and Durant at this stage of his career. Fifii also has pretty painful bench with 28 minutes of Peyton Watson. Vote flaco.

[wackbone]

Ditto what Dr. P said. Much prefer FVV/PG/Al over Grayson/Barnes/Zubac, and as Dr P said 28 minutes of Watson is pretty damning.

Vote: flaco

[Fadeaway_J]

Flaco has better top-end talent, a sizeable defensive advantage, and a better bench. I just don't see where Fifii gains a competitive advantage here.

Vote: flaco

[Fadeaway_J]

Flaco advances

[Fifii]

Thanks for series flaco