S86 Town Hall 5

[Mike Lowry]

Based on roster construction, which teams are over/under performing?
What strategy do you think would help them perform better, or explain why they are performing above expectations?

Rules: 1 point if you give thoughtful answers, which I will award after the timer ends for responses. The timer ends for responses at the moment the corresponding week's Sim is run.

Note: Use approximately 5 sentences as your bare minimum for 1 point. If you write 3 long, complex sentences, you'll still get a point. If you write 5, 3 word sentences, you will not get a point. Don't @ me.

Due: Deadline for Sim 5

[K-100]

Overperforming
Indiana Pacers - a motley crew of greens led by the savvy vet John Lucas, the Pacers are currently in playoff contention seemingly out of nowhere. Defense is their forte right now with Manute Bol currently leading the lead in blocks. The Pacers are well ahead of schedule right now and PaulyP is flush with cash next offseason so the future is looking really bright in Indy.

Underperforming
New Jersey Nets - I'm not quite sure what is going on here but the Nets are looking like an expensive mishmash of talent and I dont think they are going to figure out how to get out of this mess this season. The talent is obviously there but they have just been inconsistent this season. Some games they are lights out on offense, other nights they cant make a shot. It is bizarre. Honorable mention goes to the Mavericks who also have a lot of talent on paper, but their GM cannot gameplan to save his life. Sad.

[WigNosy]

Based on roster construction, which teams are over/under performing?
What strategy do you think would help them perform better, or explain why they are performing above expectations?

Rules: 1 point if you give thoughtful answers, which I will award after the timer ends for responses. The timer ends for responses at the moment the corresponding week's Sim is run.

Note: Use approximately 5 sentences as your bare minimum for 1 point. If you write 3 long, complex sentences, you'll still get a point. If you write 5, 3 word sentences, you will not get a point. Don't @ me.

Due: Deadline for Sim 5

Overperforming:

The Kansas City Kings. Their starting 5's defensive rebounding ratings are: 64, 63, 11, 2, and 24. I'm honestly not sure how they are grabbing 62% of the defensive rebounds available to them. Somehow they are 7-22 despite a -17.1 differential (compare to the Bullets, also 7-22 but with a -10.0 differential and the 4-27 Suns with an -11.6 differential). The Kings should be lapping the field for the #1 pick with that little defensive rebounding, and yet they're behind the Suns and in a dogfight with the Bullets. I don't understand this one at all. Obviously, they need more rebounding.

Underperforming:
The Atlanta Hawks. They have a rock-solid defensive center, a two-way scoring and rebounding threat at PF (Cliff Robinson), another glass-eater and scorer in Charles Barkley, and what should be a solid defensive backcourt in the Harper, Louis Orr, and Darwin Cook... but things just haven't come together for them. They're dead last in Pace and dead last in points per shot. I think they should try to push the pace and get some easier buckets; they certainly have the athletes to do so. Failing that, they might try to extend their depth from the backcourt to the frontcourt by bringing either Robinson or Barkley off the bench for 30+ minutes per game and starting three guards once Orr gets back, then they'd have a very tough seven-man lineup; starting three bigs means the backup minutes at PF and C get them in trouble.