A New Day in LA - LTS Presser
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2024 4:53 pm
A New Day in LA
It's a new day, a new commissioner, a new league, and a new franchise. While I'm going to miss seeing what type of player Angel Reese was going to turn into, I changed my vote from keeping the current league going and instead voted to go back in time to the 1980s for the good of the league.
Now, let's look at the 1980s Lakers team and why I selected them. First, I wasn’t sure if we were going to get the team as it was and draft normally, so I went with the Magic/Kareem combo. Once I figured out what was going on, it was too late. I tried to switch to the NY Knicks, but it's cool — Now, I get to make sure @greepleairport never wins the West. LOL.
Now, onto the actual team construction. I was toward the bottom of the draft, and most of the most promising young prospects had been gobbled up. So I went in a different direction. I picked a 30-point-per-game scorer in WORLD B. FREE. Now, he hasn’t produced in the preseason when I switched him to SG, but I think I’m going to keep him there to see if he can handle the position. Since he first draft pick, I wanted to draft a win-now team.
The rest of my draft was predicated on picking the best player possible to trade later, as well as scorers (we have 5 players who average over 20 points per game per season, and 1 who averaged 30). We might have been the only team to draft in real-time without a list.
So, here's where we’re at and what I was thinking during the draft:
World B. Free – Has just started his win-now window. 30-point scorer. Quick enough. Solid defender, still improving. Can he play SG, or is he more productive at point guard?
Bill Cartwright – All-around solid with athleticism. (Let’s train his speed and see how far we can get this guy. Speaking of which, can we train players to purple or not? @BigDaddyd8720 ) A 20-point scorer in his rookie season! (I feel like he might be my steal of the draft.)
Jamaal Wilkes – A peaking, win-now player who can score 20 points a game and defend. Should make for some good trade bait, since I already have World B. Free at SG. Although, he might be my SF. (Check his SF stats in the preseason — out of this world! 50+ points.)
John Drew – Let’s get some bench scoring. He averages 20 points a game….
Mike Bratz – Wait, we don't have a point guard on the team…
George Johnson – Wait, no one on this team can rebound or defend inside, besides Cartwright, so let's get George Johnson. Plus, he's young and could develop into something.
Larry Kenon – Wait, there's still a legit 20-point scorer available in the 7th round!!!!!
Campy Russell – He's fast “ish”... Two seasons ago he averaged 20 points a game.
Len Elmore – Block “ish,” rebounding “ish,” defender “ish.”
Now if we just add a second basketball to the sim games and the Lakers would score 260 points a game and win the ship.
It's a new day, a new commissioner, a new league, and a new franchise. While I'm going to miss seeing what type of player Angel Reese was going to turn into, I changed my vote from keeping the current league going and instead voted to go back in time to the 1980s for the good of the league.
Now, let's look at the 1980s Lakers team and why I selected them. First, I wasn’t sure if we were going to get the team as it was and draft normally, so I went with the Magic/Kareem combo. Once I figured out what was going on, it was too late. I tried to switch to the NY Knicks, but it's cool — Now, I get to make sure @greepleairport never wins the West. LOL.
Now, onto the actual team construction. I was toward the bottom of the draft, and most of the most promising young prospects had been gobbled up. So I went in a different direction. I picked a 30-point-per-game scorer in WORLD B. FREE. Now, he hasn’t produced in the preseason when I switched him to SG, but I think I’m going to keep him there to see if he can handle the position. Since he first draft pick, I wanted to draft a win-now team.
The rest of my draft was predicated on picking the best player possible to trade later, as well as scorers (we have 5 players who average over 20 points per game per season, and 1 who averaged 30). We might have been the only team to draft in real-time without a list.
So, here's where we’re at and what I was thinking during the draft:
World B. Free – Has just started his win-now window. 30-point scorer. Quick enough. Solid defender, still improving. Can he play SG, or is he more productive at point guard?
Bill Cartwright – All-around solid with athleticism. (Let’s train his speed and see how far we can get this guy. Speaking of which, can we train players to purple or not? @BigDaddyd8720 ) A 20-point scorer in his rookie season! (I feel like he might be my steal of the draft.)
Jamaal Wilkes – A peaking, win-now player who can score 20 points a game and defend. Should make for some good trade bait, since I already have World B. Free at SG. Although, he might be my SF. (Check his SF stats in the preseason — out of this world! 50+ points.)
John Drew – Let’s get some bench scoring. He averages 20 points a game….
Mike Bratz – Wait, we don't have a point guard on the team…
George Johnson – Wait, no one on this team can rebound or defend inside, besides Cartwright, so let's get George Johnson. Plus, he's young and could develop into something.
Larry Kenon – Wait, there's still a legit 20-point scorer available in the 7th round!!!!!
Campy Russell – He's fast “ish”... Two seasons ago he averaged 20 points a game.
Len Elmore – Block “ish,” rebounding “ish,” defender “ish.”
Now if we just add a second basketball to the sim games and the Lakers would score 260 points a game and win the ship.
