NBA Salary Cap Challenge Semi-Final 1

[Nosferatu]

Teams were required to stay under the $70,000,000 cap.

Please vote for the better team.

TEAM TWO

STARTERS
PG-Rajon Rondo, $12,909,090
SG-Lance Stephenson, $9,000,000
SF-Kevin Durant, $18,996,624
PF-Carlos Boozer, $3,251,000
C-Pau Gasol, $7,128,000

BENCH
PG/SG-Goran Dragic, $7,500,000
SG-Jordan Clarkson, $507,336
SG-Brandon Rush, $1,145,685
PG-Phil Pressey, $816,482
SF-Cleanthony Early, $507,336
SF/PF-Draymond Green, $915,243
SF-Chris Copeland, $3,135,000
PF-Ed Davis, $981,084
PF/C-Drew Gooden, $915,243
C-Jon Henson, $1,987,320
Total team salary: $69,695,442

VS

TEAM EIGHT

STARTERS
PG - Chris Paul - $20,068,563
SG - James Harden - $14,728,844
SF - Khris Middleton - $915,243
PF - Serge Ibaka - $12,350,000
C - DeAndre Jordan - $11,440,123

BENCH
PG - Pierre Jackson - $507,336
PG - Kendall Marshall - $915,243
SG - Evan Fournier - $1,483,920
SG - Spenser Dinwiddie - $700,000
SG - Reggie Williams - $915,243
SF - Michael Beasley - $777,778
SF - Xavier Henry - $1,082,000
PF - Jared Sullinger - $1,424,520
PF - Jon Leuer - $967,500
C - Gorgui Dieng - $1,413,480
Total Team Salary: $69,689,793

 

[wlk3]

Matchup nightmare for team eight...

 

[Nosferatu]

Matchup nightmare for team eight...

Not sure I could disagree more...

 

[Nosferatu]

Paul > Rondo
Harden > Stephenson
Middleton << Durant
Ibaka > Boozer
Jordan > Gasol

 

[Nosferatu]

Durant will need to score 60 to win...

 

[wlk3]

Talent player for player is right...

8 wins 4 out of 5... I guess my problem here is how I judge... I look at how a team will do as a group... Given only team 5 actually played as a group, I still try to play it out in my head...

For instance...

Paul > Rondo... We agree... But Rondo is long and great defensively... So, although Paul is definitely better, Rondo's strength slows Paul a little more than he'd normally would... Lobs won't be so easy... Shots won't be so easy... Rondo will struggle too but he has Stevenson to help with ball handling so it would cut down on to's...

Beard > Lance... Again no question... But Lance plays both ways, Beard does not... It takes away the overall dominance of Beard... He slows Beard down a little, yet on the other side Lance can get his... Lance also lead the league in triple-doubles last year so again, he plays an overall game which closes that gap...

Kevin Durant... He just might hit 60... Lol

Jordan and Ibaka are better, but their strengths are weak side defense... They both block a ton of shots by getting over and making the block... If they do this here they are giving up open jumpers to 2 guys who want open jumpers...

My point being, individual talent point for point team eight is better... But if we look at strength and weakness it's a different story... Somebody once told me defense isn't that big in these... If that's true team 2 wins 3-2... That's why I don't like doing that either... And we haven't even talked benches... I believe team 2 has the slight edge there...

In all I'm not saying it's a blowout... I'm saying what would appear to be a win for 8 by talent IMO, is a bad matchup due to strength and weakness and gives team 2 the edge... This is also why I'd would love to see a small gameplan or strategy for each team... Nothing big or long... Just a little idea of what you anticipate and would like your team to do... It gives people a better feel for what the person was thinking when putting the team together and how they expect it to go...

 

[Shanemansj13]

Team 7 would of had a better matchup, not a good matchup. KD goes for 50

 

[Nosferatu]

Looks like both Semi-Final matchups are gonna be blowouts...

Shocker, LeBron vs KD in the finals...

 

[Shanemansj13]

So Lebron wins

 

[Nosferatu]

Need some more votes here.


This is shaping up just like I thought it would.


Both games are 4 - 4 right now...

 

[wlk3]

Need some more votes here.


This is shaping up just like I thought it would.


Both games are 4 - 4 right now...

This game needs votes... The other game does not... Team 4 is up 5-4...

 

[Ritzarmy]

When does voting end?

 

[Nosferatu]

Noon

 

[Ritzarmy]

Next team that gets a vote wins.

 

[bksballer89]

I settled the tie and gave team 2 the win.

Starters are about even but team 2 has Durant which is the slight difference but I'm really not a fan of team 8 bench

 

[Ritzarmy]

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