I'd take a point guard, someone that can get others involved in the game. The rest of the team wouldn't be so hard to get, but if I started an expansion, it would be point guard.Unless it's like a Corey Maggette vs. an Antonio Daniels. I would take Corey Maggette. In a way, best player available.
Its best player avaible, but if you have two players of the same level and one plays a post position whilst the other is a perimiter player, I think you need to get that inside player because he opens up oppurtunities for your shooters wehn he makes the defense collapse and double on him..You cant rely on jump shots to win games consistently, you need high percentage, quality shots in the perimeter..
I start with a big man. You need to ge the best center possible, because with the lack of skill there these days, you could make some serious noise
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KMart @ May 13 2006, 03:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I start with a big man. You need to ge the best center possible, because with the lack of skill there these days, you could make some serious noise</div>And to go along with that, if you have a solid big man in place, its easier to develop a swingman because they can get more open looks when the defense collapses on the post player. Additionally, there are also many more swingmen avaible in the league who can contribute..
It depends. Look at the Pistons? Who is their "key" player..they have none. Each player is equally valuable, is Hamilton is their main scorer, Billups is the guy distributing the ball and is a good scorer, Prince is a defender, scorer and rebounder, B. Wallace is a great defender and rebounders and R. Wallace is a good defender and shooter to stretch the defense out.Right now the best player to build around is LeBron James, but most of the time it is a C to build around. They are more consistent and open up opportunities for others (See: Shaquille O'Neal)And you can also run an offense through a C very efficiently..if you have a great perimeter shooter.
Either a stud center or point guard. Theres a surplus of wing players who can play SG and SF, so they shouldnt be a problem. But definitely center and PG are most important.
Id take a Center because theres so few good ones. The league is filled w/ shooting guards and small fowards. Theres a pretty decent amount of point guards to. So id take a big man. A pg would be my second choice.
A talented and young PF/C who has potential to be one of the league's premier big men is who I'd choose. Guards are so easy to find in FA, and you dont even need a ball-dominating guard, you can have a role player at that position. In fact, thats how most championship teams are built, they have a smart, play-making PG, then they have role/decent players at SG/SF, and then they have a dominating big man at PF or C. Also, depth off the bench would be needed greatly, especially in the playoffs. A team that follows my example here is the Utah Jazz of the '90s, they had a great PG in Stockton and a one of the most dominant big men ever in Karl Malone. Although they were never a championship team because MJ's Bulls dominated the decade, they still had what it took to make the NBA Finals. A team that follows my example however and still won a title are the 1999 San Antonio Spurs. They had a good PG in Avery Johnson who knew how to distribute the ball, solid role players in Sean Elliot and Mario Elie at the G/F positions, and the twin towers of Tim Duncan and David Robinson underneath the basket.
I take a talented big man. The Bobcats did this with Okafor and the Raptors did with Bosh when they were rebuilding. Chris Paul will have to have a good big man to win a championship in his career.
It really depends. If the skill level of the big man and the guard is the same, you take the big man EVERY time. It really depends who is better. Big men provide more to the game by drawing doubles more than guards do and so on. Notice how every team that has won a championship in recent years, has had a good C or PF. Its just how things work. I say you just take the best player on the board.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pistonfan11 @ May 14 2006, 09:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I take a talented big man. The Bobcats did this with Okafor and the Raptors did with Bosh when they were rebuilding. Chris Paul will have to have a good big man to win a championship in his career.</div>David West? Well, he isnt typically a big man who plays in the post, but he's still very effective on the offensive end with that jumper.
