ISH all-time draft thread

[ELITEpower23]

Kobe

Auto ban to take Kobe this early. Sickening, really. Squandered opportunity.

[ELITEpower23]

Ahh it's me again.

Kevin McHale

Kareem
McHale
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Kobe
CP3

You have the worst team by far. You do realize you're trying to assembly a team that WINS games, yes?

[tpols]

Auto ban to take Kobe this early. Sickening, really. Squandered opportunity.

People picking guys like Klay or Rookie wemby over peak MVP Charles Barkley is probably the most egregious thing I see here. Absolute insanity.

[dankok8]

Kobe wasn't a good 3PT shooter and CP3 is fairly low volume/prefers midrange.

Wasn't a good shooter or took tough shots? On this team, he will have a low usage and ball will go into the post first and then come out when Kareem or McHale get doubled. Kobe is gonna shoot very well on open threes. And CP3 shoots 37% on 4 attempts a game for his career. Over 40% on open threes per tracking data.

[tpols]

Wasn't a good shooter or took tough shots? On this team, he will have a low usage and ball will go into the post first and then come out when Kareem or McHale get doubled. Kobe is gonna shoot very well on open threes. And CP3 shoots 37% on 4 attempts a game for his career. Over 40% on open threes per tracking data.

Chris Paul and Kobe are two of the best shooting superstar guards of all time. And Kareem had range on his skyhook out to 18 feet. A nice 3nD SF and you might have the best team out here so far.

[AlternativeAcc.]

I'll take Kyrie.

This gives me another elite 3pt shooter, but also an elite shot creator which compliments Klay. Bird and Giannis bring enough playmaking to the table, so Irving's responsibilities are to space the floor and knock down 3s, midrange, and create when needed. Perfect guy for that.

[SouBeachTalents]

Tatum

[j3lademaster]

People picking guys like Klay or Rookie wemby over peak MVP Charles Barkley is probably the most egregious thing I see here. Absolute insanity.

I wouldn’t take Klay over Barkley to build a franchise around, but as my 3rd or 4th option? Klay all day. You can replicate Barkley, Kobe etc all at some level; but a catch and shoot scorer who happens to be a top 3-5 deep range shooter ever who can microwave to the tune of 20-30 point quarters and can play defense is way too unique.

[AlternativeAcc.]

I wouldn’t take Klay over Barkley to build a franchise around, but as my 3rd or 4th option? Klay all day. You can replicate Barkley, Kobe etc all at some level; but a catch and shoot scorer who happens to be a top 3-5 deep range shooter ever who can microwave to the tune of 20-30 point quarters and can play defense is way too unique.

Tpols is a moron lol. But yeah, klay is such a perfect off-ball compliment to other stars I'm honestly surprised he fell to me. Giannis is basically a taller, more athletic, better passing version of Barkley on offense with elite DPOY level defense to match. People are passing on Barkley because he couldn't defend.

[tpols]

I wouldn’t take Klay over Barkley to build a franchise around, but as my 3rd or 4th option? Klay all day. You can replicate Barkley, Kobe etc all at some level; but a catch and shoot scorer who happens to be a top 3-5 deep range shooter ever who can microwave to the tune of 20-30 point quarters and can play defense is way too unique.

In today's league there are so many guys who can hit the 3 and play defense that it's not an anomaly anymore. Jrue Holiday shot better from 3 this year than Steph Curry. And was better in the 2024 Finals than peak Klay.

That wasn't a late pick... it was an early one. 1993 peak MVP Charles Barkley was almost MJ level who was apparently banned from this contest. To have him get blanked for such inferior talent is a joke.

You guys just don't know ball.

[iamgine]

Luka

[DJMcDonald]

I will take TRACY MCGRADY

[SouBeachTalents]

I wouldn’t take Klay over Barkley to build a franchise around, but as my 3rd or 4th option? Klay all day. You can replicate Barkley, Kobe etc all at some level; but a catch and shoot scorer who happens to be a top 3-5 deep range shooter ever who can microwave to the tune of 20-30 point quarters and can play defense is way too unique.

Tpols is a moron lol. But yeah, klay is such a perfect off-ball compliment to other stars I'm honestly surprised he fell to me. Giannis is basically a taller, more athletic, better passing version of Barkley on offense with elite DPOY level defense to match. People are passing on Barkley because he couldn't defend.

In today's league there are so many guys who can hit the 3 and play defense that it's not an anomaly anymore. Jrue Holiday shot better from 3 this year than Steph Curry. And was better in the 2024 Finals than peak Klay.

That wasn't a late pick... it was an early one. 1993 peak MVP Charles Barkley was almost MJ level who was apparently banned from this contest. To have him get blanked for such inferior talent is a joke.

You guys just don't know ball.

Barkley's value takes a hit in all-time drafts imo. As an individual talent, you could argue him over a good amount of the players taken so far. But pairing him with 2-3 other ATG players, his game is simply not as complimentary as the other players who've been selected. Guys like Dirk & KG would mesh with virtually any lineup, I don't see another team that Barkley would make better so far.

What did you expect AltAcct to do with his roster, are you really pairing Barkley next to Giannis & Bird Klay provides more value for his team, he doesn't need to possess the ball, he's on the Mt Rushmore of 3 point shooters, he plays good defense. Tell me which team you think Barkley would make better so far, which player would you swap him out with that improves the lineup.

[tpols]

I don't know if you're under the impression Charles Barkley was a bad shooter but he wasn't. He had an automatic midrange jumper and was one of the most efficient jump shooters ever and more efficient than Klay easily.

Another player you guys need to scoop up real quick is MVP 1998 Karl Malone. But I guess he sucks too.

And Pat Ewing. These 3 were better than a handful of previous selections by a long shot.

Filling out the team with Jrue Holiday and Derrick White role players is easy to do late in the draft.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Barkley's value takes a hit in all-time drafts imo. As an individual talent, you could argue him over a good amount of the players taken so far. But pairing him with 2-3 other ATG players, his game is simply not as complimentary as the other players who've been selected. Guys like Dirk & KG would mesh with virtually any lineup, I don't see another team that Barkley would make better so far.

What did you expect AltAcct to do with his roster, are you really pairing Barkley next to Giannis & Bird Klay provides more value for his team, he doesn't need to possess the ball, he's on the Mt Rushmore of 3 point shooters, he plays good defense. Tell me which team you think Barkley would make better so far, which player would you swap him out with that improves the lineup.

You shouldn't have engaged him lol. He's literally retarded and is now trying to ruin the thread. Peak autism.