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G.O.A.T. said 02/15, 09:22 AM
PG: Steve Nash- $11,375,000
SG: Kevin Martin- $1,808,120
SF: Ron Artest- $7,800,000
PF: Travis Outlaw- $4,000,000
C: Chris Kaman- $8,600,000

Bench: Hedo Turkoglu- $6,373,900
Bench: Raja Bell- $4,750,000
Bench: DeShawn Stevenson- $3,348,214

TOTAL: $48,055,234

I tried to make my team very different from yours instead of only picking one of two guys that weren't on your team.

Mo Williams vs. Steve Nash-
I don't even think this really needs to be argued. Nash is definitely better than Williams. He has a better team, more experience, and better stats.
Nash: 17 pts, 4 reb, 12 ast
Williams: 18 pts, 4 reb, 7 ast
Mo is scoring 1 more point per game on 5 less assists. Nash is better.

Kevin Martin vs. Leandro Barbosa-
Martin: 23 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast
Barbosa: 17 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast
Leandro has one more assist while K-Mart has 6 more points and 2 more rebounds per game on his resume. Martin is putting up that nice points per game average with defenses all over him as he is one of Sacramento's few offensive weapons this year.

So far it is 2-0 in my favor.

There is much more to come as we have different players everywhere except at center and one spot on the bench.

G.O.A.T. said 02/16, 09:38 AM
Since I cannot use Kevin Martin, I will be taking Trevor Ariza ($2,710,800), which brings my total to $48,957,914.

Next, how the heck does value have anything to do with this throwdown? Value means nothing. We just needed a team with 8 players between 30 and 50 million dollars in payroll. What they individually cost means absolutely nothing!

Maggette and Artest have similar stats but you have to remember that Artest is a lockdown defender for your team. He will guard the other team's best player and do a heck of a job for you. He was, in fact, the 2004 DPOY. Edge: Artest

2-0 in my favor.

Trevor Ariza vs. Leandro Barbosa-
I think Barbosa is better so you take this one.

Chris Wilcox vs. Travis Outlaw-
Almost identical stats if not for Wilcox having the 2 rpg advantage. For me, however, I like a guy who's a threat from anywhere he is on the court. That's why I would take Outlaw who shoots 40% on three-pointers while Wilcox shoots 0%. Outlaw is also more reliable from the line than Wilcox.

With a guy like Outlaw, it forces the defense to play out on the perimeter with my big guy. Now my guards (Nash, Ariza, Bell, Stephenson) to drive the lane.

3-1 in my favor.

G.O.A.T. said 02/16, 03:06 PM
Juan Carlos Navarro vs. Raja Bell-
Bell: 12 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast
Navarro: 11 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast
Once again, I took a guy who had similar stats to yours but someone who is fantastic on the defensive end.

I'll give you Haywood over Stephenson. I'm still up 4-2.

Regarding Outlaw, I am not basing my entire decision off his better free throw shooting either. I'm not sure what you meant when you said that, but I mostly based it off his ability to shoot the long ball which would open up the lane for my guards to penetrate.

Next...how much better of an offensive player can Maggette be when he only averages three more points per game?

Defense wins championships and that's why my team is better. Bell and Artest can shut down anyone in the league. (Stevenson isn't too bad on the defensive end either.) Add that in with Nash's ability to make the players around him better and I have a pretty good team for less than $50 million.

Bottom Line: My team is better. I obviously have the better playmaker at the point. I have better defensive players. I have just as good, if not better, big men. Finally, my bench is good enough that I don't lose much when I sub players in and out.