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Can Two Half-Warrior Teams Still Make Playoffs?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by celebrevida, Nov 24, 2017.

  1. celebrevida

    celebrevida Member

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    Tonight 11/24, we saw the Warriors basically play half their team with Durant and Green sitting out. This makes me think:

    Are the Warriors talented and deep enough that if they split their team into 2 teams, could those two half-Warrior teams still make the playoffs?

    The challenge is to split the current Warriors full roster into two teams as evenly as possible. The rest of the two half-Warrior teams are filled with replacement-level players relative to their depth. One team continues to be coached by Kerr and the other by Brown.

    How would these two half-Warrior teams compare and rank to actual NBA teams in the rest of the league?

    I think the Warriors are talented and deep enough that two half-Warrior teams would actually still be better than half the NBA teams and each would still make the playoffs.
     
    #1 celebrevida, Nov 24, 2017
  2. rhino17

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    PG: Steph
    SG: Klay
    SF: Casspi
    PF: Iggy
    C: Zaza
    6th Man: Looney
    Coach: Kerr

    PG: Livingston
    SG: Nick Young
    SF: Durant
    PF: Draymond
    C: Javale
    6th man: West
    Coach: Brown
     
    #2 rhino17, Nov 24, 2017
  3. ghettocheeze

    ghettocheeze Member

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    So, I'm sitting here thinking... that first team is hella soft with Stephanie, Zaza, and Casspi, but then the second team has Cupcake and Swaggy P -- and I just realized how Donkey is the real MVP on this team.
     
    #3 ghettocheeze, Nov 24, 2017
  4. celebrevida

    celebrevida Member

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    Good attempt at two half Warrior teams. But you're still missing Patrick McCaw and Jordan Bell. I'd probably put Bell on Team 1 and McCaw on Team 2 for balance.

    SG: Klay
    SF: Casspi
    PF: Iggy
    C: Zaza
    6th Man: Looney
    7th Man: Bell
    Coach: Kerr

    PG: Livingston
    SG: Nick Young
    SF: Durant
    PF: Draymond
    C: Javale
    6th man: West
    7th man: McCaw
    Coach: Brown

    These two teams don't look half bad and I think they could each have a shot at the playoffs as lower seeds.
     
    #4 celebrevida, Nov 24, 2017
  5. icecreamman

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    It's the bulls. We did the same thing 2 nights ago. Calm your steven curry stan ass down
     
    #5 icecreamman, Nov 25, 2017
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  6. iconoclastic

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    Easily. Two all-stars per team (including one MVP-candidate each) is a playoff team. Remember the T-Mac/Yao teams with Rafer Alston, Luther Head, etc.?
     
    #6 iconoclastic, Nov 25, 2017
  7. Jontro

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    those 2 teams would win 4 championships in 2 years!
     
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  8. icecreamman

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    Can a "two half-warriors" all stars team beat a lottery kings team?
     
    #8 icecreamman, Nov 28, 2017
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    but but i thought klay was the bestest 2-guard in the league? :D
     
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  10. FANfrom86toNow

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    NO....they can't even beat the Kings! :D:eek:
     
    #10 FANfrom86toNow, Nov 28, 2017
  11. Patience

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    I also think 2 “half-Rocket” teams could make the playoffs:

    PG:Harden
    SG: Mbah a Moute
    SF: Tucker
    PF: Nene
    C: Capela
    Coach: D’Antoni

    PG: Paul
    SG: Gordon
    SF: Ariza
    PF: Anderson
    C: Black
    Coach: Bzdelik
     
    #11 Patience, Nov 28, 2017
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    Rockets in 6
     
    #12 DaBeard, Nov 28, 2017
  13. Easy

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    That's not very impressive. If you split the 15-16 Rockets into two teams, they'd make the playoffs

    Team 1
    Terry
    Harden
    Brewer
    Motiejunas
    Capela
    ---------
    Beasley
    Dekker
    Harrell
    Coach: McHale

    Team 2
    Beverley
    McDaniel
    Ariza
    Jones
    Howard
    ----------
    Smith
    Lawson
    Hayes
    Coach: Bickerstaff

    But if you put them together as one team, they'd miss the playoffs. :D
     
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  14. napalm06

    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    I would like to meet your question with another question. Can we stop idolizing the Warriors for no reason whatsoever?
     
    #14 napalm06, Nov 28, 2017
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