Post by kobe24 on Feb 21, 2010 12:57:47 GMT -5
All Youngin’ Team - UOSLR’s Best 21 and Under.
Center: Dwight Howard
The Line: 19.9 PPG, 12.2 RPG(9th in League), 3.1 BPG(7th in League)
Superman is the anchor of this studded team, and for good reason. Dwight is 9th in the league in rebounding and 7th in blocks. Dwight is an amazing specimen and probably the strongest guy in the league. He is already drawing a lot of comparison to Shaq because of his size and potential. He really doesn‘t have the post moves of a guy like Shaq though. He is still only 20 years old though so he has a lot of time to learn. He is a better free throw shooter then Shaq(shooting 74% for the year), which will help him a lot since he gets fouled a lot. Dwight really isn’t a first option type of scorer either, but since the Hornets don’t have anyone else they can get 20 PPG out of, they have to force the ball to Dwight. This may be beneficial to him since he gets to work on his post moves and take 20+ shots a night. Dwight is still growing, which is a scary thought. This guy is already one of the most intimidating forces in the paint at 20 years old. In a few years he will be leading the league in rebounding and blocked shots while also scoring 20 a night. Dwight has gotten better and better every year, the rest of the league cringes to think about him consistently growing as a player for the next 3-4 years. While Dwight’s defensive presence may intimidate players, his offensive game is nothing to be scared of. His most impressive move is the dunk, which there is nothing wrong with that since Dwight can dunk with the best of them. But he will need to develop a post game and stretch his game outside the paint if he wants to be a threat on the offensive end in the future.
Power Forward: Josh Smith
The Line: 17.1 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 1.5 SPG, 3.0 BPG(9th in League)
This guy was almost traded at the beginning of the year, but the GM of the Bullets came to his senses after Smith had an amazing TC. And Smith hasn’t let him down. Besides LeBron he probably has the most impressive stat line. 17,10,2, and 3? That’s some amazing stuff. Smith should be a contender for Defensive Player of the Year. Once Preira gets out of the league, Smith might be the favorite to win it every year. Smith is a good rebounded, but he might be more effective as a rebounded at the SF spot in the future. Once the Bullets add some talent around here, I think that might be where he excels most. His offensive game is still very raw, he is shooting under 40% from the field right now. His FT% is decent at 77% and the lack of a three point shot may force him to play PF for his career. But if he can work on his range then I think he will be a monster at the SF position. No one would be able to rebound with him or score on him. Hopefully his offensive game isn’t a lost cause, because Smith has a ton of potential to be a top player in this league.
The ball is sort of being forced to Smith right now since he is really the only talent on the Bullets roster right now. But once he has some scorers surrounding him, I think he will thrive and could potentially average 17 as a non option.
Small Forward: LeBron James
The Line: 26.4 PPG(9th in League), 9.9 RPG, 5.4 APG, 2.0 SPG(9th in League), 39.6 MPG(6th in League)
The best player on this list…by far. This guy is simply amazing. The next Etienne Preira for sure. The Lakers are currently 42-10, and James is a big reason why. The Lakers are my pick to win the title this year, and should be everyone’s favorites for as long as LeBron James is on the team. This could be his last year, as James’ rookie contract is up at the end of the season. But I don’t see any reason why LeBron would leave the Lakers. He will get paid either way and no team out there right now can offer him a better chance to win a title. It is just amazing what this guy is doing at such a young age, he should definitely be in the running for MVP this year. GM DBW has done a great job of building this team, but it really all turned around when he drafted LeBron James a few years back. LeBron could be the first guy in the league with all A-’s across the board. That could be very attainable for him, he only needs to go +1 in outside and rebounding next TC to do that. IF LeBron does leave, I hope the team that gets him doesn’t have a PG like Billups so we could see what he could do at PG. I think he could average a triple double for the year, he is that talented.
Shooting Guard: Gerald Green
The Line: 13.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1.5 SPG
Green might not be as talented as some of the other guys under 21 in this league, but he was the best at the SG position. He hasn’t played full starter minutes this season, but has still put up some pretty good numbers in his rookie year. Green has became a fan favorite in Philadelphia because of his awe inspiring dunks, but that is about where his offensive game ends. He has a decent jump shot but he can’t really shoot the three with any consistency, YET. He is the only rookie to make this list so he has the most room to grow out of all of these guys. He has already shown to be a great defender, averaging 1.5 SPG in limited minutes. His leaping ability should allow him to be one of the top rebounding guards in the league. Once Green develops a consistent shot outside of 15 feet then he should be a force to reckon with. But for now, you can basically lay off of him and let him shoot. But even if you do that he might just jump right over you and slam it down. Green should win many dunk contests in his career and if he continues to grow, then the dunk contest won’t be the only reason he appears at the All-Star festivities.
Point Guard: Louis Williams
The Line: 16.4 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 4.0 APG, 2.4 SPG(2nd in League)
This was probably the toughest decision. It was between Williams and Telfair. But since Telfair has only played 11 games this year, I decided to go with Williams. And overall his stat line has been more impressive than Telfair’s this year. Williams is the youngest guy in the lineup coming in at 19 years old. He is already a monster though. He is currently averaging 2.4 SPG, which is second in the whole league. That’s amazing. He is a decent scorer at this point in his career, but he should blossom into a 20 PPG guy on good percentages. Right now his only flaw is that he is turnover prone. Once he learns to slow down a bit and let the game come to him then he should be fine. But right now he has a 4:3 A/To ratio which is unacceptable. The Rockets should be very excited about having this guy on their team as he looks like he could be a great guard in this league. He reminds me a lot of Allen Iverson, who also had some trouble early in his career with turnovers. Both guys are small but know how to score and can grab you a decent amount of rebounds every game. Iverson is a much better passer at this point in his career, but Williams is still only 19. He has a ton of room to grow. He also shoots the three better than AI, which he will need to continue doing if he wants to be a great scorer in this league.
Reserves:
Al Jefferson
The Line: 16.8 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 2.4 BPG
Jefferson is currently having the best season in his brief career, averaging 17,11 and 2. He has had a lot of trouble keeping his FG% up and its hard to say why. He doesn’t have a ton of range, but he shoots a decent FT% and its not like the ball is being forced to him. Hopefully Jefferson can fix this in the future, because if he can he could be one of the top big men in the league. He already has the rebounding and defense, he just needs to shoot a better percentage and he would be averaging 20 PPG. And he might be better served at PF, where he will be bigger and stronger then most power forwards. I did think about having Jefferson at PF for my list, but I just think Smith is a game changer with his defense and right now Al Jefferson is just a solid player.
Paul Millsap
The Line: 20.0 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 2.2 APG, 1.1 SPG
Millsap is putting up 20 and 10 in only 30 MPG. I thought about putting him at PF, but his defense is just average. I’m really not sure why Millsap doesn’t get more minutes. It would be interested to see what he could do playing 35 minutes a night. Besides his defense, the big knock on Millsap is his size. He is extremely undersized for a PF at 6’7’’ but similar to Charles Barkley he makes up for that with his strength. He uses his low center of gravity very well. He could probably be averaging 11-12 RPG in more minutes. He is shooting a decent percentage from both the field and the free throw line but should work on his 15 foot jumper to become an even better scorer. Millsap should be a 20 and 10 guy every night for the rest of his career, but his inability to block shots will always be a problem for him.
Rudy Gay
The Line: 15.5 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.1 SPG
Gay probably has the best upside out of all the reserves, at 20 years old he still has a ton of room to grow and get better. He is already a pretty good player scoring wise, but the other parts of his game will need some work. His defense is poor and if he wants to become a superstar then he will need to average more then 2 APG. His rebounding is ok for now, but it will need to get better if he wants to play SF in the future. The Cavs sort of have a lock jam at the SG and SF spots. They have Josh Howard, Brandon Roy, and Rudy Gay all trying to play those two positions. One of them will obviously have to move in the future, possibly as early as next year if Gay or Roy have a bad TC. Gay has the ability to be an explosive scorer, but he needs to fine tune the rest of his game. He reminds me a lot of a young Vince Carter.
Sebastian Telfair
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[/img]Center: Dwight Howard
The Line: 19.9 PPG, 12.2 RPG(9th in League), 3.1 BPG(7th in League)
Superman is the anchor of this studded team, and for good reason. Dwight is 9th in the league in rebounding and 7th in blocks. Dwight is an amazing specimen and probably the strongest guy in the league. He is already drawing a lot of comparison to Shaq because of his size and potential. He really doesn‘t have the post moves of a guy like Shaq though. He is still only 20 years old though so he has a lot of time to learn. He is a better free throw shooter then Shaq(shooting 74% for the year), which will help him a lot since he gets fouled a lot. Dwight really isn’t a first option type of scorer either, but since the Hornets don’t have anyone else they can get 20 PPG out of, they have to force the ball to Dwight. This may be beneficial to him since he gets to work on his post moves and take 20+ shots a night. Dwight is still growing, which is a scary thought. This guy is already one of the most intimidating forces in the paint at 20 years old. In a few years he will be leading the league in rebounding and blocked shots while also scoring 20 a night. Dwight has gotten better and better every year, the rest of the league cringes to think about him consistently growing as a player for the next 3-4 years. While Dwight’s defensive presence may intimidate players, his offensive game is nothing to be scared of. His most impressive move is the dunk, which there is nothing wrong with that since Dwight can dunk with the best of them. But he will need to develop a post game and stretch his game outside the paint if he wants to be a threat on the offensive end in the future.
Power Forward: Josh Smith
The Line: 17.1 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 1.5 SPG, 3.0 BPG(9th in League)
This guy was almost traded at the beginning of the year, but the GM of the Bullets came to his senses after Smith had an amazing TC. And Smith hasn’t let him down. Besides LeBron he probably has the most impressive stat line. 17,10,2, and 3? That’s some amazing stuff. Smith should be a contender for Defensive Player of the Year. Once Preira gets out of the league, Smith might be the favorite to win it every year. Smith is a good rebounded, but he might be more effective as a rebounded at the SF spot in the future. Once the Bullets add some talent around here, I think that might be where he excels most. His offensive game is still very raw, he is shooting under 40% from the field right now. His FT% is decent at 77% and the lack of a three point shot may force him to play PF for his career. But if he can work on his range then I think he will be a monster at the SF position. No one would be able to rebound with him or score on him. Hopefully his offensive game isn’t a lost cause, because Smith has a ton of potential to be a top player in this league.
The ball is sort of being forced to Smith right now since he is really the only talent on the Bullets roster right now. But once he has some scorers surrounding him, I think he will thrive and could potentially average 17 as a non option.
Small Forward: LeBron James
The Line: 26.4 PPG(9th in League), 9.9 RPG, 5.4 APG, 2.0 SPG(9th in League), 39.6 MPG(6th in League)
The best player on this list…by far. This guy is simply amazing. The next Etienne Preira for sure. The Lakers are currently 42-10, and James is a big reason why. The Lakers are my pick to win the title this year, and should be everyone’s favorites for as long as LeBron James is on the team. This could be his last year, as James’ rookie contract is up at the end of the season. But I don’t see any reason why LeBron would leave the Lakers. He will get paid either way and no team out there right now can offer him a better chance to win a title. It is just amazing what this guy is doing at such a young age, he should definitely be in the running for MVP this year. GM DBW has done a great job of building this team, but it really all turned around when he drafted LeBron James a few years back. LeBron could be the first guy in the league with all A-’s across the board. That could be very attainable for him, he only needs to go +1 in outside and rebounding next TC to do that. IF LeBron does leave, I hope the team that gets him doesn’t have a PG like Billups so we could see what he could do at PG. I think he could average a triple double for the year, he is that talented.
Shooting Guard: Gerald Green
The Line: 13.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 1.5 SPG
Green might not be as talented as some of the other guys under 21 in this league, but he was the best at the SG position. He hasn’t played full starter minutes this season, but has still put up some pretty good numbers in his rookie year. Green has became a fan favorite in Philadelphia because of his awe inspiring dunks, but that is about where his offensive game ends. He has a decent jump shot but he can’t really shoot the three with any consistency, YET. He is the only rookie to make this list so he has the most room to grow out of all of these guys. He has already shown to be a great defender, averaging 1.5 SPG in limited minutes. His leaping ability should allow him to be one of the top rebounding guards in the league. Once Green develops a consistent shot outside of 15 feet then he should be a force to reckon with. But for now, you can basically lay off of him and let him shoot. But even if you do that he might just jump right over you and slam it down. Green should win many dunk contests in his career and if he continues to grow, then the dunk contest won’t be the only reason he appears at the All-Star festivities.
Point Guard: Louis Williams
The Line: 16.4 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 4.0 APG, 2.4 SPG(2nd in League)
This was probably the toughest decision. It was between Williams and Telfair. But since Telfair has only played 11 games this year, I decided to go with Williams. And overall his stat line has been more impressive than Telfair’s this year. Williams is the youngest guy in the lineup coming in at 19 years old. He is already a monster though. He is currently averaging 2.4 SPG, which is second in the whole league. That’s amazing. He is a decent scorer at this point in his career, but he should blossom into a 20 PPG guy on good percentages. Right now his only flaw is that he is turnover prone. Once he learns to slow down a bit and let the game come to him then he should be fine. But right now he has a 4:3 A/To ratio which is unacceptable. The Rockets should be very excited about having this guy on their team as he looks like he could be a great guard in this league. He reminds me a lot of Allen Iverson, who also had some trouble early in his career with turnovers. Both guys are small but know how to score and can grab you a decent amount of rebounds every game. Iverson is a much better passer at this point in his career, but Williams is still only 19. He has a ton of room to grow. He also shoots the three better than AI, which he will need to continue doing if he wants to be a great scorer in this league.
Reserves:
Al Jefferson
The Line: 16.8 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 2.4 BPG
Jefferson is currently having the best season in his brief career, averaging 17,11 and 2. He has had a lot of trouble keeping his FG% up and its hard to say why. He doesn’t have a ton of range, but he shoots a decent FT% and its not like the ball is being forced to him. Hopefully Jefferson can fix this in the future, because if he can he could be one of the top big men in the league. He already has the rebounding and defense, he just needs to shoot a better percentage and he would be averaging 20 PPG. And he might be better served at PF, where he will be bigger and stronger then most power forwards. I did think about having Jefferson at PF for my list, but I just think Smith is a game changer with his defense and right now Al Jefferson is just a solid player.
Paul Millsap
The Line: 20.0 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 2.2 APG, 1.1 SPG
Millsap is putting up 20 and 10 in only 30 MPG. I thought about putting him at PF, but his defense is just average. I’m really not sure why Millsap doesn’t get more minutes. It would be interested to see what he could do playing 35 minutes a night. Besides his defense, the big knock on Millsap is his size. He is extremely undersized for a PF at 6’7’’ but similar to Charles Barkley he makes up for that with his strength. He uses his low center of gravity very well. He could probably be averaging 11-12 RPG in more minutes. He is shooting a decent percentage from both the field and the free throw line but should work on his 15 foot jumper to become an even better scorer. Millsap should be a 20 and 10 guy every night for the rest of his career, but his inability to block shots will always be a problem for him.
Rudy Gay
The Line: 15.5 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.1 SPG
Gay probably has the best upside out of all the reserves, at 20 years old he still has a ton of room to grow and get better. He is already a pretty good player scoring wise, but the other parts of his game will need some work. His defense is poor and if he wants to become a superstar then he will need to average more then 2 APG. His rebounding is ok for now, but it will need to get better if he wants to play SF in the future. The Cavs sort of have a lock jam at the SG and SF spots. They have Josh Howard, Brandon Roy, and Rudy Gay all trying to play those two positions. One of them will obviously have to move in the future, possibly as early as next year if Gay or Roy have a bad TC. Gay has the ability to be an explosive scorer, but he needs to fine tune the rest of his game. He reminds me a lot of a young Vince Carter.
Sebastian Telfair
The Line: 12.1 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 8.0 APG, 1.3 SPG
Telfair should have probably been on the list instead of Williams, but since he has only played 11 games this season, I decided to go with Williams. But if Telfair had been playing all year I’m pretty sure he would have been up there. Telfair is one of the best young Pgs in the league right now and has definitely panned out for the Wolves. Telfair wasn’t suppose to be anything great, but he has turned out so. He looks like he could be a future 20 and 10 guy with under 2 TPG and 2 SPG. Pretty much the prototype PG. He is also finally healthy now so the Wolves should have him back in their lineup for this next sim. Maybe if I had waited a little longer to do this he could have made the list. This list doesn’t make or break you as a player though so as much as it must hurt him to not be over Williams, I’m sure Telfair will go on to be a great player.[/center]
