Like the NBA, finding a quality big man is extremely important to almost any teams success. Having someone to patrol the middle defensively, clean up the glass, and break the defenses back with easy buckets at the rim; The top post man gives every team a leg up on the competition.
Now that the obvious has been stated, the hard part presents itself. Who will be the first big off the board on October 27th?
After TLFK's overall performance in PCTI3, don't expect Bruise or Smo's stock to be on the rise unless one of the captains see a good fit systematically. I've said it and stand by it, no one on TLFK should do anything but nosedive in the draft.
That leaves us two teammates from Breaking Bad whose games are almost identical in what their strengths and weaknesses are, yet their games are almost the exact opposite. Allow me to elaborate. They both crash the glass successfully; BC with a strategic approach finding the right spot around the hoop. Donley's is to go flying in throwing his body around hoping to clear space and grab the board at the same time. Both are step out big men; BC can stroke from deep. Donley uses the glass and mid range to his advantage. Defense is an asset; BC as a shot blocking length guy. Donley as an on the ball pressure/high effort guy. Neither can use their opposite hand. Both love to randomly take it to the hole against multiple defensemen. Neither feel comfortable with their back to the basket (Donley's up and under is a thing of the past).
So who goes first? Both play almost the exact same role, in the exact opposite way. As one of PCTI's more decorated players, BC was edged out for another All-Tournament Team selection by Donley, despite better statistics in every category. BC himself has voiced that there is no question he was edged out, and that the award went to the rightful recipient. Going into his second full PCTI, Donley is considered an up and comer and that is peaking at the right time. BC's production has gone down every year, making everyone wonder if this is a classic case of drafting an up and comer (SD) or a battle tested veteran on the downside of his career (BC).
My guess is Donley edges out BC, followed by BC waging war immediately on his new rival. If I am correct, looking for a boulder on The Brats shoulder for the next six months.
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These two are probably battling for the title of "third-best nickname in PCTI" as well. Leaders in the clubhouse are probably Fruit and Spotlight.
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