First up: The Charlotte Bobcats, 91.7 rating, 30th overall (15th seed in the East)
1. Gerald Wallace (31.5 rating) - #3, Forward
Resume: 2005-2010, 406 Games, 16.5 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 2.4 APG, 42.3 Win Shares, 1 All-Star Selection
Well, Gerald Wallace is the definitive Bobcat, which I suppose is a little bit like being the penultimate Toronto Argonaut. I mean, I suppose it's something to be proud of, but no one outside of the diehard fans is really going to care. (This is probably unfair to the Argonauts, as they actually have an amazingly long history. I just can't think of any better analogy off of the top of my head.)
2. Emeka Okafor (13.1) - #50, Center-Forward
Resume: 2005-2009, 330 Games, 14.0 PPG, 10.7 RPG, 0.9 APG, 26.2 Win Shares, 2005 Rookie of the Year
Well, Okafor's not a bad player... but if he's your second greatest player, you might be in trouble.
3. Raymond Felton (9.5) - #20, Guard
Resume: 2005-2010, 399 Games, 13.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 3.4 APG, 19.0 Win Shares
See above. Replace "Okafor" with "Felton" and "second" with "third."
4. Brevin Knight (5.6) - #22, Guard
Resume: 2005-2007, 180 Games, 10.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 8.3 APG, 11.2 Win Shares
Okay, this is getting ugly...
5. Matt Carroll (5.5) - #13, Guard
Resume: 2005-2009, 289 Games, 8.8 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 0.8 APG, 11.0 Win Shares
Even uglier...
6. Boris Diaw (5.1) - #32, Forward-Center
Resume: 2009-2010, 141 Games, 12.9 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 4.3 APG, 10.2 Win Shares
Well, the bench is picking up a little bit here at least.
7. Primoz Brezec (5.0) - #7, Center
Resume: 2005-2008, 229 Games, 9.8 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 0.7 APG, 9.9 Win Shares
And we're back to the ugliness...
8. Jason Richardson (4.3) - #23, Guard
Resume: 2008-2009, 96 Games, 21.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 3.1 APG, 8.5 Win Shares
Well the Bobcats are certainly benefitting from the "If you don't make the top 12 with a team where you have a higher score, you can go the next team rule" on this one.
9. D.J. Augustin (4.0) - #14, Guard
Resume: 2009-2010, 152 Games, 8.9 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 2.9 APG, 7.9 Win Shares
I've got nothing here.
10. Nazr Mohammed (3.2) - #6/#13, Center
Resume: 2008-2010, 158 Games, 7.2 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 0.6 APG, 6.4 Win Shares
Nothing again.
11. Stephen Jackson (2.5) - #1, Forward
Resume: 2010, 72 Games, 21.1 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 3.6 APG, 5.0 Win Shares, 0.001 MVP Award Shares
I think it says way more about the Bobcats relative lack of history that a player can spend half a season with the team and be one of the 12 best players in its history than it says about Captain Jack's skills. Note: if any players are interested in participating in this hypothetical tourney in future years and you can't crack the roster of a team with a rich history, finagle a trade to Charlotte.
12. Jason Hart (2.4) #1, Guard
Resume: 2005, 74 Games, 9.5 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 5.0 APG, 4.8 Win Shares
And I'm back to having nothing to say.
Not quite making the cut:
13. Jared Dudley (1.9)
14. Derek Anderson (1.6)
15. Raja Bell (1.6)
16. Jumaine Jones (1.5)
17. Tyson Chandler (1.5)
Outlook: I have to imagine this team is going to get rocked. This could be an actual NBA team, not a greatest of all-time team, and one that would have a lot of trouble winning a playoff series against a regular playoff team. I think they could make the playoffs, maybe even win a game or two, but this squad is going to get smoked in this tournament.
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