Build your all-time starting five with $15

[Mister P]

PG- Smith ($1)
SG- Allen ($5)
SF- Gay ($3)
PF- Karaban ($1)
C- Okafor ($5)

Three AA’s. I think this team would play together really well. Shooters that could space the floor while allowing open lanes for dribble drive penetrations. Plenty of scoring with a service able defense. Smith was a stud and a bargain at $1.

 

[Ricker]

Napier $3
Lamb $2
Castle $3
Butler $4
Clingan $3

 

[Mr. French]

Okafor 5 and Clingan 3?

Napier 3 and Newton 4?

Let the debates begin.

 

[Hungryhusky99]

Bazz
Hawk
Caron
Donyell
Adama

 

[GlastonTim]

Napier
Castle
Butler
Karaban
Clingan
And I’ll take Oriaki for 25 cents Alex.

 

[NewBlood]

Bazz - Castle - Caron - Adrien - Clingan

I love Jerome, but Hawkins is a $2 and Cam is a $1

 

[superjohn]

Bazz - Castle - Caron - Adrien - Clingan

I love Jerome, but Hawkins is a $2 and Cam is a $1

I didn't even notice that, Cam is better than both Jerome and Hawkins.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Smitty
Burrell
Castle
Donyell
Oak

I have plus defenders at every position, length, speed, and shooting.

Smitty, Burrell and Castle wreak havoc defensively on the perimeter and gum up passing lanes. Marshall and Okafor erase everything at the rim.

Transition offense is a blur with Okafor outlets and Smitty or Castle bringing it up with Burrell and Marshall filling the wings.

 

[Tenspro2002]

I'm going:

El-Amin (2)
Castle (3)
Butler (4)
Karaban (1)
Okafor (5)

I know you don't have to pick exactly one guy at each dollar value, just worked out that way.

We have toughness, leadership, unbelievable basketball IQ, stout interior and perimeter defense, and enough offense/spacing to score reliably without being dependent on the 3. Ballhandling is maybe a bit light, but any of the first 3 can handle it, and Castle's PG skills were underutilized here (for valid reasons).

 

[Tenspro2002]

Smitty
Burrell
Castle
Donyell
Oak

I see the theory, but how the hell do you score against a zone defense?

 

[NowInStorrs]

Honestly just give me the 5 $3 players. That team would be insane

I was just about to say the same thing. That's a killer lineup.

Though Kemba, Castle, Lamb, Adrien, and Clingan would be great as well.

 

[HailUConn]

My lineup is Bazz, Steph, DC (3$ each), Meka (5$) and Smith(1$)

Good luck to score against this defense juggernaut which will take the oxygen out of any offense.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I see the theory, but how the hell do you score against a zone defense?

With Smith, Burrell and Marshall? Easily.

 

[B1GEast]

I say this with all honesty, give me the entire $1 row with Jim Calhoun and keep the change.

I know you can win a title with those 5 guys.

Smith, though I'd prefer Talik, Hawkins, Burrell, Karaban and Drummond.