2000-01 Bean Town Browns

• Point Guards: R. Strickland, A. Carter; Strickland is the man with the ball and he is a seasoned veteran who will help this young expansion team grow. Strickland is one of the top 5 PG's in the game. Carter is an ok guard, but seems to have a focusing problem above 10 feet with a .395 shooting percentage. He has decent defense for a backup, let hope Strickland stays healthy.   Rating: 6.5/10.0
• Shooting Guards: A. Houston, J. Stackhouse; These two people put the shooting into shooting guard, neither of them are afraid to shoot, but if I had my choice, Houston (1271 shots) would get the green light more than Stackhouse (1447 shots). Houston is definitely in there for his offense, while Stackhouse is in there for the defense. Stackhouse better not be handling the ball that much, because his team leading 311 turnovers will kill this team, if his .428 won't do it first.. Rating 5.0/10.0
• Small Forwards: R. Patterson, J. Wallace; By far the weakest position on the team. Patterson is an unproven player who has good all around numbers but is entering his first year in the GLBA. I don't think he will get the opportunity to shoot that much, but with the teams best .536 shooting percentage, he better get his shots too. Wallace gets a token mention because he only has 798 minutes, that's enough about Wallace. Person should see some time here to help Patterson with the growing pains.  Rating 6.0/10.0
• Power Forwards: E. Brand, M. Rose; Brand is probably the best reason to trade Duncan. Brand takes the shots (1306), he gets fouled (536 FT attempts) and he rebounds like a mad man (810). He should lead this team in scoring by rebounding all of Stackhouse misses. With all that hype, Brand can't do it alone. There are other players who can help, like Rose, but if the game is on the line, The big E better be on the floor.  Rating 6.5/10.0
• Centers: J. Feick, M. Olowokandi; Olowokandi came over in the Duncan trade and has allot of potential. His numbers are low for a starter of 77 games in the NBA and his defense is average at best. Neither Feick or Olowokandi can shoot, but they can rebound to help Brand out. The center position on this team can be played by 7 players but they are all average players.  Rating 5.0/10.0
• Bench: Other than PG, this team is loaded with flexibility. Should be interesting to see how Kyle uses the manager profile on this team. He has options to match up with any team.  Rating 8.5/10.0
• Management: Kyle is a first time owner to the GLBA. He was handicapped at the beginning by not being able to attend the special expansion draft, but he quickly made up for it by trading arguably the best player in the league for 3 serviceable players that have tremendous potential. Although it is hard to imagine why a person would want to trade Tim Duncan, it has become apparent that his team needed more than a PF/C to compete. Will it be enough? Only time will tell, but so far, Kyle's future looks pretty good as a GLBA owner.  Rating: 5.0/10.0
• Total rating: 42.5/70.0
• Predicted Record and Finish: 36-36, 3rd Place