2000-01 East Lyme J-Train

• Point Guards: A. Johnson, T. Best; Johnson is an average PG at best. For the amount of minutes he played, he doesn't have many assists (491). He does shoot pretty good but he only shot a surprising 1-9 from the 3pt line. His defense is a little above average. Best is the key here, he doesn't have many minutes (1691) but he does shoot well and he is better than above average in defense.    Rating: 5.5/10.0
• Shooting Guards: M. Sealy, J. Jackson; Hmm, the league wonders why East Lyme would select Sealy (may he rest in peace). East Lyme definitely lost out by not being around in the first round and the computer thought Sealy would help him out. Sealy does have decent numbers for being deceased. Jackson helps out here because he has a heart beat, but that's where we draw the line. We can only hope Jerl has plans for someone else to play here.   Rating 1.0/10.0
• Small Forwards: R. Artest, S. Marion; I can see it now, Artest will be flying around covering anybody and everybody. He doesn't shoot very well and he has too many turnovers compared to assists. Marion will help out, but with only 1260 minutes, one can wonder how long it will be before Marion and the rest of this teams SF expire. The other 2 SF on this team has a total of 1200 minutes. This position has the potential to be very good for years to come, but for this year, East Lyme may be struggling   Rating 3.5/10.0
• Power Forwards: T. Hill, S. Kemp; Well, well. Look at what we have here. 2 of the best bangers in the league. This team represents themselves very well at PF. Not too many teams can supply this type of one - two punch. If Kemp can stay out of foul trouble (371 fouls), this team might be competitive every night. Doesn't look good if the player with the most shots on the team (1160) shoots .417. It is believed how Kemp goes, East Lyme will go.   Rating 5.5/10.0
• Centers: D. Robinson, Potapenko; East Lyme will not get embarrassed here. 2 quality centers, with a shooting touch and an eye for the rebound. This is the strength of the team. Robinson is tied on this team in scoring and is the best shooter. 183 blocks isn't too bad either. Potapenko is a very good center with only the potential to get better.  Rating 8.0/10.0
• Bench: This is another expansion team, but East Lyme did a terrible job of filling a bench, all their bench players have less than 2000 minutes and there is only 1 backup at PG. One can question if Jerl knew what this league was all about. He may need to make some trades to get him some minutes.   Rating 2.5/10.0
• Management: Jerl is a first time owner to the GLBA. It seems from his drafting that he didn't understand how the GLBA works. The commissioner takes some responsibly for that. It seemed he drafted for players he thought would do well this year in the NBA. That's all fine and good, but he has to field a team this year in the GLBA. Jerl has become better and better each week in noticing what he needs to compete and owning a team he likes. Not being present for the first two rounds of the draft really hurt him. If he sticks with it and manages his team each game, I see no reason why Jerl can't surprise everyone and make a run at the 5th playoff spot. But, are there too many "ifs"?  Rating: 6.5/10.0
• Total rating: 32.5/70.0
• Predicted Record and Finish: 15-57, 4th Place