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Overview

                                              It's playoffs time!!!

Two contenders have already booked their tickets for the Abhu Dhabi F4 and two more will be decided in two game 5s in what is expected to be nothing less than a great basketball night. 

In just a single turn, less options for sure remain to choose from and we certainly expect tight defenses to somewhat limit the great offensive weapons of the opponent. We will pick our 6 main players and then try and get the best out of our bench, naming our potential surprise performer from the bench.

Main 6 players:

1. Kendrick Nunn (18.4 CR). We expect the MVP of the regular season to deliver in the series decider even though his has had some tough games in this series. 

2. Mike James (16.8 CR) who has been really solid in many aspects of the game and as he has been really consistent we will probably also pick him as captain.    

3. Shane Larkin (15.1 CR) who has provided us with some vintage performances in the 2nd half of the season and during the postseason.  

4. Vincent Poirier (13.6 CR) has been really solid in the series and we expect him to stand out in the frontline battle.

5. Jabari Parker (12.3 CR) who we expect to carry an important load of Barca's effort to win at Monaco. 

6. Alpha Diallo (11.1 CR) who is one of the most important players for Monaco and has had some very convincing performances so far in the playoffs

Coach selection:

We will go with coach Spanoulis (7.4 CR) as Monaco won both games 1 & 2 at home. 

Potential Surprise performer & bench:

Joel Parra (6.9 CR) from our bench will be our surprise player most probably. We do believe he could have a breakout game.

Our bench will be filled with 3 additional players that play also a significant role for their teams: 

1. Cedi Osman (9.2 CR) who is also a significant player and a starter for Panathinaikos and has had some convincing performances this series.

2. Matt Strazel (8.1 CR) who is having solid minutes still in the postseason.

3. Mam Jaiteh  (7.9 CR) who is a solid backup center and the clear number 2 option for the French frontline.

AlleyOopDunks

Good Luck to all and always remember: trust yourselves instead of some random internet website right? Have fun

Signed: AN & Mid-range Maven - Alley Oop Dunks

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Video Link

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