NBA State Tourney (South - Round 2)

CP3, Jesus & T-Mac take on Monta, Granger & Big Al.

I decided to create an NBA State Tournament to see which states are producing the best players.

Do certain states excel at producing certain positions? Who’s going to win it all?

Help me decide by voting for each matchup, and we’ll crown an NBA State Champion right around the time of the NCAA Championship game.

#3 Seed

South Region

North Carolina (13 players) +

South Carolina (5 players)

Combined Population = 13,468,741

Round 1: Beat Florida

PG: Chris Paul (NC), R. Felton (SC), D. Armstrong (NC)

SG: Ray Allen (SC), Marquis Daniels (SC)

SF: Tracy McGrady (NC), Renaldo Balkman (NC)

PF: David West (NC), Antawn Jamison (NC), Wilcox (NC)

C: Jermaine O’Neal (SC), Brendan Haywood (NC)

Everyone else: B. Jackson (NC), An. Johnson (SC), M. Moore (SC), S. Randolph (NC), C. Simmons (NC), Sh. Williams (NC).

Crunch Time: CP3 / Jesus / T-Mac / Jamison / West

X-factors: Jermaine O’Neal’s health, Jamison & West together

#4 seed

South Region

Mississippi (9 players) +

Louisiana (7 players)

Combined Population = 7,211,989

Round 1: Beat Georgia, Alabama

PG: Mo Williams (MS), Chris Duhon (LA)

SG: Monta Ellis (MS), Lindsey Hunter (MS)

SF: Danny Granger (LA), Travis Outlaw (MS)

PF: Antonio McDyess (MS), Millsap (LA), Ty. Thomas (LA)

C: Al Jefferson (MS), Erick Dampier (MS), B. Bass (LA)

Everyone else: E. Barron (MS), G. Davis (LA), O. Harrington (MS), S. Swift (LA).

Crunch Time: Mo / Monta / Granger / McDyess / Big Al

X-factors: Backup guard play, young talent vs. inexperience

NBA State Tournament

Round 2

South Region

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Poll Ends: Monday, March 31st @ 11:59pm PST

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My pick: To Be Announced

I’ve decided to hold back on announcing my picks until at least 5 people have commented on who they chose and why. Here are some possible questions that you may want to address:

How would you divvy up the minutes?
Which matchups are most intriguing to you?
What are the keys for each team?

NBA State Tournament Rules: - To qualify, players must have played in at least one NBA game this season (Sorry Brand & Oden) and be on a current NBA roster. - Players are affiliated with the state they graduated High School in rather than the State born in. (Information courtesy of: Basketball-Reference.com). Key differences will be noted. - There are 16 total “Teams” separated into 4 Regions. - Teams are seeded using this formula: Total population (rounded to the nearest million) x 1/2 + Total # of current players. - Smaller states are merged together until they total 16+ active players. - Rosters of 12 are chosen for each team. - Vote for which team you think would win in a 7 game series on a neutral court. - After voting, please comment on which team you picked, how many games to win, and why.