1-on-1 Tournament: Round 2 (Southeast)
Matrix (photo. Brandon Sullivan)Like the Magic needed any more affirmation that they made the right choice in ’04, only one of you thought Emeka Okafor would beat Dwight Howard in a 1-on-1 matchup. There were also two sweeps in the first round of the Southeast Division bracket, with Marvin Williams and Ray Felton being blanked by their respective opponents according to the readers’ votes (tallied through Wednesday).
Going into Round 2, here are the rules: Straight 1-on-1, make it-take it, games to 11 (by ones and twos), all hypothetical. The six division winners will advance to the finals, with two of them getting a bye, just like the NFL playoffs. Vote in the comments section to determine the second-round winners:
(1) Dwyane Wade vs. (8) Josh Smith
(4) Shawn Marion vs. (5) Caron Butler
(3) Gilbert Arenas vs. (11) Gerald Wallace
(2) Dwight Howard vs. (7) Antawn Jamison
Round 1 voting:
Wade 18, Williams 0
Smith 13, Turkoglu 4
Butler 13, Richardon 4
Marion 16, Bibby 1
Wallace 10, Johnson 7
Arenas 17, Felton 0
Jamison 12, Lewis 5
Howard 16, Okafor 1
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March 6th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Fabian says:
D-Wade
Butler
Arenas
D-Hooo
March 6th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Mike says:
(1) Dwyane Wade vs. (8) Josh Smith – Josh Smith. He has the athleticism to stay with Wade. He also has a huge height advantage. Add to all this the fact that Wade won’t have the refs giving him every call and we have an upset on our hands.
(4) Shawn Marion vs. (5) Caron Butler – Shawn Marion. The Matrix can do it on offense and he has shut down defense. That is little better than Caron.
(3) Gilbert Arenas vs. (11) Gerald Wallace – Gerald Wallace. Gilbert is good, but his reputation is bigger than his skills. Gerald Wallace is bigger and will go in with “nobody believes I can win” mentality.
(2) Dwight Howard vs. (7) Antawn Jamison – Dwight Howard. I just hope Antawn doesn’t get hurt.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Prof. TX says:
Wade
Marion
Arenas
Howard
March 6th, 2008 at 10:13 am
Celts Fan says:
Wade
Marion
Gil
Antawn (this would be close, but Antawn’s big enough he won’t get completely killed by Dwight’s size, and he’s skilled enough offensively, I think he can take him. Dwight’s not used to handling the ball to that extent and his range is all the way out to a dunk, so I tend to lean toward the skilled guy in a close, 11-9 game…)
March 6th, 2008 at 10:21 am
dave says:
(1) Dwyane Wade vs. (8) Josh Smith
Wade
(4) Shawn Marion vs. (5) Caron Butler
Marion
(3) Gilbert Arenas vs. (11) Gerald Wallace
Wallace
(2) Dwight Howard vs. (7) Antawn Jamison
Howard
March 6th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Crabhands says:
(1) Dwyane Wade vs. (8) Josh Smith
Wade
(4) Shawn Marion vs. (5) Caron Butler
Butler
(3) Gilbert Arenas vs. (11) Gerald Wallace
Arenas
(2) Dwight Howard vs. (7) Antawn Jamison
Howard
March 6th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Ray says:
(1) Dwyane Wade
(5) Caron Butler
(11) Gerald Wallace
(2) Dwight Howard
March 6th, 2008 at 10:43 am
horses ride says:
(8) Josh Smith – Smith’s game just seemed to be custom fit for a tournament like this. And I hate to say it, but a huge part of Wade’s game is getting to the free throw line. I would even call it his first priority, and there are no refs here. Smith is a beast.
(4) Shawn Marion
(11) Gerald Wallace
(2) Dwight Howard
March 6th, 2008 at 11:14 am
flyp says:
(1) Dwyane Wade
(5) Caron Butler
(3) Gilbert Arenas
(7) Antawn Jamison
March 6th, 2008 at 11:22 am
JA says:
Josh Smith (it’s already been said)
Caron Butler (good offensive skills and a solid defender in his own right – plus Matrix can’t create his own shot)
Crash (he’d bulldoze through Arenas)
Jamison (starting at the top of the arc with the ball would be really hard on Dwight. he turns the ball over enough already at 3+ per game, can you imagine how often that would be if he actually had to dribble it? plus Jamison is good at getting steals, and has a moderate handle for a big guy)
March 6th, 2008 at 11:25 am
007 says:
Josh
Marion
Gerald
Dwight
March 6th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Boyez says:
JOsh
Butler
Arenas
Dwight
March 6th, 2008 at 11:51 am
GEE... Imma turn this mutha OUT! says:
Now this is interesting!
Wade
Caron
Gil.
Dwight
March 6th, 2008 at 11:54 am
yeaa says:
j smoove – neither jumpshot is too good, smiths d is the difference
marion – toss up, whoevers shot is falling, if neither marions quickness is the difference
crash – this is the best nickname for wallace, everyone needs to start using it…
jamison – on the strength of his J
March 6th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Abe504 says:
D-Wade
Butler
Agent 0
Jamison
March 6th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
dagwaller says:
Smith
Caron – sad that no one realizes that Marion can’t create his own shot.
Gilbert
Antawn
March 6th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Raynmann says:
wade
marion
agent zero
jamisson
March 6th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
TJ says:
(8) Josh Smith
(5) Caron Butler
(3) Gilbert Arenas
(7) Antawn Jamison
March 6th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
JH says:
Wade is too versatile – Smith is just as athletic but needs to work on his J.
Butler – vastly underated. Marion and his funky release can’t find the bottom of the net enough.
Arenas – too many moves…Wallace crushes Arenas more than once though.
Superman – Jamison and his outside game keep it close but who can keep Howard from his own putbacks?
March 6th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Bxballer says:
Flash over J-Smooth
Tuff Juice over The Matrix
Agent 0 over Crash
D12 over Jamison
March 6th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
2 Easy says:
lol Jamison has no nickname. Um this is the best 2nd round because one really has to think.
(1) Dwyane Wade vs. (8) Josh Smith – As much as I want to pick the upset, Ive seen Dwade do too much damage to not pick him to win
(4) Shawn Marion vs. (5) Caron Butler – Caron easy because as much as Marion is a very good defender and athlete on the offensive end Caron will steal the ball from him most possessions and then theres that whole inability to create shot thing
(3) Gilbert Arenas vs. (11) Gerald Wallace – This one is odd. Are we talkin Gil who dropped 60 on the Lakers? or post injury Gil? If its the former Crash really has no chance but the latter I dont really kno because of Crash’s go hard attitude. Im givin it to 0 though only because of his scoring potential
(2) Dwight Howard vs. (7) Antawn Jamison – As good as Jamison is I personally think Dwight will take this whole thing so D12… Lol Jamison has no nickname, not even AJ? terrible lol
March 6th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
control says:
Smith
Marion
William Wallace
Dwight…and Awnton probably WILL get hurt.
March 6th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Amar says:
J-SMITH
Butler
Gil (because of his competitivness)
Jamison — has so many skills, dwight is big and fast . . . but can he even dribble?
March 6th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
j says:
Smith over Wade
Butler over Marion
Arenas over Wallace
Jamison over Howard
March 6th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Easy W says:
(1) Dwyane Wade vs. (8) Josh Smith
Wade
(4) Shawn Marion vs. (5) Caron Butler
Marion
(3) Gilbert Arenas vs. (11) Gerald Wallace
Wallace
(2) Dwight Howard vs. (7) Antawn Jamison
Howard
March 6th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
bigdoggchad says:
Pookie
caron
Hibachi
Superman
March 6th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Brown says:
Wade
Butler
Arenas
Jamison
March 6th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
ML says:
D-Wade
Caron win’s a really close game against Shawn.
Crash
Tawn
March 6th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Smooth says:
(1) Dwyane Wade
(5) Caron Butler
(11) Gerald Wallace
(2) Dwight Howard
March 6th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
l.james says:
dwyane wade
caron butler
gerald wallace
dwight howard
March 6th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Billy Sunday says:
josh smith
caron butler
gerald wallace
dwight howard
March 6th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
james says:
(1) Dwyane Wade vs. (8) Josh Smith- Smith wins- too much size in post
(4) Shawn Marion vs. (5) Caron Butler- good matchup, but Marion wins
(3) Gilbert Arenas vs. (11) Gerald Wallace- Wallace- plays good D on Gil 0
(2) Dwight Howard vs. (7) Antawn Jamison-Jamison- if he gets ball 1st how is he going to stop jumper
March 7th, 2008 at 11:08 am
drew says:
1) Wade – Assuming Wade is 100% healthy
2) Butler – Remember this is one-on-one people, Marion’s biggest advantages would be largely negated (speed, athleticism, off-ball movement) – he can’t create his own space/shot, he can’t outrun his defender to the other side of the court, it would be a good match up still, but Caron would take him
3) Gilbert – Who’s better at 1 on 5 ball then this guy? Take the other 4 defenders out of the picture…major advantage to Gilbert
4) Howard – This is a tough call, but I’ll go with Howard since he’s more likely to grind Jamison with pure power than Jamison is likely to rain J’s on Howard
March 7th, 2008 at 11:42 am
hoopsguru says:
(1) Dwyane Wade vs. (8) Josh Smith….DWade should win this, but it wont be the blowout that you may think.
(4) Shawn Marion vs. (5) Caron Butler….Caron will take this one, both are tough on D, but Butler has the ability to create his own shot better than Matrix, and has the edge in being a tougher player.
(3) Gilbert Arenas vs. (11) Gerald Wallace…This would be a tough one. I would have to give it to Hibachi, but not by much.
(2) Dwight Howard vs. (7) Antawn Jamison…I voted for Okafor, and will vote for Jamison for the same reason, there is just no way that DH can take someone off the dribble from the 3pt line.
March 7th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
doc says:
Josh,Caron,lce,Dwight
March 8th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
DT says:
Wade – Too Quick
Butler – Far superior to Matrix on the Offensive end. Can hold his own on D. Killer MidRange Jumper, now has a sweet three stroke as well.
Gil – You think Wallace can guard Gil of the dribble? If he does then Gil will rain 30 footers in his eye.
Jamison – Seriously, it’s a one on one tourny. Jamison will slice Howard up with hsi crafty scoopr and hook shots. Also has a nice 3-Ball. Can howard shoot the jumper, or have a solid enough handle to penetrate and get near the hoop?
March 12th, 2008 at 1:55 am
the cool says:
wade, butler, arenas, jamison