funkatron101 wrote:There are a lot of Wolves fans who are thinking about trying to snag POB in free agency. Nellie never gave him a chance, and he still has potential. Maybe as much as any other big in this draft, it's hard to say at this point.
McHale and Rashad seem to have a strained relationship at times, as McHale wants him off the bench (which is a good spot for him). Wolves fans are a bit in limbo as to McCants future with the team.
With that in mind, I begrudgingly pick Mayo, even if our back court seems a bit cluttered.
First of all, you indeed are correct about O'Bryant. The fact he's a Minnesota native doesn't hurt either.
Secondly, it's actually Wittman and Rashad that seem to clash...not Rashad and McHale. If anything, McHale wants Rashad to play more. I think that's one big difference between Wittman and McHale...their opinion on McCants. For me personally, I love the guy even though he's clearly a distraction at times.
Third and last, if we land the 3rd pick, I'd go with Mayo hands down. There's no one outside of Mayo, Rose, and Beasley who appear to have superstar potential. Would anyone say Lopez has superstar potential? I certainly hope no ones says that, because he doesn't. So it would be rather ridiculous to draft someone purely based on need over someone who has a good chance of being a star. Who cares that we already have Foye and McCants...we're talking instant offense from the backcourt during all 4 quarters of the game if we have all 3. There would never be a moment during the game where none of these guys aren't on the floor. Sign me up for that any day. It reminds me of what the Sonics were trying to do with Rashard Lewis at the last minute. They made a last ditch effort to keep him so they would have interchangeable athletic 6-9 forwards on the floor at all times during games (Durant, Green, Lewis). This would be similar, only it would be at the SG/PG spot.
In summary....Mayo, MAYO, MAYYYYOOOO!!!!!
