lopez is a guy i'd like the sonics to pick because he plays defense. he moves his feet defensively, challenges shots, and just doesn't act like he's allergic to that side of the floor (hi chris wilcox, johan petro). his FG% is low because his shot selection is really stupid sometimes, but he definitely can create his shot in the post and will fight for position at the nba.
to me, he's what collison would be if he were 7' tall and a bit more athletic. i don't know about anyone else but i'm tired of seattle taking project centers, and lopez is about as close to refined as a center coming out of college as you're going to get in a draft.
My reasoning exactly. Also, that "Robin is the better defensive twin" thing is starting to sound like a talking point. People just repeat it even though it's not really that true. If I told you Harvey Grant was the better defender but Horace was better on offense who would you take? It's just something to talk about and not really the reality.
