Would you be willing to trade up for Lopez?

cpfsf · Post #1 » by **cpfsf** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:13 pm

I am a Wolves fan, would you want to trade Mayo for Lopez

Advantages for your team:

*Too many guards already (Navarro, Crittenton, Lowry, Gay, and Conley)
*Gay is the starting SG limiting Mayo's role
*Lopez is the best center in the draft
*Grizzlies ranked 29th on defense and 26th on rebounding
*Grizzlies need to upgrade the frontcourt especially now that Gasol is gone
*7 of the 10 mock drafts on NBA.com predicted you would draft either Lopez or Love anyway

GrizzledGrizzFan · Post #2 » by **GrizzledGrizzFan** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:37 pm

Hello no, thank you. Mayo please.

However, it does seem that our GM has a man crush on Brook. That being said, I don't think there's any way we trade up to get him.

Oh, and serious factual error:

"*Gay is the starting SG limiting Mayo's role"

Rudy's the starter at the 3. Mike Miller, who works equally as well as a starter or off the bench, is currently the starter at the 2.

cpfsf · Post #3 » by **cpfsf** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:41 pm

oops, i used sportsline.com to see the depth chart, big mistake.

PhD Griz · Post #4 » by **PhD Griz** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:51 pm

i would rather be repeatedly punched in the face, then forced to drink 2 week old chewing tobacco spit, then tied to a horse and dragged through a field of mud and **** before I would support trading Mayo at #5 to get Brooke Lopez at #3

Post #5 » by **SD2042** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:01 pm

Sounds like something Chris Vernon would've added into his rant on Brook Lopez.

grizzleGM · Post #6 » by **grizzleGM** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:14 am

Where is the HELL NO F(*#ING WAY option on the poll.

If the Grizz draft Brook Lopez, I will find another team to support! (unless he shocks the world and dominates as a C in this league)

Chi Dynasty12 · Post #7 » by **Chi Dynasty12** » Fri May 23, 2008 3:17 am

Why are you all so opposed to getting Lopez? He'd give you a very polished center for the next decade, and you would have a great young core of PG (conley), SF (gay), and C (Lopez).

PhD Griz · Post #8 » by **PhD Griz** » Fri May 23, 2008 3:20 am

b/c we just traded pau....

brooke is just a softer, less offensively gifted version of paula....

grizzleGM · Post #9 » by **grizzleGM** » Fri May 23, 2008 1:23 pm

With the 5th pick... I would rather take a chance on a player that will be great or be a bust than take a 10/10 guy!

Pick one of these three at #5:
Mayo (the only guard I would consider)
Randolph - bang or bust
Jordan - bang or bust

Cubboo · Post #10 » by **Cubboo** » Fri May 23, 2008 2:00 pm

grizzleGM wrote:With the 5th pick... I would rather take a chance on a player that will be great or be a bust than take a 10/10 guy!

Pick one of these three at #5:
Mayo (the only guard I would consider)
Randolph - bang or bust
Jordan - bang or bust

or Gallinari

dark-child · Post #11 » by **dark-child** » Fri May 23, 2008 2:01 pm

It's plausible to trade up for a Lopez? If you are referring to Robyn Lopez and you are talking about our #28 pick and Robyn dropped to an attainable #24 - 26, and we only have to thru in the rights to Malick Badiane or cash to do it. Hence yea it would be worth it to draft a high energy big with our late first rounder.

I am still holding out hope that Chicago drafts Rose and the Grizz can swing a deal with Miami and draft Beasley. I am not to confidant Minnesota and Seattle will lay off Mayo.

jefe · Post #12 » by **jefe** » Fri May 23, 2008 2:30 pm

Chi Dynasty12 wrote:Why are you all so opposed to getting Lopez? He'd give you a very polished center for the next decade, and you would have a great young core of PG (conley), SF (gay), and C (Lopez).

If he falls and Mayo is off the board, then I'd take him. My view of Lopez is that he'll be a decent player (10&10), just nothing special - whereas Mayo has the potential to be something special. ATM, the Grizz need both a bigman and a real SG. So when the OP asks if we'd trade Mayo to get Lopez, it's an easy "no" IMO.

SpiritGuardiaN · Post #13 » by **SpiritGuardiaN** » Fri May 23, 2008 8:52 pm

IMO Randolph is a higher prospect than brook