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Would you be willing to trade up for Lopez?

Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:13 pm
by cpfsf
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

Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:37 pm
by GrizzledGrizzFan
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.

Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:41 pm
by cpfsf
oops, i used sportsline.com to see the depth chart, big mistake.

Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:51 pm
by PhD Griz
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

Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:01 pm
by SD2042
Sounds like something Chris Vernon would've added into his rant on Brook Lopez.

Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 12:14 am
by grizzleGM
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)

Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:17 am
by Chi Dynasty12
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).

Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 3:20 am
by PhD Griz
b/c we just traded pau....

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

Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 1:23 pm
by grizzleGM
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

Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:00 pm
by Cubboo
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

Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:01 pm
by dark-child
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.

Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:30 pm
by jefe
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.

Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 8:52 pm
by SpiritGuardiaN
IMO Randolph is a higher prospect than brook