bonsaiflipflops wrote:Again, McHale shouldn't have traded the draft rights of Mayo. He traded Garnett in favor of acquiring a player, Jefferson, that he really liked. Now he's doing it again by traded seemingly a better talented player in Mayo for a player he really liked in Love. If McHale gets burned twice by this latest move. The Minnesota fans presumingly won''t let him hear the end of it. Watch... I think he's making a mistake... Because if Love proves to be an average to good player while Mayo becomes R.O.Y. which is feasibly considering he'll likely start as an off guard opposite Conley, Jr. and take as many shots as he likes. Then McHale didn't get the better end of the trade for a player who was selected two spots ahead of the player he'd acquired. When you're drafting that high, you draft for best player available and not to fill a need position. Oftentimes, you get burn when you give in to need. Funny, Love still doesn't fill their need for help at center.
I actually think McHale has done a decent job the past season or so. He's managed to collect some decent young talent, locked up Big Al long-term at a good price, and most importantly somehow managed to get them out of the depths of cap h*ll very, very quickly. I'm not saying he should be considered a great GM by any means (since he was largely correcting his own mistakes), but he is moving them in the right direction. As for the two trades you mentioned:
The KG Deal: This was decent for them, the rare trade that worked out well for both teams. They weren't going anywhere with KG and got Big Al, who was probably the best prospect available at the time (and we, of course, got GREEN 17!!!!!!!!). You could argue that they should have tried to do what the Celtics did instead of scrapping the team, but for them that wasn't really an option given their cap situation. They didn't have an expiring Theo or an overpaid, but good enough to be moveable, Wally. They contracts like Jaric and Blount who no rebuilding team would ever take on in exchange for a star. So unlike us they
HAD to rebuild, and Al Jefferson was a great way to start.
The Love Deal: You make a good point about Mayo being a better prospect than Love, but keep in mind they also got a high quality swing-man in Miller out of the deal, and unloaded a terrible contract in Jaric. So basically they traded an A- prospect for a B+ prospect, a quality player, and cap relief. To me that's a good move, especially if you think the B+ prospect is underrated, which the Wolves reportedly did.
