25th Draft Pick: Keep or Trade?

Post #1 » by **SD2042** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:36 pm

Today's draft day and the Grizz have the 25th pick. I'm expecting a lot of action tonight all over.

As for whom I believe the Grizzlies will draft, I'm thinking Fab Melo. The Grizz need rebounding and defense in the post.

dark-child · Post #2 » by **dark-child** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:59 pm

Well since they turned down the #25 for Chase Budingder from Houston, not sure who they feels will be better at 25.

If they keep and make the pick Draymond Green

Post #3 » by **jman3134** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:00 am

Please trade. Wroten will not help our team next year. We're not waiting 4 years.

dark-child · Post #4 » by **dark-child** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:16 am

Classic Grizz Pick!

Anyone else waking up in the middle of the night hoping a trade was reported?

Post #5 » by **jman3134** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:47 am

I'm waiting for us to pick up a 2nd rounder. Hoping we take Doron Lamb. Teams are so foolish.

vanjulio · Post #6 » by **vanjulio** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 1:01 pm

can't believe we threw away another 1st round pick

Post #7 » by **SD2042** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:29 pm

Here's my take.

We literally replace OJ Mayo with Mayo 2.0 in Wroten. Wroten, unlike OJ has the court awareness to recognize an open man to pass to for the better shot. Given that he's a combo guard. Something that the Grizz tried to make OJ do and failed hard. OJ wasn't meant to be a combo guard. He's a scorer at heart. Anyways, Wroten seems to be the better rebounder of the two. And he's a more fluid athlete.

Bad news

We still didn't address the needs for a shooter. The Grizz main weakness among other issues. Also he drated a guy who's prone to TOs' per possessions. Something Wroten has to work on as time moves along. His defense has to be more concise and his inabilty to stretch out the offense( making 3s') and FT percentages must improve now that he has arrive here at the nxt level.

Grade C

GrizzledGrizzFan · Post #8 » by **GrizzledGrizzFan** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:05 pm

Wish we would have traded it. As down as I am on Wroten, at least we didn't sell it. Meh.

Post #9 » by **jman3134** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:29 pm

Here's my take.

We literally replace OJ Mayo with Mayo 2.0 in Wroten. Wroten, unlike OJ has the court awareness to recognize an open man to pass to for the better shot. Given that he's a combo guard. Something that the Grizz tried to make OJ do and failed hard. OJ wasn't meant to be a combo guard. He's a scorer at heart. Anyways, Wroten seems to be the better rebounder of the two. And he's a more fluid athlete.

We would have been lucky to resign Mayo, as he's a much better option. (maybe not at point, but overall)

Wroten does have court awareness, but with a 1 to 1 Assist to Turnover ratio last year, you have to figure that he won't see the court for a couple of years for a playoff team. Mayo is a deceptive athlete imo as well. No lightning fast, but he has his moments.

As for the shooter remark, Wroten was one of the worst shooters drafted in the first round in recent memory. I joked that this then fits the composition of our squad. Doron Lamb was available mid-2nd and we did not trade for him. That will be a big mistake imo.

Post #10 » by **SD2042** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:16 pm

Which brings up the question, is there someone out there in FA or via trade the Grizz can take a look at?

teamgrizz · Post #11 » by **teamgrizz** » Sun Jul 1, 2012 5:33 am

The Grizzlies finally have a player capable of being a playmaker and can be a mismatch to other perimeter players due to his size, strength and athleticism.

Grizzlies are also pursuing Ray Allen, Randy Foye, Andre Miller and Kirk Hinrich in free agency.