Owner Real Deal Posted July 26, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 OTR's 2008 NBA Re-Draft 1) Chicago Bulls - Derrick Rose Vote and explain, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted July 26, 2009 Author Owner Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 I'm going to take Mayo here. I don't pass up the chance to place Mayo and Wade in the backcourt, no matter what the team needs were...and both players can run the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Make It Naaaashty Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 (edited) Id also take Mayo, put Wade at PG and Mayo at SG. In a couple of years Wade and Mayo would dominate together. Edited July 26, 2009 by Prodigy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted July 26, 2009 Author Owner Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Id also take Mayo, put Wade at PG and Mayo at SG. In a couple of years Wade and Mayo would dominate together.Yeah, I like Beasley and Lopez both, especially when Miami is thin in the frontcourt (and Jermaine, you just never know), but Mayo is a potential superstar guard and franchise player, and even if you were to lose Wade in 2010, you still have OJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 As it has been said, Mayo here. Having a backcourt of two 1.5 guards (combo), they can both handle the ball well. I'd have Wade at point, and obviously Mayo at the 2, but it wouldn't really matter who had the ball on a fastbreak, and it allows Wade to get open or distribute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreusito Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Brook Lopez, because you don't find many bigs who are good right away. Brook produced big for the Nets, and, if he develops properly, he can become a huge beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Goods Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 If I was Miami I would take OJ Mayo, he proved he is a lethal scorer this year and has great ball-handling skills, putting him alongside Dwayne Wade would cause a lot of problems for defenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camby23Land Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 I'd take Beasley because I think Wade will resign with the Heat, how thin they are in the frontcourt, Beasley's potential, and Mario Chalmers turning out to be a solid point guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Mayo may not be the best fit, but he's the best talent. Talent wise, I'll take Mayo but to put alongside Wade, it should be a forward or a big guy. Beasley was progressing nicely towards the later half of the season, and Lopez is a rare true center. I'd go with Lopez here... although I did vote for Mayo lol. Lopez is the best fit, he's a true center... should be great compliment to Wade's game and vice versa. It's tough to pass on Mayo but he may not be the best fit on this team. You want to build pieces around Wade so he stays... Lopez is a big piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 It's between Lopez and Mayo. I was gonna pick Lopez but Real made a good point, if Wade leaves then they still have another franchise player in Mayo, and if Wade doesn't leave, they have a really great backcourt for a long time. My vote goes to Mayo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 I don't agree with "insurance". Thing is it would signal an insecurity on the Heat part to take Mayo as insurance. Yes, he would be a great insurance obviously. But by doing it, it only lets Wade know, "if you leave, it'd be a big loss, but we'll still have Mayo." That's not a good gesture towards your own real franchise player. He IS already the franchise... you want to keep him. This is not suggesting Mayo is selfish and can't play with Wade... but the combination of shoot first starting guards at the backcourt, no matter how unselfish they force themselves to be... it's not going to be as lethal as inside-outside combination. It's similar to Melo and AI in Denver... both passed to each other but both still did their own thing. I think Bill Simmons put it best, "it's like two kids play with their own toys in the backyard each has own toy so they didn't really have to share". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDevil Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I don't agree with "insurance". Thing is it would signal an insecurity on the Heat part to take Mayo as insurance. Yes, he would be a great insurance obviously. But by doing it, it only lets Wade know, "if you leave, it'd be a big loss, but we'll still have Mayo." I agree. did u think the same thing when the wolves took Jonny Flynn after Rubio? I did too. With what Miami had at the time, it would make the most sense to take Lopez, although Mayo was working on his pg abilities because thats what he sees his future as, a point guard. So if Miami took the time to groom him as a point guard, then I could see it making sense, but really I think Lopez would have been the right call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 At the time, the Heat's lineup before the draft was: Quinn - Wade - Marion - Haslem - Anthony. The Heat managed to bring in a solid defensive rookie PG in Chalmers, and a future all star PF in Beasley. At first Spoe tried starting both Haslem and Beasley together, but that turned out to create matchup problems on the defensive end, especially since Beasley hasn't learned to play good NBA Defense yet. This is why they traded Marion for Moon and O'Neal, so that the team could have a legit center, and Moon could replace Marion and be the temporary starter while Jones and Wright were injured. Redoing the draft, I think the best move would to have gotten Lopez along with Chalmers, rather than getting Mayo and diminishing Chalmers' development and adjustment to the pro level. Instead of focusing on one player, the Heat have two players to develop (like they are doing now with Beasley), while everyone can still play their natural position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Years Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 (edited) Brook Lopez? Did you see Miami's front court at the begging of the season no size what so ever they got dominated by the Knicks on the glass lmao. Most important thing in building a contending team is a Pg and a Big man. Edited August 22, 2009 by Years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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