fishmike wrote:OJ is a good player to have, but not for AR/Gallo. He's an inch taller than Tony Douglas and has the same wingspan. He's got a sweet stroke but isnt overly explosive. He plays hard on defense but isnt a great m2m defender.

Totally discount his passing and basketball IQ? There is a reason they wont be able to re-sign him. Mayo would beast in this system.

JohnWallace44 wrote:Mayo is like a big-time Raja Bell.

That said, I don't think that puts you over the top. I think you have to be careful what pieces you add now.

It would be great if our 2 guard was a stopper with a smooth stroke. Who is that player though?

Maybe we pick up Finley or Stackhouse and give them a few minutes as a stopgap for 2010.

If the longshot trade for Melo were to happen I suppose you could have him at the three, AR at the four, STAT at the five and one of Walker, Mayor or Gallo at the two depending on who went out in the trade.

Yeah, the big three in Miami changed the game. OJ Mayo is a nice player but he doesn't carry you the title. Short combo guards like OJ Mayo come into the league almost every year. But players like AR? He could develop into one of the league's truly unique, star talents. We're not going to win the title this season anyway. We mind as well develop what we have and if a game-changer like Melo is available for us, then we jump on it. Lets settle down before we start offering AR for borderline star players. The game has changed.

BigDaddyG wrote:

JohnWallace44 wrote:Mayo is like a big-time Raja Bell.

That said, I don't think that puts you over the top. I think you have to be careful what pieces you add now.

It would be great if our 2 guard was a stopper with a smooth stroke. Who is that player though?

Maybe we pick up Finley or Stackhouse and give them a few minutes as a stopgap for 2010.

If the longshot trade for Melo were to happen I suppose you could have him at the three, AR at the four, STAT at the five and one of Walker, Mayor or Gallo at the two depending on who went out in the trade.

Yeah, the big three in Miami changed the game. OJ Mayo is a nice player but he doesn't carry you the title. Short combo guards like OJ Mayo come into the league almost every year. But players like AR? He could develop into one of the league's truly unique, star talents. We're not going to win the title this season anyway. We mind as well develop what we have and if a game-changer like Melo is available for us, then we jump on it. Lets settle down before we start offering AR for borderline star players. The game has changed.

My biggest concern with Anthony Randolph is his mental. He said some stuff in a recent interview that made me take a double take. If he wants to dance around the perimeter and jack shots then he can go bye bye. He needs to be more Garnett and less Tim Thomas.

MS wrote:I think a chandler/douglas for mayo deal isn't one sided for either team. I like the kid he really plays defense and can fit in and sacrifice.

Huge mistake by the warriors not moving ellis for him

The deal is crappy for Memphis when you realize moving Mayo is more a financial decision. Chandler is a SF and Memphis has Carroll and Sam Young back-up Rudy Gay. Plus Chandler is a RFA this summer so they can lose him for nothing.

Anthony Randolph is in the same draft class as Mayo, makes way less cash, and he can play PF for Memphis.