Posted by matt:
Posted by djsunyc:
dumars still trying to recover from drafting darko 2nd overall...
Honestly though.. imagine if they drafted Melo? Scary to think they still won a title and they could have had him as well
Interesting, though i've always had a different view on this. they needed prince to be playing major minutes to win the championship imo, ,which likely wouldn’t have happened if melo were there. i think prince's d, unselfishness, shot-blocking and ability to complement the others was essential. i don’t think melo gives them any of that and crates chemistry problems with his chucking, ball-hogging and no d. and remember they came within one quarter of repeating against an excellent san antonio team while going through the distractions of the larry brown defection hullababloo.
i always wanted to see them use the pick on wade. a 3-man backcourt of rip, chauncey and dwade is just incredible. plus I think that dwade could have also gotten minutes at sf next to rasheed and a younger dominant ben along with that big backcourt.