29 Jun 08
Originally posted by badmoonI think it's a good deal; Mike Miller is a fine outside shooter and scorer and Jason Collins is a useful big man. Love has good potential and is a pretty good outside shooter himself. Supposedly he 's worked to drop some weight which was an issue for his stamina last year. Mayo's flashy but the Wolves picked up some quality players.
He unloaded salary. Picked up a decent outside shooter. And yes, it was probably another rotten move.
29 Jun 08
Originally posted by no1marauderHopefully, true. One big problem - McHale orchestrated the deal. that in itself makes one dubious.
I think it's a good deal; Mike Miller is a fine outside shooter and scorer and Jason Collins is a useful big man. Love has good potential and is a pretty good outside shooter himself. Supposedly he 's worked to drop some weight which was an issue for his stamina last year. Mayo's flashy but the Wolves picked up some quality players.
30 Jun 08
Originally posted by badmoonExactly. I start groaning every time I see a rumor of him dealing. Other than picking Garnet I can't think of anything he did well besides brining in Casell and Spreewell for a year or two.
Hopefully, true. One big problem - McHale orchestrated the deal. that in itself makes one dubious.
01 Jul 08
That was an awful trade. You could start to build a winning team with two young talents like Mayo and Jefferson. But bringing Miller they are only thinking on improving their record from last season. Which they probably will, but to build a team it was not the best choice, I guess. I think Love has a great future, but they already have Jefferson to play PF, and both of them are not the kind of player that can play different roles.
02 Jul 08
Originally posted by monteirofOn last year's team, Jefferson was the center and Ryan Gomes was the undersized power forward, so the addition of Love and Jason Collins as big men allows Gomes to be switched to his more natural small forward most of the time. Miller is only 28 and will play a lot of minutes at both small forward and shooting guard. That leaves the improving Foye to get quality minutes and Telfair to play the point. It doesn't look like a terrible squad and Love seems a better fit than Mayo.
That was an awful trade. You could start to build a winning team with two young talents like Mayo and Jefferson. But bringing Miller they are only thinking on improving their record from last season. Which they probably will, but to build a team it was not the best choice, I guess. I think Love has a great future, but they already have Jefferson to play PF, and both of them are not the kind of player that can play different roles.