The Bobcats have a glaring hole at shooting guard and Roy is arguably the best shooting guard in the draft. But there's a chance that Morrison or Aldridge could be there at #3 and the Bobcats have solid depth at both forward positions. my question is- should the Bobcats take Roy if someone like Morrison or Aldridge is still available?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting dtpxcore:</div><div class="quote_post">Actually Roy would be more suited in the PG role.</div> And why is that? He played at the point sparingly at Washington and played at his best when he was at the two. But I don't think he would be able to run any kind of NBA offense, because at Washington, Coach Romar had his team play an up-tempo game, which is similar to what Phoenix runs. Roy is a perfect for Charlotte at the two, but if he was drafted by say the Lakers, or someone that runs an offense similar to theirs, then Roy would be best suited at point guard, because the triangle offense requires a point guard that is versatile and has good slashing skills and court vision; Roy can provide you with just that.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting UKFan33:</div><div class="quote_post">And why is that? He played at the point sparingly at Washington and played at his best when he was at the two. But I don't think he would be able to run any kind of NBA offense, because at Washington, Coach Romar had his team play an up-tempo game, which is similar to what Phoenix runs. Roy is a perfect for Charlotte at the two, but if he was drafted by say the Lakers, or someone that runs an offense similar to theirs, then Roy would be best suited at point guard, because the triangle offense requires a point guard that is versatile and has good slashing skills and court vision; Roy can provide you with just that.</div> Actually, I think you're both half-right. Roy himself thinks that he's more of a combo guard: "At times I've had to do things posting up, I don't mind playing with my back to the basket, and sometimes coach would ask me to handle the ball. I think that over the course of my career, I always wanted to do those things at a high level, so I kept working on my ball-handling, posting up, guarding different players, trying to be all-around and compete... especially in this draft. I don't want to say that I'm just going to be a point guard, because I think I can go off the ball and score too. The best label for me would be a combo guard, I think that if you (put a) point guard next to me, I can still make plays from the wing, and if you put a big-time scorer next to me I can get him the ball, get the bigs the ball. So I think that's the best part of my game, I am not just a point or a shooting guard, I can do both. (Coach Romar)'s put me in so many positions on the floor to do well... I think it's definitely helped me a lot." (Source) With the issue of his position aside, I'm still not really sure if I'd draft Roy #3 overall, but I'd definitely explore swaps with the Blazers or Hawks for a chance at getting him a little later. What are the odds that both Morrison and Gay will both be gone at #3 though? Toronto's likely to take Bargnani if they stay put, and even if they trade their pick away for someone who'd take Morrison, Chicago really needs a big and would be very unlikely to take Gay. If you don't think that Gay's a better player than Roy, then I can see the logic in bringing up Roy as an option here, but I don't see why a team like the Bobcats would rate Roy higher than Gay. Roy would be a good fit on a team that wants to draft safe or make their pick based on team needs. There's no doubt that Gay has the most upside in this draft though, and he (or maybe Morrison) could be the only one in the whole deal who winds up being an All-Star. Charlotte can afford to take a gamble on a player with upside like Gay's given their status as a newly added expansion team still in the "building" phase of their franchise.
If the Bobcats were to take either Gay or Morrison, then what would they do with Gerald Wallace? Would he move to the two or would of the aforementioned players play at the two? I believe Morrison can play the two, but i'm not so sure if Gay has the ability to. He's a prototypical small forward(6'9) and I think there's no need to move him out of positions, considering his biggest weakness is his ball-handling and he will have to at least be an average ball-handler if he is asked to play guard...i just wish he would have went back to college for one more year to mature and develop his game...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting UKFan33:</div><div class="quote_post">If the Bobcats were to take either Gay or Morrison, then what would they do with Gerald Wallace? Would he move to the two or would of the aforementioned players play at the two? I believe Morrison can play the two, but i'm not so sure if Gay has the ability to. He's a prototypical small forward(6'9) and I think there's no need to move him out of positions, considering his biggest weakness is his ball-handling and he will have to at least be an average ball-handler if he is asked to play guard...i just wish he would have went back to college for one more year to mature and develop his game...</div> Adam Morrison's probably best suited to play shooting guard on the next level, so there's no conflict of interest there, and I agree that Rudy Gay is more of an NBA small forward, but I believe he has the versatility to play in the backcourt. That's all a bit of a mood point though, because are the Bobcats really in a position to draft based on team needs? I don't think they should take a big like Aldridge, Bargnani, or Thomas because of the incredible logjam they have there already with Okafor, May, and Brezec, but when it comes to the wing, an area where they're relatively thin, they're not the caliber of team that can split hairs over a player's versatility. Like I said in my previous post, they can afford to gamble on a player with Rudy Gay's upside because they're still in the "building" phase of their franchise.
