If the Clippers finish the season with a top 5 pick, who would you use that pick on? This pick could be from 1-5, just post who you owuld take witha top 5 pick and why.</p> Here is my 2008 Top 10 Prospects from the draft forum:</p> http://www.sportstwo.com/Thread/View/NBA/DRAFT/633537</p> <font size="3" color="#0000ff">TucsonClip's 2008 Top 10 Prospects</font></p> #1 <font size="1">PG OJ Mayo - 6'5, 195 -<font color="#800000">USC</font></font></p> <font size="1" color="#000000">#2 FMichael Beasley - 6'8, 210 - <font color="#800080">Kansas St </font><font color="#000000">#3 PG Derrick Rose - 6'4, 180 - </font><font color="#0000ff">Memphis</font></font></p> <font size="1" color="#000000">#4 SG Chase Budinger - 6'7, 190 - <font color="#000080">Arizona</font></font></p> <font size="1" color="#000000">#5 C Roy Hibbert - 7'2, 272 - <font color="#333399">Georgetown</font></font></p> <font size="1" color="#000000">#6 SF Nicholas Batum - 6'8, 209 - Le Mans Sarthe Basket</font></p> <font size="1">#7 G Eric Gordon - 6'2, 190, <font color="#ff0000">Indiana</font></font></p> <font size="1" color="#000000">#8 C Brook Lopez - 6'11, 230 - <font color="#800000">Stanford</font></font></p> <font size="1" color="#000000">#9 SF Danilo Gillanari - 6'9, 209 - Armi Jeans Milano</font></p> <font size="1">#10 PG Tywon Lawson - 5'11, 175 - <font color="#00ccff">North Carolina</font></font></p>
I pick OJ Mayo hands down. The Clippers need a PG, they need someone who can take the load off Brand, they need another star player. Derrick Rose would be a great pick, but I cant pass on OJ Mayo. Mayo is the most likely, in my opinion to become a NBA superstar. He has great handles, good court vision, is a good scorer, has great size, and is extremely athletic.
I can see why you pick OJ Mayo, but I'm going to have to say Derrick Rose. Call me biased, but I think he will become a better player than Mayo in the pros.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JfizzleRaider)</div><div class='quotemain'>I can see why you pick OJ Mayo, but I'm going to have to say Derrick Rose. Call me biased, but I think he will become a better player than Mayo in the pros.</div> I really like Rose, but a PG like Rose goes to waste with nobody to pass to. If Brand leaves via FA, or for some reason opts out, Rose has Mobley, Kaman, Thomas, and Thornton to pass to...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TucsonClip)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JfizzleRaider)</div><div class='quotemain'>I can see why you pick OJ Mayo, but I'm going to have to say Derrick Rose. Call me biased, but I think he will become a better player than Mayo in the pros.</div>I really like Rose, but a PG like Rose goes to waste with nobody to pass to. If Brand leaves via FA, or for some reason opts out, Rose has Mobley, Kaman, Thomas, and Thornton to pass to...</div></p> I see your concerns lol that would suck. But I dont think a shoot first PG is the best building block to a team. I think thornton will play very well this year, especially with some minutes opening due to Brand being out(even if he has to play out of position). Even if he has no one to pass to, if you guys suck the year after too, then you can draft someone like Demar Derozan to go with Rose</p>
<font color="#333399">I would go with either Rose or Mayo. Right now I am leaning more to Rose because he is a true PG, even if he doesn't have talent around he can still make his teammates better. Mayo is going to be nice too but I am concerned with him being too much of SG and of his attitude. </font>
