<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Here's a chuckle on the other end of the receiver. The general manager thinks the question is kind of funny. UCLA big man Kevin Love has some potential. But not quite the potential -- or the immediate impact -- of USC guard O.J. Mayo. "Think about it," the G.M. says. "What's the worst-case scenario with Mayo? He'll be a starter, maybe he'll be a combo guard that you have trouble figuring out if you play him at the 1 or the 2. But with Love, there's a chance he is in over his head. He could be a Shelden Williams type." So there's your answer. Mayo has negatives. He is undersized for a shooting guard (6-4), did not play point guard in college and averaged more turnovers than assists in his one year with the Trojans. He can be streaky with his shot, and allegations about Mayo taking money while in high school and college revive some concerns about his character. But the things Mayo does well far outweigh the potential problems. He is a super-smooth ballhandler with quickness and a 41-inch vertical leap. He may be streaky, but when his shot is on, it is deadly, and he can make it from difficult angles -- no one in this draft class can create a shot quite like Mayo can. "He's a guy who, when the (shot) clock is running down, you want the ball in his hands," the GM says. "He will get you a good shot in those situations." Love has his qualities, too -- good hands, high hoops IQ, midrange jumper. But his negatives are far more of a concern than Mayo's. He is not especially fast -- a large red flag at a time when the game is speeding up. He has never been in particularly good shape, either. Whether, at 6-9, he is big enough to handle the load in the paint remains a question, but the more important question is whether he has the quickness to operate against bigger defenders. It may be hard to figure out where, exactly, Mayo will fit in the NBA. But wherever it is, it will be as a starter. As for Love, it is all too easy to imagine him fitting in as a seventh or eighth man. The notion of taking him over Mayo is certainly worth a chuckle.</div> http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=428187
Kevin Love could be Shelden Williams? Its possible but not likely. Love is taller, measured out as a much, much better athlete, and his production as a freshman was the same as Williams' as a junior/senior. And lmfao at OJ Mayo going to get you a good shot with the clock winding down. I rarely see him forcing his way to the rim a la Wade/LeBron/Kobe/Manu, he usually just ends up chucking a contested 3 like Baron Davis. Also ridiculous that the writer says no one in this class can create a shot like Mayo. Dude's obviously never actually seen him play at USC and hasn't seen Beasley, Bayless, Eric Gordon, etc.
The Wolves and Griz must be trying to go for the all-time losingest season record. Looking at those two teams is pretty darn awful. One frontcourt and one backcourt between the two of them.
Well, the deal wasn't straight up. The Wolves got a decent prospect, a good starter in Mike Miller, and shed two ugly contracts. It baffles me why everyone is so in love with Mayo. He floats around the perimeter all day (4.6 FTA in 37 MPG), is highly turnover-prone, and will supposedly be a great PG but has a A/T ratio lower than 1. His shot selection/decision making is poor and even though he does have a 41 inch vert, he isn't amazingly athletic. Rose, Gordon, Bayless, and Westbrook are all better athletes than him. Yet, he's a guaranteed NBA star.
