bootstrenf

for some reason, i think the clippers will get the #4 overall pick...as it stands, we are #6 in the worst record department and i think we might get a little lucky and move up to get the #4 pick...


who would you guys pick with the #4 pick???

beasley and rose will go #1 and #2....almost 100% sure of that...

then it goes lopez bayless, or some places have bayless lopez going 3 and 4....

i figure that if we get #4 overall, our choices might come down to:

bayless, lopez, gordon, mayo....

personally, i think that mayo would be the best pick...

a lot of people call mayo selfish, but those people must not have seen many usc games... i've seen a lot of usc games and he was never selfish...mayo might shoot a low percentage sometimes, but that was a function of usc's ineffective offensive sets rather than mayo's selfishness...

mayo made great passes routinely and played great defense the whole year...i know that usc lost to k-state, but mayo never had that "deer-caught-in-the-headlights" look...usc didn't execute and they lost as a team...mayo never tried to kobe bryant the game by taking every shot, although i think he should've, but instead kept everybody involved till the last moments...

i think mayo is the best guard pick because he plays the best defense and he is the best passer...gordon is way too one dimensional...all he was was a chucker...reminded me of a ben gordon clone...i don't think gordon(eric) could even be considered a combo guard...he is just an undersized sg...

bayless and mayo have similar games, but mayo has the better body type and mayo was the most durable out of the 3 choices....and like mentioned before, mayo's defense was better than bayless'...


and about lopez, i wouldn't even consider him...doesn't really impress me much...all the crap people are saying about kevin love applies to brook even more kevin will be a good pro, i have serious doubts about brook...


bottom line, mayo would be the best pick with the #4 pick....he has the handles, great size for a #1 and i think he has the ability to play the 1 effectively...great passer and lockdown defender...i just remember the game against memphis where he locked down derrick rose...mayo definitely got the best of rose in that head to head matchup...and mayo just has the demeanor you look for in a floor general...ice in his veins, the kid never looks shook...and he has a pure shot, something the clippers have always lacked...

thoughts???

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nauticazn25

i dont think its possible for them to get #4......i think they can either get 1,2,3, 6 (7,8, or 9) ..cuz dont they just pick three ping pong balls, then they go in order after that? i could be wrong...but im 90% sure of it....that is assuming though that they have the 6th worst record....which it looks like that will happen...but if we could get gordon, bayless, or mayo, i would be happy...preferably in this order:

1.bayless
2.gordon
3.mayo

bootstrenf

you may be right...but you would prefer both bayless and gordon over mayo...any specific reason why???

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nauticazn25

bayless because i think our highest priority should be PG..i really don't see mayo as a point...and then gordon, because i think he is a better shooter then mayo.....but i wouldnt be mad either if they did end up with mayo

bootstrenf

one thing i forgot to talk about was mayo's athleticism...

people say that he doesn't have the ability to take it to the rim off the dribble and that he is not as explosive as the other guards, but i disagree...

i think that he knew he was only staying for one year and he didn't want to injure himself before the draft...with his handles and his quick first step he has great penetration abilities...i have seen him blow by people and i have also seen the few times he jumped where his head was at rim level...

he did not display his full arsenal in terms of athletic ability this year, but i think it's there...his game reminded me a lot of kobe's game... a midrange shooter with range out to the 3pt line.....doesn't rely soley on athletic moves, but uses hesitation moves to create separation to get off the jumpshot...yet, can jump over people when the need arises...very crafty....

and also one of the most underrated passers in college basketball...i saw him make some really nice passes...

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DaFranchise

First choice is D Rose but he most likely is gone by the time we pick.

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ElMarroAfamado

i wouldnt mind getting mayo ive seen him play and he has a really nice form on his shot , if people say he is not a good shooter im sure with some work he can become an above average shooter

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Futurama_Fanatic

as long as we get somebody who doesnt play forward ill be happy

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HB

Might be a bit of a reach, but DJ Augustine is a point that would work for you guys. Maybe trade down. That is IF Mayo is gone by the way

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qross1fan

Pretty impossible for us to get the 4th pick...but in order of who I'd take goes:

1] Derrick Rose
2] Darren Collison
3] Eric Gordon
4] DJ Augustine
5] Jerryd Bayless

Rose we all know, I don't have to say much about but Collison will be one hell of a pro. Dude's extremelly fast, knocks down treys, gritty defender who gets steals and a fast break on the other end and is pretty damn clutch. We all know Gordon, as he can be the shooter this team has lacked for a while. Augustine has ice veins and is just one hell of a point guard. Knocks down jumpers at will at times. Reason I have Bayless so low is that he's just another Critterton, I mean, we aren't sure if he'll be a point or an offguard in the NBA. I don't have Mayo because he isn't NBA ready yet, same with Bayless, but I'd prefer Jerryd over him.

Edit: I say we trade down from #6 to about 8-12 and pick up a couple of 2nds, if not a future first, because Collison AND DJ should be available around then, if not them, then Westbrook's defense will be nice here.

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PAIDNFULL23

Right now I would go with Bayless, Gordon and then Mayo, but that could change because their really isn't much separation between the 3 of them and all three bring different things.

Bayless is like a Arenas/Monte Ellis clone, he isn't a pure point but he can handle it if needed. Has good range on his shot but also attacks the rim and gets to the line. Out of the 3 Bayless is the most capable of running the point, the safest pick and has the most upside. That's why he is the first one on my list.

Gordon is like Mitch Richmond, he has even better range than Bayless,he also gets to the line and has that killer instinct that very few players have when he keeps attacking his opponent relentlessly when he sees that they can't guard him. But his is a little one-dimensional, he doesn't do much more than score. Out of the 3, Gordon is probably the best pure shooter and scorer.

Mayo reminds me of Billups, a combo guard who has enough passing and ball handling skills to play the point. At SC, he might have been a little too unselfish, there many times when SC would go on long scoring droughts and desperately needed a basket but Mayo would still play passive, so that concerns me a little. And I don't know if I would want him to play point full time, especially on his team where he would be responsibily for getting the ball to EB, Kaman, AL, and maybe Corey, which would make him the 5th option at best. Out of the 3 he is the best defender, has the best NBA body and the one I think the Clippers will need up with, in part to the fact he is local, and already has a connection to Dunleavy, with him being friends with Dunleavy's son, who you know is going to be giving his dad info about OJ.

I really want Rose but there is only like a 10% chance that we are in position to get him so it probably wouldn't happen. With that said if the Clippers pick 6th, we will definitely be in a position(unless Dunleavy and Baylor **** it up) to get a really good player at one of our positions of need which is PG or SG.

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PAIDNFULL23

Collison is okay but I wouldn't pick him ahead of any of the guys you listed behind him. I think he lacks the court vision that I like to see in PGs.

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DaFranchise

Collison was abused my Rose today.. I would rethink drafting him

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