Camden wrote:I'm proud of this board for coming around on James Wiseman. Now I just hope Gersson Rosas and the rest of the front office can come to that conclusion as well. Rosas especially likes to talk about being flexible and exploring all avenues of approach. Well, he needs to reshape his "system" and vision for this team to include another skilled seven-footer.
I'm among those on this board who have revised their thinking on Wiseman and I now believe the Wolves should simply take him at #1 and forget about picking anyone else or trading down. As Q indicated, it's rare to find someone with Wiseman's combination of length, athleticism and skill. And regardless of the level of college competition Wiseman faced in his three collegiate games, it was still Division 1 competition and he dominated statistically, putting up numbers reminiscent of Anthony Davis at Kentucky. We'll never know how he would have performed over an entire college season, but based on his physical measureables, video highlights and stats in those three games, I suspect he would have put up numbers that would have made him the clear consensus #1 pick in the draft. And apparently, he's been really impressive in workouts in Miami. I still like Okongwu and see him as a potential Bam. But Wiseman really is the clear choice and Ithink it would be a mistake to pass on him.
Like you, I hope Rosas comes around as I have and others on this board have. It's not often that you, me, Cool, Q, World, Future and others agree like this. We can't all be wrong, can we? :). Seriously, I have to believe that Rosas and his front office cohorts will come to the same conclusion most of us have as they think and discuss things over the next few weeks. But I just don't have a good feeling about the judgment of Rosas and his front office team.