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bleedspeed177 wrote:

monsterpile wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:

bleedspeed177 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:

bleedspeed177 wrote:I said :"Wiggins/LaVine" because someone had to do it.

You and Jason are using the same mood enhancer.

I wanted to pick Payne and Tyus.

I would have backed you 100% :-P

Hummel and Lorenzo Brown were my 3rd choice...

Well if we are going guys not on the roster I have to go with McCants and Beasley. Both are proven scorers and just crazy enough to be dangerous.

Beas, McCants and Ricky Davis are a package deal. If you bring 1 of them you gotta bring all three.

Well this is pick two. Not pick your trio to form a dynasty. Ricky Davis would be a good player for this team. Look how he mentored a young LeBron James.

bleedspeed177 wrote:Well this is pick two. Not pick your trio to form a dynasty. Ricky Davis would be a good player for this team. Look how he mentored a young LeBron James.

Is this thread sponsored by McDonalds McPick2? If not what a wasted opportunity.

Can I change my vote? Zach is such a phenomenal shooter, I'm not sure the kid even has a ceiling at this point! He has to have ice water running through his veins, a new Cardiac Kid!

Wiggins is ultra-talented. He has ALL the tools. He's produced as well as you can ask him to. If I had to (I don't), I'd take Towns/LaVine over him.

That's not even meant as a jab towards Wiggins either. I just feel THAT great about Towns and LaVine. Always thought that was a possibility.

We're spoiled as Wolves fans. That hasn't been the case for a long, long time.

Camden wrote:Wiggins is ultra-talented. He has ALL the tools. He's produced as well as you can ask him to. If I had to (I don't), I'd take Towns/LaVine over him.

That's not even meant as a jab towards Wiggins either. I just feel THAT great about Towns and LaVine. Always thought that was a possibility.

We're spoiled as Wolves fans. That hasn't been the case for a long, long time.

KG/Cassell/Spree was not just the last time Wolves fans were spoiled, it was the only time prior to today!

12 times a team passed on LaVine in the 2014 NBA Draft... Every single one of them will regret that. Potentially the best player in the class. That's insane to think about.

Thankfully we have all of them.

Bloody hard question to answer. I went KAT and LaVine. But I'd be happy with any combination and can't see any reason why we can't keep all three long term.

I also went with KAT and LaVine. And that was before tonight's game against the Wizards where Zach confirmed my view in a big way.

I'm still a big Wiggins fan. I'm also really high on Gorgui and have been for a long time. Then there's Ricky - the straw that stirs the drink. In other words, I see 5 key players going forward and the challenge for this organization will be keeping them all.

As for Zach over Wiggins, it wasn't a tough choice for me. Zach has a decided edge over Wiggins in two key areas: perimeter shooting and ball handling. You can't be a great wing player without excelling in both area. Zach has also shown more marked improvement so his trajectory is better.

I agree that Andrew is a better on-ball defender, but as pointed out, that's only when he's dialed in and he seems to lose focus or intensity too often. Andrew also has a significant length advantage and is much better at drawing contact and getting to the line.

But in the end, Zach's superior ball-handling and shooting win the day, especially when coupled with Zach's upward trajectory and obvious moxie. The ball-handling disparity is particularly significant to me because Wiggins is so bad in that area for a wing player and it's the sort of basic motor skill the usually doesn't develop much more when you're in your 20s.

Finally, down by 2 or 3 with seconds left in th game, who in whose hands would you rather have the ball? I'd say Zach. I wouldn't have said that 2 months ago, but that's how much Zach has improved. And it's what I mean by Zach's moxie - something most if not all great players have. Zach's defense has also improved and I recall Flip telling me he drafted Zach in large part because of his defensive potential.

So I keep Zach over Wiggins if I have to make that choice. But I'd fight like hell to keep both!!!! Along with Gorgui, Ricky and of course - Towns!