Re: My Draft

[W <titans@ihug.com.au>]

I dont see them going big at all.... Why?

They have Theo Ratliff, Nazr Mohammed, Lorenzen Wright, Alan Henderson
and even Cal Bowdler showed something.

Mohammed is their only free agent of any note (Maloney being their
other); He already has to battle three other solid/good players for
playing time. If I'm Mohammed I'm thinking that their minute spread is
already approximately - Ratliff 36, Wright 30. That leaves 30 minutes
per game for Alan Henderson and Nazr Mohammed. Add in a top five pick
and there is a traffic jam. Sure, there will probably be injuries, but
if you're a free agent you've got to look at the worst possible
situation and sum it up against the best. The best is that he gets the
remaining 30 minutes, the worst is he goes being a talented player
riding the pine. A situation he proved was well beyond his capabilities
at the end of the season

No, if they want to keep Nazr and all indications point to the fact that
they do; then they'll be drafting smaller than power forward / center or
they'll lose Nazr. If Eddie Griffin slides to #5 watch them snap him up
as he can play small forward. They may even be hoping that Vancouver
doesn't take Richardson - they'll take him. In other words I think it
comes down to Battier, Richardson or Griffin falling because of his
past.

W