I'm amazed with the lack of depth, and rebounding on this team, that people are passing over a 16 and 10 guy who is a solid defender because he isn't a center! You get what you can. I'll take Mason any day of the week over Kenny Thomas. Barkley dominated in Phoenix without a center, because his team got rebounds from him. Mason can do the same thing for us.
Please. Walker is a guy who's only concerned with his stats, and shoots a terrible percentage: I know several Celts fans who agree. Pierce is great (though he also is tainted by playing for that brutal Celtics club), but the East already had too many swingmen - Carter, Spree, McGrady, Allen, Houston, Robinson, Stackhouse. Mason was a much better choice, because the only other big-men on the roster were Deke and Theo.
Griffin's not gonna contribute much early on anyways and will take over from Rice at SF next year if he develops well. I personally think Mase would be a great addition. You could sign him for a deal longer than one year and then trade him after the season (or at the deadline) to a team like the Bucks or Sixers who wanted him pretty bad but couldn't go over the luxuy tax.
I agree with the above posters who state that they want a 4/5. However, for those still on the fence, read this article. Mason states that he wants to be the man at his position for a team...not a bandaid for a year. While the article specifically takes this to mean that he won't be playing for Sacramento, I believe his comments take him off of our desirable list as well.
