ESPN Rankings..Boston #2, Minnesota 2nd to Last

"S. Smith" <liberal-bias RemoveThis @sludgereport.org> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:01:32 -0000, Andy H <aharcus RemoveThis @msn.com> wrote:
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>>Rebuilding has to start somewhere. At least as a Wolves fan we won't
>>have to listen to how the rest of the basketball world feels sorry for
>>KG, when the KG led team failed to make the playoffs. The Wolves have
>>lost their first 3 games, but the more I hear from Al Jefferson, the
>>better I feel about this team. He is a great kid, and in 3 years, pity
>>the fools who match up against him, Brewer, Foye, and the Wolves.
>
> Agreed. Jefferson is already pretty damn good, and he still has a
> lot of upside potential. So far, from the two games I've watched
> this season, he is the real deal and possibly the future franchise
> player for the Wolves to build around.
>
>>When the coach said he was asleep at the switch for 3 quarters, he
>>agreed, had no problem with that. This Jefferson kid is a gem.
>
> Yes, a nice change of pace from seeing brooding players like
> Cassell or Szczerbiak out there who can't be told anything critical
> without getting bent out of shape.
>
>>Thanks Danny. Hope things work out for KG and the Celtics in the
>>near term. I like the Wolves upside, in the not to distant future.
>
> Same here. I'm happy that KG seems happy and re-energized with
> the Celtics....he deserves it, and I hope he does well there.
>
> I also like the glimmers of what I'm seeing for the Wolves future
> right now. I don't think any realist sports fan expects the Wolves
> to make a playoff run this season....but as a fan I DO expect to
> see them mix things up to find out what works, and WHO works,
> for the Wolves future. Right now, Jefferson is the easy favorite
> for that role.
>
>
Jefferson has upside in many respects. One he is an excellent offensive
player. Second he has a great attitude. And, he is great trade material.
The only negatives are his ankles.

I wouldn't be surprised if Kevin follows Danny's footsteps and trades away
players like Green, Gomes and Telfair for either a high draft pick or a
veteran.
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I post over at Britt Robson's blog at Rakmag now. It's the best place
on the web to post about the Wolves. http://www.rakemag.com/blogs/ball

Anyway, I'm really happy with Jefferson. The kid is a beast and at 22
years old, 3 years out of high school, he's already 20/12 and 50
percent from the field. While Brewer is having ups and downs, I like
what I see. I still think Foye will be a good to great player. Too
bad he's hurt.

I'm really down about Wittman and McCants. I don't see much of a
future for either of these guys.

On Nov 7, 9:44 am, S. Smith <liberal-b....TakeThisOut@sludgereport.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:20:54 -0600, Rufus <absolut.ru....TakeThisOut@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> >On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:54:04 -0600, Scott Smith
> ><scott.sm....TakeThisOut@iphouse.com> wrote:
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> >>On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:41:35 -0600, Golfox <golfis....TakeThisOut@golfdom.com> wrote:
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> >>>It Figures......too bad the complete idiot McHale couldn't have
> >>>surrounded KG with talent like Boston did. It would have been rather
> >>>easy to do if McHale didn't break the law, trade draft choices and make
> >>>just generally stupid decisions. Yes McHale, Boston loves you...now get
> >>>the heck out of Minnesota.
>
> >>Fox, is this all you do....going to the various Minnesota pro sports
> >>groups and talking about how lousy the teams all are?
>
> >Isn't that what everybody (except AnnE) does in all the Minnesota
> >sports newsgroups? Adrian Peterson set an NFL rushing record on
> >Sunday, and the only thing anybody could talk about in the Vikings
> >newsgroup was Cramartie's record-setting return. We're a negative
> >bunch, the trolls fit right in.
>
> Yep. Same old song and dance. And usually the same old cast of
> characters in the groups.
>
> Where is "ikrushlots" (aka. Paul) when we need him? ;-)
>
> >>Well, maybe you could do better than McHale....but so could a room full
> >>of chimps. ;-)
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> >I got frustrated by McHale too, but in his case the road to hell was
> >paved with good intentions. Other than pulling the trigger on the
> >Gugliotta trade to the Lakers, no armchair GM ever points to what
> >specific things they would have made differently. The two times he
> >did get a couple more stars around KG, they decided not to play for
> >the Timberwolves: Marbury and Gugliotta both turned down max
> >contracts, and Sprewell and Cassell both lost interest in playing for
> >the Wolves. Maybe McHale should have given them everything they
> >wanted, at least $14m a year for 3+ years for Sprewell and a
> >point-guard-for-life contract for Cassell, and they would have stayed
> >motivated, who knows.
>
> I think going back to the Joe Smith debacle, McHale has done more
> harm that good to the team with his trades and acquisitions. I really
> think Flip was the wrong guy to get rid of in the Wolves front office.
>
> The Wolves front office really tries to do their best at making
> lemonade from the lemons they get dealt...and I do think the
> time was right for rebuilding. Even though the Wolves are losing
> games right now, they are a lot more interesting to watch this
> season than they have been while floundering in mediocrity over
> the last couple seasons. At least now they are trying some new
> things and mixing things up a bit. In other words they are being
> unpredictable, which is a refreshing change of pace, IMO.
>
> I was honestly hoping they would sign a new head coach in the
> off-season. Whitman is just not the guy to rebuild and develop
> this young team, IMO.
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While he'll never play D like KG, he his own plusses. He already has
shown a willingness to take shots in the fourth. He's not scared of
crunch time. He also is a banger who will mix it up inside and take
it to the basket. He's a classic PF that a team can build around. I
love his game.

On Nov 7, 9:59 am, "rmrb" <no@no> wrote:
> jefferson is great, but he'll never ever play D like Garnett, or pass. He
> might be a great low post guy, but without those traits, no championship
> ever, unless they get a Kobe."Andy H" <ahar....TakeThisOut@msn.com> wrote in message
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> > Rebuilding has to start somewhere. At least as a Wolves fan we won't
> > have to listen to how the rest of the basketball world feels sorry for
> > KG, when the KG led team failed to make the playoffs. The Wolves have
> > lost their first 3 games, but the more I hear from Al Jefferson, the
> > better I feel about this team. He is a great kid, and in 3 years, pity
> > the fools who match up against him, Brewer, Foye, and the Wolves.
>
> > When the coach said he was asleep at the switch for 3 quarters, he
> > agreed, had no problem with that. This Jefferson kid is a gem. Thanks
> > Danny. Hope things work out for KG and the Celtics in the near term. I
> > like the Wolves upside, in the not to distant future.
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On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:18:47 -0800, "ikrushlots@aol.com"
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>I post over at Britt Robson's blog at Rakmag now. It's the best place
>on the web to post about the Wolves. http://www.rakemag.com/blogs/ball
>
>Anyway, I'm really happy with Jefferson. The kid is a beast and at 22
>years old, 3 years out of high school, he's already 20/12 and 50
>percent from the field. While Brewer is having ups and downs, I like
>what I see. I still think Foye will be a good to great player. Too
>bad he's hurt.

Offensively, it seems to me like Jefferson is a lot more interested in
the rim than Garnett was at the same age.

>I'm really down about Wittman and McCants. I don't see much of a
>future for either of these guys.

Really, why? I wasn't too wild about McCants but he seems to have
come out of the game strong this year. I really can't claim to know
much about Wittman as a coach, so I don't know if he's suited to the
job.
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