Rosen on Wally, KG and Chapman

Heard this on KFAN this morning, reported by Rosen. He said most
insiders know that Wally and KG were having problems again. It came to
a boiling point recently. Rex Chapman, who was a major factor in
getting this trade done, is gaining more and more clout in the
organization. There had been problems with certain players, and he sat
the team down and asked what the problem was. Wally walked out of the
room. That may have sealed the deal for Wally.

I wonder if the Wolves offered Wally in the Artest talks. It was
reported that Indiana wanted him, but McHale would not include Wally.
If this is true, bad move on McHales part. I would have much rather
have had Artest, even with the baggage.

S. Smith wrote:
> On 27 Jan 2006 07:34:07 -0800, "ikrushlots@aol.com"
> <ikrushlots DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote:
>
> >Heard this on KFAN this morning, reported by Rosen. He said most
> >insiders know that Wally and KG were having problems again. It came to
> >a boiling point recently. Rex Chapman, who was a major factor in
> >getting this trade done, is gaining more and more clout in the
> >organization. There had been problems with certain players, and he sat
> >the team down and asked what the problem was. Wally walked out of the
> >room. That may have sealed the deal for Wally.
>
> All the more reason for Wally to go, IMO.
>
> He has been playing the prim-madonna for too long with the Wolves.
> Not to mention how prone he is to injury.
>
> I like the Davis for Wally deal.
>
> >I wonder if the Wolves offered Wally in the Artest talks. It was
> >reported that Indiana wanted him, but McHale would not include Wally.
> >If this is true, bad move on McHales part. I would have much rather
> >have had Artest, even with the baggage.
>
> Artest has a lot of talent, but he is a complete head case. I guess
> the Wolves decided not to trade one head case for another. That
> may have been a wise choice.
>
> I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by Davis. If Banks has an
> upside, that's just icing on the cake, IMO.

I feel like I know what the Wolves are getting in Davis. A like his
offensive game. He's the type of slasher the Wolves have needed for
quite some time. I never really payed attention to his defense, but I
hear good things, except I also hear he has mental lapses from time to
time. Like I said before, the Wally for Davis part of the deal is
*not* what has me pissed off. It's Blount and the first rounder that
has me hopping mad.
I shrewd GM would not have given up so much.