Inside Wolves Draft Central - Act 1
by Peter W on Jun 23, 2008 11:38 PM CDT
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(What draft night could look like)
Members of Draft Central::Glen Taylor, Kevin McHale, Fred Hoiberg, Randy Wittman, Jim Stack, Rob Babcock,. Ex-officio: Jim Petersen, Tom Hanneman
Glen Taylor: I'd like to thank all of you for the hard work in developing and promoting the Timberwolves brand. It's been a tough year, especially since KG decided to stop tanking it, and lead the Celtics to a championship. You'd think with all the talent he had here...(sighs)...but I digress. I just wanted to say I truly think we're on the upswing. With these picks--especially at number three--we have a real chance to actualize the blueprint we started over two years ago.
Fred Hoiberg: Which blueprint was that Glen? The one with or without KG?
Glen Taylor: Well, this one! Jefferson, Foye, McCants...
Jim Stack: I thought we were trading Shaddy!
Glen Taylor: No one informed me about trading Rashad. Kevin?
Kevin McHale: Glen, Jim's been reading way too many online hoops rags. Don't pay attention to anyone from Northwestern. They're all liberals down in Illinois, especially with Obama running. I've got your public financing right here, Stack.
Jim Stack: Yes, we can...make a good draft pick, I mean.
Kevin McHale: Anyway, what I wanted to say is that I hope everyone noticed the rafters in Boston during the Finals telecast. Did you see an enlarged jersey with #32 hanging there? I appreciate as well the hard work, scouting and statistical analysis that went into prepping for the draft, but when it comes down to making the hard choices, it's championship time, baby, and stats be dammed, I make the call. Anyone else here have a WORLD championship ring?
Jim Stack: Well I did work for Chicago when Jordan was around. He was better than you. Does that count?
Jim Petersen: I blocked Lopez's shot a couple of weeks ago. How much is that worth?
Rob Babcock: Kevin, don't you say just about the same thing every year?
Glen Taylor: Kevin, we talked about this. We're more of a team now; all of us here have been successful in our own ways.
Tom Hanneman: No question about it.
Kevin McHale (grumbling): Okay, okay...we're a team. Just don't forget who picked KG out in the first place.
Randy Wittman: As well as Ebi, Avery, Paul Grant, Marcus Taylor, Rick Rickert...lost a bunch of picks too...
Kevin McHale: Don't forget Hoosier boy, you're supposed to be 20 games better this coming year...let's get started.
Randy Wittman: (Gulp)
End of Act 1
Tomorrow: the Brain Trust in action!
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Best. Post. Evah!!!
Very well done. I love the public financing line. Classic. :) If more people cared about the Wolves, they’d be a treasure trove of ideas for solid tragedy on the stage. It will be fun to watch the McHale/Witt dynamic this year. Something tells me that Witt may have more staying power than Casey and that McHale will finally push it too far. Ahhhhhh…the intrigue.
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my prediction...
Here’s how I think things will play out. The Wolves will draft Love, who will team with Foye to form the most potent 1-2 punch in the NBA. After 3 championships, Foye will become jealous of Love’s success (3 straight finals mvps), and will demand that management make the Wolves “his team.” McHale and Taylor, in their infinite wisdom, will oblige by trading Love for 4 or 5 guys, after which Love will immediately win a championship with his new team. After several tries, Foye, now the centerpiece, will make it back to the finals – where he’ll lose by 40 to the revamped Toronto Raptors (and their “big 3” of Calderon, Bosh and Lebron James). Shortly after this latest loss, Love will have a simple question for Foye: “yo Randy, tell me how…”
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