…when I put it that way. :)

If Ahearn makes the squad I think I just found his new nickname.

BTW: These next two games are pretty exciting for Twinkies fans. They’re sucking me back in this year. After steroids and the stadium I swore I’d never watch baseball again (and this is from someone who grew up watching the club from 1984 until 98) but this group is fun to watch. I don’t know if I buy into the whole “they play the right way” crap and I think they’re a better manager and a real GM away from really being dangerous, but…well, I guess I just don’t understand why they didn’t resign Santana, let Hunter go, and keep Garza and Bartlett. I think a front 3 rotation of Santana, Garza, and Liriano was what we were being promised a few years back. I’m baffled that those 3 won’t be opening the new stadium in 2010.

Actually, as a Wolves fan, it’s nice to see another local team with a guy at the front of the personnel office making worse decisions than McHale.

…I’d go as far to guarantee both years, but a team option is good for the 2nd.

…would you place a bet that no current Wolves smoke or have smoked weed?

This is where the NBA drug policy is kind of frustrating. Do we know if he smoked weed? Or did he and his Kansas buddy just cover up for Beasley? Granted, it was a stupid situation to be in but hardly anything that would disqualify a guy from being on a team. Hell, Riley will still keep him.

Marketing-wise, the Wolves aren’t the Vikings. There’s not a Love Boat aspect to the team, just a history-of-a-crappy-front-office one. Sure there would have been local press boobs to shout “JR Rider” again (as they started to do with Mayo), but they’ll do that regardless of evidence or track record if a young black guard screws up in this town. It’s their nookie-blanket for bad writing. If a white guard comes along and screws up, they’ll reach outside of the organization and bring up J-Will. It’s that predictable.

…he hasn’t been fined or suspended for drug violations but I don’t know if he could have been given a warning or not…or if he was even tested. His fine was for missing rookie camp, which he was kicked out of.

BTW: after searching around for some articles on his fine, I found out he is from Alaksa. I had no idea. Trajon Langdon and Carlos Boozer are about the only other Alaskan players I can think of.