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The back-to-back world champion LA Lakers are a team that have kinda thrown traditional positions out the window and instead find players that fit the system.

I hope that Timberwolves head coach Kurt Rambis follows the Phil Jackson model that he saw in LA and creates the same kind of system in Minny. Granted there is no way we get a Kobe, he is a once in a lifetime baller, but he can continue to form a contending team that plays good team basketball in a system. This is where dream situations for the Timberwolves start happening.

Dream/Assumption #1 Ricky Rubio plays for the T-Wolves in 2011-2012. I see the maestro having a huge affect on our roster which has good BBIQ bigs in Love and Darko, and athletic players who can slash and spot up like Wes, Brewer, Webster. Also, Beasley is a nightmare for slower 4's and is able to jump out of the gym to grab an alley oop. 

So with the team remaining in tact and no huge trades, our line-up would be
Ricky/Jonny

Webster/Wes/Brewer

Wes/Webster/Brewer

Love/Beasley

Darko/Pek

I see that as a huge improvement over last seasons 15 wins, and this season just because the addition of Rubio and subtraction of Hollins/Stewie/Pavlovic/Jawai and other scrubs not worthy of NBA minutes not getting them. This year it's predicted that the Wolves will suck again, which leads into dream #2.

Dream #2 - Luck comes our way in the draft lottery. Harrison Barnes. This kid can hoop. He can score. He can defend. He can create his own shot. This means after this season we add both Ricky Rubio and Harrison Barnes. Two huge acquisitions and our draft picks finally start paying off.
Starters
Ricky

Barnes

Wes

Love

Darko

Dream #3 - That line-up is solid, but the obvious place an improvement can be made is at C. There are two young restricted FA centers after next season. Marc Gasol and Joakim Noah. Personally I like Noah more and since this is my dream we get him because he likes the idea of getting passes from Ricky, not having to be relied upon for points because we have Barnes, not needing to worry about being a beast on the glass because of KLove. He can focus on what he likes to do. Good, Physical, Pestering, Hustle defense. It's been said here on CH that people view Ricky and Wes both as plus defenders. Love hustles but his athleticism leaves something to be desired. I've been watching highlights of Barnes and he is only playing Highschool kids, so the jury is out. Noah is a good defender who put in this line-up would have a bunch of players who hustle and are long, good defenders. Also if you put somebody like Brewer in we would have even more size and hustle/help defense.

Lineup for 2011-2012

Ricky/Jonny

Barnes/Brewer/Webster

Wes/Beasley/Webster

Love/Beasley

Noah/Darko/Pek

I didn't even have to mention a Melo trade in this either! Then the world ends in 2012 because of the Mayan prediction and we don't end up with a championship, but we have a good beginning of the season.

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Triangle and Rubio?

While I am as excited as anyone to see Rubio play in the Twin Cities (have you seen his FIBA performances?) I’ve got to wonder how he fits in a triangle. I’m not a bball coach/theory guy, but from watching the Lakers it just seems like the triangle is predicated on ball movement from the high post (and letting Kobe create when this doesn’t work). This is great when you have Gasol there, but it is not playing to Rubio’s strength which is to drive and dish. I’m not saying it can’t work but I’ll be interested in seeing how Rambis adapts the system to our players.

by zebano on Aug 31, 2010 11:34 AM CDT reply actions  

I just never

see Brewer playing ahead of Webster!!!! Webster is just as good of defender and ten times better offensively

by RB10 on Sep 21, 2010 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

I think

that the idea with rubio is not to have the exact kind of triangle like they have in LA, but to be an uptempo team with good passing and purposeful ball movement, and the term triangle gets thrown on to an offense related to ball movement instead of a more pick and roll style

by twolf1 on Aug 31, 2010 12:34 PM CDT reply actions  

Plus the wolves don't run a real triangle anyway

The triangle has a 2 guard format the wolves run with a one guard format. Just watch how the European teams play this is kind of offence the wolves will run.

by chuckd@79 on Aug 31, 2010 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well Gashol has played with Rubio and I think Brewer

and Noah are still good buddies. However, they are on good young teams. Pek might be better than some think and this year we should find out how good the center position looks. Is Ridnour here mostly to help Rubio transition? I kind of wonder if he was picked to be sort of a “safe mentor” for Rubio. So far next years draft doesn’t look to promising after Barnes and Perry so I really hope Wes can be a good SG because that would give Beasley a better shot at the 3 and if he succeeds there also, along with Rubio I am convinced we will be a perenial playoff team if not a real contender.

by mr.sorbet on Aug 31, 2010 6:57 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm calling it now

Next years draft pick will be….Jan Vesely!

"Styx might be the mullet of bands."

by biggity2bit on Aug 31, 2010 10:01 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

most likely

but it is way too soon to speculate with any accuracy. Kind of have to wait until the seasons actually start.

No one is getting Rubio's rights unless they pry them from our cold dead fingers.

by TheEvilProfessor on Sep 1, 2010 5:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

Nope

Will be traded for picks in the following draft!

Timberwolves - NBA champs 2013!
(used with permission - Wolf in MO)

by frankenhoops on Sep 2, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Actually that's not a bad idea

Since it’s a well-known phenomenon that the wolves simply cannot end up with the lottery, perhaps we can avoid the curse by predicting next years cellar-dweller and trading this years pick for next years unprotected!

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by zebano on Sep 2, 2010 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Aaaand...

Cue the Rubio-Barnes DreamFest 2010!

by LoveTo on Aug 31, 2010 8:36 PM CDT reply actions  

Ricky's barnyard?

Barney and ruby’s?
what’s it called?

by twolf1 on Sep 1, 2010 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

You guys forgot.

No way we get the number one. We always drop in the draft. So the best we’ll get is number two. So cross Harrison out of the picture. Sad, but true. Who know’s maybe we’ll get the 5th best chance and end up with the number one pick.

by RB10 on Sep 21, 2010 12:15 AM CDT reply actions  

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