Wolves Updates 9/8 Part 2
by SG on Sep 8, 2010 9:33 PM CDT
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Kahn at Spain's loss to Serbia and more
From Shaun Powell/NBA.com: Eight teams who could crash the playoffs party
Timberwolves. Well, Ricky Rubio can look at the bright side: He's not missing anything. Perhaps in a year, if he gets the itch to leave Spain for the NBA, the Wolves will be in position to make a move up the standings. Even that looks dicey for a team that just placed a good deal of faith and money in Darko Milicic. The Wolves are not built to last this season, and they'll need a good lottery pick and another addition to brighten their outlook for the season beyond. They've won 33 or fewer games the last five years and look to make it six. Too many developing players need breakout seasons -- Martell Webster, Michael Beasley, Kevin Love, Corey Brewer -- for the Wolves to shock anyone in 2010-11.
From John Schuhmann/NBA.com: Notes from Serbia 92, Spain 89
Timberwolves president David Kahn was in attendance on Wednesday, and he had to be pleased with what he saw from Bjelica, whose rights he traded for on draft night a couple of months ago. Bjelica was the 35th pick of the draft, and I’m sure new assistant GM Tony Ronzone had something to do with the Wolves acquiring the 22 year old who hit all five of his shots against Spain. Ronzone is also here in Istanbul, running USA Basketball’s scouting.
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Rubio-Maravich comparisons are out of the window. Isn’t Rondo a more accurate one?
@johnhollinger Isn’t Shaun Livingston an even better one?
I assume Hollinger means Livingston pre-injury
in which case, I’d take that. You remember the hype surrounding that kid before that happened?
I don’t think he’d be comparing Rubio to the injury wrecked basketball tragedy that is Shaun Livingston post-knee injury. That’d be pretty ridiculous, even for someone like Hollinger, who has recently been taking some pretty lazy shots at the Wolves. Rubio’s knee won’t keep him from being a success in the NBA. No way that’s what Hollinger meant.
heart of a champion, will of the warrior.
Negative Pivot for the Media
Out: “Rubio will never play in Minnesota”
In: “He’s not that good anyhow”
They are thinking
Rubio is willing to play in MN. Thus, He’s not that good anyhow.
as in IPSO FACTO
I would drive 10 miles to hear fucktwats sing.
Worst reasoning............ever
"My buyout? I don’t know…eet eez very compleecated." -Ricky Rubio (when asked about his contract)
logic fail...epic logic fail
No one is getting Rubio's rights unless they pry them from our cold dead fingers.
by TheEvilProfessor on Sep 9, 2010 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions
yup
And that Kevin Garnett guy was only a 6th man anyway…
by Cedarpenguin on Sep 9, 2010 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
It is interesting how good Serbia was from forward possitions in this game ...
… Bjelica and Keselj split 40 minutes on SF (14+26 minutes), Velickovic and Savanovic on PF (20 minutes each).
All 4 of them have 63 from Serbia 93 points (with 13-19 3PM-A).
All of them (except Savanovic) are young, possible NBA players.
Keselj is 22 years old, 6’10", plays mainly SF position (and little PF), very athletic.
Velickovic is 23 years old, 6’9", strech PF.
He really did look impressive. Can’t wait to see him in action in the NBA.
heart of a champion, will of the warrior.
*note
After he’s hit the weight room for a year.
"Styx might be the mullet of bands."
by biggity2bit on Sep 9, 2010 8:55 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
How long is his contract and when is the buyout reasonable?
by Breaking Ankles on Sep 9, 2010 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions
found the likely answer to my question – looks like a buyout in 2 years – so the 2012 season.
by Breaking Ankles on Sep 9, 2010 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions
He was good in the last game, but before that, didn't do much but watch.
If he could reproduce that game every night, I’d be happy, but most of his games
he’s a bystander. He has the equipment and the smarts. He needs some NBA style, and
some muscle.
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."
USA-Russia
First half USA looked horrible. Thought about switching to some porn just so I could see some actual ball movement.
Seriously, anyone bother to tell Durant it’s okay to give the ball to the other guys wearing white? Wanna hit Russell Westbrook with a clue bat so he doesn’t just drive into traffic and miss every time he gets the ball? Someone want to tell them that the shot clock isn’t ten seconds? That they can work and pass and work for a good shot instead of forcing up crap?
Yeah I'm not sure they passed once
Everyone drove into traffic and threw up off-balance shots looking for the refs to bail them out. Durant is the only one capable of regularly making off-balance shots. Although the refs were whistle-happy the whole time. Seemed like a ton of violations were called.
USA sucked, but I see no resistance 'til they play Turkey
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."
And then you go and pull a stunt like this, and totally redeem yourself, Team USA!
The inclination for a player in foul trouble is to hold back, even just a little. Not so for Andre Iguodala, who played with so much energy and passion right when the Americans needed it that one of the Russian players actually thought he was swearing at him — in Russian.
“He say in Russian a bad word. I don’t know how he know this. I won’t even translate it. It’s bad,” said Russian forward Andrey Vorontsevich, who got yelled at by Iguodala after being a little too physical with Lamar Odom.
Iguodala denies his ability to curse out opponents in their native tongue, but I for one, am really excited about his weird, Hulk-like superpower to learn foreign swear words while angry.
heart of a champion, will of the warrior.
Isn't learning foreign cuss words mandatory
when you’re overseas? I gotta think Ig knew exactly what he was saying and more power to him for having said whatever it was that he said. Just make sure it’s in a language the ref doesn’t speak.
No autopsy, no foul.
Screw when you're overseas
Foreign cuss words are great in this country! P#ssy has problems with some blog censors, but growler usually gets past. Gotta love that Irish slang.
by newfrickinshow on Sep 10, 2010 1:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Love check-in within the 5minutes of the 1st Quarter,
because none of his teammates are crashing the boards. Then Love got yanked out because he wasn’t playing good defense.
3 minutes and a rebound.
If Team USA were deconstructed and you held a re-draft featuring those players
wouldn’t you pick Kevin Love either 1st or 2nd? =)
Maybe 3rd or 4th.
Coach K. didn’t give him 1,2,3,4, or 5, so I am generous. K sees him as a role player.
He’ll fit better on the TWs. Yeah, he’s better than burning minutes on Odom.
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."
I thought he would be key in todays game
since the Russians have real bigs. oh well
You've become a very angry person, Tim
I would have liked that last post much better if you had never written it.
I see what you did there. You're quite the wordsmith.
And if I’m an angry person, dropstep, it’s only because you (and a couple others) made me that way.
And to think I once posted
this.
It’s refreshing to see honest questions and frank requests for clarifications on a blog or anywhere on the net. The web has turned everyone into a freaking expert, and naivete is savaged mercilessly. TA can, when not riled up, be almost too innocent for the blogosphere. If only he would agree with all my opinions…Now I see a young man looking for every opportunity to jab, to get in a dig. Has anyone else ever fallen so far so fast? If I really contributed to this horrible transformation I may have to pluck out my own eyes.
That's not completely fair
I post pictures and YouTube videos from time to time in between sarcastic, unfunny jabs and digs.
Hmm...just post pictures of Love's girlfriend
It might not convince him that Love’s a better basketball player, but it’ll probably shut him up.
Best CH comment dialogue ever
"Styx might be the mullet of bands."
by biggity2bit on Sep 10, 2010 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
I'd sure like to nab Eric Gordon from the Clips
That kid can drill ’em.
We have especially weak shooters (Brewer/Ellington)
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."
But a potentially great one in Wes Johnson
And pretty good and improving ones in Webster and Beasley. And Ellington should be much improved as well this year.
I’d love to get Eric Gordon, but I think the price there would be too steep for what he’d do for us.
What would we give up to get him?
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."
I like your quote, BW
but it seems 1/2 of the country is that way now and the other half is that way with Bush. Can’t we all just get together?
Timberwolves - NBA champs 2013!
(used with permission - Wolf in MO)
by frankenhoops on Sep 11, 2010 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions
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