Just a video of Pek being awesome. Snatched from the twittermachine.
"If everything is put together, if Ricky comes back healthy, we’re going to be a force to be reckoned with."
Pek, Pek and more Pek! How lovable is this guy? Can't wait for next season!
The more articles I read about Roy, the more excited I am to see him on the court with the Timberwolves this season.
Don't know why I am so irrationally exuberant about this, but I am! :) Maybe because I can't wait to see what these three can do when they actually play together this year, even if it might not be till dec or jan. It has been fun following this fictional tournament and seeing the wolves get some respect around the league.
In the ESPN top 500 NBA players, the ONLY 2 teams with 8 or more players in the top 150 are the Clippers with 9 and your very own Twolves with 8. This roster is good and deep, objectively rated as much higher than most teams in the league. There are certainly a few teams who have a few more superstars or Top 50 type players, but this team is not a bottom-dwelling collection of misfit toys anymore. Great to see that objective outsiders are even noticing it now. Can't wait to see this roster on the court in live action!
Kevin Love comes in at number 8. "It starts with the rebounding, of course. He's either the first- or second-best overall rebounder in the game (depending on how you feel about Dwight Howard), and he's the best offensive rebounder. But the development last season that helped launch Love into MVP contention was his transformed body and improved overall offensive game. Shedding weight and improving his quickness, Love was used all over the court by new coach Rick Adelman, who replaced Kurt Rambis. Encouraged to bomb away from deep, Love attempted more than five 3-pointers a game, knocking down 37.2 percent. Those are astonishing numbers for a 6-foot-10 player best known previously for banging in the paint. But Love didn't go soft here. Instead, he got to the free throw line a career-high 8.4 times per game, good for second in the league behind Howard. The difference: Love knocked down 82.4 percent of his shots compared to Howard's 49.1 percent, making him a late-game weapon from the stripe rather than a Hack-a-Love liability."