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Britt Robson of The Athletic joins today’s pod to discuss his most recent column that graded Gersson Rosas’ tenure as the Minnesota Timberwolves’ President of Basketball Operations thus far. Rosas has now been at the helm for 82 games, so we discuss the good, the bad and the unlucky that has transpired over the course of a funky “year”. Topics graded include:
- Front-office recruitment
The acquisition of Sachin Gupta, Joe Branch, Gianluca Pascucci and Robby Sikka
- Identification and development of low-cost, low-risk players
Players the likes of Naz Reid and Jordan McLaughlin
- The power forward position
Targeting a specific brand of frontcourt mate for KAT
- The expensive, mismatched point-guard tandem
The D’Angelo Russell and Ricky Rubio pairing
- Lottery picks
Selecting Jarrett Culver and Anthony Edwards
- The jackpot mentality
The insistence of home run swings
- The Ryan Saunders hire
Hiring a raw coach that would implement the preferred system
(If you can’t access the Spotify player, click here to listen to the latest episode.)
For those of you who don’t want to sit through a 90-minute podcast and prefer concision, here is Britt’s column on the topic discussed:
Latest Wolves: Many words on the first 82 games of the Gersson Rosas experience as POBO. https://t.co/rkURaEbjqU
— brittrobson (@brittrobson) February 2, 2021