Everybody knows that we need a shooting guard in the worst way. Would the canishoopus braintrust approve of a trade of Luke Ridnour for OJ Mayo. The grizzleys need a point guard now that conley is out and have been shopping mayo. We have rubio with jj and lee to back them up. I'd thow in wes johnson if we could get a protected first from them.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=cetcf6x

I'm a Wolves fan but more of a Basketball fan in general.  I love the international competitions like the Olympics and World Championships.

A lot of folk have started talking about the 2012 Olympics and who should be on that team.  One shoo in is Kevin Durant.  The question is who else should be on that team?

The Starters

PG: Chris Paul

SG: Kevin Durant

SF: LeBron James

PF: Chris Bosh

C: Dwight Howard

The Bench

DeWayne Wade

Derron Williams

Carmello Anthony

Kevin Love

Who else deserves a spot?

I had a wild idea while reading a fanshot.

Here is the gist of what I propose.

2 Points for a made basket

-2 Points for a change of possession (turnover, steal, block, charge, travel, etc)

1 Point for a made free throw

-1 Point for a missed free throw

How close to zero would the score be.  If it is under zero, then it shows that defense impacts the game more.  If it is above zero, then it shows that offense impacts the game more.  Would something like this settle the debate about offense vs defense.

I had this thought yesterday while enjoying the mild weather that we've been having.  What if the Wolves started a new promotion where fans get to write in who they think the Wolves should go after in free agency or the draft. 

Now, the team wouldn't be obligated to follow the fan's advice but wouldn't this be a great way to promote fan participation.

Let me know your thoughts.  Maybe if this gains any traction, Just a Fan or SnP could propose this to the Wolves brass.

Not often in sports do you see players willing to sacrifice to win.  Now we see it.  I applaud both Chris Bosh and Lebron James. It's one of the most selfless acts that I've witnessed.

 I'm guessing that all three players will take 12 million to sign which leaves enough money to sign some bodies.

I can imagine him thinking "I'm tired of carrying these scrubs year in and year out in Cleveland".

So what is the over/under for the Cavs W/L record this year.  I think they win less than 20.

There have been a lot of arguments in the past week about drafting DeMarcus Cousins vs. Wesley Johnson with our #4 pick.  TWLA suggested a trade to acquire the number 5 pick from Sacramento.  I would add that if we can do so while retaining the #4 pick then we should definitely pursue it.  I would definitely be in favor of doing this while maintaining the ability to grab another top 10 pick in the process.

So, the question is what would you give up to acquire the #5 pick from Sacramento?

Then we can all stop arguing about DeMarcus Cousins vs. Wesley Johnson.  We could just get both or get a guy like Aminu at #5. 

Feel free to post your own trade scenarios. 

I'm in favor of moving Kevin Love to acquire the pick since we don't have anything else that the Kings would likely covet except for Rubio's rights.  This also removes the Al/Love deathmatch debate. 

Addtionally, we could still move Al for the proposed Prince + #7.  We can trade the remaining draft picks for future picks as well since we are getting too many rookies in this scenario.

Like Casperkid, I'm a big fan of the draft.  I don't follow it as closely as he does but watch and daydream what it would be like for our timberwolves if we had player x, y, and z.

I was wondering what others thought about the upcoming draft.  We have three first round picks.  I'd like to see your thoughts about who your ideal three would be.

For me the ideal draft would be

John Wall

Hassan Whiteside

Paul George

The nightmare draft would be

Wesley Johnson

James Anderson

Willie Warren


I'm a big fan of size, length, and athleticism.  BBIQ would be a plus.

There's been a lot of draft talk recently.  Guys are sliding up and down.  Recently, no one wants to touch Hassan Whiteside.  For me, the guy that I don't want to have anything to do with is Wes Johnson.

Kevin Loves Jefferson seems high on Wes Johnson.  I think he's terrible and I don't want another ex-Syracuse guy on the team unless it's Carmelo.  I'm wondering what opinions others have about him.  Here's the poll. Looking forward to all of the opinions. 

I saw a couple of NCAA games and here is my thoughts on the FO.

If we get the #1 picks and get John Wall, I think it is pretty safe to say that David Kahn is in charge.  However, if we get the #1 pick and get Evan Turner, I think it is also pretty safe to say that Kurt Rambis is in charge.  What do others think?


Of course, if we pick second or lower, we will never know.

Willistoncoyote brings up a good point about a possible trade of Love to the Warriors for their pick.  What else would we be interested in?  I know most of the regulars would rather keep Love and trade Al but if nobody wants Al and someone wants Love, we have to explore that possibility, don't we?

I don't know about financial figures and what not but I would start the discussion as

Love + Charlotte pick + 2 second round picks  for Anthony Randolph and GW #1 pick


Maybe, we'd have to take back a bad contract (ie: Magette) to make it work but it would be interesting to have a big SF.

I watched the game last night and it was a pleasure to watch.  Love and Millicic looked really good together.  Al was terrible. 

It looks like Al doesn't impact the game is he doesn't score.  Millicic looked like he impacted the game with just is presence.  Passing, rebounds, screens and generally being in the right place at the right time.  He looked really winded through most of the game but if he could give us that each night, I think that we'd all be happy with the center position.

I loved the play where he showed and chased the Thunder guard at the 3 pt line.  Our other bigs don't seem to be athletic enough to do that.  Hollins doesn't know how to play so that doesn't count.  I was very impressed with Darko's passing even if it didn't result in an assist. 

I hope that he decides that Minnesota is a good place and stays for 3-4 M.  Certainly a better player than Hollins.  Even if we draft a big like cousins or whiteside, I think that it would take them time to develop so it's nice to have a veteran big.  Kinda like Prizbilla and Oden in Portland.

I would like to see Love and Millicic starting with Al coming off the bench and see how well that works.

I know everyone loves mock drafts.  I'd like to find out what you guys have to say about the top 10.  The actual order will always depend on who gets what pick.  NBA GMs love size and athleticism.  All guys have good size or athleticism for their position.

1.  John Wall

2.  Evan Turner

3.  Demarcus Cousins

4.  Cole Aldrich

5.  Derrick Favors

6.  Wesley Johnson

7.  Xavier Henry

8.  Stanley Robinson

9.  Hassan Whiteside

10.  Al Farouq Aminu

6-11 270

Considering the luck of the Timberwolves, it'll be likely that we end up with a pick between 3-5.  What would we do in that likely scenario.  I think that we have 3 choices

Demarcus Cousins

Cole Aldrich

Derrick Favors

The case for cousins and aldrich would be legit size for a center.  The case for favors is that he is ultra althletic.  Acquiring anyone of them might make Al Jefferson expendible to trade for another pick #6-10. 

Should we just draft John Wall with the #1 overall pick and roll the dice and hope that he becomes a star or trade down for additional assets.

I wonder if other teams would be interested in doing that.  I think all of the other teams that are in the lottery have some assets that we might want.

How funny would it be if New York won the lottery and had to convey the pick to Utah?  What do you think Utah would do since they already have D. Williams?

My personal belief is that the Timberwolves are undersized or undertalented at every position.

I would like to hear your opinions about trading Johnny Flynn to New York for Danillo Gallinari?  Salaries match up so the deal is cap neutral.  I would much rather propose this trade as opposed to trading rubio. 

This get's even better if we get the #1 overall pick.  We'd have either wall or turner depending who Kahn likes more with rubio waiting in the wings. 

Draft wall                                                                                                      Draft turner

PG: wall/sessions                                                                                      turner/sessions

SG: brewer/ellington                                                                                  brewer/ellington

SF: gallinari/gomes                                                                                   gallinari/gomes

PF:  love/jefferson                                                                                      love/jefferson

C:  jefferson/hollins                                                                                   jefferson/hollins

If we get #1 or #2, it's pretty obvious that we take either wall or turner.  Assuming that we are #1 and the nets are #2, I would propose trading wall to NJ to get the #2 pick and something (ie: Yi).  We would then have a backcourt of rubio and turner with brewer coming off the bench for defensive purposes.  We'd also have sessions to man the point until rubio comes over.

If we get a pick between 3-5, I would be happy if they drafted a big like Aldrich or Cousins.  Favors would be okay as well.  If we drafted a guy like favors, then it looks like AJ days as a timberwolf are limited.  I'd be hesitant to take a wes johnson.

With the two middle round picks, we could get a wing and center.  Probably someone like cousins or aldrich at center  if they fall and someone like stanley robinson at small forward or xavier henry.

The top second round pick could net us someone like jerome jordan, jaris vernado, or dexter pittman.