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**Avalanche** · 06-06-2006, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by kaniffmn

I read that story in the Star Tribune that day...it doesn't really lead me to believe that the Wolves are gonna make a splash this offseason. The good thing is...this organization is more like the Vikings then the Wild or Twins in that they are willing to spend. The problem is, we are so capped out with bad contracts, I don't see us getting very much in return in a trade for alot of the players. Anything McHale says can be taken for a grain of salt, except for the "No trading KG" part.

this is true, it doesnt sound like hes overly keen to make big moves over the off-season...
mchale needs to go... and needs to go badly.
this is THE off-season to be making moves, KG wont be able to stand another losing season, and either will the fans.
make some big risk trades, throw everything at AI, take a chance on marbury/francis, get a center next to KG, but no... according to mchale we are only "a couple of shots away from the 55 win season" bah!

JuX · 06-06-2006, 06:48 PM

I honestly believe McHale is all about talks, not doing anything. He has yet do something he should have last summer. It was one of the worst offseasons for the Wolves, in my thoughts, because he mainly done too much talks. I don't buy his craps unless one day he proves me wrong. I'm right until the day he do something. I am waiting. So far I'm winning.

**Avalanche** · 06-06-2006, 07:26 PM

im starting to think banks wont be here next season (which would suck) if thats the case we should sign and trade him to a team like the raps or rockets who lack a PG and draft marcus williams 6th.

JBoog35 · 06-06-2006, 09:42 PM

I agree whole heartedly, Banks is a quick fast PG, we are a half court offense, he would be great in a suns uni, I just love Williams' game, especially in a half court offense like ours, if we draft and start him, easily rookie of the year.

**Avalanche** · 06-06-2006, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JBoog35

I agree whole heartedly, Banks is a quick fast PG, we are a half court offense, he would be great in a suns uni, I just love Williams' game, especially in a half court offense like ours, if we draft and start him, easily rookie of the year.

true that, i think williams with an experienced team around him such as this could start and be a ROY candidate, and i think if hes going to be leaving anyway we may aswell sign and trade banks as he would have some decent value to some teams

JuX · 06-11-2006, 12:41 PM

I don't know anything about Marcus Williams but I found some interesting stuffs about him and whats his strongest and weakest points.

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Strengths: Williams has improved tremendously since his freshman year when he veraged 9.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 7.8 assists in 31 minutes/game ... He has a great "feel" for the game, something he didn't show freshman year ... A tremendous passer who led the entire nation in assists per game at 8.1 ... He controls the tempo of the game as well as any guard in the Big East ... He displays a good right hand, finishing fairly well on drives with it, though he is naturally left-handed ... His three-point shooting percentage rose over 20% last season to a respectable 40% ... He's a threat from the outside now which allows him to penetrate and dish or finish more often ... When big men challenge him in the paint, he uses a crafty floater/tear drop type of shot that he has really perfected ... He is practically unstoppable in the open court because his decision making is so quick and precise ... Whether it is pulling up for the jumper if his man plays off him or hitting a wing player filling the lane, Williams makes the appropriate decision ... He has a killer crossover that he uses to get by his man on the perimeter and is athletic, getting good lift on his jumper ... Defensively he does a good job staying in front of his man and limiting drives, he averages 1.1 stl/game …Williams was productive as a freshman where he average 4.3/game assists in only 14 minutes/game.
Weaknesses: One of the main things Williams needs to work on is his turnovers ... Though he makes the right decision on the break, oftentimes he turns the ball over after drive in the lane while trying to feed teammates ... Actually needs to be more selfish at times, especially late in games when teammates are struggling ... Some of the bigger concerns with Williams is his off the court behavior. He only played in 16 games as a freshmen for failing to qualify academically and missed playing in UConn's championship run. Also, more recently, Williams and fellow UConn guard A.J. Price allegedly stole 10 laptop computers from UConn dorm rooms. There could be serious repercussions from such allegations ... Williams needs to keep his focus on basketball if he is going to continue to become the star player that he showed the potential to become last season.

Outlook: In terms of draft potential, NBA personnel always look for red flags and Williams already has two to his name. Unfortunately, that may hurt his stock in the long run and it won't have anything to do with his ability to play basketball ... Williams missed a lay-up that would have tied Notre Dame in a late season Big East battle and his confidence took a hit ... He played all right through the rest of the year, but didn't seem to have the same swagger. It will be interesting to see if he regains his confidence next season ... Williams improved so much from his freshmen year and had such success as a sophomore that it seems certain he will be the class of the Big East as a junior ... Look for his scoring to increase with Charlie Villaneuva out of the mix next season. Also, don't be surprised to see his assists sky rocket with veteran wing players Denham Brown and Rashad Anderson as well as super sophomore (to be) Rudy Gay and big man Josh Boone down low.... His game will actually remind people of former Huskie Khalid El-Amin. The major difference? Williams actually has the size and potential to get drafted in the first round and make an impact on the next level.

JuX · 06-11-2006, 12:47 PM

There's several sources that Samuel Dalembert's gone. Is it a possiblity that the Wolves could nab this 7 footer?

JBoog35 · 06-11-2006, 11:10 PM

yeah, I've been hearing that, I honeslty think he is more likely to get dealt than AI.

**Avalanche** · 06-12-2006, 04:46 PM

draft gay, trade ricky for delambert?

abwowang · 06-12-2006, 07:32 PM

sure im down for that..

if we can get another prolific scorer..

**Avalanche** · 06-12-2006, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by abwowang

sure im down for that..

if we can get another prolific scorer..

Banks/hudson/van exel
Mccants/richardson
Gay/Hassel
KG/MLE
Delambert/Blount

add another wingman by trading jaric and/or griffin for more scoring (ala Q-Rich), get a vet PG like armstrong/van exel, sign a back up for KG with the MLE
and then we got the second round picks, reed, dupree, wright etc to fill out the team

JBoog35 · 06-12-2006, 08:52 PM

I'd be down for that fo sho!!!

**Avalanche** · 06-12-2006, 09:39 PM

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With Larry Brown likely out as New York's coach, it seems the Knicks will keep Stephon Marbury. So maybe the Timberwolves will make a deal for Steve Francis, who actually could help. But they look like a team just trying to make the playoffs in Garnett's waning years. What's the point?

dont shoot the messenger lol

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...s/14795873.htm

JuX · 06-13-2006, 08:43 AM

I, for one, would love to have Steve Francis' athleticism coming over but his attitude got to go because it is unhealthy to have a pessimistic one around the team and affecting others like a disease. It's rather hard to decide whether Stevie should play for us or not.

There are plenty of players with a lot better attitude to bring in than Stevie.

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