Damian Necronamous

Umm...yes.

Their names are Indiana and Seattle.

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SG: Kobe Bryant, Sasha Vujacic, Sun Yue
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The thread starter must have not seen Seattle's roster before making this claim

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Mateo

Foye is only the 4th best player on the team. Davis and Smith are better. But regardless, we will be among the worst for the next 5 to 10 years. You don't have to be the absolute worst to get the 1st pick though, so it's no biggie.

Avalanche

Foye is gonna be MIP next season if you ask me, i think he has star potential and should develop quickly now hes one of the main players on the team

bruno34115

Thats a laugh..

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PorterIn2004

It seems to me that the 'Wolves are now right about where the Blazers were a year ago. Granted they may not luck into the #1 pick in the draft the way the Blazers did but even if it hadn't happened that way the Blazers still would've been an "up-and-coming" team with the likes of Roy, Aldridge, Rodriguez, still a decent draft pick in place of Oden, and either Randolph still or maybe that trade still goes down and it's Frye, Jones, and soon Fernandez.

It seems to me that guys like Foye, Jefferson, Gomes, McCants, Brewer, and Green are pretty similar to the Blazers young core and in a year or two might really come together and then go on to become a dominate team much the way the Jazz are starting to look. It's a great roster in terms of having guys who can play multiple positions. I especially love Brewer in that regard, who was playing great defense on everyone from Conley to Oden in that championship game. As someone else said he's not likely to be much of an offensive force for awhile but with guys like Foye and Jefferson, that should be just fine.

9diamonds

No, way, its gotta be the Clippers

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Mateo

Thanks for the kind words, but I don't share your optimism. The difference between the teams is that the Wolves have the same management that got them into this situation, while the Blazers had a new management that was making good decisions. We still can't count on making a good draft pick, even if it is in the top 5, unless we get lucky.

PorterIn2004

That's true, I hadn't considered management and following the Blazers as I do, I'm at least as excited about Pritchard, Penn, and the rest of the crew as I am the players.

Nonetheless, that core of young players you've got there is pretty strong and the Wolves management is clearly trying a new tactic, which might be a chance at a fresh start. And to be fair to GMs the league over, there are always busts (or at least disappointments) in the top 10 or 12, it just happens. I think the Blazers would've been just fine without lucking into Oden (and I expect the Blazers to have a pretty good season this year with Oden watching from the bench in lots of games) and really, even if the Wolves management is relatively passive and just gives your new core time to come together, I suspect they'll be in a similar place.

It may take luck and/or a change in management for the Wolves to break into the top four or five in the West over the next handful of years but I'd be pretty optimistic about at least sneaking into the playoffs within that time frame.

Avalanche

they are one impact player away from being a good team, which will hopefully be next years pick up.

depending on how long brand is done for the clips are definately in trouble this season.