luther

I believe Brewer was a nice pick and will be fine. But he needs time. Frankly, I think Green ought to be on the floor instead of him with that group. At least he's a proven NBA scorer.

JuX

That was not what I mean. I mean, I'm fine with Brewer, but he have a lot to learn in the process as a NBA player. I feel that he was picked earlier than I thought because people's expectations were high because of his achievement as a college basketball player during the Final four championship. I don't understand why Green hasn't seen the floor this season yet.

Mateo

McHale is the kind of guy who either likes a player or doesn't. And that opinion never changes. We were told back when "the trade" happened that McHale wasn't a fan of Green... and so we didn't pick up Green's option and Green's not playing. I think the team's already decided that he's not going to be here, so they aren't even giving him a chance. Meanwhile McHale liked McCants and so McCants has continued to player, despite stinking 4/5th of the time he's out there. Same for the rest of the guys.

luther

You're right about that: winning teams in March always get guys into the league with higher picks than they otherwise would have gotten. I think back to '96 when Mississippi St. surprised people and all of a sudden, Dontae Jones was a first-rounder. The same year, John Wallace of Syracuse was similarly over-valued. Or Duke, with guys like Trajan Langdon and Will Avery joining the more obvious Elton Brand as first-rounders. (Corey Maggette, too, but he was an odd situation, someone who didn't really produce that much for that team, but was drafted on pure athleticism and potential.)

JuX

Look at that, Bassy stealing the ball away from his cousin.

Mateo

nice play by gomes to end the half. glad to see green get at least a little burn.

Mateo

And look who's the Wolves leading scorer, the young player who gets no love.

luther

OK, trailing 54-50 at the half isn't so bad, especially considering how terribly most of our bench played (again). I really don't like that wholesale substitution thing Wittman did, and hope he drops it. While he's undoubtedly trying to find combinations who play well together, you just can't abandon offense to do that.

Nice to see a few seconds of Gerald Green there at the end. Finally. Now I hope he gets about 10 minutes in the second half to show what he'll be able to contribute.

luther

Smith gets plenty of love. He just isn't the kind of guy who can do it alone, which is my complaint with that earlier lineup that had him as the only scorer.

sheefo13

I must say... The team has overcome my expectations... The bench is horrid but I think there might be a chance we aren't last in our division once Foye is back... I hope we are last, but we just have so many competitive young guys on this team right now that anything is possible.. Oh and I love Theo.

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socco

That's a pretty accurate assessment. That's the way McHale works. And it's the same with trades and signings. It's no coincidence how many Bill Duffy clients the Wolves have signed over the years, or the multiple trades with the Celtics. He only deals with people he's familiar with.

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luther

Gotta love Theo--he's the first center of this type we've ever had with the Wolves: agile, athletic, defensive-minded, shot-blocking...just great energy. If he stays healthy and keeps up this kind of play all year, I'll be ecstatic.

JuX

That's pretty narrow-minded.

luther

While on the surface that seems plausible, it's important to remember how little we know as fans sometimes--even dedicated fans. For example, Handelman and Petersen doing the TV commentating now just discussed how slow Green has been at picking up the offensive and defensive concepts, and how Brewer in particular has just out-performed him in practice. And if that's true, then that's why he's not playing. We can't know for sure unless we get all-access passes to practices, meetings, etc. But it is true that pure talent isn't enough.

Mateo