PG - Steve Blake | Jerryd Bayless | Sergio Rodriguez
SG - Brandon Roy | Rudy Fernandez
SF - Martell Webster | Travis Outlaw | Nicolas Batum
PF - LaMarcus Aldridge | Channing Frye | Ike Diogu
C - Greg Oden | Joel Pryzbilla | Raef LaFrentz
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"They said NBA players couldn't play well together in the Olympics. Well, it's not about the names on the back (of our jerseys), it's about the 3 letters on the front."
All boats aside, anybody have thoughts on which of the free agents on our summer league team, if any, should be kept for the regular season? (I'm not going to count Chris Richard in this, because it's all but assured he'll be back, so that's obvious.) They are: Blake Ahearn, Pooh Jeter, Drew Neitzel, Bryce Taylor, Vincent Grier, Dan Coleman and Longar Longar. To be honest, I don't think any of them is worth a whole much investment at the NBA level. I've only seen a little of Ahearn and Jeter, so I can't speak much about them. Grier has looked good at times, but his utter lack of a jumpshot makes him sketchy. Taylor seems to have the ability, but never really stood out as much as he should have in the Pac-10, so it seems a reach to think he would now. Neitzel just strikes me as a good college guard who would be at best a deep, deep NBA reserve--probably better suited for a good European career. Coleman and Longar can go to hell. I look at this as yet another wasted summer roster. It seems the Wolves don't even care about their summer rosters. Frankly, I'm surprised they didn't bring in even more locals and Iowa big guys. That seems to be their traditional modus operandi.
All I can find about this are message board postings: RealGM, assorted Wolves boards, etc. Not saying that means it isn't true, but it's hard to put a lot of stock in the "I know someone with the team who told me that ..." Anyway, the various rumors being posted say it's Belinelli and Wright, with McCants or Carney moving. The money doesn't match in either of those scenarios, but I'm sure it would include something else. Still, taking on Wright when we've just re-signed Smith and Gomes and drafted Love doesn't make a lot of sense unless there are moves coming in the future once those newly signed guys can be dealt again. Worth looking out for, but odd and not entirely reliable.
Anyone notice--or care--that the Bulls released JamesOn Curry? A 6-3 (or thereabouts) combo guard with decent athleticism, better-than-decent outside shooting, nice handle, and good passing skills ... could he become the combo guard the Wolves have been talking about looking for? He could almost certainly be had for the minimum, and thus is no-risk. He didn't play for Chicago last year (they were bad, yes, but also loaded at guard), but averaged about 20 ppg, 5 apg and 3 rpg in the D-league, and was a star at Oklahoma State. Some off-court problems preceded his college career, causing him to go to the Cowboys rather than North Carolina, and there was an embarrassing, although not particularly troublesome, public urination charge last year.
I want to start with my favorite NBA team. Milwaukee upgraded its talent level. The Bucks know what they are getting in Jefferson, and Alexander has a chance to be an absolute star in this league. The problem is, they both play the same position. They needed help at forward and they definitely got it.
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Great, but this is a Timberwolves forum. If you like the Bucks, you can find a forum to discuss them on this site, too.
Al Jefferson is going to be an All Star now that Elton Brand is in the East. Randy Foye is going to be the most improved player in the league and finally Kevin Love is going to be Rookie of the Year
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