Wolves / NBA

Could he have written that tweet any worse?

I had to read it a couple of times. But it is a Hershel Walker like trade. 4 first round picks and 4 first round “swaps” and players. Not sure what that means, but guessing it gives Houston the choice to swap picks if they choose?

Correct. The NBA prohibits teams from trading first round picks in back to back seasons. So they trade every other year and then “swap picks” if the Nets were to finish below the Rockets (have a higher pick) in the other seasons.

Man… the Wolves are… something.

I was hoping for “moving” instead of “something” :lol:

Failin’ for Jalen.

Cuban has ordered stop playing national anthem

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30869922/dallas-mavericks-stopped-playing-national-anthem-home-games-owner-mark-cuban-direction

Well the NBA stepped in and told Cuban to play anthem

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30874241/nba-issues-statement-saying-all-teams-play-national-anthem

I made some awesome banana bread last week. I regret not adding walnuts, but it was still delicious.

Walnuts do make banana bread better, yes.

I made some awesome banana bread last week. I regret not adding walnuts, but it was still delicious.

Walnuts do make banana bread better, yes.

I’m a big fan of chocolate chips or butterscotch chips mixed in once in a while.

Butterscotch in banana bread (or anything for that matter) should be a capital offense.

Wolves now officially the worst team in the NBA.

Wolves now officially the worst team in the NBA.

Same as it ever was.

Now now… they had a year or two when they were pretty good… 17 years or so ago?

Will the wolves be in Minnesota in 5 years?

Who would be willing to take them?

You wonder though with Towns, Russell, and the emergence of Beasley if this could actually be a good team with the right coach. They’ll still be mostly terrible defensively but I think Saunders is in way over his head even if the players like him

Will the wolves be in Minnesota in 5 years?

Who would be willing to take them?

Las Vegas

Of course if that happens, they’ll get the #1 lottery pick 2 of the following 3 years…

I’ll trade the wolves for a first round NHL pick from the Golden Knights.

You drive a harder bargain than I would.

I lost all interest in the NBA the way players are the personnel managers.

I used to go to a lot (like all) of my grandkids games from travel thru HS but I have no interest at all in the NBA.

NCAA I’ll sometimes watch. Watching Gophers / Purdue right now

I was a huge NBA fan back in the 80’s. Dr. J’s 76ers were my favorite team.

I lost all interest in the NBA the way players are the personnel managers.

I used to go to a lot (like all) of my grandkids games from travel thru HS but I have no interest at all in the NBA.

NCAA I’ll sometimes watch. Watching Gophers / Purdue right now

NBA = Nothing but attitude, I can not watch

Agreed on Taylor. The best thing for the T-wolves would be for Taylor to sell the team to a well known, young, minority owner who the players can relate to and who can recruit players to Minnesota. I have no idea who that person is but it would represent a 180 degree change for this franchise.

I thought of KG but I wonder if he falls into the Barkley/Shaq mold that players have already tuned out.

Agreed on Taylor. The best thing for the T-wolves would be for Taylor to sell the team to a well known, young, minority owner who the players can relate to and who can recruit players to Minnesota. I have no idea who that person is but it would represent a 180 degree change for this franchise.

LOL that person is KG

Anyone check the weather this week? It doesn’t matter who owns the club, who coaches the club, or who plays on the club, in today’s NBA, you need to get the superstar free agent. It has never happened here and it never will.

There you go. Letting facts get in the way. It was -27 up in our favorite neighborhood Thur. AM.

Not there now so it is a balmy -15.

Anyone check the weather this week? It doesn’t matter who owns the club, who coaches the club, or who plays on the club, in today’s NBA, you need to get the superstar free agent. It has never happened here and it never will.

A guy that played for the Wolves two years ago carried his team to the Finals last season.

I had no idea who Jimmy Buckets and Thibs were until the were here.

That bit that Thibs ran had a limited shelf life & Jimmy’s is the same. The thing is I like Jimmy’s game, I’m just not sure he is as good of a teammate as HE believes he is.

Former Gopher Amir Coffey is 5/6 from 3-pt range tonight in the Clippers vs. Heat game.

I turned on the Wolves game. Watched them go on a 10-0 run. Got bored and turned off the TV.

Wolves fire Ryan Saunders

And have already hired Toronto’s assistant coach as their head coach.

Good luck to new coach Chris Finch. They just played against Toronto on Friday. He could have stayed here and unpacked.

10th coach in 15 years. Again, Taylor is the chaotic constant.

That is just an amazing stat. A new coach basically every 1.5 years.

Dumb question, what is it that Taylor does/doesn’t do that causes this to happen?

10th coach in 15 years. Again, Taylor is the chaotic constant.

That is just an amazing stat. A new coach basically every 1.5 years.

Dumb question, what is it that Taylor does/doesn’t do that causes this to happen?

In short, the people he hires to manage are freaking terrible. He seems to think he knows more than the people he hires to know things. Think Jerry Jones’ dumber brother.

Going back to Kevin Love, he refused to give him a 5 year max, gave him a 3-year opt out, and then ripped Kevin Love for his performances.

The team was 20-20 under Dwane Casey in 2006-2007 (Casey’s second season), a roster featuring a 30 year old KG, and basketball luminaries like Ricky Davis, Randy Foye, Marko Jaric, and Rashad McCants. Taylor fired Dwane Casey with a record at .500, and replaced him with Randy Wittman who led the team to a 12-30 record the rest of the way. Casey took over Toronto a few years later and in two seasons turned them from a 22-60 record the year before he got hired into a top contender in the East, including winning their division and being a top playoff seed five years in a row.

Hell, going back to the decision to fire Flip back in 2004, right after the only time the team had won a single playoff series (losing in the conference finals), because the team got off to a slow start.

Then the failed hiring of Kahn (really the franchise-changer), allowing McHale too much leash (hiring and firing like 3 coaches in 5 years after Flip)…

There’s been one common denominator with all the terrible decisions this franchise has made. His name is Glen Taylor.

10th coach in 15 years. Again, Taylor is the chaotic constant.

That is just an amazing stat. A new coach basically every 1.5 years.

Dumb question, what is it that Taylor does/doesn’t do that causes this to happen?

In short, the people he hires to manage are freaking terrible. He seems to think he knows more than the people he hires to know things. Think Jerry Jones’ dumber brother.

Going back to Kevin Love, he refused to give him a 5 year max, gave him a 3-year opt out, and then ripped Kevin Love for his performances.

The team was 20-20 under Dwane Casey in 2006-2007 (Casey’s second season), a roster featuring a 30 year old KG, and basketball luminaries like Ricky Davis, Randy Foye, Marko Jaric, and Rashad McCants. Taylor fired Dwane Casey with a record at .500, and replaced him with Randy Wittman who led the team to a 12-30 record the rest of the way. Casey took over Toronto a few years later and in two seasons turned them from a 22-60 record the year before he got hired into a top contender in the East, including winning their division and being a top playoff seed five years in a row.

Hell, going back to the decision to fire Flip back in 2004, right after the only time the team had won a single playoff series (losing in the conference finals), because the team got off to a slow start.

Then the failed hiring of Kahn (really the franchise-changer), allowing McHale too much leash (hiring and firing like 3 coaches in 5 years after Flip)…

There’s been one common denominator with all the terrible decisions this franchise has made. His name is Glen Taylor.

I’m not a great NBA mind nor an NBA fan. Thanks for the great insights. I would agree that the David Kahn hiring may go down in history as one of the worst decisions in MN pro sports history.

It’s hard to argue who was worse – David Kahn or Tim Brewster

Throw in Les Steckel and take suggestions as to who fills out the Mount Rushmore.

It’s hard to argue who was worse – David Kahn or Tim Brewster

Throw in Les Steckel and take suggestions as to who fills out the Mount Rushmore.

I’d add Norm Green.

Regarding the new coaching hire:

Positives: he’s had nothing to do with the Timberwolves organization. Until now. :oops:

He supposedly had interviewed for the job when it was open before and given to Saunders (I have a suspicion that Taylor weighed in heavily in that decision too, given his relationship with the Saunders family).

I do think Ryan has the ability to be a very good coach. Unfortunately with Towns and/or Russell being hurt basically the entire time they’ve been on the same team, we never got to see what the team would look like with him at the helm and those two with Beasley and Anthony Edwards playing. I heard today that KAT and DLo have played only 5 games together since the trade acquisition for DLo. That’s kinda insane.

Wouldn’t shock me if Ryan tries his hand as a college coach, TBH.

Wouldn’t shock me if Ryan tries his hand as a college coach, TBH.

Job will be open across the river within a couple months.

Love to see Ryan coaching the maroon and gold.

Let’s not forget Glen’s under the table mastery in the Joe Smith catastrophe.

Wolves now have the worst winning percentage of any franchise in the big four. Send them to another place

I think Vegas needs a bouncy ball team. I know an inept franchise in need of a home.

I offered to trade the Timberwolves to Las Vegas for a 1st round NHL draft pick and nobody bit.