Not really. If all you look at is the roster, well yeah, there some nice pieces there. But if you consider they've been picking at the top of draft for the last 6 years, then he's done one of the worst jobs ever. Once you start thinking of how he gave away Al Jefferson for a low first rounder, and how he spent two top 5 lottery picks on pgs but missed out on Jennings and Stephen Curry then he becomes even more laughable. His best player (Love) isn't even drafted by him.
"He has put together some decent talent." I wish we could have jumped in on Michael Beasley and Al Jefferson for some marginal draftpicks...
The T-Wolves have been so irrelevant for such a long time that I only catch a smattering of their games. Does anybody here watch them consistently and if so, what do you think are the primary reasons behind their suckage this season? I see lots of points and rebounds and LOSSES. So, what's the problem keeping them from winning games?
I live in Minnesota. I go to Wolves games on a fairly regular basis ( mostly because tickets are super cheap) Wes Johnson is an okay player, not a star. Darko's good at blocking shots, and that's about it. I would not be surprised to see Flynn out of the league in three years, he's THAT awful. And their bench is laughably pathetic. Even Beasley is overhyped. He's a good offensive force, but his defense is so-so and he has the tendency to do fairly stupid crap when he's on the offensive end. And Rubio has been playing like crap these days in Spain. The Wolves game against us was the one time when I've seen their backcourt not play like total crap. I am not joking.
I agree, but anybody can draft young talent or trade away solid veterans for youngsters over a five year period of being in the lottery. Let me know when the team actually starts showing that it is well constructed or that they can consistently win games. That's the problem with a team completely full of youth. It's hard to actually improve when you're just barely trying to keep your head above water.
Potential to do...... what, exactly? Fall in an 8th seed? Because that is the ceiling for this team, especially if they keep Rambis around.
Again, this is due to bottom feeding for a long time resulting in tons of young talent through the lottery. Comparing the T-wolves and Rockets is like comparing a Snoopy snow-cone machine to an avalanche. The front offices aren't even in the same atmosphere.
I really don't understand how people come to these conclusions. Are you just looking at average age of players and when they were taken in the draft, and then concluding the team has potential? I agree that some individuals have talent and could get better, but I don't see how anyone can make a judgment the team is on the up-and-up when there is absolutely no evidence of that.
Trade deadline is almost here. He's just managing the expectations of the fanbase so they understand he won't be making a dramatic trade at the deadline. Nothing to see here.
Apparently Kahn's version of "collecting talent" is expending lottery picks to find serviceable role players. ....and you wonder why people think this guy is a joke.
The biggest thing is that no one on that team wants to play any defense. The only player who really does most of the time is Corey Brewer but he does not seem to get minutes he probably should. On offense, it essentially a turn-based RPG in each each player gets the ball an a shot and then its someone elses turn. There is very little team-play or system on offense. Part of that is because not all their pieces fit together. Part of it is on the coaching.
I guess when you say "put together" I would have thought there was actual effort on the GM's part. However what Kahn has been doing is just waiting for lottery picks and picking crap players with them. Like I said his best player wasn't chosen by him (Love), and Flynn, Wes Johnson et al were all lottery picks. I mean, he was supposed to pick somebody with his top 5 pick, right? Its not like his picks were gold either, Flynn looks like a 2nd rounder and Rubio still hasn't gone to the NBA. Wesley Johnson is a nice player to have however they passed on guys like PP and Cousins to get him. I just don't think he deserves credit except from the Beasley trade, which everyone seems to overhype at this point.
Minnesota has potential..... to be the 10th seed. yeah, maybe the wolves have better young players than the rockets, but morey keeps trying to making the team better, while Kahn is happy with this team, and doesnt want to make more changes. I would be pissed if a was a wolves fan, and I heard the GM saying that. Right now they are the worst team in the West and they only have 3 more wins than the Cavs, so they are far away from being relevant in the NBA.
I am not sure if the Timberwolves can play great defense. Beasley gets time over their best defender Brewer. Beasley is an undersized 4 playing at the 3. He is too slow to keep up with other SFs.
