Is it me or are the Timberwolves looking pretty talented?

the season is only 16 games shorter... meh... we'll see

 

Love won't play center. Darko will be the starter there.

 

Don't forget that they signed the donut muncher!

http://www.nba.com/2011/news/12/15/wolves-moves.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2

What a SPLASH!

 

You collect enough top 3 picks, and sooner or later your team will start looking good. Honestly though that team doesn't look that good to me. I just want Love and Derrick Williams from Minny's roster. Wesley Johnson didn't really do anything last year, I don't know if he'll become better this year.

 

If you get enough lottery picks, you can simply pick based on mock drafts and eventually have a talented teams. Putting it together is a different story.

 

not as a team.

Adelman gave them pretty bad reviews recently.

 

My concern for them is that it seems to take awhile to get the Adelman system established and running. It might be worse having such a young team. They might lose quite a few games while they are trying to learn the Adelman offense.

 

The weather is cooler
so they brought in Rick the Ruler

 

I doubt they start two rookies. I'd guess Ridnour over Rubio.

 

I doubt Derrick Williams and Ricky Rubio even get playing time before the trade deadline.

We are talking about Rick Adelman here.

 

Honestly... that line up really is not that impressive. Every single player in their starting 5 has warts, and half the line up in playing out of position or does not have a real set position.

Love is obviously a very productive and smart player, but he is the only for certain performer.

 

The team has talent, but they have a ways to go before they are going to be even close to a respectable team.

Right now they really have maybe 2 guys that put their blood on the court every night, and that is Love and Ellington.

I don't know if Beasley will ever be a great player, he is an excellent scorer. It remains to be seen what Rubio brings to the table.

I think their team is unbalanced right now. If I were the twolves I'd try to nab Larry Sanders from the bucks, and hope that Wesley Johnson can develop into a defensive stopper.

 

The idea that you think that Kevin Love can play the five shows that you know very little about Timberwolves basketball. And I'm with ros. Love and Williams are the only ones I would want. Maybe Nikola Pekovic, who you didn't list. Even with our center problem, I would not want Darko.

 

Fluke
All noobs

 

Rick will make that team successful, look at his track record.

 

They're talented. Young, but talented. If they can grasp Adelman's system and play solid D, they could be this year's Memphis or Indiana.

Considering the Blazers are likely to be worse (and potentially the Hornets as well), you're looking at, in my opinion, two open playoff spots that Houston, Minnesota, Golden State, and the Clippers will be fighting for.

 

Totally agree with you

 

Besides Love and Williams they are pretty thin on talent. Johnson and Rubio still have a lot to prove. Ridnour, Barea, Webster, Toliver, Darko, these are all good role players and nothing more.