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Is it too early for the TWolves might actually be good one day soon thread?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by glimmertwins, Jun 25, 2015.

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  1. glimmertwins

    glimmertwins Member

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    I mean, assuming they take Townes, they would have not one but two young potentially elite players at their positions in the future. Let's say they manage to get a mid lotto pick too and pick up just a starting quality player to fill out one of their other positions, this could be a potentially really good young team. Let's say Townes is at least as good as Boogie and Wiggins can at least be as good as a 2 way Paul George/Jimmy Butler type player - this could be an interesting team. Right?

    ...of course this is the TWolves but who wouldn't want to at least start with those two building blocks? The TWolves might accidentally be good a few years from now after years of ineptitude. This deserves a thread!

    ...hopefully this thread doesn't get resurrected a few seasons from now with a "Townes out for season with microfracture surgery" update and they suddenly suck again but the good people of 'Sota deserve to catch a break at some point.
     
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    Rubio-Lavine-Wiggins-Payne-Towns.

    LaVine and Wiggins are still 2-3 years away.
    Towns will be even further away and may only end up being a poor man's DJ.

    T'Wolves need a better coach, and they need a significantly better bench. Also Rubio? Think he's fool's gold.
     
    #2 RedRedemption, Jun 25, 2015
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    #soon
     
    #3 xaos, Jun 25, 2015
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    They are really close...Thought they'd make the jump last year, but they needed more post production. Towns will help. And Wiggins makes the superstar leap this season...Minny will be competing for the 8th spot this season. Someone is not making it...my guess...Dallas.
     
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    Pelicans Minny Lakers Blazers will be fighting for 8th spot.

    1-4: Warriors, Rockets, Clippers, Thunder.
    5-7: Spurs, Grizzlies, Mavericks
     
    #5 RedRedemption, Jun 25, 2015
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    false
     
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  7. glimmertwins

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    Ha - can't wait to see a two story banner hanging outside of their stadium with a picture of Wiggins/Towns and the only words are #soon.
     
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    Yes. Yes it is.
     
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    they won't even hit .500 this season
     
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    Haha.

    All joking aside, I think Wiggins has MVP potential. The best part about it is, he seems to be all about his business.
     
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  11. glimmertwins

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    I was assuming they would lose Rubio to get a mid lotto pick. I don't think that highly of Lavine but he does have athleticism for days if nothing else which can be taken advantage of if he is just a cut to the basket type of guy. I think Towns being a poor man's DJ is the absolute worst case for him - it's more likely he will be at least as good as DJ if not significantly better. The sports science video of him hitting 3 after 3 and handling the ball so well was scary for a guy of his size. Wiggins could be Jimmy Butler at worst and Scottie Pippen at best.

    Benches are built around stars - they just need the bones first. Agree that they need the type of coach and vets in there to mold those young guys. It might not be a bad idea to overpay a guy like David West to come be a mentor on that roster(assuming Garnett retires)
     
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    I agree - I definitely see shades of young Kobe there without the cockiness.
     
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    Wait. They traded their best player Love for a youth movement and you that they'd make their move then? They went into tank mode to get a good pick. That was the whole point
     
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    Nice to see my Wolves getting some love. I wouldn't be shocked if they are in playoff contention - Wiggins, Towns, Dieng, Lavine, Bennett, is a crazy young collection of talent, and Rubio, Martin, and Pekovic are all solid. People forget the Timberwolves were actually fairly competitive when the starters weren't injured, and for some reason everyone seems to be sleep on Kevin Martin for his entire career? I swear, he is like the leading scorer of his team every season, and then when the media talks about that team they act like he's not even on the team. I remember when the Rockets were doing the whole "New Age" movement, and K-Mart wasn't even present in the pictures. He was easily the Timberwolves most consistent scorer last year, and was able to get up in the 30+ point games numerous times.
     
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    He shot 81% from the FT that alone makes his floor at least a regulars man DJ right?
     
    #15 MosKeemYao, Jun 25, 2015
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    Shabazz also looked good last year when healthy.
     
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    Rubio-Martin-Wiggins-Townes-Pekovic

    And they have depth with Shabazz, Dieng, Gary Neal, LaVine, Budinger... yeah, if healthy they should be solid.
     
    #17 don grahamleone, Jun 26, 2015
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    I'd expect them to try and trade Pekovic.
     
    #18 hoopster325, Jun 26, 2015
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    They have a good future, but rare is the team that is immediately good just by having multiple future superstars. Still a top-8 lottery team.
     
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    Milwaukee is one example. Rare, Wolves can't win in the West yet, but 2-3 years they'll be up there with the elite maybe.
     
    #20 hoopster325, Jun 26, 2015
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