Congratulations to the Timberwolves and their fans...

[stalkerforlife]

Love has held your franchise hostage for too long. For a player to be so demanding and bitchy, you would think he had won something. Love was not capable of leading and carrying a team, but he damn sure acted like he was.

Wiggins, Bennett, and Young is a great young core for you guys. You are far better off without Love. I believe in Wiggins and I think he could be a special player.

Go Minny!

[MP.Trey]

TWolves are my new favorite team in the West. I can't root against Wiggins and Bennett. I love those guys.

[kennethgriffin]

the wolves got allot back for a guy that brought minny absolutely nothing
0 playoff games

:bowdown:


to get wiggins, bennett, young for an empty stat padding chucker is quite amazing




its like if the grizzlies traded shareef abdur rahim for duncan, parker, ginobili back in the early 2000s

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Nash]

Love

for

Potential
Bust

[stalkerforlife]

the wolves got allot back for a guy that brought minny absolutely nothing
0 playoff games

:bowdown:


to get wiggins, bennett, young for an empty stat padding chucker is quite amazing




its like if the grizzlies traded shareef abdur rahim for duncan, parker, ginobili back in the early 2000s

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

:roll:

Admittedly, Love is better suited as a 2nd or 3rd fiddle and will be better for the Cavs, but Minny definitely made out like bandits.

[stalkerforlife]

Love

for

Potential
Bust

0 playoff games

for

Potential playoff games.

[kennethgriffin]

Love

for

Potential
Bust

"whats love got to do with it? "



- tina turner



he was worth less than potential to minnys playoff hopes

:roll: :roll: :roll:


reef for dunc, gino, tone dawg

[Rose'sACL]

Does that mean that cavs just got worse?
I guess if lebron carries them to ECF, it would be a really big achievement. I guess OP would become a lebron Stan if he carries the cavs to the finals.

[kennethgriffin]

Does that mean that cavs just got worse?
I guess if lebron carries them to ECF, it would be a really big achievement. I guess OP would become a lebron Stan if he carries the cavs to the finals.

well ok i'l admit for the first 2 years the cavs are better off with love than wiggins and bennett

but not for the future

and its not like thaddeus young came from cleveland either


the wolves success in this trade comes from raping 2 franchises. not just lebrons future

so it doesnt quite work that way brah

[stalkerforlife]

Does that mean that cavs just got worse?
I guess if lebron carries them to ECF, it would be a really big achievement. I guess OP would become a lebron Stan if he carries the cavs to the finals.

Um, no. Love is better suited as a 2nd or third option.

Don't be so obtuse.

[DaSeba5]

I actually agree. Love didn't work out, so now you can get to rebuild with a young core and hopefully it pans out for them.

[Legends66NBA7]

The Timberwolves weren't making the playoffs for 4 straight seasons before Love got there and during Kevin Garnett's prime. What exactly is this new collection of talent going to change when the management and coaching have no clue how to build a proper team ?

One player doesn't hold a team back. If you say that, then Garnett held the team back and that's simply not true. I don't see any change happening with this new collection of talent. They aren't getting into the playoffs anytime soon in the West, unless Wiggins becomes a superstar quick and even then... history shows us that Minnesota drafts the wrong guys around their franchise players.

[SpecialQue]

Wolves got the best possible deal for this whining, stat-padding no winning, handsome piece of shit. This trade was great for both Wolves fans and Lebron's *****.

Good job, Wolves! :applause:

[FireDavidKahn]

The Timberwolves weren't making the playoffs for 4 straight seasons before Love got there and during Kevin Garnett's prime. What exactly is this new collection of talent going to change when the management and coaching have no clue how to build a proper team ?

One player doesn't hold a team back. If you say that, then Garnett held the team back and that's simply not true. I don't see any change happening with this new collection of talent. They aren't getting into the playoffs anytime soon in the West, unless Wiggins becomes a superstar quick and even then... history shows us that Minnesota drafts the wrong guys around their franchise players.
What a naive way to look at things. We have a new front office and will have a new head coach next year.

[Demitri98]

Rubio/Mo
Martin/LaVine
Wiggins/Budinger
Thad Young/Bennett
Pek/Dieng

SOLID team.

[ImKobe]

Rubio/Mo
Martin/LaVine
Wiggins/Budinger
Thad Young/Bennett
Pek/Dieng

SOLID team.

Definitely a team to watch, should be a lot of fun on the offensive end. Top to bottom, the roster is not bad at all. Of course, depends on how well Wiggins and Bennett perform, but the team should win around 40 games.

[Tking714]

Now Minny has a bunch of tweeners. Best case scenario. Bennett becomes a SF, Thad stays at PF and makes mixmatches, and Wiggins becomes a SG.

None of them can shoot consistently though.

[BigTicket]

Definitely a team to watch, should be a lot of fun on the offensive end. Top to bottom, the roster is not bad at all. Of course, depends on how well Wiggins and Bennett perform, but the team should win around 40 games.

40 games, in the West, with that many young unproven players ?

That team isn't even winning 30 next year. Lots of potential for the future though.

[Legends66NBA7]

What a naive way to look at things. We have a new front office and will have a new head coach next year.

Nothing at all to be excited about

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10711364/2014-nba-front-office-rankings-top-executives


Minnesota Timberwolves - Flip Saunders/Milt Newton

Rank (23 out of 30) 4.48

[ImKobe]

40 games, in the West, with that many young unproven players ?

That team isn't even winning 30 next year. Lots of potential for the future though.

40 games is me being generous, I expect Wiggins and Lavine to be decent with Rubio getting them easy looks all game.

Plus, they have a solid front court with Young, Dieng and Pekovic.

[oarabbus]

Um, no. Love is better suited as a 2nd or third option.

Don't be so obtuse.


You can't call a 26ppg player a third option.

Name any >24ppg player in NBA history who was better suited as a 3rd option.

[Choke94]

Win-Win situation for the Wolves; with Love as their franchise player they couldn't make it to the playoffs anyhow, given how extremely competitive the West is; why not try with Wiggins, who has great potential and Bennett, who has a million things to prove!!

[ImKobe]

You can't call a 26ppg player a third option.

Name any >24ppg player in NBA history who was better suited as a 3rd option.

Kevin Garnett? He led his Wolves to the Playoffs during his prime and putting up great numbers, but dominated as a 3rd option to Allen and Pierce, winning his only ring. Best case scenario for him :confusedshrug:

James Harden on OKC went to the Finals, now he's a perennial 1st round exit in Houston as the leading man. Which scenario is better?

Love can put up good numbers, but he hasn't proved to be able to lead a team to many victories, especially in crunch time.

[no pun intended]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BvudIghCQAI-NSo.jpg:large

[Hey Yo]

Love has held your franchise hostage for too long. For a player to be so demanding and bitchy, you would think he had won something. Love was not capable of leading and carrying a team, but he damn sure acted like he was.

Wiggins, Bennett, and Young is a great young core for you guys. You are far better off without Love. I believe in Wiggins and I think he could be a special player.

Go Minny!
http://a.espncdn.com/magazine/Insider/Haberstroh576-2.jpg


"Yep, Love is the only All-NBA player who has never had a worthy co-pilot by this measure. Tony Parker leads the way with 23 teammate-seasons that achieved "fringe All-Star" status. (Sidenote: How much differently would we view Parker if he hadn't played with guys like Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Kawhi Leonard and David Robinson throughout his NBA career?)

[BigTicket]

40 games is me being generous, I expect Wiggins and Lavine to be decent with Rubio getting them easy looks all game.

Plus, they have a solid front court with Young, Dieng and Pekovic.

Which aspect of the game are you expecting them to be good at ?

They aren't going to be great shooters with Wiggins/Rubio, or great rebounders with Thad/Pek, and I see no reason they would be a great defensive ream.

They will 25 games, but they will get some nice highlights along the way, and give their fans some hop for the future.

[stalkerforlife]

You can't call a 26ppg player a third option.

Name any >24ppg player in NBA history who was better suited as a 3rd option.

I can and did.

It's possible he is the third leading scorer on this team.

[stalkerforlife]

http://a.espncdn.com/magazine/Insider/Haberstroh576-2.jpg


"Yep, Love is the only All-NBA player who has never had a worthy co-pilot by this measure. Tony Parker leads the way with 23 teammate-seasons that achieved "fringe All-Star" status. (Sidenote: How much differently would we view Parker if he hadn't played with guys like Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Kawhi Leonard and David Robinson throughout his NBA career?)

I don't know what that means, but I do know Love isn't carrying a team anywhere close to a title.

He needs major help, as in the top players in the world.

[KBaller33]

To get a possible superstar for Love who would've been gone after the season is pretty amazing. Hopefully Minny can build around Wiggins.

[ImKobe]

Which aspect of the game are you expecting them to be good at ?

They aren't going to be great shooters with Wiggins/Rubio, or great rebounders with Thad/Pek, and I see no reason they would be a great defensive ream.

They will 25 games, but they will get some nice highlights along the way, and give their fans some hop for the future.

Let's see when the season rolls around. Me personally, I think they will be surprisingly good on D and if Dieng gets more minutes, their rebounding should be around average. You replace Love with Wiggins, Thad, Bennett + you drafted Lavine, how is the team going to be THAT bad? They also have one of the best shooters in the league with Kevin Martin.

[FireDavidKahn]

Kevin Garnett? He led his Wolves to the Playoffs during his prime and putting up great numbers, but dominated as a 3rd option to Allen and Pierce, winning his only ring. Best case scenario for him :confusedshrug:

James Harden on OKC went to the Finals, now he's a perennial 1st round exit in Houston as the leading man. Which scenario is better?

Love can put up good numbers, but he hasn't proved to be able to lead a team to many victories, especially in crunch time.garnett averaged the most ppg in the playoffs during the Celtics championship run. 3rd option?:roll:

[stalkerforlife]

garnett averaged the most popular in the playoffs during the Celtics championship run. 3rd option?:roll:

KG was third on the Celtics in scoring in the finals while shooting 43% from the field as a PF/C.

He was the third option.

[Trollsmasher]

Seems like it will be a miracle if LeBron wins a ring:applause:

[CelticBalla32]

Wolves got a better haul for Love than they got for Garnett. Of course, Love being 25 years old is a factor in that, but still. Wolves fans should be thrilled, especially since the alternative was losing Love for nothing.

Take a look at my full breakdown of the 3-team trade here:

Trade Breakdown - Kevin Love to Cleveland (http://chapsketblog.wordpress.com/2014/08/23/trade-breakdown-kevin-love-to-cleveland/)

[La Frescobaldi]

"whats love got to do with it? "
- tina turner
he was worth less than potential to minnys playoff hopes
:roll: :roll: :roll:
reef for dunc, gino, tone dawg


That's a good song.

TT arguably the best legs in the history of Woman.

[La Frescobaldi]

I don't know what that means, but I do know Love isn't carrying a team anywhere close to a title.

He needs major help, as in the top players in the world.

dang dude that is thin, real thin saying you don't understand that chart.

[dubeta]

Only Wiggins has All Star potential in the entire Wolves roster, and even that isnt given

[vinsanity2756]

Which aspect of the game are you expecting them to be good at ?

They aren't going to be great shooters with Wiggins/Rubio, or great rebounders with Thad/Pek, and I see no reason they would be a great defensive ream.

They will 25 games, but they will get some nice highlights along the way, and give their fans some hop for the future.

Pek is a good rebounder, what are you talking about? Dieng is also pretty solid on the glass and can block some shots, rim protection. Bennett can shoot, budinger can shoot, lavine, martin, williams can shoot, I don't see a problem in that department. Defensively they might struggle though as a team. I hope they want/can re-sign cunningham he's a pick and pop guy who can defend and that's hard to find sometimes.
I say they win about 42 games and I hope they play as fast as possible with all those athletic guys and rubio.

[tomtucker]

And we all know Lebron and Love have that great chemisty
.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eDGfSKxcETM/U5Gvb6qfpBI/AAAAAAAARnE/lnquvTPdPMU/s1600/Sports+Celebrations+In+GIFs+(9).gif

[ImKobe]

And we all know Lebron and Love have that great chemisty
.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eDGfSKxcETM/U5Gvb6qfpBI/AAAAAAAARnE/lnquvTPdPMU/s1600/Sports+Celebrations+In+GIFs+(9).gif

So many racist jokes to be made with this gif...

[stalkerforlife]

And we all know Lebron and Love have that great chemisty
.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eDGfSKxcETM/U5Gvb6qfpBI/AAAAAAAARnE/lnquvTPdPMU/s1600/Sports+Celebrations+In+GIFs+(9).gif

:roll: :roll:

I like Love a little more now.

[senelcoolidge]

Lebron 2/6

Wolves just as bad and mediocre, but more fun to watch.

[DMAVS41]

Wolves made out like bandits here.

This isn't to say the Cavs somehow got worse or something, but giving up back to back number 1 picks and a future first rounder for Love is about twice as good as the previous best deal for a player in the same situation.

Have no idea why the Cavs didn't insist on Dieng or hold Bennett back.

There is absolutely no reason why the Wolves should have gotten Wiggins and a first rounder....and more. That alone is more than enough and a huge win for the Wolves.

It might end up netting the Cavs multiple titles, but that doesn't make this deal in and of itself optimal for them. They are left with a gaping hole at center after Andy...and with a young prospect center in Dieng on the Wolves...one has to wonder what really is going on.

Are the Cavs just an inept franchise that just needs a lot of luck to have anything go right? Or do they have some other ideas or ways to land a center. Are they willing to move Thompson, Haywood, and two first rounders for Larry Sanders and Middelton for example?

If they have a big move like that in their pocket...then so be it. And I'll admit to being wrong about this deal. But as of now...just seems like they paid double the actual price for something they should have gotten a discount on.