Will the Wolves make the playoffs this year?

[qwerty]

Originally Posted by KGtoGay2k6

last time any western team succeeded with a true center was shaq and the lakers.

But their still going to need someone better then Mark Blount to get anywhere.

[04mzwach]

the wolves were having troubles with injuries when the lakers defeated them in the conference finals

[04mzwach]

and to say sprewell performs better than ricky davis on the timberwolves is crazy so i think the timberwolves at least make the playoffs.

[04mzwach]

oh yeah, when did they have a center when they made it to the western conference finals 2k6?

[TheReturnofCed]

Originally Posted by 04mzwach

the wolves were having troubles with injuries when the lakers defeated them in the conference finals

That was then, this is now. They have a total mish-mash of talent, and they will get drubbed. Lucky if they get 35 wins.

Randy Foye is not as good as Ben Gordon IMO.

Mike James played well in his contract year, but is by no means a point guard.

Ricky Davis is like:

[sydneyking]

if cassell was healthy, wolves woulda won the championship.

I totally agree with this and only fatigue would have stopped them beating Detriot. The Wolves were terribly unlucky on three fronts in that series:

1. The refs were sh1t to them
2. Cassell's injury
3.


An absolute scrub (he was just waived by the worst team in the league!) lit them up with 6 treys. Damn unlucky.

[hawkfan]

I remember Phil said that was a career game for Rush.

He was right.

Best game he will ever have in his career.

But he was on - he nailed those shots. He won that game for the Lakers.

[xxxSuperStar]

Originally Posted by TheReturnofCed

Kobe's Laker team=KG's TWolve team

The difference in having a coach who can coach.

IMO Kobe's Lakers>>KGs Wolves

C Mihm/Bynum>Blount/Madsen
PF Brown<KG
SF Odom >R.Davis
SG Kobe>Hassell
PG Smush/Farmar<Jaric/McCants
Bench Lakers>T-Wolves
Coach Lakers>>>>>T-Wolves

Lakers win 5-2

[basketballer4]

I don't think they will.

[Prodigy]

My goodness.. ****ing Kareem Rush... I mean... every gaurd in the NBA has the ability to do it.... but he just chose that ONE night out of 200 career games to have a good game...

[KGtoGay2k6]

Originally Posted by xxxSuperStar

IMO Kobe's Lakers>>KGs Wolves

C Mihm/Bynum>Blount/Madsen
PF Brown<KG
SF Odom >R.Davis
SG Kobe>Hassell
PG Smush/Farmar<Jaric/McCants
Bench Lakers>T-Wolves
Coach Lakers>>>>>T-Wolves

Lakers win 5-2

i cant even name a laker bench player and your tellin me itll be better then foye, griffin(who sucks but is an alright low post defender)?

and when did mccants move to pg?

and when did james get cut?

Wolves absolutely needed a scoring PG, thats what cassell was. He avg'd 20 and 7 with us and James did 20 and 6 last year. You need that kind of player to play with KG since both can shoot, and if you play a high pick and roll game with them and with the slasher/athletic scorer that you get from Davis, i think we'll be good enough for the playoffs.

Plus James is a 3 pt. threat which we lost when Szczerbiak left

[Skywalker]

I remember Phil said that was a career game for Rush.

He was right.

Best game he will ever have in his career.

But he was on - he nailed those shots. He won that game for the Lakers.

I think I recall Rush scoring 30 one time for the Bobcats.

CT: Blount (argh)/ Griffin (argh)
PF: Garnett/ Madsen
SF: Hassell/ ?
SG: Davis/ Foye
PG: James/ Jaric/ Hudson

Should be

CT: Blount (argh)/ Griffin (argh)
PF: Garnett/ Madsen
SF: Hassell/ ?
SG: Davis/ Foye
PG: James/ Jaric/ Hudson (ARGH!)

The back up for Hassell will hopefully be Justin Reed if they can somehow get him back. As of now it's... Eddie Griffin? WTF!

and to say sprewell performs better than ricky davis on the timberwolves is crazy so i think the timberwolves at least make the playoffs.

Not that crazy. Spree played pretty well for us. What has Ricky done that's so special? Popped his collar and f'd up a win?

Got knocked off by an old Laker squad???

One of the dumbest statements in a while. Payton was still quality, Kobe was a top 3 guard (and still is), Shaq was still in his prime IMO, and Malone was still decent. Plus they had Devean George who was actually playing good for them.

[PHXsunsROCK1105]

What jokebook are you using?

[thenextgreatbigman]

IMO they should go small and play davis at the 3.
and they should try trading mccants or jaric for a big.
maybe mccants/2nd round pick for robert swift