Chandler wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

crzymdups wrote:I saw the GSW game. TWolves have an impressive array of talent, but GSW looks exhausted. They should give up quest for 73. It's going to destroy their post-season.

Minnesota needs more outside shooting and a better defense.

As others have said - amassing talent is one thing. They need a coach and some luck.

Towns is great. Levine is great. I'm still not sold on Wiggins for some reason.

Is Shabazz Muhammed a free agent this year? He looked good last night.

Lavine is not great! he is athletic though but he is not even good (yet).

Yeah, Towns is the only one of their players that I'd be excited to have. And you can build a one-man team.

As good as Towns is going to be Wiggins will be even better--that is the scary part. Lavine is going to be a high quality third wheel.

They're young and they have potential. Right now they look like the kind of overrated players that people who don't look at the advanced stats love. Then the stat analysts remind them there's a reason the team is at .300.

How about their guys are 20 years old. I think its kind of stupid to use advanced stats on a 20 yo. Just watch the kids--they good!

How many times have their been collections of talented young players that fell apart before?

Bullets with Sheed, Webber, Juwan, Rod Strickland

GSW with Webber, Sprewell, Mullin, Hardaway

Hornets with LJ and Alonzo

TWolves with Marbury, KG, Googs

I mean you can list tons and tons of teams with great young talent.

Acquiring the talent is step one. Getting them to grow together, finding a way to keep them together and build a team around them is a hard step that can take years and most teams can't do. Player development, team management, etc.

That part doesn't just happen by magic. It's a lot of hard work and hard to do.

Okc had durant Westbrook harden ibaka Reggie jackson and a host of good other talent. The pieces need to fit together. Then you need a good coach and system

I'm in the camp that it's more likely this team never gets past first round before they disband. Starting after next years a lot of the good young talent is all going to be asking maxes and they won't have enough to go around. They also need more on the court leadership and smarts

OKC had Harden!!!!!! No, its not easy. Think how long they had to suck in Seattle to get those picks!!! OKC got the leftover from Oden. Oden went no 1., Seattle got Durant handed to them at no. 2!!!
Yes, it takes a bit of luck!

CrushAlot wrote:

The Minnesota Timberwolves have meetings set with the two top targets of the franchise’s basketball operations and coaching search: Tom Thibodeau and Jeff Van Gundy, league sources told The Vertical.

http://hoopshype.com/rumor/wolves-to-meet-with-jeff-van-gundy-tom-thibodeau/

CrushAlot wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

The Minnesota Timberwolves have meetings set with the two top targets of the franchise’s basketball operations and coaching search: Tom Thibodeau and Jeff Van Gundy, league sources told The Vertical.

http://hoopshype.com/rumor/wolves-to-meet-with-jeff-van-gundy-tom-thibodeau/

not suprising. Minnesota has so much great young talent and a coach like thibs or jvg could really make a impact

I think they are looking at them as a tandem with JVG being in management and Thibs coaching.

WaltLongmire wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

mreinman wrote:

crzymdups wrote:I saw the GSW game. TWolves have an impressive array of talent, but GSW looks exhausted. They should give up quest for 73. It's going to destroy their post-season.

Minnesota needs more outside shooting and a better defense.

As others have said - amassing talent is one thing. They need a coach and some luck.

Towns is great. Levine is great. I'm still not sold on Wiggins for some reason.

Is Shabazz Muhammed a free agent this year? He looked good last night.

Lavine is not great! he is athletic though but he is not even good (yet).

Lavine reminds me a suped up Gerald Wilkins. He really needs to learn how to play defense.

Yeah Lavine and Wiggins have some brutal defensive numbers.

Not always easy to play tough D and do a lot of running around on the offensive end. Perhaps LaVine and Wiggins have decided to spend most of their energy scoring, and not defending.

I guess they might not be the next Jordan/Pippen combo.

I think they need a good defensive coach and they will be fine.

CrushAlot wrote:

StarksEwing1 wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

The Minnesota Timberwolves have meetings set with the two top targets of the franchise’s basketball operations and coaching search: Tom Thibodeau and Jeff Van Gundy, league sources told The Vertical.

http://hoopshype.com/rumor/wolves-to-meet-with-jeff-van-gundy-tom-thibodeau/

not suprising. Minnesota has so much great young talent and a coach like thibs or jvg could really make a impact

I think they are looking at them as a tandem with JVG being in management and Thibs coaching.

I don't think JVG would be a good GM- he's very much an old school 'trade young players/picks for veterans'- he also opposed the Oakley for Camby trade. Although, having said that the Twolves challenge is now adding solid veterans tot he roster- it's difficult for them to sign FAs, so maybe they can acquire some by trading future picks.