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The Timberwolves plan to make a push to acquire Anthony Randolph and O.J. Mayo
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12/30/2010  7:31 PM
As for your speculation and the great lengths you seem to go to protect this coach all the time I say this: maybe the system is a little overly complicated for some when it doesn't need to be..Darko Milicic, Jordan Hill, now Anthony Randolph and even Mozgov -- there's a little bit of a track record here..These guys are all similar support big men, all useful players, that this particular coach never got a damn thing out of -- two of which are now playing for different organization AND PRODUCING...Could it be that maybe the system is a little overly complicated for certain players and not others? How 'bout that??? Randolph in particular (he's by far the most talented out of any of these guys that haven't worked out and hence the most difficult situation to swallow for me) -- maybe there comes a time where you say to yourself, hey maybe I just put this kid out there with now restrictions, no shoehorning him into playing a certain way, only taking certain shots, operating only in certain places on the floor etc., AND JUST LET HIM PLAY BASKETBALL and do the things he's capable of doing, just like he does with guys like Amar'e, Gallo, Felton, Chandler, TD etc...I mean I'd try that as a solution before I ever threw in the towel on a guy with his talent, I can tell you that. That's my point and that will continue to be my point..Mike doesn't see it that way though..He seems intent on making it a much harder go for this particular kid for some reason..I for one don't think you play it like that with Randolph -- I think you let this guy rove on both ends and let him help out in any way possible, restriction free. Take a good look at this system and how Mike handles his personnel -- Amar'e, Ray, Gallo, Chandler, TD and even Fields are all allowed to take any shot, any time they want, from anywhere they want..Hey that's fine, I want these guys to have the freedom to pull the trigger from anywhere (I even have gone on the record saying I want Fields to take more shots)...Why not play it like that with AR?? Why a totally different set of rule for him? I tell ya it's that special set of rules that isn't working and has zapped every oz of confidence from him.. I'm more inclined to blame Mike for this kid not working out over the kid himself. Take a good hard look at the situation and you'll see there's at least some truth in what I might be saying. I wouldn't be making such a stink if I didn't feel like AR didn't have the talent & skill to help us..He does, that's the thing, and we haven't gotten a thing out of him..I just don't see the same sense of trust, faith, commitment & urgency to get him right by this coach as I do in some of his other players.
I think these are great points and accurate. Well said.
I'm tired,I'm tired, I'm so tired right now......Kristaps Porzingis 1/3/18
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The Timberwolves plan to make a push to acquire Anthony Randolph and O.J. Mayo

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