Official Thanks McHale, we luv u thread, co-starring Shrink

Devilzsidewalk · Post #1 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:16 pm

yes we had our rough times, but you gave me my 3 favoritest Wolves players in Big Ticket, Notorious B.I.G. Al, and K Lov'n

I hope life treats you kind
And I hope you have all you've dreamed of.
And I wish to you, joy and happiness.
But above all this, I wish you love.

And iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii e i, will always, love you.

Esohny · Post #2 » by **Esohny** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:18 pm

Creepy...

Devilzsidewalk · Post #3 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:23 pm

you should've seen Klomp's old signature and avatar

Post #4 » by **C.lupus** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:26 pm

^That was the first thing that came to mind when I opened this thread.

john2jer · Post #5 » by **john2jer** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:29 pm

This thread is full of fail without a sweater.

jack612 · Post #6 » by **jack612** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:31 pm

RIP McHale, you were one of the worst GMs in NBA history

Post #7 » by **C.lupus** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:38 pm

Yeah, bad GM but Great player and decent coach.

"Now dont be sad
cause two out of three aint bad"

Devilzsidewalk · Post #8 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:51 pm

jack612 wrote:RIP McHale, you were one of the worst GMs in NBA history

he drafted 2 hall of famers and traded for a third, give him some dap

4ho5ive · Post #9 » by **4ho5ive** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:01 pm

Devilzsidewalk wrote:And iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii e i, will always, love you.

RIP The Big Sweater

funkatron101 · Post #10 » by **funkatron101** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:05 pm

Come on Shrink. You gotta speak up some time. lol.

Post #11 » by **Klomp** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:56 pm

Devilzsidewalk wrote:you should've seen Klomp's old signature and avatar

LOL I forgot about that. Just google search 10,000 takes kevin mchale. It will be the second picture in the second row of results.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #12 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:00 pm

oh, the link doesn't work anymore. I hope that picture isn't lost.

Post #13 » by **Klomp** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:01 pm

Devilzsidewalk wrote:oh, the link doesn't work anymore. I hope that picture isn't lost.

I know, me too.

Howler21 · Post #14 » by **Howler21** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:11 pm

This thread does need more sweater. Hope the guy goes out and gets some major bass :wink:

Just say no to Avery....

Mcfale313 · Post #15 » by **Mcfale313** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:28 pm

well, i haven't post for a while.........but hopefully I can remember him fro my username...

shrink · Post #16 » by **shrink** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:33 pm

LOL! It seems strange that I've been one of McHale's biggest supporters. I'm not from Hibbing, or even Minnesota, I didn't follow him at the U, and I was not much more than a casual fan of the NBA when he played, so his incredible career as a player, and a Minnesotan, means zip to me.

Probably the thing that pushed me into being one of McHale's most ardent defenders is because I think that the casual MIN fan (generally not the people I meet on these boards), blames every bad thing in the wolves past on McHale. I see him as easy scapegoat for two guys that sitting a a bar that just want to complain about the Wolves. I think McHale has made some mistakes, but he also had some great successes too, and that casual fans don't bother to look at the whole picture - the circumstances behind his career.

First, as I mentioned earlier, I went to Wolves games when we were truly awful. I sat in the Metrodome, and I watched 100% healthy teams consistently lose 60 games a year. Most of these losses weren't close -- we simply weren't a competitive basketball team. People like to say, "Oh, we were just a rebuilding team." How long does that excuse last? Seven years, and we were still losing 60? That's past my limit for excuses. We were getting lottery picks before McHale every year, and we wasted them on

1989 1.10 Timberwolves Pooh Richardson
1990 1.6 Timberwolves Felton Spencer
1991 1.7 Timberwolves Luc Longley
1992 1.3 Timberwolves Christian Laettner
1993 1.5 Timberwolves Isaiah Rider
1994 1.4 Timberwolves Donyell Marshall

.. people complaining about McCants' potential at 14, or gambling away a #26 pick on Ndudi Ebi need to know our pre-McHale history, and the truly negative impact that most of these guys had on the Timberwolves franchise.

That's who the Timberwolves were before McHale. People forget that.

john2jer · Post #17 » by **john2jer** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:39 pm

C - Longley/Spencer
PF - Laettner
SF - Marshall
SG - Rider
PG - Richardson

That's not a half bad team. Ok, so it's all bad, but still...

B Calrissian · Post #18 » by **B Calrissian** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:40 pm

I hope he keeps in touch with Al and Love. Maybe he can work with them in the summers.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #19 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:41 pm

B Calrissian wrote:I hope he keeps in touch with Al and Love. Maybe he can work with them in the summers.

ohhhhhh, dammit Klomp, we really need that picture!!! are you sure you don't have it anymore

Post #20 » by **Worm Guts** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:44 pm

shrink wrote:LOL! It seems strange that I've been one of McHale's biggest supporters. I'm not from Hibbing, or even Minnesota, I didn't follow him at the U, and I was not much more than a casual fan of the NBA when he played, so his incredible career as a player, and a Minnesotan, means zip to me.

Probably the thing that pushed me into being one of McHale's most ardent defenders is because I think that the casual MIN fan (generally not the people I meet on these boards), blames every bad thing in the wolves past on McHale. I see him as easy scapegoat for two guys that sitting a a bar that just want to complain about the Wolves. I think McHale has made some mistakes, but he also had some great successes too, and that casual fans don't bother to look at the whole picture - the circumstances behind his career.

First, as I mentioned earlier, I went to Wolves games when we were truly awful. I sat in the Metrodome, and I watched 100% healthy teams consistently lose 60 games a year. Most of these losses weren't close -- we simply weren't a competitive basketball team. People like to say, "Oh, we were just a rebuilding team." How long does that excuse last? Seven years, and we were still losing 60? That's past my limit for excuses. We were getting lottery picks before McHale every year, and we wasted them on

1989 1.10 Timberwolves Pooh Richardson
1990 1.6 Timberwolves Felton Spencer
1991 1.7 Timberwolves Luc Longley
1992 1.3 Timberwolves Christian Laettner
1993 1.5 Timberwolves Isaiah Rider
1994 1.4 Timberwolves Donyell Marshall

.. people complaining about McCants' potential at 14, or gambling away a #26 pick on Ndudi Ebi need to know our pre-McHale history, and the truly negative impact that most of these guys had on the Timberwolves franchise.

That's who the Timberwolves were before McHale. People forget that.

That's not a great measuring stick for success. I was very happy with McHale for the first 7-8 years of his run, but at some point you need to up the bar.