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ESPN SI & NBA.com have us last in power rankings 

Post#1 » by cpfsf » Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:14 am

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Post#2 » by PeeDee » Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:20 am

I guess I can't really argue that they're wrong.
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Post#3 » by Krapinsky » Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:36 am

Yep, we are the worst. We lost to Sac and OKC. Can't really argue with that.

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Post#4 » by _AIJ_ » Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:48 am

its not that surprising that we are last. wittbrick all the way!
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Post#5 » by lewdog » Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:13 am

ALICEinJAM wrote:its not that surprising that we are last. wittbrick all the way!


Just remember who hired him.

Nevertheless as a die-hard Wolves fan, this ranking is sobering.
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Post#6 » by Calinks » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:19 am

I have nothing to say. We have played like garbage so we deserve to thrown in the bin. At least last year I thought we had good efforts. Some of the crap I have seen this season... Kevin Garnett must be rolling over in his grave.
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Post#7 » by southern wolf » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:41 am

At least SI mentioned some nice lines from Love.
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Post#8 » by 4ho5ive » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:10 am

Calinks3 wrote:I have nothing to say. We have played like garbage so we deserve to thrown in the bin. At least last year I thought we had good efforts. Some of the crap I have seen this season... Kevin Garnett must be rolling over in his grave.


Chrisitan Laettner must be rolling over in his grave...
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Post#9 » by Hruska Varna » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:54 am

Al J = premier offensive low post player, should be a better passer, apparently little interest in defense as well

M. Miller = not as good at getting his shot as I thought, D is suspect, but he's OK

K Love = effort+smarts+some skills; concern = already close to his ceiling?

R Foye = disappointment - has not developed - lacks identity as player

R McCants = disappointment - has not developed - poor defender for his skill level

Bassy = better than he was, but still has a long way to go to be more than a back-up PG

C. Brewer = give him some slack but inconsistent, hope he doesn't join Foye/McCants club

R. Gomes = solid for who he is, but unfortunately he's not 6-10

C. Smith = good for short stretches and vs. certain match-ups

Just not a lot to work with here. Collins might help.
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Post#10 » by shrink » Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:10 am

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Post#11 » by Frozen316 » Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:46 am

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Post#12 » by 4ho5ive » Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:08 am

Hruska Varna wrote:Al J = premier offensive low post player, should be a better passer, apparently little interest in defense as well

M. Miller = not as good at getting his shot as I thought, D is suspect, but he's OK

K Love = effort+smarts+some skills; concern = already close to his ceiling?

R Foye = disappointment - has not developed - lacks identity as player

R McCants = disappointment - has not developed - poor defender for his skill level

Bassy = better than he was, but still has a long way to go to be more than a back-up PG

C. Brewer = give him some slack but inconsistent, hope he doesn't join Foye/McCants club

R. Gomes = solid for who he is, but unfortunately he's not 6-10

C. Smith = good for short stretches and vs. certain match-ups

Just not a lot to work with here. Collins might help.


I dont understand how anyone can be a disappointment after 6 games.
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Post#13 » by digitaldropoff » Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:57 am

Yeah...we are sucking rather hard..but I try not to put too much into these rankings...for one...how can a team that hasn't won any games be ranked higher than us? Tougher schedule, one less game played, but no wins and that team is noticeably better? I'll wait till AS break to assess how bad we really are not care about the dopes at ESPN.
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Post#14 » by Frozen316 » Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:34 am

"The Wolves are 0-5 since and showing their youth, with three of those losses coming by four points or fewer."

It's better than losing by 10+ every game
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Post#15 » by hijacktheparade » Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:53 am

I wonder what it would feel like to be in the teens again.
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Post#16 » by Frozen316 » Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:04 pm

Or .500 :o
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Post#17 » by revprodeji » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:14 pm

the fact that we are losing by a few shows us that it is not a lost cause. A change here or there and our record is much better. It is a long season. Put the white flag away and regroup.
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