Pre-Draft Thread / Workout Updates

MinneOOPalis · Post #701 » by **MinneOOPalis** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:00 pm

http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/1- ... z-muhammad

Shabazz interview.

Says minnesota is one of the places he has been targeting.

Im still on the shabazz train.

mandurugo · Post #702 » by **mandurugo** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:04 pm

[RCG] wrote:According to all the reports McCollum is a bright young man who possesses high BBIQ and most likely high general IQ. He's been sterling in all of his interviews apparently.

Sure, but didn't he have almost as many turnovers as assists?

Krapinsky · Post #703 » by **Krapinsky** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:13 pm

mandurugo wrote:
[RCG] wrote:According to all the reports McCollum is a bright young man who possesses high BBIQ and most likely high general IQ. He's been sterling in all of his interviews apparently.

Sure, but didn't he have almost as many turnovers as assists?

Who was he supposed to pass to?

Devilzsidewalk · Post #704 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:29 am

mandurugo wrote:
[RCG] wrote:According to all the reports McCollum is a bright young man who possesses high BBIQ and most likely high general IQ. He's been sterling in all of his interviews apparently.

Sure, but didn't he have almost as many turnovers as assists?

Ah but if we struck every guy off our list that turned the ball over more than they racked up assists, we never would have gotten Beasley.

I think you see the error of your thinking now and I accept your apology.

MinneOOPalis · Post #705 » by **MinneOOPalis** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:57 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3ipAtN30Us

Oladipo Grantland interview. I love this guy.

mandurugo · Post #706 » by **mandurugo** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:01 am

Krapinsky wrote:
mandurugo wrote:
[RCG] wrote:According to all the reports McCollum is a bright young man who possesses high BBIQ and most likely high general IQ. He's been sterling in all of his interviews apparently.

Sure, but didn't he have almost as many turnovers as assists?

Who was he supposed to pass to?

Devilzsidewalk wrote:
mandurugo wrote:
[RCG] wrote:According to all the reports McCollum is a bright young man who possesses high BBIQ and most likely high general IQ. He's been sterling in all of his interviews apparently.

Sure, but didn't he have almost as many turnovers as assists?

Ah but if we struck every guy off our list that turned the ball over more than they racked up assists, we never would have gotten Beasley.

I think you see the error of your thinking now and I accept your apology.

Whoa - double smack-down. I will quietly retreat...

[RCG] · Post #707 » by **[RCG]** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:32 am

http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/392350-ben-mclemores-draft-stock-slips?eref=sihp

It would be nice if he slipped to us...

zauchary · Post #708 » by **zauchary** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:07 am

I would rather have KCP all day. Not a good sign when you come into a workout out of shape and you already have red flags about lack of desire to play the game. In my opinion, not coming away with Oladipo or KCP in this draft is a huge fail.

Post #709 » by **Klomp** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:29 am

shrink wrote:Mr.Cosell, I would invite you to start new threads when you have individual trade ideas.

Different teams boards do it differently, but here, with seperate threads we are able to keep the discussion centered on the individual deal. I also think it works well to direct people that are interested in these things (like me) to the threads, and people that are more interested in real moves can avoid the threads. Finally, I think that individual threads encourage visiting posters from other teams to notice these trades, and give comments from their local perspective.

Let me also say that I've appreciated the work you've been doing here lately. Keep it up!

No offense shrink, but you're not the moderator here.

Carry on!

big3_8_19_21 · Post #710 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:27 am

DX UPDATE!

#9 KCP
#26 Nogueira
#52 Myck Kabongo
#59 Joffrey Baratheon

Shabazz is out of the lottery at 15.

Solid draft needs-wise. KCP would be our only rookie this year, stash the rest in Europe.

MinneOOPalis · Post #711 » by **MinneOOPalis** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 7:53 am

Myck kobongo will go first round imo

shrink · Post #712 » by **shrink** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:43 pm

But.. I did say "invite...?"

I'm just a trade fan, and I like the way this board has historically put trades in their own threads. Mr. Cosell's trade looked very good, and he has been prolific with pretty good trades. I just wanted to make sure that hiw work got it's fair share of discussion, and didn't get lost.

Post #713 » by **C.lupus** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:31 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/DarrenWolfson/status/347662985210232833[/tweet]

Didn't know which of the many redundant threads to post this in. chose this one randomly.

cpfsf · Post #714 » by **cpfsf** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:10 pm

C.lupus wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/DarrenWolfson/status/347662985210232833[/tweet]

Didn't know which of the many redundant threads to post this in. chose this one randomly.

i like plumlee a lot, but i wouldn't draft him at #9.

Post #715 » by **C.lupus** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:55 pm

I wouldn't draft Plumlee or Zeller at 9.

phonzadellika · Post #716 » by **phonzadellika** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:17 pm

big3_8_19_21 wrote:DX UPDATE!

#9 KCP
#26 Nogueira
#52 Myck Kabongo
#59 Joffrey Baratheon

Shabazz is out of the lottery at 15.

Solid draft needs-wise. KCP would be our only rookie this year, stash the rest in Europe.

I really like Joffrey Baratheon as a sleeper pick. He's an expert marksmen, not afraid to shoot, and has that killer instinct that every team is looking for.

He can be a bit of a diva though and disappear at crucial moments.

[RCG] · Post #717 » by **[RCG]** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 7:51 pm

Putting this under the "pre-draft" part of this thread. There are so many now sort of involving the draft...

http://www.foxsportsnorth.com/nba/minnesota-timberwolves/story/Exclusive-QA-with-Flip-Saunders?blockID=913781&feedID=3697

FSN: You held an individual pre-draft work out with (potential first-round pick) C.J. McCollum earlier this week. What'd you think?

SAUNDERS: I thought he was good. He was what everyone knows he is: he can shoot the basketball. (He was) one of the most efficient guys this past year until he got hurt. He does something that we're looking to do, and that's shooting. We'll have to wait and see how everything plays out here. Everyone's active. It's very interesting because we talk a lot about trades as far as people trading up into that top five or six, and I believe, when it's all said and done, that everyone is gonna stay pat. It seems the closer we get that everyone seems to be falling more in love with their guys that they can get at those picks.

FSN: That's the vibe you've been getting when talking to other GMs?

SAUNDERS: Yeah, and I've always thought that. The No. 1 pick hasn't been traded in over 20 years. That just doesn't happen.

MinneOOPalis · Post #718 » by **MinneOOPalis** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 9:22 pm

I haven't heard much about Mac from Flip.. Might mean he really likes him?

Maybe this Oladipo love was a smokescreen for flips true plans 8-)

Mac grantland interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... U7mqS4LVbo

big3_8_19_21 · Post #719 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:48 pm

shrink wrote:But.. I did say "invite...?"

I'm just a trade fan, and I like the way this board has historically put trades in their own threads. Mr. Cosell's trade looked very good, and he has been prolific with pretty good trades. I just wanted to make sure that hiw work got it's fair share of discussion, and didn't get lost.

You will never end Klomp's reign of mod terror for he is Klomp Targaryen, mother of dragons!!

mandurugo · Post #720 » by **mandurugo** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 2:49 pm

Wolves_Nation wrote:
Devilzsidewalk wrote:He has absolutely no track record, how do we know he won't make the worst possible decision?

No track record? He's been in the NBA for years. He had a say in building up the KG days here. He worked with the Celtics recently. He's been a HC for years.

Plus, didn't Klomp remind us that he was also wearing the GM hat during the Joe Smith debacle... but you'll note he never got directly punished by the NBA. So he's got that going for him.