Making Wolves 2012 Championship Contenders

Ortho Stice · Post #1 » by **Ortho Stice** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:36 am

(If there's a season, obv.)

Steve Nash
Reggie Williams
Tayshaun Prince
Marcin Gortat
Andrew Bynum

Bench: Luke Ridnour / Ricky Rubio / Anthony Tolliver / random vets

Coach: Rick Adelman

Without a volume shooter like Black Mamba on the team, Bynum is given complete freedom to show his potential and is the first option on offense. His injury woes are a concern, but the potential reward of a dominant center outweighs the risks.

Marcin Gortat compliments Bynum with his rebounding prowess and ability to hit outside shots. Gives Wolves big, championship sized front court. Really blossomed last season and is underrated, and far better than his salary. Versatile and can play center.

Prince, along with Bynum brings Wolves ~*Championship Experience*~. Can score from anywhere on the court, plays good defense and isn't selfish.

Reggie Williams is underrated and has proven to be a talented offensive player in Golden State.

Nash obv is an elite point guard, who'll also benefit the Wolves by hopefully teaching Rubio how not to be a n00b at PG.

The bench can be filled with random, cheap vets.

Championship contention ahoy!

How it happens:

Trade 1:

Kevin Love / Darko Milicic / Martell Webster for Andrew Bynum

Trade 2:

Derrick Williams / Michael Beasley / Anthony Randolph / Wesley Johnson / Wayne Ellington for Steve Nash / Marcin Gortat / two future first round picks

Free agents:

Reggie Williams / Tayshaun Prince

Krapinsky · Post #2 » by **Krapinsky** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:40 am

LOL hell no.

shangrila · Post #3 » by **shangrila** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:56 am

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Fixed

Post #4 » by **Klomp** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:13 am

What the?

southern wolf · Post #5 » by **southern wolf** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:46 am

Making the Wolves geriatrics?

Torcher · Post #6 » by **Torcher** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:51 am

So... what have you been drinking tonight?

That team is no where near championship contention, let alone even playoff contending.

cpfsf · Post #7 » by **cpfsf** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:38 am

Lighten up guys, he's not trollin and he's not a fan of any of those teams (at least I don't think anyway)

Trade 1:

Kevin Love / Darko Milicic / Martell Webster for Andrew Bynum

Bynum has played 64% of his games.

Trade 2:

Derrick Williams / Michael Beasley / Anthony Randolph / Wesley Johnson / Wayne Ellington for Steve Nash / Marcin Gortat / two future first round picks

Phoenix can only trade one first round draft pick (Stepian Rule). If I had to break it down, I'd say that Williams and Gortat are somewhat similar in value. Than Minnesota would essentially be trading Beasley, Randolph, and Johnson for Nash and a pick that would probably be heavily protected, which I think is too much and unnecessary considering Minnesota would be trading all it's prospects for a team that already has Rubio and Ridnour.

Free agents:

Reggie Williams / Tayshaun Prince

No guarantee that they will resign here, although you could have said Moute and Battier in addition to Prince to make it seem more likely.

Post #8 » by **Klomp** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:31 am

cpfsf wrote:Phoenix can only trade one first round draft pick (Stepian Rule).

Can trade multiple, just can't be consecutive

Post #9 » by **Basti** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:42 am

Yikes.

Post #10 » by **C.lupus** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:36 pm

I don't even know what to say.

Foye · Post #11 » by **Foye** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:14 pm

This is terrible in so many ways.

Trading a 20/15 guy for a guy with huge question marks on his knees is the most terrible thing I've ever read on realgm.

Post #12 » by **The J Rocka** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:19 pm

That is no contender. C'mon son.

john2jer · Post #13 » by **john2jer** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:50 pm

Not even close.

canucklife21 · Post #14 » by **canucklife21** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:11 am

Actually a huge fan of reggie williams. Would LOVE to see him a t-wolves uni

BeasleyTheBeast · Post #15 » by **BeasleyTheBeast** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:11 pm

cpfsf · Post #16 » by **cpfsf** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 3:36 am

Klomp wrote:
cpfsf wrote:Phoenix can only trade one first round draft pick (Stepian Rule).

Can trade multiple, just can't be consecutive

cpfsf fail. On a related note, I was always under the impression Minnesota could only swap first round draft picks after giving away our pick to LAC.

Are you telling me there's a chance we can land Dwight Howard?

wolves_fan_82au · Post #17 » by **wolves_fan_82au** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:32 pm

Ortho Stice wrote:(If there's a season, obv.)
Trade 2:

Derrick Williams / Michael Beasley / Anthony Randolph / Wesley Johnson / Wayne Ellington for Steve Nash / Marcin Gortat / two future first round picks

theres 2 2nd round picks (williams/beasley) plus a potential starter in randolph plus wes johnson who just came of a decent rookie season for a old pg who will be on the decline soon enough and a decent starter center in Gorat who probley wont be as good as williams anyway

Devilzsidewalk · Post #18 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:33 am

that team is a beast but too reliant on old guys and injured guys

Krapinsky · Post #19 » by **Krapinsky** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:08 pm

Trade #1:
Webster, Ridnour, Pekovic, Hayward, and #2 Derrick Williams (~ $18.6)

for

Nash + Gortat (~ $17.5)

Trade #2:
Johnson, Brad Miller, Darko (~ $13.4)

for

Iggy (~ $13.5 )

Sign:
Jason Richardson ($5M - 4 years), Chuck Hayes ($3M - $4 years)

Nash/Rubio
Richardson/Lee/Ellington
Iggy/Beasley/
Love/Randolph/Tolliver
Gortat/Hayes

*Obv, if no season, we don't want Nash (FA), and if salary cap comes down we won't have that money.

cpfsf · Post #20 » by **cpfsf** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:32 am

Just found out that Gortat speaks Serbian. Pekovic and Milicic really do need a new bff.