Glen Taylor warned us
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:15 am
http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/lets_build_it_glen_taylor_080228.html
"My guess is that in the coming year, maybe only six or seven of those guys will still be here. We never expected all of them to make it. We will pick out the players that work out the best."
This interview was held on February 28, 2008. I guess he was telling the truth (Telfair, Foye, Brewer, Gomes, Jefferson, Smith, Madsen).
"Ultimately, our fans want us to win, and win in a sense that we have a chance to get in the playoffs. Once in the playoffs that we have a chance to advance each round. That's a goal that we have set. I'm confident that we will get there. I would guess that our fans are going to be in a hurry to get there. So that means that we have to improve next year. We're in a very difficult conference that has become stronger and stronger. Next year we will be better. Will we improve as fast as our fans want us to? I'm not sure. But I think we'll be on our program saying we have a bunch of young guys ... We always said it would probably take us until the third year"
Al Jefferson has just wrapped up his second season. I guess according to Taylor, next year we are probably supposed to be in the playoffs.