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OT: MN Athlete Popularity Contest

Posted: Sat Jun 6, 2009 4:39 pm
by Klomp
How would you rank them. And I'm talking about players who are currently on the teams.

1. Joe Mauer
2. Adrian Peterson
3. Justin Morneau
4. Jared Allen
5. Marion Gaborik/Mikko Koivu
6. Al Jefferson

Thats about what I'm thinking a lot would say right now, and I might even be giving Al the benefit of the doubt.

Re: OT: MN Athlete Popularity Contest

Posted: Sat Jun 6, 2009 7:17 pm
by GeorgiaWolf
1. AP
2. Joe Mauer
3. Justin Morneau
4. Jared Allen
5.. Al Jefferson
6. Joe Nathan
7. No particular Wild player...

Re: OT: MN Athlete Popularity Contest

Posted: Sat Jun 6, 2009 8:06 pm
by Basti
Mikku Koivu is a MN athlete? sweet. I should follow some hockey too.

Re: OT: MN Athlete Popularity Contest

Posted: Sat Jun 6, 2009 8:35 pm
by john2jer
1. Baby Jesus
2. All Day
3. Canadian Power
4. Do coaches count? Tubby, Gardy...

Re: OT: MN Athlete Popularity Contest

Posted: Sat Jun 6, 2009 10:25 pm
by revprodeji
Perhaps this is the problem with the wolves. We can argue Al's talent and ability to be a foundational player in pure basketball sense, but we lack the player that an average fan cheers for. Love has the outgoing personality that in time we could see be the fan fav. Brewer is very charismatic and if he recovers then he can have that fan base?

It is strange that the best coach in MN (other than Class 1A) is a college coach and not the pro coach.

Re: OT: MN Athlete Popularity Contest

Posted: Sat Jun 6, 2009 11:02 pm
by john2jer
Rev, were you just pimping up your Varsity coach? HA! :-) I love it.

Pretty sure Tubby wouldn't go over well in the Pros. Kevin Love would slap that scowl off his face.

Re: OT: MN Athlete Popularity Contest

Posted: Sat Jun 6, 2009 11:29 pm
by revprodeji
yea our schools varsity coach is crazy good.

what players in the draft have that kind of personality?

Re: OT: MN Athlete Popularity Contest

Posted: Sun Jun 7, 2009 3:58 am
by Klomp
revprodeji wrote:Perhaps this is the problem with the wolves. We can argue Al's talent and ability to be a foundational player in pure basketball sense, but we lack the player that an average fan cheers for. Love has the outgoing personality that in time we could see be the fan fav. Brewer is very charismatic and if he recovers then he can have that fan base?

It is strange that the best coach in MN (other than Class 1A) is a college coach and not the pro coach.


Matt Margenthaler?

Re: OT: MN Athlete Popularity Contest

Posted: Sun Jun 7, 2009 6:17 am
by Ojmayo
1. Adrian Peterson
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2.Joe Mauer
3. Justin Morneau

Re: OT: MN Athlete Popularity Contest

Posted: Sun Jun 7, 2009 1:26 pm
by Steve_Holiday
1. mauer, without question
2. ad
3. morneau

do wild fans even like Gaborik? despite the talent, I'm not so sure he's considered a fan favorite. I would almost argue Boogaard over him in terms of popularity.

9. chris kluwe
10. denny hocking
11. al jefferson

Re: OT: MN Athlete Popularity Contest

Posted: Sun Jun 7, 2009 3:10 pm
by john2jer
CHRIS KLUWE!!!