Ben Woodside invited to training camp

big3_8_19_21 · Post #1 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Sun Aug 2, 2009 9:52 pm

“I think this year, it will be really hard to make the NBA, especially without a guaranteed contract,” said Woodside, who has been invited to the Minnesota Timberwolves training camp. “Plus, there are a lot of free agents this year who are point guards.”

From the local Fargo newspaper. link

Post #2 » by **Klomp** » Sun Aug 2, 2009 10:00 pm

Sweet, good to hear he was at least given an invite.

GeorgiaWolf · Post #3 » by **GeorgiaWolf** » Mon Aug 3, 2009 12:37 am

Good for Woodside and wasted spot for Wolves. Woodside struggled in Summer League.

jade_hippo · Post #4 » by **jade_hippo** » Mon Aug 3, 2009 2:15 am

Skeeta dominated the summer league... look where that got him. Woodside can score from outside, not something a lot of the current wolves can say. Who would you rather bring to camp?

4ho5ive · Post #5 » by **4ho5ive** » Mon Aug 3, 2009 2:37 am

Paul Harris personally

jade_hippo · Post #6 » by **jade_hippo** » Mon Aug 3, 2009 4:37 am

My only problem with Harris is he is better suited at SF with his rebounding ability and terrible shooting. reports say he's been doing better but he did shoot 22% from range last year and wasn't too sharp of a scorer in the summer league. But yes, he'd give us as close to a lockdown defender as we've had since Hassel was still good.

mnWI · Post #7 » by **mnWI** » Mon Aug 3, 2009 5:27 am

big3_8_19_21 wrote:
“I think this year, it will be really hard to make the NBA, especially without a guaranteed contract,” said Woodside, who has been invited to the Minnesota Timberwolves training camp. “Plus, there are a lot of free agents this year who are point guards.”

From the local Fargo newspaper. link

You can tell by his quote that he has been well informed on the current NBA climate of cheap owners (Taylor included). The majority of the teams will carry 13-14 guys this year, giving guys like Woodside a very poor chance of making a roster. At least Brad Ames is informing his clients and they are keeping expectations realistic. I could see Woodside maybe being a poor man's JJ Barea, but he will probably have to take the D-League route.

big3_8_19_21 · Post #8 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:43 pm

http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/20 ... ll-france/

Woodside going to France next season.

john2jer · Post #9 » by **john2jer** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:50 pm

First that backstabbing bastard takes a piss on Minnesota and goes to North Dakota, then he takes a giant dump on the whole country and goes to France? Someone cut his brake lines.

mnWI · Post #10 » by **mnWI** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:19 pm

john2jer wrote:First that backstabbing bastard takes a piss on Minnesota and goes to North Dakota, then he takes a giant dump on the whole country and goes to France? Someone cut his brake lines.

It would have helped if Minnesota had actually offered him. Gravelines is a good situation for him though. Paul Harris has a standing training camp invite. He was just offered to the Perth Wildcats, but they turned him down for Matt Freije.

mnWI · Post #11 » by **mnWI** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:18 am

From what I understand, Jared Reiner also has a camp invite.

john2jer · Post #12 » by **john2jer** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:58 pm

mnWI wrote:
john2jer wrote:First that backstabbing bastard takes a piss on Minnesota and goes to North Dakota, then he takes a giant dump on the whole country and goes to France? Someone cut his brake lines.

It would have helped if Minnesota had actually offered him. Gravelines is a good situation for him though. Paul Harris has a standing training camp invite. He was just offered to the Perth Wildcats, but they turned him down for Matt Freije.

In case it wasn't obvious, I was joking. ;-)

deeney0 · Post #13 » by **deeney0** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:01 pm

You mean his brake lines shouldn't have been cut? Hold on, I've got to make a phone call.