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Big Al Taking Over 

Post#1 » by Klomp » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:12 pm

http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/bi ... 72408.html

Will Minnesota go to Jefferson every time on Friday night against a Boston Celtics team from which he was traded? Perhaps. One thing that's certain, however, is that Boston's starting center, Kendrick Perkins, came into the league with Jefferson and defended him in practice for two years.

"He thinks he knows all my moves, so it's going to be fun to surprise him and show him that I've learned some new ones," said Jefferson.

The Celtics also have a certain power forward known for his defense both on and off the ball. To see Jefferson go up against Boston's No. 5, whether it's one-on-one or not, should have Wolves fans licking their chops.



Another article from Boston Herald: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/bask ... rticleFull
In light of the fact the Celtics [team stats] have 33 wins and the Timberwolves have 34 losses, it
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Re: Big Al Taking Over 

Post#2 » by Basti » Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:15 pm

klomp44 wrote:http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/big_al_taking_over_072408.html

Will Minnesota go to Jefferson every time on Friday night against a Boston Celtics team from which he was traded? Perhaps. One thing that's certain, however, is that Boston's starting center, Kendrick Perkins, came into the league with Jefferson and defended him in practice for two years.

"He thinks he knows all my moves, so it's going to be fun to surprise him and show him that I've learned some new ones," said Jefferson.

The Celtics also have a certain power forward known for his defense both on and off the ball. To see Jefferson go up against Boston's No. 5, whether it's one-on-one or not, should have Wolves fans licking their chops.



Another article from Boston Herald: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/bask ... rticleFull
In light of the fact the Celtics [team stats] have 33 wins and the Timberwolves have 34 losses, it
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Post#3 » by shrink » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:27 pm

I don't know about the rest of you, but as much as I love Kevin Garnett, I don't feel swindled. I know Al Jefferson has a lot to learn, but even right now, he's better than I hoped.

I thought it was a good trade for us, a good trade for BOS, and a good trade for Kevin Garnett.
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Post#4 » by Devilzsidewalk » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:29 pm

I don't feel swindled at all. Al Jeff bought us some more years to build a team with a good frontcourt player, plus extra cap flexibility.
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Post#5 » by NO-KG-AI » Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:07 am

Not to mention the Wolves got their own pick back, which is more valuable than anything that was on the trade market not named Al Jefferson IMO. So to me, they got the best to assets available in 1 trade.
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