Officlal Prospect thread

Post #881 » by **Klomp** » Sat Feb 6, 2010 11:18 am

hotshotschamp wrote:while thats true one is a senior and one is a freshman...they aren't all that far apart in actual age. Whiteside is what 21?

But this is Whiteside's first year playing against major conference teams....this is Jordan's 4th.

Post #882 » by **Klomp** » Sat Feb 6, 2010 11:20 am

FYI, I just noticed for the first time, 59 pages in, that the thread title says "Officlal," not "Official"

horaceworthy · Post #883 » by **horaceworthy** » Sat Feb 6, 2010 5:48 pm

Klomp wrote:
horaceworthy wrote:Every time I've seen Jordan play he's looked like warm poo, which is why Whiteside getting smoked by him worries me. He does have legit size, decent athleticism, and he's gotten better on the offensive end while in college, so I guess I can't hate him too much. Plus, he'll be 24 when next season starts. I'd prefer Varnado if they went big with a later pick.

Well, Jordan is a senior while Whiteside is a freshman.....

Looks like the locals are catching on...http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophe ... c:_Yyc:aUU

I realize that, but Whiteside's being pimped as a top 4 pick, while Jordan's a late 1st rounder/early 2nd rounder. The two times he's played NBA caliber size (UNC and Tulsa) he's pulled a disappearing act. Freshman or not, that's worrisome to me. Getting bludgeoned by the UNC frontline is one thing, but Jerome Jordan treating him like a redheaded stepchild is another. It's a bad sign when a 7 footer who gets most of his points on jumpshots has more turnovers than rebounds (or in this case rebound). There's certainly potential there, but so far the hype/results ratio is a bit skewed.

Post #884 » by **The J Rocka** » Sat Feb 6, 2010 5:52 pm

Cyborg21 wrote:If we keep winning, we'll have to start looking at someone other than Turner.

A great FA :wink:

Foye · Post #885 » by **Foye** » Sat Feb 6, 2010 6:04 pm

J_Era_3 wrote:
Cyborg21 wrote:If we keep winning, we'll have to start looking at someone other than Turner.

A great FA

LeBron James anyone?

Shouldn't be too expensive and is a solid ration player :wink:

dunkonu21 · Post #886 » by **dunkonu21** » Sat Feb 6, 2010 7:04 pm

I'm convinced that Greg Monroe would be a bad man as our future Small Forward.

Foye · Post #887 » by **Foye** » Sat Feb 6, 2010 7:47 pm

dunkonu21 wrote:I'm convinced that Greg Monroe would be a bad man as our future Small Forward.

Definitely.

horaceworthy · Post #888 » by **horaceworthy** » Sun Feb 7, 2010 8:52 pm

dunkonu21 wrote:I'm convinced that Greg Monroe would be a bad man as our future Small Forward.

Don't take this the wrong way, dunk, but I don't think a Timberwolves season would be complete without you wanting at least one PF/C to make an ill-advised conversion to SF.

PeeDee · Post #889 » by **PeeDee** » Sun Feb 7, 2010 9:25 pm

Danimals · Post #890 » by **Danimals** » Sun Feb 7, 2010 10:13 pm

I think our 3 firsts will let us get great value in this draft. I have guys ranked as follows:

MN Pick
Wall
Turner
Favors
Johnson
Aminu
Aldrich

CHA Pick
Henry
Monroe
Robinson
Sanders
Whiteside
Alabi

UTH Pick
Vesely
George
Harris
Varnado
Hayward
Anderson

Ideally we get 2 wings and a big. Bringing in some combination of these guys and Pekovic, along with our current players continued development, can only mean improvement next year, and continued financial flexibility going forward. I'd like to see us approach next year's trade deadline under the cap, with no bad contracts.

hotshotschamp · Post #891 » by **hotshotschamp** » Sun Feb 7, 2010 10:28 pm

I'd jizz myself if we got Turner, monroe, Vesely.

I have a suspicion come draft day Vesely is gonna go higher than ppl think, especially if their are indications he can come to the nba fairly soon, regarding his buyout situation.

He's a great talent.

shangrila · Post #892 » by **shangrila** » Mon Feb 8, 2010 12:17 am

I'd rather take Whiteside then Monroe. The team needs more athleticism, especially if the plan is to add Pekovic, not less. I agree that Vesely won't likely be available when the draft comes around so if George declares I'd take a chance on him.

Krapinsky · Post #893 » by **Krapinsky** » Mon Feb 8, 2010 12:29 am

Okay, it's official. I'm now on the take Turner #1 overall bandwagon. I don't even take the risk of taking Wall and swapping. I take Turner and runaway.

Turner AND Johnson remains the dream scenario.

Turner AND George is my most hopeful, somewhat realistic scenario.

W. Johnson AND E. Williams is my worst case scenario that I can live with.

dunkonu21 · Post #894 » by **dunkonu21** » Mon Feb 8, 2010 1:28 am

nice horace. u must remember my Blake Griffin at SF sig. but that hasnt been proven wrong yet either.

moss_is_1 · Post #895 » by **moss_is_1** » Mon Feb 8, 2010 3:41 am

Krapinsky wrote:Okay, it's official. I'm now on the take Turner #1 overall bandwagon. I don't even take the risk of taking Wall and swapping. I take Turner and runaway.

Turner AND Johnson remains the dream scenario.

Turner AND George is my most hopeful, somewhat realistic scenario.

W. Johnson AND E. Williams is my worst case scenario that I can live with.

I'm with you. Wall is overrated on here, sure he may be a superstar but Turner is going to be one too most likely. It's not like we'd be passing him up for a worse player by need. They are basically equal, so take the better player right now, who is at a need.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #896 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Mon Feb 8, 2010 12:26 pm

Krapinsky wrote:
W. Johnson AND E. Williams is my worst case scenario that I can live with.

nightmarish

big3_8_19_21 · Post #897 » by **big3_8_19_21** » Mon Feb 8, 2010 1:00 pm

Why no love for Pondexter?

Foye · Post #898 » by **Foye** » Mon Feb 8, 2010 3:03 pm

I want Wall or Turner and one of Henry/Aldrich/Aminu/Varnado/George/Harris

the_bruce · Post #899 » by **the_bruce** » Mon Feb 8, 2010 4:24 pm

turner ftw

Dream scenario for me...

turner
monroe - is there a better triangle C than this guy?? (udoh could bring more shotblocking though)
george

Core:
Al/monroe
Love/pek
turner
george/brewer
rubio/flynn

Krapinsky · Post #900 » by **Krapinsky** » Mon Feb 8, 2010 4:33 pm

Devilzsidewalk wrote:
Krapinsky wrote:
W. Johnson AND E. Williams is my worst case scenario that I can live with.

nightmarish

You're right. It's not pretty, but if we take Johnson, then I think we really need a wing player with some decent handles. As much as I like Brewer these days he still loses his dribble more than any player I've ever seen.

I'm not giving up on an athletic 4/5 either. I'd prefer Sanders over Williams with our 2nd pick, but like I said, worst case scenario i can live with.

What if we got the 5th pick and ended up with Ed Davis or Aldrich? Well, I'm not sure I can live with that one.