Jazzfan1971 and FloppyMoose's Season Preview - The T-Wolves

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East

CLE 60 22
CHI 56 26
TOR 43 39
MIA 44 38
WAS 44 38
ATL 42 40
CHA 41 41
NY 40 42

BKN 40 42
IND 35 47
DET 29 53
BOS 24 58
ORL 23 59
MIL 22 60
PHI 18 64



West

SA 60 22
OKC 60 22
LAC 57 25
GS 53 29
POR 52 30
DAL 52 30
HOU 51 31
MEM 47 35

PHO 43 39
NO 42 40
DEN 39 43
LAL 31 51
MIN 29 53
SAC 29 53
UTA 24 58

[moss_is_1]

I'm misinformed? If you think Thad Young is a top 15 player at that position, you really don't know what you are talking about.

1. Griffin
2. Aldridge
3. Love
4. Dirk
5. A Davis
6. Ibaka
7. Duncan
8. Milsap
9. Z Randolph
10. D West
11. Gasol
12. Faried
13. Josh Smith
14. Favors
15. Nene
16. Garnett
17. Taj Gibson

Thad Young is a bottom 10 starting PF in the league and there are probably 25 PFs better than him. There are some teams with two PFs better than him.

I think your top 10, plus Taj are for sure better then Thad. After that he has an argument. Going by your list there would be 1 team that has 2 better PF's, but Gasol isn't better then him as a PF. He's too slow now to be a PF, he needs to play C for the majority of his minutes.

[moss_is_1]

I just don't see how the Wolves can have any success offensively with the current roster.

Teams can play with 2 non shooters on the floor at the same time. This projected starting lineup has only one guy who can stretch the floor.

Post up for Pek? Nope, no spacing on the floor because no one in their right mind will even defend the 3 point line againts the Wolves.

Driving lanes for Wiggins/Martin/Rubio? Nope.. The paint will be fully packed.

Defensively they have the tools to be good with guys like Rubio, Wiggins, Corey Brewer, Pek, and Young,

In this modern day era where spacing is at it's highest value, Wolves sports a starting five with no shooting. Good luck.

They only really have one knockdown shooter in the starting 5, but Rubio/Thad/Wiggins all look to at least be average or slightly below average. Real only non-threats from 3 on the team are Pek/Dieng. Everyone else at least has it in their arsenal. It's not going to be much different then last season. We were 26th in 3PT%.

[LloydFree]

I'm misinformed? If you think Thad Young is a top 15 player at that position, you really don't know what you are talking about.

1. Griffin
2. Aldridge
3. Love
4. Dirk
5. A Davis
6. Ibaka
7. Duncan
8. Milsap
9. Z Randolph
10. D West
11. Gasol
12. Faried
13. Josh Smith
14. Favors
15. Nene
16. Garnett
17. Taj Gibson

Thad Young is a bottom 10 starting PF in the league and there are probably 25 PFs better than him. There are some teams with two PFs better than him.

I think your top 10, plus Taj are for sure better then Thad. After that he has an argument. Going by your list there would be 1 team that has 2 better PF's, but Gasol isn't better then him as a PF. He's too slow now to be a PF, he needs to play C for the majority of his minutes.

Thad Young isn't close to being as good as Faried or Nene either. Its popular on this board to knock Josh Smith, but Thad Young isn't as good as him either. Josh Smith plays defense. Thad Young can't defend anyone and doesn't rebound. Thad Young isn't a top 15 PF... period.