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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1021 » by King Malta » Tue Oct 8, 2019 10:54 pm

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Well, that settles it... I'm planning a trip up to Brisbane so I can have a chance to meet the great man! Always liked Martin, seemed a very humble man.


Is he living in Brisbane now or was it just a weird random purchase for him?


There's been some investment from ex-NBA guys into the NBL recently.

Al Harrington, Josh Childress (who both admittedly played in Aus) and Zach Randolph bought into the new South East Melbourne team, as did Dante Exum which is less random given he's Australian.

Not sure what's prompted it all though.
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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1022 » by Jedzz » Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:08 am

Lavine is showing an improved defensive IQ in the Pels game tonight. Nothing insane, but he's looking obviously more aware than he used to and man on man defending well tonight.
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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1023 » by WolfAddict » Thu Oct 10, 2019 4:05 am

Jedzz wrote:Lavine is showing an improved defensive IQ in the Pels game tonight. Nothing insane, but he's looking obviously more aware than he used to and man on man defending well tonight.


Agreed - Something I noticed too - Zach will never be an elite level defender, but he could definitely be solid in that area, and looks to have put in the work.
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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1024 » by Calinks » Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:13 pm

Zach is a bonafide stud. Saw the glimpses in his first summer league.
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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1025 » by Mattya » Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:36 pm

Kmart was always very business minded. If I remember correctly he was into real estate as well.
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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1026 » by Foye » Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:18 pm

King Malta wrote:
andyhop wrote:
WolfAddict wrote:
Well, that settles it... I'm planning a trip up to Brisbane so I can have a chance to meet the great man! Always liked Martin, seemed a very humble man.


Is he living in Brisbane now or was it just a weird random purchase for him?


There's been some investment from ex-NBA guys into the NBL recently.

Al Harrington, Josh Childress (who both admittedly played in Aus) and Zach Randolph bought into the new South East Melbourne team, as did Dante Exum which is less random given he's Australian.

Not sure what's prompted it all though.


Not sure why former players buy basketball teams.

Seems like there must be smarter investments out there.
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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1027 » by WolfAddict » Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:01 pm

Foye wrote:
King Malta wrote:
andyhop wrote:
Is he living in Brisbane now or was it just a weird random purchase for him?


There's been some investment from ex-NBA guys into the NBL recently.

Al Harrington, Josh Childress (who both admittedly played in Aus) and Zach Randolph bought into the new South East Melbourne team, as did Dante Exum which is less random given he's Australian.

Not sure what's prompted it all though.


Not sure why former players buy basketball teams.

Seems like there must be smarter investments out there.


There probably is, but if you have a passion in a certain area, wouldn't it be better to invest in that passion?
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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1028 » by Jedzz » Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:57 am

Mattya wrote:Kmart was always very business minded. If I remember correctly he was into real estate as well.


I woud love to get one of Kmart's old Timberwolves checks and start my real estate tycoonship. We could all be Trump's and presidents.

I thnk it's cool that a number of players are jumping into team ownership roles in other leagues and carrying on a connection to basketball in that way intead of just becoming coaches or media.
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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1029 » by Jedzz » Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:03 am

King Malta wrote:
andyhop wrote:
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Well, that settles it... I'm planning a trip up to Brisbane so I can have a chance to meet the great man! Always liked Martin, seemed a very humble man.


Is he living in Brisbane now or was it just a weird random purchase for him?


There's been some investment from ex-NBA guys into the NBL recently.

Al Harrington, Josh Childress (who both admittedly played in Aus) and Zach Randolph bought into the new South East Melbourne team, as did Dante Exum which is less random given he's Australian.

Not sure what's prompted it all though.


Didn't I hear a story or joke once about Australia lending their women to basketball players that move there?
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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1030 » by WolfAddict » Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:07 am

Jedzz wrote:
King Malta wrote:
andyhop wrote:
Is he living in Brisbane now or was it just a weird random purchase for him?


There's been some investment from ex-NBA guys into the NBL recently.

Al Harrington, Josh Childress (who both admittedly played in Aus) and Zach Randolph bought into the new South East Melbourne team, as did Dante Exum which is less random given he's Australian.

Not sure what's prompted it all though.


Didn't I hear a story or joke once about Australia lending their women to basketball players that move there?


Haven't heard that one, but hey, if KMart wants to head down to Canberra where I live, I'll happily lend him my wife... Jokes!!
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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1031 » by Foye » Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:08 am

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Foye wrote:
King Malta wrote:
There's been some investment from ex-NBA guys into the NBL recently.

Al Harrington, Josh Childress (who both admittedly played in Aus) and Zach Randolph bought into the new South East Melbourne team, as did Dante Exum which is less random given he's Australian.

Not sure what's prompted it all though.


Not sure why former players buy basketball teams.

Seems like there must be smarter investments out there.


There probably is, but if you have a passion in a certain area, wouldn't it be better to invest in that passion?


No. You can still find other ways to satisfy your passion, like become nba assistant or whatever.

When its about money, you should go for the smart, not the passionate choice.

Actually, though, I dont know anything about Australian basketball and what kind of revenue growth etc. is happening there. So maybe it might be a smart investment although I cant imagine it.
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Post#1032 » by urinesane » Sun Oct 13, 2019 7:20 pm

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Foye wrote:
Not sure why former players buy basketball teams.

Seems like there must be smarter investments out there.


There probably is, but if you have a passion in a certain area, wouldn't it be better to invest in that passion?


No. You can still find other ways to satisfy your passion, like become nba assistant or whatever.

When its about money, you should go for the smart, not the passionate choice.

Actually, though, I dont know anything about Australian basketball and what kind of revenue growth etc. is happening there. So maybe it might be a smart investment although I cant imagine it.


I disagree. What are you most likely to learn as much about and drive to get better at, something you're passionate about or something that seems "smart"? You should never invest in things that you don't understand and these guys understand basketball.

Whether or not it will work out and be fruitful is unknown, but it's always better to invest in a field that you are an expert in over one that seems good from the outside with a lack of expertise in the industry.
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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1033 » by KGdaBom » Sun Oct 13, 2019 7:56 pm

urinesane wrote:
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There probably is, but if you have a passion in a certain area, wouldn't it be better to invest in that passion?


No. You can still find other ways to satisfy your passion, like become nba assistant or whatever.

When its about money, you should go for the smart, not the passionate choice.

Actually, though, I dont know anything about Australian basketball and what kind of revenue growth etc. is happening there. So maybe it might be a smart investment although I cant imagine it.


I disagree. What are you most likely to learn as much about and drive to get better at, something you're passionate about or something that seems "smart"? You should never invest in things that you don't understand and these guys understand basketball.

Whether or not it will work out and be fruitful is unknown, but it's always better to invest in a field that you are an expert in over one that seems good from the outside with a lack of expertise in the industry.

Sports investing in more cases than not lose money until you sell them to somebody who will lose money until he sells it.
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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1034 » by urinesane » Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:22 pm

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No. You can still find other ways to satisfy your passion, like become nba assistant or whatever.

When its about money, you should go for the smart, not the passionate choice.

Actually, though, I dont know anything about Australian basketball and what kind of revenue growth etc. is happening there. So maybe it might be a smart investment although I cant imagine it.


I disagree. What are you most likely to learn as much about and drive to get better at, something you're passionate about or something that seems "smart"? You should never invest in things that you don't understand and these guys understand basketball.

Whether or not it will work out and be fruitful is unknown, but it's always better to invest in a field that you are an expert in over one that seems good from the outside with a lack of expertise in the industry.

Sports investing in more cases than not lose money until you sell them to somebody who will lose money until he sells it.


Right, but like I said it's always better to invest in things you actually know about rather than things that seem "smart" from the outside (having little expertise in the area) that's how you get scammed out of all your money.
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Post#1035 » by minimus » Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:58 pm

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Post#1036 » by mplsfonz23 » Thu Oct 24, 2019 4:45 pm

Just our luck he becomes an all star in three years. :nonono:
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Post#1037 » by Neeva » Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:38 pm

Tyus looked great in his first game off the wolves , where was that tyus on the wolves smh??
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Post#1038 » by PharmD » Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:14 pm

Suns are pretty lit with Ricky at the helm imo
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Re: Updates on former Wolves 

Post#1039 » by SD2042 » Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:48 pm

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Would you pay $18 million a year for him? And, is he a starting PG for a championship team?
He's not a threat to score, and he needs to be. Even J Kidd figured it out, not sure Rubio can. Lets see how he does in Phx. They have a nice core.

The answer to that question is the same as it is with every other PG in the league. YES!. On the right team.


Not to be an ass, but I can't remember a pass first non scoring starting pg that has won a championship in the last.......10-20 years. Do you have an example?



Try Avery Johnson as a start.
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Post#1040 » by LibertyPrime » Sun Nov 3, 2019 3:21 am

Just wanted to say, Suns 4-2 even without Ayton. Oh, what a difference a Ricky makes!
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