Colbinii wrote:The roster construction and asset management of the Timberwolves has been a travesty since the 'ol Joe Smith saga, where Minnesota decided to ruin any semblence of building around one of the best NBA players in history by offering to pay Joe **** Smith an "under the table" deal.
The Timberwolves decided to keep Wiggins instead of LaVine even though it was clear LaVine was already the better shooter and had more upside with his athleticism compared to what Wiggins showed.
Instead of building around Butler and Towns the team opted to extend Wiggins and build around him. Had the Wolves moved Wiggins and added a solid veteran around Butler/Towns we could have seen a different culture and team sprout up.
The team added on a 1st to swap Wiggins for Russell who had no idea how to play in an IQ-driven system in Golden State. The stretch of Russell in Golden State alone should have been a massive red flag for Minnesota.
Now we have a team where the most effective scoring center in the NBA and arguably the most dynamic scoring center in NBA history is 3rd in shot attempts on a lowsy team.
you made valid points here. The only counter argument here is they finally realized they wanted to get rid of Wiggins and the only option for them was to get another overrated/overpriced Star in Russell.
The main thing for me like the other poster said is OWNERSHIP. They keep hiring bad Executives esp Khan and not surrounding them with competent people.
Buss family have been accused of being cheap too but they managed to get very good scouts that helped them find good players in the late Rounds.
GSW hired really good nutritionists, trainers etc to keep their players relatively healthy.
