I saw several reports the last few weeks that all of the
Timberwolves *except* Blount and Hudson were working
out at the Target Center. Anybody see updates on them?

Of course, keeping Hudson out of the TC for the season
wouldn't bother me at all. But if there was one (marginal)
guy who the Wolves need to have working with the team,
it would be Blount.

levi wrote:

Why? He's worthless. Unless you give him a personality and heart
transplant, he needs to be in some exchange program with the Kamchatka
Peninsula basketball program.

from sid:

Timberwolves point guard Troy Hudson, who has been sidelined by an
ankle problem since the middle of last year, showed that he is close to
100 percent as he took part in a scrimmage Monday of signed players and
free agents. "Hudson looks as good as I have seen him," said teammate
Trenton Hassell. "Watching Hudson shoot the ball, he didn't look any
different than he was last year when he was healthy." Hudson has been
rehabilitating on his own, and until he recently showed

** levi...sorry to be a balloon popper...the encouraging thing is,
Blount is still not mentioned.

Andy H wrote:

Make room in the trophy case then, a title is assured!

(translation: The Wolves are doomed. Again.)

levi wrote:

levi wrote:

Level headed Levi, you can't seriously be suggesting Mark Blount is a
saviour?
..
holding it in..........wowwwwwww....letting it out.

Blount is remarkable in only one respect, he's probably the only player
that would make one pine nfor Khandi.

Andy H wrote:

No, of course Mr. Blount is no savior. But without any legitimate
center at all, the Wolves have no chance. I suppose we could
debate whether MarkB is "legitimate" or not, but we should recall
that Eddie Griffin believes in his heart of hearts that he is a PF and
is too weak (both physically and mentally) to compete in the post
anyways. Sure, I love Mark Madsen's effort and attitude, but he is
no Ben Wallace when it comes to skills and um, simple hand-eye
coordination. So, howzbout that Loukas?

Bleh.

What I'm saying is that the Wolves need everything they can
get out of Blount, but he seems to be unwilling to sign up for
the job - just the paycheck.

Speaking of Olowokandi, it looks like Phoenix is next in line
to donate to the "I'm not done yet, may I have another Tazer
please?" fund for wayward Sasquatch.

IF, Randy Foye is the next Wade, we could move up the ranks with a 3
headed monster at Center, Madsen, Griffin, Blount, or FOUR if the
Wolves sign John Thomas.

The other major IF, is if Casey can convince Blount and Griffin that
their sole mission is to hit the boards, and defend, and forget about
scoring. Shock Collars for both, and a remote control in Casey's
pocket, or an assistant coach whose sole job is to shock EG and Blount
if they shoot their favorite jumpers.

It doesn't seem there is much to be optimistic about, but I am very
curious to see Foye and his quick moves to the rim, that were oft
mentioned from Las Vegas.

Reusse wrote earlier that he thought Casey was being set up as Bill
Blair, because of the presense of Randy Wittman to replace him, if the
team doesn't get off to a respectable beginning.

As far as Khandi and Phoenix....if anyone could reserect this stiff it
would be Mike D'Antoni, but why would he want to? I see from the
Phoenix site - Kandi paid his own way for a tryout. How pathetic is
that, but in the article there is a rather glaring factual error. They
give credit to the Minneapolis Police of using a stun gun, it was the
Indianapolis cops at 3 am when Kandi insisted on getting his sweater
from a club that had 86'd the lovable lughead. So much for tough
love....

Andy H wrote:

That's a really big "IF" ya got there, Andy. The 2nd coming of Wade
(who was the 2nd coming of Kobe, yada, yada)? Chances are slim.
I'll be happy for (and with) Mr. Foye if he simply doesn't suck too
much.


Unfortunately, that method has been proven ineffective on Sasquatch.


And I think I might move to San Antonio.


"Good management" should always have a backup plan.


Size matters. (the official motto of Morehead State. Really.)
Phoenix
needs size. That Kandi is a sucking chest wound to a team, well, any
team foolish enough to take him now deserves what they get.


Pathetic. But look at the upside for Kandi. If he makes the team,
he can live the NBA lifestyle: get drunk for free, get laid like WIlt,
and be paid a few millon to boot. Heck, if Phoenix has everyone
healthy and they have a great year, he might even get some free
jewelry that will assure him of free drinks whenever he wears it.


Yep, the sweatshirt he was wearing at the time.

On 12 Sep 2006 00:57:03 -0700, "Andy H" <aharcus@msn.com> wrote:


Well, that's too damned bad. I thought we saw the last of Hudson.

Oh well, at least with Banks starting, we won't have to see too
much of Hudson on a nightly basis...I hope.


It doesn't look like Blount is going anywhere. Anyway, he can't be
any worse than Olowokandi was. Can he?



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