Did anyone else read Sports Illustrated’s NBA season preview issue,
especially the Timberwolves page, especially the anonymous scout’s
take? Especially the part where the scout ripped Al Jefferson and gave
huge ups to Gerald Green? What is a customarily fine mag like SI doing
quoting obvious idiots as experts, and where was at least one editor
with a smidgen of hoops knowledge to spot this bullshit and demand
either a new scout, another interview, or one of those laughing heads
to clue people in that the whole thing was a weird joke? 
 
 
Click here for the SI.com scouting report to which Robson is referring.  
 
 
From Jerry Zgoda’s On The Wolves blog:
Al Jefferson, if he stays healthy and the Wolves can sign him to a
long-term contract extension by Wednesday or next summer, will make the
Kevin Garnett deal look lopsided within five years. He proved during
the preseason — with a 17.9 point, 13.4 rebound, 31 minute average —
that he’s the foundation of the team’s rebuilding. 
 
Bob Sansevere/Pioneer Press talks to Coach Wittman, Kevin McHale, and the player himself about Al Jefferson.
On Jefferson’s hands:
"It’s like that old flypaper my grandma used to have
hanging down from the ceiling. Anything that hits it sticks," Wittman
said. "He has unbelievable hands."
 
"I’ve always been known for having good hands,"
Jefferson said. "When I played football, I always made the catch. And I
always had good hands on the court."