Q: On picking third in a so-called two player draft:
McHale: Again, I’m not here to tell you that one and two aren’t locks
either. I think there are some really, really nice players. There are
smaller guys, there are bigger guys, there are nice wing guys. There
are a lot of guys that if some team just says ‘hey I need this guy’ and
the phone rings and it’s a good enough deal, I don’t mind moving around
a little bit in (the) draft … There are probably about six guys that
we really like a lot.
McHale: Again, I’m not here to tell you that one and two aren’t locks
either. I think there are some really, really nice players. There are
smaller guys, there are bigger guys, there are nice wing guys. There
are a lot of guys that if some team just says ‘hey I need this guy’ and
the phone rings and it’s a good enough deal, I don’t mind moving around
a little bit in (the) draft … There are probably about six guys that
we really like a lot.
Seeing now what it really takes to play from October into June, that
was the first thing Garnett — who did sign contracts worth nearly a
quarter of a billion dollars with the Wolves — mentioned. The second?
was the first thing Garnett — who did sign contracts worth nearly a
quarter of a billion dollars with the Wolves — mentioned. The second?
"I’ve always said, when you have veteran players, your locker room is a
lot more sacred," he said. "The respect level is there. You have
figures that younger players look up to and respect till you get things
done. One thing I preached in Minnesota was that I thought we needed
more vets. And I’m not talking about five-year vets, I’m talking about
13-, 12-year vets. And they never wanted that. They wanted a young
team. But young guys are like the deaf following the deaf."
lot more sacred," he said. "The respect level is there. You have
figures that younger players look up to and respect till you get things
done. One thing I preached in Minnesota was that I thought we needed
more vets. And I’m not talking about five-year vets, I’m talking about
13-, 12-year vets. And they never wanted that. They wanted a young
team. But young guys are like the deaf following the deaf."
Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site interviews Chris Douglas-Roberts after his workout for the Wolves on Monday (video).
From the Timberwolves site:
The Timberwolves are set to embark on their 2008 U.S.
Bank/Minnesota Timberwolves Summer Caravan, which will hit the road
Tuesday,
July 22 beginning in Mankato. Wolves forwards Corey Brewer and Ryan
Gomes will
headline this summer’s Caravan events. Over the past 18 years, the
Timberwolves Caravan has made 85 stops across Minnesota and the upper
Midwest.
Bank/Minnesota Timberwolves Summer Caravan, which will hit the road
Tuesday,
July 22 beginning in Mankato. Wolves forwards Corey Brewer and Ryan
Gomes will
headline this summer’s Caravan events. Over the past 18 years, the
Timberwolves Caravan has made 85 stops across Minnesota and the upper
Midwest.
From the Brainerd Dispatch:
Along with Brewer and Gomes, assistant general manager Fred Hoiberg and
assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff are scheduled to participate in the
Caravan. In addition, Crunch, the team’s official mascot, Timberwolves
front-office staff and Wolves’ television color analyst Jim Petersen,
are slated to take part.
assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff are scheduled to participate in the
Caravan. In addition, Crunch, the team’s official mascot, Timberwolves
front-office staff and Wolves’ television color analyst Jim Petersen,
are slated to take part.
Casey only lasted one-and-a-half seasons in Minnesota before he got the axe in January 2007, and the former Seattle SuperSonics assistant (for 11 seasons) has been M.I.A. ever since. In fact when Nate McMillan (whom Casey coached under) recently had an assistant coach vacancy in Portland towards the end of the regular season, the Blazers head coach scoffed when asked if he’d consider Casey as an option. McMillan’s reasoning? Casey is head coaching material, plain and simple…