Gerald Narciso/Dime Magazine talked to Al Jefferson before yesterday’s Knicks game.
Dime: You told me that over the summer.
AJ: I did say that!? What I say?
Dime: You said that you thought you guys could maybe compete for the playoffs.
AJ: I said that!? Oh man…it was too hot there in Mississippi (laughs). Nah…you know, I don’t think it’s too much of a disappointing season, it’s more of a learning season. There’s a new offense, new coaches, new players. So, we’ve been just trying to get used to everything. We’re getting used to it now though.
From FSN: Love, Flynn to participate in All-Star festivities
Joining Flynn on the Rookie team this year are Chicago’s Taj Gibson, Detroit’s Jonas Jerebko, Golden State’s Stephen Curry, Milwaukee’s Brandon Jennings, Oklahoma City’s James Harden, Sacramento’s Tyreke Evans and Omri Casspi and San Antonio’s DeJuan Blair.
Love’s teammates on the Sophomore squad are Chicago’s Derrick Rose, the L.A. Clippers’ Eric Gordon, Memphis’s Marc Gasol and O.J. Mayo, Miami’s Michael Beasley, New Jersey’s Brook Lopez, New York’s Danilo Gallinari and Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook.
Love’s teammates on the Sophomore squad are Chicago’s Derrick Rose, the L.A. Clippers’ Eric Gordon, Memphis’s Marc Gasol and O.J. Mayo, Miami’s Michael Beasley, New Jersey’s Brook Lopez, New York’s Danilo Gallinari and Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook.
From TrueHoop:
I also can’t help but note that Flynn has put up some box-score stats, but by dribbling the ball almost all game long for one of the NBA’s worst teams. If you were to switch their teams — put Flynn on the solid Nuggets, and have Lawson play long minutes running the Timberwolves — I can’t help but think Lawson would be playing on All-Star Friday.
I also can’t help but note that Flynn has put up some box-score stats, but by dribbling the ball almost all game long for one of the NBA’s worst teams. If you were to switch their teams — put Flynn on the solid Nuggets, and have Lawson play long minutes running the Timberwolves — I can’t help but think Lawson would be playing on All-Star Friday.
From David Thorpe/ESPN: Rookie Watch: Top 10 at halfway point
9. Jonny Flynn, Timberwolves | Rookie card
Flynn is experiencing an up-and-down month. Want proof? Over a seven-day, five-game stretch recently, he made just 6 of 37 shots in three of the games. And in the other two, he made 11 of 23.
Flynn is experiencing an up-and-down month. Want proof? Over a seven-day, five-game stretch recently, he made just 6 of 37 shots in three of the games. And in the other two, he made 11 of 23.
The Knicks have long coveted Rubio as their point guard of the future. Kahn contends he expects Rubio to play two seasons with Barcelona, which is one of the top teams in Europe. A person familiar with the situation said if Rubio somehow signs with Minnesota this summer, Kahn will shop Sessions.
Timberwolves president David Kahn fielded a call from his Knicks counterpart, and former boss in Indiana, Donnie Walsh, the day after last year’s draft and said he delivered a message he maintains to this day about Walsh bringing teen-age point guard Ricky Rubio to New York.
“What kind of trade could you possibly even propose?” Kahn said Tuesday he told Walsh.
“What kind of trade could you possibly even propose?” Kahn said Tuesday he told Walsh.
In other words, the Knicks didn’t (and still don’t) have anything he wants for the 6-foot-4 Spanish guard, whom Kahn drafted fifth overall last year, one pick ahead of his current point guard, Jonny Flynn.