Comments on: 2007-08 Game 70: Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets

By: BD57

BD57 — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:16:04 +0000

I saw a lot of Brewer while he was at Florida - I'm an alum, so it's been fun!!! Don't write him off just yet. His speed, quickness & size were the keys to his game in college - he'd get by people or they'd fly by him when he stopped & popped. It's a new game now, with guys on the floor who are fast enough to stay with him & more hands in his face when he shoots the jumper. He will adjust - he's a smart kid & he's willing to work. I'm not saying "All-Star" here (he'd have to become a good outside shooter to get to that level) but he knows the key to him becoming more effective is improving his outside shot. IMO, he'll get at least good enough at it to be a solid contributor. In other words ... I don't see him as a guy who carries the team, but get someone who can & he'll give him the type of support that'll win a bunch of games.

By: GreekHouse

GreekHouse — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:48:24 +0000

Wolves get the best of both worlds tonight. They played pretty tough against one of the best teams in the West and they pick up ground in the ping pong ball race.

By: SBG

SBG — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:21:54 +0000

Right, the Brewer pick wasn't an obvious screw up, it just hasn't worked out that well. The problem is picking seventh makes it difficult to get a real prime piece for the puzzle.

By: SBG

SBG — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:10:47 +0000

Good news, the Knicks are going to win tonight. And, it appears that the Wolves will lose.

By: GreekHouse

GreekHouse — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:05:58 +0000

I'm with you on this one. It would be nice to have a GM who was extremely good at evaluating talent and could avoid making bad decisions where most GMs would, but with McHale, I'm willing to settle for status quo.

By: freealonzo

freealonzo — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:34:45 +0000

The thing Corey Brewer was the consensus best pick at number 7. It seemed like one of those picks that McHale didn't screw up. You're right about the NBA draft. There may be only 5 players who will make an impact, another 10-15 that will have a serviceable career and the rest are just there because teams need to fill their bench.

By: GreekHouse

GreekHouse — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:25:31 +0000

Look at the last 10 games of the bottom 7 teams in the league. They have records of:

1-9,1-9,1-9,2-8,2-8,4-6,6-4

Guess which one is the Wolves. Goddammit.