Chad Ford is an idiot...

[Trolliver]

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

Key additions: Brandon Roy (FA), Andrei Kirilenko (FA), Chase Budinger (trade), Alexey Shved (FA), Greg Stiemsma (FA), Dante Cunningham (trade), Robbie Hummel (draft)

Key subtractions: Wesley Johnson, Darko Milicic, Martell Webster, Wayne Ellington, Brad Miller

The Timberwolves had the right idea in pursuing Blazers free agent Nic Batum. He would be a nice fit at small forward. The $46.5 million price tag is a lot, but Rule 1 of Restricted Free Agency 101 says you have to dramatically overpay to convince a home team not to match. The Wolves didn't overpay enough, and the Blazers, as expected, quickly matched the offer.

Roy is an interesting pickup; no one knows if his knees will hold up enough to make him worth the $10 million the Wolves are paying. If he's healthy enough to be a contributor, this was a good move.

Kirilenko is less risky. He played well in Russia and looks like he still has something left in the tank. The Wolves look like they overpaid to get him, but that seems to be GM David Kahn's specialty. How he fits onto a team that primarily needs shooting remains a question mark, but most GMs think his veteran presence will help.

After Roy and Kirilenko, the Wolves don't have much to show for their offseason other than adding Budinger and Shved -- two shooters who don't bring a lot more to the table.

The waiving of Milicic via the amnesty clause only highlights how silly their offer was to him two years ago. Ditto for the dumping of Webster. The Wolves gave up a mid-first-round pick for him last year. And giving away both Johnson (the No. 3 pick two years ago) and Ellington points out yet again that, with the exception of Rubio, the Wolves have blown through numerous draft picks will little to show for it.

Overall, short of Roy having a miraculous recovery or Kirilenko dialing back the clock five years, the improvements this summer have been incremental. Somewhere, Kevin Love is pouting.

GRADE: C

Serious anytime you go from: Wesley Johnson, Darko Milicic, Martell Webster, Wayne Ellington, Brad Miller, Michael Beasley, Anthony randolph into Brandon Roy (FA), Andrei Kirilenko (FA), Chase Budinger (trade), Alexey Shved (FA), Greg Stiemsma (FA), Dante Cunningham (trade) the worst possible grade is a B at C terrible

[PFortyy]

Roy & AK are still risks.. And besides them no one else you picked up have a chance of making a decent impact. And if Roy, AK don't produce, Wolves are in trouble. C may be a little too high come to think of it.

[Trolliver]

Brb:
budinger perfect fit with adelman is sure to beast:
Per 36 stats
-------- FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Chase - 5.8 13.1.442 2.4 6.1 .402 1.5 1.9 .771 1.1 5.0 6.0 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.8 15.5
batum - 5.8 12.9 .451 2.2 5.5 .391 2.7 3.2 .836 1.6 3.8 5.4 1.7 1.1 1.2 1.8 2.1 16.4

Batum gets 1 more block, 1 more point, and shoots a better FT%
chase gets .6 more rebounds, .4 more assists, .3 less turnovers, and has a better 3pt%

More importantly:
Chase budinger - $ 884,293
Nicolas Batum - $9,000,000 - 12,000,000 Mil

lawdy...


brb steimsma = perfect reserve big signing
brb ak47 will flourish in adelmans corner offense due to his excellent passing + his help defense was needed so badly...
brb low risk high reward signing of roy is brilliant worst case scenario he doesnt play a game and is a 5mill expiry this offseason... best case scenario he's brandon roy and we got him for 2 years on the cheap
brb signed russian rubio for cheap 3 year contract... adelman loves having 2 ballhandlers in the lineup (shved perfect fit)
brb if anything being able to admit mistakes is a positive
brb kahn had a sensational offseason srs


ak47 is almost no risk at all you saw him in the olympics he's as motivated / relaxed and ever and is simply going to be terrific


you really think they had the 4th worst offseason in the league???

[Trolliver]

oh and:
Beasley left out of key subtractions

Wes wasnt the #3 pick

Webster was 2 yrs ago

Roy is 5mill a yr and the 2nd year is an option to protect us from his knees

yeh he's an idiot

[PFortyy]

brb olympics dont mean shit brb dun care how much or how long roys deal is if he aint making an impact he aint makin an impact brb be happy with C grade moite

[BANNAK]

Per 36 is the worst stat ever

[Trolliver]

brb olympics dont mean shit brb dun care how much or how long roys deal is if he aint making an impact he aint makin an impact brb be happy with C grade moite

olympics dont mean shit fine....

last year kirilenko was dpoy and mvp of the 2nd best league in the world + Andrei Kirilenko, from a Jazz fan - Canis Hoopus

brb gave them 4th worst rating in the league
brb gave thunder a b for pjIII, thabeet
brb gave spurs a b- for resigning 3 of there players (thats it)

[Trolliver]

Per 36 is the worst stat ever

eh either way noone can say that he isnt a perfect fit for adelmans offense


and come on now our wing situation went from: ridnour,wes,webster and beas to roy,shved,ak47 and bud and you wanna give that a C ... so much addition by subtraction for starters....

[PFortyy]

brb last year AK wasnt even in the NBA. its a different game buddy boy

[Trolliver]

brb last year AK wasnt even in the NBA. its a different game buddy boy

eh you'll see come the start of the season....and its not like he couldnt have played in the nba if he wanted / dont make out like cunts didnt want him...

he's gonna improve our defense 1000 fold srs