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Practice has officially begun, the first preseason game is Saturday!
Howl Wolves!!
Howl Wolves!!
Ah snap, I missed Lil’ Baby’s birthday?!? I’ll never forgive myself!Is Harden going the Chuck Knoblauch, Kevin Love and Jimmy Butler route? "Trade me because I'm not gonna show-up"?
Head coach Stephen Silas said after the group practice that he expected Harden to participate in an individual workout on Sunday night, but the former MVP didn’t return for that workout, either, per MacMahon. However, Harden did tell Rockets management that he’ll report soon, a source informed ESPN.
Harden’s situation is worth keeping an eye on, since he reportedly sought a trade during the offseason. Silas told reporters last Thursday that he was giving the superstar guard “space,” as reports on that same day indicated that Harden wasn’t in Houston while the team took part in individual workouts. TMZ later reported that he had been in Atlanta for rapper Lil Baby’s birthday party..
Don't worry, he's only a baby...plenty of future parties to attend.Ah snap, I missed Lil’ Baby’s birthday?!? I’ll never forgive myself!
The last front office remnant of Thibs. See ya.Jon Krawczynski says that the Wolves and Scott Layden have reached an agreement for him to leave. He would have been his 5th year with the team.
Honestly surprised he's lasted this long.
They owed him $2M per year and he wasn't a jerk, so it made sense to make use of him for a while.Jon Krawczynski says that the Wolves and Scott Layden have reached an agreement for him to leave. He would have been his 5th year with the team.
Honestly surprised he's lasted this long.
Totally forgot he was still part of the organization.They owed him $2M per year and he wasn't a jerk, so it made sense to make use of him for a while.
Pandemic logistics drive Timberwolves and GM Scott Layden to part ways
The NBA’s COVID-related travel restrictions made it untenable for Layden, who is based in New York.
Scott Layden is currently based in New York but continued to serve as Timberwolves’ general manager last season while bouncing between the Big Apple and Minneapolis. That wasn’t going to be feasible in a season so drastically impacted by COVID-19.
The NBA has taken strict measures to limit the amount of contact between members of an organization, and those coming in from out of state will likely need to quarantine each time they travel. That wouldn’t have worked for Layden, who was consistently in and out of the Twin Cities last season.
Unable to find a better solution, the Wolves and Layden parted ways in the final year of the general manager’s contract, a source confirmed Thursday to the Pioneer Press. The Athletic was the first to report the decision.
Layden, an NBA lifer who had worked with the Jazz, Knicks and Spurs, signed a five-year deal to enter the organization alongside Tom Thibodeau back in 2016. The two were meant to work in lockstep, coming together to make collaborative decisions to chart the franchise’s part forward..
His early departure had little to do with performance or relationships, but instead is another side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pandemic logistics drive Timberwolves and GM Scott Layden to part ways
Scott Layden is currently based in New York but continued to serve as Timberwolves’ general manager last season while bouncing between the Big Apple and Minneapolis. That wasn’t going t…www.twincities.com
My hope:It will be interesting to watch how the rotations and substitution patterns work themselves out.
Does Rubio come off the bench? How many minutes does he get? Or do they put Rubio and Russell out there together and let Russell play a small SG role?
Also, how do they sort out the options at SF and PF? Big or small lineups?
they may not be great, but they might at least be interesting.
I think it makes more sense with Beasley coming off the bench and Rubio start. Especially if he gets suspended. I like the idea of Beasley being the Lou Williams type of player. Who else can shoot off the bench anyways? It's pretty grim after Hernangomez.Have zero to base it on but I wonder if they're gonna use Rubio like a McHale type 6th man. They won't start him but he'll spend a lot of time on the court. Including running with Russell in the 4th Quarter.
I think it makes more sense with Beasley coming off the bench and Rubio start. Especially if he gets suspended. I like the idea of Beasley being the Lou Williams type of player. Who else can shoot off the bench anyways? It's pretty grim after Hernangomez.
I watched most of the first half (hey, it's quarantine, options are limited) and my totally unfair first impression based on the completely meaningless first preseason game is that they look small and slow.
depressingI think you've written the same post seven straight years, and sadly, seven straight years you've been spot on.
Howl Wolves!!
Its funny how the nba is full of 6'8 long athletic guys now and the wolves have none. Culver is the closest. Okogie is a good defender, but small.
I was thinking the exact same thing when I was watching the game. There must be 150 guys in the NBA who fit that physical profile and we don't have any of them.Its funny how the nba is full of 6'8 long athletic guys now and the wolves have none. Culver is the closest. Okogie is a good defender, but small.
I'm not proud of it.I think you've written the same post seven straight years, and sadly, seven straight years you've been spot on.
Howl Wolves!!