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	<title>Comments on: Ollie out for at least three weeks</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: W+ Will</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8708</link>
		<dc:creator>W+ Will</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I like the logic and still a fan of Camby. It would be nice to have an athletic big man around.</description>
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		<title>By: Sean</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8702</link>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8702</guid>
		<description>Camby's contract expires in time to sign Chandler in 2010.  If you could Camby for a good price, why not bring him in now?  Obviously, it would be foolish to trade Love in a package for him, but I'd be more than willing to do the deal for him with any of the other guys mentioned and thrown in one of our first rounders.

If the Wolves are going to be players in 2010 free agency, they are going to have to show progress in wins and losses before that time.  Adding Camby would be a big help forward there.  Your rotation at the 4/5 would be set, and you could focus your efforts on improving the backcourt.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Camby&#8217;s contract expires in time to sign Chandler in 2010.  If you could Camby for a good price, why not bring him in now?  Obviously, it would be foolish to trade Love in a package for him, but I&#8217;d be more than willing to do the deal for him with any of the other guys mentioned and thrown in one of our first rounders.</p>
<p>If the Wolves are going to be players in 2010 free agency, they are going to have to show progress in wins and losses before that time.  Adding Camby would be a big help forward there.  Your rotation at the 4/5 would be set, and you could focus your efforts on improving the backcourt.</p>
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		<title>By: W+ Will</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8701</link>
		<dc:creator>W+ Will</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8701</guid>
		<description>From ESPN

2007-08 season: Sessions sat for nearly all of his rookie season before exploding in the final week, becoming the first rookie in 16 years to have a 20-point, 20-assist game -- and only the fifth player overall since 1998-99 -- when he went off for 20 points and 24 dimes against Chicago. 

That effort would have been easy to write off as a fluke, except that he got another 25 points and 14 assists the next day. Sessions finished the year with five straight double-figure assist games, and his eye-popping 42.9 assist ratio would have been second in the league if he'd played enough minutes. 

Sessions also played 24 D-League games for Tulsa, and he was fantastic, averaging 20.9 points, 7.6 assists and 6.6 boards. He wasn't as much of a scorer at the NBA level and made only seven 3-pointers between the D-League and the NBA, but this was a very impressive debut for a second-round draft pick. 

Scouting report: As if it weren't obvious from the assist totals, Sessions has outstanding court vision and is a pass-first guy who likes to drive and dish. He's neither a great athlete nor a great shooter, but he rebounds well for his position and made surprisingly few mistakes for a rookie point guard. Defensively, he appears to have the size to guard the position but may be challenged to stay in front of quicker guards. 

2008-09 outlook: Sessions starts the year in a three-way competition with Luke Ridnour and Tyronn Lue for the point guard job; while Ridnour appears to have the upper hand for the opening day assignment, there's no way Sessions won't steal the job if he plays the way he did at the end of last season. At worst, he's a capable backup who can get the ball to the right spots, and the upside is that he might turn out to be much, much more. 


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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From ESPN</p>
<p>2007-08 season: Sessions sat for nearly all of his rookie season before exploding in the final week, becoming the first rookie in 16 years to have a 20-point, 20-assist game &#8212; and only the fifth player overall since 1998-99 &#8212; when he went off for 20 points and 24 dimes against Chicago. </p>
<p>That effort would have been easy to write off as a fluke, except that he got another 25 points and 14 assists the next day. Sessions finished the year with five straight double-figure assist games, and his eye-popping 42.9 assist ratio would have been second in the league if he&#8217;d played enough minutes. </p>
<p>Sessions also played 24 D-League games for Tulsa, and he was fantastic, averaging 20.9 points, 7.6 assists and 6.6 boards. He wasn&#8217;t as much of a scorer at the NBA level and made only seven 3-pointers between the D-League and the NBA, but this was a very impressive debut for a second-round draft pick. </p>
<p>Scouting report: As if it weren&#8217;t obvious from the assist totals, Sessions has outstanding court vision and is a pass-first guy who likes to drive and dish. He&#8217;s neither a great athlete nor a great shooter, but he rebounds well for his position and made surprisingly few mistakes for a rookie point guard. Defensively, he appears to have the size to guard the position but may be challenged to stay in front of quicker guards. </p>
<p>2008-09 outlook: Sessions starts the year in a three-way competition with Luke Ridnour and Tyronn Lue for the point guard job; while Ridnour appears to have the upper hand for the opening day assignment, there&#8217;s no way Sessions won&#8217;t steal the job if he plays the way he did at the end of last season. At worst, he&#8217;s a capable backup who can get the ball to the right spots, and the upside is that he might turn out to be much, much more. </p>
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		<title>By: W+ Will</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8700</link>
		<dc:creator>W+ Will</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8700</guid>
		<description>I love Chandler if we could swing it. Some athletic, long dude that can erase shots and a natural reach that goes over guys for rebounds. I know Tyrus Thomas is listed at 6'9 - but a live body like that is a dimension we don't have. We have guys of Tyrus Thomas's size, just not that athletic. 

As for a guard, I think McHale sticks to his theory that you can mix and match guard skills. Hence, I can see Foye at the one spot again, at least initially - which is too bad, because it is certain - the two guard is his best position. 

Last night Ramon Sessions collected 11 points, four free throw attempts, and 8 assists (two turnovers) in 22 minutes. For the season he has averaged a little under 12 points and 5 assists per game, mostly in backup duty. He's bigger than Bassy and already has had monster double double games.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love Chandler if we could swing it. Some athletic, long dude that can erase shots and a natural reach that goes over guys for rebounds. I know Tyrus Thomas is listed at 6&#8242;9 - but a live body like that is a dimension we don&#8217;t have. We have guys of Tyrus Thomas&#8217;s size, just not that athletic. </p>
<p>As for a guard, I think McHale sticks to his theory that you can mix and match guard skills. Hence, I can see Foye at the one spot again, at least initially - which is too bad, because it is certain - the two guard is his best position. </p>
<p>Last night Ramon Sessions collected 11 points, four free throw attempts, and 8 assists (two turnovers) in 22 minutes. For the season he has averaged a little under 12 points and 5 assists per game, mostly in backup duty. He&#8217;s bigger than Bassy and already has had monster double double games.</p>
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		<title>By: Swan Dizzle</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8699</link>
		<dc:creator>Swan Dizzle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8699</guid>
		<description>Sean - Camby will be over the hill by the time the Wolves are ready to make a push / run.  Think younger ala your Chandler idea.  Camby would make us better but not drastically better enough to trade for his services for a couple years.  Plus Camby has an expiring contract and wouldn't re-sign here.  So we'd basically be renting him.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sean - Camby will be over the hill by the time the Wolves are ready to make a push / run.  Think younger ala your Chandler idea.  Camby would make us better but not drastically better enough to trade for his services for a couple years.  Plus Camby has an expiring contract and wouldn&#8217;t re-sign here.  So we&#8217;d basically be renting him.</p>
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		<title>By: Sean</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8698</link>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8698</guid>
		<description>Draft picks have no cap value.  As the Wolves are over the cap, they have to match salaries -- whether it's Sessions or Camby.

Ollie for Sessions works.  We'd obviously have to throw in something else.

For Camby, it would be more significant.  Cardinal or Collins plus one of Love/Foye/Brewer/Madsen/McCants/Smith/Telfair plus one of Carney/Ollie/Booth.  Or you could go Miller plus one of Carney/Ollie/Booth.

Camby would be a great addition here.  He would be along the lines of my proposed targeting of Tyson Chandler in 2010 -- a guy who cares about defense and rebounding.  You could play Camby at the 5, Jefferson at the 4, and bring Love off the bench, sliding Jefferson over to the 5 for spot duty when Camby is sitting down.  The question is whether we have a package that's attractive to the Clippers or not.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Draft picks have no cap value.  As the Wolves are over the cap, they have to match salaries &#8212; whether it&#8217;s Sessions or Camby.</p>
<p>Ollie for Sessions works.  We&#8217;d obviously have to throw in something else.</p>
<p>For Camby, it would be more significant.  Cardinal or Collins plus one of Love/Foye/Brewer/Madsen/McCants/Smith/Telfair plus one of Carney/Ollie/Booth.  Or you could go Miller plus one of Carney/Ollie/Booth.</p>
<p>Camby would be a great addition here.  He would be along the lines of my proposed targeting of Tyson Chandler in 2010 &#8212; a guy who cares about defense and rebounding.  You could play Camby at the 5, Jefferson at the 4, and bring Love off the bench, sliding Jefferson over to the 5 for spot duty when Camby is sitting down.  The question is whether we have a package that&#8217;s attractive to the Clippers or not.</p>
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		<title>By: Swan Dizzle</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8697</link>
		<dc:creator>Swan Dizzle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8697</guid>
		<description>Jimmy - Don't you think a move like that would be better suited for when the Wolves try to make a push for / in the playoffs...aka not this year ?  Otherwise let Smith / Jefferson / Love get abused and hopefully they'll learn how to play some D and be ready for when they make a move for a Camby type player.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jimmy - Don&#8217;t you think a move like that would be better suited for when the Wolves try to make a push for / in the playoffs&#8230;aka not this year ?  Otherwise let Smith / Jefferson / Love get abused and hopefully they&#8217;ll learn how to play some D and be ready for when they make a move for a Camby type player.</p>
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		<title>By: jimmy bee</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8696</link>
		<dc:creator>jimmy bee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why don't the Wolves trade a draft pick for Marcus Camby.  Camby could be used at center</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why don&#8217;t the Wolves trade a draft pick for Marcus Camby.  Camby could be used at center</p>
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		<title>By: Swan Dizzle</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8695</link>
		<dc:creator>Swan Dizzle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8695</guid>
		<description>Why does everyone think we need Sessions?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why does everyone think we need Sessions?</p>
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		<title>By: Bryan</title>
		<link>http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/01/05/ollie-out-for-at-least-three-weeks/#comment-8694</link>
		<dc:creator>Bryan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What about Dee Brown? He was cut by the Suns today. He's undersized like Bassy, but is a vocal leader and played very solidly for the Jazz and Wizards.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What about Dee Brown? He was cut by the Suns today. He&#8217;s undersized like Bassy, but is a vocal leader and played very solidly for the Jazz and Wizards.</p>
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