Comments on: A longer look at Ricky http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/ The latest on the Minnesota Timberwolves Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:35:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: C-Note http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23900 C-Note Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:41:56 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23900 KG missed 1/7th of the year in 07-08 and missed 1/4th of the year last year. So he is starting to show signs of being injury prone, as far as Rondo, they did play well off and he had 4 bad games and 1 good game and that game came when the Lakers mailed it in during game 6 KG missed 1/7th of the year in 07-08 and missed 1/4th of the year last year. So he is starting to show signs of being injury prone, as far as Rondo, they did play well off and he had 4 bad games and 1 good game and that game came when the Lakers mailed it in during game 6

]]> By: C-Note http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23897 C-Note Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:35:29 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23897 ESPN already has lakers #1 in power rankings for Current and they have the best outlook for the next 3 years, with Kobe, Gasol, Artest, Bynum and hopefully Odom all locked up for at least 3 years now ESPN already has lakers #1 in power rankings for Current and they have the best outlook for the next 3 years, with Kobe, Gasol, Artest, Bynum and hopefully Odom all locked up for at least 3 years now

]]> By: C-Note http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23895 C-Note Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:33:22 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23895 Bynum doesn't play much down the stretch so the matchup will be Odom and Wallace and KG and Gasol, Odom can guard Wallace anywhere and is much quicker than Wallace Bynum doesn’t play much down the stretch so the matchup will be Odom and Wallace and KG and Gasol, Odom can guard Wallace anywhere and is much quicker than Wallace

]]> By: arenal http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23894 arenal Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:28:55 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23894 LT: kerr couldn't get 20 shots ppg b/c he played on a team of Jordan and Pippen. No one else got even close to 20shots ppg outside of those 2. common sense. C-Note: what makes you think Perkins will be the primary defender on Bynum? KG will be w/RW on gasol/odom. That will be the starting matchup and 4thQ lineup. KG will destroy Bynum, drag him out, expose his slowness and leave Wallace to abuse Gasol down low. Gasol is weak, only reason he did well this playoffs is b/c the magic had no one outside DH. no one. Seeing as how KG destroyed Gasol in their finals matchup what makes you think Gasol has grown some balls in the past year? Gasol is weak, KG is mean. KG will rip your head off, Gasol will say 'excuse me, can i get by'. Kobe also disappeared in game 6, which he has a habit of doing. Hence he's a pansy as well. Stars don't crumble when the series is on the line. Kobe has 2 colossal disappearing acts in the last few years. So KG gets his first injury of his career and you say he's 'starting to get injured'? please. Detroit hasn't played since Brown left--all of them. I'll take the vets over the youngin's everytime in the finals. Well for Odom being the most versatile big in the game he sure got abused by the C's last year. Same goes for Gasol. Once the finals is on, the players play--no pain, no excuses. The C's will win it. Also expect Rondo to have a much better J this year than last year and Fisher/Farmar can't stay in front of him anyways unless they sag off 10ft--rondo can hit freethrows. Depends on if those GM's you mention are in the win now mode or are close to being contenders. There isn't a GM in the league who would take Odom over KG if they were in the position to win now, same goes for Bynum. You speak of KG 'starting to get injured' Bynum already has KG beat by light years in the dept despite being 10yrs younger. Like last year KG will not let his team lose once the finals is on. its that simple. LT: kerr couldn’t get 20 shots ppg b/c he played on a team of Jordan and Pippen. No one else got even close to 20shots ppg outside of those 2. common sense.

C-Note: what makes you think Perkins will be the primary defender on Bynum? KG will be w/RW on gasol/odom. That will be the starting matchup and 4thQ lineup. KG will destroy Bynum, drag him out, expose his slowness and leave Wallace to abuse Gasol down low. Gasol is weak, only reason he did well this playoffs is b/c the magic had no one outside DH. no one.

Seeing as how KG destroyed Gasol in their finals matchup what makes you think Gasol has grown some balls in the past year? Gasol is weak, KG is mean. KG will rip your head off, Gasol will say ‘excuse me, can i get by’.

Kobe also disappeared in game 6, which he has a habit of doing. Hence he’s a pansy as well. Stars don’t crumble when the series is on the line. Kobe has 2 colossal disappearing acts in the last few years.

So KG gets his first injury of his career and you say he’s ’starting to get injured’? please. Detroit hasn’t played since Brown left–all of them. I’ll take the vets over the youngin’s everytime in the finals.

Well for Odom being the most versatile big in the game he sure got abused by the C’s last year. Same goes for Gasol. Once the finals is on, the players play–no pain, no excuses. The C’s will win it.

Also expect Rondo to have a much better J this year than last year and Fisher/Farmar can’t stay in front of him anyways unless they sag off 10ft–rondo can hit freethrows.

Depends on if those GM’s you mention are in the win now mode or are close to being contenders. There isn’t a GM in the league who would take Odom over KG if they were in the position to win now, same goes for Bynum.
You speak of KG ’starting to get injured’ Bynum already has KG beat by light years in the dept despite being 10yrs younger.

Like last year KG will not let his team lose once the finals is on. its that simple.

]]> By: C-Note http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23890 C-Note Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:55:19 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23890 If you asked most GM's who they would rather have right now: Bynum and Odom or Perkins and Wallace I think they would pick Bynum and Odom, Bynum is more complete and Odom as analysts have said, Odom is the most versatile big in the game If you asked most GM’s who they would rather have right now:

Bynum and Odom

or

Perkins and Wallace

I think they would pick Bynum and Odom, Bynum is more complete and Odom as analysts have said, Odom is the most versatile big in the game

]]> By: C-Note http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23889 C-Note Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:51:28 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23889 Yeah and Perkins isn't either so Thats my point, Gasol and Garnett are, but Garnett is getting older and worse and Gasol at 28 is getting better and just entered his prime. Bynum was a top 15 big man until he got hurt he was tearing it up and still finished with better numbers at 14, 8, and 2 than Wallace and Perkins. Go look at Bynum's month of January(42 and 15, 24 and 14 with 6blks and others) Yeah and Perkins isn’t either so

Thats my point, Gasol and Garnett are, but Garnett is getting older and worse and Gasol at 28 is getting better and just entered his prime. Bynum was a top 15 big man until he got hurt he was tearing it up and still finished with better numbers at 14, 8, and 2 than Wallace and Perkins. Go look at Bynum’s month of January(42 and 15, 24 and 14 with 6blks and others)

]]> By: C-Note http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23888 C-Note Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:47:14 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23888 Garnett and Wallace will be good together don't get me wrong, but I don't think they will be better than the Lakers frontline(If Odom comes back) On another note, I had the pleasure of meeting Grant Hill and I am really hoping he goes to the Celtics for his last chance at a ring, he is one of the good guys in the league and deserves a ring Garnett and Wallace will be good together don’t get me wrong, but I don’t think they will be better than the Lakers frontline(If Odom comes back) On another note, I had the pleasure of meeting Grant Hill and I am really hoping he goes to the Celtics for his last chance at a ring, he is one of the good guys in the league and deserves a ring

]]> By: Swan Dizzle http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23887 Swan Dizzle Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:46:46 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23887 Well Bynum's not a top big man now, so who cares ? And by top I mean 12-15. Well Bynum’s not a top big man now, so who cares ? And by top I mean 12-15.

]]> By: C-Note http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23886 C-Note Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:43:43 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23886 And by top, I mean top 12-15 And by top, I mean top 12-15

]]> By: C-Note http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23885 C-Note Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:41:26 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wolves/2009/07/02/a-longer-look-at-ricky/#comment-23885 Excitement doesn't account for 15 years of grinding in the NBA, hes not even a top big man anymore Excitement doesn’t account for 15 years of grinding in the NBA, hes not even a top big man anymore

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