startribune.com - 6/29/2007
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The nonsensical clich that has been repeated frequently is that a Kevin Garnett trade would cause the Timberwolves to suffer a big loss in attendance. >We already have this evidence that the Wolves have gone as low as they can get with Minnesota's sporting public: In this modern era, where everything in big-time sports is more expensive, the Wolves were forced to reduce prices substantially in ...
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... . I felt he was being somewhat underrated, especially in terms of his offensive skills. Yes, they need work, but he dropped assists for that Florida team that I never saw supposed point guard Taureen Green drop; he hit 3 pointers with defenders in his face. He drove the basket when he needed to. And his defense was sublime. He's 6'8", with the arm span of a man several inches taller than that. He anticipates passes well, and runs the break well. I imagine he very well may remind both Wolves fans and KG of a young Malik Sealy. The only problem with that is that Sealy was a polished professional by the time he latched onto the Wolves. The Twin Cities media looks at Brewer and sees Trenton Hassell, but that's only because their memory sucks shit, and they are lazy, and fat, and kind of stupid. ...
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... Minnesota - I felt Corey Brewer was being somewhat underrated, especially in terms of his offensive skills. Yes, they need work, but he dropped assists for that Florida team that I never saw supposed point guard Taureen Green drop; he hit 3 pointers with defenders in his face. He drove the basket when he needed to. And his defense was sublime. He's 6'8", with the arm span of a man several inches taller than that. He anticipates passes well, and runs the break well. I imagine he very well may remind both Wolves fans and KG of a young Malik Sealy. The only problem with that is that Sealy was a polished professional by the time he latched onto the Wolves. The Twin Cities media looks at Brewer and sees Trenton Hassel, but that's only because their memory sucks shit, and they are lazy, and fat, and kind of stupid. ...
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startribune.com 6/29/2007 — Finally, after a week of smoke, some fire: >The newest Timberwolves first-round draft pick is Corey Brewer, an athletic, versatile -- and, yes, fiery -- forward with a championship pedigree and enough character references to fill a bunch of ...
Brewer's teammate is Wolves second-round pick
startribune.com 6/29/2007 — The Timberwolves selected Florida's Chris Richard with their second-round pick of tonight's NBA draft. The pick was the 41st overall selection. >Richard, a 6-foot-9, 255-pound center and forward, was a teammate of Wolves' first-round pick Corey ...
You Got Gators in My Wolves; You Got Wolves in My Gators
scuffedballs.blogspot.com 6/29/2007 — The Timberwolves did better than some in the draft, and have apparently held onto to Kevin Garnett in the short term.
I'll be linking to a bunch of Star Tribunal reactions to the draft, but first my own, as I've had some time to react.
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