Wolves Updates 6/27 Part 2 E-mail
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Saturday, 27 June 2009 14:31


From Stop-n-Pop/Canis Hoopus: Rubio on Record



SportingNews.com posts a Q&A with Rubio that took place after he was selected by the Wolves.



From John Canzano/The Oregonian:Timb  erwolves... brilliant or brain dead?



The Timberwolves can afford to wait. Under N.B.A. rules, they own Rubio’s draft rights in perpetuity. They may actually benefit from Rubio’s playing in Europe for another year or two.

Although Rubio is a playmaking prodigy — with passing skills reminiscent of Pete Maravich — he needs work. Rubio is regarded as inefficient with the ball and a poor shooter. At 6 feet 4 inches and 180 pounds, he needs to add some muscle to his lithe frame.

By this time next year, Rubio could be much closer to N.B.A.-ready, and an even more valuable trading chip, assuming he refuses to play in Minneapolis.

In Flynn, the Timberwolves drafted an insurance policy. He can run the Wolves’ offense until Rubio arrives and could become the permanent point guard if Rubio forces a trade.

“There is such a thing as drafting assets,” Walsh said of Kahn’s apparent strategy.




Ben Woodside, Albert Lea’s own, said he wasn’t disappointed when he didn’t get drafted Thursday night because he never expected it and becoming a free agent allowed his agents to find him the best situation on a summer-league team.

That opportunity will come with the Wolves, a team lacking guards who have signed him to play with Jonny Flynn and Wayne Ellington, among others, in Vegas next month. (Don’t hold your breathe on Ricky Rubio).



Foye told the Washington Post that he thought his days in Minnesota were numbered when new team president of basketball operations David Kahn dismissed coach Kevin McHale.

"I was in Minnesota working out for about two weeks and I was like, this just don't feel right," Foye said. "You know when you're not wanted and I felt wanted when Kevin McHale was there. He was thinking about coming back, but once he left, I pretty much knew I had to get out of there. It wasn't anything negative on David Kahn's part. He just wanted new blood. He wanted to bring in new guys, his guys."

Foye said McHale told him that it would be great to play for a coach like Flip Saunders.

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