After their workout at the team’s practice facility, Corey Brewer and Chris Richard talked to Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site about their offseason workouts and more.
Gomes entered this offseason as a restricted free agent, hoping his
year in Minnesota, in which he averaged 12.6 points and 5.8 rebounds in
82 games (74 starts), impressed the Timberwolves or another team. Until
he knows where he’s headed next season, Gomes will continue working on
his game in his hometown of Waterbury, Conn.
year in Minnesota, in which he averaged 12.6 points and 5.8 rebounds in
82 games (74 starts), impressed the Timberwolves or another team. Until
he knows where he’s headed next season, Gomes will continue working on
his game in his hometown of Waterbury, Conn.
He admits he should probably work on his golf game, too, since he will
host the inaugural Hoops for Heart Health golf tournament June 17 at
Southington (Conn.) Country Club. The tournament will benefit the
nonprofit organization founded by Gomes to help deal with the problem
of sudden cardiac arrest in high school, college, and professional
sports.
host the inaugural Hoops for Heart Health golf tournament June 17 at
Southington (Conn.) Country Club. The tournament will benefit the
nonprofit organization founded by Gomes to help deal with the problem
of sudden cardiac arrest in high school, college, and professional
sports.
The abiding point is, this third overall pick is a very valuable
commodity. It is hard to totally screw it up, and possible to resurrect
your franchise. Kevin McHale says he likes eight people in this draft
and others have said it is very deep. If true, the Wolves should
consider a trade, especially if the guy(s) they like is somewhat under
the radar.
commodity. It is hard to totally screw it up, and possible to resurrect
your franchise. Kevin McHale says he likes eight people in this draft
and others have said it is very deep. If true, the Wolves should
consider a trade, especially if the guy(s) they like is somewhat under
the radar.
My favorite moment of the Lotto was when it was down
to the T-Wolves and Bulls, and they opened the envelope and announced
that the T-Wolves would have the third pick, which of course really
meant that the T-Wolves would not have the first or second pick. The
camera had a shot of each team’s representatives standing there as the
order was announced, and T-Wolves exec Fred Hoiberg was clutching a
teddy bear that given to him by a young fan who’d undergone many
surgeries and used the bear as a good luck charm. When they announced
that the Wolves ended up out of the Rose/Beasley race, I thought
Hoiberg was going to rip the head off that teddy bear. Now that
would’ve been fan-tastic.
to the T-Wolves and Bulls, and they opened the envelope and announced
that the T-Wolves would have the third pick, which of course really
meant that the T-Wolves would not have the first or second pick. The
camera had a shot of each team’s representatives standing there as the
order was announced, and T-Wolves exec Fred Hoiberg was clutching a
teddy bear that given to him by a young fan who’d undergone many
surgeries and used the bear as a good luck charm. When they announced
that the Wolves ended up out of the Rose/Beasley race, I thought
Hoiberg was going to rip the head off that teddy bear. Now that
would’ve been fan-tastic.
What they should do: Draft Stanford center Brook Lopez, who would give
the Wolves a big, athletic presence in the middle and allow Al
Jefferson to play power forward, his natural position.
the Wolves a big, athletic presence in the middle and allow Al
Jefferson to play power forward, his natural position.
What they shouldn’t do: Draft USC guard O.J. Mayo, who has J.R. Rider
written all over him. A Rider-type goofball is exactly what a young
team doesn’t need, particularly one that already has a few questionable psyches (Rashad McCants comes immediately to mind).
written all over him. A Rider-type goofball is exactly what a young
team doesn’t need, particularly one that already has a few questionable psyches (Rashad McCants comes immediately to mind).
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