Wolves Updates 5/21

College Wolf does a Q&A regarding the Philadelphia 76ers potentially hiring Coach Dwane Casey, with Ricky over at Sixers 4 guidos.

From Jonathan Givony/DraftExpress:

A number of teams are already reportedly sending out feelers indicating that they would like to acquire a pick in the late first round—including the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors. A few teams that are rumored to be looking to trade or sell their picks are the Oklahoma City Thunder (#25), Minnesota Timberwolves (#28) and New Orleans Hornets (#21).

From Mad Dog’s Blog: If Congress and the government allocate and allow so much time to pursue professional athletes and their statements about their own, or others’ possible steroid use, perhaps we should examine statements of elected officials and the CIA when it relates to interrogation, torture and national security. Surely we must pursue these issues with the same energy and effort with which we pursue the statements of professional athletes on personal steroid use.

From Don Seeholzer/Pioneer Press:

With the Timberwolves still looking for a new head of basketball operations, it’s impossible to say what they will do with their three first-round selections on June 25, but this much is clear:

They don’t figure to just stand pat and pick.

As general manager Jim Stack said in March, “I don’t think we’re going to sit there and draft three or four rookies into our team next year, knowing we also have two second-round picks.”

The Wolves’ roster might have some holes in it, but the team needs quality and maybe experience more than quantity.

That means it’s more likely they would package a couple of those first-round picks to trade for a veteran such as Chicago’s Kirk Hinrich or move up from the sixth spot into the top three for a shot at point guard Ricky Rubio of Spain or shot-blocking Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet.

From a chat with Bill Simmons on ESPN:

A. Jefferson (Minnesota): Please come be my GM

SportsNation Bill Simmons: Sorry Al – I’ve given up on your T-Wolves after they lied publicly about how many people emailed them about my GM candidacy. I don’t want to work for liars. . I’m switching my focus to the Clippers and a Dunleavy coup d’etat.

From Mike Rand/Star Tribune:

But suffice to say that in the dictionary of expressions, Glen Taylor’s face would show up next to “If we didn’t have bad luck, we wouldn’t have any luck at all.” (You can’t see it, but just out of the frame he’s shaking Joe Smith’s hand.) Another apt expression: You make your own luck.

Perhaps the Timberwolves — who, if you didn’t notice, fell one spot below their projected No. 5 pick during Tuesday’s lottery announcement and will pick sixth in a draft with, at best, a consensus top three — haven’t quite deserved all the bad things that have befallen them over the years. And maybe sometimes luck is just that — pure chance unaffected by other forces.

From Bob Sansevere/Pioneer Press:
Running the Wolves is like running General Motors. You’re in the deep stuff.

This is one of the least attractive jobs in pro sports, particularly if you can’t name your own coach. It’s even worse if the coach you inherit used to have your job.

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Wolves Updates 5/21

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Alan Draper

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