RpMc Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 51 minutes ago, The_Dude said: You coach the Vixen? I have a former student who plays for them. Just accepted the job this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klomp Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 8:26 AM, gopherwrestler said: this makes me realize how bad the timberwolves have been at finding and keeping talent. I realize it’s a “fairly” young franchise, but Wiggins is 23 years old and the 3rd all time points scorer? One of those things that surprises you, but really shouldn’t. I know this is a few days old and everybody's moved on, but I have been around FF less lately so I wanted to offer my 2 cents while I'm here. Next year will be Wiggins' 6th year. In 30 years as a franchise, only 11 players have spent time on the roster for at least part of 6 seasons (bolded are guys who were 1st round picks by the Wolves): Kevin Garnett (14) Sam Mitchell (10) Doug West (9)Wally Szczerbiak (7)Corey Brewer (6) Gorgui Dieng (6) Kevin Love (6) Mark Madsen (6) Anthony Peeler (6) Nikola Pekovic (6)Ricky Rubio (6) Keep in mind that a 1st round rookie-scale contract goes 4 years before someone gets extended to a new deal. Wiggins has played in the 8th-most games in team history and played the 5th-most minutes in team history. Another crazy stat: he's 3rd all-time in 3-pointers made and attempted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 13 hours ago, SemperFeist said: 13 hours ago, SemperFeist said: Two good moves by the Wolves. I am curious to see how Saunders does on the interim basis. I have heard that the Wolves might be going after Fred Hoiberg as their next head coach, w hich would make a good amount of sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywindO2 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 2:44 PM, RpMc said: What's a coach have to do to get the Vixen added to this thread Hook the FF crew up with some tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 43 minutes ago, The Gnat said: Two good moves by the Wolves. I am curious to see how Saunders does on the interim basis. I have heard that the Wolves might be going after Fred Hoiberg as their next head coach, w hich would make a good amount of sense. And what irony would it be that Hoiberg would have replaced Thibs in 2 different places. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, The Gnat said: Two good moves by the Wolves. I am curious to see how Saunders does on the interim basis. I have heard that the Wolves might be going after Fred Hoiberg as their next head coach, which would make a good amount of sense. I very casually follow the Wolves and I mean very casually. I'm glad to hear that Thibs is gone but what about Hoiberg makes sense? Do you think he'd be a good fit? Is he a good coach? Or is it just because he's "one of us" so to speak. All honest questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 minute ago, VikeManDan said: I very casually follow the Wolves and I mean very casually. I'm glad to hear that Thibs is gone but what about Hoiberg makes sense? Do you think he'd be a good fit? Is he a good coach? Or is it just because he's "one of us" so to speak. All honest questions. He was very successful at Iowa State. I don't think this is just one of us, I know we were trying to get him prior to him going to Chicago, and generally he's thought of as a good coaching option. I think we'd be pleased with him as a coach and I think he's someone who can probably work well with younger players at least much better than Thibs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 If Saunders is a guy that these players like and respect there’s no reason to hire anyone else as head coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klomp Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: If Saunders is a guy that these players like and respect there’s no reason to hire anyone else as head coach. I tend to agree. The plan seems to be to give Saunders every opportunity to keep the job. And to me, it makes sense. The interesting thing will be at GM. Layden is essentially fighting for his job in the month-plus before the trade deadline. What kind of moves can he make? Hoiberg would also likely be considered for that position (though the report is that he'd prefer to coach), and another name that's been brought up is Chauncey Billups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, SemperFeist said: If Saunders is a guy that these players like and respect there’s no reason to hire anyone else as head coach. There may not be, but I've always been a fan of Eric Musselman's too, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RpMc Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 8 hours ago, skywindO2 said: Hook the FF crew up with some tickets. That’s not out of the realm of possibility! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 The Twins need to work on their PR. Joe Mauer’s #7 is going to be retired on June 15. They have a home game on July 7. C’mon! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 Single-game tickets to the Allianz Field home opener on 4/13 will sell-out before sales open to the public, but if anyone wants tickets I can probably get some during the STH pre-sale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 At least one Minnesota team got a win yesterday. Was nice to see the Wolves get the win in Ryan Saunders first game. Wiggins threw down hard, and I really like to see the 10 boards. He really should be averaging 5 or so boards per game and 4 assists as compared to what he is. He's stepped up in the scoring department as of late which is nice to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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