Timberwolves’ National Signing Day

The Timberwolves and the Golden Gophers Football Team have a lot in common, besides being in complete shambles; the two are utter failures when it comes to national signing day and signing their top recruit.

Now you are probably wondering, “What do you mean national signing day? The NBA doesn’t have a national signing day.”

And while that is true, due to circumstances at the moment in the NBA, yesterday was the last day Rubio could sign a contract with the Timberwolves under the current collective bargaining agreement, and ensure that his deal will fall under the existing rookie wage scale.

Thus, in a weird way yesterday was Kahn and Company’s National Signing Day, and they were unable to land there top prospect: Ricky Rubio.

So what does this mean for the Timberwolves?

While in the past I have expressed my support for David Kahn (call me crazy, which I probably am), by not signing Rubio, all that this is doing for the Kahn naysayer is giving them more ammunition to fire back at the Kahn Believers (that is starting to sound like a cult) like myself. (On a side note, I think I just really like Kahn because everyone else hates him.)

But even worse, by not signing Rubio, they have become a laughing stock inside and outside Minnesota. While I am a fan and believe in the Timberwolves (another weird side note: I am actually starting to think becoming a Timberwolves fan is like joining a cult) there are many that don’t, and by not signing Rubio or trading him, to the casual fan that doesn’t realize how difficult it can be at times to sign international draft picks - for example Manu Ginobili was drafted by the Spurs in 1999 and didn’t show up until 2003 - the franchise continues to look helpless, confused and lost.