Sick of Negative Twin Cities Media

I am sick of the Minneapolis/St. Paul media being unable to give any credit to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Kevin McHale. I don't understand why the media is unwilling to give the Timberwolves credit for getting the franchise back on the right track. These are the most telling signs that the Timberwolves are headed in the right direction:

1) The acquisition of Al Jefferson and his emergence as a bona-fide NBA Superstar.
2) The trade of OJ Mayo for Love and Miller. The jury is still out, but this trade has the potential to be a franchise changing move.
3) Getting rid of Marko Jaric and his bloated contract.
4) Filling the roster with "good guys."

In my estimation, the Minnesota Timberwolves are on the right track and will be a playoff caliber team next year. At that point, The Twin Cities Media will have to give credit where credit is due. In the meantime, I am going to go out and buy Timberwolves Tickets for this weekends game.

Timberwolves acquire Kevin Love and Mike Miller

Well, the Minnesota Timberwolves did not disappoint their fans by making a surprising move(s) during the NBA draft. The Minnesota Timberwolves acquired the draft rights to 6-10 forward Kevin Love, the fifth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, and 6-8 guard/forward Mike Miller in an eight-player trade that sent the draft rights to O.J. Mayo, the Wolves third overall draft pick, to Memphis. As part of the deal, the Wolves also acquired forward Brian Cardinal and center Jason Collins from the Grizzlies, with Memphis receiving guards Marko Jaric and Greg Buckner, and forward Antoine Walker. It was a lot to keep track of.

I just knew the Wolves wouldn’t make it as simple as choosing the third best player and sticking with him (OJ Mayo). Word on the street was that OJ Mayo didn’t want to play for the Timberwolves any way and that was part of Kevin McHales motivation for working out a trade with Memphis. I guess the strib knew what they were doing when they put together that Kevin Love piece. Check back next week for more info on our newest Minnesota Timberwolves players! Have a great Fourth of July Wolves fans!