lipoli390 wrote:Talked to a former Timberwolves player today. Said we should draft Townes and that it's not even close between him and Okafor in his mind. But he added that he's convinced the Wolves will take Okafor based on what he's heard from his contacts inside the organization.
lipoli390 wrote:Talked to a former Timberwolves player today. Said we should draft Townes and that it's not even close between him and Okafor in his mind. But he added that he's convinced the Wolves will take Okafor based on what he's heard from his contacts inside the organization.
That's where I'm at too.
Does anyone know reason they are high on Okafor?
I thought the most interesting thing Coach Cal said to Zgoda was that he things Towns is really more of a PF. I can see that actually. It would be interesting to hear Coach Cal expand on what all he meant by that.
lipoli390 wrote:Talked to a former Timberwolves player today. Said we should draft Townes and that it's not even close between him and Okafor in his mind. But he added that he's convinced the Wolves will take Okafor based on what he's heard from his contacts inside the organization.
Flip talked all last year about having "two way players." We'll see if he meant it or not.
lipoli390 wrote:Talked to a former Timberwolves player today. Said we should draft Townes and that it's not even close between him and Okafor in his mind. But he added that he's convinced the Wolves will take Okafor based on what he's heard from his contacts inside the organization.
That's where I'm at too.
Me too, Cam. I'll be really unhappy if this goes down as expected. Not that I don't like Okafor. But there's a near consenses among those who know the game that Towns is clearly the better prospect. Add to that the fact that Towns fits Flip's stated preference for two-way, multi-position players far better than Okafor does and you have to wonder what Flip is smoking. Flip appears to be afflicted with the David Kahn "smartest man in the room" syndrome. No matter what line of business you're in, basketball included, when you make a decision based on the view you're smarter than everyone else, that decision is almost always a really bad one. For me the next few weeks will be like watching a train wreck as it's about to happen with no power to stop it.
lipoli390 wrote:Talked to a former Timberwolves player today. Said we should draft Townes and that it's not even close between him and Okafor in his mind. But he added that he's convinced the Wolves will take Okafor based on what he's heard from his contacts inside the organization.
That's where I'm at too.
Does anyone know reason they are high on Okafor?
I thought the most interesting thing Coach Cal said to Zgoda was that he things Towns is really more of a PF. I can see that actually. It would be interesting to hear Coach Cal expand on what all he meant by that.
I thought the most interesting thing Coach Cal said was the following about the Wolves front office debating whether to take Towns or Okafor: "Wow, it's a debate?" Calipari said. "It seems lilke that would be the only city there would be a debate in." That's strong language, even from Towns' college coach who likely has an understandable pro-Towns bias. Is Flips ego so huge (or so fragile) that he has to prove something by doing what no other expert would do??!!
lipoli390 wrote:Talked to a former Timberwolves player today. Said we should draft Townes and that it's not even close between him and Okafor in his mind. But he added that he's convinced the Wolves will take Okafor based on what he's heard from his contacts inside the organization.
That's where I'm at too.
Me too, Cam. I'll be really unhappy if this goes down as expected. Not that I don't like Okafor. But there's a near consenses among those who know the game that Towns is clearly the better prospect. Add to that the fact that Towns fits Flip's stated preference for two-way, multi-position players far better than Okafor does and you have to wonder what Flip is smoking. Flip appears to be afflicted with the David Kahn "smartest man in the room" syndrome. No matter what line of business you're in, basketball included, when you make a decision based on the view you're smarter than everyone else, that decision is almost always a really bad one. For me the next few weeks will be like watching a train wreck as it's about to happen with no power to stop it.
Agree lip. Nothing against okafor but towns is the near consensus #1 guy(The wolves possibly being the only non consensus here). Add to the fact that you can add towns to the team and he fits perfectly with the rest of the bigs on the team. I can see towns playing together with pek, dieng, kg and our pfs. Its a case where potential + fit are in favor of towns yet flip seems to be looking for something else.
lipoli390 wrote:Talked to a former Timberwolves player today. Said we should draft Townes and that it's not even close between him and Okafor in his mind. But he added that he's convinced the Wolves will take Okafor based on what he's heard from his contacts inside the organization.
That's where I'm at too.
Does anyone know reason they are high on Okafor?
I thought the most interesting thing Coach Cal said to Zgoda was that he things Towns is really more of a PF. I can see that actually. It would be interesting to hear Coach Cal expand on what all he meant by that.
I thought the most interesting thing Coach Cal said was the following about the Wolves front office debating whether to take Towns or Okafor: "Wow, it's a debate?" Calipari said. "It seems lilke that would be the only city there would be a debate in." That's strong language, even from Towns' college coach who likely has an understandable pro-Towns bias. Is Flips ego so huge (or so fragile) that he has to prove something by doing what no other expert would do??!!
I figure a lot of people would dismiss that as him being biased and that's fair I guess but with the talent Cal rolls though basically every year and those guys having success at the next level and he coached in the NBA I don't think when he says stuff about his players is just biased BS. So I agree that was interestingn and also a little bit funny. Flip said he has talked to Cal and so I'm sure Cal made his case to Flip for Towns. I wonder what Izzo told Flip... Lol
I can't come up with a situation where Flip for sure fed a load of BS so I'll take him at his word from last Friday that he goes back and forth. I keep wondering if there is a Wolves employee that is just absolutely smitten with Okafor and they are the source people keep hearing from so strongly. I'm not saying Flip isn't leaning Okafor too but that's my speculation. Last year Flip's love for Lavine seemed like the worst kept secret of the draft so idk maybe he does really like Okafor and we should just assume from here on out that he will be the pick. If you are a Towns guy like most people are that's probably the smart thing to do. Sigh.
How about we let Okafor and Towns play some games before we just pre-order the notion that this as a huge mistake if Flip takes Okafor? I am frankly amazed how far Okafor has fallen this year in terms of favor when last year was the same debate between Wiggins and Parker and yet Parker didn't get nearly this eviscerated for his weaknesses.
