Comments on: The VS Series: The Minnesota Timberwolves http://www.portlandtrailbloggers.com/archives/932/the-vs-series-the-minnesota-timberwolves/ An Officially Unofficial Portland Trail Blazers Blog. We talk, walk, breathe and live the Portland Trail Blazers. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:06:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jacob http://www.portlandtrailbloggers.com/archives/932/the-vs-series-the-minnesota-timberwolves/#comment-591 Jacob Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:39:02 +0000 http://www.portlandtrailbloggers.com/?p=932#comment-591 Good read. Minnesota is a lot more promising than I originally thought.... Good read. Minnesota is a lot more promising than I originally thought….

]]> By: Wim (Belgium) http://www.portlandtrailbloggers.com/archives/932/the-vs-series-the-minnesota-timberwolves/#comment-452 Wim (Belgium) Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:25:39 +0000 http://www.portlandtrailbloggers.com/?p=932#comment-452 I agree it's a pretty good read. Though I don't think player by player comparisons are really that effective at predicting the outcome of a game. It's a team game after all. McHale (yea, I know, HIM) has built this team a lot around versatility, so the biggest strenght is the fact we can switch styles according to our opponent. Anyway, as wyn already said, the matchups aren't accurate. McCants won't be the starter at the SG but he will probably have the most minutes there, maybe shared with Brewer and Carney. So I'd match them up like this: Blake/Foye -> Blake Roy/Brewer -> Roy (Brewer will get most minutes against portland to play defense on Roy) Webster/Miller -> Miller (I like Miller :p) Aldridge/Love -> Aldridge (because Love is a rookie, otherwise it's pretty close) Oden/Jefferson -> Jefferson (because Oden is a rookie, otherwise it's pretty close) Also you guys indeed have pretty good bench. So off course the Blazers are better, that's obvious, you're also 2-3 years ahead in the rebuilding progress. Looking forward to 2011-2012 where both our teams might very well be atop of the West I agree it’s a pretty good read. Though I don’t think player by player comparisons are really that effective at predicting the outcome of a game. It’s a team game after all. McHale (yea, I know, HIM) has built this team a lot around versatility, so the biggest strenght is the fact we can switch styles according to our opponent.

Anyway, as wyn already said, the matchups aren’t accurate. McCants won’t be the starter at the SG but he will probably have the most minutes there, maybe shared with Brewer and Carney.

So I’d match them up like this:

Blake/Foye -> Blake
Roy/Brewer -> Roy (Brewer will get most minutes against portland to play defense on Roy)
Webster/Miller -> Miller (I like Miller :p)
Aldridge/Love -> Aldridge (because Love is a rookie, otherwise it’s pretty close)
Oden/Jefferson -> Jefferson (because Oden is a rookie, otherwise it’s pretty close)

Also you guys indeed have pretty good bench.

So off course the Blazers are better, that’s obvious, you’re also 2-3 years ahead in the rebuilding progress. Looking forward to 2011-2012 where both our teams might very well be atop of the West

]]> By: wyn http://www.portlandtrailbloggers.com/archives/932/the-vs-series-the-minnesota-timberwolves/#comment-442 wyn Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:38:29 +0000 http://www.portlandtrailbloggers.com/?p=932#comment-442 woops, hit submit to early. Was going to finish with: And yes, Portland will almost surely be better than the Wolves this year, but I think the gap is closer than you describe it. woops, hit submit to early.

Was going to finish with:

And yes, Portland will almost surely be better than the Wolves this year, but I think the gap is closer than you describe it.

]]> By: wyn http://www.portlandtrailbloggers.com/archives/932/the-vs-series-the-minnesota-timberwolves/#comment-441 wyn Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:37:34 +0000 http://www.portlandtrailbloggers.com/?p=932#comment-441 Good read, but what about guys like Ryan Gomes, Jason Collins and Craig Smith? I am positive Carney will not be starting for the Wolves. Plus Bayless and Rodriguez, while I think both will be fine, have proven nothing in the NBA. Here's how I'd see the comparisons break down: Blake/Foye Roy/Miller Webster/Gomes Aldridge/Love Oden/Jefferson Benches: Outlaw, Pryzbilla, Rodriguez, Frye, Bayless McCants, Telfair, Brewer, Smith, Collins And yes, Portland will almost surely be better than the Wolves this year, Good read, but what about guys like Ryan Gomes, Jason Collins and Craig Smith? I am positive Carney will not be starting for the Wolves. Plus Bayless and Rodriguez, while I think both will be fine, have proven nothing in the NBA.

Here’s how I’d see the comparisons break down:

Blake/Foye
Roy/Miller
Webster/Gomes
Aldridge/Love
Oden/Jefferson

Benches:
Outlaw, Pryzbilla, Rodriguez, Frye, Bayless
McCants, Telfair, Brewer, Smith, Collins

And yes, Portland will almost surely be better than the Wolves this year,

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