Basket Ball

The yabancı takım (foreign team) consisted of my former favorite NBA team – the Timberwolves. However, that was because of Kevin Garnett, whose passion for the game I adore. With last summer’s blockbuster trade with Boston, the Garnett era ended, and a new one – one featuring Timberwolf cubs – has begun. Minnesota has eight players in their rotation who are 24 years or younger. This may be the youngest team in NBA history. Even the coach, Randy Wittman, is entering his first full year as the team’s head coach. The on-court leader at this early stage seems to be the second-year guard, Randy Foye, but the team’s best player is Al Jefferson, a beast of a low-post player. He is a true back-to-the-basket operator and physically resembles a slightly larger Elton Brand. He has great hands, and I can foresee him becoming an even a better rebounder, something along the lines of Moses Malone. After the all-star game last season, he played opponents to the tune of 20 and 10 a night, to go along with 55% from the field – “Big Al” is legit. Randy Foye and rookie Corey Brewer should become solid contributers over the course of the season, but I am not a big fan of the games of Sebastian Telfair, Gerald Green, and Ricky Davis. While they are spectacular athletes, I don’t feel that their games are mature enough to help the Timberwolves form a cohesive, winning unit this season. I forecast Minnesota finishes with the worst record in the league.