Timberwolves huge mistake!

Wow!  Ricky Rubio, the so called next Pistol Pete Maravich has decided to stay in Europe for at least two more years. This is a crushing blow to the Minnesota Timberwolves. They had the 5th and 6th pick in this years NBA draft and a real golden opportunity to rebuild. Then they took two point guards. Jonny Flynn at # 6 and Ricky Rubio at # 5. Both were kind of questionable to start with. Rubio looks great on film because they only show his hotdog highlights against medium European competition. I think he might end up being a good player 5 years from now. The Wolves really took a chance picking him and now it has blown up in their face. David Kahn, the T-Wolves president says that Rubio wanted to stay in Spain for the next two years so he could prepare for the NBA. "It appears now we will have a two-year wait. But if you frame it as he'll be 20 years old and he'll have two more years to develop, I can think of a lot worse things to happen to us as a franchise." Really, like what?

Jonny Flynn is a real good player, hard nosed, quick and a fierce competitor, I am not sure he is a top ten pick but he has a chance to be a very good player. Only time will tell. I wonder what new head coach Kurt Rambis thinks about all this?

LAKERS CLARK KENT GOING TO THE WOLVES

Kurt Rambis - Lakers

It is being reported that longtime Laker assistant coach Kurt Rambis has accepted an offer to become the head coach of Minnesota Timerwolves according to two reports Saturday night. ESPN first reported that Rambis had reached an agreement with the team on a four-year deal worth in excess of $8 million.

Rambis' hiring would be an irony of sorts in that he would be replacing Kevin McHale. Remember Kevin taking Kurt down in the 1984 NBA Finals. That play clearly displayed the difference between the blue collar Celtics and the Showtime Lakers. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7r6vXeOfyQ

"Kurt, with his experience playing and coaching for a winning organization and working under people like Pat Riley, will bring a lot to our organization," Taylor said. "In meeting with him and talking to him, I know he's very excited about having an opportunity to help build his own team."