Post by sonnyblack on Nov 13, 2010 7:16:56 GMT -5
Welcome to this year's report of the Minnesota Timberwolves training camp, which was held in the sunny Tampa, FL. Apart from the basketball drills, the team was constantly involved leisure activities with means to further strengthen the team chemistry. Management also hired, to everyone's surprise, a pair of rebounding specialists to work with the team, Charles Oakley and Kevin Willis. Their job was to make the best rebounding team even tougher!
Let's take a look at the likely starting 5:
Adonal Foyle
Foyle showed significant strides in rebounding and agility while not exposing any regress in other areas of his game. Will he finalliy break the 10 RPG mark for the first time in his career?
Kevin Garnett
After a down year last season, The Big Ticket looks once again like the best player at his position. He seems quicker and more energetic than last season. All League 1st Team once again?
Andrei Kirilenko
AK 47 didn't take part in the rebounding practices that much as the other players, instead he worked on his jumpshot, making him the Wolves best perimeter threat.
Lamar Odom
Odom was extensivly used at PG in his first 3 seasons, but that is likely over now. For now, he will have to fight Stephen Jackson for the starting 2 spot.
Steve Blake
The 26th pick of the 2003 Draft has played himself into the starting 5 due to his court vision and generally fundamental game. Apart from improving his bounce pass Blake also added some spins and fakes around the hoop to his arsenal.
But the Wolves roster goes much deeper than that, so lets take a look at the rest of the team:
Tito Maddox further improved his passing abilites and defense while his jump shot looks less consistent
Raef LaFrentz did too many leisure activites and didn't add much to his game
Jumaine Jones added a few dribbles to his game
Frank Williams missed the sessions for playmakers and only worked on his defense
Stephen Jackson is as solid as last year, but you most wonder if he already reached his development peak?
Robert Traylor's Dorito stash was olibirated by KG, allowing him to work on his rebounding
Richard Jefferson was picked 6th overall in 2001, but according to this
, his career is not going so well
Kwame Brown has made huge strides on defense and the boards. The young man has certainly not disappointed
Boris Diaw benifited greatly from Oakley, but he looks slower than in the draft workouts
Nikoloz Tskitishvili is not the passer that people held him for, but he has worked ferociously on his defense
Let's take a look at the likely starting 5:
Adonal Foyle
Foyle showed significant strides in rebounding and agility while not exposing any regress in other areas of his game. Will he finalliy break the 10 RPG mark for the first time in his career?
Kevin Garnett
After a down year last season, The Big Ticket looks once again like the best player at his position. He seems quicker and more energetic than last season. All League 1st Team once again?
Andrei Kirilenko
AK 47 didn't take part in the rebounding practices that much as the other players, instead he worked on his jumpshot, making him the Wolves best perimeter threat.
Lamar Odom
Odom was extensivly used at PG in his first 3 seasons, but that is likely over now. For now, he will have to fight Stephen Jackson for the starting 2 spot.
Steve Blake
The 26th pick of the 2003 Draft has played himself into the starting 5 due to his court vision and generally fundamental game. Apart from improving his bounce pass Blake also added some spins and fakes around the hoop to his arsenal.
But the Wolves roster goes much deeper than that, so lets take a look at the rest of the team:
Tito Maddox further improved his passing abilites and defense while his jump shot looks less consistent
Raef LaFrentz did too many leisure activites and didn't add much to his game
Jumaine Jones added a few dribbles to his game
Frank Williams missed the sessions for playmakers and only worked on his defense
Stephen Jackson is as solid as last year, but you most wonder if he already reached his development peak?
Robert Traylor's Dorito stash was olibirated by KG, allowing him to work on his rebounding
Richard Jefferson was picked 6th overall in 2001, but according to this
, his career is not going so wellKwame Brown has made huge strides on defense and the boards. The young man has certainly not disappointed
Boris Diaw benifited greatly from Oakley, but he looks slower than in the draft workouts
Nikoloz Tskitishvili is not the passer that people held him for, but he has worked ferociously on his defense
