Covington, Teague and Rose out for year

[Sid Hartman]

Let the full on tanking begin...per Johnny Athletic

[TrueBlue]

WOW.

The Cov injury was so disappointing, but makes sense to hold him out.

Teague is prob just embarrassed since he has never missed the playoffs before

And Rose is an injury risk so that makes sense.

[Rusty Kuntz]

[jffl_commish]

Tank engaged! Bring on Zion!

[qrocks]

Rose was my favorite for half the year. He really should retire if he can't handle playing 20 mpg. RoCo was my favorite for about a week. Teague was my 2018-2019 Luke Ridnour hated player.

If none of these guys are on next year's team, I'm totally fine with that. I'll roll with KAT, Obi wan, KDB, Saric and whomever --> guys that want to work hard and persevere through a bit of adversity.

[flexbuffchest]

Stealth tank

[flexbuffchest]

WOW.

The Cov injury was so disappointing, but makes sense to hold him out.

Teague is prob just embarrassed since he has never missed the playoffs before

And Rose is an injury risk so that makes sense.

I wonder what specifically caused RoCo's setback.

[TrueBlue]

WOW.

The Cov injury was so disappointing, but makes sense to hold him out.

Teague is prob just embarrassed since he has never missed the playoffs before

And Rose is an injury risk so that makes sense.

I wonder what specifically caused RoCo's setback.

He was runover by a tank.

[T_J]

I wonder how serious any of this shit really is or if it's just masking a tank.

Or maybe our medical staff sucks. Thanks alot Mayo.

[RubeTube]

This team should of been rolling the tanks in by December.


Same thing for next year

#TankIn19-20

[jffl_commish]

Whatever they do for their tank, Wiggins must continue to play. They're chances of losing are greatly improved with him sleepwalking on the floor.

[TrueBlue]

I wonder how serious any of this shit really is or if it's just masking a tank.

Or maybe our medical staff sucks. Thanks alot Mayo.

Remember when Thibbs fired our renowned medical staffer and told him to retire?

[Moses Scurry]

Thought Covington asked out? His knee is hurt?

[Thrillkill]

Good.

[T_J]

I wonder how serious any of this shit really is or if it's just masking a tank.

Or maybe our medical staff sucks. Thanks alot Mayo.

Remember when Thibbs fired our renowned medical staffer and told him to retire?

Ha no I don't actually. Is that the culprit here?

[Thrillkill]

I wonder how serious any of this shit really is or if it's just masking a tank.

Or maybe our medical staff sucks. Thanks alot Mayo.

Remember when Thibbs fired our renowned medical staffer and told him to retire?

Ha no I don't actually. Is that the culprit here?

Our trainer was renowned trainer was renowned for being Peterson's friend. Who remembers the year we had 26 different players. Anyone remember a healthy PG?

[TrueBlue]

I wonder how serious any of this shit really is or if it's just masking a tank.

Or maybe our medical staff sucks. Thanks alot Mayo.

Remember when Thibbs fired our renowned medical staffer and told him to retire?

Ha no I don't actually. Is that the culprit here?

https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/05/20 ... dney-lowe/

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor decided to hire Tom Thibodeau as coach and president of basketball operations and Scott Layden as general manager, many in the organization braced for sweeping changes to the front office and coaching staff.

Those changes arrived Friday, a few weeks after Thibodeau and Layden took over.

Milt Newton, the general manager who took the lead after Flip Saunders died from Hodgkin’s lymphoma just before the season began, and Arnie Kander, the sports science guru brought in by Saunders to help address the team’s difficulties in keeping players healthy, were among the most significant names not to be retained.

Layden also announced that vice president of basketball operations Rob Babcock, assistant coach Sidney Lowe, scouts Milt Barnes and Jason Hervey, director of sports performance Koichi Sato, manager of team travel/facilities coordinator Bill Hohenecker and head of video department and manager of basketball technology Brice Long would not be retained.

“We would like to thank all of these individuals for their contributions to our organization and wish them well in their future endeavors,” Layden said in a statement issued on Friday evening.

Newton followed Saunders from Washington three years ago and played a big role in rebuilding the roster from one of the worst in the league to one teeming with young talent. He was Saunders’ right-hand man and was particularly influential in the draft, where the Wolves added Zach LaVine, Karl-Anthony Towns, Shabazz Muhammad and Gorgui Dieng. He also helped construct the three-team deal that nabbed Andrew Wiggins from the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Kevin Love.

“I’m proud of the core that Flip and I built and getting the organization going in a very positive direction,” Newton told The Associated Press. “I wish the players well. I wish Scott and Thibs well. In the NBA you’re hired to be fired and it’s just part of the business.”

Newton was thrust into an even more prominent role after Saunders’ shocking death in October, and he worked with interim coach Sam Mitchell to stabilize a shaken organization.

The Timberwolves won 29 games last season, 13 more than the previous season, and Towns followed Wiggins in 2014-15 as the NBA’s rookie of the year, making the job openings among the most desirable in the league this spring.

“I held it together. You never know given a situation like that, things can go haywire,” Newton said. “Our guys were pros all the way through.”

Kander is one of the league’s most highly regarded physical therapists and ended his brief retirement to come to Minnesota last year at the urging of Saunders. The two became very close during their time in Detroit, and Saunders convinced him to spend the season helping him to address a team full of players who had missed significant time due to injury.

With Kander on board, the Wolves led the league in players who played all 82 games and point guard Ricky Rubio got through the entire season healthy. But with Saunders gone, Kander was looking to take a reduced role next season to spend more time with his family in Colorado.

Babcock spent more than two decades with the Timberwolves in two different stints. He came back to Minnesota in 2006 after he was fired as GM of the Toronto Raptors and worked as an assistant general manager under Kevin McHale, David Kahn and Saunders.

Newton said he has had cursory conversations with a few teams, but had maintained his focus on the Timberwolves while awaiting word on his future. Now that he knows, he can go about looking for his next move.

Toward the end of the season, Taylor said Newton would remain in his position through the draft and free agency so the owner could fully evaluate Newton’s ability to do the job. But Newton said he harbored no ill will after Taylor abruptly changed his mind and hired Thibodeau and Layden.

“There is disappointment, but everyone is entitled to change their minds,” Newton said. “At the end of the day, I don’t begrudge anyone changing their mind. Things like that don’t bother me to the core because that’s vain. I know that my God, I can hang my hat on His word. That’s all I’m worried about.”

Layden’s announcement did not mention the names of assistant coaches Ryan Saunders, David Adelman, Bryan Gates and Vince LeGarza. Their fates remain unclear, though it is expected that Ryan Saunders will be retained.

[TrueBlue]

Remember when Thibbs fired our renowned medical staffer and told him to retire?

Ha no I don't actually. Is that the culprit here?

Our trainer was renowned trainer was renowned for being Peterson's friend. Who remembers the year we had 26 different players. Anyone remember a healthy PG?

That's 100% revisionist history. Read my last post.

[Beef Supreme]

WOW.

The Cov injury was so disappointing, but makes sense to hold him out.

Teague is prob just embarrassed since he has never missed the playoffs before

And Rose is an injury risk so that makes sense.

I wonder what specifically caused RoCo's setback.

Thibs, probably. I heard he came back to Minneapolis and kicked him.

[Thrillkill]

Ha no I don't actually. Is that the culprit here?

Our trainer was renowned trainer was renowned for being Peterson's friend. Who remembers the year we had 26 different players. Anyone remember a healthy PG?

That's 100% revisionist history. Read my last post.

Oh, forgot about the old guy who was here for what 1 year?

[Beef Supreme]

Many moons ago, Troy “Sh-Sh-Sh-Shut ‘Em Down” Hudson suffered the worst sprained ankle in the history of sprained ankles.

Now Covington suffers the worst bone bruise in the history of western civilization.


We are the Wolves.

[Thrillkill]

WOW.

The Cov injury was so disappointing, but makes sense to hold him out.

Teague is prob just embarrassed since he has never missed the playoffs before

And Rose is an injury risk so that makes sense.

I wonder what specifically caused RoCo's setback.

Thibs, probably. I heard he came back to Minneapolis and kicked him.

Everyone start hoping Teague gets scared by his recent injury history and opts out for one last long deal.

[TrueBlue]

Our trainer was renowned trainer was renowned for being Peterson's friend. Who remembers the year we had 26 different players. Anyone remember a healthy PG?

That's 100% revisionist history. Read my last post.

Oh, forgot about the old guy who was here for what 1 year?

Yup, was a huge deal when Flip convinced him to come here... we had terrible injury history prior, and he turned that around instantly.

Then Thibs got here and immediately told him to go fuck himself.

[Beef Supreme]

I wonder what specifically caused RoCo's setback.

Thibs, probably. I heard he came back to Minneapolis and kicked him.

Everyone start hoping Teague gets scared by his recent injury history and opts out for one last long deal.

This is an excellent "silver lining" take.

[MarcusAurelius]

Well then, let the front office commence with marketing campaign 'rebuild/selling hope for next year' number 28. God knows they've had plenty of practice. Catchy slogan, lots of pics of KAT, Okogie playing D, a Wiggins clip sped-up to make it look like he's running.

We're going nowhere in the west next season.

[Hornets]

Covington should be ashamed of himself.....bone bruise my azz.

[RubeTube]

Well then, let the front office commence with marketing campaign 'rebuild/selling hope for next year' number 28. God knows they've had plenty of practice. Catchy slogan, lots of pics of KAT, Okogie playing D, a Wiggins clip sped-up to make it look like he's running.

We're going nowhere in the west next season.

This. Plus the Lakers will turn into a powerhouse and Mavericks will surpass the Wolves also.

I say we are 10th place next season.

Mavericks were smart for putting the tank on LONG ago. They will have Donic, Zinger and a top pick.

[LordNu]

Fuck this season. It was doomed from the beginning when Thibbs held Butler against his will. That absolutely killed the mood of the team before even playing its first preseason game.

[somuchyummy]

seeing as we are about 20 seconds left in the first half of tonights charlotte game with NO GAME THREAD, i hereby declare that we use this "covington, teague and rose out for year" thread as the official game thread. it's apt. and then continue to use this same thread for every game till the grisly end.

are ye with me, boys?!?!? (btw, we're down by 3).

[somuchyummy]

andrew 12 and 5 at the half/ KAT 9 and 6.