Leroy Hoard: "If you need one yard, I'll get you three yards...if you need three yards, I'll get you three yards...if you need ten yards, I'll get you three yards." One of the most underrated/hilarious sports quotes we've had in this town...and for that, you've made my pristine list.
Charles Thomas: Most underrated player on the team that never existed. The 1997 Final Four run still brings back a lot of memories for me. Charles was one of my favorites. He didn't get a lot of clock, but he shot the ball well and defended even better. You could tell he was a basketball player (not just an athlete...as are most these days). After the year was through though, he transferred to Eastern Kentucky.
Tony Campbell: This guy was automatic on mid-range jumpers. His whole game was running defenders off baseline screens to catch and shoot the ball. Averaged around 16-19 points per game just doing this for a crappy Timberwolves team. But, he did it within the flow of the game...not forcing the issue like some players do these days...cough intheircontractyear cough MikeJames. Sorry...I haven't gotten my flu shot yet.
Paris Hamilton: Bust. Sid Hartman loved to throw out your name in the Jottings section as if you were going to be the savior of the Gophers Football program...so the pinnacle of your career is being a close, personal friend to Sid Hartman.
Shane Schilling: Drug Bust. I don't even know where to begin with this guy. His basketball career started to decline after his junior year of high school. Then as Bill Simmons would put it...he entered the "Tyson Zone". He randomly runs across Interstate 94 in the middle of the night (probably high off his ass) and was caught. He's charged with felonies of auto theft and receiving stolen property. Has a separate incident where he has a stand off with the police shouting "f****** pigs" at them while he is high on methamphetamine. Shane...you grew up in Minnetonka (or at least around that community)...you've even had some officers in your hometown area give you the benefit of the doubt and let you off on instances where they should have charged your ass. You're pathetic.
Tony Fiore: Prime example of why the win-loss record for a pitcher doesn't mean squat. Tony racked up an astonishing 10 wins pitching solely in middle relief during the 2002 campaign. After a short stint with the Twins in 2003, he was released and never reached the Major League level again.
Eddie Ortega: A very obscure memory...Ortega was an infielder for the St. Paul Saints...and every time he was up to bat...the announcer went all out on his last name,"Ort-eeegggaaa" similar to how Bob Casey hollered out "Kiirrbbbbyyyy" Puckett. Did you know Rey Ordonoz, Mike Mimbs, Kevin Millar, Leon Durham and Minnie Minoso were all on this same team in 2003 as well...?? And I remember Eddie Ortega of all people.
Jimmy Rodgers: I don't bash coaches...ok, yeah I do...but, only the ones I don't like. I don't think I can bash any coaches (except for Wittman) that the Timberwolves have had in their whole history...simply, because 1. the coaches haven't been around that long and 2. because they just haven't had enough talent on a consistent basis to even have high enough expectations to evaluate the coaches' on a serious basis. Jimmy Rodgers didn't even make it a year and a half with the club. But, his hair will forever live with me. He was balding on top, but he rocked the permed curls flowing on the sides and back...it was classic.
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