United We Suck

Here's my couch potato critique on the Minnesota Timberwolves so far in the 2009-10 campaign (keep in mind this is coming off a historic 45 point loss to the mediocre Golden State Warriors):

* Two best players on the squad are Jonny Flynn and Ramon Sessions. They play the same position and are rarely ever on the floor together. I don't think that's a good thing for a team lacking a tremendous amount of talent throughout their roster.

* Let Al Jefferson build up strength in his knee as well as in his game...and then trade his ass. He's a defensive liability that also does his best imitation of the Kevin Garnett disappearing act offensively in the 4th quarter during crunch time.

* Simplify Corey Brewer's offensive game. He needs to run the floor and get easy layups...and in the half court offense he needs to shoot or pass within three seconds. He can't dribble worth a lick and I cringe everytime he tries to create his own shot. He is pretty solid defensively though...which is good to have on the perimeter.

* It's great that Ryan Hollins can jump out of the gym. However, it's frustrating that he turns the ball over half the time on the limited touches he does get in the half court offense. And it's even more frustrating that his defensive position/discipline is absolutely horrible because he's trying to swat everything in his general vincinity. This is not an AAU game...be disciplined in your positioning and you'll get your blocks.

* I like the coaching staff. I like the variety of starting lineups. I like the playing rotations based on matchups and based on how the individuals are playing during that particular game. I just wish they would try to play Sessions and Flynn together more during stretches. With limited scoring on their roster, I think they could bring a spark offensively...even though it creates bad matchups defensively.

* This team will struggle to get fifteen wins this season. There's not consistent scoring on the offensive side, and give up way too many possessions with careless turnovers. They have way too many lapses on the defensive end. Plus, they just don't have any major significant advantage (physically or athletically) over other opponents that will factor in the outcome.

SBG