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We don't want his fat %!*. If he can lose that 60lbs again, maybe we'll talk. Even still he has never been a defensive presence which is what we need here from a 5.Originally Posted by JPZx
He should be starting.Originally Posted by Osh Kosh Bosh
Why is Kevin Love not starting again?
Anybody that can give you 23 & 20 on a 14-60 team should not be coming off the bench to start the game. However, our two best players play the same position. And while some say Kevin Love is a better producer than Al Jefferson, does anyone truly believe that Al Jefferson would take well to coming off the bench? No? Because I don't either nor do the coaches. If you want to start them both, go right ahead, but you're going to be undersized and you will be murdered on the defensive end (which is what was happening earlier in the year when they both started).
Also, Darko works better with Al Jefferson than he does with Love. He's able to play off Jefferson better. Therefore, because Darko starts, (we really have no other options at the center), Jefferson starts.
David Kahn was already rumored to be shopping him around earlier in the season (I don't know if anyone remembers the Danny Granger rumors) and I can almost give it stone cold guarantee that Big Al will be dealt this upcoming off-season.Originally Posted by Osh Kosh Bosh
If I were Minnesota I would seriously be investigating what what Jefferson can get me on the trade market.
My most likely destinations for him: Golden State, OKC, New Jersey, or to some other under-the-radar team in a big draft day deal.
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Considering our cap space, the three 2010 first round draft picks, and the numerous assets in our arsenal to trade, this is going to shape up to be one of the most important off-seasons in Minnesota Timberwolves history. We're either going to come out of it looking a lot better or we're going to fall flat on our face. I don't believe there's any gray area.