Rahim to Wolves?

by **Riot** on Fri Aug 06, 2004 11:23 am

There are all these rumors going around that Blazers and Wolves are close to a dealing sending Rahim to the wolves for Wally and either Ervin Johnson or Michael Olowokandi. What do you guys think about that? As a Wolves fan, I hope we don't do this. This doesn't help our weakness, it hurts it.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:33 pm

Not a terrible trade, but if I were McHale I wouldn't make that deal. As you said, it doesn't make the Timberwolves any better.

by **FanOfAll** on Sat Aug 07, 2004 4:21 am

Don't see why the Blazers would do this. Wally makes an already terrible defense worse (although helps in the shooting department), Kandi Man is up and down. Wally has a terrible, really terrible contract that the Blazers want to stay away from. Plus, the Blazers should be looking to unload players, not gain more players.

by **Riot** on Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:04 am

thats what i was thinking too but Chad Ford says Blazers have been after Wally for a long time now. Ill find a link with all this stuff.

by **Riot** on Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:11 am

Well, I can't find it. But Chad Ford says the only thing keeping this trade for happening is who will the Wolves fill. Blazers wants Kandi, not erv, but wolves aren't happy to part with either.

Thing is, with Shaq in the eastern conference the Wolves could get away with a KG-Rahim-Hassell-Sprewell-Cassell team. Of course, every once in awhile we can start Ervin Johnson if we play a guy like Dampier but that's really it. KG can guard any center in the league besides Dampier and Shaq I believe.

by **Riot** on Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:31 am

well, we do have a good inside defensive presence, his name is Kevin Garnett. He is a beast in the paint, we saw that this year. When KG plays defense in the paint (this was his first full year at the PF slot) he can alter almost every shot and block a ton.

Getting Stephania to help us would be ok too I guess. He's 7-1, he's got size. And let's face it, vs. Shaq all you need is bodies. Nobody is going to play Shaq great so worrying about getting a big man that can handle or play with shaq isn't needed.

Ervin Johnson and Vladimar Stephania should be ok. Sign Oliver Miller again and we should be set, I hope.

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by **Riot** on Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:57 am

I'm not saying you don't need a center. But I'm saying they can get away with doing a lineup of KG and Rahim in the front court. Rahim is a great rebounder and a pretty good post defender. KG is a shot blocking beast. The pistons got away with have two PFs in their lineup, wolves can to I think.

Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace are PFs, yet they stopped Shaquille O'Neal.

by **FanOfAll** on Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:36 am

Riot wrote:thats what i was thinking too but Chad Ford says Blazers have been after Wally for a long time now. Ill find a link with all this stuff.

I wouldn't doubt that. However, I hear PDX has backed out because of Wally's contract.

by **Riot** on Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:38 am

yeah, I just heard that too. Which confuses me...he didn't know about wally's contract before?

by **FanOfAll** on Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:42 am

Riot wrote:yeah, I just heard that too. Which confuses me...he didn't know about wally's contract before?

I guess Nash thought about it and decided it wasn't worth it. I'm sure he did know about it before, just was on the fence about taking the contract.

by **Amphatoast** on Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:07 am

i don't think KG should be used as a starting center. Maybe a back up backup center, but not starter. I don't like this deal for the t'wolves. They need a center, not anther PF. Let KG stay where he is at PF and continue to excel there. Don't try to fix something that isn't broken cuz in the end, it might break.

by **Ruff Ryder** on Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:24 am

Riot wrote:I'm not saying you don't need a center. But I'm saying they can get away with doing a lineup of KG and Rahim in the front court. Rahim is a great rebounder and a pretty good post defender. KG is a shot blocking beast. The pistons got away with have two PFs in their lineup, wolves can to I think.

Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace are PFs, yet they stopped Shaquille O'Neal.

Well both Ben and Rasheed are real big men. KG can play small forward and Spree at sg or KG at PF, Reef at SF, and Spree at SG. I don't see how this will help Minnesota at all, but I guess since Shaq is going east there isnt as big as a need for a Center. Even though Minnesota needs one bad. Maybe they could trade Shareef for a good center.

by **Matt** on Sat Aug 07, 2004 12:44 pm

Ben Wallace is bulit like a Center except he's short. He's got the strength of one. Sheed can play there cos of his height, arm length and he's got enough weight on him. Neither Reef nor KG have bulk or excessive strength.

by **Riot** on Sat Aug 07, 2004 12:59 pm

what center in the west is going to give KG fits?

Plus, we could also throw Erv or Kandi (whoever isn't traded) out there. It's not like we would be centerless, we could throw out a ton of different lineup combos.

by **FanOfAll** on Sun Aug 08, 2004 4:01 pm

Riot wrote:what center in the west is going to give KG fits?

That's a good point. The West doesn't have too many big, post centers that will give undersized guys trouble. It's really blown out of proportion. I can see 2 players giving KG (at center) trouble: Magloire and Yao (who I think would give more problems to Ervin and Kandi). Everyone else is a scrub or not much of a post scorer, so the size thing isn't as important. When KG is that monster rebounder, the size doesn't matter all that much on the boards either.

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